A Devil on Horseback
Out of Santa Barbara’s dusty history, to the sound of thundering hoofbeats, comes a deadly Irish gambler and highwayman, Jack Powers.
Barney Brantingham
Recent Stories
Measure for Measure of Political Art
Lawn signs still matter for grassroots campaigns.
Beware of Help-a-Vet Mail Scams
I’ve checked some of these patriotic appeals and found that many range from outright rackets to those that collect millions but devote little to those who sacrificed so much.
When Women Couldn’t Be Deputies
The year was 1969. Louise Russell and six other sheriff’s “matron-clerks” were outraged that they were doing the same work as deputies assigned to the old Courthouse jail but paid half as much.
Huguette Clark’s Tainted Gifts
The estate of the late heiress wants $44 million in questionably gifts returned.
Our Dueling Mayors
Boss Daley didn’t need fancy-dancy cheating mailers to run Chicago for 21 years. He cheated the old-fashioned way.
Wendy’s Yacht Bashed
February accident in Florida causes $500,000 in damage to News-Press owner’s boat.
Court Rejects Wendy McCaw Appeal
Former editor Jerry Roberts plans to seek around $1 million in legal fees.
A Room of Her Own Now
Three months ago, you might have seen Sheila pushing her mountain of belongings on a cart downtown, heading for a cold, dark corner to find solitude and sleep.
Bank Flipping
I have a yen to know why the Japanese-owned Union Bank didn’t buy SBB&T themselves 18 months earlier and save themselves a billion bucks.
