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Victor Maccharoli- The Independent Living Resource Center organized a march down State St. to De La Guerra Plaza Tuesday afternoon to protest state budget cuts to health care benefits for people with disabilities.
Locals march for disability rights
Hoisting signs reading, “We are people too” and “We need homes, not nursing homes,” dozens of local residents with disabilities joined advocates to spread their message of opposition to state healthcare budget cuts with a visual and vocal march down State Street yesterday.
Organizers said state officials need to find another way to balance the budget without carving into funding for healthcare services, particularly those devoted to citizens with disabilities.
“We’ve been holding disability ma ...
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Supes discuss recent Greka oil spills
After agreeing what boards and commissions they plan to serve on in the coming year, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors yesterday discussed a recent spate of onshore oil spills in North County.
According to a county staff report, oil has ...
Elected officials sworn in
With whoops, whistles and a standing ovation, a capacity crowd at the Santa Barbara County administration building yesterday showed freshly elected Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr exactly how they feel about her.
Farr, along with supervisor’s ...
Locals launch inaugural ball for Tea Fire victims
Mere days after the Tea Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in Montecito and Santa Barbara, two local women started brainstorming a way to help out the victims of the fire.
MaryAnne Contreras and Ginger Sledge envisioned a black tie gala featuring plen ...
Local teen compete in Punt, Pass, Kick competition
For the second year in a row and the third year overall, local teen Jessica Escalante will be competing in the national championships of the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition.
The 14-year-old Dos Pueblos High School student will travel with ...
George Winston interview
More than 20 years ago, rural folk pianist George Winston broke through the mold of the bland and mostly nameless New Age genre (a description he finds grossly inaccurate, by the way) to reach mass audiences with his seasonally-themed albums “Decembe ...
Taking the “Ick” Out of Organic
Ladies and gents, start your engines and rev up your post-holiday bulky bods by doing some crunches and curls at the Club and dining on delicious (and nutritious) dishes. And while you’re at it, why not make a get-healthy New Year’s resolution for yo ...
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