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Omicron variant not detected in SB County Surges in variant reported around the nation, world By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

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Cars travel through the rain on Highway 101 Thursday in Santa Barbara, where 3 inches fell. Several traffic collisions were reported on the highway, and the California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to slow down and leave more space in front of them during storms.

Downpour slams county 3 inches of rain strike Santa Barbara area By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Santa Barbara County experienced heavy rainfall during a long storm that led to flooding, traffic accidents and a highway closure. Around 3 inches of rain fell in the Santa Barbara area during the storm, which started Wednesday evening and continued through Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service predicted there would be more rain today and Saturday, then a break on Sunday before rain starts up again Monday and continues the rest of the next week. On Thursday, flooding was bad enough to cause the closure of State Route 1 in Orcutt, according to KEYT/KCOY-TV in

Santa Barbara. Just over 3 inches of rain fell Thursday in Goleta, and 2.61 inches fell in Santa Barbara, according to the weather service. Lompoc experienced 1.53 inches. Santa Maria saw 1.49 inches of rain, and Santa Ynez was right behind it with 1.38 inches. Along with the rainy weather came some chill: Highs Thursdays were in the upper 50s throughout the county, and the weather service predicted similar temperatures this weekend. As the rain fell, there were several weather-related accidents on Highway 101 in the county as well as flooding in Summerland and Carpinteria, according to the California Highway Patrol. “Stopping distance is greatly reduced in these conditions,” Please see RAIN on A2

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U.S. Supreme Court to review challenges to COVID-19 mandates By DAN MCCALEB THE CENTER SQUARE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Water runoff floods State Street in downtown Santa Barbara.

At left, cars and pedestrians brave the rain near La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara. At right, people brace for the rainstorm on State Street.

Surges in the omicron variant have been reported around the nation and the world, and California health officials Thursday said the variant is present in 50% to 70% of new COVID-19 cases in parts of the state. But the variant hasn’t been seen locally. “There have not been any omicron cases detected in Santa Barbara County,” Ryyn Schumacher, assistant deputy director for community health for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, told the News-Press Thursday afternoon. One case related to the omicron variant was reported last week in San Luis Obispo County. Elsewhere in the nation and overseas, an increase in COVID-19 cases was attributed to the omicron variant. New Jersey, for example, reported 15,482 new cases — a 59% increase in a single day. France reported 88,00 new cases, and Italy saw almost 45,000 new cases. The omicron variant now makes up 73% of the nation’s

COVID-19 cases and is seen as the dominant variant. Concern over the variant is affecting the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City. A recent press release from New York Mayor Bill De Blasio’s office announced that this year’s celebration in Times Square will be scaled back. The square typically holds 58,000 but will be limited to 15,000, and guests will not be allowed in the square until 3 p.m. The event will be held outdoors and will require all visitors to wear masks and be fully vaccinated. Overseas, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that a fourth dose would soon be rolled out for healthcare workers, those over 60 and those with suppressed immune systems. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief scientific adviser, said he believes it is premature for the U.S. to be considering a fourth dose at this time. According to a CNN report, Dr. Fauci sees the only exception would be a fourth dose for those who are severely immunocompromised.

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court early next month will hear challenges to two of President Joe Biden’s worker-related COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The nation’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on the Biden administration’s separate executive branch mandates that most health care workers and those employed by private businesses with 100 workers or more be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, be tested regularly, or face losing their jobs. Dozens of lawsuits were filed challenging the constitutionality of President Biden’s vaccine mandates, which he put in place without congressional approval. The private sector mandate, which would impact more than 80 million workers in the U.S., initially was ordered halted by the the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, which cited “grave” constitutional concerns over potential executive branch overreach. After more than a dozen

lawsuits against the mandate on private businesses were consolidated and sent to the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, the Ohiobased federal court reinstated it last week. The reinstatement ruling was immediately appealed to the Supreme Court by multiple plaintiffs across the country. President Biden also mandated that the employees of all healthcare companies that receive Medicaid and Medicare dollars be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This mandate affects more than 2 million American workers. Conservative groups and free market advocates argue the president doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally make health care decisions for individual American citizens. The Biden administration has said it’s confident it does have that authority. The mandates are set to take effect Jan. 4, three days before oral arguments in the cases. Because of the timing of the effective date of the mandates, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision quickly. email: dmccalebthecentersquare. com.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021

Lompoc offers free Christmas tree pick-up

TRAFFIC, CRIME & FIRE BLOTTER Increase in catalytic converter thefts The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an increase in the theft of catalytic converters in both densely populated neighborhoods as well as rural areas. This pattern aligns with a crime trend in other California counties, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. This year 276 catalytic converter thefts were reported

by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office-Criminal Investigation Bureau statistical data said the most targeted vehicles are Honda Accords, Toyota Prius and Ford F250 F350 series trucks. The suspects quickly get under a vehicle and cut the exhaust metal pipes to and from the catalytic converter with an electric saw. According to the sheriff’s office, surveillance videos show the theft being completed in less than two

minutes while an accomplice waits in a nearby getaway car. The catalytic converters are then sold and stripped for their valuable metals. To reduce the risk of becoming a victim, the sheriff’s office has the following theft prevention tips: • Keep your vehicle in a locked garage or a well-lit area close to your home. • Set up cameras to record the parking area. The sheriff’s office said this acts as a tool in both deterrence and investigation. • Install anti-theft devices to

make a catalytic converter harder to remove. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office encourages county residents to report suspicious activity by calling the non-emergency dispatch phone number 805-683-2724 or calling 9-1-1 to report a crime in progress. If you have information about an existing catalytic converter theft, you’re asked to call the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau at 805681-4150. — Katherine Zehnder

