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By Rob Kuznia, Noozhawk Staff Writer - An SBCC student from Redding living in a house threatened by the Gap Fire finds solace at San Marcos' Red Cross shelter.

Goleta Council Approves Growth Plan for Fairview Gardens

By Rob Kuznia, Noozhawk Staff Writer - A five-year improvement project is designed to get the organic farm's labor camp up to code — and away from neighbors.

Sports

Wake Forest Forward to Transfer to UCSB

By Ryan Hall - Mekia Valentine will be eligible to compete with the Gauchos beginning in 2009-10.

UCSB Catcher Chris McMurray Signs With Cincinnati Reds

By Scott Flanders - The Gaucho decides to forgo his senior season and will play for Billings, an affiliate in Montana.

Nonprofits

Boy Scout Rises to the Challenge

By Sara Jenkins - Aidan Ehler participates in the Ordeal, a prestigious but difficult first step to full Order of the Arrow membership.

Schools

Westmont Awards Scholarships to Five Computer Science Students

By Scott Craig - Using funds from an NSF grant, the college will give each recipient up to $10,000.

UCSB Physicist Receives Prestigious Plous Award

By Kristen Johnson - Tommaso Treu is recognized for his achievement in research, teaching and service to the university.

Arts

Symphony's Musical Fireworks Sure to Be Spectacular

By Gerald Carpenter, Noozhawk Contributor - The Santa Barbara Symphony's holiday concert in the Sunken Gardens is a worthy tradition.

Sustainable Life

Schwarzenegger Eases Restrictions on Solar Energy Installations

By Ryan Flanigan - Legislation prohibits homeowners associations from placing limits on solar power.

North Goleta Neighborhoods Ordered Evacuated; Fire Grows to 6,000 Acres

By Rob Kuznia, Noozhawk Staff Writer | Updated 6:45 p.m.

Residents above 'North Patterson curve' ordered out, along with Painted Cave, Hidden Valley and Trout Club. New warnings issued.

Report from the Front Lines, Day II

By Laura Hout

The sounds of helicopters and the sight of sneaking around your own neighborhood. Second in a series.

Report from the Front Lines

By Laura Hout

First-person account of dangerous dilemma: Should I go or should I stay?

Captain's Log: What About the Critters?

By Capt. David Bacon, Noozhawk Columnist

A tale from the perspective of a field mouse explains how escaping the Gap Fire isn't easy for some animals.

From Santa Barbara to Beijing, Documentary Bridges Cultural Divide

By Mollie Helmuth, Noozhawk Intern

A local father-daughter team is putting the final touches on a film about producing a play on MLK in China.

Cinema in Focus: 'WALL-E'

By Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman

Agenda-toon cleverly targets adults but it loses its appeal to children.

Commentary: Effort to Recall School Board Member Out of Line

By Toni Stuart

Carpinteria's Beverly Grant does her job well; simply disagreeing with her vote shouldn't make her a target.

Foresters Step Up to the Plate for Little League's Challenged Players

By Mollie Helmuth, Noozhawk Intern

The young players will join the semi-pro baseball team on the field before Saturday's game.

Serendipity: Sustainable U.S. Document

By Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist

The Preamble to the Constitution still accurately reflects who we are and who we want to be as a nation.

Team Carpinteria Raises Nearly $1 Million for Computers for Families

By Sarah O'Brien

Their creative efforts pay off as team members bring in $960,000 for the campaign.

A Poem for the Fourth of July

By Warren Johnson

America celebrates Liberty won and sacrifices made.

Noozhawk Photo of the Day:

The dog days of summer settle in early for this peaceful pet at Alameda Park in Santa Barbara. Photographed by Charles Croninger

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Like so many others, my wife and I are out of town. When we heard we were in an evacuation area we didn't know what to do. But thanks to a friend we were directed to your website and learned far more about the fire, weather, prospects, and damages than the incomplete Press News could offer. Thankfully, we'll be able to sleep better tonight.

By ron on 07/04

From the entry 'North Goleta Neighborhoods Ordered Evacuated; Fire Grows to 6,000 Acres'.

I don't agree with this sentiment. One of the functions of Vector Control is to coordinate with other agencies to attack County wide pest problems in a coordinated manner. By keeping it in house both functions can done by less people. Privatizing this function would only add MORE layers of Government, not less.

By Hates Bugs on 07/04

From the entry 'Letter to the Editor: Privatize Vector Control'.

The first photo in this article is incorrectly labeled "Flames roar up the mountain toward a Painted Cave home Thursday.". This is definitely not in the Painted Cave community. The fire isn't even close. This cabin looks to be like it's on the ledge half-way down the mountain across San Jose creek from Old San Marcos Rd. [Editor's note: Thanks for the head's up. It's been fixed.]

By TvE on 07/04

From the entry 'North Goleta Neighborhoods Ordered Evacuated; Fire Grows to 6,000 Acres'.