News Briefs
County 10-22
Harrington West Financial Group, the parent company of Solvang-based Los Padres Bank, announced on 10/16 that it consented to a cease-and-desist order issued by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision. Read story.
Law and Disorder 10-22
The sentencing for Jesse James Hollywood, who appeared before Judge Brian Hill on 10/20, has been continued to 11/10. Read story.
Health 10-22
The Santa Barbara Public Health Department announced on 10/20 that a four-year-old boy died over the weekend as a result of H1N1 flu, marking the second swine flu-related death in the county. Read story.
City 10-15
The Santa Barbara Housing Authority announced on 10/12 that it received a $295,020 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read story.
UCSB 10-15
Errki Ruoslahti, a professor at UCSB’s Burnham Institute for Medical Research, was awarded a $2.8 million grant for research into breast cancer detection and therapies using nanotechnology. Read story.
Law and Disorder 10-15
David Abraham, a licensed life insurance agent and former employee of Brown & Brown Insurance, will start serving a 90-day jail sentence on 10/16, after having pled guilty to a felony count of grand theft with a special allegation that he took more than $1 million. Read story.
County 10-15
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors once again takes on the volatile Naples debate at a meeting on 10/20. Read story.
Environment 10-15
Wet weather returned in a big way to Santa Barbara County this week as the season’s first real rain hit the South Coast on 10/13. Read story.
Health 10-8
The Santa Barbara Public Health Department announced that a female adolescent died on 10/3 from a probable case of H1N1 influenza, marking the first reported swine flu-related death in Santa Barbara County. Read story.
Law and Disorder 10-8
Alleged victims took the stand this week during the continuing trial of Steven Neff. Read story.
County 10-8
Midland School in Los Olivos was recognized on 9/30 with a 2009 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership award, the only one given in California. Read story.
City 10-8
New plans for the La Entrada development, slated for the lower two blocks of State Street, will be heard by the Planning Commission on 10/8. Read story.
Environment 10-8
Rep. Lois Capps announced on 10/2 the approval of $1.9 million for water projects in Santa Barbara County as part of conference report on the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. Read story.
City 10-1
According to campaign finance reports released by City Hall on 9/24, mayoral candidate Steve Cushman has raised $103,000 — $50,000 of that coming from Russian billionaire and new Montecito resident Sergey Grishin. Read story.
County 10-1
The ribbon was cut on the 43-acre Gaviota Village on 9/25, officially making it part of Gaviota State Park. Read story.
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