Santa Barbara News-Press: October 17, 2022

Veterans Stand down aids vets in Santa Maria

Carp’s Measure T battle ramps up as election approaches

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

With Election Day just three weeks away, both sides of Carpinteria’s controversial Measure T ballot initiative are relying on campaign ads and rallies, letters to the editor and, increasingly, high-profile endorsements to sway voters to their way of thinking.

“Vote No on Measure T” organizers, in particular, are focusing on endorsements, telling the News-Press exclusively that County Supervisor Das Williams has now joined their cause.

“I don’t always agree with the land use decisions of the City Council, but to overrule them with ballot-box planning is well-known bad mojo,” Supervisor Williams said. “Measure T will lead to unintended consequences that could impact parcels across the city, not just one parking lot. Vote No On T.”

He is the second half of the group’s one-two political punch, following Congressman Salud Carbajal’s recent announcement that he, too, opposes passage of Measure T on Nov. 8.

“The City Council has proposed land use laws with broad

community input and thorough research, and the council is dedicated to protecting the charm and open spaces currently present in Carpinteria,” the congressman said. “Drastically changing these laws, with consequences we cannot fully foresee, will threaten Carpinteria’s future. That is why I recommend voting No on Measure T.”

“Vote Yes on Measure T” spokeswoman Annie Sly said she is “very disappointed” with their decision, and that of the Santa Barbara Democratic Party, which also came out against Measure T.

“I don’t know his thinking on this,” she said, referring to Supervisor Williams. “Could be the same as Democratic Committee and Salud Carbajal.

“Salud admitted publicly that he should have contacted the YES on T supporters before announcing an endorsement. That would have been the fair thing to do. He did not say it would have changed his mind, just that it might have.”

According to Ms. Sly, these endorsements do not address the issue of unwanted development in Carpinteria.

“The Democratic Committee,

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

This year’s Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down event was held Saturday in Santa Maria, providing a safe place for veterans to get the help they need – healthcare screenings, employment assistance, on-thespot assessments, crisis counseling and more.

The free annual event, geared toward homeless and at-risk veterans, was held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Santa Maria Fairpark.

The event was limited to the first 500 veterans, legal spouses and dependent children younger than 18. Organizers did not have updated figures Sunday as to how many veterans showed up looking for assistance.

In addition to providing much needed clothing, including sweatshirts, sweatpants and long-sleeved shirts, veterans also took advantage of volunteer barbers and stylists for the event.

Veterans were able to bring small pets to Stand Down for vaccinations and grooming.

The Stand Down Pet Zone also asked for donations for the pets, including 4-foot and 6foot leashes, small dog and cat collars, small bags of dog and cat food, oatmeal pet shampoo and dog and cat beds.

Stand Down organizers created an easy link for donors to select much-needed items at Walmart.com and have them delivered

directly to Stand Down Transportation was provided to veterans courtesy of the Chumash Casino. For more information, visit The Santa

Barbara County Veterans Stand Down website: www.sbcountystanddown.com. email: nhartstein@newspress.com

Orange County desal plant approved months after Huntington Beach denial

By MADISON HIRNEISEN

THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Less than six months after the denial of a massive desalination project in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a $140 million desalination project in Orange County on Thursday.

The desalination project, which will be located in Dana Point, is expected to produce 5 million gallons of water per day to the South Coast Water District, reducing the area’s “reliance on imported water,” according to a report from the California Coastal Commission. The SCWD provides water to roughly 35,000 residents and 1,000 businesses in Orange County.

As the state faces a prolonged drought and the intense impacts of climate change, proponents of the project told commissioners

Thursday that desalination is a key part of bolstering water supply in the future.

“Ocean desal is an essential component of the district’s water supply portfolio and the solution for climate change resilient water supply,” SCWD General Manager Rick Shintaku told commissioners.

Commission staff recommended approval of the project with special conditions, including mitigations to reduce the impact to marine life, implement hazard plans and study the impact of the project’s water rates on lowincome customers.

Kate Hucklebridge, north coast deputy director at the Coastal Commission, acknowledged Thursday that the project is not perfect and “will lead to coastal impacts,” but said impacts have been “avoided, minimized and mitigated to the maximum extent

KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS FILE

Measure T is intended to prevent the building of a new hotel on this and another Carpinteria parking lot.

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Veterans came to the Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down on Saturday to collected needed items including clothing, backpacks, blankets and other resources.

The free annual event is geared toward homeless and at-risk veterans, and was limited this year to the first 500 veterans, legal spouses and dependent children.

News-Press announces its election endorsements

The News-Press has made the following endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election.

STATE

Governor: Sen. Brian Dahle.

Lieutenant Governor: Angela Underwood Jacobs.

Secretary of State: Rob Bernosky.

Controller: Lanhee Chen.

State Treasurer: Jack Guerrero.

Superintendent of Public Instruction: Lance Christensen.

Attorney General: Nathan Hochman.

Insurance Commissioner: Robert Howell.

State Board of Equalization, 2nd District: Peter Coe Verbica.

U.S. Senate/Partial Term: Mark Meuser.

U.S. Senate/Full Term: Mark Meuser.

U.S. House Representative, District 24: Dr. Brad Allen.

State Assembly, District 37: Mike Stoker.

SCHOOL BOARDS

Santa Barbara County Board

Both sides of Measure T debate boast high-profile endorsements

one section of land. Yet, the impartial analysis of Measure T’s impacts states Measure T will change land use laws across the entire city, affecting all Real Open Spaces and Recreation Areas.

Das Williams and Salud Carbajal object to land use planning decisions made by initiatives. That’s why they did not endorse us. Politicians do not like to have their power threatened and this threatens their power. The citizens have a right to be heard. The council members would not allow a non-binding advisory vote. What does that tell you? They did not want to hear from their constituents regarding this matter,” she said.

Measure T was crafted to stop a developer’s plans to build a two-story boutique hotel with rooftop bar on two downtown parking lots on either side of the railroad tracks. Supporters say the proposal threatens an adjacent community garden and provides yet another drain on the city’s precious water supply. But mostly, they object to the idea of private commercial development on public land.

“I moved here three years ago from downtown Santa Barbara to raise my daughter in the small town atmosphere that Carpinteria provides. Without rooftop bars and a downtown crammed with hotels, our sleepy town feels safe and secure even at night,” one woman wrote in a vote yes campaign ad.

“Imagine having to close your windows night after night from the noise of party revelers on a rooftop bar in your neighborhood. This is the reality of building a hotel with a rooftop bar in a residential area. A fun drinking hole on the wrong side of town,” wrote another.

So Measure T aims to rezone the two lots in question to open space/recreation to stop the project cold.

Opponents like Congressman Carbajal and Supervisor Williams - and four out of five City Council members, the South Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Barbara Democratic Party - object to the idea of citizens resorting to a ballot initiative to decide city development/growth issues, preferring to leave those decisions to the city’s current planning process by staff and boards, up to and including the Planning Commission and City Council.

They also say Measure T could have the unintended consequence of allowing massive residential housing to be built on any city parcel designated as open space.

