Deep Santa Barbara Connections to Trumpville
The Santa Barbara connection to Trumpville and the fall of Western Civilization
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Governor Orders New Tests for Death Row Inmate
Kevin Cooper was arrested in Santa Barbara in 1983.
Year in Review: Nick Welsh Chooses a Handful of Stories
Our executive editor picks some favorite stories from 2018.
Lucidity Wins Family Friendly Award
The festival made it a point to create safe spaces for kids and teens.
Housing Authority Unveils Plan to Rescue Casa de la Raza
Proposes loan to pay debts and both continue La Casa’s community hub and build low-income housing.
A Christmas Story, Sort Of
Parents come to Santa Barbara for a conservatorship for their son, in solitary and refusing his meds.
Affordable Care Repeal a Long Way Off
Carbajal pledges to fight to uphold the bill.
Stinky Zinke Forced Out
Saying goodbye to bad rubbish, but he’s not the problem.
Intrigue Already Growing Over District 6 Vacancy
An appointment will fill Hart’s empty seat.
Trial Determining if Man Accused of Rape Spends Ten Years or Life in Prison
Kahlil Byers is accused of savagely beating and sodomizing a homeless woman.
