Medi-Cal Shakeup Looms
CenCal CEO Marina Owen heads to Sacramento to share her thoughts on Newsom’s revised budget plan and its impact on the Central Coast’s 38,000 “Unsatisfactory Immigration Status” patients.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Police Department’s Co-Response Team Honored with Thomas Guerry Award
The awards coincide with the looming layoff of the county’s head co-response coordinator.
Environmentalists’ Lawsuit Challenging Restart of Pipeline at Center of Refugio Oil Spill Removed from Santa Barbara Court
With the help of the Trump administration, Sable Offshore moves the Environmental Defense Center’s legal challenge to federal court.
Goleta, Buellton Police Ticket 157 Distracted Drivers in April
Drivers caught holding their cell phones were fined, with second-time offenders also receiving a point on their driving records.
Proposed Family Village for Homeless Secures $11 Million in State Funds
The village on Calle Real will provide permanent housing to 30 families in Santa Barbara County.
Why Bikes and Bazookas Don’t Mix in Santa Barbara
A new bike path opens, but will they come?
Santa Barbara County Psych Hospital Gets Glowing Reviews
State Department of Health Care Services gives the Psychiatric Health Facility a clean bill of health for second year in a row.
Santa Barbara County Issuing Safety-Net Layoffs This Week
More than 80 layoff notices issued as two county-owned-and-operated pharmacies are scheduled to be shut down.
How to Keep the MAGA Red Hats Out of Governor’s Mansion
Can anyone help Californians decide who should replace Newsom?
Four Stories of Affordable Worker Housing in Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara?
The county supervisors approve an executive negotiating agreement with an L.A.-based developer to build 104 units of housing at the current site of the County Probation Department on East Carrillo Street.