“Measure T is a deceptive measure obfuscating the full content and scope of the errant law,” Congressman Carbajal said. “Supporters claim Measure T will only impact

“The No On Measure T committee is working to ensure the community is fully educated before voters make a decision which could be rife with unintended consequences like increased development in open space and the long-term inability to alter parking lots serving the city.

“In endorsing the rebuttal against Measure T 2022, 4-of-5 Carpinteria City council members say the measure is misleading to the point of doing the opposite of its stated intent. Rather than preventing development in the city’s Parking Lot #3, if passed, Measure T would, in fact, allow the development of highdensity housing on the property through a zoning change.”

Ms. Sly, however, says that would never happen.

As currently zoned, lot 3 is commercial with a housing overlay, she said. If Measure T passes and its zoning changes to open space/ recreation, the housing overlay must remain, she admits, but that is only because it is state law that you cannot take away potential housing.

But, she stressed, property zoned open space recreation with a housing overlay would only allow a caretaker house, not dense housing. “That info is in one of the city reports. Anyway, the difference is clear. Commercial with housing overlay allows dense housing development. Open space/recreation with housing overlay does not.

“Also, there are NO other lots in Carp that are zoned open space/recreation that have a housing overlay. This measure affects these two lots and these two lots only. This is written clearly on the ballot. The No side is using scare tactics and speculation. I hope the voters don’t drink the kool-aid.”

As for citizens using the ballot initiative to make development decisions, she said the city leaders left them with no choice.

“The Yes on T supporters chose the initiative process after six years of frustration at not being listened to by the City Council. The City Council would not support a non-binding advisory vote. That vote would have informed them of the majority opinion of Carpinteria citizens. Politicians, developers and special interests do not favor initiatives by the public because it gives the citizens too much say re: the future of their city,” she said.

Some critics question whether Vote No endorsements by Congressman Carbajal and Supervisor Williams even matter beyond their popularity and influence with voters since they have no say whatsoever in local decisions affecting Carpinteria residents.

But Leigh-Anne Anderson, a Vote No spokeswoman, disagrees, noting both the congressman and supervisor have strong local ties. Supervisor Williams lives in Carpinteria and, as District 1 supervisor, represents the city on the Board of Supervisors. And Congressman Carbajal held the District 1 supervisor post before him.

“Congressman Carbajal is one of the most well respected and accomplished policy makers in the Central Coast,” she said. “He has deep connections and experience with Carpinteria issues as he represented our community as a County Supervisor for over a decade prior to his election to Congress and prior to that served as Chief of Staff to former Supervisor Namoi Schwartz. The congressman, like so many others in Carpinteria, sees the danger of Measure T and we are proud to have his support.”

But as Ms. Sly points out, the Vote Yes side has its own list of endorsements, including those from former mayor and councilmember Donna Jordan, former county supervisor Gail Marshall, and former mayor and councilmember Mike Ledbetter.

Mr. Ledbetter, in a letter to the editor, said he’s voting yes on Measure “because I believe that our residents are entitled to override bad decisions of the City Council, as provided by California law. Reliance on developerpaid experts is not in the best interest of the residents and taxpayers. The property owned by the city was paid for by the residents and should be saved for the direct benefit of our community.”

And a lot of Carpinteria residents apparently agree.

On Friday, more than 100 citizens gathered to spread the word that a yes vote on Measure T means no hotel, Ms. Sly said. They started out on the corner of Carpinteria and Linden avenues and walked to Parking Lot 3.

“Our supporters live and work in Carpinteria and have a vested interest in the future of our city,” she said. “Hundreds of our supporters have shared their names as a public statement of their desire to maintain the small town charm of Carpinteria. Our list of supporters grows by the day.”

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Researchers to study efficiency, effectiveness of voting centers

By JOE MUELLER

THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Missouri researchers will study the November election in St. Louis County and a California city to measure the effectiveness of allowing voters to cast ballots anywhere in the county.

David Kimball and Anita Manion from the University of MissouriSt. Louis received private funding of $85,935 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data and Science Lab to study how voting centers could replace voting at a designated polling place. MIT awarded a total of $2 million to 18 research projects to study the evolution of election administration by reviewing scientific insights and practical guidance for election administrators.

During the early days of the pandemic, St. Louis County’s

election officials realized they might not be able to staff polling places because workers, many older, were concerned about getting COVID-19. During the March 2020 presidential primary, approximately 170 poll workers quit the morning before the election.

Plus, several private organizations declined to offer their buildings as polling places due to the perceived risk of the virus spreading in facilities. The number of polling places declined from 438 in 2016 to 230 in 2020.

The shortages led the St. Louis County Board of Elections to utilize a ballot-on-demand feature in newly purchased equipment.

“They started piloting the process in some smaller elections in 2020 and fully rolled it out for the general election,” Ms. Manion said in an interview with The Center Square. “It was really the pandemic that pushed them to use the technology.”

The change led to two significant cost savings, according to Ms. Manion’s research. The printing of ballots decreased by $80,000 in the 2020 election and rental fees paid to private polling place venues decreased $20,000. The cost for poll workers decreased $35,000, compared to the 2016 election.

While absentee voting in 2020 increased some costs, the voting center system saved approximately $200,000 or 11% less than the 2016 election, according to the research.

Other benefits were identified.

“There were fewer provisional ballots cast,” Ms. Manion said.

“One of the main reasons people are turned away is they’re at the wrong polling place. Since that’s no longer an issue, we want to see if that continues in 2022.”

The study also will examine patterns in Fresno, where state law enforces guidelines for voter

centers. Missouri law doesn’t prohibit voter centers but doesn’t regulate the practice. Eighteen states currently allow voter centers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

“St. Louis County took the initiative on this,” Ms. Manion said. “There’s nothing that prohibited this and they took a bottom-up approach where it’s a top-down approach in California.”

The research also will look at online systems allowing voters to see waiting times at polling places and geocoding to analyze how far voters traveled when casting their ballot.

“We know there have been other jurisdictions within and outside the state who have consulted with St. Louis County about this,” Ms. Manion said. “There has been overwhelmingly positive feedback, but it has been anecdotal. And our aim is to better understand how these changes affect voters.”

of Education, Trustee Area 1: Rosanne Crawford.

Santa Barbara Community College District, Trustee Area 1: Debi Stoker.

Santa Barbara Community College District, Trustee Area 5: Sharon SalvadorJegottka.

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Trustee Area 1: Efigenia Banales.

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Trustee Area 4: Phebe Mansur.

Goleta Union School District, Trustee Area 1: Caroline Abate.

Goleta Union School District, Trustee Area 3: Christy Lozano.

Lompoc Unified School District: To be announced.

SPECIAL DISTRICT

Goleta Water District, District 2: Greg S. Hammel.

CITY COUNCIL RACES

Carpinteria City Council, Trustee Area 3: Patty Boyd (write in).

Lompoc Mayor: Jim Mosby.

Sports

SBCC women’s soccer wins seventh straight game

By MICHAEL JORGENSON SBCC SPORTS WRITER

The SBCC women’s soccer team picked up a 3-0 win at Moorpark on Friday for its fifth victory in its last six outings.

The Vaqueros are now on a sevengame unbeaten streak, improving to

7-1-5 overall and 5-0-1 in the WSC this season. Moorpark falls to 3-6-5 overall, 2-3 conference.

