Santa Barbara News-Press: January 30, 2021

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Johnson & Johnson announces new COVID-19 vaccine By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The United States could be receiving a third COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month. Johnson & Johnson announced Friday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and severe disease in a global Phase 3 trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, according to national media reports. The preliminary statement says the vaccine was 72% efficacious in preventing COVID-19 in the U.S. population, but only 57% efficacious in preventing COVID-19 in South Africa, where a new mutation, B.1.351, is now the dominant virus strain. The company plans to apply for U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency-use authorization on Feb. 5, and at that time, the complete set of

trial data will be made available for review by experts as well as the medical community and the public. The authorization could be granted as soon as Feb. 12. The vaccine requires only one shot, and can be stored in a refrigerator for three months and stay viable under those conditions. Johnson & Johnson has produced 7 million doses as of Friday, and is slated to have 30 million by the end of April. “Providing the FDA EUA is granted in mid-February, I am excited to see another vaccine to become available in the near future,” Dr. Henning Ansorg, Santa Barbara County’s public health officer, told the NewsPress. “The simplicity of the one shot regimen and the less complicated storage requirements will make it a preferred vaccine option for certain situations (smaller practices, use in mobile Please see VACCINE on A8

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Following the first significant rainfall of the year, many creeks began moving for the first time in several months. This led to some debris build up, as shown here in Mission Creek at East Beach.

City picks up trash and debris mobilized by rain storm By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

As per usual with rain storms in Santa Barbara, the downpours over the week moved around a lot of trash and debris throughout the city. The city’s Creeks Division, along with many other city departments and nonprofits, is working to clean it all up and prevent any further runoff into the ocean. The fact that this was the first significant rain storm in several months means that the creeks began moving for the first time in several months as well. According to Creeks Division Manager Cameron Benson, there’s always a certain amount of debris when the creeks get moving. “The thing I’ve seen most down at the beaches is woody debris, branches and tree trunks, that kind of thing,” he told the NewsPress. “There’s some kelp you get when you have high surf and storm situations and that’s mostly what I see.” Regarding trash scattered around, Mr. Benson said other than picking it up after the storm, litter must be prevented before the storm occurs. The city’s prevention efforts include providing public service announcements and sufficient trash receptacles for the public. In addition, city crews ensure all creek channels are cleared of any trash as the rainy season approaches, in addition to the city’s street sweeping program, 1,200 storm drains and a full-time contractor that goes out four to five days a week to clean trash out of creeks and along the beaches. Mr. Benson said that 80% of Santa Barbara’s curb miles are cleaned through the street sweeping program, picking up more than 4 million pounds of debris every year. The Creeks

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GameStop’s stock skyrocketed this week as amateur investors waged war on hedge-fund short-sellers. Shown here is the exterior of the GameStop store in Paseo Nuevo.

Amateur investors take on Wall Street By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

The city’s Creeks Division, along with many other city departments and nonprofits, is working to clean up all the debris and prevent any further runoff into the ocean.

Division crews remove more than 50 tons of trash every year from the creeks and ditches. “I have a crew out on the beach today that’s picking up trash,” Mr. Benson said on Friday. “Mostly what I saw down there around creek mouths and beaches was plastic bottles, bottle caps, some glass bottles, bits of styrofoam. It’s generally small, pollutable stuff like that.” He added that not all of what ends up on Santa Barbara beaches came from Santa Barbara or its creeks; rather, it comes from up the coast. Those cleaning up this time around have encountered additional problems with trash from homeless encampments, which could be attributed to the Centers for Disease Control and

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Prevention guidance that advises leaving encampments alone so as to avoid the spread of COVID-19. “It definitely became a bigger issue this year than it had in the past as a result of that (guidance),” Mr. Benson said. “There’s trash, garbage and human waste there, and that’s a very serious pollution issue and contamination issue. “There’s also a human safety issue for people who are camping down there. Not only all their stuff is washed away, but people could be washed away.” He said that towards the end of 2020, the Creeks Division focused on removing encampments from the creeks, and it took several weeks. “You’ve got two public safety things pushing against each

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other,” Mr. Benson said. “We can’t have people using the creeks as a latrine… The city is working to ensure the public health and safety, and not just blindly plowing ahead and letting those other public health hazards develop.” However, he said the good news is the forecast indicates that the bulk of the rain has passed, and the creeks are now flowing. “I went out to check out our projects and where we’ve had issues in the past,” Mr. Benson said. “I didn’t see any new issues, but a lot of parents and kids were coming out and standing on the bridges, watching the creeks fill up with water. “It’s really nice to see that and I encourage people to get out and Please see debris on A8

It’s been nothing short of an eventful week on Wall Street, as amateur investors sought to overthrow hedge-fund shortsellers by taking GameStop stock to unfathomable heights. In just a matter of days, shares of GameStop surged up to 1,600% as individual investors rapidly purchased stocks in an effort to short-squeeze hedge fund investors. During the week, individual investors sought to catch hedge-fund short-sellers on other fronts by purchasing mass amounts of AMC Entertainment Holdings and Nokia stock as well. “It’s a situation that just got crazy,” Scott Teter, wealth management partner at Channel Wealth in Santa Barbara, told the News-Press. Short-selling can be a risky business, but it is a bet a lot of hedge-fund investors are willing to make due to its moneymaking potential. Essentially, when an investor wants to shortsell, they borrow shares from another investor and sell them immediately. Then, when the price of the stock goes down, they repurchase the shares and keep the difference.

