Medi-Cal Doctors Take Pay Cut
Those in Santa Barbara get reprieve, however.
Day: July 3, 2008
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Trains Community Peace Leaders
Santa Barbara may have more nonprofit organizations per capita than almost any other city in the country, but few of them act on an international stage.
High Turnover and Fragmented Focus Plague Foster Care
Of the 38 children emancipated from foster care last year throughout Santa Barbara County, 12 wound up homeless within six months.
Three Reasons to Sign Up for the Granada’s Youth Summer Drama Class
All up-and-coming theater folk, take note: For the first time ever, the newly restored Granada Theatre will be hosting its very own summer session of applied drama classes for kids, starting Monday, July 14.
The Cost of Death Penalty
The State of California could save $100 million a year if the death penalty were abolished and those currently on death row were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, according to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice.
Construction Fits and Starts
Santa Barbara Planning Chief Paul Casey said he’s not troubled that construction has abated at the site of Fess Parker’s proposed new waterfront hotel on Cabrillo Boulevard for the past six weeks.
Goleta Tax Won’t Endanger Measure A
While slow-moving tedium usually defines City Council meetings, Goleta’s was abuzz with meaningful activity on Tuesday evening.
New Anti-Gang Effort Makes Debut
Last year’s fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Luis Angel Linares during a State Street melee focused all of Santa Barbara’s attention on its gang problem.
Montecity?
The pros and cons of incorporation.
Oakland Folksters Port O’Brien Prepare to Dock at Muddy Waters
Port O’Brien is America’s answer to the New Zealand folk rock movement.