Year: 2006

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PROPS TO PROP 36?

Santa Barbara judges this week celebrated the fifth anniversary of Prop 36which called for a court-supervised treatment diversion program for minor drug offendersby holding graduation ceremonies in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria, where 37 offenders saw their charges dismissed for successfully completing the program and paying fines and fees as high as $8,000. Figures from the county’s Alcohol, Drugs, and Mental Heath Department were more positive, suggesting that 36 percent of Prop 36 enrollees had graduated; another 5 percent successfully completed treatment but failed to pay fines and fees. Meth was the drug of choice for most Santa Barbara participants; on the South Coast as a whole, methamphetamine and heroin users were evenly ranked.

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COME THE CONTENDER:

With three months remaining before the June primary, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful State Controller Steve Westly toured the South Coast this week, pitching himself as the best option to run against Governor Schwarzenegger next fall. The former eBay exec touted his business savvy and hyped the billions his office saved the state of California by targeting bogus tax shelters. Westly also plugged his activist credentials, recounting his work with the Global Warming Watch Coalition and his effort in support of stem cell research.

Helen Paul 1929-2006
By Indy Staff

Helen Paul 1929-2006

by Hope Hernandez
When Roger Hand, the current director of Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), calls to tell me that a friend of ours, Helen, has unexpectedly passed away, I feel as if someone has yanked my shoulders back, jerking me upright. I can barely get out the words, “Oh, no!” as my mind reflects on how we had lunch together just a few short weeks ago.

By Indy Staff

Readers’ Round-Up:

As part of Read Around the World month, the UCSB Women’s Center will collect children’s books of all languages in

By Indy Staff

Around We Go

Last week, Alex Pujo offered his take on a meeting of the Transportation and Circulation Commission [Letters, Mar. 2]. I compliment Mr. Pujo’s ability to turn a provocative and well-phrased insult. Unfortunately, in his rush to claim some politically correct high ground, he played fast and loose with the truth. He announced that everyone who spoke against traffic calming devices (TCDs) were members of a self-serving fringe group opposed to sustainable transportation: false.

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Healthcare in the Mist

Alt Medicine at UCSB

According to alternative medical lore, a young patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) was seen separately by two practitioners of alternative medicine while attending the international conference series Global Medicine Project (GMP) at UCSB several years ago. The two alt docs-one a native Tibetan healer, the other a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine-were given no information about the patient’s Western medical diagnosis and neither had prior experience with MS.

Uncategorized By Shannon Kelley

Peeps in the Hood

A New Watering Hole Opens on montecito Street

Train tracks are one of those cliched symbols; and, as is usually the case, this cliche has become a cliche because something about it rings true: tracks divide a town, and, oftentimes, the scene you’ll find on either side. And so it is in Santa Barbara. “Downtown”-State Street and its long lines, pricey drinks, and high tourist quotient-ends abruptly at the train station, and crossing those tracks on Montecito Street lands you in an entirely different Santa Barbara.

By Gerald Carpenter

Rue, Brittenia!

Belcea Quartet

(Corina Belcea and Laura Samuel, violins; Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; Antoine Lederlin, cello), a CAMA/MasterSeries concert. At the Lobero Theatre, Monday, March 6.

The quartet got off to a good start with a lovely and lively performance of Mozart’s String Quartet in D Major, K. 499. Indeed, the quartet played beautifully, with feeling and dazzling skill, throughout the concert.

By Indy Staff

NAKED INJUSTICE:

In a demonstration organized by the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP), about a dozen UCSB students removed their clothing and stood behind placards in their underwear last Wednesday, aiming to call attention to alleged sweatshop conditions in factories where the university’s logo-bearing apparel is made. SLAP asks that workers be permitted to organize as unions; that living wages and hours be determined by local experts where the Â-factories are located; and that Chancellor Henry Yang adhere to the United Students Against Sweatshops’ Designated Supplier’s Program, which seven universities nationwide have already adopted. Yang referred SLAP to UC President Robert Dynes, whose office responded with an open letter stating the UC system forbids the use of “forced, convict, or indentured” labor in its contracted factories, and will respond specifically to SLAP’s suggestion after closer examination.

By Indy Staff

Karmic Corner

When I first moved into my new neighborhood, I was excited to be within walking distance of downtown. In my many walks, I discovered a little store on the corner of Anapamu and De la Vina. The outside is a cheery yellow, and the friendly owner, Sharesh, often works the counter himself. The sign is so small I wasn’t sure what it was called until I noticed the name “Good Karma Market and Deli” on a credit card receipt.

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