Santa Barbara’s Irish Legacy (Independent Staff)
Sandra Bullock
OSCAR LOVES SANDY LOVES US: You could be forgiven for mistaking this past weekend’s Academy Awards for the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Quite a number of film-fest honorees walked back out onto the red carpet Sunday with Oscars in hand, including best actress Sandra Bullock (shown here with her very own copy of the February 4 Independent) and Santa Barbara resident/best actor Jeff Bridges. Film fest director Roger Durling was not the least bit surprised, chalking up Bullock’s win to playing a real-life character, being a comedienne with acting chops, and striking box-office gold with The Blind Side. But then there’s “the clincher,” says Durling: “Sandra’s self-deprecation and humility, as displayed in this photo — and you have your reason why she was unbeatable.”
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What’s in a Name?
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S.B. School Board grapples with the GATE debate. Read story.
The Uncertainty Factor
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Does a new fault line discovery put S.L.O.’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant in jeopardy? Read story.
Panhandlers Beg the Question
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Medical Marijuana Crackdown
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South Coast dispensaries raided, operators arrested; will charges stick? Read story.
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