Police Confiscate 100 Pounds of Pot
For the second time in less than a week, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department confiscated a large amount of
Year: 2007
Santa Barbara Water Czar Resigns
Steve Mack, the City of Santa Barbara’s water czar since 1990, announced his resignation on 7/16. In a letter, Mack
Bill Levy Closes Up Shop
Santa Barbara’s once-legendary developer Bill Levy closed his downtown offices last week. Levy’s fortunes plummeted in recent years after he
Santa Barbara Newsroom Calls it Quits
After more than three months online, reporters at Santa Barbara Newsroom.com announced on 7/13 that they would no longer be
Oprah to Host Fundraiser for Obama
Oprah Winfrey has announced she will be holding a fundraising event for presidential hopeful Barack Obama at her home in
Santa Barbara Surfer Excels in Roxy’s Longboard Championships
Hawaii-born, Santa Barbara-based surfer Janna Irons earned herself a berth in the semi-finals of the Roxy Women’s World Longboard Championships
Goleta City Council May Turn Focus to Housing
In view of the 200 revisions that the Goleta City Council is thinking of making to its General Plan, League
Landecker Named New Director of Environmental Defense Center
David Landecker, former Santa Barbara city councilmember and current president of the Citizen’s Planning Association, has been hired as the
Buellton Puts the Breaks on Sphere of Influence Study
In a 3-2 vote on 7/12, the Buellton City Council put the brakes on a sphere of influence study that
Capps Praises Bill to Reduce College Loan Costs
Representative Lois Capps hailed the House’s passage of HR 2669, which will reduce college loan costs by $18 billion over
