Strickland Submits Energy Bill

April 30, 2009 by

Newly elected local California State Sen. Tony Strickland's environmental credentials are being put to the test this month as his alternative energy legislation begins to wind its way through the corr...
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Local Opposition Zaps Lightning Music Fest

February 17, 2009 by

Lightning in a Bottle - the local three-day music and art festival once dubbed the ill-begotten child of Coachella and Burning Man - is still without a home after a permit seeking permission to host t...
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Students Gut DP Building

February 5, 2009 by

When residents of 6560 Del Playa Drive learned their building was going to be torn down, they took matters into their own hands and demolished it themselves, leaving little more than a pile of rebar a...
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Pricey Paving Project Presses On

January 29, 2009 by

Despite the current economic crunch, the $53 million construction project along Highway 101 between Milpas and Hot Springs Roads will continue as scheduled -- at least for now.
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Meeting Fails To Address Greka

January 14, 2009 by

Yesterday's Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting followed a familiar format.
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Drug Bust Links Suspects to Murder

May 21, 2008 by

After over eight months of an investigation that led detectives deep into the world of illegal narcotics, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. has finally apprehended the men believed to be behind a Sept...
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Cellular Phones Mobilize Congo Gorilla Research

April 25, 2008 by

Consumers looking for an eco-friendly place to ditch their old cell phones can now drop them off at the Santa Barbara Zoo, where the zoo will use the sales to help save gorilla populations and possibl...
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Goleta Festival Celebrates Community

April 23, 2008 by

Isla Vista may have Halloween and Santa Barbara may have Fiesta, but this spring, Goleta will finally have a celebration of its own.
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Rules to Uphold Ban on Sonar off Coast

February 8, 2008 by

Much to the delight of environmentalists and Santa Barbara whales alike, a local U.S. district court ruling has thwarted military sonar operations off the California coast.
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SB County Agency To Sue EPA Over Lax Policy Enforcement

January 31, 2008 by

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced last Wednesday that it will sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to regulate pollution from ships along ...
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Company Allows Users to Buy Tickets on Facebook

November 13, 2007 by

Students searching for quicker ways to get past ticket lines and bouncers will now have a new alternative, as a result of one of Facebook's newest applications.
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Art Program Supplies Creative Canvas for Kids

October 23, 2007 by

In an effort to bring out the inner Rembrandts of local youths, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Police Activities League have joined forces to create an after school outreach program designed ...
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