A report from the County Auditor-Controller’s Office alleges several credit card purchases by Mosquito and Vector Management District General Manager Brian Passaro were of alcohol, children’s items, hotel movies and other unallowable items at purchases like Arigato Sushi, the Brewhouse, and Derf’s Café.
Turns out that last week’s application of the highly controversial pesticide methyl iodide on a strawberry field in North County has been put on hold amid public outcry.
Controversially shown the door at Santa Barbara City College in July, Dr. Andreea Serban, who had been president of SBCC since 2008, appears to have landed on her feet, scoring a new job in Orange County.
For the first time in 35 years, the race for Santa Barbara’s City Hall — normally a bastion of environmental, Unitarian-tinged, quasi-progressive high-mindedness — has been taken over by a solid conservative majority. In the reputed “birthplace of the environmental movement,” how could that be?
Multiple witnesses allege police brutality.
Police Officer Kasi Beutel explained the circumstances under which she arrested investigative reporter Peter Lance.
Re-designation in response to intense political pressure from fire chiefs and members of congress.
With only about two weeks left before the Santa Barbara City Council election on November 8, I was afraid we’d have to import some major-league wackos to pep up the rather bland campaign.
Economic and political policies to help one percent–triggered 99 percent protests
Van Jones comes to Santa Barbara.
