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5th Annual St. Mark’s Cellar Classic

The public is invited to attend the fifth annual St. Mark’s Cellar Classic: An Auction of Rare & Fine Wines in the garden courtyard at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church at 2901 Nojoqui Avenue in downtown Los Olivos on Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Gardening: Friendly Fungi

Many mushrooms benefit plants by forming bonds with trees and shrubs, helping them absorb hundreds of times more water than they would normally.

Getting Involved

Fortunately, there are many other things you can do to help animal shelters besides adopting and volunteering.

Why I Oppose the Gang Injunction

This expensive yet weak law enforcement tool may lower property values, harm our vibrant tourism industry, and does not address root causes of gangs.

Keep the Rocks at Goleta Beach

Supervisors should consider alternatives, like keeping the rock revetments at Goleta Beach that have helped widen the beach and stopped its destruction.

UCSB Professor Receives the Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education Award

For the second time, Aída Hurtado, a professor and Luis Leal Endowed Chair in UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, was selected to receive the Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education (Research Institutions) Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE).

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