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Health 11-19
Public Health Department officials stated that, as of 11/13, the county has received a total of 50,100 H1N1 vaccines and is expecting an additional 15,800 doses —   more than enough to cover the 60,000 county residents who are designated at high risk for health complications should they contract swine flu. Read story.
Law and Disorder 11-19
On the morning of 11/11, the body of Buellton resident Richard Dean Harvey, 53, was found inside a vehicle at a Gaviota rest stop on the northbound side of Highway 101. Read story.
County 11-19
Next Monday, 11/23, the Carpinteria City Council is expected to certify the 1,004 citizen signatures needed to qualify Venoco Energy’s controversial Paredon Project for a spring 2010 special city election. Read story.
City 11-19
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Board of Directors announced earlier this month that, at the request of an anonymous donor who contributed $250,000 to the American Classic Campaign, the venue’s West Road will be renamed Rex Marchbanks Way in memory of the Bowl’s late, beloved operations manager. Read story.
Law and Disorder 11-12
A 20-year-old Tustin man, who was allegedly intoxicated and driving the wrong way on Highway 101, is under arrest for the death of two Goleta residents whose car he struck in the early morning hours of 11/7. Read story.
Health 11-5
City residents concerned with medical marijuana dispensaries plan to hold a community forum on the topic at Victoria Hall on 11/12. Read story.
County 11-12
The Marine Life Protection Act’s Blue Ribbon Task Force adopted its final array of protected fishing areas on 11/10 with a unanimous vote. Read story.
City 11-5
The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara announced on 11/9 that it received a $500,000 donation from Montecito resident Elaine Stepanek. Read story.
Environment 11-5
Meteorologists, climate researchers, and state water authorities met in San Diego on 11/3 to discuss long-range water supply forecasting for the coming year. Read story.
Law and Disorder 11-5
Sixteen-year-old Aziz Gazga committed suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom of his mother’s home on 10/30. Read story.
County 11-5
On 11/2 Dustin Olson was appointed UC Santa Barbara Police Department’s new police chief over 100 other applicants in a nationwide search. Read story.
Dance ’Til It’s Midnight
Velvet Jones nightclub won an extra hour of dancing for the 18-and-over crowd by taking its case to the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday. Read story.
Law and Disorder 10-29
Actor Randy Quaid and wife Evi — both charged with fraud for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 bill at the San Ysidro Ranch this summer — failed to appear in court on 10/26, which was their second straight no-show in the case. Read story.
City 10-29
Andrew DiMizio was officially named Santa Barbara city Fire Chief on 10/27 after serving as interim chief for the past year. Read story.
County 10-29
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 this week in favor of a rescission ordinance that undoes the Naples coastal development agreement while retaining the inland agreement. Read story.
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