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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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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging USPS Rule Restricting Mail-In Voting, Interfering with
2+ week, 2+ day ago (859+ words) OAKLAND — Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California...Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a OAKLAND — Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and...the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a…...
Attorney General Bonta Responds to U.S.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (525+ words) Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented The Santa Barbara Independent Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys...general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today responded to the...But today’s decision was not a ruling on the merits,…...
California Democrats Race to Ban Electric Shock Gloves Before ICE Buys Them
1+ week, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Civil rights groups strongly support the bill and argue that electric shock gloves are inhumane and an...
Newsom Signed 13 New Laws to Protect Kids from Technology. Will They Work?
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (790+ words) as governor – though some of his signature mental health policies have proven controversial among civil...rights groups....
California Sues over Trump Administration’s Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (335+ words) Trump administration introduced a new rule to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), California Attorney...On September 9, Bonta announced he is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits...continuously sought to put our ecosystems in danger, which…...
California Has One-Quarter Of All The Nation’s Death Sentences. Will Newsom Commute Them All?
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (776+ words) That gap can partially be explained by politics: Largely Republican counties vote for district attorneys...
Not Yet Gone with the Wind
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1074+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the DOI used “federal taxpayer dollars” to buy out the lease...In response, Attorney General Bonta and the California Energy Commission (CEC) filed a lawsuit last week...
School Sex Abuse Bill Going to Newsom. Will He Sign the ‘Hard-Won’ Compromise?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (408+ words) required to develop and submit codes of conduct and sexual assault prevention plans to the California attorney...Attorneys who are found to have brought a child sexual abuse claim “in bad faith” would be subject to...
Santa Barbara County’s Emergency Management Chief Abruptly Resigns
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (477+ words) important elements of the county’s overall emergency-response system, and stated while she supported the civil...
Trump White House Trumps State of California in Fight over Sable Offshore
2+ week, 6+ day ago (306+ words) $1.5 Million Fine for Violating Consent Decree Wilson also rejected arguments made by California Attorney...