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SB County Fair wraps up Preliminary estimates suggest attendance was lower than in 2019

Report: State has most severe housing deficit in the nation By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

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Rides are seen from Minetti Arena during the Santa Barbara County Fair at the Santa Maria Fairpark on Sunday.

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The COVID-19 virus seems to have impacted another event, as preliminary estimates indicate the number of people attending this year’s Santa Barbara County Fair is lower than organizers hoped it would be, yet the thousands who did show up at the Santa Maria Fairpark during the five-day event apparently had a great time, particularly enjoying the rides and carnival food, a fair spokeswoman said Sunday. The important thing is that the fair took place at all following its shutdown in 2020 and modified approach in 2021, complete with virtual livestock auction and portable theme park, Rebecca Parks, the fair’s public relations coordinator, told the News-Press. “The community looks forward to this,” she said. “Knowing we are back and look the same now, they know we’re not going anywhere. It’s the same fair you remember going to growing up, and it’s only going to grow and get better.” While attendance numbers are not yet available, Ms. Barks said it appears that the numbers are down this year from 2019, when about 130,000 people showed up. “On Wednesday and Thursday, it was lower than 2019,” she said. “On Friday we ran about the same, and we saw a slight increase on Saturday.” The biggest factor, she said, was that the number of animals sold in this year’s livestock auction was only half the number sold two years ago. “What impacted our numbers was there were almost 1,200 animals in 2019,” Ms. Barks said. “This year we had 600. A lot of kids grew up and a lot of kids dropped out” because they no

Nielsen named interim director of Public Health Department By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

longer had the opportunity to get involved in 4H programs. In 2020, she said, many “got stuck” and had to sell their livestock privately. “They wanted to wait this year out,” she said. In 2019, they were able to sell their livestock at auction for about $2.7 million, she said, so with half the animals on hand, Please see FAIR on A2

Department while assuming the duties of Public Health interim director, with support from Public Health executive staff. It is anticipated that the search for a permanent director of the Public Health Department will be nationwide, and take approximately six months. Dr. Van Do-Reynoso has served as Public Health director since 2017, leading the department through countless events and disasters, such as the Thomas Fire and other wildland fires, the 1/9 Debris Flow and the Covid 19 pandemic, to ensure the county’s health and safety. “Van has artfully and gracefully led her department of 529 FTEs with a budget over $103 million, weaving trusting connections among the people, programs and services including animal services, environmental health, disease control, administration, finance, emergency medical services, primary care and family health,” officials said. She will continue to work with the community in her new role as chief customer experience officer with CenCal Health. email: nhartstein@newspress.com

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Daniel Nielson, head of the Santa Barbara County Social Services Department, has taken on the additional role of interim director of the county’s Public Health Department. Mr. Nielson’s new assignment, which began Friday, was initiated by the departure of Dr. Van DoReynoso after five dedicated and eventful years of service with the county, county officials said. As director of Social Services for the past nine years, Mr. Nielson has overseen critical county programs and services such as child welfare, Medi-Cal eligibility, protective services and workforce development. Prior to Santa Barbara County, he was the director of the Health and Human Services Agency in El Dorado County where he oversaw the Public Health, Mental Health, Social Services and Community Services departments. His vast experience in issues surrounding public health will serve him well in the interim director role, officials said. Mr. Nielson will continue to head the Social Services

Above, a camel delivers a ride while a zebra grazes during the fair. At right, young dancers from Lompoc-based Garcia Dance Studios deliver a performance.

(The Center Square) – California has the most severe housing underproduction in the nation, reaching a deficit of nearly 980,000 homes, according to a new report released Thursday. The study, released by Up for Growth, found that 47 states, the District of Columbia and 169 out of 309 metropolitan areas have a housing deficit. Nationwide, the study found that housing underproduction has reached 3.79 million units – up from 1.65 million units in 2012. At the state level, California leads the nation in housing underproduction, with the report estimating the state has a deficit of 978,000 homes – an increase of 82% since 2012. The state with the second-highest deficit is Texas at 322,000 homes and Florida at 289,000 homes. “With the nation 3.8 million homes short of meeting housing needs, the U.S. is in an extreme state of housing underproduction,” Mike Kingsella, CEO of Up for Growth, said in a statement. “Housing affordability is foundational for building and sustaining healthy local economies, and provides individuals and families with the stability necessary to invest in themselves and their communities.” The report notes that the reasons for housing deficits nationwide can be unique to certain locations. “In Detroit, underproduction is driven by uninhabitable units, while in Sacramento, a lack of housing is driving the shortage,” the report

says. California’s crippling housing shortage and crisis has caught the attention of the Legislature, and several lawmakers have introduced bills in recent years to make it easier to build homes in the state. One such bill, Senate Bill 9, took effect January 1 and makes it easier for homeowners to subdivide an existing lot. Under the law, up to four units can be built on a single-family zoned parcel. Lawmakers have also introduced several housing measures this year to address the state’s shortage. One measure authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks would allow housing to be built in “underutilized commercial sites” – including areas zoned for office, retail and parking – while another measure by Assemblymember Laura Friedman would eliminate costly parking mandates near major transit stops. “California’s shortages of affordable housing and our growing homelessness challenges have become a humanitarian crisis, and we have to treat them with that sense of urgency,” Assemblymember Wicks, DOakland, who serves as chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development, said in a statement in April. If California closed its housing gap, “home prices and rents would grow 20% more slowly than if the status quo continued unchecked,” the report estimates. To address housing underproduction, the report Please see HOUSING on A3

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Fiesta Day concert a big draw on fair’s final day

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At left, 2020 Spirit of Fiesta Alena Velasco made an appearance in a Lompoc-based Garcia Dance Studios performance during the Santa Barbara County Fair on Sunday. At right, local band Banda San Rafael gives a performance at Minetti Arena.

