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Cause found forUCSB collapse

Group calls forsalary reform

House extendsPatriotAct

A New Vision

Democratic Partylooks to take backSBCity Hall

Obamabudgettargetsdeficit

BY ALISTER BULLAND JEFF MASON

REUTERS NEWS SERVICEPresident Barack Obama on Monday

pledged to halve the U.S. deficit by2013 and axe $1.1 trillion over adecade through spending cuts and taxincreases in a budget he called a"downpayment" on fiscal control.But Republicans, who accuse

Obama of being a tax-and-spendDemocrat, said the president had notgone far enough in curbing costs.They aim to make the 2012 presi-

dential election a referendum on hisfiscal track record and threaten fightsover a legal limit on the U.S. debt andhow to fund the government in theshort-term.

Obama said his plan was a balancebetween deficit reduction pain andinvestment for growth. It only provideda general guide on how to tackle enti-tlement outlays that include the SocialSecurity and Medicare programsresponsible for huge governmentspending."What we have done here is make a

downpayment, but there is going to bemore work that needs to be done andit's going to require Democrats andRepublicans coming together to makeit happen," he said at a school in near-by Maryland.The budget calls for investments in

areas such as high-speed rail, broad-band Internet, and energy efficiencyresearch. It makes cuts to programsthat provide heating help for poor peo-

See BUDGET, page 3DAILY SOUND/MattGraves

Capps’ StatementSee Rep. Lois Capps’

statement on President Obama’s2012 budget plan on Page 3.

The Santa BarbaraCounty TaxpayersAssociation urged theBoard of Supervisors torenegotiate employeeraises, saying pay andbenefits increased 42percent since 2008.

The House ofRepresentatives voted toextend provisions of theanti-terrorism Patriot Act,despite some earlyunexpected opposition.

BY JOSHUA MOLINADAILY SOUND EDITOR

t is clear that conservativeshave captured the power atSanta Barbara City Hall.But how long will it last?The Santa Barbara County

Democratic Party hopes to breakthe conservative tidal wave withthis November’s Santa BarbaraCity Council election.In fact, the party is out early

trying to get behind council can-didates who are serious aboutwinning. The party will interviewcandidates in April and endorsein May, far earlier than everbefore.

See DEMOCRATS, page 4

Investigators found that a4,000-pound ceiling atUCSB’s Bren Hallcollapsed last Octoberdue to faulty suspension.

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Taxpayers Associationdecries employee raises

BY NICK C. TONKINDAILY SOUND CORRESPONDENT

The Santa Barbara County TaxpayersAssociation held a press conferenceyesterday urging the Board ofSupervisors to renegotiate employeeraises.Standing on the steps in front of the

county administration building onAnapamu St. representatives from theTaxpayers Association read a lettersigned by seven former county supervi-sors and gave speeches about the finan-cial problems caused by employee ben-efits.Tobe Plough, vice president of the

Taxpayers Association, said that countyworkers pay and benefits haveincreased 42 percent since the recessionin 2008.“That is a part of our budget here in

Santa Barbara County that is unsustain-able,” Plough said.The Board of Supervisors is sched-

uled to hear a report from an advisorycommission outlining retirement policyalternatives to deal with the county’smounting pension difficulties.The letter claims that the average

cost of employing a county worker hasrisen from $91,000 in 2007-08 to$129,000 in 2011-12 and that the coun-ty cannot afford employee raises of sixto 14 percent when there is $55 milliondeficit in the general fund.Activists held a few signs demanding

an end to collective bargainisng, a refer-ence to Lanny Ebenstein’s proposal toplace an initiative on the 2012 ballot toban public employee unions from nego-tiating on behalf of their members.Ebenstein wasn’t present at the confer-ence.Carpinteria City Council member

and Executive Director of the TaxpayersAssociation said that today’s conferencewas strictly about the pay raises.“The Santa Barbara County

