County Manager Resigns Amid Credit Card Misuse Allegations
Brian Passaro has resigned as general manager of the county’s Mosquito and Vector Management District in the wake of a report issued by the Auditor-Controller’s Office.
Recent Stories
Nursing Assistants Charged with Abusing Elders
New owners of Central Coast Nursing Center try to move past the facility’s unhappy history.
Vandenberg Launches Next Generation Weather Satellite
$1.5 billion NASA spacecraft creates both short-term forecasts and long-term climate models.
Bearcat vs. Dragon Man
Police raid home linked to motorcycle gang member.
Carpinteria Bans Bad Bags
City Council votes to go all reusable all the time.
Hound Haven
Loose Pooch offers daycare for dogs.
Surviving Hiroshima
Shigeko Sasamori was 13 years old and less than a mile away when a nuclear bomb exploded over her city.
School Counseling Programs Given $1.2 Million
The Santa Barbara School District has been awarded a three-year $1.2 million grant from the federal Department of Education’s Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Demonstration Program to expand counseling resources in five elementary schools: Adams, Cleveland, Franklin, Harding, and McKinley.
Car Swipes Parked Bus
Two passengers complaining of pain are sent to the hospital.
Obama Recognizes UCSB Faculty Members
Two young UCSB faculty members were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
