Growth, water balance tightens in South Coast region
County water officials say resources are near balance with population amid debate over a 500-lot Ellwood subdivision and possible bonds for supplemental water. Talks focus on desalination, groundwater pumping, and Goleta Valley’s growing demand.
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Dick Praul
County Water Agency
Robert M. Edmonston
Board of Supervisors
Water Agency
Ellwood
Goleta County Water District
Curtis Tunnell
Tunnell
Isla Vista
Diablo Canyon
a_labor management group
Santa Barbara
Dairy Day at the Santa Barbara County Fair Highlights Youth Roles
Dairy Day at Santa Barbara County Fair in Santa Maria showcases junior and senior dairymen with events from cattle judging to milking contests. Activities include 4H and FFA can rolling, a Calf Beauty Contest, a Dairy Princess appearance, and prize giveaways, led by organizers Fausto Regusci Arnie Meisgeier and Ernest Righetti Jr.
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Santa Barbara
Fausto Regusci
Guadalupe
Santa Barbara County Fair
Santa Maria
Arnie J. Meisgeier
Ernest Righetti, Jr
Livestock Department
W. Don MacGillivray
William M. Ketchum
San Luis Obispo County
Dairy Association
FFA
Regusci
Can’t Trust a Thief at Cumberland Farms
Ronald Marriott, store manager at Cumberland Farms in Providence Illinois, recounts a robbery where a man stole 50 dollars after taking 60 from the register and promised to return the money by Monday but did not. Marriott reflects that you cannot trust a thief.
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Marriott
Cumberland Farms
Goleta Valley 325-lot subdivision tentative map approved
The Goleta Board of Supervisors OK'd a tentative map for a 325-lot Goleta Valley subdivision on 116 acres along Hollister Avenue near Pebble Beach Drive opposite Ellwood Elementary. Approval depends on Goleta County Water District review amid protests over density tree loss and water shortages. Planning Commission had denied the proposal, which the developer appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Goleta Valley
Reeder Development Co
Oxnard
Goleta County Water District
Hollister Ave
Pebble Beach Dr
Ellwood Elementary
County Planning Commission
Water District
Planning Commission
Sheriff outwits Green Berets in Alabama kidnapping plot
In Alabaster, National Guard Green Berets attempted to kidnap Mayor Willie Mathis and Police Chief C. E. Carter during a guerrilla training exercise. Sheriff C. P. Red Walker and deputies arrested eight soldiers, then traded releases with a caller demanding the mayor and chief be freed. The Green Berets were released after the mayor and police chief were freed. A record from Allan Hancock College A Capella Choir is now for sale at the Performing Arts Center box office with proceeds funding college music scholarships.
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Ala
UPI
National Guard
Alabama
Willie Mathis
C.E. ‘Bull’ Carter
Mathis
Carter
C.P
Walker
Green Berets
H.L. Hollis
20Th Special Forces
Allan Hancock College
Montague
County to Acquire Seaside Property for Park Use
Summerland residents applaud a 3-1 vote by the Board of Supervisors to begin condemnation to seize Seaside Oil Co. land on the Summerland ocean bluffs for park and recreation use. The move delays a $160,000 sale to Duarte developer Victor Kline who plans a 42 unit condominium project. Seaside Oil president John Guy calls it an under the table deal and predicts a long lawsuit.
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Summerland
Board of Supervisors
Seaside Oil Co
Summerland Ocean Bluffs
Seaside Oil
Duarte
Calif
John Guy
Guy
Victor Kline
George H. Clyde
Kline
Rincon Beach Park Set to Open Saturday
The new Rincon Beach Park east of Carpinteria will open Saturday from 8 a.m. to dark, with Lookout Park rangers overseeing operations. The 2.74 acre site on the Summerland bluffs includes parking fencing and chemical toilets, funded for acquisition and development and reachable via Bates Road off ramp.
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Rincon Beach Park
Carpinteria
Ventura County
George Adams
Lookout Park
Lookout Ark
Summerland Beach
Carpinteria Valley
Adams
Bates Rd
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South Coast Water Resources
UC Santa Barbara
Hugh Carroll
Goleta County
Sexton
la Cumbre Mutual Water Co
Carroll
Daniel G. Grant
Water Conservation District
Edmonston
County Water Advisory Committee
County Farm Bureau
Robert Hunt
Providence, R. IL
Ronald Marriott
Goleta
AHC A Capella Choir
County
Seaside Property
Broadway
Santamaria
Penn-Prest
New Rincon Park
Cincinnati
Mahari
Jcpenney
Penneys
Lompoc Shopping
Lompoc
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