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A historic Santa Barbara landmark known for its architectural beauty and impeccable acoustics for concerts — the former St. Anthony’s Seminary — is for sale.CBRE and Coldwell Banker Global Luxury announced that the seminary and its approximately 12-acre site are on the market. The property is located behind a wall and gates at 2300 Garden St. The site features six historic buildings that add up to 123,764 square feet. In 2012, the Santa Barbara City Council designated the property as a historic landmark.Representatives of CBRE couldn’t be reached Thursday afternoon for comment. But they praised the property and described its potential in an announcement obtained by the News-Press.“CBREand Coldwell Banker Global are pleased to present this exceptional, one-of-akind opportunity to acquire 2300 Garden St., situated on approximately 11.37 acres in prestigious Santa Barbara,” they said.Intheir announcement, CBRE and Coldwell Banker Global noted the zoning for the site is RE-15, which includes residential single units, luxury senior housing/assisted living, group residential, education, hospitality and more. They said the uses may require conditional use permits and city approval. St. Anthony’s operated as a seminary by Franciscan friars from 1896 to 1987. But even after that, it continued to be a vital part of the community. It became home to the Garden Street Academy, a private K-12 school. Under the ownership of the San Roque School Charitable Trust, the buildings underwent renovations.QuireofVoyces, an a cappella choir at Santa Barbara City College, performed concerts at the seminary’s chapel, and the acoustics proved ideal for the ensemble’s style of music and a cappella approach. The chapel has been regarded as one of the best places to sing in Santa Barbara County.

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COVID-19 regulations have been eased in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, but vaccinations are still required forThat’sstaff. according to an administrator who talked to the News-Press after Thursday’s new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is recommending schools across the nation relax their regulations.“Wearenot requiring students to be vaccinated,” said Steve Venz, chief operations Officer for Santa Barbara Unified School District. “However, we will be working with county health to provide opportunities for vaccinations.“Regarding the staff, they are expected to be vaccinated or have an exemption by the state of California,” Mr. Venz told the News-Press Thursday. “We are following the California Department of Health as well as County Public Health Department policies, and masks are recommended but not required in classrooms for staff and students,” Mr. Venz said. “The school district is no longer doing surveillance testing (randomized testing), while contact tracing is dependent on the need,” he noted. “We are not doing surveillance testing of after school programs such as sports or the arts,” Mr. Venz said. “Athletes are

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(The Center Square) — In anticipation of California losing 10% of its water supply by 2040, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials unveiled a multipronged plan Thursday to adapt to hotter conditions and bolster the Golden State’s water supply in the coming years. The 16-page plan outlines goals to target the state’s water supply by developing additional space to capture and store water, diversifying the state’s water portfolio through desalination and reducing water demand. The plan also underlines the importance of accelerating the modernization of California’s water system to replenish the water California will lose due to hotter and drier seasons. Speaking from a desalination plant in Contra Costa County on Thursday, Gov. Newsom told reporters that the plan highlights the “renewed sense of urgency” to address the state’s water supply and sets particular numerical goals and deadlines in anticipation of harsher weather conditions. “What we are focused on

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Baby born on way to hospital SANTA MARIA — A baby was born in the back of an ambulance Wednesday afternoon, with help from first responders.Theybecame involved when Santa Barbara County Fire Department and CalStar 7 helicopter responded to a mother having contractions in Cuyama Valley. The first responders decided it was best to transport the mother by Santa Barbara County ambulance to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria. County Fire paramedics and CalStar flight personnel rode in the ambulance and ended up delivering the baby before the ambulance arrived at the hospital.At1:45 p.m., a healthy baby girl named Rainy was born at the gates of Rock Front/ State Route 166, according to Scott Safechuck, County Fire public information officer. — Katherine Zehnder COURTESY PHOTO

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“I feel a special connection being able to help those in my hometown, and I am looking forward to giving back to the community where I was raised,” Deputy Rauch said. “This position will allow me the opportunity to focus on assisting those in the city of Goleta. It also gives the community a direct point of contact to the deputies who serve their community. “I am excited to work directly with the Goleta community members to come up with unique ways to address concerns that may arise,” Deputy Rauch said. He has eight years of law enforcement experience and was most recently assigned to the Goleta Valley Patrol Division. He started his law enforcement career at the Santa Barbara Airport Law Enforcement Division, and after a year, he moved on to the UCSB Police Department, where he spent five years. He then took a position at the sheriff’s office, where he has served as a deputy for almost two years.Deputy Rauch will be introduced to the Goleta City Council at its meeting on Tuesday. This meeting will also be the council’s opportunity to thank Senior Deputy Ben Sandu for his service as the community resource deputy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior Deputy Sandu will continue to serve Goleta as he assumes patrol duties.

At top, Senior Deputy Ben Sandu, left, served as the community resource deputy in Goleta during the pandemic and is now assuming patrol duties. Deputy Ehren Rauch is the city’s new community resource deputy. Above, Deputy Rauch visits a Goleta preschool.

On Thursday, the News-Press reported that “It is not known if Evrysdi is safe and effective in children under 2 months of age.” Evrysdi (risdiplam) is a prescription medicine used to treat spinal muscular atrophy in children and adults. This summer, the medication was approved for all ages. The error was due to outdated information that was given to the News-Press.

