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Calif. Governor Signs Rigs-to-Reefs Billnew

Controversial Proposal to Allow Offshore Oil Platforms to Remain Once Dead Becomes Law.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  10-04-2010  |  Environment

Far Left and Liking Itnew

Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border for Hugo Chavez.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  07-26-2010  |  Profiles & Interviews

Former Michael Jackson Producer Demands Investigation of DAnew

The Santa Barbara County district attorney and sheriff's department are being threatened with a lawsuit by Marc Schaffel, who claims that county officials leaked to the media confidential information they had obtained during the course of the pop star’s molestation trial in 2005.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  08-03-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Chaos and Competition Cause Santa Barbara Cabbies to Fear for Their Futurenew

Despite the hard work of taxicab drivers to keep the city safe at night and moving during the day, they're complaining that they're being treated as second-class citizens by City Hall, which has approved unprecedented numbers of taxi companies and cabs in recent years yet done little to accommodate the growth.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  07-28-2008  |  Transportation

Can Vitamins Save the World?new

The Santa Barbara non-profit Vitamin Angels is saving India and beyond, one dose at a time.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  04-28-2008  |  Science

How to Make Billions by Going Greennew

The world's most powerful multinational executives recently converged in California how to go green and still make lots of green while doing so.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  03-24-2008  |  Business & Labor

The Green Fairy Is Freenew

Distilling the myths and washing down the rumors of absinthe.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  03-24-2008  |  Food+Drink

Matt Costa Looks at 'Unfamiliar Faces'new

The 25-year-old skateboarder-turned-songwriter's 2005 debut featured a lovable brand of folk-pop and landed him an opening slot on Jack Johnson's globe-trotting tours.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  01-14-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Merv Griffin, 1925-2007new

He died after a battle with prostate cancer -- he was 82, and he was my great-uncle.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  08-21-2007  |  TV

Welcome to Independent.comnew

When it comes to modern media, the revolution will not be televised. It's already happening on your computer screen. That's something we realized at The Santa Barbara Independent last year, so today we bring you our new website.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  04-21-2007  |  Tech

Stolen Childrennew

The young suffer most in Northern Uganda's 20-year long war.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  06-29-2006  |  International

Bad Eyes and Good Medicinenew

The Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services seem poised to approve a rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule One to something less severe, opening it up for legal medical use on the federal level.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  03-30-2006  |  Science

Sierra Club Election Snags on Immigration Debatenew

While Sierra Club leaders worry about a takeover by proponents of fringe causes, dissident board candidates argue that an influx of foreigners endangers biodiversity and food production in California.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Matt Kettmann  |  08-07-2004  |  Environment

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