AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: Oil, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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
Tags: business & labor
Stolen Childrennew
The young suffer most in Northern Uganda's 20-year long war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
06-29-2006 |
International
Tags: 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
