Federal officials announced tentative plans last week to sell off more than 80,000 acres of national forest land in Californiaincluding 104 acres located in Los Padres National Forestto help fund President Bush’s Secure Rural Schools Act, which looks to raise $800 million in the next five years for schools that were once funded by timber sales from federal land.
Jeanette Nadeau announced her departure, effective February 28, as executive director of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
Jeanette Nadeau announced her departure, effective February 28, as executive director of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
Santa Barbara City College President John Romo has taken steps to add a bachelor’s degree program to the SBCC curriculum for the first time.
Decrying a “disappointingly negative” race for 2nd District Supervisor and attacks on his supporters, City Councilmember and supervisorial candidate Das Williams vowed to engage in “civil dialogue” about the contentious issues affecting the 2nd District.
Santa Barbara resident Michael Warnken is campaigning to expand the California State Assembly from 80 members to about 800, which would limit each assemblymember to 40,000 constituents.
The movement to cleave Santa Barbara County in two took a blow this week when county supervisors roundly criticized the proposal and voted to draft an official ballot argument against the split.
Santa Barbara Island was officially closed to visitors February 7 as the endangered brown pelicans living on the island entered their breeding season.
‘Proponents are putting a lot of lipstick on this pig, but this pig just isn’t going to fly.
-County split opponent George Pierce speaking to the Santa Barbara County
Board of Supervisors this past Tuesday.
Last Friday was high noon for two-thirds of the murderous Jones family in a Santa Barbara courtroom as Judge Frank Ochoa handed down sentences to Philip Jones, 51, and his daughter Kelee Davidson, 27, for their roles in the execution-style murder of Kelee’s ex-husband and UCSB grad student Jarrod Davidson.
