9/11 Whistleblower Coleen Rowley Speaks at Victoria Hall
Colleen Rowley spoke to a crowd on Sunday about her experiences decrying the FBI’s failures to prevent 9/11.
Year: 2007
Annual Mussel Quarantine Begins Early
The ban aims to protect people from poisonous domoic acid in the shellfish.
News-Press Owner Threatened with “Massive Retaliation”
Former Santa Barbara News-Press editor Jerry Roberts angrily denounced a front page article in Sunday’s edition of the News-Press, indicating that he may have downloaded thousands of pornographic images involving children and minors as “libelous,” a “smear,” and “an unconscionable story.”
Shameless News-Press Breaks Out the Kiddie Porn
On Sunday, the News-Press suggested that former editor Jerry Roberts downloaded child pornography to his work computer. Roberts responded at an afternoon press conference.
Sheriff Brown Announces Possible Solution to Jail Overcrowding
The plan was proposed during an event recognizing the sheriff’s one-hundredth day in office.
A Place for Us
On Tuesday, April 24 the audience at the Arlington Theatre will time-travel through a full century of Broadway’s greatest hits, courtesy of New York composer and arranger Neil Berg and his 100 Years of Broadway concert. I spoke with Berg last week about the show.
UCSB Snags “Father of Stem-Cell Research”
Jamie Thomson, the reputed “Father of Stem Cell Research,” is coming to UCSB.
County Mulls Future of Measure D
While Santa Barbara County residents will vote in 2008 to direct the transportation sales tax, exactly what they’ll be voting on is unclear.
A High-Falutin Expression
While “420” means something to some people everyday, it can signify the time to light up to just about everyone on April 20. Drew Mackie looks at where the phrase came from and why it became so popular.
Counseling on the Mounds of Venus and Mars
Batya Weinbaum compares one reader’s born talents, innate shortcomings, and present lifestyle through the Mounds of Mars and Venus.
