The Independent Index
A data-driven update on politics and policies in California and beyond
Year: 2019
Adios to Bruce Rittenhouse, Seven-Time Santa Barbara City Council Candidate
Bruce Rittenhouse, a seven-time candidate for City Council in a time of The Closet.
For Bruce
In the end: / sun and sand, an occasional
‘Montecito Journal’ Editor, Public Officials Get a Lesson in the Brown Act
Writer and public official roil conflict-of-interest waters.
Reefer Madness
Countywide, residents, vintners, avocado growers unite to fight a cannabis coup.
Abstract Art Collective & Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Present “Working Titles,” an Exhibition at the Faulkner Main Gallery, in May
Abstract Art Collective & Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Exhibition “Working Titles” at the Faulkner Main Gallery May 2– May 30,
Iron Chef Trial Heats Up
Testimony heard about the “human factor” in accidents.
Just-Cause Eviction Protection Passes Council
Vote goes 6-1, but no real harmony over tenant rights.
The 2019 Humana Festival of New American Plays
Walking the line.
Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes Interviewed
Singer/producer talks soundscapes and the beauty of flaws