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they’re likely to make about half that, or $1.35 million. On the other hand, the average price per animal this year is higher than it was back then. “The average animal this year is going for more than what it did per pound in 2019. That’s where the positive comes from.” New this year is the fair’s “add-on program” in which people can still give to exhibitors online after the animal is sold at auction. “A lot of people want to help multiple kids but not buy multiple animals,” she said. “The ad-on program allows them to help without actually buying the animals.” One big hit Sunday, the last day of the fair, appeared to be the Fiesta Day concert. “They were really filling up, which is very normal for this really big event for us at the Fairgrounds and for the community,” Ms. Barks said. “They like to come out for Fiesta Day. We had pretty good attendance and sales across the board. Vendors love it.” In fact, the food vendors appeared to be the fair’s biggest hit this year. “It’s all about the carnival food,” including the giant pretzels, giant corn dogs and funnel cakes, she said. “We had more food vendors than ever. We had people want to come out and eat and drink and ride and have fun.” Also popular were the carnival rides, especially ones like the “Zipper” that appeal to thrill-seekers, she said. And organizers set it up so that the main carnival was available to teens and older, while smaller children and their families could go on rides “without having to bump into youth just hanging out.” On the other hand, this year’s nighttime concerts featuring a series of tribute bands were not as popular as organizers had hoped. “It was kind of the best choice for us at the time,” she said. “We knew coming out that we would not have a huge budget. They were a lot of fun but we did not fill the seats. We wanted them to maintain our nightly entertainment, and we’re really proud of that.”

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Small businesses risk shutting down in droves amid elevated inflation, energy prices By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Nearly half of American small business owners say they are at risk of closing down this fall, according to new survey data. The small business network Alignable released the survey, which found that “47% of small business owners … say their businesses are at risk of closing by fall 2022, unless economic conditions improve significantly.” “That’s up 12 percentage points from last summer, when only 35% were concerned about economic issues forcing them to shut down,” Alignable said. “And SMBs in key industries face even bigger problems: 59% of retailers are at risk, along with 52% in construction, 51% in the automotive sector, and 50% of restaurant owners.” Those tough economic conditions include soaring inflation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released inflation data last week showing consumer prices rose 9.1% in the previous 12 months, the highest in more than four decades, and the BLS Producer Price Index rose 11.3%, nearly the highest ever recorded. Forced pandemic-era economic shutdowns also crushed many businesses that have yet to bounce back. “Supporting these unfortunate trends, the total percentage of SMBs reporting that they’ve fully recovered has dropped 7 percentage points since last summer,” Alignable said. “In the Summer of ‘21, 33% were fully recovered. But now, that number has declined to a new low: just 26%.” Prices also hit record highs for regular and diesel gas in June before dipping back down. The current

Grant to aid efforts to change affordable housing policies in Guadalupe The Fund for Santa Barbara has awarded an $8,500 grant to Little House by the Park in Guadalupe to support residents’ efforts to change local policies around affordable housing in Guadalupe. The grant was awarded to The Guadalupe Community Changers, a group of parents working through the Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County and Little House by the Park, FSA officials said. This project will address the lack of clarity around tenant rights, evictions, property owner rights, and the direction of the pandemic, which has increased already existing health risk factors among low-income families in Guadalupe, officials said. The Guadalupe Community Changers will learn to hold housing-related clinic sessions in the community where they will share their concerns and learn about the changing housing laws currently in place. They also will lead community activities to understand community needs to address policy changes that benefit residents. In addition, parents will hold two virtual listening sessions and a set of housing workshops to educate constituents, as well as have their 10th Annual Guadalupe Reading Festival highlighting the housing crisis. So far, the Community Changers have connected with a Santa Barbara Tenants Union (SBTU) team to learn more about their advocacy and organizing efforts. Their SBTU Help Desk has served as a space to hear live housing advice to renters who are having issues with their property owners. Recently, three Community Changers attended the help desk to ask if their services are exclusive to Santa Barbara residents or if this resource is available to everyone in the county. SBTU aims to support all renters. — Neil Hartstein

