City College could be forced to cut funds for the second time by June 30, Superintendent-President Romo said at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting.

In anticipation of the budget crisis, Romo added that the hiring freeze will continue, and suggested increasing the number of temporary contracts.

The Orfalea Foundation has been cooperating with the SBCC Foundation staff to attain necessary funding to remodel the Kinko's Early Learning Center.

The center remodel is scheduled to begin in June 2009.

Built in 1972, the center currently serves 65 infants and pre-schoolers from 60 families, 80 percent of whom are City College students.

April 9

Security booted a red Honda in Lot 1-A for misuse of a handicap placard. The owner of the car said it was given to her to use. Security confiscated the placard and turned it over to the Santa Barbara District Attorney's office.

April 12

A group of approximately 15 people were skateboarding by the Administration Building.

This fall students may be faced with a stricter cheating policy that would prevent them from using one assignment in multiple classes.

In addition, the college is trying to crack down on grade fraud by preventing students from altering transcripts or other grade reports.

C.J. Kennedy is trying to change the world. But he'd be happy just to get a classroom.

The 19 year old is a student in the Transition program, designed for people with development disabilities. The program is run by the Santa Barbara High School District but housed primarily at City College.

With less than five weeks remaining until the June 3 elections, City College has hired an independent campaign firm to promote Measure V.

Measure V is City College's $77.2 million bond measure that will add a slight increase on property taxes.

The money from the bond will be combined with funds matched by the state and local donations to repair aging buildings, modernize campus infrastructure, and to construct the School of Media Arts building.

Walking into the Matador restaurant, the dark red walls set a dark ambiance. The custom glass-blown lights are shaped as red capes that look like matador rings.

Brown velvet fabric lines the backings of booth seats across the walls of the room and small red candles add a minute, yet sufficient, glow for eating.

Mariah Carey's 11th album, "E=MC²" is topping the charts with singles "Touch my Body" and "Bye Bye."

Her 14 track album is pop, R&B, hip-hop a bit of gospel and reggae. "Touch my Body" is Carey's 18th number one single, surpassing Elvis Presley's record.

It has an 8 by 24 foot yellow frame. It carries people to where they need to go. It's a bus, a short bus.

Place in the word "short" and it gives the vehicle a whole new meaning. A meaning that forces young students to laugh and point as it rolls by. To them, it stands for something they can't accept.

The Santa Barbara main community pool, Los Baños del Mar Pool, will be closed for renovations during the summer.

"The rehabilitation of the pool is necessary and they have been great in working with us on scheduling," said Kathy O'Connor.

Construction on the pool will take place from June 21 to August 29.