DA Files DUI Charges Against Armendariz
The Carpinteria City Councilmember had a blood-alcohol level of 0.18 at the time of his accident.
Year: 2011
Santa Barbara Inventors to Be Featured on the History Channel
The television show Invention USA will examine the Life Cube.
Mobile Home Park Rules Considered, Continued
The County Planning Commission on Wednesday listened to mobile home park residents and owners about how the proposed ordinance might do too much or too little.
State Finds No Fraud in 2008 County Supervisor Election
The Secretary of State’s Office says Farr beat Pappas fair and square.
New Trash Monopoly All but Official
The City Council votes to begin noncompetitive contract talks with MarBorg Industries.
School District Dodges Some State Cuts
The Santa Barbara Unified School District dodged half a bullet when the state announced that mid-year trigger cuts would not be as deep as expected.
Rural Crime Prevention Deputy to be Reinstated
A state grant will allow the Sheriff’s Department to reinstate a full-time deputy position for rural crime prevention.
Cuyama Valley Mine Scaled Back
Critics of a controversial gravel mine near Ventucopa in the Cuyama Valley tried this week to derail what had already been approved in 2008, but the Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected those efforts, instead voting to allow changes to the Diamond Rock Sand and Gravel project because they would actually result in less impacts to the area.
SBCC Makes Top 10 in National Awards Ceremony
Santa Barbara City College’s acting president, Dr. Jack Friedlander, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week for the Aspen Institute’s long-awaited College Excellence awards ceremony.
School Board Implements Transitional Kindergarten Program
In order to comply with state law, the Santa Barbara School Board — which installed Susan Deacon as its new president with Monique Limón as vice — voted unanimously Tuesday night to implement a Transitional Kindergarten program available to students whose birthdays fall between September 1 and the state’s December 2 cutoff date.
