Santa Barbara Judge Agrees to Lifetime Ban from Bench
Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo will resign and accept severe public censure over his alleged ethical breaches.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Sable Offshore Lands in Hot Water with Regional Water Board over Pipeline Repair Work
State board votes 5-0 to refer matter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta for judicial prosecution; meanwhile, the Texas oil company has indicated it’s poised to take the County of Santa Barbara to court over supervisors’ tie vote over permit transfers.
Poodle to County: Just Show Up!
AWOL at the Coastal Commission: Briggs, Plowman, and Van Mullem.
California Coastal Commission Makes Waves in Santa Barbara
Historic hearing results in $18 million smackdown on Sable Offshore and green lights for hotel and housing projects from Montecito to UCSB.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Told ‘Be the Lighthouse’
Miyasato prepares county for the gathering fiscal storm.
Phyllis de Picciotto, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Cofounder, Dies
De Picciotto asked the City Council for a grant to start the film festival 40 years ago.
Special Poodle Report from Department of Editorial Intelligence (DEI)
CAVEAT EMPTOR AND E PLURIBUS NUMEN LUMEN: You can’t be too careful these days. Or more precisely, too paranoid. When
Mickey Flacks Keeps Social Justice in the News
A brunch on the Stow House lawn supports journalism and honors a great Santa Barbara woman.
Big Funding Questions on Horizon for Santa Barbara County’s Co-Response Teams
A $1.4 million question mark hovers over the program that pairs up law enforcement officers with mental-health professionals.
DignityMoves Gets Approval for Family Housing Village on Santa Barbara County Land
The 32-unit development, which will be the nonprofit’s fourth transitional housing project in the county, will be built near the Calle Real Campus.
