Newsmakers with JRJul 2, 2021Press Clips: "People on the Ground...Left to Fend for Themselves" Under SB's Pro-Industry Pot LawOne year ago, the Santa Barbara's Grand Jury delivered a searing report that savaged the Board of Supervisors for providing "unfettered...
Newsmakers with JRJun 26, 2021Judge Orders Release of Secret Documents Behind County Award of Five Retail Pot LicensesBy Melinda Burns In the wake of a court order, the County Executive Office is releasing the applications and scoresheets of the teams...
Newsmakers with JRJun 26, 2021Panel: New Data Reveals Racial Disparities in SB Justice System and Vaccinations; Politics, 825 DLV In a national moment of intense focus on racism and equity, a new report to the Board of Supervisors shows stark variances in the...
Newsmakers with JRJun 25, 2021It's an Off-Year, So Santa Barbara Voters Only Have to Grapple with Two Elections in 2021 On Joe Holland's office wall hangs a framed copy of the 2003 recall ballot that ousted Governor Gray Davis - including the names of...