S.B. Planning Commissioner Appointed to Water Quality Control Board
Governor Jerry Brown appointed Santa Barbara Planning Commissioner Michael Jordan to the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Nick Welsh
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Carpinteria Councilmember Joe Armendariz Arrested for DUI
He lost control of his car on Highway 101 and crashed into a tree, suffering serious injuries.
City Fire Department Starts Toy Drive
The Santa Barbara Ciy Fire Department fired the opening salvo of its annual Christmas toy drive, and all fire stations will serve as drop-off centers for people wishing to donate toys.
Howling Winds, Howling Dogs
Medical pot dispensaries may reduce traffic deaths. So why are we still fighting about them?
Anti-Nuke Power Initiative Taking Flack
Legislative analyst trashes measure; local activist dubious.
Plans Derailed to Open Pot Dispensary on Maldonado Property
Plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary on property owned by the family of former lieutenant governor and congressional candidate Abel Maldonado may have become derailed as news of the potentially embarrassing deal came to light just before Thanksgiving, thanks to a political blogger.
Chief Sanchez Honored by Faith-Based Nonprofit
Police Chief Cam Sanchez was honored by the Turner Foundation, a faith-based nonprofit, for agreeing to locate a quasi-police substation in a Westside apartment building it had renovated.
FEMA to Remap Coastal Flood Risk Areas
Will meet with area officials next week to begin two-year, multimillion-dollar process.
Police Hire Community Outreach Workers
The Police Department has now hired eight of the nine community outreach workers to help connect homeless people to services and to help keep a lid on minor street crime associated with transients.
City Approves Funding for Grease-to-Energy Facility
The City Council approved spending up to $850,000 to install the equipment necessary to intercept all the fats, oils, and greases that would otherwise get dumped down the city’s collective drains — or shipped to repositories in faraway places like Bakersfield or Fresno.