Taxpayers Association is not a Johnny-come-lately to this issue,” Armendarizsaid. “We’ve been talking about thisissue for years and years.”Armendariz said they were not trying

to put down public employeesor punish employee unions.“It’s simply an exercise in

fiscal responsibility,”Armendariz said.Asked about the role of the

2008 recession in the coun-ty’s shortfall, Armendarizacknowledged it played arole, but said governmentcan’t be considered blamelesson that count. He said thatgovernment has been anobstacle to economic prosper-ity in the county, pointing topotential revenues from off-shore oil drilling as an exam-ple.“Recessions are not born

of immaculate conception,”Armendariz said. “They’rethe result of bad public poli-cy.”Armendariz later said the

only alternative to pay and

Top: Mike Stoker speaks at a press conference asking the Board of Supervisors to spend lesson employee salries and benefits. Bottom:The Taxpayers Association.

DAILY SOUND / Nick C. Tonkin

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Investigators determine causeof UCSB building collapse

DAILY SOUND STAFF REPORTInvestigators have determined what

caused a 4,000-pound ceiling to col-lapse in a bizarre accident at UC SantaBarbara’s Bren Hall last October.Engineers concluded that ceiling

suspension anchors were not sufficient-ly embedded in the concrete structure,and suspension wires were not uniform-ly tensioned.The flaws caused an unequal load in

the ceiling, which led to progressivefailure of the suspension system, saidJack Wolever, director of Design &

Construction Services at UCSB.No one was injured when the 500-

square-foot ceiling, one of severalsteel-supported plaster-and-concretestructures covering open-air lobbyareas at the building, crashed to theground.Bren Hall was constructed in 2002 at

a cost of $26 million.Bren Hall was closed for two days in

October after the ceiling collapsed. Itcollapsed on a Saturday afternoon,when school was not in session, andthere were no injuries. UCSB officials

subsequently ordered the removal of allsimilar suspended ceilings at Bren Hall.Bren Hall was the first laboratory

building in the U.S. to achieve the high-est marks possible from the U.S. GreenBuilding Council for being environ-mentally sustainable. Bren Hall hasbeen certified Platinum by the grouptwice, once as a new building and in2009, as an existing structure.The full report of the investigation

into the cause of the collapse can befound at http://facilities.ucsb.edu/departments/dcs/default.asp.

ple and grants to big airports, forexample.Obama's $3.729 trillion budget pro-

posal for fiscal 2012 shows the deficitrising to a record $1.645 trillion in fis-cal 2011, then falling sharply to$1.101 trillion in 2012.This trend would trim the deficit as

a share of the U.S. economy to 3.2 per-cent by 2015 from 10.9 percent thisyear and meet a pledge Obama made tohis Group of 20 partners to halve thedeficit by 2013 compared to its sizewhen he entered the White House inJanuary, 2009.The news was well-timed, with G20

finance ministers meeting in Paris onFriday and Saturday.Two-thirds of the $1.1 trillion in

savings come from spending cuts. Therest comes from higher revenues asU.S. growth steadily picks up pace andfrom tax increases. The president isseeking an additional $328 billionthrough a variety of measures, includ-ing ending tax breaks for big businesson income earned abroad.FIRST STEPStandard & Poor's Chief Economist

David Wyss said the budget was a"step in the right direction" but morewas needed to be done in order to tack-

le entitlement spending.He did not comment on the U.S.

debt rating. A recent S&P report said aU.S. stable rating outlook assumes thegovernment will "soon reveal a credi-ble plan ... to enable the general gov-ernment debt-to-GDP ratio to stabilizeand then to decline." A ratings down-grade would likely push up U.S. bor-rowing costs.