prices, though, still remain much higher than the same time last year. Amid the economic difficulties, some states are struggling more than others, with more business owners reporting they risk shutting down this fall. “Looking at different states and provinces, small businesses in CO (54%), MI (52%), OH (51%), PA (51%), and Texas (51%) are struggling the most,” Alignable said. Two other recent surveys have also raised the alarm about small businesses owners’ sentiments about the economy, as The Center Square previously reported. In June, Alignable released a survey showing that 35% of U.S. small business owners “could not pay their rent in full or on time in June.” “Most small business owners attribute this worsening situation to record-breaking inflation, which includes escalating gas, labor, and supply costs,” Alignable said. “Simply put, there’s less money available to pay the rent. “Even more alarming, 63% of transportation SMBs couldn’t afford June rent, up 41% from May,” Alignable added. “It’s no shock to learn that 76% of this group said gas prices have had a ‘very significant’ negative effect on their businesses.” Another poll released in late June, this one from the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, showed that 88% of small businesses are concerned a recession is around the corner. “There’s little breathing room for our nation’s small business owners and their employees,” SBE Council president and CEO Karen Kerrigan said. “They’ve gone from one set of economic challenges to the next over the past couple of years, and now they are vastly cutting back on spending and investment, which will have a harmful effect across the economy.”

Fiscal year through June: More than 2 million encounters at southern border By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – More than 2 million people have been encountered/apprehended at the U.S. southern border in fiscal 2022 through June, according to official data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It’s the greatest number recorded in a fiscal year in U.S. history. They total 2,002,604 from over 150 countries. In June, a record 207,416 people were apprehended, the highest number recorded in June in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. The total includes those apprehended and encountered by U.S. Border Patrol and Office of Field Operations staff. They exclude gotaways first reported by The Center Square, which includes at least another 50,009 people. The total for June, including gotaways, was 257,425, a record high for the month. “Gotaways” is the official 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. They are currently in the U.S. and no one in law enforcement knows who or where they are. The last time encounters were nearly this high was the last summer of the presidency of Bill Clinton. In June 2000, 117,469 people were encountered/ apprehended at the southern border, excluding gotaways. In May, CBP reported the highest monthly total of apprehensions at the southern

border in recorded U.S. history of 239,416, excluding another minimum of 70,793 recorded gotaways. In April, CBP reported 235,478 total encounters/apprehensions; in March, 222,239; in February, 165,902; in January, 154,816. The totals all exclude gotaway data. CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said the June numbers represent a 14% decrease in encounters compared to May. “We are committed to implementing our strategy of reducing irregular migration, dissuading migrants from undertaking the dangerous journey, and increasing enforcement efforts against human smuggling organizations,” Mr. Magnus said. “We continue to rescue and provide medical assistance to those who are in distress.” And to those coming to the country illegally, he said, “My message to those considering taking this dangerous journey is simple: this is not an easy passage, the human smugglers only care about your money – not your life or the lives of your loved ones, and you will be placed in removal proceedings from the United States if you cross the border without legal authorization and are unable to establish a legal basis to remain.” The overwhelming majority of those apprehended in June – 68% – were single adults totaling 140,197. CBP says 44% of all adult encounters and 27% of family unit individuals were processed for expulsion under the public health authority, Title 42. Please see BORDER on A4

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Continued from Page A1 lays out a framework that prioritizes the creation of homes in areas with “high economic mobility, access to jobs and existing infrastructure.” It also pinpoints the three main drivers of housing underproduction nationwide – insufficient availability, uninhabitable units and missing households, which refers to the increase of more unrelated people choosing to live together, preventing new households from forming. The study also identifies housing affordability as “an expanding national crisis” that not only contributes to higher rates of cost-burdened renters but higher rates of homelessness as well. The report states that “the nation’s highest rates

of houselessness are in the Washington DC-Boston corridor, the West Coast, and Hawaii, all areas with high-priced, supply constrained housing markets.” California has the highest rate of homeless individuals in the nation, with over 161,500 experiencing homelessness on any given day, according to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. “We’ve long known one of the core drivers of our region’s homelessness crisis is the lack of affordable housing,” Maria Salinas of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce said in a statement. “Eliminating barriers which inhibit economic equity, especially with something as integral as housing, is crucial to our economic recovery and will ensure the dignity and well-being of all of L.A.’s communities and communities around the world.”

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Cruz: President Biden derelict of duty on border security By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – Seven Republican U.S. senators visited the Rio Grande Valley Friday, expressing outrage at the “horrific” situation at the border led by Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Sen. Cruz described going out on a midnight patrol with Border Patrol and within minutes they “encountered a group of illegal aliens. First group was teenagers from Guatamala and Mexico.” The next group was mostly women and children, he said, including two 7-year-old girls who were unaccompanied minors. They weren’t sisters and weren’t brought by relatives. “They’d just gone through a horrific journey with human traffickers,” he said. “We met with ranchers, farmers who are absolutely furious that they can’t be safe on their own property,” he said, adding, “What is infuriating is that this is all deliberate. This is a result of deliberate political decisions from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. “In our nation’s history, there’s never been a president engage in a greater dereliction of duty on our border than Joe Biden. He utterly refuses to do his job to enforce the border.” Sen. Cornyn said the Biden administration “apparently doesn’t care about the young women and girls who are sexually assaulted en route. They apparently don’t care about the migrants who die. “We cannot accept this as the new normal in Texas, or in America ... This is a battle that we did not ask for, but we must fight and we must win.” Joining Sens. Cruz and Cornyn were Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma, Joni Ernst of Iowa, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and John Hoeven of North Dakota. They participated in a night and aerial

