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Future USS Santa Barbara delivered to U.S. Navy

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Austal USA delivered the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the U.S. Navy on July 21. LCS 32 is the 16th Independence-variant

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The future USS Santa Barbara, is the 16th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship delivered by Austal USA to the U.S. Navy.

Booker T. Brown: Pastor, Philanthropist and Athlete

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Booker T. Brown died on Monday, July 18, after battling an illness for several months.

He passed away with his wife, Jacqueline Mayfield-Brown, at his side on their wedding anniversary, at the Kindred Hospital in San

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 46 Starlink satellites takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base as on Friday.

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

SpaceX launched Starlink satellites at 10:39 a.m. Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base. It was the 32nd mission of 2022 ,and Starlink’s 53rd mission to date. It was SpaceX’s 170th mission overall. The weather was extremely foggy, but not enough to impact the launch.

The payload of 46 satellites was carried into low earth orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket.

Applause could be heard from the control room as liftoff was confirmed and the rocket accelerated out of earth’s atmosphere at supersonic speed. Stage separation was achieved less than three minutes after launch.

“Everything continues to look good for both the first and second stages…We can see

Gabriel Valley.

Mr. Brown’s football career began when he played at Santa Barbara High School and continued when he played for the Trojans at USC. The Trojans won the National Championship in 1972, when Mr. Brown was at USC. He was an offensive lineman in Please see BROWN on A4

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that the first stage on the left hand side of your screen has peaked and is now making its descent back to earth,” said the announcer.

The first stage re-entered the atmosphere and successfully landed, marking the 56th state one landing on SpaceX’s drone ship and the 125th Falcon 9 landing overall. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Superior Court judge announces retirement Judge Timothy J. Staffel has served 24 years as a judge in the Santa Maria division of the court. journalism and political science. He did postgraduate work in public finance and previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter (including two years as a sports writer for the Lompoc Record).

He received his law degree from the University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. Additionally, he was a partner with Richard L. Moomau in the law firm of Moomau & Staffel, with offices in Santa Maria and Ventura. The firm concentrated in the area of civil litigation with the emphasis on insurance defense, plaintiff’s personal injury and business litigation.

Before becoming a judge, Judge Staffel was elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in 1992 and re-elected in 1996.

He served as Fourth District Santa Barbara County Supervisor representing the Lompoc Valley and the Orcutt community from 1993 to 1998 and was Chairman of the Board in 1995. He served on the California Coastal Commission, appointed by Governor Wilson to represent the Central Coast Region, from 1995 to 1998, which, by statute, was filled by a locally elected government official.

Judge Staffel said bringing stability to county health care services in the Lompoc Valley, assisting in the establishment of

COVID-19 cases on the rise in SB County There continues to be a high level of COVID-19 transmission in Santa Barbara County. The BA.5 variant continues to be the dominant strain in the southern West Coast, as well as nationally.

Over the last seven days, the weekly average of reported PCR-confirmed cases has increased by 5.6%. This is thought to be an underreporting of cases in the county given increased availability of rapid antigen home tests that are often not reported

the Amtrak train stations in Lompoc and Guadalupe, helping to frame the Orcutt Community Plan and advocating for proper allocation of county services and funding for the North County region were among his proudest accomplishments during his years as fourth district supervisor.

“I sought to be as efficient as possible, be respectful of jurors’ time as they served as trial jurors (in criminal and civil cases), resolve contentious, frequently emotional family law cases as fairly as possible, often under difficult circumstances, and to always start court right on time and be prepared to deal with complicated legal issues,” said Judge Staffel concerning his time on the court.

Judge Staffel has been accepted into the California Assigned Judges Program and plans to assist the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County Superior Courts by sitting as an assigned judge there when requested.

Judge Staffel and his wife, Colleen, plan to remain in the area, where he has been an active member of the Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary Club for more than 20 years.

“There’s no better place than the Central Coast to live and work,” said Judge Staffel. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

to the Public Health Department.

COVID-19 levels have increased from medium to high in Santa Barbara County, according to CDC ratings.

This reflects an increase in new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, new COVID-19-related hospital admissions per 100,000 people and the percent of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. This increase is being seen across California.

There have been four deaths reported over the last week.

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Newsom signs California gun law modeled after Texas abortion legislation

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – California will soon enable citizens to sue individuals who make, sell or distribute certain firearms under a first-in-the-nation law signed Friday modeled after Texas’ controversial abortion bill.

The new law establishes a private right of action against any person who “manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports or imports into the state” assault weapons, unserialized firearms and .50 BMG rifles. Successful claimants

could receive up to $10,000 for each weapon or firearm precursor part in violation on top of attorney’s fees.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a bill modeled after Texas’ abortion law back in December, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the law. Texas’ abortion law allows citizens to sue anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion after a heartbeat is detected – around six weeks of pregnancy – and relies on private enforcement.

