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Santa Barbara police arrest man over stabbing at harbor

Written on 3 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara police officers arrested a man over a stabbing at the city’s harbor early Thursday morning. [KCOY] At about 5:30 a.m., a caller reported an alleged assault near the Santa Barbara Landing at the harbor. Officers... (Continue reading)

Sales of oil flowing through controversial Santa Ynez pipeline begin

Written on 30 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Sable Offshore announced that it began selling oil pumped off the coast of Santa Barbara and transported through the Santa Ynez pipeline system on Sunday, according to a press release. The oil is flowing at a rate... (Continue reading)

Man runs from ICE, jumps Santa Barbara County Jail fence

Written on 29 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments
ICE arrests Illegal Aliens

By KAREN VELIE Upon his release from the Santa Barbara County Mail Jail on Friday morning, an illegal immigrant spotted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and jumped a fence into the secure jail perimeter, injuring himself. Shortly after 8:30... (Continue reading)

Chevron to buy oil drilled off the coast of Santa Barbara

Written on 26 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE After Chevron threatened to close its refineries in California due to overregulation from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration, the oil giant announced it will soon be purchasing oil drilled of the coast of Santa Barbara from Sable Offshore,... (Continue reading)

Trump orders oil production to restart off Santa Barbara County

Written on 15 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump on Friday directed Sable Offshore to resume oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara under the Defense Production Act. Sable Offshore has been unable to produce oil because of ongoing disagreements over permitting... (Continue reading)

Why I voted to rein in Trump’s war powers

Written on 11 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION by CONGRESSMAN SALUD CARBAJAL President Trump promised to put Americans first and end foreign wars, but his actions in Iran clearly break those promises. The American people want solutions to the issues close to home, such as addressing the... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Santa Barbara

Written on 14 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in Santa Barbara on Friday night. Shortly after 6 p.m., the train hit the man on 1800 block of East Cabrillo Boulevard near the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)

Holiday parade in Santa Barbara canceled over immigration enforcement fears

Written on 7 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara’s Milpas Street Holiday Parade is canceled because of concerns of immigration enforcement activity. After consulting residents of the city’s largely Hispanic Eastside neighborhood, on Tuesday the Santa Barbara Eastside Society announced it was canceling its... (Continue reading)

Soil contamination increases cost of Santa Barbara police station

Written on 29 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara City Council last week approved a $4.7 million budget adjustment for the new East Cota Street police station because of soil contamination. After breaking ground in the spring, soil samples showed elevated levels of... (Continue reading)

Suspect crashes into, injures Santa Barbara police officer

Written on 20 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A suspected car thief crashed into and injured a Santa Barbara police officer on Saturday evening, police said. Shortly before 7 p.m., officers were patrolling the 1100 block of Mercedes Lane when an officer spotted a possible... (Continue reading)