Laura Wiesenberg

May 4, 2007

Officials To Squelch Couch Fire Tradition

By Laura Wiesenberg

As the school year winds down, it seems as though university and county officials can already detect the scent of burnt upholstery in the air.

April 25, 2007

Hotels Fill Up as Graduation Approaches

By Laura Wiesenberg

If you are graduating this spring, think about starting some cleaning efforts - your parents and loved ones may be sleeping on your beer-soaked floor since almost every hotel room in town is booked for the weekend of Jun...

March 2, 2007

Proposed Bill Aims to Protect Cyclists on Road

By Laura Wiesenberg

Assemblyman Pedro Nava is peddling his way through an uphill battle to pass a new bicycle safety law in response to last year's death of UCSB student Kendra Payne.

February 27, 2007

Group Aims to Preserve Open Coast Available for Purchase

By Laura Wiesenberg

Anyone in the market looking to buy 265 acres of land in Santa Barbara - including 5,000 feet of oceanfront property - will have to shell out a pretty penny as More Mesa is now on sale for $110 million.

February 9, 2007

Fire Dept. To Provide Disaster Tips to Locals

By Laura Wiesenberg

This weekend, Santa Barbara firefighters are offering local residents a chance to relearn how to stop, drop and roll.

February 1, 2007

PAC/GPAC Meeting Yields Resolution

By Laura Wiesenberg

County planners had their cake and ate it too last night, as the Project Area Committee and the General Plan Advisory Committee met to discuss the Master Plan before digging into an Isla Vista-shaped pastry.