Obama's budget for fiscal 2012 is aproposal to Congress and months ofwrangling will now follow withRepublicans, who control the House ofRepresentatives and increased theirseats in the Senate after Novemberelections. They campaigned on deepcuts in federal spending."Congress often goes in a different

BUDGETFROM PAGE 1

Statement by Lois Capps“The President’s budget roadmap takes the necessary steps to get our

fiscal house in order, while creating jobs and growing our economy againby making critical investments in education, infrastructure, and researchand development. If we’re going to “win the future” then we need to out-educate, out-build and out-innovate our competitors. And that’s exactlywhat the President’s budget lays out – a plan to protect Pell Grantincreases so students can afford rising college tuition costs, a plan tomake sure America’s homes and businesses are connected to 21st cen-tury technologies and a plan to ensure speed up America’s transition to acleaner, safer energy future.“While I don’t agree with all of the spending cuts proposed by the

President, it’s very clear that he’s making the kind of tough choices to con-trol our deficit. My colleagues and I agree with the need to cut unneces-sary spending and for the government to live within its means; but theissue is how to do it in a responsible way so that it doesn’t threaten ourability to compete in a global economy. This is where the President’sbudget proposal stands in sharp contrast to the temporary governmentspending bill proposed by the new House Republican majority in theHouse of Representatives last week. This proposed legislation, which theHouse will consider this week, would slash the very investments Americaneeds to prepare our workers to compete, and that will create the jobs ofthe 21st century. That’s the height of irresponsibility.”

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US charges 7 in Taliban stingU.S. prosecutors on Monday accused seven men of trying to

sell weapons and smuggle drugs to people they believed wereTaliban militants.In meetings in Benin, Romania, Ghana and Ukraine, the men

agreed to transport and sell heroin for informants posing asTaliban, and to sell them surface-to-air missiles for use inAfghanistan, authorities said.Five of the men were arrested in Liberia on Thursday and

Friday and were due to be extradited to the United States to facethe charges in federal court in New York City.Maroun Saade, 58, Walid Nasr, 37, Corneille Dato, 48,

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Benin, and Ahissou is Togolese, prosecutors said.

Judge clears way for bison slaughterA federal judge on Monday denied a request from environ-

mentalists to halt the execution of buffalo at YellowstoneNational Park, a ruling that clears the way for hundreds of buf-falo to be shipped to slaughter.More than 500 buffalo, or bison, have been corralled in

recent weeks in the park after their search for food caused themto wander from the park into Montana, where ranchers fear thebison will transmit brucellosis to cows.The disease can cause cows to miscarry their young.Federal and state agencies - including Yellowstone and

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Former official sues for defamationA former U.S. Agriculture Department official who resigned

under pressure last summer after conservative media depictedher as racist, has filed a defamation suit against the blogger whopublished an edited video of her remarks.Shirley Sherrod, who was USDAGeorgia state director, filed

the lawsuit on Friday in District of Columbia Superior Court.She alleges that conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart "decep-tively" edited a video of her speech to make her appear as aracist discriminating against white farmers.Sherrod, who is black, was actually "encouraging people not

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“I think that there’s a few membersof the council who got elected on thebacks of a couple of hot-button issues,but who really show a wide disconnectfrom the average Santa Barbara resi-dent on issues that really matter,” saidDaraka Larimore-Hall, chairman of thelocal party. “At the end of the day, traf-fic circles and curb extensions are notthe end-all, be-all of city policy.”Since the election of Dale Francisco,

Frank Hotchkiss and Michael Selfbeginning in 2007, the council hassteadily shifted to the right on housing,alternative transportation and environ-mental matters.The appointment of Paradise Café

owner Randy Rowse in December fur-ther shifted power to the conservatives.No longer are proposals to increase

affordable housing, homeless services,or enhance access for pedestrians andbicyclists, slam dunks on the council.Instead, the talk is about reducing

salaries and number of employees,weakening the power of unions, anddriving the homeless out of the publiceye.The city’s living wage ordinance,

once a flagship accomplishment for theliberal majority, is now also underthreat of repeal by the current conser-vative majority.The party was caught off guard by

the appointment of Rowse, but partybrass doesn’t plan to make the samemistake this November.In a couple of weeks, the party

intends to hold a special “meet-and-greet” for potential Democratic candi-dates.Three seats are up for grabs in

