Santa Barbara city officials have added their input, stating on the record that they’re working on a timeline for removing the parklets while enforcing parking rules in the meantime to keep CVR as clear asAndpossible.while pedestrians and bicyclists have not chimed in yet, there have been reports that mothers have had to guide their bike-riding kids into traffic because some parklets are blocking painted bike lanes. But what about motorists? Who speaks for them? Enter Cars Are Basic, a Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports motorists, fighting policies that might favor others at drivers’ expense.ScottWenz, CAB president, said the group stated almost a year ago that, with pandemic restrictions concerning indoor dining and pandemic masking gone, there was or is no need for on-street parklets. “For almost six months now it is clear that Coast Village Road businesses have rebounded in a strong way as well as Upper Village,” he told the NewsPress. “Starting in June with the tourist trade back, customer traffic is back, and the always difficult parking on weekends is back to ‘normal’” — i.e. get there early or walk.
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Many people dine Sunday at parklets along Coast Village Road, including this area outside the Coast & Olive restaurant.
By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR Gas prices continue to fall across the U.S. and in California, but prices remain up from last year.Nationally and locally, motorists are approximately paying an average of $1 more per gallon than they did last year. California, which consistently has seen higher gas prices than the rest of the country, saw an average of $5.37 a gallon Sunday — down from $5.46 one week ago, $5.99 a gallon one month ago but still above $4.40 a gallon a year ago. That’s according to the American Automobile Association.SantaBarbara County has been slightly above the state average. On Sunday, the average was $5.53 per gallon, down from $5.61 a week ago and $5.99 a month ago.
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“Parklets and the loss of precious parking interferes with the neighboring retail trade and ‘sit-down’ restaurant trade,” he said. He supports the petition submitted by most of the businesses on Coast Village Road to have the city of Santa Barbara remove the parklets. Although considered part of Montecito, CVR is actually part of Santa Barbara and thus governed by city policies and regulations.“Thoseobjecting are businesses that have a bonus at the expense of their neighbors,” Mr. Wenz said. “Does this sound familiar? It should. This is an identical microcosm of State Street in Old Town Santa Barbara!”Whilecity officials have turned their attention to Coast Village Road for now, he said, they should also consider removing the parklets on lower State Street. “When do the businesses that were created and operating before the pandemic get back their parking and expectations?”operatingUnlikeMontecito,he said, the ease of freeway access and expectation of street parking attract customers to Santa Barbara. Keeping lower State Street closed to motorists, possibly for years while the downtown master plan and resulting construction are completed, “discourages locals and retail from trying to survive,” he said. “CAB calls for the council to remove the parklets,” Mr. Wenz said. “Will the businesses wanting the parklets survive? If so, this is the perfect answer to State Street closing … It is time to return to normalcy.” email: nhartstein@newspress.com
By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Retailers have had their say about the parklets lining Coast Village Road in Montecito.They want them gone so they’ll get lost customer parking spaces back.Restaurateurs with parklets have had their say, too. They want the parklets to stay to seat patrons who prefer outdoor dining to being crammed indoors while COVID-19 lingers, and to earn enough money to ensure they keep operating.
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It wasn’t too hard, though, to find stations below the average, sometimes right next to each other. On Fairview Avenue in Goleta, the Chevron station was selling regular gas Sunday for $5.49 a gallon while the nearby Fuel Depot station was selling it for $5.279 a gallon. Still, motorists are missing last year’s prices when the average in Santa Barbara County was $4.34 a gallon. In Ventura County, the average Sunday was $5.44 per gallon, down from $5.55 a gallon one week ago and $6.05 a gallon a month ago. Still, as in Santa Barbara County and everywhere else, the price hasn’t fallen to what people paid last year at the pumps: $4.35 a gallon in Ventura County.SanLuis Obispo County continues to have the highest DAVE MASON /NEWS-PRESS Regular gas sells for $5.279 a gallon Sunday at the Fuel Depot station on Fairview Avenue in Goleta.
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The Carpinteria City Council will hold a special meeting today to authorize continued remote teleconference meetings of the council and other city boards, committees and commissions for the next 30 days. The special council meeting is necessary because the council has canceled its regular Aug. 22 meeting. As befitting the only item on its agenda, today’s meeting will be held virtually. It starts at 5:30 p.m. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 through June 2021, the council and other city boards, committees and commissions held their respective meetings solely by remote teleconference (i.e. Zoom webinar/meeting) under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive orders, staff noted. Since June 2021, hybrid meetings have been held, where the public may participate in person or virtually. The governor later signed into law an Assembly bill that allows public agencies to continue using teleconferencing without complying with certain Brown Act provisions, staff said. (The Brown Act is California’s open meetings law.) “The purpose of this agenda matter is for the council to consider making certain findings necessary in order to authorize continued teleconferencing meetings …,” staffUndersaid.the Assembly bill, the city may use teleconferencing as long as there is a gubernatorial proclaimed state of emergency, and either state or local officials impose or recommend measures that promote social distancing or the legislative body finds that meeting in person would present an imminent safety risk to Inattendees.addition, every 30 days, the council must make the following findings in order to continue the teleconferencing option: The agency has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency, and that it either
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DAVE MASON /NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS A car is parked next to a parklet at Jeannine’s Restaurant & Bakery on Coast Village Road in Montecito. Restaurateurs have said they need the additional seating, but Cars Are Basic, a Santa Barbara nonprofit that advocates for motorists, would like to see the parklets removed and parking spaces restored. see
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The recent mass shootings at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, highlight the threat gun violence poses to public safety in the U.S. And according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the problem is getting worse. A total of 45,222 people were killed by a firearm in the U.S. in 2020, the most recent year of available data — up from about 40,000 in 2019 and a 25% increase from 2015. Only three states — Hawaii, New Jersey and Alaska — reported a decline in deaths resulting from a firearm injury between 2015 and 2020. In California, firearm deaths have climbed by 11.4% from 2015 to 2020 — the 42nd largest increase among states. According to the CDC, a total of 3,449 people died from a firearm injury in the state in 2020, up from 3,095 in 2015. The current firearm mortality rate in California, meanwhile, ranks as the seventh lowest among states, at 8.5 deaths for every 100,000 people Gun sales in the state, measured using FBI firearm background check data as a proxy, declined over the same period.There were an estimated 1,601,054 gun sales in California in 2020, down from 1,761,079 in 2015. The 9.1% decrease in sales was the second largest among states.
