Man Tased After Acting Suspiciously Near Own Car
Santa Barbara police arrested — and attempted to tase — a 54-year-old man whom they thought was acting suspiciously near what turned out to be his own car.
Nick Welsh
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Montecito Fire Mau-Mauing
Judge finds major faults in plan for new fire station and training center.
Bag Ban on the Brain
The city will start the process of adopting an ordinance next week.
Sex Offender Gets Less Time Behind Bars
Although Taylor Lee Stewart was sentenced to six years for grabbing an inebriated woman in Isla Vista early this January and choking her with his belt, he will only serve eight months behind bars.
Slower Ships Mean Less Emissions
By reducing the speed of vessels traveling through the Santa Barbara Channel to 12 knots or less, the Santa Barbara City Council heard this week, 370,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year — and 6,760 tons of nitrogen oxides — are kept out of the atmosphere.
Group Urges City Hall to Adopt Code of Ethics
A newly formed group is now pushing City Hall to adopt an official code of ethics to be overseen by an appointed committee with authority to impose disciplinary action against violators.
Daraka Larimore-Hall Elected to State Committee
Daraka Larimore Hall, longtime head of the Santa Barbara Democratic Central Committee, was elected to the statewide party’s executive committee, winning his bid to become party secretary this weekend by a wide margin.
Bees (and Flies) in the Bonnet
Pesticide spraying on the way for 500 Goleta homes.
Barking of the Neighbor’s Dog
The Angry Poodle links La Entrada de Nada to an Injunction to Nowhere.
Jury Awards Homeowners $300,000 After City Abandons Road
Although a Santa Barbara jury awarded two property owners a combined $311,000 last week because City Hall had abandoned the Ealand Place road leading to their homes, the attorney representing the victorious parties said he was “very, very disappointed” with the verdict and has vowed to appeal.
