With Venoco Energy recently gathering enough citizen signatures in support of the Paredon slant-drilling initiative to bypass Carpinteria’s traditional review process, the City Council called an emergency meeting on the subject this week.
Calendar Editor Devon Claire Flannery has her finger on the pulse of year-end festive goings-on in town.
Area nonprofit Direct Relief International received a 99-percent score for fundraising efficiency, according to a special report published by Forbes magazine this week.
The Independent reports in its November 19 News Briefs that two boys committed suicide in the past month: a 16-year-old on October 30, and a second boy on November 4.
In announcing its application to extend the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors until 2045, PG&E emphasized the taxes PG&E contributes to the local economy.
I’m not sure where Ms. White gets her information, the basis for her letter in the November 25 edition.
I am writing in response to Terri Maher’s letter, “Don’t put Sidewalks in Montecito” 11/25/09.
High Social Security payroll taxes have contributed to yearly Social Security Trust Fund surpluses until the proclaimed surplus is now in excess of $2,420 billion ($2.42 trillion). However, Congress has elected to sacrifice Social Security on the alter of corruption by spending the entire surplus.
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Not in their back yard: Several letters objecting to Garden expansion.