border tour, met with local landowners, elected officials and law enforcement in the RGV Sector. The RGV and Del Rio Sectors are the most trafficked along the entire southern border. Agents in these sectors apprehended 45,085 and 46,216 people, respectively, last month. The senators visited the border as U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that more than 2 million people were apprehended at the southern border in fiscal 2022 through June, the greatest number in a fiscal year in U.S. history. Last month, 207,416 people were apprehended, the highest number recorded in June in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. Sen. Lankford said after meeting with landowners, “all they could say is how dangerous this is, how lawless this is … people shoot around them … they find dead bodies [on their property].” On one ranch, they’ve found over 100 dead bodies, he said. “This is life along the river … lawlessness in this area.” Sen. Ernst said “I’m horrified by what I’ve seen. As a mom, hearing of young girls suffering unimaginable abuse at the hands of the ruthless cartels is truly heartbreaking.” Sen. Johnson said RGV Sector agents explained in a briefing that they were encountering 23,000 people a week. “Now calculated, that generates for those human traffickers $153 million a week,” he said. “That translates to $18.3 billion per year. That’s what the human traffickers are generating in revenue just from the people Border Patrol encountered. Think of all the got-a-ways.” Sen. Johnson said since President Biden took office, he “dismantled all the successful programs that had pretty well secured the border, stopped the flow of unaccompanied children and family units exploiting our laws”

and the U.S. “had actually reduced the number of single adults coming across the border.” The Biden administration “is facilitating the multibillion-dollar business model of some of the most evil people on the planet,” he said. “And you come down here and you just get a small sense of the deprivations, and it is profoundly disturbing.” “Where are the Democrats?” Sen. Cruz asked. In a year-and-a-half, President Biden hasn’t come to the southern border and Vice President Harris hasn’t come to the RGV, he said. “They’re not here because you can’t look at the dead bodies and the children being assaulted, at the chaos, you can’t look at it and defend it.” U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat in the RGV running for reelection against newly elected Republican Maya Flores, told KRGV News that “Democrats are in Washington getting things done.” He also said he co-founded the bipartisan Border Tech Caucus “to ensure our border patrol officers have modern resources to protect our country.” Rep. Gonzales said House Democrats passed “immigration legislation that is now sitting in the Senate because Republicans would rather obstruct than have actual results.” The Republican senators were “once again using the Rio Grande Valley as a political backdrop for campaigning, thinking residents are naïve,” he said,. They “overplayed their card, insulting local law enforcement and Border security personnel while underestimating the people of our region.” But Rep. Flores, who’s married to a Border Patrol agent, said, “Nobody wants to talk about the impacts of illegal immigration. Yes, a high percentage of women and children are being raped and being sold for sex trafficking. Those are the facts. We must go hard after those criminals and organizations that support sex trafficking.”

Transit flush with cash after pandemic bailout, but what happens next? By BRETT ROWLAND, ELYSE APEL and TOM GANTERT THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Data from the Federal Transit Administration sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic crippled public transportation in the U.S. As passengers abandoned public transit during the pandemic, many systems were kept alive by the $69.5 billion the federal government gave transit agencies throughout the country in three relief packages. The transit system that serves the Washington D.C. area was an example of a system that was able to continue service due to the federal bailout. It reported a 25% reduction in passenger miles delivered in 2020, but its operating expenses increased by 4% that year. That’s because the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority got taxpayer money from the federal government, which increased funding for the transit’s operating expenses by more than 400%, or $220 million,

from 2019 to 2020. The data comes from the Federal Transit Administration. Public transit ridership peaked in 2014. That year, public agencies reported 10.7 billion unlinked passenger trips. Since that peak, unlinked passenger trips have declined nearly every year. By 2019, 9.9 billion unlinked passenger trips were reported to the National Transit Database. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, unlinked passenger trips plummeted to 4.7 billion, meaning ridership dropped by just over half in one year. In March 2020, with government-imposed shutdowns across much of the country, public transit agencies were running nearly empty buses and trains. Marc Scribner, senior transportation policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, said public transit was heavily subsidized even prior to the pandemic. Mr. Scribner said that transit was getting a third of combined highway and transit federal funding but only providing 2.5% of

the person trips nationwide. But the pandemic ravaged transit. “The pandemic caused a collapse in transit ridership,” he said. Mr. Scribner said the federal government threw more money at transit during the pandemic and once that money runs out, transit agencies will have to cut service or depend on additional federal subsidies to survive. “Transit will undoubtedly remain a niche mode of transportation in the U.S. and will probably never account for more than 2% of nationwide person trips again,” he said. “It will remain important in a handful of U.S. cities, but needs to be rethought in the vast majority of the country. Running more mostly empty transit vehicles isn’t environmentally friendly, doesn’t reduce traffic congestion, and cannot enhance the employment or social opportunities of the poor.” P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois Chicago, said that public transportation ridership started falling

nationally on a year-to-year basis in 2014 as a result of multiple factors, including the emergence of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and changing office policies. Then came COVID-19. “There was a very perceptible, very slight drop in ridership every year and the pandemic took the bottom out of that and made the ridership fall to precipitous lows,” he said. “Even without the pandemic, ridership would have slowly eroded, but the pandemic accelerated that erosion.” Mr. Sriraj said that because of that base erosion, ridership may never return to pre-pandemic levels. If local, state and federal governments want to continue giving transit agencies operating funds, it would require significant changes. The $69.5 billion in federal relief for public transit agencies is almost enough money to run the state of Michigan, home to about 10 million people, for a year. That’s also about enough money to buy five of the latest U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.

