Capps Gives Oil Execs the Third Degree
She asks why spill cleanup technology has not improved in decades.
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Saving the Stranded
Marine mammals in need find help from the Dovers and their team.
Capps Grills BP Execs
Representative Lois Capps, during an Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on 6/15, gave BP executives the third degree about the company’s lack of concentration of cleanup technology.
Nava Talks Accountability of Corporate Political Expenditures
Assemblymember Pedro Nava was joined by the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG), environmental organizations, and labor unions for a 6/14 press conference on Assembly Bill 919, the Corporate Political Expenditure Accountability Act.
UCSB’s South Parcel Declared Open Space
UCSB and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced this week that the South Parcel—a 68-acre swath of coastal university property popular among hikers, bikers, and joggers —has been permanently designated as protected open space.
Granada Chooses New Executive Director
Following an international search that yielded more than 100 candidates, the Center for the Performing Arts announced this week that Dr. Craig M. Springer has been named the Granada Theatre’s new executive director.
Bouncer With Samurai Sword Pummels Public Urinators
A man pummeled and pulled a samurai sword on two people urinating on the sidewalk near his house, according to a police spokesperson this week.
Cops Release HortiPharm Arrest and Seizure Details
Authorities discover more than $90,000 in cash and 32 pounds of marijuana in the multi-location raid.
Officials Declare High Fire Season
The announcement comes just after two small brushfires are contained over the weekend.
Dispensary Owners Arrested
HortiPharm’s proprietor and his wife are each being held on $1 million bail.
