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Brian Fahnestock

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 7, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Santa Barbara Independent
Top 500K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 31, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Brian Fahnestock

    Looking a Gift-Horse in the Mouth (opens the original)

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    It started raining this morning. Just a sprinkle. Wasn’t on the weather app. But it sure felt like rain all day. I heard that it rained pretty hard briefly across town. In the back of my mind, I keep thinking about the Super el Nino and the huge amount of rain that is expected over the winter. And as I understand it, that could start as early as November. We bought our home in the lower downtown area about 25 years ago, and since that time I have known that it is in a flood zone. Each year, we s

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Brian Fahnestock

    No Place to Sit (opens the original)

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    I’m not sure how we got on the topic, but it was immediately funny and I think a high-five was exchanged pretty quickly. Having coffee with a friend, I was commenting on one of my favorite topics — downtown Santa Barbara — when we got sidetracked in what could have been a Seinfeld episode. I think he said, “And there’s your next article.” I’d just been reflecting on what has become the most prevalent sign posted from one end of State Street to the other. In fact, it starts at the far end of the

  3. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Brian Fahnestock

    It's Just a Bike (opens the original)

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    Several weeks ago, I read an interesting article in the Independent about how Vespas required license, lights, insurance, helmets and were only available for those over 16 years old. E-bikes on the other hand, with essentially the same capabilities, required virtually nothing. They are classified under the bicycle code. It was a great article. As I understand it, the only difference between an electric motorcycle and an e-bike is the pedals. Got pedals, then it’s an e-bike. And if it’s an e-bike

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