171 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Santa Barbara County reported 171 new COVID-19 cases and one death Thursday. The death was not associated with a congregate care facility The individual was between 30-49, had no underlying medical conditions and resided in Santa Maria. Of the 171 new cases, the highest number, 54, were in Santa Barbara and unincorporated Mission Canyon, according to the

Public Health Department. Elsewhere, 22 cases were in Santa Maria. Neighboring Orcutt had nine cases. Fourteen cases were reported in Lompoc and nearby Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village. Four cases were in the North County areas that include Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and Guadalupe. Ten cases were in Isla Vista. Santa Ynez Valley reported nine cases.

Nine cases were in Goleta. Twenty-one cases were in unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota. Fourteen cases were in the South Coast corridor, which includes Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria. The location of five cases are pending. Thirty patients are recovering in county hospitals. Another 13 are recovering in intensive care units. Santa Barbara County now has

a total of 47,593 cases, of which 749 are still infectious. The total number of deaths is now 562. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported that 68.5% of the eligible 5-and-older population is fully vaccinated. Of the entire county population (all ages), 64.4% is fully vaccinated. All numbers are provided by the health department. email: kzendher@newspress.com

More inmates test positive for COVID-19 SANTA BARBARA — Since Tuesday, 22 additional inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Main Jail. Five have recovered, according to the Santa Barbara County’s

Sheriff Office. The total number of COVID-positive inmates in this outbreak is 81, with 76 active cases. The outbreak began Dec. 9 at the jail.

All COVID-positive inmates are continuously monitored by custody staff and the county’s Wellpath partners, the Sheriff’s Office reported. None of the COVID-positive

inmates in this outbreak have required hospitalization, and 72 of them are asymptomatic, the Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday.

LOMPOC — The city of Lompoc is offering free Christmas tree pick-up for its residents. From Jan. 3 to Jan. 7, the Lompoc Solid Waste Division has contracted with West Coast Arborists to collect and recycle Christmas trees. Customers who wish to have their trees picked up should place their trees three feet away from refuse containers by 7 a.m. on their regularly scheduled trash collection day during the week of Jan. 3. Customers who miss the scheduled pick-up can drop off their trees at no charge, at the Lompoc City Landfill, 700 Avalon St., Lompoc. Flocked trees can’t be recycled, and must be cut

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Continued from Page A1 Officer Will Clotworthy of the CHP told the News-Press Thursday. “People should maintain additional distance from other vehicles and drive at a reduced speed during inclement weather conditions.” The storm proceeded mostly as predicted: a steady light rain, with some heavier pockets in San Luis Obispo County and picking up more Thursday morning in Santa Barbara County. A flood advisory was issued Thursday afternoon for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The advisory was in

up and placed in the trash bin or brought to the landfill and disposed of, for a fee, according to a news release. Prior to recycling the trees, all decorations and tree stands must be removed. Once they are collected, West Coast Arborists will grind the trees into mulch. The mulch will then be used as landscape material throughout the city. Solid waste collection will not be affected by the holidays, with usual collection taking place Monday through Friday. However, the Lompoc City Landfill will be closed Saturday and New Year’s Day. — Katherine Zehnder

effect until 4 p.m. The rain was expected to shift south Thursday toward Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The National Weather Service predicted more periods of rain today and Saturday, as well as more rain next week. The storm didn’t lead to any cancellations at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. “Rain can cause delays, but seldom cancellations, unless it is combined with the risk of thunder or lightning or reduced visibility or fog,” Deanna Zachrisson, the airport business development manager, told the News-Press Thursday. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Monarch Butterflies Return to Goleta’s Ellwood Mesa More than 15,000 Monarch Butterflies will spend the winter at Goleta’s Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Grove. The butterflies have settled into the eucalyptus tree grove after their long journey from inland California, where they will stay until February, according to a news release from the city of Goleta. Parking for the Ellwood Mesa is in the 7700 block of Hollister Avenue of Goleta. The city encourages people to avoid parking in the adjacent neighborhood. For specific locations, visit: tinyurl.com/ goletabutterflygrove. Admission is free. The return of the Monarchs is seen as a sign of hope that their population is increasing, after many years of low numbers. “Ellwood Mesa is the gateway

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Monarch butterflies have returned to Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Grove in Goleta.

to the Gaviota Coast and a great place to escape for a quiet walk. We are so fortunate to witness one

of nature’s great migrations right here in our own backyard,” said George Thomson, the Goleta parks

and open space manager. According to the city of Goleta, the best time to visit Ellwood Mesa is mid-day when the butterflies are flying about. If making a visit in the early morning or on cooler days, look for clusters of butterflies at the ends of the branches. The city asks that people don’t throw objects at the butterflies or shake the branches to get them to fly. As they look at the butterflies, people are also asked to keep their dogs on a leash. The city of Goleta is planning habitat and trail improvements for Ellwood Mesa, including the Monarch Butterfly Grove. For more information, contact Mr. Thomson at gthomson@ cityofgoleta.org or 805-961-7578.

