Santa Barbara News-Press: January 24, 2021

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Promenade, plazas, paseos & parks City staff presents architects’ vision for downtown Santa Barbara

Unemployment spikes in county, state

By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

California’s unemployment rate rose nearly one percentage point to 9% in December, as the state’s employers lost 52,200 jobs, according to data released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.

Locally, the unemployment rate in Santa Barbara County jumped to 7.6% in December, up from 5.8% in November. The December 2020 unemployment rate was down from an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8.8% for California and 6.5% for the nation during the same time period, according to the

EDD Labor Market Information Division.

Santa Barbara County’s unemployment rate, which trended below 6% from December 2018 to February 2020, spiked to nearly 14% in April of 2020. The unemployment rate had been steadily declining over the past seven months, but was up slightly last month.

Santa Barbara County has a labor force of 211,500, with 195,500 people employed and 16,100 unemployed.

Compared to other local counties, Ventura County has an unemployment rate of 7.5% for December, while San Luis Obispo County has an Please see jOBs on A7

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In a special meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council on Thursday, the AIA presented more than 250 pages of creative and visionary design work for the entire downtown area and State Street, from Cabrillo Boulevard to Sola Street.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Nearly 5,000 residents of the Santa Barbara area took a survey, and around 84% of them said they want to see a permanent State Street promenade.

And the Santa Barbara Chapter of American Institute of Architects listened.

In a special meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council on Thursday, the AIA presented more than 250 pages of creative and visionary design work for the entire downtown area and State Street, from Cabrillo Boulevard to Sola Street.

Four design teams studied and addressed housing and

supportive public open spaces; circulation for walking, biking, automobile, transit and parade routes; recreational activities; and stormwater management.

They provided recommendations for public parks, paseos, plazas, public art, housing, a downtown master plan, a foundation to support development and public-private partnerships.

Some suggestions included: encouraging local visual and performing arts in the public realm; streamlining the approval process for art in public places; designating all rental housing projects in the Central Business District as community benefit projects (without the need

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Public commenters throughout the meeting spoke on behalf of community organizations and nonprofits, and most, if not all, supported the ideas of the AIA listed in the presentation.

“If we’re going to have a vibrant, livable downtown corridor, we need inclusive housing across the income spectrum,” Rob Fredericks, executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, said in public comment. “We really need to think about coming up with other funding mechanisms for that housing that can keep rent in an affordable range for people.”

Alice Post, founding member of Coalition for Neighborhood Please see downtown on A3

Rain possible tonight, stronger system to follow

By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It appears that the winter season has finally set in.

Just one week removed from a record-breaking heatwave that consumed Santa Barbara and the rest of Southern California, rain sprinkles, small hail — and even a light dusting of snow — descended from the sky throughout the county on Saturday.

Rainfall accumulations on Saturday were at a minimum

throughout Santa Barbara County, though more rain is expected as early as tonight, followed by a stronger storm system that could affect the area later this week.

Today’s forecast calls for a high of 65 degrees, along with wind gusts up to 20 mph. A 50% chance of rain is possible tonight, as conditions dip into the mid 40s, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

The chance for rain will Please see WEATHER on A8

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for special consideration or findings); creating an adaptive reuse ordinance; facilitating an alliance network of public-private partnerships to redevelop existing city parking lots and other cityowned properties to multi-housing and mixed-use developments; and creating a foundation entity to raise funds for capital improvements.

The city council directed staff to explore forming a foundation with a variety of funding and operation models, integrate housing data in the development of policy amendments and explore the potential benefits and steps to create a stormwater assessment district to incentivize and facilitate adaptive reuse.

Shoppers in downtown Santa Barbara had to break out their umbrella on Saturday during a brief rain event that also saw small hail fall from the sky.

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In light of Governor Newsom’s Regional Stay-Home-Order, please know, your health is our top priority and

Sansum Clinic remains open to care for you at this time.

Throughout our history, Sansum Clinic has not just cared about our patients, we care about healthcare.

Today, Sansum Clinic has more than 200 specialists in over 30 specialties, working collaboratively to help our patients live their healthiest life.

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#NEWS /5.49 .%73 Broadcasting legend Larry King dies at 87 County reports five new deaths,

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Forest Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

By MITCHELL WHITE

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531Waterfront new COVID-19 cases Chuck’s Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

Mr. King died at Cedars-Sinai members talking about his death in Medical Center in Los Angeles, his 2009. production company said. No cause of He boasted of never overpreparing Larry King, the longtime nationally death was given, but a spokesperson for an interview. His nonBy MITCHELL WHITE Other daily totals from Saturday included: syndicated radio host and nightly said Jan. 4 that he had COVID-19, had confrontational style relaxed NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR Orcutt, 35 new cases (1,421 total, 84 active); fixture on CNN, died Saturday. He received supplemental oxygen and had his guests and made him readily city of Goleta, 29 new case (1,359 total, 169 was 87. been moved out of intensive care. His relatable to his audience.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health active); South County unincorporated area, Mr. King’s death was announced by son, Chance Armstrong, also confirmed “I don’t pretend to know it all,� he Department reported five additional including Montecito, Summerland and the his production company Ora Media.

Mr. King’s death, CNN reported. said in a 1995 AP interview. “Not, COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the city of Carpinteria, 21 new cases (996 total, “For 63 years and across platforms Mr. King won many honors in `What about Geneva or Cuba?′ I county’s total number of deaths associated 116 active); Isla Vista, 19 new cases (866 total, of radio, television and digital media, his career, including two Peabody ask, `Mr. President, what don’t you with the virus to 264.

80 active); unincorporated areas of Sisquoc, Larry’s many thousands of interviews, awards. like about this job?′ Or `What’s the All five individuals were over 70 years old.

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Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.� unds and picnic areas will remain closed, includ“This order can be rescinded at any time. If local informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to the Fremont campground and White Rock and health officials say it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurant’s ground floor is proposed to be simsell the establishment in August 2019. d Rock picnic areas. we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we ilar to Mr. Petersen’s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of After receiving the department’s lease assignment burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young The order Thursday does not add to the closures don’t want to extend it out too far. purchase and lease cars, open requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted eady in place for Santa Barbara. While other ar“We just want to make sure in the next couple of multiple bank accounts, and rent buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron to a “dinner type atmosphere.� s like the Monterey Ranger District have closed weeks as we monitor what’s going on that we are takapartments, resulted in tax Petersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Solilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac- which ing the appropriate other liability to their victims, steps along with our state and vang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com s to the many Santa Ynez Valley and and Santa Barlocal partners.�

Ms. Dudley said.

The three will be sentenced on March 19 in Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA — A Santa Superior Court.

Barbara woman and two others have pleaded guilty to multiple “Last year there were over counts stemming from a felony 100,000 reports of identity theft complaint filed last August in in California,� Ms. Dudley said in connection with identity and a statement. “Identity theft can unemployment benefit fraud. cause significant and long lasting Santa Barbara County District financial and emotional harm to a Attorney Joyce Dudley announced victim. It often takes years for the Friday that Rosa Maria Bradley, victim (to) fully recover.� Š 2021 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117 W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com 40 of Santa Barbara, Godron Alan Anyone who believes they were Welterlen, 37, and Nicole Michelle a victim in this case may contact COUNTY AGES COUNTY CITIES COUNTY CASES CA. Milan, 31, both of San Diego, the Santa Barbara County District 0-17 21 AT A SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 had pleaded guilty. Three other Attorney’s Office at: idtheft@ GLANCE 18-29 84 SANTA BARBARA 57 alleged co-conspirators were also co.santa-barbara.ca.us.

CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 183 GOLETA 7 named in the complaint.

167 — Mitchell Ms. Bradley pleaded ISLA VISTA 1 White 50-69 70-PLUS 41 guilty to one charge of felony CASES OVERALL / THURS. GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13 unemployment insurance benefit ANNOUNCED THURSDAY SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 fraud and one felony count of LOMPOC 84 COUNTY STATUS conspiracy to commit multipleDEATHS OVERALL / THURS. LOMPOC FED. PRISON 106 AT HOME 75 identity theft. She will be given TESTS TO DATE COURTESY PHOTOS SANTA MARIA LOMPOC — A man was135 arrested RECOVERED probation for two years, Ms. 376 TOP 3 IN COUNTIES Lic #0799445 A fire hydrant was sheared by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Saturday ORCUTT 36 on a firearm charge Thursday Dudley said.

HOSPITALIZED 33 LOS ANGELES 23,233 morning at CARE the intersection of Main and Depot streets in Santa Maria. night inUNINCORP. Lompoc, police said.

Mr. Welterlen pleaded guilty to NORTH 25 INTENSIVE UNIT 12 RIVERSIDE 4,031 Fire crews responded to shut off the water, and the suspect was Police were dispatched 5to the 15 felony of unemployment PENDING RATE PER counts 100,000 Š 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117 W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com HEALTHCARE WORKERS 66 SAN DIEGO 3,564 located a few blocks away, authorities said. alley near the 200 block of North insurance benefit fraud, one felony count of conspiracy to K and L streets for a report of a NEWS-PRESS GRAPHIC Reynolds Avenue will be closed up NICK TheMASUDA project /will add a new, third commit multiple-identity theft and subject with a firearm. Officers to 16 weeks, but could reopen by freeway lane in each direction one count of unauthorized access located 19-year-old Reynaldo Monday, weather permitting.. The and new bridges over Toro and and taking data from a computer Robles Hernandez inside of a offramp at Carpinteria Avenue Arroyo Parida creeks. system. He also admitted to parked vehicle in the area, and will be closed for up to seven At the South Padaro Lane a special allegation of taking he was found to have a loaded weeks as early as Feb. 1, and the Undercrossing, the bridge and onmore than $500,000. He will be firearm, according to a Lompoc offramp at Linden Avenue will be and offramps will be replaced. sentenced to 18 years in state Police Department news release.

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He was arrested and booked Feb. 8.

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She will be sentenced to WS-PRESS STAFF REPORT the duration of construction of Crews will finish up curb and 15 years in state prison. the Summerland segment. To gutter installation for the new As part of the plea agreement, nMr. a Welterlen dramatic admitted change after view detour maps, visit www. lanes and ramps near Reynolds that hea dnesday night memo from sbroads.com and select the project Avenue. Crews will also work illegally accessed computerthe (/7 4/ '%4 53 (/7 4/ 2%!#( 53 CARPINTERIA — Several lane segment. lifornia Police Chiefs Associaon intersection and crosswalk networks belonging to businesses closures are planned this week Crews will install underground #)2#5,!4)/. )335%3 improvements at Carpinteria and the county, including a n across indicated that Gov. Newsom -!). /&&)#% as work continues on the Linden 3OUTH #OAST storm drains and visual Reynolds avenues. Ramps will be computer network belonging !NACAPA 3T uld be closing all beaches and and Casitas Pass Highway 101 deterrents to encourage nesting

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Schools, said she believes there’s a “great need in our city for a neighborhood school in the downtown area,” and that increased housing downtown will exacerbate the need for it.

Kim Cochran expressed the importance of making room for public art.

“Art should not be an afterthought, but incorporated into the overall vision,” she said.

Michael Holiday, a member of AIA, said that he thinks the “national retail revolution” provides an opportunity for the city to be “bold, progressive and open.”

Barry Remus, with the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation, said that he supports the charrette and the formulation of a downtown master revitalization plan.

Overall, the council, staff, AIA and meeting participants all seemed to support increasing affordable housing downtown.

City staff proposed transforming large retail buildings and adapting them for housing or recreation, such as the former Nordstorm’s in the mall, the Paseo Nuevo parking structure or the transit center.

They also recommended flexible building forms, such as U-shaped structures, squares with center courtyards and rectangles or pairs of rectangles with three to four residential floors, which they said supports feasibility.

The charrette suggested a variety in the size of residences, from micro units to studios and one- and two-bedroom units.

“There’s some immediacy in my mind to aggressively attacking, in particular, city flagged parking lots… They’re

just screaming for an opportunity to do something with them other than what they are now,” Council member Mike Jordan said, referencing the vacant lot at Carrillo and Bath streets next the Goodwill. “There has to be a way to incentivize or bring a place like that to the table that could benefit us all.”

He also mentioned the vacant property in the 400 block of State Street.

“Twenty years of an empty shell of a parcel at the entrance to our historical district, in my opinion, shouldn’t be allowed to happen,” he said.

Staff also brought to light the fact that many office buildings won’t be filled up again with the transition to working remotely.

“It really comes down to a combination of resources and political will,” Mr. Jordan said.

“What we don’t do now charts and puts in place and can’t change the next five to 10 years. We have to start now, because what we do or don’t do will affect, limit or reward us in the next five or 10 years.”

Council member Meagan Harmon, a member of the State Street Subcommittee and whose district the downtown core lies in, said it’s incumbent on the council to think about funding.

“I think we all are sort of feeling the weight of this moment and the import of the year to come and all the decisions we’re going to make for our city and the consequential nature of this time we’re in,” she said. “We have an opportunity now to really enact transformational change that will influence the future of our city for generations to come.”

The AIA’s 2020 Design Charrette is available on the city’s website, www.santabarbaraca.gov.

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The Community Environmental Council is moving to 1219 State St.

CEC expands in Santa Barbara

By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

A local leader in the regional climate movement has announced plans to grow in a larger space at 1219 State St. The Community Environmental Council will expand its footprint when it takes up residence in the prominent Santa Barbara storefront formerly occupied by the Unity Shoppe across from The Granada.

While just around the corner from the CEC’s previous home at 26 W. Anapamu St., it’s a notable move for the nonprofit. The organization will gain roughly 8,000 more square feet to better suit its new programs and ramp up its engagement with the community.

The CEC relocation is seen as a sign of some downtown reinvigoration. Another sign is Westmont College’s plans to open a satellite campus at the CEC’s old space on Anapamu Street, which the college recently purchased from the CEC’s landlord, the Hutton Parker Foundation.

“We were already in talks with (foundation president) Tom Parker about a location change when the time was right,” said CEC CEO Sigrid Wright in a news release.

“With our staff and programming expanding, we would have soon outgrown our space and we knew we wanted to eventually move to a more visible location, like State Street. The timing of the sale to Westmont presented the perfect opportunity to do that.”

Due to the pandemic, the CEC is operating almost completely remotely at the moment, “but we can’t pause our efforts as we seek to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.

Eventually we will need this space to build regional capacity and expand our outreach to the community,” added Wright.

The CEC is developing three new programs to more closely engage adults and youth in the climate movement: a Climate Leadership Program, a Climate Justice Program and a Climate Resilience Program.

