COMMENT 411417
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Bathtub Installation |
2013-05-22 11:19 AM |
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They might have a do it yourself class at Home depot, the classes are listed on line. Find a quality handy man or carpenter, rather than an expensive contractor or plumber.
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COMMENT 411416
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United Cannabis on KEYT? |
2013-05-22 11:17 AM |
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Believe it or not the 'medical' weed industry does have a union. It started in Oakland three years ago. Rumor is they have quarterly meetings down in Chucky's mom's basement. Chucky supplies the herbage, but you must bring your own Doritos. (jk)
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ROGER DODGER
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 11:15 AM |
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Where was the child when they were in Harrys drinking?
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COMMENT 411414
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 11:14 AM |
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I know where this is! It's a St. George property! Our friends still live there (hopefully not for long.) St. George has a bunch of clueless UCSB students ruining ... I mean running his "property management". These kids will end up costing the company in damaged property and lawsuits. We used to live in an apartment owned by St. George. We moved because the "property manager" is rude, does not take care of problems, only works 4 hours per day, sends these sudden demands (they tried this trash thing last year giving everyone 2 days to get their own trash!), they don't even give out a phone number in fear of a tenant actually calling. We had raw sewage backing up into the bathtub and didn't get a call-back for 4 days! They then blamed us for a problem that we found out the previous tenants also had. The owner seems like a nice guy. The problem is the people he has hired to manage his properties have no clue, don't respond to problems, and the result will be lawsuits. Good luck.
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ROGER DODGER
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 11:13 AM |
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Marborg has a dumping station and it's free..
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COMMENT 411412
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 11:10 AM |
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Wow! I am often amazed at the things that get people in this town frothing at the mouth. RVs seem to be one of them. I own what could be called an RV (Recreational Vehicle) and I own a home and I park my RV in my driveway. I never realized that I was considered such a low life by a somewhat unhinged segment of our community. So do we want to ban anyone traveling in an RV from coming and spending their money here? That sounds like a good idea. Am I not going to be allowed to go park my camper at Shoreline Park to watch the sunset? If someone in an RV is creating a problem, deal with it. Don't try to punish everyone because of it.
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COMMENT 411411
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Coffee Cake |
2013-05-22 11:08 AM |
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Zingerman's! Best evah!
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COMMENT 411410
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Coffee Cake |
2013-05-22 11:07 AM |
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Costco Cinnamon butter pound coffee cake( gets great reviews) OR if your friends are a little more appreciative of a healthier dessert how about Whole Foods.
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COMMENT 411409P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 11:00 AM |
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I'm just wondering why the City staff so hates the property tax paying residents of this city. There is something wrong, when night after night there is an RV that pulls up in front of my house, blocking my views for a free parking spot for the night. I'm really starting to get resentful that I have to pay the property taxes that I do when I see all the freeloaders parking their RVs on the streets. RV parking should be banned on all of our streets.
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COMMENT 411408
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United Cannabis on KEYT? |
2013-05-22 10:58 AM |
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Medi weed, confirmed.
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COMMENT 411407
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:55 AM |
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Jeez quit hating on RVs. I never see people with them just dump waste all over the place. I feel all that is overblown. A ban on RVs is stupid.
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COMMENT 411406
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Coffee Cake |
2013-05-22 10:53 AM |
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"Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" lol
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SBSURFERLIFE
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Coffee Cake |
2013-05-22 10:52 AM |
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I know I might get shamed for this, but Starbucks actually has really good coffee cake.
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COMMENT 411404
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 10:52 AM |
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Don't forget that many appliances require modifications to work properly with Propane vs. NG. Check online, at an appliance reseller, or with the manufacturer to see what is required for your appliance(s).
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MYOPINION
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Carrot Cake |
2013-05-22 10:51 AM |
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We had a wonderful dense and delicious cake from Whole Foods.
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COMMENT 411403P
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 10:51 AM |
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I wish you luck. I tried to convert several years ago and ran into problems with the neighbors due to required setbacks. I found it much more cost effective to upgrade my electrical panel and buy a couple new appliances.
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ROGER DODGER
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Scanner Reports 5-22-13 |
2013-05-22 10:50 AM |
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I thought I heard something about Mohawk street but couldn't tell what it was several times during the day I'll be running 3 scanners to get different calls and I miss others..I thought I heard the street though.
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COMMENT 411400
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:48 AM |
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If the OP's HOA doesn't have the funds or the smarts to coordinate a tenting, then your HOA is 100% incompetent. If I was a condo owner in that complex, I would threaten the HOA with a huge lawsuit. Perhaps then the morons who run the show there will jump to action. BTW I live in the SB Highlands, a condo/townhouse complex of over 40 separate buildings comprising several hundred individual units. The entire Highlands was tented a few years ago. It was a huge exercise, but they had little trouble coordinating the building evacuations with the help of the tenting company. I'm sure it was expensive, but guess what? That's what HOA fees are for. Also, if you think your fees are already high enough, you might consider that the HOA leaders are stealing the money. Happens all the time.
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ROGER DODGER
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United Cannabis on KEYT? |
2013-05-22 10:47 AM |
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I know when they are off their shift they take off those Barbie and Ken Clothes, put on the shorts, flip flops let their hair down and smoke alittle doobie...Drink alittle wine, "Get down tonight..."
