Archive for July, 2010

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SB County Proposes Sales Tax Hike to Fund New Jail

by × on July 14, 2010 at 2:03 am × 0 comments

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

by × on July 14, 2010 at 1:58 am × 0 comments

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.

Passengers wait in line to board the 25 bus to Ellwood. The Santa Barbara County Metropolitan Transit District expects buses to exceed their maximum capacity if the university continues to enroll more students.
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SB Buses Brace for Student Influx

by × on July 14, 2010 at 1:53 am × 5 comments

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.

A photo taken by the Valentine cruise, pictured above, shows plumes of smoke from the natural gas burn-off in the gulf.
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Marine Professors Take On the Spill

by × on July 14, 2010 at 1:44 am × 3 comments

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.

Women’s Shortboard National Champion Lipoa Kahaleuahi snaps a backside turn. The local team triumphed over 14 other teams to win the National Scholastic Surfing Association collegiate championship, which earned them their 12th national title.
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Surf Team Claims National Victory

by × on July 14, 2010 at 1:40 am × 0 comments

UCSB’s Gold Surf Team nabbed its 12th national title during last month’s annual National Scholastic Surfing Association collegiate championship.

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