Firefighter Force Cut as Fire Season Ignites
Hot Shot crews all but eliminated at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
SOS for Neighborhood Clinics
A medical merger is looming on the horizon.
Like Father, Like Dog
Poodle gets emphysema trying to read smoke signals from the White Fire.
Wednesday Morning White Fire Update
80 percent contained; 1,858 acres burned; wind advisory extended to Thursday morning.
Tuesday Morning White Fire Update
Grown to 1,800 acres; 10 percent contained; 6,000 residents and campers evacuated.
Pit Bull in a Miniskirt
Sometimes good insurance agents make bad decisions.
Mental Health Services Deemed Disconnected and Dysfunctional
Two reports take the county department to task, but glimmers of hope also shine through.
Housing Experiment Makes Debut
Will determine if increased density will actually mean affordability.
Whiskey Richards Dance Permit Suspended
The Santa Barbara City Council upheld the 30-day dance permit suspension imposed by the Police and Fire Commission on Whiskey Richards, a nightclub on the 400 block of State Street, stemming from what police described as several operating transgressions.
MTD Buys $2.8 Million Worth of Time
The Metropolitan Transit District board voted to “attempt” to dip into the district’s capital funds to the tune of $2.8 million to cover a major shortfall caused when the Department of Labor ordered a freeze of funds that the bus service has come to rely upon.
