Five Arrested for Apparent Chicken Sacrifice
Men allegedly trespassed onto farm and beheaded chicken.
Month: January 2009
Hitching a Ride to Baghdad
I am in Kuwait attempting to get a flight into Baghdad, and have begun to see firsthand what the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces go through in order to get out here.
Tea Fire Questions and Answers at Montecito Forum
Attendees alleged Reverse 911 failings and complain of delay in naming the people who started the blaze.
Speaking of Stories presents Nothing but Laughs
T.C. Boyle reading his own work was just one of the highlights at 2009’s first performance of Speaking of Stories.
SBIFF ’09: Winans Wows Audience with Ink
Former SBIFF award winner returns with feature length film.
Susan Jordan to Run for State Assembly
Noted environmentalist vows to succeed her husband, current Assemblymember Pedro Nava.
“Pygmy Mammoth Tusk” Is Actually Whale Bone
The Santa Cruz Island fossil turned out not to be the archeological find it was rumored to be.
Tea Fire Burn Areas Could Become Prime Mosquito Turf
Property owners are being urged to check pools, other bodies of water.
SBIFF ’09: Shooting the Red Carpet, Virtuosos Night
Seeing the stars through Paul Wellman’s lens, take six.
Report Ranks Cottage Hospital Death Rates
A report on patient mortality rates at hospitals statewide indicates that Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital had lower mortality rates than the rest of the state’s facilities for three surgical procedures.