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COMMENT 411398
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United Cannabis on KEYT? |
2013-05-22 10:46 AM |
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Tornado victims need weed too...
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COMMENT 411397
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:43 AM |
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Wow.. after looking at the discussions on such a simple subject, it is blatantly obvious some of the core problems with our country. One side always wants to turn it into an "emotional" discussion instead of dealing with the obvious facts of HUMAN WASTE in our streets and creeks. Pretty pathetic. Obvious solutions: We can probably all agree that the RV situation is not going away. Why not install a local RV Dump Station and actively direct the local homeless to use it? This encouragement can be done via many of the local non-profits and neighborhood groups that are involved in this. Atleast, we can help prevent the dumping.
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COMMENT 411395P
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Scanner Reports 5-22-13 |
2013-05-22 10:42 AM |
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Roger, just curious if there was a domestic disturbance on Mohawk Street yesterday afternoon? A customer of mine called me and they kept having me hold on so they could go scream at their neighbor & threaten them. It was sort of ugly... was hoping someone called the police on him.
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COMMENT 411396
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The City of Goleta is preparing to ... |
2013-05-22 10:42 AM |
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Impeach Janet Wolf, 2nd district stupervisor.
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COMMENT 411394P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:39 AM |
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If there was a market for a low-cost RV park on the outskirts of this city, it would have already been built. What RV squatters are demanding is a subsidized government operation using tax dollars to confer a benefit for only a few self-selected people, while sending the bills to the rest of the people. Stop thinking this way. If you insist on living in an RV, go to any of the official RV parks up and down this state and do it legally, and on your own dime. Not ours.
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JBYRD
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Gaviota Curve |
2013-05-22 10:36 AM |
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south of the rest area it's just the uphill curve past Gaviota entrance...nothing wrong there. The curves on the other side are FUN! Don't change those!
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COMMENT 411392P
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A police car is blocking Santa Barb... |
2013-05-22 10:35 AM |
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036, the events you mention are generally open to the public. This one was most emphatically and demonstratively not. Yet it's all over our public tax-payer supported streets and a public park, with fences and security directed at keeping ordinary people, i.e. the people who inhabit this city, out. Ergo people "whine." I'm down with that.
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COMMENT 411391
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:33 AM |
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If you are forced to live in an RV because of job loss, etc. then the RV belongs in a campground. Our streets are not campgrounds. Nor are our homes. RVs are supposed to be parked behind solid fences if you have one on your property. If you can't store it according to the regulations, then it belongs in a storage lot. Period. If you can't afford storage, you should not have gotten an RV in the first place. Zoning is very specific; single family residential; higher density residential. It never says 'rv parking lot'.
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COMMENT 411390P
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:33 AM |
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Davis-Sterling Act for common interest developments sets out the rules for termite management responsibility depending whether you are a condo or planned unit development.
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COMMENT 411389
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:32 AM |
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Grey water doesn't belong in our storm drains and ocean either, so this is a poor defense. And RVs should not be used on any city's streets. They come with the obligation of renting a proper space with hook-ups and dump stations and properly maintaining the equipment. Those who use RVs as residences on city streets impact the communities they're in without contributing to the tax base. They should be regulated because, clearly, if they're not liberties will be abused.
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COMMENT 411387P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:29 AM |
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There is no room for another layer of bureaucracy to determine if some RV squatters are "deserving" and others are not. Total ban is the only answer. And living with in your means and not on the streets, when one's life circumstances change. There are cheap RV parks elsewhere in this state. Go down the road to the Ventura RV park if you choose the RV lifestyle.
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COMMENT 411388
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Grand Canyon |
2013-05-22 10:29 AM |
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There are planes around the Grand Canyon, helicopters, too. John is very gracious by sending pictures of this wonderfully beautiful canyon. I've not seen it in decades, lovely pictures!
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COMMENT 411386
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:26 AM |
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Unfortunately there are too many rude RV dwellers who ruin it for everyone when they start putting out tables and chairs on the walkway and leaving their trash all over. Not to mention the loud drinking & partying. The neighbors complain and then the street gets signs put up that say, "NO RV PARKING" :(
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COMMENT 411384
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:26 AM |
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I live in a townhome with a shared wall. Our side had termites, my neighbor's side did not, so tenting was not an option. I called several pest companies for quotes. Hydrex can inject Termidor foam into all of the perimeter for walls. Orkin or Terminex offer the same service but they will only treat the affected wall(s) whereas Hydrex does all of the perimeter walls. We went with Hydrex and the termite problem has been eliminated for several years now. We paid about $1,000 but your house could be more or less depending on size.
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COMMENT 411383
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:26 AM |
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Yes - indeed. @CARPSTER already said it for me- it's a hassle but you gotta do it. If not it will only get worse.
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COMMENT 411385P
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 10:26 AM |
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There are all kinds of rules about trash removal and illegal dumping. Yes, if tenants leave trash on the ground or uncollected, the landlord gets cited. Cf. Dario Pini, many times over. By the way Marborg will come up the driveway at a single family residence to empty cans, at least within the city of SB. That's what we do at my house. SFRs have the option of smaller cans with no wheels for "backyard pickup" (which means up the driveway within 100 feet of the street) or larger cans with wheels which we have to roll out to the curb on trash day. If I just read the city's trash collection web page correctly, Marborg will not do curbside for a multi-unit, will only do driveway pickup (cans or dumpsters) and the landlord is required to set up the service, not the tenants.
