The Bottom Line is both the City of Santa Barbara and the County openly ignore what they want to ignore.
How about this?
CAB stated they are narrowing upper State Street, making it very dangerous to
drive. For what? Their 40 year failed bikes as alternative to auto use. City of SB designated De la Vina 2 decades ago as an efficient bike route to Mission and then cut over to State.
How does this happen? Simple the City acknowledged their legal responsibility under CEQA to do a City wide EIR for bike use. In Nov. 2023 the City changed the rules kicking in the CEQA demand.
It was the 2023 Westside Capital Improvement plan, and was was not, properly noticed which was a Brown Act violation which coincidentally includdc the "advisory" bike master plan as a hard plan (no longer advisory) they needed a CEQA required EIR.
A CAB Public Records request about the Cliff Dr. Las Positas Roundabout uncovered blatant CEQA and CCC violations over major changes to Cliff Dr. How did they get away with it? Delay, not answering, and waiting out the process until the former $650,000 project was completed for the ~$4.3 million.
So when you re-read Donovan's article think about how the Council and other government agencies Flip Off the public and then consider how you vote.
The irony does not escape me when Heal the Ocean/Channel Keepers and the local Big Mean Green Machine demands zero tolerance against cruise ships and potential oil spills.
Since their refusal to deal with vagrant camps along the same local creeks and waterways also creates toxic waste zones which even requires beach closures after storms; all in direct contradiction of their stated public mission.
Yes, the left and green movement seems to be mum about toxic environmental effects from waste associated with mass illegal immigration and homeless camps. The squalor of human waste and trash is significant and one would think these climate warriors would be jumping up and down at De La Guerra Plaza over this.
But, but, but … Trump is toxic, not DDT in soil! We just have to stop Trump and then everything will be as it should be. Laura will be able to give herself another raise, Santa Barbara will become a 15-minute city and gasoline will be banned.
Not good news to hear, Bonnie, on the toxicity report and the lack of concern by the various agencies. Thank you once again for keeping us in the know.
Bonnie, thank you for sounding the alarm over the toxics in soil. As a 40 year pest contol advisor in Orange County, now retired in Lompoc, members of our county and state need to realize how dangerous "banned" but used certain chemicals remain, causing all sorts of diseases and death.
Very important subject here in SB County. Just ask the folks in Casmalia! The biggest offender of toxic waste?…the DoD! The thought of these toxic, cancer causing chemicals is especially concerning contaminating the water table.
Clearly, elected County and City officials and staff must not be allowed to circumvent the EIR process in order to accommodate high density and/or low income housing. No doubt we here in SB/Goleta have potential risk from agriculture, former oil sites and other industrial sites such as Raytheon and the old Delco site?
Many homes in Santa Maria were built right over former oil fields, can’t imagine the implications to property values, long term health etc.
Enjoyed your article, Bonnie. I'm taking a break from writing technical stuff, so I want to add some so-called "humor" that isn't funny <g>. If soil contaminants last a very long time, I can think of two places of possible concern. Firstly, Raytheon's Building #1 (as it was at least once called) was once a dumping ground for chemicals behind the building. Building #1 contained windows that could open for "fresh" air. So-happens the polluted backside of Building #1 is the same location where engineers in Building #9 (one of those "sick" buildings) would reside because they would feel ill in #9 ... and they could open the windows for "fresh" air. Building #9 is now owned by Bruker. A past neighbor located behind a former rental of mine stated he used Agent Orange on his backyard weeds in 1983. He acquired the Agent Orange from his son that brought it back from Vietnam; I'm a survivor of Agent Orange. A workmate gave me a near empty container of the banned chemical (chlordane); never used the stuff, just keeping it safe from the public. You can imagine all the stuff that's hanging around us that's not good to be near.
Not to make you feel any worse, Bonnie, but the water out of your SB kitchen tap has a hardness around 400ppm, considered very high. Here in Dalton, GA the hardness measured 78ppm when we arrived here in 8/2021and the water here is cheap, averaging less than $30 per month. I tell Ann, my wife, the water hardness is low, but she still buys bottled water here which is about the same price as a gallon of gas in 1980. She is used to buying bottled water for making her tea. It's still a nutty world.
