Newsmakers with JRMay 13, 2021SB's Top Cop Talks Community Policing, Alternatives to Jail -- and Eastside Double Murder CaseAfter a year of conflict and debate over "reimagining" law enforcement policies and practices, Santa Barbara interim Police Chief Barney...
Newsmakers with JRMay 8, 2021Panel: How Meagan Outfoxed Das for Coast Panel Seat -- Plus: Covid, VRBOs, Hero Pay, Wildfire SeasonThe supply of Covid vaccines outstripped demand in Santa Barbara this week, as public health and elected officials struggled to overcome...
Newsmakers with JRMay 6, 2021SB County BOS, Patrons of Pot Industry, Bless Another Grow -But Finally Insist on Stench ControlsBy Melinda Burns The Board of Supervisors this week approved a zoning permit for Central Coast Agriculture Inc., a 30-acre cannabis...
Newsmakers with JRMay 4, 2021Hilda: Inside SBUSD's Struggle to Outsmart "Learning Loss" --and a Look Ahead to Fall SemesterTwo weeks before she started work last summer, then newly-appointed Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Hilda Maldonado...