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BY IRV AND CORALIE MCMILLAN Our family bought our Gillis Canyon Ranch in 1935, 50 years after arriving here from Scotland with dreams of building a life on this abundant land. Family members were ahead of their time in understanding the importance of protecting wild, open spaces, and they took steps to safeguard large swaths of…

Michael Bennett: Support the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act By Michael Bennett | December 6, 2016 | 11:15 a.m.   While my career has taken many shapes over the years, my work has never strayed from the path of public service. I was a firefighter for almost 40 years before becoming a Goleta City Council member and mayor. Looking after…

Ventura County residents undoubtedly appreciate the region’s natural assets. This election season, local voters have been asked to renew their commitment via local measures to help preserve agricultural and open space. This effort comes after residents of the county and most cities passed 20-year-long initiatives in the 1990s. In various cities, land conservancy members work…

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act Will Preserve Area’s Rich and Fragile Ecology Thursday, October 20, 2016 by LUKE SWETLAND Here on the Central Coast, the beauty of our natural landscape is unrivaled. With hundreds of miles of trails, crystal clear streams, and extraordinary ocean and mountain vistas, residents and visitors flock to Los Padres National…