“If they’re going to use – Texas and Greg Abbott and their Republican leadership – if they’re

going to use this framework to put women’s lives at risk, we’re going to use it to save people’s lives here in the state of California,” Gov. Newsom said on Friday.

The bill is likely to be hit by swift legal challenges from gun rights advocates who say they are already preparing to challenge the law in court. Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, said the bill doesn’t have “a prayer of surviving a court challenge,” noting the recent Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Please see GUN LAW on A4

A new California law makes it easier to build housing at places of worship. An LA-based Jewish community is prepared

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

development at a new place of worship. Under the law, developers constructing a new place of worship could eliminate up to 50% of required spaces if they are building affordable housing on-site.

In a statement sent to The Center Square, Ms. Wicks said AB 2244 builds on existing law.

“AB 1851 has helped facilitate new affordable housing development from the Bay Area to San Diego. However, the bill did not apply to new sites where housing and places of worship are being built simultaneously,” Ms. Wicks said. “AB 2244 fixes this oversight by granting reduced parking requirements to religious institutions that are building new places of worship and affordable housing on their properties at the same time.”

For IKAR, the change represents a significant step in moving the project forward; the congregation can submit development plans to the city “with the number of parking spaces we actually want to build,” Ms. Wirtschafter said.

IKAR hopes to submit plans for the project within the next six to nine months and break ground by the end of 2023.

The congregation is one of several faith communities that supported the bill and plan to take advantage of it.

Michael Davitt, the director of Real Estate for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told The Center Square that before AB 1851 and AB 2244 became law, “it would be almost impossible to create any housing on parking lots as individual municipalities have their own parking restrictions, and most churches are [required to have] all those spaces in place.”

Mr. Davitt said that the church is currently looking at housing options on church-owned property, but nothing at the moment where either bill would apply. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is part of the California Catholic Conference, which supported the bill.

Other state lawmakers have floated additional proposals this year to address costly parking requirements, which can drive up the development cost by thousands of dollars. One such proposal would eliminate parking requirements for new development near major transit stops.

Ms. Wirtschafter said proposals to reduce minimum parking requirements for building projects are an essential step toward recognizing “how critical it is in the midst of a climate crisis and housing crisis that we lower barriers to building housing and make housing density cheaper.”

People’s Self-Help Housing receives $7,100 grant

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has received a grant of $7,100 from the City of Goleta. This funding will benefit PSHH’s Supportive Housing Program at properties throughout the area.

The Supportive Housing Program currently provides services to over 1,900 households in three counties through free, confidential case management from onsite service providers. The program also partners with over 70 area agencies connecting PSHH residents with local resources and area wellness programs.

These programs include the following: health screenings, counseling, mental health support, food distribution, rental assistance and wellness seminars.

“We are grateful for this funding which will allow us to continue to expand muchneeded resources for our residents. This will provide expanded opportunities and broader support to community members throughout the City of Goleta,” Rick Gulino, PSHH director of neighborhood development and resident services, said in a press release.

In order to meet the needs of residents, many of whom are transitioning from years of housing instability, PSHH combines compassionate property management with service-enriched supportive housing. Residents will have access to free and confidential clinical case management and onsite care. The team helps build capacity, well-being and personal resiliency and ensures residents have access to a wide network of regional resources.

To learn more about People’s Self-Help Housing and the Supportive Housing Program, visit https://www. pshhc.org. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

This funding will benefit PSHH’s Supportive Housing Program at properties throughout the area. The Program currently provides services to over 1,900 households in three counties.

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(The Center Square) – When IKAR, a Los Angeles Jewish community, purchased a piece of property four years ago, they began envisioning a synagogue home for themselves. The community, which has been a congregation for about 18 years now, never owned their own building.

As they began planning what their synagogue and community home would be, something else became clear.

“It became really evident to us that one of the very best things we could do as a faith community buying and owning property in Los Angeles was to figure out how to build permanent supportive housing and affordable housing on our site, alongside the home that we’re building for our own community,” IKAR Director of Community Organizing Brooke Wirtschafter told The Center Square.

The community decided to embark on plans to create supportive housing for homeless individuals living in Los Angeles. Their vision is to create a 55unit permanent supportive housing development that will be built concurrently with the synagogue, with hopes of it being completed by 2025.

But one barrier threatened to throw a wrench in their plans – costly parking requirements set by city zoning laws. The zoning rules meant IKAR built far more parking spaces than they wanted or needed, adding costs of up to $55,000 per parking space, Ms. Wirtschafter said.

An existing California law authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, signed in 2020 reduced parking requirements for religious institutions that build affordable housing on their property. This law, however, did not apply in IKAR’s case because the site was new and did not have existing parking.

