Top 10 of 10, Season of Getting, and Getting Genii in Bottle
Three new blog posts which examine the top reasons we get the Top Ten at Year’s End, saying bye-bye to buy-buy, and just how early and easy the magic can fade away.
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Environment 12-24
Environmentalists-and two “bag monsters” representing the 500 plastic bags the average American uses annually-protested the use of such bags outside Santa Barbara City Hall on 12/18.
City 12-24
City and county officials attended the official unveiling of a new traffic signal at the corner of Foothill Road and Cieneguitas Avenue on 12/18 that was installed to make the intersection safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, including students at nearby La Colina Junior High School.
Law and Disorder 12-24
A 12/21 car crash near the Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in the Santa Ynez Valley killed Solvang resident Michael Earnest Moore, 17, and injured an 18-year-old woman.
Media 12-24
After being burned out of commission during November’s Tea Fire, a transmitter on Gibraltar Peak had ceased to broadcast Thousand Oak’s KCLU at 102.3 FM.
Business 12-24
Cali Green, a clothing production company founded in 2002 by Chris Scott and Miguel Rocha, opened its first retail outlet at 1 West Ortega Street this month, almost seven months after Rocha’s death in a hit-and-run car collision in Vernon, California, at the age of 26.
County 12-24
On 12/22, 80 percent of the county’s 4,200 employees began their furloughs-essentially unpaid vacations through 1/4-in an effort to save around $10 million and reduce the county’s debt while preventing layoffs and cuts to programs deemed essential.
Goleta 12-24
With Margaret Connell dissenting, the Goleta City Council voted on 12/16 to begin a study of two General Plan amendments relating to a 22-acre mixed-use complex on Hollister Avenue near Storke Road.
Environment 12-18
According to the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District, the county has had 3.8 inches of rain since 9/1, which is more than 101 percent of its average annual rainfall.
Tea Fire 12-18
Linda Hoffman-whose son, Lance, and daughter-in-law, Carla, suffered severe burns during the Tea Fire last month-reported last week that the two continue to improve.