Salud’s 2015 Haul: $1.4M
Fundraising for 24th District congressional seat gathers strength.
Year: 2016
Olive Street Murder Case Resumes
Witnesses from gang-related murder called to trial.
Bonfire Ban
I’m sending a shout-out to El Niño, not just for sourcing all this wonderful rain being delivered to the region but also for prompting the cancellation of Solvang’s annual holiday tree burn.
Phony Climate Claims
We were very disappointed that The Independent ran an op-ed written by a professional climate change denier.
Beware Behemoths
I am a staff member of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Protect the Wild Lands
We thank Rep. Capps and Sen. Boxer for their bills to protect existing wilderness, wild rivers, and recreation in Los Padres National Forest and Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Single-Payer Scales Down Costs
In health care, competition is effective only when there is a single-payer system in which a transparent public entity negotiates with suppliers, doctors, and hospitals for prices.
Cancer Center Fundraising Gets a Boost
Dick and Noelle Wolf donate millions toward education center.
Isla Vista’s Transportation Jungle
The volume and variety of transportation in I.V. make for a chaotic and tricky urban planning problem.
The S.B. Questionnaire: Emily Carman
Talking old Hollywood with film professor and author Emily Carman.
