Therapy’s Not What You Think
Aspects of counseling often scare people off.
Year: 2015
Standoff Suspect Arrested Again
Ronald Carrari reportedly threatened the same family member he fought with ahead of last month’s incident.
All Eyes on the IRS
Will the tax man waive Bellosguardo’s massive debt.
Police Arrest Prostitutes, Customers
The city’s vice unit is working to identify pimps and victims of human trafficking.
County, Cops Brace for Deltopia
Authorities are closing beaches, restricting parking, and patrolling the streets.
EPA Boss Visits Chumash Reservation
Gina McCarthy, the Environmental Protection Agency’s top boss, visited the Chumash reservation on 3/26 to check out the tribe’s eco-friendly programs.
Settlement Reached in Toxic Waste Cleanup
The 10th in a series of settlements has been reached regarding the cleanup of the Casmalia Resources Superfund Site, a former toxic-waste dump that accrued 5.6 billion pounds of hazardous materials from 10,000 sources between 1973 and 1989. Under the deal, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 337 parties will pay a combined $1.4 million for their share of the effort.
Climate Change Effects on Sea-Floor Studied
Climate change can trigger extensive sea-floor reorganization, resulting in rapid losses of ocean biodiversity, according to the latest update to a 30-year study conducted by the California Academy of Sciences and UCSB geologist James Kennett.
Cassandra Miasnikov
Since she started writing for The Santa Barbara Independent’s music section late last year, UCSB lit major — and published novelist! — Cassandra Miasnikov has amassed quite a clip book: more than 20 stories, including interviews with Foster the People and local boys Gardens & Villa.
Game of the Week
Track-and-field decathletes and heptathletes will compete in the Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational at Westmont this April 3-4.
