A Year in the Life of Restorative Policing
Sergeant Ed Olsen reports encouraging facts, figures, and anecdotes.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Matt Sanchez Dies
The former gang leader spent the last 20 years of his life working with at-risk teens.
Naomi Schwartz’s Send-Off
Nearly 400 people gather to bid farewell to the former county supervisor.
Governor’s State Water Proposal Draws Local Criticism
Carolee Krieger says average water bill for South Coast water consumers could increase.
Enrollment Way Up in City-Run Camp and Rec Programs
Enrollment in city-run camp and recreational programs swelled by 26 percent this summer, with 564 more kids signing up for a host of programs over the previous year, bringing this year’s total to 2,711.
El Presidente of the Past
El Presidente in 1948 and 1949, Jack Rickard turned Fiesta’s light back on following the four-year blackout imposed by World War II.
Gang Task Force Chief Updates City Council
Says coordination between multiple agencies and entities has increased.
Controlled Mayhem on State Street
Demolition work begins on Californian Hotel.
Sansum Expansion Moves Forward
Plans to build two new medical buildings by the intersection of Highway 154 and Foothill Road.
Jerry Roberts Serving Liens and Levies on News-Press
Former News-Press editor Jerry Roberts observed the sixth anniversary of Santa Barbara’s only daily newspaper’s now mythic meltdown by serving liens and levies on the Santa Barbara News-Press building in De la Guerra Plaza, its printing press in Goleta, and on owner Wendy McCaw’s bank account to enforce payment of the nearly $1 million in attorney’s fees he was awarded in compensation for his protracted legal showdown with McCaw.
