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Lt. Butch Arnoldi Prepares to Retire After 53-Year Career with Sheriff’s Office
1+ week, 4+ day ago (423+ words) As he nears the end of a 53-year career with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Ugo “Butch” Arnoldi says he never had a bad day at work. Arnoldi said he was “overwhelmed” by the county’s response and the…...
UCSB Must Pay $3.3 Million to 3 Current, Former Police Officers, Jury Rules
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (568+ words) A jury awarded a collective $3.3 million in damages on Tuesday after finding that the Regents of the University of California had retaliated against three current or former members of its police department who reported workplace misconduct. The jury also found…...
Dan Walters: How Crime, Politics of Crime Rise and Fall in California
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (680+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] Sensational crimes such as the 1993 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas fueled anti-crime furor and new laws,…...
Retrial Begins for Man Accused in 2022 Stearns Wharf Shooting | Local News
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (637+ words) On the first day of the second Stearns Wharf murder trial on Monday, attorneys attempted to paint the shooting as the result of a reckless shootout or the tragic result of someone trying to defend their life. The defendant in…...
Massage Therapists, Advocates Argue Against City's Proposed Ordinance
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (479+ words) Concerns for police surveillance and possibly burdening workers with extra training are pushing massage therapists and advocates to speak out against Santa Barbara’s proposed massage therapy ordinance. Massage establishment owner Shaohong Watanabe, and UC Santa Barbara feminist scholars Mireille Miller-Young…...
Sheriff’s Office Reports Decrease in Violent, Property Crimes in 2025
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (578+ words) Overall violent crimes and property crimes decreased in 2025, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The new statistics show that part one crimes, which include violent and property crimes, decreased 9% compared with 2024. The total number of part one crimes…...
Law Enforcement Honored at Annual H. Thomas Guerry Awards Ceremony | Local News
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (640+ words) California Highway Patrol Officer Ricardo Ayala was conducting a routine traffic stop in January 2025 when a loud noise overhead alerted him to a small plane about to crash. Arriving on the scene, Ayala quickly called for backup from medical and…...
Immigrant Activist Groups See Volunteer Uptick in Response to ICE Activity
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (627+ words) What was supposed to be a Carpinteria Sin Fronteras and 805UndocuFund volunteer training session for an estimated 40 people turned out to have 200 people pack the Carpinteria Children’s Project in January. Earlier that month, federal agents in Minnesota shot and killed Renee…...
Colleague Urges Lompoc Councilman Steve Bridge to Resign Amid Criminal Charges | Local News
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (586+ words) Calling the accusation “deeply troubling,” a colleague of the Lompoc City Council member facing eight criminal charges has called for the resignation of Stephen “Steve” Bridge. Councilman Jeremy Ball issued his statement Monday urging Bridge to step down. “For the…...
Out with Parklets, In with Pedlets Along 500 Block of State Street | Local News
1+ year, 3+ day ago (377+ words) The mood is about to change. City crews worked hard Tuesday tearing up the 500 block of State Street in Santa Barbara to build new, so-called “pedlets,” or sidewalk extensions. All of the outdoor dining tables and parklets that were along…...