First responders, who transported a mother to Marian Regional Medical Center and delivered her baby in the back of an ambulance, visit the infant, Rainy, at the Santa Maria hospital. Goleta native Ehren Rauch began his position this week as the city’s new community resource deputy.OnWednesday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputy visited a Goleta preschool to talk to the children about safety tips. The Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement services for Goleta.“Iam impressed with Deputy Rauch’s sincere desire to improve the community where he was raised,” Goleta City Manager Michelle Greene said in a news release. “Based on his background, demeanor and approach to the position, I am confident that Deputy Rauch will do an excellent job as our community resource deputy,”Deputy Rauch said he enjoyed interacting with residents as a patrol deputy in Goleta.

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(The Center Square) — Two people released on the Los Angeles County “zero-bail” system were arrested five different times over a 15-month period. That’s part of a report released on Aug. 2, 2022, by the Los Angeles Police Department that stated 649 people were re-arrested after being released from jail on no bail. The report covered March 28, 2021, through June 25, 2022. The police report didn’t state the total number of people released on the zero-bail policy during that 15 month period. The report highlighted five other individuals who were rearrested the same day they were let off on the zero-bail policy. The report states, “The pandemic pushed Los Angeles County to instate a ‘zero bail’ policy which issued a modified bail schedule providing ‘zero bails’ for individuals accused of low-level offenses, infractions, misdemeanors, and some felony offenses as a way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections in pre-trial incarcerations and to reduce the local jail population.” This zero-bail policy expired on July 1, 2022. The Center Square has requested a copy of the bail report under the state’s open records law. The Los Angeles Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office didn’t respond to an email seeking that information. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office referred questions to the county sheriff.

• Assembly Bill 1995 by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno, which would eliminate monthly MediCal premiums for pregnant residents, children and people withStatedisabilities.lawmakers have just a few weeks left to mull the remaining measures on the Assembly and Senate floors. The last day for each chamber to pass bills is Aug. 31. Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

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• Senate Bill 485 by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Burbank, to expand the Motion Picture Tax Credit through 2030.

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(The Center Square) — The U.S. housing market is the most unaffordable that it’s been since the Great Recession, a homebuilding trade group said onJustThursday.42.8%of homes sold in the second quarter of 2022 were “affordable” to households earning the U.S. median income of $90,000 per year, according to new data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. That represents a more than 14% decline since the first quarter of 2022. “Rising housing costs stemming from increased interest rates, supply chain disruptions that have led to higher prices for building materials, and a persistent lack of construction workers are dramatically affecting home prices,” NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter said in a statement. Overall, the index showed that the national median home price reached a record of $390,000 in the second quarter, a nearly 6.5% increase over the first quarter.Atthe same time, interest rates increased by 1.47 basis points from 3.86% in the first quarter up to 5.33% in quarter two, the largest jump that the index has ever “Policymakerstracked.needto focus on mending broken building material supply chains and reducing ineffective zoning and other regulatory policies to help bend the cost curve and enable builders to boost attainable housing production,” NAHB

By ROBERT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR Trade group: Housing affordability hits lowest point in years Chief Economist Robert Dietz said.InCalifornia, just 16% households could afford to purchase a median-priced home in the state in quarter two, according to data from the California Association of Realtors. Between April and July, California’s median home price grew from $817,000 to more thanHomebuyers$883,000. aren’t finding any relief in the attached home sector either, which includes apartments, townhomes, and condos.Only25% of homebuyers in California were able to afford an attached unit in the second quarter, which carried a median price tag of more than $677,000. The average income needed to afford these properties also increased to more than $159,000 annually because of rising interest rates, the data showed.

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• Senate Bill 834 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, which would revoke the tax-exempt status of California nonprofits that “participate in or incite efforts to overthrow the United State government or any state government.”Severalbills also saw their demise Thursday, when they were unceremoniously “held in suspense.”Billsthat the committees killed on Thursday included:

• Assembly Bill 2223 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, that would prevent a pregnant person from being “subject to civil or criminal liability” based on their pregnancy outcome, including “miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion.”

— California lawmakers in both chambers plowed through hundreds of bills in the suspense file on Thursday, completing a biannual process where fiscal bills are advanced or killed with little public discussion as to why. Lawmakers in both the Assembly and Senate Appropriation Committees unloaded the suspense files in an hours-long process Thursday, advancing hundreds of measures while quietly dooming others. The process occurs twice a year –once in May and once in August –and bills that pass advance to the floors of the Senate and Assembly. Several high-profile bills advanced on Thursday, including legislation backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to compel people with mental health and substance use disorders into treatment via CARE Courts. That legislation, which has faced strong opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights California, will next be heard on the Assembly floor. Other bills advanced by Senate and Assembly lawmakers on Thursday include: • Senate Bill 1479 by Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, which would require schools to develop COVID-19 testing plans under guidance from the California Department of Public Health.

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(The Center Square) — Facing widespread criticism over its actions, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a court to unseal the search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s home. At a Thursday news briefing, Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed questions regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s recent raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in search of potentially confidential White House files. Mr. Garland announced that the department had filed a motion to unseal the search warrant for the raid.“Just now, the Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal a search warrant and property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the FBI conducted earlier this week,” Attorney General Garland said. Mr. Garland said that a federal court had approved the search warrant after finding probable cause and that the raid was an even application of the law. “Upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor,” he said. “Under my watch, that is precisely what the justice department is doing.”Attorney General Garland added that he personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant and that the department would usually seek a less intrusive means to obtain documents.“Ipersonally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter,” Mr. Garland said. “The department does not take such a decision lightly. Where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken.”ManyRepublicans and even some Democrats criticized the investigation and the raid as being politically motivated, with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., saying the raid was similar to the persecution of political opponents in third-world countries. “Using government power to persecute political opponents is something we have seen many times from third-world Marxist dictatorships,” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said this week. “But never before in America.” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, added that the raid was an abuse of power and that Congress should hold hearings to find answers regarding the circumstances of the“Theraid.FBI raiding Donald Trump is unprecedented. It is corrupt and an abuse of power,” Sen. Cruz said. “Congress must demand answers. We need hearings; we need subpoenas. Dems in charge will refuse, but the American people deserve to know why Biden is using the FBI as his political enforcers.” Attorney General Garland said Thursday that the raid was not politically motivated. “Let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the FBI and Justice Department agents and prosecutors,” Mr. Garland said. “I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic, public servants.”Citinglegal and ethical obligations, Mr. Garland said he could not offer any additional details concerning the matter.

