The picture of the day is Dos Pueblos High School's robotics team celebrating their second regional win in Madera, California.
Our world is evolving into an increasingly automated, digital and highly technical reality, and these bright kids will be prepared for what the future holds.
In the news: Thousands of people gathered for an Easter service in the Sunken Gardens at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. In Santa Maria, the start of the week long Passover holiday was celebrated at Temple Beth El with a Seder, and other folks enjoyed the holiday gathering eggs, sailing, and beach combing. Read these stories and more below.
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A reader and local shop owner wonders where all those tourists get to when they disembark the ship. |
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A reader wonders if you can always believe what you read (on street signs). |
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A reader had a great Easter day sailing, and photographed the Sapphire Princess moored in our fair waters. [pics] |
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A subscriber noticed some unusual waterworks in front of a grocery store on Calle
Real in Goleta after someone crashed into a fire hydrant. [pic] |
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La Mesa Park: A large group of citizens facing off with a transient with his dog off leash..Sounds like people are getting tired. |
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Sounds like there'a a man hunt going on near Downtown Goleta I have no idea what happened yet but it sounds serious. |
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A Santa Maria man is in jail after police say he was showing two young teenage boys a handgun when it accidentally fired, hitting them at close range. |
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Drunk Driving, 20002 Hit and Run, 242 Assault, and Sexual Battery: I'm not a hundred percent sure but this sounds like it occurred on the East.. |
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Local firefighters had a very busy Saturday evening on April 7th. [pics] |
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Another submission of the fire in Montecito last night, this time from a different perspective. [pic] |
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A subscriber got pics of the action reported in Roger's Code Red - DLG story last night.[pics] |
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If it's clear tomorrow (Monday) evening, there will be a nice pass of
the International Space Station through our sky from SW to NE. |
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The Dos Pueblos Robotics Team 1717 arrived at Madera South High School for the final
day of the FIRST Robotics Central Valley Regional. [pic] |
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Happy Easter to all. Dan Seibert was at SBCC when the sun rose. Later he drove
up on the Riviera to take some photos of the Sapphire Princess. [pics] |
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Alas, a poor fly succumbed to the flattering words of the wily spider. [pics] |
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Possible 242, and 21: Robbery in the 100 Block of West Cabrillo. Victim HBD WMA. Suspect HMA, heavy set wearing black Tapout shirt.. |
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415: Fight 4 females. 2200 Block of Chapala Street. That sounds almost as good as a donut shop call.. |
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Jason Chapman recently took a trip to Leadbetter Beach to see what the storm had
washed up. [pics] |
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A reader submitted pictures of the Cota Lane structure fire last night.[pics] |
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Here's the official news release on the DCM fire last night. |
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Looking for referrals to build a 6' redwood fence across a portion of our yard. |
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A subscriber was up and about this early this Easter Sunday morning and photographed a sand sculpture, sunrise from the pier, and an ocean baptism. [pics] |
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A reader photographed some deer grazing the hillsides of Sycamore Canyon. [pic] |
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More than 2,600 passengers from the 952-foot Sapphire Princess of Princess Cruises embark at Sea Landing. |
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Thousands of people crowded the sunken gardens at the Santa Barbara Courthouse to celebrate the Easter holiday. |
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A fast-moving structure fire destroyed a home in the 400 block of Cota Lane in Montecito on Saturday night. There were no injuries reported in the blaze. |
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Spring is in the air, meaning the San Marcos High School Vocal Department is receiving rave reviews during the spring music festival season.[pic] |
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The Montecito Fire Protection District fielded several reports Friday morning of a large black bear sighted in the Sycamore Canyon, Cowles, Arcady and Knapp areas. |
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Elizabeth Fee Passed away unexpectedly in San Francisco on February 15, 2012. She
was 88. |
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Temple Beth El in Santa Maria marked the start of the week long Passover holiday with a community Seder, or ceremonial feast, Saturday night .
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