The Westmont women’s soccer, ranked eighth in the NAIA preseason poll, competed in its annual match-up with the UCSB Gauchos Saturday evening. The Gauchos defeated the Warriors 1-0. The Warriors held the Gauchos scoreless for 80 minutes before UCSB’s Meg Burling headed the ball into the back of the net off a cross from Avery Nicholas, producing the only goal of the game.Westmont Head Coach Jenny Jaggard used the contest to experiment with different lineups and evaluate the 25 players she sent onto the field. As a result, only one returning starter was on the field at the time that the goal was scored.
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The Warriors were outshot 14-1 with Westmont goalkeepers Kailey Meyer and Maya Pablos producing six saves. Meyer was credited with four saves in the first half while Pablos produced two diving saves in the second. “I feel like we had moments when we would find momentum and start moving the ball,” said Jaggard. “Honestly, I think we came out a little nervous and weren’t tactically making the right choices. We would do all the work defensively to win it. I thought we did a really good job holding them off. Our players worked really hard and stayed pretty compact. “However, we would win the ball, then instantly give it back. We have to work on that moment of transition and the decision of the person who wins the ball to allow us the opportunity to build forward.” In the 62nd minute, freshman Sierra Martin nearly gave Westmont a 1-0 lead. Senior Karly Kingsley intercepted a pass and forwarded the ball to Martin at the top of the 18-yard box. Unguarded, Martin set the ball to the near post, but Gaucho goalkeeper Sabrina Hinz dove to her left and punched the ball out. “Sierra is a crafty player that gets in behind and creates a lot of problems,” said Jaggard. “If we can get her closer to the goal more, she is going to start scoring.” On Thursday, the Warriors will open nonconference play when they host the Raiders of Southern Oregon at Thorrington Field. The game will be the first countable game for both teams. Last season, the Raiders went 12-52 and finished second in Cascade Collegiate Conference play, Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College.
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By TOM GANTERT AND BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – A 28-yearold teacher’s video announcing he quit his job in Ohio to go work as a manager in Walmart went viral in July, and his story landed him on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “Leaving teaching after six years to go be a manager at Walmart and make more not using my degree,” Seth Goshorn posted in his video, which received more than 63,000 likes on TikTok. Mr. Goshorn had a gross salary of $48,962 in 2021 – his final full year as a teacher at Plain Local School District in Canton, Ohio. He left for a $55,000-a-year job as a Walmart manager. According to district documents, Mr. Goshorn worked four years as a teacher. His story continued a longrunning debate on teachers salaries in this country. It’s a complicated issue because teachers’ compensation can vary greatly.
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GOLETA — McConnell’s Ice Cream of Santa Barbara’s 41st Endurance Events will take place Sunday at Goleta Beach County Park, 5986 Sandspit Road, Goleta. A 10-kilometer run will start at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 5K run at 9:45 a.m. Free kids’ runs will begin at 10:30 a.m. Entry fees cost $10 for runners 18 and younger. For runners 19 and older, the fee is $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the race. There’s a $5 deduction for SBRA members. To register in advance, go to www.mcrace.org. The first 250 finishers will receive a single-cone gift certificate from McConnell’s Ice Cream of Santa Barbara. Proceeds will go to Club West, a Santa Barbara nonprofit track and field running group that is organizing the Aug. 21 runs. For more information, visit www. clubwesttrack.org.
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Mr. Masters is a venture capitalist. He became president of the Thiel Foundation in 2015 and served as COO of Thiel Capital from 2018 to 2022. Mr. Masters’ campaign website said he was running “because the same old establishment politicians and the same old establishment candidates have failed us. “He brings a wealth of experience to the table on how to defeat not just the progressive Democrats, but also the weak and compromised RINO Republicans.” Mr. Masters’ policy focuses are technology companies and China. He said Democrats have “(weaponized) technology to destroy America as we know it” and that China has committed intellectual property theft and waged digital warfare against the United States. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mr. Masters in the Aug. 2 Republican primary. The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate. Thirty-five of 100 seats are up for election, including one seat up in a special election. Democrats have an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris having the tie-breaking vote. Fourteen seats held by Democrats and 21 seats held by Republicans are up for election in 2022.
By JOEL WILLIAMS BALLOTPEDIA VIA THE CENTER SQUARE Incumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August, three independent race forecasters rated the race toss-up. Sen. Kelly took office in December 2020 following a special election in November 2020. Before joining Congress, he served as a U.S. Navy pilot and astronaut with NASA. He and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), founded Americans for Responsible Solutions (now known as Giffords) in 2013. Sen. Kelly’s campaign has focused on bipartisan compromise and a willingness to work across the aisle.“I’m focused on representing Arizonans – all Arizonans – and I’ll keep working with Republicans and Democrats to support hardworking families and get our economy back on track,” he said. Sen. Kelly’s campaign website identified affordable health care, providing competitive educational opportunities, increasing wages to cover the cost of living, and funding federal benefits such as Social Security and Medicare as policy goals in Washington.
A tight race in Arizona could affect the makeup of the U.S. Senate, where the Democrats hold a majority with 50 seats and Vice President Kamala Harris’ vote to break ties.
