City Council Plan to Address Homelessness
Santa Barbara City Council unanimously embraced a 12-point program that seeks to balance enforcement with prevention and intervention.
Month: February 2009
Satellite Crashes into Ocean
Early Tuesday morning, 325 miles above earth, a carbon-tracking satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base malfunctioned, failed to reach orbiting speed, and fell into the Indian Ocean, near Antarctica.
Blum Powwows with Mayors, Obama
Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum was among 70 mayors who last week met with President Barack Obama and his cabinet.
S.B. School District Chooses Basic Aid
With the gut wrench of potentially multimillion dollar budget cuts still six weeks away, the Santa Barbara School Board was forced to stop allowing out-of-district students into the district’s elementary schools.
Salvation Army Rehab to Close
The cash-strapped rehab needs $15 million by March 31.
Dutch Prints in the Age of Reformation
Highlights from the Dewayne and Faith Perry Collection at Westmont College’s Reynolds Gallery through March 12.
Grappling with the Guest List
Keeping peace with parents, in-laws, brothers, sisters, cats, and dogs.
Noshing and Nibbling
How to make the wedding meal your own.
Waltz with Bashir
“I’m not a therapist, I’m a filmmaker,” says documentarian Ari Folman, who weaves interviews about war and post-traumatic stress into this ravishingly animated feature.
Week in History
A group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations.