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A trial at the end of the month will determine whether a group of longtime Santa Barbara tenants must vacate their homes due to renovations planned by the property owner. This is the first time a new Santa Barbara city ordinance governing renovation eviction procedures will be tested in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court.
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Salinas City Council is considering rolling back four tenant protection ordinances—including rules on rent control, just-cause evictions and tenant harassment.
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Santa Barbara County officials are working to reduce crowd sizes this weekend by limiting beach use, parking and overnight stays on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
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On this week's edition of Issues & Ideas: Chris Lambert created the podcast "Your Own Backyard," about Kristin Smart and the nearly quarter-century-long…