Bill Giving Supervisors Greater Control over Jails Moves Ahead
Santa Barbara Assemblymember Gregg Hart’s much-amended bill passes Assembly and heads to State Senate.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Voter Turnout Still Pretty Low in Santa Barbara County
Tuesday is the deadline to get ballots turned in for the 2026 midterm elections.
AI Nasti-Gram Riles 5th District Race
The social media post transformed Santa Maria into a Gotham City apocalypse populated by hordes of non-white urban zombies standing in ominously long food lines.
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Santa Barbara County with $11 Million a Year in New Indigent Care Costs
An estimated 4,500 people now receiving Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara will cease to be eligible once the budget bill goes into effect later this year.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Tap Boulder County Tsar to Replace Mona Miyasato
Boulder County Administrator Jana Petersen has been selected as S.B. County’s new executive officer.
Why I’m Voting for Santa Barbara City’s Measure A
Change the charter, or we’ll never get real affordable housing.
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.
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.
