Police for Lease?
Council squints hard at State Street rent-a-cops.
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Anti-Vaxxers on the Rise
More parents opt out as whooping cough spreads.
Cuyama Groundwater Study Presented to Supes
Water-intensive crops grown in the Cuyama Valley are depleting the region’s groundwater supplies, and the associated pumping could be causing the ground to sink, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and the county’s Public Works department and presented to county supervisors this week.
Cuyama Solar Project Gets Green Light
Calling it a “win, win, win” for the county and his district, Supervisor Salud Carbajal championed the unanimous green light on 9/9 of a 40-megawatt solar-array system across 300 acres in Cuyama; once constructed, the project will be the county’s first foray into industrial-scale alternative energy.
UCSB Named 10th Best Public National University
UCSB continues to live up to its “work hard, play hard” reputation, earning prestige this week for its academics after receiving high rankings for its party scene last month.
A Benefit for Cory Orosco
Santa Barbara bands are turning out to help Ernie and the Emperors’ youngest player.
Sports: Ocean Crossing for a Cause
Monica Jones is part of a senior women’s relay that plans to swim from Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard.
But Then There’s Sociopaths
Making a distinction between the mentally ill and the increasing number of sociopaths who commit mass killings.
Cutting Trails with Chuck Ragan
The Hot Water Music frontman plays an intimate solo set at Velvet Jones on September 16.
volume 28, number 452, Sept. 11-18, 2014
Behind the Scenes with the Yarn Bomber (Ethan Stewart)
