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Airport addresses noise complaints
Gorbachev dead at age 91 His reforms preceded end of Soviet Union By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
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“I know people in the area say they are impacted by noise, even me,” Santa Barbara Interim Airport Director Brian D’Amour, right, told the Santa Barbara City Council Tuesday.
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Candidate says schools can be better Editor’s note: This is part of a series of interviews with local candidates in advance of the Nov. 8 general election. By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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The Santa Barbara Airport has seen an increase in the number of complaints about airport-related noise.
middle of his house, even with the windows closed. Mr. D’Amour noted that noise complaints almost alway increase during the summer when the airport
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dive in its living standards, and the effort at democracy proved short-lived. Mr. Gorbachev was born March 2, 1931, in Privolnoye, a village in the Stavropol region of the North Caucasus. His family had witnessed the horrors of the early era of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Mr. Gorbachev’s family also had to deal with the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany. After he graduated from Moscow State University, Mr. Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, settled in Stavropol, where he became the leader of the region’s Communist Party. He went on to join the Communist Party’s Central Committee in 1974 in
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The Santa Barbara City Council heard staff reports Tuesday about planned capital improvements for the Santa Barbara Airport. But much of the discussion by staff and council members centered on the increasing number of complaints about noise coming from the airport. Interim Airport Director Brian D’Amour confirmed that the number of noise complaints have increased over the past few years, adding that those complaints account for 10% to 15% of total complaints. While the airport has not found any nearby land uses that are incompatible with the level of SBA-generated noise, Mr. D’Amour said he nevertheless understands residents’ concerns. “I know people in the area say they are impacted by noise, even me,” he said, noting that he often hears planes late at night in the
Mikhail Gorbachev — the last president of the Soviet Union and an advocate of reforms that preceded the communist empire’s collapse — died Tuesday. He was 91. “Mikhail Gorbachev passed away tonight after a serious and protracted disease,” said the Central Clinical Hospital in Russia. Tass, the state-owned Russian news agency, said Mr. Gorbachev would be buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery, next to his wife Raisa, who died in 1999. After becoming the Soviet leader in 1985, Mr. Gorbachev promoted perestroika (“restructuring”), the policy that promoted the awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning, a common part sof communism. He also launched glasnost (“openness”), which allowed for free speech and unprecedented criticism of the Communist Party and the government. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for what was seen as his role in ending the Cold War. In an era teeming with historical moments, the Berlin Wall fell, and Germany was reunited. Ultimately Mr. Gorbachev’s reforms set the stage for the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991 and, with the Soviet Union gone, he lost his presidency. For a brief period, Russia appeared to be embracing democracy, electing Moscow Mayor Boris Yeltsin as president and starting its first stock market. But Russia also experienced a
conducts more operations, and nearby residents are outside their homes or leave their windows open. “There’s a definite seasonality to it,” he
said. He said SBA studies, which have been validated, show the level Please see AIRPORT on A4
Citing a “crisis in public education,” Roseanne Crawford has announced her run for Santa Barbara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1. “I care deeply about education. Students are struggling, particularly with English and math. I do believe we can do better,” Ms. Crawford told the News-Press. Ms. Crawford is running against incumbent Marybeth Carty. “I have been involved and followed education for over 30 years,” said Ms. Crawford, a team member of The Coalition
for Neighborhood Schools. She stressed the need to make local schools better. “Schools are struggling, and parents are fed up with school boards and administrations acting in their own benefit. It’s gotten to the point where the teacher’s unions are appalled. “Many have chosen private and charter schools. Charter school enrollment is up by 7%,” the Santa Barbara resident said. “But what about the ones that can’t afford private schools? More families are homeschooling. “The Santa Barbara public schools have failed many of our students, particularly the most challenged and disadvantaged,” she said. “Our schools are almost 80% Latino, and many students are not meeting state Please see CRAWFORD on A4
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