News-Press Motion to Delay Trial Against Indy Denied
Judge rules against daily’s attempt to buy more time before January 29 jury trial.
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Andalucia Getting Renamed
Barney uncovers the details of the hotel’s ongoing renovations and takes in a parade.
A Double Loss to the News-Press Copy Desk
One staffer’s resignation results in an additional casualty.
P Is for Principle
Fighting the Good Fight: There are times to stand on principle, as we’ve all learned in the past 18 months or so. Just as I’m proud of The Santa Barbara Independent‘s courageous stand against turning over unpublished photos to the county, I find it shameful that the News-Press, so ready to unleash its legions of lawyers at the drop of a headline, didn’t join the fight.
Michael John Sutherland 1966-2007
My friend Michael Sutherland danced into my life not long out of Santa Barbara High School, juggling devil sticks and riding a unicycle. He lived on Arbol Verde Street in Carpinteria with his folks and four brothers-Paul, Ben, Abe, and Sam. I was going to UCSB then, and he to Westmont.
Risen: Rising?
News-Press goings-on, drunk college students and the leaf blower debate.
Wellman Avoids Jail As News-Press Exodus Continues
Barney reports on yesterday’s court hearing, the N-P’s latest casualties, Pep Boys closing, and more.
Norman Mailer 1923-2007
No writer on the American literary scene could get people steamed up the way writer Norman Mailer, who died last Saturday at the age of 84, could. While few questioned his skill and his name always elicited a certain kind of awe, it seems that nearly every special interest group, none more than feminists, had a gripe against him.
Kathy Melatti-Hawkins 1965-2007
Kathy was a sparkle on this earth that is hard to describe unless you knew her. She was a beautiful soul who brought light into every room. When she went shopping, or out for anything, she always managed to make a new friend along the way. She was open and honest and loving. She talked to total strangers about anything just to be nice, because that’s who Kathy was.
A Home for the Holidays
I Never Expected to be Homeless: Who does? But that’s the situation Barbara (not her real name) found herself in. “I never thought I’d be in a shelter,” she said, with her four young children and just the clothes on their backs.