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WEBCIMWI to Benefit from 2024 Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival, Sept. 14 & 15. Announcement By Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Eager supporters of an ocean-aligned cause, Santa …
Obituaries - The Santa Barbara Independent
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Hilton Gabrielsen died on August 28, 2024, at the age of 92. He was born in Alameda, CA on October. Clyde Joseph Bruff, born August 7, 1945, in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on June 8, 2024, in Santa Barbara, CA. Guido Sigismondi, age 87 of Santa Barbara, Ca., passed away at his home on August 29, 2024. Guido was born.
Say So Long to Santa Barbara’s Offshore Platforms
WEBJan 19, 2022 · The current estimate, as of 2020, to remove the 23 platforms was $1.6 billion, though costs go up with every year that passes. The previous estimate by BSEE in 2016 was $200 million less. If Platform Holly is any example, the passage of time is hard on ocean platforms. Holly lies in 211 feet of state waters, enduring constant corrosion and ...
Hello, President Biden! - The Santa Barbara Independent
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Hello, President Biden! Biden Visits Santa Ynez After Historic Convention Speech Handing Torch to Vice-President Kamala Harris. President Joe Biden is expected back in the Santa Barbara area early Tuesday morning following his convention appearance. He was last here in 2017 (pictured). | Credit: Paul Wellman (file)
Here’s the Real Reason PG&E Rates Are Skyrocketing in California
WEBApr 27, 2024 · The commission let PG&E charge its customers immediately for the first $1.3 billion, painfully hitting in January’s bills. But that’s not the end to commission-permitted rate increases: The utility will collect $716 million more in 2024, $359 million in 2025 and $204 million in 2026. The commission allowed these increases despite its ...
Real Climate Plans Don’t Give Big Oil a Free Pass
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Santa Barbara County’s proposed 2030 Climate Action Plan challenges the community to cut our emissions in half but leaves out the one industry most responsible for climate pollution in the county and the world — the oil and gas industry. Ventura and Los Angeles counties don’t have this dirty loophole. Santa Barbara County supervisors ...
Supreme Court Gives Cities in California and Beyond More Power …
WEBJul 5, 2024 · But not all elected officials were pleased with the outcome. “Today’s decision is not surprising given the make-up of the Court but disappointing nonetheless,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has prioritized clearing encampments in her city by moving unhoused people into hotels, said in a statement. “This ruling must not be used as an excuse for cities across the country to attempt ...
Highway 154 Remains Closed to Through Traffic Between Santa …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · The San Marcos Pass remains closed to through traffic for the foreseeable future while Caltrans adds supports under the road to shore it up. Cracks developed across all traffic lanes on June 21, while repairs were underway to fix the edge of State Route 154, which had fallen away during the winter storms.The hard closure is between San Antonio Creek Road and Painted Cave Road, which only ...