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    No. 10/13 Cal Battles No. 2/4 UCLA, SDSU in SoCal  Oct 14, 2009
    6 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25, has a 1. 31 GAA in nine starts for SDSU.. (Calbears.com)

    'Mockingbird' author wanted to save 'Opus'  Oct 14, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- Berkeley Breathed answers the door to his Santa Barbara home, a tall, slender figure in suede cowboy boots. Berkeley Breathed has left comic strips behind to focus on his writing -- particularly children's books. (CNN)

    Fierce Storm Moving Out Of Northern California  Oct 14, 2009
    localized flooding, maybe small street flooding," Cal Fire Capt. Steve Mueller said. Sandbagging and other preparations were being made in neighborhoods under threat, including Santa Barbara County and the Los Angeles-area foothills. "It's something we prepare for every year," Los Angeles County fire Inspector Frederic Stowers said. "We know the fires go through and do a lot of damage. Within L.A. County, much of the slopes burned are going to be critical. (KCRA 3, CA)

    * A looming data glut threatens computer science  Oct 14, 2009
    A similar effort at the University of California, Santa Barbara, centers on making a simple software interface X akin to the Google search bar X that will let researchers examine huge biological data sets for answers to specific queries. Lin has encouraged his students to illuminate data with the help of Hadoop, an open-source software package that companies like Facebook and Yahoo use to split vast amounts of information into more manageable chunks. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain  Oct 14, 2009
    The Pacific storm will drop 3 to 6 inches in Santa Barbara County, where an 8,700-acre fire burned in May, before it moves on to the San Gabriel Mountains, where the U.S. Geological Survey recently warned of massive debris flows near the areas burned in September, forecasters said. Rain started to fall in the foothills of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo late Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Fresno taken by storm  Oct 14, 2009
    But precipitation was still relatively light in the south, where flood watches were issued in fire-ravaged parts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties as the storm was expected to strengthen by nightfall ... Flood watches were issued in fire-ravaged parts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties as the storm was expected to strengthen by nightfall ... Sandbagging and other preparations were being made in neighborhoods under threat, including Santa Barbara County and the Los Angeles-area... (Fresno Bee)

    Davis water polo team has a ball  Oct 14, 2009
    "Litke, an Oakdale native who swam on scholarship at the University of the Pacific before detouring to UC Santa Barbara to play water polo her junior year, knew right away that she had her work cut out."At the very first practice. I thought 'Wow, they're such poor swimmers; boy, do we have a lot of work to do. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Truancy costs us all  Oct 14, 2009
    1 billion per year, according to the UC Santa Barbara California Dropout Research Project. Adding in the social and medical costs, and wage taxes and associated economic losses, the report estimates that dropouts cost the state more than $24 billion a year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Click to read:Wildfire Communities Now Face Flood Risk  Oct 13, 2009
    Forecasters estimated that 3 inches to 6 inches of rain would fall in Santa Barbara County mountains, where an 8,700-acre fire destroyed 80 homes in May. Flash flood watches were issued there and in 10 other counties up and down the state. (CBS News)

    Profiles in Courage II  Oct 13, 2009
    She also went to YAFs Enemies of Freedom Seminar at the incredible Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. From there, she decided to intern at the National Journalism Center over the summer of 2009. (Townhall.com)

    Linguist To Lecture At CSUB  Oct 13, 2009
    -- Mary Bucholtz, professor of linguistics at University of California, Santa Barbara, will give a presentation on Styling Blackness: White Uses of African-American English in Hollywood Film as part of the Lectures in Language and Linguistics series at California State University, Bakersfield. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct.13, at 7 p.m. in the Dezember Reading Room of the Walter Stiern Library. (KERO 23, CA)

