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Balancing Act
Goleta Examines Wetlands and Growth
After months of review by the Planning Commission, the City Council has accepted most of its General Plan recommendations. Read story.
Interview with Sheriff Bill Brown
What Has He Been Doing Lately?
County’s top law enforcement officer tells Goleta Grapevine how it’s been going since his election three years ago. Read story.
Ground Broken on Goleta Business Park
City Officials Welcome Long-Anticipated High Tech Center
City officials welcome long-anticipated tech offices though they have no tenants yet. Read story.
Big Cats and Monarchs at Art Museum
Video Environments by Diana Thater
Diana Thater's video environments at the SBMA draw viewer into creatures' space. Read story.
Goleta Library Riding Out the Storm
Budget Cuts and Heavy Use Collide
Budget cuts and heavier use collide. Read story.
Shooting for the Moon
Alliant Techsystems has a spaceworks operation gearing up to create the fanlike solar arrays for NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the crew module for the moon, and eventually the Mars-based Constellation Project. Read story.
Old Town Frown
Neglected Strip Has Potential to Be the Heart of Our City
I frown because Old Town has the potential to be the heart of Goleta, as opposed to the plain, unattractive, almost neglected-looking strip that it is now. Read story.
Running Out of Sand
County Considers How to Save Goleta Beach
Without much fanfare, the County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to press forward with its analysis of a new erosion protection plan for Goleta Beach County Park. Read story.
Up the Creek
Adventures in Streambeds
Running into friends, neighbors, and Boy Scouts while picking up trash in Goleta’s streambeds. Read story.
Goleta Passes on New City Hall
Council Will Explore Other Options
Council decides that the timing wasn’t right to buy, despite need to build equity. Read story.
Where the Monarchs Hang in Mexico
The Jade Green Forests of Michoacan
They leave Ellwood Mesa to spend their winters in the intricate jade green forests of Michoacan Read story.
Unemployment Lower in Goleta
South County Boasts Second Lowest Rate in State
South County has second lowest rate in state, according to numbers from economic summit. Read story.
Volunteer Dentists Make Goleta Smile
Kids’ dental care saves money and pain. Read story.
A License to Knead
Goleta Ordinance Aims to Define Massage
Goleta policymakers attempt to protect massage customers and practitioners alike from bad practice and prostitution. Read story.
Goleta Finally Adopts a Housing Element
Industrial Sites to Be Rezoned for 20-Units-to-Acre Residences
To meet state mandates, industrial and office sites north of Hollister will be rezoned for residences at 20-units-per-acre. Read story.
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