• An amended version of Assembly Bill 2097 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, that would prohibit a public agency in a county with a population of more than 600,000 people from enforcing minimum parking requirements for new development within half a mile of public transit.

• Senate Bill 1377 by Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, which would have allowed a tax deduction equal to court costs and attorneys fees “included in income by a taxpayer” in litigation cases involving claims of a consumer protection violation.

• Senate Bill 1357 by Sen. Bob Archuleta, D-Pico Rivera, to increase property tax exemptions for disabled veterans.

•An amended version of Assembly Bill 2011 by Assemblymember Wicks to streamline approval for 100% affordable housing projects in commercial-zoned areas and set certain labor requirements for developers.

Kerri Burns, CEO of Santa Barbara Humane, explains the different types of dog breeders from responsible ones to puppy mills and the downfalls of irresponsible breeders. Dr. Katie Marrie discusses some of the canine illness that can result from over breeding. Kerri then takes us across the nation to Sanford, Florida and The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando which she ran prior to coming to Santa Barbara. We meet “T Rex” a typical Floridian black dog. Kerri explains the differences between Florida and California both in the number of dogs up for adoption as well as some of the regional health issues like heart worm. There are even great differences between one part of Florida such as Orlando where there is a lot of demand for adoptable pets and Miami where there is an over abundance of animals looking for homes. In Miami we visit the Felix Varela High School and meet Kearsytn Montero who is a student leader in a program that introduces high schoolers to the veterinarian sciences. Dogs, goats, ponies and chickens are all part of the program. Cheryl Jackson of the Redland Rock Pit Abandoned Dog Project introduces us to Hope, a German Shepherd with compromised, non-functional hind legs. But with love and therapy work, thanks to the students, Hope has become the very essence of hope!

• Assembly Bill 411 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, which would have asked voters in 2024 to authorize $600 million in bonds to continue funding affordable housing projects for low-income veterans.

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the CDC’s operational guidance on best practices and the recommendations of their local health department on quarantine and isolation for confirmed and probable cases and close contacts,” the guidanceWednesday,said.in Sangamon County court, attorney Patrick Walsh, who was granted a motion to intervene in the case with additional clients, argued against broad mitigations violating due process rights. “Sweeping violations of due process unfortunately for this courtroom creates sweeping litigation,” Mr. Walsh said. Darren Kinkead, with the Illinois attorney general’s office, compared new guidance with recommendations to not eat undercooked meat. “No one actually is compelled to follow it,” Mr. Kinkead said. “It is purely advisory. So again, whether the school districts implement it or not, that’s up to them.”Gov. Pritzker’s mandates last year led to several districts not in compliance facing their status being revoked, which could have led to state funding being withheld. Several districts were put on probation before the mandates were lifted.Melanie Renken, who represents several schools, said there are no mandates, but schools should be allowed to mitigate.

A different case about school COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates on staff was also heard and has been taken under advisement.

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“This is basically nonsense,” Renken said. “The school will observe recommendations of the IDPH regarding communicable diseases. If that’s what we’re saying is unlawful, we’re going to have a whole lot of lawsuits coming down the pike.” Representing parents across the state, attorney Thomas DeVore, who is also the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, argued against dismissal. “The case is gone, school districts start doing all kinds of stuff,” DeVore said. “Are they going to adopt the CDC-slashIDPH guidance in some fashion? Are they going to do some hybrid of that, etc.”

Motions to dismiss challenges to COVID-19 school mandates under advisement (The Center Square)Seattle’s “One Seattle Homelessness Action Plan” quarter two results show that work toward its goal of housing the homeless isn’t keeping pace with the actual problem. Mayor Bruce Harrell launched the action plan website in May to provide transparent details of his office’s approach to the city’s homelessness crisis. “Our goal is to ensure all Seattle residents have access to shelter – make housing more affordable and easier to build [and] to innovate new ways to support residents in crisis,” the websiteThroughstates.the first six months of 2022, coordinated outreach efforts involving Seattle’s HOPE Team, the King County Regional from2022.millionServices.ofto40,000Kingcount1%forreferralsresultedAuthorityHomelessnessandotherpartnersinmorethan700tohomelesspersonsshelter.However,thatisaroundofthelatestpoint-in-timeofhomelesspeopleinCounty,whichwasoverin2020,accordingtheSeattleDepartmentCommunityandHumanSeattlededicated$173towardhomelessnessinThatisa125%increase2018when$77millionwas budgeted towards the issue, according to the city. This year’s allocated funds included $9.8 million towards the removal of RVs and encampments.Inthemostrecent update to the homelessness action plan, the number of verified tents increased from 763 in May, to 814 counted in June. As for the number of RVs, in May, the number of verified RV encampments was 225. The city pointed out that the May count only included sites with five or more vehicles. In June, the city counted any RV encampment sites with any number of vehicles, with an updated total of 426 sites, with “roughly half of those sites having fewer than five vehicles,” according to the city. The city says that the current numbers are not an indication of an increase in homeless persons, but rather reflect a more accurate assessment of the number of encampments throughout Seattle. “The changes for these data points are due to a combination of data collection changes, increased awareness of sites that were not previously identified, reductions due to site closures and referrals to shelter and new sites that have been identified as our data collection processes are refined,” Mayor Harrell’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK Fan (whileCollector’sBonusAppreciation8/12-14ContentPrintsupplieslast) (The Center Square) — As Illinois schools prepare to start a new year, whether the case challenging broad COVID-19 mandates on schools is dismissed is still up in the air. Earlier this year, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against school districts implementing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask and exclusion mandates. A legislative body then suspended the emergency rules. On appeal, the order was vacated and kicked back to the lower court. That was the same day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention modified guidance, which Gov. Pritzker said gave him the ability to lift the mandates.