“After the pandemic these programs will rely on large gatherings and in-person events that will need adequate meeting and training spaces,” said Wright.

“At that time, this new location will allow us to connect more deeply with the community through training rooms and facilities and a new webinar studio.”

The CEC is also speaking with

an architect about building micro workspaces throughout the facility so that people can work outside or socially distanced during COVID-19 when the county moves out of the purple tier.

Ms. Wright said CEC’s future programming may take on hybrid formats and maintain some digital aspects that were developed as a result of the pandemic, including a webinar series, virtual roundtable sessions and real-time translated bilingual events.

But she said the CEC is moving ahead in planning for eventual inperson programs and is expecting as much as a 50% increase in staff in the next few years.

“We hope to be an anchor of environmental stewardship and leadership through communitycentered events, such as participating in Santa Barbara’s First Thursdays or hosting film screenings. This block of State Street, which has traditionally been part of a food corridor, will allow for opportunities to promote sustainable and local food systems,” Ms. Wright said.

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KRAMER, Renee Shirley

Renee Shirley Kramer, 88, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 15, 2021, after a short battle with Covid-19. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on Dec 17, 1932 to Ida and Joe Kissell.

She married in 1952 and moved to Hollywood, California.

After raising two children, with her lightning-quick typing skills, Renee found work as a legal secretary for several judges in the Van Nuys Municipal Courthouse, where she worked until her retirement. She divorced in 1972, and became a notary public. She also helped organize other people’s filing systems, and enjoyed helping the program their VCRs! Renee Kramer was an expert mahjong and bridge player, as well as an unbeatable scrabble player! Her favorite food was chocolate!

Renee married the love of her life, Ted Kramer in 1978, and they remained together in San Diego, California until he passed away in 1988. She then moved to Camarillo, California and ultimately, Santa Barbara, California.

Renee was a funny, nurturing, intelligent woman who was always willing to listen to anyone’s troubles and provide loving advice.

She was a wife, mother, sister, stepmother, aunt, mother-in-law, grandmother, greatgrandmother, friend & confidant, and will be missed by so many.

Renee Kramer is survived by her daughter-Patti Everly, son-Nick Arnold, daughterin-law Judy Villa, sister-Gilda Antman, niece-Robin Antman, several step children, grandchildren, great-grand children, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Phil Everly.

We love you Renee, aka Mom. We will miss you forever.

No service will be held at this time.

JOHNSON, Thomas M.

Thomas M. Johnson, a longtime resident of Santa Barbara County, peacefully passed away on November 30, 2020, at the age of 76. Tom was born January 22, 1944, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee to Clay and Leatha Johnson. He was raised in Rome, Georgia along with his 12 brothers and sisters. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to Eagle Rock, California. He then moved to Santa Barbara in 1961.

As a young man Tom, affectionately known as “Tommy” by many, began working as a mechanic while pursuing his passion for drag racing. In 1963 he moved to Las Vegas where he lived briefly before relocating to Lancaster, California. He returned to Santa Barbara in 1968 and worked for Butts Buick and Goodyear Tire before he opened Tom’s Tire Service, his first of three tire stores throughout Santa Barbara County. He was a member of the Chevrollers Car Club of Santa Barbara.

After many years in the tire business, he found himself tending the land he leased out to a local flower grower in Carpinteria, where he lived. Soon he became more involved in farming the flowers than he was with his tire stores, so one-by-one he began selling them off and as he did, he increased the acreage and his knowledge and became a fulltime flower grower and owner of Wel Bran Flowers. He remained passionate about cars and racing, and to add to his list of growing hobbies and skills, he learned to ride horses and found enjoyment participating in the team penning event in the local Fiesta rodeo.

In the late ‘80s, Tom purchased property in the Santa Ynez Valley to further increase his flower growing operation and he eventually made the move to Buellton. During this time, he collected several classic cars, including a race car which led him to become personally active in racing again. In 2005, Tom retired as a flower grower, but he never stopped working. Tom was raised to work hard and be generous, so he was never without something to keep him busy. He dedicated much of his time to restoring classic cars for himself and others. He had a passion for youth auto shop and racing programs and would spend countless hours raising money for local high school programs. He could always be found at car shows with his award-winning red ‘57 Chevy Nomad selling raffle tickets to benefit those programs.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 29 years Lynne Ward Johnson and their two children Parker Johnson and Miranda Johnson; his son Thomas Johnson Jr., his former wife Barbara Bruhn and their two daughters Lori Razo (Mark) and Tammie Johnson-Fulmer; and his grandchildren Brianna Johnson, Nicholas Razo, Mark Razo, Rebekah Razo, Daniel Fulmer, and Kelsey Fulmer. Tom is also survived by two sisters Peggy Saunders (CA) and Ann Gossett (GA) and numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his grandson Joseph Thomas De Alba.

Tom was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. You could call him for just about anything. He was truly a “Tom” of all trades and he was always willing to lend a hand or lend a tool. He loved spending time with his family and friends, and his smile and laughter will truly be missed by many.

A memorial service to remember and honor Tom’s life will be planned at a later date.

SORENSEN, David Stephen D. Stephen (Steve) Sorensen, much-adored husband, father, and grandfather died at his home in Santa Barbara, California, on January 17, 2021. His sudden death from a heart attack leaves a gaping hole in the lives of innumerable people.

Steve was a man of action and lived a big life. His wife, Shannon, says, “He felt like he could do anything, and he actually did a lot of it!” He brought sunshine into every interaction, with a native optimism and seemingly boundless energy. He was a loving family member, a genius businessman, a passionate rancher, a caring community member, and a leader in his church. The same description that had been true of Steve’s father was true of him as well: “He has the head of a businessman, the heart of a cowboy, and the soul of a disciple of Jesus Christ.”

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 1960, the first of seven children of David E. and Verla A. Sorensen. The family moved to South Pasadena, California, when he was a child. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tokyo, Japan, from 1979-1981. On his return, he married his beloved Shannon Jane Paulson in the Jordan River Temple on August 18, 1982.

Steve studied accounting at BYU, and received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He put that training to work establishing and building a number of successful businesses. His children all remember being taught how to spell the word “entrepreneur” at an early age, and they saw in their dad the values of hard work, innovation, and determination. His interests and accomplishments ranged widely, but his staffing businesses were perhaps best known. Steve thought that a job brought dignity and a paycheck. He called his company Partners because he was a team player and wanted to give everyone opportunities.

In addition to his business success, he remained passionate about his family ranch.

He was drawn to the land and the family heritage it represented -- it was a link to the generations that came before him and the generations that would follow him. He regularly took his children and grandchildren to the family ranch in southern Utah to pass on that legacy of hard work, respect for the land, appreciation for God’s gifts, and watching out for even that last stray cow. His kids knew that if they got out of line at home, their dad would soon have them at the ranch rising at dawn to work 12-hour days. But even more important than the physical labor was the opportunity to take solace and reconnect with God. He said that at the ranch he could feel God all around him. On horseback, alone with his thoughts in the beautiful wide open country, he instinctively felt drawn to prayer.

The same inclination to care expressed itself a hundred-fold in his interactions with his wife and family. His world revolved around Shannon, their eight children, and their 18 (so far) grandchildren. His kids say he was always working hard, but when he was with them, he was very present. When he walked into the room, his first move was always to pick up the nearest baby, whom he would carry around for hours. Saturdays were for attending soccer games and volleyball matches, and bedtimes were for reading stories. He made time to have one-on-one conversations with each of his grandchildren, and led all the kids in singing cowboy songs on his ukulele. His partner in all of this was his wife, Shannon. They started each day going for long walks together, and talked or sent texts throughout the day. They were partners through and through.

Steve was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served in a range of official capacities, most recently as the bishop of a congregation of young single adults. Beyond his formal duties, though, Steve has served as a mentor, counselor, teacher, and cheerleader for countless individuals in his church community.

“Go forward in faith,” he would often say. The hope of the gospel message meant everything to him, and he wanted to share that message with everyone around him.

His daughter Angela recounts a time when they were in kayaks and paddling hard, but making minimal progress against a strong tide. Steve suggested that there was a life lesson in their situation. We often can’t see the tides or currents that others are fighting against and can’t see how exceptionally hard they are paddling, he said. “God sees the tides and currents and will be able to judge everyone fairly, but the rest of us must be a little kinder, a little more understanding, and a little less quick to judge.”

Steve is survived by his wife, Shannon, and their eight children and 18 grandchildren: Jennifer Jane (her husband Dominic Anderson and their children Iris, James, Rosalie, Anders, Caleb, Lily, Jasmine); Charlotte Verla (her husband Cameron Archibald and their children Violet, Oliver, Aurora, Jane, Mabel, Amelia); David Jacob (and his wife Audrie Lindsay and their son Maverick); Angela Iris (her husband Alex Doermann and their children Frederick, Dieter, Dane, Marigold); Peter Paulson (and his wife Aspen Jones); Benjamin Stephen, Annabelle Rose, and Juliette Shannon. Steve is also survived by his mother, Verla Anderson Sorensen, and six siblings: Greg, John, Sheila, Kristen, Paul and Kathryn.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 22, at 11 a.m. Pacific and can be seen live or recorded at http://bit.ly/honoringstevesorensen A graveside service will be held for immediate family Tuesday January 26 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82579040959?pwd=QjF0T2N4L1g2cTJ sQ0NWSENrNVhHUT09 The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memoriam to give.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/humanitarian-aid

OBITUARIES

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

RIVERA, Maria Christina “Chris” Maria Christina “Chris” Rivera, 86, of Carpinteria passed away on January 13, 2021 in Santa Barbara.

Chris was born to Carlos and Carmen Sanchez in 1934.

She was raised in Carpinteria with her twin sister Margaret on 7th Street. Chris loved to go out dancing with all her cousins. She enjoyed going to Mariachi Festivals and loved playing Bunco with her friends. Chris worked at Eds of Carpinteria and Applied Magnetics in Goleta.

She is survived by her children, Joe Rivera Sr. (Laurie), Julie Quevedo (Alex Sr.), 9 grandchildren, 3 greatgrandchildren, sister Margaret Burkey (Bob). She was proceeded in death by her parents, Carlos and Carmen Sanchez and son Mike Rivera Jr. The family would like to thank Sandy Matson who helped our family immensely over the last few years. We would also like to thank the wonderful staff at Villa Alamar for taking such good care of our mom.

Private services will be held. Memorial donations can be made in Chris’s name to Central Coast Senior Citizens Foundation or The Alzheimer’s Association.

ROBLEDO, Ronald “Ronnie” Our Lady of Guadalupe came for our beloved Ronnie on December 12, 2020, at his home in Lompoc, California, where he was under hospice care as a result of terminal cancer. He often spoke of being called on that feast day, and his request was granted. His prayers and devotion to his Catholic faith provided him with daily spiritual comfort throughout his lifetime.

Ronald “Ronnie” Robledo was born on July 8, 1950 in Santa Barbara, California and grew up in Highgrove, California. He attended Highgrove Elementary School, University Heights Junior High and North High School, all in Riverside, California. In high school, he made history by being the first male song leader for the North High Huskies. Upon graduation from high school he enrolled in Riverside City College where he received his AA degree, he then transferred to the University of California at Santa Barbara where he received a Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural Certificate in Education. While attending UCSB, Ronnie was active in the Chicano Social Movement of the ‘sixties and ‘seventies and led a United Farmworkers March with Cesar Chavez in Goleta, California.

Ronnie enjoyed being around people and followed a life of service by helping others.

After college, he assisted at daycare centers both in Carpinteria and Goleta. For many years he was employed at DMV in Santa Barbara as a driving examiner. Subsequently, he was an administrative assistant for Express Furniture in Ventura, California. He then was a baker at Panaderia Don Ysidro in Santa Barbara, and later was employed at the Sansum Clinic and CVS, both in Carpinteria, California.

As a people person, Ronnie loved to laugh and touched many lives with his warm, caring, and out-going personality. He was a kind and generous person who made friends easily and would give you his last dollar if he thought you needed it. His counseling and advice were peppered with the words, “Give it to God” and “ It is better to give than to receive.” Mr. R., as he was affectionately called by some members of his family, welcomed everyone into his home where he loved to entertain and listen to music, especially “Amor Eterno” by Rocio Durcal. He was an excellent cook, specializing in traditional Mexican cuisine and fiery salsas. His style of refried beans was influenced by his maternal grandmother, Carmen “Mama Carmen” Nieves of Carpinteria, California.

Among his family and friends, his chile verde and chile japones were popular and nobody left his home hungry. At his Lompoc retirement community, Ronnie shared his dishes and baked goods with his grateful neighbors. He would say that he followed in his paternal grandfather’s footsteps, Ysidro Robledo, who began his baking career in his hometown of San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, and retired from the Martinez Bakery in Colton, California.

Along with enjoying cooking and baking, Ronnie was an avid animal lover, who would exercise and relax by walking his dogs alongside the beach bluffs when he lived in Carpinteria, California. He always had a variety of pets in his home, with his treasured cats Tita and Tito being his last, and considered them like his children. He was inspired

by St. Francis of Assisi’s philosophy of being kind to all living things.

Ronnie will be dearly missed by his family and friends who will remember him with love and fondness; he is survived by his brother Gilbert Robledo (Mary Ellen) of Carpinteria, his twin sister Rosanna Rodriguez of Carpinteria, California, Bobby Avila (Lucy) of Florida; Esther Alvarado of Santa Barbara; Joey Reveles (Maria) of Hawaii; Carmen Pena (Juan) of Moreno Valley, California; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ronnie was preceded in death by his parents Asuncion Robledo of Colton, California and Esther Sanchez of Carpinteria, California; brothers Mario Robledo of Goleta, California and Veto Avila of Carpinteria, California.

His family would like to thank VNA Medical for the services he received during his hospice care, especially by Ana, along with his neighbor, Debbie Hohenstein.

Ronnie, our cherished brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend will be laid to rest at Carpinteria Cemetery. A Celebration of Life commemorative event will be announced at a later date due to current Covid-19 restrictions. Bendiciones a todos y gracias por su paciencia durante esta temporada dificil.

Que nuestro querido Ronnie descanse en los brazos de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y disfrute de Su amor eterno

FAILING, Nancyann

September 3, 1934 – January 13, 2021

Nancyann Failing died peacefully in her sleep on January 13, 2021 after enduring a battle with dementia for several years. She will be remembered for her quick wit, infectious laughter, can-do attitude, adventurous spirit, generosity, and commitment to serving others. Family and friends also remember her disdain for public speakers who dawdle at the microphone, inconsiderate smokers, and golfers who feel compelled to retell their round, holeby-hole and shot-by-shot.

