The Winehound Opens
No one will ever write the truly difficult story of opening a place in Santa Barbara for fear that five bureaucrats will show up asking to inspect one’s computer.
Year: 2008
Khasy Modisette and Friends
How do you fill SOhO on a Tuesday night in the middle of May? One good bet is to book a local gem with a broad fan base who doesn’t play often in town.
Quote of the Week
This whole thing is going to end up being decided by a totally bogus issue-the promise of money.’
City
Santa Barbara City Councilmember Dale Francisco carved out a unique procedural niche when he declined to vote for, against, or even to abstain last week on a motion designed to create a new taskforce to study homelessness.
Obama’s Term of Endearment Leaves Bitter Aftertaste
Here’s the truth: I’m sweet on Barack Obama, and the man can call me whatever he wants as long as he doesn’t let that war-mongering glad-hander into our White House.
Make-Believe Peeps
Seeking solace from last weekend’s heat wave, I joined hundreds of other scenesters at the coolness that was the opening of Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Ads Anti-Semitic
I wrote to The Independent‘s publisher, Randy Campbell, when the antiÂ-Semitic ads on pages 24 and 26 first came out [May 15] and have not as yet received any response.
Goleta
After comments by Bacara lawyers and the public, the Goleta City Council at its 5/20 meeting voted to initiate the further study of several General Plan amendments proposed by the resort.
Development
The California Space Authority announced plans this week to open a space centerincluding a business park and a museumnear Vandenberg Air Force Base by 2016.
No Charge for Mantra
Hari, an Indian palmist offers mantras but misreads hand lines.