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COMMENT 411382P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:23 AM |
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The city has both a spending and a revenue problem. Weigh each suggestion against this chronic budget malfunction. 1. Provide free RV parks
2. Let RV's live unregulated on city streets Why?
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COMMENT 411381P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:21 AM |
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I really disagree with the majority of you on this issue. The economy (in collusion with lazy, stupid, or inept politicians) has kicked many working people to the curb. For long time residents, I'd much rather they live in an RV here and try to get back on their feet, than be kicked out of town too. Far more of us fall into that category than you'd like to know. Yes, there are problem RV dwellers, but deal with them on an individual basis. Create RV parking areas on the outskirts of town, like a trailer park, and reasonably priced. Limit them to people who can show years of local residency. My Mom & Dad's former RV was used by a family getting back on its feet (after Mom & Dad could no longer travel in it due to their ages). It had been affordable travel for them, even though they were regularly hassled about it being parked on the street in front of their house (before the City of Goleta made it illegal to do that.) Try to limit your prejudices to the truly lazy, and don't include the unfortunate in your judgment.
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COMMENT 411380
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Scanner Reports 5-22-13 |
2013-05-22 10:21 AM |
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Roger Thanks for the wonderful insight People are getting mean and there is a lack of compassion for sure out there Keep on with the good work Your words make my day and I for one look forward to your wisdom and humor with these reports Keep on keeping on brother
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COMMENT 411379P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:20 AM |
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The RV mess in this city is exactly why we don't want to re-elect any more social-engineering progressives to city council. Thanks a lot.
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COMMENT 411377
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:18 AM |
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Just ban RVs from the City, unless in a paid RV park. The City can give vouchers to the homeless if they want, but this mess needs to be contained. They're creating a health hazard.
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COMMENT 411378P
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Car Crash |
2013-05-22 10:18 AM |
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UPONTHEHILL, do you also believe tha there should have been no coverage of the children being rescued after the tornado in Oklahoma this week? Certainly the teachers, neighbors and rescue workers didn't step in so as to get their photos in the paper, and the parents didn't sign waivers either ...
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COMMENT 411376P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:17 AM |
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Do people now get to pitch tents curbside? Makes no sense to let people park and live in their RV's for free curbside either. Get a grip people. There is no reason RV squatters get rights and benefits the rest of us do not also get -- property tax free living within this city's limits.
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COMMENT 411375P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:14 AM |
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City needs to terminate its crazy over-night RV parking program. Never should have started it. Why on earth should city taxpayers support free places for RV dwellers to stay? Do we next provide free motel rooms for tourists? RV's can park for free in the K-Mart parking lot - private properly. Done.
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COMMENT 411374
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Bobcat Feeding |
2013-05-22 10:14 AM |
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Thank you to 973 for your very sane comments about what constitutes nature and a reminder of how far removed we all are from what is "NATURAL". And thank you to the original poster for sharing this. It does my heart good to see that in spite of our encroachment into the habitats of wild animals there are still some places for them to simply live and continue to exist.
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COMMENT 411373
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:13 AM |
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I have a problem with people parking their houses all over the place. I'm trying to enjoy SB, and all this private property is ruining the area. Restricted to public streets, I am forced to move about in right angles, trying to avoid being hit by tanks piloted by selfish people on their way to or from their private estates. Talk about being boxed in! I propose we all live in RVs, park together in one big parking lot (new neighbors every night!), and designate the rest open space for the enjoyment of all! Or, if that is too far-fetched, how about a 72 hour limit on parking houses in one spot... keep them moving.
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COMMENT 411372
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:12 AM |
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Wow every ten years? really? I thought it was just as needed after a routine inspection.
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COMMENT 411371
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:07 AM |
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The problem lies with our City Attorney, Steven Wiley. He has absolutely no inclination to pursue any issue... Our Council and City Administrator Jim Armstrong follow suit.
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COMMENT 411370
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 10:06 AM |
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There are many responsible RV dwellers that don't mess things up and try to stay out of everyone's way. Here is a moderate solution: the city has a night time ( 7pm.-6am) RV Permit parking program, but no designated place to go during the day. Create a designated RV parking area for the Day time and require all first time Permitted Occupants ( both day & night ) to prove that they have a Work and or Residency history in SB. county. That would leave the trouble making "Drifter" RV's the only ones left on the street to be delt with.
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COMMENT 411368
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Gaviota Curve |
2013-05-22 10:01 AM |
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Seeems like the curvy area just north of the tunnel could benefit from a single radius curve. Like 365, I question the need for improvement south of the rest areas.
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COMMENT 411369P
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Tree ID |
2013-05-22 10:01 AM |
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We should be so lucky, if Abercrombie and Fitch would smell nearly that good.
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COMMENT 411367
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 10:00 AM |
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Give your pest control report to your association management company. Condos should be tented every 10 years, whether tho tenants like it or not. Check when the last time it was done.