By JON STYF THE CENTER SQUARE (Center Square) — South Carolina’s James Clyburn, the U.S. House Majority Whip, said the $740 billion bill called the Inflation Reduction Act that passed the House on Friday evening will be a major issue in this fall’s midterm elections. The bill passed on a party line 220-206 vote. In fact, the Democrat said that what happens in those elections will be a mandate on the future of the bill, which will add 87,000 agents to the Internal Revenue Service, install price requirements for some health care and provide tax credits for green energy. “In November, it could very well be that you elect a group that will cut this bill off before it ever gets started,” Rep. Clyburn said Friday morning. “So the question is very clear: Do you want to see this legislation put in place in 2023 or do you want to see it repealed come 2023? Just thatThesimple.”billwill head to President Joe Biden, who is vacationing in South Carolina, for his signature next week. It includes tax credits for manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and green energy technologies and places caps on prescription drug prices, and the summary says there are “no new taxes on families making $400,000 or less and no new taxes on small businesses — we are closing tax loopholes and enforcing the tax code.”Earlier last week, South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Gov. Henry McMaster spoke out against the bill, which Gov. McMaster said he believes will further increase the $30.59 trillion national debt. “There is never a good time to raise taxes,” Gov. McMaster said. “We are taxed enough. What we need to do is spend the money on the right things.” Sen. Graham criticized the IRS increases, saying that the department will be larger than the British Army, which includes 80,976 full-time troops, along with 52,600 in the reserves. “I think we need a bigger British Army and a smaller IRS,” Sen. Graham said. Rep. Clyburn said he hopes the bill’s cap on insulin costs of $35 per month for Medicare recipients can be extended to become a private insurance requirement in the future, something that he said was blocked by Senate Republicans. He said Democrats look to improve legislation rather than attempting to repeal it.
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By TOM GANTERT AND BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – A 28-year-old teacher’s video announcing he quit his job in Ohio to go work as a manager in Walmart went viral in July, and his story landed him on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “Leaving teaching after six years to go be a manager at Walmart and make more not using my degree,” Seth Goshorn posted in his video, which received more than 63,000 likes onMr.TikTok.Goshorn had a gross salary of $48,962 in 2021 – his final full year as a teacher at Plain Local School District in Canton, Ohio. He left for a $55,000-a-year job as a Walmart manager. According to district documents, Mr. Goshorn worked four years as a teacher. His story continued a longrunning debate on teachers salaries in this country. It’s a complicated issue because teachers’ compensation can varyAboutgreatly.125miles southwest of Canton, where Mr. Goshorn had a base pay of $44,735, teachers in the Columbus school district in Ohio are threatening to strike. A teacher with four years of experience in that school district had a base salary of $59,721, or 33% higher than Goshorn’s base pay.
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compensation. Median rent in Jackson was $856 a month from 2016-2020, compared to Boston’s $1,685, according to the U.S. Census.InSeattle, a teacher with 15 years experience and a master’s degree can have a base salary of $121,138. That teacher with the same credentials in Norman, Okla.’s public school district would have a base salary of $54,296. That same teacher would have a base salary of $65,559 in CharlotteMecklenburg public schools in North Carolina and $126,103 at Scarsdale, New York’s public school district. The vast majority of teachers in the U.S. are compensated based on two criteria – years of service and level of college credits attained.Thebase salaries reported in this story come from teacher pay scales and do not include the cost of benefits or any extra pay for accepting optional duties such as teaching summer school or coaching a team.
A National Education Association survey reports the average teacher salary in 2021 was $67,507. That’s higher than what the inflation-adjusted average teacher salary of $59,693 was in 1970, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. But teachers’ salaries are difficult to encapsulate in a single salary figure. Salaries for teachers can vary drastically, depending on the size and location of the school district.While a first-year-teacher in Jackson, Miss., made $39,318 in 2021, 1,400 miles away, a veteran teacher in Boston had gross pay of $154,968 that same year.But cost of living plays a part in teacher compensation. Median rent in Jackson was $856 a month from 2016-2020, compared to Boston’s $1,685, according to the U.S. Census. In Seattle, a teacher with 15 years experience and a master’s degree can have a base salary of $121,138. That teacher with the same credentials in Norman, Okla.’s public school district would have a base salary of $54,296. That same teacher would have a base salary of $65,559 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools in North Carolina and $126,103 at Scarsdale, New York’s public school district. The vast majority of teachers in the U.S. are compensated based on two criteria – years of service and level of college credits attained. The base salaries reported in this story come from teacher pay scales and do not include the cost of benefits or any extra pay for accepting optional duties such as teaching summer school or coaching a team.
About 125 miles southwest of Canton, where Mr. Goshorn had a base pay of $44,735, teachers in the Columbus school district in Ohio are threatening to strike. A teacher with four years of experience in that school district had a base salary of $59,721, or 33% higher than Goshorn’s base pay.A National Education Association survey reports the average teacher salary in 2021 was $67,507. That’s higher than what the inflation-adjusted average teacher salary of $59,693 was in 1970, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. But teachers’ salaries are difficult to encapsulate in a single salary figure. Salaries for teachers can vary drastically, depending on the size and location of the school district.While a first-year-teacher in Jackson, Miss., made $39,318 in 2021, 1,400 miles away, a veteran teacher in Boston had gross pay of $154,968 that same year. But cost of living plays a part in teacher
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Instead, Mr. O’Rourke has proposed alternatives to Gov. Abbott’s border security measures, including a Texasbased guest worker program. “If you want to come here and pick onions, work in the cotton gin, work some job we’re unable to fill otherwise, there should be a safe, legal, orderly path for you to be able to do that today,” he said. “Today, there is not. If you want to join (your) family, and you’re in a 20-year line in order to do that, let’s look at lifting the percountry caps that we have. If you want to claim asylum, we want to adjudicate that, and if you pass that adjudication, you can stay. “If you want to come here, you have to follow the law,” he added. “But I want to make sure that our laws follow our values, our interests and our needs right here in Texas. Those are solutions instead of stunts. Texas can lead the way in rewriting our immigration laws so that we are safer and living up to our values.”
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Since Gov. Abbott launched Operation Lone Star last March, state law enforcement officers have worked to prevent, detect and interdict transnational criminal activity stemming from the Texas-Mexico border. Multiagency efforts have led to more than 292,700 apprehensions of foreign nationals who’ve entered Texas illegally, made more than 18,400 criminal arrests, and reported more than 15,700 felony charges.
