Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Environment By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 25, 2019 | 6:03pm

Plains All American Hit with $3.3 Million Sentence

Prosecutor wanted $1.2 billion fine for 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 24, 2019 | 10:12pm

Santa Barbara’s City Council voted for the first major tenant protections in 35 years.

Health By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 24, 2019 | 10:08pm

Supervisors get earful of good news on mental health.

Education By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 24, 2019 | 2:35pm

District cites “personnel issue” as reason for paid administrative leave.

Film By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 24, 2019 | 1:49pm

The documentary is an astonishing wake-up call to what a jaw-dropping marvel Aretha Franklin really was.

Cannabis By Nick Welsh | Fri Apr 19, 2019 | 8:44pm

Two years after legalization and still no dispensaries in Santa Barbara.

Homeless By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 18, 2019 | 4:07pm

Fills big void in treatment availability.

Briefs By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 18, 2019 | 12:00am

A rose by any other name might famously smell as sweet, but what about a wastewater treatment facility? The City

Community By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 17, 2019 | 10:55pm

Santa Barbara brings the mojo back to State Street with a weekend of art, music, dining, and ping pong.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 17, 2019 | 10:10pm

Bruce Rittenhouse, a seven-time candidate for City Council in a time of The Closet.