    Flash flood watch for Santa Barbara County  Oct 13, 2009
    (10-12) 23:22 PDT Santa Barbara, Calif ... A flash flood watch has been issued for parts of Santa Barbara County burned in recent wildfires ... In August, the La Brea fire burned more than 87,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest and in May, the Jesusita fire burned 8,733 acres in the Santa Barbara foothills. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Read Indepth Article  Oct 13, 2009
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (27) Glendale (20) Hollywood (20) Laguna Beach (23) Long Beach (41) Los Angeles (512) Oakland (73) Pasadena (32) Sacramento (62) San Diego (172) San Francisco (311) San Jose (60) Santa Barbara (44) Santa Cruz (25) Santa Monica (37) Santa Rosa (25). - Artists Alley - Palazzo Merolla - Warwick Art Gallery - Fold Gallery - ARTery Miami - Pump House Gallery - Denise Bibro Fine Art - First Street Gallery - Gallery 3 - Hunting PLC - Spacex - New York Hall of Science - Erna... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Marist Releases 2010 Water Polo Schedule  Oct 13, 2009
    and (Santa Barbara, Calif. will be the captains of the 2010 team. (Goredfoxes.com)

    Proposal would reduce UC diversity  Oct 12, 2009
    The editorial proposed a three-tier tuition system, where students attending UC's most prestigious and most popular campuses (Berkeley and UCLA) would pay the highest fees, less to attend Davis, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, and the least to attend Merced, Riverside and Irvine campuses. The creators of the California Master Plan for Higher Education envisioned a system of higher education guaranteeing an inexpensive, quality college education for any high school graduate, ranging from... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    'Suicide bridge' spurs feud  Oct 12, 2009
    By William M. Welch, USA TODAY SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Commander Dominick Palera backs a barrier at the Cold Spring bridge ... A group calling itself Friends of the Bridge filed suit in July to stop the barrier, which "threatens to deface the most beautiful long-span steel arch bridge in America," Marc McGinnes, a retired environment professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara and head of the group, said in an e-mail. (Florida Today)

    Lesbians in Military Discharged More Than Gay Men  Oct 11, 2009
    The data was released Thursday by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Special: Get Sarah Palins New Book Incredible FREE Offer. (Newsmax)

    Magical Fantasy keeps rolling in G1 'Ribbon  Oct 11, 2009
    Her current winning streak began in the Grade 2 Santa Barbara here last April and includes the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park and Grade 1 John Mabee Stakes at Del Mar during the summer. . (ESPN -- Horse Racing)

    Two Wins Earn USC Semifinal Rematch With UCLA  Oct 11, 2009
    IRVINE, CALIF. - The No. 3 USC men's water polo team grabbed two dominating wins to kick off this year's SoCal tournament, taking out Bucknell 21-4 and UC Santa Barbara 17-3 to earn a semifinal slot at the UCI Invitational ... That victory put USC up against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara later in the day ... 3 USC 17, #6 UC Santa Barbara 3 USC 4 - 7 - 5 - 1 = 17 UCSB 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 = 3. (Usctrojans.com)

    'Ribbon: Magical Fantasy chases four in row  Oct 10, 2009
    A 4-year-old filly by Diesis owned by David Bienstock, Paul Mandabach and Chuck Winner, Magical Fantasy has won three consecutive graded stakes: the Grade 2 Santa Barbara here in April, the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park in May, and the Grade 1 John Mabee Handicap at Del Mar in August. The Santa Barbara was run over the same 1 1/4 miles on turf as the Yellow Ribbon. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)

    Aztec Men's Soccer Welcomes Second-Ranked UCLA on Sunday  Oct 10, 2009
    Over the six-contest span, SDSU tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated Wisconsin (2008 final RPI of 38), tied Wisconsin-Green Bay (currently 8-1-2 and receiving national votes in College Soccer News poll, has been nationally ranked), beat No. 6 and 2006 national champion UC Santa Barbara, defeated Princeton (was receiving national votes), and played to a grueling scoreless, double-overtime draw at Washington ... Over the six-game span, SDSU tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated... (Goaztecs.com)

    Local sports briefs: Bulldogs win in four sets  Oct 9, 2009
    Regehr had eight saves Sunday in a 13-5 loss at national varsity No. 6 UC Santa Barbara. He leads the Western Water Polo Association in saves with 213. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)

