Eating at Del Norte
At last, elbow room when I’m roaming Fiesta food booths. That’s what I found Thursday at grassy MacKenzie Park.
Barney Brantingham
Recent Stories
The Daily Sound Stands Its Ground
Barney’s take on the media battle over the daily paper’s crime photos.
Reefer Madness
Barney talks to a well-known Goleta physician, gets the dirt on the Coral Casino delay, and examines the race for 3rd District Supervisor.
Politics and Power Tables
Pelosi Politics: The biggest ovations at Representative Nancy Pelosi’s fundraiser at Betty Stephens’s place were for Marilyn Horne performing a ditty to the tune of “California, Here I Come,” and for Sarah Weddington, who at the age of 27 was the winning Roe v. Wade lawyer before the Supremes.
Kiss and Tell
Barney talks about Capps’ upset, national praise for two SB pubic access channels, and the purchase of another Kona Beach hotel by a Santa Barbara investor.
Partying for Obama
Presidential candidate Barack Obama seems likely to clean up big-time at the September 8 party Oprah is throwing for him at her Santa Barbara home.
S.B. and California’s Population Explosion
BABY BOOM: In three decades, Latinos will be the majority ethnic group in Santa Barbara County, according to state number-crunchers. People I talk to laugh. “They’ll just be taking back their own land,” one guy cracked. In fact, when California’s population soars to 60 million by mid-century, Latinos will make up 52 percent of the population, according to a new state report.
Residents Only
Montecito residents lobby for parking restrictions, Gemina the giraffe celebrates her 21st birthday, and SBCC’s Theater Group hams it up in a new musical.
More Mesa Still on the Market
While the $110 million More Mesa plot sits on the market, John Cleese lists his history-filled Montecito ranch, and Susan McCaw steps down as Austrian ambassador.
Computer Dating’s Happy Endings
Kate and Computer Dating: After her divorce, Kate (I’ll call her) had trouble meeting men. “I hadn’t dated in 20 years,” she told me. “How do you meet someone?”<
