Real Estate Investor Playing Funk Zone Monopoly
Ray Mahboob buys the former El Torito restaurant for $7.2 million.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Breaking Point
Documentary about the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
Trump Watch: Attacking Facts, Bludgeoning Truth
The Angry Poodle examines ‘alternative facts,’ media black-outs, rogue tweets, Women’s March, and more.
Caltrans Slammed for 101 Widening Report
City officials say the agency grossly minimized the project’s negative impacts.
Chasing Trane
Tracing the musical quest of this tenor saxophone-toting sonic astronaut.
City Extends Settlement Agreement Over Sewage Spills
Environmental group says there are still too many spills.
With Federal Approval, Chumash Officially Annex Camp 4
A long legal battle ends, but others are just beginning.
Gibraltar Reservoir Poised to Spill
The overflow will run downstream into Lake Cachuma.
Santa Barbara’s Massive Women’s March
Organizers and police were both stunned by the turnout of 6,000-plus.
Maldonado Doesn’t Make Final Cut as Trump’s Ag Czar
The decision was made despite strong support from Supervisor Peter Adam, who praised Trump’s political “balls.”