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Continued from Page A3 Unaccompanied minors are not processed for expulsion. The number of unaccompanied children brought to the U.S. by alleged smugglers increased by 4%, totaling 15,271. In June, the average number of unaccompanied children in CBP custody was 752 a day compared to 692 a day in May. Despite a record number of people coming to the southern border, CBP says it “continues to enforce U.S. immigration law and apply consequences to those without a legal basis to remain in the U.S. “Current restrictions at the U.S. border have not changed; single adults and families encountered at the southwest border will continue to be expelled, where appropriate, under CDC’s Title 42 Order. Those who are not expelled will be processed under the long-standing Title 8 authority and placed into removal proceedings.” But this isn’t what’s happening, Republican governors and attorneys general nationwide argue. This week, 19 AGs filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana.

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Diane Dodds-Reichert was a loving mother, wife, sister and friend. She passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at the age of 75 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Born in 1947 to loving parents Gustav and Lota Hilbert, Diane was the middle of three children and was raised in Altadena, California. Diane was raised in the typical southern California lifestyle, visiting the beach on weekends with her family, attending church every Sunday, and enjoying endless sunny days in between. After she graduated from Pasadena High School, she enrolled at Pasadena City College. As a rising junior, she discovered the paradise that is Santa Barbara. After applying to attend UCSB, she was accepted, started in the fall of 1966, and went on to graduate in 1968 with a degree in English. She was an avid reader and a lover of the English language which helped her become an accomplished linguist, and to have little patience with either grammatical errors or loose slang. After graduating from college, she worked in the banking field as a teller and loan officer, and later spent some time teaching English. In 1985 she married Alexander Dodds, IV. In 1988 they adopted their two sons, Jeffrey Alan Dodds and Alexander Dodds, V. With this marriage, Diane’s career took a happy turn as she worked as the assistant in the tax and investment office of Alex M. Dodds and Associates. During this period, her banking and tax experience served her well in her truly life long career as a real estate investor in partnership with her siblings. Her compassion and love of life, as well as her faith, was pivotal to her children’s upbringing. The family was active in Trinity Baptist Church; Diane served in multiple roles including to teach Sunday School and in the Awana program. After her husband’s passing in the late fall of 1999, she continued to raise her children in the best way she knew how: faith, family, and love. Diane was a huge believer in grace and kindness, which helped guide her to become involved in multiple charitable endeavors, especially the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. Her compassion for others was a beacon of hope for anyone that she helped. Over the years, Diane became a distinguished member of the community in Santa Barbara. With her lifelong dedication to education and her numerous philanthropic endeavors, in 2017 she had the distinct honor of becoming an alumni board member at her alma mater, UCSB. Through this extraordinary body, she was able to contribute greatly to the community of alumni and to help to ensure the success of future generations of UCSB students. Up in Heaven, she quite likely switches her halo every so often for a golden Gaucho hat! Early in 2011, Diane met David Reichert at an Opera Santa Barbara production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Granada Theatre. Through the power of this remarkable relationship and David’s ardor for literature and the arts, Diane’s existing love for the arts and philanthropy naturally increased. Diane became a leading contributor to Opera Santa Barbara. Other arts organizations that she supported included CAMA, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, and the Natural History Museum. Spending so much time with each other, they fell in love and four years later they tied the knot with a beautiful ceremony at the gorgeous All Saints-by-the-Sea church in Montecito. Diane is survived by her son Alexander and her husband David of Santa Barbara, and her two siblings Mark and Faith of Orange County, in addition to many nephews and nieces she held dear. Her warm smile, compassion, and dedicated love to all will be missed by her family, friends and loved ones. Her memory will leave a forever burning ember inside each one of our hearts. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to the SB Rescue Mission or a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 30th at 1:00, at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara. For questions, please contact David Reichert at dreichertinsb@ gmail.com.

Our beloved Father, Opa and great-Opa Jan Smit passed away peacefully in his sleep at the home of his son, Tom. He was born on August 13, 1926 in Indonesia. He had been under Hospice care for the past 5 months and now has gone to see his wife, Melanie in Heaven. He survived a WWII Japanese POW camp, lifelong asthma, hip surgery and Covid. He moved his family from Indonesia to Holland and then from Holland to California in 1960. He has provided for his family throughout. Jan worked for the City of Santa Barbara for 29 ½ years as an Automotive Mechanic in Motor Pool and retired in 1992. He instilled in his family the value of hard work which attributed to the successful careers of his children.

