Aquaholic caught a Junco with its beak in the proverbial cookie jar, so to speak. The bird had a strand of spider 's web still attached to its beak, but alas, no sign of the spider!
Life is beautiful and cruel, and it's said we're all attached to it by the slimmest, gossamer, silver, strand.
In the news: Babatunde Folayemi, an eloquent and outspoken advocate for Santa Barbara's youth passed away Wednesday. The homeless population in Santa Barbara also lost an important advocate when Ken Williams, a SB County homeless outreach worker retired unexpectedly. Read these stories and more below.
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A reader wonders why people are so careless getting out of their parked cars. |
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Wayne Mezzles, has been sentenced to State Prison for 40 years followed by an
additional 50 years to life. |
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This adorable little bird literally posed for Aquaholic yesterday. She spotted
him out of the corner of my eye and thought he'd fly away. [pics] |
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Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider issued the following statement upon hearing
the news of the passing of Babatunde Folayemi. |
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417 Branishing a knife 16 year old HMJ Pulled a switchblade on a citizen at Anapamu at Chapala...There is also a possible
injury acc... |
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Ken Williams, the County of Santa Barbara's high-profile homeless outreach worker
suddenly and mysteriously retired two weeks ago. |
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I am looking for a large hopefully rolling hillside of Sinapis hirta which can be
easily accessed from the road. [pic] |
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Babatunde Folayemi, tireless advocate for youth and former Santa Barbara city
councilmember, has died. He was 71. |
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A Santa Maria man is a facing several felony charges after fleeing Sheriff's
Deputies and crashing his car with a two year old child on board. |
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I haven't seen much in the news about the new leadership at the Botanic Gardens.
What do people think? |
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Max Rosenberg was in a good place to view the cool fog and racing boats last
night. [pics] |
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Injury Traffic Accident in the parking lot of Earl Warren Showgrounds, Vehicle vs Pedestrian. |
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415: Fight. 5 subjects in the street fist fighting. 107 Nopalitos Way, near the post office. |
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The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is proud to announce
that as of March 31st we are moving to our new permanent location.
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Maurine Reynolds passed away on Wednesday March 21, 2012 in Santa Barbara
California. |
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Three teenagers who beat and stabbed a fellow Lompoc High School student a year
ago in a brutal attack, have been sentenced to state prison. |
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Santa Maria 415 Domestic in vehicle woman jumps from vehicle uninjured no charges toward her.. |
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Past presidents Patty MacFarlane and Joanne Rapp will be the Santa Barbara
Scholarship Foundation 50th CO-Chairs. [pics] |
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City of Goleta seeks community input regarding four-acre parcel at Hollister and Kellogg avenues. |
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Oven Fire in an apartment. 711 De La Vina Full Fire Responce.. |
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The launch of a Delta IV carrying a national security payload for the National
Reconnaissance Office is delayed until April 2. |
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The City of Goleta is resuming its annual Street Improvement and Reinvestment
Program starting on April 2 and over 50 streets are on the list. |
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UCSB students and experts have created "Seeing Nature" which is a collection of
media that illustrate the human ways of viewing the world. |
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Montecito Fire Protection District has received a $50,000 grant to help prevent
wildfires. |
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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department arrested a man Thursday afternoon
after police say he left the scene of a crash in Santa Maria. |
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El Presidente, Ricardo Castellanos announced the theme for Fiesta for this year, " Viva La Familia." |
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Wednesday night marked the kick off to the Santa Barbara Airport's master plan.
The first two chapters of the plan have been completed. |
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With resources from Cottage Health System and know-how from CSU Channel Islands,
22 future nurses started earning their bachelor's degrees in January. |
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Replacements were named Monday night for four committees on which Carpinteria
City Councilman Joe Armendariz had represented the city. |
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Use this thread to share any info about today's commute. Slow? Fast? Accidents? Cool links you use to navigate the morning drive? |
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Mayor Helene Schneider attended a town hall meeting Wednesday night at New Life
Church to discuss the Invest in Santa Barbara campaign. |
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The Renewable Energy Accountability Project salutes Assemblyman Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) for introducing a legislative resolution to prevent the toxic trade of dirty coal shipments from West Coast ports. |
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