The tragic death of an English bulldog puppy in a wading pool at an Eastside doggie day care last month raised questions about the care and supervision provided to pets at the facility.
Now bigger questions suddenly have emerged about whether the facility should have been operating at all.
On a new episode of Newsmakers TV, News-Press reporter Kaitlin Sweeney returns to discuss details of her investigative reporting about permit documents for Santa Barbara’s Camp Canine, amid lingering questions about what city officials knew — and when they knew it — concerning the outfit.
Ryan P. Cruz breaks down the big fight over Santa Barbara’s automated license plate reader program, as serious concerns for public safety clash with big questions about data breaches and privacy — and whether federal immigration officials could obtain the data from City Hall’s now-former vendor.
Sofia Wallace has the scoop on a big real estate sale in Goleta, where an L.A. firm paid $11.2 million to purchase Old Town’s Kellogg Square retail center, leaving residents and small business owners asking what’s next — at a time when hundreds of new housing units are being built or are in the pipeline.
And Josh Molina has the latest from the campaign trail, as races for Santa Barbara mayor and city council heat up — with questions being raised in District 5 about front-runner Ian Baucke’s employment with state Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, and whether it passes the smell test for him to keep the government patronage gig if he wins election.
Plus: Four cheers for the return of flag football season, hurrah, hurrah …
Check out the latest episode of Newsmakers TV via YouTube below or by clicking this link. Our podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, or on SoundCloud. TVSB, Channel 17, airs the show every weeknight at 5 p.m. and at 9 a.m. on weekends. KCSB, 91.9 FM, broadcasts the program at 5:30 p.m. on weekends.
Image. R.I.P. Bruce (Santa Barbara News-Press).