Cancer Center and Cottage Merger Dies
Merger talks between the Santa Barbara Cancer Center and Cottage Health System have been discontinued after Cancer Center doctors voted last week to reject any joint operating arrangement.
Year: 2010
Beach Sampling Results, Nov. 15
One beach at warning level in this week’s report.
Courthouse Evacuated Amid Gas Release Fears
Workers call 911 after they cut into a 2-inch natural gas line that had been shut down.
Man Killed by Distracted Driver
A 51-year-old Santa Maria man named John Schrader was killed on 11/22 when the Honda he was driving was rear-ended at 55 mph.
Notre Dame School Students Collect for Thanksgiving
The students of Notre Dame School collected over 875 non-perishable food items to be donated to Catholic Charities and distributed to those in need for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Oil Disaster Response Donation Fuels Renewable Conservation
REC Solar, a California-based provider of solar electric systems, is making a generous and significant gift of renewable energy to the National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Sanctuary in Naples, Florida.
Detectives Arrest Man with 50 Pounds of Weed
Narcotics detectives arrested 36-year-old Jason Bell this week after they found him in possession of 50 pounds of “high grade” processed marijuana worth an estimated $160,000.
Petrini’s Returns to Goleta
A local favorite for more than 50 years, Petrini’s has recently begun renovations to 5711 Calle Real in the Calle Real Shopping Center, a space previously occupied by Petrini’s from 1974 until 1989.
Gratitude Grows In Santa Barbara Middle School Students
From farm to plate, 8th grade Santa Barbara Middle School students will be well aware of where their food comes from this holiday season after a visit to Deardorff Family Farms in Oxnard
Harrison Ford Receives 2010 Kirk Douglas Award
Harrison Ford, star of the upcoming Cowboys and Aliens, flew in from the film’s location to accept the Kirk Douglas Award honoring him for his career achievement.