Santa Barbara County Elections Czar Silent Amid Election Questions
The federal government sent letters threatening legal action against counties who did not purge alleged noncitizen voters.
Author: Nick Welsh
Poodle’s Plan B for Housing Crisis: Tax the Tourists
And vote NO on Prop. 43.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Approve $167M for North County Jail Addition, Tolling Death Knell for Old Jail
Six additional housing units will be built at the Northern Branch Jail; all but a small portion of the Main Jail is on the path to be closed.
A 360-Acre Question Mark Looms over Chumash Casino
Santa Ynez Band of the Chumash initiate the process of taking a piece of land adjacent to the casino into “federal trust status.”
Will The Muse Light the Fuse for Downtown Santa Barbara?
The Music Academy of West breaks ground on what will soon become a multistory music center at the corner of State and Canon Perdido streets.
Serial Rapist Andrew Luster Released After Serving 20 Years of 124-Year Sentence
The cosmetics heir who prowled Santa Barbara bars for victims and was captured by “Dog” the Bounty Hunter is out on parole following a sentence reduction and change in California law.
Can Santa Barbara’s Deep State of Medical Care Save Medi-Cal Recipients from Trump’s Red Tape Cliff?
Tens of thousands of county residents are at risk of being pushed off Medi-Cal.
Referendum to Repeal State Street Master Plan Is Based on False Premise, Promise
Don’t sign on the dotted line: The plan approved by the Santa Barbara City Council already envisions cars coming back to State Street, not to mention critical stormwater infrastructure.
Santa Barbara’s Laura Piña Helps Gregg Hart Pass Domestic Violence Survivors’ Bill
Two years after being shot by her husband, the S.B. mom and educator joined Assemblymember Hart to celebrate the deep-sixing of California’s six-month cooling-off period for abused spouses seeking divorce.
Jim Knell’s Big Move: Santa Barbara Real Estate Mogul Launches Drive to Get Cars Back on State Street
The SIMA Corp founder is funding a petition for a voter referendum to overturn the recently passed State Street Master Plan.
