Kristina Ackermann

April 30, 2003

Plovers Need Docents for Protection

By Kristina Ackermann

Crack open the Courvoisier and put Barry White on the stereo, but don't step over the rope fences because the snowy plovers are, impelled by a seasonal biological drive, in the mood for love.

April 29, 2003

Cyclist Survives Collision With Truck

By Kristina Ackermann

A German tourist was hit by a tow truck on April 25, dragged behind it for 200 feet and taken to the hospital with what a fire department spokesman called "major road rash." Uwe Walter Shoppel was airlifted by the Califo...

April 25, 2003

Greeks Seek to Draw Blood at Benefit Drive

By Kristina Ackermann

Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Phi are sponsoring a blood drive today from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in front of the Fiji house at 765 Embarcadero del Norte. All donations will go to the Tri-C...

April 24, 2003

Planners Offer Housing Forum

By Kristina Ackermann

The Isla Vista Project Area Committee will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room at I.V. Elementary School to review sections of the interim draft of the I.V. Master Plan.

April 18, 2003

County Shuns Pesticide Use

By Kristina Ackermann

Rather than spraying toxic chemicals to deter pests, the agriculture department has adopted a sustainable alternative to improve crop health and lessen the impact of chemicals in the environment.

April 14, 2003

UCSB To Cut Funding to Teen Center

By Kristina Ackermann

Due to a severely reduced budget at UCSB, necessitated by statewide cuts passed by Gov. Gray Davis, the teen center will lose all of its university-sponsored funding, which accounts for one-third of the center's total re...

April 11, 2003

Capps Hopes to Uphold Ban on Oil Drilling

By Kristina Ackermann

Legislative attempts to weaken the moratorium on oil and gas drilling of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), composed of much of the coastal area surrounding the United States, may be blocked by an amendment to the congre...

April 8, 2003

Bill Seeks to Increase Water Cleanup Funds

By Kristina Ackermann

The Drinking Water Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara), would allow Congress to spend $200 million per year to clean Central Coast water supplies contaminated by the gasoline additive methyl t...

April 3, 2003

Oil Waste Site To Receive EPA Treatment

By Kristina Ackermann

The Environmental Protection Agency has received $31.9 million in settlements to clean the hazardous waste site at Casmalia in northern Santa Barbara County.

April 2, 2003

State Triumphs in Coastal Oil Dispute

By Kristina Ackermann

Any oil companies looking to develop leases off the coast of California will have to get by the state government first, as the federal government has backed off from its attempt to control all offshore drilling.

March 31, 2003

Oil, Gas Leases Face Deadlines

By Kristina Ackermann

Representatives from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties, along with eight environmental agencies, requested strict deadlines to be imposed on 36 offshore oil and gas leases that were recently invalidated...

March 4, 2003

Rincon’s Septic Surf May Ebb

By Kristina Ackermann

Surf at Rincon Beach won't be so crappy after local homeowners flow away from septic tanks and into a nearby sewer system. An environmental impact report (EIR) is being conducted on behalf of surfers and environmentalist...

February 26, 2003

Local Blood Bank Asks for Donors

By Kristina Ackermann

They want to suck your blood... but through a needle and for a good cause. The Tri-Counties Blood Bank is currently experiencing a shortage of blood resulting from high usage at local hospitals and the current cold and f...

February 11, 2003

SB To Leave Empty City Jobs Unfilled

By Kristina Ackermann

Winter may be warm this year, but the city of Santa Barbara will feel the chill of a hiring freeze in preparation for impending state budget cuts.

February 6, 2003

IVFP Reports Stabbing Cases

By Kristina Ackermann

On Sunday, Feb. 2 around 2:00 a.m., residents at the Theta Chi fraternity house were having a get-together when they noticed 19-year-old Robert Sunkees allegedly stabbing the exterior of the perimeter fence.

February 3, 2003

Police Arrest 2 Boys for Bomb in Parking Lot

By Kristina Ackermann

On Sunday, Jan. 26 a homemade bomb was thrown in the parking lot of Albertsons on Calle Real in Goleta. The device exploded at about 4:40 p.m., causing no damage.