Jail Inmates Stage Hunger Strike
The demonstration was reportedly sparked by small meal portions and bland taste.
Nick Welsh
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Liberty Mutual Takes Over Courthouse Again
The insurance giant pays $4,306 fee to host private gala.
Revised Carpinteria Oil Proposal Unveiled
Venoco submits new plans for controversial project.
A Failure To Communicate
With little notice, the Santa Barbara school district disinvited, then reinvited 80 teachers to paid training next week.
Santa Barbara Drought Watch 2013
Water officials are a bit nervous about the perpetually dry weather.
MTD Union Leaders to Pow-Wow With Labor Department
Union leaders representing city bus drivers and the management of Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) have agreed to work together to lobby the Department of Labor to release $2.3 million in federal funds that have been frozen because of a labor-management dispute at MTD.
Dog Mad: Dog Smash
The Supreme Court agrees to decide Vandenberg protesters’ right to assemble.
Effort to Tap Clean Creek Coffers Shot Down
Randy Rowse can’t get traction with his fellow councilmembers.
Eastside-Milpas Neighborhood Recognized for Revitalization
Santa Barbara’s Eastside-Milpas neighborhood won second place in a revitalization contest hosted by Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA), a national organization formed in 1975 to foster increased community cohesion.
Beekeepers Pack the House
Hundreds attend free screening of ‘More Than Honey’ documentary.
