May 10, 2021 at 9:00 am by Holly Rusch
The Nexus has compiled profiles of our current Associated Students elected officials to reflect on their past year in office. As they look back on their campaign platforms, we asked our elected officials to tell us about their successes and shortfalls throughout their terms in office. The term in reviews for the other executives â President, IVP, EVPSA and S.A.G. â can be viewed at
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The 2020-21 External Vice President for Local Affairs Yasamin Salari served the Isla Vista community in a remote capacity while the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented changes raged in the background.
Supervisors delay a decision on how and where surplus water can be sold
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve an extension of the county’s state water contract for 50 years, saying it would ultimately save ratepayers money.
“The ability to stretch costs over time is a real benefit,” said Supervisor Gregg Hart, who represents the Goleta Valley and western Santa Barbara.
Eight water agencies in Santa Barbara County, from the Carpinteria Valley to the City of Santa Maria, presently import water through the California Aqueduct. By 2035, their ratepayers will have paid off the $575 million construction debt for the pipeline that county voters approved in 1991, on the heels of a six-year drought; it extends from the aqueduct in Kern County to Lake Cachuma.
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