Oftentimes, hedge-fund investors will short-sell with stocks they believe are going to drop in price. In the case of what has happened on Wall Street this week, many hedge fund investors had been betting against GameStop, assuming it was going to decrease in price. Being aware of this, amateur investors began buying GameStop stock in mass amounts to drive up the price of the stock, exposing short selling hedge funds to monumental losses. Many of these amateur investors were spurred by a Reddit page called r/wallstreetbets, where users are colluding to wage war on Wall Street. “Friends, we’ve done good,” one Reddit user wrote on the page. “We’re writing history, doing incredible things. Brokers are on their knees. Short selling hedge funds are over.” Though many individual investors are riding on a high now, stockbrokers and analysts suspect the mass purchasing of these stocks will lead to huge losses in the end for many individuals. “Although I think there are some individuals who made a ton of money from (GameStop stock), there’s a lot of people who are Please see gamestop on A3

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County reports four new COVID-19 deaths, 406 new cases

Forest Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

Carpinteria, reported 22 new cases (1,073 total, means is that we still need to maintain our 84 active); unincorporated area of the Goleta diligence in preventing the spread of disease Valley and Gaviota, 20 new cases (939 total, 57 in our county,â€? she said. active); city of Goleta, 18 new cases (1,449 total, Cottage Health issued an update on Friday, The Santa Barbara County Public Health 100 active); Orcutt, 18 new cases (1,491 total, reporting that it is caring for a total of 306 Department announced four new COVID-19 69 active); unincorporated areas of Sisquoc, patients across all campuses. At Santa Barbara deaths on Friday, bringing the county’s total Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama, and Cottage Hospital, 201 are acute care patients number of deaths reported to 289. the city of Guadalupe, 14 new cases (1,091 total, and 23 acute care beds remain available. Three of the decedents were over the age of 55 active); the Santa Ynez Valley, eight new Nineteen patients are on ventilators, and 92 70, and one was between 50 and 69 years old. cases (817 total, 41 active); and Isla Vista, five ventilators remain available. Three had underlying medical conditions, new cases (944 total, 72 active). Of the 201 acute care patients, 83 are in and two deaths were associated with an One new case was reported in the federal isolation with COVID-19 symptoms, 15 of whom outbreak at a congregate living facility, prison complex in Lompoc, and the geographic are in critical care. A total of 78 patients are officials said. By JOSH CHRISTIAN WHITTLE by Chomp, andCOVID-19 Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. bara Front Country trailsTwo and were access roads. region of 14 cases was pending as of Friday.Brekkies confirmed to be positive. from Santa Maria, one was from GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER WS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The initial leasecritical for thecare Chuck’s and Endless “What we’re seeingLompoc, a lot ofand folks doing is Orcutt. A total of 180 people are receiving treatment The adult available capacitySumwas theare other was from in local hospitals, including 48 who are in the 22.2% atisSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital. In addition, the county announced 406 new they’re driving up alongside of the road and just gomer property 10 years with four, five-year options to More than 20 years after first opened, Chuck’s extend the Developed recreation inSanta California will (catalog re- $5). Š 2021 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117 sites W. Valerio Barbara CA 93101 Intensive Carethey Unit. Also onof Friday, the Santa Barbara County cases of bringing the county’s total ingwww.ashleighbrilliant.com for hikes up there. That’s ok.COVID-19, There’s not an order term the lease. Waterfront Grill and The Endless Summer Bar CafĂŠ are in closed through May 15 after the USDA For- against hiking trails,â€? said The county’s ICU availability was at 16.7% as Sheriff’s Department announced thatlease one with to 28,150. Of those, 1,612 remain active. Andew Madsen, U.S. ForMr. Petersen is inheriting the existing of Friday. additional Sheriff’soptions deputy has tested positive new permanently closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the Service issued an order extending the closures est Service spokesman. The city of Santa Maria reported 150 four, five-year remaining, with an Dr. announced Van Do-Reynoso, director county for COVID-19. The total number of Sheriff’s cases on Friday, bringing its total toterfront 9,731. Ofrestaurant its closure withofathe fareursday. “We just want to make sure if people go out they’re average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 Health Department, announced employees who have tested positive for the per 468 remain active. well post on itsPublic Instagram account. The order was issued for the entire Pacific South- safely spaced betweenthose, one another. If you get to a month. virus is 106, with 94 having recovered and The city of Santa Barbara reported 85 new Friday that case numbers have gradually The post read, “It is with heavy hearts that we anst Region and its 18 National Forests, which in- trailhead and there’s just too many cars reported there, you Mr. Petersen returned to work. plans to continue running cases and has now 5,039 total cases. improved following the surge in cases after Though Is pleased to announce the sale of nounce we have our doors for good. Thank you Chuck’s and des the Los Padres National Forest. should find a different area go to as opposed to try- still infectious. Endless Summer line with positive, its current No additional inmatesin have tested Someto380 cases are considered theclosed holidays. forcases your constantFrom support. will never be cases The initial closure order went into effect March 26 ing to get in.â€? and there six the active cases among The city of Lompoc reported 51 new Jan.The 17 tomemories 23, the county’s weekly operation for a are time, restaurant hasinmates. upgrades d was set to expire April 30. total number of According inmates who tested on Friday. to It has reported 2,925forgotten.