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W.H.O. Foundation Grants $24,500 to Doctors Without Walls

Doctors Without Walls, a non-profit organization that provides medical care to unsheltered homeless people, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $24,500 from the W.H.O. (Women Helping Others®) Foundation on behalf of BeautiControl®.

Carpinteria Switches to LED Street Lighting

To save on energy bills, cities around the nation are setting their sights on a familiar target – high-pressure sodium vapor street lights and replacing them with light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Boys & Girls Club Announces New Board Appointments

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara is proud to announce the appointment of its new Board of Directors officers who will be installed at this year’s annual awards dinner on Thursday, January 26, 2012.

Who’s Raising the Musicians?

I just want to thank Charles Donelan for his fine interview with author Amy Chua.

Fifth Band Heard From

I just read Levi Michaels’ article about the Souvenirs/Chrissy Summer show and something about the math doesn’t add up.

Empty Seats

There are many outside influences that keep kids out of school:

Public Employee Salaries

What ever happened to the box you would have every week showing four local government workers and their salaries?

State Senate Race Ramps Up

Lines in the sand are being drawn for the 19th District State Senate race, with a few big endorsements announced over the weekend.

New CEO for County Employee Retirement System

Gary Amelio, currently the executive director of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, will take over as CEO of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS), a $1.9 billion public pension fund.

Seed Time

The mailbox may still be spewing bills from the holiday spending spree, but this month it also holds colorful and tempting seed catalogs.

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