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iPads For School Kids?

Adams, Franklin, and Washington Elementary Schools and La Cuesta High School were chosen to participate in the new one-to-one iPad pilot program this school year.

Hearing Set For Bag Ban Appeal

On October 1, the Santa Barbara City Council will hold a public hearing on the appeal of the city’s proposed plastic bag ban.

Capps, Feinstein Question Chumash Moves

Last week, with many in the Santa Ynez Valley worried about their properties being included in the Chumash tribe’s federally approved “Tribal Consolidation Area,” or TCA, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Lois Capps sent a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to see what the designation on the 11,500 acres of land actually means.

Carbajal Gets Invite From Biden

Vice President Joe Biden recently invited 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal to his Washington, D.C., home for an October 8 dinner in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Because the reception falls on the same day as a supervisors’ meeting, Carbajal said he thinks it’ll be unlikely that he’ll be able to go.

Two Rocket Launches Scheduled This Week

The second test launch this week of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base was scheduled, as of press time, for Thursday morning between 3 and 9 a.m.

Shakeup Expected in School District’s IT Department

The Santa Barbara Chapter of the California School Employees Association (CSEA) rejected the district’s proposal to reorganize its Information Technology Department (IT), sending both sides back to the negotiating table.

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