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One year with COVID-19 Local leaders in public, private sectors look back and ahead

Editor’s note: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 15, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his first lockdown order. After a rollercoaster year, Santa Barbara County leaders in the healthcare, government, business and nonprofit sectors talked to the News-Press about the pandemic and what the future may hold. This is the first in a twopart series. The second part will be published Monday, the day before Santa Barbara County is expected to move into the less restrictive red tier. By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

OVID-19 took a lot. It took more than 2 million lives worldwide, 500,000 lives nationwide, 50,000 lives statewide and 400 lives countywide. It took away jobs from 20.5 million people solely in the month of April 2020. It took 1.3 million jobs from leisure and hospitality workers, 58,000 jobs from mining, oil and gas extraction workers, 116,500 jobs from travel and transportation workers, 441,000 jobs from construction workers, and many more, according to AARP reporting. It took away face-to-face interaction somewhat altogether, replacing it with Zoom meetings, Zoom graduation ceremonies, Zoom happy hours and even Zoom weddings. It took away Santa Barbara’s inperson Old Spanish Days, Summer Solstice, Earth Day, Halloween and Holiday Parade celebrations, among many others. It took away handshakes, highfives, fist bumps, hugs, kisses and even hid smiles and muffled laughter underneath masks. It took away someone’s favorite

mom-and-pop burger joint, someone’s dream wedding, someone’s senior thesis or fifthgrade talent show or book fair, someone’s very first real job — and someone’s grandmother, father, aunt, cousin, sister, brother and best friend. It took away a sense of security for people, replacing it with fear of the unknown, uncharted territory. But communities pulled together and improvised. Santa Barbara’s State Street became a pedestrian promenade. Restaurants moved their tables into parking lots and onto the street and built parklets. Sporting events put cardboard cut-out fans into seats just to encourage the athletes. Grocery stores started delivering orders right to people’s homes. California schools navigated distance learning for an entire year. Artists held virtual performances free of charge. Healthcare workers logged thousands of hours of overtime. The top three fastest developed vaccines in history were all being distributed within a year. Millions and millions of people made sacrifices to keep themselves and others healthy, because for once, everyone was in the same boat. Now, as the population becomes more and more vaccinated, things seem to be taking a turn, and top leaders in Santa Barbara County reflected on the past rollercoaster of a year and what it means for the future. Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, an infectious disease specialist at Cottage Health, discussed Santa Barbara’s experience with COVID-19. “It felt like the world was crashing down around us in the Southern California region, the Please see covid on A7

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Above, Santa Barbara’s downtown corridor has now turned into a promenade, featuring a number of parklets, plant fixtures and newly painted green bike lanes. At right, State Street’s sprawling sidewalks were left empty for a time after stay-at-home orders and COVID-19 restrictions were implemented.

Above, local restaurateur Aaron Petersen provides a unique perspective to the pandemic, as he owns three Solvang restaurants and opened two more at the Santa Barbara Harbor in the midst of the pandemic. Mr. Petersen is shown here in front of CHOMP on the Rocks at the harbor. At left, Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, an infectious disease specialist at Cottage Health, is among the county’s health care workers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. She told the News-Press she sees “nothing but promise” ahead as case numbers decline.

Some restrictions lifted for breweries, wineries By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Erin Rossow, manager at M. Special Brewing Company in Goleta, told the News-Press that the lifting of restrictions was the best news he has heard all year. Shown here are customers enjoying the State Street location.

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tier, likely by Tuesday. Joe Josiah is a bartender at Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro, at 28 Anacapa St., and he said it makes his job easier, because a lot of the frustration with the rule came from the lack of explanation for it. “When people come here, if they just want to drink, it’s nice to not force them to have to get food as well, because a lot of people felt forced to do that,” he told the News-Press. “A lot of people didn’t understand why.” He said many customers thought it was a business choice to require a food item, but at the end of the day, it was a state regulation. “It’s just nice to not force people to do something they don’t want to do.” Shane Braly runs the taproom at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in the Funk Zone, and when asked by the News-Press Please see restrictions on A4

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Californians can now grab a beer at a brewery or a glass of wine at a winery without buying a food item. The California Department of Public Health announced last week that effective Saturday, wineries, breweries and distilleries are still outdoor only, but can take reservations with a 90-minute time limit at tables only with limited hours. The state removed the requirement for brewery and winery customers to order a food item along with their drinks, and to many local breweries, this came as a welcome surprise. The non-food guidelines will not apply to outdoor bars until the county enters the orange tier, however. “It’s so much easier, I would say,” Ben Concilla, manager at Institution

Ale Company on State Street, told the News-Press on Saturday — the first day without the food requirement. “I think we’ll have more customers now.” Over the course of the pandemic, some brewery owners and managers expressed frustration with the food rule, saying that it caused them to lose business when they otherwise wouldn’t have. “It’s very exciting. This is the best news we’ve heard all year,” Erin Rossow, manager at M. Special Brewing Company in Goleta, told the News-Press. “I think customers will overall just be more happy to go out.” While it will be a while until customers are allowed to approach the bar and order their IPA or Chardonnay or mingle with other customers, the small change is another sign of restrictions lifting, as Santa Barbara County quickly approaches the less restrictive red

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Renowned music artist and Santa Barbara resident Marilyn Horne is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award at this year’s Grammy Awards, which will air tonight.

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SANTA BARBARA — Renowned music artist and Santa Barbara resident Marilyn Horne is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award at this year’s Grammy Awards, which will air tonight. Ms. Horne, who is now an honorary voice program director at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, started her music career in Los Angeles as a pre-teen. After making her first music recording at the age of 12, Ms. Horne was launched into a dynamic music career where she sang on folk albums and movie soundtracks, among others.