Nancy was born in Grand Island, NE on September 3, 1934 to Charles and Irma Yungblut. The family moved to Scottsbluff, NE when Nancy was seven years old. It was in Scottsbluff where she met her first husband, Dave Raber, in the 6th grade. She graduated as the Valedictorian from Scottsbluff High School in 1952, where she also published the school yearbook and led the cheerleading squad.

Nancy came to Santa Barbara in 1955 when the Raber family moved west. She had a daughter, Carol Crego, born in 1955. Her son, Steve Raber, came along a few years later in 1959. Nancy quickly made Santa Barbara her home and immersed herself in community activities and charities right away. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church at All Saints-by-the-Sea. Whether it was sorting donated clothing for the Junior League rummage sale or directing the entertainment for various fundraisers, she rolled up her sleeves to do the dirty work while making sure that everyone showed up on time and had fun.

Nancy joined the fight against cancer in the early 1960s as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society (ACS). In 1977, she became the first woman to serve as Chair of the California State Board of the ACS. She also devoted herself to making life better for girls and young women. After more than 50 years of service, she received the inaugural “Strong, Smart and Bold” Award from Girls Inc. for her role in raising funds to build a state-of-the-art gymnasium on East Ortega Street and the Girls Inc. Goleta Valley Center on Hollister Avenue in 2008. As the Executive Director noted in 2012, “Nancy never saw a capital campaign that she didn’t like.” She worked tirelessly as Board President of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara where she raised funds, interviewed scholarship applicants, and took joy from seeing underdogs receive the money they needed to go to college and pursue their dreams. After her own kids became adults and left home, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a Registered Nurse by enrolling in the nursing program at Santa Barbara City College in 1980. She worked part-time as a nurse for several years and served on the college Nursing Advisory Board for 12 years. Her nursing highlights included recognizing that a young actor was in danger from hypothermia after filming several takes that required him to dive into the cold ocean water – she persuaded a nearby homeowner to allow the young actor to warm up in his beachfront hot tub.

In 1977, Nancy married Dr. Robert M. Failing in a small ceremony in Jackson Hole, WY. They shared a love of travel that took them all over the world while Bob scaled mountains on every continent. Nancy enjoyed observing the natural beauty in the world and learning about different cultures. She visited Africa several times, including a few trips with her friend Marlin Perkins (of Wild Kingdom fame) and his wife, Carol.

On one trip, Nancy and Bob spent a day in a Kenyan jail after Bob was spotted taking photos of a building that had been bombed by the African National Congress. Nancy also visited the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, China, Israel, Easter Island, and the Galapagos Islands. She dreamed of owning a flat in London, her favorite city in the world.

Nancy stayed active into her 80s. She hiked with Bob in the mountains around their Colorado summer home and jogged locally around the Bird Refuge in the mornings.

During one morning jog, she encountered a man who was deep in prayer with his back to the ocean. Nancy gently interrupted him and suggested that if he was intending to face east to make his prayers count, he should turn 90 degrees to his right because the Santa Barbara coastline faces south.

Nancy loved good books and animals of every species, especially the birds that were drawn to her bird feeders. She made sure that all the holidays were fun – baking Christmas cookies with grandchildren, refereeing the Angel-counting contest, and leading the “Most Beautiful Turkey Parade” at Thanksgiving became established traditions. Above all, Nancy valued service to her community. She once said, “Service to your community is the rent you owe for the privilege of living there. And when you live in a place like Santa Barbara, you owe a lot of rent.” Her service to the community was formally recognized when she was named the 2002 Santa Barbara Woman of the Year for her “significant volunteer contributions to the Santa Barbara community.” Her friend Marilyn McMahon, who introduced Nancy at the awards ceremony, summed it up this way: “Nancy is that rare volunteer who will give money, ask for money, do messy work like teaching girls how to cook, chair a ball, and make it all fun.”

Nancy is survived by her children, Carol Crego (husband Robert) and Steve Raber (wife Blair); three stepchildren, Robert Failing, Jr. (wife Mari), Lee Scheuermann, and Margaret Wrath Esposito (husband Gerard); nine grandchildren, Matthew Crego, Judith Gronna, Jessica Gronna Llort, Kate Raber, Maggie Raber, James Scheuermann, Elise Scheuermann, Kylee Wrath, and Jared Wrath; two great-grandchildren, Evelyn and Esmé Llort; and her brother, Steve Yungblut (wife Linda). She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Robert M. Failing, her stepdaughter, Sarah Failing Gronna (husband Richard Gronna), and her brother, Larry Yungblut (wife June).

No services have been planned at this time. The family will host a celebration of Nancy’s remarkable life at a later date when it is safe for people to gather. Donations in memory of Nancy can be made to Girls, Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara or the Failing Scholarship Fund at the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. The family wishes to express gratitude to the staff at Oak Cottage who kept Nancy comfortable and provided excellent care during the last few years of her life.

STAPLETON, Gerald “Gerry”

Gerald “Gerry” Stapleton, 87, passed away Dec. 27, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California. He was born in Lillis, Kansas, and graduated from high school in Fairbury, Nebraska. He went to the University of Missouri on an NROTC scholarship, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then spent three years as a Marine Corps officer and began his career in electronic engineering.

During this time he married the love of his life, Carol, and the couple had two children. The family lived in several locations before settling in Santa Barbara in 1963, where Gerry worked for many years in the aerospace and defense industry as a systems engineer and project manager. He also earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Gerry was a loving husband and father and enjoyed many family activities. He belonged to several organizations and enjoyed reading, singing with a barbershop chorus, and keeping up with computer technology. In his later years, he bravely lived with Parkinson’s Disease.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Bernadette Stapleton, and his sister, Rose Murphy. He is survived by his wife, Carol, son David (Debby) Stapleton, daughter Nancy Stapleton, grandchildren Cynthia Stapleton, Matthew Stapleton, and Jared Stapleton, sister Carol Stapleton, nephew Tony Murphy, nieces Katy (Vito) Vanoni and Monica (Rick) Alatorre, and brother-in-law Larry Murphy.

KLINE, Elizabeth “Betsy” Swift Betsy passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 due to COVID and underlying conditions. She was born in Pasadena in 1932 to Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Hayward Swift.

She went to local schools until high school when she attended Chadwick School in Rolling Hills. It was there that she met the young man Mortimer Allen Kline, Jr., who she would later marry. She attended Stephens College in Colombia, Missouri and the University of California at Berkeley where she was Pi Beta Phi. She and Mort were married in 1954 and made their first home in Golden, Colorado where he was studying for his Master’s Degree in Petroleum Geology. Upon graduating they returned to Pasadena where they were to reside for the next nine years and give birth to their two children, Sandra Kerry and Mortimer III. Betsy was active in the Junior League of Pasadena and the Junior Philharmonic. In 1966 Mort took his oil companies, Kline Oil Co. and Kline Exploration to Canada and the family moved to Calgary, Alberta. Betsy resumed her work with the Junior League there, serving on the Board for three years and was also active in the children’s school. In 1973 they returned to the states and settled in West Los Angeles. By then Betsy was a Sustainer in the Junior League of Los Angeles. She enjoyed the Westside Readers group, and was a member of Les Amies, a support group of the Colleagues. She was also in the Bel-Air Garden Club. She was predeceased by her husband, and in her later years moved to Casa Dorinda in Montecito.

She leaves her children, plus 4 grandchildren, Lindsay, Samantha, Kiera, and Palmer.

The family would like to acknowledge the great care from Dr. William Koonce and his medical staff. There will be only a private family service. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to your favorite charity.

DE FOREST, Kellam Kellam de Forest, Santa Barbara native son, died on January 19 from complications of COVID-19 at Cottage Hospital. He was born in that same hospital on November 11, 1926 to landscape architects Lockwood and Elizabeth Kellam de Forest. Born eight weeks premature and weighing only 2 pounds, he was the smallest baby ever to survive at Cottage at that time. Kellam attended Crane School, Thacher School, and, after a year serving his country stateside during WWII, graduated from Yale University in 1949. He was working at the desk at San Ysidro Ranch when he met Margaret (Peggy) MacCormick.

They married in 1952 and moved to Los Angeles, where Kellam established an independent business conducting legal, factual, and historical research for writers and producers in the nascent television industry.

Over the next four decades, de Forest Research contributed to the authenticity and verisimilitude of hundreds of motion pictures, from acclaimed classics (e.g., “Chinatown”, “All the President’s Men”) to straight-to-video forgettables as well as thousands of episodes of television, beginning with “The Untouchables” and “Profiles in Courage,” carrying on through several generations of Star Trek. One of Kellam’s enduring contributions to popular culture is suggesting the name “Archie Bunker” as lead character for the long running sit-com “All in the Family.” And to the entertainment industry, the “de Forest Report” set the industry standard for the legal clearance and errors/omissions work that are now part and parcel to virtually every script in production.

After Kellam retired in 1992, he and Peggy returned to Santa Barbara, where Kellam devoted the rest of his long life as a tireless advocate for Santa Barbara’s distinctive history, character, and natural beauty. An active board member of the Pearl Chase Society, he attended and always offered historic preservation advice for the monthly civic meetings of The Mission Canyon Association, Architectural Review Board, the SB Historic Landmarks Commission, the County Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission, the City Planning Commission, the Mission Heritage Trail Association, the Board of Architectural Review and various Neighborhood Associations. He attended these meetings for years until it became too hard to manage with his wheelchair. He then held Preservation Watch meetings for community residents at Wood Glen Hall until COVID 19 concluded social gatherings. He personally wrote all of the Pearl Chase Society historic preservation letters to the above design review boards. When major city development projects appeared or were appealed to City Council, Kellam was always a pivotal speaker, as well as for the County Board of Supervisors. At the time of his illness, he was writing his January Preservation Watch column, focusing on his concerns for the Mission Canyon Bridge Project.

Kellam was known and loved for his sharp, inquisitive mind, his exceptional memory, and his dogged research skills, as well as his warmth and dignity. He will be sadly missed by his three children, Ann, Carmaig, and Elizabeth de Forest, their spouses, and six grandchildren, along with a great-grandchild-to-be – as well as by his dear friends in Santa Barbara, especially the preservation community for whom he served as historic memory and conscience for the past 30 years.

The family requests donations in Kellam’s name be made to the Pearl Chase Society, P.O. Box 92121, Santa Barbara, CA 93190, or The Cottage Hospital Foundation, https:// www.cottagehealth.org/donate/

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Aaron and Sutton add two more stars to the baseball heavens

Don Sutton, right, was mentored during the spring training of 1965 by Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching ace Don Drysdale before beginning his professional career at the team’s Class A farm club in Santa Barbara.

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star-studded baseball lineup is parading out of Iowa’s most famous cornfield.

Hank Aaron and Don Sutton just joined Shoeless Joe, Night Train Lane and the rest of the Field of Dreams Gang.

Seven other Baseball Hall of Famers died in 2020, the most ever during a calendar year.

Aaron completes an outfield of Lou Brock and Al Kaline. Joe Morgan is now manning heaven’s infield. Sutton joins the recently recruited pitching rotation of Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Phil Niekro and Whitey Ford.

Tommy Lasorda must’ve felt they needed a manager to depart

They were both heroes of my this good earth two weeks ago. hometown heart.

But you just know the Good Aaron caught my attention Lord Almighty is arranging a because of the game for the heavens company he kept when He calls up two of — Santa Barbara’s baseball’s most durable Eddie Mathews — stars during the same during 13 seasons with week. the Milwaukee and Aaron, who passed Atlanta Braves. No away Friday at age 86, two teammates ever steeled himself against hit more home runs racist death threats together. Their 863 for 23 seasons to set MARK PATTON blasts — 442 by Aaron baseball’s home run and 421 by Mathews — record of 755. Sutton, broke the old record who died Tuesday at of 859 set by Babe Ruth and Lou age 75, never missed his pitching Gehrig. turn while making 756 starts — The New York Yankee legends the third-most in Major League took a barnstorming tour together Baseball history.

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Hank Aaron, left, and Santa Barbara High graduate Eddie Mathews combined to hit more home runs as teammates than any other duo in Major League Baseball history. Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s record for career homers, died on Friday at age 86.

in 1927 which even brought them to Santa Barbara. They were more rivals than pals, however. Ruth once admitted that he and Gehrig “didn’t talk for years.”

But the opposite was true of Aaron and Mathews, the one-two punch that beat the Yankees in the 1957 World Series.

“We weren’t jealous of each other at all,” Aaron once said.

“That’s one reason we were so successful.”

Mathews, who passed away in 2001, once told me that his old teammate was “the best player

there ever was.”

Although Barry Bonds broke Aaron’s home-run mark, Hammerin’ Hank still holds major league records for RBIs (2,297), total bases (6,856) and extra-base hits (1,477). He also ranks third in hits (3,771).

“He wasn’t flashy like Willie Mays, but he did everything well,” Mathews said. “I never saw Aaron throw to the wrong base, never saw him overthrow the cutoff man, but he did it so easily that nobody noticed.

“Maybe because his cap didn’t

fly off.”

Mathews hit 512 career home runs — more than any third baseman in history until Mike Schmidt came along — and he was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1978. But in his heart, neither of those feats matched the record he set with Aaron.

“I would have to say that was my proudest accomplishment in baseball,” he said, “not just because of the number or because no one else did it, but because I shared the accomplishment with Please see BASEBALL on A6

McLaughlin’s second half of perfection spurs UCSB to sixth-straight win

By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

Foul trouble forced 14 minutes of rest upon UCSB’s JaQuori McLaughlin in the first half of Saturday’s basketball game at Cal State Northridge … But the rest was history.

The senior guard scored 19 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Gauchos to their sixth-straight victory, 80-66, at the Matadome.

“He was terrific,” coach Joe Pasternack said. “He hit some really tough shots and put us on his back and carried us.”

McLaughlin’s night was nearly perfect. He made 10-of-11 shots — 7-of-7 in the second half, which included his only three-point attempt — and 4-of-4 free throws.

UCSB (10-3, 4-2 Big West Conference), which shot 60.9% in Friday’s 105-58 rout at CSUN, had another efficient night offensively.

The Gauchos sank 54% of their attempts, which included 6-of-16 three-pointers, and they blunted the Matadors’ attempts at a comeback by making 20-of-23 free throws.

“I thought our guys were all about the mental tonight after what happened the first night,” Pasternack said. “I thought our guys really did a good job of locking in and concentrating.”

UCSB had to go to its bench to gain some early separation. Destin Barnes hit back-to-back threepointers to turn a one-point lead to seven, 12-5, in the third minute of the game.

