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Central Coast oil platform sets new record

Written on 17 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Exxon Mobil’s Santa Barbara facility set a new record for slant drilling from an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, bringing to the forefront tensions between those in favor of local oil exploration and those opposed to off... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara supervisors back parole program

Written on 17 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

In an effort to reduce former prisoners from re-offending, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown’s plan to build two parole day reporting centers won board of supervisor support on Tuesday. [Noozhawk] With a reporting center in Santa Maria and one... (Continue reading)

Oil company, environmental groups in secret deal

Written on 24 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

Three major Santa Barbara environmental groups allegedly agreed to support a controversial offshore oil drilling project in 2008, in exchange for $100,000 and other benefits. [Associated Press] The confidential agreement involved Plains Exploration & Production and local environmental groups, including... (Continue reading)