November. Francisco and Self are run-ning for re-election. The seat held byRowse, who was appointed to serve thelast year of Assemblyman DasWilliams’ term, is also open.So far, journalist Cathy Murillo and

planning commissioner DeborahSchwartz have declared their candida-cies.Former two-term councilwoman Iya

Falcone is also considering a return tooffice.Larimore-Hall, a UCSB doctoral

student who grew up in Santa Barbara,said Santa Barbara residents havemuch more diverse views than what’sbeen presented recently at City Hall.“This is a Democratic city,”

Larimore-Hall said. “This is a city thatBarack Obama won by over 70 percent.Within that majority there are a lot ofopinions on how to deal with issuessuch as housing, transportation, crime

and finances. There are plenty of folksin Santa Barbara who are more moder-ate than, for example, I am on thoseissues, and that’s fine. But where thediscussion is right now at City Hall isway to the right of the mainstream inthe city.”One of the right-leaning fiscal con-

servatives on the council running forre-election this November is Self. Shesaid that despite Larimore-Hall’sclaims, that she does represent theSanta Barbara mainstream.“I do represent the people,” Self

said. “It’s been a long time coming. Alot of people, if they felt things weregoing well, there wouldn’t have beenthis change. I would have been happy

retired.”Self won a spot on the council in

2009 largely based on her opposition tothe city’s traffic calming devices, suchas curb extensions and mini-round-abouts.Largely dismissed and overlooked

by City Hall power brokers, she turnedher neighborhood activism into politi-cal power.Self said she’s not afraid of the

Democrats’ early strategy. She won-ders who Larimore-Hall speaks for.“People like Larimore-Hall, they are

so in with their clique,” Self said. “Ithink the reasons there are new ideas atCity Hall is because the old ideas got a

DEMOCRATSFROM PAGE 1

Daraka Larimore-Hall, Santa Barbara Democratic Party chairman, wants to bring his party backto dominance at Santa Barbara City Hall by campaigning early.

DAILY SOUND / Matt Graves

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Maggie’s at State & ACRAIG SMITH, the creator of

widely-read CraigSmithsBlog.com, isreporting that State & A Bar and Grillat 1201 State St. has been sold and isgetting a new name: “Maggie’s atState & A.”

Smith says “Rumored for sometime now to have been on the market,a Notice of Application forOwnership Change is posted in thewindow of the restaurant which islocated on the corner of State Streetand Anapamu, showing the names ofthe new owners, Barry and MargaretShulman, and that the name of therestaurant will be changed toMaggie’s at State and A.”

Apparently employees werereportedly informed of the sale at arecent staff meeting. Smith reportsthat they were assured that their jobswere safe and that the transfer ofownership would be completed byApril 1.

CAFÉ BUENOS AIRES STAY-ING OPEN: Last week’s story aboutPetros taking over Café Buenos Airesapparently is false. I received wordfrom Cafe Buenos Aires owner WallyRonchietto that the informationreleased to the media (meaning me)by Petros is incorrect. Ronchiettostated “Cafe Buenos Aires is operat-ing as usual and it has not been soldto Petros or anybody else.”

When working on the story Icalled Petros Los Olivos and asked tobe put in touch with someone author-ized to speak on behalf of Petros tothe Santa Barbara Daily Sound news-paper. The person who answered thephone said I should speak withJeanette Legg and said “Legg is the‘everything person.’ She is responsi-ble for everything at both the LosOlivos and Manhattan Beach Petrosrestaurants.” Ms. Legg called me backand told me the story that I reportedto you, including the March timeframe. Also when working on thestory I contacted Cafe Buenos Aireswho declined to comment.

THE RIO: Last August I wroteabout a new Mexican restaurant com-ing to 330 State Street, brought to youby the family that owns Fishouse,Boathouse and SB Shellfish Co.Sources tell me that there is a chancethe new eatery might open in April orMay. I am also hearing that the nameof the restaurant is still undecided but

that the leading candidate is “TheRio.”

