Biggest Budget, Deepest Cut?
Union, sheriff officials say reductions would hit department hard.
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volume 25, number 280, May 26 - June 2, 2011
So Why Did the Law Force Doreen Farr to Spend $550,000 Defending Her 3rd District Seat?
She Won (Get Over It)
Farr won the 3rd District Supervisor seat in the November 4, 2008, election. Strongly endorsed by liberal groups, she canvassed hard, raised $639,472, and won by a respectable 806 votes out of more that 35,000.
Chris Meagher
The Indy‘s intrepid news reporter Chris Meagher, pictured here working the phones on a standard brand super busy Tuesday afternoon, put his fast-forming legal chops to work for this week’s cover story about 3rd District County Supervisor Doreen Farr and her exhausting ongoing lawsuit with the dude she beat for her seat nearly 3 years ago.
The Spill’s Broad Reach
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to host The Spill’s Broad Reach Panel Discussion, designed to address some of the issues arising from the 1969 Santa Barbara Channel oil blowout that sparked a larger national discussion and environmental movement.
Murillo Says She’s Not a Homeless Advocate
She acknowledges that the homeless have a negative impact on lower Milpas.
Beach Sampling Results, May 23rd
Zero beaches at warning level in this week’s report.
Goleta Water District Directors to Vote on Rate Hike
At a public meeting on June 1, the Goleta Water District directors will vote on whether to raise rates over the next five years. The first hike of 16 percent would commence on July 1.
It’s About Timing
All of a sudden, the NRC is demanding detailed information from all 104 nuclear plants in the U.S. “to ensure reactors can withstand damage or prolonged loss of power due to terrorists attack.”
Lyme Disease
A tick-borne infection that deserves more attention.
