City Declares Stage II Drought
Mandatory water restrictions, higher rates, and new supplies are on the way.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Bag Ban Takes Effect
18 big supermarkets and pharmacies hit first; 64 smaller stores second.
Debris Dams May Be Dozed Over Steelhead Concerns
County flood-control workers may be forced to tear down 10 of the 16 debris dams on the South Coast because the Department of Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined the dams could jeopardize steelhead
Water Conservation All Wet
Voluntary reductions are having little effect on supplies.
‘Mr. X’ Casts Large Shadow in Gang Injunction Trial
Growing involvement of Mexican Mafia alleged.
What Hath Dog Wrought?
Women priests are crashing Pope Francis’s party.
Gang Injunction Trial Finally Underway
Attorneys argue over dots on a map and tools in the toolbox.
Mick Kronman Traces Fishing History
Santa Barbara’s Harbor Operations Manager pens a new book.
Edgy Frustration Over Drought
Water rate increases are coming next month.
From the Mouths of Dogs
Gang violence drops, and the injunction is up.
