@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-20 19:38:11
On October 31, 1803 the frigate USS Philadelphia hit a reef and ran aground chasing Barbary pirates near Tripoli, Libya.
All 307 members of its crew were captured and held hostage by the Barbary states.
Rather than pay tribute to the pirates, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson sent U.S. frigates to intervene and free the hostages.
The first of two wars against the Barbary pirates, the scourge of shipping for decades, hastened the building of the U.S. Navy
and began a lon…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-21 01:08:46
This last week I proposed to the Board of Supervisors the creation of a SpaceX Launch Mitigation Fund for Santa Barbara county.
This would be created through $500,000 per commercial launch mitigation fee.
At 100 launches per year, this would generate $50 million annually in new revenue.
These funds would offset infrastructure strain, environmental impacts, public safety costs, and support community priorities
— without raising resident taxes.
– Each launch deli…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 01:19:42
#DrumFire
Area of the 4600 Block of Drum Canyon Road, Los Alamos
Santa Barbara County
https://sh…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 01:35:18
Five news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California
were briefly 👉 detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports.
The incident happened Monday ahead of an invitation-only groundbreaking for a new training facility for missile operators at the federal airfield near Santa Barbara, California.
Reporters from Noozhawk and KEYT were among tho…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-18 21:56:11
The #SantaBarbaraCounty Board of Supervisors took the first step of what promises to be a protracted and historic pivot to pull the plug on all onshore oil development anywhere in Santa Barbara County.
This Tuesday, the supervisors narrowly approved
— by a 3-2 vote —
⭐️a ban on any new onshore oil drilling.
The last time a new drilling proposal was approved took place in…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-15 19:16:06
Santa Barbara County detectives reopen cold-case homicide from 1988
In February 1988, human remains were found in a mountain range above Santa Barbara, which were later identified as those of Mitchell “Buster” Garcia, a Santa Barbara resident.
An investigation at the time determined his death “involved foul play,” but little other information was shared publicly.
“Given the time that has passed,
detectives are reaching out to the public to identify anyone who may h…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-15 17:01:04
How Santa Barbara County Made Strong Progress on Addressing the Unmet Need for Child Care
Strategy 1: Building Cross-Sector Relationships
Strategy 2: Creating a Data-Informed Plan for Addressing Santa Barbara County’s Needs
Strategy 3: Focusing on Child Care Facilities
Strategy 4: Prioritizing Child Care Provider Recruitment & Retention to Maximize Family Choice
Lessons Learned
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-12 00:34:06
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-05 17:08:06
Throughout October, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Centennial celebration will extend to restaurants and bars across Santa Barbara
Participating establishments include Barbareño, Bistro Amasa, Convivo, La Paloma, Little Dom’s, Monte’s, The Good Lion, The Lark, and Third Window Brewing.
Each participating establishment will create a cocktail informed by the flavors, aromas, and stories of the region’s native landscapes.
$1 from each featured cocktail sold will benefit …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-09 18:47:24
Waterhouse Gallery
Downtown Santa Barbara's Fine Art Gallery for 40 years
Specializing in Plein-air landscape, figurative and still life paintings
by leading Santa Barbara, California and Nationally known artists
https://www.waterhousegallery.com/links.html