Supes Nix New Government Center
A new county government center in Santa Maria already set with a bid and financing was nixed on 2/15 by the Board of Supervisors.
Month: February 2011
Downtown Lot Closed for Months
City Parking Lot 10, located on the corner of Ortega and Anacapa streets, has been completely closed until the end of April as it undergoes seismic upgrades.
Dambisa Moyo
International economist speaks about her latest book How the West Was Lost.
Electric Car Rebates Explained
Several dozen people gathered at the Metropolitan Transit District offices this week to hear how up to $12,500 in state and federal rebates will be available to people purchasing electric cars such as the Chevrolet Volt or the Nissan Leaf.
Carp to Install LED Street Lights
The City of Carpinteria will replace all its existing sodium halide street lights with LEDs, reducing its consumption of kilowatt hours by two-thirds and saving up to $20,000 a year, according to Parks czar Matt Roberts.
T-Ridge Returns
State budget analyst’s worst-case scenario resurrects S.B. offshore oil project.
Coral Casino Calls Out Ty Warner
Member committee says he’s wrongfully let Biltmore guests use exclusive club.
Who—or What—Killed Borders?
How could Santa Barbara possibly have lost Borders, its citadel of State Street culture, its cathedral of books and DVDs, its mecca of music?
Revenge of the Tiger Dog
Why no panhandlers would be worse than too many.
Trouble with Tribes
Families and groups of all kinds are hierarchical, and known to gang up against one member who dares to speak the truth of some offense by those in the upper ranks. Yet there is a line that separates the hierarchy from the tribe, where violence is more extreme.