LIVE CULTURE CLOSES: LiveCulture at 11 W. De la Guerra St. hasclosed their doors. The wine, food &

froyo destinationfirst opened theirdoors in March2009.

WAHOO’STURNS THREE:Wahoo’s Fish Tacoat 511 State St iscelebrating their3rd anniversarytoday by giving afree taco to thefirst 25 peoplewho bring in thiscopy of the Daily

Sound that you are holding in yourhands right now. Owner Jeff Lauertells me that when ordering your freetaco you can choose between, grilledOno, blackened Mahi Mahi, grilled orblackened chicken breast, carnitas orteriyaki tofu tacos.

CLAMORING FOR CHOW-DER: You and I are friends, right?Then hopefully you won’t judge TheRestaurant Guy when he tells you thathe has been looking for a good NewEngland-style clam chowder that canbe purchased at a market and enjoyedat home.

Nothing compares to the qualityyou get from a fresh bowl of NewEngland clam chowder served at alocal eatery. But I am such a bigchowder fan that I think it would benice to not have to always leave mycozy cottage and trudge through thisharsh, arctic, 70-degree Santa Barbarawinter weather we are all sufferingthrough, just to get some.

Every canned New Englandclam chowder I have tried has beenawful. I tried Snows. Verdict: terrible.I tried Campbell’s. If anyone can getcanned soup to taste good it would beCampbell’s, right? Verdict: terrible. Ithen tried the ready-to-eat version ofCampbell’s New England clam chow-

der where you don’t need to add milkor water. Verdict: terrible. Last night Itried Progresso Rich & Hearty and ittasted like a bowl of Half & Half witha few potatoes mixed in. Verdict: Passme a bag, quickly.

Last week I asked readers of myblog to tell me about their favoritebrand of from-the-store New England-style clam chowder and here are afew of the responses I received:• Richard says “I order Bar Harbor

clam chowder from Amazon. It’s thebest canned chowder I’ve found. six(15 oz) cans are about $18. If youhave Prime, shipping is free.”• Christine says: “I’m so glad you

mentioned Bar Harbor, I looked themup and they look pretty darn good.Came in first in a blind tasting.Supposedly, available at Gelson’s andWhole Foods. I’m on the hunt.”• Nikki says: “Costco’s clam chow-

der is pretty decent! Not a can, but acontainer.”• Tama says: “Tried the trader joe’s

canned version tonight. yep, it toowas foul.”• Michael says: “Mo’s clam chow-

der base can be ordered online. I havehad this chowder for 38 years, neverhad a bad bowl. It sure beats BB’s orIFH”• Gracie says: “Wolfgang Puck

canned chowder is pretty good.”• Lisa says: “Lazy Acres makes

New England-style clam chowderfrom scratch. You can find it in thesalad bar. They make great soups, butthis one I haven’t tried, as I’m a vege-tarian!”• Mac says: “Unaccustomed as I

am to shameless self promotion…hereat Mac’s Fish & Chip Shop we makeour own New England Clam Chowderfrom scratch, much like the majorityof our menu. No cans of condensedsoup, no packets of mix. It alwaysamazes me that restaurants don’tmake it from scratch because a) ittastes better and b) it’s actuallycheaper to make from raw ingredientsand c) quality control is easier tomanage. Maybe that’s why we sell itat just $3 for a cup and $5 for a bowl.I have to end this rant now as thisself-promotion has left me feeling abit ashamed and dirty.”

