Daniel Cooper

April 16, 2007

Crowds Rock Out to Support the Earth

By Daniel Cooper

Thousands of students and residents celebrated Earth Day a week early on Saturday, meeting on Goleta Beach to protest carbon emissions and in Anisq' Oyo' Park to champion environmentalism, promote recycling and take adva...

March 1, 2007

Bond Measure 1B Funds To Expand U.S. Highway 101

By Daniel Cooper

Southbound commuters frustrated by Highway 101 congestion may soon see some relief, but their northbound counterparts will not be so lucky.

February 14, 2007

County Deals With Drugs, Casinos

By Daniel Cooper

Methamphetamines and gambling were the primary focuses of yesterday's County Board of Supervisors meeting.

February 9, 2007

Film Festival Wraps Up After 11 Days

By Daniel Cooper

Downtown Santa Barbara will be a lot quieter and hotels will be less packed this weekend than they have been in a while, now that the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival has rolled up its red carpet.

January 25, 2007

Service Stations Sweat Gas Prices

By Daniel Cooper

Rising gas prices seem to pump the money out of customers' pockets, but in Santa Barbara, gasoline station owners are having the same complaint.

January 11, 2007

SB Sheriff’s Council Ends Fiscal Lawsuit After Resignations

By Daniel Cooper

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Council agreed at a meeting Wednesday morning to settle a lawsuit filed by four of its former presidents that could result in fiscal transparency of the non-profit organization and forc...

November 20, 2006

ADL March Affirms That SB Is “No Place for Hate”

By Daniel Cooper

A former member of the early rock 'n' roll group the Platters performed while enlightening Santa Barbara residents on Saturday about hate crimes in the county and how they should respond.

November 3, 2006

Volunteers Clean Up Halloween Mess

By Daniel Cooper

Isla Vistans won't have to swim though a sea of shattered pumpkins and beer bottles for much longer, thanks to a group of student volunteers scrounging the streets for trash.

October 20, 2006

Voting Registration Drive Nears Deadline

By Daniel Cooper

With the Nov. 7 General Election less than three weeks away, the County of Santa Barbara and several campus groups are working to enfranchise all potential voters before Monday's registration deadline.