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New Police Dept. building to displace Farmers Market

With construction expected to start in 2024, market eyes move to location a few blocks away

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

When the city council decided it was high time the city move ahead with plans to build a new building to house the Santa Barbara Police Department, everyone agreed on one thing: It was a great idea!

The current station was operating under deplorable conditions. For one thing it was way overcrowded. The building, designed to hold 60-80 police employees, including officers, was bursting at the seams, with more than 200 people, more than three times the original number.

Then there were the low ceilings, the water spots staining the carpet, the electrical cords hanging down from the ceiling and the windowless room in the basement, where dispatch worked before they were moved to better quarters. And it still contains asbestos.

Mayor Randy Rowse told the NewsPress that he took several tours of the station and its annex. “I got the heebiejeebies going downstairs,” he said, noting he sometimes found himself nearly banging his head against the ceiling. “There were four detectives in one room too small for furniture.

They had to put their backpacks in the corner.”

“It’s a woefully inadequate building, not up to modern standards when it comes to safety,” he said. “And it’s not up to earthquake standards for essential buildings. It needs to be still standing when everything else falls down.

“There are millions of reasons why it needs to be done. And it doesn’t hurt in terms of overall morale and esprit de corps.”

Police Chief Marylinda Arroyo, who has worked in the department for nearly three decades, continued the litany of problems.

“The people who work at the police department do so every day, coming into a building that was built in the ‘50s,” she told the News-Press. “The first floor (basement) contains no restroom facilities outside of the current male locker rooms. The second floor has public restrooms in the lobby, yet very limited facilities for employees.

“A person needing handicap access to the main floor must come into the building from the side door, as the front interior doors are not wide enough to accommodate wheelchair access. The only way to get to the third floor is via stairs, and there is only a very small one-person-only elevator.

That elevator only helps with access to or from the basement or first floor only.

“Police services are currently spread across four separate buildings, and the main building has people working out of what was constructed as closets. Parking is extremely limited for personnel as well as the public. There are leaks, cracks, old pipes and constant breaker tripping in the electrical system.”

The station, she said, “is not made for 2022 operations.”

So yes, everyone agreed the time had come to build a modern facility designed for the 21st century.

There was just one problem. What to do with the Saturday Farmer’s Market, inconveniently located at the very spot where the city plans to build the new police station: a commuter lot at Cota and Santa Barbara streets.

Where would they go? When would they go? What was going to happen to the market, relied on by so many residents eager to buy locally grown

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Opening ceremony set for Wednesday

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

For the first time in three years, Santa Barbara is having a Fiesta! And this Wednesday, as is tradition, the official opening of the five days of Fiesta will be held at Mercado De La Guerra counting down to the opening of the Mercados at 11 a.m.

Everyone is cordially invited to attend this annual event where Old Spanish Days and Santa Barbara city officials join local dignitaries and community members to officially cut the ribbon and open Fiesta for its 98th year.

“Fiesta is here,” said 2022 La Presidente Maria Cabrera. “The entire Old Spanish Days family thanks everyone in the community -- our valued volunteers, members of our business community, and city and county staff and elected officials – everyone has worked hard, and has worked together, to make this year’s Fiesta a success for our community. We have not been able to have a full Fiesta since 2019, and everyone is ready. We hope that you enjoy Fiesta. Please stay safe, have fun, and remember, Todos Juntos en Familia.”

The official Fiesta Opening Ceremony begins Wednesday at 10:50 a.m. at De La Guerra Plaza, with a countdown to the official start at 11 a.m.

This celebratory fanfare begins five days of Fiesta, including two Mercados (De La Guerra Plaza and Del Norte at McKenzie Park), two parades, dancing nightly at the courthouse, Fiesta Pequeña at the Mission, Arts and Crafts Show, Rodeo at Earl Warren Showgrounds, plus food, friends, and family.

“Everything comes together for our community Fiesta,” added La Presidente Cabrera. “We celebrate the Rancho period in California and also of its traditions, culture and fiestas.”

The Rancho Period began in 1833, 12 years following Mexico’s independence from Spain. It lasted officially until 1846, but the traditions, culture and fiestas continued well into the U.S. period. The Rancho Period is a time remembered when Spanish was the official language, and friends, family, and fiestas were the highlight of everyday life.

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Sam Edelman, general manager of the Santa Barbara Farmers Market, stands at the market’s Saturday location at Santa Barbara and Cota streets. It’s the site of the future Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters, shown in a rendering below.

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Councilmembers, speaking at the July 19 meeting when they gave the goahead to fund continued architectural and design services for the new station, recalled overflowing crowds of Farmer’s Market supporters flooding council chambers, demanding answers.

“We really stressed the importance of the Farmer’s Market to the community, and how special the location is, and how many customers come out on a regular basis,” Sam Edelman, manager of the Farmer’s Market, told the News-Press.

On average, the Saturday market attracts about 6,000 people per week, he said. In the summer, 95-plus farmers participate, while the number drops to about 80 in the winter.

So city officials got to work to look for alternate sites for the farmers’s market to relocate.

The council formed a Farmers Market Committee, consisting of Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon, Meagan Harmon and Eric Friedman, who were tasked to find a more feasible location if and when the Farmers Market was forced to relocate.

Meanwhile, the Farmers Market’s board of directors reviewed 15 possible sites, “which proved inadequate for the size and scope of our operation,” Mr. Edelman said.

They narrowed it down to one site capable of hosting an operation of this magnitude: State and Carrillo streets, just five blocks away.

Apparently the new location was close enough to ease residents’ concerns, enough so that attention returned to building the new police station.

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Shuttles to provide access to Fiesta Parade

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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A variety of produce graces the Santa Barbara Farmers Market on Saturday.

With a new parade route along Cabrillo Boulevard and limited nearby parking, attendees will now be able to take advantage of the downtown parking garages and arrive at the parade route via free trolley shuttles.

Old Spanish Days is partnering with the City of Santa Barbara and the Downtown Organization to offer this free service to the community.

Three shuttles will be circulating up Chapala Street, across Victoria Street, and down Anacapa Street to the beach side of State Street. The shuttles will pick up at multiple locations along this route running in roughly 10-minute intervals.

The free shuttles will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 5 p.m.

“It’s important to all of us that members of our community have easy access to our Fiesta Parade,” said 2022 La Presidente Maria Cabrera.

