City Kicks Off Annual Community Project Grants Program
Applications Accepted December 5, 2012 – January 11, 2013
Year: 2012
Notification of Street Closures For Motorcycle Toy Run
The Unity Shoppe will be conducting the Santa Barbara Motorcycle Toy Run on Sunday, December 9, 2012.
Carp Bluff Oil Well Cleanup
ConocoPhillips working to seal up well that was drilled and shut down in 1929.
Rain Comes Down, Shelters Open Up
Warming Centers do booming business.
Money Approved for Cop Car Cameras
The Santa Barbara City Council has authorized the expenditure of up to $208,000 to install video cameras in city cop cars.
Sign Reflectivity to Be Studied for $72,000
A private consultant, for the price of $72,000, will be hired by City Hall to determine if the 20,000 “regulatory” road signs within city limits are still adequately reflective or if they’ve grown too dull.
New Buzz for At-Risk Kids
Beekeepers Association launching new paid internship program.
School District Restores Seven Furlough Days
Following the passage of Proposition 30, the Santa Barbara school district returned to the bargaining table with its unions and restored all seven furlough days for employees, including five instruction days for students, stretching their year from 175 to 180 days.
County Reaches Contract Agreement with Public Employees
Santa Barbara County — a year after imposing a contract on SEIU Local 721, which represents 400 or so county employees — has agreed to a contract with the union similar to one used with other employee groups.
School Board Approves Cash’s Strategic Plan
In the last meeting for trustees Susan Christol Deacon and Annette Cordero, the Santa Barbara school board approved Superintendent David Cash’s Strategic Plan.