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NEWSHouse votes to extendanti-terror Patriot Act

REUTERS NEWS SERVICEThe Republican-led House of

Representatives voted on Monday to extendexpiring surveillance provisions of the anti-ter-rorism Patriot Act, overcoming unanticipatedearly opposition.On a largely party-line vote of 275-144

vote, the House sent the measure -- a proposednine-month renewal of three provisions set toexpire in two weeks -- to the Democratic-ledSenate for consideration.The action came a week after House

Republican leaders failed to get the billapproved under a fast-track approach normallyreserved for non-controversial issues.They came up seven votes short of the need-

ed two-thirds majority because of the unex-pected scope of opposition that included 26Republicans, a number of whom are backed bythe anti-establishment Tea Party, and 122Democrats. Foes complained the provisionsamount to a federal over reach.Initial defeat surprised Republican leaders

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September 11, 2001 attacks. Expiring provi-sions permit: obtaining roving wiretaps on sus-

pected terrorists who switch their mode ofcommunications; tracking foreigners who mayhave loose ties to militants but are acting as"lone wolves" in plotting attacks, and access-ing certain business records.House Judiciary Committee Chairman

Lamar Smith, a Republican, helped rally sup-port for renewing the provisions."Numerous terrorist attempts in the last ten

years have been thwarted thanks to the intelli-gence-gathering tools provided in the PatriotAct and other national security laws," Smithsaid."If Congress fails to extend the provisions

set to expire on February 28th, it will be on ourshoulders if the intelligence needed to stop thenext attack is not collected," Smith warned.The Obama administration said while it

would support the nine-month extension in theHouse bill, it would prefer reauthorizationthrough December 2013 as has been proposedby Senate Democrats.Senate Republicans are pushing for a per-

manent extension to provide law enforcementlong-term certainty about what tools they willhave to track suspected terrorists.The House and Senate must move quickly

to send a final bill to Obama to sign into lawbefore the provisions expire.

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and some things being said on the dais thatjust make me cringe,” said popular, two-term former Mayor Marty Blum. “Thingslike how we treat our homeless and how wetreat our pedestrians and bicycle riders.”Blum said she was “aghast” at how some

members of the council have spoken about

the homeless during recent public meet-ings.“I was very saddened to hear we were

picking on people like that,” Blum said. “Ithink we need to give them a hand-up if wecan, and help them out.”Blum, who is also a member of the

Democratic Party board, said it is smart forthe party to plan now.“Incumbents are really difficult to

unseat,” Blum said. “If the Democrats waituntil to August or September it could be toolate because the incumbents have such aleg up.”Larimore-Hall said it’s time to step up

and take back Santa Barbara.“We want this to be a long conversation

about what direction we shouldgo in the future,” Larimore-Hallsaid. “People need to speak upand pay attention because thethings being said and done rightnow in their name are reallyquite disturbing.”Larimore-Hall said the cur-

rent council is headed down thewrong path“Is this a city that thinks that

bike lanes should be eliminat-ed?” he asked. “Is this a citythat wants to scapegoat immi-grants? Is this a city that wantsto pay workers poverty wages. Idon’t think so. Let’s get active.Get a little louder and make thatclear.”

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO DECIDE ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC APPEALS JURISDICTION

AND WAIVE REQUIREMENT OF A PUBLIC HEARING

DATE OF NOTICE: February 15, 2011

REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: March 8, 2011 SCHEDULED DECISION DATE: March 9, 2011 APPLICANT: Heidi Jones, agent for Steve Kleiman, property owner

CASE NAME & NUMBER: Kleiman Deck; Case No. 10CDH-00000-00030

SITE ADDRESS & ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER: 5281 Austin Road, Goleta; AP No.: 065-310-022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is for a Coastal Development Permit for the demolition of an existing 48 sq. ft. deck and the removal of an unpermitted 300 sq. ft. trellis and unpermitted spa, both located within the bluff setback. This permit is also for the construction of a new 90 sq. ft. cantilevered 2nd story ocean-facing deck and a new 6 foot stone wall located within the motor court. No grading would be required for the project and no trees are proposed for removal. The parcel will be served by the Goleta Water District, the Goleta Sanitary District, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Access will continue to be provided off of Austin Road. The property is a 1.0-acre parcel zoned 20-R-1 and shown as Assessor's Parcel Number 065-310-022, located at 5281 Austin Road in the More Mesa area of the Goleta Community Plan, Second Supervisorial District.

