The Big South
It’s one of the great American drives. You set off on the two-lane ribbon of Highway 1 along the California coast, with mountains on one side and pounding surf far below on the other.
Barney Brantingham
Recent Stories
Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
She came sailing down APS, head turned away from us, cell phone glued to her ear.
Back by Popular Demand
“Before I came along,” says author Joseph Wambaugh, “it was all about how cops act on the job. But I flipped it and wrote about how the job acts on the cop.”
Bans, Marriage and Otherwise
Now that Senator John McCain has come out for lifting the 27-year federal moratorium on offshore oil drilling, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of a reception the prez-hopeful gets at Carol and Bill Foley’s Hope Ranch GOP bash on Monday, June 23.
Citizen McCaw Filmmakers Defy News-Press Owner
Film about Santa Barbara daily newspaper’s meltdown will show despite threats from Wendy McCaw’s lawyers; plus, how’s the Smart Car?
McCaw “SLAPPed” Down
Appeals court dismisses News-Press suit as an attempt to silence journalist.
They’re Headed This Way
McCain, Obama, traffic Jams, tarts, Bloomie’s-and another News-Press reporter hits the pavement.
Famous Last Words
Reporter Murdered: Back in the 1970s, Arizona was arguably even more corrupt than it is now and any reporter who probed its seamy side was risking his life. Don Bolles paid with his.
Wising Up
Barney bought a Smart car and named it Bumblebee, and people are asking where the wind-up key is.
Press Secretary McClellan’s Latest Report
GOOD READ: The hottest book in town is Scott McClellan’s expose of the George W. Bush White House. I had a hard time finding a copy this week but managed to snag one at Chaucer’s.
