Lauren Bray
Crowds Pack Events as 191-Home ‘Farm’ Proposal on Carpinteria Bluffs Continues Debate Over Housing and Open Space
Two competing gatherings on April 9 — a developer-hosted open house and a concurrent community event organized nearby by preservation advocates — drew strong turnouts and sharply different reactions to a proposed 191-home project on the Carpinteria Bluffs. At the…
Trump Signs Order Limiting Mail-In Ballots, California Leaders Vow Court Fight
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order seeking new federal controls over voting by mail in states including California, repeating his long-held but unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots are a source of widespread fraud. California officials immediately denounced the…
California Sues Trump Administration Over Restart of Sable Oil Pipelines, Escalating Central Coast Fight
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) order that state officials say unlawfully greenlit the restart of two onshore oil pipelines along the Santa Barbara County coast…
Non-Native ‘Australian Backyard Mosquito’ Detected on Santa Barbara’s Westside; Vector District Ramps Up Response
The Mosquito & Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County (MVMD) has confirmed the first local detections of Aedes notoscriptus, a non-native, aggressive daytime-biting mosquito, in the city’s Westside neighborhood. The initial find was recorded March 13, and the district…
Vigil Draws Crowd in Santa Barbara to Protest Sable Pipeline Restart
About 150 people gathered Thursday evening at the Dolphin Fountain near Stearns Wharf to protest the abrupt restart of offshore oil transport along the Santa Barbara coast by Sable Offshore Corp., which the company says it undertook under a federal…
‘No Kings’ Protests Set for March 28; Santa Barbara and Lompoc to Join Nationwide Indivisible Mobilization
Thousands of rallies are planned across the United States on March 28 as part of the third “No Kings” national day of nonviolent action organized by the Indivisible coalition, with events scheduled in Santa Barbara and Lompoc. The national Indivisible…
Santa Barbara Councilmember Weighs Renaming “Calle Cesar Chavez” After Abuse Allegations Surface
A Santa Barbara city councilmember is openly discussing whether to rename "Calle Cesar Chavez" in the wake of newly reported allegations of sexual assault against the late farm-labor leader and civil rights figure. The New York Times on Wednesday published…
Santa Barbara Groups Plan Thursday Vigil Opposing Sable Pipeline Restart as Legal Fights Escalate
Local students and community activists have announced a Thursday evening vigil in downtown Santa Barbara to protest the restart of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System by Sable Offshore Corp., an action the company says it undertook under a federal order.…