Construction Mogul Gets Nine Years for Bilking Movie Producer
Mark Melchiori’s fraud involved subcontractors, accountants, and multiple victims.
Author: Nick Welsh
Remembering Horace McMillan, the Doctor Who Took on Big Banks and Real Estate Lobby over Civil Rights
We remember Horace McMillan, the doctor who took on big banks and real estate lobby over civil rights.
Lights Out for Mike Pahos
The former parks director put the scheme in the dream.
Santa Barbara City Council to Study Effects of AB 1482
Landlords and tenant rights advocates argue what landlords must pay tenants they evict without just cause.
Williams and Capps Enter Round Four of 1st District Debates
Incumbent Santa Barbara county supervisor and challenger clash over money, ethics, and cannabis.
Stoker Deep-Sixed as Head of West Coast EPA
Suggests he was too bipartisan for the times.
Transition House Secures $1.3M Loan from City Hall
The loan will allow the nonprofit to buy three residential properties to create housing for families in need.
Hannah-Beth Jackson Helps Torpedo Controversial Housing Bill
Santa Barbara’s State Senator dismissed SB 50 as a “one-size-fits-all approach to a really complicated problem.”
Cliff Drive Ready for Its Close-Up
Santa Barbara City Council embraces plans to make Mesa thoroughfare more inviting to cyclists and pedestrians.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Now that football season is over, I need a new drug.
