Water Warriors vs. Water Buffaloes
State Water critics challenge two incumbents.
Nick Welsh
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Dog as My Copilot
True stories to inoculate yourself against mass stupidity…
Tajiguas Landfill: Prettiest and Most Expensive
A new survey reveals the Santa Barbara dump is the priciest in the tri counties.
When Abstinence Is Not the Best Policy
Architectural Board of Review member resigns over Chik-fil-A controversy.
Chick-fil-A Fallout Continues
The political indigestion triggered by the mass abstention two weeks ago by five members of the city’s Architectural Board of Review (ABR) when it came to approving minor plan modifications for the Chick-fil-A slated for upper State Street is far from over.
Art Museum Cancelling Free Sunday Admission for Families
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will cancel its free-Sunday-admission-for-families program as of September 6 because tourists who, in the words of museum director Larry Feinberg, “could and would pay” are disproportionately enjoying that benefit.
Bohnett Park Gets Major Makeover
Part of an ongoing plan to revitalize the Westside neighborhood.
Young Immigrants Seek Reprieve with ‘Deferred’ DREAM Act
Santa Barbara attorneys are busy processing a flood of applications.
David Landecker Stepping Down from EDC
After five years at the helm of the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), David Landecker publicly announced he was stepping down.
WWII Combat Aviators Honored with Missing Man Formation
Two decorated World War II combat aviators were given ceremonial send-offs in Santa Barbara over the past week, both with four planes — with one space left conspicuously vacant — flying in formation over the South Coast.
