No U.S. Missiles into Syria
As veterans and members of Veterans for Peace, we are writing to Lois Capps to request that she consider voting against the use of missiles against Syria.
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
Goleta Abandons Gang Task Force
Goleta’s decision to pull funding from the South Coast Youth Gang Task Force raised eyebrows at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
$40 Million More For New Jail?
Sheriff Bill Brown is sharing plans to apply for a $40 million grant available through Senate Bill 1022.
Supervisors to Appeal Chumash Expansion
After the urging of Santa Ynez residents and businesspeople, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (with 1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal against) on 9/10 to appeal the June decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to approve a Tribal Consolidation and Acquisition Area Plan.
Pollution Lawsuit Filed Against Ojai Quarry
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Environmental Defense Center have filed a federal lawsuit against the owner of Mosler Rock-Ojai Quarry, alleging he consistently failed to prevent pollutants, like sediment, from entering the Lower North Fork of Matilija Creek nearby, resulting in a damaged ecosystem for the endangered southern steelhead trout.
New School Opens for Gifted Kids
A private school for gifted and talented students opened its doors 9/3.
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Raises $4.4 Million
Thousands of men and women dressed in everything pink trekked nearly 40 miles and raised more than $4.4 million during this year’s Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
Teen Birthrates Declining
Santa Barbara County’s birthrate among females ages 15-19 is decreasing in line with the country’s, according to data provided by the county’s Public Health Department and a study conducted by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Chumash Make Tomol Crossing
Hours before dawn on 9/7, Chumash paddlers in tomols set out from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard and successfully completed the annual 21-mile crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel.
Brown Signs Rape-By-Impersonation Law
Gov. Brown on 9/9 signed a bill that closes a loophole in rape-by-impersonation law.
