Carp Bar Patron Busted for Dealing Coke
Noe Renteria was arrested for dealing at The Palms and Moondoggies.
Month: July 2007
IV Stabbing Suspect Was Already in Jail
An injured UCSB student is recovering from his wounds.
Tears Shed as Stabbings Continue
Three large candles sat on the communion table at the front of Holy Cross Catholic Church on Sunday, July 22-the day of Lorenzo Valentin Carachure’s funeral in Santa Barbara. Each candle signified a different step in the process of healing for those hurt by the violent death of Carachure on July 16. The first candle symbolized the feelings of grief and vengeance many were undoubtedly feeling as a result of the murder, and the second represented a necessary move toward solidarity and community, while the third signified making a commitment to “do what we can to keep this from happening again,” said the pastor, Father Ludo DeClippel.
Zaca Fire Burns On
As of Tuesday evening, after tens of thousands of acres in the Santa Barbara backcountry had burned, firefighting forces appeared to have the Zaca Fire under control with more than 60 percent of the inferno contained and August 3 earmarked as the likely full containment date. The mini-city erected in recent weeks at the Live Oak campground to provide home base and command central to the approximately 800 personnel fighting the blaze was being slowly taken down even as plumes of smoke continued to rise above the distant ridgeline.
Women Anointed Catholic Deacons, Priest in S.B.
“Is the candidate worthy?” intoned Bishop Patricia Fresen ceremonially, as lifelong Catholic Juanita Cordero stood before her in a pure white gown, about to be ordained as a priest. The question was asked three times during the ordination ceremony on Sunday, July 22, as one female priest and two female deacons were invested with the power to perform sacraments-a function forbidden to women under canon law.
City Experiences Driest Year in Over a Century
The City of Santa Barbara experienced the driest year in more than a century this past year. Only 5.97 inches
Capps Urges Labor Board to Pick Up the Pace
In a letter to National Labor Relations Board Chairman Robert J. Battista, Rep. Lois Capps joined Rep. George Miller (D-CA)
The 88 Plays Velvet Jones
The year 2007 has been an excellent one for L.A.’s pop-rock powerhouse The 88. The band is cresting on a red-hot music licensing streak that has netted close to 40 song placements in advertising, television, and film since its independently produced debut disc, Kind of Light, dropped in 2003. Replete with catchy tunes sporting killer hooks, said disc gained traction thanks in large part to its frequent play by KCRW’s Nic Harcourt on his Morning Becomes Eclectic show.
An Interview with Paul Laverty, Screenwriter of The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Paul Laverty’s biography is not that of your typical screenwriter-born to an Irish mother and Scottish father in Calcutta, he obtained a philosophy degree in Rome and a law degree in Scotland. He put his legal expertise to use in Central America in the 1980s, working closely with domestic human rights organizations during the Nicaraguan civil war and also traveling to El Salvador and Guatemala.
Adult Literacy Program Seeks Volunteers
Those willing to tutor need only to donate one or two days of their week.