Haskell Wexler Dies
Renowned cinematographer dies at age 93.
Author: Indy Staff
The S.B. Questionnaire: Leslie Zemeckis
Talking strippers, sex, and Lili St. Cyr with the Montecito-based filmmaker and author.
Solimar Fire 70 Percent Contained
Responders doused two overnight spot fires; evacuation orders lifted.
The World, It Goes Round
Ethiopia goes dry but El Niño rains here, again.
![[UPDATE] Highway 101 North Remains Closed Between Carpinteria and Ventura](https://www.independent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/26/solimar_from_1.jpg?resize=220,150)
[UPDATE] Highway 101 North Remains Closed Between Carpinteria and Ventura
Lanes in both directions now open.
State Street Eyesore
Many people want the “hallucination-as-art” building at the corner of Mission and State torn down.
County Releases Report on Child Deaths
Eighty-one children died in Santa Barbara County from 2012 to 2014.
Wheels on the Street
The proposed elimination of over 80 parking spaces on Micheltorena Street makes me more of a partisan in favor of district elections for City Council than ever.
Goleta’s Unwanted Stepchild
Isla Vista deserves better government, and the Community Service District is it.
Acinum Valpolicella Ripasso
Review of Acinum Valpolicella Ripasso DOP 2014.
