Tree Removal Request Exposes Rotten Underbelly of Santa Barbara’s Appeal Process
Committee member resigns and triggers an investigation of Fair Political Practices Commission.
Author: Tyler Hayden
Nearly No Poaching in Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas
A new long-term study proves the efficacy of the once-controversial conservation measure.
Son of Gun Supply Store Owner Arrested on Firearm and Drug Charges
Sheriff’s officials seized 90 grams of meth from Kyle Dodge and confiscated 92 firearms from his car and home.
Edison Pleads to Water Code Crime, Will Pay $3.5 Million
The electric utility dumped mountains of dirt and rock into the creek during an unpermitted Mission Canyon grading project.
Reintroducing the Hope Ranch ‘Volcano’
The solfatara started a small fire near the base of the bluffs.
Leaky Summerland Oil Wells Finally Fully Plugged
A barge and its work crew leave a clean ocean and beach in their wake.
Scheduled for Destruction, Historic Ortega Park Murals May Now Be Saved
Opposition was raised to erasing the examples of Eastside cultural legacy.
Unsurprisingly, Santa Barbara Tax Revenue Is Down
But the numbers are much better than when the pandemic began.
Santa Barbara Inmates Allegedly Collected $1.4 Million in COVID Unemployment Funds
They were part of a statewide scam that is shaping up to be the biggest in California’s history.
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Files: A Body Slam, a Broken Back, and a $950,000 Payday
The county settles a lawsuit with a man who was badly injured during a meth-fueled pursuit.