Santa Barbara was able to see a good portion of its bench get playing time, taking the lead early on and keeping the Raiders under pressure throughout. The Vaqueros finished with a 15-4 edge in shots and 9-2 in shots on

Westmont men’s soccer falls to Hope International

By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Westmont Men’s Soccer (7-22, 2-2-1 GSAC) lost a hard-fought match to the Hope International Royals (9-1-4, 4-0-2) on Saturday in Santa Barbara by a score of 3-0. In the first half, the Royals opened the scoring rather quickly, before adding another pair in the second.

The Royals threatened continuously throughout the match, rattling off 14 shots, five of which were on goal. Whereas on the Warriors’ side, Westmont was held to seven shots, and only put one of those seven on frame.

“Hope International is a talented group,” said Westmont head coach Dave Wolf. “We had a difficult time coping with their talented players. We knew who they were, and had a good idea of what we wanted to do, but when it came down to playing the game, we weren’t able to handle those players.”

The Royals opened the scoring 13 minutes into the day, when several passes led to an opportunity for Dario Robles. The rapidly-moving opportunity began with Cory Booth playing it across midfield to Robles. From there, a handful of Royals came on strong into Westmont territory.

Then, in what one felt a single breathe, Robles passed to Diego Lopez on the outside-edge of the box, Lopez played it back to Willy Loredo-Suarez at the top of the box, and Loredo-Suarez rolled it back to an open Robles on the far edge of the six.

At that point, Westmont keeper Brady Highfill was forced to come off his line in an attempt to limit Robles’ angle, but the Royals’ attacker still found a lane inside the near-post to make it 1-0 Hope International.

“The troubling statistics are that in four of five league games we’ve played in, we’ve conceded the first goal,” began Wolf, “and in three of the four, we conceded an early goal. That is a difficult way to play this sport. We’ve had to chase it a lot, and some days we’ve done so well, but it takes too much of a toll to be successful.

“When you concede early against a team of this quality, you have a pretty big uphill battle.”

During the first-45 minutes of play, the Warriors did not record a single shot on goal, while only putting up two shots of any kind.

On the other end of the field, Westmont’s defense allowed just one more shot on goal for the rest of half, limiting the Royals’

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goal.

The sophomore forwards linked up in the 16th minute, as Theresa English set up Aly Springer for the game’s opening goal. 20 minutes later, Hannah McLain assisted on a Madison Dodson goal to double SBCC’s lead.

Only one player found the back of the net in the second half. Unsurprisingly, it

was Sofia Orozco, who has been on an absolute tear since rejoining the lineup. She put in her seventh goal in six games in the 66th minute to finish things off.

Goalkeeper Analea Pule was called upon to make two saves in the game, earning her sixth clean sheet of the season.

SBCC’s next scheduled game will be at home against San Diego Mesa on Friday, Oct. 21.

Michael Jorgenson works in communications/media relations at Santa Barbara City College.

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Westmont women’s soccer take first place with win over Royals

By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Westmont Women’s Soccer, ranked 16th in the NAIA, took sole possession of first place in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings with a 3-1 win over Hope International (8-6-1, 2-4 GSAC). The win improved the Warriors’ record to 8-0-3 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play. Westmont now has 10 points in the conference standings and is one point ahead of Vanguard (7-3-2) and Menlo (6-3-1) who are both 3-1 in GSAC play.

Reese Davidson led off the Warriors scoring in the 24th minute, recording her 11th goal of the season. Shayna Stock threw a ball in from the left touchline to Taylie Scott near midfield. Scott booted a long ball diagonally toward the end line right of the goal. Katie DeMillo used one touch to pass the ball back in front of the net where Davidson one-touched it past the keeper from seven yards out.

“I’m really excited about how Reese scored the first goal,” said Westmont head coach Jenny Jaggard. “We have been working on that in practice all week.”

In the 32nd minute center back Makenna Meyers made an outstanding defensive save to

preserve the Warriors one-goal lead. The Royals’ Sarah Ralston sent a ball toward the goal that teammate Ryley Candelario ran on in full stride and caught up with just outside the 18-yard box, firing off a shot with her right foot.

Westmont goalkeeper Kailey Meyer was running toward the ball at the same time and was able to get her left foot on the initial shot from Candelario.

“Hope is really dangerous on fast transitions and KK (Meyer) did a good job coming out to make some big saves today,” said Jaggard of her goalkeeper.

However, the ball went right back to Candelario, ricocheted off her left foot, and was headed straight for an empty net.

Meyers, who had been trailing Candelario, raced the Hope International player to the ball. Just before it would have crossed the end line inside the left post, Meyers slid and kicked the ball to the left, preventing the would-be game-tying goal.

Just five minutes later, senior Sadie Hill scored her first collegiate goal to give the Warriors a 2-0 advantage. Karley Kingsley headed a Royal’s punt at midfield toward Amelia Villa. Villa settled the ball and passed to DeMillo who one-touched the ball to Amarys Machado. Machado sent it right back to

DeMillo as Hill sprinted down the right touchline.

DeMillo turned toward goal, drawing a defender with her, then used her left foot to send the ball to Hill. Hill, all alone on the right flank, touched the ball with her left foot, sending it inside the 18-yard box. Twelve yards from the end line, Hill chipped the ball over the leaping goalkeeper, landing it in the left side netting.

“Sadie’s goal was from a crazy angle,” noted Jaggard. “She did a great job getting that to the back post. Milo had a great game getting the two assists and helping create many other opportunities.”

The Royals drew within one in the 68th minute on a penalty kick by Ralston. Westmont was called for a foul in the box when Candelario was dribbling toward goal inside the 18.

Following the penalty kick, the Royals appeared to pursue the game with renewed energy. In the 78th minute, however, Westmont restored their twogoal lead on Kingsley’s third goal of the season.

Villa settled a headed ball from a Royals’ player, dribbled toward the top of the 18, then passed back to Kingsley on the left side. From 25-yards out, Kingsley planted her right foot then chipped the ball toward the right side netting.

The Hope International keeper

got two hands on the ball, but its momentum carried it behind her and the assistant referee quickly indicated that the ball had cleared the plane of the goal line.

“We knew that we needed to challenge their keeper with those types of balls today,” said Jaggard. “So, it was great that Karly was able to find one to solidify the win in the second half.”

One of the largest cheers of the game, from players and fans alike, came in the 84th minute of the game when Macey Preciado entered the pitch to replace Davidson.

“It was exciting to get Macey Preciado back on the field, the first time in over a year when she tore her ACL,” noted Jaggard of the junior midfielder.

Next week, the Warriors will hit the road for a pair of conference games. On Thursday, Westmont will take on Vanguard in Costa Mesa at 1:30 p.m. Then on Saturday, the Warriors will face the Hawks of San Diego Christian. Saturday’s game will be played in Temecula at Galway Downs.

Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College.

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UCSB cross country competes at Oklahoma State for Pre-Nationals

By KRISTEN KELLER UCSB SPORTS

The UCSB men’s and women’s cross country teams were back in action Saturday as members of the team traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to race at the Weis-Crockett Invitational, also known as Pre-Nationals, hosted by Oklahoma State. This is the second meet in a row where both the men’s and women’s squads are taking on nationallyranked teams as they battle on a tough course that will be the home of the NCAA Championships.

