AltWeeklies Wire
Counting the People With and Without Homesnew
Starting with homeless shelters and soup kitchens and segueing into the surveying of homeless camps and common RV parking zones, Census workers plan to have accounted for the vast and varied homeless population of Santa Barbara County by the end of this week.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Santa Barbara County Ventures Towards Oil Taxnew

Looking to inject Santa Barbara's cash-strapped coffers with millions in oil-derived dollars, the county's supervisors voted unanimously this week to explore the possibility of a per-barrel tax on oil harvested from beneath county land.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
05-20-2008 |
Policy Issues