Ms. Wirtschafter said she and other community members knew something had to change. They approached a few lawmakers about clarifying the law to make it possible for religious communities like IKAR to develop affordable housing with their new synagogue while taking advantage of parking requirement exemptions.

Inspired by IKAR’s situation, Ms. Wicks agreed to author Assembly Bill 2244.

The bill, which Gov. Newsom signed into law earlier this week, clarifies that “religious-use parking spaces” applies to both existing parking spaces and spaces required for a proposed

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Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Timothy J. Staffel has announced his retirement from the court effective Sunday.

Judge Staffel has served 24 years as a judge in the Santa Maria division of the court.

Judge Staffel was appointed to the superior court in June of 1998 by Governor Pete Wilson.

He presided over Department Three in Santa Maria for most of his career, handling a civil trial department assignment which included long-cause civil trials, family law and probate calendars during the majority of his time on the court.

During his career, Judge Staffel presided over virtually every category of court case, from small claims civil matters to criminal death penalty cases. He presided over a criminal trial department handling serious felony cases to misdemeanors for about eight years during his judicial career.

Judge Staffel served as the North County Supervising Civil Judge from 2008 to 2018.

He was also on the Superior Court Appellate panel for approximately a decade. In addition, he has participated as a panelist/instructor on numerous continuing education seminars on various legal topics over the years including civil litigation, family law and probate matters (including guardianship and conservatorship proceedings).

Judge Staffel received his BA from San Diego State University, where he majored in

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Nearly half of small businesses are in hiring freeze, citing inflation and costs

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Nearly half of small business owners are not willing to hire because of labor costs and “skyrocketing inflation,” a newly released small business report shows.

The small business network Alignable released its July Hiring report which found that “45% of small businesses (SMBs) are halting their hiring, largely because they say they can’t afford to add staff.

“This represents a significant hiring shift, and is largely a reaction to mounting

labor costs, skyrocketing inflation, fears of a recession, and rising interest rates,” the group said.

The report found 4% of small businesses are planning to lay off workers and that “some employers noted that they have learned to live without the extra staff, making other changes and/or working longer hours themselves.”

Alignable’s survey found the sentiment varied across industries, with 66% of gym owners reporting a hiring freeze.

“The same goes for 63% in real estate, 58% in transportation, 55% in the automotive sector, and 55% of retailers.”

Others are reducing staff, including 5% in

real estate and the automotive industry as well as 3% in retail. The hiring freeze also varies from state to state.

“The top 5 states most affected by the hiring slowdown are NJ (64%), FL (63%), TX (52%), VA (52%), and CA (49%),” Alignable said. “From 3% to 14% of all SMB owners in these states say they’ll be forced to lay off staff, as well.”

The survey comes after the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed consumer prices rose 9.1% in the past year, the highest in more than 40 years. Meanwhile, the BLS producer price index rose nearly the highest ever at 11.3% in the previous twelve months.

Supreme Court hands Texas another victory on immigration policies

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

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The Biden administration has yet to respond to the decision as of publication, however, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar had argued the states hadn’t presented evidence to “justify allowing the district court’s nationwide vacatur to continue in effect for a prolonged period while the court’s disruptive and unprecedented holdings are subject to appellate review.”

Since President Biden’s been in office, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has calculated that “It would take 14.5 years to deport just the aliens DHS has released under the Biden Administration, when we have near 1.9 million aliens eligible for deportation currently.”

Rep. Gaetz has asked Mr. Mayorkas to explain his plan to comply with federal law to deport those with removal orders.

At a congressional hearing earlier this year, Rep. Gaetz said, “1.2 million people are undetained, free, roaming about the country. They’ve gone before a judge. A judge has issued a final order of removal.

“How many ICE agents do you need to deport them?” he asked Mr. Mayorkas.

Mr. Mayorkas replied, “Congressman I think what we need is legislation to fix the broken immigration system.”

“Since the Biden administration cannot abolish the agency itself, they are dead set on destroying it from within,” Mr. Hauman argues.

According to an investigation by the Washington Examiner,

federal prosecutors working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been actively dropping deportation cases that don’t comply with Mr. Mayorkas’ directive. So far, they’re on track to “effectively pardon 1 million people by 2024,” its investigation found.

ICE attorneys have been throwing out tens of thousands of at least 2 million backlogged cases currently before immigration courts, its investigation found, which one prosecutor describes as “de facto amnesty.”

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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas another legal win in an ongoing lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security’s deportation policy.

Associate Justice Samuel Alito, the Circuit Justice for the Fifth Circuit, denied a request made by the Biden administration to issue a stay of a federal district court’s ruling in favor of Texas. Justice Alito denied the request after the Fifth Circuit denied the same request after a lower court ruling.

