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John Palminteri SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - In a sweeping decision that puts a seal of approval on the county’s embrace of the fast-growing cannabis industry in rural areas, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge this week tossed out a citizens’ lawsuit that sought to shut down a 22-acre cannabis hoop-house operation on Highway 246. Noting that “this is a very important case,” Judge Thomas Anderle ruled on Tuesday that the county’s environmental review and zoning permit for Busy Bee’s Organics, a mile west of Buellton, were fully in compliance with state laws and county la...

Ann Arbor dioxane cleanup advocates plan rally in Lansing to get Whitmer’s attention Updated Apr 09, 2021; Posted Apr 09, 2021 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to members of the press before receiving her first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at Ford Field on Tuesday April, 6, 2021.Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — After four months with no word from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on whether she’ll support a federal Superfund cleanup of the Gelman dioxane plume in Ann Arbor, local advocates are getting ready to travel to Lansing. They’re p...

Music mogul buys majority interest in Beach Boys songs, archives Irving Azoff hopes to restore the band's cultural status. By Lucas ShawBloomberg Share Music mogul Irving Azoff sees the Beach Boys as an undervalued gem and thinks he can make the band cool again, profiting along the way. Azoff, manager of the Eagles and Jon Bon Jovi, has acquired a majority interest in the band’s music, as well as an archive of photos, videos and interviews – the latest in a flurry of deals involving classic rockers. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but the total value of the assets is $100 million t...

Housing and Development Newsletter It went to the City Council on Tuesday in hopes of obtaining a specific plan for development of the site. A majority of the City Council objected and referred the proposal for conceptual review to the Santa Barbara Planning Commission. The clinic intends to relocate its current center from 4141 State St. to the site, and change the zoning from parks and low-density residential to medical office use and a higher-level of housing to possibily build affordable housing. The American Indian Health & Services Clinic is in the process of acquiring the former Army R...

Sam Copeland Being forced to learn from home during the pandemic is no doubt disruptive enough for schoolchildren. For those, however, whose families can’t afford the expensive equipment needed to participate in remote learning, the barriers are even greater. Now England rugby player Maro Itoje, dubbed ‘Super Maro’ for his sporting prowess, has proved himself worthy of the accolade in the sphere of educational equality, too. The Old Harrovian and former Tatler cover star is helping tackle the school laptop shortage, which is leaving a huge number of young people unfairly disadvantaged....