New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast Gives Slide Lecture
The humorist will screen and discuss three decades of her delightful and hilarious work this Monday at UCSB.
Year: 2011
Populution
Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes, etc. are simply signs of a living planet.
A Chat with Paul J. Willis
Santa Barbara’s new poet laureate on his past, his craft, and his take on community issues.
St. Petersburg Philharmonic at the Granada
The oldest orchestra in Russia turned the Granada into a Russian concert hall for the night.
Search Underway for Missing Man with Dementia
Officials ask for public’s help in locating him.
Housing Loan Questions
Program designed to help city workers buy homes.
Threat of Floatopia Closes IV Beaches
Following the debacle of Floatopia 2009—during which 12,000 revelers flooded Isla Vista shores—the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department will block off the beaches from 4/2-4/3 in preparation for Floatopia 2011, much as it did ahead of the planned 2010 beach bash.
Tsunami Prep All Wet
Councilmembers take public safety officials to task.
School District, Teacher Negotiations Continue
Negotiations continued this week between the Santa Barbara School District and the Santa Barbara Teachers Association as the two sides looked to iron out the details of a tentatively approved series of budget-minded furlough days for next school year that have the potential to shrink both the school year (by five days) and teachers’ salaries (by 5.4 percent).
More Money for Ocean Meadows Project
The Santa Barbara Trust for Public Land (TPL) was one of the recipients of funding allocated by Caltrans for 90 projects statewide.