Justice Alito granted the administration’s request to have the full Supreme Court hear the case, and he scheduled it for the first week of December.

The lower district court’s nationwide injunction preventing DHS from enforcing its more lax deportation policies remains in effect.

After the decision, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, “Texas is handing [President Joe] Biden so many huge losses.

First Biden tells DHS they don’t have to detain criminal illegals.

Court strikes down. Biden appeals.

Loses. Biden goes to SCOTUS. Just now, loses again! Feds MUST detain illegals. I’ll keep fighting in court until they do their job!”

At issue is DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas altering the enforcement of federal immigration law regarding deportation through the issuance of memorandums and directives.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry sued, arguing they violate federal law established

by Congress, including the Administrative Procedures Act. In June, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a nationwide injunction halting the policy, ruling it was “arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law, and failing to observe procedure under the Administrative Procedure Act.” He also denied all other requested relief brought by the administration.

In December, the justices will hear arguments about whether Texas and Louisiana have standing to challenge the DHS guidance and whether the guidelines are contrary to federal law and violate the APA. Justice Alito, in his Thursday ruling, said that four justices would have granted the application for a stay on the lower court’s decision: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

RJ Hauman, communications director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), told The Center Square, “The Biden administration’s move to severely limit immigration enforcement was another in a long line of decisions that sought to worsen – not fix – historic levels of illegal immigration into our country. ICE exists to enforce our immigration laws and keep the American people safe. The enforcement priorities sought to do the opposite.”

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Texas, Florida lawmakers at odds over CHIPS Act Law becomes inoperative if Texas law invalidated

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(The Center Square) – While some Texas Republicans are urging Congress to pass a $250 billion CHIPS Act, Florida’s Republican U.S. senators are opposing it, arguing it will continue to drive “Biden’s inflation crisis,” is a pro-China bill and gives billions of dollars to companies with no accountability.

Proponents of the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) Act argue it will bolster U.S. competitiveness in the semiconductor business, reduce reliance on foreign production and offset supply chain issues.

The CHIPS Act was initially introduced in 2020 by Texas Republicans Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Michael McCaul, and incorporated into the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. This year, the initial version cost taxpayers $76 billion, was 73 pages long and less than an inch thick printed out, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, notes. Now it’s more than 1,000 pages long and roughly one foot thick and full of “reckless spending,” he argues. It also gives the Biden administration “a wideopen door to push its terrible Green New Deal policies,” he said.

Sen. Cornyn said that if the U.S. “lost access to advanced semiconductors (none made in U.S.) in the first year, national GDP could shrink by 3.2 percent and we could lose 2.4 million jobs.” The GDP loss would be

three times larger than 2021’s loss due to the chip shortage ($718 billion compared to $240 billion).

Over three years, he estimates, a more than $2 trillion GDP loss and an estimated “5 million people losing their jobs – a cumulative GDP loss over 9 percent and employment loss of 3.5 percent over that period.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott points out that “Texas is a national leader in the semiconductor industry” that employs more than 30,000 Texans. Last year, Samsung and Texas Instruments announced historic investments up to $47 billion to manufacture semiconductors in north Texas, pledging to create 5,000 new jobs. Texas has also been the top exporter of semiconductors and other electronic components in the U.S. for more than a decade, he said.

The bill will help facilitate a U.S.-based semiconductor supply chain, “which is vital to our nation’s economy and national security,” he said. And the tax provisions in the bill “will benefit the semiconductor-related companies already operating in [Texas], while attracting others that are looking to expand and grow.”

But Sen. Scott and fellow Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio say they oppose the existing bill because it will further indebt Americans, includes no accountability to trillion and billion-dollar companies, is proChina and is “a massive giveaway to chip builders with no strings attached.”

Sen. Scott argues it includes

“no return-on-investment requirements, no claw back rules, nothing for accountability” and the companies actively lobbying to pass it would “keep doing business in Communist China.”

“This is how [the bill] works,” Sen. Scott said. “Companies like Intel will get tax money to build plants, tax write offs for building plants and a tax credit. These chip makers are going to get paid three ways with your tax money. And they can still work and expand in Communist China.

Even if Communist China invades Taiwan. These companies can keep on working there and get your tax dollars. This bill isn’t anti-China, it’s pro-China.

“A vote for this is a vote for inflation. It’s a vote to add to our already $30 trillion in debt.

Nobody should vote for this.”

Sen. Rubio, who appeared to support the initial bill, also warned that companies receiving federal funds to manufacture semiconductors “should be prohibited from using it to buy back their own stock or move American jobs overseas.”

“If taxpayers are going to invest in these companies, then these companies need to put America’s national and economic security first,” he said earlier this year.

