POOPS for I.V.
There’s something to be learned from the effect parents have on festive gatherings — the atmosphere immediately evaporates to be replaced with a still and wary watchfulness.
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Trout Derby at Cachuma
Annual fishing fest starts bright and early Saturday.
Review: Beck at the Arlington Theatre
Beck’s Wednesday-night tour-kick-off show started slow and ended spectacularly on Wednesday, April 9.
What to Read for Poetry Month, Part II
Fifty-word write-ups of some of the latest books of prose.
Community Services Director Leaving
Herman Parker will head San Diego’s Parks and Recreation department.
UCSB Radio Station to Host Deltopia Forum
It will be held Thursday at Storke Tower; students can also call in.
Enviro Group Kicks Off Fracking Ban Effort
Saturday morning marked the kickoff of an environmental group’s campaign to ban fracking, well stimulation, and other “high-intensity” extraction techniques on unincorporated county land.
Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Violent Assault on Two Women
Michael Stinchfield — who police said held two women against their will in his 1724 Garden Street home for hours as he physically assaulted them with a baseball bat and guitar strap — entered no-contest pleas to four felony charges this week and was sentenced to eight years in state prison.
Franklin Service Center Opens
School boardmembers, city councilmembers, and state officials gathered 4/5 to celebrate the grand opening of the Franklin Service Center.
County Department Receives $2.6 Million Grant
The Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) recently received a $2.6 million state grant, which it will put toward a crisis stabilization unit to divert mentally ill individuals from emergency rooms, a crisis residential facility where patients could spend up to 30 days, and a mobile crisis team based in Lompoc.
