Louis XIV, Mussolini, a Bottle of Castor Oil, and Trump
One contemporary observer described Louis XIV’s rule as “a mix of commerce, revenge, and pique.” Sound familiar?
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Assemblymember Gregg Hart Introduces Bill to Limit Sheriffs’ Power over Jails
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown says it misses the mark.
Santa Barbara Supes Ramp Up Health Inspections of Pop-Up Food Vendors
Open-flame grilling and dangerous roadside locations will be forbidden.
Tackled and Pepper-Sprayed 80-Year-Old Santa Barbara Attorney Sounds Off
Doug Hayes told ICE: “Take off your masks, cowards.”
Showdown Brewing for Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor’s Post?
It remains unclear whether candidate Melinda Greene will have to run against her former boss — Joe Holland, the incumbent county clerk, recorder, and assessor since 2003 — in this June’s election.
Activate, Not Placate: The Solution to Santa Barbara’s State Street Blues
Colorful windows with nothing inside will not make a vibrant downtown.
KEYT Catches ICE in Lies over October Incident Involving Activist
Body-cam footage shows federal agents fabricating an attack by an immigration rights activist in Oxnard.
Trump Will Try to Stop or Steal the Next Election
Please read the tea leaves for yourselves.
Santa Barbara Sheriff Awarded Nearly $1M for Co-Response Teams
A $993,000 state grant will field two co-response teams for one year and slightly more than $300,000 will be used to reactivate the crisis intervention training program after a two-year hiatus.
Santa Barbara’s Beth Goodman Speaks Out After Being Pepper-Sprayed by Masked ICE Agent: ‘I Just Couldn’t Do Nothing’
The real estate agent and soccer mom of quadruplets says she was temporarily blinded after being sprayed in the face during last week’s confrontation on Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
