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Ricardo Juarez Not Guilty of Murder
15-Year-Old Eastsider Found Guilty of Lesser Charges; Faces Up to 22 Years in Prison
15-Year-Old Eastsider found guilty of lesser charges; faces up to 22 years in prison. Read story.
Feds Take Down Eastside Gangsters
Operation “Gator Roll” Leads to 28 Indictments and Nine Arrests in Morning Raid
Operation “Gator Roll” leads to 28 indictments and nine arrests in morning raid. Read story.
Goleta City Council Candidates Decry Negative Ad Campaign
Margaret Connell and Ed Easton Say Ads Are Misleading
Margaret Connell and Ed Easton slammed by ads funded by a PAC about which little is known. Read story.
A Coastal Bluff
Naples Decision Delayed at Supes
The Board of Supervisors' decision on Matt Osgood's Naples plan was delayed — but will between-meeting talks between the developers' people and Naples preservationists bear fruit? Read story.
The Ones Who
Watch the Water
The Lives of South County Water Managers
The wet and wild lives of the South Coast's water district managers. Read story.
Charges Dropped Against Men Who Started Zaca Fire
Judge Rules that Workers’ Actions Did Not Constitute Recklessness
A judge ruled on Thursday that the workers’ actions did not constitute recklessness. Read story.
Miramar Finally Passes Planning Commission
Likely Appeal of This Approval to Send Project Next to Supes
A likely appeal of this approval would send Rick Caruso’s project next to the Board of Supervisors. Read story.
Memories of McMurdo
UCSB Geophysicist Remembers Antarctica on Verge of Encounters at the End of the World's Santa Barbara Screening
UCSB geophysicist remembers Antarctica on verge of Encounters at the End of the World's Santa Barbara screening. Read story.
Battle for Naples Begins Sooner than Expected
Debate Over Controversial Gaviota Coast Development Begins One Week Earlier than Expected at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
Debate over controversial Gaviota Coast development begins one week earlier than expected at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Read story.
Public Grieving, Private Loss
James Wheeler Reflects on His Life, His Wife, and His Upcoming Court Date
James Wheeler, the Carpinteria man who attempted to kill himself and his ailing wife, reflects on his marriage and his upcoming court date. Read story.
3rd District Candidates Engage in Friendly Debate
Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas Play Nice in Santa Barbara County Supervisor Forum
Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas Santa Barbara County Supervisor forum on October 1. Read story.
League of Women Voters Asks the Questions at Goleta Candidates' Second Forum
Contenders Go Head-to-Head on Revenue, Hotels, Bishop Ranch
Four contenders for two seats go head-to-head on revenue, hotels, Bishop Ranch. Read story.
House Rejects Wall Street Bailout
Stock Market Volatility and Credit Crunch Follow
Following financial turmoil on Wall Street over the past several weeks, the House of Representatives on Monday voted 228 to 205 to reject a $700 billion bailout for failing financial institutions. Read story.
News-Press Loses SLAPP Suit
The Santa Barbara News-Press and its owner, Wendy McCaw, lost a legal tussle over the First Amendment last week in Orange County, where a Superior Court judge affirmed that none of the 33 alleged libelous statements contained in Susan Paterno’s December 2006 American Journalism Review article “Santa Barbara Smackdown” were provably false. Read story.
There Will Be Wind
Lompoc Wind Farm Okayed by Planning Commission
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on Tuesday Okayed the wind farm project proposed for Lompoc. Read story.
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