War Costs Taxpayers $1.01 Billion
The war in Iraq has cost the 23rd Congressional District $1.01 billion.
Month: August 2007
Measure A May Change City Election Years
Opponents of ballot Measure A accuse City Hall of playing dirty.
Woman Killed Crossing 101
Early on 8/19, Elizabeth Anne Vallejo, 42, died after being struck by an SUV in the northbound lanes of Highway 101.
Downey’s Celebrates 25 Years of Fine Dining
People used to turn up State Street from the traffic light on the 101 to get here. Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall shared a loving Valentine’s Day here. GQ’s Alan Richman praised the squab here-naming it “one of the year’s most memorable morsels”-in 1995.
Police Crack Down on People Near Train Tracks
Thirty-eight people were cited for standing too close to the train tracks and risking their safety.
Salt Lake Mayor Takes on Bush
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson may have been greeted with foot-stomping enthusiasm Monday night as he preached the gospel of impeaching President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to a crowd of about 250 at the Veterans Memorial Building on Monday. But at the Santa Barbara City Council, the idea of passing an impeachment resolution still remains an orphan in search of a parent.
DA Weighs in On Prison Crisis
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Christie Stanley and the district attorneys of 15 other California counties have filed a lawsuit charging that possible plans to release as many as 40,000 inmates from state prison to alleviate overcrowding in California’s notoriously overwhelmed prison system would seriously threaten public safety.
Juarez to Stand Trial
One of the longest preliminary hearings in Santa Barbara history ended with an explosion of emotion from Deputy Public Defender Karen Atkins, as she demanded the chance to sum up evidence she hoped would reduce the severity of the charges against her client, 14-year-old Ricardo Juarez. Late on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 21, and at the end of 12 days of testimony and exhibits, Judge Brian Hill ruled that the evidence against Juarez was sound enough that he could be tried as an adult on charges of murder.
S.B. Resists Housing Mandate
At their meeting on Thursday, August 16, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) boardmembers chose not to accept the housing mandate forced upon them by the state but rather sought to modify it in a way that could lessen or eliminate the number of units the state says the county needs. While SBCAG officials-the board consists of the five county supervisors, along with a representative from each of the county’s incorporated cities-intend to look at all administrative possibilities first, the option of a lawsuit to contest the mandate has not been ruled out.
La Dolce Vita Is Not for the Timid
In case you were wondering, the title is clearly ironic. But don’t worry; lots of people, including many who’ve seen La Dolce Vita, assume it’s a kind of advertisement for the swinging ’60s.
