Burglary / 900 block Ladera Ln — Monday, October 6, at 07:50 hours Reporting party (RP) called to report jewelry and money are missing from the residence. RP/Victim believes it was taken the previous day while the home was unattended for one hour. E-Bike Failure to Stop / East Valley Rd/Sheffield Rd — Wednesday, October […]
Lea másProposition 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008. California Democrats are expected to win five more Congressional seats than they currently hold. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party’s Key Values, the Green Party of Santa Barbara County strongly opposes Prop 50. In […]
Lea másHahn Hall is back in action again on October 29 as Camerata Pacifica plays on a rare Wednesday evening for the local launch of “Beethoven 32,” its momentous three-year cycle featuring principal pianist Gilles Vonsattel performing all 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. Vonsattel dives right in, beginning the cycle with the “‘Hammerklavier,’ Sonata No. 29 […]
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Thousands turned out in Santa Barbara and across the country for last Saturday’s No Kings rally protesting the increasingly autocratic administration in Washington. So it feels important to point out that there are no kings in the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, meaning no music director, no artistic director, not even a conductor. Everyone who is part […]
Lea másThree years ago Jonny Donahoe first brought Every Brilliant Thing to Center Stage as a benefit for New Beginnings – the longtime Santa Barbara nonprofit that has often employed the arts and entertainers to raise money and draw awareness to its mission of serving its underprivileged clientele with mental health services and more.Donahoe’s audience-conversant one-man […]
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The college celebrates half a century of women’s sports at a sold-out dinner Saturday, Oct. 18, at 5 pm at Montecito Covenant Church. Women’s athletics at Westmont has a rich tradition in both competition, and in helping student-athletes mature in all areas of life. Athletic accomplishments include eight national championships, 21 national top four finishes, […]
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Westmont’s powerful Keck Telescope zooms in on the rings of Saturn on Friday, Oct. 17, beginning about 7 pm and lasting several hours at the Westmont Observatory. Westmont hosts a stargazing event the third Friday of each month in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, whose members bring telescopes to share. “Saturn will be […]
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The Westmont Center for Dialogue and Deliberation takes on the hot button issue of e-bikes at its next conversation on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Community Environmental Council’s (CEC) Environmental Hub, 1219 State Street. The event, “E-Bikes: Balancing Freedom, Safety, and the Spirit of Santa Barbara – A Community Conversation,” is free and open to […]
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My title comes from one of the best-known parts of the Old Testament: Number 23 in the Book of Psalms. I have been familiar with it since the two years of my childhood which were spent in my mother’s hometown of Toronto, Canada. At that time (1940), it was still quite permissible for religion and […]
Lea másThe other night I was at a meeting and two different people at the table were doing the clickety click clack of their pens. You know what I am talking about. It is an unconscious habit, like whistling and passing gas, that only brings relief to those doing it, and annoyance to those around them. […]
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On Friday, November 14, 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School will reconvene the school’s 42nd annual auction and dinner. Fiesta Elegante opens its arms to generations of families, alums, parishioners, and local supporters for an evening of dancing, noshing, and community that has long since become an anticipated yearly gathering. The event’s longevity […]
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When travelers dream of the Italian Riviera, their minds often picture the pastel perfection of Portofino or the glittering allure of nearby Monte Carlo. Yet just beyond, along a sun-drenched stretch of coast, lies Sanremo, the storied “City of Flowers.” Nestled between the mountains and the sea, Sanremo is where the Riviera truly reveals its […]
Lea másArt Deco clocks are special to me. As I write this, my mom has just passed “out of human time” and into the next realm at the age of 96. She was a great collector of clocks, especially those that reminded her of the city in which we were born: Chicago – acknowledged cradle of […]
Lea másJorgen Kjaempe (Kempa), age 88 of Montecito, California, passed away on September 23rd, 2025, following a short battle with cancer. Jorgen was born on October 22, 1936, on the small Island of Bornholm in Denmark. Jorgen served in the Danish Army as a Military Policeman at the age of 19. At the age of 20 […]
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On Monday, October 6, St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara held its 24th Annual Charity Golf Classic at Ty Warner’s The Montecito Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. This annual favorite is sold out a year ahead, and its proceeds support single mothers and their children through St. Vincent’s Family Strengthening Program. The event started at […]
Lea másCannabis odor drifting from Carpinteria’s greenhouses has been one of the most consistent concerns I heard on the campaign trail and I’ve continued to hear since taking office. As your First District Supervisor, I want to share the work that the Board of Supervisors has taken to address it – because for the first time, […]
Lea másMissing Juvenile Located / Rockbridge Road — Sunday, September 28, at 02:53 hours Deputies responded to check the welfare of a missing juvenile. The juvenile was located and removed from the MUPS (Missing & Unidentified Persons Section) database. Assault/Battery / 5360 Foothill Road — Tuesday, September 30, at 14:33 hours Deputies responded to a fight between […]
Lea másRubicon Theatre launches its 2025-26 “Crossroads” season with the hit musical Million Dollar Quartet, a somewhat fictionalized dramatization of the night when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins came together at Sun Records for an impromptu jam session. A step up from a jukebox musical, the Tony-nominated show, which was a […]
Lea másFor the first time in their long histories, State Street Ballet and Santa Barbara Symphony are opening their season with a collaborative production, one that includes – and closes with – a full-length production of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet. The concert opens with Maestro Nir Kabaretti and the orchestra performing two short works – Shostakovich’s […]
Lea másOn October 16, the Lobero hosts a benefit evening supporting Good Samaritan Shelter centered around the premiere of Hope Lives Here: Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness. This short documentary created for Public Broadcasting offers an intimate look at the challenges of homelessness in Santa Barbara County, and the impact of programs that provide shelter, support, […]
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