Challenges Continue as City Council Undertakes State Street Blueprinting
We don’t need no stinking task force … or do we?
Author: Nick Welsh
Santa Barbara Hits Its Seventh Year of Drought
With little left in Cachuma and less precipitation forecasted, things aren’t looking up.
Evacuations Ordered for Parts of Carpinteria as Thomas Fire Swells to 96,000 Acres
With active fire throughout the Ojai Valley, concern rises that fire could move into Santa Barbara County as the western and northern flanks grow ‘very rapidly.’
Santa Barbara Vista del Mar Psych Patients Relocated After Hospital Destroyed in Thomas Fire
One patient remains AWOL after wandering away from the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Pat McElroy Announces Retirement
He’s stepping down in March after 36 years with the department.
Inmate Mental-Health Needs More Acute Than Expected
A study reveals more than half have been enrolled in the county’s Behavioral Wellness department.
Hotel Californian Buffalos Santa Barbara’s Council
Will Hotel Californian’s Astroturf save brides in high heels or just poison the ocean?
Former Santa Barbara County Supervisor Joni Gray’s Death and Legacy
She was a staunch supporter of oil development and a sports nut famous for her rodeo parties.
Santa Barbara Health-Care Winners and Losers
Sansum signs deal with Blue Shield; Cottage settles info-breach case for $2 million.
Sansum and Blue Shield Work Out Deal to Cover Santa Barbara County
7,000 Affordable Care Act patients across the county breathe a sigh of relief.
