Dead Blue Whale May Wash Up
A dead 70-foot blue whale may wash up on the Santa Barbara coastline this week.
Year: 2007
Man Killed in Hollister Avenue Accident
The 75-year-old may have suffered a heart attack before veering into Lane Farms’ trailer.
Goleta General Plan Changes
The inaugural Goleta Grapevine column urges Goletans to get involved with shaping their city.
Going to the Principal’s Office
The Senior File interviews Santa Barbara High’s principal Mark Capritto.
Mop Scene
Starshine may shine, but it’s the cleaning lady who makes her house sparkle.
Third District Eyes Possible Planning Commissioner C.J. Jackson
Charles “C.J.” Jackson’s family has owned and operated the Alisal Ranch since it began in Solvang in 1946. Jackson was born in Santa Barbara County and has lived in Santa Ynez for the past 12 years. He has been a member of many boards and organizations, and is intimately involved with planning and development issues in the Santa Ynez Valley. In other words, he’s not new to the game.
Kids’ Care Takes a Hit
In the process of cutting the state budget by $700 million last month, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a program that was vital to Santa Barbara County’s drive to enroll uninsured kids in health plans. The last-minute budget purging came at the behest of conservative Republican legislators and included other health programs.
Court Interpreters Strike
When Jose Navarrete received the call that he’d be going on strike, he prepared himself for a solitary stand outside the Santa Barbara Superior Court’s Figueroa Division. Navarrete may be a member of the California Federation of Interpreters (CFI), but he’s the only one working in the city of Santa Barbara and has thus become a one-man picket line.
Obama Rallies in Santa Barbara
In his first visit to the Central Coast as a presidential hopeful, Barack Obama had a busy Saturday in Santa Barbara, beginning with a high-energy rally on City College’s West Campus Lawn and ending with a fundraiser at the Montecito estate of talk-show host Oprah Winfrey. The last event is estimated to have brought in about $3.45 million. Between the two appearances he also made a stop at the home of political activist Nancy Koppelman, where a private luncheon for about 100 people netted Obama’s campaign an additional $230,000.
Union Activists Disloyal, News-Press Lawyer Claims
In the fourth week of the trial of the Santa Barbara News-Press on charges of unfair labor practices, lawyers for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued to call former News-Press writers and editors to the witness stand to testify that Ampersand Publishing, the paper’s parent company, retaliated against legally protected union activities. Barry Cappello, defending Ampersand, insisted that the NLRB had it exactly backward: Union activists tried to interfere with legitimate management prerogatives; in so doing, they were the ones who violated the rules of engagement.
