Michael Dean

June 2, 2011

Water Rate Increases Face Public Scrutiny

By Michael Dean

A golf course manager, several avocado growers and a number of Goleta residents showed up to the Goleta Union School District Office Wednesday evening to voice their concerns over proposed water rate increases. The Golet...

June 2, 2011

UCSB Professor Defends Oil Spill Research Results

By Michael Dean

UCSB earth science professor David Valentine printed an article in the journal Science last week responding to a study discrediting the findings of his team’s research regarding chemical dispersants used to combat meth...

May 27, 2011

People, Not Governments, Grant States Legitimacy

By Michael Dean

In light of recent developments in the debate over the rights of Palestine and the future of Israel — spurred on the President’s speech on the Arab Spring and Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Cong...

May 25, 2011

SBCC Cuts Back on Costs With Sustainable Practices

By Michael Dean

Santa Barbara City College reduced $90,000 from its annual energy expenses after installing a solar powered parking lot at its West Campus in 2001. The photovoltaic carport provides shade for three rows of parking and ge...

May 25, 2011

UCSB Contributes to Ocean Study

By Michael Dean

UCSB researchers are overseeing part of a high-frequency ocean radar network that provides detailed maps of ocean currents and other coastal patterns along the West Coast. The network is composed of 78 sites between Asto...

May 24, 2011

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Prompts New Solutions

By Michael Dean

President Obama addressed the State Dept. last Thursday, outlining new terms for peace negotiations for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

May 13, 2011

County Dems Voice Support for Candidates

By Michael Dean

The Santa Barbara County Democratic Party announced its endorsements for the 2012 Santa Barbara City Council elections this week to jump-start the candidates’ campaign plans. The County Democrats endorsed former two-te...

May 2, 2011

Major Sports Voice Visits UCSB

By Michael Dean

Radio and television host Jim Rome spoke at Campbell Hall on Saturday, giving an unadulterated account of his time tapping kegs in the dormitories to his career as a prominent figure in the sports broadcasting industry. ...

May 2, 2011

SB VisionWalk Donates Proceeds to Foundation Fighting Blindness

By Michael Dean

Hundreds of people banded together for Santa Barbara’s first VisionWalk at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday to support people living with retinal degenerative diseases. Proceeds from the 5K VisionWalk go to the F...

April 22, 2011

UCSB Professor’s New Book Reinterprets Cold War

By Michael Dean

A new book edited by UCSB history professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa indicates that East Asia was a “second front” of the Cold War — aside from the conventionally recognized European Cold War front — that was critical t...

April 22, 2011

Faculty Gives Recognition, Talks Budget

By Michael Dean

UCSB’s Faculty Legislature discussed budgetary issues and issued Teaching and Mentorship Awards to distinguished members of the university at yesterday’s meeting. The board, which acts as the legislative branch of th...

April 14, 2011

SB Community Opens Affordable Housing Complex

By Michael Dean

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of Artisan Court — the area’s newest low-income housing development — yesterday. Located at 422 E. Cota Street in downtown Santa Barba...

April 12, 2011

Fees Return for Approval, Crowd Ballot

By Michael Dean, Samantha Forcum, John Leach

Various campus programs and organizations are asking for the reaffirmation of 31 separate lock-in fees totaling to about $552 per year in the upcoming Spring Election. All referenda were approved in previous elections an...

March 3, 2011

UCSB Revives Damaged Coast

By Michael Dean

UCSB is restoring a 69-acre off- campus parcel of land for use as an open space.

February 28, 2011

PPS Project Centralizes UC Payroll

By Michael Dean

As part of an effort to maximize administrative efficiency and save $30 million annually, the University of California hopes to consolidate its 11 payroll systems into one centralized entity.

February 28, 2011

Redevelopment Agencies Face Difficulties With New Budget

By Michael Dean

Santa Barbara County officials and business owners met Friday to defend the endangered redevelopment agencies that will lose their state funding if Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed 2011-12 budget is passed by the Califo...