    I-5 traffic stops yield over $1 million in drugs  Oct 9, 2009
    A 39-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested after he was pulled over for a registration violation, Spino said. Ten pounds of methamphetamines were found in a hidden compartment in the vehicle, Spino said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    2009-10 MWC Swimming & Diving Composite Schedule  Oct 9, 2009
    UNLV @ UC Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Themwc.com)

    'Don't ask, don't tell' ousts mostly women  Oct 9, 2009
    All the services kicked out a disproportionate number of women under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, according to Department of Defense data obtained by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The center studies gender and sexuality in the military. (CNN)

    Lesbians Bear Brunt of Military Discharges  Oct 9, 2009
    The data was released Thursday by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Meanwhile, a Lieutenant Colonel who taught at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs was barred from teaching after she invited three Academy alumni to campus to discuss sexual minorities in the military. (CBS News)

    Video: Sun Devil Soccer Update  Oct 9, 2009
    In 2008 the Sun Devils also defeated No. 20 UC Santa Barbara and recorded ties at seventh-ranked Texas and at No. 22 California. In 2007, Boyd s first season at ASU, the Sun Devils produced a double-digit win total (10-9-1) for the first time since 2003. (Thesundevils.com)

    JERRY P. DYER: Getting ahead of the problems dropouts create  Oct 9, 2009
    For California, it adds up to an annual cost of $46 billion, according to a study from the University of California, Santa Barbara. With numbers like this, the dropout problem is everyone's problem. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Tenn. church burns after members throw punches  Oct 9, 2009
    "The forward movement of the fire has been stopped," said Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki. "We're not out of the woods yet, but we're making good progress.". (Fresno Bee)

    Wellesley College museum installation displays roiling arrangements of cellphone photos  Oct 9, 2009
    He teaches digital media arts at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Some use the tool more spontaneously than others. (Boston Globe)

    Judge denies trial delay in Reno rapes case  Oct 8, 2009
    An autopsy showed that the Santa Barbara City College sophomore had been raped and strangled. Biela has pleaded not guilty. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Tsukano leads SJSU against UH  Oct 8, 2009
    Long Beach State sophomore defensive specialist Lauren Minkel ('Iolani '08 of Honolulu) had a match-high 18 digs in the 49ers' 3-2 win over UC Santa Barbara Friday. Saint Mary's (Calif. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    No. 3 USC Sets Sights On Seventh SoCal Crown  Oct 8, 2009
    USC's next game will be later in the day against either UC Santa Barbara or UC Davis at the same pool ... USC had opened with a 18-1 win over Pomona-Pitzer and an 11-4 win over UC Santa Barbara ... This year, USC is bracketed with #17 Bucknell, #6 UC Santa Barbara and #12 UC Davis. (Usctrojans.com)

    Joel Shangle  Oct 8, 2009
    Load up on grubs, swimbaits and intestinal fortitude, boys and girls, the boiler-rock Calico bite is at DefCon 4 this month throughout the Santa Barbara Channel ... A little bit of danger, a whole lot of casting, and plenty of action on calico bass is what you'll find around the islands of the Santa Barbara Channel this month ... While the unquestioned glamour species of the Santa Barbara fishing fleet white seabass and yellowtail are on-again off-again visitors here in October, the humble... (ESPN -- Outdoors)

    What Does the L.A. Times Do Right?  Oct 8, 2009
    Sue Laris wrote on Sep 4, 2009 2:16 PM:" Downtown News reader Richard N. Meyer has sent a great story about Daniel Ellsberg, among his very interesting historical take on the L.A. Times:What the Los Angeles Times Gets Right a remembrance In the interest of full disclosure, my forebears arrived in Los Angeles when neither the Mirror nor the Times existed. With the union of those two papers, many families like mine grew up here. What the Times has gotten right, almost despite itself, since... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    No. 12 Aggies Head South For UCI Invite  Oct 7, 2009
    UC Davis opens against UC Santa Barbara, then faces USC or Bucknell in second round ... Whether it's Stanford or USC, Santa Clara or Santa Barbara, I want to see our guys execute what we talk about ... " "The mentality of these young guys is that they want to beat Santa Barbara so they can play USC. When I hear them talking, they're looking forward to USC. I like to hear that chatter in the locker room. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland  Oct 7, 2009
    The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service. "It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)

