Goleta Valley Voice Roundup - 5/25

Front Page:
Water rate changes get icy reception
A standing-room-only crowd packed a Goleta Water District hearing about raising water meter charges Tuesday night and approximately 40 speakers — farmers and residential customers alike — bluntly expressed their reasons for opposing the increases.

News Briefs:
Old Town awaits hotel, condos
With only a little construction left, two new developments in Old Town could soon signal the start of the neighborhood’s revitalization.

Yardi drops housing plans
Plans to build worker housing in its proposed new building along South Fairview Avenue have been scrapped by software company Yardi Systems Inc. Yardi’s application to extend its development agreement with the city was withdrawn when it was determined that part of the housing would be located in a floodplain.

Costco gas plans fuel protests
Neighbors of the proposed Costco gas station in western Goleta showed up at City Hall on Monday to protest the wholesaler’s plans to put in a 16-pump fueling station.

Sheriff's Blotter

• Whining fails, guy joins ranks of busted in I.V.
• Random act of kindness unnoticed
• Heavy sleeper
• That'll do it!
• Old enough to know better
• Who knew?
• Excuses, excuses
• Burglar makes off with dirty gym clothes

City redesigns review board
After roughly 250 hours of study sessions, meetings and analysis of design review processes, the City Council put into effect an amendment to the Design Review Board’s bylaws and guidelines.

Community:
Around Town: Goleta honors its beautiful places
Goleta Valley Beautiful hosted its 33rd Annual Awards program at Goleta’s Holiday Inn Saturday. GVB board president Merlyn Cummings welcomed the crowd of over 100 people who support a variety of projects to keep the Goleta Valley beautiful and green. The nonprofit organization’s slogan is “Planting for Tomorrow.”

Goleta Scrapbook: When the bluebloods found the Good Land
The families of the Goleta Valley were simple folk, content with their rural lives. Get-togethers and celebrations consisted of hoedowns, picnics, church sociables, dances, clambakes and grunion hunts.

Business:
Strictly Local: The Ocean Floor
In Dustin Grossman’s store, clowns defend their territory, angels flit about, damsels chase each other and brains and hairy mushrooms sway peacefully in their watery homes.

Entertainment:
SB Theaters to accept tickets printed at home
Metropolitan Theaters in downtown Santa Barbara will begin accepting advanced tickets today purchased through MovieTickets.com and printed at home.

Other articles at at the Goleta Valley Voice website.