Nick Welsh, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Transportation By Nick Welsh | Tue Nov 05, 2024 | 3:23pm

Peace Breaks Out Between Bike Lane and Palm Trees on Modoc Road

County of Santa Barbara and Land Trust reach deal on Modoc Multi-Use Path, filling missing gap in South Coast’s network of bike lanes.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Sun Nov 03, 2024 | 12:18am

Billionaires bow to Trump: How two rich guys undermined the Constitution.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Thu Oct 31, 2024 | 4:05pm

Santa Barbara history, early voting facts, and the path to victory.

Public Safety By Nick Welsh | Tue Oct 29, 2024 | 4:08pm

Director of statewide mental-health commission resigns over privately funded free trip to England with Bill Brown and two other commissioners.

Community By Nick Welsh | Tue Oct 29, 2024 | 3:42pm

The high-profile cleric and longtime Fiesta Pequeña host announces his duties will be taking him
to Malibu’s Serra Retreat House as of November 1.

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh | Fri Oct 25, 2024 | 2:46pm

It’s come to this? Arnold Palmer’s manly appendage? All these years later, we find out Palmer was packing an elephant

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Oct 23, 2024 | 3:01pm

Fight continues in federal court. Denies retaliation against woman detective.

Community By Nick Welsh | Wed Oct 23, 2024 | 11:33am

The longtime city firefighter spent the past five years working to create a countywide peer support counseling system for first responders.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Tue Oct 22, 2024 | 10:40pm

After Catholic Church settles with 1,353 sexual-abuse survivors, Ray Higgins cautions, “We might not have heard the last yet.”

Environment By Nick Welsh | Tue Oct 22, 2024 | 4:34pm

Governor Gavin Newsom says commission overstepped its bounds by citing political objections to what should be an environmentally based decision.