Tag: Santa Barbara Police Department

April 30, 2020

Governor Newsom Backed Down on Threat to Close Our Beaches

Other local news: Apartment complex proposed for lower State Street; hospitals to resume elective procedures and surgeries; interview with police chief Lori Luhnow; the war between winemakers and cannabis farmers; more on Carp's great white sharks; county seeks grand jury volunteers; Santa Barbara Foundation's new CEO; Music Academy of West's pandemic plan B.

April 10, 2020

World’s Dimmest Thieves Try to Rob the Police Department

Other local news: North County Covid-19 cases outpacing South County; Bucket Brigade mask contest; city threatens to close beaches this weekend; two set designers' neat midcentury home; online Santa Barbara music festival; Planning Commission questions large new cannabis operation.

March 26, 2020

Supermarkets Are Adding Sneeze Guards to Checkout Lanes

Other local news: Santa Barbara County now has 26 cases and is telling where they are; jail discharging inmates early; high-school student starts group to do shopping for seniors; Downtown Organization director is leaving; progress for the Rincon Bluffs Preserve.

March 23, 2020

Five New Cases Confirmed in Santa Barbara County

Other news: California has more than 1,800 cases, but that's likely low due to limited testing; people calling 911 to report a lack of social distancing; Cottage Health has a drop-off zone for donations of medical supplies; cannabis shops allowed to remain open.

March 19, 2020

Three Positive Cases in Santa Barbara County, With 145 Tests Pending

Other local news: Rent relief for residents and businesses; five UCSB students under quarantine tested negative; cannabis industry doing well during the pandemic; limited police and bus service; Contour Airlines suspending operations at month's end.

February 4, 2020

Troublemaker Arrested at the Library

Plus: Large vacant lot south of the freeway is on the market; Gaviota rest area has reopened; Arts Fund Gallery's Funk Zone space is for rent.

September 13, 2019

The Latest Push for Public Access to Hollister Ranch Beaches

And in other recent news: Santa Barbara's second pot shop has opened; more development coming to the Funk Zone; comparing the sites for a new police headquarters; hikers saved by putting a message in a bottle.