UCSB Readies to Pick Vice Chancellor

Just as the committee looking for a new UCSB Police Dept. chief enters the final stages of its selection process, another committee is narrowing its options in the search for a new vice chancellor.

Santa Barbara Prepares for Fire Season

This year, the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. is instituting new education and brush clearance programs in an effort to extinguish fire season before it starts. Fire season officially started on June 1, Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. Captain Diondray Wiley said.

Legislators Pull for SB Tow Truck Patrol

A new program may provide Santa Barbara motorists with some relief to the headache of freeway congestion, placing tow truck companies on call to clear stranded vehicles out of the path of rush-hour traffic.

Feature Photo: Putting on a Show

Ryland Aldrich, Reel Loud committee chair, poses in front of the event’s marquee. The 14th annual film festival took place Friday evening at Campbell Hall.

Feature Photo: Chalkaholic

Lysa Ashley finishes a chalk drawing during the I Madonnari street painting festival on Monday outside the Santa Barbara Mission. The annual festival, held Saturday through Monday, featured over 150 decorated sidewalk squares.