Gas Prices Rise Faster in S.B.
Gas prices are going up everywhere, but in Santa Barbara, the rise has been faster than most.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
’Til the Last Dog Dies
After much jawboning and jabber, county supes order mouth-to-mouth on shutdown shelter
Little Love for Santa Maria Police Chief
Police Officers Association in the process of conducting a vote of no confidence in Dan Macagni.
Mayor Mum on Meeting with Education Foundation
Some members expressed concern over her four-point ballot initiative campaign.
Supes Mull Options over Shuttered Shelter
County executive urges board not to accept homeless property.
Council Wrangles Over Veronica Meadows Ballot Language
Split 4-3 in favor of the proposed Veronica Meadows housing development, the City Council took pains this week to eliminate any biased ballot language that might unduly sway voters this June.
Capps Frowns on GOP Bid for More Oil Drilling
Rep. Lois Capps has blasted a Republican effort to link passage of a massive federal transportation spending bill to opening up federal waters off the coast to new oil drilling.
Carp Council Approves Survey of City Hall
The Carpinteria City Council voted 3-2 to spend $25,000 to survey residents’ attitudes about the quality of service City Hall provides as the first step toward placing an increase in the bed tax on the November ballot.
When Canines Collide
A blue-blood law firm is in legal hot water over leaking-reservoir litigation.
City Passes Ban on Construction Near 101
The Santa Barbara City Council imposed an interim ban on new development within 250 feet of Highway 101 based on recommendations by the California Air Resources Board that diesel particulate emissions pose a health risk to residents living within the shadow of the freeway.
