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Santa Ynez official and husband arrested for entering Capitol on Jan. 6

Written on 20 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Federal agents arrested a Central Coast Community Services District board member and her husband for being inside the United States Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. [Independent] Karen Jones is a Santa Ynez Valley Community Services District... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to oil discharges at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator. [KCOY] The discharges occurred between Jan. 2018 through July 2021 and in Jan.... (Continue reading)

PG&E warns of potential power outages in Santa Barbara County

Written on 14 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE PG&E is warning some residents of Santa Barbara County that the company may turn the power off because of heavy winds forecasts from Friday morning through Sunday. The potential shutoff impacts 103 Central Coast customers. “Given the... (Continue reading)

Attorney general brief supports lawsuit against Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Dec, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in Santa Barbara Superior Court last month supporting the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that accuses Santa Barbara County of violating regulations when it awarded itself a contract for... (Continue reading)

Another person struck and killed by train in Santa Barbara area

Written on 12 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time this week, an Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in the Santa Barbara area.  At about 9:50 a.m. Saturday, a train struck and killed a woman who was on northbound railroad tracks... (Continue reading)

Teen girl struck and killed by train near Goleta

Written on 6 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A train struck and killed a 16-year-old girl who was on the railroad tracks near Goleta Monday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m., the train hit the teen by the 4500 block of Hollister Avenue. It is unclear... (Continue reading)

Two women killed in head-on crash near Buellton

Written on 23 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two women died and a man was seriously injured after a pair of vehicles collided head-on near Buellton on Sunday. Shortly after 5 p.m., Morgan Bouslaugh, 22, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet westbound on Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County hires another former SLO County manager

Written on 12 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Months after Santa Barbara County hired ex-San Luis Obispo County Chief Administrative Officer Wade Horton, Santa Barbara County has hired another former SLO County management-level staffer. Joeph Dzvonik, the former manager of SLO County’s Homeless Services Division,... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County awards itself ambulance contract, lawsuit filed

Written on 4 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors awarded the contract for ambulance services to the County Fire Department in September, ending a 50-year agreement with American Medical Response (AMR) and starting a legal battle. The county is now... (Continue reading)

Person struck and killed on Highway 101 near Los Alamos

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos in northern Santa Barbara County Friday night. The collision occurred at approximately 11:26 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 just south of Cat Canyon... (Continue reading)