Fur Flies over Proposed Increase in Farmworker Minimum Wage
Farmworkers asking for $26 an hour met with firm resistance from growers and alternative solutions from supervisors.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Cash for Safe Parking Spaces? About Time, Says Das Williams
The Santa Barbara County supervisors proposes paying owners to let people living in cars sleep in private lots overnight.
’Tis the Season Not to Drink and Drive
Santa Barbara County supervisors designate December “Driver Impairment Awareness Month” at emotional meeting recounting drunk drivers’ grim impact on county roads.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Pass Resolution Addressing Specter of Mass Deportations
“What we’re up against right now is fear,” says Supervisor Laura Capps.
Mark Ward, Santa Barbara’s Funnyman Deputy, Dies at 76
The former KTYD morning-show host turned sheriff’s deputy joked a lot but took himself and his 27 years in uniform seriously.
How Much Jail Space Does Santa Barbara County Need and How Much Can We Afford?
The public is invited this Wednesday to weigh in on proposals to expand the Northern Branch Jail and downsize the Main Jail.
Drill, Baby, Drill: Robert Kennedy Jr. Is After Your Teeth
Americans face bigger health problems than fluoride: Dental insurance, anyone?
Dangerous Heavy Metals in Fire Retardants?
A recent USC study estimates 850,000 pounds of harmful chemicals have been left behind at the scene of forest fires where Phos-Check was deployed.
Santa Barbara County Jail Was Fully Staffed During Inmate’s Apparent Suicide
Cecilia Covarrubias’s death has raised concern how someone placed in a special observation cell could die by suicide.
Apparent Suicide at Santa Barbara County Jail to Get State Review
This will be the first inmate death in the county to fall under a new California law requiring that locally conducted investigations of inmate deaths be screened by a state agency.
