AltWeeklies Wire
Hate Crime Takes a Lifenew
The killing of openly homosexual high schooler Lawrence King in Oxnard shows the dangers of being gay and young.
Santa Barbara Independent |
David Selberg, Jarrod Schwartz, Samuel Santos Jr. and Geoff Green |
02-25-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Future of Biofuels Takes Rootnew
Jatropha looks like a weed, but its seeds could be used to power your car -- this bean may be the biofuel of the future.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jonathan Parkinson |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, biofuels
No Room in the Big Housenew
The issue of jail overcrowding isn't a flash in the pan -- it's been plaguing Santa Barbara's justice system for almost three decades. But Sheriff Bill Brown's got a plan that solves the problem and aims at keeping people out of jail in the first place.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
02-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How to Bankrupt Militant Gazanew
Between the prospect of a bolstered Palestinian economy and the recent commitment by Arab states, a plan to undermine the militant ideology in Gaza is coming into realization. But now is not the time to stop.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
02-11-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?new
Life is not always peaceful when you're at the helm of Santa Barbara County's largest homeless shelter.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
02-11-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Pursuing Appropriate Tactics to Address Racial Inequalitynew
Last Monday, we arrived at the Unity March to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and were surprised by a group carrying signs and distributing information in support of Eric Frimpong, a UCSB student recently convicted of rape.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Alena Donovan |
02-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Story of Eric Frimpongnew
Was justice denied in the case of a UCSB soccer star convicted of rape?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Kim A. Seefeld |
01-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Man Who Is Creating a World Without Povertynew
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus on microcredit, his Grameen Bank, and his call for the creation of "social businesses" where profits would go not to investors but for poverty reduction.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Richard Appelbaum |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
My Sleep Study Experiencenew
I didn't think I had any sleep problems going in, but I was still a little nervous to discover what the study might find.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
12-17-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Confessions of a Man and His Insomnianew
The alarm clock becomes a haunting reminder as you calculate just how long it is until the sun rises and it becomes socially acceptable to be as awake as you are.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
12-17-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Working My Way Through a Sleep Disordernew
Did someone call me snorer?
Santa Barbara Independent |
D.J. Palladino |
12-17-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Green Popenew
The Sierra Club's executive director Carl Pope on global warming, water, and Al Gore.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Paul Farmer, the Good Doctornew
Twenty years ago, the medical anthropologist and physician founded Partners In Health, a nonprofit international health organization that has become a worldwide leader in raising the standards of healthcare for patients in need from Africa to South America.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Thomas Tighe |
10-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Carl's Jr. Takes First Step Away from Factory Farmingnew
Prodded by PETA, the fast-food chain has promised to immediately begin purchasing 15 percent of its pork from suppliers who do not use "gestation crates," increasing that to 25 percent by July 2008.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
10-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Feds Target Santa Barbara's Medical Marijuana Shopsnew
In recent days, more than a dozen local property owners have received word from the DEA that they could face the potential seizure of their property and assets if they continue to rent space to cannabis companies -- a threat that has dispensary operators and building owners alike waiting to exhale.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
10-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
