Santa Barbara News-Press: April 1, 2020

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HELPING OUT: LOCAL FOUNDATIONS RALLY TO HELP SANTA BARBARA’S NONPROFITS ADAPT & SERVE DURING PANDEMIC SCHOOL’S OUT: WHILE VIRTUAL LEARNING BEGINS TODAY, STATE OFFICIAL SAYS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL

COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO

Santa Maria High graduate Bryan STAY Barriga CLOSED

Overcoming the odds 16-year-old Santa Maria High graduate Bryan Santa Maria High Barriga graduate headed to Notre Dame

COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO

Overcoming the odds By MITCHELL WHITE

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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They’ve done soexperience. much for me just childhood so I could have an education.” When he was 4, Bryan’s father was KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS Last month, received his diagnosed withBryan Meniere’s disease, Documentary filmmaker Steven Barber and his wife Tamara are shown with various Apollo 11 celebratory items, including a bust of Neil Armstrong, below. high schoolof diploma from Santa a disorder the inner ear, andMahas ria High School at the agesince. of 16.At He been unable to work ever 7, is first member of his family to histhe mother and younger sister were graduate school and in the fall deportedhigh to Mexico. he“I will be heading to theme,” University think it just drove Bryan of Notre Dame. told the News-Press during a recent Being the first“I inknew his family to atphone interview. that I needtend came future with itsfor challengits 50th anniversary, Santa Monica-based from paraplegic athletes to the heroes of By CHRISTIAN WHITTLE ed tocollege have a better my pares. Bryan the application proand MIA Accounting Com-PHOTOS filmmaker Steven Barber has taken a stat- the Joint POWKENNETH NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT ents and Isaid just wanted to help them SONG / NEWS-PRESS cess was difficult He loves finding a good story CEO and ue of the three Apollo 11 astronauts the & mand. out. They’ve done sobecause much forhe mewas just UnitedtoBoys Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County trying to do it all byeducation.” himself. putting over a project together. He has had his Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. so I could have an ifty years ago today, humanity Michael Baker glosses the vast quanties of food ready KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS He was able to lean on communiof setbacks, but&over years he’s Last month, Bryan received his At 2,800 pounds, standingto 12be feet tall share accomplished the impossible. distributed at the Goleta Boys Girlsthe Club. 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It’s exactlyBUSINESS this mentalitySANTA that led BARBARA NEWS-PRESS SMALL Barber’s year long SERIES: spired when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil marks the end of Mr. A tions throughout the area have stepped up to provide resourcScholarship Foundation of Santa to the statues finally arriving at the KengreatArmstrong and Buzz Aldrin, backed by journey to honor three of America’s es for those organizations, as well asgarden. individuals whose lives RAFAELBarbara. MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS COURTESY PHOTO nedy Center’s moon crewmate Michael Collins and hundreds est heroes. have been turned“You upside down by the public health emergency. Santa Barbara High will remain closed for school The Miramar food truck is serving those in need. He this applied to year. more than 30 colcan’t believe what it took to put in A brief resident of Santa Barbara when of men and women behind them, took their Last week, the Santa Barbara Foundation, United Way of leges, such as Ivy League schools he was young, Mr. Barber has made sev- three statues, so I can’t even imagine what first steps on the moon. Santa Barbara County, and the Hutton Parker Foundation and Yale. 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Or if the type of mobile phone or smartwatch data alongside traditional healthcare information, Press. “You would be surprised how much data tend well past the federally mandated April 30, California Supertaurant Caruso’s may be closed, but its Executive Chef Massimo you use could howat adherent you are empowering individuals and innovative compa- a smartphone would produce for health. Good intendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond indicated that it Falsinireveal is keeping what he does bestto to benefit of the communiPlease see FOUNDATIONS on A2 certain medications? What if the wearable data nies to understand and influence the everyday kind of data.” is likely that public schools will remain closed through the rest of ty through #MiramarOnTheMove, a new effort to bring meals to you compile could show changes in the spread behaviors that create better health outcomes,” The devices in use produce millions of data the academic school year. those in need amid the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. of the flu virus across the country? the company’s website states. points. “Due to the current safety concerns and needs for ongoing soThe efforts began last week, as Mr. Falsini has traveled around These are some of the questions that Evidation The research projects take on a wide variety “There are all these opportunities that before cial distancing it currently appears that our students will not be town inMITCHELL the MiramarWHITE food truck delivering meals to places like Byto and behavior data. 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