LAFCO moves to curb VV housing growth pending study
LAFCO voted to urge the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission to halt further Vandenberg Village residential developments until a sphere of influence study for Lompoc is completed. The action follows prior concerns about water quality and growth inducement linked to the 31 unit tract at St Andrews Way and other VV projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Praul
Local Agency Formation Commission
LAFCO
Orcutt
Vandenberg Village
Robert Perkins
Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission
City of
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
David Shiffman
Perkins
Shiffman
Orcutt Housing
Eugene Stevens
Orcutt Tracts
Vandenberg
Robert Hedlund
Vandenberg Village Development Co
Office of Environmental Quality
Randy Brodersen
Board of Supervisors
Hedlund
EIA
William B. Wallace
Goleta
Wallace
Tim Terry
William Altman
Vandenberg Villlage
St. Andrews Way
Brodersen
Union Oil Co
Robert L. Hedlund
Cebada Canyon
Ralph Griffin
Griffin
U N imposes arms embargo on South Africa
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts a mandatory and comprehensive arms embargo on the South African government. The move targets military and police equipment, ammunition, patent rights, spare parts, and nuclear technology, with all 148 UN members obliged to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
UPI
U.N Security Council
South Africa
Council
Steve Biko
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Pretoria
Radio DJ Mocks Abdominal Surgery as Abominable
A radio disc jockey derides an abdominal operation as abominable, drawing laughs from listeners and stirring controversy over medical satire on air. The remarks prompt debate about boundaries in humor and health topics.
Weather outlook with cooler days and weekend tides
The forecast calls for a cloudy tonight and Saturday morning, becoming partly cloudy Saturday after noon. Cooler days with highs 67 to 73 on Saturday and overnight lows 54 to 58. Weekend tidal times list high tides 4.3 ft at 6 02 a.m. and 3.9 ft at 5 23 p.m. low tides 2.3 ft at 11 57 a.m. and 1.0 ft at 11 54 p.m. Sunday and Monday tides follow similar patterns.
Examination of limit line postponed by county panel
The County Advisory Committee for the General Plan voted to postpone further consideration of the urban rural limit line and to proceed with land use designations instead. Bill Fick led the move arguing the limit line is an obstacle and that zoning and land use designations can achieve the same goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Bill Fick
Walter Holmdahl
Fick
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Mesa Oaks
Wye
Lompoc
Tularosa Road
Cebada Canyon
Water agency under fire over conjunctive use report
County Supervisor William B. Wallace accuses County Water Agency staff and attorney Stanley Hatch of biased positions in a report on safe yield from conjunctive use of the Santa Ynez River and local groundwater. Wallace seeks Hatch removed from the Conjunctive Use Subcommittee, saying his threats of lawsuit undermine objective analysis for Santa Barbara County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Praul
County Water Agency
Stanley Hatch
Santa Ynez River
William B. Wallace
Santa Ynez
Wallace
Goleta
Santa Ynez Mountains
Claims Hatch
CDM
Conjunc
Tive Use Wallace
Hatch
Santa Barbara
County Water Agency Advisory Committee
Apparent stake burning incident probes continue
Sheriff's deputies investigate conflicting accounts of a grass fire sparked near Highway 1 two youths reportedly tying a classmate to a stake. Union Oil employee disputes tale saying the fire was minor and no one was tied or intended for immolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Sheriff's
Cabrillo High School
Union Oil Co
Jack Ellis
Mark Hall
Highway 1
Burton Mesa Boulevard
Union
Brian Marcotte Marcotte
Police protection urged for Ryan Park during peak hours
The Community Crime Prevention Committee urged Lompoc City Council to consider beefing up patrols in Ryan Park on Friday to Sunday evenings. Police Chief J D. Smith proposed a six month pilot at about 20000 with possible reserve staffing. city attorney warned of potential displacement of youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Sweeney
Community Crime Prevention Committee
Ryon Park
Lompoc
J.D. Smith
Smith
Ryan Park
Alan Davidson
Robert Ramming
Santa Maria
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Lompoe Exchange Club
Red Blackburn
Woody Risenhoover
Ned Payne
Ron Boggs
Exchange Club
S. Africa
Rhodesia
Holmdahl
Water Agency
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