Education
The University of California Board of Regents announced on 3/27 the unanimously supported appointment of Mark Yudof as the 19th UC system president.
Year: 2008
Health
A 3/28 meeting concerning the “Clinic on Wheels”a currently defunct traveling unit that helped provide health exams and insurance for children whose families could not otherwise afford it
Give a Little
Stitches from the Hearta nonprofit that donates knitted or crocheted blankets, sweaters, hats, and booties to newborns in need all over the countryneeds volunteers.
City
Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum and City Administrator Jim Armstrong spoke optimistically at the 3/27 State of the City address.
County
Dr. David Bearman has charged David Smyser, one of his opponents in the race for the 3rd District supervisor’s seat, with running a campaign substantially funded by donations from outside Santa Barbara County
Quiz: Fruit of the Loom
1) John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born where?
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert began her appearance last Sunday by admitting that earlier in the day she had somehow lost an hour “looking at the air” at the airport.
Sure Glad I Didn’t Step in It
It’s not considered wise to pee in the water from which you drink. But in Santa Maria, they’re putting toxic dirt next to their river.
Can’t Help It if They’re Lucky
Betty Stephens, who commissioned all those new women’s restrooms at the Granada, plans to christen the place the Scarlett O’Hara Lounge.
John Doe Takes a Break from X for a Solo Performance in Santa Barbara
It is March, and, for John Doe, that means this page in his calendar gets marked with an “X.”