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The Smit Family wishes to thank Tom, Nenita and Nicolai for the years of wonderful care they have provided.

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Jan was preceded in death by his wife Melanie and his granddaughter, Nadia. He his survived by his son, Jimmy, his daughter, Maudy Langer (Mark), his sons, Rene’ (Janel), Tom (Nenita) and daughter, Cathy, his grandkids, Renelle Gonzalez (Oscar), Jason Smit (Hannah), Nicolai Smit, Nikki Chan, Jessie Chan, Joey Chan, Daniel Chan and great-grandsons Nathan and Dylan Gonzalez.

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Graveside services will be held at the Santa Barbara Cemetery at 10:00 am on Friday, July 22nd.

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The lawsuit was filed in response to a directive issued by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that drastically altered deportation policy, which the states argue contradicts federal law established by Congress and allows more people to stay in the U.S. illegally, including violent criminals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented a range of policies to combat what he describes as the “Biden border crisis,” including suing over the Biden administration’s “catch and release” and other programs. Texas and Missouri have sued the administration over several border security issues, including halting border wall construction and reimplementing an Obamaera program allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the country. Texas and Arizona also have implemented a range of border security measures costing their states’ taxpayers a combined multiple billions of dollars to thwart criminal activity stemming from the southern border. And Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says his state’s law enforcement officials have confiscated enough fentanyl to kill nearly every man, woman and child in the U.S., which is brought into Texas illegally from Mexico.

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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 80,967 acre-ft. Elevation 705.33 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 36.8 acre-ft. Inflow 55.7 acre-ft. State inflow 22.3 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -34 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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he second annual free Summer Family Day is taking place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang. Included will be a fairy visit and eco glitter tattoos by Parties and Paint by Kate from 1 to 3 p.m., art activities for all ages and more. Among the art activities will be drop-in rock painting with teaching artist Kathy Badrak. Attendees will be able to take a rock home and leave one at the Wildling to beautify the surrounding sidewalks and share their art with Solvang visitors. “We are thrilled to open our doors for our second annual Summer Family Day at the Wildling Museum,” said Stacey Otte-Demangate, executive director. “We feel it is important to invite the community to visit with art and activities that all ages can enjoy.” Guests will also have the chance to explore the current museum exhibitions: “Fire and Ice: Our Changing Landscape”; “Recent Acquisitions”; “Prints from the Permanent Collection” and “A Mighty Oak: An Oak Habitat Mural” by John Iwerks. Visitors will also have the opportunity to experience the ongoing “Portals and Pathways” installation by artist Kerrie Smith in the Michele Kuelbs Tower Gallery. Sponsoring the event is the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

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You can expect some fairytale magic during the annual free Summer Family Aug. 14 at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang. During the special day, Parties and Paint by Kate will be back for a fairy visit and eco-glitter tattoos.

The free Summer Family Day is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang. For more information, call 805-688-1082 or email info@wildlingmuseum.org.

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Parties and Paint by Kate is back for this year’s Summer Family Day at the Wildling Museum.

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The Wildling Museum is located at 1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang.

Visitors enjoy Wildling exhibits during the 2021 Summer Family Day.

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Drop-in rock painting for all ages is among the activities at Summer Family Day.

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have always been astounded at my Southern clients, who have long family ties to Charleston or New Orleans, because these ladies (Santa Barbara transplants, although they have been in Santa Barbara for generations), have great silver, great textiles (table linens) and usually fine cut or blown glass objects called a pair of compotes. You must remember that the American South had ties to France in a way no other region did, and my friend V. sends me this fabulous pair of compotes sourced from New Orleans, and, of course, her family is from the Old South. What are these? This is a very elegant pair of compotes. The dishes were called compotes because of the sauces they contained. As far back as medieval times, Europeans were cooking fruit in a sugar mixture, and that was the original meaning of compote. This pair of glass dishes was meant for that tradition. This wonderful and elegant pair of glass dishes was always meant to be a pair, and we don’t see them on the East Coast unless we see them in the Southern areas of the U.S., because the food called compote is decidedly invented by the French. They are designed to hold a type of curative which today we would call a laxative, because it was discovered in the 15th century in France that cooked fruit was “helpful.” Fruit was cooked in sugar syrup and when cooling, extra sugar and spices were added, along with, perhaps, lemon or orange peel, cinnamon sticks or powder, cloves, ground almonds, grated coconuts and candied fruits or raisins. As far back as the 15th century, the French began to serve compotes at the end of supper,

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but in the 17th century, it was necessary to have two matching dishes: one for the fruit cooked in sugar and one for the toppings, which could be whipped cream or sour cream and biscuits. In the 18th century a compote of fruit would be topped with whipped cream, vanilla sugar or cinnamon, and sometimes if you had a fine cook, she would add dried fruit soaked in Kirsch, Rum, or Frontignan. Now you might think the compote died with the pair of vessels meant to hold the delicious mixtures, but because you could serve fruit with no dairy, Jewish communities adopted the tradition of a compote, and this led to the compote being a cultural heritage of many European Jews. I have seen pressed glass pairs of compotes dating to Pittsburgh in the late 19th century. Because this tradition continued in the Jewish communities and the Southern areas of the U.S., wonderful glass pairs of compote dishes were passed down in families. V.’s pair are ultra-fine because of the winding, hand blown snake feature on exquisite frosted French style glass. I find this hard to believe, but March 1 is U.S. National Compote Day, and the National