â€? cases, were down 23%, active cases were down 17%, As state and local responses thenow coronavirus planned The for around the fall. to have the agenda, Despite the deaths currentwere economic due to thepositivity COV- under Mr. t applied to recreational use areas such as camp- pandemic continue to evolve, positive for COVID-19 atplan the Main Jail is 161, including that are still active. down chaos 47% and testing the191 Forest Service felt Petersen’s business the second floor of including 121 who recovered. Other daily totals from Friday decreased by 15%. ID-19 pandemic, the prospect of Chuck’s and Endless the establishment unds, day use sitesThe and picnic Sellersareas. were represented by that the situation warranted a two week extension of included: will behave converted into a traditional South County unincorporated area, Summer includingceasing“While these decreases‌ are encouraging, operation dates back to before the out- deli cafĂŠ focused on sandwiches, soups, and salads, The order was issued to discourage large gather- the closures, said Mr. Madsen. email: mwhite@newspress.com Montecito, Summerland and the citybreak. of they unacceptably What this According toare the still agenda of a Marchhigh. 24 Santa Bars of people and promote safe social distancing of “At the end of that they’ll evaluate and see where with a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and KEITH C. BERRY bara City Council meeting in which assignment of the prepackaged foods. For evenings, the second floor will ying more than six feetLUXURY apart. we’re at and whether or not we’re going to continue GLOBAL SPECIALIST CalRE#363833 restaurant’s lease to a new operator was the first item, have a full bar and a dinner menu focusing on “adult n the Santa Barbara Ranger District, 12 campas we need it,â€? said Mr. Madsen. ARCHITECTURAL PROPERTIES DIVISION SPECIALIST Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.â€? unds and picnic areas will remain closed, includ“This order can be rescinded at any time. If local E Valley Road 17 93108 informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to the1482 Fremont campground andSanta WhiteBarbara, Rock and California health officials say it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurant’s ground floor is proposed to be simsell the establishment in August 2019. d Rock picnic areas. Cellular (805) 689-4240 we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we ilar Mr. Petersen’s Chomp Its135 menu closures onrestaurants. the 101 at the in of suspect is still attolarge, Mr. Terry to 28 years to life in After receiving the department’s leaseThe assignment The order ThursdayPO does not addSanta to the closures Box 5545 Barbara 93150 don’t want to extend it out too far. burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, however investigators do not prison. both directions from 7 p.m. toyoung 6 requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted eady Keith@KeithBerryRealEstate.com in place for Santa Barbara. While other ar• www.KeithBerryRealEstate.com “We just want to make sure in the next couple of believe that the general public is “This tragic crime has left so a.m. Monday to Friday. Ramp buyer ultimately found Aaron like the Monterey Ranger District have closed weeks as we monitor what’s going on that we are takto a “dinner type atmosphere.â€? at risk, Ms. Zick said. manyand victims in its wake, asitisin businessman closures will be in place between Petersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Sol-information on ilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac- ing the appropriate steps along with our state and Anyone with so often the case with domestic 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. A detour will be vang including Chomp, Coffee House by Chomp, s to the many Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Bar- local partners.â€? the shooting is asked to contact violence homicides andThe other available in both directions at Cat email: jgrega@newspress.com the Sheriff’s Office, at 805-681LOMPOC — Santa Barbara cases of intimate partner abuse,â€? Canyon Road. 4171. To leave an anonymous tip, County District Attorney Joyce Ms. Dudley said in a statement. The tree project will include Š2020The The property information is derived from sources variousthat sources that may but not be limited county records and the Multiple Service, Š2020 property information hereinherein is derived from various may include, but include, not be limited to, county recordsto,and the Multiple Listing Service, and itListing may include apand it may Although include approximations. Although information believed accurate, is notit without warranted andverification. you should relyagents uponaffiliated it without proximations. the information is believed to bethe accurate, it is not iswarranted andtoyoubeshould not relyit upon personal Realnotestate withpersonal Coldwell visit www.sbsheriff.org/home/ Dudley announced Friday that “Here, a life sentence for the intermittent full daytime and verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. 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Banker Real Estate LLC Coldwell Luxury the Coldwell Global Luxury logo service marks are registered pending registrations owned by Coldwell Terry, of Lompoc, pleaded guilty will never placate or heal her for bridge demolition and the — Mitchell White installation of girders. The to murder. devastated family, but it is the Mr. Terry also pleaded guilty to appropriate disposition to this closures are expected to take three counts of assault by means horrible crime.â€? place in May, July, and October of force likely to produce great of 2021, and January and April of — Mitchell White bodily injury, as well as a special 2022, officials said. allegation that he personally used A shuttle service will be a firearm in the commission of the provided for pedestrians, murder. bicyclists and those using LOS ALAMOS — A project COUNTY The chargesAGES stem from the COUNTY CITIES COUNTY CASES CA. wheelchairs during the closure to reconstruct the bridges on March 0-17 25, 2020, shooting death 21 of AT A SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 of the 135. Traffic delays are not Highway 101 at the interchange his girlfriend, 18-year-old Sarah GLANCE 18-29 84 SANTA BARBARA 57 expected to exceed 15 minutes. with State Route 135 in Los Stoffle, CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 of Lompoc. 