City Customers Not Saving Water During Drought
Latest conservation numbers fall way short of goal.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Better Process to Review High-Density Developments?
The City Council narrowly approved a measure that would give the Planning Commission greater opportunity to review larger high-density developments that the council had agreed to fast track last summer as part of a broader effort to encourage affordable housing.
City Officials Reviewing Car Camping Ordinances
City officials will be reviewing local ordinances banning car camping to determine if they still pass legal muster in light of the appeals court ruling last week declaring Los Angeles’ ban unconstitutional.
Unemployment Rate Hits Pre-Recession Low
Countywide, Santa Barbara’s unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent in May, the lowest since before the Great Recession struck in 2007.
Free Your Hounds from the Pound
Poodle cuts baby in half on race, class, and district elections.
Bohnett Park Starts Free Movie Nights
New program designed to attract families to area previously plagued by gangs.
GOP Bigwig David Lack Faces Fraud Trial
He’s accused of lying to banks and swindling a high-profile conservative activist.
Missile Defense Test Deemed a Success
Vandenberg launches kill vehicle to intercept dummy nuke.
Macias Found Guilty of Torture and Meth Sales
Jury deadlocked on extortion and kidnapping charges.
Prosecutor Michael Carrozzo Appointed to Bench
Takes Santa Barbara Superior Court seat after Judge George Eskin’s retirement.
