Citizen’s Alert
Sat., Mar. 3
Beach Walk: Hike through the Naples Property. Meet in the parking lot near Haskell’s Beach next to the Bacara Resort and Spa. 1pm. Call 683-6631.
Year: 2007
Stately Affairs
Congressmember Lois Capps is taking the first steps to reverse last year’s humiliating political defeat at the hands of Duncan Hunter, the conservative Republican representative from El Cajon who led the effort to get Santa Rosa Island declared an elk-hunting preserve for disabled veterans.
Letter Imperfect
County Drafts Chumash Gaming Message
Amid a flurry of concern from Santa Ynez Valley residents living near the Chumash Casino, the Board of Supervisors tentatively approved a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting a role for the board in future gaming negotiations between the tribe and the state.
Cold Winds and Hot Dogs
HARD HITTER: Billy Connell, it seems, was born to fight. First, it was with Sister Agnes, his sixth-grade teacher at the Catholic school he attended back in New Jersey. When Sister Agnes made the mistake of smacking Connell with a ruler, he reciprocated by snatching it away and smacking her back.
New Developments
n order to reduce the county’s involvement in its problem-plagued subsidized home ownership program, the Board of Supervisors agreed on 2/27 to purchase four condominiums and rent them to low-income families instead of continuing to seek eligible buyers for them.
Wake of the Flood
Los Lobos. At UCSB’s Campbell Hall, Thursday, February 22.
If American states walked around to theme music, California would cruise its urban alleys and rural byways with Los Lobos in tow. Since 1973, this East L.A. band of proud Chicanos has been playing a uniquely Californian blend of rock, blues, and traditional Mexican music.
State of Being
To the world at large, Santa Barbara is the American Riviera where happy rich folks frolic on fabulous estates and there is no sorrow or trouble. As Borat would say: “Not!” While there is much privilege, there is also marital strife, depression, suicide, eating disorders, acting-out teenagers, and, increasingly, the streets of Santa Barbara are home to many untreated mentally ill homeless people.
Alvaro Sulman Sale
After more than 25 years of living and working out of his studio within El Presidio State Park in downtown
Sopranos Soar
Rigoletto, presented by Opera Santa Barbara. At the Lobero Theatre, Saturday, February 24.
S.B. Opera’s Verdi Festival got off to a spectacular start on Saturday with a splendid performance of Rigoletto directed by the distinguished soprano Stephanie Sundine. It was, among other things, a great night for the sopranos, as both Hanan Alattar as Gilda and Tihana Herceg as Maddalena delivered stellar performances.
O Canada
The snow fell steadily, quickly covering the streets and sidewalks in a blanket of white. Snow storms are uncommon in Vancouver, the locals told us, but the weather had been unusually harsh for the past few months-high winds, heavy rains, and the white stuff-thanks to global warming. Or so Vancouverites deduced.