PUBLIC HEARING WAIVER: Planning & Development intends to decide this Coastal Development Permit application and to waive the public hearing unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by any interested party to Planning & Development within 15 working days of the February 15, 2011 notice date. All requests for a hearing must be submitted to Santa Barbara County, Planning & Development Department, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Attention: David Villalobos, or faxed to (805) 568-2030.

APPEAL PERIOD: The action of the Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission within ten (10) calendar days of the March 9, 2011 decision date.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by the County of Santa Barbara of this Coastal Development Permit to the Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided. PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested parties who want to comment on the project but are not requesting a public hearing, may submit written comments to Santa Barbara County, Planning & Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Attention: J. Ritterbeck, for Glenn Russell, Ph.D., Planning Director. For further information please contact, J. Ritterbeck at (805) 568-3509. MATERIAL REVIEW: Plans and staff analysis of the proposal will be available for public review at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 a week prior to the final action.

NOTICE OF VACANCYInterested persons are hereby notified thatPursuant to Government Code §1780

there is a vacancy on theGoleta Water DistrictBoard of Directors

The position to be filled is a 2-year termending December 2012

Applications are available at theGoleta Water District web site

www.goletawater.com orGoleta Water District Headquarters

located at:4699 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93110

Phone: (805) 964-6761

Applications are due by:February 17, 2011

This District Board has 60 days from the date the Board isnotified of the vacancy or the effective date of thevacancy, whichever is later, to fill the vacancy by

appointment or call a special election Government Code§1780

Pursuant to Government Code §1780, this notice will beposted for a minimum of 15 days in 3 or more

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pictures truly are worth a thousand words.Gottlieb-Walker, says Roger Steffans, has a“keen eye”. Jeff Walker is enthusiastic abouther ability to capture “one magical momentafter another…” Gottlieb-Walker could putmusicians at ease almost instantly, and theytrusted her.These pictures underscore that talent.Peter Tosh had “the most militant reputa-

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sister9 Remote

letters10 Pastoral

poem11 Avoid

responsibility12 Lauder of

cosmetics13 Acting

ensembles18 Breaks new

ground?22 Holman or

Turner23 Desert

sights24 Impolite

looker25 Crack a

little joke26 Wood-

pecker’spride

27 Burroughs’was naked

28 “What,’’“who,’’“how,’’ and“where’’

30 It’s oftenwild

32 Half-man,half-goat

34 Rich cake35 On edge37 Counter

offer?38 Joie de

vivre40 Tardy41 Frenzied

43 It carries asmallcharge

44 Gaingroundyardage

45 Nachoenhancer,for many

46 Dirty rottenscoundrel

47 He’s in aclass byhimself

49 What somepoolsconsist of

52 Stoutrelative?

53 Flesh andblood

54 Theatricalsignal

55 Santa ___56 Hobbyist’s

package57 Northern

borders?

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direction," said Michael Moran, chiefeconomist at Daiwa SecuritiesAmerica in New York, who was alsodisappointed there was not more fromthe president on tackling entitlements.Instead, Obama merely said he

would work with Congress to overhaulthe corporate tax code, and laid outbroad principles for reforming SocialSecurity that reflect long-heldDemocratic commitments to defendpensions for the elderly and disabled.Senate and House budget commit-

tees must craft their own budget blue-prints. If they succeed, this yields so-called "resolutions" providing guid-ance for other congressional commit-tees to write legislation via a number

of separate funding bills that can bevoted into law.Success in not assured. Obama's

2011 budget became mired in biparti-san politics when Democrats andRepublicans could not agree, forcinglawmakers to resort to a stop-gap legalmeasure to keep funding the govern-ment which expires on March 4.Failure to agree to a new funding

bill could result in the governmentshutting down. That would replay a1995-1996 showdown between aDemocratic president and aRepublican-led House ofRepresentatives. The public sided withPresident Bill Clinton, who won re-election.Republicans, who have already

unveiled much tougher proposals torein in rising U.S. debt, were not

impressed."The president's budget isn't win-

ning the future, it's spending thefuture," said House Speaker JohnBoehner, in a play on one of the WhiteHouse's favorite slogans.U.S. debt will be hit a legal limit of

