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Rice, planted abundantly in California, has for centuries fed millions in India, China and the rest of Asia.

Ventura Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Zoe Taylor is stepping down, marking the latest - but not the last - shift in the way chambers do business in the Tri-Counties. Taylor's resignation comes on the heels of an exceptionally bad year for the chamber of commerce industry.

Life in Goleta is pretty laid back. Most of us can agree that we have many things to enjoy on a daily basis: a lovely coastline, several beaches, mountains not only to admire but with different levels of trails to hike, a small lake of our own, the bluffsa 'and such good weather can be found almost nowhere else, which makes it the perfect place to ...

They spent the most time discussing collaboration in responding to youth violence and creating youth activities.

Goleta-The Goleta Police Department issued six citations during a pedestrian crosswalk enforcement operation on Thursday, November 19, 2009.

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Stream-side buffers and setbacks were the main theme of the Goleta City Council's discussion Tuesday evening on General Plan amendments.

Largely innocent bystanders in the financial meltdown that gripped Wall Street a year ago, community banks have been walking around with targets on their backs.

At 6 p.m. Wednesday in Council Chambers, the city of Goleta will host a meeting of residents and others to serve in an advisory capacity on the development of an Urban Forest Management Plan.

"They just worm their way into your heart," said Gretchen Beckert as she gazed fondly at the two greyhounds napping at her feet.

Ita s September! That means summer is over and the kids are back in school. Time to clean up from all the summer fun.

My father, Don Giffin, died at 3:30 am on September 3, 2009, at the age of 82, after a long struggle with emphysema, diabetes, and leukemia.

The city of Goleta will hold its next City Council elections in 2010, in which Mr.

The alleged driver in a wrong-way collision on Highway 101 that killed two Goleta residents was being held Monday in Santa Barbara County Jail on $100,000 bail.

Two Goleta residents died early Sunday when their car was struck by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 101 south of Storke Road, authorities said.

U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion will perform in Santa Barbara this week. Fiddle Me This Monday, November 2, 2009 This Friday, November 6, U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Jamie Laval will join forces in S.B. with All-Ireland Guitar Champion Zac Leger in a concert of Traditional and Progressive Celtic Instrumental Music.

The General Plan was once again on the minds of members of the Goleta City Council on Tuesday as they took up proposed amendments to the city's development document.

The intent is to discuss existing, proposed and possible future trail concepts as they relate to the county's effort at updating the Goleta Valley Community Plan, to update residents on trail improvement efforts in the city of Goleta and receive input from interested residents on revised trail recommendations for the county.

Proof that good things can happen during bad times. The Goodland Gallery opened 1 year ago and wants to celebrate! We are the first gallery in Goleta and have a different way of doing business.

Three Santa Barbara County Special Ed classes are closed due concerns over the swine flu.