Santa Barbara Lawmaker Passes Bill Requiring Independent Review of In-Custody Deaths
Assemblymember Gregg Hart’s FACTS Act is aimed at avoiding the “inherent conflict of interest” of having the sheriff act as the coroner in jailhouse deaths.
Nick Welsh
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Santa Barbara Sheriff ‘Respectfully’ Declines to Inform Supervisors of ICE Activities in County
Sheriff Bill Brown also notified the Board of Supervisors he would not be complying with a recently passed state law requiring federal immigration agents to wear identification badges and to not wear face-covering masks.
Sable Oil Loses Major Courtroom Battle with Coastal Commission
Santa Barbara judge rules company needed permits before doing pipeline repairs.
County Public Health Risks Losing All Federal Funding for All Clinics and Patients
As many as 42,000 Santa Barbara residents could lose medical coverage.
Santa Barbara County’s Cannabis Revenues Continue Long, Slow Slide
Cannabis taxes for the last fiscal year generated $3.5 million less than the county’s average for its first seven years of legal cultivation and retail sales.
Sylvia Barnard with Her Tiny Homes and Magical Kitchen Saves Lives
Good Samaritan is an organization that actually helps people.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Santa Barbara Supervisors Opt to Punt
Plan to transfer 7,500 undocumented Public Health patients elsewhere and lay off dozens sparks backlash.
The Battle Between Off-Shore Oil and Santa Barbara Continues
Sable Oil threatens, hoping for Trump’s support. But at what cost?
Ashleigh Brilliant, Santa Barbara’s Best-Known Epigrammatist, Dies at 91
The British-born author was famous for his “Brilliant Thoughts” and “Pot-Shots,” as well as his crusade against gas-powered leaf blowers.
Sable Threatens to Haul Oil on Barges
The company will start pumping in federal waters off the Santa Barbara County coast if its permits are delayed.