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CARPSTER
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Condo Termites |
2013-05-22 09:59 AM |
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I live in a large complex-200 residents- and we tent every ten years. This is termite country and it is far cheaper to pay to tent than to pay for termite damages. It is an incovenience, but not imposible with planning, to get everyone out so tenting can take place. I would not want to be a board member responsible for ignoring known termites. Put your request in writing with backup info from the pest control company and send it registered to the board or property manager. Good luck.
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COMMENT 411365
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Gaviota Curve |
2013-05-22 09:58 AM |
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SOUTH of the Rest Areas? If drivers observe the 55 mph limit in that area there's not much chance (other than impairment or stupidity) of running off the road there. I can think of LOTS of other areas to spend CalTrans dollars instead.
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COMMENT 411364P
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Bug ID |
2013-05-22 09:57 AM |
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Phone somebody in County Agriculture.
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COMMENT 411363P
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Bobcat Feeding |
2013-05-22 09:56 AM |
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Mmmmm, spaghetti!
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COMMENT 411362P
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Little Colorado Gorge |
2013-05-22 09:55 AM |
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What a Wonderful vantage point, an amazing world we live in! Beautiful photo!
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COMMENT 411361
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:53 AM |
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Rainbow mafia?? Really???
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COMMENT 411360P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:51 AM |
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Many cities ban RV parking on their streets. Residential RV use shall be strictly limited to regulated RV camps. Anyone claiming they need to live in their RV 'temporarily" is free to use the official RV parks located in this area. There is one north of Ventura, well within a normal commute distance for many Santa Barbara workers. Zero tolerance for all RV street parking on our streets. ACLU does not run our city; we do. You appeal those petty local decisions by our uber-liberal local judges until you get a state supreme court ruling affecting all cities up and down this state. It is money well-spent cleaning up this town while other towns get off banning RV's with no consequences. Naturally, they all gravitate here. Again, an abuse of our town perpetrated by prior city councils and now we have their messes to clean up while they walked away after term limits, leaving this behind. Time to replace Wiley with a city attorney who has the chops to deal with this.
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COMMENT 411359
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Mary Jo (Spreitz) Riffle |
2013-05-22 09:49 AM |
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With the loss of every long time resident like Mary Jo, the town loses a little bit more of the connection to what made it great.
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COMMENT 411358
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:45 AM |
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Wow! The ignorance. Where to begin?? Marborg Offers free Dump station use so there is no excuse for RV's Dumping on the streets- but I believe that is rare. If you see an RV Dumping on the Street, photograph it , report it, try to inform them to go to Marborg (119 N Quarantina St), but don't assume everyone in an RV does this, or blame RV's for creek pollution (285,288). Each RV AND it's occupants are individuals; if the RV leaks, deal with that RV 293. If the occupant is a jerk, deal with them as a jerk.
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COMMENT 411356
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 09:39 AM |
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Besides being heavier than air, breathing too much will kill your reading comprehension.
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COMMENT 411357P
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Morning Fawn |
2013-05-22 09:39 AM |
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I want to live where you live!
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LOURAY
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Little Colorado Gorge |
2013-05-22 09:36 AM |
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Quite beautiful. Thanks!
411346 sounds like my mom, who celebrated her 50th birthday on a raft on the Colorado. She always said it was (in the words of the little bird in an airline ad) "the only way to fly."
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COMMENT 411354
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 09:36 AM |
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Use to have it. The price fluctuates with the price of gas, so it's very expensive. We had a 250 gallon tank and during a cold spell a couple of years ago it cost us over $1200 for 3 months use in Santa Ynez. Granted we had a fairly large house but if I had the option I would most definitely and without a doubt choose gas.
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COMMENT 411353
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Mac Charger |
2013-05-22 09:35 AM |
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Check Craigslist. I just posted one.
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COMMENT 411352P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:32 AM |
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The only difference between us and SLO is that no one has challenged their ban in court. Ours was challenged by the ACLU, and we lost.
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COMMENT 411351P
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 09:30 AM |
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If the tenants were to leave all their trash on the ground, would the Landlord get cited????
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COMMENT 411350P
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 09:28 AM |
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I had a friend that rented the front portion of a house, with the landlord living in the back. My friend wasn't provided with trash service, and the Landlord hauled their own trash to the dump, but wouldn't include my friends trash. My friend would take their trash to the nearest dumpster. Then, when my friend was getting ready to move out, after a year, they paid for trash to be picked up for the last month, and they caught the Landlord dumping THEIR trash into my friend's trashcan!!! go figure. They were sooo happy to move out, after they caught the husband entering my friends part of the house, even though the wife said they didn't have any extra keys for the front part!!! criminal. Elizabeth Street on the East Side, near the Library.
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COMMENT 411349
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 09:24 AM |
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She better watch out, if she keeps up with this behavior, she will end up with no $, no car, no home, and getting handouts from people who feel sorry for her, lol. Grab the sharpie and cardboard now Kate.
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COMMENT 411348
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Carp Bluff Work |
2013-05-22 09:24 AM |
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Dear God, PLEEEEEEASE don't let them destroy the Bluffs! We don't need another view blocking building!!!!!!
