Max Kelley

June 3, 2010

Fair Paves Way for Arts in Santa Barbara Schools

By Max Kelley

Hundreds attended the annual I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival at the Santa Barbara Mission this Memorial Day weekend.

May 27, 2010

Buyback Program Aims to Cut Pollution by Trading in Old Cars for Cash

By Max Kelley

County officials are offering added incentives to anyone who wishes to sell their clunker for demolition through the Old Car Buy Back and Scrap Program.

May 21, 2010

Bike to School Day Rolls Through Santa Barbara

By Max Kelley

Children all over Santa Barbara County snapped on helmets and rode their bicycles to school Tuesday in celebration of Bike to School Day.

May 14, 2010

Strawberry Fair To Sweeten Up Ventura County

By Max Kelley

This Saturday, over 67,000 people are expected to attend Oxnard’s 27th annual Strawberry Festival.

April 26, 2010

Isla Vistans Celebrate Earth Day

By Max Kelley

Isla Vista residents flocked to Anisq' Oyo' Park this Saturday to get in touch with their earthy roots at the 14th annual Earth Day Festival.

April 20, 2010

SB Falls Flat in Efforts to Edit Rules for Renters

By Max Kelley

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors failed to reach a consensus on tenants' rights legislation yesterday.

April 16, 2010

City Debates Pot Regulation

By Max Kelley

Santa Barbara may limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries to five, following an agreement between city council members at this week's meeting.

March 29, 2010

City Considers Liquor Chain

By Max Kelley

Major alcohol retailer BevMo! is planning to open a store in Santa Barbara, offering beer, wine and liquor at an outlet on the corner of De La Vina and State Streets.

February 16, 2010

City Strives to Better Local Infrastructure

By Max Kelley

The City of Goleta is looking to build new highway overpasses in an effort to create safe and convenient crossing points for cars and pedestrians.

February 9, 2010

SB Officials Help Vagrants

By Max Kelley

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted last week to allocate $40,000 to make improvements to warming shelters for the homeless.

February 1, 2010

Team Talks of I.V. Plans

By Max Kelley

The Isla Vista Project Area Committee met last week to discuss current and upcoming projects under the I.V. Master Plan.

January 20, 2010

Project Moves Island Cats

By Max Kelley

After five years of preparation, seven months of work and $3 million in funding, 52 feral cats have been relocated from San Nicolas Island to a new home on the mainland.

January 12, 2010

SB Group Gives Cash for Building

By Max Kelley

A local nonprofit organization recently donated $2 million to Santa Barbara County to fund the construction of an emergency response center.

January 11, 2010

Finances Curb Roadwork

By Max Kelley

Construction on Highway 101 from Milpas Street to Hot Springs Road has been delayed due to complications with the state budget.

January 4, 2010

Crime Wrap-Up

By Max Kelley

Even with much of Isla Vista empty, the I.V. Foot Patrol kept busy over the break, responding to vandalism, property theft and multiple fights.

November 18, 2009

Gauchos Await Immunizations

By Max Kelley

UCSB has yet to receive any H1N1 vaccines, despite a shipment of over 50,000 that arrived in the county last week.