Police Yield to Budget Crunch
The union representing Santa Barbara police officers agreed to take a $260,000 one-time hit in response to the city’s $10.5-million budget shortfall.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Wider 101, Surplus Smog?
Eugene Wilson, a critic of the current freeway expansion project, released documents from a draft California Air Resources Board report indicating that Santa Barbara is projecting the highest per capita increase in carbon dioxide emissions-15 percent-of any region in the state over the next 30 years
First Steps of a Societal Marathon
Santa Barbara County’s 10-year homeless plan begins bearing fruit.
2008 Saw Slight Increase in Reported Theft, Larceny
For the same year, fewer numbers were reported for rape, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
November City Elections Promise Congestion and Contention
Multiple candidates vie for the mayoral seat as well as three council positions.
City Utility Bills to Rise
Monthly water and garbage fees will jump about $2.32 per household.
Do Bars & Nightclubs Pay Their Fair Share?
Politicos ponder new “entertainment” exaction for lower State Street establishments.
Tempers Flare in Budget Brouhaha
Public safety pitted against other city functions; citizens fundraise to save public pools.
Vintage Train Car Rolls Into Santa Barbara
It doesn’t move and the public is prohibited from boarding it.
Fiscal Shellgame
Boat owners-especially those who live on their vessels in the Santa Barbara Harbor-protest slip fee increase.
