Santa Barbara’s Housing Crisis: How Bad Is Bad?
Economic report reveals 93 percent of South Coast renters can’t afford a median-priced home.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Natural Café Set to Close Downtown Restaurant
After 30 years in business, owner Kelly Brown has notified his landlord that he’s pulling the plug on his State Street location next year.
Poodle | Santa Barbara District Test Scores Take Big Drop
Will school executives admit mistakes and change teaching methods?
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Faces ‘Existential Threat’ over Staffing Shortage
County supervisors and Sheriff butt heads over runaway overtime costs, departmental burnout, and ongoing recruiting shortfalls.
Carbajal Cries Foul on Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Call to Negotiate with Putin
The since-retracted letter to President Biden urged him to initiate direct negotiations with the Russian leader to end the war in Ukraine.
Monique Limón Calls on L.A. City Councilmember Kevin De León to Resign
Santa Barbara’s State Senator says her former colleague in the state legislature “broke trust.”
Santa Barbara City Hall to Conduct ‘Living Experiment’ on State Street Promenade
With bright-green bike lanes gone, the city is going to “see what stuff works” to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.
New Details Emerge in Santa Ynez Murder
The victim was the father of the suspect’s ex-girlfriend.
Poodle | Cannabis Warts: Will They Ever End?
County Supes send message: fart in the elevator.
ExxonMobil Buys Two Pipelines from Company Responsible for 2015’s Refugio Oil Spill
The oil giant looks to restore Plains All American’s Lines 901 and 903 after being denied permits to truck oil in Santa Barbara County.
