Platform Holly Spills Oil Off Santa Barbara Coast
One barrel of crude was estimated to have been spilled early on Monday morning.
Year: 2009
City Council Approves Leaking Budget
Santa Barbara City Hall closes $10.5 million gap and braces for more cuts and fees.
A Conversation with the Music Academy of the West’s Richard Feit
MAW’s Vice President for Artistic Programs and Operations talks orchestral programs.
A Foodie’s Walk in the Woods
The 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Wine Festival happens June 27.
Green Gurus Converge on UCSB
California’s colleges and universities are going green at breakneck speed, and students truly are leading the way.
Terrace of Trouble?
Jury awards $2.2 million in elder care lawsuit.
Glen Annie To Close
In the wake of the Goleta City Council’s denial of a study examining saving the golf course with housing, owner ValleyCrest Companies throws in the towel.
Setback for Naples Plan
In what was music to the ears of opponents to Matt Osgood’s Naples development dream, the Santa Barbara County supervisors voted 3-0 this week-boardmembers Joni Grey and Joe Centeno abstained-to further delay the permitting process for the controversial 71-mansion plan.
Tragic Notes 6-25
Engineer John Schoof, regarded as a rising star throughout Santa Barbara City Hall, died last week of sudden heart failure as part of his ongoing battle with diabetes.
Jeff Shelton, Santa Barbara’s Architectural Wizard
From the rooftop of El Andaluz, the newest building going up along the Chapala corridor, we could see the dazzling panorama that is Santa Barbara: Sailboats bobbing in the marina, red-tiled roofs defining white stuccoed buildings, the Santa Ynez Mountains cascading toward Rincon-a city of natural beauty and human charm.