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Joanne grew up in Santa Barbara and attended the local schools. She was a student of San Roque Elementary School, Santa Barbara Junior High and Santa Barbara High School. She loved music and began playing several instruments. Joanne played piano and violin, but she settled on the viola at an early age. She performed for the city and church orchestras as a child and through adulthood. At Santa Barbara High School, Joanne met her future husband, Carlton Roberts. The pair was married for 35 years and they had three children together. Joanne and Carlton raised James, Mark and Elisabeth in Paradise, California. As empty nesters, the couple moved to Oregon. Joanne adored the nature and solitude that came with her Oregon home. She was active in the community and participated in local events. Some of her hobbies were reading to children at the library, gardening and watching her favorite TVAftershows.several years in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Joanne moved to Houston, Texas to live with her daughter. Even through her final years, she continued to attend church services. She loved reading, Reese’s peanut butter cups and planting flowers in the backyard.Joannewas preceded in death by her parents, (Lila and Clarence), sister (Jeanette) and former husband (Carlton). She is survived by her family, which includes her children (James, Mark and Elisabeth), siblings, (Duane, Andria and Frank), grandchildren (Jonathan, Mckenzie, Roxanne, Koll, Veronica and Charlotte) and three greatgrandchildren.Hermemorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, 949 Veronica Springs Road, Santa Barbara, California. The service is scheduled for Saturday, August 13th at 1PM. Obituary notices are published daily in the Santa Barbara News-Press and also appear on our website www.newspress.com To place an obituary, please email the text and photo(s) to obits@ newspress.com or fax text only (no photos) to (805) 966-1421. Please include your name, address, contact phone number and the date(s) you would like the obituary to be published. Photos should be in jpeg format with at least 200 dpi. If a digital photo is not available, a picture may be brought into our office for scanning. We will lay out the obituary using our standard format. A formatted proof of the obituary and the cost will be emailed back for review and approval. The minimum obituary cost to print one time is $150.00 for up to 1.5” in length -- includes 1 photo and up to 12 lines of text, approximately 630 characters; up to approximately 930 characters without a photo. Add $60.00 for each additional inch or partial inch after the first 1.5”; up to approximately 700 characters per additional inch. All Obituaries must be reviewed, approved, and prepaid by deadline. We accept all major credit cards by phone; check or cash payments may be brought into our office located at 715 Anacapa Street. The deadline for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday’s editions is at 10a.m. on Thursdays; Tuesday’s edition deadlines at 10a.m. on Fridays; Wednesday’s edition deadlines at 10a.m. on Mondays; Thursday’s edition deadlines at 10a.m. on Tuesdays; Friday’s edition deadlines at 10a.m. on Wednesdays (Pacific Time). Free Death Notices must be directly emailed by the mortuary to our newsroom at news@newspress.com. The News-Press cannot accept Death Notices from individuals.

ROBERTS, Joanne Joanne was born July 28, 1936 in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. She was the second of ﬁve children born to Lila Merle (Bethune) Laurabee and Clarence Love Laurabee. Joanne loved the Lord and her family. She enjoyed spending time outdoors as well as the company of her cats. Joanne spent her ﬁnal years in Houston, Texas with her daughter. She returned home to meet the Lord during the early hours of June 16, 2022.

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is creating more supply, what we are focused on is creating more water,” Gov. Newsom said Thursday. “What we are focusing on are projects exactly like this (desalination project) here in Antioch.”Theplan lays out specific goals in anticipation of the state losing a portion of its water supply over the next two decades. The goals include: developing storage for 4 million acre-feet of water, recycling and reusing a minimum of 800,000 acre-feet of water per year by 2030, reducing water demand in towns and cities by 500,000 acre-feet through conservation by 2030, and pushing forward more projects to capture storm runoff and desalinate ocean water.State water officials emphasized Thursday the importance of diversifying the state’s water supply as a “hotter and drier” future is fast approaching. “We have to create new water supplies through recycling and desalination. We have to permanently reduce demand in California,” Carla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said. “We need to invest in how we capture and store water through expanded storage underground and above ground. All of these things are required to help secure California into the future.” The plan comes after an $8 billion investment into water infrastructure in recent state budgets, which Gov. Newsom said will “actualize, not just promote” the plan. He emphasized the state wants to move quickly to fast-track projects by addressing “regulatory thickets,” noting that the state’s permitting process can slow down the momentum of moving the project forward. “The time to get these damned projects is ridiculous. It’s absurd,” Gov. Newsom said. The governor also addressed conservation efforts on Thursday, saying that the state is moving in the “right direction.”

