101 Widening Takes Precedence
The traffic board shuffles around money and projects to keep the work on track.
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County 12-24
Friends of the Bridge, a civic group against the proposed Cold Spring Bridge suicide barrier, filed a report with Federal Recovery Board this week, alleging that Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments are attempting to illegally divert $1.5 million away from federal roadway projects to fund the project.
Health 12-24
Work began this week on the new Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, a $105-million project designed to meet current seismic requirements and expand the hospital into a 152,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility.
City 12-24
To save $200,000 a year in salaries, City Administrator Jim Armstrong opted not to fill the position of Joan Kent-the assistant city administrator who just retired-but instead decided to split up her duties three ways.
County 12-17
Congressmember Lois Capps and the House of Representatives voted this week to approve the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Business 12-17
Wind turbine maker Clipper Windpower, based in Carpinteria, sold 49.5 percent of the company to United Technologies Corp. for $270 million on 12/9.
Law and Disorder 12-17
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, for the fifth straight time, did not appear in Santa Barbara Superior Court, compelling Judge Clifford Anderson to forfeit their bail and issue a felony arrest warrant.
Environment 12-17
Recognizing the potential energy that can be garnered from waves off Santa Barbara County’s weather-battered North Coast, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. made an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to study the area near Vandenberg Air Force Base.
City 12-17
A report distributed by the City Administrator’s department this week revealed that in 2008, the City of Santa Barbara generated 11,232 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Law and Disorder 12-10
Genise Schu, 47, accused of having a seven-year sexual relationship with her son’s friend, starting when he was 13 years old, waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to 10 separate charges, including unlawful oral copulation and unlawful sexual intercourse.