    Local Industry News & Notes  Oct 6, 2009
    Local businesses are collecting donations of baby formula, diapers and baby wipes in partnership with the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County s Neighbor to Neighbor program ... For more information, contact the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way at 922-0329, Ext. (Santa Maria Times)

    Adams helps settle the score  Oct 6, 2009
    Adams, who prefers UC Santa Barbara, is considering becoming a lawyer. The Athlete of the Week is selected by the News-Sentinel sports staff. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Local astronaut to be keynote speaker at Delta College event  Oct 6, 2009
    He got a full education at University of the Pacific and University of California, Santa Barbara. Hernandez now lives with his wife and five children in Houston so he can be near the Johnson Space Center. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Monday's local college and high school results  Oct 6, 2009
    Team: Modesto Junior College 699, Sac City 642, Bakersfield College 656; 3rd Santa Barbara City College 667. Modesto JC -- Emily Szabo 89-82--171, Ashley Olsen 89-88--177, Brionna Goulart 91-87--178, Amanda Agostini 84- 94--178. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Alien Organic : Julia Westerbeke  Oct 5, 2009
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (32) Burbank (22) Glendale (23) Hollywood (23) Huntington Beach (20) Laguna Beach (31) Long Beach (43) Los Angeles (562) Oakland (78) Pasadena (35) Sacramento (65) San Diego (194) San Francisco (345) San Jose (69) Santa Barbara (47) Santa Cruz (26) Santa Monica (43) Santa Rosa (25) Venice (20). - Xlibris - Avery Research Center - Aakriti Art Gallery - EE Fine Art - Viewpoint Photographic Art Center - Edward Thorp Gallery - Gallery Two-Ten, Ltd. - Wells Cathedral -... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate  Oct 5, 2009
    15, 2008) US Forest Service and U.C. Santa Barbara scientists believe they have identified the habitat needs for Pacific fishers, a rare California mammal that is a candidate for reintroduction efforts and. (June 7, 2009) Retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to. (Science Daily)

    Car slides under trailer on I-95 in Philly; 4 dead  Oct 5, 2009
    1 person dies in wrong-way crash in Santa Barbara. One person has died and five people injured after a driver going the wrong way on the U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Barbara caused a six-car pileup. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    WICT Gala Honors 2009 LEAs  Oct 5, 2009
    Redden joined Cox in 2000, where she now leads the Orange County, Palos Verdes, and Santa Barbara video-marketing team as director of video-product marketing. She has earned the highest penetrations of any Cox system nationwide for digital cable, high definition and digital video recorder services; and she has been instrumental in the launch of new products such as switched digital video. (Multichannel News)

    Daniel Weintraub: UC fee hike stings, but it's best solution now  Oct 4, 2009
    A s a new customer of the University of California my son started at Santa Barbara last month I should be hopping mad. The Legislature and the governor just whacked about $1 billion out of the university's budget. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Supervisors to review Santa Ynez Valley Plan  Oct 4, 2009
    A land-use and zoning plan for the Santa Ynez Valley that has been more than a decade in the making will be before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for possible approval Tuesday ... The Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan is the last item on the board s agenda Tuesday, and discussion of it is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the hearing room on the fourth floor of the county Administration Building at 105 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Residents look to solar energy for savings  Oct 4, 2009
    Riggens said he plans on having the solar tour become an annual event, and eventually hopes to extend it to include from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo. For more information about solar power, or to find solar installation firms in the area, visit. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Calif. tribe donates $20,000 for Mont. high school  Oct 4, 2009
    The Chumash own and operate the Chumash Casino Resort on the Santa Ynez Reservation in Santa Barbara County, and since 1997 has used gaming revenues to make $12 million in charitable donations. "I think that it's wonderful," Browning schools Superintendent Mary Johnson said of the donation. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Authorities continue to look into fatal accident  Oct 3, 2009
    The California Highway Patrol, Santa Maria city police and Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Department each have jurisdiction over a portion of the intersection at Highway 135 and Lakeview Road. October 3, 2009. (Santa Maria Times)

