The University of California announced on October 10 that members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees have ratified a contract covering more than 20,000 employees at UC campuses and medical centers.
The Towbes Group, though a program designed to foster employee philanthropy and community involvement, has awarded this year a $2,500 grant to each of three non-profit organizations in the Tri County area, announced Chief Financial Officer Michelle Konoske, and current chairperson of the Towbes Employee Grant Committee.
Pacifica Graduate Institute announced the appointment of Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., as President of the Institute. She succeeds the Founding President, Stephen Aizenstat, Ph.D. A formal inauguration will take place on Thursday, February 9, 2012.
My name is Lucky. For a time I lived in a cage in a Bay Area research facility. I was spared because they thought my eyes were too small for their testing needs. I am full of energy and have a hunger to explore.
This Sunday, October 23 at 6 p.m., KCSB 91.9 FM and La Casa de la Raza cohost A Noche de Cultura, a literary event celebrating authors Juan González and Joseph Torres’s latest book, News for All the People.
Many of the bird colonies on the 400 islands of New Zealand, seabird capital of the world, are currently threatened by a spill that is far from being controlled.
To me, Santa Barbara is the Big City — I moved here 15 years ago from wooded, sprawling rural western Massachusetts, and knew I was getting good climate in exchange for a more uncomfortably urban life.
Re-legalize marijuana and reject the post-prohibition propaganda lies.
Liberty Camp, protesting the negative effects of corporate power, was established in Manhattan’s financial district on the 224th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
Something extraordinary happened at the Santa Ynez Airport. Fifty-one teenagers from 5 organizations throughout Santa Barbara County experienced the thrill of flying an airplane thanks to the men and women of the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez chapters of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association).