The men took off first at 6:30 a.m. PDT on the 8K course as they took on some of the top teams in the country. In their race, the Gauchos took on No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Arkansas, No. 25 Montana State, No. 29 Cal Baptist and Butler, who received votes in the most recent poll. Even with facing these topranked competitors on the only true cross country course in the United States, the men’s team came out with an 18th-place finish out of 26 teams, taking down teams like Nebraska, Kansas and DePaul.

Freshman Ethan Godsey continues to shine for this team. The Agoura native finished in 54th out of 241 runners, finishing the race with a time of 24:36.1. Coming in behind him for UCSB was Preston Bowlds. This freshman from San Diego came in with a time of 24:51.1, which was good enough for a 77th-place finish in Stillwater. The third Gaucho to come across the finish line was senior Manan Vats,

concluding his time at Oklahoma State with a 25:09.7.

Rounding out the top five finishers for UCSB was Esteban Magana and Matt Richardson. This upperclassmen duo came in with times of 25:18.2 and 25:29.7, respectively. Two more Gauchos also helped the team during their race today, and they were sophomore Advait Krishnan and junior Zane Golpariani. The San Jose native came across the finish line at 25:52.1 while the San Diego native came in at 25:58.8.

The women were also up against some very strong teams. They had No. 3 Oklahoma State in their field while also taking on No. 14 Arkansas, No. 19 Cal Baptist and Liberty, who received votes in the most recent poll. Despite the nationally-ranked teams and tough, hilly course, it didn’t stop the Gauchos from finding success in today’s race as UCSB finished in 12th out of 26 teams, taking down teams like UCLA, Kansas State, Kansas, Purdue and Butler.

Coming across the finish line first for the Gauchos was junior Lauren Lum. The Alameda native led UCSB across the finish line for the first time this season, registering a time of 21:44.7 in this 6K race. With this time, she came in 48th out of 232 runners. Following up behind her was freshman Ava Maier, who secured a 67th-place finish with a time of 22:01.6. Also finishing in the top three for the Gauchos was senior Sarah Chaves, who ended her race with a time of 22:03.5.

Closing out the top five for UCSB was junior

Stina Johansson and sophomore Ruby SirotaFoster. The Ventura College transfer came in with a time of 22:16.5 while the Thousand Oaks native finished her race with a time of 22:21.7. Two other Gauchos contributed to the team’s scoring in this race, and they were the junior duo of Madeline Franco and Sarah Auther. The two came across at 22:29.8 and 22:53.3, respectively, to help the Gauchos with their outstanding finish in today’s race.

“It was a really solid day for both squads in Oklahoma,” said Head Coach Shayla Houlihan. “The men started out the day with true freshman Ethan Godsey once again leading the way. The men were competitive the whole way and closed hard over the last kilometer. The women stole the show and placed 12th in a super competitive field. We beat a lot of regionally-ranked teams from outside of our region. I was most impressed with Lauren Lum and true freshman Ava Maier; they never let off the accelerator the entire race.

Oklahoma State’s cross country course is a tough, grueling course. Both teams did a great job during their races and fought the whole way. This will help immensely in the coming week as we prepare for The Big West Championships.”

Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB.

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Gauchos race at Highlander Invitational in Riverside

By KRISTEN KELLER UCSB SPORTS

The UCSB men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Highlander Invitational hosted by UC Riverside. This course will be the same as The Big West Championships, which gave this team a great opportunity to hop on the course before the postseason begins.

The men raced first in Riverside, taking on teams like Colorado, Arizona, UCLA and San Diego. The Gauchos had perfect racing conditions with no wind and cool weather to help them perform at their best as UCSB finished the race in eighth out of 25 teams.

Gus Marshall had the best finish of the day for the Gauchos as he came across the finish line 23rd out of 276 runners. The

sophomore finished his race with a time of 24:23.0, which is a new best for him in his college career. Three other Gauchos ended their race together, securing the 58th, 59th and 60th spots in this race. Freshman Nate Osborn came across first with a time of 24:58.2 with senior Brandon Cobain following behind him at 24:59.2.

Sophomore Tomas Mountcastle was also in that group, running in at 24:59.5, just .3 seconds behind his teammate.

Rounding out the top five for the Gauchos was junior Ryan Koepnick, who ended his race in Riverside with a time of 25:08.4.

Two other runners finished the race for UCSB, and they were sophomore Travis Bryson and junior Aamir Rehman. The sophomore finished the race with a 25:55.1 while the junior ended his race with a 26:06.3.

On the women’s side, they had five runners compete for them in today’s race, which helped these ladies finish in 11th out of 26 teams. The top finisher for the Gauchos in this one was Shelby Nelson. The junior finished today’s race with a time of 21:14.3, her best 6K time of the season. This was good enough for her to finish 36th out of 276 runners. Coming in behind her was Micaela O’Connell, who registered a 21:44.3 in today’s race to finish 66th.

Coming into the third-place spot for the team was Ashling Carr. The junior ran across the finish line with a time of 22:22.7 for an 87th-place finish in Riverside. The final two Gauchos grabbed the 106th and 107th-place spots, and they were Lexi Darley and Isabella Abusaid. Freshman Darley ran a time of 22:46.6 in today’s meet

while junior Abusaid ended her race with a time of 22:48.0.

“I think both the men and women ran strong races with the highlights being a Top 25 finish from Gus on the men’s side and a good race from Shelby coming off injury,” said Assistant Coach Hope Bender. “It was great to get to see the course one more time before The Big West Championships in two weeks!”

The team will have off for the next two weeks as they prepare to return to Riverside for The Big West Championships. More information on those races will come soon.

Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

Warriors return to action against Vanguard on Thursday

sprinted past Jimenez and intercepted that ball.

opportunity to double their advantage.

However, in the 54th minute, a rare defensive miscue from Westmont’s back row allowed the Royals to pull away. Partway through Westmont’s half of the pitch, the Royals attempted to send a long ball over-thetop and into Westmont’s box.

As the pass was still ascending, however, Westmont’s Daniel Tuscano leapt and saw the ball ricochet off his shin and into the air. The ball came down 25 yards from the Warriors’ goal line, and began bouncing directly in front of Christian Jimenez.

Jimenez then attempted to shield the ball, appearing to try and buy time for Highfill to come and grab it. By the time Jimenez and the Warriors realized the ball was still several yards from the box, HIU’s Loredo-Suarez

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feasible as required by the Coastal Act.” She noted that the project uses subsurface intakes instead of open ocean intakes, “drastically reducing impacts to marine organisms.”

The project won unanimous approval from the Coastal Commission on Thursday, with several commissioners saying it could serve as a model for future proposals. After commissioners denied a desalination project that would have provided 50 million gallons of drinking water in Huntington Beach, the panel came under a “cloud of doubt” about the approval of future projects, Commissioner Dayna Bochco said Thursday.

“I’m glad now that we can show other agencies and whoever else is interested in this that we are fully supportive of desal when it’s a good project,” Ms. Bochco

said.

From there, the Royals’ attacker had not a single Warrior between himself and Highfill, and calmly deposited the ball to the back of the net for the 2-0 lead.

