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Ponging for Dollars

Elite Pong-Off to raise funds for Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

Cash for Clunkers Pays Out

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) has gained substantial attention after it managed to burn through its $1 billion budget in roughly a week.

Tranquillon Re-tapped

Less than a year after the California State Lands Commission denied a proposal by Plains Exploration Company (PXP) to extend an offshore oil lease located at Tranquillon Ridge-a rich oil deposit located beneath the ocean’s floor near Point Conception-a new proposal by Sunrise/ExxonMobil to slant drill from Vandenberg Air Force Base was discussed in an informational session at the State Lands Commission hearing in Long Beach on Tuesday afternoon.

Law and Disorder 8-13

Police are reporting 18 felony arrests, 122 misdemeanors, and 36 DUI arrests between 8/5 and 8/9, the Fiesta weekend, as compared to 33 felonies, 104 misdemeanors, and 21 DUIs during the 2008 celebration.

Environment 8-13

The owners of the Santa Barbara commercial fishing boat Risa Lynn were fined $10,000 this week for illegally fishing in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

Zoo Raffle

Renaming of Zoo’s “Giant Ant Hill.”

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