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San Onofre Offline This Summer

San Onofre nuclear power plant will go a second summer without providing Southern California Edison customers any electricity due to the release of radioactive vapors from the plant’s recently replaced steam valves.

Baby Boomer Suicide Report Released

Although the federal Centers for Disease Control just reported a dramatic nationwide spike in the incidence of “Silver Suicide” over the past two years, Santa Barbara’s aging baby boomers have not been killing themselves in appreciably greater numbers.

Supreme Court Rules on City Pot Shops

Although the California Supreme Court just ruled that cities have the legal right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries outright, it’s doubtful the ruling will any immediate impact in the City of Santa Barbara, once the site of a flourishing medicinal marijuana cottage industry.

Burglary Charges Reduced for Dario Pini

Felony burglary charges were dropped against landlord Dario Pini for attempting to carry off a handful of items he found at the site of demolished apartment complex on Carrillo Street; instead, the District Attorney’s Office has re-filed the complaint as a misdemeanor.

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