“These trolleys are a great collaboration between three organizations that support Fiesta in many ways. This year’s theme, Todos Juntos en Familia, is evident in this outstanding collaborative partnership that benefits our community tremendously.”

“I could not be happier about the return of Fiesta to our community this year,” said Robin Erlander, executive director of the Downtown Organization.

“And these trolleys will support locals and visitors by providing easy access to view one of the largest equestrian parades in the country. The Downtown Organization is pleased to partner with the city and Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

Parade Day Shuttle Pick up locations are: - In the 900 block of Chapala Street near Lot 2 - 1100 Block of Anacapa Street next to the library, across from the courthouse, and between the library garage and the Granada garage - 600 Block of Anacapa near Ortega and next to Lot 10 The drop off will be at State and Yanonali near the train depot, just a one block walk to the parade route. email: nhartstein@newspress.com

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H.E.L.P. meeting date changed The meeting date for Christy Lozano’s H.E.L.P. school has been changed to Aug. 3.

“changed television forever, and it also changed the way people looked at one another.”

Following the end of ‘Star Trek, Ms. Nichols leaned into her standing as a science fiction icon by dedicating herself to the U.S. space program, helping to bring more diversity to NASA. She aided in the recruitment of astronauts Sally Ride, Judith Resnick and Guion Bluford, among others.

In a Twitter post, the National Air and Space Museum called her “an inspiration to many, not just for her groundbreaking work on Star Trek but also through her work with NASA to recruit women

There’s a story in today’s Life section about the H.E.L.P. meeting, and the section was produced before the date change was announced on Sunday.

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Farmers Market can remain until construction begins

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The Santa Barbara Farmers Market will eventually leave its current Saturday location, to make way for the new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters, shown in a rendering below.

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Continued from Page A1 a $4.5 million contract for continued architectural and design services to Cearnal Collective, the company hired to build the new 53-foot-tall, 64,000square-foot police station.

“Our team has spent countless hours in the current police station, evaluating their current conditions and interviewing the entire department, from the chief on down,” architect Brian Cearnal told the News-Press.

“The working conditions are woefully inadequate for a modern police department.

They are split up into three separate locations, depriving necessary interaction and communication among staff and direct contact between 911 call center and officers. And yes, it is overcrowded without any room for growth. There is a lack of natural light and it is inadequate as to seismic safety, accessibility and equal access.”

He said the planning process will be complete, hopefully, after their Aug. 11 Planning Commision meeting.

“We have been working on the project since 2018, evaluating various site options, then refining the design on the Cota site, working through the design with ABR and the community, and finally doing the environmental review,” he said. “We will be working on the detailed design and construction documents for the next year, then obtaining a building permit, bidding the project, and selecting a contractor. Hopefully construction will begin in 18 months and construction will take another 18 months.”

Construction is expected to begin sometime in 2024.

Mr. Cearnal noted the highlights of the new station that will be built.

“First and foremost, the police department will all be in one place, downtown, with adequate parking for the fleet and the staff.

The new building is designed to meet the needs of the department well into the future within a flexible shell that can adapt over time. It is also being designed as a ‘Net Zero Carbon’ building to the highest level of sustainability.

“The space has been carefully planned to facilitate communication and inclusivity with work spaces full of light.

It will have a beautiful and welcoming public lobby that connects to a community meeting room.”

The new station will unify dispatch with staff and officers going out on patrol. There will be a practice firing range in the basement, a second-floor meeting room that can be used by multiple city agencies and the public, a single unisex locker room for all officers and employees to use, a “fantastic” fitness facility with outdoor deck and a lounge for police officers complete with outdoor dining space.

Investigations and a crime lab will be on the third floor, as well the police chief’s office.

“I honestly believe this building will create an environment that will make a huge difference in the morale of the department and the attitude of our community towards its police,” Mr. Cearnal said. “Our team is so proud to be a part.”

Mayor Rowse said he’s especially pleased with plans to build an adjacent parking

structure to accommodate 236 parking spaces, with 128 spaces for police department fleet vehicles and 108 spaces for employee vehicles. He called this crucial, because officers need ready access to their cars in order to respond quickly to active crime scenes.

Chief Arroyo said her department can’t wait for the new station to open. “The employees are very much looking forward to a new building and optimistic that it will be done quickly,” she said.

As for the Farmer’s Market, “they will be able to remain at least until construction commences,” Mr. Cearnal said.

Mr. Edelman said a “significant amount of planning” will be needed ahead of the market’s moving date. “It’s a major, major operation,” he said.

To date, the new site has undergone a preliminary review by city staff, “and it seems like a feasible location,” Mr. Edelman said. It still has to go before the Planning Commission and City Council, he said. Local merchants and businesses in the area will be consulted.

The new site, he said, will be close to the same size as the current location, Mr. Edelman said.

“We’re hopeful the community will follow us wherever we go, and will sustain us at that location.”

Added Mayor Rowse, “We recognize the farmer’s market as part of the cultural fabric, and we want them to succeed and survive. People consider it part of their lifestyle. We’ve got to make sure we keep them.” email: nhartstein@newspress.com

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Baton Rouge city worker put in for more than 2,600 hours of overtime

By ELYSE APEL and TOM GANTERT THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – An emergency medical service supervisor in Baton Rouge made $87,701 in annual overtime on average from 2019 through 2021, working an average of 2,455 hours in overtime each year.

A deputy shift supervisor has been one of the city’s top-paid employees since 2019, according to city records. The deputy shift supervisor’s gross pay ranged from $150,552 to $165,806 from 2019 to 2021.

In 2019, the deputy shift supervisor worked 2,605 hours in overtime.

A city employee stated that emergency medical service workers do work under minimum staffing requirements, similar to what fire departments use. That means if the minimum number of people required to work a shift is not available, the department must call in other workers to fill those vacant positions. EMS workers work 12 hour shifts in Baton Rouge and also get paid time-and-a-half on holidays. That means if they work a 12-hour shift on a holiday, EMS workers get paid for 18 hours of work.

In the City of Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge Parish 2021 financial report, the auditors found in a review that controls over overtime pay lacked supervisor approval and the certification of time worked was lacking in some city departments. The audit covers the consolidated government of the city of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish. In 2021, there were 23 employees who made $50,000 or more in overtime.

The highest was a police sergeant who made $108,031 in overtime and had gross pay of $173,434.

