02/16/1932 – 06/26/2023 Denis Delaney departed 12:55 p.m. 26 June 2023 on a first-class, one-way ticket to heaven on Aer Angel Wings and joined his sister Maureen and brothers Gerard and John Anthony. He will be greatly missed by his survivors, son Roland (Philippines) sisters Anne Delaney (London) and Colette Smyth (Dublin), as well as nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews, neighbors and world friends. Denis was born on 16 February, 1932, to parents Annie and Denis, and shared his home in Derragooney Roscrea County, Tipperary with his sisters Maureen, Colette, and Annie with brothers G ..read more

Feb 5, 1949 – June 24, 2023 Gordon passed away at the age of 74 after a brave battle with cancer for the last two years. Men, get your yearly check-ups! He was born in Long Beach and graduated from Long Beach State. Gordon was a worker and worked many jobs including mowing lawns and at a hardware store as a teenager. He worked at K-Mart in Lancaster, Robinson’s Department store in Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara City College. Gordon worked 27 years for the sheriff’s department as a sergeant at the Santa Barbara County Jail. He also worked at Dos Pueblos and Santa Ynez Valley High Schools, the ..read more

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Competing bids by AMR and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department to supply ambulance services are at the root of a controversy over the past year. NEWS-PRESS FILE PHOTOS A multi-million dollar county ambulance supplier bid has been surrounded by controversy for the last year – what do we know? An ongoing contract bid between long-time county ambulance provider AMR and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department has taken a number of controversial turns in recent months. What was originally an exclusive AMR permit was then made into a non-exclusive deal.  Along with the questions around t ..read more

Four students from SB, SLO, Ventura counties selected for Bank of America program COURTESY PHOTO Ernest Righetti High School graduate Carlos Gonzalez, center with mic, is one of four students selected to benefit from an internship with a local non-profit. Four high school students and graduates were selected from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties to participate in an eight-week paid internship through a Bank of America program. The internship program aims to develop the students’ leadership and workforce skills. The internships take place at Girl Scouts of California’s Centra ..read more

By KENNETH SCHRUPP THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – After a May injunction suspending cash bail for two months for those accused of non-violent crimes in Los Angeles County due to “dismal” pre-trial detention conditions, the county has moved forward with ending cash bail for most crimes beginning on Oct. 1.  Assault, stalking, domestic battery and violation of a protective order will still require cash bail, while human trafficking, battery on a peace officer and sex with a minor will trigger judicial review.  “Any determination of an arrestee’s status after arrest but before ..read more

The UCSB men’s soccer team announced its full 2023 schedule on Thursday. The 18-game season will be Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg’s 25th leading the Gauchos, as UCSB looks to claim an eighth Big West Championship and return to the national postseason.   “The goal of your season is to make the NCAA Tournament,” Vom Steeg said. “So, all the games that lead up to that are to prepare you for conference play, and then conference play into postseason play.” Before the regular season begins, UCSB will host a pair of pre-season exhibitions at Harder Stadium. Action begins on August 13 with Gaucho ..read more

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has issued a Health Alert in response to the Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Santa Barbara County.  The alert began at 10 a.m. Thursday and is set to end at 10 a.m. today. An excessive heat watch remains in the Santa Ynez Valley and Cuyama from today at 10 a.m. through Saturday at 9 p.m.  The Public Health Department is urging residents to take the necessary safety measures to avoid heat-related illnesses, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Community members are strongly encouraged to ..read more

By KENNETH SCHRUPP THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – Amid a statewide labor shortage, Gov. Newsom announced a $4.5 million pilot program to provide free immigration-related legal services for undocumented farmworkers involved in state labor investigations. This no-cost new service will include case review services, legal advice and representation by an attorney.  With the state estimating half of California farmworkers are undocumented, the governor’s office reported farmworkers fear getting fired by reporting illegal working conditions or providing information as witnesses.  ..read more

By RIA JOSEPH THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – Three congress members from west coast states led fellow legislators in requesting that Americans’ protected health information, or PHI, be afforded the same federal privacy protections that emails and location data enjoy. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., issued a letter to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to go further to protect Americans’ constitutional rights and personal privacy, by expanding regulations in its proposed update of fe ..read more