Mandatory Treatment for Mentally Ill Homeless People Raises Questions in Santa Barbara
The county’s new mental-health czar is taking a wait-and-see approach to Governor Newsom’s new statewide proposal.
Author: Nick Welsh
Poodle | Will Santa Barbara Purists Tank the Police Review Commission?
Should people with direct law enforcement experience be disqualified?
Big Changes Underway at Cottage ER in Santa Barbara
Construction begins on the $12 million remodel of downtown hospital’s Emergency Room.
Santa Barbara’s Bike-Share Program Still a Work in Progress One Year Later
BCycle’s downtown program is operating only slightly more than 50 percent its projected capacity.
‘We Are All Ukrainians’: Santa Barbara Rally Draws Hundreds to Courthouse
Former State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Supervisors Das Williams were among the speakers at Monday’s protest.
Poodle | More Santa Barbara Housing Units Sit Vacant than Get Built
Poodle solves housing crisis one crackpot idea at a time.
Attias Testifies That Sanity’s Been Restored
Twenty-one years after killing four in Isla Vista, David Attias takes the stand.
New Santa Barbara Clinic Moves Toward Approval
The proposed design will be two and half times bigger than the current building.
Santa Barbara to Bribe People off Meth
The county will be participating in a new federal program offering drug users stipends and vouchers for getting clean.
Sometime Santa Barbara Resident Ryan Zinke Hit for Ethics Violations
Former Interior Secretary lied about using government offices to conduct private business deals with oil exec.
