Santa Barbara News-Press: April 16, 2020

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Local hospitals and clinics turn to online and video chats during social distancing

As athletes work around COVID-19, Dos Pueblos High sees 19 athletes sign their National Letters of Intent

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By MARK PATTON

NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

os Pueblos High pitchers Cole Philip Ali BorCOURTESY OFand ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO den may have had their senior seasons curtailed by Bryan Santa Maria High graduate the COVID-19 pandemic, but they’ll both be getting Barriga a freshman start next year. They were among 19 Charger athletes that signed a National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to compete in college. “It was saddening and it’s a bummer,” Philip said of the cancellation of this season, “but it can’t take away all the COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO memories and friendships Santa Maria High graduate Bryan that we’ve built over the Barriga years.” “I’ve been playing since I was 6 or 7 years old,” Borden said, “and I’m just glad that I’ll be getting the chance to By MITCHELL WHITE play again.” NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Philip signed to play ryan Barriga admits he baseball at the University of didn’t have the typical Colorado at Colorado Springs while Borden will be pitching Morechildhood insideexperience. When heDavis was 4,highlights Bryan’s father for the University of Redlands • Stephen Santawas diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, softball team. Barbara’s commitments. See A4 a disorder of the inner ear, and has Philip’s baseball teammate, • Four San Marcos athletes make been unable to work ever since. At 7, Conner Gleissner, signed with their destinations official.sister See A8 his mother and younger were Cal State San Marcos. deported to Mexico. Soccer produced DP’s most “I think it just drove me,” Bryan By MITCHELL WHITE collegiate recruits: Hayden Carlson Davis), Stontold(UC the News-Press during a recent NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER ey Yoos (Chapman), Aldo Becerrilphone (Westmont), and C.J. that I needinterview. “I knew Rodriguez (Illinois Wesleyan) from boys’ team,future and edthe to have a better for my ryan Barriga admits heparEmilia Kling (Western Oregon), Isabella Vazquez (Eastern ents and I justhave wanted help them didn’t thetotypical They’ve donefrom soexperience. much University) and Reyna Zuzunaga out. (The Master’s) thefor me just childhood

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It’s exactly this mentality that led Scholarship Foundation of Santa is the first member of his family to Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, backed by journey to honor three of America’s great- to the statues finally arriving at the KenBarbara. nedy Center’s moon garden. graduate high school and in the fall crewmate Michael Collins and hundreds est heroes. to more than 30 col“You can’t believe what it took to put in heHe willapplied be heading to the University A brief resident of Santa Barbara when of men and women behind them, took their leges, such as Ivy League schools of Notre Dame. he was young, Mr. Barber has made sev- three statues, so I can’t even imagine what first steps on the moon. 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COURTESY PHOTO crewmate Michael Collins and hundreds est heroes. “You can’t believe what it took to put in John Daly is the founder of The He Keyapplied Class to more than 30 colA brief resident of Santa Barbara when of men and women behind them, took their leges, such as Ivy League schools By DAVE MASON he was young, Mr. Barber has made sev- three statues, so I can’t even imagine what first steps on the moon. NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Harvard and Yale. He also applied Please see APOLLO 11 on A4 In celebration of their achievement and eral documentaries on subjects ranging to other prestigious colleges such as new age of telemedicine has emerged during the COVPlease see GRADUATE on A3 ID-19 pandemic. By MITCHELL WHITE and behavior data. to track and monitor the recovery period from a ManySTAFF patients are going on Zoom and applica-was developed in Santa Bar- surgery, or even what sleep patterns can tell you NEWS-PRESS WRITER Theother technology tions for secure video and email chats withbara physicians and other by a local data science about your overall health. and is maintained healthcare professionals throughout Santa Barbara County. hat if a conversation could be used team. “That’s the power of the devices and the data By MARILYN MCMAHON A NEWS-PRESS SERIES: SMALL BUSINESS SANTA BARBARA stepping outside their homes, people have face- enables toWithout detect the hidden beginning of “Ourcan data platform the passive collecthey produce right now,” Alessio Signorini, one NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER to-face talks about everything from a rash tion to a runny nose.analysis of continuous behavior of the company’s co-founders, told the NewsAlzheimer’s? and deep Or if the “Let’s type ofsay mobile phone or smartwatch alongside traditional healthcare information, Press. “You would be surprised how much data a patient is worried because adata blood vessel broke bowl of chili upended John Daly’s retirement you use could reveal how adherent areour to optometrist empowering individuals and innovative compa- a smartphone would produce for health. Good in their eye. We’ve had a visityou where gets on plans — in a good way. certain medications? What if the holds wearable data nies to understand the call, and our patient the (phone’s) camera up to the and influence the everyday kind of data.” It motivated him to found The Key Class to you compile show changes spread behaviors create eye, could well enough actually in to the evaluate whether there’sthat a need to better health outcomes,” The devices in use produce millions of data teach the tools of successful social skills for anyone, of the flucome virusin,” across the country? the company’s website states. said Sean Johnson, vice president of applications and points. especially youth, who want to succeed in life. These analytics are some of questions that Evidation The research projects take on a wide variety at the Sansum Clinic. “There are all these opportunities that before “In both personal and professional situations, every By MITCHELL WHITE and behavior data. 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