Santa Barbara News-Press: October 16, 2020

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Ely family, lawyers rebuke D.A.’s report

With her sister, Kirsten, looking on, Kaitland Ely, left, reads a note to her mother, Valerie, and brother, Cameron. In October 2019, Cameron was fatally shot by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies. The Ely family has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office and deputies involved.

Law firm holds press conference to ‘set the record straight’ in 2019 fatal shooting By MITCHELL WHITE

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One year after the deaths of Valerie and Cameron Ely, members of the Ely family were joined by their attorneys at their Hope Ranch estate on Thursday calling for the District Attorney’s Office to revisit its investigation that cleared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies involved. Kaitland and Kirsten Ely each shared heartfelt letters to their late mother and brother, with

Kirsten explaining that the family has been grieving and have been unable to pick up the pieces “due to the intentional deception, ineptitude and disregard for human life demonstrated by the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, and the conspiratorial obstruction of truth and outright lies put into print by the Santa Barbara D.A.’s Office.”

The Ely family has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Santa Barbara County, the Sheriff’s Office and the four deputies involved who shot and killed Cameron. Kirsten said the suit is aimed at holding the deputies accountable for their actions and inactions that caused the deaths, with the lawsuit alleging that proper medical care was not provided in a timely manner during the Oct. 15, 2019 incident. Please see ELY on A2

Art show returns to Santa Barbara Creativity graces Cabrillo Boulevard By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show is back and ready to welcome locals and tourists to enjoy the creative talents of local artisans. The show officially resumed Sunday, but it didn’t look quite the same as past shows. The advisory committee for the show sent out a questionnaire to all 140 artists, and only about half of them thought it was a good idea to start up again, according to Marilyn Dannehower, chair of the ad hoc advertising committee for the show. She said that could be attributed to the fact that a large portion of the artists are over ages 50 and 60, so they had health concerns with returning. With that in mind, the city found a way to let those who wanted to return do so, and those who didn’t wouldn’t have to pay any fees. “They don’t lose their spaces, they don’t lose their seniority, they don’t have to pay,” Ms. Dannehower told the NewsPress. “But there’s a good number of people who need the income and who want to sell their work

and are comfortable they can stay safe in the environment.” Now artists who choose to participate sign up ahead of time online to choose spaces on Cabrillo Boulevard. With significantly less participation, most of the artists are located near Stearns Wharf. Around 36 artists showed up on Sunday, and Ms. Dannehower said she believes the number will increase each week as people see it function safely. As many other businesses and events, face coverings are required for show members and the public, exhibits are set back from the sidewalk edge six feet to allow social distancing, only one household at a time can visit and/or shop with a show member at one time, handwashing stations were installed and each show member established their own safety plan on top of the general safety plan for all members. “It’s a well-thought out reopening,” Ms. Dannehower said. “Much more so than most things, because the show is part of the city parks and recreation program, so their mandates are a lot stricter than reopening a store would be.” She said the slow but sure Please see ART SHOW on A8

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Broadway star Lisa Vroman rehearses with the Santa Barbara Symphony for “Cabaret with Kabaretti,” which will stream Saturday.

Time for opening night SB Symphony returns to The Granada By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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The Santa Barbara Arts and Craft Show returned last weekend along Cabrillo Boulevard.

The Santa Barbara Symphony is back. And Saturday is opening night. Due to COVID-19 crowd restrictions prohibiting live in-person concerts, the symphony will return with the digital streaming event “Cabaret with Kabaretti,” a program giving the symphony’s fans an up-close and personal look as it plays through classics of the Great American Songbook. On Wednesday evening at the Granada Theatre, the News-Press received a

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behind-the-scenes peek at the symphony rehearsing its set and filming takes to be used in Saturday’s broadcast. Music and artistic director Nir Kabaretti conducted the ensemble, which had its string players socially distanced and the drummer and brass players behind plexiglass barriers. At stage right stood Broadway star Lisa Vroman, singing soprano vocals on whole and partial renditions of songs like “Think of Me” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” and Victor Herbert’s “Art is Calling for

Nir Kabarretti, the Santa Barbara Symphony music and artistic director, leads a dress rehearsal at The Granada.

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Wednesday’s SUPER LOTTO: 4-13-25-34-46 Meganumber: 15

Thursday’s DAILY 4: 7-6-0-1

Tuesday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 11-44-45-46-70 Meganumber: 25

Thursday’s FANTASY 5: 9-11-15-16-35

Thursday’s DAILY DERBY: 08-03-06 Time: 1:46.91

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Thursday’s DAILY 3: 4-1-0 / Thursday’s Midday 6-1-5


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