Mike Stoker Makes Candidacy Official
Lone Republican competing with Democrats Hannah-Beth Jackson and Jason Hodge for State Senate seat.
Month: March 2012
Caruso’s Bait and Switch
Ah, the lovely old Miramar, whose blue roofs once said to Santa Barbara visitors, “Welcome!”
Bring Back Tom Tomorrow
What happened to the cartoon strip Tom Tommorow, one of the most beloved features of The Santa Barbara Independent?
Disappointed with Supermall Living
I was one of the early supporters of Caruso, who seemed like a businessman with integrity.
New Water Quality Rules for Ag Land?
Regional Control Board readies for long-awaited vote on controversial policy tweak.
Two Hope Ranch Cabanas Designated Historic Landmarks
Two Hope Ranch cabanas, the Bryce Beach Cabana and Funicular, and the Irene and Frances Rich Beach Cabana, were designated as historic county landmarks by the Board of Supervisors on 3/6.
Pacific Coast Business Times Wins Breaking News Award
Our colleagues at the Santa Barbara-based Pacific Coast Business Times earned some serious plaudits with a Best in Business breaking news award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for witnessing a bank fail in real time.
Santa Barbara vs. Palm Springs
The jury is still out on whether the Golden State is headed downhill, but the Springs doesn’t seem to have changed much except to become more so.
Y La Bamba Looks Back, Leaps Forward on New Album
The Portland band will bring their hybrid of traditional Mexican music and American folk to SOhO on Sunday, March 11.
More Wilderness and Off-Roading?
Outgoing Representative Elton Gallegly proposes expanding conservation and recreation in the Los Padres National Forest