Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better
Santa Barbara City Council sits silently as both sides duke it out for relief.
Nick Welsh
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Strike Temporarily Averted as MTD Contract Extended Until July 31
Buses will continue to run as union negotiations improved in last 24 hours.
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Shares Mutual Aid Log for L.A. Protests
Deputies dispatched to Los Angeles faced violent crowds, arrested suspected looters, but were “not involved in immigration enforcement,’ says sheriff’s spokesperson.
Santa Barbara Grand Jury Comes Down on E-Bikes
City cops need to start enforcing e-bike traffic rules like they mean it, the report concludes.
MTD Bus Drivers Threaten a Midnight Strike
Update: Union agreed to extend contract negotiations one day, keeping MTD buses on schedule for Tuesday but leaving Wednesday service up in the air.
Man Charged with Attempted Murder at Ty Warner’s Montecito Mansion Deemed Competent to Stand Trial
A new victim has been added in the case of the veteran accused of breaking onto the Beanie Babies mogul’s property and beating a woman into a coma.
Could Medicaid Cuts Kill Lompoc Valley Medical Center?
CEO Yvette Cope sounds the alarm over Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
Grand Jury Blisters Santa Barbara County Jail
Warning signs were there but not seen in three deaths, reports say.
Fewer Housing Units Now Proposed for Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo
The number of units at the housing development proposed for the downtown shopping center has reportedly been cut in half as rumors swirl that the project’s developers are pushing for the return of cars to some blocks of State Street.
Carbajal Denounces Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran
Santa Barbara Congressmember says, “President Trump must be held accountable for his unilateral decision to use force.”
