Santa Barbara Lawmaker Passes Bill Requiring Independent Review of In-Custody Deaths
One year from now, Santa Barbara County and 47 other counties in the state will have to change the way they investigate deaths in custody because of a bill authored State Assemblymember Gregg Hart and just signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. As outlined by Hart — flanked by...
MEL’S ADDING JALISCO GRILL AND BREAKFAST SERVICE
Reader TZSB tells me that the iconic downtown Santa Barbara bar Mel’s Lounge is getting a significant upgrade. The owners — longtime locals — have spent the past six months overhauling the kitchen and preparing to launch a new food concept called Jalisco Grill, which will operate inside Mel’s.
Santa Barbara Police officer allegedly hit by car during arrest
Santa Barbara police officers patrolling the 1100 block of Mercedes Lane on Saturday, October 18 spotted a car they believed might be stolen in a shared parking lot.
Santa Barbara County looks at a possible end to oil and gas drilling in...
Santa Barbara County could take the first major steps this week toward banning new oil and gas development in the county, and phasing out existing facilities. Earlier this year, county supervisors asked staff members to look at the steps which would be necessary to bring an end to fossil fuel production in the county.
State Street Should Be Planned for the Public Good, Not Private Profit
Growing up in Santa Barbara, it has been impossible for me to ignore the promise, possibility, and contradictions that define our community. The housing crisis is pushing out local residents, forcing essential workers to commute long distances, and burdening small business owners with soaring commercial rents. Across...
Santa Barbara Businesses Struggle Amid Two-Year De La Vina Construction Project
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A major construction project along De La Vina Street is shaking up Santa Barbara’s local business scene, forcing shops and restaurants to adapt as daily operations take a hit. The two-year bridge widening project, designed to improve safety and traffic flow, has instead slowed traffic...
Suspect dead in officer-involved shooting in Goleta
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Goleta.
Santa Barbara Sheriff ‘Respectfully’ Declines to Inform Supervisors of ICE Activities in County
Sheriff Bill Brown notified the Santa Barbara County supervisors he would not comply with their recent request to keep them appraised of any specifics relating to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in Santa Barbara County. To do so, the Sheriff wrote, could be “construed as obstruction of justice...
Protesters Gather in the Thousands for “No Kings” Rallies in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KEYT) – Thousands of people attended "No Kings" protests up and down the Central Coast and around the nation on Saturday. News Channel's Kevin McClarty captured some of the march in Santa Barbara. "There are so many things that have happened, so many videos of how people are being treated. We...
Today In SCV History: October 20, 1873 – Rancho San Francisco Sold At Sheriff’s...
On this day in 1873, Santa Barbara attorneys Charles H. Fernald and Jarrett “J.T.” Richards purchased Rancho San Francisco at a sheriff’s auction for $33,000 — about 75 cents an acre. The sale, recorded October 20, 1873, marked another turning point in the turbulent ownership of the 48,829-acre rancho that once...
