One Year Later, Elizabeth Hamel’s Friends Remember Her in Life, While Questions Surrounding Her Death Remain Community By Christina McDermott New report states the young man who left an Isla Vista restaurant with the UC Santa Barbara freshman last Valentine’s Day allegedly watched Hamel fall three stories from a residence hall but did not call 9-1-1.
Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens Nominated for National Register of Historic Places History By Ryan P. Cruz The historical building, including the Chung family home, was advanced for approval to the National Register.
Goleta Farming Visionaries Jay and Kristen Ruskey Die in ‘Tragic Accident’ Community By Matt Kettmann The owners of Good Land Organics and founders of Frinj Coffee pioneered California’s coffee-growing movement; they leave behind three children.
Family of Goleta Mother Found Dead in Ventura County River Raising Money for Funeral and Memorial Expenses Community By Callie Fausey
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Home to History’s Holy Grails for Last 40 Years, Is Up for Sale Community By Ella Heydenfeldt
Santa Barbara’s Beth Goodman Speaks Out After Being Pepper-Sprayed by Masked ICE Agent: ‘I Just Couldn’t Do Nothing’ Community By Nick Welsh
Santa Barbara’s Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash Elder, Dies at Age 87 Community By Nick Welsh