Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Business By Nick Welsh | Tue Sep 16, 2025 | 12:05pm

Last Chord Strummed at Jensen Music in Santa Barbara

After 53 years in business, the De la Vina Street instrument shop is shutting its doors.

Housing By Nick Welsh | Thu Sep 11, 2025 | 9:18am

Total cost of the affordable 49 units is $51 million.

Cover Story By Nick Welsh | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 8:00pm

David Obst’s new book details how lead in gas drove us all crazy.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 4:52pm

What happened to Biblical Jericho is happening to Palestinians.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 3:29pm

Three suspects arrested for reportedly stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of cologne and perfume from Ulta Beauty in Goleta’s Camino Real.

Health By Nick Welsh | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 10:01am

Suicide rates for county appear to be trending downward as national rates rise.

Politics By Nick Welsh | Tue Sep 09, 2025 | 2:48pm

The supervisors unanimously confirm Laura Capps’s appointee at Tuesday board meeting.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Sep 03, 2025 | 1:56pm

Trump willfully violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.

Immigration By Nick Welsh | Wed Aug 27, 2025 | 1:30pm

State AG scolds S.B. Sheriff for failure to report transfer of jail inmates to ICE.

Homeless By Nick Welsh | Wed Aug 27, 2025 | 11:26am

City Hall in negotiations to buy the Cacique Street building.