Long Hot Summer Remembered
Eric Etheridge’s new book, Breach of Peace, revisits 1961 Freedom Rides
Author: Nick Welsh
Santa Barbara Warned of Oil Shortage Impacts
Encouraged to act “regionally” and work with Ventura, San Luis Obispo.
Making Prop. 36 Cuts Sting Slightly Less Painfully
Jail diversion participants contemplate budget cut strategies.
Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Measure Will Be on November Ballot
Would legally define marriage as being between one man, one woman.
High Price for Neglect
Grand Jury faults County for shortchanging mental health.
High Price for Neglect
In a toughly worded nine-page report, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury took elected officials and administrators to task for failing to seriously enough consider the needs of the mentally ill.
Grant to Fund Education for Inmates
Helen Pedotti, a longtime supporter of Santa Barbara City College, donated $278,000 to create a designated classroom at the County Jail so that City College adult education instructors can soon provide educational opportunities for inmates.
Cash Flows in Judge, Supe Races
If you want to run for judge, it helps to have either deep pockets or a generous mother.
With Dog at My Side
One of the simple pleasures of my life is cresting the steep round belly of the Micheltorena Street bridge early in the morning.
A Million Bucks or Addicts Face Jail Time Instead of Treatment
Santa Maria Judge Rogelio Flores warned that the proposed $700,000 cut slated for the county’s Proposition 36 program-designed to keep minor drug offenders out of jail and in treatment instead-would be utterly disastrous.
