Outgoing Energy Czar Speaks at Efficiency Summit
UCSB hosts Steven Chu, leading innovators, and titans of industry in two-day materials conference.
Recent Stories
UCSB Takes Over Ocean Meadows
Final transfer of former golf course from Trust for Public Land to university is official.
Resetting Radar on Paso Cab
New collective hosts event to remind region and world of roots and future.
The Coming of Caveau
Funk Zone wine bar/bottle shop-to-be hosts futures tasting on May 18.
Targeting Goleta Target
Concerns, praise about current design of superstore planned for Hollister Avenue.
Workshop on New Fracking Rules
What should California do about fracking, the controversial technique officially known as hydraulic fracturing that uses water, chemicals, and pressure to crack underground formations in order to better extract oil?
State Challenging San Jose Creek Project
In another fallout from last year’s decision by Sacramento to eliminate redevelopment agencies statewide, the California Department of Finance is challenging the use of such funds to pay for the ongoing San Jose Creek project, and now the City of Goleta — like many other jurisdictions in the same boat — must take a special trip north to defend the $23 million project in a meeting with finance officials on 4/25.
Vintners’ Fest Welcomes New Leader
Morgen McLaughlin takes over Vintners Association in time for annual bash, this time at Mission Santa Inés.
Looking Down the Barrels
Understanding Firestone Walker Brewing’s innovative Barrelworks program and tasting room.
Ocean Meadows Is Dead! Long Live Ocean Meadows!
Saying good-bye to the golf course, and hello to a nature preserve.
