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It’s going to be hot today. A high near 92 is expected today in Santa Barbara, which is reason enough to go to Cabrillo Boulevard and enjoy the ocean breeze at West Beach.
Heatwave incoming breaking day in Santa Maria. Temperatures at the Santa Maria Airport reached 92 Temperatures may reach degrees on Thursday, eclipsing triple digits this weekend in the previous record of 89 Santa Barbara County. degrees set in 1991. An incoming An excessive heat To see streaming video warning has been heatwave is GO TO expected over issued for Santa the next several newspress.com Barbara County days, which Mountains and the is expected Cuyama Valley, to produce scorching beginning today through 9 temperatures in several areas p.m. Monday. Mountain areas of the county. The hot conditions come Please see weather on A4 on the heels of a record By JOSH GREGA
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The Dolores Huerta Street Renaming Project is trying to rename San Andres Street to “Calle Dolores Huerta” to honor the labor leader and civil rights activist who launched the National Farm Workers Association and fights for women’s, immigrants’ and farmworkers’ rights. The leaders of the project claim Andrés Pico was neither a saint nor a Santa Barbara resident.
To keep or not to keep Westside street name debate continues
such astounding rights for the conquered enemy that treated them as equals,” Mr. Graffy told the News-Press. “He set all that The fate of San Andres Street’s name is still up for grabs, and both up. They admired him so much for that.” those who want it changed and He continued that the elevation those who do not are speaking up. to sainthood was “a tongue-inThe Dolores Huerta Street cheek thing because they liked Renaming Project, led by Santa him so much.” Barbara residents Miguel “By naming the street ‘San Rodriguez and Miguel Avila, is petitioning to change the Westside Andres’ and elevating Pico to ‘sainthood,’ the Committee street name to “Calle Dolores displayed how the native Huerta” to honor the labor leader Californians felt about him and and civil rights activist who fights their sense of humor, which can for women’s, immigrants’ and be found winding in and out of farmworkers’ rights. our original 52 street names,” Mr. Flyers posted around town by Graffy wrote in a statement. the project say, “San Andres is In response to Mr. Graffy’s named after Andrés Pico, who was piece, Miguel neither a saint nor a resident of Santa To see streaming video Rodriguez wrote a statement titled, Barbara.” GO TO But there’s more newspress.com “Andrés Pico Was Very Rich and to the story, Santa Definitely Not a Barbara historian Saint.” Neal Graffy told the News-Press. “What is not included in his Mr. Graffy dug into the history article is the fact that, after the of Andrés Pico and the reasons war, Andrés Pico became a United behind the original naming of the States citizen and made a fortune street. on the 60,000 acres of land allotted He mentioned many reasons to him by his brother Pio Pico,” behind the name, including Mr. Rodriguez wrote. “This was Andrés Pico’s “elevation to land annexed from Mexican sainthood,” the level of respect owners as spoils of war which he had from native Californians were taken over and became part for his decisions in the Mexicanof California. We have to ask: how American War and the lives he would people of Mexican heritage saved. Mr. Graffy also mentioned feel about honoring a man who that Pico was the first black became fabulously wealthy from senator in California and the receipt of lands repossessed from first black person to have a street their ancestors?” named after him. He went on to ask if his “I think that Andrés Pico’s sainthood designation is to be decisive victory at San Pascual, passed off as “humorous.” plus the treaty that he signed, the Treaty of Cahuenga, had Please see san andres on A4 By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new private home in Santa Barbara is confirmed to be a $14.65 million mansion in Montecito, featuring nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms.
Sources confirm $14M home in Montecito for the royal couple By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
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Residents of Santa Barbara are debating the history of the Westside street name “San Andres,” which was named after a native-born Californian in 1810. Andrés Pico saved many soldiers’ lives in the Mexican-American War as Captain and signed the Treaty of Cahuenga, which pardoned all combatants and granted protection and all privileges of american citizenship, according to Santa Barbara historian Neal Graffy.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new private home in Santa Barbara is confirmed to be a mansion in Montecito. The couple reportedly spent $14.65 million on their ninebedroom, 16-bathroom mansion, according to media reports. The high-end, 18,671 squarefoot estate is set on 7.4 acres of land with a pool and is secluded on a private, gated street. The seller, Russian businessman Sergey Grishin, acquired the estate in 2009 for $25.3 million and reportedly had been attempting to sell it many times in recent years. The home was put on the market in May of 2015 for $34.5 million and was relisted in 2017,
2018 and 2019. The Mediterranean-style main house includes a library, gym, separate wet and dry saunas, an elevator, arcade, game room and home theater. The detached guest house features two bedrooms and bathrooms. The royal couple aims for more privacy to raise their 1-year-old son, Archie, after they had to deal with drones capturing photos of him playing at Tyler Perry’s house. Being the first home the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have owned together, the mansion was a product of careful research and decision-making. They are reported to be enjoying complete privacy, and hope to give Archie the chance to play with other children his age.
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