In from the Cold
Former foes join forces on Milpas to help the chronically homeless get off the streets.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Poodle: Yule Dog or Yule Log?
Picking a Christmas movie ain’t as simple as it seems.
The Shunning of Helene Schneider
Santa Barbara mayor rebuked over freeway widening.
Wet ‘n’ Wild While High and Dry
Exploring Slippery Rock and desal’s $42 million question.
Tesla Dealership Gets Green Light
Although no official application has yet been submitted, the City Council gave Tesla Motors the green light to open a new car dealership — “a gallery,” in the Tesla lingo — at the spot on Hitchcock Way now occupied by Don Hughes Volvo.
Courthouse Workers Boycott Christmas Luncheon
They’re protesting a lack of pay increase in six years.
Rose Café Matriarch Dies
Agnes Guevara, beloved owner and grandma, was 97.
Big Jump in Water Bills?
If the desal plant is reactivated, the average ratepayer will see a $22 increase.
Children’s Library Gets $1.7 Million Infusion
The much-heralded children’s library project slated for the downtown library got a $1.7 million shot in the arm from the City Council to help underwrite the construction effort — plus the creation of an endowment — slated to be $5.6 million.
Drawing a Line in the Sand Trap
Golfers fight privatization of public course during budget shortfall.