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Classes begin in Santa Maria schools; orientation given Maria School day of classes Santa Maria District. (normal) 0.00” (Trace) Season to date (normal) 10.53” (17.19”) Sunrise 6:18 a.m. 6:19 a.m. Sunset 7:50 p.m. 7:49 p.m. Moonrise 8:49 p.m. 9:22 p.m. Moonset 6:48 a.m. 8:01 a.m. Today Sat. Last New First SepFull10Sep 3Aug 27Aug 18 At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Aug. 12 11:12 a.m. 4.5’ 4:51 a.m. -1.3’ 10:29 p.m. 6.8’ 4:15 p.m. 1.7’ Aug. 13 11:50 a.m. 4.7’ 5:30 a.m. -1.0’ 11:16 p.m. 6.3’ 5:08 p.m. 1.6’ Aug. 14 12:29 p.m. 4.9’ 6:07 a.m. -0.5’ none 6:03 p.m. 1.5’ 74/53 71/55 73/55 84/5572/56 70/55 85/5581/59 82/61 78/63 74/62 95/57 97/66 102/61 98/72 79/61 Wind from the west at 6-12 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a southwest swell 2-4 feet at 9-second intervals. Visibility clear. Wind west-northwest 7-14 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 17 seconds. Visibility clear. Wind west-northwest 7-14 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 17 seconds. Visibility clear.

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RULES Continued from Page A1 SANTA MARIA — Thursday was the first day of classes in the Santa Maria Joint Union School District. But most of the 740-plus incoming freshmen at Santa Maria High School came to the campus a day early to see what it was all about.The Class of 2026 orientation on Wednesday involved nearly 100 Link Crew student leaders who guided the new students by highlighting the school’s social and learning environment. Students also had their pictures taken for ID cards, picked up schedules, laptops and enjoyed a school tour. “I’m excited,’’ said incoming student Briseida Gonzalez. “High school is important, and I’m going to do my Principalbest.’’Steve Campbell described the day as a “valuable experience” for all the new students.“It’sagreat way to alleviate the stress that can come with starting at a new school,” Mr. Campbell said in a news release. “We want the incoming ninth graders to start forming a positive connection with our campus, and this is a great way to accomplish that.” — Katherine Zehnder

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DESAL Continued from Page A1 no longer required to be tested weekly. We also have at-home tests, which will be distributed to students and staff.” Dr. Henning Ansorg, the Santa Barbara County public health officer, told the NewsPress Thursday that the CDC and the California Department of Public Health are giving recommendations and guidance on how to protect students and staff at schools. “The currently circulating virus has changed from previous variants that were present during last school year,” Dr. Ansorg said in an email to the News-Press. He also reported an increased occurrence of “at least partial immunity in most of our residents. “Currently our community COVID-19 level is in the ‘moderate’ tier and trending down,” Dr. Ansorg said. “Our healthcare system and hospitals are in a good position to take care of COVID-19 cases. We have medications and vaccines that help prevent severe illness.” “Students with symptoms should not attend school and get tested at home or with their physician,” he said, but noted it’s safe for students in general to attend“Ourschool.datahave shown that infections are mostly carried into school from the community and do not occur at school,” Dr. Ansorg said. “Periodic testing and screening for symptoms is still recommended to keep the risk for the spread of COVID-19 at school at a Accordingminimum.”toMr. Venz, students and staff are no longer required to quarantine due to exposure. “When a student or staff member tests positive for COVID, they can return on Day 11 or return as early as Day 6 with a negative test on or after Day 5 and have no symptoms or fever. Day 0 (Zero) is the day when the individual receives a positive test or has symptoms of COVID,”“Ithink it’s important for people to know that we are still tracking and following procedures and making sure the school is safe,” Mr. Venz said. “We will continue to be vigilant and report outbreaks to the county and continue to stay on top of it making sure that everyone is safe.”

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FYI Updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 guidance or schools can be found at School-Year.aspx.COVID-19/K-12-Guidance-2022-23-ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Publicfromchildcare-guidance.html.community/schools-childcare/k-12-cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/GuidelinesforthenewschoolyeartheCaliforniaDepartmentofHealthcanbefoundatcdph.

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The State Water Resources Control Board announced that water usage in June 2022 was 7.6% lower than June 2020, representing an improvement in conservation that still falls short of Gov. Newsom’s call for a voluntary water reduction of 15%. Gov. Newsom – who has made it clear he prefers a localized approach to water conservation as opposed to a statewide mandate – did tell reporters Thursday that if progress stalls, the state will be in a position where they “will have no choice” but to implement mandatory water cutbacks across the spectrum. Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

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Please see FIERY on B2 COURTESY PHOTO Buellton guitarist and songwriter Jonathan Firey said he hopes his latest album, “A Taste of the Valley,” will inspire listeners to visit the Santa Ynez Valley and, more importantly, get a sense of the area’s vibe.

