El Encanto Parent Company Bought Up By LVMH
The luxury French corporation owns Louise Vuitton and Hennessy brands.
Year: 2018
Surprise Family Reunion at Giovanni’s Pizza on Coast Village Road
Owner of 32 years honored weeks before closure.
Housing Authority Unveils Plan to Rescue Casa de la Raza
Proposes loan to pay debts and both continue La Casa’s community hub and build low-income housing.
Child Annoying’ Incident Reported near Foothill School
Eight-year-old approached by woman to get in car.
Montecito Ring Nets Get Emergency Permit from County
Privately funded project aims to mitigate debris flows.
A Christmas Story, Sort Of
Parents come to Santa Barbara for a conservatorship for their son, in solitary and refusing his meds.
Hendry’s Auto Burglary Turns Violent
Four arrested after intra-auto altercation.
Mind Those Dollars
There is a better way to spend the homeless grant money.
Matt Kettmann’s Year in Review
Our senior editor picks his favorite stories from 2018.
Memories of Ike
What I Learned from the Master.