••• “Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce, celebrated passage of the 54th anniversary of the Coastal Zone Management Act by issuing a draft report finding the California Coastal Commission unjustifiably hostile towards offshore oil and Vandenberg’s Space X. The act, which was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 27, 1972, required federal agencies to meet with their state counterparts to determine whether proposed coastal projects would run afoul of state coastal management plans.” —Independent
••• “The tide gauge at the Santa Barbara Harbor set new records of 7.9 feet on Monday and 8.04 feet on Tuesday, with a chance of more records, the National Weather Service said.” —Noozhawk
••• “Goleta Preschool Next to Gun Shop to Close After Enrollment Drop.” —Noozhawk
••• “A new ‘Welcome to Goleta’ mural is in progress at the Carpeteria store building at 5610 Hollister Avenue, across from Jonny D. Wallis Park and near the two new roundabouts.” —Noozhawk
••• “The Los Padres Forest Service has approved the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project, moving forward a wide scale effort to conduct fire suppression across six counties, including Santa Barbara County. The project includes fuel treatment and fire suppression actions across 33,023 acres of the national forest.” —Santa Barbara News-Press
••• “The Lompoc City Council granted another extension to the organization seeking to create a $150-million space-themed entertainment and educational attraction, allowing two more years to meet key milestones, including securing financing for the ambitious project. […] The development—dubbed ‘a space innovation and education hub with an entertainment hook’—would include a business park, a 75-room hotel, theaters, camp programs, rides and other attractions focused on space.” —Noozhawk
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