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S.B. Filmmaker Mike DeGruy Killed in Helicopter Crash
Well Known Nature Documentarian and SBIFF Curator Dies in Australia While Working on Next Project
The respected underwater documentarian and SBIFF curator dies in Australia while working on next project. Read story.
More and More Smugglers Take to the Sea
Santa Barbara and Southern California See Rising Problem with Panga Boats
Santa Barbara and Southern California see a rising problem with panga boats. Read story.
Police Cite 60 Drivers During Crosswalk Stings
Motorists Ticketed for Not Stopping for Decoy Pedestrian
Motorists are ticketed for not stopping for a decoy pedestrian. Read story.
Truck Driver in Fatal Crash Was High on Meth
Toxicology Report Reveals Charles Allison Jr. Used Drug Shortly Before Accident
A toxicology report reveals that Charles Allison Jr. used the drug shortly before the accident. Read story.
Joni Gray Announces Run for Reelection
Fourth District County Supervisor Joni Gray announced on 1/31 that she intends to run for reelection. Read story.
Bacara Back on the Market?
Within six months of buying the Bacara, the new owner of Goleta’s beachfront hotel, Ohana Real Estate Investors, is now marketing one of the only four four-star resorts along the coast and one of six in the entire state. Read story.
Council Hears New Plans for Bowl Entrance
Plans to reconfigure the entrance of the Santa Barbara Bowl — and abandon a portion of a public street in the process — encountered no major opposition at the City Council on Tuesday, but several councilmembers made it clear they wanted a lot more attention paid to providing drop-off and pickup points on Milpas Street for people coming and going to Bowl shows. Read story.
Murillo's Spouse Leaves Transportation Committee
David Pritchett says Continued Service 'Presents an Appearance of Awkwardness if Not Even Silliness'
David Pritchett says continued service “presents an appearance of awkwardness if not even silliness.” Read story.
Political Number Wrangling
Hannah-Beth Jackson Campaign Takes Issue with Poll Released by Jason Hodge
Hannah-Beth Jackson campaign takes issue with poll release by Jason Hodge. Read story.
Activist Found Guilty of Trespassing and Resisting Arrest
Kate Smith, who frequently finds herself behind the microphone at public City Council and Board of Supervisors meetings, was found guilty this week of trespassing, refusing to leave private property, and resisting arrest. Read story.
Plug Pulled on Redevelopment Agency
City Officials Scramble to Figure Out What They Can No Longer Do
City officials scramble to figure out what they can no longer do. Read story.
Home Is Where the Hurt Is
A Look at Santa Barbara Foreclosures
A look at Santa Barbara foreclosures. Read story.
Surfboard Company Demands Day in Court
Channel Islands Surfboards, the S.B.-based surfboard manufacturing titan, has requested that a lawsuit it was hit with last summer be vetted in court. Read story.
Goleta Man Sentenced for Murder-For-Hire Plot
Goleta resident Eugene Temkin was sentenced this week to six years in federal prison for trying to orchestrate a murder-for-hire plot that stemmed from a decade-old business dispute. Read story.
Autopsy Confirms Mammoth Man's Suicide
An autopsy conducted Friday confirmed Dr. Andrew Bourne, who was facing several criminal charges connected to an alleged relationship with a teenage girl, committed suicide, according to the Mono County Sheriff’s Department. Read story.
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