Musical Benches
Citing aggressive panhandling and camping, city shells out $50,000 to move State Street seats.
Recent Stories
New Casa for Cops?
After a tour, councilmembers said they are ‘shocked’ by the station’s poor condition.
No Bridge of Agreement
Citizens, celebrity weigh in on suicide barrier; councilmembers ask for more transparency.
Train Accident Victim Identified
Teen Humberto Morena was wearing headphones at the time of the accident.
Identity Theft Suspect Arrested
Sheriff’s Detectives arrested 26-year-old UCSB graduate Imoukhuede Ehimika on 12/21.
Too Much Chaparral Clear-Cutting?
A public “call to arms” was issued by the Environmental Defense Center on 12/14, asking Santa Barbara residents to take notice and fight against what it described as a “recent rash of chaparral clear-cuts” near San Marcos Pass.
El Prado Inn Now Days Inn
The property seems to have been sold to the national motel chain.
Fatal Train Accident in Goleta
Unidentified 16- to 20-year-old male victim with group about to throw rocks.
Greka Leaks 10 Barrels
The spill was blamed on equipment failure.
Planes, Trains, and Semi-Autos
Amtrak allows guns on board for the first time since 9/11.
