‘Closet’ Family Finds Apartment
A little over a year ago, a hardworking Santa Barbara couple and their year-old child were living in a $550-a-month walk-in closet.
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They’re Representing
The Occupy Wall Street movement is a response to the growing political influence exerted by
corporate America, of which the financial meltdown is but a symptom.
Getting Off the Streets
The coming of fall at the Rescue Mission is marked by snoring. All windows are open at all times, but the heat of the men results in snoring. A wild roaring symphony develops around 9 p.m. and reaches a true cacophony at midnight.
Whole World Watching
We witnessed non-stop convoys of police vehicles and buses bringing in what ultimately, according to Reuters, were 1,400 police officers in full riot gear – a force so large that they had to use Dodger Stadium to stage the whole operation.
Remembering Jovani Tovar
With 10-year anniversary memorial this weekend, friends of man shot dead on State Street discuss his life.
Frank, Jerry, and Korea
The draft was on and college students were being plucked off campuses or working on deferments to avoid the bloody battles in Korea.
All Grown Up and Learning to Read
About a year after I retired from teaching, I decided to volunteer to become an adult literacy tutor through the Santa Barbara Public Library system.
The Scout Molestation Meritless Badge
A Santa Barbara family is suing the Boy Scouts of America because a top area Scout executive allegedly tried to stop a mother from reporting the abuse.
Working by Night
A unique look at life in the streets. Part Two of a three-part series.
The Cool Life in Arizona
I’m just back from Arizona, where politics and the weather are as dramatic as a Wagnerian opera, complete with the Flight of the Valkyries and bloodshed.