Business 8-21

A petition being circulated by patrons of Bricks Cafe, located on the 500 block of State Street, is aimed at persuading the city to permit Bricks’ stand-up comics, karaoke, and live jazz bands to use microphones as well as to get Bricks a dance permit.

Environment 8-21

Most people are unclear on the fact that what goes into storm drains proceeds directly to the ocean without being treated, with 12 percent believing it doesn’t and 47 percent unsure, according to a city-sponsored survey.

Nano-Meeter: Green Technologies

UCSB’s Center for Nanotechnology in Society and the California NanoSystems Institute invite the community to attend a casual public forum called Nano-Meeter to discuss the use and implications of green nanotechnologies.

Law and Disorder 8-21

Santa Barbara resident Michael Patrick Mahoney, 51, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs agents on 8/16 at Los Angeles International Airport on charges that he intended to travel to Bangkok to have sex with children.

vol. 22, no. 136, Aug. 21-28, 2008

Jack Johnson may have won over music fans with his easy-going rock years ago, but now he’s making the eco-minded folks swoon with his super-green world tour.

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