McLaughlin took a seat for more than 12 minutes after getting called for his second foul with 13:20 still left in the first half. Fellow point guard Devearl Ramsey joined him on the sidelines with his second foul just two minutes later.

But the Gauchos had even more ready in reserve, with Josh PierreLouis’ scoring drive touching off an 8-0 run for a 22-10 lead.

CSUN rallied with an 11-3 outburst of its own. A threepointer by Lance Coleman II drew the Matadors to within 25-21. But another runner by Pierre-Louis put UCSB back on track.

The Gauchos sank 54% of their attempts, which included 6-of-16 three-pointers, and made 20-of23 free throws.

Ajare Sanni, running the offense with McLaughlin and Ramsey on the bench, helped the Gauchos finish the half with a flourish and a 36-30 lead. He sank a late three-pointer from the top and, 38 seconds later, lobbed a pass which the recently re-entered McLaughin converted with an alley-oop dunk.

“We had different things thrown at us tonight, with JaQuori and Devearl getting two quick fouls,” Pasternack said. “But our ability to put Ajare at the one, and Josh and Sékou (Touré) and Brandon (Cyrus) all playing a lot of good minutes in the first half, kept us in the game.”

Sanni got all four of his assists in the first half and finished with 11 points, McLaughlin was ready to go in the second half, sinking a threepointer in the 22nd second and assisting Amadou Sow’s layup just a half-minute later.

Sow finished with 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting and matched his career-high in rebounds with 14.

The four-straight double-doubles is his longest streak as a Gaucho.

“Everybody kind of panicked when he started off slow this year,” Pasternack said. “But Amadou is who he is — a great player. Putting up these kind of rebounding numbers is who he has to be.

“He’s getting healthier and healthier, and working hard with Jackson (Smidt, UCSB’s trainer), who’s doing an amazing job in getting him ready to play.”

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UCSB senior JaQuori McLaughlin, shown in an earlier game this season, overcame foul trouble to score 19 of his career-high 25 points in the second half of Saturday’s 80-66 basketball victory at Cal State Northridge. McLaughlin made 10-of-11 shots including all seven of his secondhalf attempts.

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Warriors open season with three straight victories

By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It certainly didn’t take long for the Westmont women’s volleyball team to pick up where they left off from last season’s postseason run.

Some 13 months removed from its furthest postseason run in program history, the Warriors opened their 2020 campaign this weeked at the University of Saint Katherine Tournament, finishing 3-0 and only dropping one set in the process.

Westmont, after earning two victories on Friday, won its third match of the young season on Saturday, defeating Life Pacific 3-0. Set scores were 26-24, 25-21, 25-22.

Senior Hali Galloway helped pace the Warriors’ offense with 16 kills, while fellow seniors Brooklynn Cheney and Madison Morrison finished with 18 and 14 digs, respectively.

“That was the best match we had all

weekend,” Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin said. “Life Pacific definitely pushed us in every aspect.

“They not only led in passing all game long, but at the offensive end in terms of Hali and Brooklynn being rock solid,” McGolpin said of the seniors.

In the first set, Westmont led 23-15, only to see Life Pacific rally off seven straight points to get back within one. Galloway’s kill helped Westmont take the next two points and win the set.

Tied at 15 in the second set, Westmont went on a 5-0 run, as Patty Kerman provided three consecutive kills. Life Pacific was unable to get closer than within three the rest of the set.

The third set was tied on several occasions, but a Lexi Malone kill helped finish the sweep and wrap up the unbeaten weekend.

“One of the best components of this weekend though was the ability to feel like a family again and have positivity from one another in that realm,”

McGolpin said. “The bonding time that exists on the court is amazing.

“Without practicing all week last week, we didn’t quite know what to expect, but they are a talented bunch of women.

They all have good souls and are good people. They all want to be here and that’s important for this program.”

Malone recorded 10 kills, while Kerman added eight. Sydny Dunn and Malia Yim conducted the offense with 20 and 16 assists, respectively. Kaylee Ivie led the team in blocks with five.

On Friday, Westmont defeated Saint Katherine, 3-1, in Game 1, followed by Providence Chrsitian, 3-0, in Game 2.

The Warriors defeated the host Firebirds by set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 1625, 25-14.

Westmont led in the early going in each of the first two sets, as Dunn and Galloway provided service aces in the first set, and Malone was able to help the team close out the second set with a pair of kills.

Saint Katherine jumped ahead 11-6 in the third set, eventually building a 10-point lead. The Firebirds withstood a Westmont run and claimed the set by nine.

Going back and forth in the fourth set, Westmont took a 14-7 lead behind two kills apiece from Kerman and Cheney.

In Game 1, Dunn finished with a teambest 19 assists and had four service aces.

She also added 10 digs.

In Game 2, the Warriors defeated the Sea Beggars by set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-21.

Dunn opened the scoring by serving an ace, one of 11 aces for the Warriors in the second match of the day.

Westmont trailed in the early going in the opening set, 3-2, before rallying off five straight. The Warriors maintained at least a three-point advantage through the set to win by nine.

Ahead 11-10 in the second set, Westmont again went on a run. The Warriors compiled six points in a row, including

two kills by Phoebe Minch, to build their lead. Westmont scored the final eight points of the set to win going away.

Westmont was able to complete the sweep by winning the third set.

Morrison led the Warriors with 13 digs against Providence Christian. Dunn compiled 19 assists and 11 digs, while Yim added 10 assists. Kerman’s 11 kills paced the Warriors’ attack, as did her .476 attack %. Brooklynn Cheney and Malone added eight and seven kills respectively, while Galloway led the team with four service aces.

This weekend’s action was the teams first since Dec. 7, 2019.

After completing their brief nonconference schedule, the Warriors will open Golden State Athletic Conference play at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 against Vanguard. No fans are permitted at Murchison Gymnasium due to health protocols. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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Hank.”

They were teammates during an era when white players rarely associated with black teammates.

And yet, Mathews became Aaron’s mentor in Milwaukee.

“Their relationship was like 14-karat gold,” Braves’ outfielder Wes Covington once said.

Mathews, two years Aaron’s senior, did admit regret for not speaking out when Aaron was barred from joining him at the same eating and lodging establishments.

“It makes me angry that I didn’t stand up and be counted,” he told me.

Mathews returned to the Braves

as Aaron’s manager when the Hall of Fame slugger broke Ruth’s record of 714 home runs. He stood up for him then, shielding Aaron from much of the abuse and attention that came his way during that 1973 season.

“I don’t think a manager ever meant more to a player than Eddie Mathews meant to me during those times,” Aaron said.

“He knew me and understood me as well as anybody in baseball, and he did all he could to take the pressure off me.”

Sutton didn’t grow up in Santa Barbara like Mathews. His twomonth, professional debut here in 1965 seemed more like a barnstorming tour than a season. But he did leave a lastingly good, first impression.

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The Class A, California League contest went by in a flash as he retired 19 of the first 20 batters he faced. He put up seven straight Easter eggs on the scoreboard and wound up with a five-hit, 11-strikeout, nowalk, 5-2 victory over the San Jose Bees.

A rave review from club manager Norm Sherry filled the notebook of my father, News-Press sports editor Phil Patton. The quote I remember most was, “He could have pitched anywhere in baseball today.”

Sutton was a precursor to Cleveland Indians’ ace Shane Bieber, last year’s winner of the American League Cy Young Award. Sutton, like the former UCSB ace, rarely walked a batter while disguising his curveball with the same pitching motion as his fastball.

“Don is a real competitor,” Sherry said on that Easter Sunday of 1965. “He has the ability, I feel, to make it up to the major leagues in a couple of years.”

That assessment wound up as a bit of an underestimation.

Sutton was leading the California League in every pitching category — wins (8-1 record), ERA (1.50), strikeouts (101), complete games (eight), and innings pitched (94) — when the Dodgers promoted him to the Double-A Texas League in early June.

You didn’t have to read between the lines in the NewsPress the next day to feel Dad’s disappointment: “While the Dodgers left by bus this morning for San Jose, Sutton was on his way south by plane to Albuquerque,” he wrote. “The calling up of Sutton by the Dodger organization is a disastrous blow to Santa Barbara’s pennant ambitions.

“It’s going to be mighty difficult for any pitcher to try and fill the shoes of Sutton who had established himself as the league’s top pitcher here in the first two months of the campaign.”

Some sportswriter in Albuquerque probably felt the same after Sutton was called up to the big leagues just three months later. He didn’t get to pitch for the World Series champions — the Dodgers were in too hot of a pennant race with the San Francisco Giants — but he did win 12 games the following year when Los Angeles reclaimed the National League pennant.

Sutton continued on to win 324 games in 23 seasons, tying Nolan Ryan for 14th most in MLB history.

His 3,574 strikeouts rank seventh all-time, right behind his new Field of Dreams teammate, Tom Seaver.

His tenure spanned an era of Dodger aces that went from Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale in 1966 to Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela in 1988. Near the end of that last World Series season, Sutton noted how his career had passed as rapidly as a 100-mph fastball.

“It’s amazing how fast you grow old in this game,” he said. “At first you’re the rookie right-hander.

Next season you’re that promising right-hander. Then suddenly you’re the old man.”

And then you’re on some diamond that’s been cut out of an Iowa cornfield … pitching to Hank Aaron and Night Train Lane and the rest of the gang. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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UCSB’s Amadou Sow, pictured earlier this season, notched his fourth-straight double-double on Saturday by scoring 17 points and matching his career-high with 14 rebounds. The four-game streak is the longest of his Gaucho career.

‘I was proud of our players for bouncing back’ ucsb

Continued from Page A5 four points, 47-43, after getting a three by Darius Brown and two more by TJ Starks in less than two minutes. Starks, who scored 29 points in Friday’s game, added 24 more on Saturday.

“That’s a game we’re going to build on,” CSUN coach Mark Gottfried said. “We played hard, we competed, we got better defensively, and we got better offensively. We just came up a little bit short.

“They made some tough shots, you have to give them a lot of credit. When they needed to make a basket, they made it.”

McLaughlin lobbed a pass over the CSUN defense which Sow cashed in with a three-point play

A late 11-2 run gave CSUN some hope, 69-63, with 3:15 to go. But Barnes found Sanni in the corner with a driving pass and the sophomore transfer from Pacific sank the three to trigger an 11-3 finish for the Gauchos. to extend UCSB’s lead to 50-43.

Sow added a hook shot and Miles Norris came alive with a running floater and a threepointer off Ramsey’s driving, kick-out pass to get the margin back into double-digits, 57-47.

A late 11-2 run gave CSUN some hope, 69-63, with 3:15 to go. But Barnes found Sanni in the corner with a driving pass

and the sophomore transfer from Pacific sank the three to trigger an 11-3 finish for the Gauchos.

“I was proud of our players for bouncing back from how we played yesterday,” Gottfried said. “They obviously played a lot harder and a lot better.” email: mpatton@newspress.com

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Shown here is the number of weekly initial unemployment claims filed nationwide. As of Jan. 16, claims were down to 900,00, a decrease from the 926,000 claims the week of Jan. 9.

Leisure, hospitality sector sees largest job decline JOBS

Continued from Page A1 unemployment rate of 6.7%.

In total, Santa Barbara County lost an estimated 5,700 jobs from November to December. This includes a loss of an estimated 4,600 farm jobs and 1,100 nonfarm jobs.

The county’s labor force fell by 1,700 (down 0.8%) from November.

Employment in the leisure and hospitality sector saw the largest employment decline over the month, falling by 1,700, a 7.2% decrease, as noted by Dr. Peter Rupert, executive director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project.

Month-over job losses were also noted in the government sector (down 300 jobs) and other services (down 100 jobs).

The county’s trade, transportation and utilities sector added 400 jobs from November to December. Some 200 jobs were added to both the professional and business services and manufacturing sectors, with 100 jobs added to both construction and educational and health and services, according to the data, which is not adjusted for seasonality.

Broken down further, accommodation jobs were down nearly 37.5% from a year ago, arts, entertainment and recreation jobs are down 28,.9%, state government jobs are down 22.7%, and clothing and accessories store jobs are down 23.8% over the past year.

The data released Friday

by the EDD was based on two surveys. The numbers come after November’s revised gain of 5,200 jobs, and the state has now regained more than 44% of the more than 2.6 million nonfarm jobs that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April.

California’s month-over unemployment rate increase from 8.1% in November to 9% in December marked the state’s first month-over rate increase since April 2020.

Six of the state’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs last month.

Construction had the state’s largest month-over increase, of 31,600, due to strong gains in the speciality trade contractors and construction of buildings.

Professional and business services had the state’s secondlargest month-over increase, of 29,600, due to large gains in accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping, as well as management, scientific and technical consulting.

Leisure and hospitality suffered the largest month-over loss, down 117,000, in large part due to severe losses in accommodation and food services, which accounted for 83.2% of the industry sector’s overall loss.

Following a survey of approximately 80,000 businesses, total nonfarm jobs in 11 of the state’s major industries totaled 16,144,400 in December, a net loss of 52,000 jobs from November.

This followed an upward-revision of 5,200 jobs for a revised gain of 62,300 jobs in November.

Total nonfarm jobs decreased by 1,410,000 (down 8%) from December 2019 to 2020 compared to the U.S. annual loss of 9,374,000 jobs (a 6.2% decrease), officials said.

The number of employed Californians in December was 17,260,100, a decrease of more than 91,000 jobs since November, and down nearly 1.5 million jobs from December of 2019.

The number of unemployed Californians was 1,700,400 in December, an increase of 163,700 over the month, and up by 945,700 in comparison to December of last year, according to the data.

More than 1 million people certified for unemployment insurance benefits during the December sample week. This compares to nearly 1.3 million people in November 2020 and more than 327,750 people in December 2019. Nearly 160,000 initial claims were processed during the December sample week, which was a month-over decrease of 9,896 claims from November 2020, but a year-over increase of 108,976 claims in December 2019.

Data for January 2021 will be released on March 12. For more information on Santa Barbara County and state unemployment figures, visit www.edd.ca.gov.

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Assemblymember Steve Bennett, state Sen. Monique LimĂłn and U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal will hold a virtual town hall Thursday on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Scheduled speakers include Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the Santa Barbara County public health director, and Barry L. Zimmerman, the Ventura Health Care Agency chief deputy director. They plan to discuss the vaccines and review the phases of their distribution.

There will be an opportunity to answer questions submitted by the public in advance. Those questions should be submitted to assemblymember.Bennett@ assembly.ca.gov ahead of time.

The town hall will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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SANTA MARIA — The city of Santa Maria Public Library is offering Valentine’s Day themed “Grab and Go� kits ahead of the upcoming love-centered holiday.

The kits include five romance books and materials to create two Valentine’s Day themed cards.