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Santa Barbara police promotes four officers By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

The Santa Barbara Police Department has promoted four sworn law officers. Chief Bernard Melekian held a private ceremony this week to honor one newly promoted commander, one lieutenant and two sergeants. After the new year, a larger ceremony open to the public and the media will take place, according to a news release. “It was my privilege this week to promote the next generation of leaders for the Santa Barbara Police Department. I have every confidence they will serve the city, the people who live and work here very well,” said Chief Melekian. The officers are:

SGT. OSCAR GONZALEZ (OFFICER TO SERGEANT) Oscar Gonzalez was born and raised in Santa Barbara, and he graduated from San Marcos High School. He joined the Marines, serving one year of active duty and five years in the reserves. He was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal. Sgt. Gonzalez earned his bachelor’s in public sector management from Cal State Northridge. He joined the Santa Barbara Police Department in 2001 and has worked as a patrol officer, special enforcement team officer, field training officer, criminal impact team officer, training recruitment officer, law enforcement academy training instructor and youth

services detective. He has been a team leader for the Special Weapons and Tactics Team for 12 years and is on the Active Shooter and Academy Training Instructor Cadre. LT. KASI CORBETT (SERGEANT TO LIEUTENANT) Kasi Corbett earned a bachelor’s in accountancy at Cal State Northridge and worked in accounting for 10 years before entering law enforcement. In 2005, Lt. Corbett joined the Santa Barbara Police Department, where she worked as a patrol officer, drinking driver team officer, beat coordinator, explorer adviser, field training officer and academy instructor. In 2017, she was promoted to sergeant. She served as a patrol sergeant and the strategic operations sergeant. She also served collaterally as the honor guard cadre sergeant and crowd control sergeant. In 2019, Lt. Corbett earned her master’s in public administration at Columbia Southern University. She is married to Santa Barbara Police Officer Mark Corbett, and they have five children.

CMDR. KENNETH KUSHNER (LIEUTENANT TO COMMANDER) Kenneth Kushner obtained his bachelor’s in law and society at UCSB. He joined the Santa Barbara Police Department and began working part time as a police cadet in 1998. In 2000, he became a reserve officer and was hired full time as a police officer the next year. As an officer, Cmdr. Kushner held multiple specialty assignments including the Special Enforcement Team, Special Weapons and Tactics Team, serving as a school resource officer and working as a detective in the Youth Services Section and Crimes Against Persons. In 2011, he was promoted to sergeant and worked on patrol as the special events supervisor and professional standards. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2015, working as a patrol watch commander and later as acting combined communications center manager, criminal investigations lieutenant and the assistant division commander in field operations. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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State officials back Newsom’s COVID-19 mitigation measures By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Several California leaders on Thursday voiced support for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 as cases continue to rise across the state. On Wednesday, Gov. Newsom announced several new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, including a mandate for all healthcare workers to receive the booster shot by Feb. 1. The governor also promised to extend hours of operations at state-run testing facilities and provide athome tests for millions of students before they return to school after winter break. The new measures come as the omicron variant is spreading rapidly in California, accounting for more than 50% of tests processed at the state’s genome sequencing lab, Gov. Newsom said Wednesday. Several public health leaders expressed support for the governor’s measures heading into the holiday season, saying the measures will help to keep

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Californians safe. “(Gov. Newsom) is keeping communities safe through access that is easy and convenient,” Dr. Manali Patel, assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University, said in a statement. Gov. Newsom’s promise to expand testing for students also received praise from education officials across the state on

Thursday. On Wednesday, the governor said keeping kids in school remains a key priority heading into the new year. “The L.A. County Office of Education is actively working with the L.A. County Department of Public Health and the California Department of Public Health to facilitate the distribution of athome COVID-19 test kits to LA County students as they head back to school,” Dr. Debra Duardo, Los Angeles County superintendent of schools, said in a statement. “Athome testing options support our ability to prevent transmission as students return to campus.” Gov. Newsom’s commitment to provide millions of at-home tests for students followed a similar promise from the Biden administration earlier this week to distribute 500 million taxpayerfunded home testing kits starting in January. The administration also vowed to deploy federal medical workers to the states seeing the biggest surges – Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Hampshire and Vermont. As of Thursday, cases are up

31% over the last two weeks in California, according to data tracking from the New York Times. Deaths in the state remain among the lowest in the nation, at a rate of 0.16 per 100,000 over the last seven days, the New York Times reported. Because California’s case rate and positivity rate remains among the lowest in the nation, some officials are hopeful that the state is better prepared to manage the spread of the omicron variant compared to states that are still dealing with the aftershocks of the delta variant surge earlier this year. “California is doing great, and we want to keep it up,” Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, said in a statement. “We’re doing great because we have great vaccination rates, but we want to top everybody and get completely vaccinated. Everybody, boost it.” Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