In the 72nd minute, the Royals capped off their dominant showing with another exchange of selfless passes through the Warriors’ box.

Marc Trejo opened the door for the Royals by dribbling from the near-corner of the 18 to the top of the box.

From there, several Royals made runs inside the box, giving Trejo numerous options. On this occasion, Trejo played the ball to Robles on the near-edge of the six-yard box, and Robles passed to Lopez who was open at the center of it.

With one touch, Lopez sent home the third and final goal of the afternoon to make it 3-0 in favor of Hope International.

“The table doesn’t lie,” reflected Wolf.

“What the table shows is that we’re in the middle of the pack in the GSAC. We’ve been able to hang with the clubs at the bottom of our standings, but we have not been able to play up to the teams that are above us in the standings.

“Now, we have to eat a piece of humble pie, and adjust our tactics a bit. Right now, teams are letting us have the ball because they think they can get to us in the back row. Up to this point, they’ve been right. We’ve gotten ourselves in some trouble, and now we’ll try to find a way to respond to that.”

The Warriors return to the pitch on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m., when they take on the Vanguard Lions in Southern California.

Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College.

email: sports@newspress.com

by Coastal Commission on Thursday

Some commissioners raised concerns about the potential cost impacts to customers, particularly lower-income residents during Thursday’s hearing. A 2021 fiscal analysis from SCWD estimated cost increases of $2 to $7 per household each month.

To address these concerns, one of the project’s special conditions requires SCWD to submit a report within a year that identifies low-income customers in the project’s service area and recommendations to alleviate cost burdens.

Commissioners agreed on Thursday to add and emphasize customer outreach in the special condition.

Thursday’s meeting was less contentious than the commission’s May meeting on the Huntington Beach project, where some public commenters brought signs and dressed as marine life in protest.

Still, public commenters remained

DP cross country turns in strong performance

The Dos Pueblos High School cross country teams hosted the Dos Pueblos Invitational on Saturday, with both teams turning in strong performances at the event.

The boys team took first place in the freshman and sophomore races, as well as in the overall boys sweepstakes. The team also took second in both the junior and senior races.

The girls team finished first in the freshman race, while taking second in the sophomore race and in the overall girls sweepstakes.

Top performances for the boys team included Eamon Gordon, who took first in the sophomore race, Ashton Smedley, who took first in the freshman race, Oliver Saleh, who took second in the freshman race, Tyler Jamieson, who finished third in the senior race, and Dominic Corral, who took third in the junior race.

“The freshmen boys ran an exciting race to start the day. When Oliver Saleh and Ashton Smedley get to race together, fast times happen,” said boys Coach David Jackson. Eamon Gordon’s solo performance in the sophomore boys race led to the fastest time of the day, which is a testament to his fitness.

We’ve been training through the past few weeks, and he could have settled for slower, but he’s healthy and looking ahead to November. Dominic Corral stepped up to lead our Juniors squad, and continues to show why he’s the glue that holds our Varsity together. Tyler Jamieson continues his excellent senior season, really taking the race

out competitively with LB Poly’s duo. His time marks our closest 1-2 punch of the season. We’re building towards championship season in couple weeks, and health is our most important concern “

Among the girls, Phoebe Wolfe Lyons finished first in the senior race, Ellie Gleason took second in the senior race, Sophie Saleh took second in the junior race, Cate Bishop finished second in the freshman race and Ashley Hansen took third in the freshman race.

“We had an open week on our schedule so we were able to put on the Dos Pueblos Invitational once again. Everyone participated, but it was really good to give our runners whom we haven’t been able to take to Clovis, Woodbridge and Mt. SAC invitationals an opportunity to race. A big thanks to our parents who came out strong and acted as course monitors, and in other roles. We couldn’t have put this meet on without them,” said girls Coach Micks Purnell. “Phoebe Wolfe Lyons ran another great race. Ellie Gleason, who was a little off at Clovis last week, seemed to bounce back strong today. They both gave way to Camille Lindsay of Poly off the start in the senior girls race and then tracked her down and ran away from her. Sophie Saleh had a magnificent effort in the junior race though she came in second to Evelyn Hernandez Lujan of Poly. And I thought Cate Bishop ran really smart but tough to claim second in the girls freshman race.”

The teams will next travel to the Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday, followed by the Santa Barbara County Cross Country Championships at Lompoc River Park on Oct. 26.

- Matt Smolensky

divided on whether the commission should approve or deny the project.

Several opponents of the project raised concerns about the project’s potential impact on coastal habitats and the energy needed to power the facility.

Sonia Diaz, public policy manager at Outdoor Outreach voiced concern about the project, including the potential closure of campgrounds at Doheny State Beach.

“It’s still unclear to me how the mitigation measures proposed will not still disproportionately impact the communities that use the space for day use, as well as overnight use,” Ms. Diaz said.

Glenn Farrel, executive director of Cal Desal, urged the commission to approve the project on Thursday, emphasizing that the state needs an “all of the above approach” to address water resilience.

“As we move into a potential

fourth year of drought in California - and increasingly challenged hydrology on a yearafter-year basis due to our changing climate and aridification of the West - our water managers need to have the tools available to them that will work for their communities,” Mr. Farrel told The Center Square in a statement. “We’re really pleased that the Coastal Commission recognizes the value that the Doheny Desalination Project will bring to the southern Orange County region in terms of water and drought resilience and protecting those residents’ quality of life and economy during multi-year droughts.”

Next month, the Coastal Commission is set to hold a public hearing on a proposed desalination project in Monterey County, which is estimated to produce up to 6.4 million gallons of water per day.

Mystic Whaler

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By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Christine Healy and Michael Sheehy will share the story of the tall ship Mystic Whaler, her voyage from Connecticut to California and the plans for her future during an in-person lecture, “Central Coast Ocean Adventures and the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way.

There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m.

Ms. Healy is captain of the Mystic Whaler, and Mr. Sheehy is director of development and programming for CCOA, a nonprofit with the educational philosophy: To adventure is to discover and learn from the unfamiliar.

The 110-foot, two-masted tall ship Mystic Whaler is a steelhulled representation of a 19thcentury merchant schooner with 3,000-square-feet of sail, where CCOA plans to deliver oceanbased educational experiences to Santa Barbara.

“Adventure-inspired learning is explored through sailing and the sea onboard Mystic Whaler and is central to CCOA’s programs that develop and strengthen STEM academic comprehension, nautical skills and social/emotional learning.” according to a news release from the Maritime Museum.

“CCOA is committed to making engaging experiential education and the Santa Barbara Channel more accessible to the

Culinary arts students help feed the hungry

SANTA MARIA — More than 70 Santa Maria Joint Unified High School District students will help provide healthy food for those facing hunger in the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Barbara County.

The students, who are studying culinary arts at the Mark Richardson Career Technical Education Center and Ag Farm, hail from Santa Maria, Pioneer Valley and Delta high schools. They will be preparing pork and chicken pozole, which will fill handmade bowls at the 2022 Santa Maria Empty Bowls event planned for Oct. 26 at the Santa Maria Fairpark.

The effort will benefit the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.

— Matt Smolensky

communities of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.”