$14.3 trillion by the end of May unlesslawmakers act to lift that ceiling.The budget shows the deficit

steadying around 3 percent of grossdomestic product from 2015 onward,slowing the rate at which the U.S. addsto its debt, although it will still climbto 77 percent of GDP by 2021, up from72 percent in 2011.Obama plans to freeze non-security

discretionary spending for five years,lowering the deficit by $400 billionover 10 years and saving $33 billion infiscal 2012.

OBAMAFROM PAGE 3

benefit reduction is 800 to 1,000 layoffs— something he believes isn’t smartwhen 60 percent of the general fund ispublic safety.“A disproportionate amount of those

are going to come out of police andfire,” Armendariz said. “And I don’tthink there are too many residents ofthis county that want to see police andfire laid off because the Board ofSupervisors refuses to renegotiate rais-es.”Former county supervisor Mike

Stoker said that the Associationbelieved that public employees shouldbe on the same level as their private sec-tor counterparts. He noted that manyyears ago, public employees were paidless than there private counterparts andthat had to be fixed.But he now believes the pendulum

swung the other way. He said private

companies eliminated the kinds of ben-efits public workers still have becausethey believed it would bankrupt them.“And that’s where city, county, and

state governments are now,” saidStoker, who lost to Das Williams in abid for state assembly in November.

Stoker said the county should con-centrate on helping to create jobs in theprivate sector to help close the financialgap.“At the end of the day it’s the private

sector that creates the revenues that payall these costs,” Stoker said.Though Ebenstein’s proposal may

not have come up in any of the preparedremarks, campaign financing did.Another former county supervisor,Brooks Firestone, said he the publicwould be shocked at some of the factssurrounding union political contribu-tions, citing that 3rd District SupervisorDoreen Farr received $175,000 frompublic employee unions. Firestonebelieves the influence of these contribu-tions on pay and benefits has led tosome of the government fiscal difficul-ties.“We are broke,” Firestone said.

“California is broke, and the county isbroke.”Stoker also took up the point, claim-

ing that $200 million dollars is circulat-ed in every California election cycle inCalifornia. Stoker claimed that evensome of his former liberal colleagueswould be astounded by the amount ofmoney that goes into campaigns.“Twenty years ago, that money was-

n’t on the table,” Stoker said.

PENSIONFROM PAGE 2

Howell belts three doubles in 8-1 winBY DAVE LOVETON

SBCC SPORTS INFORMATIONDaniel Howell had a perfect day at the

plate and Chad Caraccioli pitched sevenstrong innings Monday afternoon asSBCC cruised past Antelope Valley 8-1in a nonconference baseball game inLancaster.Howell, a 6-4 sophomore from Shell

Beach, went 4-for-4 with three doubles,three RBIs, two stolen bases and a walk.Joey Epperson was 3-5 with a double,

three runs scored and a stolen base.“We were hitting the ball right on the

button,” said coach Ryan Thompson.“We had a couple of long drives caughtnear the 400-foot sign.”SBCC (2-5) is 2-0 on the road and 0-5

at home this season.Caraccioli (2-0) held the Marauders

(2-5) to one run over seven innings witheight strikeouts and one walk. DJGunderson and Dylan Prokop eachpitched an inning of scoreless relief.

The Vaqueros took a 4-1 lead into theninth and loaded the bases with two outs.Epperson’s fly ball to left field wasdropped, bringing in two unearned runs.After Robert Vickers walked, Howelldrilled a two-run double to the fence inleft-center.The Vaqueros have two home games

this week against L.A. Mission(Tuesday) and Irvine Valley (Friday).Tuesday’s game starts at 2 p.m. withFriday’s first pitch set for 1 p.m.

‘We are broke.California is broke, andthe county is broke.’

– BROOKS FIRESTONE

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