Santa Barbara Crime: No News Is Good News
Crime rates overall have been going down or holding steady.
Author: Nick Welsh
Pipeline Company Rep Rope-a-Dopes Williams and Jackson
Oil spill hearing generates more frustration than answers.
Congressional Committee Blasts Oil Pipeline Safety Agency
“Swift action” is demanded for new safety standards.
Santa Barbara to Lower Boom on Vacation Rentals
Huge crowd packs City Hall to argue for and against the growing market.
The Dude Works to Feed Santa Barbara’s Hungry Kids
No Kid Hungry, Led by Jeff Bridges, Helps Bring Food to Children Throughout Santa Barbara this Summer.
Doghouse Blues
Fighting weather weirdness with increased oil drilling? An audacious proposal from Venoco.
News Analysis: Pipeline Problems Date Back to 1986
New documents demonstrate a culture of carelessness far before the spill.
Homer Simpson Moment at Diablo Canyon?
Safety regulators find issue with spent nuclear fuel storage.
Sharon Byrne Announces Run for City Council
Sharon Byrne, long the public face of the Milpas Community Association but a downtown resident, announced she’s running for the Santa Barbara City Council this November to represent District 3, which includes most of what’s regarded as the Westside.
Half-Cent Sales Tax Ain’t Happening Now
The half-cent sales tax that Santa Barbara City Hall insiders were sure would be on this November’s ballot won’t be happening, because there weren’t the five council votes needed to put the measure to voters.
