UCSB Grad Student Receives Grant
On 5/29 UCSB grad student Rene Staskal won a $10,000 grant for obsessive compulsive disorder research. The money will fund
Year: 2007
Police Crack Down on Drug Dealers
Last week the Santa Barbara County sheriff’s department arrested 11 people and recovered $23,300 worth of illegal narcotics as the
Williams and Barnwell Kick-Off Reelection Campaigns
Santa Barbara city councilmembers Das Williams and Brian Barnwell held their re-election kickoff events this past week, joining fellow Councilmember
Nava Introduces Bill to Transportation Committee
Following an April tanker spill in Oakland that melted and collapsed sections of interstates 880 and 580, Assemblymember Pedro Nava
Vandenberg Missile Launch Delayed
A missile interceptor launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base scheduled for 5/25 was declared a “no-test” after a target missile
Committee Votes to Change Affordable Housing Threshold
A possible change to Santa Barbara’s inclusionary housing ordinance could lower the number of middle-income affordable units a development needs
Jaws of Life Used to Save Truck Driver
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to rescue a driver trapped inside a large commercial truck on 5/25. The truck
Gallegly Introduces New Immigration Bill
Congressman Elton Gallegly, representing inland Santa Barbara County, introduced a bill requiring that all federal contractors use the Social Security
Fresco Opens New Cafe in SB Museum of Art
Fresco Museum Cafe opened to the public on 5/26, offering fresh salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts to visitors of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. The location is the third run by Mark and Jill Brouillard, who also own Fresco Cafe in Five Points and Fresco at the Beach at the Santa Barbara Inn. The cafe at the museum had been closed since September of last year when former operator Zal Smith moved away.
Goleta Stabbings May Be Linked
Two men were stabbed in separate incidents early on 5/27 in Goleta. The Santa Barbara County sheriff’s department hasn’t connected
