County Grand Jury Sworn In
Under the general control of the Superior Court, the Grand Jury exists as an investigatory body created for the protection of society and the enforcement of the law.
Year: 2010
Peter Rupert New Economic Forecast Project Director
UC Santa Barbara has announced the appointment of economics professor Peter Rupert as director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, a research unit that provides economic data, analysis, and forecasts to the community.
Smoking Out Legislator’s Position on Pot
I ran in to Pedro Nava at a local wine store recently. I had been writing, calling, and emailing him since April 1st.
Ann Quackenbush Sutton Berkery: 1944-2010
My mom came to visit me for solstice weekend one summer, to see what it was all about. Voila! The free spirit in her came alive.
Woman Dies After Falling Off Moving Car
The driver was arrested on suspected DUI and vehicular manslaughter.
The Kids Are All Right
Annette Bening gives her best performance since American Beauty in this unusual take on a family drama.
No Limits
The KCSBeat crawls into the music of Marta Ulvaeus’s Roots to the Source
The BP Oil Spill: Working Toward an Answer, from S.B.
S.B.-based whycantwefixthis.org offers cash- and travel-free way to contribute positively and constructively to the crisis in the Gulf Coast.
Little Linguists
Parent/child bilingual story time circles in French and Spanish foster early language development in local little ones.
Holy Hot Dog
Nick Welsh’s explosively fun writing is worth the price of admission. Period. Why has our self-congratulatory little town not erected an outsized bronze statue to this guy?
