St. Petersburg Philharmonic at the Granada
The oldest orchestra in Russia turned the Granada into a Russian concert hall for the night.
Month: March 2011
Search Underway for Missing Man with Dementia
Officials ask for public’s help in locating him.
Housing Loan Questions
Program designed to help city workers buy homes.
Threat of Floatopia Closes IV Beaches
Following the debacle of Floatopia 2009—during which 12,000 revelers flooded Isla Vista shores—the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department will block off the beaches from 4/2-4/3 in preparation for Floatopia 2011, much as it did ahead of the planned 2010 beach bash.
Tsunami Prep All Wet
Councilmembers take public safety officials to task.
School District, Teacher Negotiations Continue
Negotiations continued this week between the Santa Barbara School District and the Santa Barbara Teachers Association as the two sides looked to iron out the details of a tentatively approved series of budget-minded furlough days for next school year that have the potential to shrink both the school year (by five days) and teachers’ salaries (by 5.4 percent).
More Money for Ocean Meadows Project
The Santa Barbara Trust for Public Land (TPL) was one of the recipients of funding allocated by Caltrans for 90 projects statewide.
Capps Targets Diablo Canyon
In response to the nuclear nightmare still unfolding in Japan, Congressmember Lois Capps called on the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to withdraw its application to relicense the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power plant, located at Avila Bay, 90 miles up the coast, pending completion of three-dimensional seismic surveys of a new fault.
New Poet Laureate
Westmont professor Paul J. Willis has been named the next poet laureate for the City of Santa Barbara, to serve as ceremonial bard over the next two years.
Heart Disease Biggest Cause of Early Death
Heart disease ranks as the number one cause of premature death in Santa Barbara County, claiming the lives of 137 people in 2008 before they hit the age of 75, the cut-off line for premature mortality.