Mayor Helene Schneider sought to bring the issue of a plastic bag ban back to the City Council for reconsideration after the California Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that such bans need not be first subjected to thorough environmental review.
When the first amendment collides with drunk driving and sealed documents
Despite his conspicuous silence, Santa Barbara Councilmember Dale Francisco said he is indeed running for reelection this November.
Three members of the Santa Barbara City Council sent a letter to Southern California Edison exhorting the utility company not to install so-called smart meters in Santa Barbara.
During a committee debate over how much mercury the nation’s power plants should be allowed to emit, Congressmember Lois Capps revealed that a recent test of her own hair revealed mercury levels higher than what the EPA deems safe for child-bearing women.
While food banks throughout Southern California are experiencing serious strain meeting the growing demand for service, the Santa Barbara County Food Bank reported serving 45,000 more people since 2008 when the current recession officially hit.
MarBorg Industries was given 60 days to craft a new garbage contract City Hall can’t resist; after that, the company—which now enjoys a near monopoly over South Coast garbage services—will have to compete with other trash haulers to retain the western half of the City of Santa Barbara’s garbage franchise.
Lanny Ebenstein, an editorial page writer with the Santa Barbara News-Press, has submitted a statewide ballot initiative to the State Secretary of State’s office for review that would eliminate all collective bargaining by California public employees.
Bungalow Haven neighborhood activists beat back an effort by Cottage Hospital to erect three times the square footage of real estate signs than city guidelines now permit in the neighborhood where the former St. Francis Hospital once stood.
“It’s better than nothing,” says Mayor.
