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Locals react to final presidential debate By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday night was a far less bombastic and notorious affair, something that didn’t go unnoticed by local Democrats and Republicans. Though he’s a Republican, Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business executive director Andy Caldwell wasn’t pleased with President Trump’s performance at the first debate. He remarked that whereas Mr. Biden “refused to tell the truth,” President Trump “obfuscated the truth” by interrupting his interlocutor and refusing to stay within the debate parameters. By contrast, Mr. Caldwell believes the president “comported himself” at Thursday night’s debate. Under new rules created by the Commission on Presidential Debates, President Trump and Mr. Biden had their microphones cut off when making their first remarks on each of the debate topics. Both mics were turned on when each debate item moved into open discussion. As far as Mr. Caldwell can see
however, one holdover from the first debate was dishonesty from the former vice president. “I was dumbshocked and flabbergasted that Biden denied so many things that are clearly manifest in open source materials,” he said. The COLAB director and NewsPress columnist particularly pointed out the former vice president shrugging off questions regarding allegations of corruption involving his son, Hunter Biden, and foreign energy firms in Ukraine and China. He also criticized the former vice president’s claim that he doesn’t want to ban fracking. Mr. Caldwell deemed that the latter is ridiculous not only because Mr. Biden has stated in the past the direct opposite, but also because he indirectly contradicted that statement later in the debate by saying he wants to phase out the oil industry. “He keeps equivocating that he’s not against fracking and that he’s not a supporter of the Green New Deal, but he absolutely is,” he said. “The proof is that he doesn’t want to ban fracking but he wants to ban oil and gas production. He contradicted himself in front of a national audience,” Please see DEBATE on A10
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A team of Santa Barbara County Animal Services staff impounded 104 dogs from inside a two-bedroom apartment in Lompoc on Thursday. Here, Officer T.J. holds rescued dogs.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A team of Santa Barbara County Animal Services staff impounded 104 dogs from inside a two-bedroom apartment in Lompoc Thursday after a concerned resident reached out. The majority of the dogs were Chihuahua and Chihuahua mixes, and the owner relinquished custody of them. They received a preliminary assessment at the apartment
and were then transferred to the Santa Maria Animal Center for vaccinations and care for their immediate needs. The operation required an 18-member team: a veterinarian, two registered veterinary technicians, four Animal Control officers, three supervisory staff, five support staff and three volunteers. Staff ensured all 104 dogs had received care, were safely housed for the night and rescue transports were scheduled for the
morning within 12 hours of the initial report. Staff from Animal Services found placements for all the dogs on Friday, transporting them to Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society, Santa Barbara Humane Society, Ventura County Animal Services, Ventura Humane Society, Woods Humane Society and Burbank Humane Society. The dogs will soon be available for adoption in the coming weeks. Details regarding the dogs’ owner are not available due to an
ongoing investigation. The initial call at 10:45 a.m. Thursday from the concerned resident mentioned potentially 25 dogs and barking. An Animal Services officer was on site performing a wellness check within 30 minutes. It took six hours for officers to process all the animals, perform physical assessments and photograph them to create records for each one. They were loaded into carriers, Please see dogs on A10
Staff ensured all 104 dogs had received care, were safely housed for the night and that rescue transports were scheduled for the morning within 12 hours of the initial report.
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By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A new public market will soon begin along the State Street promenade. The State Street Promenade Market, which will be held in the 1000 block of the city’s main corridor between Carrillo and Figueroa streets starting Nov. 5, will feature downtown businesses and local artisans in an effort to provide an afternoon and evening event for the community to coincide with daylight savings time. Every Thursday from 3 to 7:30 p.m., any and all members of the public can come enjoy and shop local photography, ceramics, jewelry, clothing and gifts for all holidays. “We want to create a space that allows for local business to be able to thrive during the holidays and beyond,” Robin Elander, the interim downtown Santa Barbara executive director, told the NewsPress. “That block is right in the middle of the heart of downtown, but it still needs some additional activation. There’s a number of vacancies and businesses could really use the extra bump. We want to support the brick and mortar businesses on that block.” There are around 30 businesses already signed up for the Nov. 5 debut, including a company with handcrafted products such as candles, skin care products and lotions derived from bee’s wax, a company that makes handcrafted jewelry and another company with high-end, handmade leather bags. While the concept is similar to the Arts and Craft Show by the beach and the Makers Market at Paseo Nuevo, Ms. Elander said it will be a little bit different. “This is more of a retail-focused market. This is artists, makers
and downtown businesses that have goods to sell that are not food-related,” she said. “It still has its own flare because it will involve many different business types. It’s a really diverse mix that is representative of our downtown business district.” The market makes up for the cancelation of the annual Holiday Parade in December or Downtown Santa Barbara’s regular 1st Thursday events due to COVID-19. Ms. Elander added that the market will feature new downtown lighting installed for DST, including holiday lights and ambient polarized lighting. She said she anticipates the market extending into the 900 block as well. Downtown Santa Barbara is encouraging all local businesses to apply. Spots at the market are free for businesses in the downtown core within the Business Improvement District, and businesses outside of that pay a one-time fee of $125 for three markets plus a bonus one. If outside businesses want to just participate in one market, the fee is $50. The deadline for businesses to register is Monday. All vendors will get a free logo or image and website on a page of the Downtown Santa Barbara website. In addition, the organization will create a promo video on the market and post it on social media, along with other forms of advertising and press releases. In addition, COVID-19 guidelines apply to customers, such as a mask requirement and one household per booth. To apply for a spot for your business, visit https://www. downtownsb.org/events/statestreet-promenade-market. email: gmccormick@newspress.com
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