DA’s Office Opposes Placement of Sexual Predator
A Placer County judge directs Tibor Karsai, twice convicted of forcible sex crimes, to live in Santa Maria.
Year: 2011
Dolphins Make Unusual Harbor Visit
Last week’s appearance of three long-beaked common dolphins was noteworthy but not necessarily concerning.
Gang Injunction Target Sentenced to Eight Years
Marcos Ramos was found guilty of possessing a firearm as a felon.
La bohème at the Granada
Puccini’s tale of Parisian artists gets a crisp yet traditional production from Opera Santa Barbara.
The Skin I Live In
Pedro Almodóvar writes and directs this twisted and perverse tale of a mad doctor and his beautiful human guinea pig.
Market Forces
Shop for artsy items and botanic baubles at this weekend’s 18th Annual Holiday Marketplace at the S.B. Botanic Garden.
Give a Little
School on Wheels needs volunteers to help tutor homeless children; Art for Animals Show and Sale will raise money for the S.B. Humane Society
We’re All Mad Here
S.B. High School’s colorful student production Alice in Wonderland closes this week.
Strumming for Kids
The Creekside hosts a weekend musical showcase to help raise funds for La Cumbre Junior High School’s music program.
Life Boat Earth
“Too many people on Life Boat Earth will sink it,” was my favorite quote from Dr. Garret Hardin, my Biology Professor at University of California-Santa Barbara in 1948.