Day Calendar selects a favorite compote recipe, and here is the latest recipe, of course, from a Southerner, from “NC Gal”: canned pineapple chunks, ½ cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, cup orange and lemon juice, heated on stove with a can of mandarin oranges, and, as cooling, add 4 unpeeled apple slices, and banana slices, and refrigerate. Serve over ice cream! Or yogurt, or on a piece of cheese! You might ask: Is a compote like a fruit preserve? The answer is no: Fruit preserves, originally called fruit fool, was for preservation, and the compote was not a preserve. It was cooked daily, but only in the South and in the Jewish East Coast communities. The Culinary Institute of America has acknowledged two kinds of American Compotes: coulis, which is pureed fruit, and compote classical, which is chunky fruit. When V.’s family in New Orleans used this wonderful pair of snake wrapped compotes, they took fruit, cream and biscuits in the afternoon. Today, we don’t see many of these footed messengers of fruit and toppings, but compotes are made for cheese platters, yogurt, custard, on toast, sconces, as a side to meat, atop cheesecake … and the compote lives on, sans elegant pairs of dishes. There’s a form of French and American South compote glass dishes that have covers, and those are for hot compotes of fruit. V.’s are even nicer in that the quality of glass is high French taste, as befitting New Orleans. I would put the value of V.’s exquisite compotes at $800 for the pair. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart’s “Ask the Gold Digger” column appears Mondays in the News-Press. Written after her father’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Dr. Stewart’s book “My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos” is a humorous collection of five “what-if” short stories that end in personal triumphs over present-day constrictions. It’s available at Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara.

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Twenty-four kids are in the cast of “Willy Wonka, Jr.,” which will be performed in early August at the Ojai Art Center.

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The Ojai Art Center Youth Branch is putting on a theatrical production of “Willy Wonka, Jr.” in early August as part of its fifth consecutive summer program, directed by Gai Jones. Performances will be held Aug. 4-5 at 7 p.m. and on Aug. 6-7 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the art center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. “In this time, we need a lot of joy, sprinkled with love to be spread around,” Ms. Jones said in a news release. “The students and staff involved have worked cooperatively to create the songs, dances, characters. We appreciate the parent support in

this community venture. We hope that we bring you some joy.” The production features the efforts of Kaylie Turner in her fifth year as vocal director, second-time choreographer Brianna Turner and production assistant Maple Umshied, who was an actor in the program’s first two productions. Taking on the role of assistant director is Mary Taylor. “Willy Wonka, Jr.” includes a cast of 24 kids aged 6-16, nearly half of whom have been involved in previous productions. “Willy Wonka has a message for everyone, regardless of age or social status,” Ms. Taylor explained. “Look around, embrace what is good, make a

difference where you can, leave the world better than you found it, and stay positive.” “’Willy Wonka, Jr.’ is our fifth summer program providing Ojai children a tuition-free, creative theater experience,” producer Lin Coleman noted. “Thank you to the Ojai Art Center Board, which has been very generous and supportive. Ticket sale revenues are reinvested to produce future productions. We have a talented, generous and committed volunteer staff who work for the joy of seeing each student grow and gain confidence on stage from auditions to the final bows!” “Over the past five years, I’ve learned how to better structure

rehearsals, how to engage different ages and learning styles, as well as the many intricacies of preparing a cast for performance,” Ms. Turner said. “I have also learned how to share my musical ideas more clearly, how to structure my own practice more efficiently, and how to express myself with freedom and self-assurance, just like our kids show me each year. It has been an honor giving back to our community, and seeing the immense creativity, strength, and artistry of our youth.” Admission to the play is $10, and tickets are available at www. ojaiartcenter.org. email: msmolensky@newspress.com

Lecture to address resources for veterans

LOMPOC — A free lecture aimed at military veterans looking for resources will be held July 20 at the Lompoc Valley Medical Center, 1515 E. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. The presentation, part of

the Lompoc Hospital District Foundation’s Community Education lecture series, will take place from 6-8 p.m. in the Ocean’s Seven Café. The discussion will be led by longtime veteran outreach services employee George Moran

and will provide information about counseling, returning service member resources, referrals for addiction and substance abuse, homeless veteran outreach, workshops, classes and more. Mr. Moran is a Marine Corps veteran who has

spent more than a decade working with fellow veterans. Those attending the lecture are required to wear masks while in the hospital, and visitors will be screened at the hospital entrance. — Matt Smolensky

Author to sign children’s books at Bank of Books VENTURA — Bobette Stanbridge, author of the Bunky books, will sign books from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 13 at Bank of Books, 748 E. Main St., Ventura. Ms. Stanbridge got her start in 1974 when she was hired to create a cast of characters to be used for kids’ products. Her Bunky characters first appeared on

quilts, pillows, tote bags, shoe bags and T-shirts, accompanied with sayings aimed at children. Initially distributed to top department stores across America, the characters saw their literary debut years later, when Ms. Stanbridge’s daughter suggested they could be more than just illustrations. The first of Ms. Stanbridge’s

