Carpinteria News

The pickle weed knows it's November. Its small, succulent leaves are hued from gold to maroon.

One sexual assault survivor wanted her advocate to sing with her as she went through her rape exam, to help her cope with the horrors of what she was experiencing.

If you like pairing chocolate and wine, youa TMll want to attend the S.B. Rape Crisis Centera TMs third annual Chocolate de Vine fundraiser.

With half a dozen oil rigs visible in the Santa Barbara Channel behind him, Assemblymember Pedro Nava made an impassioned argument for his proposed severance tax on oil production in California yesterday at Shoreline Park.

State Parks begin service reductions to meet budget cuts and keep parks open with minimal disruptions California State Parks has begun implementing a series of service reductions at parks across the State.

Friday scanner report from Roger updated: Oct 23, 2009, 10:43 AM by Roger the scanner guy From the looks of things I think some people are not satisfied with the work of the police in Santa Barbara after the Wednesday afternoon attacks on the Eastside.

As light on his feet as the prizefighter he once was, Bill Connell moves quickly around his Carpinteria hot dog stand, jabbing hot sausages, whipping Monster Dogs into buns and boasting about the recent knockout he scored against state tax officials.

Dugouts dock on the Rio Beni, Bolivia. Poverty, pain, and a burgeoning humanitarian healthcare project in the Amazon rainforest inspired artist Sean Anderson's latest show, "Art + Bolivia," http://seananderson.com/home.html opening November 7, 2009, from 6-9 pm at the Anderson Art Collective, 410 Palm Avenue, #A2, in Carpinteria, California.

It took someone as improbable as Santa Barbara's Hot Dog Man, Bill Connell, to achieve the impossible in Sacramento.

He stood outside his patrol car utilizing a hand held Light Detection and Ranging device.

Bill Connell fought the state and won to ensure disabled veterans who sell items on the street are exempt from sales tax First District Supervisor Salud Carbajal, left, veteran Bill Connell and Assemblyman Pedro Nava gather Thursday in front of Connell's hot dog stand in Carpinteria to celebrate passage of the "Hot Dog Man" bill, which ensures ...

What: Traditional, elaborate, and delicate Chinese specialties for lunch and dinner.

Opponents of Measure J, which gave the green light to the Dalidio shopping center, say the state Supreme Court opened the door 'for well-funded individuals and special interest groups to circumvent local and statewide planning and safety requirements' by declining to review the 2006 ballot measure.

Round by round, Bill Connell took some blows, but landed plenty of stiff jabs. And when the bell rang on Sunday afternoon, after 16 years of sparring with the state of California over a 137-year-old law that exempts military veterans who vend, hawk and peddle their wares on the street from collecting sales tax, Connell, otherwise known as Hot-Dog ...

With 51.8 percent of students in Santa Barbara County identified as eligible for free or reduced lunches, the effects of poverty and other disadvantages present a growing crisis in access to children's health and education in the community.

Wednesday .. At 100 West Carrillo a transient was refusing to leave, I believe that's from Ralphs, then there was a call where I do not know for code 2 paramedic response on an unresponsive drunk, in the 3900 block of State Street there was a man in a wheelchair or using a walker attempting suicide in traffic.

Donald Collier, 45, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for mailing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California George S. Cardona.

All Saints volunteers included David Telleen-Lawton, James Scheuerman, John Scheuerman, Bob Cresap, David Boyd, Liana and Paul Carty and Sean Kavanagh, who spent a Saturday helping clean up around the park.

ANTENNA BRIGADE: The move to put up more than 100 wireless data antennas throughout southern Santa Barbara County is riling some residents.

Carpinteria, CA-- You can have your guacamole and eat it, too!! This weekend the23rd annual Avocado Festival is coming to town.