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Gas prices are dropping faster in at least 10 states than in California. Since last Thursday, the largest decreases, AAA reported, were in Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Maine, Ohio, Kansas, West Virginia, Wyoming, Arkansas and Indiana. According to AAA, those states saw their average price of gas drop around 20 cents a gallon. And AAA has reported the national average for gas recently dropped to below $4 a gallon for the first time since March. On Sunday, the national average was $3.99 a gallon, down from $4.07 a week ago and $4.61 a gallon one month ago. One year ago, the national average was $3.19 a gallon. email: dmason@newspress.com continues to directly impact the ability of members to meet safely in person, or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
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“With the case positivity rate rising during the past month, staff recommends the council reconsider the safety and procedural issues involved in holding teleconference meetings pursuant to the bill, and adopt the resolution authorizing virtual or hybrid attendance of meetings through Sept. 14, 2022,” staff said. Staff noted that through Aug. 4, the community risk level was ranked as “medium” as defined by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. On Friday, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported the level of virus transmission had increased to high in the community.Thetotal number of weekly reported cases per 100,000 people through Aug. 4 was 251 vs. 316 on July 7. “The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department recommends teleconferencingutilizingoptions for public meetings as an effective social distancing measure to facilitate participation in public affairs and encourages participants to protect themselves and others from the COVID-19 disease,” staff said. The council has already approved two resolutions finding the requisite conditions exist for conducting teleconferencing meetings.Towatch today’s meeting virtually, go to session.wheregov/city-hall/agendas-meetings,carpinteriaca.there’salinktotheZoom email: neilhartstein@newspress. com (17.19”) 6:20 a.m. 6:21 a.m. Sunset 7:47 p.m. 7:46 p.m. Moonrise 10:20 p.m. 10:48 p.m. Moonset 10:15 a.m. 11:18 a.m. Today Tue. Last New First SepFull10Sep 3Aug 27Aug 18 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. Aug. 15 12:06 a.m. 5.5’ 6:43 a.m. 0.1’ 1:09 p.m. 5.0’ 7:03 p.m. 1.5’ Aug. 16 12:59 a.m. 4.7’ 7:18 a.m. 0.8’ 1:50 p.m. 5.0’ 8:11 p.m. 1.6’ Aug. 17 2:02 a.m. 3.9’ 7:51 a.m. 1.5’ 2:35 p.m. 5.0’ 9:37 p.m. 1.6’ 70/48 73/55 73/55 87/5971/54 69/54 85/5588/56 77/60 76/61 74/61 106/57 102/78 120/67 101/75 76/59 Wind from the southwest at 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a southwest swell 1-3 feet at 9-second intervals. Visibility clear. Wind west-southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13 seconds. Visibility clear. Wind west-southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13 seconds. Visibility clear. Mostly sunny and nice 109 76 58 59 INLAND COASTAL TUESDAY Mostly sunny and pleasant 112 75 58 60 INLAND COASTAL WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny and delightful 115 75 54 61 INLAND COASTAL THURSDAY Mostly sunny and BRADBURY LAKE CACHUMA SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL POINT TO PINOS CONCEPTION TO LAKE Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh- t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 77,964 703.55 5.9
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By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) — The Republican Party of Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border. Its chair, Matt Rinaldi, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and on all Texas counties to do the same. Nine counties and one mayor already have declared an invasion, with more expected to follow in Texas’ 254 counties. Two judges who declared an invasion, life-long Democrats and Hispanic women, are now running for re-election as Republicans in November.“Arizona will declare an invasion in January. Texas should today,” Mr. Rinaldi wrote in a column published by Newsweek. He’s referring to Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who after she won her party’s nomination, vowed to declare an invasion. Mr. Rinaldi, who thinks Ms. Lake will be elected as Arizona’s next governor, has called on Gov. Abbott to declare an invasion. Gov. Abbott has issued numerous executive orders to expand Texas’ response to what he calls “Biden’s border crisis” but has stopped short of calling it an invasion. Instead, Gov. Abbott most recently directed state law enforcement to apprehend illegal border crossers and deliver them to ports of entry. “Texas Republicans are calling on him to take his commitment to defending our border a step farther, declare an invasion and direct state officers to deliver illegal aliens back over the border,” Mr. Rinaldi said. “This is necessary to defend the safety and sovereignty of our state.”
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While Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued a formal opinion declaring an invasion in February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has not done so. His office appears to be at odds with other legal experts who argue the U.S. Constitution and Texas Constitution grant Gov. Abbott the authority to declare and repel an invasion. Like the Texas counties and AG Brnovich who’ve declared an invasion, Mr. Rinaldi points to Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution as justification for Gov. Abbott to do so. It states, “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” Mr. Rinaldi says Gov. Abbott has done more than any other governor to secure the southern border but argues he can do more. “Thus far, no governor in America has done more to secure the southern border than Texas’ Greg Abbott,” he said. “Under Abbott’s leadership, Texas has allocated billions in additional border security funding and deployed the Texas National Guard to assist in apprehending illegal aliens who cross the border. But so long as the Biden administration is committed to open borders, that effort amounts to state participation in the Democrats’ preferred outcome: catch and release.” Mr. Rinaldi is likely referring to Gov. Abbott’s directive to law enforcement officers to deliver illegal foreign nationals to ports of entry or bus them to Washington, D.C., and New York City, instead of dropping them off in Mexico or preventing them from entering at all.“We cannot afford to stand by any longer,” Mr. Rinaldi wrote. “We cannot afford to rely on Washington to secure the Texas border. We cannot wait for Arizona to lead.” In June, at the Texas GOP Convention in Houston, Republican delegates voted to add stopping the invasion as a legislativeDemocratpriority.Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, who’s running against Abbott in November, argues the governor is “all about stunts.” “This partial wall that he’s built, it’s done nothing,” Mr. O’Rourke told Fox News Digital. “Involuntarily activating 10,000 members of the Guard, costing us billions of dollars. Busing migrants to D.C. and New York, I guess it’s a good publicity stunt. I don’t know that it’s made us any safer, more secure.”
