“Suspicious” Fire Engulfs Orcutt Building
Fire season officially begins this Monday.
Year: 2008
Jeschke Headed to Trial
Former high tennis coach will face 18 counts for alleged inappropriate behavior with underage women.
Sanchez Press Conference on Arrests
Police Chief Sanchez calls gang assaults “shameful.”
Assassin’s Creed
Game Grid, the Independent‘s new video game review column, looks at this new multiplatform title.
Cheaper Energy From Beyond Edison?
Feasibility study searches for less expensive green energy.
New SB Condo Breed Inches Toward Reality
City council bestows project with “economic development” designation.
School District’s Eric Smith Helms CASBO
Head honcho for California Association of School Business Officials.
Supes Pass Spay/Neuter Ball Back to Staff
After four hours of emotional testimony, the Santa Barbara County supervisors ordered staff to form a task-force on the mandatory spaying and neutering of pets.
Judge Joe Lodge Dies
Judge Joseph Lodge, one of the defining personalities of the Santa Barbara courthouse scene, died in his sleep not long after reading a poem to his family on May 5.
Up Against the Backlash
When it comes to jettisoning Native American imagery at Carpinteria High School, a backlash against the backlash seems to be shaping up.
