After squeaking through the Senate on a 52-47 vote last Friday, the bill to send another $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) screaked through the House on a 214-212 vote on Tuesday. All Democrat... See more
Recent cuts to social services at the county and to our public school systems have had a sorry impact on important programs and many nonprofits in our area. Among the programs affected by reduced resources are Santa Barbara schools, and, by extension, Exp... See more
During the tempestuous court hearings in the receivership of landlord Dario Pini’s ill-kept properties, which took place between 2018 and 2021, Judge Colleen Sterne would admonish his attorney at least once per hearing that the fight about overcharges wou... See more
Construction work takes place in June on bridges or undercrossings along Highway 101 as it goes through Santa Barbara, with the work occurring mostly during the night. Since June 1, Caltrans has been making repairs to Sycamore Creek Bridge and the undercr... See more
Within Christian tradition there is the myth of the end of days in which a Beast comes to destroy the world. Starting with references in the Book of Daniel, then the book of Revelation and through medieval Christianity the Beast ends up morphing from a ph... See more
