With frustrations in full flare, the gloves came off at the Santa Barbara County Supervisors’ meeting late Tuesday afternoon as the board attempted yet again to take action on the long-simmering proposed changes to the Uniform Rules, which govern what can and cannot be built on 90 percent of all privately owned county land.
Contentious and gridlocked, the salary negotiations between the Santa Barbara School District and its teachers took an unusual turn last week, as more than 100 high school students skipped school in a show of support for their teachers. Risking Saturday detention and possible repercussions on the home front, dozens of San Marcos High School students ditched class last Friday in an effort to call attention to the labor talks between teachers and district officials currently being mediated by a state official.
Forgotten Coast, which premieres tonight at the 2007 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, tells the story of a surfing odyssey in which the pursuit of perfect waves become more important than actually finding them.
DAWG employees and the Santa Barbara Police are asking for anyone with information as to the whereabouts of the missing canines to call in with their information.
FEELIN’ IRIE: Arguably the best California-grown reggae band touring today, Soul Majestic returns to Santa Barbara this week for what is sure to be a skank-heavy and brick-rockin’ good time at SOhO this Friday, January 26.
Not quite the Mountain Dew-soaked ode to extreme that it has
been in the past, this year’s To the Maxxx category is a
treasure-filled grab-bag of thought-provoking surf films, mountain
bike documentaries, skateboard devastation tours, a mother’s look
at her son’s rise to water polo glory, and the obligatory
death-defying motocross debauchery.
The long road toward final approval of the liquid natural gas (LNG) facility proposed for construction off the Ventura coast became even bumpier last week when Congress began asking tough questions about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) controversial stance on the project.
From Santa Maria to Carpinteria, the mercury dropped to record-setting lows last weekend, destroying crops, freezing flowers, bursting pipes, and creating a potentially deadly environment for homeless people throughout the county.
The news took its time solidifying. Rumors from the Gaviota speculation from Montecito, and worst case scenarios from everywhere in between eventually gave way to an official statement issued on January 10: the historic, sprawling, and awe-inspiring Jalama and Cojo ranches-collectively and popularly known as the Bixby Ranch-had officially sold.
Never one to win a popularity contest amongst his fellow Santa Barbara School boardmembers, Bob No»l was once again on the hot seat last Tuesday as he officially pitched his plans for a new charter high school. Last month, No»l shocked the board with the announcement that he had received nearly $500,000 in state start-up funds to create a new charter school.
