Month: July 2010

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SB County Proposes Sales Tax Hike to Fund New Jail

July 14, 2010 by Madison Medeiros

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to place a measure on county ballots this November which would raise county sales taxes by a half-cent.

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Local Ballot Lacks Third Candidate

July 14, 2010 by Garik Hauer

In the race to fill three open seats on the Goleta City Council, only two candidates have announced their intention to run, leaving an unprecedented potential for a vacancy.

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SB Buses Brace for Student Influx

July 14, 2010 by Jeremy Zeller

Bus transit authorities are concerned that the number of UC Santa Barbara students riding their routes may soon reach critical mass, should the university enroll any more students.

Science & Tech

Marine Professors Take On the Spill

July 14, 2010 by Nader Heidari

When the April 20 explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico led to one of the largest oil spills in history, UCSB scientists sprang into action.

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