‘Conception’ Captain Found Guilty in Santa Barbara Dive-Boat Fire That Killed 34
Jerry Boylan has been found guilty of “seaman’s manslaughter” for his role in the deadliest maritime disaster in modern U.S. history.
Nick Welsh
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Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Community Activist and Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, Placed in Hospice
Friends of the family are soliciting donations through GoFundMe to cover medical and end-of-life expenses.
Ady Barkan, National Health Care Advocate and Santa Barbara Resident, Dies of ALS
Barkan achieved viral status as an activist after confronting Republican Senator Jeff Flake on a plane.
Stanley Sheinbaum, Yassar Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, and the Impossible Dream
How Peace Almost Came to Israelis and Palestinians in 1993
Santa Barbara County’s Psych-Bed Pinch Tightens as Key Mental-Health Safety Valve Shuts Down
Ventura’s Vista del Mar psychiatric hospital loses permission to admit involuntary patients.
New Bike Lanes Approved for Middle of Santa Barbara’s State Street
City Council votes to spend $55,000 to paint not-green lanes down eight blocks of the city’s main drag.
Ten Years and 697 Housing Units Later, Santa Barbara’s High-Density Housing Program May Be Ready for Prime Time
The Ordinance Committee recommends making AUD program permanent; City Council will make the final decision.
Truce Declared over Modoc Road Bike Path in Santa Barbara
As part of a settlement agreement, fewer trees will be felled, the pathway will encroach less on the land preserve, and environmentally sensitive paving material will be used.
Child Abuse Claims Have Franciscans Contemplating Bankruptcy
Santa Barbara attorney Tim Hale argues the streamlined bankruptcy process would deny survivors the opportunity to confront their abusers and high-ranking administrators under oath.
ExxonMobil Abandons Plans to Build New Pipeline Along Santa Barbara County’s Gaviota Coast
The oil giant is instead seeking to repair the pipeline that caused the 450,000-gallon Refugio Oil Spill in 2015.
