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Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area.
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California Has One-Quarter Of All The Nation’s Death Sentences. Will Newsom Commute Them All?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (776+ words) More Than 560 People Still Face Death Sentences in California, Despite a Longstanding Moratorium on Executions In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the state’s death penalty system a failure and issued an executive order halting executions. His order — and the sight…...
A Toddler, Teacher, and Goleta City Council Member Walk Into a Gun Store
1+ week, 6+ day ago (712+ words) Goodland Guns Isn’t the Problem. Our Laws Are. Though a sophomore at San Marcos, for some reason I can no longer recall, I was visiting my father in Central Texas on April 20, 1999. It was characteristically too hot to go outside…...
School Sex Abuse Bill Going to Newsom. Will He Sign the ‘Hard-Won’ Compromise?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (408+ words) California Recently Lifted the Statute of Limitations On Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Leading to Many Cases Against Schools. A Bill Going to Gov. Gavin Newsom Would Raise the Standard for Evidence Schools and local governments facing crippling damages from lawsuits…...