Fire Doused Near Brubaker Canyon
SB County Fire returns to site of Zaca Fire.
Month: November 2007
Gauchos Beat Huskies in NCAA Soccer Playoffs
UCSB wins 1-0 against U of Washington with nearly 10,000 watching.
That Dog’s All Wet
The Poodle himself, Nick Welsh, reveals the real facts behind the News-Press’ lawsuit against The Independent.
Saving the World with Inflatable Trees
In the past decade, human- caused global warming has gone from a hotly debated theory to a widely accepted, scientifically validated truth. Simultaneously, many of the world’s countries have banded together under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and in various climate-related treaties to fight back, cut greenhouse gases, and hopefully cool the heat before more damage is done.
Frimpong Trial Underway
The same week his former team starts its defense of the national championship he helped them win last year, former UCSB soccer standout Eric Frimpong is defending himself against charges that he sexually assaulted one UCSB student and raped another earlier this year in Isla Vista.
Recovery Plan Envisions 4,150 Steelhead in S.Y. River
A federal plan to bring Southern California’s once-thriving steelhead population back from the brink of extinction has established the goal of having 4,150 adult steelhead running up and down the Santa Ynez River.
Naples Revised Draft EIR Released; Hearings Ahead
Battle stations are being readied this week as the war over the future of Naples-that 485-acre slice of coastal California that sits at the southern gateway to Gaviota-is once again set to resume. After a nearly 15-month wait for the recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to be released for public consumption, the massive document hit the streets just before Thanksgiving week, setting the stage for what promises to be a passionate public hearing on the subject in early December.
Homeless Get Healthy for Winter
In an effort to minimize chances of a flu or pneumonia epidemic in the Casa Esperanza homeless center this winter, county health professionals and volunteers staffed what is arguably Santa Barbara’s most ambitious public health event of the year: Project Healthy Neighbors.
A Chat with Josh Brolin, Star of No Country for Old Men
The Coen brothers’ new film, No Country for Old Men, has been called a masterpiece by several national critics, and it’s the second most roundly praised film of the year behind Ratatouille. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Cormac McCarthy, the movie is about the chain of events that happen after Llewelyn Moss grabs a bag of money from the site of a drug deal gone wrong.
Moving Units Frontman Blake Miller On Keeping Busy, Branching Out
Since forming in 2001, Moving Units have maintained a steady buzz of good press and created an impressive following of rabid fans. Part ’80s throwback, part futuristic electro-rock, and all dance-worthy, the band’s sound is perhaps best known for its contribution to the slow-but-steady resurgence of the Los Angeles music scene.