NEW DEVELOPMENTS
With the public comment period set to close in early December, resistance is forming in Summerland over the large-scale luxury
Year: 2006
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Local medical marijuana patients got some good news this week from the California Supreme Court with a preliminary ruling that
Going Coastal
The Good Land’s Wild Ride at the CCC
Charged with protecting the integrity and beauty of the vast and varied California coastline, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) is often asked to weigh in on issues related to the development and enjoyment of Santa Barbara County’s beaches. During last week’s monthly meeting of the nine-member panel in Huntington Beach, the board-which included alternate commissioner and local resident Dan Secord-defeated one and supported two controversial plans for the sandy shores of Goleta and Isla Vista.
Citizen’s Alert
Thu., Nov. 23
Thanksgiving TV: The Santa Barbara Channel serves up 48 hours of interviews with local artists, actors, playwrights, filmmakers, poets, directors, and others who make significant contributions to the arts. Starts at midnight Thanksgiving Day. Channel 21. Call 963-3893.
Local Heroes 2006
They’re surrounding us, and we don’t even know it. People from all walks of life, doing special deeds to help their fellow human. These are heroes of the highest order, individuals and groups who dedicate their time, money, and skills to helping the less fortunate, empowering the powerless, and teaching the students who require it most. These are Santa Barbara’s Local Heroes, a breed that we at The Independent honor every year with this annual issue.
So here we go again. We give to you 23 individuals and groups who deserve our thanks and praise. Read on and be inspired to do your own works of good.
Click Here to read the Local Heroes Honor Roll 1986-2006
Remember When…
Papers Collide: A Parable
7,100
The amount of calories contained in the typical Thanksgiving dinner.
Nicky Gekis
30 Years Behind the Chair
Cesar’s Place
Mexican restaurants are about as ubiquitous in Santa Barbara as fake tans. It’s hard to tell one taqueria from the next, but once in a while, a place comes along that has just enough difference to separate itself from the pack. Cesar Montes opened Cesar’s Place-a charming, peach-hued tribute to his home state of Veracruz-six years ago, but it remains fairly unknown to most gringos.
MONEY TALKS
A deal is in the works to end the long and often acrimonious impasse between the Santa Barbara Police Officers