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By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Former Westmont men’s basketball head coach John Moore was honored by The Turner Foundation at its Legacy Event Thursday at Rosewood Miramar Beach. Moore was celebrated amidst a group headlined by guests such as NBA legends Magic Johnson and Jerry West. Moore was one of two recipients of the 2021 Albert J. Turner Legacy of Service Award, joining Dr. Charles Fenzi, the CEO and chief medical officer for Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. The award is named after Rev. Dr. Albert J. Turner, who was the founder of The Turner Foundation in 1958. Moore was honored for retiring as the winningest coach in Westmont history, after accumulating 558 wins in 27 years at the institution, and 637 in total over his collegiate coaching career. In Moore’s final season, the coach was named NAIA Coach of the Year, after leading his Warriors to a GSAC regular season championship, when the club was picked to finish sixth in the preseason polls. Over Moore’s Westmont career, the Warriors won three GSAC Tournament Championships to go along with a pair of regular season titles and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament 14 times. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, proper celebration of Moore’s career has been postponed on campus until this coming year. On Jan. 22, Westmont Athletics will host a celebration of men’s basketball that includes honoring Moore and his tenure. The day will begin with women’s and men’s basketball games against Arizona Christian in Murchison Gym, with the women tipping off at noon and the men

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at 2 p.m. Ahead of tip-off for the men’s game, Westmont will honor Moore for his 27 years of service as head coach. The festivities on Jan. 22 will also include a halftime celebration of the 1971-72 Westmont team, and the legacy of Tom Byron, 50 years after what many consider the most remarkable season in program history. Following the conclusion of the men’s game, the scene will shift to Westmont’s Global Leadership Center, where a reception will

take place. Free tickets for the reception can be obtained on the Westmont Athletics website (athletics.westmont.edu). Tickets for the basketball games can be purchased separately on the website as well. The postgame reception will be limited to 150 people, with just 50 tickets remaining. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

Pepperdine beats Westmont in men’s basketball By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

MALIBU — In a nonconference exhibition against NCAA Division I Pepperdine (69), Westmont (10-3) was unable to match the Waves as they fell 96-69 in Malibu. The Warriors men’s basketball team opened up the game in promising fashion by knocking down consecutive 3-pointers, first from Cade Roth and second from Nate Meithof. Then, for the first 10-plus minutes, the Warriors and Waves traded points without either lead being stretched to more than one possession. With 8:37 left to play in the first period, Roth knocked down another 3-pointer, which stretched Westmont’s lead to 2721. The six-point advantage would be the largest Westmont lead of the day, as the Waves struck soonafter. With under 6 minutes left in the half, Pepperdine capped off a 10-0 run to first tie, then surpassed the Warriors with a

31-27 lead. Westmont would not tie the game up again. Over the final 1:49 of the first half, the Waves went on a 7-0 run to take a 49-34 lead into intermission. The Warriors shot just 38% from the field (14-37) during the first half compared to Pepperdine’s 59% clip (19-32). Westmont was also outrebounded 22-14 during the period. The run continued for Pepperdine in the second half as the Waves held no mercy and opened up the final period with a 15-0 run. Ultimately, dating back to the final minutes of the first half, Pepperdine went on a 22-0 run over a six-minute span to take a commanding 64-34 lead early in the half. The Warriors would eventually trim just three points off the deficit the rest of the way, falling 96-69 at the end of the game. Nate Meithof led the Warriors with 22 points, while Jalen Townsell was the only other member of the club in doubledigits with 12. Cade Roth had 10

of the club’s 19 assists and also contributed with eight points. As a club, the Warriors shot just 37% from the field (26-69) and committed 20 turnovers throughout the contest. The Waves scored 25 points off of Westmont’s turnovers. Pepperdine also outrebounded Westmont 52-33 and had 18 second chance points compared to Westmont’s six. The Warriors will now take a break for Christmas before returning to the court at 3 p.m. Dec. 30 when they host St. Katherine at the Montecito campus. The last time the two clubs met on Nov. 23, Westmont outlasted Saint Katherine 94-89 in overtime to win their eighth consecutive game to start the season. Tickets are available at athletics.westmont.edu. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

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Attorneys general seek court order to resume border wall construction By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — As Texas and Missouri attorneys general ask a federal court to require the Biden administration to immediately resume building the border wall with funds allocated by Congress, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was using the funds on environmental projects instead. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued the administration in October. In November, they filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to require it to resume building the border wall using funds already appropriated by Congress to do so. President Joe Biden halted construction of the wall as one of his first acts in office after Congress had allocated $6

