Council Elections by Districts or At-Large?
‘Why would anyone give up their right to vote for all the council seats to vote for just one?’
Month: May 2014
Isla Vista Killer’s April 30 Check-Up
Details of Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office welfare check on Elliot Rodger.
Time to Improve Isla Vista
It is time to dig deep into what I.V. is and what it should be.
Salad at Its Savory Best
Chef/author/teacher Pascale Beale releases her latest book, Salade.
Possible Shooting in Noleta, School on Lockdown
[UPDATE] Noleta murder call a hoax.
Congress Candidates Money Count
Capps leads the pack by a wide margin.
Less Oil in Monterey Shale Than Expected
Energy reps and anti-fracking activists examine impacts of new study.
Africanized Honeybees Found in Goleta
Santa Barbara County officials confirmed this week that a particularly aggressive hive of bees discovered earlier this spring in Goleta has the genetic markers of the Africanized honeybee, the type of bees infamously and, in most cases, erroneously labeled as “killer bees.”
Measure M’s Pros and Cons
”Vague generalities” battled “an awful lot of hype” when a small group gathered for a debate on the cons and pros of Measure M.
Vintner Chris Whitcraft Dies
Chris Whitcraft, one of the seminal figures in the growth of Santa Barbara’s wine country and an early pioneer of the now-burgeoning urban wine scene, passed away over the weekend at age 64.