The median household income in Baton Rouge is $44,177, according to the U.S. Census.

The city stated in 2021, the average overtime payment to police employees was $5,820 and fire employees made on average $4,030 a year in overtime. There were 3,500 people that were on the city/parish payroll in 2021.

The consolidated government spent $12.6 million in overtime in 2021 and is projected to spend $12.7 million in overtime in 2022, according to budget documents.

Seven city employees in Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge Parish who worked in the police, EMS services and environmental services departments submitted more than 2,000 hours in overtime during a single year over the past three years.

This follows similar trends in other cities around the country where city employees like firefighters and transit employees are making as much as $100,000 or more in overtime pay.

The amount of overtime caught the attention of the city’s auditor in 2021.

“The controls as designed do not include reviews of time, effort and pay across multiple pay periods. Such a review could detect overtime outliers for further review,” the report said.

One of the 2020 overtime outliers is EMS employees with 1,500-2,400 overtime hours and police employees with 1,500-1,900 overtime hours in 2020.

The city stated in budget documents that it had addressed the concerns on overtime.

That included using temporary employees to reduce overtime in some departments, such as EMS. The city also has its Human Resources department send out a report to supervisors and the auditing manager any time an employee exceeds $5,000 in overtime during a pay period.

A police sergeant made over $100,000 in overtime in 2019, 2020 and 2021. That sergeant’s gross pay ranged from $176,141 to $163,615 from 2019 to 2021.

Goleta’s ‘Best Dam Dinner’ returns Aug. 20

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The city of Goleta is releasing a video message with Mayor Paula Perotte inviting people to join the city for the “Best Dam Dinner” you have ever had!

After a three-year hiatus, Goleta’s Annual Dam Dinner is back on Saturday, Aug. 20,, from 5-7 p.m. at the Lake Los Carneros Dam. “We hope you can join us for this low-key, yet incredibly special Goleta gathering,” officials said.

The video can be watched in English (https://youtu.be/ ewLkBQqhQms) and in Spanish (https://youtu.be/6PGJMM4WoyQ) with Spanish Engagement Specialist Marcos Martinez.

Goleta’s Dam Dinner is a free community event bringing together friends and neighbors.

Tables and chairs are set up by the dam with breathtaking views of Lake Los Carneros and the mountains. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnic dinner and beverages or purchase food from Elubia’s Kitchen.

This special event includes live music from local bluegrass

Goleta’s Dam Dinner is a free community event bringing together friends and neighbors at the Lake Los Carneros Dam. group the Salt Martians who are no strangers to the Dam Dinner. There will be a few kidfriendly activities, including face-painting and a special appearance from the Kona Ice Truck.

Dam Dinner t-shirts, along with the City of Goleta’s 20-year merchandise (t-shirts and mugs) will be available for purchase.

Enter off N. La Patera Lane or from the Stow House at 304 N. Los Carneros Road. It’s a short scenic walk to the event site.

Goleta’s Dam Dinner is organized by the City of Goleta and Goleta Valley Historical Society with special thanks to Big Hammer Lures, Devereux, MarBorg and Santa Cruz Market. email: nhartstein@newspress.com

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and people of color to apply to become astronauts.”

Born Grace Dell Nichols near Chicago in 1932, Ms. Nichols changed her name to Nichelle as a teenager. Initially a singer, she performed in Chicago-area clubs from the age of 14, at one point touring with Duke Ellington.

Moving to Los Angeles in the early 1960s, Ms. Nichols landed a role in Gene Roddenberry’s “The Lieutenant.” Mr. Roddenberry was impressed with her performance, later seeking her out for her role in ‘Star Trek.’

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Nichelle Nichols, an actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in ‘Star Trek,’ died of natural causes Sunday at the age of 89, according to a statement from her son, Kyle Johnson.

Ms. Nichols portrayed Lt. Uhura, a communications officer, throughout the original ‘Star Trek’ series and in many of the films that followed. Beginning in

1966, her role as a black female officer and integral part of the USS Enterprise crew was groundbreaking in an era that often relegated black women to small roles as domestic workers.

According to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lt. Uhura was “the first non-stereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history.”

The role led to another notable moment in TV history when, along with James T. Kirk actor William Shatner, she participated in one of the first interracial kisses on U.S. television. Ms. Nichols said in a 2014 interview that the scene

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Biden expected to sign $280 billion CHIPS Act Critics say it contains no accountability measures, will worsen national debt, inflation

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is expected to sign the CHIPS Act, a $280 billion spending bill meant to incentivize American manufacturers to produce semiconductor chips in the U.S. Critics say the measure contains no accountability requirements for companies that receive the taxpayer dollars, will increase the national debt and 40-year-high inflation, and won’t strengthen national security.

The bill passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-33 with 17 Republicans joining Democrats in approving it. It passed in the House by a vote of 243 to 187, with 24 Republicans joining 219 Democrats despite Republican leadership opposing the bill.

President Biden expressed his support, tweeting, “Semiconductor chips are the building blocks of the modern economy – they power our

smartphones and cars. And for years, manufacturing was sent overseas. For the sake of American jobs and our economy, we must make these at home. The CHIPS for America Act will get that done.”

Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill will “take aim at the national semiconductor chip shortage, lower costs for American consumers, and boost scientific innovation and jobs.”

Key provisions of the bill include $52.7 billion in taxpayer funded subsidies for chip manufacturing in the U.S., a 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing, $1.5 billion earmarked for technology development for U.S. firms that claim to be dependent on foreign telecommunications, $10 billion appropriated to the Department of Commerce to develop 20 regional technology hubs, and directives to grow the federal government by expanding federal

agencies.

The Congressional Budget Office says the bill appropriates “about $200 billion over the 2022-2031 period, primarily for research activities.”

One section of the bill directs the U.S. Department of Energy to finance research facilities and infrastructure that will cost $5.9 billion. CBO estimates this will increase direct spending by $3.1 billion over the 2022-2031 period.

Another section authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into enhanced-use lease agreements through 2032, which will increase direct spending by $80 million over the 2022-2031 period, CBO says.

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who joined Democrats in voting for the measure, said it would “help kick start domestic production of these semiconductors in a way that will prevent a vulnerability of our

Alito: U.S. seeing growing hostility to religious freedom

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said there’s a “growing hostility to religion” in a keynote address he gave highlighting the unique protection of religion in the U.S. Constitution.

