Montecito Bank & Trust’s Ventura Event
Montecito Bank & Trust kicked off its 2nd annual B2B seminar series in Ventura on Tuesday, October 9.
Year: 2012
Another Gender Heard From
Thanks to letter-writer Mason Carter for pointing out the dire lack of female musicians in the Independent’s Battle of Bands finals.
Interview with a Radical Nun
The Immaculate Heart of Mary community, which broke with the Vatican in 1970, now includes women priests. Some see it as a shape of things to come.
Endorsement Journalism
I refer to your various candidate endorsements, in the recent edition, for the upcoming election.
Label GMO Food
Proposition 37, which requires labeling of genetically engineered food, gives us the basic right to know what we’re eating.
Earnestly Trying
I am writing this from the front desk at Casa Esperanza, where I have been volunteering for over a year.
Feds Say Diablo Canyon Earthquake Safe
Nuclear Regulatory Commission announces its recent findings.
New Deep-Sea Fishing Rules Imposed
Effective November 1, anglers between Point Conception and the Mexican border won’t be able to fish deeper than 300 feet, a reduction of 60 feet until the new year.
Melchiori Files for Bankruptcy
Melchiori Construction Company filed for bankruptcy on 10/16, moments before a Santa Barbara judge was set to appoint a receiver at the request of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
Cottage Posts Low Readmission Rate
The three hospitals making up Cottage Health System outperformed most hospitals in the region and nation when it came to readmitting patients discharged for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, the conditions studied by Medicare examiners when gauging a hospital’s effectiveness.
