News Roundup

July 22, 2020

The Locals Who Have Donated the Most to Trump and Biden

Other recent news: Orlando Bloom found the collar of his lost dog; city parking machines now take credit cards; banner year for county crops; UCSB Arts & Lectures events have been rescheduled; city council votes to spare troublesome Westside tree.

July 20, 2020

Should the Name of Indio Muerto Street Be Changed?

Other recent news: State order means Santa Barbara schools will start the year remotely; local woman cares for possums; eucalyptus trees trimmed at Ellwood Mesa butterfly habitat; salon owners wonder why they can't work outside; the history of a Colonial Revival house on Santa Barbara Street.

July 17, 2020

New Branding for Beachfront Santa Barbara Hotel

Other recent news: CVS and Target will require masks; comet photos; another boutique opening at the Rosewood Miramar Beach; commercial fishing industry pushing for more harbor space; Southern California Edison using helicopters and drones for reconnaissance. 1

July 15, 2020

Dog Rescued from Storm Drain

Other recent news: Santa Barbara mulls an all-online start to the school year; Daughters of the American Revolution wants the offensive courthouse plaques removed; new electric-vehicle chargers approved, along with a fee structure; goats are back on TV Hill.

July 13, 2020

California Is Shutting Down Various Industries Again

Other recent news: New design for big beachfront hotel; the county is looking into using the old Sears store as a Covid-treatment facility; small earthquake outside Carpinteria; Das Williams responds to damning Grand Jury report; courthouse plaque celebrates white people.

July 12, 2020

Space NK Is Closing All of Its U.S. Stores

Other recent news: Edith Caldwell Abode has plans to close; county hospitals are at 50 percent capacity, and ICUs are at 56 percent; man threatened diners with what looked like a machine gun; Goleta Water District voted to raise rates; Amazon now offering online shopping for pickup at the Santa Barbara Whole Foods store.

July 10, 2020

County Covid-19 Hospitalizations Hit New High

Other recent news: Carpinteria freeway project completed five months early; a push to extend State Street experiment; memorial to black people killed in the U.S.; Viva store opened in Paseo Nuevo; leasing companies report stable demand for student housing; five Chumash Casino employees have tested positive.

July 8, 2020

County Says No to Private Helistop

Other recent news: Direct flights to Sonoma County for two months; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History reopens to the public; C Magazine's Summerland pop-up; Goleta abandons sales tax increase; how decommissioning oil platforms might affect fishing; new leopard at the zoo.

July 7, 2020

How the Board of Supervisors Put the Cannabis Industry’s Interests First

Other recent news: Long waits for Covid-19 tests and results; Santa Barbara starts process of community review of police department; two local Boys & Girls Clubs merging; rare jellyfish spotted here.

July 6, 2020

Another Home Store Is Opening in Summerland

Other recent news: Fifteen-foot shark spotted off the Santa Barbara Harbor; San Marcos High School student making change happen; continued push for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; the man behind Montecito's beautiful memorial benches.