RiverPark maneuvers to minimize impact from residential slowdown
Since the mortgage crisis spawned the downturn in the residential market, regional experts have said the Central Coast communities are largely sheltered from – though not immune to – national economic trends. Indeed, the Tri-Counties have been affected accordingly by the housing slowdown. Some cities have shown relatively minor price reductions and sales slumps while Read More →
Firestone going out with a bang
Brooks Firestone is not going out with a whimper. Anticipating the likelihood of a victory for self-proclaimed environmentalist candidate Doreen Farr in November, the outgoing 3rd District Santa Barbara County supervisor is using his last few months in office to take full advantage of his working majority. The supervisors have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Read More →
SB375 needs a closer look before it
Senate Bill 375 – the so-called “climate change smart-growth bill” – is going to become a law if Sacramento politicians ever agree on a state spending plan. The law, which has had scant public scrutiny to date, is a broadly-defined growth management law, which ties transportation funding to growth patterns. Ideas similar to those Read More →
DRI aids hurricane victims
Goleta-based Direct Relief International has committed $250,000 in special hurricane response funds to assist the medical “safety-net” – nonprofit clinics, community health centers, and alternate care sites at evacuation and shelter areas – along the U.S. Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav. DRI is coordinating with the National Association of Community Health Centers Read More →
DRI aids hurricane victims
Goleta-based Direct Relief International has committed $250,000 in special hurricane response funds to assist the medical “safety-net” – nonprofit clinics, community health centers, and alternate care sites at evacuation and shelter areas – along the U.S. Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav. DRI is coordinating with the National Association of Community Health Centers Read More →
Grant winners recognized
Seven tri-county recipients of Bay Watershed Education and Training program grants were recognized Sept. 3 at an event at the Ty Warner Sea Center in Santa Barbara. The $375,000 in grants will be used to teach students more about protecting the marine environment on the South and Central Coast. The grant winners are: • Read More →
Scout leader dies
South Coast leader Lynn Spear lost his fight with cancer Aug. 31. During the past 36 years, Spear has mentored hundreds of youths as they made the transition from Cubs to Boy Scouting through the Webelos program. Spear helped scouts enjoy the outdoors at Webelos Woods, Cub Scout Day Camp, and the yearly trip up Read More →
