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‘I know wrong from right,’ as they say. That robs you of all joy and asking more questions.”

He also conveyed his admiration to the Turning Point USA chapter at UCSB. “The Turning Point USA students have to go through something every day that most liberal students don’t: They have to actively defend their position.”

This section of his speech then concluded with a call for the protestors outside to come into the hall and ask questions.

The initial part of Mr. Kirk’s speech led up to the main event: a walk-up style question-andanswer time with UCSB students.

Some students expressed agreement with Mr. Kirk, but other students who walked up to the microphone were not in favor of Mr. Kirk and asked questions in opposition.

One student specifically debated Mr. Kirk for close to 10 minutes about his views on climate change, which ended with a heated argument.

Concerning the legitimacy of climate change, Mr. Kirk said, “How much of the global temperature rising is human activity?” This then opened the discussion up to the necessity of fossil fuels.

“We have less people dying from climate-related disasters — extreme cold, hurricanes, etc. — because of the advancements of fossil fuels in our homes,” explained Mr. Kirk. “If you decide all of the sudden to shut down something that works, which is the extraction and utilization of hydrocarbons, that have lifted more people out of poverty than any other energy source in human history, than you actually only care about a pagan agenda rather than actually helping people in poverty.”

As mentioned previously, all while this was happening inside Campbell Hall, there were students protesting right outside the front doors of the event. These students had signs with various slogans and phrases, all in which were against Mr. Kirk and his beliefs. There were also students who wore construction vests to make sure there was a level of safety not only within the protesting group but also outside of the group.

Additionally, to keep the protestors at bay, there was a line of UCSB police surrounding the event. Things got out of hand right before the event started. As tensions started to rise between the crowd outside and the attendees of the event, security decided to turn away people from the hall, in order to keep a safe number of visitors.

Mr. Kirk ended his time at UCSB

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“California’s world-class restaurants rely on gas cooking to prepare meals inspired by cuisines from around the world,” Jot Condie, President and CEO of the California Restaurant Association, said in the release. “We have expressed concern that misleading health claims about flame cooking could inform bad policies and harm California restaurants. Regulatory decisions need to be based on sound science, and this analysis shows – by reviewing decades of research – that natural gas cooking is safe and there is no credible evidence to support health claims against this essential element of California’s restaurant industry.”

The CRA has sued Berkeley over its restrictions on gas appliances.

Dan Dunmoyer, President and CEO of the California Building Industry Association, added that putting restrictions on natural gas appliances, including stoves, would make homeownership less attainable for California residents.

“Increasing access to homeownership opportunities for all Californians requires sensible policies that balance concern for the environment with the cost, as well as by saying that “the Declaration of Independence was not signed by people who were into ‘self-love.’ Rather, it was signed by people who loved the Lord, loved their families and loved their country. I encourage you to do the same.”

In the same way the event started, it also finished: with the crowd on their feet, cheering Mr. Kirk’s name. email: abahnsen@newspress.com

Prosecutors say teens were in firefight with alleged SB gang members

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Prosecutors allege the two teens charged with murder engaged in a firefight with four young adults from Santa Barbara with alleged ties to a Santa Barbara gang, and that the bystander, Robert Dion Gutierrez, 52, of Camarillo, got trapped in between the two groups.

Mr. Gutierrez was walking on the Santa Barbara wharf with his wife when the shooting erupted. According to police, he “was struck and killed by one of the rounds fired” during the altercation.

Mr. Gutierrez was treated at the scene for his gunshot wound and taken to the hospital, where he died on Dec. 20.

“One group involved in the altercation has been identified as local Santa Barbara area residents with ties to a local Santa Barbara street gang,” police said. “The opposing group in the altercation has been identified as Ventura County residents with ties to Ventura County street gangs.”

Prosecutors allege the Santa Barbara group was driving on the wharf when they spotted the Ventura County juveniles and confronted them, dispatching two of their group to attack them with a gun. The four Santa Barbara defendants have pleaded not guilty. They’re scheduled to return to court April 6 to set a date for a preliminary hearing.

The three juveniles were arrested by Santa Barbara Police Department officers on Feb. 16. Their arrests were the result of an intense police investigation to identify and bring to justice additional suspects following the Jan. 19 arrest of the four adult defendants from Santa Barbara. email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com