Mangy Dog or Dog in the Manger?
The ABCs of district elections and other corruptions that might be good for you.
Author: Nick Welsh
Judge Strikes Down Gang Injunction
Rules residents aren’t “prisoners in their own homes.”
Cops Prepare for Fiesta Cruiser Run
Will assign around 20 officers to oversee event as crowd numbers swell.
Bike Coalition Shifting into High Gear
Escrow closes on Haley Street digs; pioneering bike advocate Ralph Fertig dies.
Anti-Abortion Group Threatens to Sue City
Life Legal Defense Foundation takes issue with Santa Barbara’s “bubble ordinance” after Supreme Court ruling.
Legendary Partier Dies After ‘Medical Event’ at Jail
Galen Avery, an original member of the hard-charging Montecito party crew of the early 1980s known as the “Cito Rats,” died last week at Cottage Hospital after sustaining injuries while in custody at the County Jail.
Tenants Chosen for Funk Zone Artist Village
Developer Neil Dipaola is also paving the way for a four-story mega project at the site.
You Damn Dirty Dogs!
Bicycles Über Alles and why it’s OK for me to blow stop signs.
Prosecution Launches Attack on David Lack
Is the contractor and GOP bigwig guilty of financial chicanery?
Jeremy Hass Dies
Attorney Jeremy Hass, a passionate area historian long active in efforts to preserve the original fortress erected by Spanish colonialists in what would become downtown Santa Barbara, died 6/30 at age 78 of heart disease.
