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Posted on October 13 at 6:08 a.m.
Suspending a net below the bridge, the approach recently adopted by San Francisco for the Golden Gate Bridge (see http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-...), seems to be a solution not yet considered for the Cold Springs Bridge. It would appear to meet the primary objective while being far less obtrusive than CalTrans' proposed 10'-high fencing barrier.
On Cold Spring Bridge Barrier Proposal -- 10/16/08 at S.B. County Administration Building
Posted on July 6 at 7:27 a.m.
The earliest usages of "GAP Fire" had GAP as shown, all upper case, which would normally indicate an acronym. Since it was initially characterized as affecting the Glen Annie-La Patera area, it seems logical that GAP came from _G_len _A_nnie _P_atera... Windy Gap wasn't mentioned at all, that I saw, in the first day or so...
Posted on August 7 at 8:20 a.m.
An upside to the cancellation: The Santa Barbara Writer's Conference, founded by Barnaby and Mary Conrad more than 35 years ago and boasting alums such as Fannie Flagg, Gayle Lynds, and Christopher Moore, had been booted from the Doubletree to make room for the Comedy Arts Festival, putting its future format and location in play. (Facilities that can handle a conference the size of the Writers Conference in its traditional format are few in Santa Barbara, and most are booked well in advance...). With the cancellation of the comedy festival, the Writers Conference can continue as planned.
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Posted on August 14 at 9:28 a.m.
Well said, JBC. The rapidity of the responses in question bespeaks an active monitoring program, assuring that the questionable responses will be the first posted and, thus, first (and sometimes only) ones seen; the consistency in tone and orientation and the brevity of the questionable responses bespeaks having been prepared by a common "messaging" organization.
If I'm not mistaken, Davies is the PR agency supporting Venoco. One can't see much of Davies' website ("To learn more about the firm, view a representative client list, or read staff bios...") without "registering" and being "personally approved" and given a passcode for access... Pretty closed for a communications firm, unless they're trying to avoid public scrutiny of their practice and practices... The best look at Davies one can get without their personalized approval is their Events listing at
http://www.daviescommunications.com/even....
The American Coal Ash Association convention is the first event they list...
On Carp Appeals Venoco’s Plans for Vote on Oil Proposal