Funding for Poverty Study Approved
Two homeless shelters close in Lompoc.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Sheriff’s Office Investigates Two Deputies
Misconduct alleged during Christmas morning encounter with transients.
New World of Trash Conversion
Supervisors start environmental review of high-tech recycling plant.
Dog Like Me
Poodle celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day by wondering how Anglo kids get suspended and expelled so much less than their Latino classmates
Wooing Steelhead Back From Extinction
Restoration plan adopted from Santa Maria to San Diego.
PUEBLO Closes S.B. Offices
Financial woes plague the Latino advocacy group.
Besos de los Perros
Despite a recent DUI, Carpinteria City Councilmember Joe Armendariz won’t leave office.
New Ortega Street Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule
With brightly colored balloons and considerable fanfare, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider and a host of City Hall officials celebrated the grand opening of the new and improved Ortega Street Bridge, located near Bath and Ortega streets.
First Latina Councilmember Sworn In
Cathy Murillo wades into the trash debate on Day One.
Rachel Oatman Johansen: 1931-2011
Rachel Johansen — for 31 years one of the pillars of the Starr King Parent-Child Workshop — was all about giving young minds and souls the freedom to wander, choose, and experiment.
