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.
Helene Schneidercast the key vote on an initiative limiting the maximum size of new buildings on the November election ballot.
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.
Justin Michael discussed his domestic violence incident on the show and the November election with The Independent.
Their similar stances indicate a rare sense of unity for the two Santa Barbara politicos.
The city expects to receive another 18 applications in the near future.
The projection fell short of those offered by proponents of the “Light Blue Line.”
And Assemblymember Pedro Nava introduced a bill nixing the use of bailout funds as bonuses.
Around 2,000 people attended the event benefiting Lance and Carla Hoffman.
Santa Barbara City officials are planning to eliminate as many as 52 positions in the next year.