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By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) — Washington state has seen the largest increase in labor productivity over the last 10 years, growing by 30.31% since 2012, according to a new analysis by digital-adoption. com, a company that helps organizations leverage new technology in the virtual postCOVID-19Californiaworld.ranked No. 2 for improved labor productivity with a 21.47% increase, according to digital-adoption.com.Theresearch,conducted by digital-adoption.com, was based on examining 10 years of annual labor productivity data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to establish which of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia saw labor productivity – the private nonfarm sector –improve the most over the last decade.Washington state’s top ranking was largely due to increased output per worker, which is currently 29.7% higher than in 2012. That was the largest improvement of any state in the study.Last year saw the largest increase in productivity,Washington’swhichwentup 6.4% at a time when businesses were navigating the impacts of the pandemic. It was the best postpandemic improvement in the U.S.Hourly compensation in Washington increased 9.2%, up from $55.71 per hour worked in 2020 to $60.82 in 2021. Valueadded output rose by 11.9%. There was more good news for Washingtonians in the form of workers having received the third highest increase in labor compensation in the country, growing from a total of $171.28 billion in 2012 to $307.47 billion in 2021 – an increase of nearly 80%.Mike Faulk, spokesperson for Gov. Jay Inslee, said the results of the study validate what Washingtonians already know. “Washington state is the best place to work and do business, as this reminds us,” he said. Another West Coast state also cracked digital-adoption.com’s top 10 Oregonlist.came in at No. 10, with an increase of 16.75% in productivity.Thestate’s value-added output increased by 56%, the eighthhighest over 10 years compared to other states. The top five states in terms of labor productivity over 10 years: 1. Washington, 30.31%. 2. California, 21.47%. 3. Kansas, 19.85%. 4. Colorado, 18.74%. 5. New Hampshire, 18.39%.
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Induction cooktops are available at participating libraries in Santa Barbara County.
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Another drawback is that the induction cooktops are more expensive for an upfront purchase than a gas range. According to Forbes, gas cooktop units range from $300 to $1,500; whereas induction units start at $1,500 and can go all the way up to $2,500. The News-Press asked Ms. Helson how an induction unit would impact a monthly utility bill. “Since induction is more energy-efficient, it will use less energy,” he said. “How that translates to utility costs may vary, based on the customer’s costs for gas and electric. It’s likely a wash, or perhaps a savings for homes with induction cooktops and cheaper electricity. Overall, cooking accounts for a relatively small percentage of a home’s overall energy yourself)startedwithexplainedAdditionally,use.”Ms.Helsonhowthispartnershipthislibrariesbegan.“ItoutwiththeDIY(do-it-energysavingtoolkits we launched last year with libraries. As more people have become interested in induction, we wanted to expand the program. “People are interested in induction but they want to test it out before making the switch,” he said.The induction cooktop comes with induction compatible pans. It also comes with a magnet so you can test your own pans. “Stainless steel, cast iron or anything where a magnet will stick to the pot or pan is compatible with induction cooking,” said Ms. Helson. email: kzehnder@newspress.com
Induction cooktops can be checked out at the Central Library in Santa Barbara.
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A participatingisnetwork,regionalTri-countiesenergy3C-REN,partneringwithSanta Barbara County and Ventura County libraries to provide electric-powered magnetic induction cooktops that local residents can check out and use at home.These cooktops became available Aug. 5 and include: an induction-compatible cooking pan, and helpful information about cooking with induction in both English and Spanish. This is essentially a program where residents can “check out” an induction cooktop for a trial period in the same way that they would check out a library book. The induction cooktop is part of the Library of Things, which allows patrons to check out items non-traditional to a library. Among the participating libraries is the Santa Barbara Public Library. The News-Press asked Erica Helson, portfolio manager for 3C REN, about the benefits of induction cooktops. “For some, it’s about health, removing gas from the kitchen and not being exposed to gas combustion fumes,” Mr. Helson said. “For others it’s about safety, again removing the gas flames. For others it’s about the cooking experience and precision induction“Electricoffers.induction offers a more precise and even distribution into the pot or pan. Still for others it’s about environmental concerns removing gas from their home.” Residents can use the cooktop to test a variety of different recipes, and when finished, they return it to the library. The checkout period for induction cooktops is three weeks. There are nine kits available in Santa Barbara County and 20 in Ventura County. The program is available in San Luis Obispo County but is not managed there by“If3C-REN.yousee a wait list, be patient. They will become available,” said Ms.SpeakingHelson. from her personal experience, Ms. Helson identified convenience as another benefit of the induction cooktops. “It’s so convenient to clean,’ he said. “It’s a smooth glass top you can wipe Inductionclean.”cooktops are also more energy efficient than gas and electric, according to Ms. Helson.TheNews-Press asked Ms. Helson if there were any safety concerns or drawbacks to induction cooktops. “If someone has a pacemaker, they should consult with a doctor first,” he said.
Tri-County Libraries partner with 3C-Ren to allow residenta trial period for electric induction cooktops
FYI Induction cooktops are available at participating libraries in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. For more information, see www.3cren.org/diy-savings or www.3c-ren. org.
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works and Bunnell wrote for the catalog that “Each viewer can see what he feels in my work.” I love that.His trusty dealer in Amarillo who believed in him and published a monograph on the work of Bunnell’s lifetime called “Bunnell,” 1970, dedicated to Bunnell’s daughters. I find it interesting that a local, small-time dealer can make such an impact. Remember this was before social media.AndAmarillo was not a place that was known for abstract art. So I suppose we should put Dord as one of the great shapers of abstract art as a dealer, but of course, he was in a way, but not in a major market. He created a market, however, in Amarillo. Since the last show of his work, after Bunnell died, Amarillo Art Center did a show in 1987, and quite recently another show was mounted in Colorado Springs. So, you never know: a career artist who has his own path might be important one day. So, L.S., the Bunnell abstract you found is wonderful, and he has today a dealer, David Cook Galleries, which has a good number of Bunnell’s works for sale. And yours fits into, as I said, abstraction, a later part of his oeuvre. Similar pieces are offered for sale at the size of yours (16- by 20-inch oil on board) for $4,800.00 andGood$5,500.00.foryou, L.S.! 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.
• Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services.
By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Lompoc Library’s Summer Reading Challenge continues to grow
• Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: org/phd/animal/home.sbc.countyofsb.
• Santa Barbara Humane (with campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org.