The sailing bug bit Ms. Healy as a teenager in Annapolis, Maryland, where she learned the basics of sailing racing with her brother aboard his 26-foot sloop, Wolpertinger. At the age of 19, she bought her first boat, Esmeralda, and took weekend trips all over the Chesapeake Bay. While living aboard, she was offered her first long boat delivery from Annapolis to St. Vincent via Bermuda.

“It was my first time truly out at sea, and I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. Needless to say, it all worked out, and my career as a professional sailor began,” said Ms. Healy.

After several deliveries, she began her first job aboard the schooners, Woodwind and Woodwind 2, which was the beginning of her traditional boat career. With that experience, she moved onto larger ships, Pride of Baltimore 2, Amistad, Clipper City, Liberty and many others.

At the age of 23, Ms. Healy sat for her first captain’s license: 100-ton master with sail endorsement. In 2008, she moved to California and worked on the Lynx, which sailed up and down the West Coast, then out to Hawaii as an exhibition class in the Transpack 2009.

She has been working on the West Coast based out of San Diego since.

Her experience has varied throughout her career, from deliveries, charters, research and private yachts to sail training and educational vessels.

“The challenges that change every day keep it interesting. The ocean and sailing have the power to challenge students to push themselves and inspire their imagination. To teach and share maritime history, the structure of life at sea, the beauty of our oceans and the life within is a passion and privilege,” said Ms. Healy.

Mr. Sheehy’s love for the ocean is at the heart of his diverse

professional experience, including marine science instruction and research, environmental conservation advocacy, nonprofit program directing and nonprofit strategic development.

His main outlet to the outdoors at the age of 7 was through learning to sail with his dad. He fell in love with the ocean and has made a life of learning from it and sharing it with others.

Mr. Sheehy studied the ocean and its wildlife as a working scuba diver for NOAA and as a research associate at the Marine Science Institute at UCSB, where he lectured in marine biology, and taught marine science for Northeastern University’s Three Seas Program in Jamaica and aboard the tall ship Westward for the Sea Education Association.

Mr. Sheehy led marine science research in the Caribbean for UCSB and marine conservation advocacy as director of marine programs for the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. He went on to

support marine conservation as executive director of the Code Blue Foundation and was an independent consultant to business and nonprofit organizations on strategy and development.

Before joining CCOA as director of development and programming, Mr. Sheehy increased opportunities for youth to access the coast and oceans as director of development aboard the tall ships Irving Johnson, Exy Johnson, and American Pride for the Los Angeles Maritime Institute and Children’s Maritime Institute in San Pedro and Long Beach, respectively.

He holds a master’s in marine ecology and evolutionary biology from UCSB, an MBA from Pepperdine University and a certificate in social entrepreneurship from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Executive Program.

Mr. Sheehy sits on the steering team for the LA STEM Collective, a network of more than 40 entities

committed to equitable access of STEM informal education for youth in the Los Angeles area.

FYI

“Central Coast Ocean Adventures and the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler,” an in-person lecture by Christine Healy and Michael Sheehy, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum,113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara. A reception for members only will be held from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. Admission is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members and $20 for members of the public. Register at sbmm. org/santa-barbara-event. To become a member, go to sbmm.org/membership.

SYV Botanic Garden plans enchanting holiday event

BUELLTON — For the first time, the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden will host an Enchanted Garden Holiday Lights Festival in December.

Planned for Dec. 2, Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 16-18, the events, which will run from 5:30-8:30 p.m., are described as an immersive light experience to be held at the botanic garden at River View Park, 151 Sycamore Drive, Buellton.

In addition to viewing a magnificently lit garden, the evening events will include beer, wine, food and merchant vendors, live music, holiday-themed activities and photo opportunities with Santa. On select days, holiday carolers and live reindeer will also be featured.

For more information, go to www. santaynezvalleybotanicgarden.org.

Students from high schools in the Santa Maria district are preparing food to fill handmade bowls at the 2022 Santa Maria Empty Bowls.

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A talk about the tall ship Mystic Whaler will take place Thursday at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Michael Sheehy

Christine Healy

Noble gentleman in France once owned this 17th-century trunk

from great grandparents who were 100% noble, you were allowed to be a canon of the Cathedral. So important did these noble folks think they were, that they decided not to bend their knees to the floor at Mass, and they expected to wear a bishop’s miter at Mass, even though they were not ordained.

In 1744, no less than Madame de Pompadour asked a canon of the Cathedral of Lyon to be in her service.

someone were to have broken into it, they would have had to get each board away from the interior trapwork that secured the exterior. You can peel off exterior strapwork but not interior!

It is still very strong, and that’s why it exists today, much to our pleasure.

This

trunk is fabulous, as it is a noble person’s trunk from the 17th century. (See box/trunk/ strongbox/cassone.)

I can see by the coat of arms in double cartouches that the gent who owned it in 1650 or so was from Lyon, as we see the triple fleur de lis and the lion rampant as being the symbol of the French city.

We know the crown is a city emblem because we see in both roundels the French mural crown, which is granted only to municipalities and officials of those municipalities.

Lyon is the ancient capital of Gaul. The noble person who owned this trunk was probably a canon of Lyon. Canons were the lords of the noblest houses. The canons in public proclamations — “most noble counts of Lyon” — had to prove that they were nobles de quatre races, on both the paternal and maternal side. In other words, they had to demonstrate that all their greatgrandparents had been noble — the notorious seize quartiers or “sixteen quarterings” of a coat-ofarms. So there we see the coat of arms on this trunk which matches that tradition.

French history of antiquity is often termed the history of “The Ancien Regime.” Thus the First Bishop of Lyons (55374) established the nobility of Lyon. This was solidified by Charlemagne, who entitled the hereditary roles of the noblemen of Lyon.

This noble heredity was attached to the Cathedral of Lyon.

For hundreds of years, if you were a noble person descending

His full name was Francois Joachim du Pierre Comte de Lyonnaise.

Being clergy, the canon had little money. Madame de Pompadour claimed to have raised him from the mud. In response to that claim, Francois said : “No Count of Lyon is raised from any mud.” Interestingly for a clergyman, he wrote the biography of Casanova.

This trunk is from 17th century, and I would put it right in the middle of that century. And it was meant to carry unbelievably valuable objects, of fine clothing, no doubt, and probably jewels as well. (There was a little box that was firmly affixed inside the trunk.)

Security was enhanced by the mortise and tenon construction. It was very solid, and the trunk was made of walnut, a very strong wood, and put together with — not nails — but joinery.

The trunk is enforced by strapwork-inside and outside, wide pierced wrought iron straps and a great hasp and carrying handles. You can see the hinges are handmade and hand hammered.

The lock is magnificent because it has three tumblers, which means the turn of the original key would have provided three little iron C- hooks to be engaged, and if someone wanted into the trunk, he would have had to virtually pick three locks.

You see on the top of the trunk the deep rivets that cemented the construction, so that even if

Another word for these trunks of this era is a strongbox, but this is bigger than a strongbox, which usually carried only money and jewels. Therefore, I am surmising this was meant to carry clothing and jewels and perhaps money as well.

Remember, in the 17th century, clothing determined your status, and fine fabrics were beyond the reach of common folk. So that’s why I say this box was built for both jewels and clothing.

