Mother Seeks Help Locating Dos Pueblos Student
Cary Lynch, 17, was last seen at the high school Thursday afternoon
See Noozhawk for complete story and information.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Help Shape the Future for Eastern Goleta Valley
Noozhawk / Residents are invited to participate in facilitating an update to the Goleta Community Plan
Santa Barbara County and the Goleta Valley Planning Advisory Committee are facilitating an update to the Goleta Community Plan to guide land use and development for the unincorporated Goleta Valley for the next 10 to 20 years.
The following are upcoming opportunities to get involved:
» Take the Goleta Valley Community Survey online. Click here or call 805.568.3380 to request a paper copy of the survey. The deadline is June 19.
» Attend the next GVPAC public meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the County Planning Commission Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St.
» Attend the GVPAC community workshop at 9 a.m. July 11 at Vieja Valley School, 434 Nogal Drive in Santa Barbara.
For more information, click here or call the Office of Long Range Planning at 805.568.3380.
Save Goleta Beach
Santa Barbara County’s proposal to replenish the eroding beach and construct additional pilings and deck adjacent to the Goleta Pier – called a “permeable pier piling system” – will be reviewed on June 10 by the California Coastal Commission. Click here for more information.
If you agree that Goleta Beach County Park is a priceless resource that needs to be saved, let the California Coastal Commission know how you feel. Attend the hearing on June 10th, call the Coastal Commission at 805-585-1800, write Jack Ainsworth, Deputy Director, CA Coastal Commission, 89 South California Street, Ventura CA 93001 or sign a petition.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department Click It Or Ticket Campaign
Goleta - May 19th, 2009
Keep you and your family safe and $142 in your wallet by making sure everyone wears their seat belts for every trip. That’s the message that The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department is telling drivers as part of the 2009 start-of-summer Click It or Ticket mobilization, May 18 - 31. Fines and fees have gone from under $100 previously to $142 this year for first time adult seat belt violations. For children under 16, the fine is now $446 for the first time offense.
No warnings will be given out, as The Santa Barbara Sheriff Department will be aggressively enforcing the state’s occupant protection laws. The Click It or Ticket campaign relies on heavy enforcement and public education as a means to help save lives on California’s roadways.
“Seat belts save thousands of lives every year,” said City of Goleta Police Chief, Lieutenant Phil Willis. “Buckling up will not only save you a heavy fine, it can also save your life. We’re not giving warnings. It’s Click It or Ticket.”
Currently California has a seat belt usage rate of 95.7 percent, but that still means over one half million people are not buckling up. Properly restrained drivers, passengers and children have a 50 percent better chance of surviving a crash than unbelted occupants. Those ejected from vehicles in crashes or roll-overs are up to 35 times more likely to die than restrained occupants.
“Buckling up just makes sense,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “It takes only two seconds for an action that can make the difference whether you or your family gets home today.”
More than 90 local law enforcement agencies statewide and the CHP will be participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket mobilization. Funding to support California’s Click It or Ticket campaign was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
City of Goleta Proposed Sphere of Influence
Did anybody attend the SB LAFCO Meeting this afternoon regarding the City of Goleta Proposed Sphere of Influence? Thoughts/comments/dislikes/likes?
Yesterday's News: Goleta City Council votes to allow ATK expansion
SB Daily Sound/In a rare moment of harmony for the sometimes acrimonious Goleta City Council, the panel voted last night to allow a little known aerospace and defense company to dramatically expand its office building in the city’s Old Town redevelopment area.
Yesterday's News: Goleta Council Backs Inclusionary Exemption for Planned Assisted-Care Facility
Noozhawk/Applicants for Mariposa at Ellwood Shores got the nod from the Goleta City Council on Tuesday, which directed city staff to move forward with the General Plan Amendment the proposed 99-resident assisted-care facility would require.
The project drew a 4-0 vote of approval, with Councilwoman Margaret Connell abstaining.
Mariposa would be built at 7760 Hollister Ave.; Dixon’s Goleta Storage currently sits on the property, which is just under three acres in size.
Yesterday's News: City Council Gives OK's Condo Conversion Project
KEYT/Despite objections from residents, a mobile home park in Goleta can go ahead with a condominium conversion project.
Owner of the Rancho Mobile Home Park, Dan Guggenheim has prevailed in two lawsuits over the City of Goleta and on Tuesday the city council voted 4-1 in favor of the project.
Park residents have the option to purchase the parcels of land that their mobile homes occupy.
However the majority of residents say they will not be able to afford them giving Guggenheim a majority vote in the prospective lot owner's association.
Councilman Michael T. Bennett cast the lone nay vote.
Residents will be forced out but some will see their rents rise.
Joint Press Conference to Launch Radio Ready Emergency Preparedness Initiative
Joint Press Conference to Launch Radio Ready Emergency Preparedness Initiative—DATE:
Friday, March 6, 2009
TIME:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshments Provided
LOCATION:
Santa Barbara County Employees' University
267 Camino del Remedio
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
EVENT DETAILS:
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Orfalea Fund's Aware and Prepare Initiative, and California Concern, a local citizen group is holding a press conference to launch Radio Ready, which is a partnership with designated local radio stations to create a system that connects the release of timely information from the OES to the radio-listening public. The collaboration will discuss the Radio Ready program, the importance of emergency communications and answer any questions from participating attendees.
SPEAKERS:
- Janet Wolf, County Supervisor, 2nd District.
- Michael Harris, Emergency Operations Chief, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services (OES).
- Bill Pearlman, Project Manager, California Concern.
- Michael Mingee, President, Santa Barbara County Fire Chiefs' Association.
Goleta Extends Deadline for Comments on Proposed Environmental Changes and Adds Second Public Hearing
Santa Ynez Valley Journal/Environmental controls are on the table once more in the city of Goleta with proposed Track 3 General Plan amendments under review.
