State Asks for Voluntary Electricity Reductions
Two-day Flex Alert called by state Independent System Operator.
Author: Indy Staff
Arrest Made in Sprint Store Burglary
Man accused in B&E on State Street in May.
Food Pantry at UCSB Reopens
Larger space built to hold growing student program.
Special-Needs Kids Get a Day of Play at Leadbetter
Best Day Foundation hosts a beach day with teams of support staff.
Not a Print
Cover art inappropriate to the seriousness of the Han story.
Libraries: A Bulwark Against Chaos
‘If we didn’t have the lib’ary, where would kids do their homework? It’d just be chaos.’
Castillo Underpass to Close Through August
Caltrans will pour a floating concrete slab against the water table in a project that starts Monday.
Whack a Bench
Moving the benches on State Street to adjacent streets would encourage the panhandlers to sit there, off of State Street.
Local Locales
We read in today’s Independent about the results of a retail study commissioned by the Downtown Organization regarding the proliferation of empty storefronts downtown.
Setting the Record Straight on ‘Old Spanish Days’
Santa Barbara’s historic pride is sometimes misunderstood.
