A Day of Reckoning for Santa Barbara’s Community Development Department
Three separate reports find similar faults in the city’s lengthy and burdensome review process.
Recent Stories
Senators Demand Answers as Another Lompoc Inmate Dies of COVID
Senate Judiciary Committee puts the Bureau of Prisons director on the hot seat.
More Suffering and Death at Lompoc Prison Racked with COVID-19
One man died in his bunk this week, and another is now in the ICU.
Weigh In on Santa Barbara’s Wildfire Protection Plan
New neighborhoods are being considered as high fire hazard zones.
Bus Driver Receives Maximum Sentence for Meth-Fueled Crash
Goleta resident Laura Mae Gish, 52, gets seven years.
Face Masks Are a Simple Gesture of Shared Respect, Says Supervisor
The new rules come as businesses reopen but people forget to maintain physical distancing.
Former West Beach Music Festival Organizer Now Faces Felony Warrant in SLO
Jeremy Pemberton is accused of bilking investors out of $700,000.
Third Inmate Dies as Families Protest Against Lompoc Prison COVID Conditions
A local religious leader decried a lack of “basic human decency” among prison officials.
Face Mask Rule Extends to All Businesses, Inside and Out
The updated health order comes as optimism and reopenings continue to grow.
Shark Lab Tags Eight White Sharks off Carpinteria’s Coast
CSU Long Beach marine biologist Chris Lowe shared his findings during a UCSB webinar.
