Of Pacquiao and the Filipino Poor

While controversy ensues over the recent bout in the Pacquiao-Marquez boxing trilogy, Monday night, November 14 at the Veterans Building on Cabrillo Blvd. here in Santa Barbara, a quiet presentation focused on the poor in the Philippines.

Chumash Ask to be Excluded from Marine Protected Areas

Early next year when the state closes sections of the Santa Barbara County coast to fishing as Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, there still might be a small number of people out there hunting for sea life, as the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians is petitioning this week before the state Fish and Game Commission to be exempted from the closures

Good Budget News, Bad Budget News

While the State of California is $1.5 billion behind in revenues over the first four months of its fiscal year, Santa Barbara County’s General Fund has a net positive variance of $2.87 million, according to staff.

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