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Dear Mr. President-Elect Obama
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Poor Barack Obama. No honeymoon for him. Bill Clinton bopped into town after his election, jogged East Beach, slapped hands, and blew a sax at The Nugget in Summerland. Read story.
Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Expansion Plans
Parish Buys Evicted Nuns' Convent
Fr. Rafael Marin tells Barney that the parish paid the archdiocese undisclosed amount for an internal transfer of the modest building, formerly occupied by the Sisters of Bethany. Read story.
Case Between Ben-Dor and Symphony Still Heated
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It’s been running below the radar for several years, but now the suit by former Santa Barbara Symphony music director/conductor Gisèle Ben-Dor is about to heat up. Read story.
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Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Nuns' Funds
Woman arrested for allegedly stealing nuns' funds. Read story.
Mountain Drive Spirit
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The last Erica and Treavor Ortiz heard after they fled the Tea Fire, their East Mountain Drive home had crashed, stilts aflame, 60 feet down into a creek. Read story.
Tragedy on Mountain Drive
Residents Rolling Up Sleeves, Ready to Rebuild
Barney and Sue talk to residents who are rolling up their sleeves and ready to rebuild. Read story.
Miscegenation and Other Civil Rights
What will things be like now that Barack Obama has been elected president? Read story.
Feds Prosecute News-Press for Temps Ruse
Also, Lotusland Gardener Attacked by Killer Bees in Mexico
Also, Lotusland cycad gardener attacked by killer bees in Mexico. Read story.
Fourth of July in November
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He burst onto the political scene like an Independence Day rocket, winning the presidency in a wave of youthful optimism, inspiring a nation where many at first had doubts. Read story.
Burning Crosses and Bad Porn
More reports of those nefarious “Caucasians-only” restrictions included in older Santa Barbara County subdivision maps. Read story.
San Roque’s Not-So-Protective Covenant
When I moved into Santa Barbara’s San Roque neighborhood recently, I learned that when the county recorded this part of the subdivision in 1948, no one but “Caucasians” could live here. Read story.
Bad Faith and Good Theater
NLRB to Prosecute News-Press over Moran Firing, and Citizen McCaw to Show on PBS
NLRB to prosecute News-Press over Moran firing, plus Barney's scoop on International Film Fest honoree. Read story.
The Art of Being Arianna
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The New Yorker has devoted a dozen tart pages to the ups and downs of blogger queen, political gossipster supreme, ex-Montecitan, and wanted-to-be California governor Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington. Read story.
A Few of Barney's Favorite Eateries
The Old, the New, and the Re-Opened
The smiling blondes were crowded into a booth, a minister and his wife were finishing up breakfast, and some cops arrived, heading for the patio. Read story.
Sex and Whistleblowers
Got your attention? Well, sex is coming your way on the wings of the November ballot. Read story.
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