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COMMENT 411347
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 09:23 AM |
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I hope the baby born to the other woman doesn't have fetal alcohol syndrome.
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COMMENT 411346
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Little Colorado Gorge |
2013-05-22 09:22 AM |
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John- you're bringing back some great memories of my rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. One of our stops was the Little Colorado where we shot the mini rapids on our bums! Its a beautiful spot and the water is much warmer than the 50 degree big Colorado. Some people say looking down into the Grand Canyon is something that doesn't disappoint, but I say the only real way to see the Grand Canyon is floating down the Colorado River. It's something you'll never forget!
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COMMENT 411343
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:21 AM |
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Last time i was in SLO, i saw signs for no RV parking within city limits. Didn't Goleta just pass something similar, where residents can get a permit if they need to park on the street for longer than 72 hours? SB needs to quit worrying about what might happen, and at least try for an RV ban. If you are out of work and live in an RV(and a law abiding citizen), go pay your camping fees at carp state beach, refugio, el cap, etc.. just like the rest of us have to!
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COMMENT 411344
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Baywatch? |
2013-05-22 09:21 AM |
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Many Edhatters are reasonable and intelligent and often just read stories and comments but do not comment themselves. The fact that this story made it this long without some snarky clown making a comment about digging for donuts is proof positive of the diminishing number of immature fools berating law enforcement officers on this site whenever they have a chance.
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COMMENT 411342
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Morning Fawn |
2013-05-22 09:19 AM |
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Are those ears a product of natural selection, or carefully crafted by a bearded sky fairy?
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COMMENT 411339P
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 09:15 AM |
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A 12-unit complex might have 24 bins if each was a separate account with one container for trash + one recycling. Then there's more for composting to reduce methane from the landfill.
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COMMENT 411337
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:13 AM |
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Santa Barbara should ban all dinosaur powered vehicles and only permit recumbent bicycles for local travel. We should all eat soy products and only let our dogs poop on plastic sheets. The rainbow mafia owns SB.
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COMMENT 411336
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:13 AM |
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RV's being used as residence on the public streets are a pain for many reasons.
The vast majority, 90% or so, look terrible and take up parking. That's enough reason right there. Not to mention some leak sewage/grey water, sell/do drugs, prostitution, and generally don't contribute anything positive to the area. The 1 or 2% that are honestly using an RV as a temporary means to rebound from tough times I have no problem with. I understand tough times as everyone should and if you don't get prepared it will come in some form some day. I'm have a bleeding heart for blindsided with crises but am a hawk for those that bring it upon themselves and continually look to get by having others support.
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COMMENT 411335
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 09:11 AM |
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Why switch from natural gas to propane? Propane is extremely dangerous as it is heavier than air , whereas natural gas is lighter than air and will disipate.
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COMMENT 411334
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 09:10 AM |
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Why is that guy holding the boy if his neck is broken?
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COMMENT 411333
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Thieving caretaker, Sarah Benson, p... |
2013-05-22 09:10 AM |
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Did she have a Chumash casino players club card in her purse?
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COMMENT 411332
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Baywatch? |
2013-05-22 09:08 AM |
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@411323 Explaining things to EdHaters is like talking to two year olds, isn't it.
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GEEZERSGIRL
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Propane Conversion |
2013-05-22 09:07 AM |
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We use Delta Liquid Energy. Propane is not cheap though. We only use propane for our dryer and water heater only and our monthly costs are still $60 to $70 per month.
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COMMENT 411330
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The City of Goleta is preparing to ... |
2013-05-22 09:06 AM |
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Let's not criticize the firefighters. They risk their lives every day, or at least one or two days a year, to protect us. Some cities are cross-training their firefighters and police so that if there aren't any fires, the FFs can do police work and stay busy. They have a lot of downtime. Whatever the solution is, it's clear we can't afford the status quo for too much longer. Unless we like paying more taxes.....
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COMMENT 411329
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 09:05 AM |
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@ 411301P There is no other side of the story ... the landlord is required by law to provide trash service.
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COMMENT 411328
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Bobcat Feeding |
2013-05-22 09:02 AM |
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That is a very young bobcat. As it gets older it will be able to track much more difficult prey.
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COMMENT 411327
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 09:00 AM |
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My neighbor in a westside home has a hose coming from his property and periodically he pumps out gray water through it onto Mission Street on the westside. It smells stronger than washing machine discharge but not as bad as black water. I can't figure out why he needs to do this but there it is. I guess I should take a picture of it next time it happens and send it to the City?
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COMMENT 411325
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Morning Fawn |
2013-05-22 08:58 AM |
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Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing. Point of information: The fawn(s) are probably a month or more old rather than a week. It is common for the Mother Doe to keep the children well hidden for several weeks before they start traveling with her full time.
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COMMENT 411326
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A police car is blocking Santa Barb... |
2013-05-22 08:58 AM |
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All the super secretness and security is not so much for who is attending but for who is performing for the crowd attending. Big name perfomers attrack lots of party crashers so that is why there is such secrecy and security.
