All Hands on Deck for Santa Barbara Medical Leaders
Plans are forming to help the rising number of uninsured in the county.
Author: Nick Welsh
Good News About Health Care at Santa Barbara County Jails
Jails see dramatic increase in the number of inmates receiving Medically Assisted Treatment for addiction issues.
The Rarefied Air of Ray McPhee
A Santa Barbara teen cyclist has notched a “triple Everest” along Old San Marcos Pass.
Affordable Housing or Low-Cost Golfing?
Why isn’t S.B.’s municipal golf course more in play?
Santa Barbara Supervisors Approve Contract for $167 Million Jail Addition
The 348-bed addition will bring the Northern Branch Jail’s capacity up to 724.
Sheila Lodge, Mother of Santa Barbara’s Political Matriarchy, Dies at Age 97
The city’s first woman in a succession of female mayors dedicated her life to public service.
Santa Barbara City Council Votes to Extend Car-Free Promenade — For Now
Seven years of talk and still no final decision on State Street’s fate.
Santa Barbara County Cannabis Company ‘Uplisted’ to New York Stock Exchange
Graham Farrar’s Glass House Farms is first cannabis company in California and second in the U.S. to be listed on NYSE.
State Coastal Agencies Going to Mattresses with Feds over Coastal Commission
U.S. Secretary of Commerce accuses the commission of “obstructionist policies” and “environmental extremism” over efforts to delay an increase in SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Four Weeks Later, Final Primary Election Results in for Santa Barbara County
The county has purchased a new ballot-sorting machine to expedite election results.
