Saints Alive!
Artist and archaeologist Charles Carrillo is coming to Santa Barbara on May 30 to talk about St. Barbara and other saints we should know more about. Here’s a sneak peek.
Author: Nick Welsh
Business Leaders Ponder Homeless Problem
Solutions to keeping downtown Santa Barbara tourist-friendly.
Whispering Dogs Don’t Bark
Santa Barbarans celebrated this year’s Bike to Work Week with a good, old-fashioned shootout between the petro-powered posse and the people-powered transit set.
Wolf Howls at Talk of Parking Fees
County Supervisor Janet Wolf expressed keen vexation that a controversial proposal she thought the supervisors had unequivocally killed two weeks ago-charging a $4 daily parking fee to visitors at all county parks and beaches-had been brought back for their consideration the following week.
Three Vie for the Black Robe
Kevin Ready, John MacKinnon, and Jed Beebe are running to be a Santa Barbara County judge this June.
City Council Task Force to Tackle Homelessness
Aims to create “recovery zone” for Casa Esperanza clients.
Companies Compete for Tajiguas Trash-to-Energy Contract
Some claim to be able to divert 85 to 100 percent of trash.
No Oil Agreement With Exxon, Vandenberg Says
Seeming boon for competitor’s Tranquillon Ridge drilling proposal.
State Cuts Could Hurt Santa Barbara Police Programs
Spare funds may prevent additional budget cuts, however.
Biting Dogs Don’t Bark
With all the hubbub about the presidential primaries-the half-life of which has already exceeded that of plutonium-a lot of serious regional politics have gotten lost in the shuffle.
