Barney Brantingham, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Travel By Barney Brantingham | Thu Apr 24, 2008 | 6:00am

Safari Adventures in Botswana

We’d heard the lions roar, and suddenly there they were, two huge males eyeing us from about 40 feet away.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Tue Apr 22, 2008 | 4:00am

Lawyers and celebrities and cement truck crews, oh my!

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Fri Apr 18, 2008 | 4:00am

You should know better than to park there.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Thu Apr 17, 2008 | 6:00am

The group left church and headed straight for the Chumash Casino.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Tue Apr 15, 2008 | 4:00am

Can any good come from a deal with the Houston oil boys?

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Thu Apr 10, 2008 | 6:00am

The “tip” hit my email: The Santa Barbara County Bar Association was going broke. Lawyers facing bankruptcy?

Outdoors By Barney Brantingham | Wed Apr 09, 2008 | 12:26pm

Barney gets away from it all in Scottsdale.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Fri Apr 04, 2008 | 10:27am

The Goleta-Santa Barbara area is telemarketing scam central.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham | Thu Apr 03, 2008 | 6:00am

Betty Stephens, who commissioned all those new women’s restrooms at the Granada, plans to christen the place the Scarlett O’Hara Lounge.

Business By Barney Brantingham | Tue Apr 01, 2008 | 4:00am

Barney uncovers Ty Warner’s New York venture and the true origin of McMuffins