Registration for the kits will begin on Monday and the kits will be ready for pickup at the library’s sidewalk service pick up window from Feb. 1 to 6.

To learn how to make the Valentines craft, patrons can join library staff for a Zoom presentation at 3 p.m. on Feb. 9. Once registered, the library will send participants information to join the Zoom meeting.

Each household is allowed to register for one kit and because these kits are not checked out through the library system, there is no due date.

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continue into Monday, with a 40% chance of showers during the day, followed by a 20% chance of showers Monday night.

The weather system is excited to spread rain and mountain snow through Monday, with snow levels dropping as low as 3,500 feet tonight and to as low as 1,500 feet on Monday, according to the weather service.

In addition, advisory level wind gusts are possible on Monday, with the strongest winds expected in the foothills and mountains, with wind gusts possibly approaching warning levels.

Through Monday night, up to 0.30 inches is expected along coastal areas, with up to 0.6 inches in mountains. Snow accumulations between 2 to 4 inches are expected between 3,500 to 4,000 feet, with 4 to 8 inches possible for elevations above 4,500 feet.

Conditions are expected to clear up briefly on Tuesday, though there is a chance for rain starting Tuesday night through Friday, according to the weather service.

The rainfall will be met with below-average temperatures ranging in the high 50s to low 60s throughout the week.

Significant rain is expected Wednesday through Friday, with early estimates of 1 to 3 inches for coast and valleys and 3 to 6 inches in local mountains. Snow accumulations are possible for elevations at 5,500 to 6,000 feet, officials said.

The upcoming wet weather

will certainly provide some much-needed precipitation to the region.

As of Saturday, Santa Barbara County has received just 30% of the “normal-to-date� rainfall for the 2021 water year, which started Sept. 1, 2020 and runs through Aug. 31, 2021.

Overall, the county has received just 13% of the “normal water-year� rainfall, according to the county Flood Control District.

For comparison, the 2019 water year yielded 128% of normal rainfall, while the 2020 water year yielded 92% of normal.

According to the data, the city of Santa Barbara receives about 18.4 inches of rain per year during the water year. So far this year, only 2.23 inches of rainfall has accumulated.

The city of Santa Maria averages around 13.33 inches per year, with this year’s figure at 2.10 inches so far.

Though only trace amounts of rain were observed in the city of Santa Barbara on Saturday, some areas received more than a half-inch of rain throughout the day, according to the county Public Works Department.

Montecito registered about 0.60 inches on Saturday, marking one of the highest in the county.

Santa Maria recorded about one-third of an inch, as did Tecolote Canyon.

Just over a quarter-inch of rain was measured at Lake Cachuma, with most coastal areas reporting less than 0.15 inches. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210000148. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: MARIJUANA DISPENSARY DELIVERY TRY DOOBIE WEED, 27 E VICTORIA ST. SUITE B, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara.

MAILING ADDRESS: 1801 S LA CIENEGA BLVD, SUITE 301, LOS ANGELES, CA 90035. Full Name(s) of registrants: DDS CA LLC, 1801 S LA CIENEGA BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90035. STATE OF INC.: CA. This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 01/19/2021 by: E993, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jun 08, 2020.

Statement Expires on: Not Applicable.

NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) JAN 24, 31; FEB 7, 14/2021--56747

NOTICE INVITING RFP: Notice is hereby given that the Santa Barbara Unified School District will receive proposals from prequalified firms for Preconstruction and Lease-Leaseback Services for the Peabody Charter Interim Housing Project (“Project�). Contractor’ License required: B, General Building Contractor. Submittal Deadline: Proposals must be received by, March 10, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. at the office of Santa Barbara Unified School District, 724 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Attention: Steve Vizzolini. Anticipated Start of Construction: June 2021. Prequalification: All firms submitting a proposal to this RFP must be prequalified with the District pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6 (b)-(m) without exception prior to submitting a proposal.

Prequalification documents must be submitted by, February10, 2021 by 4:00 PM. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6(j) a list of prequalified general contractors and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors will be made available by the District no later than five business days before the proposal opening at the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Planning Dept., 724 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Prequalification packages are available through L.M. Sweaney at lynns11s@aol.com or leave a voice message at (909) 337-8302 or with Cybercopy at http://www.cybercopyplanroom.com. Pre-qualification questions must be directed to L.M. Sweaney at lynns11s@aol.com or leave a voice message at (909) 337-8302. Prequalification packages must be submitted to L.M. Sweaney & Associates, 180 Grass Valley Rd., Lot 3, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352 (UPS or FED-EX ONLY) (Voice Message: 909-337-8302) no later than the date specified herein.

FAXED PRE-QUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Prevailing Wages: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773 and 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the District has obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations (“DIR�), the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract which is available for review at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/statistics_research. html. During the Work, the DIR will monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor’s prevailing wage rate obligations, with a copy of the same being on file with the clerk of the District’s governing board. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the contract, and to comply with all prevailing wage requirements set forth in the Labor Code. DIR Registration/Monitoring: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1771.1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid or engage in the performance of any contract for this project unless; (1) currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5; or (2) expressly authorized to submit a bid by Section 1771.1 and provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The successful Bidder will be required to post all job-site notices required by DIR regulations and other applicable law. Project and Submittal Information: The full scope of work for the Project, prequalification information, and the required submittal information is further set forth in the Request for Proposals (the “RFP�) available on the District’s website at www.sbunified.org , or via email request to Steve Vizzolini at svizzolini@sbunified.org.

As further described in the RFP, the successful proposal will be determined based on that which offers the best value determination made pursuant to the criteria and evaluation process set forth in the RFP. Following its selection of the successful Responder, the District will notify all Responders of its intent to award a contract.

If the District is unable to successfully negotiate a LLB Contract with the successful Responder which is satisfactory to the District, or if the selected proposer refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the District may award the contract to the proposer with the second highest best value score, if deemed in the best interest of the District. If that proposer then refuses or fails to execute the tendered contract, the Board may award the contract to the proposer with the third highest best value score, and so on.

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LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Clouds and sun

Cloudy, windy and cool

Partly sunny

Downpours; winds subsiding

Rain

INLAND

INLAND

INLAND

INLAND

INLAND

59 39

51 29

61 41

57 40

59 36

63 42

58 38

59 41

55 49

59 46

COASTAL

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 54/42

COASTAL

COASTAL

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

Maricopa 57/42

Guadalupe 59/42

Santa Maria 56/43

Vandenberg 56/41

New Cuyama 52/29 Ventucopa 50/28

Los Alamos 60/38

Lompoc 55/44 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. Š2021

Buellton 56/37

Solvang 57/37

Gaviota 58/38

SANTA BARBARA 63/42 Goleta 61/40

Carpinteria 60/42 Ventura 60/43

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

Source: airnow.gov Unhealthy for SG Very Unhealthy Unhealthy Not Available

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

59/45 64/41 78 in 1953 30 in 2007

PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest.

Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

0.02�

0.02� (2.66�)

1.95� (7.96�)

City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

57/42/pc 57/41/s 31/21/s 52/27/pc 51/42/s 52/39/r 59/44/pc 47/33/r 55/41/pc 59/46/s 41/19/sn 51/38/r 54/45/r 51/34/r 55/44/r 57/44/s 58/47/s 62/44/s 59/41/s 55/36/r 50/37/r 60/51/pc 52/45/r 54/41/r 57/44/r 58/45/s 36/19/sn

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 40/23/sn 61/36/c 53/34/sh 54/37/pc 53/34/c 51/29/c 52/36/c 57/39/c

54/48/pc 31/21/s 34/27/sn 65/56/r 39/23/c 76/68/sh 80/69/pc 24/6/pc 35/26/s 37/26/pc 55/48/r 42/36/r 46/38/r 35/24/pc 43/37/r 42/33/pc

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west-northwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 3-5 feet with a west-southwest swell 4-7 feet at 13 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west-northwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 3-5 feet with a west-southwest swell 4-7 feet at 13 seconds. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time

Low

Jan. 24

-0.2’

Jan. 25 Jan. 26

6:10 a.m.

8:37 p.m.

6:49 a.m.

9:05 p.m.

7:27 a.m.

9:32 p.m.

LAKE LEVELS

5.2’ 3.2’ 5.5’ 3.4’ 5.8’ 3.5’

1:51 p.m. none 12:23 a.m.

2:24 p.m.

1:07 a.m.

2:55 p.m.

2.5’ -0.5’ 2.5’ -0.8’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 48/34/c 45/34/r 28/12/sn 38/19/sf 47/40/r 55/33/pc 53/37/r 47/35/sh 49/30/c 59/43/r 34/10/sn 53/29/pc 53/41/pc 56/29/pc 56/38/pc 58/39/c 57/41/c 55/39/r 57/41/r 53/29/pc 55/27/pc 56/48/r 54/42/pc 54/34/pc 56/36/pc 60/40/r 28/7/sn

NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind from the west-northwest at 8-16 knots today.

Wind waves 3-5 feet with a west swell 3-6 feet at 14-second intervals. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 52/29/pc 61/40/pc 56/41/r 54/42/r 56/43/r 59/39/pc 56/41/r 60/43/s

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

67/62/c 36/25/s 32/29/sn 68/41/s 37/20/pc 76/50/t 80/69/pc 20/10/c 40/30/pc 40/31/sn 52/43/r 44/33/c 45/36/r 37/19/c 44/33/pc 41/35/r

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment.

Storage 123,121 acre-ft.

Elevation 726.65 ft.

Evaporation (past 24 hours) 1.2 acre-ft.

Inflow 0.0 acre-ft.

State inflow 0.0 acre-ft.

Storage change from yest.

-45 acre-ft.

Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Full

Last

Jan 28

Feb 4

WORLD CITIES

Today 7:02 a.m.

5:21 p.m.

1:48 p.m.

3:38 a.m.

New

Feb 11

Mon. 7:02 a.m.

5:22 p.m.

2:34 p.m.

4:36 a.m.

First

Feb 19

Today Mon. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 47/26/s 42/23/c Berlin 36/32/sn 36/31/c Cairo 68/49/s 69/51/s Cancun 84/70/pc 84/71/c London 38/27/sn 39/32/s Mexico City 77/49/pc 77/49/s Montreal 14/4/s 17/4/s New Delhi 65/44/pc 65/44/pc Paris 39/35/sn 41/31/c Rio de Janeiro 85/74/pc 85/75/pc Rome 56/41/r 56/34/r Sydney 92/77/s 91/78/s Tokyo 45/42/r 53/40/s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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SU N DAY, J A N UA RY 2 4 , 2 0 21

Barefoot in the bark

KENNETH SONG/NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS

Zipper, Carpinteria Dog Owners Group board member Cyndi Burt’s dog, runs on the north field of El Carro Park in Carpinteria Wednesday afternoon. The group meets at the park daily under a pilot program from the city.

Carpinteria Dog Owners Group pilots off leash area

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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ntil October, dogs in Carpinteria didn’t have a public place to call their own for at least a few hours.

Whereas Santa Barbara has many dedicated dog areas — even a beach — Carpinteria’s dogs had to settle for encroaching on human spaces.

Carpinteria Dog Owners Group realized Carpinteria is one of

few towns along California’s Central Coast without a dog park.

So it asked the Carpinteria City Council for an off-leash dog area where pups could play.

“It is surprising because if you had any other demographic in town that was strongly represented as dog ownership, you would have such a strong response in terms of reflecting the lifestyle of the town,” said Erin Milne, board president of C-DOG. “For example, if 30% of

Carpenterian’s had wheelchairs, there’d be ramps everywhere. At least 30% of Carpenterian’s are dog owners, and we haven’t felt that same accommodation,” she told the News-Press.

It took a couple years for the city to agree to a pilot program, allowing C-DOG to use a field at El Carro Park for a few hours each day. If the program goes well, maybe the organization will get to use the park after the oneyear trial period ends or even create a dedicated dog park in

another part of town.

C-DOG began when board members Van Fleisher and Kevin Twohy and a few friends met up at parks, let the dogs off leash and watched them play. Over time, people noticed and joined.

“I found this group during the Montecito mudslides when everything was shut down. I was walking through town just looking for a place just to let them off leash for a little while, and I happened upon the park and found this group,” said Cyndi

Burt, current board member.

“It was just like it was love at first sight. I was so happy to find a group of like-minded people,” she told the News-Press.

The dog owners routinely met at the park and let their dogs off leash, although it’s illegal to have dogs off leash in a non-dedicated area.

“Every now and then we would hear that the code enforcement guy was going to come, and that’s bad. And we just didn’t feel like living under that kind of cloud,”

Mr. Twohy said. “We want to be legitimate. We want to not break the rules.”

One day, a code enforcement officer told them to stop but offered a suggestion: Ask the Carpinteria City Council for a dog park.

They researched and presented their case to the council. “(The council asked) how many people want a dog park, and everybody in the audience stood Please see bark on B4

At left, board member Kevin Twohy and his dog Angel, a Coton de Tulear, bond during off-leash hours. At right, dogs chase each other and play kindly. In case of aggression between dogs, Van Fleisher sounds an air horn and separates the pups.

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13 1 9 4 3 22 TAURUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Take a moment for a little pampering this week. Mars in 9 22 20 13 9 19 8 20 3 19 23 12 your sign conjoins Uranus, making self-care a priority. Instead of staying 19 21 4 9 4 2 late at work, go home as soon as the workday is done and relax.

19 21 21 19 10 4 13 1 21 1 4 11 GEMINI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This week go easy on yourself when Mars in Taurus conjoins 1 13 10 1 12 5 18 Uranus in your privacy sector on Wednesday. Try not to make any social 16 20 7 10 4 8 12 10 16 12 2 20 plans for this day because you may not be feeling up to it.

19 20 2 18 9 13 4 CANCER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spend this week with friends when Mars in Taurus conjoins 20 2 2 19 11 26 20 11 18 11 4 14 Uranus in your sector of friendship.

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The final workshop is Jazz for Young people, which runs at 10 a.m. Thursdays through Feb. 4.

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Workshop organizers strongly believe in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural ability to improvise and are committed to exploring their creativity through fun interactive classes, according to a news release.

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“We had to prove ourselves. But I think at the end of the day, it’s a really good organizational group.

Van and Cindy in particular along with Erin and few others have kind of been the glue,” Mr. Twohy said. “Because the city needed to see there was some substance it wasn’t just a fly-by-night thing.”

The COVID-19 pandemic brought an opportunity for them to pilot an off-leash area. The members saw that El Carro Park’s north field was empty, as sport practices were called off, and asked for dedicated hours to use the field.