Last November, Samsung announced it was making the largest foreign direct investment in Texas history to expand operations and build semiconductors and microchips.

This was after the $35 trillion company sought a 100% tax rebate from the city of Austin for 25 years. And after fiscal

conservatives have called on Texas leaders to end the Texas Enterprise Fund – which provides a range of tax breaks to billion – and trillion-dollar corporations.

They describe the funds as corporate welfare, pointing to studies showing that economic development funding hasn’t been proven to benefit taxpayers.

Intel, which has lobbied for the bill’s passage, issued an apology to China after it sent a letter to its suppliers last December saying they must comply with its Code of Conduct.

This included “prohibiting any human trafficked or involuntary labor such as forced, debt bonded, prison, indentured or slave labor.

Our investors and customers have inquired whether Intel purchases goods or services from the Xinjiang region of China,” according to the letter. The region is where China is using a minority Uighur population as slave/forced labor, human rights organizations argue. The Trump administration described their treatment as “genocide” in late 2020, which the Chinese deny.

Of Intel’s apology, Sen. Rubio said, “Intel’s cowardice is yet another predictable consequence of economic reliance on China.

Instead of humiliating apologies and self-censorship, companies should move their supply chains to countries that do not use slave labor or commit genocide. If companies like Intel continue to obscure the facts about U.S. law just to appease the Chinese Communist Party then they should be ineligible for any funding under the CHIPS Act.”

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Continued from Page A2 and Pistol Association v. Bruin, which struck down New York’s concealed carry law.

“We are very confident that a court challenge will defeat or not allow this law to go into effect in the state of California,” Mr. Paredes said.

The bill states that if Texas’ abortion law is invalidated, the provisions of California’s law will become “inoperative,” which has drawn criticism from Second Amendment groups who oppose the law.

“Why would you tie to something to another state and say, ‘if you change your position on the abortion issue, we’ll change our position on the gun violence issue,” Rick Travis, legislative director for the California Rifle and Pistol Association, told The Center Square. Mr. Travis stressed that the state should expend more resources to put people who use illegal firearms behind bars and said that the CRPA would challenge California’s new law.

Gov. Newsom on Friday said the “Supreme Court opened the door” and set a new precedent by failing to block Texas’ near-ban on abortion, adding “there is no principal way the United States Supreme Court can overturn this law and uphold the right for Texas to continue to move forward with S.B. 8.”

The new law was backed by a group of gun control advocates,

including Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action.

Mia Tretta, Students Demand Action member and survivor of the 2019 school shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, said the bill “brings us a new tool into this fight.”

“SB 1327 will make it easier for victims of ghost gun violence like myself to help enforce our laws,” Ms. Tretta said. “It will save lives by attacking the illegal ghost gun industry.”

The bill is one of several measures signed by Gov. Newsom in recent weeks that aims to further tighten California’s stringent gun laws. Recently, the governor signed laws that prohibit firearm marketing to minors and allow lawsuits against “irresponsible gunmakers” for harm caused by their products.

On Thursday, the governor signed eight other gun bills into law. They include measures to ban the possession of firearms for 10 years for individuals convicted of child or elder abuse, prohibit the sale of firearms and precursor parts on state property and require the Department of Justice to inspect gun dealers every three years.

Gov. Newsom also took out a full-page ad in several Texas newspapers on Friday promoting SB 1327. The ad, which comes weeks after Gov. Newsom began airing campaign commercials in Florida, criticized S.B. 8 and says “If Governor Abbott truly wants to protect the right to life, we urge him to follow California’s lead.”

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The ship’s pre-commissioning unit will now prepare the ship for fleet introduction.

“Delivering the future USS Santa Barbara is a proud moment for Austal USA shipbuilders who worked

extensively with Navy teammates and suppliers from across the nation to produce a capability that will serve our country for years to come,” said Rusty Murdaugh, president of Austal USA. “The fact that we’re delivering that capability on-time and onschedule demonstrates our commitment to the warfighter and our nation’s defense.”

LCS ships are built to operate in near-shore environments and support forward presence, maritime security, sea control

and deterrence missions. Several Austal USA built Independencevariant LCS have deployed to the western Pacific within the last year including USS Jackson (LCS 6), USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and USS Charleston (LCS 18).

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the NFL who would later play for the San Diego Chargers and signed with the Houston Oilers in 1975.

Mr. Brown met his wife in 1987, and they were married for 30 years. The couple met through Ms. Mayfield-Brown’s uncle, who was the first black fire station captain in Compton.

“He was a great father, husband and grandfather. He was a great man period. He was an awesome guy. He was a mentor to his community. He loved people and he loved helping people. He did it all,” Ms. MayfieldBrown told the News-Press.

