With Santa Barbara’s much vaunted Funk Zone sprouting new outdoor murals on almost a weekly basis, the city’s Architectural Board of Review (ABR) has asserted its regulatory authority, notifying arts organizations promoting murals that city permits are required.
Though many of the concerns raised over the past year from environmentalists and City of Goleta officials remain unaddressed, the State Lands Commission is preparing to take action on February 21 and most likely approve Venoco Inc.’s plan to re-open an old oil well off of a pier below the fairways of Sandpiper Golf Course.
Between last October and January 1, 24th Congressional District Representative Lois Capps raised $245,000, bringing her campaign war chest to $981,250.
Three Los Angeles men were arrested on 2/3 after they tripped an alarm trying to steal $3,000 worth of power tools from the Tajiguas Landfill.
Deputies with the Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Unit are on the hunt for 32-year-old Shaun Axe of Santa Maria, who’s wanted for stealing equipment, vehicles, and tools from a number of North County farms.
Campaign fundraising documents released this week show — in terms of dollars — a neck-and-neck contest for the county’s 2nd District supervisorial seat and an uneven matchup in the Sheriff’s race.
The City of Goleta’s public-relations campaign against its tax-sharing deal with the county — the revenue neutrality agreement (RNA) — will move forward, although without paying an outside PR company to help with the process.
The genre-bending indie composer brings his sophisticated charts and sharp lyrics to the SOhO.
The Dntel mastermind talks The Postal Service tours, radio shows, and his upcoming Magic Lantern appearance.
Getting to know Elizabeth Reed’s Food & Wine Safari series at The Biltmore.