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T he beauty of the Santa Ynez Valley — everything from a sunrise over Lake Cachuma to a drive down Santa Rosa Road — inspired Jonathan Firey’s latest album. “When I’m driving over San Marcos Pass or up Figueroa Mountain, the inspiration is in the moment. A melody starts in my head,” the Buellton singer, guitarist and songwriter told the NewsPress. “The valley gives me those things, these gifts, if I’m paying attention.”Mr.Firey’s album, “Taste of the Valley,” consists of nine original instrumental songs and will be released Aug. 19 on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, Apple and other platforms.Theformer Nashville singer is performing tracks from the album during his acoustic guitar solo concerts, which include one from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Melville Winery, 5185 State Route 246, Lompoc, and another one at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at Silk Road’s Kitchen, 453 Atterdag Road, Solvang. In addition to the instrumentals from his album, Mr. Firey likes to sing covers at his concerts, such as Eagles and James Taylor songs. “I do a lot of wineries, outdoor venues, a lot of fundraisers, cocktail parties, wedding receptions,” Mr. Firey, 39, said. He added that people tell him his music relaxes them. “My goal with instrumental music is to set a mood or a vibe in a room where people can relax, have a glass of wine and catch up with their friends,” he said. The musician, whose repertoire includes bluegrass, described his album “Taste of the Valley” as “newgrass.”“Thereare some folk elements, Americana, definitely acoustic, maybe a little pop influence,” he said.Mr. Firey recorded the album at his home studio in Buellton during the pandemic, playing guitar, piano and bass and adding the drums that his friend Aaron Sterling played during sessions at Mr. Sterling’s home studio in Los Angeles.Songson “A Taste of the Valley” vary from “Cachuma Sunrise” to “Santa Rosa Road.” Mr. Firey talked to the NewsPress about his song inspired by Figueroa Mountain: “Fig.” “You get up there, and it feels ancient. You have all these views,” Mr. Firey said. “It’s one of the few places where everything is totally quiet, and you can hear the wind andMr.nature.”Fireysaid he felt inspired to write “San Marcos Pass” because he saw the stunning view of the Santa Ynez Valley — the view that motorists see when they’re driving on State Route 154 from Santa Barbara and are a mile or so from Cold Spring Bridge. “There’s not a better view in my opinion,” he said. “You get a look across the valley. That’s one of the prettiest views I’ve ever seen.” His song “Taverns” is inspired by popular sites such as Cold Spring Tavern on Stagecoach Road and Mattei’s Tavern in Solvang.Thesongwriter grew up in a musical family in Tulsa, Okla. His father, singer and songwriter Josh Firey, was in a band with his uncle.“We were always around music,” he said. “They (his family) nurtured the musician in me. I learned to love it at a very young age.“I was playing professionally when I was 16,” Mr. Firey said. “In high school, I played basketball and got a scholarship, but I loved music way more,” said Mr. Firey, who decided to skip college after graduating from high school and focus entirely on his music. At age 21 in 2008, he moved to Nashville when he quickly got work as a recording session musician and toured with country, rock and contemporary Christian bands.In2015, Mr. Firey and his wife, Allison, performed as a folk duo in Solvang.“Prior to that, I didn’t know places like the Santa Ynez Valley existed,” said Mr. Firey, whose previous California gigs included LosMr.Angeles.Fireyfell immediately in love with the valley after the Solvang concert. “It was several things,” Mr. Buellton singer Jonathan Firey salutes area in his latest album

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Teacher Dave Huneycutt videotapes his Lompoc students as they create a documentary in 1986 on La Purisima Mission State Historic Park. The students made the film about the Lompoc site for their “pen pals” in the Los Angeles area. More than 50 gifted students participated in the project.

SANTA BARBARA — Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St., suite 205, Santa Barbara. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Denson, a singer and saxophonist, is known for his original songs, which emphasize fellowship across generations, genders, religions and cultures. His band’s latest album, “Gnomes & Badgers” (Seven Spheres Records), is described as the musician’s answer to today’s divisive times.Tickets for the 21-andolder concert cost $30 at the door and $25 in advance. To purchase, go to www. sohosb.com.Formoreinformation, go to karldenson.com.

Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emma Trelles is one of 22 poets in the U.S. to be recognized by the Academy of American Poets with a Poet Laureate Fellowship. Ms. Trelles, the ninth poet laureate of Santa Barbara and the first Latina poet appointed to this post, is the author of “Tropicalia” (University of Notre Dame Press), winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize and a finalist for Foreword/Indies poetry book of theSheyear.teaches creative writing at Santa Barbara City College, where she also coordinates the Writing Center, according to the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture. “I’m so grateful and honored to receive a Poet Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets, an organization deeply committed to poetrycentric programs all over the country and to the many poets who make them happen. The fellowship is a real testimony to their faith in our creative and community work,” said Ms. Trelles, who will receive an award of a $50,000 stipend to support her public work and craft as a Poet Laureate Fellow. Ms. Trelles noted the broad impact of the stipend: “For Santa Barbara, this means that we’ll see more from the Mission Poetry Series, with continued biannual readings featuring diverse poets from near and far, and in addition to new classes and public Poetry Walks in partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library. It also supports a second year of the Alta California Chapbook Prize from Gunpowder Press, open to all Latinx poets living in California and published in bilingual editions in the spring. “For me personally, the fellowship also means support and belief in my own poems and writing practice. It’s incredibly validating.”Throughits Poets Laureate Fellowship program, the Academy has become the largest financial supporter of poets in the nation, awarding a total of $4.35 million in fellowships to 81 poets laureates since 2019. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

“A Taste of the Valley” is scheduled for an Aug. 19 release on various platforms. FYI

“A Taste of the Valley,” Buellton singer/songerwriter Jonathan Firey’s latest album, is scheduled for an Aug. 19 release on platforms such as Spotify, Amazon, iTunes andAndAmazon.Mr.Firey will perform the tracks live during concerts at noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Melville Winery, 5185 State Route 246, Lompoc, and 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at Silk Road’s Kitchen, 453 Atterdag Road, Solvang. For more information, go to www.jonathanfirey.com.

Karl Denson’s music emphasizes fellowship across generations.