After his football career was ended by

what turned out to be a benign tumor, he was brought on staff by a pastor at a church in Los Angeles. He later moved with his family to Mojave, where he pastored both Mojave Assembly of God and Straightway Missionary Baptist Church. He also spoke as a guest pastor at a number of churches.

Ms. Mayfield-Brown spoke to how his congregation felt about him: “They loved him.

He was a great guy, they called him the singing pastor.” Mr. Brown was a pastor for 27 years.

He was also a school teacher for nine years at California City Middle School. His specialty was special education children. Mr. Brown started Toys for Tots in Mojave. Mr. Brown’s son James told the News-Press that he would host a thanksgiving feast every year for the community of Mojave.

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“He was a father to us all, I couldn’t have anybody as a mentor. He went from growing up on a cotton farm to being the highest paid lineman at the time. I couldn’ have asked for anyone better,” James Brown told the NewsPress.

The Booker T. Brown Foundation was established in 2018 with the goal of supporting underprivileged children and families. For information on the foundation, go to https://bookertbrownfoundation.com.

Donation information can be found at https:// bookertbrownfoundation.com/donations/.

“I know he would rather be here to speak for himself. All those that are reaching out to us I would like to thank for him on his behalf,” said James Brown. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Pierre (LCS 38).

Austal USA is also constructing U.S. Navy Expeditionary Fast Transports and began construction on a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) last week. The company is also under contract for the U.S. Navy Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium and up to 11 Heritageclass Offshore Patrol Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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A feline lounges about at Cat Therapy in Santa Barbara.

State Street sanctuary brings felines and people together

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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At top, Cat Therapy opened in 2017 on State Street. Above, cats lounge out and about at the Cat Therapy cat cafe in Santa Barbara.

magine a place where you can go to spend time with 20 to 25 free-roaming cats, petting them, playing with them and simply enjoying each other’s company.

As many Santa Barbara residents already know, such a place exists, right on State Street. What they might not know is that it’s been five years since Cat Therapy opened its door to felines and folks, to just spend time together or, as both cats and founder Catalina Esteves hope, make a lifetime of it through adoption.

“It’s been quite the journey,” Ms. Esteves told the News-Press.

“We opened with a new idea for this town, an experiment to see if they feel the same way we do about visiting cats who are out of their cages.”

And they did — in droves.

Since 2017, Cat Therapy has fostered more than 800 adult cats, resulting in 757 adoptions to date.

Cat Therapy is a cat sanctuary that doubles as a social space for animal lovers, located at 1213 State St., Suite L. The sanctuary fosters between 20 and 25 cats at a time so they can live in a cage-free safe environment until they are adopted.

Locals and visitors to the Santa Barbara area can come in and visit the cats for a really fun and heartwarming experience.

Regardless of a guest’s ability to adopt, just stopping by and visiting with the cats helps to get them ready for the day that an adopter takes them home.

Cat Therapy is open every day except Tuesdays. On Mondays,

Wednesdays and Thursdays, they’re open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, they are open 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Cat Therapy started out as a cat cafe, where people could eat while co-mingling with the cats. Since COVID-19 struck, however, the eating option is out. But cat lovers can still bring coffee purchased at nearby cafes when they visit, either for 15 minutes or an hour at a time.

“Cats and coffee are a great combination,” Ms. Esteves said.

The cats apparently love the human-cat interaction whether food is served or not, she said.

“They enjoy hanging with people and sharing space with them.”

Ms. Esteves came up with the idea while working with a local rescue group. She noticed it was easy getting kittens adopted, even if they were in cages, while the caged adult cats were not adopted, even if they, too, needed a forever home.

“I got the idea to create a space that focuses on rescue adult cats that was comfortable and freeroaming” she said. “A lot of people love cats, but don’t have the ability to adopt so I created it as a space where they could visit and potentially adopt.”

When it came to the cafe part of the operation, the sanctuary had to cope with the city’s health regulations concerning serving food while interacting with animals, she said.

After COVID, Cat Therapy decided to stop bringing in food and drinks and “simplified the operation.”

Cat Therapy usually adopts out two cats at a time within a week or two, and when the number drops Please see THERAPY on B2

At top, Neil Downing gets acquainted with a new friend. Above, cats swarm human visitors for a chance at a mid-afternoon snack.

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low enough, the sanctuary brings in another group to take their place.

“Every other week, we have between four new cats transition into our space,” Ms. Esteves said.

All the cats available for adoption come from a rescue group based in Los Angeles, who find the felines living on the street or in overcrowded animal shelters that euthanize them if they get too full.

Shelters in Santa Barbara have adopted a no-kill policy.

One hundred percent of the adoption fees go back to Cat Therapy’s rescue partner.

