Barney discusses the ongoing debate on the changing face of downtown Santa Barbara, as well the roasting of former News-Press editor Jerry Roberts, the inaugural Jim Ryerson Environmental Memorial Award, and an opportunity for those familiar with Abbot and Costello to dine at a discount.
J’Amy delivers the news on a great week for Westmont College, explains why the Montecito Water District is raising rates for residents, and shows why we all need an air-kiss from Miramar developer Rick Caruso as soon as we can get one.
On Wednesday, February 21, at noon in De la Guerra Plaza, hundreds of people are expected to show up to support the unionized newsroom staff of the Santa Barbara News-Press and call for owner Wendy McCaw to return ethical standards to her newspaper, rehire the reporters and editors wrongfully terminated, and remind her that owning a newspaper means caring about your community and acting like a responsible professional. Does Santa Barbara care enough to make this rally successful? We hope so. (Illustration by Bob Aul, for the OC Weekly.)
Santa Barbara moog music gurus The Volt per Octaves are set to play tonight, February 20, downtown at Elsie’s. The show starts tonight at ten, and will include Bizzaro Lord Zool, After the Goldrush, and Darren Holzhausen.
Tom Martinez is a former member of the hate group The Order, and has spent the last 23 years traveling the country telling high school students about his experiences with white supremacist organizations.
Barney reports on a March 13 roast for Jerry Roberts at AT&T ballpark in San Francisco, talks about the editor’s news “friends of” website, gives some insight into what tomorrow’s Wake Up Wendy Wednesday rally shall feature, and also provides two YouTube videos of Larry Nimmer’s interview with John Zant. And much, much more, of course.
Three years under her belt as an Isla Vista resident hasn’t prevented Mollie Vandor from stumbling upon some of her town’s hidden surprises – whether that means finding a decent clothes shop on the walk home for school or meeting the special guy who looks past a girl’s hangover to see the what’s inside.
A February 13 vote indicates that the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District will be fueling vehicles with a blend that includes a percentage of a a environmentally safe fuel.
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks) introduced a bill to congress that aims to prevent Mexican citizens from being able to collect social security.
This Indianapolis hip-hop trio achieved some national recognition recently thanks to a Super Bowl anthem for the Colts called “Go Blue.” Their fourth album, Basementality, tastefully mixes smoothed out beats and smart lyrics for an album worth giving a listen.
