Capps Votes Against Defense Bill and PATRIOT Act
Cites lack of firm withdrawal plan from Afghanistan.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
As Dog is My Witness
Pearl Chase, world oil speculation, and trash wars collide at city’s Sign Ordinance
Density Deal Gone in a Blink
The General Plan update process is delayed another two months.
County Deep-Sixes Funding for 75 Nonprofit Programs
$1.2 million in Human Services Commission Grants on chopping block.
Self Given Conflict of Interest Warning
An official conflict-of-interest warning was issued to Santa Barbara City Councilmember Michael Self.
Homeless Crime Wave: Perception or Reality?
The council majority pushes to hire more cops.
Death
Five Wishes workshops focus on end-of-life plans for the living.
Thrown to the Dogs
Why Bill Levy, the former Boy Wonder of Santa Barbara real estate, still matters and why he’s to blame for everything wrong with the city.
Santa Barbara Officials on State Budget Plan
Santa Barbara’s elected representatives in Sacramento strongly disagree over Governor Jerry Brown’s revised May budget, which still calls for extending past tax increases even though state bean counters report receiving $6.6 billion more in revenues than anticipated.
Council Gives Pot Shops More Time to Move
Santa Barbara City Council voted to give two medical marijuana dispensaries up to four years to find new locations.
