Man Dies After Vehicle Collides With Guardrail
A Paso Robles man was killed on Highway 101 just south of Cabrillo Boulevard when his car struck a roadside guardrail Monday.
U.N. Has a Right to Judge POW Treatment
The recent criticism of the United Nations by Henry Sarria ( “U.S.’s Treatment of Taliban Doesn’t Warrant Criticism”) is expressive and emotionally persuasive. Its only flaw is the complete lack of factual reference.
Proposed Center Could Recycle All of SB’s Trash
Santa Barbara County is considering construction of a new recycling facility based on a German model that could potentially process 100 percent of the county’s waste.
Men’s Tennis: Gaucho Netters Destroy Gonzaga, Portland; Fall to #22 Washington
It wasn’t a “tournament,” it wasn’t a “four-way,” and it wasn’t a “get together.” Call it what you want, but the bottom line is that when the UCSB men’s tennis team returned home Sunday night, it had added two wins to its season total.
SB Commission Plans for Beach Redevelopment
A redevelopment plan for the two and a half miles of coastline from Ellwood to the Isla Vista area will be established at a meeting tonight.
SPF Delays $10,000 Plover Fence Proposal
The Shoreline Preservation Fund tabled a $10,532 proposal that would pay for a permanent fence around a snowy plover nesting ground at the Coal Oil Point Reserve at its meeting Monday night.
Little League Foundation Lacks Park Funding
The Foundation for Girsh Park is looking for a new strategy to raise $2.3 million by May 1 to save the baseball fields that house the Dos Pueblos Little League.
Face Off: Should Los Padres National Forest Be Open to Oil Drills?
The Forest Service has completed a mineral survey of Los Padres National Forest. It contains 140,000 acres, which may contain large amounts of oil. The Forest Service will now draw up a report outlining which areas would be acceptable for leasing, possibly to oil companies.
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Signatures To Put Recall on August Ballot
Petitioners have gathered the 8,914 signatures needed to put the recall of 3rdDistrict Supervisor Gail Marshall on the ballot this summer, but Marshall supporters say the hired signature-gatherers lied to voters to collect many of them.