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By Staff Report / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Good Works: Oxnard P&G plant raises $200K for United Way; Students help their peers with WiFi
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Opinion: Inside Biden’s plan for education
By Loredana Carson When Joe Biden announced his plan for education in fall 2020, much of what he proposed was reported with the caveat that it didn’t stand much of a chance, given the assumption that the Republicans would continue to control the Senate. However, with the results of the Georgia runoff election, some of Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Opinion: A guide to state programs to stop the spread of COVID in the workplace
By Kim L. Hunter It’s difficult to try to understand how much the world has changed in just one short year. What started off as sheltering in place, attempting to master the art of baking sourdough bread from scratch, soon turned into unprecedented loss in every sense of the word. From loss of life to Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Obituary: Bill Powell, president of the Casa Pacifica board
William “Bill” Powell, the board president of Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families, passed away earlier this month after nine years of service with the nonprofit. Powell joined Casa Pacifica’s board in 2012 after receiving a tour of its Camarillo-area facility two years earlier. He contributed heavily to Casa Pacifica’s leadership, chairing the executive Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Latest news, Law, middle, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Coast Guard says it will enforce new safety rules to prevent another deadly boat fire
The U.S. Coast Guard says it will require interconnected smoke detectors, night watch patrols and other safety measures recommended for small passenger boats after the deadly fire on board the Conception dive boat in the Santa Barbara Channel in 2019. In a Feb. 10 letter to the National Transportation Safety Board, Coast Guard Vice Admiral Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, February 11th, 2021 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on UCLA opens cancer clinic in Santa Barbara
UCLA Health has opened a new cancer care clinic near Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. The new clinic, at 309 W. Quinto St., will expand treatment options for residents of Santa Barbara and the surrounding areas, as they will be able to get regular treatment and participate in more than 600 UCLA cancer clinical trials Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, February 11th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County approves $13.4M rent program
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has voted to use $13.4 million in federal pandemic relief funds for direct assistance to low-income renters who lost income because of COVID-19. The money was part of the stimulus bill approved in December. In Santa Barbara County, it will go toward a three-month rental subsidy up to Read More →
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