Debate on Nuclear Fuel Cask Safety

A panel of judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments late last week whether Pacific Gas and Electric needed to conduct environmental analysis on the vulnerability of spent nuclear fuel casks stored at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plan.

Industrial Hygienist to Examine Portables

Santa Barbara School District officials were able to broker a compromise this week with the Parents for Excellence in Public Schools advocacy group as to who exactly will conduct a formal investigation into long-running air quality concerns about the portable classrooms at Washington Elementary School.

Building to Be Named After Centeno

Outgoing 5th District Supervisor Joe Centeno will have a new Santa Barbara County administration building in Santa Maria named after him, the Board of Supervisors said on 11/9.

Barney for City Council?

With a vacancy looming on the Santa Barbara City Council, I’ve decided to throw my hat in the ring, as the cliché goes.

Chelsea Lyon

Recently, the editorial design staff grew by one when Chelsea Lyon was hired to the team that creates The Indy’s weekly layout.

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