Bunky books, “A Joyful Day,” was published in 2008. It was followed by “The Magic Kite,” “The Amazing Piano” and “No Wishy Washy Wishes.” The adventure stories all feature Bunky characters, including additional characters added for each story, and are aimed at lifting kids up and showing them the positive side of life. The books

have been sold all over the U.S. and Canada. Born and raised in L.A., Ms. Stanbridge attended the Art Center College of Design, majoring in advertising illustration. She has two children and two grandchildren and works in real estate. — Matt Smolensky

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Aries: Social responsibilities might appear to be hitting you all at once. Everyone you know seems to crave your company. As a naturally polite and socially astute person, you might feel obligated to accept any and all invitations. This isn’t a good day to commit yourself. Wait a while until you’re feeling a little more balanced, then send out your responses. Taurus: Important communications regarding finances could come today, Taurus, and it might be fortuitous if you follow up on them right away. Once that’s done, you’ll probably want to relax and delve into whatever interests you the most. It might be a good idea to read a book, since your mind is especially sharp. Gemini: Your sensual side is likely to show itself today, Gemini. You might find yourself viewing young folks in tight jeans more appreciatively than you usually do. Racy novels and movies might also suddenly seem appealing. Romantic encounters are intense and passionate, so make sure you allow plenty of time for them. Cancer: Ingenious techniques for growing your money could come your way today, Cancer. While you aren’t one to jump into anything, you’re certainly likely to give these ideas serious thought. Take care to only go for those that are totally up front, with no hidden sides. Leo: Today you’re likely to be in just the right place at the right time to meet the right person. You’re overdue for a lucky break and probably not expecting it. You may start the day in a restless and frustrated state of mind, Leo, but whatever happens will catapult you out of it. Be prepared - this transition may involve vast changes in your life, in the long run if not immediately. Virgo: You might wake up this morning, look in the mirror, and decide that you hate what you see even though you probably look fine. This is a good day to shop for new clothes or get a haircut. Perhaps you feel a little blue. Getting out and indulging yourself is more a necessity than luxury. Libra: Today you could find yourself seeking self-knowledge through relationships, Libra, especially through assisting those

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A Settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit �� called or 656; or (2) landed any commercial seafood, except , No. 2:15-cv-04113 (PSG:JEM) (C.D. Cal.). �� What is this about? �� The lawsuit claims that Plains All American Pipeline �� L.P. and Plains Pipeline L.P. (“Plains” or “Defendants”) 806-809; from May 19, 2010 to May 19, 2015, caused an underground pipeline to rupture, resulting in inclusive; or if you are a person or business in operation an oil spill along the coast in Santa Barbara County on as of May 19, 2015 who purchased such commercial May 19, 2015. The Settlement is on behalf of members seafood directly from the Commercial Fishers and of the Fisher Class and Property Class previously �� out if you are a Fisher Class Member by going to allege the spill caused long term harm to commercial www.PlainsOilSpillSettlement.com. �� You are a Property Class Member if you owned or that owners and lessees were unable to use and enjoy leased residential beachfront property or property their properties as a result of the spill because oil washed with a private easement to a beach where oil from the up onto their properties and onto beaches adjacent to 2015 Santa Barbara oil spill washed up and the oiling their properties. Plains denies any claims of wrongdoing was categorized as heavy, moderate, or light. You and disputes all claims. The Settlement, if approved by �� the Court, will resolve all remaining claims in the class www.PlainsOilSpillSettlement.com, where a list of action litigation pending in the United States District �� Court for the Central District of California. The Fisher What does the Settlement provide? Class Settlement is $184 million, and the Property Class The Settlement, if approved, will result in the creation Settlement is $46 million, inclusive of attorneys’ fees of two cash settlement funds of $184,000,000 (the and costs. “Fisher Class Settlement Amount”) and $46,000,000 �� (“the Property Class Settlement Amount”), together Defendants should win this Litigation. The Settling with any interest earned thereon, the “Fisher Class �� Common Fund” and “Property Class Common prevailed on any of their claims against Plains, or the Fund,” respectively. Each of the common funds less amount of damages, if any, that would be recoverable if (a) any Taxes and Tax Expenses; (b) any Notice and the Class prevailed on the claims alleged. Instead, both Administration Expenses; and (c) any attorneys’ fees and sides agreed to the Settlement after years of contested costs and any service awards to Class Representatives litigation, including at the motion to dismiss, class in connection with their representation of the Class, �� awarded by the Court (the “Net Settlement Funds”), will had also completed substantial discovery and were be distributed to eligible Class Members pursuant to a preparing for trial to commence on June 2, 2022. proposed plan of distribution (“Plan of Distribution”). If you are entitled to relief under the Settlement, the �� Settlement Administrator will determine your portion of You are a Fisher Class Member if you are a person or the Net Settlement Fund payable to you pursuant to the �� Court-approved Plan of Distribution. in operation as of May 19, 2015 and that: (1) landed any commercial seafood in California Department of

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