Montecity?
The pros and cons of incorporation.
Month: July 2008
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.
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.
City 7-3
Citing huge costs and technological uncertainty, the Santa Barbara City Council balked at making City Hall carbon neutral by the year 2020.
Academy Festival Orchestra
The thrill of the opening Academy Festival Orchestra concert comes from a sense that everything is on the line for these young musicians, and that everything is possible. Imagine the pressure.
Music Academy Pays Tribute to Composer Olivier Messiaen
Ask musicians to describe the work of Olivier Messiaen, the marvelously original composer whose centennial is being celebrated this year, and certain words keep turning up.
Snoop Dogg and 311
Considering the cross-section of rock, funk, and hip-hop that the Bowl dished out last Thursday night, one might ask, “Just what do ’90s punk-reggae rockers 311 have in common with the Doggfather of hip-hop?”
UCSB Students Connect with Veterans and Others Touched by the Horrors of War
On a February day in a darkened UCSB classroom, students listen intently as Army Sergeant Christopher Loverro recounts the grueling daily struggle of life as a soldier in Iraq.
Law and Disorder 7-3
The man who died after having lost consciousness in a Westside pool on 6/23 was revealed to be 23-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Kevin Whitney, a Petaluma native and aspiring firefighter.
Health 7-3
On 7/1, California doctors treating people on Medi-Cal-federal-state health insurance for the very poor-began receiving 10 percent less for their services.