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However, Dr. Fauci did emphasize the importance of getting boosted. “Sometimes when people hear the word booster, they think it’s a luxury or an add on. It’s not. It really is an essential part of the optimal type of protection that

billion for the wall’s construction between fiscal years 2018 and 2021. Within a month of the attorneys general’s motion, DHS issued a statement saying it would be using the money on environmental and cleanup projects in certain areas of Arizona, California and Texas. Instead of building the wall, DHS is spending the money to “address life, safety, environmental and remediation requirements for border barrier projects” located in the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso and Del Rio Border Patrol Sectors. They include drainage projects to prevent flooding, installing and completing permanent erosion control measures, and construction and maintenance of access roads, including adding guardrails, signage, and integrating existing roadways, among other

projects. DHS is also in the process of terminating all Department of Defense and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers border wall construction projects. It currently costs taxpayers $3 million a day to not build the wall because of contractual obligations with the construction firm tasked with building it. DHS also plans to dispose of already purchased materials left on the ground when construction of the wall was halted. The Biden administration “continues to call on Congress to cancel remaining border wall funding and instead fund smarter border security measures that are proven to be more effective at improving safety and security at the border.” The administration also claims it “inherited a broken immigration system — one that

wasted billions of taxpayer dollars and neither kept the American people safe nor adhered to our values.” It considers the border wall an example of the Trump administration’s “misplaced priorities and failure to manage migration in a safe, orderly and humane way.” Of the 450 miles of the wall built by the Trump administration, only 52 miles was constructed “where no barrier previously existed, with some wall segments costing American taxpayers up to $46 million per mile,” the administration added. “The effort diverted critical resources away from military training facilities and schools, and caused serious risks to life, safety, and the environment. It also took attention away from genuine security challenges, like drug smuggling and human trafficking.”

you want. From the standpoint of if you want to be optimally protected, no doubt you should get boosted.” On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Merck’s antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 for emergency use. “The use of molnupiravir will be limited to situations where other authorized treatments

are inaccessible or not ‘clinically appropriate,” said Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, in a statement. On Wednesday, studies were published that suggest that the omicron variant is less likely to cause hospitalization than the delta variant. Two of these studies were from England and

Scotland, and the third study was out of South Africa. “Research from Imperial College London indicates that people with PCR-confirmed omicron are 15-20% less likely to need admission to hospital, and 40-45% less likely to require a stay of one night or more,” reported HuffPost. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Port of Los Angeles on track for record year By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Despite months of backlogs in the global supply chain, the Port of Los Angeles is on track to shatter records for the amount of cargo throughput in 2021, officials announced. With less than two weeks remaining until the new year, the port is estimating a final volume of 10.7 million TwentyFoot Equivalent Units, which would beat the port’s previous record by about 13%. “As we approach a new cargo milestone amid this pandemic, I’m so proud of the resilience of this Port, our labor force and all of our partners,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement. “While there is much more that we need to improve upon, we’re delivering record amounts of cargo, and goods are making their way into the hands of consumers and manufacturers.” Officials still are working to address a backlog of ships waiting to dock at the Port

of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, but they said crews have made steady improvement in recent weeks. Port officials announced Monday they again would delay implementing a “Container Dwell Fee,” which would impose fees on ocean carriers whose containers dwelled too long at the docks. Port officials said Monday they have seen a 46% decline in aging cargo since the fee was announced Oct. 25. The port has processed 18.7% more TEUs between January and November than in the same time period in 2020, according to port officials. The port also is on track for an all-time record in imports at 5.5 million TEUs, beating the previous record set in 2018 by about 13%, according to port officials. Looking toward the new year, Mr. Seroka said the port will continue to “focus on efficiency improvements, job creation and economic development.” Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

SATURDAY

A little rain this morning

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Showers around Mostly sunny and Rain; breezy in the Cool with periods in the p.m. cool p.m. of sun

INLAND

57 40

54 37

52 36

54 30

48 29

61 43

58 42

59 37

57 39

56 35

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 58/43

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 58/43

Guadalupe 59/44

Santa Maria 57/43

Vandenberg 58/46

New Cuyama 54/34 Ventucopa 52/35

Los Alamos 57/42

Buellton 57/40

Solvang 57/40

Gaviota 58/46

SANTA BARBARA 61/43 Goleta 60/45

Carpinteria 58/47 Ventura 58/50

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

Source: airnow.gov Unhealthy for SG Very Unhealthy Unhealthy Not Available

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

57/55 64/40 77 in 1950 21 in 1990

PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

3.22” 5.72” (1.87”) 4.06” (3.87”)

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Rainstorms made the necessity of a prep wash moot at a car wash facility Thursday at the Shell gas station on Turnpike Road in Goleta.

HAMISTER, Margaret “Peg”

Margaret “Peg” Hamister, born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania to Robert B. and Katherine Roward Singiser on February 2, 1925. Peg graduated Pitcairn High School in 1942 and went into the Navy as a Link Trainer Operator in 1944. She met husband-to-be First Lieutenant Donald B Hamister at the Naval Air Station in Atlanta, Georgia. They wed at Kenyon College Chapel in Gambier Ohio on December 22, 1946. After settling in Chicago Illinois, then moving to Lake Forest, Illinois, the family moved to Santa Barbara in 1963. Peg went to UCSB and graduated with a degree in English in 1970. She was politically active as the Second District Planning Commissioner from 1975-1987. Also volunteered for several charities in Santa Barbara, including the Mental Health Advisory board, UCSB Music Afﬁliates, Santa Barbara Symphony League, Cottage Hospital Board of Directors, to name a few. She will be sorely missed by her son, Don Bruce and daughter Tracy (Levine), step-grandchildren Scott Levine, Deborah Levine Bradley and Rebeka Levine, San Jose, also many nieces and nephews. She lived a long and vibrant life, traveled the globe and was generous to a fault. No services are scheduled at this time. Donation suggestions are the Opera Santa Barbara, 1330 State St., Suite 209, Santa Barbara 93101, or gifts can be mailed to the address below with checks made out to the UCSB Foundation. Please include a note that this gift would be in support of the Donald B. Hamister Scholarship Fund of the Department of Music in Peg Hamister’s memory. Address to follow - Leslie Gray, Sr. Dir of Development, Ofﬁce of Development, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 93106-2013