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FIREY Continued from Page B1 Firey said. “I’m an outdoorsy type person. I love mountains, I love the ocean, I love views.” He said he and his wife, who were both involved with the music industry in Nashville, wanted a slower, more easygoing life, which they found in the Santa Ynez Valley.“People are calmer here, welcoming, kinder,” Mr. Firey said. “It’s a complete change in pace.”Three months after the Solvang concert, he and his wife moved to Buellton with their daughters Grace, now 9, and Millie, now 8. “I took a step back (from music) when my girls were 2 years old. The youngest has autism, and I knew they needed me a little more,” Mr. Firey explained. He said he and his wife both decided to take a break from their careers and focus on their family. During the pandemic, Mr. Firey started recording “A Taste of the Valley” and resumed his concerts eight months ago on the Central Coast.“My hope,” the singer said, “is that people will listen to this record and maybe want to come visit the valley, but more than that, that they get a feel for the vibe.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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— Romance should be going beautifully for you today, Aries. Your romantic partner looks especially attractive and probably is in a great mood. You might decide to attend a lecture together or plan a weekend getaway. Communication between you is open, honest, supportive, and loving. Don’t let this day pass you by. TAURUS — You’ve worked hard for your money, Taurus, and today you should reap the benefits of your efforts. Earnings, investments, property valuesall should be worth considerably more than they were a year ago. Love, sex, and romance should also be going well, although you might have a few difficulties coordinating your schedule with your partner’s. Bask in the glow of your success. GEMINI — A love partner may have heard some great career news today and want to take you out to celebrate, Gemini. Go — no matter what you have to reschedule. Your friend is in a great mood, looks wonderful, and is feeling very passionate and sexy. If you want a night to remember, don’t let this chance pass you by. Also make sure you look your very best.

PISCES — Does your job have a good profit-sharing plan, Pisces, or do you own company stock? If so, expect to hear that its value has skyrocketed beyond what anyone had hoped. This is worthy of celebration. You and your colleagues should do just that. A romantic interest might offer congratulations. This trend is likely to continue. You might be a millionaire someday.

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LEO — Words of love could be exchanged between you and your romantic interest today, Leo. Obstacles to open and honest communication have been cleared away in the past few weeks. You’ll both be more apt than usual to express your feelings. The only caveat is to not lay it on too thick. Even now, getting too mushy could be off-putting for your partner. Be discreet and enjoy your day.

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Rose, my club member whose kindness toward her fellow players is admirable, has a quality some lack: tact. If Rose is with a butcher, she talks about meat; if with a baker, she talks bread; if with both, she talks sandwiches.Rosewas today’s North. At four spades, South won the first heart, drew trumps, took the A-K of diamonds and led a third diamond. East won and led a club, and West got two clubs and a heart. Down one. “Could I make it?” South asked. “Maybe if you saw all four hands,” Rose replied. GENEROUS Rose was generous. South should succeed. He ducks the first heart (taking the slight risk that West has a seven-card suit), wins the next heart, draws trumps and takes the K-A of diamonds. South then leads dummy’s last heart — and discards his last diamond.West wins and is end-played. Another heart lets South ruff in dummy and pitch a club. A club lets his king score. A diamond, if West had one, would almost surely make a winner of dummy’s fourth diamond. hold: 9 8 5 3 2 Your partner opens one club, the next player overcalls one heart and you double (negative). Your partner bids two diamonds. The opponents pass. What do you say? ANSWER: Your double promised enough strength to respond, with four cards in spades plus either diamond length or club tolerance. In my opinion, partner’s two diamonds is not a strength-showing “reverse” but suggests a contract. Pass. South dealer Both sides vulnerable

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CANCER — Relations with family and other household members should be at their very best today, Cancer. If you see colleagues outside of work, they could also be congenial and supportive. This might stem from the fact that the lines of communication between you are wide open and you’ve reached a new understanding.

CAPRICORN — Have you been pursuing a career involving the creative arts, Capricorn? If so, news of an upcoming success could come your way today. This is a gratifying day for you. Friends could phone or come by to congratulate you. Ideas for new projects could fill your head. Go out to dinner tonight with friends or your romantic partner, if possible. You deserve it! AQUARIUS — A friend who lives far away might call or email you today, Aquarius. Your friend may be planning to visit your area and want to get together with you. This should make you very happy, although at first you may worry that job responsibilities or other current world situations will interfere. Hopefully, you can find a way to make it work. Mark the date of your friend’s arrival on your calendar and look forward to it. Enjoy your day!

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SAGITTARIUS — If possible, a social event could take place today involving a small number of friends you may not have seen for a long time, Sagittarius. You’ll feel good about catching up and meeting exciting new people, too. Interesting information could come your way. Someone might be upset about something and want a shoulder to cry on.

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Confusion surrounds IRS jobs

The study also found that the bill would increase total U.S. spending on health care by $50 billion over the next 20 “Congressyears.haspassed some truly awful legislation over the years, but nothing as potentially harmful to our health as allowing Washington to fix the price of prescription drugs and use the added revenue to subsidize health insurance for wealthy Americans,” Mr. Clancy added, referring to the expansion of Obamacare. “Neither of these measures will reduce inflation — in fact, the added subsidies will do the opposite by incentivizing insurers to continue raising rates. “If we want to make high-cost brand name drugs more affordable, European-style price fixing that leads to drug shortages and higher death rates is the absolute wrong prescription,” he said. The bill will have “horrific consequences and should be shelved in favor of smarter reforms that increase access to generic drugs and end drugmaker abuses such as patent evergreening, pay-for-delay agreements, ‘brand-name generics’ and anti-competitive use of FDA citizen-petitions.”TexasPublicPolicy Foundation’s David Balat, who’s been working on a series of health-care reforms in Texas, told The Center Square, “Unfortunately, price controls will not only limit therapies and medications for cancer but for many other chronic diseases as well. Price controls help the legacy manufacturers but hinder the ability of innovative startups to go through the extremely expensive process of coming to market put in place by our own FDA.”

