Rudy’s Struggle Met with Heaps of Support
In a time of desperate need, Rudy Carlos and his family find support from the Santa Barbara community.
Month: March 2011
Gang Injunctions to Be Filed Soon
City Attorney expects 25 to 30 to be targeted.
Das Williams Looks to Ban Trucks on Highway 154
Assemblymember Das Williams introduced legislation this week to restrict large trucks from using Highway 154 as a route for travel.
Jury Still Deliberating in Mize Trial
A Santa Barbara jury was, as of the morning of 3/2, in its third day deliberating the fates of Ruben Mize, Bryan Medinilla, Ricardo Nava, and Raul Diaz.
Olympic Cyclist in Bad Crash
Rory O’Reilly, a fixture of Santa Barbara’s bicycle racing scene and a participant in the 1984 Olympics, sustained serious injuries, crashing head on into a Forest Service truck while descending Gibraltar Road.
City Sued over Sewage?
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper served legal notice that it intends to sue the City of Santa Barbara for violating the Clean Water Act, citing 171 untreated or partially treated sewage discharges that have occurred in the past five years.
Kicking General Plan’s Can
It remains to be seen whether any changes to the City of Santa Barbara’s General Plan is capable of garnering the five votes needed for passage, but the City Council voted to keep trying for at least another three months and to hash out the well-publicized differences between so-called “smart growthers” and “slow growthers” in subcommittee.
Bikes and Brides
Elings Park directors have agreed not to hold wedding receptions or host organized bike races on Elings Park South as part of a legal settlement hammered out between the park and attorneys for the County of Santa Barbara.
Foster the People Sign Big, Release Small
The Merc hosts Sac-town bands, Alixandra teams up with Wetlands at Muddy Waters Café.
More Protection for Mobile Home Park Residents?
The county is moving forward on an ordinance it hopes to have in place later this year that would provide greater protection for people living in the county’s 18 mobile home parks.
