AltWeeklies Wire
What Made the World Trade Center Fall?new
One of the crucial technical disputes in American history is underway. It pits government technicians who say the WTC buildings were brought down by airplane impact against architects and building engineers who insist that the Twin Towers could never have collapsed solely due to the planes and are calling for a new independent investigation.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jay Levin and Tom McKenzie |
09-21-2009 |
Science
The Fight for the California Bightnew
Fishermen and environmentalists square off over marine reserves in Southern California.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
08-03-2009 |
Environment
Anti-'High Rise' Initiative Sparks Lawsuitnew
A Santa Barbara architect has filed a 95-page lawsuit challenging the use of the term "high-rise" by supporters of Measure B, a proposed Santa Barbara charter amendment that purports to save downtown Santa Barbara from "high-rise" development.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
08-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
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
Santa Barbara Officials Mull Privatized Jail Mental Health Servicesnew
Santa Barbara County's jail mental health system officially is for sale. The prospective buyer -- a private Tennessee-based prison health company -- is already lined up with a July 1 move-in date.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Benjamin Gottlieb |
06-01-2009 |
Policy Issues
UCSB Gets Grant to Manipulate Electron Spinnew
Diamonds may be a key to revolutionizing the field of communications, according to researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCSB, who just won a $6.1 million government grant to pursue diamond-based quantum information processing.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Benjamin Gottlieb |
04-20-2009 |
Science
Gaviota, the Gone Land?new
With financial realities pushing historical agricultural operations to the side, long-running family ranches on California's Gaviota Coast are left with few options for survival.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-20-2009 |
Housing & Development
County Budget Bloodbathnew
A frightening look at what could happen if the County of Santa Barbara is forced to cut ten percent.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
03-16-2009 |
Economy
Tags: Santa Barbara, budget cuts
Carpinteria School Board to Decide Mascot Issuenew
After a year of community tension, the Carpinteria mascot controversy may be settled on Tuesday, March 17, when school board trustees are scheduled to review committee recommendations. Based on the committee’s findings, the images may be retained, removed, or altered.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Cathy Murillo |
03-16-2009 |
Race & Class
The Gender Jump: Understanding the Transsexual Communitynew
Jessa readily admits to the challenges of her transition. "Mentally, I have had a hard time making the transition," she said. "I am leaving behind an identity; it wasn't right, but it was still what I had been for 35 years."
Santa Barbara Independent |
Michael Seabaugh |
02-23-2009 |
Sex
California Lands Commission Kills Enviro-Supported Oil Dealnew
The California State Lands Commission voted down a potentially historic deal between Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) oil company and a cadre of Santa Barbara environmental leaders that would have granted new oil drilling permits within California state waters for the first time in 40 years.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
02-02-2009 |
Environment
Not As Many Apply to UCSBnew
On the heels of the University of California’s announcement that it would be cutting freshman enrollment for the 2009-10 school year by 2,300 students, UCSB officials announced that the school received 54,758 applications for enrollment this coming fall.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Drew Mackie |
02-02-2009 |
Education
Goleta Residents, Planners Fret Over Condo Architecture, Beach Accessnew
The appearance of Goleta’s popular Haskell’s Beach has changed in recent years, and if higher-ups at Bacara Resort have their way, it will change yet even more.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Lara Cooper |
02-02-2009 |
Housing & Development
A Debate on Recyled Wastewaternew
Is reclaimed wastewater too contaminated to use, or is it too valuable to waste? Two PhDs argue two sides of the issue.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Edo McGowan and Barry Keller |
12-22-2008 |
Environment
Zac Mazzotta Takes the Safe Sex Industry by Stormnew
Using extreme-sports-based marketing and a unique type of latex that he personally traveled the world over to find, Mazzotta has steered Santa Barbara-based Bravo from industry newbie to international critical acclaim.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
12-15-2008 |
Sex
