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Rebuilding a historic landmark SB Council to review sea-level rise plan
Community members work to get Bossie the Cow back on her feet
By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday will hold a public review of the city’s draft sealevel rise adaptation plan. The plan will identify actions the city can take to mitigate sea-level rise impacts, including recommendations for actions in the near, mid- and long-term. It will provide detailed recommendations for necessary actions in the next 10 years and a structure for decision making beyond 10 years. The draft plan recommends initially developing a Shoreline Monitoring Plan and a five-year implementation plan that prioritizes near-term actions and identifies potential costs, funding options, timelines, and resources needed for each action. The city’s adaptation plan considers potential impacts due to coastal erosion of beaches and bluffs, inundation by regular high tides and impacts from waves and flooding during a 100year coastal storm. The study area does not include the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport and Goleta Slough, as the areas have been studied as part of a separate master plan. The plan includes the following assumptions: up to 0.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2030; 0.8 to 2.5 feet of sea-level rise by 2060; and 2.5 to 6.6 feet of sea-level rise by 2100. Some of the near-term actions include: raising or modifying the breakwater at the Santa Barbara Harbor; implementing sand bypassing or berms at East Beach, Leadbetter Beach and Arroyo Burro Beach; relocating major water utility lines Please see council on A2
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After 80 years of looking out over Santa Barbara, the beloved cow known as “Old Bossie” was found fallen over in pieces on the morning of Aug. 7. The historic landmark has remained a symbol for many local businesses and is a part of a rich Santa Barbara High School tradition that has lasted for more than 50 years.
By BRIAN MACKLEY NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Santa Barbara community members are coming together to support the rebuilding of the historic local landmark “Bossie the Cow.” After standing atop the roof of 901 N. Milpas for more than 80 years, on the morning of Aug. 7 Old Bossie, the beloved historic plaster cow was strangely found destroyed and in pieces. The building Old Bossie called home was originally built in 1939 to house the Live Oak Dairy. The building’s original owners paid sculptor Alfred Kuhn to build the plaster cow as homage to the cows who pastured in Montecito and provided fresh milk and cream to local residents. In addition to standing over the local restaurant known as Bossie’s Kitchen, Old Bossie has been the icon of local family owned ice cream parlor, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, which has operated inside the building since the 1960s. Bossie is also a part of a rich tradition with Santa Barbara High School, where seniors have been sneaking onto the roof to paint the old cow in different colors for more than 50 years. “We arrived at work today to find that Bossie was no longer on her podium and she had fallen onto the roof and was broken into many pieces,” owner and CEO of McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, Michael Palmer, said. “My first question was ‘how did this happen?’ But my first feeling was sadness.” Mr. Palmer told the News-Press it remains unclear what exactly
By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
“We just felt terrible about what had happened,” Community Organizor Dori Koehler said. “The building has a deep emotional connection for my in-laws and my family. They were rooted in business in Santa Barbara.”
happened to the statue and said he doesn’t know, at this point, whether it was vandalism, old infrastructure, or if Old Bossie herself just rotted out. As they figure out what happened to Bossie, Mr. Palmer said the more important issue is when and how they get her back to where she stood for all those years. McConnell’s does not own the building so he said they are
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Carpinteria City Council to discuss forming racial equity committee
currently in the process of working with a third party to see what they can do to get Bossie back on her feet. Going forward, Mr. Palmer said he is already planning to organize some sort of community benefit to help support the costs of rebuilding the statue, but has already heard of several Santa Barbara community members and groups taking action in fundraising to
get Old Bossie back as soon as possible. One community organizer, Dori Koehler, has been living in Santa Barbara for 25 years and is married to Bruce Koehler, the owner of local landscaping company, Down to Earth Landscapes. Mrs. Koehler told the News-Press Please see BOSSIE on A8
The Carpinteria City Council on Monday will discuss forming an ad hoc racial equity and social justice program planning committee. The council will be asked to act on whether to adopt a resolution to approve the formation of the committee and appoint two councilmembers to serve on the committee. On June 8, the council adopted a resolution in response to the killing of George Floyd which condemned the unjustified use of force and brutality by law enforcement against black people, people of color and other marginalized communities. As part of the resolution, the city established a commitment to collaborate with law enforcement to further communityoriented policing, review city policies and engage community groups and leaders. At both its July meetings, the council considered options for forming one or more committees. The council will be discussing whether to form a blue ribbon committee on racial equity and social justice, which would include councilmembers and community leaders “to effectively collaborate in systemic policy change and implement antiracist policies,” according to the staff report. The council will discuss forming the ad hoc committee and would revisit the formation of the blue ribbon committee at a later date. Also on Monday, the council will receive a Please see carp on A8
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