ICE Conducts Father’s Day Raids on Santa Barbara’s Westside and Eastside
An observer was reportedly bear-sprayed by an ICE agent and as many as 11 individuals, including a U.S. citizen, were detained Sunday morning.
Author: Nick Welsh
Trump Needs to Get His Numbers Straight
You make an ass of yourself in a bar or a country, you should get 86ed.
Santa Barbara County Supes Cut $28 Million
The budget was balanced, but jobs were lost.
California Coastal Commission and Sable Offshore Butt Heads Again
The State Agency threatens a cease-and-desist order to shut down production; Houston oil company contends the federal government, not the state, has the last and final word over any oil it pumps.
June Primary Results Update: 50-Year Judge Unseated, Runoff Race Set for North County Supervisorial Seat
Attorney Luis Esparza’s margin of victory over Judge Thomas Adams grows in latest county; Santa Maria School Boardmember Ricardo Valencia and Santa Maria City Councilmember Maribel Aguilera will face off for the 5th District seat in November.
Bench Press Alert: Santa Barbara Elects a New Superior Court Judge
After fifty years, Luis Esparza will replace Thomas Adams
New Grand Jury Raises More Questions About Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Overtime Spending
The Sheriff’s Office is projected to spend $19 million in overtime this this year, leading grand jury to ask in new report, “What’s Up with the Excessive Overtime?”
Santa Barbara Planning Commission Gives Music Academy’s Downtown Center Glowing Praise, Height Exception
The proposed musical performance, rehearsal, and instruction center at 901 State Street will feature a rooftop event space.
Doin’ It Froggy Style: Santa Barbara Zoo Creates Critical Waystation for Threatened Species
Egg masses reared into tadpoles are being released back into the Southern California wild.
Update: Esparza Defeats Adams in Judicial Race
Not since the 1970s has a challenger upset an incumbent judge in Santa Barbara County.
