Through the Rearview Mirror: Drought, Housing, Politics
All the news we could squeeze into print in 2015.
Year: 2015
The Donald Abides
Trump rallied an angry coalition in 2015 — can he mobilize it in 2016?
Winemaker Aaron Watty Plays Chef
The Big Tar winemaker pairs his bottles with a farmer’s market feast.
A Letter of Hope from Paris
Awash in the crosscurrents of climate change and terrorism in the City of Light.
Olive Street Murder Trial Begins
Was Kelly Hunt killed by Eastside gangmembers, or was it someone else?
Make Myself at Home: Fun Foothill Farmhouse
There’s a new construction with a country feel down a quiet lane.
volume 30, number 519, Dec. 24-31, 2015
Ethan Stewart’s Letter of Hope from Paris
Binging on ‘Star Wars’
D.J. Palladino spends 18 hours watching all seven films of the classic saga.
Dogs in the Manger and Missile Toes
Caltrans is waging a not-so-subliminal war against Christmas.
Additional Stolen Agricultural Property Found in Santa Maria
Authorities search for rightful owners of construction tools.