Santa Barbara’s New State Street Hotel Opens
The Drift replaces old Scientology building.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Supes Approve 94 Transitional Cabins
The cabins were built for people now living on the streets of Santa Maria.
Santa Barbara’s New DA Gets $500,000 for Racial Disparity Analytics
Savrnoch brought a collaborative approach to the county supervisors, but some disagreed over the consultant.
Santa Barbara Supervisor Laura Capps Raises Indelicate Question About Pay-to-Play Politics
A new California law bars elected officials from voting on items in which a donor gave $250 or more.
Poodle | Santa Barbara Biz Tycoon Takes Elon Musk to the Mat
Yet another recall was ordered for Tesla’s self-driving technology.
Poodle | Wife Beaters’ Bill of Rights
The decapitation of both St. Valentines.
Santa Barbara Software Guru Takes On Tesla with Super Bowl Ads
Green Hills Software CEO Dan O’Dowd takes out a TV spot claiming the self-driving cars are dangerous.
Four Years Spent Redesigning De la Guerra Plaza, Even More Still Ahead
Santa Barbara City Council approves contracts for a nearly million-dollar makeover of the community gathering place.
Santa Barbara Goes to the Mattresses
County supervisors vote to expand residents’ mattress-recycling options in effort to curb illegal sidewalk dumping.
State of the Union at the County Board of Supervisors
Climate change and Iranian repression take center stage at changing of the guard.
