Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

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

Run Over by ‘Big Car’

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.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Aug 13, 2025 | 4:25pm

County Elected Officials Call on Bill Brown to Call for restraint.

Transportation By Nick Welsh | Fri Aug 08, 2025 | 3:33pm

Twelve volunteers are needed to help rank roadways’ comfort levels for the Bike Mapping and Wayfinding Project.