Activists with the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility were asked to leave a post-Fukushima hearing of experts convened in Oakland this Tuesday at the insistence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assess the vulnerability of nuclear power plants in the western United States to earthquakes.
Santa Barbara steelhead trout recovery advocates are expressing alarm at a bill sponsored by Arizona Sen. John McCain that would cut federal funding for programs and projects designed to restore habitats for endangered steelhead trout throughout the Pacific Coast.
Beginning four weeks from now, construction crews will be excavating four parking lots that adjoin Mission Creek and rebuilding them using more permeable materials designed to reduce storm runoff and absorb and contain pollutants before they make it down the creek into the ocean.
Sam Maphis, 20, has been charged with attempted murder.
The bales of marijuana were discovered on a nearby access road.
Authorities deemed the young woman not “at risk” and launched a limited, unsuccessful search.
The city’s proposed half-cent bump probably won’t make it on the November ballot.
Santa Barbara police made no arrests nor have released any new information regarding the 2/19 shooting death of 21-year-old Ventura resident Kelly Hunt near the rear entrance of Santa Barbara High School on Carrillo Street.
Limited construction starts on lower State Street.
More than $2.7 million of marijuana was recovered near Wall Beach.