Their year-long trial started Oct. 31, and it instantly built a community of dog owners. C-DOG members estimate that around 35 dogs come to play each day.

“What was really great was the dogs got to play and get to know each other. But as a community, we got to know each other, and that was just one of the best things ever, honestly,” Mr. Twohy said.

Friendships and business relationships have formed from the group. They meet with masks on and space at least six feet apart but have gotten figuratively close through conversation.

“I had lived here for about a year and a half and hadn’t really made a lot of connections, and hadn’t really put down roots.

And that all turned around when I started coming here,” said Ms. Milne. “One of the parks and rec directors that I spoke to in another city said that it’s wonderful for dogs, but it’s even better for humans.”

The dog owners were all smiling, and many commented at how relaxed they feel at the park.

The pooches were also comfortable, running around the field and catching Frisbees with their friends.

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No longer the land of the free

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initiated in the 1960s. The programs encouraged people to become dependent on handouts.

“You began to have the mindset that goes with the welfare state,” Mr. Sowell said. “No stigma any longer attached to being on relief.”

Mr. Sowell concluded that government programs that are supposed to help minorities do more harm than good.

Affirmative Action, for example.

In 1965, he took a teaching position at Cornell. The college, he said, had lowered admission standards to diversify the student body, and most students admitted under affirmative action did not do well.

“Half of the black students were on academic probation,” he wrote, later adding, “Something like one-fourth of all the black

n his inaugural address, President Joe Biden spoke of the need for unity.

We must all pray for this unity in an America that is divided like never before.

However, our new president has pledged to pursue certain policies that do little to remove the onus that has been put on the Americans of European descent that represent traditional Christian family values. This movement has been coming long before Mr. Biden became president.

It is well planned and now in fast forward mode because of the internet and the current lockdown where it can just happen while we’re sitting home behind a mask.

It is hard to see how so many of us were co-opted in college.

We are just grateful that many of us were steeped in enough truth and can recognize it, but we continue to contribute what we can in our own domain.

We are no longer the same land of the free of our childhoods, nor is bravery much promoted except on the football field. It is not good.

Compassion, only if one claims an ethnicity other than Euro.

We are on our own because we were raised with so much “privilege,” right? We were raised to respect certain ideals and our parents. We were raised with a base of faith, and our parents took care of us and instilled us with family values.

Our generation trampled on family values, but we were strategically led in that direction, within a strategic plan to which we were too young and too naïve to recognize.

Some of us, gratefully and by God’s grace, have awakened.

Truly, that’s the advantage of being raised by a family who loved us.

I guess that defines privilege.

It will have to do, because we now lean into those values and trust in God like never before in our lives.

Because those who were not loved and nurtured, corrected and raised in faith are quick to discount those values and trample them, literally underfoot.

Speaking of the inauguration, with 25,000 personnel from the National Guard marching down the street, it resembled more a military coup than the inauguration of a president of the United States.

Last summer there were several days when D.C. was under attack, and even the historic national church was defaced, yet no National Guard were called, nor were they called when those cities were burned and looted for days on end in Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, Milwaukee or Portland.

During the campaign, in March 2020, Mr. Biden said within his first 100 days as president, no one will be deported unless they have committed a felony within the U.S. That would mean that murderers, drug cartel members, human traffickers could cross the U.S. border and start with a clean slate?

Concerning issues of lawabiding citizens, a little closer to home, the increasing crime that has recently plagued our neighborhoods is not just an Eastside/Westside turf war.

It is visiting Goleta, the Mesa, downtown at Arrellaga/De la Vina and even at the train station.

Take, for instance, the coldblooded shooting at high noon, as the teenager sat in a car in a quiet Goleta neighborhood, which was witnessed and reported by an elementary school-age child. Again, is

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ow that the Democrats won’t have Donald Trump to kick around anymore, they’ll do it anyway — if for no other reason than to keep your eyes off their extremism.

While President Joe Biden is talking about “unity and compromise,” the leftist machine is still obsessing over Mr. Trump (by design) and demonizing and silencing his supporters.

Leftists don’t want unity and compromise, which has been clear since Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in 2015. They want total control and submission.

Their strategy is to keep the spotlight on Mr. Trump to continue to capitalize on the week from hell during which the D.C. riots occurred, milking from it every last ounce of negativity to

discredit and neuter the Make CNN blissfully reported, America Great Again movement.

“President Joe Biden is Meanwhile, President Biden and finalizing 17 executive moves his handlers are conducting the just hours after his inauguration American freight train leftward at Wednesday, moving faster and full throttle. more aggressively to dismantle Our job is to counter his predecessor’s legacy their propaganda and than any other modern resist every leftist president.” executive order and Likewise, The New policy initiative with as York Times glowed, much force as Democrats writing, “In 17 executive resisted Mr. Trump orders, memorandums from day one — not for and proclamations payback, not to be petty David Limbaugh signed hours after his but for the good of the inauguration, President nation and our fellow Biden moved swiftly on citizens.

Wednesday to dismantle Trump Progressive media outlets are administration policies his aides beside themselves with glee. said have caused the ‘greatest They feel empowered to renew damage’ to the nation.” their push to dismantle America Does that sound like an agenda as founded and use their fascist of unity and compromise? Aren’t social media allies to implement you tired of disingenuous rhetoric their radicalism. from politicians?

President Biden is pretending with one hand that he is unifying and compromising while using his other to misrepresent and vilify Mr. Trump’s record.

It’s certainly Mr. Biden’s prerogative to push his preferred agenda, but could we please dispense with the double talk?

The president’s actions are not in the spirit of compromise, and they will damage the U.S., not undo damage.

But in the spirit of humoring Mr. Biden’s narrative for discussion purposes, let’s ask ourselves what terrible damage he is trying to undo. Well, he’s halting funding for the construction of a border wall. But did the erection of a border wall harm America? It did the opposite, and discontinuing the project will, in fact, harm the national interest.

Like the good Catholic he

professes to be, President Biden will rescind the so-called Mexico City policy that pro-life Mr. Trump reinstated in 2017, which blocks nongovernmental organizations that receive federal funding from providing abortion services.

President Biden is canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, which will harm the U.S. and Canada and help our adversaries — but it will appease environmental radicals, as will Mr. Biden’s move to reenter the Paris climate accord in 30 days.

In further genuflection to environmentalists, President Biden is reversing rollbacks of vehicle emissions standards, though in 2017, U.S. carbon emissions dropped to their lowest levels since 1985. But Democrats never want to let a fake crisis go to Please see limbaugh on C4

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resident Joe Biden says he’ll “advance racial equity” by making “bold investments” in “affordable housing,” aiding “businesses owned by black and brown people,” establishing an “Equity Commission,” etc.

Gosh, that’ll do it.

Others demand reparations for slavery, more social programs and defunding the police.

Yet economist Thomas Sowell said, “I haven’t been able to find a single country in the world where policies advocated for blacks in the United States lifted any people out of poverty.”

Mr. Sowell’s a black man who grew up in poverty. His father died before he was born, and his mother died soon after.

“We were much poorer than the people in Harlem and most anywhere else today,” he said.

“But in the sense of things get a little higher income. That’ll you need to get ahead, I was be helpful,” he reasoned. enormously more fortunate than But then he realized: “There’s a most black kids today.” downside. They may lose That’s because he their jobs.” discovered the public His colleagues at the library. “When you start Labor Department didn’t getting in the habit of want to think about that. reading when you’re 8 “I came up with how years old, it’s a different we might test this,” he ballgame!” Mr. Sowell said. “I was waiting to said. hear ‘Congratulations!’

John Stossel Exploring Manhattan, (But) I could see these he saw disparities in people were stunned. wealth. “Nothing in They’d say, ‘Oh, this idiot the schools or most of the books has stumbled on something that seemed to deal with that. Marx would ruin us all.’” dealt with that,” Mr. Sowell said.

Once he saw how government He then became a Marxist. workers often cared more What began to change his about preserving their turf beliefs was his first job at the U.S. than actually solving problems, Department of Labor. He was told Mr. Sowell rethought his to focus on the minimum wage. assumptions.

At first, he thought the He turned away from Marxism minimum wage was good: “All and became a free market these people are poor, and they’ll economist, writing great books

like “Basic Economics,” “Race and Culture” and my favorite title, “The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy.”

Today’s self-anointed leaders talk constantly about how America’s “systemic racism” holds black people back.

“Propaganda,” Mr. Sowell called it. “If you go back into the ‘20s, you find that marriedcouple families were much more prevalent among blacks.

As late as 1930, blacks have lower unemployment rates than whites.”

But if systemic racism was the cause of inequality, he said, “All these things that we complain about, and attribute to the era of slavery, should’ve been worse in the past than in the present!”

Mr. Sowell said the bigger cause of black Americans’ problems today is government welfare

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Is America at a crossroad or dead end?

refuse to let the the tumult in America, because D.C. riot become the there is nothing new under the defining moment and sun, I recommend watching legacy of the Trump two classic movies based on administration. real life legendary freedom Instead, I am grateful that fighters. The movies are Donald Trump sought “Lawrence of Arabia” to “Make America and “Braveheart.”

Great Again” by In “Lawrence of bringing back jobs Arabia,” the British from China, reducing and French defeat taxes and regulations the Ottoman Empire to revive the American by way of Lawrence’s economy, making ability to win the Andy Caldwell Europe pay its own allegiance of the Arabs way, investing in inner who are willing to cities, enhancing follow him into battle. border security, renegotiating Why was he so successful? international trade deals that Because, while Lawrence was were unfavorable to America, fighting the Turks, he was also and bringing our troops home attempting to unite the Arabs while negotiating historic and gain their independence. peace accords in the Middle Unfortunately, the British East. He was, for all intents and the French had no and purposes, tremendously intentions of giving the successful.

Arabs autonomy. They lied to Conversely, the Democratic Lawrence, and they made no party is hoping to consolidate apologies for it. control at the expense of our France and England liberty by way of these major subsequently carved up the goals: Middle East by simply drawing First, abolish the Electoral new border lines on a map College to eliminate the with a ruler. Lines in the sand political power of primarily that served to demarcate the rural red states in choosing the boundaries of countries and president. people groups they wanted — Second, add new states to woefully and carelessly divided pack the Senate. up among themselves.

Third, pack the Supreme In “Braveheart,” William Court to control this third Wallace seeks to unite Scotland branch of government. against the king of England to Fourth, open the win its freedom. floodgates of illegal One of the most telling immigrants guaranteeing scenes was when Wallace a future electorate who “went to pick a fight” between will be dependent upon big the Scottish lords and the government largess. king’s army. That is, Wallace Fifth, partner with Big Tech also faced two enemies. The and the media to squelch king and those same Scottish debate and dissent among lords who were living large conservatives by controlling and comfortable lives in information, speech and servitude to the king. William language.

Wallace ends up dying for Sixth, win fealty by giving the cause of freedom but not away so much money America without inspiring a revolution will enter a fiscal death spiral that gains Scotland’s of insurmountable debt and independence. inflation.

Trump was the globalist/ Seventh, destroy our socialist movement’s death manufacturing and energy knell. Hence, he had to be sectors in the name of climate removed. As was the case change. with Lawrence and Wallace, Read into all that: Trump sought to protect America’s “transformation” and promote the well-being accomplished. and independence of the Meanwhile, China is in bed commoner from overlords with both the Republican and seeking power and control Democrat establishment to at the expense of liberty, further their globalist dreams. economic and otherwise.

This partnership between To the degree the American foreign powers, international people pine for safety, security business conglomerates and and a false sense of unity over politicians has been in the liberty, we too will end up making for decades. Their goal living like serfs. is a one world governance and economic world order made Andy Caldwell is the executive possible at our expense, i.e., the director of COLAB and the host redistribution of our wealth, of “The Andy Caldwell Show” advantages and prowess. weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on To historically appreciate News-Press Radio AM 1290.

hank you to the NewsPress for spotlighting SBEquineEvac’s nonprofit community-driven renovation efforts for the historic Earl Warren Showgrounds (“Showground rebound,” Jan. 19).

We would like to clarify some details and further acknowledge our critical partners in this project.

We undertook this project because we realized the 19th District Agricultural Association, like all California fairgrounds, relies solely on events for income with no state funding for normal operations or maintenance of facilities.

As a nonprofit organization, SBEquine Evac volunteered to raise funds and to improve and renovate the equestrian facilities with expert equestrian technical input.

SBEquineEvac’s donations of completed work are endorsed by the 19th DAA through board resolution and are coordinated with the staff. We appreciate the board’s support as well as the staff at Earl Warren who work under extremely limited finances and manpower as well as complex state meeting rules and regulations.

As clarification to the article, phase one has not been completed. Over the next several months, we hope to complete phase one and then continue with additional renovations.

At this time we have raised over $800,000, expended approximately $560,000 and are continuing our fundraising outreach to the community to complete this critical project.

We would also like to acknowledge that the new sound system for the entire equestrian facility was donated by the Earl Warren Showgrounds Foundation.

Old Spanish Days donated an arena drag.

Many other local nonprofits have donated cash to our project.

Readers can see our full accomplishments to date and our generous donors on sbequineevac. org.

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view of the sewer line; solve potential flood problems with little effect on the creek; provide walking pathways on both sides of road, which, with additional architectural elements would allow safe pedestrian movement through the corridor; eliminate the unsightly and hazardous above ground utility lines and poles; and qualify for federal funding.

It is important to understand that this is neither a frivolous effort nor one of vanity. Rather, it is essential to make this corridor safe and to preserve the historic bridge insofar as possible before Caltrans ceases to certify it.

In addition to traffic danger, nature’s force can also be deadly, as we have recently and tragically experienced in Montecito.

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here seems to be growing sentiment among conservatives that national unity can only be achieved if we all just forget the last four years. How convenient and how nonsensical.

Andy Caldwell equates BLM protests to the Jan. 6 Insurrection.

For the sake of logic, let’s not go there. Instead, why not ask this question: How can the socalled party of “law and order” ignore the facts that all 2020 election questions and recounts were answered and conducted in constitutional fashion, by the book?

The legal challenges (60-plus) all had their day in court and were rebuffed LEGALLY, many by Trump-appointed judges.

From where I stand, unity can only be achieved when GOP leaders convince their constituents of the obvious truth: There was no “steal.”

Going forward only works when actions are based on facts.

Donald Trump and his friends invited thousands of people to Washington, D.C., egged them on to action (“Trial by combat!”) and then stepped aside and watched with glee on TV as they stormed the Capitol. Until there is a reckoning with that set of facts, there will be no unity.

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ow that President Joe Biden has canceled the border wall, do we have to give Mexico its money back? Seems like the only honorable thing to do. But it’s so embarrassing. Who would do it?