Ooh Yes thank you Bonnie Donnivan for this publication cN be addressed this tuesday at closed session i posted the information above. To take pir stste bsck we must be representative show up for the people, by the people, to have Constitutional Standing as "We the People" for Santa Barbara County.🕊🕊🕊✨️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️❤️❤️✨️✨️✨️
This exactly Why we need to be at the Board of Supervisors Meeting at the closed session this coming Tuesday March 11,2024 for Item 25-00171 for recommendations regarding informational Report Regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems, and Moss Landing Fire. Be in the Santa Barbara Board hearingroom 511 East Lakeside Drive Parkway Santa Maria, ca early because once again the Ponzi Scheme continues and this time NewCaliforniaState.com held a townhall in Morro Bay and there was only a few of us fm Santa Barbarba County to listen to the experts expose the truth of the lies that past presidential administrations did commit crimes against humanity with all these disasters the Nipomo Battery plant is placed on Private Property just off Joshua St. Last week a piece was written on it in the Santa Barbara Independent. Who has seen that article these battery plants are a huge public safety risks with other envornmental toxins they bypassed the EIRs and there is No Liabiabilty insurance in Nipomo which if fires break out they would need to fund 1 trillion dollar policy against these unsafe lithium batteries thatt the fire departments cant extengiish it has to burn itself out and fires continue underground as well. People need to know these battery packs are direly linked to China (CCP) and the United Nations with all the wildfires, and Im sure you have figured out that even Gene Hackmans death is tied in to this evilness we must be brave and courgeous to stand as one at the podium as professor Clement taught us too last year. Im getting my speaking time in today please get this out to all of listed links above available links as possible NewCaliforniaState with their DOGE evidence we have is public record. https://youtu.be/jGPpSVA-GXo?feature=shared
It’s so obvious the EPA needs to demand an EIR on this dangerous problem, and I mean right now! Call Trump - there must be some Federal oversight in a matter this serious.
As far as needing more housing - one answer might be the tiny prefab houses that are available on Amazon. They're inexpensive - about $15k, cheap to erect - about $10k, go up quick, include everything - separate bathroom, complete kitchen, wind and rain proof etc. They only need a slab or blocks foundation, are clean and sanitary. There are several TV programs - Tiny House Nation, Tiny House Big Living, Tiny House World.
Peter, glad to hear he fired another 65% of entrenched government time-wasters. Instead, I’d expect Trumpy to hire professionals who get in, get the job done right, and bill us with trackable accounting.
Please join in with us at the bos on tuesday morning NewCaliforniaState.com for Santa Barbara County recorded it and it is published in youtube i left the link on my comment bellow yours please scroll down and read it.
The Bottom Line is both the City of Santa Barbara and the County openly ignore what they want to ignore.
How about this?
CAB stated they are narrowing upper State Street, making it very dangerous to
drive. For what? Their 40 year failed bikes as alternative to auto use. City of SB designated De la Vina 2 decades ago as an efficient bike route to Mission and then cut over to State.
How does this happen? Simple the City acknowledged their legal responsibility under CEQA to do a City wide EIR for bike use. In Nov. 2023 the City changed the rules kicking in the CEQA demand.
It was the 2023 Westside Capital Improvement plan, and was was not, properly noticed which was a Brown Act violation which coincidentally includdc the "advisory" bike master plan as a hard plan (no longer advisory) they needed a CEQA required EIR.
A CAB Public Records request about the Cliff Dr. Las Positas Roundabout uncovered blatant CEQA and CCC violations over major changes to Cliff Dr. How did they get away with it? Delay, not answering, and waiting out the process until the former $650,000 project was completed for the ~$4.3 million.
So when you re-read Donovan's article think about how the Council and other government agencies Flip Off the public and then consider how you vote.
The irony does not escape me when Heal the Ocean/Channel Keepers and the local Big Mean Green Machine demands zero tolerance against cruise ships and potential oil spills.
Since their refusal to deal with vagrant camps along the same local creeks and waterways also creates toxic waste zones which even requires beach closures after storms; all in direct contradiction of their stated public mission.
Yes, the left and green movement seems to be mum about toxic environmental effects from waste associated with mass illegal immigration and homeless camps. The squalor of human waste and trash is significant and one would think these climate warriors would be jumping up and down at De La Guerra Plaza over this.
But, but, but … Trump is toxic, not DDT in soil! We just have to stop Trump and then everything will be as it should be. Laura will be able to give herself another raise, Santa Barbara will become a 15-minute city and gasoline will be banned.
Not good news to hear, Bonnie, on the toxicity report and the lack of concern by the various agencies. Thank you once again for keeping us in the know.
Bonnie, thank you for sounding the alarm over the toxics in soil. As a 40 year pest contol advisor in Orange County, now retired in Lompoc, members of our county and state need to realize how dangerous "banned" but used certain chemicals remain, causing all sorts of diseases and death.
Gov- “ be afraid, be very afraid!” - so we can control you!
Very important subject here in SB County. Just ask the folks in Casmalia! The biggest offender of toxic waste?…the DoD! The thought of these toxic, cancer causing chemicals is especially concerning contaminating the water table.
Clearly, elected County and City officials and staff must not be allowed to circumvent the EIR process in order to accommodate high density and/or low income housing. No doubt we here in SB/Goleta have potential risk from agriculture, former oil sites and other industrial sites such as Raytheon and the old Delco site?
