It appears that News-Press employees, City Hall, The Indy, Vanity Fair, the American Journalism Review, the Teamsters, public access laws, and former boyfriends are no longer the only ones being targeted by Wendy McCaw on her legal brief-lined warpath. Now Santa Barbara’s small business owners are under attack: McCaw’s hired bulldog/superstar lawyer Barry Cappello is now sending intimidating letters to stores who post anti-Wendy signs in their windows.
Watch a YouTube video that gets inside the head and art of Brad Nack, known from Carrillo Street to Manhattan as the man behind the reindeer paintings. But he’s so much more, we learn here.
The sweaters were recently out in force at Earl Warren Showgrounds, when a gang of cold weather-wanting merrymakers descended upon the small, rectangular ice rink for some seasonal skating fun. But before the hordes arrived, they’d spent an hour or so getting in the mood by slurping such hot drinks as hot toddies, sake ‘n’ ciders, and snugglers.
Just when you thought that listening to your CDs from Blackalicious was enough, now they come with some visuals, personal thoughts, and behind-the-scenes action that only leaves us wanting more.
“Nope. You must be mistaken. If you actually read the pertinent laws, we did nothing wrong.” That’s the layman’s translation for the 10 pages of paperwork filed on Monday afternoon, December 11, by the attorneys for The Independent in response to the lawsuit being brought by the News-Press and Wendy McCaw. Also, was Randy Alcorn fired? And check out a link to the latest McCaw memo circulating her employees’ saddened desks.
You know, we’d be happy to stop writing about the News-Press debacle anytime soon, repurpose this blog to covering all sorts of S.B. media, and just go back to the regular news-gathering/scoop-snagging gig we’ve been doing for 20 years now. But it seems that the N-P‘s owner Wendy McCaw just can’t stop bringing the spotlight of shame back her way at least once a week.
You probably know by now that on December 3, the UCSB men’s soccer team won the national championship. Did you hear what the Gaucho fans did upon learning that? They threw a goal into the ocean. Did you see that happen? Now you can.
It was a rare but welcome sight: smiles and genuine cheer on the faces of those stuck in the News-Press trenches. That’s what happened last night, Thursday, December 7, when a gaggle of courageous N-P newsroom employees past and present converged at El Paseo to party down at The Independent‘s annual holiday shabang. But will they be smiling at their party, when IDs are checked at the door? See inside for a letter written to Dr. Laura by one Indy reader/N-P employee who wants to bring her fiancee to the party.
This week, a march is scheduled on Wednesday, December 6, to protest the current state of affairs at the News-Press, support the newsroom staffers still sticking it out, ask for Melinda Burns to get her job back, and call for union demands to be honored.
There’s a Grinch running around the streets of Santa Barbara this holiday season, and the tops of Christmas trees seem to be what he or she is craving. That’s not good for tree seller Anthony Del Bello, who’s not out about $14,000.