Now that he’s been pardoned, maybe Steve Bannon would volunteer to return Mexico’s money.

On the other hand, I doubt he could do it. The poor fellow’s suffering from an incurable disease: Sticky fingers.

Bill Livingstone Goleta

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hat an interesting take Andy Caldwell has on the Jan. 6 attack on our nation’s Capitol.

He makes the case that these people were there to save democracy, not attack it.

Too bad he omitted his on-thescene sources for that opinion: the guy carrying the Confederate battle flag, the guy with the Camp Auschwitz T-shirt, the “hang Mike Pence” shouters, and let’s not forget the fellow with handfuls of plastic cufflinks.

Thank goodness these “patriots” were there or things might’ve gotten a bit out of control.

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o solve access and safety problems in the historically and environmentally sensitive Mission Canyon corridor, the city hired the Wallace Group of San Luis Obispo to study the Mission Canyon bridge from various aspects.

Over the course of two years, the group’s engineers, planners, environmental specialists, and historians, examined structural aspects of the historic Mission Canyon bridge. The consultants compared the bridge’s structure to today’s flood, earthquake and access standards.

Accordingly, they developed several possible ways to address deficiencies while retaining the area’s historic integrity and aesthetic sense and while also improving vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian safety.

The city and the group presented these findings during a webinar in December. The study showed unequivocally that the bridge requires reconstruction because of structural issues.

MHTA applauds the creativity and sensitivity of the options presented, which may be seen on the website: www. missioncanyonbridge.com.

After due consideration, MHTA enthusiastically endorses Bridge plan 3 and roadway plan A, for these options would: Retain the single-arch bridge design; eliminate the unsightly

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n December of 2017, we watched the biggest fire in California state history engulf and leave Santa Barbara charred. We watched it, breathed the ash and smoke. Some of us evacuated, and after returning, did not have a home left standing.

2020 was the hottest year on record in every part of the United States. In all the tragedy and grief of 2020: COVID-19, police brutality, and political violence — the last year was a moment of pain for the planet too. It can, and it will, only get worse.

From the perspective of a 24year-old, in what I hope to be a long life, I wonder about the livability of this planet and the security of my future. I wonder, with fear and anxiety and sometimes pure panic.

I would like to believe in the sincerity of Joe Biden’s commitment to meaningfully address the urgent issue of the climate crisis. The current rate of the crisis is unsustainable — droughts, extreme heat, record wildfires — a pledged top priority of the Biden administration.

His “Build Back Better” plan is not just a rapid reduction of carbon emissions, but a job-

creating blueprint to rebuild the United States and West Coast with green infrastructure and transportation, with economic equity and environmental justice.

We will hold him to those commitments, and push his plan further to match the speed and scale of national transformation required to meet the challenge of the climate crisis. The next decade will be a race against the carbon clock, but I’m hopeful in our ability to rise to the occasion.

Nikayla Jefferson Goleta Editor’s note: Nikayla Jefferson is a UCSB graduate student, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement, and a fellow at the OpEd Project and the Yale Program on Climate Change.

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here was good coverage in the News-Press of the new president’s inauguration and his pledge to work on behalf of all Americans.

True leaders have dealt with divided nations before this and through humility and compassion, they succeeded in at least giving their countries a chance at democracy.

Nelson Mandela took charge of a country as deeply divided as ours, and his followers insisted upon the prosecution, incarceration and/or execution of their white oppressors who had committed violence. He listened to them but refused, telling them that he could not unite the country that way.

Instead he insisted on reconciliation with the whites that had imprisoned him for decades.

In his words, “You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

“Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear ... That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon.”

At Mr. Mandela’s insistence, the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act , No. 34, of 1995 was used to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which then listened to grievances and the testimony of the accused and was empowered to grant amnesty only if the crimes were politically motivated and the accused told the entire truth.

Nobody was exempt from being charged; members of the police and congress could also be charged. On Oct. 28, 1998, the commission presented its report.

The commission was/is regarded as successful and led to full democracy for South Africa.

I would propose that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission be created to unite our country and lead us to full democracy in light of the fact that more than 50 million Americans still believe that the election was stolen and about 33 million think the riots on Jan. 6 were justified.

Rowland Lane Anderson Santa Barbara Editor’s note: The writer is a lifetime Member of Veterans For Peace, the VFW, Disabled American Veterans and Vietnam Veterans of America

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am a senior citizen who has been writing letters to newspapers and magazines ever since 9/11. I have conservative and libertarian views. I believe hearing a variety of views is a good thing.

On Jan. 20, Joe Biden and the socialists took control. As a result, it is an understatement to say things will be radically different.

One troubling trend pertains to our First Amendment rights of free speech. Do we still have free speech today?

Already, the media, Big Tech, big corporations and the new administration are interfering with the First Amendment rights of conservatives, Trump supporters, a former president and anyone who disagrees with them.

They are censoring, banning and trying to destroy them. They are untruthfully labeling them “domestic terrorists, racists, fascists, Nazi, white supremacists and deplorable.” This is not what a free America is all about.

This is tyranny, totalitarianism and control.

As a conservative / libertarian, I am saddened, offended and frightened. I may no longer be writing letters, all with the knowledge that the truth and democracy die in darkness.

Wise up America before it is too late.

Diana Thorn Carpinteria

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he Democrats supported for months the shrieking that we needed to defund police. They did so on the behest of Black Lives Matter, who placed them in a position of “do it or else.”

They took a knee out of guilt for something they had no control over, being white. And while the streets were ravaged and burned, and dozens of people killed, including the assassination of police, the violence continued unimpeded with the blessing of the Democrats.

Based upon that history, just a few months ago, the hypocrisy isn’t lost on about 75 million Americans remembering when Donald Trump wanted to bring in the National Guard to Seattle and Portland, but the leaders there refused the help. You don’t really have to ask why: It’s because Mr. Trump was doing it.

But when the Democrats created the massive “sky is falling” threat that Washington was going to be under attack during the inauguration, we saw something this country has never seen before: an overkill of National Guard because the Democrats wanted to make it perfectly clear who was in charge now. And we’re going to use Americans to possibly kill Americans to make our case.

It was America’s own version of Tiananmen Square. Rise up against the Democrats, and you will be beat back into submission to obey us.

Of course, they’re against violence. It’s also quite ironic that the party, which wants to take away the right to bear arms, used more than 26,000 guns to make its point.

And being over paranoid as they are, the National Guardsman were vetted just in case there were Trump supporters in their midst. I’ll bet at least 80% of them were.

Now just picture the reverse of this situation.

Well, it actually was.

Any attempts to shut down the rioting and end the destruction and mayhem during the “summer of love” was considered — you guessed it — racism. And all those spoiled brats, according to CNN, needed to vent and express themselves. You never heard boo about the unmasking of the thugs and were blasted with 24/7 and photos of Mary Smith, a schoolteacher, or John Johnson, an engineer (fictitious names by the way), like we’ve seen with those who entered the Capitol.

The Democrats supported domestic terrorists who skated from one battle zone to another. They were given a burn permit and a pass and followed with some superficial arrests.

On the other hand, anyone who supports Mr. Trump is now a terrorist and needs to go to prison, lose their job and never work again. And need to be deprogrammed. So 75 million people are wrong, according to the left, and have to be rewired to fit their agenda and ideology.

You’re not allowed to think on your own. Katy Couric and OAC say so.

What I don’t get is why this was allowed to happen.

Republicans never have and never would try to dominate the American people or try to control every aspect of our lives. What happened at the Capitol was wrong, but what was the symptom?

Members of the working class had just had enough.

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hen you’re catching flak, you’re over the target. When you’re triggering threats of violence from the Biden crime family, you know you’ve hit the bull’s-eye.

As the entrenched ObamaBiden syndicate that I chronicled in my 2009 book, “Culture of Corruption,” officially returned to power in Washington, D.C., last week, it’s worth calling attention to a telling little message from Hunter Biden’s top business partner about yours truly.

The Feb. 15, 2011, email was one of thousands stored on the abandoned laptop of Joe Biden’s scandal-plagued son.

Here’s the backdrop.

Over the past decade, I have reported extensively on Joe Biden’s lifelong milking of his entrenched swamp career for the benefit of his family — including his promotion of government-

subsidized Amtrak rail to hamstring his probes. boondoggles. During his tenure Mr. Weiderhold discovered as vice president in the Obama that the federal rail bureaucracy administration, Mr. Biden fronted was retaining outside law a $53 billion high-speed train firms beyond the independent initiative. He installed friends and watchdog’s reach and obstructing family inside the agency while subpoenas issued to an outside eliminating longtime fiscal financial adviser. A watchdogs looking out for 2010 report by GOP Sen. taxpayers.

Chuck Grassley and Rep. In 2009, I spotlighted Darrell Issa concluded how veteran Amtrak that the Amtrak board inspector general Fred improperly removed Weiderhold was abruptly the agency inspector “retired” — just as the general without government-subsidized required prior notice to Michelle Malkin rail service faced Congress. mounting complaints Who ousted Mr. about its meddling in Weiderhold? Still can’t financial audits and probes. Mr. say for sure, but I noted at the Weiderhold had blown the whistle time that Mr. Biden’s lobbyist on overzealous intrusion by the son, Hunter, was sitting on the agency’s law department into his Amtrak board of directors when investigations of $1.3 billion in Mr. Weiderhold was pushed out. rail stimulus money and exposed Hunter raked in tens of thousands how Amtrak’s legal counsel had of dollars for showing up to usurped the watchdog’s $5 million Amtrak meetings. portion of federal stimulus dollars Eleanor Acheson, super

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attorney and Joe Biden’s friend, was Amtrak’s vice president and general counsel. She oversaw the very law department accused of interfering repeatedly with the taxpayer advocates in the inspector general’s office.

Ms. Acheson had also hired Mr. Biden’s former Senate staffer Jonathan Meyer as her deputy general counsel. Mr. Meyer called it a “happy coincidence.”

Hunter’s business partner, Eric Schwerin, wasn’t happy about my reporting on these matters in my syndicated columns and on my blog. In 2011, Mr. Schwerin was president of Hunter’s investment company, Rosemont Seneca. He wrote to Hunter with the subject headline, “M. Malkin,” on Feb. 15, 2011, at 9:37 p.m.: “Just read the blog post. Does anyone push back against her directly when she says you are a ‘lobbyist’ and are currently on the Amtrak board? I am sure it would be far worse to antagonize her, but

it drives me crazy. I want to punch her in the face.”

Quid Pro Joe and his minions have long chafed at accusations that they have profited mightily from their nepotistic enterprises.

But who knew it inspired such fantasies of misogynistic violence?

If Mr. Schwerin’s name sounds vaguely familiar, then you’ve been paying attention: It’s Mr. Schwerin who informed Hunter in other emails that he had failed to disclose $400,000 in payments he received from Ukrainian energy company Burisma in 2014 after taking in $1.2 million that year.

It’s Mr. Schwerin who was enmeshed in communications between Rosemont Seneca and a Chinese Communist Party-owned business entity called CITIC to build an NBC/Universal Studios theme park outside of Beijing.

It’s Mr. Schwerin who told Hunter in 2018 that a Chinese Please see malkin on C4

DRAWING BOARD

Calla Jones Corner

The author lives in Montecito

‘All the world’s a stage’ Teachable moments from Shakespeare and Trump

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ne night — it must have been 25 years ago — after my husband, Richard, and I had gone to bed, we got a distress call from our daughter, Lucy, from her college dorm.

She had a paper due on “Macbeth” the following morning and asked us if we could help her out. She’d left the paper to the last moment and would fail her English class if she didn’t turn in a paper. She told us she didn’t have a clue what should be her theme.

Of course, we said “yes.”

We’d always helped our children with homework as long as they realized that these parental assists were to be teachable moments. This was different. Our usually conscientious, studious daughter had such anxiety in her voice that we realized we’d probably be dictating the paper to her as she typed. We felt we had no choice.

Richard quickly went down to the den to get Charles Lamb’s “Tales From Shakespeare,” which had gotten him through British boarding school and Oxford.

Lucy got out her “Cliff Notes.”

I put my writer’s mind in gear to come up with a theme for her.

These days, the word “tragedy” gets thrown around a lot. I wonder how many people really know what a tragedy is — in the Shakespearian sense?

For those parents, even grandparents, who have been called on to home-school their children or, at the very least, fill in for teachers during COVID-19 and witnessed what took place Jan. 6 in our Capitol, this would be a time to introduce the Bard.

Teachers have a unique chance now to teach what is Donald Trump’s “fatal flaw” and why that event was a tragedy. Whether these teachers support former President Trump or not, It’s a Please see corner on C4

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Democrats’ identity crisis plays out in L.A. courts

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he identity crisis that has divided the California Democratic party for the last few years is now playing out in full force in the court system of the state’s largest county.

This is one meaning of the controversy that followed December’s order by George Gascon, the newly elected Los Angeles County district attorney, that all 1,000 or so of his courtroom deputies immediately stop enforcing the state’s “three-strikes-and-you’reout” and cease adding potential sentence enhancements to any charges they file against criminal suspects.

“In essence,” said one judge, “Gascon is saying there are no ‘career criminals’ that society has an interest in keeping off the streets as long as possible. To state that proposition is to affirm its absurdity.”

Mr. Gascon argues that penalties for actual crimes being charged are significant on their own and that sentencing enhancements like those for hate crimes and third strikes

lead to excessive prison terms secretary-designate Pete disproportionately affecting Buttegieg got 65%. blacks and Latinos. He contends That was akin to the margin they do not deter many crimes, by which U.S. Sen. Dianne but do wreck lives and Feinstein, a moderate, cause societal damage. won her 2018 Democratic “People that Party primary against the commit a crime … self-described progressive They are going to face Kevin de Leon, now a Los accountability,” he Angeles city councilman. told a reporter. “That Mr. Gascon, a former accountability will be deputy Los Angeles Thomas D. proportionate to the police chief who later was Elias crime.”

San Francisco’s district In effect, he was attorney — and left the The author endorsing the Biblical city in a crime crisis is a longtime principle of “an eye for when he was finished, observer of an eye,” rather than according to critics — may California make penalties for any be the ultimate California politics. single crime greater carpetbagger, moving than their actual effect from south to north and on victims. back south whenever it could The conflict is a dramatic boost his career. reflection of the divide within the His edicts immediately after state’s Democratic Party between taking office went far beyond moderates and ultra liberals “reforms” he promised while calling themselves progressives. campaigning. No one knows if During last year’s presidential he could have been elected had primary, this divide saw the voters known what was coming. ultra-liberal Sen. Bernard Supporters justify his moves Sanders, I-Vermont, take 35% by saying they are extensions of of California’s Democratic vote voter-approved initiatives that while other, more moderate shifted some felonies to lesscandidates like President-elect penalized misdemeanors and Joe Biden and his transportation lowered prison populations.

