Rincon Sewers at Last
After nearly a decade of political posturing and legal jousts, the hatchet appears to be buried in the battle over a septic-to-sewer switch for Rincon Point.
Ethan Stewart
Recent Stories
The Faith of Fiesta
Each year, Father Virgil Cordano would kick off Fiesta festivities on the steps of the Old Mission. He died this year, but we’ve resurrected a 2004 interview with Cordano about Fiesta for your Old Spanish Days pleasure.
Naples: Planners Approve Transfer Ordinance
Critics worry that voluntary measure will lack teeth.
Greka to Pay Millions?
State Water Quality Control Board looks to fine Santa Barbara County’s Greka Energy.
Dirt Wall and All, Supes Approve Mega-Home
For five years, Randy Welty and his wife, Lynn Ballantyne, have been trying to build their retirement home-a 13,333-square-foot glass and metal monster of a house complete with nearly 2,500 additional square feet of barns and guest houses-just off Farren Road at the easternmost gate of the Gaviota Coast.
Two Steps Forward for Controversial Naples Plan
The Naples development, for better or worse, took a major turn toward fruition this week.
County Staff Berated at Supes Oil Hearing
Tuesday was a tough day at the office for Santa Barbara County Planning and Development head John Baker.
Scrap Wood Gets New Life in the S.B. Foothills
Every year, literally hundreds of trees are cut down in Santa Barbara-their limbs, trunks, and branches meeting a cruel and ominous fate with a wood chipper.
The Great Gap Fire of 2008
The now infamous Gap Fire was nearly over before it started.
Hope Springs Again at Sunday Night’s Gap Fire Briefing
With Goleta wildfire surrounded on most sides, tonight’s battle will be along remote, rugged stretches of West Camino Cielo.