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(The Center Square) — Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 232,809 in July. This includes encounters/apprehensions188,787 and at least 44,022 gotaways. The preliminary data excludes Office of Field Operations data, meaning the official numbers, once released, will be higher, although U.S. Customs and Border Protection doesn’t make the gotaway data “Gotaways”public.istheofficial term used by Border Patrol to describe foreign nationals who enter the U.S. illegally and don’t surrender at ports of entry but intentionally seek to evade capture from law enforcement.InJune,these numbers totaled 247,330, including atencounters/apprehensions197,321andleast50,009gotaways.InMay, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reported the highest monthly total of apprehensions at the southern border in recorded U.S. history of 239,416. That excluded gotaways, totaling at least 70,793. In April, CBP reported 235,478 total encounters/apprehensions; in March, 222,239; in February, 165,902; in January, 154,816. These totals all exclude gotaway data. In all months, the Del Rio and Rio Grande Valley sectors in Texas experienced the most traffic.

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at southern border totals 232,809 for July (The Center Square) — While Democrats say the Inflation Reduction Act will lower prescription drug prices, critics argue the opposite is true and could lead to loss of life because of its potential impact in research and development of new drugs. One of the negotiators of the bill, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, said it will “lower the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs.” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., argues its key provision allows Medicare to “negotiate lower drug prices.” It also includes an inflation rebate that limits “Big Pharma’s ability to price gouge year after year” and creates “strong protections for seniors including a $2,000 per year out-of-pocket cap.” “No longer will drug companies be able to string Medicare along for years or even decades while taxpayers foot the bill,” Sen. Wyden said in a statement. “This policy targets the most expensive, most used drugs that have had zero competition for years on end. It lowers prices in a way that is fair and designed to promote innovation, not stifle it.” Sen. Wyden said the bill will “greatly lower costs” for seniors and taxpayers.ButDean Clancy, senior health policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity, told The Center Square, “Drug price controls will do nothing to reduce inflation, but will result in hundreds of fewer new cures, less hope for cancer patients, and millions of lives cut short. Congress should reject this government takeover of our medicine cabinets and instead give Americans a personal option that lowers drug prices by promoting competition andWhatinnovation.”theDemocrats call “Medicare negotiation” is actually a federal government price control program that will impact all areas of health care, Mr. Clancy said. AFP points to a University of Chicago study that found that government price controls on prescription drugs, for example, would result in fewer new breakthrough cures and less investment in research and development, including less money spent on cancer research. One of the researchers, Tomas Philipson, wrote in an op-ed published by Newsweek, “Over the next 17 years, the bill would reduce drug industry research and development by about $663 billion, resulting in 135 fewer new medicines. This will amount to a loss of 330 million life-years, about 30 times the loss from COVID-19 so far.“Losses could include cures for Alzheimer’s, cancer, and so much more. Indeed, nearly 50% of today’s FDA pipeline is for new cancer medicines — and the bill would cut the amount spent on cancer research by more than nine times as much as Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative raises it.”

(The Center Square) — An Internal Revenue Service job posting for criminal investigation special agents that require applicants be willing to “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force” may not apply to a bill to reportedly increase the IRS by 86,852 full-time positions by the yearU.S.2031.Rep. Tim Burchett, R-T.N., asked on his personal Twitter account: “Why do the 87,000 new IRS auditors need to ‘be willing to use deadly force’?” But the job posting was for a criminal investigations special agent, not an IRS auditor. “Democrats want to hire 87,000 IRS auditors and recruit law enforcement agents who can use deadly force to seize money from the middle-class for a government that just drove us into a recession,” Rep. Burchett said in a statement after being asked about the tweet. “Meanwhile, I am still hearing from East Tennesseans who haven’t received their tax returns from years ago. The Biden administration needs to focus on returning the money it owes to the American people, not snatching more money away from hardworking taxpayers.”

Critics take aim at government price controls on prescription drugs

By TOM GANTERT, ELYSE APEL and BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., however, points out that the PPI report shows that final demand prices increased by 9.8% over the last 12 months, indicating an economy plagued with high prices. “Today’s PPI report showed prices remained sky-high, 9.8% over the year,” Sen. Scott said. “Joe Biden doesn’t care. He needs to step aside. America deserves a leader who gives a damn.” News-Press Managing Editor Dave Mason contributed to this report.

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

IRS Criminal Investigation has 3,500 employees, and 2,500 are special agents whose jurisdiction includes money laundering, terrorism and Bank Secrecy Act laws. According to the IRS, investigations include “currency violations, tax-related identity theft fraud and terrorist financing that adversely affects tax administration.”TheIRScompleted 2,766 criminal investigations in 2021, according to agency records. The IRS special agent for criminal investigations job posting says applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.” The Inflation Reduction Act would add $78 billion to the IRS. A treasury report from May 2021 projects that type of investment in the IRS would mean 86,852 more FTEs but doesn’t specify how those jobs would be allocated.

Producer Price Index falls 0.5% in July, but inflation remains high

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted last June, 88% surveyed expressed support for the federal government negotiating prescription drug prices. But when the majority were told it would result in less research and development for new drugs, or access to newer prescriptions could be limited, they reversed course and opposed the idea.