But among Mr. Gascon’s actions is an attempt at virtual elimination of cash bail in Los Angeles County. That’s counter to the resounding vote last fall on Proposition 25, which threw out a recently-passed state law banning cash bail. So Mr. Gascon is not simply carrying out voter wishes.

Mr. Gascon also threatens to have prosecutors freeze out judges who don’t go along with his edicts by not filing felony cases in their courtrooms, even though state law and state Supreme Court decisions give judges the power to add sentence enhancements to criminal charges where they believe it’s justified. Enhancements can add years to a prison sentence.

This, Mr. Gascon’s office argued in one directive, can “(waste) critical financial state and local resources.”

Ultimately, it will be local voters who decide via a proposed recall election whether Mr. Gascon is carrying out the public will.

And the deputy district attorneys’ union has sued Mr. Gascon, saying he is trying to force his deputies to choose

between “following the law, their oath … or following … orders.”

This all makes sense in the context of the struggle for the soul of California Democrats.

Activists on the left often pack local caucuses and elect mainly “progressive” delegates to state party conventions where endorsements are decided.

This was why, for one example, Sen. Feinstein ran three years ago without her party’s backing, but won handily anyhow when the mass of the state’s Democrats decided things.

It’s a quarrel that won’t end soon, but ultra liberals like Mr. Gascon should beware that if they swing their party too far left, they will endanger the Democrats’ current domination of state politics and all its major offices.

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Inequality isn’t good; let’s end it

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ook, I get it, you’re not an institution, so I know you probably didn’t do anything to promote institutional racism. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, because it shows its ugly face in places where you wouldn’t think to search. That’s kind of its whole thing.

However, if you want to understand the concept of “institutional racism” a little better, answer this question: Where is the nearest dump? If you have no idea, or if you know where it is but it’s nowhere near your home, then chances are you’re not a minority.

In studies of Houston, it was found that, if not all, nearly all of their city’s municipal landfills were located in primarily black neighborhoods. This was due to Houston’s white, powerful city leaders, who decided it was appropriate to dispose of all the city’s waste in black neighborhoods.

This kind of racism leads to a type of inequality that isn’t

recognized as seriously as the scenes. So there were also it should be: environmental many years where no one realized inequality. the extent of racism at play in Environmental inequality local government, which allowed focuses on the access for environmental and distribution of inequality for minorities, Lucas environmental resources specifically people of Wong and protection from color, in America. their consequences.

There is absolutely The author Historically, minority no excuse for certain is a UCSB communities either don’t groups of people not sophomore have equal access to having the same access environmental resources, to environmental they aren’t equally protected resources as the rest, and even from their consequences, or some less of an excuse for the fact combination of both. that they don’t have the same For example, in more studies protection from environmental of Torrance and Los Angeles, it consequences. was found that because of racially It’s completely inhumane, biased urban planning, Chicanos and even though guilt isn’t a “faced the highest levels of productive feeling, in this case, exposure to industrial pollution I definitely feel it. But don’t in those cities when compared to feel guilty. Just be aware of the (white people.)” methods used to oppress people This isn’t a recent development. of color and devalue them in For these consequences to be society, and it’ll be exponentially seen effectively working against more difficult to practice them. minority communities in the A driving force behind the present, there were many years institutional racism that allowed spent planning the location of for this kind of inequality was these landfills or factories behind the fact that it was under most

people’s radar.

Now that the consequences are able to be seen clearly, we have to make sure that it shows up big on everyone’s radar. We have to make sure that no one can try to make black and minority communities the home for all waste and pollution sites without anyone recognizing the underlying racism.

And we have to eventually start to amend our past mistakes as a country because it’s everybody’s fault for not realizing the horrible plans made while no one was paying attention. But that starts at a local level, which is why I’m writing to you.

Please keep learning about methods to promote institutional racism beyond the ones I’ve just laid out, I know I’m going to do my best to educate myself as much as possible because that’s the first step in our fight. And don’t think Santa Barbara is free from these issues. It wasn’t so long ago that we had “Indo Muerto Street,” or, in English, “Dead Indian Street.”

Their inner circle is made up of the richest people on the planet schulte

Continued from Page C2 demonized. None of Mr. Trump’s rallies ever exploded in violence unless the opposition showed up and tried to egg them on. No Trump supporters ever burned a building, destroyed someone’s business or beat up innocent people.

There’s another thing I don’t understand. For years the left preached how old white men were the cause of all our problems, and now that’s what they have in the White House.

Suddenly it went from being a big issue, to let’s not talk about it.

Don’t look over here.

And they also despised wealthy people. Those dirty one percenters.

But their inner circle is made up of the richest people on the planet, so there again, if we don’t talk about it no one will notice that Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and the whole host of tech dudes made a fortune when Americans were down at their lowest. No apologies.

I also don’t understand why the tech companies, the majority of media, newspapers and schools are all run by left-wing thinkers.

And they seem to be in lockstep with the Democrats

preventing Americans from going back to work so they can at least make their $50,000 a year and put food on the table. Unlike Jeff Bezos who makes a billion dollars while eating breakfast.

And make no mistake, they are complicit, because have you heard any of these billionaires stand up to Govs. Andrew Cuomo or Gavin Newsom and demand businesses reopen? Never. But they were all barking at Florida because it never closed and now people are flocking there to find sanity somewhere in this upsidedown country.

As I’m writing this, the news is flooded with images of the Capitol with Joe Biden becoming

the 46th president of the United States. I and about 75 million people chose last week not to watch the mockery.

But we’re all going to suffer the same consequences of a new administration hell bent on changing the country as quickly as possible.

Though President Biden preached he was going to unify the country, his policies are going to divide us more than ever. On one side you’ll have ideologues who will make America last, and on the other will be those trying to hang on to keep America first.

The question is: Who’s going to win this tug of war?

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For those of my generation who grew up and were educated in the middle of the last century, knowing William Shakespeare’s works was required to graduate from high school and college.

A person wasn’t considered educated unless they’d read the Bard.

Lucy’s generation of college students was the last to be required to study Shakespeare.

Most American academia has lowered the curtain on William Shakespeare four and a half centuries after his birth.

Harvard and UC Berkeley are among the few top-rated American universities that still feel that Shakespeare is “central to the development of English literature,” as wrote Sandra Guy in the Chicago Sun Times on April 23, 2015 to celebrate the Bard’s believed birthday.

Michael Poliakoff, vice president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni wrote at the same time, “Some schools offer courses on vampires, cyborgs and popular films and TV shows

to fulfill English majors’ study requirements.”

Today’s teachers, whoever they may be, could point out to students that “Moby Dick,” “Harry Potter” and “The Lion King” have elements of Shakespeare’s works in them.

They could ask their students to hunt for the tragic heroes, male as well as female, in Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies, “Macbeth,” “Hamlet,” “Othello,” and “Romeo and Juliet.”

“Macbeth” would be a good place to start.

The tragedy has a plethora of tragic characters with fatal flaws: persons of both genders of high rank, who violate laws and pose a threat to society; an abundance of ambition and pride and an inability

to recognize one’s own shortcomings.

It will be debated for years which of these characteristics make Mr. Trump a tragic character of our time.

It will be argued that if COVID19 had not appeared, Donald Trump would have probably been reelected even with his fatal flaws.

History books could arguably have him as a savior of a democracy that, just four years ago, recognized that it needed a Donald Trump.

Let’s not forget Nancy Pelosi in a cast of possible tragic characters. Is she a Lady Macbeth? For the record, we might also look at the Clintons.

Mercutio uttering, “A plague

on both your houses,” about the feuding Capulets and Montagues in “Romeo and Juliet,” could be cited as another teachable moment as we witness the two houses of Congress try to score points, while citizens, who elected them, experience hell.

The word “plague” could be used to teach children about past plagues and how COVID19 is the first intentionally unleashed on earth by the totalitarian regime of China, and all the havoc that has ensued.

We were living in Manhattan on 9/11. I remember my mother visiting us and asking me to take her for a tour of the city she knew growing up. She especially wanted to stop in front of her alma mater, The Julia Richman School, on the Upper East Side.

Above the school’s door is carved “Knowledge Is Power” or as Shakespeare wrote in “Henry VI”: “Ignorance is the curse of God; Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.”

I do not know if my mother knew the saying that she often uttered came from Shakespeare’s pen. I certainly didn’t. I’d like to think that, for my mother, that was a teachable moment for her grown daughter.

‘Do we hear any outrage about the loss of life?’ donovan

Continued from Page C1 there enough pain and suffering caused by the result of the COVID shutdowns? The virus?

Sure, pain and suffering.

Residual tragedies are at our doorstep of suicides, alcoholism, drugs, isolation, job loss, and then murder and mayhem even involving children. This malaise because of the lack of normalcy — the absence of the wholesomeness of work, school, play, families, family get togethers, spiritual inperson engagement.

Where is the outrage for no child left behind?

Unless someone dies of COVID or at the hands of cops, do we hear any outrage about the loss of life?

All while the rest of the world can fall by the wayside.

What is happening in our town?

Is nothing sacred?

The 1932 wood flagpole at Santa Barbara Junior High School was chopped down by a Santa Barbara Unified employee, who had a problem with the American flag. He was released on his own recognizance.

We were contacted by lawabiding Eastsiders distraught by the lack of response from their representative regarding the murders and overdoses of high schoolers in their neighborhood.

They asked if we could find them help to protect their area.

We reminded them that all of the Santa Barbara City Council members are responsible for the entire city. We find it reprehensible that our elected officials have such a laissez-faire attitude toward the citizens.

Repeated pleas for help have gone unanswered regarding the homeless, panhandling, littering,

defecating, increased and brazen gang activity at the Cacique bridge, which has culminated in a shooting and an overdose in the creek bed. Granted, no one seems to have the answer.

But what good are elected officials if they do nothing to fix these problems?

Instead, these elected officials are spending their time taking the parking lots and changing the streets into something unrecognizable while building oversized housing. For whom?

And for whose profit?

The deconstruction, the architectural plans, the construction, ad infinitum.

Simply said — officials are so out of touch. So out of touch? These people in charge do realize that the AUD incentives for high rise, high density buildings with no set-backs and inadequate parking have always ended up providing

pied-a-terre for out-of-towners.

So much for needed housing for Santa Barbara citizens. Pick an address, any address.

And last but not forgotten.

Our sincere condolences to the city of Santa Barbara and the de Forest Family for what we have collectively lost in the brilliant mind and altruistic man. Acclaimed researcher and resident Kellam de Forest passed Tuesday night. “(America) is suffering from tolerance. Tolerance of right and wrong, truth and error, virtue and evil, Christ and chaos.”

— Ven. Fulton J. Sheen

Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

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waste.

The principal reason our emissions have decreased, by the way, is the shale gas revolution, which President Biden and crew will probably try to end in an upcoming war on fracking.

Adding insult to injury and guaranteeing further damage to the U.S., President Biden will impose a temporary moratorium on oil and natural gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The president designated Susan Rice, no stranger to political controversy and divisiveness, to lead a “robust, interagency” effort to force all federal agencies to make “rooting out systemic racism” a priority. I hope people understand, then, that by doing this, the Biden administration is adopting the ideas of the radical left on critical race theory, which, a short time ago, was a kookish theory far outside the mainstream of thought and propagated by leftist academics.

Now the president of the United States is telling us that racism is so deeply ingrained in our institutions that it will require a systemic overhaul.

Do you honestly believe that?

Do you have the courage to say what you believe anymore, or do the thought police and cancel culture enforcers have your tongue in a vice?

I don’t see how we can reduce racial tension in this country when the left is constantly pointing fingers and agitating.

Everything is race, race, race.

This exploitation might not be as toxic if Democrats, including President Biden, hadn’t been

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Continued from Page C1 students going to MIT do not graduate. (There is) a pool of people whom you are artificially turning into failures by mismatching them with the school.”

Saying such things made Mr. Sowell an outcast in academia and now most everywhere.

Mr. Sowell wrote, “If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules ... that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today.”

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Continued from Page C3 private equity firm, BHR Partners, would generate income for him “over the next couple of years.”

It’s Mr. Schwerin who was rewarded by President Barack Obama with a presidential commission appointment in 2015.

Hunter’s laptop contains a trove of emails between Hunter, Mr. Schwerin and various other business associates who secured Amtrak contracts to produce railroad cars and build tunnels. Internet investigator and blogger Nick Monroe chronicled long email threads exposing bid negotiations and insider information solicitations involving Hunter, Mr. Schwerin, Rosemont Seneca, CAF Railway Solutions and infrastructure design firm HNTB Corporation.

In 2010, for example, Mr. Schwerin informed Rosemont colleagues that a CAF/Amtrak deal had gone through and started counting the big bucks: “I think we should ask for $75,000 upfront (which is 30%).

Then begin billing them on a monthly basis sixty days later for

trying to cast all conservatives as bigots, but sadly, they have.

It also might not be as toxic if Democrats weren’t using race to villainize conservatives and as a Trojan horse to usher in their socialist agenda.

Democrats want you to forget this, but Mr. Trump amassed a mile-long record of accomplishments that dramatically improved America, not damaged it. His policies triggered an unprecedented economic boom with enormous increases of middle-class family income and record-low unemployment rates, especially for minorities.

For 40 months in a row, there were more job openings than job hirings. Homeownership by black Americans increased, and income inequality decreased.

So could we please keep our eyes on the big ball and not allow the left to divert us? They know Mr. Trump’s policies didn’t damage the U.S., but they have to convince Americans otherwise to facilitate their fundamental transformation of America, which former President Barack Obama began and now seeks to complete during what has been ominously dubbed his third term under the failing Joe Biden.

Don’t fall for it. Resist.

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the remaining $175,000 (so for the remaining 10 months it would be $17,500 a month). Objections?”

Mr. Schwerin then messaged Hunter privately: “For CAF we are guaranteed $180,000 (or $15,000 a month) for a year.”

Sifting through a raft of similar messages, Mr. Monroe concluded: “It’s through that we can see that Hunter Biden made a six-figure sum from leveraging his existing relationship with Amtrak, if not more. The door is open for authorities to audit Amtrak and investigate the full extent of taxpayer dollars that Hunter pilfered through his work.”

Don’t get your hopes up. The sycophants of the Fourth Estate and the operatives of the “deep state” will be too busy the next four years kissing the Biden corruptocrats’ backsides — and protecting their privileged noses from harm.

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