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Palihouse hotel opens
Biden addresses the press Local GOP chair reacts to president’s statements on the border situation By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The 46th president of the United States held his first press conference with reporters on Thursday. He shared his plans to run for re-election in 2024, double his vaccine goals to 200 million doses in his first 100 days in office and develop an infrastructure plan. The conference was just about an hour in length, and President Joe Biden answered questions regarding the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Senate’s filibuster, and foreign relations with China and Afghanistan. No questions were asked about the COVID-19 pandemic. “The next major initiative is — and I’ll be announcing it Friday in Pittsburgh in detail — is to rebuild both physical and technological infrastructure of this country so
that we can compete and create significant numbers of really good paying jobs,” President Biden told reporters. Neither the Santa Barbara County Democratic chair, Darcel Elliott, nor the party organization responded by deadline to multiple requests from the News-Press for comment. However, County Republican Chair Bobbi McGinnis offered her thoughts on the president’s press conference. She told the NewsPress, “My general reaction was, ‘Wow, this is quite different than the Trump press conferences.’” The chairwoman said she thought “the whole tone was completely different” and that President Biden was “befuddled, sometimes confused and lost his train of thought.” Her main concerns were with the inaccuracies in some of his Please see BIDEN on A3
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The new Palihouse Santa Barbara hotel opened on Garden Street this month. The hotel has only 24 rooms, offering an intimate getaway in the heart of the city.
Downtown business provides easy access to SB sites
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President Joe Biden, seen here in 2017 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, held his first press conference Thursday with reporters since he was inaugurated. Santa Barbara County Republican Chair Bobbi McGinnis said she had concerns with some inaccurate statistics he cited, specifically referring to the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
SBPD PIO inquiry continues The guest rooms at the Palihouse are spacious and comfortable, giving guests a residential-style getaway.
By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
The new Palihouse Santa Barbara hotel opened earlier this month, offering a residential-style getaway for guests in the heart of downtown. Located at 915 Garden St., the boutique hotel has 24 rooms, outfitted with soaking tubs, kitchenettes, Italian linen sheets and fireplaces. The Palihouse common areas, such as the lobby, the bar, the cafe and the outdoor courtyard spaces, are petite, giving guests an intimate setting to relax and take in the city. The location provides easy access to the sites of Santa Barbara, including State Street, East Beach and the Mission, while also maintaining a residential charm. It’s for this reason Avi Brosh, the founder and CEO of the Palisociety brand, decided Garden Street would be the perfect place for the hotel’s inaugural site on the South Coast.
Police chief calls magazine’s corrections ‘interesting’
The boutique hotel has 24 rooms, outfitted with soaking tubs, kitchenettes, Italian linen sheets and fireplaces. “We loved the fact that this feels very neighborhood residential,” Mr. Brosh told the News- Press. “In that way, it feels like we’re sort of part of the community and the neighborhood. For us, when we had the opportunity to acquire this building, we felt really comfortable where it was and we felt we could create something that had a downtown Santa Please see hotel on A2
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In addition to a pool, courtyard and cafe, the Palihouse also has a cocktail bar. Guests can order drinks to enjoy poolside.
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The investigation into the Santa Barbara Police Department’s civilian spokesperson Anthony Wagner remains ongoing, and since it was launched earlier this week, Los Angeles Magazine has issued several corrections to the bombshell story that put him on administrative leave. The most notable correction by the magazine was that the first version incorrectly identified Micah Anderson as an owner of a dispensary, Golden Gate Greens, who was determined not to be involved at all with the dispensary or the application process for Santa Barbara. Interim Santa Barbara Police Chief Bernard Melekian said he is unable to provide any comments on the active investigation, but he did tell the News-Press Friday, “What I can say is that, obviously, the corrections were interesting.”
In total, 10 adjustments were made to the article from when it was originally published on March 12. Los Angeles Magazine only identified their correction regarding Mr. Anderson, and for the rest, the magazine wrote at the bottom of the story, “Several minor adjustments were made to the text of the story after publication.” While six of the 10 corrections had to do with amending the story to omit Mr. Anderson, four more adjustments — some slight — were made on other allegations. Mitchell Kriegman, the former Nickelodeon writer and producer who penned the article, alleged in the initial copy that Mr. Wagner played a part in Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo’s appearance at the protests of George Floyd’s death last summer. The original version of the article said: “Murillo had declined an invitation to march Please see inquiry on A2
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