Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Housing By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 17, 2019 | 3:49pm

Just-Cause Eviction Protection Passes Council

Vote goes 6-1, but no real harmony over tenant rights.

Health By Nick Welsh | Sun Apr 14, 2019 | 10:29am

Help available downtown funded by Neighborhood Clinics and Cottage.

Transportation By Nick Welsh | Fri Apr 12, 2019 | 10:23am

Santa Barbara passengers expected to hit a million per year by 2022.

Cannabis By Nick Welsh | Fri Apr 12, 2019 | 10:17am

County releases tax revenue; city permits storefronts.

Housing By Nick Welsh | Fri Apr 12, 2019 | 10:17am

Request for reconsideration by City Council said to be too tardy.

Environment By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 11, 2019 | 10:46am

City debates reactivating Stearns Wharf fountain.

Business By Nick Welsh | Thu Apr 11, 2019 | 12:43am

Makes exception to “ocean-related uses” zoning.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 10, 2019 | 9:15pm

ERG proposes 187 steam-injection wells in Cat Canyon, but Santa Barbara Planning Commission has serious questions.

Labor By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 10, 2019 | 7:25pm

New county policy favors Public Labor Agreements.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 03, 2019 | 10:21pm

The death of videographer and writer Russ Spencer has hit Santa Barbara hard.