Council Re-Examines Desalination Plant
Will spend $122,000 looking into whether to revive 18-year-old structure.
Year: 2008
City of Goleta Hires In-House Attorney
Council says move will save money.
Again: That’s Dust, Not Smoke
Gap Fire clean-up kicks up particulates.
Offshore California Drilling
Citing high gas prices as his motive, President George W. Bush last month lifted a presidential moratorium on offshore drilling.
Santa Barbara’s Medical Marijuana Update
Less than four months old, Santa Barbara’s new-fangled Medical Marijuana Ordinance flashed its teeth for the first time last week, as two separate cannabis dispensaries found themselves in Superior Court facing potential shutdown.
The Battle Over Measure A, Road Funding, and Trikes
County Supervisor Salud Carbajal took on Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum in what had to be the world’s slowest adult tricycle race at high noon Wednesday in front of the city’s downtown train depot. If big talk translated to high speeds, then Carbajal would clearly have won.
Glen Annie Golf Club Unveils Housing
Facing the financial pressure caused by the low revenues of a public golf course, a $15 million debt, and the abundance of places to putt in the area, Glen Annie Golf Club is seeking other options.
School Board Candidate Deadline
With August 13 the deadline for would-be Santa Barbara School Board members to throw their hats in the ring for this November’s election, the normally hotly contested race finds itself with more open seats than officially declared prospective board members.
Saturday with Shakespeare
Come and enjoy a witty and romantic tale! Be sure you don’t miss Shakespeare S.B.’s hilarious version of Much Ado About Nothing, opening Saturday, August 9, at 5 p.m. at Casa de la Guerra (9 E. De la Guerra St.).
Jesse Rhodes Gives Away Lipstick and Coffee
While we may not have seen a lot of Jesse Rhodes and his acoustic guitar around Santa Barbara’s live music venues recently, he has by no means been laying idle.
