Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed May 28, 2025 | 5:18pm

Donald Trump: ‘Let the Hunger Games Begin’

America has entered the second Gilded Age where the rich rob the poor.

Energy By Nick Welsh | Wed May 28, 2025 | 5:11pm

Sable Offshore Gets Spanked Twice in One Week

Santa Barbara judge rules against oil company, State Lands gets mad, but the actual impact is unclear.

Public Safety By Nick Welsh | Wed May 28, 2025 | 9:21am

Complaints Against the Santa Barbara Police

Only 16 complaints of misconduct were filed.

Community By Nick Welsh | Tue May 27, 2025 | 7:56pm

Ed Maschke, Slow-Growth Political Strategist, Dies at 77

Maschke played a major role in giving the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors a slow-growth progressive slant for the better part of two decades.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Fri May 23, 2025 | 7:03pm

Attempted Murder Charges Filed in Break-In at Montecito Mansion of Beanie Babies Mogul

Ty Warner was reportedly at home when a Nevada man allegedly broke into his home and beat a 60-year-old woman into a coma.

Health By Nick Welsh | Fri May 23, 2025 | 12:01am

Santa Barbara Dentist Heads to Gaza on Mission of Mercy

James Rolfe, 85, intends to put his skills to work to relieve the dental pain of Palestinians.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Thu May 22, 2025 | 12:52pm

Nevada Man Arrested After Allegedly Barricading Himself in Ty Warner’s Montecito Home Following Violent Attack

Suspect Russell Maxwell Phay, 43, was booked in Santa Barbara County jail after reportedly breaking into the Beanie Babies mogul’s home on Wednesday and severely injuring one of Warner’s houseworkers.