Drew Mackie

February 24, 2003

IVFP Arrests Two Men After DP Fight

By Drew Mackie

A brawl on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday morning resulted in the incarceration of one man on a charge of battery and another for making criminal threats. The third man has yet to be identified by the IVFP...

February 20, 2003

Tree-lovers Branch Out

By Drew Mackie

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. removed two trees last weekend from the walkway in front of Tapioca Express and Rosarito's on El Embarcadero because the trees' roots had rendered a once level sidewalk into a ...

February 18, 2003

Assault Brings Arrest

By Drew Mackie

Alcohol and violence combined on the 6700 block of Trigo Road Saturday, resulting in the arrest of a 20-year-old man for rape.

February 18, 2003

SB Peace Marchers Join World in Decrying War

By Drew Mackie

There were many signs waved in protest of the United States' potential military involvement in Iraq during Saturday's peace rally at De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara.

February 10, 2003

Local Judge Pleads Not Guilty

By Drew Mackie

Superior Court Judge Diana Hall is contesting the six criminal counts she faces, including a felony count for driving under the influence on Dec. 21. A sheriff's deputy pulled Hall over at gunpoint just over a mile from ...

February 10, 2003

Four Armed Men Rob Bank of America Branch

By Drew Mackie

Moments before the Calle Real branch of the Bank of America closed at 6 p.m. on Friday, four armed and hooded men entered, threatened to shoot anyone who might interfere and stole an undisclosed amount of money.

February 6, 2003

Students Need a Greener Place to Play

By Drew Mackie

Of course, I am speaking of the ducks that used to call Storke Plaza reflecting pool home. The pool, once a shimmering image of Storke Tower and blue sky, vanished around September and left in its place a large, ugly pit...

February 6, 2003

Tummy Turning Toons

By Drew Mackie

What noise does a bunny rabbit make as it flies through a running jet engine? What about a beaver wearing construction boots stomping out the flaming carcass of formerly cute she-skunk?

February 5, 2003

Police Arrest Ten Men at Local Beach

By Drew Mackie

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office-initiated sting operation on Sunday and Monday resulted in the arrest of 10 men, nine of whom are Santa Barbara County residents, on charges of lewd conduct in public.

February 4, 2003

City of Goleta Celebrates 1st Birthday

By Drew Mackie

The motion passed with a 4-1 vote, with Hawxhurst dissenting because he felt many of the thresholds were poorly worded or irrelevant to Goleta.

January 31, 2003

State Ponders Changes to CCC Bylaws

By Drew Mackie

On Thursday, the State Assembly voted to change the terms of California Coastal Commission (CCC) appointees to fixed, two-year terms to satisfy an appellate court ruling that deemed the current structure unconstitutional...

January 29, 2003

They’re Out for Blood

By Drew Mackie

It's the prickly presence of a nuclear mosquito, a member of the oversized, bloodthirsty, buzzing, scummy lagoon-spawning, itch-inducing tribe of bugs that that now apparently calls UCSB home.

January 23, 2003

The Problem With Pigskin

By Drew Mackie

This Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday. But if you're like me, whether one pirate-themed team triumphs over a second pirate-themed team amounts to mere pieces of eight.

January 22, 2003

Developers Bring Suit Against Goleta

By Drew Mackie

Goleta has had its first mayor, its first city council and its first city manager. Now it's facing a less pleasant milestone: its first multimillion-dollar major lawsuit.

January 16, 2003

Beware of Our Fine, Furry Friends

By Drew Mackie

We're losing a war in Isla Vista, one overturned trashcan at a time. The gang of which I speak is, of course, the raccoons. You see them in I.V., rooting through garbage and staring with shiny, beady eyes.

January 16, 2003

Who’s Really Buying It?

By Drew Mackie

It's the worst news for The Who fans since the death of bassist John Entwistle. On Jan. 13, Pete Townshend, The Who's guitarist, was arrested for possessing child pornography.