Thousands of Businesses and Residents to Recycle Tons of E-Waste at Two Day Event
Electronic waste, known as “e-waste,” is the fastest growing component of municipal waste, but it can be highly toxic.
Year: 2013
TVSB’s The Creative Community Takes Viewers into the Artists’ Studios with New Format!
After nine years in the television studio, The Creative Community is taking it to the streets of the South Coast!
Gaviota Coast Plan Clears Planning Commission
The road map that will dictate how the Gaviota Coast is visited, inhabited, preserved, and developed for decades to come cleared a major stepping stone last month as the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission finished hammering out the revised plan and will send it to the Board of Supervisors so the county can initiate environmental review.
Goleta Still Squabbling with State
With the state Department of Finance initially threatening to raid more than $4 million being used by the City of Goleta to fix up San Jose Creek the city filed a legal action last week to stop any such takings before the December 6 hearing on the disputed monies, which total more than $18 million.
Bagrada Bug No Big Issue
Last year, organic farmers freaked out when it became apparent that the bagrada bug had arrived, just a couple years after the African stink bug had first appeared in Los Angeles.
Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Gets Funding Boost
The District Attorney’s Office will receive more money to expand its Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program after the Board of Supervisors approved a fee increase from $3 to $10 for recorded real estate documents.
County Plastic Bag Ban Moves Along
The process to enact a single-use plastic bag ban for the county’s unincorporated areas will continue, after the supervisors voted 3-2 on 10/15.
STD Treatment and Prevention Money Coming From State
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allow the county’s Public Health Department to receive a $18,950 award from the state’s same department to help prevent sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia, the rates of which jumped between 2008 and 2012.
Contract Awarded For New Jail Kitchen Design
A March 2013 study examined code deficiencies and infrastructure issues at the Santa Barbara County Jail kitchen, and a nearly $2 million project was put into motion to make the necessary fixes and improvements.
Deferred Maintenance Plan Moves Forward
A two-part plan to address the county’s $300 million deferred maintenance backlog was approved by the supervisors this week.