Because noble people, especially continental nobles,

traveled from one manor home to another throughout the year in the 17th century, these trunks were necessary as traveling by horseback or carriage involved the threat of thieves.

The reason this trunk is still intact is because it is so strong.

I would put the value at $3,000 easily if you were to sell it.

If you were to insure it, the value would be higher.

Dr. Elizabeth Stewart’s “Ask the Gold Digger” column appears Mondays in the News-Press. Written after her father’s COVID19 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.

Shelters seek homes for pets

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.

works regularly with Animal Services-Lompoc.

• K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.

works regularly with Santa Barbara

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

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This trunk is from the 17th century, and columnist Elizabeth Stewart says it could easily sell for $3,000. The coat of arms on the trunk shows that the noble person who owned it was from Lyon, France.

Diversions

HOROSCOPE

By Horoscope.com

Aries: Your head should be quite clear today, Aries, and your witty comments will be met with appreciation and laughter. Your smile will delight everyone you encounter. Don’t be afraid to let your feelings out to those who need to hear them. Focus your energy on the ones you love.

Taurus: Don’t worry about probing too deeply today, Taurus. Trust people more than you normally would. You will find that things go much more smoothly if you approach them from a neutral or positive and not accusatory position. Listen to the people you care about the most. They’re trying to convey important information. You might not want to hear it now, but in the long run, it’s in everyone’s best interests that you do.

Gemini: You might consider taking a short trip today, Gemini. Perhaps you need to get out of the house and go across town. Whatever it is, introduce your brain to a new reality. It’s time to expand and explore. You itch to see new places and experience new things, either physically or mentally.

Cancer: Your mind might be stimulated today, Cancer, so stay alert and open to new information. If you feel tired, take a short nap. It’s better to operate at top speed and full capacity than go through your day only half present. Don’t rely on external stimulants like caffeine to pick you up.

Leo: Communication is flowing smoothly today, Leo, so take advantage of this and get the word out. It’s important for you to make connections with other people now. Run with your instincts and feel free to enter into debates. Your words and tone of voice are very convincing. You could sell anything to anyone today.

Virgo: Don’t let fear of failure or fear of success hold you back, Virgo. Even though you may feel a natural tendency to want to shrink into the background and take the easiest route, you might be sacrificing your true purpose when you do. Become the leader instead of following the leader.

Libra: Powerful thoughts are

running through your brain. You will find that this information can be transforming, Libra. The key is to learn from others and incorporate opposing viewpoints into your state of mind. Don’t automatically disregard the opinion of another just because it contradicts your own beliefs.

Scorpio: Information coming your way today might be unreliable, Scorpio. It could be hard for you to take a solid hold on the messages you get. Keep in mind that there are important answers waiting to be heard. These answers will come to you when you least expect them.

Sagittarius: Be careful about being manipulated by another person today, Sagittarius. It’s possible that someone is putting words in your mouth in order to get you to act a certain way. Don’t fall into this trap. Be your own person and think for yourself. Your mind is susceptible and vulnerable now. Use your eyes and ears as a filter and don’t let people unload their garbage on you.

Capricorn: Information you receive today may get you stirred up, Capricorn. Remember that it takes two to start an argument. You play an equal part in any disagreement. If you want to promote peace and harmony, your words and body language must show this.

Aquarius: There’s a great deal of power to your words today, Aquarius, so be careful how you use them. You may end up manipulating another’s choices if you aren’t careful with your conduct. Make sure you give others the freedom and empowerment to decide things for themselves. Be open and honest about all the facts that might influence their decisions in any way.

Pisces: Answers may not be crystal clear today, Pisces. They probably won’t be laid out in a neat and organized manner. Get out in the open air and join friends for a long bike ride. Fly a kite or feel the wind blow through your hair on top of a mountain peak. The answer is flowing through the air around you.

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill

Codeword is a fun game with simple rules, and a great way to test your knowledge of the English language.

Every number in the codeword grid is ‘code’ for a letter of the alphabet. Thus, the number 2 may correspond to the letter L, for instance.

All puzzles come with a few letters to start. Your first move should be to enter these letters in the puzzle grid. If the letter S is in the box at the bottom of the page underneath the number 2, your first move should be to find all cells numbered 2 in the grid and enter the letter S. Cross the letter S off the list at the bottom of the grid.

Remember that at the end you should have a different letter of the alphabet in each of the numbered boxes 1- 26, and a word in English in each of the horizontal and vertical runs on the codeword grid.

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PUZZLE

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220002382 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, 1375 COUGAR RIDGE ROAD, BUELLTON, CA 93427, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: MICHAEL W ORNEE: 1375 COUGAR RIDGE ROAD, BUELLTON, CA 93427.

This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 09/26/2022 by E47, Deputy.

‘Shocking’: EcoHealth Alliance receives another round of funding for coronavirus bat research in Asia

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading House Republicans is raising the alarm and demanding answers after the Biden administration approved another round of grant funding for research on coronaviruses and bats in Asia.

The lawmakers sent a letter to Anthony Fauci, who leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and serves as the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden.

“We have grave concerns that one of your last acts at NIAID is to send even more taxpayer dollars to an organization whose prior involvement in the very same subject may have contributed to a global pandemic,” the letter to Dr. Fauci, who is ending his decadeslong role with the federal government in December, said. “We write seeking information about your decision, including whether anyone at NIH has a financial or other non-official interest in EcoHealth continuing to receive taxpayer funds.”

EcoHealth Alliance is the group that received funding to study bats and coronaviruses via the infamous lab in Wuhan, China. The contract with that lab has been severed, in large part due to international scrutiny and questions about its role in the origin of the pandemic.

especially galling because the company continues to stonewall information gathering about the grant-funded work it previously financed at the WIV,” the letter said. “NIH has requested all U.S. taxpayer-funded laboratory notebooks and experiment results from EcoHealth’s research conducted at the WIV. As of today, however, EcoHealth has yet to supply the records sought by NIH.”

to the U.S. government, particularly when those experiments could shed light on the origins of a virus that has killed more than one million Americans,” the letter said. “It is unconscionable that you would choose to continue to fund a company that has violated its NIH grant terms in a manner that helps to keep this valuable information from the U.S. government and American taxpayers.

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EcoHealth Alliance is the group that received funding to study bats and coronaviruses via the infamous lab in Wuhan, China. The contract with that lab has been severed, in large part due to international scrutiny and questions about its role in the origin of the pandemic.

“Your decision to fund EcoHealth is

House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member Rep. James Comer, RKy., and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent the letter to Fauci.

The lawmakers called for more transparency, especially regarding the lab’s potential role in the COVID-19 pandemic, an issue still in dispute.

“It is outrageous that the results of U.S. taxpayer-funded experiments are unavailable

Two more railroad unions approve labor pact as possible strike still looms after midterms

By T.A. DeFEO

THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Two more unions have ratified a national collective bargaining agreement with the nation’s railroads.

The SMART Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department and the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers voted in favor of the deal.

While the deal includes a wage increase, health care premium adjustments and work rule updates, some workers have raised concerns about their working conditions.

“It was up to our members to decide whether to accept this agreement, and the members have made the decision to ratify a contract with the highest wage increases we have ever seen in national freight rail bargaining,” Joseph Sellers Jr., the general president of SMART, said in a statement.