P aul PierreHalpert,Guggenheim,JosephDurand-Ruel,Duveen,PeggyEdithJulienLevy,Matisse,Paul Rosenberg and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler have the place of honor of the top art dealers who shaped the way we show and represent art and artists. And so did a little guy in Amarillo, Texas, in the 1950-1970 with the unlikely name of Dord Fitz.He thought, heck, Amarillo can be as important as New York City in the midst of abstract expressionism, and he achieved his goal up to a point, asking the greats of the art world at the time to come to teach and show — in Amarillo. There was Louise Nevelson at his Amarillo Gallery, in person, with James Brooks, who, with Jackson Pollock, was one of the founders of Abstractions in New York City; Leon Polk Smith, a follower of Mondrian, and Elaine de Koenig. But Dord the dealer had an artist whom he liked to show and sell, and that was Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968). And L.S. has a painting by this artist that he found in a Santa Barbara thrift store.What we know at the onset is that Bunnell hung out with the best, but he didn’t really like to go too far away from the West, and maybe he liked the Midwest, but he certainly didn’t get to New York CityWhenmuch.you have an artist who in the 1920s and 1930s begins to paint, and is in a region, he needed to paint (so to sell) paintings (so to sell), in a regionalist style, or he needed to move to New York. Bunnell did not move. His strategy was to adopt a facility in a number of styles, from landscape, to portraiture, to anything, to mural work in the style of American Scene painting. Then, in later life, he abstractabstraction1913thehimadmiredSloan,YorkLawson,SandzenstudiedaWarSantarectanglespaintingL.S.abstractions.paintedAndthatwaswhatfound,anabstractinvariousinred,inaBarbarathriftstore.FrombeingwoundedinWorldI,Bunnellreturnedwithnewidea:topaint.AndheatBroadmoorwithBirgerandlaterwithErnestwhowasoneoftheNewEight(RobertHenri,Johnetal.)Becausehisteachershim,theyrecommendedtobeonthepaneltohelpwithNewYorkArmoryShowinwhenthegreatsofRussianaswellasFrenchartistsenlightenedthe
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• Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.
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The Lompoc Public Library System’s 2022 Summer Reading Challenge challenged the Lompoc Valley to “Read Beyond the Beaten Path.”The library encouraged the public to sign up on Beanstack to track their reading minutes, write book reviews and participate in activities that promote literacy, nutrition and the outdoors. The 2022 Summer Reading Challenge was the first summer reading challenge since 2019 to include in-person programs. A total of 69 programs and events were held for “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” including classes, parties, shows, book clubs and craft days at the Lompoc and Vandenberg Village libraries. Total attendance for programs and events held for the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge that ran from June 1 through July 31 was 746. In June and July, 347 people signed up for the challenge and read a cumulative 155,915 minutes. Participants also wrote 216 book reviews and read 2,181 books.The Lompoc Library provided 228 books to participants who signed up for the challenge and handed out 37 brag tags to youth who completed the program. In addition, the Lompoc Library gave out 400 books to children in the Miguelito Summer School during a pop up library program that encouraged students to eat lunch and nurture both their body and mind.The summer reading challenge was broken down into four age groups with each group eligible for weekly prizes and a grand prize. The Lompoc Library system gave out 34 library-themed swag bags. For the grand prize, the Lompoc Library gave out an iPad and case to an adult reader, OwlCrates to a teen, Kindle Fire 7 tablet to a child and a fort building set and blocks set for an early learner. The Charlotte’s Web Mobile Children’s Library, affectionately called the bookmobile, held stops throughout the Lompoc Valley this summer, visiting summer camps, neighborhoods, special events and Old Town Market. In all, 2,992 people visited the bookmobile this summer, checking out 2,458 books. Sarah Bleyl, library director for the Lompoc Public Library System, said the program was a great success this year. “The amount of reading completed is amazing: 155,915 minutes is the same as reading 24 hours a day for 108 days straight! Thank you to everyone who helped us surpass our original summer reading challenge goal of 100,000 minutes. Make sure to check out our other reading challenges on Beanstack, and let’s keep the fun going into the fall and beyond.” email: mmcmahon@newspress.com
• Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in shadowsfund.org.Lompoc),
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American audience to the new in art.Imagine that from a boy from the 19 Teens in Colorado. He must have been so pleased. And the paintings he saw made a mark. As I mentioned, to make a living in Colorado, Bunnell painted in the realist style. Then he partook in the Works 1956SpringsheBlackandpaintings,focusingcompletestyleturneddidprojectsAdministrationProgressmuralforwhichheaColoradomural.Then,boom,heawayfromthatandlandeduponabstraction,on83lithographsstudiesintheandBlueseriesdid1936-1940s.Savvy,theColoradoArtCenterinheldashowofhis
• Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Companion Animal Placement Lompoc.regularlycom/capaoflompoc.lompoccapa.orgAssistance,andfacebook.CAPAworkswithAnimalServices-
• 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.)
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• Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.
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Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets. For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, sbc.countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home.
Laugh Therapy will celebrate its first therapy with a comedy show at 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. More on this will appear later in the News-Press.
• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org.
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“Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.” - Sir Winston Churchill HOROSCOPE By Monday,Horoscope.comAug.15,2022
By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency ARIES: determinationEnhancedcould motivate you today, Aries, giving you the zip to plow through your work. Finish projects that have been pending and think about what you want to tackle next. Don’t hesitate to do something that feels complicated or big. You’ll probably be able to handle anything, and it will feel great when you’re done. Making the most of any opportunity. Enjoy your day.
LEO: Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on may be plentiful today, Leo. And you’re one of the best people to provide the support and caring they need. Just don’t give so much to others that you have nothing left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing problems. Getting rundown will leave you in a place where you aren’t much help to anyone.
TAURUS: Are you feeling the effects of today’s low-key planetary aspects, Taurus? Take heart; it’s only temporary. Do your best to take things one step at a time and make some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends, if possible, or watch a movie. GEMINI: Make some plans for recreation, Gemini. Having something fun to look forward to can make even the toughest times far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed at how much you can manage when there’s an end in sight. Your whole attitude lightens, so take the bull by the horns and create your own incentives. CANCER: Don’t judge someone just because his or her lifestyle differs from what you consider normal, Cancer. You may be traditional, but not everyone shares your view of relationships, work or lifestyle. While this may seem hard to understand and even frightening to you, try not to be too hard on others. You’ll be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.
