City Council votes to 'streamline’ EIR reviews 08/22/2008 By Lara Cooper Voice Staff Writer A split Goleta City Council voted to approve staff recommendations to “streamline” the city’s environmental review guidelines.
The proposal will remove public hearings on draft environmental documents for development projects from the Planning Commission and City Council and place them before a “staff-level Environmental Hearing Officer.”
The hearing officer, most
...more >> GWD criticized over Walsh contract talks 08/22/2008 By Martha Lannan Voice Community Editor Concerned and angry customers addressed Goleta Water District’s board of directors before it adjourned to closed session Wednesday, demanding to know the nature of labor negotiations between it and General Manager Kevin Walsh. Walsh has submitted his resignation effective Oct. 1, and neither a new general manager nor an interim manager has been named.
By Lara Cooper Voice Staff Writer Each tiny chair in teacher Kacie Stempel’s room has a pencil box full of new supplies. What looks like a classroom feels more like a museum.
Goleta’s smallest public school fosters a close, collaborative atmosphere
