Robert Bernstein

What would you call it if someone caused you to lose your home of 31 years through no fault of your own? If that person disrupted every aspect of your life and cost you large sums of money?

Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the Painted Cave Fire that destroyed 4,900 acres, 641 structures, and took one life.

Robert shares photos of activism and protest signs throughout the Isla Vista community supporting Black Lives Matter.

The Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade is another COVID-19 casualty this year, but the parade will live on in virtual form.

Robert scouted Tangerine Falls for the first time since before the 2017 Thomas Fire and 2018 Debris Flow.

Memorial Day weekend was a bit different than usual this year, but things were also opened up more than they had been in recent weeks.

Robert traveled up to Knapp's Castle to look at some recent construction.

Robert recaps the Humanist Society's latest virtual presentation and discussion.

Robert was mesmerized by wind surfers off the coast of Isla Vista.

Robert shares photos from a Sierra Club hike to Gibraltar in January.

Arlington Peak is one of the most visible rock formations in the Santa Barbara area, many people refer to this formation as "Cathedral Peak" because it looks a bit like an array of pipe organ pipes

Robert visited Grass Mountain and Figueroa Mountain to check out the local wildflowers.

The April Humanist Society meeting with Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson was held virtually to disucss the COVID-19 shutdown.

Robert shares all the good humans have done to help the earth since the inception of Earth Day nearly 40 years ago.

Robert shares an overview of Douglas Brinkley's lecture on "Presidential Leadership and Space Exploration" that took place in December.

Robert shares photos of a Sierra Club hike to Mission Ridge in February.

Robert shares some highlights from downtown Santa Barbara's First Thursday event last month.

Figueroa Mountain is usually ablaze with poppies and other wildflowers at this time and we took a trip on Saturday.

Robert shares highlights from the International Women's Day Celebrations that took place earlier this month when it was a simpler time.

Robert shares photos from a pre-social distancing hike from Romero to Buena Vista Hidden Benches with the Sierra Club.

Robert shares a review of the Humanist Society lecture titled "The Translations Project, Secular Rescue, and De-conversion from Evangelical Christianity."

Robert took 21 people for a Sierra Club Hike to see the Carpinteria seals and salt marsh on Sunday.

"Google Chief Economist" is a title that gets attention as Hal Varian was the keynote speaker at a recent UCSB conference, "Mind and Machine Intelligence"

Gamelan Sinar Surya is a Santa Barbara-based music ensemble that has been performing Indonesian Gamelan music since 2002.

Artist Bruce Munro transformed the rolling hills of Paso Robles with an array of 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber optics for "Field of Light at Sensorio".

Robert had a record crowd of 34 people on the Sierra Club hike Sunday to the Gaviota Caves.

Zeyn and Rhyan Shweyk are The Piano Boys. You may have seen them performing on State Street, at Camino Real Marketplace or during First Thursday.

Many cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year, but the Chinese version is perhaps the best known. Santa Barbara often has Chinese New Year events, but they are not always well-publicized.

Robert recaps a lecture on self-driving cars hosted by the Humanist Society.

Robert shares photos and highlights from a recent hike to "The Playground."