Police Grant Could Preserve Positions
The department is looking at several budget-prompted cuts.
Nick Welsh
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36 Gas Stations Violate New Regulations
Owners are seeking additional time to install proper vapor recovery systems.
Police Get $400,000 Grant for Anti-Gang Efforts
The money will fund the hire of outreach workers to teach youth job skills.
Crowded City Council Race
Longtime peace activist Lane Anderson has announced that he’s running for Santa Barbara City Council, and housing activist Olivia Uribe took out papers, indicating that she too may run.
Some Winter Shelter Residents Can Stay Longer
In an emergency effort to reduce the number of sick, frail, and mentally ill homeless tossed to the streets on April 1, a narrowly divided Planning Commission granted Casa Esperanza homeless shelter an extension.
Murder Inquiry Defended
Santa Barbara assistant police chief Frank Mannix defended his department’s decision to drop the investigation of homeless resident Ross Stiles, who died five weeks ago from massive brain injuries after friends reported he’d been physically assaulted.
Schneider on Hot Seat
Helene Schneidercast the key vote on an initiative limiting the maximum size of new buildings on the November election ballot.
When the Political Gets Personal
It was all elbows and knives at the Santa Barbara City Council chambers Tuesday afternoon, as elected officials tussled over a proposal to delay for two weeks the ratification of a relatively small union contract in deference to City Hall’s mounting fiscal woes.
Mayoral Candidate Interviewed on Oprah
Justin Michael discussed his domestic violence incident on the show and the November election with The Independent.
Capps, Gallegly Both Vote to Punish AIG
Their similar stances indicate a rare sense of unity for the two Santa Barbara politicos.
