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Fred Sweeney, president of the MHTA, said the group is equally concerned about the safety of the Mission Creek Bridge and the preservation of its historicity.
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Two residents’ groups differ on their proposals By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy delivered an address Thursday at the Reagan Ranch Center on State Street.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came to Santa Barbara Thursday to reflect on the life of President Ronald Reagan and discuss today’s Republican Party. Rep. McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, spoke at the Reagan Ranch Center on State Street, where he noted his first voting experience came when President Reagan was running for his second term in office. The representative told the audience that it was Mr. Reagan’s policies and principles that led him to join the Republican Party as a young man. To this day, he even has a portrait of the late president hanging in his congressional office. “If you ever were in my office, you’ll see a Reagan portrait,” Mr. McCarthy told the audience. “The Reagan portrait is in color, and he’s smiling. “You know why I chose that picture? Because what Reagan would tell us is if you believe in your principles, and if you believe your principles bring people more freedom and liberty, then there’s no reason to be angry. And many times in our party, we think we have to be angry to prove we’re conservative. Reagan proved the opposite.” He later added, “If Reagan was here, and he wanted to give us advice, he’d tell us peace without freedom is meaningless. Think about for one moment: Peace without freedom is meaningless. And you can apply that to any
Plan calls for expanding the space industry By ANNELISE HANSHAW
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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors funded the report. The supervisors unanimously voted to join the Public and private agencies memorandum of understanding have completed a plan to grow a in January. commercial space industry out of “We are dedicated to creating Vandenberg Space Force Base. a spaceport of the future that will The plan would create an improve the economic quality of estimated 14,171 jobs in the life in our region. We can be a Central Coast and a projected technological leader in one of the output of $4.5 billion. most beautiful places on earth,” The plan was formed by Joan Hartmann, 3rd District REACH (an organization that supervisor, said in a webinar seeks to bring more jobs and a titled “Future of Space on the richer economy to the Central Coast), Santa Barbara County, the Central Coast.” Industry leaders spoke during state of California, Space Launch the webinar Thursday. They Delta 30, Cal Poly and Deloitte. included Caryn Schenewerk, vice The project arrives as president of government and Vandenberg increases its regulatory affairs at Relativity. commercial missions. The first The state of California commercial launch departed the awarded a $30 million California base in 2020. Completes tax credit to The 57-page plan has three Relativity, which is planning a main goals: Attract the space $320 million expansion. industry to the Central Coast, Relativity has already invested modernize and invest in infrastructure, and strengthen Please see VANDENBURG on B4 the Central Coast space identity. NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
“If Reagan was here, and he wanted to give us advice, he’d tell us peace without freedom is meaningless,” Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, told the audience. He reflected on the life of President Ronald Reagan during his speech.
topic or subject you have — the peace and freedom to enjoy your land, the peace to not have the government tell you what to do, the peace where we’re not being controlled or pushed by another nation. What you have to understand is peace without freedom — it’s human nature that we all crave peace, but you cannot obtain it without having freedom.” During his address, Rep. McCarthy reflected on the past year, mentioning the challenges of the pandemic, former President Donald Trump’s loss
of the election and the loss of the Republican majority in both houses of Congress. “From legislators, you may sit back and you may think the last election was a bad election,” Rep. McCarthy said. “The president didn’t turn out the way we wanted — I think if he didn’t have the pandemic, he would have won very big. “The Senate, we thought for sure they would win. I think by losing Georgia, personally I think it’s malpractice. If you’re a Republican (and) you run in Georgia, you start with a 4%
advantage. You run in California, you’re down 10 points to start out with.” Despite these losses, Rep. McCarthy said no Republican incumbents in Congress were defeated in 2020, marking the first time this has happened since 1994. Even in 2010 when the Republicans won the House majority, there were incumbents who still lost, Rep. McCarthy added. Rep. McCarthy was the keynote speaker for Thursday’s Please see MCCARTHY on A2
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The city of Santa Barbara will resume discussions next week about the future of the historic Mission Creek Bridge and Mission Canyon Road. The talks will begin with a presentation to the Historic Landmarks Commission Wednesday about improvement options for the bridge and surrounding roads. This meeting comes after years of discussions over the proper way to preserve the historic nature of the bridge while making sure it is safe for the community. Back in 2018, the Santa Barbara City Council allocated more than $1 million in funds to begin the Mission Canyon Bridge Project, which sought input from Wallace Group consultants on ways to potentially improve the bridge structure and safety of the road while maintaining its
historical charm. After completing studies and assessing the area, the Wallace Group has developed three potential options for configuration of the bridge and three options to improve the safety of Mission Canyon Road. One proposed option suggests retaining the stone structure, while the two other proposals recommend tearing down the bridge and constructing a new one. The Historic Landmarks Commission will hear these proposals during Wednesday’s meeting, offering feedback to the city on whether these proposals align with the preservation of the bridge. The preservation of the Mission Creek Bridge is of high concern for residents living in the area, though the efforts to protect the bridge have fractured locals into two different camps.
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