Police Opening SBCC Office
The Santa Barbara Police Department will open a community policing office on S.B. City College’s campus.
Year: 2015
City Toughens Aggressive Panhandling Laws
Expands hours banning people from sitting or sleeping on the sidewalk.
Cuyama Pool Fixes Expected to Finish in 2017
Reconstruction of the Cuyama pool complex should be finished by early 2017, with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday okaying the solicitation of construction bids.
Edison Spending $12 Million on Downtown Repairs, Upgrades
Southern California Edison promised to spend $12 million on downtown Santa Barbara grid improvements over the next two years.
Area Agencies Declare High Fire Season
This winter’s record-breaking heat and the drought have prompted area fire agencies — Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, CalFire San Luis Obispo and Monterey, and the Los Padres National Forest — to declare high fire season as of 4/13.
Big Bucks Requested During Budget Workshop
During last week’s three-day budget workshop, ahead of final decisions to be made at the end of the fiscal year in June, multiple requests were made by department heads for more money.
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! and Las Cafeteras
Las Cafeteras’ socially conscious blend of soul-stirring, Afro-Mexican folk-rock lifts you up while making sure you are getting down.
Dance: Adam Barruch to Perform Belladonna
DANCEworks’s new artist-in-residence choreographer Adam Barruch makes a premiere visit to Santa Barbara.
Daniel Levitin Talks Too Much Information
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin explores the effects of sensory overload on the brain in his latest book.
Review: The Wild Party
Out of the Box Scores with The Wild Party