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COMMENT 411324P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:56 AM |
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The city tried an RV ban in 2000. ACLU brought a lawsuit against it, and Judge Denise Bellefleur overturned it on the grounds that it unfairly targets the homeless. Sometimes it is less about our Silly Council and more that the courts continually rule against us on these kinds of things. One wonders why we couldn't create a pay RV park, with dumping stations, and force everyone to use that. But then the ACLU and homeless would protest that too, probably. They seem to have this attitude that any transient that shows up in your jurisdiction is entitled to all kinds of rights citizens don't have.
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COMMENT 411323
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Baywatch? |
2013-05-22 08:53 AM |
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The vehicle and deputy may have been responding to a call or some kind or a report requiring investigation rather than "patrolling" the beach. It would be very rare for a standard black and white 2 wheel drive to routinely patrol a sandy beach. This vehicle pictured here apears to be down by the tide line on hard packed sand and more than likely is there for a specific reason.
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COMMENT 411322
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:51 AM |
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I agree with 305 and 310. The way the economy is going a close relative could be next.
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MESAJIM
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Carp Bluff Work |
2013-05-22 08:46 AM |
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Hotel?! What about that nice plaque stating that it's to be "forever preserved' or something to that effect?
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COMMENT 411320
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 08:45 AM |
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This is unheard of for apartment complexes.
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COMMENT 411318
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:41 AM |
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Why do I dislike RV's who are not in Campgrounds or RV sites...? Well, for one, I pay about $8K a year in property taxes and saved my @$$ off to afford a 1950's tiny house here in SB. I didn't sign up for having RV dwellers living on my street with not only an RV, but derelict vehicles. I have also witnessed and called in the dumping of waste others have mentioned.
I have nothing against RV's, I wish I had one to use, but that being said, it would be stored at a facility and used at a campground.
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MTNDRIVER
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 08:40 AM |
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Ugh, horrible story. I hope the young boy is okay and there is someone in his family who can care for him responsibly and lovingly. Doesn't look like that would be his mother.
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COMMENT 411315
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Capt. Paul Amaral of Vessel Assist ... |
2013-05-22 08:33 AM |
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Vessel assist is a lot like AAA. They come to tow your boat for policy holders. In this case I'm afraid we are paying the bill.
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COMMENT 411316P
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Car Crash |
2013-05-22 08:33 AM |
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If you study newspress photos by Mike Eliason, you will see that in many accidents he crops the shots to be tasteful, many times eliminating the faces and tells the story in an artful way. I think a closeup of the front of the car with the pole has much more impact to what happened. If I were the photo editor on this job that is the image I would use. The rest are cluttered with too much going on. Less is more. Thank God the man who removed the child did not paralyze the child. Never remove any victim from a vehicle unless their life is in danger if they remain in the auto.
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COMMENT 411314
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 08:31 AM |
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Kind of doesn't matter the other side. A 12 unit complex won't have 24 trash cans curbside. There is no way. If it was a house the landlord could reasonably ask this, but a complex no.
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COMMENT 411312
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Coast Guard Drill Video |
2013-05-22 08:30 AM |
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I saw this as I was doing my Shoreline speed walk. The rescue exercise lasted about 15 minutes...and was very impressive. Glad it was a training event and not an endangered person.
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COMMENT 411313
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Capt. Paul Amaral of Vessel Assist ... |
2013-05-22 08:30 AM |
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No drones, please.
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COMMENT 411311
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 08:28 AM |
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This is also a good reason to keep your facebook privacy settings private.
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COMMENT 411310
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:27 AM |
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Why do so many of you EdHat curmudgeons hate RV's? Do you also hate buses and tractor trailers or are you just against a recreational vehicle because you think they're occupied by people well below you on the social economic scale? Talk about snobbery and prejudice.
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COMMENT 411309
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 08:25 AM |
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I also agree, that from the report, it sounds like Harry's did all the right things.
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UPONTHEHILL
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Car Crash |
2013-05-22 08:22 AM |
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I am not concerned with the cause of the accident. I am however, unhappy to see Edhat allow pictures of children with out permission of parents. A picture of the car smashed into the light pole is more than sufficient. The kind man who stopped to help didn't do it in order to have his picture in the paper. Please maintain your standards.
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COMMENT 411307
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:19 AM |
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Grey water is holding tank water from the shower and sink use, black water is toilet water.
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COMMENT 411306P
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Earl Warren Meeting Notice |
2013-05-22 08:19 AM |
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EWS claims they tested the decibels on site and they were "legal". By whose standards? This is a state agency and apparently needs to be self-supporting. Therefore, they rent out the premises for these concerts for their own financial benefits, which show they have no concern for impacts on the surrounding neighborhoods. Das Williams and Hannah-Beth Jackson need to intervene here, but for them silence has been golden -- their own and the heck with their broad swath of constituents increasingly affected by this public nuisance. Those affected need to show up and just introduce yourself, say what part of town you live in, that you could hear the noise and that it was at unacceptable levels. The EWS board of directors need to hear the range of their noise pollution and its direct impacts well beyond the confines of the show grounds itself. You don't need to say anything more. Just those few sentences at the beginning of the public comment portion of the meeting.
