Housing vs. Hotel Showdown Looming in Santa Barbara
Could city bed tax revenues be siphoned to subsidize affordable housing?
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Central Coast Cannabis Kingpin Sentenced to 22 Months in Bribery Scandal
Helios Dayspring owned hundreds of acres throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
‘Pretty Darn Low’ Voter Turnout So Far for June Primary, Says Santa Barbara County Elections Czar
Early voters in S.B. County are older, whiter, and more Democratic.
High Fire Season Comes Early to Santa Barbara County
Two fires already and Memorial Day crowds have not yet arrived to the backcountry.
Poodle | Can Mexico Save Us from Gun Violence?
The United States has the highest rate of gun deaths on the planet.
Santa Barbara Supes Tighten Rules for Approving New Water Wells
Five county groundwater basins are already facing serious over-drafting.
Poodle | The Wimp Versus the Wanker at High Noon?
Has it come to this? A story of the Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools debate that never was and the forum that is fated not to be.
Santa Barbara’s Green Mobile Home Park Saved from Foreclosure
The park in the shadow of the free wall will remain affordable to low-income renters for at least the next 90 years.
Poodle | $5,000 a Month for Small Studio Apartment in Santa Barbara?
Time to junk the “affordable by design” program.
Two Santa Barbara Lawsuits over 2015 Refugio Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline pays $240 million, while ExxonMobil sues the county.
