Gang Task Force Chief Updates City Council
Says coordination between multiple agencies and entities has increased.
Month: August 2012
“Normal” Harvest Predicted for Wine Growers
The wine grape growers of Santa Barbara County have reason to toast the upcoming harvest- after two years of low yields brought about by unseasonable weather conditions, vineyards located in the Santa Maria Valley in the north to those outside of Lompoc in the west as well as sites located far into the eastern reaches of the Santa Ynez Valley all report normal growth patterns so far this year and growers anticipate a return to normal yields for 2012.
Children’s Free Dental Day
Dr. Steven Johnson is hosting the fourth annual free kids dental day, Little Hearts, Big Smiles, September 6, 2012.
Design House of Santa Barbara
Los Angeles, CA May, 2012: Joanie and Dennis Franz, developers and prominent members of the Santa Barbara community, have planned an exciting collaboration of design and philanthropy set in one of California’s most prestigious neighborhoods – Montecito!
Stained Glass Outdoors
Artist Kathleen Crocetti has created more than a dozen stained-glass mosaics for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
The Vagina Monologues at Center Stage Theater
DIJO brings four strong actresses together for this version of Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking feminist play.
The Rake’s Progress
Stravinsky puts a modern stamp on William Hogarth’s morality tale of a young man’s fall from grace.
The Queen of Versailles
Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield delivers a hypnotic cautionary tale about affluence, materialism, and American excess.
Sheriff Brown’s Jail Funding Gamble Pays Off
The county is granted an additional $20 million from the state to build a new North County facility.
Midway and Guadalcanal
Santa Barbarans have a chance to hear tales of the firefights from soldiers who were there when the Maritime Museum hosts “The Turning Battles in the Pacific.”
