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In the Valley of the Dogs
The Angry Poodle grills up the lawsuit that the Santa Barbara News-Press filed against The Indy, which was settled this week. Read story.
No Dogs Need Apply
I’ll be sending a get-well card to members of the Carpinteria School Board. What else can you do for people who choose to pick fights with tornadoes? Read story.
It’s a Dog’s World After All
The Angry Poodle sniffs around Santa Barbara's environmental community in search of life. Read story.
Before the Dog Knows You’re Dead
Poor Barack Obama. Just as it appeared he was starting to shed the “elitist” jacket, John Cleese had to go deliver the kiss of death. Read story.
Thou Shalt Have No False Dogs Before Me
The Angry Poodle wonders, "What happens when Santa Barbara's bicyclers try to take back the streets?" The police consider them anarchy-loving terrorists, and take 'em down. Read story.
Sure Glad I Didn’t Step in It
It’s not considered wise to pee in the water from which you drink. But in Santa Maria, they're putting toxic dirt next to their river. Read story.
Dog Eat Dog, or K-9 Kannibalism
A couple weeks ago, I unveiled the latest installment of the Theory of Lee Read story.
Dog Got Your Tongue?
Angry Poodle Explains The Indy’s Stance on Stabbing Photos—and Publishes Them All
The Angry Poodle explains The Santa Barbara Independent’s refusal to turn over the State Street stabbing photos to the public defender's office — and then publishes them all. Read story.
No Country for Old Dogs
The Angry Poodle returns to town, and busts out his infamous "theory of Lee." Can so many Lees be so wrong? Turns out, yes, they can. Read story.
Every Dog Has Its Day
WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER: Ronald Reagan would have turned 97 this Wednesday — just one day after Super Tuesday — were he still alive. Read story.
Looking a Gift Dog in the Mouth
READY, FIRE, AIM: Voodoo economics is hardly new, but it used to be the exclusive domain of starry-eyed Republicans who never recovered from having read Milton Friedman in their youth. Read story.
Smoochin’ the Pooch
The Angry Poodle tells the Santa Barbara City Council a good way to make money: rent to cannabis dispensaries. Read story.
Fallout from the Atomic Dog
SOMETHING PISSY THIS WAY COMES: Greka Oil has done it again. And again and again and again. At a time when oil companies like Chevron and BP are spending many millions to greenwash us into believing they can be environmentally caring and sharing, it’s good to have down-and-dirty operators like Greka keeping it real. Read story.
The Dog that Ate the Cat that Ate the Rat
NOT SO FUNNY, MR. CLAUS: Although there are still 18 shopping days before Christmas, the overwhelming frontrunner in this year’s Scrooge Award contest is the Bridgehouse Homeless Shelter up the road in the fair city of Lompoc. Read story.
That Dog’s All Wet
The Poodle himself, Nick Welsh, reveals the real facts behind the News-Press' lawsuit against The Independent.
The Poodle himself, Nick Welsh, reveals the real facts behind the News-Press' lawsuit against The Independent. Read story.
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