Sheriff Brown Pushes to Put Sales Tax on Ballot
Santa Barbara supes add $5.9 million to cover overtime costs.
Author: Nick Welsh
Santa Barbara DA Denounces ICE Raid in Carpinteria
“These actions should anger and scare everyone who believes in justice and the principals that this great nation was founded upon,” DA John Savrnoch wrote in a stinging denunciation.
Carbajal Denounces ‘Militarization of Our Streets’
Congressman confronts ICE agents in Carpinteria raid.
Trump and Congress Engage in Unnatural Acts
Big Bunker Buster Budget Bill afflicts the afflicted and comforts the comfortable.
Update: Highway 166 Reopening as Madre Fire Shows Signs of Slowing Down
Firefighters are strengthening containment lines on California’s largest wildfire this year, which is burning along Highway 166 in the Cuyama Valley.
Fewer Opportunities for Women Behind Bars in Santa Barbara, Grand Jury Concludes
Male inmates are afforded more opportunities to take part in classes and work crews, among other disparities.
Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better
Santa Barbara City Council sits silently as both sides duke it out for relief.
Strike Temporarily Averted as MTD Contract Extended Until July 31
Buses will continue to run as union negotiations improved in last 24 hours.
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Shares Mutual Aid Log for L.A. Protests
Deputies dispatched to Los Angeles faced violent crowds, arrested suspected looters, but were “not involved in immigration enforcement,’ says sheriff’s spokesperson.
Santa Barbara Grand Jury Comes Down on E-Bikes
City cops need to start enforcing e-bike traffic rules like they mean it, the report concludes.
