First Family Values
In my 85 years, I have seen many presidents and their families occupy the White House, but I feel most fortunate to have lived to see the Obama family living there.
Year: 2012
First Family Values
In my 85 years, I have seen many presidents and their families occupy the White House, but I feel most fortunate to have lived to see the Obama family living there.
Five Eucalypti Declared ‘Historic’
City Hall infighting over library trees.
Wreck of Old Schooner Discovered in Channel
VIDEO UPDATE: Maritime archaeologists recently announced the discovery of the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner — the George E. Billings, which hauled lumber from the northwest to Hawaii, Mexico, and Southern California in the early 1900s — off the coast of Santa Barbara Island.
Protestors Arrested at Vandenberg
Three protestors were arrested at Vandenberg Air Force Base
The Devil Made Me Do It
How Halloween went from a Celtic harvest festival to cross-dressing and the Devil.
Council Approves Super Agency of Homeless Support
A new streamlined super agency designed to cut through bureaucratic red tape and more efficiently direct resources to Santa Barbara’s chronically homeless almost got snagged in four months’ worth of additional red tape as the City Council debated small but politically volatile wording differences in the new entity’s mission statement.
Economist Says Camp 4 Could Mean Big Money
Economist Mark Schniepp predicted that as many as 400 new construction jobs, $100 million in wages, and as much as $14 million in taxable sales could be generated countywide, albeit temporarily, if the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is granted permission to build 143 new homes on 1,400 acres of farm and pasture land, known as Camp 4, that they recently purchased in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Real Earthquake Soon After Earthquake Drill
5.3 earthquake rattled Central California
Lots of Outside Money for Congressional Race
More than $2.9 million in outside money has been pumped into the 24th District congressional race between incumbent Rep. Lois Capps and former lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado.
