Sex Offender Gets Less Time Behind Bars
Although Taylor Lee Stewart was sentenced to six years for grabbing an inebriated woman in Isla Vista early this January and choking her with his belt, he will only serve eight months behind bars.
Nick Welsh
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Slower Ships Mean Less Emissions
By reducing the speed of vessels traveling through the Santa Barbara Channel to 12 knots or less, the Santa Barbara City Council heard this week, 370,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year — and 6,760 tons of nitrogen oxides — are kept out of the atmosphere.
Group Urges City Hall to Adopt Code of Ethics
A newly formed group is now pushing City Hall to adopt an official code of ethics to be overseen by an appointed committee with authority to impose disciplinary action against violators.
Daraka Larimore-Hall Elected to State Committee
Daraka Larimore Hall, longtime head of the Santa Barbara Democratic Central Committee, was elected to the statewide party’s executive committee, winning his bid to become party secretary this weekend by a wide margin.
Bees (and Flies) in the Bonnet
Pesticide spraying on the way for 500 Goleta homes.
Barking of the Neighbor’s Dog
The Angry Poodle links La Entrada de Nada to an Injunction to Nowhere.
Jury Awards Homeowners $300,000 After City Abandons Road
Although a Santa Barbara jury awarded two property owners a combined $311,000 last week because City Hall had abandoned the Ealand Place road leading to their homes, the attorney representing the victorious parties said he was “very, very disappointed” with the verdict and has vowed to appeal.
Fundraiser Scheduled for Mural Master
Manuel Unzueta, the undisputed godfather of mural art throughout the South Coast, will be the beneficiary of a fundraising gala this Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at El Paseo Restaurant to help him recover from the fire that wiped out his backyard studio on Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
Big Money Year for County Crops
Due to last year’s unusually mild winter, Santa Barbara County agricultural products commanded the most money ever — just under $1.3 billion — since 1916 when records were first kept.
Tax Hike Dead in the Cradle
Council votes against poll to test temperature of city voters.
