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By Melinda Burns
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Friday, April 27 2007 |
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Jeremy Scahill, the author of “Blackwater,” a bestselling expose on the mercenary army working for the U.S. occupation in Iraq, came to Isla Vista on Thursday night with the message that “we need to bring an end to the war." |
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By Melissa Evans
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Wednesday, April 25 2007 |
Residents who live in recreational vehicles will have more spaces to park in city lots as part of a court settlement between Santa Barbara and a group that challenged a city ban on the practice.
On Tuesday, the City Council opened up nine spaces in three parking lots, bringing the total parking spaces for RVs in the region to about 55. The new spaces will open in the Carrillo commuter lot on Castillo Street, the Cota Street commuter lot and the visitor center at Garden Street and Cabrillo Boulevard. |
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By Barney McManigal
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Wednesday, April 25 2007 |
The hole in the county’s retirement fund has widened to $257 million, but an analyst told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday he expects the number to fall after officials finish paying off stock market losses from several years ago. While the county has amassed $1.86 billion in its fund to pay retirees, actuaries reported that the overall deficit climbed more than $10 million over the previous year. Still, the forecast remains solid, retirement administrator Oscar Peters said. |
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By Melissa Evans
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Wednesday, April 25 2007 |
Expressing blunt frustration with the county,
Santa Barbara leaders unanimously decided on Tuesday to hold their own election this November — an action that they estimate will save taxpayers about $300,000.
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By Tom Schultz
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Tuesday, April 24 2007 |
A new Hollister Avenue hotel, touted as an important piece of a years-long push to revitalize Old Town Goleta with new housing and business, will open sometime in July, according to the city.
Goleta Planning Director Steve Chase said the 98-room Old Town Hampton Inn could be finished by July 4. |
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