Santa Barbara Supes Agree to $28 Million Settlement for Billing Practices
Feds hit county mental health department for improper charges and firing a whistleblower.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Elizabeth Duncan: The Story Behind the Last Woman Executed in California
A new book examines the case of the Santa Barbara mother-in-law who paid to have her son’s pregnant wife murdered.
Santa Barbara County Resolution Honors Chumash on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Supervisors also proclaim October as Italian American Heritage Month.
‘People Are Tired’: Social Services Employees Voice Concerns to Santa Barbara Supervisors
Board gets an intense earful ahead of consultant’s report on streamlining the county’s Department of Social Services.
First Black Judge Appointed to Santa Barbara County Superior Court
Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Denise Hippach to the bench.
Poodle | Can State Street Pianos Bring Rain to Santa Barbara?
TICKLED IVORIES: The painted pianos are back. For more than 10 years now, they magically appear on State Street around
COVID Numbers Are Down, Bringing a New Normal to Santa Barbara
Visitors are now allowed in the jail, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are knocking on doors.
Historical Museum Explores Santa Barbara’s Bohemian Rhapsody
The much-mythologized Mountain Drive community is explored in a new museum exhibit.
Santa Barbara Supes Move to Banning Natural Gas
Getting ahead of state mandates, but fighting over exemptions.
New White Paper Brings New Approach to Solving Homeless Issues
With eviction protections poised to evaporate, Santa Barbara philanthropists are being called on to step up.
