An Indiscreet Dog
How much police protection can Santa Barbara afford and what do we need to be protected from?
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Goleta Sports Throws in the Towel
Put out of business by competing internet sales and increased rent.
Poodle Postscript
News commentary on suspicious coolers and the “Theory of Lee” in PG&E.
Blakeslee Tees Off on NRC
Diablo Canyon not safe enough, he tells senate panel.
General Plan Revision Process Still a Go
Santa Barbara’s City Council declined to throw in the towel on efforts to revise its General Plan, even though the prior two years of exhaustive debate and deliberation have yet to yield the five-vote supermajority required to get anything passed.
Sunnier City Budget
Santa Barbara forced to absorb only $2.7 million shortfall; county looking at $72 million problem.
Let Sleeping Dogs Prevaricate
Looking for truth—and Pulitzer Prizes—in all the wrong places.
Nava Lobbies For Redrawn 35th District to Include Only S.B. County
Ruffles feathers of Das Williams and many other South Coast Democrats.
Mayor Boards Luxury Cruise Ship
Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider met with the captain of the Crystal Symphony, a 461-cabin cruise ship that moored in Santa Barbara earlier this week, exchanging official plaques and saying hello.
Affordable Housing Complex Opens
By the time Artisan Court—55 units of strategically targeted affordable housing—opened its doors for business this Wednesday, the new three-story structure at 422 East Cota Street already had a waiting list of prospective new tenants.
