Sheriff Seeks Montecito Bank Robber
Urged public to come forward with information.
Month: March 2009
Politics for Animals
State Assemblymember Pedro Nava writes bills for cats and dogs.
Supes Nix Golf Resort
Ken Hunter, owner of La Pur-sima Golf Course, was hoping the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors would on Tuesday begin the process of changing his establishment’s land use designation.
San Andres Hardware to Close
The depressed economy and competition from chain stores are pressuring Mohammad Hormozfar to close San Andres Hardware.
300 Layoffs at SBB&T
After receiving $180 million dollars from the U.S. Treasury Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), the parent company of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, Pacific Capital Bancorp, announced on March 18 that it will eliminate 22 percent of its full-time positions.
Schneider on Hot Seat
Helene Schneidercast the key vote on an initiative limiting the maximum size of new buildings on the November election ballot.
When the Political Gets Personal
It was all elbows and knives at the Santa Barbara City Council chambers Tuesday afternoon, as elected officials tussled over a proposal to delay for two weeks the ratification of a relatively small union contract in deference to City Hall’s mounting fiscal woes.
UCSB Community Braces for 15,000-Person Increase
In the latest round of public forumsUCSB again presented its Long Range Development Plan.
Leviathan Leaves
The young gray whale lurking about the harbor for nearly three weeks has not been sighted since Saturday, March 21, according to Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol officer Steve McCullough
Caring for Cats
This August, one of the nation’s first no-kill animal shelters is celebrating its 20th anniversary-and it’s right here in Santa Barbara.