Furlough Days Set but Pink Slips Rescinded
With seven furlough days next year, teachers will lose two professional development days on the front end of the year, and both students and teachers will lose five instructional days at the end.
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
United Boys and Girls Clubs Raise $323,000
In a two-month period, the United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County raised $323,000 from between 75-80 donors, said CEO Michael Rattray.
SBCC Names New Venture Challenge Competition Winners
SBCC student Justin Connell won $4,000 in the college’s New Venture Challenge Competition last week for his “Garden on Wheels,” a raised, moveable garden that has since garnered national interest, including from a senior living company that owns 500 facilities across the country.
Copenhagen’s Alcoholic Faith Mission Make S.B. Debut
Frontman Thorben Seierø Jensen talks live shows, new album, Phillip Glass.
Why Oh Why Oh Y
Ballot initiative divides enviros and politicians.
Is Third Time a Charm for the 3rd District?
Persistent challenger Steve Pappas tries yet again to unseat County Supervisor Doreen Farr.
Type Sets and Skill Sets
Boys Camp program lets young offenders learn on the job.
volume 26, number 330, May 10-17, 2012
Doreen Farr Faces Steve Pappas in Race for Critical County Seat
Bella Sanchez
For the past seven years, Independent staffers who work past 5 p.m. have come to know Jesus Sanchez as a guy who cleans the office on Wednesdays and Fridays with a friendly smile on his face and bounce to his step.
Endorsements: June 2012
Vote for Capps for Congress; Jackson for State Senate; Williams for Assembly; Carbajal, Farr, and Howerton for Supervisor; Yes on Props 28 (term limits) and 29 (cigarette tax); Yes on Measures W and X (school tax); No on Measure Y (Veronica Meadows).