    Stiglitz Deflation Threat Pushes Bernanke to Keep Rates at Zero Next Year  Oct 3, 2009
    Businesses trying to sell products and services feel they are pushing on a string and are adjusting their behavior accordingly, Fisher, 60, the Dallas Fed president, said in a Sept. 3 speech at the University of California in Santa Barbara. They are cutting prices. (Bloomberg)

    #6 UCSB Opens at Home This Weekend and Hosts Alumni  Oct 3, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site. UCSBgauchos. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Manslaughter charged in cyclist’s death  Oct 3, 2009
    Advertisement A charge of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter has been filed against a 19-year-old driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in Santa Maria a little more than two months ago, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney s Office. The District Attorney s Office announced Friday that Katelin Edwards is scheduled for arraignment Oct. 22 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria. (Santa Maria Times)

    Tabloids descend on Marfa; Quaid & wife released from Marfa jail; deputy denies fraudulent arrest claim  Oct 2, 2009
    A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County (California) Sheriff s Department told Entertainment Tonight that both faced felony charges of burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy ... In the Santa Barbara warrant, the Quaids are accused of stiffing the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara out of thousands of dollars ... The Santa Barbara District Attorney is requesting their appearance in the California criminal case regarding the unpaid bill. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)

    Selected recent California newspaper editorials  Oct 2, 2009
    Santa Barbara News-Press: "Abolish 'tail docking'". California has branded itself as the home of "happy cows." Television commercials depict cows in sunny fields joking about their kin in snow-covered Wisconsin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Wildfire on California base 50 percent contained  Oct 1, 2009
    "The forward movement of the fire has been stopped," said Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki ... Vandenberg fire crews were working with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department to battle the blaze ... The base is about 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Bears Head to Central Valley for Fresno State Bulldog Classic  Oct 1, 2009
    Nine schools will be represented at the annual Central Valley tournament as Fresno State hosts the Golden Bears, Cal Poly, Fresno City College, Nevada, Oregon, San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, and the defending NAIA Champion, Fresno Pacific. The Bulldog Classic is a traditional bracket tournament with A, B and C flights for singles; A and B flights for doubles. (Calbears.com)

    No. 15 Air Force Returns to Action at Convergence Tournament  Oct 1, 2009
    The Falcons fell to No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 15-5, and No. 12 Santa Clara, 10-6, on the opening day. Air Force rebounded with a 9-8 win over 11th-ranked Pacific, before dropping a close 6-5 decision in overtime to 10th-ranked Concordia. (Airforcesports.com)

    Marianne Keith: The So Cal Based Singer, Songwriter, and Recent Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award Nominee Hits the Road for a Tour with Squeeze Lead Singer Glenn Tilbrook  Oct 1, 2009
    The Redlands, California native performer (), who launched her career playing clubs and coffeehouses in Southern California, will join Tilbrook for shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, L.A., Tucson, Austin, Dallas, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Maryland. Capping a busy fall, on November 19, Marianne will find out if Kiss Me In The Rain, one of the most popular and infectious tracks from her 2007 critically acclaimed Unison Music Group debut Beautiful... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Aztecs Begin Fifth Season of Pac-10 Men's Soccer; Take Five-Game Unbeaten Streak on...  Oct 1, 2009
    In the streak, the Aztecs tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated Wisconsin (2008 final RPI of 38), tied Wisconsin-Green Bay (currently 6-1-2 and receiving national votes in two polls, was nationally ranked), beat No. 6 and 2006 national champion UC Santa Barbara and defeated Princeton (was receiving national votes) ... In the streak, the Aztecs tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated Wisconsin (2008 final RPI of 38), tied Wisconsin-Green Bay (currently 6-1-2 and receiving national votes... (Goaztecs.com)

