Couple Found Dead in Santa Ynez Home
[UPDATE, June 28]:Nearby residents reported hearing a loud argument then gunfire; Sheriff’s investigators say husband shot wife then himself.
Author: Tyler Hayden
Wrong Kind of Dough
Authorities are investigating alleged money laundering at Pizza Guru.
Vandenberg Firefighter Goes Missing
[UPDATE, 4:48 p.m.]: Missing man’s backpack and kayak found; Coast Guard abandons search.
City College Defends Stadium Spending
Officials say that the La Playa Stadium renovation projects are necessary and appropriate.
Capps Gives Oil Execs the Third Degree
She asks why spill cleanup technology has not improved in decades.
Saving the Stranded
Marine mammals in need find help from the Dovers and their team.
Capps Grills BP Execs
Representative Lois Capps, during an Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on 6/15, gave BP executives the third degree about the company’s lack of concentration of cleanup technology.
Nava Talks Accountability of Corporate Political Expenditures
Assemblymember Pedro Nava was joined by the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG), environmental organizations, and labor unions for a 6/14 press conference on Assembly Bill 919, the Corporate Political Expenditure Accountability Act.
UCSB’s South Parcel Declared Open Space
UCSB and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced this week that the South Parcel—a 68-acre swath of coastal university property popular among hikers, bikers, and joggers —has been permanently designated as protected open space.
Granada Chooses New Executive Director
Following an international search that yielded more than 100 candidates, the Center for the Performing Arts announced this week that Dr. Craig M. Springer has been named the Granada Theatre’s new executive director.
