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Beer, Heat and Hiking Lead to SAR Rescue

Too much beer is the cause of this SAR call out.

By Ray Ford (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Garden Plots Available at City Community Gardens

Enjoy growing your own healthy organic vegetables, herbs and flowers for only $62 per year at one of the three community gardens run by the City’s Parks & Recreation Department.

By [ Press Release ] (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

World Alzheimer's Day Sept. 21

California Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present three workshops for people wanting to know more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

By [ Press Release ] (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Easylift A Finalist for Cox Cares $10,000 Grant

Local county residents will decide the winner of the grant among 10 finalists from Santa Barbara and Orange County, via online voting

By [ Press Release ] (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Spread Of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill Predicted by Researcher

UC Santa Barbara researcher successfully forecast when and where oil would wash ashore in the Gulf of Mexico

By [ Press Release ] (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Teen Shot on Eastside

He was struck in the arm, and police are working to determine if the incident was gang-related.

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

A Disabled Homeless Woman Goes To Court

An unlawful lodging charge is dropped by the District Attorney, but not without anxiety and hassle.

By Isabelle T. Walker on Sept. 2, 2010

Mobile Home Battleground

California mobile home owners are indebted to Matt Kettmann for a very fair report on this case.

Calling Out the County

A jury is deliberating whether a former executive was discriminated against and wrongfully fired.

By Ariel Shapiro (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Salary Watch: County of Santa Barbara

What the top three employees for the County of Santa Barbara make.

By Indy Staff on Sept. 2, 2010

Housing Trust Secures Half-Mil

The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara—a nonprofit financing agency that works to increase affordable housing opportunities countywide—announced this week that it was awarded a grant of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Treasury.

By Tyler Hayden (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Vote Yes on Measure S

The Independent endorses the half-cent tax to build a new Santa Barbara County jail.

Man Man Gets Experimental at SOhO

The Philadelphia-based psych-rock group will co-headline a show with Costa Mesa’s The Growlers this Sunday, September 5.

By Aly Comingore (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Labor Fray

Big questions to be answered as voters tune in to the election.

By Jerry Roberts (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Truck Crash Investigation

The driver was cited for 17 vehicle code infractions since 2001.

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Family’s Dream Ends with a Nightmare

They shared a cramped Eastside house until a wonderful opportunity arose: a cottage of their own behind the Hope Ranch Inn.

By Barney Brantingham (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Ray LaMontagne Gets Spacious on God Willin’

The singer/songwriter will co-headline the Santa Barbara Bowl with David Gray this Sunday, September 5.

By Aly Comingore (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Westmont Opens Two New Buildings

Two new buildings at Westmont College were christened on 8/30, the school’s first day of classes. The Adams Center for the Visual Arts and Winter Hall for Science and Mathematics both were completed over the summer at Westmont, which, after an anonymous donor reneged on a $75 million pledge,

By Chris Meagher (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Cops Meet Couple in ‘Stolen’ Cessna

A San Diego couple was ordered out of their Cessna airplane at gunpoint on 8/28 after federal authorities mistakenly alerted Santa Barbara police that the plane was stolen.

By Tyler Hayden (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

Marborg Hauls Schools’ Trash For Free

MarBorg Industries was saluted for its generosity this week in the form of a sign placed at San Marcos High School.

By Tyler Hayden (Contact) on Sept. 2, 2010

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