    Court date set for actor and his wife  Oct 1, 2009
    Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, are scheduled to be formally charged later this month in Santa Barbara County Superior Court after they allegedly shirked a hotel bill of more than 10,000 ... Randy Quaid and Evi Quaid were arrested Sept. 24 near Marfa, Texas, on felony warrants out of Santa Barbara County alleging burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy ... Santa Barbara County sheriff's detectives received a complaint early in September that the Quaids had not paid their hotel... (Lompoc Record, CA)

    SM city attorney rejects ballot measure  Oct 1, 2009
    The average would be based on salaries and benefits of the municipal police forces in Lompoc, Oxnard, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, the sheriff's departments in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and the CHP, according to the text of the proposed measure. Under terms of the POA's contract, those agencies are used for a salary and benefits survey during every negotiation. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Captains Press Conference Transcript - Washington Game Preview (Sept. 30)  Oct 1, 2009
    He came out to California during the summertime and we roomed together at quarterback camp down in Santa Barbara, so we're real good friends ... Yeah, the first time I met him was at an Air 7 quarterback camp in Santa Barbara. (Und.com)

    Fire on the Highway  Oct 1, 2009
    The forward movement of the fire has been stopped, said Capt. David Sadecki of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department ... Because of the extreme weather conditions temperatures in the 80s with 20-percent humidity and strong winds Santa Barbara County had an additional three engines, a water tender, two helicopters and two hand crews on standby ... They're used to integrating with Santa Barbara County Fire. (Santa Maria Times)

    Santa Maria’s City Attorney rejects ballot measure  Sep 30, 2009
    The average would be based on salaries and benefits of the municipal police forces in Lompoc, Oxnard, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, the sheriff s departments in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and the CHP, according to the text of the proposed measure. Under terms of the POA s contract, those agencies are used for a salary and benefits survey during every negotiation. (Santa Maria Times)

    Autumn in the air, despite the heat  Sep 30, 2009
    The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau, the area's largest farm organization, along with its Growing Agricultural Awareness Through Education Foundation will hold the annual Celebrate Harvest fundraiser Oct. 3 at Joe Carrari's historic Rancho Alamo just south of Los Alamos. The mission of the Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau is to represent and promote agriculture in Santa Barbara County, while the GAATE Foundation strives to promote and increase awareness, understanding and appreciation for... (Santa Maria Times)

    Lompoc school board under fire  Sep 30, 2009
    The month before Bass retired, a group of Lompoc residents filed complaints with the Santa Barbara County grand jury and the District Attorney s office ... It is uncertain whether the Santa Barbara County grand jury, which examines civil issues, will investigate any of the allegations against the board. (Santa Maria Times)

    ODU Ranked 19th And Yannick Smith Gets CAA Honor  Sep 30, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara 6-2-1 12. Virginia 5-2 13. (Odusports.com)

    Golden Bears Take Second at Stanford Invitational  Sep 30, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara 187; 7 ... Chico State 187; UC Santa Barbara 196; 7. (Calbears.com)

    Fence proposed to keep cattle out of dunes  Sep 30, 2009
    CNLM is a nonprofit group tasked with managing Rancho Guadalupe Dunes, which is owned by Santa Barbara County. Cattle tend to cross over the Santa Maria River estuary when the water level is low, and unwittingly make their way into sensitive wetland and dune habitat. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Lions Host No. 20 USD, Saint Mary's to Open WCC Play  Sep 30, 2009
    121 over three sets against UC Santa Barbara en route to being swept by the Gauchos, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19, on the road on Tuesday night in the Thunderdome ... 2 Texas on August 30 and UC Santa Barbara on September 4 and 5. (Lmulions.com)

