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Ojai, CA Becomes First U.S. City To Recognize Legal Rights Of Elephants

September 28, 2023 2:21 amSeptember 28, 2023 2:22 am

The Ojai City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday to recognize the legal rights of elephants, becoming the first city in the United States to give legal rights to a non-human animal. According to a press release, City Councilwoman Leslie Rule...

Santa Barbara Ambulance Controversy Exposé

July 19, 2023 2:53 pmJuly 19, 2023 3:08 pm

Did the county of Santa Barbara prematurely and covertly purchase $3.6 million of ambulances while the county fire department was still locked in a bid competition against American Medical Response for an exclusive countywide ambulance service contract? The answer is...

Montecito, Other Santa Barbara County Cities Ordered To Evacuate Over Record Rainfall

January 9, 2023 4:34 pm

County and local officials ordered the evacuation of Montecito, one of the most upscale cities in the state, along with nearby towns including Carpinteria, and Toro Canyon, on Monday due to continued concerns over the high volume of rain that...

Vice President Harris Visits California Amid Record Low Approval Rating

April 18, 2022 12:17 pmApril 26, 2022 12:24 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris is to make several stops in California this week to help reaffirm Biden Administration policies as well as to try to reverse worsening poll numbers less than two months before the primary election. Press play to...

Political Vendetta or ‘Public Nuisance’: Santa Barbara Chick-fil-A Under Fire

March 7, 2022 2:22 amMarch 10, 2022 8:23 pm

The Santa Barbara City Council has given restaurant Chick-fil-A 90 days to fix its traffic problems on State Street or face the possibility of being declared a public nuisance. Why? A local woman who “never liked Chick-fil-A,” not because of their...

New Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Off California Coast Reaches Final Hurdles

November 10, 2021 6:26 amApril 3, 2022 8:16 am

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Tuesday that a new National Marine Sanctuary off the Coast of California is taking the final steps towards official designation. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

What Burns Hotter Than a Disco Inferno?

November 4, 2021 4:48 pmNovember 4, 2021 5:22 pm

Our local government minions pretend they are the world’s leaders in showing the way to a fossil free/greenhouse gas free existence. Accordingly, they have passed a plethora of regulations that would ostensibly lessen greenhouse gases over time, meanwhile driving up...