By Editorial Board / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Task force gets tough on mortgage fraud
In creating a mortgage fraud strike force, Attorney General Kamala Harris has taken a big, if belated, step forward in writing the last chapter of California’s housing meltdown. As we have chronicled in these pages during the past two years, the boom and bust in housing in our region and across the Golden State did Read More →
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid
Fed up with reports that crime and homelessness are putting a damper on the Santa Barbara vacation experience, tourism industry leaders stormed City Hall earlier this month to ask for more cops on the city’s streets. Despite a projected $2.7 million shortfall in the city’s general fund next year, the Santa Barbara Police Department proposed Read More →
