Goleta Valley Voice Roundup - 6/01

Front Page:
Council to wade into creek project
The Goleta City Council/Planning Agency will be conducting a public hearing on the proposed San Jose Creek Capacity Improvement Project on Monday at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

News Briefs:
Controlled burn for science set
On Sunday morning UCSB’s Lagoon Island will be ablaze in the second of a series of controlled burns conducted in the name of science.

Mobile home park owners appealing call for EIR
The owners of Rancho Mobile Homes in Goleta are in the process of applying for a conversion of the property from a rental site to condominiums, and Goleta's city staff has released findings stating that an Environmental Impact Report is necessary as part of the process.

Sheriff's Blotter

• Must've been some beer
• No good deed...
• Aryan grab-and-dash
• Say hello to my little friend
• Beer-bellied flasher
• Frizzy-haired forger
• Lame alibi of the week
• Nice job, dog

Viewpoint:
Mayor's Report: Break over, a busy day of hearings ahead
June is upon us already and graduations, weddings and summer vacations are right around the corner. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. I sure did — relaxing with family at Lake Nacimiento.

Editorial: Don't rush on Bishop Ranch
Is Goleta ready for the building of 1,200 or more homes in a single subdivision off Highway 101 between Los Carneros and Glen Annie roads?

Community:
Goleta Scrapbook: Uncle George: resourceful, ambitious
His last name may be common, but George M. Williams was anything but; he was a major player in the history and growth of the Goleta Valley in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Other articles at at the Goleta Valley Voice website.