Wesley Brown
November 20, 2019
Last week, city council candidate Alejandra Gutierrez won the election against incumbent Jason Dominguez. Starting early next year, Gutierrez will represent District 1, the Eastside, as Santa Barbara’s new city council member.
Gut...
Isaac Sieblink, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
This past week, a family member of one of the victims of the Conception fire sued the late boat’s owners for the disaster. Christine Dignam (wife of Justin Dignam, one of the 33 passengers and one crew member killed in the d...
Cade Petrie, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
The Trump administration finalized a study in late October on the environmental health impacts of oil drilling and fracking in California, and concluded that there are no significant effects of either on the surrounding areas...
Wesley Brown, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Last Wednesday, Goleta city stakeholders met at council chambers to address the city’s homeless problem and discuss strategies to face the issue. The meeting preceded an open house this last Monday, when community members shared i...
Abbie Leffler, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) just recently hosted their Empowerment is Priceless event on Oct. 25 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. This exciting event raises money and honors important women in the community who ar...
Cade Petrie, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
The California wildfires which have scorched thousands of acres over the past weeks are now largely under control, though many warn that high temperatures and lack of humidity are still factors in risk for further fires.
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Isaac Sieblink, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Pending a final vote by the Carpinteria City Council, a new moratorium (Ordinance No. 731) would now ban the sale of vaping products and their use in all public spaces within the city of Carpinteria, a few minutes’ drive south of...
Abbie Leffler, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
A suspect identified as Fernando Perez Huerta was taken into custody by the Santa Barbara Police Department following a lockdown at Santa Barbara Community College in the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 29.
The school was put on ...
Cade Petrie, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself by detonating a suicide vest when cornered in Northwestern Syria during a U.S. raid on the compound believed to be his residence. President Trump has stated that he “died like...
Wesley Brown, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
The Trump administration has furthered plans to open 1.2 million acres of US land to fracking, despite outcry by environmental activists who have recently sued the administration over another fracking proposal.
The Bureau of La...
Isaac Sieblink, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Over the past week, Southern California has been plagued by numerous fires in several different counties. A few — such as the Saddle Ridge Fire — have been burning for some time, while most have appeared more recently.
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Cade Petrie, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Earlier this month, the Santa Barbara Planning Commission met to decide the future of their 2013 Average Unit-sized Density housing program. Acknowledging the failure to fully implement it at Milpas Street, the Commission is looki...
