The results are in! 148 of the participants in United Way of Santa Barbara County’s Fun in the Sun (FITS) participants gained an average of + 2.1 grade levels in reading improvement scores by using Reading Plus!
Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) decried the advancement in the House of two bills, H.R. 2681 and H.R. 2550, that continue attempts to gut the Clean Air Act and put public health at risk.
Governor Brown has signed SB 929, introduced by Senator Noreen Evans.
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians today presented checks totaling $90,000 from the proceeds of the 7th Annual Chumash Charity Golf Classic to three community organizations: Friends of the Library of Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang Senior Center, and Buellton Senior Center.
We are ten years into a war and I wonder how many people have actually thought about how ludicrous it seems that the United States military cannot defeat a faceless enemy which doesn’t have a modern military itself?
As part of a nationwide effort to encourage the public to buy and burn firewood locally, CAL FIRE and the California Firewood Task Force kicked off a public outreach campaign in September to inform campers, wood cutters, arborists, and the general public about the risks of long-distance movement of firewood.
UC Santa Barbara has been ranked number 35 in a list of the world’s top 200 universities released by Times Higher Education, a British periodical. Among U.S. universities, UCSB is ranked number 24.
The Volcom Store on State Street and surfer Parker Coffin are throwing an October 21 event to collect clothing for the homeless.
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management and emergency managers from throughout the county are asking residents to take a moment to participate in the “Great California Shakeout” this Thursday.
After losing critical funding, Transition House needs to raise $40,000 by mid November to save a special program.
