Clinics Are Gems
I wanted to thank the Independent for it’s coverage of the financial crisis at The Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, which did a good job outlining some of the “whys” behind the current state we are in.
Year: 2013
Butt Hunt
I just want to let everybody know that The Santa Barbara Butt-Hunt Society will procure donations towards a fund that will reward the best butt collectors (cigarette butts) in town with prizes and accolades.
Santa Barbara Drought Watch 2013
Water officials are a bit nervous about the perpetually dry weather.
No Child Left Behind … Again?
Update on governor’s Local Control Funding Formula.
Ponzi Schemer Pleads Guilty
David Prenatt faces serious prison time for defrauding investors out of millions.
MTD Union Leaders to Pow-Wow With Labor Department
Union leaders representing city bus drivers and the management of Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) have agreed to work together to lobby the Department of Labor to release $2.3 million in federal funds that have been frozen because of a labor-management dispute at MTD.
Pesticide Regulations and Strawberry Crops on Collision Course
New pesticide regulations could increase the cost of cultivating Santa Barbara County’s most lucrative crop.
Social Services to Add 77 Positions
The County’s Department of Social Services will add 77 positions in response to an increasing caseload, with more additions expected to come when health-care reform takes effect.
County Denies TTT Winery Appeal
A proposed winery on Roblar Avenue in the Santa Ynez Valley — the TTT Winery — was denied by the Board of Supervisors on 6/4.
Getting to Know Cayucas
Frontman Zach Yudin gives us the lowdown on his new band, Cayucas.
