Cox Communications Seeks Nominations for Conservation Champions
This awards program honors individuals who work to create, preserve, improve or enhance the shared outdoor places in our communities.
Year: 2011
Council Votes for Suicide Barrier Transparency
Spurred on by Councilmembers Dale Francisco and Frank Hotchkiss, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to instruct Mayor Helene Schneider to ask the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to ask Caltrans to share a secret engineering study about suicide barrier alternatives for the Cold Spring Bridge with the head of the state’s Office of Historic Preservation.
New Sheriff’s Office Web Page Leads to Warrant Arrests
The Top Ten Active Warrants web page first debuted on the Sheriff’s website in November, 2010. Since that time, and despite no publicity, the page has already prompted several tips that have led to three arrests.
Supes Cut Back on Meetings
The County Board of Supervisors will only meet three times a month as opposed to the old schedule of four a month, eliminating nine meetings throughout the course of the year and potentially saving the county money.
Eight UCSB Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
Eight faculty members at UC Santa Barbara — the highest one-year total ever for UCSB — have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peer
Four Small Quakes Hit Channel
As of press time, according to folks from the U.S. Geological Survey, there have been a series of four small earthquakes centered near San Miguel Island in the Santa Barbara Channel since 1/8, including three during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Jury Selection Begins in Carachure Murder Trial
Jury selection is underway in the retrial of four defendants facing murder and attempted murder charges for a 2007 attack that left one teenage boy dead, and two others suffering from stab wounds.
Providence Hall Adding Seventh and Eighth Grades
Providence Hall, founded in 2007 to provide classical, college preparatory high school education in Santa Barbara, will expand to include seventh and eighth grades, beginning in the fall of 2011.
Beach Sampling Results, Jan 10th
Zero beaches at warning level in this week’s report.
Suspect Arrested for 28 Burglaries
Accused of Ventura and Santa Barbara County rural crimes.