Cat Therapy accepts donations, but it is funded mostly by people who pay an entry fee which they can prepay online at the sanctuary’s website, CatTherapySB.com. To visit for an hour, it costs $22 weekdays and $24 on weekends. For 15 minutes, it costs $12 weekdays and $14 weekends. And walk-ins are welcome to “pop in for a quick look.”

The sanctuary can accommodate about 10 people at a time.

Cat Therapy is open every day except Tuesdays at 1213 State St., Suite L. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the hours are 10 a.m.7 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, the sanctuary is open from 10 a.m.8 p.m. For more information, see CatTherapySB.com.

People can also buy a “visit package” online at a discount if they plan to stop by frequently “and really get to know the cats before taking them home,” Ms. Esteves said. “They have to consider the best personality to match their lifestyle.”

The gathering spot also features a little store where they sell “some really fun” cat products and catthemed merchandise, which are also available on the sanctuary’s website and can be purchased without having to pay for an actual visit with the cats.

Despite its ongoing popularity and high adoption rate, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the sanctuary over the last five years.

For one thing, Cat Therapy had to evacuate the cats after the

Thomas Fire and ash blanketed Santa Barbara, as well as after the mudslides that followed. Even after the sanctuary reopened, it had “compromised” business hours.

“People were leaving town, and we were not getting visitors,” Ms. Esteves said. “And we had trouble bringing cats into our space. It was traumatic.”

And then, with the COVID pandemic, Cat Therapy had to fully close their doors during the mandatory shutdown, surviving through donations, their online store and an online fundraiser.

People also bought gift cards to use later after Cat Therapy reopened.

“We raised enough funds to survive a month or two” while staff continued to take care of the cats they had and offer them up for adoption without being open to the public, Ms. Esteves said.

The staff did that with “a lot” of video calls with people who were ready to adopt.

“As far as the natural disasters and pandemic, what truly got us were the people in this town who believe in what we do,” she said.

“It’s been a really cool five years.” email: nhartstein@newspress.com

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At top, employee Lucy Hancock plays with a feline at Cat Therapy in Santa Barbara. Above, manager Alaina Hobden feeds a cat a midafternoon snack.

Santa Barbara Symphony welcomes new board members

By MATT SMOLENSKY NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Anne Sage and Rachel Kaganoff Stern have been appointed to the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Board of Directors.

“We are honored to welcome these community leaders to the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Board of Directors,” said Santa Barbara Symphony President and CEO Kathryn R Martin.“They bring tremendous passion and commitment to the performing arts, and as the symphony continues its forward momentum providing the community with world-class performances and music education programs, these leaders will be important in shaping that vision.”

Originally from New England, Ms. Sage is an entrepreneur, mother, wife, traveler, trained chef, sommelier and philanthropist.

She earned a master’s degree in hospitality administration and a Grande Diplome de Cuisine from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, and has worked in hotels and restaurants.

Ms. Sage also served as chef and owner of Fat Cat Catering in Boston and Newport, R.I., for almost a decade and was the owner of wine and spirits distribution company Sage Cellars Inc. until its recent sale.

Most recently, she attended a graduate program at the University of Reims, France, where she received the highest level of gastronomy degree.

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the CEO of the Junior State of America, a national nonprofit that provides civics programs to high school students. She currently serves on the board of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation and just concluded six years of service on the board of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University (where she earned her Master’s Degree in Public Policy).

She spent five years as a director and member of the Executive Committee for the Alliance for College-Ready Schools, a Charter Management Organization that operates free, public middle and high schools that serve 13,000 lowincome students in L.A. Ms. Kaganoff is the former cochair of the Women’s Political Committee, a Los Angeles political action committee that raises money for progressive women candidates for office.

She also spent seven years serving as a member of the board of Planned Parenthood’s Advocacy Project.

She spent 11 years on the Steering Committee of the Women in Leadership Initiative at Princeton University.

Ms. Kaganoff Stern spent 15 years as an associate political scientist at the RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, where she worked across a number of research areas including health care, civil justice and national security policy.

Prior to working at RAND, she worked as a researcher at the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, D.C. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in politics from Princeton University and has a master’s degree in public policy from Duke University.

For more information, visit thesymphony.org. email: msmolensky@newspress.com

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energy on things that have no real relevance in your life, Libra. This is a day to focus your attention on the tasks at hand and get things done. Don’t get distracted by the blinking neon lights. Stay tuned to your own channel. It might not be a bad idea to adopt more of a critical tone so you don’t get caught up in issues that don’t pertain to you.

SCORPIO — Delight in all your projects today, Scorpio. You should enjoy a positive mood and pleasurable experiences with others. Let the good times roll.

Your ego and emotions should be acting harmoniously. You have every reason to smile, so keep grinning from ear to ear. You’re able to get a lot accomplished if you so choose.

SAGITTARIUS — Today isn’t a great day for inspiring enthusiasm in others, Sagittarius.

