Voters Choose Holland Over Herrera For Clerk

Joe Holland, a 17-year veteran of the county assessor’s office, recorded a huge victory over Assistant County Clerk Larry Herrera in the race for Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.

The PC Path to Better Sex, Bigger Orgasms

“Exercise” is not usually a word that is part of my vocabulary. The big “E” – not the drug – seems almost to be an obsession in our tiny community of beautiful people.

Women’s Water Polo: Santa Barbara Struggles vs. Stanford, Spartans at Pool

At only the midpoint of their grueling five-month season, this year’s UCSB women’s water polo team has seen its share of both glory and heartbreak. The Gauchos raced to a 7-0 start, but have since fallen in troubled waters and lost three straight.

Property Owners Resist Texaco’s Pipe Removals

A group of local homeowners is appealing a decision to allow ChevronTexaco Corp. to abandon and remove pieces of seven miles of pipeline running through their residential neighborhood.

A Real-Life Tale of a True Isla Vista Hero

Oh, are we sadly mistaken. The story behind the picture behind the feature photo “Nothing to See Here Folks,” (Daily Nexus, March 4):

Men’s Tennis: Toreros, San Diego State Triumph Over UCSB

The No. 75 UCSB men’s tennis team struggled through a tough road trip to San Diego this past weekend and was unable to win either of its two matches.

’02 Winter Ranks as 5th Warmest Nationally

Unusually high surface pressure that lowered temperatures and dried out winds descending from the east led to a warm February in Southern California, with an average high of 64 degress, said Chief Climatologist Jay Lawrimore at the National Climatic Data Center.

Weather: Political Tool

Today you must do your patriotic duty and vote candidates into political offices you vaguely understand.

Hey Mr. Postman, Got a Letter for Me

A wise man once said a picture is worth a thousand words. But for some residents of the Buena Vista Care Center, a thousand words is all that’s needed to put a smile on their faces.

Judge Drops One Charge in I.V. Case

A superior court judge on Monday dismissed one of the felony charges brought against five of eight defendants in a videotaped assault case that occurred in Isla Vista in September 2000.