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Posted on November 20 at 11:48 a.m.
I totally agree with loonpt and markonic.
I'll just add that the city of Santa Barbara is sorely in need of more recreational sites for youths and adults of all ages. In comparison, one only needs to look south to our neighbor, Thousand Oaks. They have vastly superior recreational resources (Borchard, Conejo, Dos Vientos, and the Teen community centers) where large numbers of the community participate year-round in softball, soccer, volleyball, karate, table tennis, yoga, fitness, and other physical activities that make for a healthy modern lifestyle. Thousand Oaks has an especially active evening program for those who work or go to school during the day and can only recreate in the evening or weekends.
That said, I noticed most of the neighbors attending the draft EIR meeting were older residents who likely aren't interested in using Elings for much beyond walking their dogs, if that. I urge those neighbors to realize that Elings is a community resource and that there are many people in the city who would like to use the park in ways they might not consider.
There are definitely some interesting issues here. The good of the many vs. the interests of the few, neighborhood expectations as to what can and cannot be changed vs. reality, lifestyles of the old vs. the young, etc.
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Posted on November 19 at 4:10 p.m.
(that was in response to spyfly2)
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Posted on November 19 at 4:09 p.m.
Its more likely than not. Much of California's economic & education problems are rooted in Proposition 13 which was pushed by Republicans and conservatives like Howard Jarvis.
Posted on November 19 at 1:03 p.m.
I had a similar laugh before dumping that flyer into the recycle bin.
As others have pointed out, the election of Michael Self may have been more an accident of the election rules which allowed voters to select only 3 candidates instead of 4.
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Posted on November 19 at 12:21 p.m.
Joe Wilson, the disgraced representative from NC who yelled out "You Lie" during President Obama's health care speech to Congress, is going to imprint these blank slates? Heaven help us all.
Posted on November 18 at 10:19 p.m.
Can anyone describe how to get to where the kids were climbing? I'd like to see for myself before forming an opinion.
As an aside, I've climbed the cliffs at Ellwood with little kids before. There are some safe routes that snake their way up, but you can't see them until you're right on top of them. Otherwise, the cliffs look pretty imposing to the casual observer.
Posted on November 18 at 11:28 a.m.
Well, its open enrollment time again. My employer lists the COBRA costs of each health plan option. For 2010, our cost for a PPO plan is going up sixteen percent (16% !!!). This in a year when the inflation rate has been *negative*.
And that's for a large group plan. Imagine how much individual rates are going up.
Yep, for-profit health care sure makes sense. Let's give more money to the insurance companies for worse outcomes. That's what I call FREEDOM!
Posted on November 17 at 12:16 p.m.
Interesting link, pk. In contrast, Aetna does cover acupuncture for certain conditions:
http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/10...
If anyone were still motivated to consider LLLT, It would be wise to find out what a "certified laser therapist" really is.
Who can become certified? Are there any requirements for certification? What does certification entail? Who provides the certification? Are certification bodies simply for-profit marketeers or is there a single non-profit medical board that provides standardized certification? What kind of medical training does the therapist have besides the laser certification?
Posted on November 16 at 8:06 p.m.
Not sure what to think about district elections ... in a small city like SB, what if a district doesn't really have any good candidates to offer? Might competition for scarce city resources between districts get out of hand (sort of a localized game of earmarks)?
But one thing I'm fairly certain of ... under the rules the author proposes (which don't seem too unreasonable to me) the makeup of the next city council would be quite different.
So in hindsight, perhaps less should be attributed to Van Wolfswinkel and more to the election rules that didn't permit voters to explicitly elect their best 4 candidates.
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Posted on November 20 at 12:16 p.m.
"I mean really, if it's lights out at 8 pm, where's the beef?"
-- Nitz
I live near you on the lower Riviera. From my deck, I can hear and see the lights from the the football games at SBHS and the soccer games at SBJHS. I can also hear the concerts from the County Bowl. All often go beyond 8 pm. Honestly, they don't bother me at all. And when I go inside, I can't hear them. The lights from Peabody Stadium are visible, but that's because they have omni-directional design, are huge stadium lights and point straight at the Riviera. Nothing like what the BMX lights are proposed to be.
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