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Charges Dropped Against Men Who Started Zaca Fire
Judge Rules that Workers’ Actions Did Not Constitute Recklessness
A judge ruled on Thursday that the workers’ actions did not constitute recklessness. Read story.
Miramar Finally Passes Planning Commission
Likely Appeal of This Approval to Send Project Next to Supes
A likely appeal of this approval would send Rick Caruso’s project next to the Board of Supervisors. Read story.
Memories of McMurdo
UCSB Geophysicist Remembers Antarctica on Verge of Encounters at the End of the World's Santa Barbara Screening
UCSB geophysicist remembers Antarctica on verge of Encounters at the End of the World's Santa Barbara screening. Read story.
Battle for Naples Begins Sooner than Expected
Debate Over Controversial Gaviota Coast Development Begins One Week Earlier than Expected at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
Debate over controversial Gaviota Coast development begins one week earlier than expected at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Read story.
Public Grieving, Private Loss
James Wheeler Reflects on His Life, His Wife, and His Upcoming Court Date
James Wheeler, the Carpinteria man who attempted to kill himself and his ailing wife, reflects on his marriage and his upcoming court date. Read story.
3rd District Candidates Engage in Friendly Debate
Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas Play Nice in Santa Barbara County Supervisor Forum
Doreen Farr and Steve Pappas Santa Barbara County Supervisor forum on October 1. Read story.
League of Women Voters Asks the Questions at Goleta Candidates' Second Forum
Contenders Go Head-to-Head on Revenue, Hotels, Bishop Ranch
Four contenders for two seats go head-to-head on revenue, hotels, Bishop Ranch. Read story.
House Rejects Wall Street Bailout
Stock Market Volatility and Credit Crunch Follow
Following financial turmoil on Wall Street over the past several weeks, the House of Representatives on Monday voted 228 to 205 to reject a $700 billion bailout for failing financial institutions. Read story.
News-Press Loses SLAPP Suit
The Santa Barbara News-Press and its owner, Wendy McCaw, lost a legal tussle over the First Amendment last week in Orange County, where a Superior Court judge affirmed that none of the 33 alleged libelous statements contained in Susan Paterno’s December 2006 American Journalism Review article “Santa Barbara Smackdown” were provably false. Read story.
There Will Be Wind
Lompoc Wind Farm Okayed by Planning Commission
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on Tuesday Okayed the wind farm project proposed for Lompoc. Read story.
The Coral Casino’s Grand Reopening
Ty Warner’s Restored Club Reemerges in Style
Ty Warner’s restored club reemerges in style. Read story.
A Proposition for You — Or 12, Actually
A Look at the Measures California Voters Are Facing This November
A look at the 12 ballot measures California voters are facing this November. Read story.
The League of Humanitarian Superheroes
Thomas Tighe Reports from the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting
Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe reports from New York, at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. Read story.
“Stomper” Testimony Recreated in Juarez Trial
Reenactment Allows Jury to Consider Account from Preliminary Hearing
The reenactment allows jury to consider an account from the preliminary hearing. Read story.
Mothers, Teens Formulate Own Anti-Gang Tactics
Esperanza Rises
In the shadow of a teenaged gang member’s prosecution for murder and the launching of a multi-dimensional, long-term city-initiated plan to quell youth violence, a group of Latina mothers and teens have been quietly brainstorming their own solutions to Santa Barbara’s spike in gang activity. Read story.
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