SB City Council Denies Citizen Review

April 17, 2003 by

Although Santa Barbara resident Bruce Rittenhouse disagrees, his city's police department will not be subject to review by a board of local civilians.
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Man Dies From Drug Overdose

April 16, 2003 by

Investigation into a death the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. deputies had initially labeled as "mysterious" and "suspicious" has revealed that cocaine killed 36-year-old James Luna.
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Crime Stopper Helps Catch Local Robber

April 16, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara County chapter of Crime Stoppers International program has allowed its first informant to safely supply the name and whereabouts of a wanted criminal.
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Anti-War Protests Continue

April 14, 2003 by

Even as the image of soldiers toppling a statue of Saddam Hussein seemingly heralded the end of the American invasion of Iraq, Santa Barbarans opposed to the war protested for the 30th consecutive wee...
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Reality Television Is Anything But Real

April 14, 2003 by

"Mr. Personality" follows an attractive single woman as she dates 20 bachelors in hopes of finding a match. The gimmick here is the brightly colored foam masks that hide the bachelors' faces.
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Park Service Works to Restore Wildlife

April 10, 2003 by

The fate of Santa Cruz Island's indigenous wildlife now officially rests on a plan of hunting and burning. The Channel Islands National Park published on Tuesday its Record of Decision for the Primary...
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IVFP To Crack Down on Cars in Driveways

April 9, 2003 by

Because vehicles parked blocking driveways can hinder local firefighters from dousing blazes and rescuing residents, the IVFP will begin citing vehicles for violating an already existing law.
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You Can’t Say That on Music Television

April 8, 2003 by

As if its rejection of all actual music in favor of fresh-faced, Generation Y-aimed reality programming weren't proof enough that the execs at MTV sniff glue, MTV has decided to lighten the internatio...
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County Secessionists Enlist 2,000 in 6 Days

April 8, 2003 by

A release from Citizens for County Organization (CFCO), the group heading the effort to create the proposed Mission County, stated that in the first six days of signature-gathering, over 2,000 residen...
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Police Make Arrest In Motel Standoff

April 7, 2003 by

A nearly seven-hour standoff between a transient and Santa Barbara police ended peacefully at about 1 a.m. Saturday. The incident began at 5:53 Friday afternoon, when Santa Barbara resident 51-year-ol...
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Dinner Skirmish: War Widens the Gap Between Young and Old

April 3, 2003 by

Going Home earned me something aside from getting my clothes washed and my meals cooked for free: a new dimension of our nation's present international entanglement.
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Police Investigate Lompoc Murder Case

April 3, 2003 by

New details about the murder of 78-year-old Mission Hills resident Jean Morgan were released yesterday as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. continues its investigation into the incident.
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Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks | Pig Lib | Matador

April 3, 2003 by

One might guess the Jicks that Stephen Malkmus hangs with on his new album Pig Lib are his new crew, but they're actually the same keyboardist and bassist from Malkmus' bull's-eye, of a self-titled 20...
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FT To Host Master Plan Meeting on Local Housing

April 3, 2003 by

The Isla Vista Project Area Committee will be meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Linda Vista room at Francisco Torres to begin discussion of the PAC interim draft, the most up-to-date version of the ...
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Parking Law Sparks Lawsuit

March 31, 2003 by

A lawsuit filed by a group of advocates for the homeless aims to repeal a law that prohibits parking large vehicles on the streets of Santa Barbara.
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