Our photo of the day depicts a deeper message with a light-hearted medium. Sparklers! The vibrancy and fun of a sparkler screams summer time and is
sure to capture everyone's gaze, especially at night.
In local news, Chick-fil-A stirs up a debate with the Architectural Review Board, the Santa Ynez library celebrates its 100th birthday, and Santa Barbara
Police release their DUI roundup from July. Read these stories and more below:
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A subscriber saw thousands of tiny jelly fish stranded at low tide. [pics] |
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Naples Beach project approved. |
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What it's a kind, effective way to ask the neighbor's gardeners not to use the gas powered leaf blowers on
highest speed/volume ? |
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Matt
Sanchez passed away early this morning after battling liver cancer. |
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The Santa Barbara Police Department has released their DUI report from July 2012. 45 arrests for driving
under the influence violations. |
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A reader is curious if anyone has the story about future plans for the location of the dealership being torn down on Hollister, and failing
that, any interesting stories about its past? |
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SBPD
on an intruder at the D-Cel (de-salination) plant on Yanonali. The place is surrounded, setting up a perimeter of area. |
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A subscriber compares her recent stay in Ohio to Santa Barbara. |
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Santa Barbara Mayor, Helene Schneider, shares her thoughts regarding the Chick-fil-A controversy. |
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Here's some photos of an insect that I found today on the Mesa. Can you name this insect? [pics] |
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Around 3:00 today, lots of police at building by Canon Perdido and Olive. I saw them talking
to each other and a woman. Anybody know what was up? |
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Does anyone know why Manny's of Solvang closed all of a sudden? They were in business one day and
gone the next. |
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The 5 Santa Barbara guys, whose series of photos taken every 5 years for 30 years will appear on the
Today Show this Tuesday morning, August 14th, 2012. |
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One person is dead and five injured after a van drove into a tree this afternoon in the 9600 block of Foxen Canyon Road near Los Alamos. |
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Does anyone know when Mesa Produce is scheduled to reopen? |
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The Architectural Board of Review has abstained from voting on changes to the Chick-fil-A plans for
personal and political reasons. |
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Sheriffs' helicopter searching for something/someone in area between San Marcos High and El Camino
School..Any news? |
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Does anyone know the salsa recipe from Our Lady of Guadalupe? |
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Strong odor of natural gas in several areas of Goleta 101 at Turnpike, 101 at Patterson.. |
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Santa Barbara District Attorney Joyce Dudley has released a statement explaining who mandated reporters
are and what roles they must fulfill. |
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Roger has the scanner reports. I have had a song stuck in my head for 4 days now, and if that is not bad
enough, I cannot remember the name of it.
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This is the 3rd year in a row that there has been major street work on Milpas that coincides with SB High
and Junior High going back to school. Do they do this on purpose? |
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A subscriber shows how much fun you can have with sparklers. [pics] |
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A subscriber reports that the International Space Station is to pass over Santa Barbara tonight at 8:13pm. |
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Chief Cam Sanchez has ordered all three patrol shifts to now have their day's briefings in the Franklin Center parking lot. |
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A Santa Barbara based company is revolutionizing product packaging, and eliminating waste that typically ends up in landfills. |
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The Public Health Department is urging caution and common sense as high temperatures are predicted
particularly in inland areas of the county in the next few days. |
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Can y'all help out a subscriber who's looking for information about above ground pools? |
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Santa Maria driver is arrested after police pursuit. |
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Caltrans will continue widening northbound and southbound US 101, construct the La Conchita Pedestrian Undercrossing and the
Bates Road in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. |
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The Santa Barbara Police Department will be conducting DUI Checkpoints in the City of Santa Barbara on
Friday August 10, 2012 and Saturday August 11, 2012 from 6 pm to 2 am. |
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Report of vegetation fire in center divider near 3 Bridges or Nojoqui Falls.. |
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The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management is asking local residents to learn lessons from
other disasters and emergencies. |
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On Friday, August 10, Highway 217 between Hollister Avenue and UCSB will be completely closed from 3-6
a.m. |
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The murder trial of Jane Laut will be delayed for at least two months. Jane Laut has pleaded not guilty to
first-degree murder in the killing of her husband of 29 years, retired Olympic shot putter Dave Laut. |
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Crime
statistics reveal a relatively quiet Fiesta. |
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The Santa Barbara Police Headquarters will soon have metal gates and other security measures. |
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The Santa Barbara County bomb squad was called in to investigate a locked safe that was left outside the
Santa Maria Police Department Tuesday by a man who claimed to be a federal agent. |
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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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The Santa Ynez library celebrates its 100th birthday. |
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