JULIE WATSON / The Associated PressJan 20, 2018
Nearly a third of those killed in the Jan. 9 mudslides were from migrant families working in service jobs in the largely white and wealthy Pacific Coast town of 9,000. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Robert Jablon and Chris Carlson / The Associated PressDec 16, 2017
Crews take advantage of easing conditions, managing to stop the state's third-largest wildfire from burning thousands of homes near Santa Barbara. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 21, 2015
“We will do everything necessary to protect California’s coastline," the governor said in a statement Wednesday, after news broke that the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that began on Tuesday may be far greater in magnitude than originally expected. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 31, 2014
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss what led to Elliot Rodger's deadly attacks in Santa Barbara, President Obama's announcement that he will reduce the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan from 30,000 troops to 10,000, and NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden's big interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 28, 2014
In the aftermath of the horrific Isla Vista slayings, which some have speculated were fueled by misogynist extremism, women in the Twitterverse have decided it's about time they talk about male privilege. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2014
When violent eruptions like the killings in Santa Barbara on May 23 happen, discussions in the news often -- as they have in this case -- focus on individual culpability as well as the assumed (and often substantiated) mental illness of the perpetrator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 25, 2014
A 22-year-old man with apparent social difficulties is suspected of killing six people and injuring seven late Friday near the University of California campus in Santa Barbara. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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