Refugio Oil Spill Likely Far Larger Than Projected By Tyler Hayden ( Contact )Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Paul Wellman (file) Refugio Oil Spill (May 19, 2105) New Information Released by Plains All American Shows 40 Percent Jump in Volume Estimates The size and scope of the Refugio Oil Spill may have been far larger than originally reported, according to documents released today [ More... ]
A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Houston, Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline arising out of the May 19, 2015 oil pipeline spill that discharged over 100,000 gallons of toxic crude oil onto beaches and into the ocean along the Santa Barbara County coastline. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of over 3,000 beachfront property owners from Point Conception [ More... ]
A. Barry Cappello, a 1965 graduate of UCLA School of Law, was the chair for the school’s National Reunion Challenge that helped raise more than $550,000 to support scholarships for incoming students. The yearlong effort culminated in a weekend of events on the UCLA campus attended by alumni from the class of 1965 and every class year going forward ending [ More... ]
On June 5, 2015, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara and the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County each received a $5,000 donation from the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP.
Each semester, Barry Cappello speaks at UCLA Law in what is known as “The Cappello Courtroom Series: The Art of the Trial.” This is an educational series where Barry talks to students about the practical aspects of trials—techniques they may not necessarily learn in class. Sometimes, the topic is about a specific trial and he brings in the opposing counsel. [ More... ]
By Leo Martinez April 1, 2015 Well, it’s finally over and in record time. District elections are now in place in Santa Barbara. Now the real work begins for the new districts and new councilmembers in tending to the business of making each neighborhood a better place for all. There are the pundits who say it is better to govern these [ More... ]
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk News Editor | @magnoli | Published on 03.29.2015 After lengthy deliberations over how to divide city, council to pick final map Monday as required by settlement of California Voting Rights Act lawsuit Barry Cappello, lawyer for the plaintiffs in a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit against the City of Santa Barbara, leads City Council members [ More... ]
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk News Editor | @magnoli | Published on 02.28.2015 12:26 p.m. Lawsuit settlement requires six separate City Council districts, two of which must have a majority of Latino eligible voters Now that the City of Santa Barbara has settled a lawsuit and agreed to start using district elections beginning in November, the City Council wants input on [ More... ]
Santa Barbara City Council members unanimously voted in closed session Tuesday afternoon to approve the partial settlement of a lawsuit that alleged the city was violating the California Voting Rights Act by holding at-large City Council elections.
The City of Santa Barbara agreed this last week to fundamentally change the way is holds elections. The city will now conduct “by-district” elections after settling a lawsuit that claimed the city was violating the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) by holding “at-large” elections. (Banales, et al. v. City of Santa Barbara. County of Santa Barbara, Case No. 1468167, July [ More... ]
