Democrats Want City Hall Back
Council candidates speak out.
Month: March 2011
Conservative Group Hires Obama Impersonator
COLAB, the conservative North County group headed by Andy Caldwell, has come under scrutiny— specifically within the San Luis Obispo New Times‘s “Shredder” column—for inviting Steve Bridges, a white man, to perform as President Barack Obama at its annual dinner.
Flu Season Not Unusual
Although it may seem that everyone around us is falling prey to the flu, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department says otherwise.
Two Separate Fires Break Out in Summerland Home
Two separate fires at a home in Summerland caused significant damage early in the morning on 3/8. The first fire, which was called in at 11:56 p.m. the night before, originated in a downstairs bedroom at the home on 2496 Banner Street, and the fire command was dissolved an hour-and-a-half later.
Deal or No Deal?
Brown’s old school horse trading style faces new GOP’s no compromise spirit.
You Pay, but the Jobs Don’t Exist
The feds raided the office of telemarketers Anthony J. Newton and Jeremy S. Cooley at 114 E. Haley Street, shut the place down, and by court order froze their assets.
Don Hughes’s Nightmare House
Chapala One meltdown goes to trial.
Wine You Can Believe In
We proudly present this springtime guide to Santa Barbara sipping, the first in a handful of special 2011 wine issues.
Luis Muñoz
Luis Muñoz, composer, percussionist
New Threats to Women’s Rights
As legislators avoid tackling the issues that led to their current fiscal crises, they propose economic measures that hit women harder than men, and bills that threaten reproductive health care.
