Das Backs Gov’s Tax Initiative
Says it is “of apocalyptic importance.”
Month: March 2012
Budget Cuts Shrink SBCC Enrollment
Due to chronic statewide budget cuts dating back to 2008, Santa Barbara City College was forced to drop 348 individual classes.
Public Comment Open for Carpool Lane Report
Caltrans has completed its Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Highway 101 lane expansion project between Bailard Avenue in Carpinteria and Sycamore Creek in Santa Barbara.
Pappas Raises More Cash Than Farr
Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr was outpaced by her opponent in fundraising over the last two-and-a-half-month period, garnering $21,285 to Steve Pappas’s $35,400.
Opportunity to Weigh in on MTD Route Changes
Before implementing proposed changes to bus lines 1, 2, 6, 11, 15x, 23, and 25, and eliminating line 22, the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) is soliciting public input.
Cottage, CSU Channel Islands Partner to Train Nurses
With resources from Cottage Health System and know-how from CSU Channel Islands, 22 future nurses started earning their bachelor’s degrees in January.
Capps, Maldonado Comment on Affordable Care Act
While Rep. Lois Capps spent last week pointing out how the Affordable Care Act has benefited many people in her district, including families, seniors, and small businesses, the main roadblock to her reelection, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, held a press conference in San Luis Obispo to discuss the negative impacts of Obamacare, which is being argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
Another Weekend of Wet Weather
Last week marked the official start of spring, but it appears no one told Mother Nature.
Michael Stephen Murdy
“Has it really been 10 years since Mike Murdy took that leap of faith off the Micheltorena Street bridge?” asks his widow, Patricia.
Dog Is as Dog Does
Everyone knows traffic on Milpas Street is hairy-scary. But what’s the best fix—yellow lights or red ones?