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COMMENT 411305
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:18 AM |
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I have a coworker that just moved to sb, he's living in his rv with his wife. He's a great guy and respects the fact that he's in an rv and has to take care of his wastes. Although I agree rv's can be annoying in certain areas. But thinking about it, I don't think they need to be banned city wide. There has to be an area that doesnt impact residents or traffic. And I don't mean a gypsie camp at the edge of town. Near parks maybe. And he even understands there are defiantly problem rv people around, but you can't pigeon hole everyone into that category. We all have neighbors that are about as much of a pain in the ass, but we can't ban them.
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COMMENT 411304
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 08:15 AM |
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I typically don't like to comment on edhat anymore... let alone read the comments but I went on specifically for this story. I was so outraged when I heard this on the radio news this morning, even more outraged knowing it was an aquaintance. You always hear about awful stories where people jump to the "bad mother" claim and find it a somewhat unfair assumption, but I think saying that in this case is not an assumption. I could say plenty of things under this anonymous handle... but its not worth the time. I just want to say that I hope this is a lesson to many moms, especially her friends that are ALSO young mothers and tend to act similiar to her, to put your childs safety before yours! You want to go out drinking? Fine, but find a babysitter!! I hope she does not get let off easy and that her son goes to an ATTENTIVE family unlike his parents. P.S. for all we know she could have been smoking weed earlier.
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COMMENT 411302P
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Capt. Paul Amaral of Vessel Assist ... |
2013-05-22 08:11 AM |
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What does Lois Capps have to say about this? Surveillance drones sound like the perfect answer for this coast line invasions by foreign nationals. We want our borders protected now.
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COMMENT 411300
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:08 AM |
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RV topia
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COMMENT 411301P
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 08:08 AM |
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Wonder if the tenants routinely trashed up the trash area, overfilled the containers and left toxic materials or over-large items in the trash area? Plus there is now a city mandate for apartments to recycle and so far the tenants have refused to honor the necessary separation of trash items? It would be good to hear the other side of this story.
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COMMENT 411299
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Tree ID |
2013-05-22 08:08 AM |
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Hymenosporum flavum, Sweetshade. This common name says it all.
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COMMENT 411298
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:07 AM |
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A ban on RV parking is long overdue. A major reason our creeks are polluted is due to the RV dwellers dumping their fecal tanks directly into storm drains. I've seen it first hand. They are a blight on our community. Many other cities ban RV parking, time to step up SB for our health, environment, and safety.
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COMMENT 411297
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:06 AM |
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I agree, ban all RV parking.
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COMMENT 411296
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Scanner Reports 5-22-13 |
2013-05-22 08:06 AM |
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Very well said, Roger! I'm convinced it's something in the water.....or maybe the Mountains going East/West instead of North/South....?
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COMMENT 411295
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 08:04 AM |
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they kill over weed because it is illegal. i know lots of people who work out hard, surf, paddleboard, hike, run, lift, kayak, swim....and yet all enjoy a weekend toke.....and generally speaking, they are career driven contributing members of our community. interesting report on fox news today....cannabis found to lower blood sugar......well, how bout them apples.
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COMMENT 411294P
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 08:03 AM |
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Ban all on street RV parking. They are health and safety hazards and block views of oncoming traffic. Any RV in this city must be permitted and must be housed out of sight on private property, or parked temporarily in a city designated fee-based public parking space for oversized vehicles. No residential RV use permitted anywhere in this city, besides in city designated RV hook-up campgrounds.
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COMMENT 411293
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:57 AM |
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Oh the humanity---the poor RV, I bet it is crying softly (hey maybe that's the 'leak')--it surely didn't choose it's disrespectful and irresponsible owners! So yeah, lay off knocking the inanimate object will you? Sheesh!
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COMMENT 411292
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Morning Fawn |
2013-05-22 07:50 AM |
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I have 2 new spotted fawns no bigger than a dog, hippity hopping outside my office window in Cambria. I keep my camera at the ready, but they are so skittish I cannot step outside on my deck for a good photo; nursing Mama is with them. Thanks for your great photos!
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COMMENT 411291
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:46 AM |
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285, did you actually find out if the RV was leaking sewage? Did you see a pic? You may be harshing for no reason. If the RV is leaking sewage, perhaps a "Fix it " ticket would do; that would motivate the occupant to have the leaking valve replaced. People let their dogs poop all over the lawns & sidewalks of this town, but we don't ban dogs, we try to manage the owners. Do you feel RV dwellers are less than dogs?? This is an individual situation, please treat it as such.
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COMMENT 411290
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Roll Cloud |
2013-05-22 07:43 AM |
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How is it different from a jet trail?
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COMMENT 411289
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 07:40 AM |
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Shame shame shame. I hope there is a stable home that this boy can go to while the mom can get clean and sober.
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COMMENT 411288
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:36 AM |
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Rv sewage is increasingly an environmental and health problem all over the city esp on the eastside.
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COMMENT 411287
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 07:36 AM |
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Give up your drugs/ weed stance. People KILL over weed everyday, it's about MONEY and nothing else...Try not using any crutch (drug/alcohol) to live your life; Go for a bike ride, walk, hike, run, swim...
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COMMENT 411286P
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 07:32 AM |
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Sounds like Harry's did all the right things. The kid needs to be taken away and put in a safe home; such a shame when so many people have problems getting pregnant and here we have......
