Sharon’s Take
“When Does it stop?” one might ask as bills keep pouring out of the legislature. A $10-per-customer strip club tax, removing requirement of naming place of birth to vote and other dumb things, p. 5
HELPING HANDS IN SANTA YNEZ
Jana Mackin discovers there are only 80 available families in Santa BARBARA COUNTY and over 700 children looking for a place to live. “Something is terribly wrong,” she says, p. 25
SANTA BARBARA
once a week from pier to peak
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LIFE ON THE SOUTH SIDE
Most people simply visit or work in the area, but some - like Pali Wine Co. tasting room manager Emily Walker – call it home
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by Jeremy Harbin
A Walk On The Wild Side (Part II)
L
ast week, James Buckley – under the banner of his recurrent Journal Jim column and in the spirit of investigative curiosity – took us on a stroll along the rapidly changing extreme south side of Santa Barbara, otherwise known as The Funk Zone. He joined in on a wine and taco party at the Municipal Tasting Room, conversed with Musical Family patriarch Allan King and his wildly gray-bearded accompanist Greg Ray, inspected the stock of some local retailers, and tasted and tested the food and drink of many of the newer establishments. Jim and I concentrated on the west side of the south side, taking in most of the businesses along Anacapa Street and Helena Avenue. This week, I poked my head into businesses and establishments further east, between Anacapa and Santa Barbara streets, asking people to share opinions on the future of the area. Most of those I came across seem thrilled to be a part of… let’s call it the evolution of the Funk Zone. I began my mission early enough to observe the more daytime-oriented establishments in full swing. Strolling ...continued p.11
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