The deadline for comment was extended from March 16 to 5 p.m. April 6 after several citizens complained of inadequate notice for last week’s hearing, which was attended by fewer than a dozen people.
Also, a second public hearing has been scheduled at city hall on March 16 at 6 p.m.
Noozhawk/Goleta Extends Public Comment for General Plan Amendment Draft SEIR
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Goleta Raises Stakes with County on Taxes
Goleta Raises Stakes with County on Taxes
Tuesday was a day of bold moves for the city of Goleta, as council members voted to put two measures on November's ballot -- measures that if passed, would have far reaching consequences for Santa Barbara County. Both measures were vote in in an effort to offset the effects of the city's revenue neutrality agreement with the county and projected budget deficits.
"The voters giveth, and the voters taketh away," Bennett said.
"We're saying that we will not stop addressing the revenue neutrality agreement till we have exhausted every single opportunity to correct it," Onnen said. "The revenue neutrality agreement is improper."
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Goleta Chamber Action Alert Follow Up - General Plan - Track 2 Amendments
From Tom Blabey at the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce:
After a year and half of public input, study, and thorough review, the Goleta City Council last night voted to approve all ~45 Track 2 amendments to the General Plan, ranging from land use to traffic to safety element policies. (Track 2 amendments did not require further environmental review)
With only minor exceptions, the Goleta Valley Chamber supported the approved amendments and is please that the Council has completed this first stage in fulfilling campaign promises to fix the General Plan. Below is a brief summary of some of the approved amendments of particular interest to the Chamber:
- Retail and Other Commercial Centers (LU 1.6) - Now includes large regional commercial centers in language regarding design standards for new and renovated structures. Policy is now consistent with existing conditions.
- Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance/Program (LU IA-6) - Now allows the consideration of "areas outside the City's jurisdiction as sender and/or receiver sites" to "facilitate regional planning goals."
- Building Intensity Standards - Per advice from the City Attorney, the Council voted to retain the Floor to Area (FAR) tables in the General Plan, with added language that the standards are "recommended." The Council then directed staff to recalculate the FAR figures to accurately reflect current conditions in the city.
- Coastal Resort Parcels (LU 9.1) - Council removed an arbitrary cap on the number of units at Bacara Resort as not appropriate for a General Plan.
- Visual and Historic Element Policies - "Protect" now replaces "preserve" as more appropriate language, per definitions provided by staff and input from the community.
- Limitation on Expansion of Intersections (TE 6.5) - Now clarifies that the Storke/Hollister intersection is exempt from the city-wide seven lane cap, reflecting both current conditions and city staff's need for flexibility to properly plan for traffic impacts related to growth outside the city limits.
Next up, staff will present the Planning Commission with recommendations for Track 3 amendments in late summer or early fall.
The Goleta Valley Chamber applauds both city planning staff and the Council for their diligence throughout the comprehensive review process.
If you would like further information or have any questions regarding the Council's actions, please contact Tom Blabey at the Chamber at 967-2500 or via email at tom@goletavalley.com. Or you may view the city staff reports on the city's website www.cityofgoleta.org.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Goleta Water District Directors Urged to Resign
Goleta Water District Directors Urged to Resign
Goleta Valley Voice
Board members of the Goleta Water district on Tuesday faced calls for their resignations and the suspension of all new connections, annexations and groundwater pumping in response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's declaration of a state drought.
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The Brown Act, the state's open meeting law, was once again the subject of heated discussion early in the meeting. ... At issue was why the creation of the two committees had never been reported publicly. ... When Ruskey asked Cunningham what he intended to do about the alleged violation of the Brown Act, Cunningham said he guessed he'd "have to suffer with it."
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Missing Adult
Goleta - June 5, 2008
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department
On Thursday, April 10, 2008, George Snyder Jr., was discovered missing from his apartment on Ellwood Beach, in the City of Goleta. George has not been seen or heard from since June 1, 2008. George Snyder Jr. is a white male, 57 years old. Snyder is approximately 5'-7" tall, 160 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. George suffers from a mental illness and has not taken his medication for several months. George Snyder Jr. frequents the Goleta downtown area and often uses public transportation to get around town.
Any information regarding George Charles Snyder Jr., please contact the Sheriff's Department, Criminal Investigations Division, at (805) 681-4150.
Friday, June 6, 2008
UCSB Long Range Development Plan
Public Speaks on UCSB's Expansion Plans
Santa Barbara Independent
Based on an increase of 5,000 students from the current enrollment of 20,000, the LRDP would include an additional 1,600 faculty and staff on top of the current 3,350 now employed. Clark's study noted a number of significant impacts, including impacts to Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA), cultural, biological, and traffic impacts, and an estimated increase in water consumption of 856 acre feet per year -- a consumption rate he said may exceed the Goleta Water District's projected water supply.
UCSB Long Range Development Plan Documents: www.ucsbvision2025.com/downloads.html
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Fairview Gardens - Goleta City Council Supports Farm Worker Housing
A Chance for Fairview Gardens
Santa Barbara Independent
You're giving us your word. There isn't going to be a second chance, at least not from me," said Goleta Mayor Michael Bennett
Goleta Police Open New Station at Camino Real Marketplace
Noozhawk has all the details on the ribbon cutting ceremony to take place this morning.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
3rd District Supervisor... Looks like Farr vs. Pappas in November
With none of the runners for the County Board of Supervisors 3rd District seat securing at least 50% of the vote, it looks like it will be Doreen Farr (35.98% of the vote) vs. Steve Pappas (25.08% of the vote) in a November run-off. (A little over 96% of precincts reporting as of this writing.)
For complete election results: www.sbcvote.com/elect/resources/results06_2008/results-1.htm
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