Deal Reached on Hot Springs Canyon
After many headaches, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County is passing deed to Forest Service on
Friday.
Author: Matt Kettmann
Heal the Ocean’s Bacteria Database
It’s all the dirty water you ever needed to know about: Heal the Ocean released a database this week that reveals all the water quality data on beaches from Guadalupe in the north to Rincon in the south during the years 1997-2012. U
Supes Send Camp 4 Letter to Gov
In the ongoing chess match over the future of Camp 4, the 1,400 acres of Santa Ynez Valley land that the Chumash tribe hopes to annex into their reservation, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors made their latest move last week, when they sent their official letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking him to voice opposition to the proposal.
Austin Hope Syrah
Review of Austin Hope Syrah 2011.
Celebrating California’s Native Foods
Jan Timbrook’s November 12 talk coincides with Museum of Natural History’s ongoing exhibits.
Mike DeGruy’s Family Sues James Cameron, Robinson Helicopters
Santa Barbara filmmaker died in Australia in 2012 after helicopter crash.
Getting “Chrome 6” Out of the Mix
Santa Ynez is among many regions statewide worried about proposed drinking water standards.
Secret Wines of the Central Coast
Cutruzzola, Dilecta, LXV, and Baker & Brain among small wineries pouring at Garagiste Fest.
HammerSky Naughty Princess
Review of HammerSky Vineyards Naughty Princess Viognier 2010.
Fracking in the Los Padres
The steady stream of concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in California hit close to home again this week, as the nonprofit advocacy group Los Padres ForestWatch called attention to the controversial oil extraction practice being used on wells in the Sespe Oil Field, which is in the Los Padres National Forest just north of Fillmore in Ventura County.
