Santa Barbara School Board Approves ’07-08 Budget
The Santa Barbara School Board approved a 2007-08 final budget of $119.2 million, leaving the district with $4.8 million in
Year: 2007
Capps to Oppose Coal-Based Alternative Fuels
Congresswoman Lois Capps, who sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said she will oppose coal-based fuels as an
Chinese Government Detains Visiting Lawyer
Gao Zhisheng – a Chinese lawyer known for advocacy of human rights in cases involving land, labor, and religion –
Plane Veers Off Runway at SB Airport
Strong winds were the apparent cause of a small, single-engine plane veering off the runway during landing at Santa Barbara
Sanchez Becomes First Latino President of California Teachers Association
Teacher David Sanchez, of Santa Maria, took over the presidency of the 340,000-member California Teachers Association, becoming the first Latino
Cairns Wins Championship at Annual Paddleboard Race
Santa Barbaran Jane Cairns successfully defended her title as the women’s champion of the annual Jay Moriarty Memorial Paddleboard Race
Carpinteria Landslide Victim Honored
In a heartfelt ceremony featuring a cannon salute, the city of Carpinteria got its first – albeit unofficial – patron
State Law Requires Grocers Provide Recycling for Plastic Bags
Collection bins should be popping up at all supermarkets and chain drug stores throughout California as they start to comply
Small Fire Erupts on Stearns Wharf
A small blaze broke out on Stearns Wharf on the afternoon of 6/27. The fire was contained to about a
Molestation Suspect Identified, Arrested
Leobardo Alatorre, 38, of Goleta was arrested on 6/27 after police received reports of an 8-year-old girl being molested in
