The county supervisors voted unanimously to reject allegations, leveled by Andy Caldwell of COLAB (Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business), that the board had violated the state’s open government act by voting last week 3-2 to apply for a $200,000 grant to study the effect of sea level rise on Santa Barbara County.
Earlier this year, as the nation reeled from the Sandy Hook shootings, The Santa Barbara Independent decided to take a hard look at gun violence and culture in our area.
It was beastly hot when Steve Masto hiked out alone to join a crew battling a Santa Ynez Valley blaze.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown cracks down on hidden guns.
A look at the problematically effective use of firearms in suicide.
You had to up your game when Joe was around.
Poodle cleans up Nick Welsh’s Mess.
It is astounding, though not surprising, to read that the County Grand Jury now gets on the bandwagon of confiscatory taxation, recommending that Santa Barbara County attempt to add yet another tax on oil production in the county.
There is a madness and frenzy in the real estate market that we are fueling.
What do stormwater management, whale migration, and inner peace have in common?
