Life and Times of Val Verde
Florence “Bunny” Horton, whose father founded the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., was said to be one of America’s richest women in the first half of the 20th Century.
Barney Brantingham
Recent Stories
Bob Ponce: Ace Photojournalist
Bob Ponce was an Eastside Santa Barbara kid who loved photography, Montana, USC football, flashy cars, morning coffee at Vices & Spices, and Miss Kitty the cat, not necessarily in that order.
Kicks at Old Route 66 Bagdad Café
It’s a shacky, rundown place on Old Route 66, in the dusty high desert about 20 miles east of Barstow.
A Bible in Every Hotel Room—or Not
I’ve been in hotel rooms all over the world and seldom peered into a bedside table drawer unless it was to look for a phone book or bottle opener.
Anatomy of the Prosecutor’s Firing
The principals remain mum on Lynn’s forced departure.
Red Light Camera-Ready
I was aware of the plastic license-plate cover mini-controversy in Arizona, but had no idea they’re illegal in California as well.
The Mystery of the Marie
Seven men on a secret Cold War mission died when their boat sank, 50 years ago, somewhere out in the Santa Barbara Channel.
The Making of a Top Cop
Fate tapped Gerald Lowry on the uniform shoulder with a baton. It was 1983 and the city had just fired another chief recruited from outside, another mistake.
Judge Rules Against News-Press Again
Anderson orders that illegally fired workers get rehired with back pay.
Watch Your Speech, Teech
I see where Arizona has ratcheted up its war on 30 percent of its population.
