City Council awards fire station construction contract
The City Council approved a 423750 dollar contract to Don Green Contractor Inc for a new Central Fire Station to serve the city for 100 years. Funding includes 370000 from Community Development Block Grant funds and 53750 from the general fund, with a yearlong build beginning soon and renovations on the 115 South G Street site.
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James P. Sweeney
Don Green Contractor, Inc
Gene Wahlers
Council
Wahlers
G St
Fire Department
LNG port near Pt Conception faces weather and wave opposition
Opponents led by Hollister Ranch Owners and Santa Barbara attorneys argue Pt. Conception’s weather makes an LNG port unreliable and frequently unusable in winter. They warn four foot waves and 29 mph winds, plus seismic concerns, threaten the planned 209 acre site near Cojo Bay and Cojo Jalama ranches.
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James P. Sweeney
Pt. Conception
Western Lng Terminal Associates
Cojo Bay
Utility Co-Op
Southern California Edison
Edison
Santa Barbara
George Allen
Allen
California
Hollister Group
FPC
Federal Power Commission
Weather outlook with showers and tides this week
A slight chance of light showers tonight with partial cloudiness through Thursday. Highs near 68 at beaches and up to 75 inland, with tonight’s lows 52 to 62. Rain chances 10 percent tonight, tides rising to 4.4 and 4.7 feet, low tide 2.3 feet.
Urgency of LNG Port Siting Questioned in County
Sacramento officials express doubt over quick action to site an LNG port after a consultant’s finding that haste may be unnecessary. County Environmental Coordinator Albert Reynolds cites a Thursday LNG hearing in Los Angeles as pivotal, with county representatives seeking to intervene to present new evidence on offshore Santa Cruz Island and Pt. Conception site options.
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Franking Allen
Santa Barbara
Phillip Marking
Dick Praul
Sacramento
Albert R. Reynolds
LNG
Los Angeles
Reynolds
Federal Regulatory Administration
Federal Department of Energy
William Wallace
David Yager
County Counsel's Office
Santa Cruz Island
Higher gasoline prices reportedly inevitable
Washington reports two key negotiators warn that consumer energy costs will rise regardless of House Senate conference outcomes. Sen. Henry Jackson and Rep. Thomas Ashley say the ongoing energy talks will not yield lower prices and outline possible tax credits for home insulation alongside continued regulation on natural gas.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Henry Jackson
Thomas Ashley
Ohio
Cochairman
Ashley
Jackson
Carter
NBC Today
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
Clifford Hansen
Rwvo
Reward offered in ex Lompocans death case
Oxnard City Council approved a 2500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who killed Paul Yenney Jr. 17 and assaulted his girlfriend Linda Fiene 18. Yenney buried in band uniform. Fiene in critical condition at St Johns Hospital.
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Oxnard
Lompoc
Paul Yenney Jr
Jiujio Kato
Yenney
Santa Clara Cemetery
Linda Fiene
St. John's Hospital
Channel Islands High School
Paul Yenney
Yenney Sr
Subcommittee Aims Changes to Lompoc Urban Rural Line
A Lompoc subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for the County General Plan votes 4-3 to add 300 acres east of Mission Hills and extend part of Vandenberg Village’s urban line. The panel, led by John Bullock, will present to the full committee at 7:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
John Bullock
Bullock
Bill Fick
Rainy Morning Touches Santa Ynez and Vandenberg Village
Residents of Santa Ynez and nearby Vandenberg Village experience light rainfall this morning. A ten year old bicyclist assists a man whose motorcycle would not start, providing a brief moment of aid.
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Santa Ynez
Vandenberg Village
LNG expansion fears debated over Pt Conception port
Opposition argues LNG risks near coastal communities, while gas officials and Coast Guard dispute explosive potential. Officials cite sparse population at Pt Conception and existing LNG safety records, with tests at China Lake and studies by Santa Barbara OEQ underpinning reviews of shipping and terminal hazards.
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Southern California
O.P. Chase
Chase
Coast Guard
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
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Somalia
Bender
Klaus Boelling
Lompocan
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City of
Highway 246
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