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Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage was president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. He bought his first home in Montecito in 1941.

Spiky Species

As I drove through town a week before the autumnal equinox, the striking ivory flower stalks of a mighty yucca were on every street.

The Master

Joaquin Phoenix delivers what may be his strongest work to date in this, one of the year’s best films.

It’s Not the Sound of Music

My wife and I live in a comfortable house in Santa Barbara, in a neighborhood about a mile north of the freeway.

High Rent

Focusing on Dario Pini distracts attention from the legion of crummy landlords in Santa Barbara who offer poorly maintained rentals for outrageously high rents.

Casting Obama

They contrive an upheaval

Of a non-existing character

For character assassination,

Assessing the Safety Net

Here’s an inside look at the S.B. Neighborhood Clinics, just after a national report was released by Direct Relief.

Online Retirement Resource

With the unveiling of its enhanced website and Online Education Center, Pensionmark offers employers and individual investors a broader suite of educational resources.

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