By the Numbers
Helene Schneider leads the City Council election pack with $15,000 in her campaign piggybank.
Author: Nick Welsh
City Council Votes for More Mini-Roundabouts
The issue continues to draw ardent supporters and detractors.
City Council Committee Ponders Pot Club Moratorium
The matter will next go before the entire City Council for discussion.
Citizen Rallies for Sisters of Bethany
Meanwhile, a lawyer says the nuns could have prevented some misconduct by Santa Barbara priests.
Capps Argues Reports of Progress in Iraq
As some experts have posited, she said U.S. presence may be inflaming further violence.
Battle of the Bias
Anna Davison disputed charges of biased reporting in the first half of today’s proceedings at the News-Press-NLRB trial.
Cappello Seeks Sanctions Against Teamsters
He claimed today that NLRB attorneys failed to provide a critical piece of e-mail evidence.
News-Press Trial Enters Third Week
It was the moment former Santa Barbara News-Press reporter Melinda Burns had been dreading for months-facing cross-examination from attorney A. Barry Cappello, Santa Barbara’s renowned courtroom barracuda representing News-Press owner and co-publisher Wendy P. McCaw, whom Burns and her union campaign have been battling the past 14 months.
Father Kelly’s Curse
At first, Andrew Ruiz was relieved. But his relief quickly gave way to frustration, followed by anger. Ruiz was initially happy not to take the witness stand, not to answer difficult questions about a painful past. And content not to endure the agonies of a protracted trial with no certain outcome. A rawboned man with sad, piercing eyes, elaborately tattooed arms, and a direct, deliberate manner, Ruiz is one of 508 men and women who recently settled claims of sexual abuse with the Los Angles Archdiocese, which presides over Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles county Catholic churches.
My Dog Ate the Homework
HEY DUDE, WHERE’S THE REST OF ME? A couple weeks ago, I attended an impeach-Bush event held at the Veterans Memorial Building down on Cabrillo Boulevard. There were lots of people wearing black Dennis Kucinich for President T-shirts.
