DeSal Plant to Get Re-re-examination
Tuesday’s Santa Barbara City Council vote is not enough to prompt study.
Author: Nick Welsh
Council Re-Examines Desalination Plant
Will spend $122,000 looking into whether to revive 18-year-old structure.
The Battle Over Measure A, Road Funding, and Trikes
County Supervisor Salud Carbajal took on Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum in what had to be the world’s slowest adult tricycle race at high noon Wednesday in front of the city’s downtown train depot. If big talk translated to high speeds, then Carbajal would clearly have won.
Strickland Raises More than Opponent Jackson in 19th Senate District
Republican candidate benefits from party effort, Dem from Hollywood benefactors.
McKinnon Pulls in $64,000 in Judge Run-Off Race
Rival Beebe claims $21,000 in donations so far.
Nava Pulls in More Cash Than Gandrud in Assembly Race
Raises $165,000 to date, while opponent has accumulated $1,767.
Violent Crime Takes Fiesta Siesta
No stabbings or murders mar this year’s Old Spanish Days celebration.
Cities Put State on Notice
As a seven-year lobbyist for the League of California Cities, Dave Mullinax knows dysfunctional when he sees it.
Solstice Funding Revisited
The County Arts Commission’s proposal to cut the $15,000 that Summer Solstice receives from City Hall will get a second look, due to the intervention of Santa Barbara city councilmembers Iya Falcone and Roger Horton.
How Big Boats Hurt and Intentional Fires Help Our Air
Santa Barbara’s air pollution czar takes on uncontrolled tanker pollution and controlled burns.
