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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County stories: 7 news summaries

 Quaids: $10K Hotel Bill 
 Got Lost in Mail 

Couple didn't think they had to pay at checkout, moved before tab arrived: lawyer

Sep 30, 09 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Randy and Evi Quaid didn’t pay the $10,000 hotel bill they’re accused of skipping out because it got lost in the mail, their lawyer told a Santa Barbara, Calif., court today. The Quaids didn’t think they had to pay upon checkout, and changed addresses before the... More »

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mail • lawyer • misunderstanding • Santa Barbara County • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • San Ysidro Ranch

 Randy Quaid, Wife Arrested 
 for Stiffing Hotel on $10K Tab 

Couple fights cops in west Texas after apprehension

Sep 24, 09 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Randy Quaid and his wife were arrested late today in west Texas for skipping out on a $10,000 tab at a California resort—and, a source tells TMZ, cops had to use force to subdue both. Felony warrants were issued for the 58-year-old actor and Evi, a former model,... More »

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entertainment • crime • felony • extradition • resorts • Santa Barbara County • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • San Ysidro Ranch • west Texas • unpaid bill

 Morning Winds 
 Stoke Raging 
 Calif. Wildfires 

Firefighters unable to get blaze under control as 30,000 evacuate

May 8, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Early-morning winds kicked up the uncontrolled Jesusita fire in the hills of Santa Barbara, causing the evacuation of thousands more residents, reports the Los Angeles Times. The fire has now burned more than 2,800 acres, destroyed dozens of homes, and forced 30,000 people to evacuate. Gov. Schwarzenegger has... More »

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firefighters • evacuation • wildfires • Santa Barbara • California wildfires • Santa Barbara County • Jesusita fire

 Careless Students' Bonfire
 Started Montecito Blaze

Sheriff not sure bonfire builders will be charged

Nov 19, 08 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of students who failed to completely put out a hilltop bonfire apparently caused the destructive Montecito fire, a Santa Barbara sheriff told the Los Angeles Times. The blaze destroyed 210 homes and injured at least 25 people last week. A district attorney will decide whether to charge the... More »

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California • California wildfires • police investigation • students • Santa Barbara County

 80 Homes Burn 
 in Hills Over 
 Santa Barbara 

Blaze overwhelms firefighters in enclave of the rich and famous

Nov 14, 08 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A wildfire ripped through the wealthy enclave of Montecito in Santa Barbara County last night, destroying some 80 homes, the Los Angeles Times reports. Firefighters were overwhelmed as the wind-driven brushfire spread out of control. Much of the area, home to dozens of celebrities, was evacuated as the blazes spread... More »

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California • wildfires • Santa Barbara • California fires • California wildfires • Santa Barbara County

GLOSSIES

 Meet Vintners of Sideways Fame 

Hitching Post II owner makes famed wines with ex-fisherman colleague

Sep 18, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve seen the movie Sideways, you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine... More »

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wine • restaurant • wineries • pinot noir • restaurateurs • Sideways • merlot • Santa Barbara County • Hitching Post II

 California Blaze a 'Gorilla' 

Firefighters face long, exhausting season

Jul 7, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wildfire in California's Santa Barbara County grew by another 700 acres in addition to 10,000 acres already charred as teams of exhausted firefighters continued to battle the fast-moving blaze. The Gap fire is a priority among the 1,781 blazes which have raged in the state over the... More »

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California wildfires • National Weather Service • Los Padres National Forest • Big Sur • The Gap fire • Monterey County • Tassajara Zen Mountain Center • Northern Rockies National Incident Management Team • Santa Barbara County

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