183 GOLETA 7 Electronic message boards will Alamos will begin on Monday. GOLETA — The second victim Mr. Terry appeared at Lompoc 50-69 167 ISLA VISTA 1 be posted to advise all travelers Motorists will encounter onefrom the Jan. 7 shooting on Superior Court via Zoom on 70-PLUS 41 CASES OVERALL / THURS. about the lane closures and GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13 way reversing traffic control on Burtis Street in unincorporated Friday, along with other parties ANNOUNCED THURSDAY detours. the 135 between Main Street and SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 Goleta has died from his injuries, and family members of the victim Call For More Info (805) 736-6719 The contractor for the $10 San Antonio Boulevard from 8 authorities said. LOMPOC 84 and the defendant. COUNTY STATUS DEATHS OVERALL THURS. million project is Cal Portland a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, The Santa Barbara/County During the hearing, Angelica LOMPOC FED. PRISON 106 AT HOME 75 as well as during overnight hours Construction, of Santa Maria. The Sheriff’s Department announced Stoffle, Sarah’s mother, described TESTS DATE SANTA 135 WE TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS, &MARIA HEAVY EQUIPMENT RECOVERED 376 TOP 3 that IN COUNTIES from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to project is expected to be complete Friday 19-year-old Jasper her daughter as, “Such a ORCUTT 36 HOSPITALIZED 33 LOS ANGELES 23,233 Caltrans officials. by summer of 2022. Pieter van der Meulen died beautiful person; she was smart, ANY CONDITION CASH! WE PICK UP FREE! NORTH UNINCORP. 25 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 12 RIVERSIDE 4,031 Tree work will begin the week on Thursday. 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Earlier this week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, WS-PRESS STAFF REPORT introduced a bill to permanently ban oil and gas drilling in federal waters off the coast of California, n a dramatic change after a Oregon and Washington. dnesday night memo from the The bill, West Coast Ocean ifornia Police Chiefs AssociaProtection Act, was con indicated that Gov. Newsom sponsored by Sens. Alex uld be closing all beaches and Padilla, D-California, Ron te parks, the governor indicated Wyden, D-Oregon, Jeff Merkley, t only beaches in Orange County D-Oregon, Patty Murray, uld be suffering that fate. D-Washington, Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, Bob Menendez, Bottom line, that was their D-New Jersey, Cory Booker, mo. That memo never got to D-New Jersey, Edward J. Markey, ,� Gov. Newsom said at his daily D-Massachusetts, and Bernie ess conference. Sanders, I-Vermont. That allows Santa Barbara CounCongressman Jared Huffman, and the city of Santa Barbara to D-California is expected to ntinue to govern the beaches introduce companion legislation ng the South Coast, which will in the House. The bill was introduced as main open, as long as physical President Joe Biden issued tancing is followed. an executive order to create a Those that are doing good work, temporary moratorium on new — Mitchell White want to reward that work,� Gov. federal oil and gas drilling leases, wsom said. including federal waters off the West Coast. Sen. Feinstein’s bill would make the moratorium anta Barbara County, permanent in federal waters along the West Coast preventing future y the numbers administrations from overturning The Santa Barbara County PubSANTA MARIA — The city of it, according to a news release. KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS Health Department announced Santa Maria Public Library has “California understands all new confirmed COVID-19 cases The weather will be sunny and in the 70s this weekend along the South Coast. updated its hours for passport too well the danger that offshore Thursday, bringing theCare, county’sOriental & Area Rugs, Carpet applications. drilling poses to our oceans are Starting confirmed COVID-19 positive. al to 495. er than in person. Monday, citizens and coastal economies,� Sen. 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endall Conrad has combined her talent as an accessory designer with her concern about climate change to create a new piece of jewelry. It’s called the Project Zero Pendant, a rounded rectangular-shaped pendant made of solid brass, sterling silver or 14-karat gold with an embossed design on a natural brown leather cord. Proceeds from the pendants, which cost $200 each, benefit Project Zero, a London-based organization that is working to protect and restore the ocean. “Every pendant comes with your own unique ocean coordinates, which we will send to you after your purchase, signifying your adoption of a piece of the ocean. Your coordinates are one square kilometer of the ocean that we are working to restore and protect and make progress in the fight against climate crisis,” said Ms. Conrad. The former local resident’s passion for the ocean developed while growing up in a home on the beach at Rincon Point with her parents, Mary Conrad, and the late Barnaby Conrad, a well-known American author, artist, editor, bullfighter and filmmaker. Mr. Conrad founded the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. “The ocean is the blue heart of our planet, supplying oxygen, absorbing carbon, creating jobs, food and endless beauty. It is our biggest ally against the climate crisis,” Ms. Conrad told the News-Press. “Project Zero has set out to create a global network of ocean sanctuaries to provide resilience to the devastating effects of the climate crisis.” She became involved with Project Zero last summer after meeting its founder. “I decided to create the pendant with a meaningful design that had a big enough concept to represent the ocean. The embossed symbols on the pendant represent the earth, sun and ocean,” said Ms. Conrad during a phone interview from her home in Venice, Calif., where the longtime Montecito resident moved last year with her husband, David Cameron, and their two daughters, Luisa, 23, and Fernanda, 20. “We hated to leave Montecito, but it just made more sense to move to the Los Angeles area since I have my store in Brentwood and design handbags for Vince Camuto, and David is a fashion photographer, filmmaker and interior designer,” said Ms. Conrad, who attended Laguna Blanca School and graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. She left UCLA to model for John Casablancas in New York City, Milan and Paris, returning to Santa Barbara in 1997 when her first child was born. Ms. Conrad pointed out that “the ocean accounts for 70% of our planet but only about 2% of its waters are fully protected, and the vast majority of existing ocean sanctuaries are either poorly managed or not looked after at all. Today the ocean is sick. We need to restore the ocean to health to save our planet. “The ocean is our planet’s life support system. Every second breath we take comes from the ocean, which makes the clouds that make rain and snow to give us fresh water. Over one billion people daily rely on the ocean as a source of food and countless others for their livelihoods. Please see zero on A5

