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Two oil companies face court decisions for operations in the Santa Barbara Channel
Plains All American and DCOR face court decisions for business in the Santa Barbara Channel. A new program at UCSB hopes to encourage more students to study the humanities.
By Jonathan Bastian • • 28m ListenPlains All American and DCOR face court decisions for business in the Santa Barbara Channel. A new program at UCSB hopes to encourage more students to study the humanities. Three UCSB music students share the stage with world-famous cellist and humanitarian, Yo-Yo Ma, while he offers the public a free master class at the Grenada Theater. And a new fee may be placed on bottles of wine sold in Santa Barbara county as a way to raise money for regional wine marketing.
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4 storiesLocal environmental firm wins court cases against two oil companies operating in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Sentences were handed down to two oil companies that do business in Santa Barbara and Ventura. The cases were brought against them by the local environmental law firm, Environmental Defense Center.
Read the story11 minA new program at UCSB brings students to the humanities
In recent years, fewer college students have been choosing to major in the humanities. But a new program at UCSB brings students and faculty together to foster academic flexibility and a deeper understanding of how meaning is made.
Read the story10 minYo-Yo Ma teaches UCSB students in a free public master class
Revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma coached UCSB students in a special performance. Ma is noted not just for his 90 recorded albums, 19 Grammy awards and his performances for eight U.S. presidents.
Read the story3 minWine fee proposed to help promote Santa Barbara vintners
“Santa Barbara County, for being such a great place for wine and a great place to visit, has always struggled to raise the kind of funds that other wine regions have to spend on marketing,” says Matt Kettman of the Santa Barbara Independent and…
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