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A long list of undesirables – elected, blind and otherwise

Written on 30 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Do you remember in the 1977 film “Star Wars” when Obi-Wan Kenobi described the infamous saloon as a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”? Is that not an apt description of the former convicts arrested at... (Continue reading)

More oil production to restart offshore of Santa Barbara County

Written on 30 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Months after offshore oil production resumed at one platform off the Santa Barbara County coastline, plans are in the works to start production at two additional offshore facilities. Sable Offshore plans to restart oil production at all... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest man operating luxury car scam

Written on 30 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives arrested a man on Tuesday who posed as a luxury car executive and scammed victims out of thousands of dollars with false promises of discounted high-end vehicles. Investigators are now seeking the... (Continue reading)

Body of missing Santa Barbara County woman found

Written on 23 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The search for a missing Santa Barbara County woman came to an end on Tuesday when the body of 85-year-old Sonia Lang Crestfield was found in the area of the Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve. Crestfield was last seen... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County supervisors want sheriff to police ICE

Written on 22 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting last week, members of the community and public officials discussed ICE raids, ongoing misinformation campaigns and if the sheriff should step in during federal enforcement actions. Supervisor Bob... (Continue reading)

Sanctuary jurisdictions in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties

Written on 3 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday released a list of states, cities and counties it claims are defying federal immigration laws. The list identifies three jurisdictions in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. On... (Continue reading)

Oil production restarted offshore of Santa Barbara County 10 years after spill

Written on 21 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Approximately 10 years after a major spill off the Gaviota Coast, oil production has resumed offshore of Santa Barbara County. [KFI AM 640] In 2015, a pipe owned by Plains All American Pipeline ruptured near Refugio State... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash in northern Santa Barbara County

Written on 26 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a single vehicle crash on Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County on Saturday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly before 11 a.m., a caller reported a crash on Highway 154 near East... (Continue reading)

Gladly poisoning the well of government largesse

Written on 20 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Apparently, I owe an apology to Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps and 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson. I assumed they didn’t deserve a $56,000 raise because being a county supervisor is only a... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara judge approves class action suit for cannabis odors

Written on 10 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Fed up with cannabis odors in and around their homes, a group of Santa Barbara County residents sued a marijuana cultivation business in 2023. Last week, the court certified the class action suit against Valley Crest Farms... (Continue reading)