Governor Offers Reward
The governor’s office announced Monday it is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers of a 53-year-old homeless man named Gregory Ghan.
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Dead in the Water
A $16-million bond issue is dead in the water, so to speak, although individual projects are still on the table.
Goleta Eyes Cash Stockpile
The question of Goleta West Sanitary District’s future has come bubbling to the surface again.
Gossip Girls
Unlikely rock star Christopher Owens steps up as indie rock’s next poster boy.
City 12-3
The 100-foot-tall Tree of Light, located on the corner of Carrillo and Chapala streets, received its own kind of “greening” this year.
Health 12-3
The Public Health Department declared on 12/1 that it is expanding the groups eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine to include adults over 24 years old with chronic medical conditions, those who provide care to infants under 6 months of age, and everyone up to 24 years old.
‘Tis The Season
The holidays are officially here, and whether you’re basking in that end-of-year spirit or feeling a little grinchy, The Independent has the cure.
Environment 12-3
A candlelight vigil is to be held on 12/11-in the middle of the two-week UN climate talks in Copenhagen-as part of the 350.org association’s effort to shed light on the pressing need to lower the global carbon level from 380 ppm to a survivable 350 ppm.
Law and Disorder 12-3
On 11/30, a county judge sentenced 50-year-old Javier Aguila to 210 years to life in prison for molesting five boys over several years.
Venoco Drilling Looms Large
With Venoco Energy recently gathering enough citizen signatures in support of the Paredon slant-drilling initiative to bypass Carpinteria’s traditional review process, the City Council called an emergency meeting on the subject this week.
