Beach Sampling Results, Nov. 15
Two beaches at warning level in this week’s report.
Year: 2010
County Announces Holiday Closures
County Board of Supervisors approved plans to close many County Departments from December 24, 2010 through January 2, 2011. Complete list follows.
Goleta Updates Housing Element
City council hopes revisions will result in state certification.
Spencer’s Gifts
Wine Cask lands fine new chef Spencer Johnston.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at SOhO
The New York City rockers headlined Wednesday night’s five-band bill.
Inside Job
Charles Ferguson’s look inside the wrongdoings of Wall Street provides a good, albeit questionable doc about the current financial crisis.
Modern Massages
Spa del Mar adds two new treatments to its massage menu.
Benefit Concert of the Week
Glen Phillips, Jan Smith & the Quail Spring Kettle Bangers play SohO this Friday to raise money for flood recovery.
SB Symphony With Sergio Tiempo, Piano
On Sunday, November 14, maestro Nir Kabaretti led the Santa Barbara Symphony through two landmark compositions of the Russian orchestral tradition.
Pay As You Go
Did someone lift the “pay toilet” ban that has been in effect in California since 1973? I still remember the image of then Assembly member March Fong Eu smashing a toilet with a sledge hammer, marking the end of the pay-as-you-go era.