The upcoming election to fill two seats on the Goleta Water District board has plunged the district into a cauldron of controversy that brings to mind the raucous water battles of the 1980s. Back then, water politics were the means by which the local citizenry fought against development in the suburban valley, and the board’s meetings got pretty rough.
Sonny Rollins played for two full hours without a break on Sunday night, and he received three standing ovations-one for walking onstage, one at the end of his regular set, and another at the end of the second encore. Rollins seemed happy with the commotion, pounding his fist to his chest and then punching it in the air to get the crowd going.
THE CUTEST COWBOY: Eight-year-old Lukas swaggers up to a door for some treats from an obliging neighbor. Photo by Alex Abatie
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In the hearing of Paul Galbraith, as at the Museum of Art last week, one instantly senses the presence of greatness. His mastery of tone, articulation, and interpretation, not to mention his resourcefulness as an arranger/transcriber, has made him one of classical guitar’s top artists.
Parrotheads are a serious bunch: they’re in their seats at 7 p.m., feathers erect with anticipation. Chatting is kept to a minimum, but cheering, singing along, and exuberantly making shark fins with hands are all fair game, as is sipping beer between the choruses in “Margaritaville.”
The Los Angeles Times reported that the key prosecution witness in Santa Barbara County’s environmental nuisance case against Greka Energy
The mad medley of Halloween enthusiasts that descends every year on Isla Vista will be forced to watch their p’s
While watching those oh-so-sincere “experts” on TV slamming California ballot initiatives, keep in mind that Big Oil and Big Tobacco are paying some of them to sing their tune.If Alice Huffman, who heads the California NAACP, hadn’t been paid $160,000 by the tobacco lobby would she be all over TV blowing smoke about Prop. 86, which would raise the cigarette tax an additional $2.60 a pack?
Angela Kelly is the director of a nonprofit called Project Renaissance that utilizes art to empower at-risk teens. Working in conjunction with the city’s Parks and Rec Department, City@Peace, and PUEBLO, Kelly throws “Art Parties” where kids can go on a Friday night.
