Santa Barbara School District officials were able to broker a compromise this week with the Parents for Excellence in Public Schools advocacy group as to who exactly will conduct a formal investigation into long-running air quality concerns about the portable classrooms at Washington Elementary School.
Santa Barbara School District Superintendent Brian Sarvis formally announced his upcoming retirement at the school board meeting this week.
Supes tell State Board to back off.
The debate about the various wants and wishes the California Coastal Commission (CCC) hopes to see reflected in the county code were continued once again this week by the County Supervisors.
Domoic acid warning for California spiny lobsters and rockfish.
A Sacramento official sends a letter to the trustees “reiterating” his support.
The School Board plans to examine health concerns at Washington Elementary School.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $300 million worth of funding last week specifically earmarked for water quality and water infrastructure improvement projects in California and, if all goes according to plan, more than $30 million of that will be coming to Santa Barbara via low-interest loans.
[UPDATE, 2:09 p.m.]: Authorities identify the victim as 19-year-old UCSB student Lucas Ransom.
Teachers’ paychecks are shorted, and the woman in charge resigns.