John Pearson wears the pendant. Proceeds are benefiting Project Zero, an international organization working to protect the ocean.

The symbols on the pendant represent the earth, sun and ocean. The pendant is a rounded rectangular-shaped pendant made of solid brass, sterling silver or 14karat gold.

The Project Zero Pendant, worn here by Ella Thayer, reflects designer Kendall Conrad’s passion for protecting the world’s oceans.

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“The ocean is our planet’s life support system. Every second breath we take comes from the ocean, which makes the clouds that make rain and snow to give us fresh water,” said Kendall Conrad, a former Montecito resident who is helping oceanic efforts with her Project Zero Pendant.

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Continued from Page A4 “The ocean stores carbon and regulates the climate. The ocean gives us life. It represents 99% of all liveable space on our planet, yet only 2% is strongly protected. No ocean, no life.” According to Ms. Conrad, “It’s time to show the ocean some love. The ocean needs safe havens where

it can replenish and fortify itself against climate change, overfishing and pollution.” email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

FYI Project Zero Pendants are available at www.kendallconraddesign.com. They cost $200 each, and all proceeds benefit Project Zero, which works to protect and restore the ocean.

Three key leaders at the Santa Barbara Symphony have committed to remaining in their roles for another five years, with hopes to grow the program in the future. Newly appointed symphony President and CEO Kathryn Martin will lead the symphony over the next five years. Ms. Martin stepped in as the symphony’s interim CEO in May to help lead the organization through the pandemic prior to her recent promotion to president and CEO. During her 30-year career, Ms. Martin has led numerous arts organizations as an interim CEO, including the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, among others. Music and Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti has also pledged to remain in his symphony position for the next five years. During the pandemic, Mr. Kabaretti took innovative steps to bring the symphony’s music into local’s homes by broadcasting symphony performances and offering online music classes. “One of our most important learnings during the pandemic is that our community not only misses live music and symphony concerts, but they treasure the symphony family, and the personal connection to the people involved, particularly

the musicians,” Mr. Kabaretti said in a statement. “What we’ve witnessed throughout this new season, during which we’ve combined live orchestra performances with conversations with musicians, behind-the-scenes moments, and collaborations within our community, is that now we are really able to tell our story, and how wonderful and compelling our story truly is.” Janet Garufis, a leader on the symphony’s Board of Directors, will also remain in her position for the next five years. As the chair and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, Ms. Garufis brings the benefit of her more than 45 years of financial leadership. Last spring, the symphony also announced the addition of principal clarinetist Don Foster to the board of directors. Mr. Foster has been a part of the orchestra for 24 years, and he is the only musician currently sitting on the board of directors. “This is an exciting time, and I’m incredibly honored to be entrusted to lead the Santa Barbara Symphony, and energized to be doing so with Nir and Janet. The three of us share a deep commitment to bring both joy and inspiration to what is my new hometown,” Ms. Martin said in a statement. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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From left, Kathryn Martin, Nir Kabaretti and Janet Garufis are leaders at the Santa Barbara Symphony who have committed to building the organization over the next five years.

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History elected two new trustees, Melissa Fassett and Corinne Heyning Laverty, to its Board of Executive Committee Officers Tuesday. Ms. Fassett is a partner with the law firm of Prince, Postel & Parma LLP and has been an attorney in Santa Barbara for 25 years. She has been an active board member on a number of local boards including the Lobero Theatre Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara and now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Ms. Fassett and her husband live in the foothills of Santa Barbara and are supportive of the museum’s goal to preserve history for years to come. Ms. Laverty is a research associate and fellow at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles County, an associate of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation and a member of the All Eight Club. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her graduate degrees from the University of Southern California. Most of her professional career was spent at the MUFG Union Bank, N.A. where she was a lender in risk management and

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Treasury prior to her retirement. Throughout her years, Ms. Laverty has spent time serving on conservation boards at the Aquarium of the Pacific and Marine Conservation Research Institute. She is also the author of Los Angeles Times bestseller “The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey.” A number of officers also plan to continue through the year. Continuing officers include

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Terrence Valeski as board chair, Chris Knowlton as immediate past chair, and Salvatore “Tory” Milazzo as vice chair for finance. New officers include Brad Willis as secretary, Susan Parker as vice chair for development, Vanesa Faciane as vice chair for governance and Hank Mitchel as member at large. email: mhirneisen@newspress. com

Guadalupe seeks more money for park GUADALUPE — Leroy Park requires additional funding to supplement its $4.1 million grant toward renovations. To help, the public can donate money or pay for a variety of items such as memorial benches and naming rights. The city of Guadalupe applied for the grant in 2017 and was awarded it in 2018. Construction began in August 2020, but the

construction costs increased between the application in 2017 and groundbreaking in 2020. To help complete the project, the public can donate funds or purchase memorial trees for $300; memorial benches for $1,100; donation bricks for $500 and naming rights for various costs. Additional projects the city hopes to fund are: picnic areas, phase two site improvements,

playground, adult exercise area, front and back fields, earthen amphitheater, west parking improvements and a multi-use addition. For more information, contact Sonia Rios-Ventura at 805-3563906 or soniariosventura@rcdcc. org or visit losamigosdeguadalupe. org. — Annelise Hanshaw

Bank CEO appointed to national council SANTA MARIA — The Federal Reserve has announced the members of the 2021 Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. Janet Silveria, president and CEO of Community Bank of Santa Maria, is one of 12 selected to serve on the board. The Board of Governors created the advisory council to give perspectives on the economy, lending conditions and other depository issues. Members represent banks, thrift institutions

and credit unions and serve on new local advisory councils at Federal Reserve banks. Joining Ms. Silveria on the board are: board president Dorothy A. Savarese of Orleans, Mass.; Erik Beguin of Austin, Tx.; Dabney T.P. Gilliam, Jr. of Phenix, Va.; Brad Koehn of Lincoln, Neb.; Shari Laven of Alexandria, Minn.; Kent A. Liechty of Berne, Ind.; Faheem A. Masood of Rochester, N.Y.; David R. Melville III of Baton Rouge, La.; Margaret Oldner of

Little Rock, Ark.; T. Michael Price of Indiana, Pa.; Jeane M. Vidoni of Perkasie, Pa. “It’s a pretty big deal not only for our bank but for all community banks. Janet will make a fine addition to their board, and we will get great local representation,” Jim Glines, Community Bank of Santa Maria chairman of the board, said in a statement. — Annelise Hanshaw

‘My Heart is Like a Zoo’ available for Valentine’s Day SANTA MARIA— The Santa Maria Public Library is offering craft packs inspired by Michael Hall’s book, “My Heart is like a Zoo,” just in time for Valentine’s Day. The craft packs will include materials to make a variety of

animals from the shape of a heart. Registration begins today on the Library Online Event Calendar at www. cityofsantamaria.org/library or by calling 805-925-0994. Packs can be picked up during sidewalk service hours today through

Feb. 6. Registration for craft packs also includes a link to the weekly Story Time Live on Feb. 10, which will include a reading of “My Heart is Like a Zoo.” — Madison Hirneisen

