News Briefs
Homeless Death Report is Bleak and Scientific
Investigation Delves Into Details of 45 Recent Homeless Deaths
A 41-page report released Monday highlights the physical and mental illnesses that haunt the homeless population. Read story.
UCSB Rakes in Cash for Research
Sets Record With Help From Federal Stimulus Funds
The campus sets a record with help from federal stimulus funds. Read story.
Goleta Man Charged with Murder-For-Hire Plot
Allegedly Tried to Pay a Hit Man to Exhort and Kill Former Business Partner
He allegedly tried to pay a hit man to exhort and kill his former business partner. Read story.
Same Site, Second Spill
BreitBurn Accidentaly Releases Crude for Second Time in Week
The BreitBurn oil lease south of Orcutt releases crude for the second time in a week. Read story.
Make Room for Emancipated Foster Youth
Community Invited to Contribute for Basic Homemaking Equipment
Housing Authority seeking donations to outfit affordable studios for young people leaving foster care. Read story.
Taking a Bite out of Car Theft Crime
Residents Line up to Have VIN Numbers Etched on Their Vehicles
Residents line up to have VIN numbers etched on their vehicles. Read story.
Santa Barbara Dance Arts Purchases 14K
Dance Arts Carpinteria Is Born
Lovelace and Tillim will collaborate with former owner of Carpinteria academy. Read story.
How Much Are Our City Officials Paid?
Santa Barbara Doesn't Match City of Bell Excesses
While the City of Bell has now emerged as the poster child for bloated government excess—paying its (now ex-) city manager $787,000 a year, its police chief $457,000, and its mayor $96,000—its counterparts within the City of Santa Barbara are more modestly compensated. Read story.
Longtime Quaker Peace Activist Dies
Longtime Quaker peace activist, theater supporter, and mental health advocate Gene Knudsen Hoffman died last week at the age of 91. Read story.
Brothers Jumped in Old Town Goleta
Two brothers who had just moved from the Eastside to Old Town Goleta were jumped as they walked down the street during the early morning hours of 7/25. Read story.
Group Reimbursed for Fighting Ballantyne Mansion
The Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC)—in its fight against the proposed Ballantyne mega mansion—was granted an additional $25,000 in compensated attorneys' fees on 7/27 in Superior Court. Read story.
Pre-Fiesta Listings
A preview of this year's Fiesta events. Read story.
Fatal Fourth of July
Holiday Stabbing Case Heads Toward Trial
The holiday stabbing case heads toward trial. Read story.
New Director for UCSB's Economic Forecast Project
UCSB announced this week the appointment of economics professor Peter Rupert as director of the school’s Economic Forecast Project. Read story.
Supes Delay Decision on Coastal Commission Recommendations
Santa Barbara supervisors delayed making a decision once again this week on what exactly their stance is in regard to the California Coastal Commission's staff recommendations to the county’s ongoing Land Use Development Code updates. Read story.
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