After just one day of testimony, the election court contest brought by Steve Pappas against Supervisor Doreen Farr was continued to Feb. 24 due to conflicts in the judge’s schedule. ...

By Leah Etling, Staff Writer
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COUNTY HOLDS OFF ON ADDITIONAL OIL PATROLS

County will wait to hire more staff

Santa Barbara County will give a recently instituted ordinance targeting problem onshore oil companies such as Greka Energy time to work before it hires more staff to do inspections and raises violator fees. ...

By Leah Etling, Staff Writer
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CREMATORIUM REQUEST WITHDRAWN

Application taken off the council agenda

The application to allow a stand-alone crematorium in Buellton was taken off the Feb. 12 city council agenda at the request of the applicant, Dianna Crockett, who said she still intends to build the facility somewhere in Buellton. ...

By Wendy Thompson, Staff Writer
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GOOSE MAULED BY DOG DIES AFTER SURGERY

Despite the heroic efforts of a local hand surgeon and the caring members of Solvang’s Animal Rescue Team, Inc., Pooper the goose died after surgery to remove one of her wings, which was damaged when she was mauled by a dog more than a month ago. ...

By Barbara Lanz-Mateo, Managing Editor
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SUPES TO REVISIT BROWN'S AUTHORITY

Power shift seems all but certain

A power shift in Santa Barbara County seems all but certain following the Board of Supervisors’ Feb. 17 meeting in which the board reclaimed the authority to hire and fire department heads among other things. ...

By India Allen, Executive Editor
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