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LIBRA — If you’ve been thinking about studying astrology, Libra, this is the day to do it. Even if you already know the field, you might decide to branch out into a newer or more radical aspect, such as Draconic or galactic astrology. You will learn more quickly and retain more of what you learn, so no matter what interests you, this is the day to put some effort into learning more about it. SCORPIO — Your innate sense of adventure is active today, Scorpio. Travel is on your mind. You and some friends may kick around ideas for an unconventional trip to an exotic place, such as sailing to Tahiti. The urge could pass, but it might not. Do some research and find out what your options really are. It might not work out as you visualized, but a little adventure could do you some good. SAGITTARIUS — Career matters may involve some touchy circumstances that require ingenious methods to solve, Sagittarius. You’re in the right frame of mind to come up with them. You’re definitely up for a challenge, and you will probably dig right in and come up with lots of great ideas. These concepts will not only get you through the current situation but also prove useful in the future. Go to it. CAPRICORN — A social event could bring you into contact with some interesting people in fascinating fields, Capricorn, some from distant places. Discussions could turn you on to one or more new interests, which you will probably want to pursue later. You might receive an invitation to visit an exotic place. If you’re single, you could meet a potential lover. This will be an evening to remember. AQUARIUS — A burst of physical energy might have you spending hours working out today, Aquarius. You might decide to try a new and ambitious exercise program. Take care not to push yourself past your limits. A heightened sense of adventure combines with a powerful desire to be fit, and it might drive you to exhaustion if you aren’t careful. You have to learn to crawl before you learn to walk. PISCES — Are you involved in an ambitious, creative project of some kind, Pisces? You might have so much to do that you decide to take on a partner, if you haven’t already. When you and this person work together, the whole is definitely greater than the sum of the parts. Without him or her, you might try to do the whole project yourself, which won’t do you or the project any good.

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Gauchos keep guard up to post seventh-straight win By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

UCSB’s defense threw up another stop sign on Friday in what is becoming a month-long road trip in men’s basketball. The Gauchos got UC Davis to miss its first 12 shots and led from the opening tip to post their seventh-straight victory, 72-51. “In the first half, our guys really, really defended at an incredible level,� coach Joe Pasternack said. “We had an unbelievable energy and intensity about us.� UCSB (11-3, 5-2 Big West Conference) out-shot the Aggies (3-4, 0-1) 58.8% to 31% and outrebounded them 36-30. The Gauchos have won their last three road games by a margin of 27.3 points. UCSB won’t play its next home game until Feb. 19-20 since Long Beach State, next week’s scheduled opponent, was put on a two-week pause for receiving a positive COVID-19 test on Friday. Neither UCSB nor Davis could find the range during the first five minutes. Although Miles Norris rattled in a three-pointer to start the game, the Gauchos missed their next five attempts from the field and first two free throws. The Aggies didn’t get their first points until Damion Squire made two free throws with 13:07 left in the first half. They didn’t score their first basket until the 11:37 mark. An alley-oop dunk by Josh Pierre-Louis on Ajare Sanni’s lob gave UCSB a 7-0 lead. The margin increased to doubledigits, 15-4, on back-to-back threes by Devearl Ramsey. B.J. Shaw, the son of UCSB Hall of Famer Brian Shaw, got the Aggies to within 15-9 by hooking in a basket. He responded to his first start of the season with seven points and a game-high nine rebounds, while Squire led all scorers with 14 points. But threes by Sanni and JaQuori McLaughlin fueled a 13-0 run for the Gauchos. PierreLouis’ fast-break basket got their lead up to 28-9. McLaughlin finished the first half with a flourish, banking in a runner and then assisting Ramsey’s layup for a 36-16 lead. The two senior guards scored 11 points apiece, as did Sanni. Norris and Amadou Sow each added 10 points. Ramsey, who entered the game ranked third nationally with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 5.0, finished with four assists

and no turnovers. McLaughlin led all players with five assists. “Not only is Devearl not turning the ball over, his number of assists are skyrocketing,� Pasternack said. “It’s what a point guard does — make everybody else better, hit open shots and lead his team to victory. “More importantly, Devearl Ramsey has become the head of our team defense. He’s leading us in a way that doesn’t show up in the box score, with his effort pressuring their guards. Ezra Manjon is an all-league guy and the job Devearl did on him was through the roof.� Manjon, who entered the game with a 17.8-point average, was held to five points on 2-for-9 shooting. Sow, who made 5-of-6 shots, just missed his fifth-straight double-double with a team-high eight rebounds. UCSB held Davis to 18.8% shooting (6-for-32) overall and 14.3% from the three-point line during the first half. Three straight Gaucho turnovers opened the door to an 8-0 run for the Aggies early in the second half, giving them hope at 45-33. “We really let our guard down,� Pasternack said. “We lost the first three of what we call four-minute wars in the second half. “Thirteen turnovers are as many as we’ve had all year, and it fueled their fast break and kept them in the game.� But a hook shot by Sow and five straight points by Norris, which he punctuated with a tomahawk dunk, got UCSB’s margin up to 52-37. Sow converted back-to-back post moves and Destin Barnes scored off Ramsey’s pass to increase the lead to 64-43. “We got the ball to Amadou when they went on their run,� Pasternack said. “Our guys executed pretty well from that standpoint.� The two teams will start over at 0-0 today at 4 p.m. when they play the second game of their double-header. “The one word we’re using for this entire season is ‘attitude,’� Pasternack said. “The mental to the physical is four-to-one, and the toughest team mentally is the one that’s going to win. “That couldn’t be any more true for tomorrow night. We have to have the right attitude going into tomorrow’s game.� email: mpatton@newspress.com

UCSB’s Danae Miller finished with 15 points and had only two turnovers in Friday’s loss to UC Davis. She also drew six fouls in the game.

