Barney Brantingham, a master hand of journalism, a quintessential newspaper reporter and columnist in Santa Barbara, has died. He was 93. Credit: Courtesy photo Barney Brantingham, a master hand of ...

Barney was covering political races when we met, as I was volunteering on a number of them shortly after I moved to Santa Barbara in the early 1970s. I am lucky enough to say that our friendship ...

Barney Melekian, a Santa Barbara County assistant executive officer for the last two years, will leave his post in early February to serve as the interim police chief for the city of Santa Barbara, ...

Santa Barbara Police Chief Barney Melekian is one of the most respected people in law enforcement throughout the nation. He currently is serving as interim police chief at a time of major transition ...

Barney Brantingham, a great journalist who embodied Santa Barbara the way Mike Royko did Chicago, Jimmy Breslin New York, and Herb Caen San Francisco, died last week, his family announced Monday. He ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara Interim Police Chief Barney Melekian will serve his last day with the city police department on Friday and step into retirement following a 50-year career in ...