Bits from a BarstoolTM…
Replacing Travis Armstrong… Terry Tyler penned the post-election Opinion column in Wednesday’s Santa Barbara News-Press; and yesterday, Lanny Ebenstein reportedly hosted Armstrong’s former weekly radio on AM 1290.
Thank you for reading… outside of Jesusita Fire Week and Michael Jackson’s funeral, yesterday was the highest traffic day of the year. Follow the Blog on Twitter.
Ten dollar sandwiches… delicious as they may be, Panino’s now charges sales tax, bringing the cost of an everyday sandwich to $9.73.
Correction from Jon Mahoney… “John Thyne was not voted the area’s most eligible bachelor by Coastal Women’s magazine. He was one of the entries however, Bruce Arden, of Coldwell Banker, was the winner that evening, having raised the most money and thus being granted the title as Most Eligible Bachelor.”
No Diversity at City Hall… four more Caucasians were elected to the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday, continuing a disturbing trend in an increasingly diverse city.
The number of people riding bicycles has exploded… U.S. Census statistics show a 43% increase in bike commuting nationwide between 2000 and today. The surge of new bicycles on the road reportedly frustrates some motorists.
Honest Abel… now that John Garamendi is heading to Washington, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should appoint State Senator Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) as the next Lieutenant Governor of California.
First “Drive-In”… the first outdoor theater in Santa Barbara showed movies during the summer of 1921. It was located on the vacant Drefus block bounded by Alamar, Constance, State and Chapala Streets. - Walker A. Tompkins
November 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am
I guess those frustrated motorists should either relax and enjoy the drive or buy a bike and enjoy the ride. I’d opt for the latter.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Man, go ahead and kick Thyne when he’s already been walloped. Then again, I wonder if he blew a lot of money promoting his most eligible bachelor campaign before finishing way back in the pack?
November 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Well then perhaps some more highly qualified “diverse” candidates should run for office … instead of expecting the rest of us to simply vote for Sylvia Uribe because she is a Latina female.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I agree about diversity. What have white people ever done for this country, state, or city? If we could get rid of white folks from town our gang problem would be a thing of the past. Maybe you should run, El Birdo?
November 6th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Diversity? Did I miss something? I didn’t see anything but WHITE running….you have to RUN if you want to be elected. And if you don’t want to vote for WHITE, then don’t wote.
Don’t blame the lack of diversity on the vote- blame it on the community that doesn’t have anything to offer up on voting day!
November 6th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Das williams isn’t totally white.. he’s half indonesian, and a good looking bachelor
November 7th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Sounds like the type of qualities we need to fix the mess in Sacramento, Jerry.
November 7th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I thought Das was Latino. Wink.
November 8th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I’d bet edhat’s exclusionary new comments policy has a direct relation to your increased readership.