Autopsy Gives Insight Into What Killed Transient
A recent assault did not contribute to Sandra McFarlane’s death, police say.
Month: August 2007
StateSide Restaurant Rises Like Brigadoon for Fiesta
StateSide Restaurant and Lounge will preview its wares for Fiesta before officially opening in September.
Zaca Fire Explodes
After several quiet days, the Zaca Fire exploded this morning: by 11 a.m. the fire was cooking…it was clear the fire line was moving rapidly to the east, eating up huge chunks of the upper parts of Santa Cruz Canyon.
Plaza del Mar Festival Protests Nukes
Area activists encourage disarmament.
Daily Sound Submits Unpublished Photos to Court
Publisher Jeramy Gordon cited fear of bankruptcy as motive for turning them over.
Fiscal Chaos Plagues Schools
Less than four months ago, the Santa Barbara School District was reluctantly wielding a budgetary ax with millions of dollars worth of teaching positions, after-school programs, and junior high school electives dripping off its blade. Now, in the wake of a somewhat shocking budget meeting in late June, the district-which this spring appeared desperately cash-strapped-has what looks to be some $5 million in surplus cash sitting in its recently adopted 2007-2008 budget.
Bahrain’s Friendship Society for the Blind
Brent receives positive feedback from the press and community, then discusses the lack of opportunities afforded to the disabled.
Fire Stalls In the Santa Cruz Drainage
During last night’s community meeting for wildland residents in the Paradise, Rosario Park and Camino Cielo areas, County Supervisor Brooks Firestone asked the question on everyone’s minds. “When will the fire get to the twenty-four hour line?” he asked Incident Commander Aaron Gelobte
Battle to Hold Monte Arido Ridge
On Monday Incident Commander John Molumby encouraged fire fighters to put everything into the next seventy-two hours. “These are critical hours,” he enjoined his troops as they headed out to battle the fire.
Old Spanish Daze
Barney continues his tradition of eating his way through Fiesta.
