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Beer, Heat and Hiking Lead to SAR Rescue
Too much beer is the cause of this SAR call out.
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.
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
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
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
Teen Shot on Eastside
He was struck in the arm, and police are working to determine if the incident was gang-related.
A Disabled Homeless Woman Goes To Court
An unlawful lodging charge is dropped by the District Attorney, but not without anxiety and hassle.
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.
Salary Watch: County of Santa Barbara
What the top three employees for the County of Santa Barbara make.
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.
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.
Labor Fray
Big questions to be answered as voters tune in to the election.
Truck Crash Investigation
The driver was cited for 17 vehicle code infractions since 2001.
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.
Ray LaMontagne Gets Spacious on God Willin’
The singer/songwriter will co-headline the Santa Barbara Bowl with David Gray this Sunday, September 5.
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,
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.
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.
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