Opioid Settlement Could Net Santa Barbara County up to $40 Million
The litigation involved allegations of unfair competition and false advertising by opioid makers and marketeers.
Author: Nick Welsh
‘Code Red’ Declared over Mass Evictions in Isla Vista
Supervisors Capps and Williams announced that the board would be holding a special hearing this Thursday to discuss the matter and explore possible legal remedies.
Can the Aging Process Be Reversed?
A new UC Santa Barbara center hoping to turn back the hands of time makes its grand public debut this Thursday, April 6.
Poodle | Santa Barbara Housing Crisis: Devoured by Our Own Tail
Every dog for himself … and God against all: Can churches and golf courses be our salvation?
Nearly 300 Apply for Concealed Gun Permits in Santa Barbara County Since Supreme Court Ruling
Last summer’s ruling rejected the requirement imposed by many law enforcement agencies that applicants show they had a special need for such a permit.
Fentanyl Deaths Reach Record High in Santa Barbara County
Sheriff’s Office and Project Opioid coalition introduce free Narcan distribution program to get overdose-reversing drug into the public’s hands.
30,000 Santa Barbara County Families Face Cuts to Emergency Food Stamps
The Foodbank looks to raise $500,000 to keep the “hunger gap” closed as pandemic-related SNAP benefits end this week.
This One’s for All the Marbles
Santa Barbara County fire agencies launch a public campaign to get ambulance contract.
Longtime Santa Barbara County Fire Spokesperson Mike Eliason Retires
As a public information officer and award-winning photojournalist, Eliason covered just about every fire
to hit Santa Barbara since 1985.
20 Years Later and We Still Don’t Know Why We Invaded Iraq
Santa Barbara never drank the pro-war Kool Aid.