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City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

59/46/r 61/41/r 41/24/r 52/23/c 54/46/r 55/46/pc 58/47/r 50/41/r 55/42/r 61/52/r 35/22/sn 56/43/r 56/47/r 53/47/pc 55/47/pc 56/44/r 59/49/r 66/48/r 59/50/r 56/37/r 54/45/r 61/53/r 55/48/pc 56/45/r 59/42/r 59/53/r 34/25/sn

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 50/36/r 55/42/sh 55/41/r 53/41/r 56/40/r 54/37/r 55/46/r 56/44/sh

64/53/pc 36/29/sn 53/42/c 81/63/pc 54/31/pc 81/68/pc 77/63/s 43/20/c 45/39/c 51/42/pc 60/53/r 43/36/r 70/58/pc 44/36/r 42/34/r 54/47/pc

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west 7-14 knots today. Waves 3-6 feet; west-southwest swell 4-7 feet at 6 seconds. Visibility under 3 miles in morning rain.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west 7-14 knots today. Waves 3-6 feet; west-southwest swell 4-7 feet at 6 seconds. Visibility under 3 miles in morning rain.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time Dec. 24

2:07 a.m. 11:47 a.m. Dec. 25 2:54 a.m. 12:46 p.m. Dec. 26 3:36 a.m. 2:09 p.m.

3.6’ 4.7’ 3.8’ 4.1’ 4.1’ 3.6’

LAKE LEVELS

Low

6:04 a.m. 7:28 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 9:16 a.m. 9:01 p.m.

3.0’ 0.1’ 3.0’ 0.4’ 2.6’ 0.8’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 54/42/r 57/42/s 39/22/s 45/24/pc 50/44/s 52/38/r 54/46/s 46/40/sh 51/39/r 55/48/sh 31/12/sn 52/40/r 57/44/r 51/35/r 52/41/r 53/40/sh 57/45/sh 63/47/s 54/47/sh 52/35/r 49/37/r 61/52/s 52/44/r 51/40/r 56/39/r 57/49/sh 31/18/sn

NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind west 6-12 knots today. Waves 4-7 feet with a west-southwest swell 4-7 feet at 6 seconds. Visibility under 3 miles in morning rain.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 54/34/r 60/45/r 57/40/r 58/43/r 57/43/r 57/40/r 58/46/r 58/50/r

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

69/58/pc 40/35/c 45/30/r 81/61/pc 57/30/s 82/67/pc 79/62/s 25/14/sn 48/43/r 54/46/r 64/51/c 42/31/c 65/39/pc 45/36/sf 39/27/c 64/50/c

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. Storage 92,069 acre-ft. Elevation 711.55 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 4.1 acre-ft. Inflow 17.7 acre-ft. State inflow 11.9 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +0 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Last

New

Dec 26

Jan 2

Today 7:03 a.m. 4:55 p.m. 10:10 p.m. 11:02 a.m.

WORLD CITIES

First

Jan 9

Sat. 7:04 a.m. 4:55 p.m. 11:11 p.m. 11:32 a.m.

Full

Jan 17

Today Sat. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 27/12/s 26/11/s Berlin 41/20/r 28/19/pc Cairo 64/49/s 64/48/s Cancun 78/67/s 81/69/s London 51/46/r 48/44/c Mexico City 74/45/s 76/44/s Montreal 21/13/s 22/20/sn New Delhi 72/51/pc 71/54/pc Paris 49/47/sh 49/47/c Rio de Janeiro 77/70/pc 78/69/s Rome 60/54/sh 61/52/sh Sydney 78/70/pc 83/71/s Tokyo 53/45/pc 55/34/sh W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Editor’s note: This is the third part of a News-Press series of photos of Christmas decorations. anta Claus and his reindeer are exploring Santa Barbara in advance of their international flight tonight. They’ve been sighted in neighborhoods throughout the city, as shown in these photos of decorated homes. For more photos, see Saturday’s News-Press. — Dave Mason

News-Press photos by Kenneth Song

F R I DAY, D E C E M B E R 2 4 , 2 0 21

Santa Claus is sighted outside a house in the 3000 block of Paseo del Descanso, off Alamar Avenue.

Santa Claus is coming to town Reindeer and St. Nick grace decorations in Santa Barbara

At left, decorations grace the 1200 block of East Montecito Street. At right, Santa’s reindeers arrive in the 1500 block of De La Vina Street.