“The problem that looms is not just indifference to religion, it’s not just ignorance about religion,” he said at a 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome last week.

“There’s also growing hostility to religion or at least the traditional religious beliefs that are contrary to the new moral code that is ascendant in some sectors,” he said during his 37-minute remarks released on Thursday.

He said he wondered “what historians may say centuries from now about the contribution of the United States to world civilization. One thing I hope they will say is that our country, after a lot of fits and starts, and ups and downs, eventually showed the world that it is possible to have a stable and successful society in which people of diverse faiths live and work together harmoniously and productively while still retaining their own beliefs.

This has been truly a historic accomplishment.”

But “no human achievement is ever permanent,” he added, and “we can’t … assume that the religious liberty enjoyed today …will always endure. Religious liberty is fragile.”

“Religious liberty is under attack because it is dangerous to those who want to hold complete power,” he said.

While some academics and politicians argue religion doesn’t deserve special protection, Justice Alito argues it does. Hostility to religion in the U.S. threatens religious liberty, which in turn threatens other fundamental rights it protects.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the free exercise of religion, he reiterated, which “very often involves speech, a spoken or written prayer, the recitation of Scripture, a homily, a religious book or article. These are all forms of speech. They are also forms of religious exercise.”

“If this sort of speech can be suppressed or punished, what is to stop the state from crushing other forms of expression?” he asked.

Justice Alito pointed to attacks on the right to worship and assemble in the U.S. in an era where the Supreme Court was tasked with ruling on cases brought by pastors, priests and rabbis who faced jail time if they didn’t close their churches

and synagogues because of governor-ordered lockdowns. The Supreme Court consistently ruled that orders shutting down religious worship were unconstitutional.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Ninth Circuit received specific chastisement from the high court, which ruled that Gov. Newsom’s mandates prohibiting religious assembly and worship were unconstitutional. As a result, the state of California and counties were forced to settle lawsuits, paying out millions of dollars to entities they had threatened with imprisonment and exorbitant fines.

After winning several of these religious freedom cases, Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver said, “Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID restrictions intentionally discriminated against churches while providing preferential treatment to many secular businesses and gatherings. The Supreme Court intervened multiple times to provide relief. California may never again place discriminatory restrictions on churches and places of worship.”

Pastor Rob McCoy of Calvary Chapel-God Speak in Thousand Oaks, California, argues the government doesn’t have the authority to shut down houses of worship at all. The rulings and settlements related to cases other than his implied that if restrictions were equally imposed on secular entities and houses of worship, the case for discrimination would be moot.

Religious freedom isn’t about unequal treatment between a church and Walmart, for example, he argues, because the First Amendment specifically protects the free exercise of religion, not the free exercise to shop.

Mr. McCoy told The Center Square at the time of his ongoing legal battles, during which he faced imprisonment for preaching and defying lockdowns, that more people were coming to his church because it remained open. They came, he said, “because their freedoms have been taken. Their streams of liberty dried up and they went upstream to find the source of liberty – Jesus.” Because liberty, he argues, “is not man’s idea. Liberty is God’s idea.”

Pointing to the rights protected in the First Amendment, Justice Alito said, “We consider the relationship between freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. A religious service in a church, synagogue, mosque, or temple is a form of assembly.

If a government can ban those assemblies, will it hesitate to outlaw others?”

In a society where “religious liberty is allowed,” Justice Alito said, “it will be harder for the state to restrict other speech and other assemblies.”

New York’s beleaguered MTA at ‘fiscal cliff’ sooner than expected

By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – There doesn’t appear to be much light at the end of the tunnel for the beleaguered Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The New York state-run agency that oversees mass transit in the New York City area is not seeing ridership return anywhere near levels prior to COVID-19, and because of that, the MTA’s dreaded “fiscal cliff” is now expected to hit even sooner than expected.

Earlier this year, MTA officials believed the agency would not hit that cliff until 2026. A new report by consultants at McKinsey shows ridership at just 61% of pre-pandemic levels. A report in February predicted ridership at 77%.

That’s led officials to increase forecasted deficits for the rest of this year and future years. Five months ago, the MTA anticipated a $1.54 billion hole. Now, it’s $2.67 billion.

Federal assistance is expected to prop up the agency through 2024, but come the following year,

MTA leaders forecast a $2.58 billion deficit they will need to address. By 2028, the annual hole is expected to grow to $2.75 billion.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned that the already gloomy forecast could take a turn for the worse in the event of a recession, which has since been confirmed with this week’s announcement of a second consecutive quarter of decline by the U.S. GDP. Democrats are in denial a recession is at hand.

“The growing disparity between revenues and expenditures necessitate that the MTA act quickly and creatively to provide options to boost revenue amid service demand changes and generate cost efficiencies and savings solutions to mitigate the widening gap,” Mr. DiNapoli said.

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said finding new revenue sources is imperative.

“Transit is essential to the economic future of New York as we continue to recover from the pandemic, and it should be treated as an essential service,

with strategies that don’t just put the problem on the backs of our riders through painful service cuts and fare increases,” Mr. Lieber said.

A potential source of revenue could come through a plan to implement so-called congestion pricing, which would enact tolls on driving through the central business district.

The state expects an environmental assessment to be released in about two weeks. In late August, the state will hold a series of virtual public forums on the plan.

If the Federal Highway Administration signs off on the plan, a panel called the Traffic Mobility Review Board would come up with recommended toll rates as well as policies to issue credits or waivers that the MTA Board would need to approve.

Mr. DiNapoli said getting the board set up is a key step in helping the agency fund its capital plan projects.

Five members of that board have been announced, with a sixth to be recommended by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

supply chain since 90 percent of those advanced semiconductors currently come from Asia.”

He also said “it could create roughly 185,000 jobs every year as these new facilities are constructed. Long-term, it could bring another 280,000 jobs online. Once these foundries are operational, they will supply made-in-America semiconductors that can be used on everything from smartphones, to cars, to airplanes, to missile defense systems.”

The bill also will enable the U.S. to “compete with,” “beat,” and “out-innovate” China, he said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also praised the bill’s passage, saying it will help expand production in Texas, which he says is “a beacon of innovation and has remained the nation’s leading exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components for eleven years in a row.”

But Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who urged his colleagues in the Senate

The bill passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-33 with 17 Republicans joining Democrats in approving it. It passed in the House by a vote of 243 to 187, with 24 Republicans joining 219 Democrats. and House to vote against the bill, argues it’s a “pro-China” bill that “will weaken America’s standing on the world stage.”

With the U.S. now $30 trillion in debt, “spending another $280 billion that we don’t have,” he said, “sets a dangerous precedent for massive, taxpayer-funded corporate welfare to the world’s most profitable corporations without any accountability or guarantee of return on investment for the American people.

“Even worse, the bill lacks basic safeguards and would allow corporations to use American tax dollars to build factories in Communist China and expand their share of the Chinese semiconductor market.”

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There’s no requirement in the bill for manufacturers to build a certain number of plants in the U.S., he added, or require them to not outsource American jobs overseas. The bill includes no chip quota production requirements for manufacturers and instead “works like a blank check with virtually no accountability measures to protect the massive taxpayer spending it authorizes and no ROI requirements.”

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Unique storefronts, including the skateboardadorned Lighthouse Skate Shop, at left, highlight a particularly quirky part of the Funk Zone at Helena Ave in Santa Barbara on Sunday.

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High housing costs pressure military families

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – High inflation rates have left veteran and military families feeling the pain.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest federal report, consumer prices have increased by 9.1% over the past 12 months, the highest since 1981.

One of the largest contributors was the shelter index, which rose 5.6% over the previous year, the most significant 12-month increase since February 1991.

Representatives from MAZON, a nonprofit working to end military and veteran hunger, said that the rising housing costs hurt military families who often have to move.

“Military families relocate every two to three years, most commonly,” said Josh Protas, MAZON’s vice president for public policy. “As housing prices increase, and there’s less housing available, military families definitely feel that crunch.”

To try to cover the rising housing and rental prices, military families rely more on a basic allowance for housing.

However, that allowance only covers some of the cost.

“That basic allowance for housing, that’s provided for those off-base or in privatized housing, is only pegged at 95% of the estimated costs,” Mr. Protas said.

“It’s not covering the full extent of housing costs.”

Inflation has not only placed more pressure on military families to pay for higher housing and rental prices, but also has made it harder for military families to be eligible for government assistance programs

like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

“We had a food pantry, we still do, a food pantry on or near every single military base in the country that are quietly serving families that are turning in desperation because they’re prevented from qualifying for programs that they should be entitled to, principally the SNAP program,” Mr. Protas said. “For active duty families, it’s because of an anomalous treatment of their housing allowance.”

Military families who rely on a housing allowance, which differs regionally based on that area’s rental prices, are not eligible for programs like SNAP because this allowance counts toward their income.

“Even when they have a low rate of base pay as a junior enlisted service member, when you add on top of that their basic allowance for housing, it most often puts them outside of the eligibility guidelines for SNAP,” Mr. Protas said.

For veteran families, the main issue preventing their access to food is a low participation rate in programs like SNAP. Many veterans do not use programs like SNAP because they do not want to seek help from the government or don’t know enough about it.

“Roughly two thirds of veterans who should be able to get help from SNAP are not,” Mr. Protas said. “Either they don’t know about the program, they’re embarrassed to apply for it, or the application process is too cumbersome.”

Mr. Protas argued that letting veterans and military families go hungry will lead to higher fiscal costs than if addressed sooner.

‘Misled the public:’ Oversight launches investigation into nursing home COVID deaths

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the House Oversight Committee have joined forces in an investigation over the thousands of nursing home deaths in New York state during COVID, saying New York Democrats ignored previous inquiries.

The controversy began in 2020 when thousands of New York nursing home residents died during the pandemic, drawing extra scrutiny to thenGov. Andrew Cuomo’s policy of sending elderly patients recovering from COVID-19 into nursing homes.

Afterward, Mr. Cuomo came under fire over allegations that he intentionally hid nursing home deaths. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit earlier this year saying New York’s Health Department “failed to account for more than approximately 4,100 lives in nursing homes due to COVID-19.”

“While the Department’s duty is to act solely to promote public health, we determined that, rather than providing accurate and reliable information during a public health emergency, the Department instead conformed its presentation to the Executive’s narrative, often presenting data in a manner that misled the public,” the audit said.

Lawmakers sent a letter to

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul demanding records of key information, including how many total deaths there were and what directives were issued by the governor’s office “regarding hospital discharges to nursing homes or any and all other types of assisted living facilities…”

“We owe it to the thousands of families who lost loved ones in New York nursing homes to hold Governor Cuomo accountable for his reckless policies that likely contributed to their deaths,” Oversight Committee Ranking Member James Comer said. “It’s past time New York officials provide Congress all information and data about former Governor Cuomo’s deadly order. We need answers and accountability now.”

The Republicans say they previously sent inquiries to Mr. Cuomo’s office to no avail.

“Every family deserves answers and accountability for Corrupt Cuomo’s order that resulted in the deaths of thousands of seniors in New York’s nursing homes. For the sake of families who needlessly lost loved ones, I am providing critical oversight of all data on Cuomo’s deadly order,” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik said.

“We must know how much Kathy Hochul knew about Cuomo’s criminal nursing home coverup and have accountability for the senseless loss of lives.”

Gov. Hochul’s office did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.

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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.

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At left, seen in this 2021 News-Press file photo, the island fox is among the species that Cal State Channel Islands students encountered during their visit to the island. At right, Students get a close encounter of the marine kind.

Santa Rosa Island adventure Cal State Channel Islands students spend a month there, thanks to a program that received a gift from Santa Barbara philanthropists Judith and Jack Stapelmann

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Fourteen students from Cal State Channel Islands in Camarillo visit Santa Rosa Island, where they spent a month for their field studies.

By KIM GREGORY SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-PRESS

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ourteen Cal State Channel Islands students sat around a conference table in the John Spoor Broome Library as photos they had taken on Santa Rosa Island lit up the screen at the front of the room.

One photo was taken by Renee Giragosian, environmental science and resource management major, as she rode an Island Packers boat into a yawning cave.

“This is the most present I’ve ever felt,” she said, recalling the moment. “It was the fact that this cave was right off the coast as we were just concluding this one month long amazing, challenging journey.”

In June, the 14 ESRM students from the Camarillo-based university participated in a unique interdisciplinary Field Studies program that gives upper division students a chance to spend several weeks on Santa Rosa Island.

