Rowse Declares Candidacy
Stands on platform of public safety and fiscal restraint.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Williams More Mellow than Counterparts about Brown’s Budget Veto
Democratic Assemblymember Das Williams is not voicing the same outrage as his party leaders over Governor Jerry Brown’s decision last week to veto the state budget document passed on strict party lines.
K-9 Krazies
Talk may be cheap, but silence ain’t golden, as Santa Barbara City Councilmember Dale Francisco and the council conservatives discovered the hard way.
Cliff Drive May Lose a Lane
Caltrans tentatively agrees to restripe the dangerous road in the name of safety.
Cops Union, DA Endorse Early
Schwartz and Falcone get the nod in council race.
Diablo Canyon Safe, Say Nuclear Regulators
A month ago, a battery of spokespersons from PG&E made similar assurances. But neither presentation came close to persuading county supervisors that they needn’t concern themselves.
City Employees Agree to Salary Concessions
Three Santa Barbara City employee associations have agreed to salary and wage concessions—combined with suspended vacation cash-outs and work furloughs—which combined will save City Hall $1.7 million in the next year.
Big Screen TV Thefts on the Rise
Santa Barbara police detectives are investigating a sudden rash of home burglaries targeting big screen TVs. Police officials report that north side neighborhoods in particular have been hit.
Dogs of a Feather Flock Together
How one uncommonly rude man has protected us from our protectors.
Utility Rates Set to Jump
Santa Barbara residents will be paying on average $5 more a month for their combined water, sewage, and trash services, due to a unanimous vote of the City Council on Tuesday.
