Shark Tales
The area sees a rash of great white attacks.
Ethan Stewart
Recent Stories
School Board Approves Bond Measures
Looking to help mitigate the emancipation of their general fund by years’ worth of state budget pillaging, the Santa Barbara School Board approved two bond measures this week to be placed on this November’s ballot.
Oil Companies Float Statewide Tax Initiative
A joint effort by the California Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee and an assortment of big-name oil companies like Chevron, Shell, and Exxon Mobil has produced a statewide ballot initiative for this November.
Longtime Public Educator Retires
After 37 years of work in public education, Santa Barbara School District’s Michael Gonzalez retired this week.
School Board Incumbent Seeks Reelection
With two seats up for grabs this November on the five-member Santa Barbara School Districts’ Board of Education, incumbent Kate Parker announced this week that she is officially seeking re-election.
Local Surfers Fare Well in National Contest
The impressive push by young Santa Barbara-based surfers into the ranks of competitive surfing continued in earnest this week at the Surfing America USA Championships contest at San Onofre State Park in northern San Diego County.
A Stand in the Sand
Santa Barbara shows solidarity with the Gulf Coast.
Rigs to Reef or Rigs to Grief?
The debate over the fate of existing offshore oil rigs comes to Santa Barbara.
Suicide Barrier Construction Begins
Friends of the Bridge continue to battle against the Cold Spring Bridge project.
Naples Developer on Road to Building
Despite recently defaulting on the multimillion-dollar loans that made his purchase of the Naples property possible more than a decade ago, still-hopeful Naples developer Matt Osgood is taking his first steps down the road toward building out one of the six lots he still enjoys full ownership over.