Then in July, 18 biology students participated in a separate inaugural field ecology program on the island. Students in both programs lived on the island while learning about the environment, wildlife, cultural history, and many other aspects of the island from a variety of experts.

“They went for 24 days straight,” said Dr. Dan Reineman, assistant professor of ESRM, who helped lead the June ESRM group.

“These were long, hard days. We would meet at 7:30 or 8 a.m. and be in the field all day working through a full curriculum. And after that, someone would have to cook for the group, others would have to clean, and then we might try to squeeze in a lecture after dinner.”

Viviana Celaya shared a photo she took while from Carrington Point, collecting data on the nearby sea lion colony. Nearby was an ocean blowhole, a sea arch and colorful island paintbrush.

“We were so lucky to be there enjoying the ocean and the seals and sea lions,” she said. “Just seeing how many sea lions would

show up, and I saw a seal pup!”

Students and faculty stayed at the Santa Rosa Island Research Station, a historic ranch house with an eight bedroom, 22bed bunkhouse, tent cabins, a kitchen, dining room, a manager’s quarters and a research facility.

Coordinated by SRIRS Director Russell Bradley, the station promotes research, restoration, and education through a partnership with the Channel Islands National Park.

“Students led group research projects and took extended hikes to study island lagoons and even a sunset hike up to Black Mountain and back down at night,” Mr. Bradley said. “A wilderness first aid course was part of the program and lots of Type I and Type II fun.”

Type I Fun, Dr. Reineman explained, is fun you know you are having in the moment and Type II Fun — common in field research — is fun you aren’t sure you are having in the moment, “but afterward realize was awesome,” he said.

In late June, after their return, the Field Studies faculty and students gathered for a final award ceremony in Broome Library, in which they shared memories, reflections and research results.

“This is an island fox,” ESRM major Meghan Branson said about her photo. “They live on this island alone all their lives.

And we got to spend an entire month on this island with little to no connection with the mainland.

We’ve gone through a lot of growth, just like the island fox has.”

Mr. Bradley was the power behind the Field Studies project as he and the SRIRS staff have been laying the groundwork for the field studies program for years with Dr. Reineman and Dr. Jenn Perry, executive director of Regional Educational Partnerships, also an anthropologist.

“I think of all the years I’ve participated in intensive field programs — knowing the potential of the transformative power of these experiences —

to be able to hear and see the students understand that and internalize that is amazing,” Dr. Perry said.

Dr. Bradley also worked with Drs. Geoff Dilly and Allison Alvarado, both associate professors of biology, as well as Dr. Rudi von May, an assistant professor of biology, on the biology-focused Field Studies class that took place in July. All of the organizers were inspired by field studies programs they have attended and led in the past.

“It’s one of the main reasons I pursued a career in science,” Dr. Bradley said. “These sorts of immersive field experiences are a ‘next level’ extension of our programs at the research station.

We want to create opportunities many of our students wouldn’t have thought were possible.”

None of it would have been possible were it not for a gift from Judith and Jack Stapelmann, Santa Barbara philanthropists well-known for their generous support for education about the natural world.

The Field Studies session in

July, led by Drs. Dilly, Alvarado, and von May enabled 18 biology students to spend 10 days on the island.

“Nothing in a book can replicate going out and digging in the sand, or holding something in your hand,” Dr. Dilly said. “Or going out and looking for bats.”

The students were split into groups of five with each group conducting one marine and one terrestrial project. For example, senior biology major Colby Klainan studied island frogs, and junior biology major Bridgette Bagheri studied how well kelp sustains various island species.

“We learned more from a week and a half on this island than we would have from a 15-week class,” Mr. Klainan said.

“Home is where the heart is, and a piece of my heart is always going to be on that island,” Ms. Bagheri said.

Kim Gregory is a communications specialist with Cal State Channel Islands in Camarillo. email: dmason@newspress.com

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T. has a 30-inch tall demijohn, sometimes called a Dame Jeanne bottle, that is a huge 20 inches in diameter.

The vintage green glass bottle is shown with a maroon colored glass stopper custom made for it (because it fits perfectly). It has been out in the garden gathering bird droppings, and she thought after owning it for 20 years it was time to clean it up; her partner rigged a contraption with baby bottle brushes on poles to clean the beast. You see it is gorgeous and perhaps rare because of its size and the fact it has its own stopper extant now, but at one time these huge (could you carry it filled with liquid?) bottles were quite commonplace.

Let us go back to the 14th century, when legend says demijohns were invented, or I should say first blown. And like so many origin myths, there’s two valid versions.

Version one: These bottles, holding up to 50 liters, were first made in Persia in a glass blowing town called Damaghian. (Say this out loud if you are curious about how demijohn got its name.)

A demijohn is a bottle for liquor or oil that can hold more than five full modern bottles of wine or more), and these went all over the trade routes with liquor, packed in cases, and were imported as

A bulbous bottle

transport bottles, all of course hand blown, and imbedded in straw or woven around the bottle itself with wicker or reeds.

Version two: The other myth is the more colorful story of Queen Jane of Naples (Joan I, 13261382), later Countess of Provence.

In 1347 the King and Queen of Naples were ousted from the throne and fled (of course, legend says this flight took place one stormy night) to the small town of Grasse in Provence. The first house they came upon in the storm was the house of a glassblower, who gave them shelter for as long as they desired; during the visit, Queen Jane became interested in the process of blowing glass, and asked to observe the lowly glassblower at work. So nervous was the little burgher about the Royal Gaze, that the little man blew and blew and blew the molten glass on the pontil rod, inflating “the gather” (the amount of hot glass used to make a certain size bottle) that he typically used to make a simple glass bottle to a massive translucent balloon size, however, with the skinny neck of his regular “blows.”

Queen Jane thought the huge blimp was delightful, and therefore the glassblower called the vessel The Queen Jane.

Apparently the Queen, who was no longer a Queen, deferred to the name Lady Jane (Dame Jeanne).

So, if you pronounce Dame Jeanne, and pretend you are

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This demijohn (sometimes called a Dame Jeanne bottle) is 30 inches tall and has a diameter of 20 inches. Its value is $400.

French, you will also see where the name demijohn originated.

