A Case Study in Alternate Journalism: The Santa Barbara Bribery Exposé

Thirty-six parents of 106 children (34% response rate) born between March 2000 and February 2003 retrospectively completed the "Probe of Parents' Perceptions: An Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Outcome Measure" (PPP) assessing their participation in an emerging community-based newborn hearing screening program (NHSP) involving three hospitals in Santa Barbara County, California. The PPP, an 11-item questionnaire (in both English and Spanish versions), asks parents about their impressions of the explanations of the purpose of the screening and of the results, and the referral process. The parents were generally positive about all phases of the NHSP; nearly all parents said the program had no negative effects on their ability to bond with their babies, and they would recommend NHSPs to others. These parents' positive impressions in this case study of an emerging community-/private practice-based NHSP were consistent with those from studies involving parents participating in hospital-based programs.

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Using Vehicles to Challenge Antisleeping Ordinances

City and Community ◽

10.1111/j.1540-6040.2008.00269.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 309-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Michele Wakin

Keyword(s):

Homeless People ◽

Ethnographic Case Study ◽

Public Attention ◽

Santa Barbara ◽

Social Legitimacy ◽

Coastal Cities ◽

The Right ◽

Municipal Court ◽

And Behavior

Homeless people who sleep on city streets are subject to regulation practices that target their appearance, status, and behavior. Vehicle living affords a private sleeping area, yet occupants are still frequently cited for sleeping in public. The right to sleep has recently become controversial, as cities that do not provide adequate shelter cannot legally outlaw public sleeping. This article uses interviews, surveys, and municipal court trial data to present an ethnographic case study of the vehicle community in Santa Barbara, CA. Like many California coastal cities, the visible presence of homeless people is troubling to citizens, city officials, and tourists who seek unfettered access to beaches and shopping areas. Homeless people who sleep in these areas see their vehicles as essential for personal survival, as a way of escaping negative public attention, and as a way of arguing for social legitimacy.

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Engineering to the rule, not the exception: an interlibrary loan case study at The University of California, Santa Barbara

Interlending & Document Supply ◽

10.1108/02641610910938569 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 4-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gary Johnson

Keyword(s):

University Of California ◽

Santa Barbara ◽

Interlibrary Loan ◽

The University

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Start and spread of forest fire: A Case Study in the Federal Conservation Unit Serra de Santa Barbara, Mato Grosso state, Brazil

Biodiversidade Brasileira - BioBrasil ◽

10.37002/biobrasil.v10i1.1538 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Ian Felipe Cabral ◽

Luciana Sanches ◽

Vanusa Vanusa de Souza Pacheco Hoki ◽

Camylla Kerly Pereira Mariano ◽

Marco Aurelio Aires da Silva

Keyword(s):

Forest Fire ◽

Conservation Unit ◽

Santa Barbara ◽

Mato Grosso

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Design and Social Change: An Architectural History of the University of California, Santa Barbara

The American Archivist ◽

10.17723/0360-9081-84.2.240 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 84 (2) ◽

pp. 240-255

Author(s):

Julia Diane Larson

Keyword(s):

World War Ii ◽

Architectural History ◽

University Of California ◽

World War ◽

Santa Barbara ◽

University Archives ◽

History Of ◽

Architecture And Design ◽

The University

ABSTRACT The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), campus as it stands today appears as an architectural mash-up of midcentury modern institutional buildings, both low rise and high rise; a smattering of World War II–era wooden buildings; 1970s-style double wide trailers; and new science buildings built by a who's who of internationally famous architects. In this case study, the author shows how the UCSB campus's architectural history mirrors the post–World War II boom in educational facilities throughout California and the social, cultural, and architectural history of the region as a whole. The key to discovering this history is archival research, both at the University Archives at the UCSB Library, as well as at the architecture-specific Architecture and Design Collection at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum on campus. In this case study, the author explains how the architectural history can be traced through the archival records to more fully understand the history of the campus.

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Extending Kinship

10.5406/illinois/9780252037573.003.0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

María de la Luz Ibarra

Keyword(s):

Elder Care ◽

Family Relations ◽

Family Care ◽

Care Group ◽

Santa Barbara ◽

Her Family ◽

Kin Relations ◽

Care Workers ◽

Kinship Relations

This chapter examines private elder care in a broader context of constructed kinship relations by focusing on Mexicana elder care workers in Santa Barbara, California. More specifically, it considers the case study of Cecilia Ramos, a worker who forms part of a family care group and who literally and figuratively “extends” kinship to her ward. Before discussing Cecilia's case, the chapter provides an overview of the evolving range of elder care in Santa Barbara. It also reviews the literature on domestic work and the role that personalism continues to play within the occupation, especially as it pertains to workers' expressed desires for closer “family” relations with their employers. It concludes by showing that, in the case of Cecilia, “extending” kinship assumes two meanings. First, she literally extends her own close kin relations into the workplace and facilitates friendships among her biological female kin and her ward. Second, Cecilia commits herself and her family to provide care until her ward dies.

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