Dale Fairclough

February 2, 2012

Undercover Police Foil Murderous Plot

By Dale Fairclough

A Goleta resident who attempted to hire a hit man to kill a Bel Air couple and a former business partner in 2010 was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Monday. Eugene Darryl Temkin, 51, was arrested in July of 2...

January 12, 2012

UCSB Begins Public Response Team Training

By Dale Fairclough

UCSB Emergency Services will kick off its free eight-week Community Early Response Team training course this evening to help the community develop effective response skills for large-scale disasters. The instruction will...

June 22, 2011

Nonprofit Supports Sustainable Habits

By Dale Fairclough

The Fund for Santa Barbara donated $16,000 to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper in order to promote water quality and sustainable practices in Santa Barbara County.

May 31, 2011

Unidentified Suspect Robs Goleta Bank

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to a bank robbery at 10:11 a.m. Friday morning at the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust on the 5000 block of Hollister Avenue.

May 25, 2011

SB Social Services Face Funding Cuts

By Dale Fairclough

Santa Barbara County Executive Officer Chandra Wallar offered a budget proposal last week cutting $1.2 million from the Human Services Commission’s funding. The proposed budget reduction would decrease the organization...

May 20, 2011

Police Blotter

By Dale Fairclough

Isla Vista’s finest arrested a would-be prophet Saturday for public intoxication — whether the officers were converted to believers was not included in the police report. The boys in blue found a half-naked man — u...

May 4, 2011

Racist Graffiti Marks Up SB County School

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. is investigating a crime involving racially offensive vandalism that occurred last weekend at the Ralph Dunlap Elementary School in Santa Maria. The school’s janitor discovere...

April 19, 2011

Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons

By Dale Fairclough

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that would relocate some felons from state to county jails in an effort to alleviate overcrowded prisons. Assembly Bill 109 permits the state to transfer jurisdiction of convicted...

April 15, 2011

Earth Day Fair Gets Green

By Dale Fairclough

The Community Environmental Council is hosting their 41st annual Earth Day Festival this weekend in downtown Santa Barbara’s Alameda Park. The organization will host the event this Saturday and Sunday to promote the co...

February 23, 2011

Health Care Federation in Jeopardy

By Dale Fairclough

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill last week that will reduce federal funding for Planned Parenthoods throughout the nation.

February 17, 2011

Bill Opposes Shark Finning

By Dale Fairclough

State Assemblymembers Paul Fong and Jared Huffman introduced a bill to the legislature last Friday that would ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins in California.

February 9, 2011

Reps Lobby for Fiscal Review

By Dale Fairclough

Several Goleta city representatives traveled to Sacramento on Monday to discuss Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal with Assemblymember Das Williams and State Senator Tony Strickland.

January 26, 2011

Hotel Gets Makeover

By Dale Fairclough

A group of Los Angeles investors recently purchased the Hotel Californian and two neighboring properties on lower State Street with plans to begin construction of a new luxury hotel.

January 19, 2011

Housing Cooperative Reaches Out to Community

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative is hosting an event tonight to familiarize the community with the new Interfaith Cooperative House and Community Space.

January 13, 2011

Low Finances Restrict Police Station Repair

By Dale Fairclough

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. building is in dangerous disrepair yet struggles to obtain the funding to undergo the necessary renovations.

January 5, 2011

Annual Award Finances Local Projects, Events

By Dale Fairclough

Until next month the city of Goleta is accepting applications for an annual grant that offers local businesses the chance to fund projects that benefit city residents.