City, County Settle Election Cost Dispute
The matter, however, has not been resolved for the future.
Author: Nick Welsh
Tempers Flare on Goleta Water Board
The bad old days are back again, at least where the Goleta Water District board is concerned.
The Curse of the Perro
FRUTA DEL DIABLO: My guess is UCSB chemistry professor Thomas Bruice just doesn’t like strawberries. What other explanation could there possibly be? Bruice was one of the 54 world-class chemists and biochemists who signed a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency late last month, urgently warning the agency not to approve the use of methyl iodide, a potent soil fumigant, necessary for the cultivation of strawberries.
Das Williams Leads Money Chase
If money talks, Santa Barbara City Council candidate Das Williams is shouting at a time when the rest of the candidates-and certainly the challengers-are whispering. Since the beginning of the year, Williams, an incumbent, has raised nearly $55,000, including $22,500 in the past three months alone. That’s a lot, especially considering $80,000 was the most any candidate spent in the last race.
From Doggerel to Verse
I HEART S.B.: I’m thrilled that Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of the Big Apple and presidential aspirant, likes Santa Barbara so much. In recent months, he’s graced us with not one but two visits. I was especially impressed with how Rudy worked the room at Joe’s Cafe last Friday-where he conspicuously did not eat either an Omaha, a French dip, or anything else-shaking hands with customers and hugging the kitchen help he would presumably move mountains to deport once elected.
Dialing for Dollars
Das Williams leads money chase in city council race.
“The Bachelor” Firestone to Wed Yugoslav Model
Andrew Firestone is engaged to Ivana Bozilovic, says his dad Brooks Firestone.
Caruso Not Ditching the Miramar
The developer denies rumors that he’s giving the property back to Ty Warner.
Case of the Perfidious Poodle
NOMENCLATURE IS DESTINY: The recent dustup between the Santa Ynez Chumash and their Casino-hating neighbors begs the centuries-old question whether a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. While that answer has eluded the best minds of many a generation, I am more than willing to bet the farm-preferably your farm-that the thorns would remain every bit as sharp.
Biggest Pot Bust in Santa Barbara History?
At least 80,000 plants were found on a North County Ranch.
