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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.
Manuel Unzueta’s Murals Paint Stories on Santa Barbara’s Walls
The portrait of an artist as an activist and educator.
Santa Barbara Sheriff ‘Wholly Disagrees’ with Grand Jury Report on Jail Death
The report called for an independent review and investigation of last year’s in-custody death of Jonathan Paul Thomas, among other recommendations that Sheriff Bill Brown said “will not be implemented.”
Just Do It: Santa Barbara Foundation Launches Affordable Housing Campaign
At last, a report that offers the city a path to salvation.