Whichever story is correct, the bottles are beloved by designers who place them in rustic but elegant settings, and can be worth, if they are older than the 1940s, around $600. The old ones (19th century) can sell for much more. H.T.’s is 20th century: I can see from the small size of the bubbles in the glass and the few imperfections that the technique of mouth-blown glass used was not the older style, usually seen with less clear, clean glass, and the lip of the huge bottle has crimped edges made by a machine or a standardized tool, not hand

“deadened,” another clue that the bottle was blown post “machine age.”

The historical center for blown demijohn bottles was Spain and France, but any other country that imported liquor had these huge bottles, and here are some permutations of names.

The online wine dictionary Wein Plus gives us the names these large beasts were termed in various locations: Demi John, demingnon, Lady Jane (in England, Portugal, and Spain for the transport of sherry and port), damajuana in Argentina, damigiana in Italy and Dame Jeanne in France.

You might wonder why all demijohns used to store and transport wine are greens of various hues. This is because wine naturally contains antioxidants, but sunlight can decay the wine’s natural preservative. Sunlight also breaks down tannins, which also protects the wine. A deeply tinted glass stops sunlight, and green comes from the minerals in the sand used to make the glass in certain wine growing areas. The value of H.T.’s demijohn is $400.

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 presentday constrictions. It’s available at Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara.

Lozano announces second meeting for H.E.L.P. school

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Christy Lozano, a veteran teacher and former candidate for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools, is hosting the second meeting for the Honest Education Learning Project from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at the Goleta Boys and Girls Club, 5701 Hollister Ave. Goleta.

K-12 students, parents, teachers and community volunteers are welcome to attend. All are requested to register in advance at the following link: .evite.com/ event/0394ZGGN5KSQ4IMDAE PNBYBHCJWYBY/rsvp?utm_ campaign=send_sharable_ link&utm_source=evitelink&utm_ medium=sharable_invite.

You can also register by calling or texting Ms. Lozano at 805-2523785.

H.E.L.P. is scheduled to begin its classes Sept. 6, and registration is

now open at honesteducation.org.

Ms. Lozano described H.E.L.P. as a dynamic approach to effective K-12 education. She said the mission is to produce healthy, positive student outcomes by inspiring teachers and deepening family relationships.

She said H.E.L.P. builds upon a successful local education pod model in which every student performed well above their respective grade point average. She said the learning pod model is built with excellent instructors, small group sizes, objective assessment and scholarships that encourage family engagement in each child’s education and development.

Additionally, a centralized venue provides the opportunity for students to develop wider peer friendships and experience a broader academic environment including art, physical education, STEM and life skills, Ms. Lozano

said.

Program offerings include English Language Arts, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math), physical education, sports, health, Spanish and electives (cooking, gardening, music, astronomy etc). Individual subject options are also available.

For parents, the H.E.L.P. will create a traditional work day schedule where students can attend school Monday-Friday from 8:30-2 p.m. with the option of remaining at the site until 6 p.m., with dinner included, Ms. Lozano said.

Initial enrollment is limited to 12 students per pod.

Base tuition is $100 per day based on a 15-week semester.

A combination of volunteer hours and financial need-based scholarships is available to substantially reduce this tuition base. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets.

For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc.

• Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org.

ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Bunnies Urgently Needing

Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org.

BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Companion Animal Placement Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook. com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal ServicesLompoc.

• K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.)

• Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb. org/phd/animal/home.sbc.

• Santa Barbara Humane (with campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org.

• Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home.

sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org.

• Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org.

• Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.

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Aries: Something or someone could confront you today, Aries.

Try not to assume things about the situation before you know all the facts. If a piece of the puzzle is still in question, face the issue right away. Your sensitivity is precious, whether you realize it or not. Small things can slowly eat away at your psyche until they’re addressed and dealt with.

Taurus: Have no fear today, Taurus. You have the power and mental capacity to cut through just about anything. Don’t let fear or regret hold you back. Clear the path and be strong in your approach to the new and different. Stay on target and be bold in your actions.

Gemini: Don’t worry about not being on the right path, Gemini, because you are. You seem to always be in the right place at the right time. There’s no need to feel regret or shame about things that have happened in the past. Turn negative experiences into lessons for a better future. Even though you may not be able to change a certain situation, you can at least change your reaction to it.

Cancer: A war could be brewing in your world today, Cancer. Emotionally charged arguments shoot back and forth with conviction. Try not to get discouraged. Don’t burn any bridges either. Remember that your words may fall on extremely sensitive ears, so use them with care. There’s a very active part of your psyche that needs to be heard. Feel free to say your peace openly and honestly.

Leo: An inner voice is warning you to slow down, Leo. It’s probably best if you take a break and let someone else take the lead. Concentrate on matters at home and take care of issues that crop up among loved ones. It’s quite possible that an argument is brewing. Whether you realize it or not, there are serious issues that need to be addressed.

Virgo: Today is a fantastic day to take action, Virgo. Your eagerness to strike out for new territory is heightened by a drive to experience the unknown. Take an internal journey and see what kind of wonderful things you can discover. There’s a tremendous strength inside you that doesn’t always get to show itself. This is the perfect day to prove your courage to the world.

Libra: Think before you act today, Libra. Rash moves are likely to get you into trouble. An annoying interruption in your daily routine could throw you off guard. Sit down and think about the situation before you act too hastily. Bumps in the road are often messages from the universe that you’re moving too quickly and carelessly.

Scorpio: Today is a great day to act on things that have been brewing in your brain for quite some time, Scorpio. Perhaps you’ve been feeling unsure of yourself. It’s OK to surrender and admit that you just don’t have all the answers. Use this as an opportunity to restructure and rebuild. Embrace the unknown rather than fear or resist it.

Sagittarius: Be a bit more sensitive with your words today, Sagittarius. Your mind is apt to be especially active and even a bit restless. This is more than likely a signal to get more of your opinions out into the world. As you do, make sure you consider the feelings of others. People might have quite a different reaction to the same situation. Respect opposing viewpoints.

Capricorn: Your mind is clear and your sensitivity focused, Capricorn. Now is a good time to make a move. Don’t let insecurity or fear keep you from pursuing your dreams. Realize that action you take today doesn’t need to be a bold outward movement in order to be effective. In truth, quite the contrary is true. You can accomplish a great deal by turning thought and energy inward.