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VIRGO: Getting through any work you have to do shouldn’t be a problem for you today, Virgo. Even if you flag for a bit, you’re likely to get a second wind, and this will give you the drive and determination to see your projects to completion. Make plans for some fun after you’re done, such as getting together with friends, if possible, or taking in an event that really intrigues you. You deserve it.
SAGITTARIUS: Don’t discount your excellent resourcefulness, Sagittarius. If you haven’t got everything you need or all of the information required, take some time to think. Who do you know? What resources can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there yet, make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself. CAPRICORN: Try not to let the blues get you down, Capricorn. While it’s true some days can seem to drag, the busier you stay, the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still pending and make plans for an evening out. AQUARIUS: Dare to be different, Aquarius. It’s easy to fall into routines. Sleep and eat at the same time, wear the same style, and do your work the same way every day. Before you know it, you’re in a rut. The only way to pull out of it is to decide to break free. Try a new hairstyle. Wear colors that are new for you. If the rut is really deep, consider a new career. Expand your horizons. PISCES: If your lifestyle is very different from others, resist feeling self-conscious about it today, Pisces. Remember that you chose your life for specific reasons. Even if you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel ashamed or embarrassed about where you are now.
LIBRA: Working within boundaries and restrictions could get to you today, Libra. Yours is an independent spirit, and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Like it or not, we all have to follow rules. Finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed. SCORPIO: Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today. Share this energy with others who feel less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouse, and children. Neighbors and extended family can pick up on your spirit without you even realizing it. If someone is hurt or angry, be encouraging. Everything will eventually work out.
Florida encourages veterans to teach
New York listed as most restrictive state
Qualified military veterans can learn more and fldoe.org/ veterans.“Fortoo long, the requirements to be a teacher have been too rigid with union bosses insisting that educators get certain credentials that often have little impact on teaching performance,” Gov. DeSantis said. “Every morning our students recite the Pledge of Allegiance while looking at the Star-Spangled Banner. It’s fitting that the teacher in the classroom is somebody who took an oath and put his or her life on the line to preserve, protect and defend our flag and the freedom it represents.“FromDevil Dogs to Salty Dogs to Dough Boys to Fly Boys, we respect our veterans and know they have a lot to offer.” The program was made possible through a bill the state legislature unanimously passed and DeSantis signed into law earlier this year. On Aug. 17, the State Board of Education will consider a rule to formally implement the program established by the law. It will enable veterans to receive a five-year temporary education certificate while they finish their bachelor’s degree, provided they meet certain criteria. “With the skills and experience that our 1.7 million veterans bring to Florida’s workforce, this new pathway to teaching will positively impact Florida’s students,” Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr., said. “Veterans and servicemembers can now work toward their full professional certificate while imparting their unique knowledge and valuable experience in the classroom.”Veteranswho successfully obtain their five-year temporary teaching certificate will be assigned a mentor teacher for a minimum of two years to provide them with classroom and other support. Once they obtain the temporary certificate, they must earn their bachelor’s degree during the five-year period to receive a full professional certificate and can’t teach subject areas that require a master’s degree.Thetemporary certificate can’t be renewed once it expires and doesn’t apply to military spouses orInfamilies.addition to meeting certification criteria for a temporary certificate, applicants must also meet the following standards: They must have a minimum of 48 months of military service with an honorable/ medical discharge; a minimum of 60 college credits with a 2.5 grade point average; have a passing score on a Florida subject area examination; be employed in a Florida school district, including charter schools; and clear a background check. Qualified candidates are also encouraged to complete an online Military Certification Fees Waiver prior to applying. The fee waiver can be used for initial certification applications and initial teacher certification examinations.
By GREG BISHOP THE CENTER SQUARE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (The Center Square) – In Illinois, Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow on Friday dismissed most defendants from a large lawsuit parents brought over mask and exclusion mandates. The attorney who brought the case intends to continue the challenge against the 34 remaining defendants. The case was against about 145 Illinois school districts, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and the Illinois State Board of Education over COVID-19 mask and exclusion mandates. For most of the school districts, the Pritzker administration and the Illinois State Board of Education, the case is “moot,” Judge Grischow said. “The court allowed those school districts which filed sworn affidavits that no mask or exclusion policies were in place, and with no intention of implementing them, to be dismissed from the case,” plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas DeVore told The Center Square following the judge’s ruling. “Those districts which failed to file such an affidavit remain in theParentscase.” of hundreds of school children were plaintiffs in the case and were seeking protection from mask and exclusion requirements without due process, a ruling against the state preventing it from implementing such rules and barring any enforcement by schools. The case was filed last fall when districts were enforcing Gov. Pritzker’s mask and exclusion executive orders without due process of local county health orders. The governor’s orders were issued in the spring of 2020 and modified overEarliertime.this year, Judge Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against school districts implementing Gov. Pritzker’s mandates without providing parents and students due“Theprocess.arbitrary method as to contact tracing and masking in general continue to raise fair questions as to the legality of the Executive Orders in light of violations of healthy children’s substantive due process rights,” Judge Grischow wrote in the Feb. 4 order. “Statutory rights have attempted to be bypassed through the issuance of Executive Orders and Emergency Rules … This type of evil is exactly what the law was intended to constrain.” Days later, a legislative body suspended the emergency rules. On appeal, the order was vacated and kicked back to the lower court in February. That was the same day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention modified guidance for schools, which Gov. Pritzker said gave him the ability to lift the mandates. With the case back in the circuit court, some of the school district defendants and the state were seeking the lawsuit to be dismissed as moot. Darren Kinkead, with the Illinois attorney general’s office, compared new guidance issued in June with recommendations to not eat undercooked meat. “No one actually is compelled to follow it,” Mr. Kinkead said Wednesday in court. “It is purely advisory. So again, whether the school districts implement it or not, that’s up to them.” Mr. DeVore, who is also the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, argued against dismissal.“Thecase is gone, school districts start doing all kinds of stuff,” Mr. DeVore said. “Are they going to adopt the CDC-slash(Illinois Department of Public Health) guidance in some fashion? Are they going to do some hybrid of that, etc.?” On Friday, Judge Grischow said “Plaintiffs did not sustain their burden,” pertaining to most of the defendants.“Here,no relief can be granted as the school districts do not have any policies that mandate masks or exclusion from school due to being a close contact,” she wrote. “The State Parties are not mandating mask mandates or exclusion policies, and the school districts are not implementing mask mandates and/or close contact exclusion policies; therefore plaintiffs’ claims are moot. The new joint guidance … that supersedes all prior COVID-19 guidance, is exactly that - guidance.”Whileschools are encouraged to follow the guidance, Judge Grischow said, “There is no mandate.”