You might find that there’s a sober, conservative tone to the day that’s stealing the fuel from your fire. Realize that this is just part of the natural cycle of things.

Don’t feel that you need to be up and active all the time.

CAPRICORN — Today is an excellent day in which you should be able to ground your emotions and find a greater amount of stability in your life. As you walk down the street, be conscious of the Earth below you. Plant your feet firmly on the ground and realize that you’re a living part and product of this great planet.

Don’t separate yourself from Mother Nature - you are her child.

Respect her.

AQUARIUS — Realize that you’re the one responsible for cleaning up your own mess, Aquarius. If you’ve left your dirty clothes on the floor and the dishes unwashed, you will be the one who has to pay the consequences later on. Take responsibility for your actions.

Today is an excellent day to do your laundry and clean the mess in the sink.

PISCES — Things should be going your way right now, Pisces.

Feel confident about yourself and your decisions. Let your inner glow radiate outward and show people that you have a great deal of love to offer. Practice what you preach. You lose respect when you act contrary to the way in which you insist the people around you act. Feel your power from within as opposed to trying to get it from others.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES — Follow through on your promises today, Aries. You may be generous with your words and advice, but you might fall a bit short when it comes to actually delivering the goods. This is a great time to prove to others that you mean what you say. Do the things that you said you would.

TAURUS — Don’t get discouraged by other people’s failures today, Taurus. There may be signs that warn you of potential roadblocks ahead, but this doesn’t mean that you should turn your car around or give up on your goal. Perhaps you only need to slow down the pace or select a new route.

GEMINI — Don’t get thrown off your path, Gemini. Focus inward and concentrate on the tasks at hand. This may not be the most lighthearted and jovial day, but one must always take the good with the bad. Use the sober, grounding tone of today’s energy to get down to business and stay there. Work now, play later!

CANCER — Things should be flowing quite well for you today, Cancer. Take this opportunity and use the energy to its full potential. Center yourself and look at the weeks ahead. Where do you want to be in two months?

Where do you want to be in two years? Now is the time to take stock of what you’ve got and plan for future growth.

LEO — Today is a great day to gather data for a new project you’re working on, Leo. Put your nose to the grindstone and make some major progress on an important job. Find comfort in your work. Make sure, however, that the work you’re engaged in is something that feeds your soul as opposed to just put money in your pocket. This is critical to maintaining a healthy mind and spirit.

VIRGO — It’s obvious how much you like to dream, Virgo.

Certainly, this is an important part of your existence. Realize that there comes a time when you must face reality. This is one of those days when you need to bite the bullet and deal with your bills.

Take care of annoying errands that you’ve been putting off. Send the letters that have piled up on your desk for days. Stop making excuses.

LIBRA — Stop wasting your

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05",)# ./4)#%3 AMENDED SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DÉMANDADO): Melinda Gomez; Alto Lucero Transitional Care; Compass Health, Inc. sued as Doe 1; DOES 1 to 50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Elisa Shaar NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

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You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 21CV00649 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of Santa Barbara County 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Sunny Hawks 296875 ROBERTS & SPIEGEL LLP 412 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 542-9900 DATE: (Fecha) 07/12/2022 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Narzralli Baksh, Deputy (Adjunto) JUL 23, 30; AUG 6, 13 / 2022 -- 58517

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 22CV02058 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, California 93121-1107 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Richards, Watson & Gershon Regina N. Danner (137210), Michael F. Yoshiba (177301) 350 S. Grand Avenue, 37th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 (213) 626-8484 DATE: (Fecha) 06/02/2022 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Johnny Aviles, Deputy (Adjunto) JUL 16, 23, 30; AUG 6 / 2022 -- 58503 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DÉMANDADO): 2735 De La Vina St., LLC, a California limited liability company; Commonwealth Business Bank; De La Vina Liquor, Inc.; Marty’s Pizza Delivery LP, a California limited partnership; Any and All Persons Unknown Having or Claiming to Have Any Title or Interest in or to the Property Sought to be Condemned Herein and Does 1 Through 100, Inclusive The property interests the City seeks to condemn herein consists of a full fee interest in the real property located at 2733 and 2735 De La Vina Street in the City of Santa Barbara, and further identified as Santa Barbara County Tax Assessor’s Parcel Number 051-213-020 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): City of Santa Barbara, a municipal corporation NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 22CV02059 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, California 93121-1107 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Richards, Watson & Gershon Regina N. Danner (137210), Michael F. Yoshiba (177301) 350 S. Grand Avenue, 37th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 (213) 626-8484 DATE: (Fecha) 06/02/2022 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Yuliana Razo, Deputy (Adjunto) JUL 16, 23, 30; AUG 6 / 2022 -- 58502

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