Many homes in Santa Maria were built right over former oil fields, can’t imagine the implications to property values, long term health etc.
https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/epa-settles-on-final-casmalia-toxic-dump-cleanup-plan-public-comment-sought/article_7909a5bf-b4fd-5d22-9e4f-64f24c606e6d.amp.html
Enjoyed your article, Bonnie. I'm taking a break from writing technical stuff, so I want to add some so-called "humor" that isn't funny <g>. If soil contaminants last a very long time, I can think of two places of possible concern. Firstly, Raytheon's Building #1 (as it was at least once called) was once a dumping ground for chemicals behind the building. Building #1 contained windows that could open for "fresh" air. So-happens the polluted backside of Building #1 is the same location where engineers in Building #9 (one of those "sick" buildings) would reside because they would feel ill in #9 ... and they could open the windows for "fresh" air. Building #9 is now owned by Bruker. A past neighbor located behind a former rental of mine stated he used Agent Orange on his backyard weeds in 1983. He acquired the Agent Orange from his son that brought it back from Vietnam; I'm a survivor of Agent Orange. A workmate gave me a near empty container of the banned chemical (chlordane); never used the stuff, just keeping it safe from the public. You can imagine all the stuff that's hanging around us that's not good to be near.
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Not to make you feel any worse, Bonnie, but the water out of your SB kitchen tap has a hardness around 400ppm, considered very high. Here in Dalton, GA the hardness measured 78ppm when we arrived here in 8/2021and the water here is cheap, averaging less than $30 per month. I tell Ann, my wife, the water hardness is low, but she still buys bottled water here which is about the same price as a gallon of gas in 1980. She is used to buying bottled water for making her tea. It's still a nutty world.
The property sold in 2009. Guess this buyer was not advised to perform a soil test when purchasing the AG property?
Then it became known in 2019, 6 years ago, that the soil was toxic.
So six years have gone by without any remediation?
Where’s Erin Brockovich?
Seriously, the City allowed a known toxic health issue to sit for six years.
And our government says they care about the people?
Ooh Yes thank you Bonnie Donnivan for this publication cN be addressed this tuesday at closed session i posted the information above. To take pir stste bsck we must be representative show up for the people, by the people, to have Constitutional Standing as "We the People" for Santa Barbara County.🕊🕊🕊✨️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️❤️❤️✨️✨️✨️
This exactly Why we need to be at the Board of Supervisors Meeting at the closed session this coming Tuesday March 11,2024 for Item 25-00171 for recommendations regarding informational Report Regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems, and Moss Landing Fire. Be in the Santa Barbara Board hearingroom 511 East Lakeside Drive Parkway Santa Maria, ca early because once again the Ponzi Scheme continues and this time NewCaliforniaState.com held a townhall in Morro Bay and there was only a few of us fm Santa Barbarba County to listen to the experts expose the truth of the lies that past presidential administrations did commit crimes against humanity with all these disasters the Nipomo Battery plant is placed on Private Property just off Joshua St. Last week a piece was written on it in the Santa Barbara Independent. Who has seen that article these battery plants are a huge public safety risks with other envornmental toxins they bypassed the EIRs and there is No Liabiabilty insurance in Nipomo which if fires break out they would need to fund 1 trillion dollar policy against these unsafe lithium batteries thatt the fire departments cant extengiish it has to burn itself out and fires continue underground as well. People need to know these battery packs are direly linked to China (CCP) and the United Nations with all the wildfires, and Im sure you have figured out that even Gene Hackmans death is tied in to this evilness we must be brave and courgeous to stand as one at the podium as professor Clement taught us too last year. Im getting my speaking time in today please get this out to all of listed links above available links as possible NewCaliforniaState with their DOGE evidence we have is public record. https://youtu.be/jGPpSVA-GXo?feature=shared
It’s so obvious the EPA needs to demand an EIR on this dangerous problem, and I mean right now! Call Trump - there must be some Federal oversight in a matter this serious.
As far as needing more housing - one answer might be the tiny prefab houses that are available on Amazon. They're inexpensive - about $15k, cheap to erect - about $10k, go up quick, include everything - separate bathroom, complete kitchen, wind and rain proof etc. They only need a slab or blocks foundation, are clean and sanitary. There are several TV programs - Tiny House Nation, Tiny House Big Living, Tiny House World.
Earl,
Probably best to not waste your time calling Trump. Seems like President Musk, er, Trump recently fired 65% of the EPA staff.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-environmental-protection-agency-eyeing-cut-65-its-staffers.amp
Peter, glad to hear he fired another 65% of entrenched government time-wasters. Instead, I’d expect Trumpy to hire professionals who get in, get the job done right, and bill us with trackable accounting.
Please join in with us at the bos on tuesday morning NewCaliforniaState.com for Santa Barbara County recorded it and it is published in youtube i left the link on my comment bellow yours please scroll down and read it.