News Roundup

February 21, 2020

Das Williams Supported by Cannabis, Casino, and Oil Industries

Other local news: Meg Ryan bought in Montecito; Das Williams agrees to stop attacks on Laura Capps; the Independent's political endorsements; new shops and fitness studios in Paseo Nuevo; Pier 1 Imports in Goleta will close; first steps toward capping Summerland oil wells; more on the Montecito pharmacy raid.

February 18, 2020

The Argument for Taller Buildings in Santa Barbara

Other local news: TV anchor pushes teen, goes viral; county to send fewer weather alerts; five blocks of De La Vina will be narrowed to one lane; state assembly debate; Lotusland's plant health care coordinator; Goleta sidewalk project update; sewer lateral software.

February 14, 2020

Cannabis Industry Figures Launch Campaign Attacking Laura Capps

Other local news: DEA agents raid San Ysidro Pharmacy; city to eliminate left turns onto Cliff Drive; two Independent endorsements; how Montecito sewage becomes "brand-name fertilizer"; half-naked trespasser; Trump likely to veto act preserving Los Padres National Forest areas; wildfire-mitigation map; fact sheets proposed for newlyweds.

February 10, 2020

Cliff Drive Will Be Getting a Bike Path and Pedestrian Crossings

Other recent news: Mysterious money in the county supervisor race; how the Douglas Family Preserve got its name; racist graffiti at a bus stop; the cork oak is the tree of the month.

February 6, 2020

The Round Tower Under Construction on East Valley Road

Other recent news: The standout candidate for state assembly; design changes to the San Ysidro roundabout; new database of city building projects; Goleta's first cannabis store has opened; Noletans oppose housing for mentally ill and homeless; king tides are coming up; rescued barn owl released.

February 3, 2020

The City of Santa Barbara Has Enough Water for Two Years

Other local news: Exactly how dangerous is Highway 154?; Jesusita Trail closing for renovations a few days this week; sailboat ran ashore in front of the yacht club; historic non-profit meeting space reopens; Mid-State Fair concert lineup.

January 30, 2020

UCLA Is Rumored to Be Opening Two Medical Centers Here

Other local news: City and county might combine emergency dispatch services; entertaining debate recap; actor Christopher Lloyd listed his house; dubious cannabis accounting; western monarch butterfly population decimation; La Casa de la Raza community center is back in trouble.

January 28, 2020

Recap of the Second Debate Between Das Williams and Laura Capps

More recent news: Long-awaited improvements at the Earl Warren Showgrounds; Santa Barbara High School's stadium is almost done; Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve still recovering from the debris flows.

January 24, 2020

New Montecito Boutique Opened by Celebrity Entrepreneur and His Wife

More local news: Papyrus is closing all of its stores, including the one at La Cumbre Plaza; a summary of the recent Das Williams/Laura Capps debate; options unveiled for Modoc Road bike path; Montecito's walking-path mapmaker.

January 22, 2020

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Bought Another House

Two houses and a condo, actually. Other recent news: Uber is letting drivers at Santa Barbara Airport set their own fares; indoor-cycling studio at the La Cumbre mall; Southern California Edison accused of dumping debris into Mission Creek; Eastside Library reopens.