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The Brief but Violent Life of the Tea Fire

Paul Wellman/Santa Barbara Independent

Santa Barbara Independent | November 24, 2008

At least 210 homes -- including 130 within city limits -- were destroyed by the devastating fire, which has been determined to have been caused be a bonfire started by a group of 10 18- to 22-year-olds the previous night.

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Tags: California, disasters, wildfires, Tea Fire

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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

Longtime California Congressmember Faces Challenge This Fallnew

To say Republican Matt Kokkonen is a long shot in his quest to unseat Lois Capps as the representative of California's 23rd U.S. Congressional District might be understating it.

Santa Barbara Independent | Chris Meagher | 10-06-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 downballot elections, California, Congress, Lois Capps, Matt Kokkonen

The California Supreme Court Goes to Hollywoodnew

Should veteran prosecutor Ron Zonen be kicked off the Jesse James Hollywood case for helping the makers of the movie Alpha Dog?

Santa Barbara Independent | Chris Meagher | 04-07-2008 | Movies

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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

Santa Barbara Independent | Nick Welsh, Tyler Hayden and Brandon Fastman | 06-11-2015 | Environment