More decorations on B2 At left, essential workers are saluted in the decorations in the 1300 block of Bath Street. At right, the Christmas spirit is seen in the 1100 block of Carpinteria Street.

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At left, photographer Nic Stover will lead a workshop Jan. 30 at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang. At right, Mr. Stover shows his creativity in photos such as “Flowing Time.”

SOLVANG — The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is hosting a workshop with Central Coast photographer Nic Stover. Mr. Stover will lead a critique and image review session for photographers of all skill levels looking to improve their editing. His program is set for 2 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the museum, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang. “In this session, class participants will see how the most impactful and compelling images are those that have the proper balance of technique, vision and processing,” Mr. Stover said in a news release. “All of these skills need to be developed and continually refined through our own artistic and creative processes.” The first half of the class will address essential concepts of composition and image design, and the second half will be a hands-on review of attendees’ images with criticism. Those attending the class are asked to bring two to three mages of their own for review. Registration costs $75, and class size is limited to 12 participants. To register, go to wildlingmuseum.org/news/2021-nicstover-photo-workshop. — Forrest McFarland

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DÉMANDADO): LILIYA KONECHNY DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PIOTR SLIFIRSKI NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 21CV03884 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of State of California 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): PIOTR SLIFIRSKI, IN PRO PER 2135 De La Vina #B (201) 850-3453 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 DATE: (Fecha) 9/30/2021 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Terri Chavez, Deputy (Adjunto) DEC 24, 31 / 2021; JAN 7, 14 / 2022 -- 57852

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) CASE NUMBER 20CV03347

To: Gonvzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant)

To: Gonzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant)

Plaintiff: Jane Doe 1 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 4, 7, 12, 15, 19, and 22

Plaintiff: Jane Doe 1 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 1, 9, and 16

1. General damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress. $2,000,000.00

2. Special damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00 _______________________

2. Special damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00

To: Gonzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant) Plaintiff: Jane Doe 2 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 2, 10, and 17 1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress. $2,000,000.00 2. Special Damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00 _______________________ To: Gonzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids open at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 for: 20/21 BRIDGE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM METHACRYLATE OVERLAY BRIDGE 51C-020 & BRIDGE 51C-219 IN THE 3RD SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT COUNTY PROJECT No. 600703

Plaintiff: Jane Doe 3 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 5, 13, and 20

General project work description: Methacrylate Overlay The Plans, Speciﬁcations, and Bid Book are available at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874. The Contractor must have either a Class A license or any combination of the following Class C licenses which constitutes a majority of the work: C-8, C-12 & C-15 Submit sealed bids to the web address below. Bids will be opened available at the web address below immediately following the submittal deadline. PlanetBids https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874

1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress. $2,000,000.00

The estimated cost of the project is $73,000

2. Special Damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00 _______________________

A optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM at 5176 University Dr Santa Barbara, CA. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

_/s/_____________ Date: 10/4/2021

Complete the project work within 10 Workings Days.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of PCC Section 4104, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code (LAB) Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7029.1 or by PCC Section 10164 or 20103.5 provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to LAB Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

Attorney for Plaintiffs: Steven R. Andrade Andrade Law Ofﬁces 211 Equestrian Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-4944

Prevailing wages are required on this Contract. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Obtain the wage rates at the DIR website https://www.dir.ca.gov/.

3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $3,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit ﬁled against you. _______________________ To: Gonzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant) Plaintiff: Jane Doe 2 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 3, 11, and 18 1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress. $2,000,000.00 2. Special Damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00 3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $3,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit ﬁled against you. _______________________ To: Gonzalo Guitierrez Cuevas (Defendant) Plaintiff: Jane Doe 3 seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: As To Causes of Action 6, 14, and 21 1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 b. Emotional distress. $2,000,000.00 2. Special Damages a. Medical expenses (to date) $2,000.00 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $100,000.00

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, speciﬁcations, or estimate must be submitted as a bidder inquiry by 2:00 PM on 01/14/2022. Submittals after this date will not be addressed. Questions pertaining to this Project prior to Award of the Contract must be submitted via PlanetBids Q&A tab.

3. Punitive damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $3,000,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit ﬁled against you. _______________________

Bidders (Plan Holders of Record) will be notiﬁed by electronic mail if addendums are issued. The addendums, if issued, will only be available on the County PlanetBids website, https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874

_/s/_____________ Date: 10/4/2021

Scott D. McGolpin Director of Public Works

Attorney for Plaintiffs: Steven R. Andrade Andrade Law Ofﬁces 211 Equestrian Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-4944

DEC 24 / 2021 -- 57812

DEC 10, 17, 24, 31 / 2021 -- 57799

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DÉMANDADO): Gonzalo Gutierrez Cuevas, Gardner Management, and Does 150. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, by and through their Guardian Ad Litem, R. Carmona, and Jane Doe 3, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, V. Linares NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 20CV03347 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Steven R. Andrade, Andrade Law Offices 211 Equestrian Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-4944 DATE: (Fecha) 10/16/2020 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Terri Chavez, Deputy (Adjunto) DEC 10, 17, 24, 31 / 2021 -- 57798

