4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (477+ words) Kelly Hubbard Steps Down After County Officials Rejected Grand Jury Recommendations to Increase Department’s Authority and Staffing Kelly Hubbard, director of Santa Barbara County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), abruptly resigned this week after the Board of Supervisors rejected a…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (968+ words) City Council Candidates Ian Baucke, James Zurlinden, and Cevin Cathell Battle for Eric Friedman’s Soon-to-Be-Vacant Seat With current Santa Barbara City Council District 5 representative Eric Friedman making a run for mayor, three candidates have joined the race to fill his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1327+ words) Who’s Supporting the Candidates, and What Issues Will Come to the Forefront this Election? With less than two months left until Election Day, the race to become the next mayor of Santa Barbara is ramping up, with the frontrunning candidates…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) Proposed Regulations Would Apply to New Businesses but Not Existing Firearms Retailers Like One that Recently Relocated Next to Preschool Goleta’s cannabis license update a few years ago had also included buffer zones. While the consequences of a 1,000-foot buffer…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) Democrats Are Pushing a Last-Minute Bill to Ban Federal Agents from Using Electric Shock Gloves Following Reports That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Is Making Moves to Buy and Use Them Democratic California lawmakers are pushing a last-minute bill to ban…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) Multi-Year "Lock Down" Led to a Dysfunctional Public Right of Way With the City of Santa Barbara facing depleted reserves, persistent budget pressures, and an increasingly expensive vision for State Street, the City Council has a choice: Double down on…...