MODEST MOUSE CANCELED:
The Modest Mouse concert scheduled for Sunday, August 6, at the S.B. Bowl was canceled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.
Month: June 2006
NO CRIMINAL CHARGES IN RECYCLING SCAM:
No criminal charges will be filed against Health Sanitation, the Santa Maria trash company that shortchanged the county by as much as $1 million in recycling fees and charges. Sheriff’s investigators said they could find no evidence substantiating a whistleblower’s claim of premeditated criminal intent.
Q: What is the oldest building in the Goleta Valley?
Although the exact date of its construction is unknown, the general belief is that the San Jose Winery, located off Vineyard Road near San Jose Creek, is the oldest building in the Goleta Valley. At one time the tile-roofed adobe was at the center of a thriving wine operation by Mission Santa Barbara.
Quote of the Week
‘No one is leaving the [police] department to work in a nicer building, I can tell you that. That’s just a dodge.’
– Santa Barbara Police Detective Mike McGrew, responding to Mayor Marty Blum’s suggestion that the SBPD’s old headquarters might be responsible for the high turnover among experienced officers.
Top Six Reasons to See Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
1. Mary Jo Catlett said that the show has a great message, that “seniors are alive and well. People may
Moses Moves On
Ed Moses – the embattled head of the county’s Housing and Community Development department – is heading south to take a job as chief executive officer of the Area Housing Authority for Ventura County. Despite speculation from friends and foes alike that he was forced out, Moses insists his July 28 departure has “nothing to do” with the audit of the affordable housing program he administered. Rather, he said, the new job is 15 minutes from his Oxnard home and high-school aged son.
Transit Center Love Fest
Any notions that the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) might relocate its Chapala Street transit center to the railroad depot – in anticipation of the still hypothetical day when Santa Barbara might enjoy commuter rail service – were soundly squashed Tuesday afternoon during a joint meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council and MTD’s board of directors. Members of both agencies unanimously and enthusiastically affirmed their support for the transit center’s octagonal-shaped current digs, pointing out that downtown is the final destination for many bus riders, not merely a jumping-off point for other journeys.
BOOK FEST MOVED:
After years of page-turning in De la Guerra Plaza, the Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival is moving to the S.B. Public Library this fall. The free festival will beheld Saturday, September 30, from 10:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. See sbbookfestival.org.
Petro-Political Panic
About 30 South Coast activists associated with the Santa Barbara Chapter of MoveOn.org – including former assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson – gathered at the Chevron gas station by Hollister Avenue and Storke Road to protest the recent spike in gasoline prices and denounce the political influence oil companies exert through campaign cash.
BANANA BOAT TERROR:
The color-coded national security index flashed bright orange earlier this week when a death threat toward President Bush was found in the hull of a banana boat unloading at the Port of Hueneme near Oxnard.