Local Politics Archives

Central Coast cities extending outdoor dining availability for restaurants

June 7, 2021 11:21 am Dave Alley

Numerous Central Coast cities have recently extended permit use for outdoor dining, or are currently planning to do…

Emergency action planned to find new, safe sites for unhoused population in Santa Barbara

June 7, 2021 11:18 am John Palminteri

With pressure mounting about dangerous homeless camps, Santa Barbara is set to take emergency action to find new safe locations for the…

Gov. Newsom said he won’t lift virus state of emergency

June 4, 2021 9:38 pm The Associated Press

Most of California’s coronavirus restrictions on businesses and public gatherings will end June 15. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that he’s…

Lompoc residents to vote on cannabis industry tax increase

June 3, 2021 10:38 pm News Channel 3-12

Lompoc leaders said they believe the city may be able to make more revenue from the cannabis…

Santa Maria to face $400k fine if no change is made to migrant farmworker housing rules

June 3, 2021 11:29 pm News Channel 3-12

The City of Santa Maria may face a major financial penalty if it does not change the rules in place for migrant farmworker…

Recall candidate John Cox makes campaign stop in Santa Barbara

June 3, 2021 2:14 pm Ryan Fish

Cox said the pandemic and the shutdowns afterward that forced many businesses to close added “firepower” to the discontent and the recall…

Plans to house migrant children at Camp Roberts placed on hold

June 2, 2021 6:26 pm News Channel 3-12

Camp Roberts was put on an indefinite hold because the number of children in HHS care has dropped…

Deported Goleta grandmother to return to US by humanitarian parole

June 2, 2021 5:20 pm Julia Nguyen

Juana’s humanitarian parole will last one year beginning this Friday, June 4.…

Recall opponents plan aggressive effort to get out the vote

June 2, 2021 4:06 pm Keith Carls

Organizers of the statewide campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom from office are waiting to learn when a special election will be held…

Retail recovery will likely take the rest of the year, experts say

June 2, 2021 11:24 am John Palminteri

Retailers are hoping their summer business will be a shot in the arm for financial success after more than a year of pain from the…

Sheep and goats arrive to eat up grass and brush on Eucalyptus Hill, reducing threat in high-fire area

June 1, 2021 10:34 am John Palminteri

The area is considered a high-fire zone with the terrain, vegetation and the high volume of…

Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge upholds environmental review, zoning permit for cannabis business near Buellton

May 29, 2021 1:24 pm Melinda Burns

In a sweeping decision that puts a seal of approval on the county’s embrace of the fast-growing cannabis industry in rural areas, a Santa Barbara…

Gov. Newsom pardons inmate firefighters

May 29, 2021 12:25 pm The Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned more than a dozen people, including two inmate firefighters who faced deportation, and commuted the sentences of…

State Street promenade hits one-year mark bolstering local business

May 27, 2021 10:52 pm Blake DeVine

Last May, the City of Santa Barbara sealed off eight blocks on State Street to stretch out space for small businesses dealing with difficulties…

All-out effort underway to remove shattered boat from Santa Claus beach

May 27, 2021 11:21 am John Palminteri

Heavy equipment moved into the low tide zone on Santa Claus Beach this morning to remove what was once a trawler boat anchored off the coastline near…