AltWeeklies Wire
Heartbreak and Hope in Lesbosnew
A Santa Barbara couple is on front lines of refugee crisis on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Tyler Hayden |
03-10-2016 |
Immigration
How Did 2,500 Barrels of Oil Escape Into the Pacific Ocean Without Notice?new
One of the big surprises to emerge out of the Refugio Oil Spill is that the pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline is the only one in all of Santa Barbara County not to have an automatic shut-off valve. Not coincidentally, it happens to be the only pipeline over which the county Energy Division has no safety and inspection oversight authority.
Full Coverage:
Huge Oversight Gap on Refugio Pipeline
What Will the Refugio Oil Spill Kill?
The Mysterious Case of the Automatic Shutoff Valve
Full Coverage:
Huge Oversight Gap on Refugio Pipeline
What Will the Refugio Oil Spill Kill?
The Mysterious Case of the Automatic Shutoff Valve
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh, Tyler Hayden and Brandon Fastman |
06-11-2015 |
Environment
Inside Kurdish Syrianew
A journalist goes inside a little known revolution.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Kevin McKiernan |
12-14-2012 |
International
This Is Not Your Daddy’s Protestnew
An idiot’s guide to Occupy Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Brandon Fastman |
11-01-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Santa Barbara
Greenest House Ever?new
Peeking under the hood of a development that may just be the greenest urban residence ever built within the limits of the law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
08-30-2011 |
Environment
'The Worst Place in the World to Be a Woman'new
Between stints abroad, trauma psychologist Dr. Victoria Bentley talks about helping raped Congolese women and their families.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Julie Epstein |
04-25-2011 |
International
Avocado Uncoverednew
Inside California’s $320 million avocado industry.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Laura Tsunoda |
02-22-2011 |
Economy
Tags: Agriculture, Avocados
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
Louisiana Pet Shelters Are Overflowingnew
Pets Are Given Up for Adoption Due to Gulf Oil Spill
Santa Barbara Independent |
Lisa Acho Remorenko |
08-16-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Counting the People With and Without Homesnew
Starting with homeless shelters and soup kitchens and segueing into the surveying of homeless camps and common RV parking zones, Census workers plan to have accounted for the vast and varied homeless population of Santa Barbara County by the end of this week.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Charting a Course: César Chávez School Starts Down the Road of Reinventionnew
Just before Thanksgiving, the chronically underperforming and hugely popular César Chávez School was fighting for a charter renewal from the Santa Barbara School District despite, at least in the opinion of Superintendent Brian Sarvis, not legally qualifying to do so.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
03-15-2010 |
Education
Jean-Michel Cousteau Speaks About the Risks of Keeping Cetaceans in Captivitynew
Jean-Michel Cousteau of Santa Barbara’s Ocean Futures Society sat down with The Independent on Friday to discuss this week's death of Florida SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau. He explained why freeing “jailed” marine mammals is not as easy as it may sound.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Tyler Hayden |
03-01-2010 |
Animal Issues
Lobster Loot: Chinese New Year and Weather Contribute to Record Pricesnew
Even as the specter of new and improved Marine Protected Areas threatens to impact their way of life, Santa Barbara-based lobstermen are enjoying one of their most economically successful seasons in memory.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
02-08-2010 |
Business & Labor
Look Closer at 'Environmentalism' and Economic Healthnew
Every January since 1969, speakers, writers and aged witnesses are asked to recall the offshore oil well blowouts. They’re always asked, "What was it like?” By now, shouldn’t the question be, “Is it still relevant?”
Santa Barbara Independent |
Robert Sollen |
02-08-2010 |
Environment
UCSB Scholar Advocates Humane Treatment of Detained Immigrantsnew
Professor Manuel Casas traveled from UCSB to Washington in early November to speak on behalf of illegal immigrants. At a Congressional hearing, he supported two bills in the House of Representatives that promoted what Casas refers to as “common sense.”
Santa Barbara Independent |
Rebecca Bachman |
12-22-2009 |
Civil Liberties
