CKE Mulls Move to Texas
CKE Restaurants— based in Carpinteria and parent company of Carl’s Jr.—announced this week that it may move its headquarters to Texas.
Month: February 2011
Allied Donates to Library
Allied Waste Services, which is currently grappling with MarBorg Industries for lucrative South Coast trash contracts, donated $4,000 to the Goleta Library this week.
Ashleigh Brilliant Hit by Car
Ashleigh Brilliant, a Santa Barbara celebrity known for his cartoons and humorous epigrams called “Pot-Shots,” was severely injured on 1/27 when a car hit him.
They Shoot Dogs, Don’t They?
Poodle gets bone stuck in throat while celebrating Ronald Reagan’s centennial.
Hard Homeless Data
Project begins to tally and categorize country’s displaced populations.
Power to the People
Jerry Brown equates Mideast populist battles to political fight about his budget plan.
County Revenues Running Higher Than Budgeted
County staff reported in the second quarter financial report that the county’s revenues were actually running one percent higher than what was budgeted.
‘Geezer Bandit’ Robs Goleta Bank
The Geezer Bandit—a 60- to 70-year-old man believed to be responsible for 13 armed bank robberies in Southern California since 2009—allegedly robbed the Bank of America branch on Calle Real in Goleta on 1/28.
UCSB Students Flee Egypt
Five UCSB students were flown out of Egypt this week after the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory for the troubled region.
The Bixby Mystery
Eyebrows raised about ranch’s recent moves.