While the deal includes a wage increase, health care premium adjustments and work rule updates, some workers have raised concerns about their working conditions.

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“However, we hear the concerns of our members who may be disappointed in the outcome of this vote, and I promise that we will never stop fighting to ensure that they receive the wages, benefits, and working conditions that they deserve for keeping the American economy running.”

crisis are extremely important, sick leave and time off to visit Medical Practitioners are more important today than it was 48 years ago,” NCFO President Dean Devita said in a statement, noting the deal includes the largest wage increase in 48 years. “Although the agreement is finalized, the NCFO will continue to work on this and many other issues.”

“Based on the totality of circumstances surrounding EcoHealth and the WIV that have transpired over the past two and a half years, your decision to continue funding this entity is downright shocking,” the letter adds.

Dr. Fauci announced earlier this year he would resign in December.

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to have led the NIAID, an extraordinary institution, for so many years and through so many scientific and public health challenges,” Dr. Fauci said in the announcement of his resignation. “I am very proud of our many accomplishments.”

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Some law enforcement groups and police experts are blaming rising violent crime on a “toxic trio,” pointing the finger at anti-police rhetoric, lax prosecutors and the “defund the police” movement.

“Defaming and defunding police has cops running for exits, as violence surges and we need them now more than ever,” said Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. “This should be a wake-up call.”

The comments come after recently released FBI crime statistics showed homicides increased in 2021, despite the fact that 2020 was a recordhigh year. Rape also increased, and vehicle thefts have risen more than 20% since 2019. Murder is up nearly 40% since 2019, the most significant increase since crime statistics of this kind have been tracked.

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Six unions have ratified the deal with the latest signoffs, while one voted against it. According to the National Carriers’ Conference Committee, representing the nation’s railroads, five unions have not yet ratified the deal. Any work stoppage wouldn’t happen until after next month’s midterm election.

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, the next union expected to vote on the ratification of the contract, is slated to announce its decision by about Oct. 26.

“Quality of life issues after the COVID-19

This week, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, the country’s third-largest rail union, announced its members voted against ratification of the deal. About 56.1% voted against it, while about 43% voted in favor of the deal.

According to NCCC, following an unsuccessful vote, the two sides “have agreed to maintain the status quo for a period of time pending any further discussions and assessment of next steps. As such, a failed ratification does not present risk of an immediate service disruption.”

Biden touts infrastructure, boosts Democrats in Los Angeles

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden touted the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package during remarks in Los Angeles on Thursday, addressing a crowd of Southern California officials just weeks before midterm elections and on the heels of a scandal involving Los Angeles city councilmembers.

He said an estimated 80,000 additional riders would take the Metro every day when the Purple Line Extension is complete.

The president’s remarks came after a tumultuous week in Los Angeles, where leaked recordings of Los Angeles City Councilmembers and prominent local labor leaders resulted in calls for resignation.

President Biden even called for resignations earlier this week but did not offer further comment during his remarks on Thursday.

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Speaking from the site of the Purple Line Extension Project in Los Angeles, the president said the infrastructure bill is the “largest investment in public transit in the history of America,” noting that the project extension of the LA Metro’s Purple Line is funded in part by the infrastructure bill and local taxpayer dollars.

“The last eight years or so, American infrastructure – bridges, rails, everything – you know what we were rated in the world? Number 13,” President Biden said Thursday. “We should be ranked number one.”

“Instead of Infrastructure Week being a punchline under my predecessor, Infrastructure Decade is a headline on my watch for the next 10 years,” the president added.

The Purple (D Line) Metro extension project will add seven new stations, connecting West Los Angeles to Koreatown. The project is being built in three sections, with phased openings in 2024, 2025 and 2027, according to Metro. The total cost of the extension is about $9.5 billion, according to the Orange County Register.

President Biden emphasized Thursday that the project will connect more neighborhoods across Los Angeles, ease traffic congestion and reduce air pollution.

His visit also comes just a few weeks before the Nov. 8 election, where Los Angelenos will select a new mayor.

President Biden referred to current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as “Mr. Mayor,” and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass as “soon-to-be Ms. Mayor.” President Biden endorsed Rep. Bass in her campaign for mayor against her opponent Rick Caruso.

President Biden also spoke about lowering prescription drug costs and hinted at an announcement next week regarding gas prices during his remarks on Thursday, saying “the price of gas is still too high, and we need to keep working to bring it down.”

“I’ll have more to say about that next week,” he added.

The California GOP criticized the president’s visit to the Golden State, calling it an “odd choice” to use the state as a “backdrop for bragging about failed policies.”

“If President Biden is looking for a sympathetic audience to high five him for a job well done, he’s come to the wrong state,” CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said in a statement. “Californians are suffering under the reckless policies of Joe Biden and the California Democrats who enable his failed agenda.”

“This report confirms there are two inextricably like public safety crises happening,” Mr. Johnson said. “Crime, especially murder, has risen precipitously since the summer of 2020 while law enforcement has been demoralized, debilitated, and in some cases defunded. Homicides are up almost 40% since 2019, while most large police departments are hemorrhaging officers.”

Recent polling shows crime is a top issue for voters. An ABC News/Washington Post poll released last month showed that 69% named crime as a “highly important” issue, more than abortion, immigration or climate change. At the same time, voters favor Republicans’ handling of crime by 14 points, according to the poll.

Cully Stimson, a former prosecutor and legal expert at the Heritage Foundation, said that “this narrative that crime rose as a result of the pandemic is just baloney.”

“It’s important to put this in the bigger context,” he said. “The last crime spike in our country ended 1992, 93 and since then we have had a 30-year serious decline in violent crimes and crime in general. And because incarceration always trails behind crime rates, either rising or falling, incarceration rates have been dropping dramatically since 2007, 2008.”

Mr. Stimson pointed to a recent shift fueled largely by discouraging police and empowering “rogue prosecutors” who are much more lax, often refusing to prosecute entire categories of crimes.

“But what we’ve seen since about 2015 … two things started happening,” Mr. Stimson said. “The first, [George] Soros bought-and-paid-for prosecutor Kim Foxx was elected in Chicago and then you saw after the George Floyd murder and other notorious police-involved shootings crime in those cities start to go up. And every major city that has elected a Soros bought-and-paid-for rogue prosecutor, crime has exploded. And not coincidentally, those cities are often the same cities … are also ‘defund the police’ cities.”

Mr. Stimson pointed to the “toxic trio.”

“So what I’ve called this is the toxic trio of rogue prosecutors, defund the police and demoralize the police because in some instances they don’t defund police, they only threaten to defund the police or discredit the police,” he said. “And when city officials or public officials don’t have the backs of the police, the criminal element does feel emboldened…”

President Biden has pushed back on claims that Democratic policies have fueled rising crime, arguing Republicans are the ones who want to defund police, though that claim was met with widespread pushback. The “Defund the Police” message has been carried almost entirely by Democratic leaders at the federal and local levels.

The FBI crime data this year is less reliable than in years past because it omits multiple major cities as they transition to a new reporting system.

Law enforcement group argues ‘Defund the Police’ movement, ‘rogue prosecutors’ drove spike in murders