Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

News By Nick Welsh | Wed May 29, 2019 | 10:02pm

Santa Barbara’s Potent Poop to Raise Rates

The city will be charging residents and companies more to treat high-strength fecal waste.

Briefs By Nick Welsh | Wed May 29, 2019 | 5:32pm

New facility promises to divert 60 percent more material from the county landfill.

News By Nick Welsh | Fri May 24, 2019 | 12:12pm

Santa Barbara City Council has set aside $10,000 for crucial public-information workers.

Briefs By Nick Welsh | Fri May 24, 2019 | 9:46am

The settlement limits the number of allowable spills and requires city hall to clean, repair, or replace sewage pipe annually.

News By Nick Welsh | Wed May 22, 2019 | 10:37pm

Santa Barbara County’s fire chief might want the ambulance contract for his department.

News By Nick Welsh | Wed May 22, 2019 | 10:12pm

Assessing progress in Santa Barbara county’s Behavioral Wellness programs during Mental Health Awareness Month.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed May 22, 2019 | 10:06pm

Can hemp create an unlikely peace among feuding factions?

Housing By Nick Welsh | Wed May 22, 2019 | 2:55pm

Judge Pauline Maxwell ruled a notice for a potential class-action lawsuit against Ed St. George was defective.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed May 15, 2019 | 11:20pm

Oil giant’s new trucking proposal sadly lacking.

Cover Story By Nick Welsh | Wed May 15, 2019 | 11:03pm

The Santa Barbara writer recounts her celebrity parents’ love story in ‘Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir.’