Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Letters By Fred Jisa, Santa Barbara | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 5:30am

Closed Athletic Fields

Remember Christmas days in the past?

Living By Kathy Allen, Vandenberg Air Force Base | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 5:30am

Not Genocide

On December 3, 2012, California State Assemblymen Mike Gatto and Katcho Achadjian (representing part of Santa Barbara County) introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 2 “Relative to Armenian Genocide.”

Voices By David Hodges | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 5:30am

Trying to calculate how long it would take me to ride from my house downtown to Patterson Avenue (to pick up my new specs), I came across an astounding fact on Wikipedia: “ … up to 99 percent of the energy delivered by the rider into the pedals is transmitted to the wheels.”

Food & Drink By Shannon Kelley | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 12:00am

15 Minutes with Cielito’s Ramon Velazquez

Cielito’s Ramon Velazquez talks Mexico, movie stars, and mariachi.

Living By Virginia Hayes | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 12:00am

Seed Dispersal

Plants first made their first successful attempts at living on land about 425 million years ago.

Food & Drink By Rachel Hommel | Tue Dec 11, 2012 | 12:00am

“Boomer” of Santa Barbara Pistachio Company

Growing heart-healthy, organic pistachios in the Cuyama Valley.

Announcement By Indy Staff | Mon Dec 10, 2012 | 7:02pm

McCune Foundation Announces $360,000 in Grants

The McCune Foundation has awarded more than $360,000 for community organizing and social justice initiatives in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

Announcement By Indy Staff | Mon Dec 10, 2012 | 6:42pm

InTouch Health to Appeal Decision in Patent Suit

InTouch Health, the leader in acute care telemedicine, today announced a verdict was reached in the Company’s patent infringement suit against VGo Communications, Inc.