    Who Are the Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests?  Sep 30, 2009
    Last week, the Quaids were after the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department issued a warrant when they failed to pay a bill of more than $10,000 to a local California hotel. Related. (ABC News)

    - Navy SEALs action film blasts finale in El Centro  Sep 30, 2009
    Cottle said he met the film s other co-producer and co-director Scott Waugh while attending film school at the University of California at Santa Barbara. This definitely has a lot of action in it, Cottle said of the production. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)

    Randy Quaid Freed on Bail After Arrest  Sep 26, 2009
    A felony warrant for burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy was issued out of Santa Barbara, Calif. for the couple after authorities received a complaint in early September that they had not paid a bill of more than $10,000 due to a local hotel, according to a release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department ... Santa Barbara County sheriff's spokesman Drew Sugars said Thursday that detectives had not yet spoken with the actor and the department said it would not immediately... (CBS News)

    Full story.....  Sep 26, 2009
    We re told a struggle ensued with Evi Quaid, but she was quickly restrained, a spokesman for the Santa Barbara County (California) Sheriff's Department told Entertainment Tonight ... In the Santa Barbara warrant, the Quaids are accused of stiffing the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara out of thousands of dollars ... The Presidio County s Sheriff s Office, reports say, was in contact with officials in Santa Barbara County, who want Randy and Evi extradited. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)

    Big Brand Tire is getting bigger  Sep 26, 2009
    Founded in 1969, Big Brand Tire has locations in Ventura, Kern, Tulare, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Robinson said Big Brand Tire had been looking to move into more spacious digs in Lompoc for a couple of years. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Randy Quaid Arrest  Sep 26, 2009
    The felony warrant for Quaid and his wife was issued out of Santa Barbara County, California. The warrant was for burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy. (Fox News)

    Actor Randy Quaid And Wife Freed On Bond In Marfa  Sep 26, 2009
    The felony warrant was issued for Quaid and his wife out of Santa Barbara County, Calif. It charged burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Randy Quaid, wife arrested over hotel bill  Sep 26, 2009
    Santa Barbara, California, authorities had been looking for the couple after the sheriff's department received a complaint from a local hotel. Each faces felony charges of burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy. (CNN -- Law)

    Sibling says she knew  Sep 26, 2009
    The couple face felony charges of burglary, defrauding an innkeeper, and conspiracy in Santa Barbara, Calif. Authorities received a complaint in early September that the Quaids had not paid a bill of more than $10,000 due to a local hotel, according to a release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Department. (Boston Globe)

    SDSU 4, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara 2  Sep 26, 2009
    SDSU Men's Soccer Doubles Up No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 4-2 - SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE ... SDSU Men's Soccer Doubles Up No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 4-2 ... Junior Raymundo Reza scored two goals and added an assist in SDSU's 4-2 victory over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara on Friday. (Goaztecs.com)

    SDSU Men's Soccer Doubles Up No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 4-2  Sep 26, 2009
    Junior Raymundo Reza scored two goals and added an assist in SDSU's 4-2 victory over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara on Friday ... scored two goals and assisted on another to lift the San Diego State men's soccer team to a 4-2 victory over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara Friday afternoon at SDSU Sports Deck ... UC Santa Barbara, playing its first game at San Diego State since the Aztecs became a fully-funded program and joined the Pac-10, answered at the 27:42 mark when Luis Silva got through the defense and... (Goaztecs.com)

    Air Attacks Launched on SoCal Wildfires  Sep 25, 2009
    Crews also kept an eye on five big electrical transmission lines that supply Ventura and Santa Barbara with electricity. A red flag warning of extreme fire danger remained in effect because of hot, dry weather but gusty Santa Ana winds were expected to ease. (Fox News)

    3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland  Sep 25, 2009
    The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service. "It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)

    No. 2 UCLA Men's Water Polo to Host No. 7 UC Irvine on Saturday  Sep 25, 2009
    Following Loyola Marymount, in order, is UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, Long Beach State and Santa Clara ... 7) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov. (Uclabruins.com)

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