AMR Contests Awarding of $1B Ambulance Service Contract to Santa Barbara County Fire
Board of Supervisors violated state law and operated “outside of authority,” the county’s longtime emergency medical services provider contends.
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Santa Barbara County Gives $4.6M to Libraries
Supervisors also vote to give Isla Vista more control over its per capita funds.
Santa Barbara County Fire Beats out AMR for Countywide Ambulance Service Contract
American Medical Response, which has held the contract for 50 years, goes down after failing to win over the Board of Supervisors.
Leaks or Seeps? Big Tar Balls Abundant on Santa Barbara Beaches
Heal the Ocean commissions a study to “fingerprint” the oil.
New COVID Vaccines Approved as Cases Rise in Santa Barbara County
The CDC recommends the new vaccines, which should be available later this week, for everyone ages 6 months and older.
Bankrupt ‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Still Billing Subscribers
The defunct daily reportedly deducted $120 from an elderly Noleta woman’s bank account seven weeks after declaring bankruptcy and ending operations.
Moderation
As the City Council considers the future direction of State Street, it should adopt the above principle of moderation for guiding its deliberations.
‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Owner Wendy McCaw Questioned During Bankruptcy Proceedings
McCaw answers “I don’t know” to multiple inquiries about the bankrupt newspaper’s assets and daily operations during Thursday meeting.
Man Pronounced Dead at Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf
The man was found unresponsive in a bathroom near the Dolphin Fountain on Wednesday.
Modoc Multi-Use Path Project Inches Forward
Santa Barbara County to hire easement consultant to negotiate right-of-way along Modoc Preserve.
