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NOW OR NEVER: Schneider leads charge to take over Cliff Drive; Francisco says city doesn’t have the money right now
Despite the objections of councilmen Dale Francisco and Frank Hotchkiss, the Santa Barbara City Council voted at a special meeting on Monday to pursue control of Cliff Drive, to make the busy state road safer for pedestrians. City officials have …
Santa Barbara Blog Watch: EclipseMania, plastic bags and business
Sunday’s solar eclipse shined down on edhat.com. The community bulletin board was the local go-to site for stunning images of the eclipse, where the moon blocked out most
Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce President Steve Cushman to retire in June
Steve Cushman, the man who popularized the slogan "business is great in Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara is great for business," and longtime president of the Santa Barbara
Fiesta kicks off with La Primavera
With the partial solar eclipse casting its crescent-shaped shadows across a colorful courtyard, Fiesta devotees celebrated their annual La Primavera party Sunday evening with dance, song, heartfelt speeches and plenty of
Santa Barbara man allegedly steals cell phone in home invasion robbery, demands $70
A 46-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested for allegedly stealing a cell phone from a man and demanding $70 for its return.The Santa Barbara Police Department on Friday
Carpinteria man arrested for stalking; man was allegedly lurking in victim’s neighborhood
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s department arrested a 30-year-old Carpinteria man after he allegedly stalked his ex-girlfriend, authorities said.Evan James Connor was arrested on Saturday for “annoying electronic
Santa Barbara man wins poker championship at Chumash Casino
A Santa Barbara man won the Central Coast Poker Championship Saturday.John Pearley Huffman took the $50,000 prize pool at the 612 participant No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em competition at
ELIZABETH STEWART: Destined for Grace helps students in Haiti
Always keeping an eye on Santa Barbara thrift stores, I walked into our latest new thrift called "Destined for Grace" – The Shop for Vintage and Antiques, 2830
Single-engine plane blows tire on runway at Santa Barbara Airport
Some air travel was delayed Friday afternoon after a small, private single-engine plan blew a tire while landing at the Santa Barbara Airport. Hazel Johns, airport assistant director,
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department makes major drug arrest; suspects had semi-automatic weapons
Sheriff’s detectives and Santa Maria police arrested six people on drug and weapons charges in the culmination of a multi-week investigation.Authorities arrested Larry Weber, Tanya Valle, Danny Chambers,





















