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SB Horse Show concludes with National Grand Prix
Carp Council to consider extending ‘formula business moratorium By NEIL HARTSTEIN
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Riders compete in one of several dozen individual contests during the Santa Barbara National Horse Show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara on July 14.
By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Twenty-three riders ages 15 to 55 competed in this year’s Santa Barbara Horse Show National Grand Prix, drawing oohs and aahs from an awe-struck crowd as they watched them and their horses try to clear the jumps better and faster than their competition. But after two rounds, there could be only one winner: Zacko Hardin riding Caracas, taking home the $10,000 prize. The Grand Prix, of course, was the thrilling finale of the twoweek event at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. The event was held in the new arena on the night of Saturday, July 16, with a large crowd gathered to watch and cheer each rider on. “Spectators could feel the excitement and love the riders have for their horses and for this exciting event,” Horse Show officials reported in their July 22 news release. After the first round, five riders came back for the jump off. The fastest clean round in the jump off and winner of the event was Mr. Hardin and his horse Caracas. Mr. Hardin is trained by his mother, Kristin Hardin, in New Cuyama, who had won this competition in previous years. The Santa Barbara National Horse Show, now in its 102nd year, was actually two week-long shows. Please see HORSES on A2
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California campaigns can soon accept crypto donations under new regulations By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE
(The Center Square) – California campaigns could soon accept cryptocurrency contributions like Bitcoin under new regulations adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission. The FPPC voted Thursday to lift a ban on cryptocurrency donations, adding California to the list of 12 states and Washington, D.C. who allow crypto donations in some form. Prior to the commission’s decision, California was one of nine states that banned crypto contributions. A contribution using cryptocurrency must go through a third-party, U.S.-based payment processor and must be converted to U.S. dollars immediately, according to the FPPC’s regulations.
Campaigns would be required to use a payment processor that collects the name, address, occupation and employer of each contributor “to ensure the true identity of the contributor is disclosed,” thus ensuring that a crypto contributor receives the same level of privacy as a person who contributes with traditional currency. The FPPC’s new regulation will take effect in 60 days, according to the Sacramento Bee. The decision comes a few months after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to create a framework to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. Gov. Newsom touted the order as the state “getting ahead of the curve” by laying out a foundation for companies that operate in blockchain – including crypto assets – to thrive.
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The Carpinteria City Council today will consider extending a temporary moratorium on the issuance of certificates of occupancy and/or business licenses for new chain stores, restaurants or motels seeking to locate in the city, with the exception of Casitas Plaza and Shepard Place shops. The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. Staff is recommending the council adopt an ordinance extending the temporary moratorium already in place. At least four out of five councilmembers will have to approve the motion for it to pass. At its Feb. 14 meeting, the council requested staff to prepare a report on how cities regulate chain stores and restaurants, also known as “formula businesses,” that have standardized services, decor, methods of operation and other features that make them virtually identical to businesses elsewhere. During its May 9 meeting, the council received information that a proliferation of such businesses can have deleterious impacts on a community’s health, safety and welfare. “Cities have found it common for formula businesses to arrive in an area enmasse, squeezing out independent businesses and causing a speculative run-up in rents that results in the wholesale transformation of a business district almost overnight,” staff wrote in a report for tonight’s meeting. “The loss of independently owned/operated stores can also have long-term economic consequences for communities,” staff said. “Local economies dominated by formula businesses also tend to be solely profit based and uninterested in meeting community needs over time, as opposed to a business model
that fills a local niche and/or is complementary to existing businesses in similar categories.” Perhaps of greater concern, staff said, is that formula businesses often invest locally generated profits outside of the community, and disappear quickly when the economy contracts or their corporate strategy shifts, leaving behind building vacancies with higher rent expectations. Councilmembers responded by directing staff to return with an urgency ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on the establishment of formula businesses throughout the city while city staff and the council study and consider permanent regulations on formula businesses. Staff returned to the next meeting, May 23, with options for a temporary moratorium. The council voted to approve it on June 27 after considering additional public testimony and examples of language from other municipalities’ formula business regulations. The only exceptions were the Casitas Plaza and Shepard Place shops. The temporary moratorium applies to any commercial business operating as a retail sales, restaurant/food service and/or hotel or motel establishment which have more than seven locations anywhere in the country, and have two or more features common to most or all of its locations. The council also determined that the following business types, in the context of the moratorium, not be treated as formula businesses: office space, professional services, banks or credit unions, grocery stores, nonprofit businesses, pharmacies, gas stations and theaters/ performing arts spaces. The temporary moratorium does not prohibit the relocation of an existing formula business already operating in Carpinteria to another location within the city.
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