By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – A firstof-its-kind report examining how states restrict speech on government graded New York worst of all. The Institute for Free Speech ranked all the states on 10 factors, and New York received a grade of 50% or higher on just two –false statement laws and private enforcement of campaign laws. Overall, it received a score of 15%. Where New York truly lacked, according to the report, was in defining campaign expenditures and treatment of political action committees.Inthereport’s forward, Bradley A. Smith, the group’s founder and chairman, said lawmakers need to ensure they’re following the First Amendment when considering legislation on such topics as campaign finance, lobbying or public“Basedparticipation.onthe10criteria we examined, for example, New York and Connecticut (which ranked 49th overall) place more restrictions on citizen political engagement than any other states,” Mr. Smith said. “Voters and activists in those states can ask themselves if they feel that these restrictions have led to ‘good government.’ At the Institute for Free Speech, we believe that good government is most likely when individual liberties are protected.”According to the report, New York’s laws on political committees require reporting donor information for contributions exceeding $99. The Institute recommends reporting only those who contribute $2,500 or more. In addition, even minor political involvement in New York state requires groups to register as a political committee, even if they do not spend any money. New York also does not allow so-called “super PACs,” or political action committees that act independently of candidates. “Every group that wants to speak about politics should not have to hire a lawyer first,” Institute Research Director Scott Blackburn wrote for the report. “Accordingly, formally recognizing super PACs in state campaign finance law provides potential independent expenditure groups with the information needed to create their organization and fully exercise their First Amendment rights.”Besides Connecticut, which received a score of 18% for its 49th place ranking, New York’s other neighbors did not fare much better. Pennsylvania received the highest score of any of the states bordering New York, as its score of 44% earned a 26th place finish. The report gave Vermont a score of 43%, placing it 28th. New Jersey finished 37th with a score of 37%, while Massachusetts was one place behind with a similarWisconsinscore.received the top score of all the states at 86%.
By BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE REGIONAL EDITOR (The Center Square) – Gun violence, an increasing problem, is one of five states of emergency most New Yorkers have been living under for months — and in some cases more than a Othersyear.statewide are for COVID-19, a healthcare staffing shortage and monkeypox. The fifth is local to the five counties of New York City for an ongoing staffing shortage at Rikers Island Correctional Center. States of emergency in New York have historically been declared for short-term emergencies such as natural disasters. That changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as governors across the country invoked emergency powers to respond to the pandemic. “New York is overusing the concept of the state of emergency,” said Marc Joffe, a senior policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office did not respond to questions from The Center Square about her multiple states of emergency or the repeated use of states of emergency for matters other than natural disasters. Her office also did not respond to questions about the effectiveness of such orders. Mr. Joffe said such states of emergency should be confirmed by the legislatures and that governors shouldn’t be allowed to perpetually have states of emergency without such“Youconfirmation.don’twantto have arbitrary executive power,” he said. “We have divided government in the United States and in individual states for a reason, which is to protect individual rights and to prevent despotism. So we should continue to rely on institutions that continue to protect our divided power within the government.”Theexecutive violence order for gun violence, signed July 6, 2021, by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, gives the governor the authority to “temporarily suspend or modify any statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation, or parts thereof, during a state disaster emergency, if compliance with such would prevent, hinder or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster emergency.”TheEmpire State was the first to enact such an emergency. Gov. Hochul, formerly the lieutenant governor who succeeded Cuomo when he resigned last August in disgrace for personal missteps, has extended the measure multiple times. When he signed it, Mr. Cuomo said gun violence was the leading cause of premature death in the U.S. and that those gun injuries annually cost $280 billion in health care and societal costs. He also noted in his emergency order that gun violence was up 48% in New York City, 22% in Albany, 88% in Buffalo and 95% in Rochester. The emergency order further said, “At least 50% of homicides and 55% of nonfatal shootings involve people associated with gangs or more looselyaffiliated ‘street groups.’” The state of emergency for COVID-19 has been in place since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. The most recent continuation was scheduled to end Aug. 13. Aug. 28 is the sunset for two other executive orders, including declaration of a shortage of health-care staffing. The order notes that “severe understaffing in hospitals and other health-care facilities is expected to continue to affect the ability to provide critical care and to adequately serve vulnerable populations.” The other expiring in two weeks is for monkeypox. This order noted “New York is now experiencing one of the highest rates of transmission in the country, with 1,383 cases reported in New York State as of July 29, 2022.” Population is 20.2 million, according to the 2020 census; that comes to less than seven one-thousandths of 1%. The Rikers order, which expires Sept. 2, notes “conditions in the facilities are expected to continue to create an unsafe, life-threatening environment for both the inmates and the staff.” This state is limited to the counties of the Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond and Queens.
Several states of emergency in New York
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By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is encouraging veterans interested in teaching at Florida public schools to consider applying through a new program. “Florida is leading the way by bringing some of the best, the brightest and the bravest among us into our classrooms through a new program that helps military veterans become teachers,” he said in a video announcement Thursday. “If you served in the military for at least four years, were honorably discharged, have taken 60 college credits,and passed a subject area exam, we want you to be able to teach Florida students. “Our veterans have a wealth of knowledge and experience they can bring to bear in the classroom, and with this innovative approach they will be able to do so for five years with a temporary certification as they work toward their degree.”
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Judge dismisses mask, exclusion lawsuit