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UC Davis pulls away in the second half to down UCSB By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Playing its first game in nearly two weeks, the UCSB women’s basketball team faced a tough challenge on Friday night at home against four-time defending Big West Conference champion UC Davis. Early on, things looked promising for the Gauchos after they built a double-digit lead. But the Aggies made late surges at the end of the first half and the end of the game to win 67-65. It kept UCSB winless at home this season. “We don’t lose the game in the end, we lose the game in the second quarter,� Gaucho coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “We have a 12-point lead and (we struggled) with their 2-2-1 press. We shouldn’t be turning the ball over against the press, but we’ve struggled with it.� UCSB got off to a great start, going on a 12-2 run to take a 22-10 lead in the first quarter. In the second quarter, however, things changed because of the Aggies’ pressure on defense and the Gauchos ineffectiveness at getting the open looks they had in the first quarter. “We were undisciplined (in the second quarter), and then we go through a stretch of horrendous, not poor, horrendous offensive possessions and (UC Davis) is back in it,� Henrickson said. UCSB also had a tough time with the Aggies’ size advantage inside, especially in the second and fourth quarters. “This is not the only night we’ve seen that,� Henrickson said of her smaller team that has just one player over 6-feet tall. “We’re not going to get bigger and taller overnight. We’ve got to get tough on the ball and be more active. “You say that, but it’s a one-possession game (at the end) and we need a stop and they get a layup, and then it turns into a twopossession game.� UCSB has a shot at redemption when the two teams play again today at 4 p.m. at the Thunderdome. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. “We’ve got the quick turnaround and we’ll

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Cicely Tyson inspired others as a pioneering actress By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

There are moments that define the struggle for civil rights. One is Rosa Parks refusing to sit in the back of a bus. Another is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s history-changing “I Have A Dream” speech. A third moment comes from a work of fiction, but it remains profound and authentic. In the 1974 movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” the title character, a 110-yearold former slave, defies segregation laws and drinks from a water fountain with the sign “whites only.” Cicely Tyson portrayed Miss Jane Pitman with a sense of dignity, grace and courage — all qualities that the award-winning actress had in her own life. Ms. Tyson died Thursday. She was 96. She leaves a legacy of parts that spoke to the struggle for equality, such as her portrayal of Binta, Kunta Kinte’s mother, in the 1977 ABC miniseries “Roots.” She received an Emmy nomination for the role. LeVar Burton, the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” actor who played young Kunta Kinte, praised Ms. Tyson. “She was quite simply one of the most beautiful and talented women of her generation,” Mr. Burton wrote in an article in Variety. “Elegance, style and natural grace oozed effortlessly from every pore of her being, but the word that describes her best in my mind is, regal. She was royalty with a capital ‘R.’” Her fans included former President Barack Obama, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Ms. Tyson was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Harlem,

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wish to play again later in the season, the second series will not count toward conference standings. Volleyball’s regular season will conclude on April 17, with the Big West Tournament running from April 22-24 at Hawaii’s SimpliFi Arena at Sheriff Center. Women’s water polo teams will play each Big West opponent once during the conference season which begins March 12. Teams will have the option of adding a second, non-conference match against their conference opponent. Conference matches may be played earlier in the schedule if mutually agreed. If teams move up their contests and then wish to play again later in the season, it will not count toward conference standings. In addition, any matches scheduled between Big West opponents outside of the conference schedule footprint would also be deemed non-conference. Women’s water polo will conclude its regular season on April 25, with the Big West Championships to follow from April 30 to May 2. The Big West will also conduct championships in the sports of men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s beach volleyball. Butterly said that all institutions will continue adherence to medical and COVID-19 testing protocols established by the Big West Conference based on CDC, NCAA, federal, state and local guidelines. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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the daughter of Fredericka (Huggins) Tyson, a domestic worker, and William Augustine Tyson, who, among other occupations, was a painter and carpenter. Ms. Tyson was discovered by an Ebony magazine photographer, and that launched her successful career as a fashion model. Her first acting part came on the small screen: NBC’s “Frontiers of Faith” in 1951. Five years later, she got her first movie part in “Carib Gold.” Her first stage role came in 1958 with “Dark of the Moon” at the Harlem YMCA. Ms. Tyson joined a cast with several stars for French playwright Jean’s Genet’s “The Blacks.” Other actors varied from Maya Angelou to James Earl Jones and Louis Gossett Jr. In 1963, Ms. Tyson was the only black actor who was the regular member of a network TV series at the time. She portrayed Jane Foster,

the secretary to a social worker, played by George C. Scott, in CBS’ “East Side/West Side.” As starring roles finally went to black women in the early 1970s, Ms. Tyson became more famous. She got an Oscar nomination for her role as Rebecca Morgan in “Sounder,” set in the Depression. Ms. Tyson played the devoted wife of a sharecropper jailed for stealing a piece of meat to feed his family. Her love for acting lasted a lifetime. In 2013, at age 88, Ms. Tyson won the Tony for best leading actress in a play for the revival of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful.” She also played Constantine Jefferson in an award-winning 2016 movie about confronting bigotry in the South: “The Help.” And since 2014, she had the recurring role of Ophelia Harkness on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder.” She continued to impress everyone; she received no fewer than five Emmy nominations for that one role. In a post on Instagram, Viola Davis, who starred in both “The Help” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” praised Ms. Tyson for inspiring black women. “You gave me permission to dream … because it was only in my dreams that I could see the possibilities in myself.” Ms. Davis wrote that she felt devastated with the loss of Ms. Tyson. “I loved you so much!! You were everything to me.” Ms. Tyson shared her thoughts with the world right up to the final week of her life. This week, her memoir, “Just As I Am” (HarperCollins), was released, and Ms. Tyson was promoting it with TV interviews. Nearly until her last moment, she had something profound to say, and she said it all with grace, dignity and courage. email: dmason@newspress.com