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COMMENT 411285
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:27 AM |
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This is exactly why the City needs to adopt a NO RV PARKING stance throughout the City limits... It's amazing to me, that we have a "radical" Creeks Division, who is moving to telling residents they won't be allowed to wash their personal vehicles in their driveways, but they don't enforce the hundreds of illegal campers that dump human waste in our storm drains ; Camp on our local beaches and do the same in the sand...
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ROGER DODGER
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:25 AM |
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May not be sewage sounded like they said "Grey water"
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COMMENT 411283
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Trashy Landlord |
2013-05-22 07:21 AM |
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Get the City or County involved. They have some incentive to keep trash from becoming a problem on rental properties.
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ROGER DODGER
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Sewage Leak |
2013-05-22 07:20 AM |
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Fire reports strange color liquid leaking from RV.
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COMMENT 411281
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 07:19 AM |
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The child has a broken neck!? Horrible. Hope he heals up OK. Ludicrous people were defending this woman in the other thread.
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COMMENT 411280
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 07:17 AM |
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If they had chosen weed instead of alchohol, they would have stayed home, watched cartoons and ate ding-dongs all day and everything would have been fine.
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COMMENT 411279
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Mac Charger |
2013-05-22 07:01 AM |
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@058 apple products are designed far better than most computersand provide far more value per dollar, in my experience, as an IT manager at a design firm with both macs and pcs. I personally own a Sony laptop(happy till the hard drive failed after three years), three Mac towers(one has been running non stop since 1997, thats right, 16 plus years, another is mothballed, older still, and still runs, the third a Mac clone I'm keeping for posterity or as collectors item, running also). So the 2k I spent on the one works out to a few bucks a year. Or a $700 PC that craps out in a couple years, intermittent OS glitches, constant updates and threats to contend with, and the hassle of regularly (every 2years) replacing pc's and migrating software. Lifecycle costs don't even come close.
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COMMENT 411278
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Capt. Paul Amaral of Vessel Assist ... |
2013-05-22 06:49 AM |
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There is NO "theory" involved in this conspiracy - the Coast Guard and Customs/ICE have access to drones that scan 25 square miles in one "blink" - this is forward looking infrared technology and it would be absolutely impossible for ANY powered craft to escape detection (even the supposedly invisible panga!). The technology is available, so why are these boats being ALLOWED to come all the way up here? (If that's what's really happening.) And if these pangas are really such a problem, why don't they ever seem to make the network TV news like ABC, CBS, CNN etc.? (Most likely because the Coast Guard isn't going to take the fall just so Sheriff Brown can scam enough money to buy a little navy of inflatable boats, that's why!)
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LALALALA
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 06:48 AM |
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demon alcohol
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COMMENT 411276
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 06:43 AM |
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Especially glad no pedestrians or cyclists were killed, as they would have been defenseless.
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COMMENT 411275
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Morning Fawn |
2013-05-22 06:42 AM |
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Great photos as always!
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COMMENT 411274
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Earl Warren Meeting Notice |
2013-05-22 06:29 AM |
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Why can't they just apologize and make sure it doesn't happen again? Simple problem, simple solution, not much to talk about. In a civil society, one doesn't burden and annoy one's neighbors intentionally. Neighbors should not need to "show up en masse" to request a fix to a problem that has been made abundantly clear, with a clear solution: do not turn up the volume to the point where it is heard throughout the city. The concert goers are getting their money's worth even at much reduced volumes and will have no trouble hearing the music. Thanks for listening.
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COMMENT 411273
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 06:28 AM |
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Beware the Good Samaritan...Moving an injured person/cradling in your arms, while comforting, could result in worse injuries-especially with a broken neck!!
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COMMENT 411272
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Carp Bluff Work |
2013-05-22 06:22 AM |
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Also home to the Carpinteria fault. $20 mil for a couple of faults and a sag pond, but hey, it's ocean frontage.
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COMMENT 411271P
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 06:11 AM |
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Wow, unreal! I am totally disgusted that they would take a 3 year old drinking with them. Also concerned that Harry's staff didn't call the police earlier and do something to prevent them from getting in a car with the child. I do believe that we are a village and that we all need to watch out better for kids. If you see a child in danger or being abused, which this WAS, you need to be brave and err on the side of caution, call the police, let them decide if the kid is in danger or not, help prevent injuries to innocent babies like the ones that this one sustained :( The mom for sure should never have custody again in my opinion but hopefully also this situation will help Harry's to create a procedure for these types of situations and they can be preventative in the future, and other local restaurants too. Making money is good but so is being responsible about preventing disaster. Harry's drinks ARE known for being strong, kinda like Joe's.
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ROGER DODGER
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Scanner Reports 5-20-13 |
2013-05-22 06:02 AM |
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Tell Al Capone that..
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COMMENT 411269
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 06:01 AM |
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Natural selection at work. Tie their tubes.
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ROGER DODGER
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Toddler Injured in DUI Collision |
2013-05-22 05:59 AM |
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They don't deserve to have children.
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ROGER DODGER
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Traffic Accidents |
2013-05-22 05:57 AM |
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King Cab with tinted windows SBSO is on the vehicle.
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ROGER DODGER
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Traffic Accidents |
2013-05-22 05:56 AM |
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Community center, actually across the street. A dark blue pick up with heavy front end damage attemptting to leave the scene.
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