Year: 2006

Uncategorized By Martha Sadler

The Candidates’ Catechism

A Primer on the Race for 2nd District Supervisor

Four candidates are vying for the county Board of Supervisors seat being voluntarily vacated by Susan Rose as she finishes up eight years representing the 2nd District. Embracing the great unincorporated eastern Goleta Valley and large portions of the two cities that flank it like bookends on either side, the 2nd District also includes four Channel Islands-San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and tiny Santa Barbara-and a swath of Los Padres National Forest. Beginning in the east at the base of Hot Springs Road and just tickling the bottom of Montecito, the district snakes along the Santa Barbara waterfront, following the coastline to just beyond Goleta Beach. Expanding northward it takes in the Old Mission and West Camino Cielo before diving south along Fairview Avenue. Within its borders are communities as diverse as Hope Ranch and Painted Cave, but the focus of this race has been the unincorporated eastern Goleta Valley. That is where the greatest changes are likely to occur, and where the residents are most divided.

Uncategorized By Indy Staff

BATTLE OF THE BULGING HOUSES:

Two-and-a-half years and 33 meetings later, a draft Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance (NPO) was squeaked forth by the committee assigned to produce it, but the issue was far from settled.

By Indy Staff

CAPITAL CALCULATIONS:

The county Board of Supervisors conceptually approved a five-year budget of $765.5 million for capital projects including transportation infrastructure, water management, and building repair and maintenance.

By Indy Staff

DON’T JUMP:

Nearly 50 people have jumped to their deaths from Santa Barbara’s Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge since its construction in 1964. The Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge Suicide Prevention Committeeformed in Novemberbegan meeting last week to develop strategies to prevent the suicides, which also threaten police officers when they attempt to intercept them.

By Gerald Carpenter

Piano Man/Piano Woman

WATTS HAPPENING? The great, commanding pianist Andre Watts, who became a superstar at 16 and has glowed ever more brightly during the 40 years since Leonard Bernstein chose him to solo in a New York Philharmonic Young Person’s Concert, is playing a recital at 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, May 18) in UCSB’s Campbell Hall.

By Felicia M. Tomasko

Collaborative Storytelling

UCSB New Plays Festival Moves to the Main Stage

Naomi Iizuka has one of the most exciting and freshest voices in American theater today. She receives frequent commissions and is the recipient of a long list of awards. This weekend, Iizuka will be working behind the scenes to support a group of up-and-coming writers when UCSB produces the university’s New Plays Festival.

By Indy Staff

CORNY CRACKDOWN:

In the wake of Sheriff Jim Anderson’s suggestion that deputies consider enforcing immigration law, the department announced a crackdown on street vendors, many of whom are natives of Latin America.

By Indy Staff

NEW STEINWAYS:

The recent $350,000 purchase of 20 new Steinway pianos makes Westmont College the second four-year liberal arts college in California that can claim status as an “All-Steinway School.” The pianos will arrive in June, marking Westmont’s commitment to enhancing both the school’s music program and the S.B. community. Not only will the pianos be utilized by Westmont’s music students, but the Santa Barbara Symphony will utilize Westmont’s concert grand piano this season as well.

By Indy Staff

Citizen’s Alert

Fri., May 19
Education for Sustainable Living: Presents the lecture Permaculture: Implementing Sustainable Living. 7pm. Isla Vista Theater, UCSB. Call 565-2321.
Migrant Workers in Focus: Attend a celebration for the photography exhibit The New Okies: A Tribute to the Strawberry Pickers of the Santa Maria Valley, with Oaxacan-style food, music, and dance; followed by a documentary on migrant camps. Reception at 4:30pm; film at 7pm. County Administration Building, 105 E. Anapamu St. Call 884-6428.

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