Out of My Doggone Mind
Tying killer cocktails, blown budgets, and blown executions together
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Tim Allison for 24th Congressional District
Geographically, all but the coastal region of Santa Barbara County (as well as Ventura County) is represented by Elton Gallegly, a conservative Republican whose indifference to constituent service and accountability is the stuff of political legend.
Das Williams for 35th Assembly District
Few Santa Barbara politicians come as prepared, equipped, and temperamentally suited to serve in Sacramento as Das Williams.
Curing California
How to save the state without hardly trying.
Lois Capps for 23rd Congressional District
Electing members of congress is a bit like buying a life insurance policy; only over time do they pay off. Lois Capps, a solidly liberal Democrat, has represented Santa Barbara in Congress since Bill Clinton was president.
Jerry Brown for Governor
Now is not the time for California voters to indulge in political amateur hour for billionaires. Maybe Meg Whitman, the Republican standard-bearer for governor, can afford to spend more than $120 million of her own money to “buy” a shot at the state’s top office, but California, in its current crisis, can ill afford Whitman
Bark Less, Bite More
Hank Drost, Mike Foley, and feeding the homeless
Cops Still at Impasse
The POA and the City Administrator agree to one more round of mediation.
State Rejects S.B.’s Air Pollution Plan
California’s Air Resources Board rejected part of a long-term plan to control traffic-generated air pollution adopted by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) last week, finding fault with a provision that gave county officials a de facto escape clause should their efforts fall short.
Jail Tax Wins Some, Loses Others
Mental Health Commission endorses; Taxpayers Association opposes.
