May 22, 2015 State of Emergency Allows Joint Cleanup Effort By Juliet Bachtel, Beth Lebens The City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara and the State of California each declared a state of emergency Wednesday regarding the Refugio Beach oil spill, allowing local, state and federal entities to contribute resourc...
May 8, 2015 LAFCO Opposes AB 3, Calls For Amendments By Beth Lebens, Cheryl Sun The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted Thursday to oppose Assembly Bill 3, Assemblymember Das Williams’ initiative for Isla Vista self-governance through a Community Services District ...