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Posted on September 5 at 7:32 a.m.
(Btw, the average individual American consumption of water is 159 gallons and more than half the world's population lives on 25 gallons or 0.18 acre foot and and 0.005 acre foot.)
That's per day, I meant to add ---
In Palm Springs, for instance, the average family consumption is 1,400 gallons/day or a little more than 1.57 acre feet/year; in the UK it's about 45 gallons/day.
At 1,300 cu ft of water/month, the av. SB city household uses about 325 gallons per day or a little more than a third of an acre foot per year.
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Posted on September 4 at 8:57 a.m.
So, Ms Winfrey used about 32.53 acre feet of water in 2007 and 19.5 acre feet in 7/07-7/08 at her property! Wow!
What's the average per household property consumption in Montecito? in Santa Barbara? in Santa Barbara County?
What was the consumption of Harold Simmons on Cold Springs Road?
Perhaps if they begin to publicize how much the greedy Montecitans use, it might help curb somewhat the appetite for lawn watering.
(Btw, the average individual American consumption of water is 159 gallons and more than half the world's population lives on 25 gallons or 0.18 acre foot and and 0.005 acre foot.)
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Posted on August 14 at 8:25 a.m.
The present pain of the sight/site for sore eyes should be cleaned up by the owner. Why hasn't the County fined him for allowing the property to go so derelict, forced him to keep up the property to reasonable health standards?
If I let my property get so rundown, the city (for me), hearing from my neighbors, would be on me in a flash! Why has Caruso been allowed to have the buildings be so dilapidated?
Posted on July 24 at 8:19 a.m.
Unfortunately, there's nothing that the city of Santa Barbara does or will do that will affect the desirability of - and the zoning of - the County land along the Gaviota coast. The recently-approved 12,000+/- sq foot Ballantyne house shows that. The pending Naples development does also.
"Environmentalists" who urge the buildup and densification of Santa Barbara should keep that in mind.
Two different jurisdictions and the County wants development..... If the City does also, that is, if "the new urbanists" (not so "new", anymore, btw) do also, well, it'll be non-stop construction everywhere.
Last night's gathering was not a discussion so much as a wish list for various neighborhoods and interest groups on an outline chosen by the Planning Staff. This is a staff-driven process, for better or worse.
Posted on July 12 at 10:06 p.m.
Where did you get the smiling photo? Armstrong's columns might be more readable, 'though not believable, if they were accompanied by a picture other than the sour-faced one he uses.
As for Mayor Blum, I think she's been and is a fine mayor. I don't always agree with her votes, not by any means, but unlike the last mayor, she reaches out to people and, I think, truly does listen.
I disagree with her positions about as often as I agree with Armstrong's, probably much less since he does make sense on some issues.
If there weren't term limits I and most I know would vote for her again. What a travesty of a newspaper the N-P is, running what it wishes were so rather than what is.
Posted on July 10 at 1:13 p.m.
I find cutesy writing as on the last blog definitely unreadable, but this one is better, interesting, even. Still a way to go, though: clearly one can take the man from the SF Chronicle but not the SF Chronicle out of the man. How about the Independent editing the editor?!
Who's Neil Baker whom you are said to be libelling?
Posted on July 9 at 8:59 a.m.
Thank you, BongHit. Excellent advice - hope the kids take it before getting hooked up with the older guys. Notable to me, at least, is how these aren't all young people but older teens.
Punishment for the perpetrators and deterrence for all, including those who participated is what's very important. Interesting how it was city-wide, with incidents on the lower east side as well. Indeed, it felt that way here on the lower east side, so after starting out around 8:30, sensing the tension, I had no interest in going out for the city celebration but stayed safely at home. Bummer to have to do that in our city on the 4th of July.
I don't think the issues are racism but if they are, it's also anglos like me intimidated - at times - in a Latino neighborhood where neighbors, hispanic as well as anglo, and I don't dare walk some streets at night. Sucks!!!!
Posted on June 15 at 11:21 a.m.
So, they heard this on Wednesday and STILL lame-duck-Firestone and Supe. Grey chose to vote against the budget on Friday, a budget that restored some of the damaging cuts?!
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Posted on June 5 at 9:15 a.m.
Thanks for the provision of anonymous postings. It puts the focus on what is said rather than by whom it is said, although I, too, appreciate those willing to list their names.
As for AlisonKeleher's probably unserious suggestion of free blogs, such are available at blogspot - and one can then write here and link to one's witandwisdom blog.
This has been a fascinating exchange, informative for a non-Valley resident. No longer a NP subscriber, I can not get online access to that Commentary without paying for it.
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Posted on October 7 at 10:25 p.m.
So, what is happening on the 13th, next Monday, when it was originally scheduled? Nothing? Apparently so if they've already allowed "phased construction" to proceed --- without any public input.
No wonder government is considered corrupt.
No wonder, too, they're rushing ahead with this, knowing that Firestone is a lame duck and there is not much chance of having a third vote.
It's totally outrageous ... and I speak as one who is not a part of the Naples coalition and has never participated, but only live here and love the unspoiled, somewhat unspoiled, coast.
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