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Construction on the new Casas de las Flores complex is expected to be complete late this summer.
Lottery for new affordable rentals set for mid-April
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing will hold a lottery drawing on Thursday, April 16 for applicants seeking residence in the new Casas de las Flores affordable housing complex, located at 4096 Via Real. The new complex, which contains 43 town house-style apartments, is slated to open this September. As of March 25, there were over 200 households on an interest list for the apartments. A brief pre-application must be submitted be-
fore March 31 to be lottery eligible. The pre-application and qualification details are available at pshhc.org/properties/ casas-de-las-flores-lease-up.html. Qualified households’ rent-to-income ratio shouldn’t exceed 40 percent. Applicant lottery numbers will be pulled from a tumbler during the April 16 drawing at 10 a.m. at Peoples’ Dahlia Court, 1305 Dahlia Court. For more information, visit pshhc.org/
Concerns mount over illegal campfires on Franklin trail
Evidence of illegal campfires in the foothills of Carpinteria has been reported by the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District, which reminds residents of the grave risks associated with such activity. The foothills became more accessible to the public with the opening of the Franklin Trail in 2013, but campfires are illegal and strongly discouraged given the great risk of wildland fire. The Tea and Jesusita fires, which caused massive damage to southern Santa Barbara County, were ignited by careless human actions in the backcountry. “My biggest nightmare is to have Carpinteria-Summerland experience the loss that both Santa Barbara and Montecito have experienced,” stated Fire Chief Mike Mingee. He asked residents to be wise about fire safety and report any suspicious activity to the Fire District by calling 9-1-1. Anyone with information about recent campfires along the trail should contact fire prevention officers at 684-4591.
RIKI MATSUMURA
As part of Carpinteria Family School’s Techsploration day, kindergartner Kayleb Hanacek learns about a bubbly chemical reaction staged by Dako Products as one of the many demonstrations in technology and technical careers. The students, on March 27, put on their lab coats and goggles to mix water, oil, food coloring and a reactive tablet to make lava lamps in a bottle. More photos of Techsploration on page 16.
Two arrested in Carpinteria bank robbery SUBMITTED PHOTO
Campfires in the local foothills are of critical concern given the risk of wildfire.
A man and woman from Los Angeles were arrested on the morning of March 31 for robbing Chase Bank in Carpinteria just after 9 a.m. The suspects, Terry Ray Hornbeck, 53, and Mary Lee Johnson, 49, were pulled over south of Carpinteria on Highway 101 after a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department deputy noticed the silver Hyundai reported in connection with the crime. A “high risk” vehicle stop was conducted at 9:17
a.m., and the two occupants were taken out of the car, detained and placed into the rear of patrol units. A search of the vehicle provided evidence of the crime. Hornbeck was arrested for robbery and possession of brass knuckles, and Johnson was arrested for robbery and possession of cocaine. They were booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail and bail for each was set at $100,000.