Steelhead Trout Win ‘Huge’ Victory at Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Operators of Twitchell Reservoir near Santa Maria have been ordered to comply with the Endangered Species Act.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara County to Create New Court for Mentally Ill Homeless People
A new statewide law mandates the creation of a “CARE Court” by December 2024.
Santa Barbara Supes Agree to $28 Million Settlement for Billing Practices
Feds hit county mental health department for improper charges and firing a whistleblower.
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.