Aquarius: Cool your jets today, Aquarius. This is a good time to stop and focus on you. Make sure to give your body the respect it deserves. Make sure you’re fostering the kind of character you wish to become. Base your self-image on something internal rather than an external craving for attention from others.

Pisces: Your brain and warrior instincts agree today, Pisces.

Team up with others who share similar thoughts and desires.

Conversations can be extremely rewarding. You’re apt to learn a lot about yourself. Don’t be afraid to share deep thoughts and emotions. Your willingness to express yourself demonstrates how comfortable you are with your actions and feelings.

DAILY BRIDGE

By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency Monday, August 1, 2022

“I give up,” Cy the Cynic told me.

“I capitulate.”

“Minnie got you again?”

Minnie Bottoms, my club’s senior member, wears old bifocals that make her mix up kings and jacks, often to her opponents’ dismay. Cy has been Minnie’s chief victim.

Cy played at today’s 3NT, and West led a spade. When dummy played low, Minnie, East, contributed the jack! The Cynic took his queen and led a club, but Minnie won and led the king of spades. She won the next club and led her last spade, and West ran the spades. Down one

spade. What do you say?

ANSWER: Expert opinion might be split down the middle. A bid of 1NT, promising a balanced, minimum opening bid, would be quite acceptable. I would try two spades. I have found raising a majorsuit response with good three-card support in a suit-oriented hand to be a winning tactic. Auctions are easier when a trump suit is suggested promptly.

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JACK OF SPADES “She thought her jack of spades was the king,” I smiled.

“No way,” Cy said. “She’s an expert disguised as a little old lady.

The woman has my number.”

“You’ve got your own number,” growled Wendy, Cy’s adversary.

Minnie’s play was correct; on the bidding, West could have no points.

As for Cy, he makes 3NT by putting up dummy’s ace on the first spade or by letting Minnie’s jack win. Either play would earn an exclamation mark from me.

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A relaxing day at the beach

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Palm trees line Goleta Beach Park during humid conditions on Sunday as a group of rental kayaks provide a potential way to cool off.

New polling shows Trump-endorsed candidates favored in Arizona GOP primary

By TOM JOYCE THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – Voters are making up their minds in Arizona statewide Republican primary races – and now they’re looking less competitive.

An Arizona Public Opinion Pulse poll conducted by OH Predictive Insights gives this impression.

The pollster released the data on Friday that shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake with a commanding 18-point lead over Karrin Taylor Robson. The poll has Ms. Lake with 51% support and Ms. Taylor Robson at 33%. In this poll, 12% of voters say they still haven’t made up their minds. Meanwhile, in early July, a poll conducted by the same pollster found a much more competitive race; it had Ms. Lake at 39% support and Ms. Taylor Robson at 31% - an eightpoint gap. In the early July poll, 21% of voters said they were undecided.

Some pointed out that Ms. Taylor Robson polled significantly better when using poll responses isolated to a phone call instead of a text response.

Noble notes that “Robson’s strongest group is that 70+ crowd,” likely due to her outsized spending on television ads. He added that the

effect is exclusive to the governor’s race, with former President Donald Trump’s favored candidates holding sizable leads over opponents.

“It’s a new dynamic,” he said.

While Blake Masters began to pull ahead in the early summer, he now holds a commanding lead. Masters has 36% support, putting him 15 points ahead of Jim Lamon (21%) and Mark Brnovich (12%). The other two candidates are polling in the single digits; 22% of voters said they were undecided in this one. However, in the early July poll, Mr. Masters only led Mr. Lamon 25% to 18%. In that poll, 35% of voters said they were undecided.

Plus, Abe Hamadeh’s (31%) support is now the frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination for attorney general. Rodney Glassman (16%) is the only other candidate in the double digits. Meanwhile, in the early July poll, every candidate was polling in the single digits, and 67% hadn’t made up their minds. Now, only 35% say they’re undecided.

And Mark Finchem has seen his lead explode in the Secretary of State Republican primary race. In early July, just 28% of Republican primary voters knew who they wanted to vote for in this one. Now, 59% do, and 32% support Mr. Finchem. That gives him

a solid 21-point lead over Beau Lane (11%). The other two people running have single-digit support. In early July, however, Mr. Finchem only had 14% support while the next-best candidate had 6%.

As for the Republican primary for Treasurer, Kimberly Yee has expanded her lead. She has 33% support in the three-way primary, where 48% of voters say they haven’t made up their minds. This gives her a 19-point edge over Jeff Weninger (12%), who is polling second out of three candidates. In the early July poll, Ms. Yee had 19% support, and Mr. Weninger had 5%; 71% of voters were undecided.

While more people making up their minds may give people a clearer picture of who will win most Republican primaries in Arizona, that is not the case in the bid to be the Republican nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Tom Horne and Shiry Sapir each had 21% support in the race, while Michelle Udall had 14%; 44% were still undecided. However, in the early July poll, Mr. Horn led Ms. Udall 18% to 9%, and Ms. Sapir had 7% support.

Early voting is underway in Arizona, but the official primary day is Tuesday, August 2.

Colorado secretary of state’s office OKs Tina Peters’ recount request

By ROBERT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – The Colorado secretary of state’s office on Thursday approved a statewide primary election recount for indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s seeking the Republican nomination for secretary of state.

Lynn Zamora Wilson’s request for a recount in the primary race for state Senate District 9 was also granted. Both candidates were required to submit payments to the secretary of state’s office to trigger the recount process.

The recounts come after the secretary of state’s office certified the results of the 2022 primary elections on Monday.

“The recounts will be conducted in accordance with the law, and will be finished

by August 4,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement, adding that all counties “have been notified” to begin the recount process.

Ms. Peters, who has made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, is facing several criminal charges for her alleged actions in connection with an election system security breach.

Ms. Peters, who has made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, is facing several criminal charges for her alleged actions in connection with an election system security breach.

According to election results, Ms. Peters fell short in the primary to Pam Anderson, the former Republican clerk for Jefferson County.

Anderson earned more than 268,000 votes compared to the more than 180,000 ballots cast for Peters.

During the recount, all counties will work with a bipartisan canvassing board to conduct a “logic and accuracy” (LAT) test of the primary election results, according to the secretary of state’s office.

Following the LAT test, counties will rescan the ballots cast in the SOS race.

El Paso County will be responsible for rescanning the ballots cast in the Senate District 9 race.

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