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Splashdown! Dragon crew completes historic mission
Santa Barbara City Council to discuss Historical Resources Ordinance
By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
History was made Sunday with the first splashdown by astronauts since the 1975 ApolloSoyuz mission. The successful landing and recovery of the Dragon capsule made history in a second way. It marks the completion of a mission by the first manned commercial spacecraft bringing astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Crew Dragon “Endeavour” splashed down Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., at 2:48 p.m. Eastern time (11:48 a.m. Pacific). The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard, was hoisted Sunday morning onto the deck
of the company’s “GO Navigator” recovery vessel. There was a brief delay in opening the hatch because of fumes given off by the propellant, but Mr. Behnken and Mr. Hurley emerged safely from the capsule after two months on the space station. SpaceX is the company led by CEO Elon Musk, who founded Tesla. The Dragon mission demonstrated SpaceX’s ability to complete several feats: launch with a crew from Cape Canaveral, land the reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a barge, dock with the International Space Station and, on Sunday, complete the mission with the historic splashdown. The splashdown was the first one in decades. American space shuttles landed on runways at Cape Canaveral and Edwards Air Force Base near Lancaster. Please see DRAGON on A8
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The Arlington Theatre, built in 1931, is a historic property in Santa Barbara that the Historical Resources Element aims to preserve and protect.
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The SpanishColonial style Santa Barbara County Courthouse was completed in 1929 and still functioning, and is among the historical properties the city aims to preserve.
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The Santa Barbara City Council will receive an update Tuesday on the status of proposed amendments to the Historical Resources Ordinance and describe the next steps in the process toward final adoption. The Historic Resources Element, adopted in 2012, aims to promote historic preservation through identification, designation and protection of historic resources, according to the council agenda report. The key amendments proposed by the city’s HRE include “a new process to initiate, nominate and designate historic districts,” along with a new section on enforcement and penalties. The HRE also wants to “streamline the process for designating historic resources and identifying properties eligible for designation as historic resources.” Please see COUNCIL on A8 Santa Barbara High School was established in 1875 and designated an official California and city historic landmark in November 2005. The high school is protected under the Historical Resources Ordinance.
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Grant funding used for firefighting backpacks NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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The Dragon capsule was recovered Sunday after a successful splashdown.
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The Santa Barbara City Fire Department was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the California Fire Foundation and Pacific Gas and Electric. The money will be used to purchase 42 new firefighting backpacks. The new wildland fire equipment was supplied by Mystery Ranch Co. and designed for firefighters who respond to vegetation fires. The equipment offers more room for firefighting tools and other equipment needed while on the frontlines. “Sometimes our guys are out there for more than 12 hours at a time, so this will allow us to take extra clothing, food, other layers or tools,” Fire Engineer Kevin Corbett told the News-Press. The backpacks are equipped with what is known as a Yoke System, which means they are adjustable and designed to ride comfortably on the wearer and minimize back injuries. Crews are known to carry heavy loads up and down hills in the backcountry, as well as
hose line and other gear. The standard wildlife gear can weigh a minimum of 45 pounds. Add in a hose pack, and crews are carrying another 20 to 30 pounds, Engineer Corbett told the News-Press. “Sometimes we have guys who carry more than one hose line at a time,” he added. “If you just look at some of the hills around here … you never know what you’re going to get into,” he said. “You’re trying to climb the hills through scratched, and sometimes burned, vegetation. Then if it gets wet, the mud and water can make it even tougher.” While the department has not seen a trend of back injuries among its personnel, these types of injuries are known to be very common throughout the fire service, Engineer Corbett said. “The fact that we are using the most advanced, state-of-theart equipment means that the department is that much more prepared to serve the citizens of Santa Barbara and the state of California,” he explained. The new backpacks have Please see grant on A2
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