Water Is Life
Stage III drought raises farm water rates dramatically in Goleta.
Year: 2015
Big Oil Spill Along Refugio Coast
UPDATE: The leak is contained, but at least four miles of coast are now covered in crude.
Fire Chief Forced to Retire Receiving $200,000 Severance Deal
Michael Mingee was successfully sued for retaliating against department whistle-blowers.
Photographer Arrested for Sex with Minor
Police worry his work may have put him in contact with other victims
Game of the Week
Dos Pueblos and Villa Park high schools face off in CIF baseball playoff on Friday, May 22.
Review: Santa Barbara Symphony’s Porgy and Bess
Santa Barbara symphony gives a rousing season finale at the Granada.
Man Sentenced to Life for Raping, Impregnating Stepdaughter
Guevara-Oliva is first child molester to receive life sentence in Santa Barbara County.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Director George Miller blends the truly hideous with the spectacularly beautiful in this fourth installment.
The Underground Youth’s Beautiful and Damned
Manchester band’s latest EP treads toward dark-wave territory.
Coalition Against Gun Violence Celebrates 20 Years of Activism
A flock of dignitaries attended the group’s yearly fundraiser.
