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Camillia Lanham

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A huge oil development project spurs questions about how Santa Barbara County regulates greenhouse gases
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Any use of the phrase “greenhouse gases” prompted groaning and contemptuous laughter from the gallery of North County residents watching the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission meeting from Santa Maria on April 24. It was as if the crowd were waiting for the dreaded emissions discussion to hold up progress on Santa Maria Energy’s plans […]

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Don’t talk to strangers online

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The world of Internet-ready devices is one that many adults don’t fully understand, said Tracy Webb during a presentation at St. Joseph High School on April 29. She told parents and teachers that children today are “born digital.” “That makes us digital immigrants,” she said. Webb is a member of the Los Angeles Regional Internet […]

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Teen-led program looks for board members

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The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Youth Making Change Program is taking teenage applicants to serve on the 2013-2014 boards. Youth Making Change is a teen-led grant-making program that gives youth the opportunity to engage in philanthropy. Each board, one in Santa Maria and one in Santa Barbara, gives out $15,000 in grants to projects led […]

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Coast Guard offers school help again

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After attempting to meet the sequester’s budget restrictions by suspending tuition assistance, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it was reinstating the program for the rest of the fiscal year 2013. But the reinstatement comes with new eligibility requirements to ensure the $4.6 million set aside for Coast Guard tuition assistance will last until the end […]

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A cause worth picking for

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Two hours of work yielded 2,000 pounds of oranges for the FoodBank of Santa Barbara County on Earth Day, April 22. It was all in a day’s work for the 17 volunteers, who are seniors at St. Joseph High School enrolled in Christian Witness classes. Frederick Ranch in Nipomo was host to the FoodBank orange […]

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Local students take the California FFA helm

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Local students take the California FFA helm It’s not the first time students from Santa Maria and the surrounding area have been elected to serve as California FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) officers, but it’s not something that happens every day, either. And for the two young ladies taking their first year after high […]

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Cyber crime info event open to the public

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Smart phones, laptops, and constant access to cyber space can sometimes lead to unintended consequences. If you want to better understand what those are and how they can affect your children, St. Joseph High School is hosting a free cyber-crime prevention symposium for parents and teachers on April 29. Tracy Webb, a senior trial attorney […]

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Miller Elementary grows a little brighter

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On any given day around noon, Miller Elementary School is busy with students trolling back and forth to the cafeteria. More than a hundred yellow-shirt-wearing volunteers from C&D Zodiac Aerospace compounded that lunchtime chaos on April 18. They painted murals, walls, and pavement; built benches; replanted gardens, and were fed lunch by students and faculty. […]

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Focusing on the underserved

The District Attorney’s Office reaches out to indigenous populations in Santa Barbara County
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The mother of a local high school student recently discovered her car had been stolen, but she didn’t call the police because she didn’t have a driver’s license. Instead, the mom went to a high school migrant student advisor for help. “She didn’t know what to do,” said Adriana Galindo, who works for the Santa […]

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DA delays death penalty decision

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Murder defendants in the Anthony Ibarra homicide trial have to wait until June 6 to know if the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty against them. Senior Deputy District Attorney Ann Bramsen repeated the DA’s decision several times during the latest arraignment hearing in the case, on April 18. The […]

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