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SCHECK, Martha Lee

Martha Lee Scheck was born in New Mexico and brought with her to California a fondness for turquoise and Hatch peppers. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and continued her study of architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright at Talisen West. She built some wonderful houses in BelAir and Palm Springs. When she moved with her family to Santa Barbara, she added a law degree to her credentials. A photo of the 1973 Santa Barbara Bar Association hangs in the courthouse. Martha and one other are the only women in that picture. Somehow, about this time, she got her pilot’s license, dyed her hair red and the adventures really began. There’s a story of a boat she ran onto the rocks and a long wait for a rescue. Some of her friends tell of the time she landed, briefly, in an Italian jail. Martha shared her life with her sister Routh……that’s not a misspelling, it is a tiny village in Yorkshire from which Martha and Routh’s mother Ethyl Garrett’s family came…….. Routh’s life was spent in a wheelchair, and Martha must have pushed that chair 1,000 miles or more. No wheelchair was going to keep the Scheck Girls from the life they wanted. They took road trips together through Mexico and Europe and visited the polar bears in Canada. They entertained graciously, always dressed up and celebrated Fiesta and, and were a formidable team of real estate investors. Looking at these sisters people might have reflected how fortunate Routh was to have Martha. Martha saw it very differently. Routh was her best friend, her business partner, her co-conspirator. They shared everything, especially their love of dogs. There was Shawn, the collie and Beau the poodle, who sneaked off to Ethyl Barrymore’s house next door for treats and Greta, wonderful, much beloved Greta, a soft coated Wheaton who was there beside Martha when Routh was gone. Martha’s generosity and activism saved countless canine lives and helped to make Santa Barbara a kinder, safer place for lost and abandoned animals. Martha leaves behind her nephew Christopher Scheck and Mary McNeill Scheck, her niece Jennifer Lee (nee Scheck) and Gary Lee, a grandniece, two grand nephews and a great-grandniece. And so many loving friends who will hold the memory of Martha in the amazing garden she created where the ponds are filled with yellow water lilies, a tree shades a carpet of yellow cymbidiums and the mountains reach toward the yellow sun dancing on the water to the music of windchimes.

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Continued from Page A1 check them out. It’s a beautiful sight.” Heal the Ocean Executive Director Hillary Hauser told the News-Press that the nonprofit organization has been paying for a street sweeping service on Channel Drive and looking for solutions to homelessness in the city. In her view, the encampments are a big problem and result in a lot of the trash in the ocean. “The homeless population has grown, of course, by leaps and bounds with the current pandemic and the current joblessness, so something’s got to happen,” she said. “We’ve got water coming from everywhere washing the whole town. It’s really, really hard to control sources.” Ms. Hauser said the group has brainstormed many ideas to house the unsheltered and works with local fire departments to clean out camps, particularly those that pose fire hazards, and helps fund agencies that assist the homeless population as well. Health the Ocean Advisory Board member Harry Rabin also created an interactive map with all the homeless camps

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near the southern coast of the county. “Of course, what we would like to do is get everybody sheltered, and we’ve talked about everything from a 20-acre site to building a tent village with an infirmary and a cafeteria,” she said. “All of that is still on the table, but the sanitation thing is really horrendous because of all that stuff in Mission Creek, in Arroyo Burro… They

(encampments) are practically everywhere and they don’t have sanitation. So if we’re under orders not to touch, that’s a problem.” The city encourages residents to ensure the trash they’re throwing away makes it into the cans, and to be generally responsible when it comes to picking up trash. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

center median, said Capt. Daniel Bertucelli, fire spokesman. Both occupants in the vehicle that rolled over were able to self extricate. One person was transported to the hospital by a private vehicle, while the other fell into cardiac arrest, Capt. Bertucelli said. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures at the scene, but the person was declared dead. All other occupants suffered minor or no injuries in the collision. The cause of the collision is under investigation. — Mitchell White

refrigerated and not frozen for up to three months and have this kind of success with just a single dose, which was its design, I think, is very, very encouraging,” she said. Dr. Fitzgibbons said she also thinks it’s important for the public to remember that the 95% success rate of the mRNA vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna “was absolutely unprecedented in the world of clinical vaccine trials.” “We were pleased historically if we had a flu vaccine that hit between 40 and 60% at one time,” she said. “If the mRNA vaccines, because of their storage requirements and the need for two vaccines, cannot be given to a large group of people, it doesn’t matter if they’re 100% effective. It’s 0% effective for those people that can’t get it, so if we have the ability to vaccinate a larger percentage of the population because of the more practical feasibility of the J&J vaccine, I think 72% is still a very, very good result.” She added that it’s possible that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines’ efficacy rate were so high because they had second doses.

“If the J&J was to be replicated with a booster dose, from just a pure immunology perspective, we would absolutely expect it to improve that 72% upwards. Whether that would increase it to 95% or 80% or 99%, I don’t think anyone knows,” Dr. Fitzgibbons said. She concluded saying that she thinks this news is good and could help Santa Barbara and the nation get the curve under control before any COVID variants get a strong foothold in any of the local communities. “There are obviously large parts of our communities across the country which have not had good access to vaccines,” she said. “I think that as we diversify the vaccine products that we have access to, as we increase our supply, as we increasingly see vaccines that can be used in deeper corners of our communities without such strict repeat dosing requirements and deep freezer requirements, I really think is nothing but positive in the ongoing fight to try to protect as much of our community as possible.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Expert on new vaccine: ‘I think 72% is still a very, very good result’ units to reach out to homeless or other vulnerable populations where a follow up for the second dose can be difficult to guarantee).” Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, a Cottage Health infectious disease specialist, said she’s “very excited” to hear the news, but added that it’s important to remember that this vaccine is very different from the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines the country is already using. “We’re comparing apples to oranges,” she told the News-Press. “The mRNA vaccines have been very effective, but they’re designed differently.” She said that because mRNA vaccines have to be stored in very cold temperatures, they’re not feasible in some parts of the world and the U.S. because they require such large logistical operations to ensure a huge population of people can receive not just one dose, but two. “The fact that the J&J vaccine can be

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LOS ALAMOS — A person died after suffering a medical emergency following a multi-vehicle collision Friday night on Highway 101 south of Los Alamos, authorities said. The collision was reported around 7:05 p.m. Friday on the north side of the 101 in the Twin Oaks area, about two miles north of the 101 interchange with State Route 154. Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews responded and located three vehicles involved in the collision, including one vehicle that rolled over into the

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STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

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Wind north-northeast 4-8 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 12 seconds. Visibility clear.

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 124,432 acre-ft. Elevation 727.23 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 0.0 acre-ft. Inflow 423.1 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +1379 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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