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT LYNCH Case Number: 21PR00576 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Robert Lynch (aka Robert Edward Lynch, aka Robert E. Lynch, aka Bob E. Lynch) A Petition for Probate has been filed by Steven W. Benner in the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that Steven W. Benner be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 02/03/2022 at Time: 9:00 AM, in Dept.: 5, located at SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107, Anacapa Division. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Dana F. Longo Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray, LLP Address: 820 State Street-4th Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: 805 966-7000 DEC 17, 24, 31 / 2021--57834

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Email: classad@newspress.com

Notice of Public Hearings for adoption of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin Pursuant to California Water Code Section 10728.4, the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin (Basin) (DWR Bulletin 118 Groundwater Basin: 3-015) will hold Public Hearings to accept public comment and consider adoption of the Final Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the respective management area of the Basin. •Central Management Area (CMA) GSP: Monday, January 3, 2022 at 10:00 am •Western Management Area (WMA) GSP: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 10:00 am •Eastern Management Area (EMA) GSP: Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 6:30 pm Public participation will be available via Zoom. For additional information on methods of participation in the Public Hearings, GSA Committee meetings and to review the Final Groundwater Sustainability Plans, visit SantaYnezWater.org. The public hearings may be continued to subsequent meetings of the GSA Committees. The GSPs were prepared in response to passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 and applies to areas within the three management areas of the Basin. The public, agencies and other interested parties are invited to attend the public hearings and provide written and verbal comments. Comments received during the public hearing will be considered by the GSA Committee for its determination to adopt the proposed GSP. For more information, contact Bill Buelow at (805) 693-1156 or email BBuelow@SYRWCD.com. DEC 17, 24 / 57842 NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC) The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, January 12, 2022 beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be conducted electronically via the Zoom platform, as described in more detail below. On Thursday, December 23, 2021, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY TELECONFERENCE AS AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953(e)(1)(A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PRIORITIZE THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING UNDER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS. AS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE DAVID GEBHARD PUBLIC MEETING ROOM WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE STAFF HEARING OFFICER MAY PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY. THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA STRONGLY ENCOURAGES AND WELCOMES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING THIS TIME. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHOVideos. ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Join the Meeting Electronically by clicking on the meeting link, which will be found on the meeting agenda. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. You can also select the option to use your telephone, but you must use the Zoom software to interact with the meeting. Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar and call in using the numbers listed on the agenda that will be posted online. Oral comments during a meeting may be made by electronic participation only. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS: Members of the public wishing to speak on this matter must “raise their hand” in the Zoom platform by selecting the virtual hand icon during the presentation of that item. The “raise hand” icon is generally located on most devices in the upper right hand corner of the screen. When persons are called on to speak, their microphone will be activated and they will be notified to begin speaking. Each speaker will be given a total of 3 minutes to address the Council. Pooling of time is not permitted during meetings conducted electronically. WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may also be submitted via email to SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov prior to the beginning of the SHO Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the SHO and will become part of the public record. If you have any questions please contact the SHO Secretary at SHOSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or (805) 564-5470, extension 4572. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS); addressed to SHO Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. If you, as an aggrieved party or applicant, disagree with the decision of the SHO regarding the outcome of this application, you may appeal the decision to the Planning Commission. The appeal, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee per application, must be filed at 630 Garden Street, within ten calendar days of the SHO decision. If the SHO decision is appealed, and if the Planning Commission approves the project on appeal, then it is appealable to the California Coastal Commission under California Public Resources Code §30603(a) and SBMC §28.44.200. If you challenge the project approval or environmental document in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the SHO at or prior to the public hearing. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the SHO Secretary at (805) 564-5470, extension 4572. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. PROJECT LOCATION: 36 RINCON VISTA ROAD, ZONE: RS-15 (RESIDENTIAL SINGLE UNIT), LAND USE DESIGNATION: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MAX 3 DU/ACRE), APN: 019-282-013, PLN: 2020-00503, APPLICANT/OWNER: LAUREN BALLANTYNE/DAVID AND JANICE SIMS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The 18,295 square foot site is currently developed with a three-story, approximate 2,225 square foot single family residence. The proposed project involves demolition of the existing residence and construction of a new approximate 3,250 square foot (net) three-story single family residence and alterations to the existing, attached two-car garage with a new trash enclosure attached to the garage. A new pool is also proposed as part of the project. The discretionary applications under the jurisdiction of the Staff Hearing Officer required for this project are: (1) Front Setback Modification to allow for the garage to be demolished and reconstructed in the front setback, with a trash enclosure addition to be located in the required 30’-0” front setback (SBMC Table 30.20.030.A and SBMC §30.250.030.B), (2) Interior Setback Modification to allow for the proposed garage, trash enclosure, and a portion of the new residence to be located in the required 10’-0” eastern interior setback (SBMC Table 30.20.030.A and SBMC §30.250.030.B), and (3) Open Yard Modification to allow the required Open Yard to be located in the secondary front yard fronting Las Alturas Road (SBMC §30.140.140.E.4.b and SBMC §30.250.030.B). The Environmental Analyst has determined that the project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use). DEC 24 / 2021 -- 57813