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Ms. Horne first appeared at the Grammy awards in 1964, where she won “Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist” for her performance in the record “The Age of Bel Canto.” Over the next three decades, she would be nominated 15 times and take home four Grammy Awards during her career. During the pandemic, Ms. Horne avoided going out and stayed in her home in the Santa Barbara foothills. Though she is fully vaccinated, she is still careful to wear a mask when she goes out in public, the artist said in a statement. The Grammy Awards will air at 5 p.m. tonight and can be viewed on CBS or Paramount+. — Madison Hirneisen

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Santa Barbara County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths Santa Barbara County continues to see a decline in COVID-19 cases, as health officials announced just 25 new cases on Saturday. While the county has now reported nearly 32,600 cases, only 229 remain active, according to officials. No additional deaths were reported Saturday, and the county’s death toll remains at 428. Of the cases announced on Saturday, six were in the city of Santa Maria, which has now eclipsed 11,000 total cases, with 77 that remain active. Five new cases were reported in Santa Barbara (6,108 total, 48 active), and four new cases were reported in Lompoc (3,418 total, 20 active).

Other daily totals from Saturday included: Unincorporated areas of Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe, three new cases (1,249 total, nine active); city of Goleta, two new cases (1,701 total, 18 active); South County unincorporated area, including Montecito, Summerland and the city of Carpinteria, one new case (1,312 total, 11 active); and the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota, one new case (1,131 total, 10 active). No additional cases were reported in Isla Vista (six active), Santa Ynez Valley (eight active), Orcutt (15 active) or the federal prison complex in Lompoc (no active cases). The geographic region of three cases was pending on Saturday. A total of 39 people are receiving treatment at local hospitals, including 15 in the Intensive Care Unit. The county’s ICU availability was 30.3% on Saturday. — Mitchell White

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area,” read a Caltrans news release. “This effort is to encourage the birds to nest outside the construction zone. At the end of the nesting season, the visual deterrents (beach-ball type balloons, flash tape, etc.) will be removed. Trees will remain as part of the longterm habitat. Biologists are on-site monitoring this effort.” Construction work is continuing on the new bridge span at the Evans Avenue undercrossing. Crews will also be working on preconstruction activities as needed for the Parado segment of the project, which will add a new, third freeway lane in each direction and new bridges over Toro and Arroyo Parida creeks. At the South Padaro Lane Undercrossing, the bridge and on- and offramps will be replaced. At the North Padaro Lane Interchange, new on and offramp improvements will be built. There will also be three new sound walls built. The majority of work will occur in the median and near the South Padaro/Santa Claus Lane on- and offramps. Following construction, 108 new oak trees will be planted and the center median between Santa Claus and North Padaro lanes will feature the Blue Star Symbol and oak leaves

as an update to the Memorial Oaks section to commemorate World War I service. Crews will continue work on southbound 101 and various ramps as part of the Highway 101: Carpinteria project. The work includes installing rebar and pouring concrete for the Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement for highway lanes and offramps at Carpinteria and Linden avenues. At the Reynolds Avenue onramp, crews will begin work on a maintenance vehicle pullout on the new ramp. For the Bailard Avenue ramps, crews will pave the gore areas, known as the areas between the lanes and ramps. Construction work for temporary ramp improvements at Santa Monica Road is continuing. Work is also ongoing on the approach areas and safety barriers near Franklin and Santa Monica creek bridges. Also, crews are installing in-and-out blocks for the new sound wall between Carpinteria and Santa Ynez avenues. In addition, a landscaping contractor is planting and mulching along southbound 101 between Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road and Via Real. For more information on the project, visit www.sbroads.com. — Mitchell White

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The Westmont women’s basketball team set an NAIA Tournament and program record, draining 21 three-pointers on Saturday in a 97-62 victory over Montana Western in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament in Lewiston, Idaho. Senior guard Lauren Tsuneishi made eight of her 22 attempts from three-point range, while junior guard Iyree Jarrett made seven of her 11 attempts from deep. Krissy Miyahara made three of her six attempts off the bench, while the Warriors (11-1), the No. 2 seed, also got three-pointers from Stefanie Berberabe, Garbriella Stoll and Kristen Koehnke. “I woke up this morning thinking Lauren Tsuneishi was going to set a tournament record for 3-point shots today,” said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. “She didn’t individually do that, but we did as a team.” The previous record for threepoint buckets was 18 both in NAIA National Tournament play and in the Warrior record books. The Warriors were announced as last year’s No. 1 overall seed, but the following day, the NAIA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to Saturday’s game, Tsuneishi was the only player on this year’s team to have won a game in national tournament play. “We have had a lot of growth in the last two years,” Moore said. “It’s a sign of maturity that we came out aggressively and attacking. There were a lot of lessons learned in that freshman year that we have grown from. Credit to my players that they put that in action today.” The Warriors never trailed in the game. Eight first-quarter threes fueled the Warriors to a 25-17 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play. By halftime, Westmont was up 51-33 and had already sunk 13 shots from long distance. The second half was more of the same with the Warriors winning both the third (24-13) and fourth quarters (22-16). Jarrett led all scorers with 29 points. She also had eight assists and three steals. Tsuneishi, who reached 1,000 career points scored against Point Loma Nazarene last week, tallied 26 points and five rebounds. She is the 15th Warrior to join Westmont’s 1000-point club. Berberabe had 14 points, making six of seven field goal attempts. She also notched eight assists and seven rebounds. Miyahara added 10 points. The Warriors now advance to the Round of 16, which will be played in Sioux City, Iowa next week. COLLEGE BASEBALL

UCSB 9-15, USF 8-3 Jason Willow’s game-winning single helped the Gauchos pull out a wild victory in the opener, and the bats broke out in a major way to help the UCSB baseball team take both games on Saturday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. UCSB (8-5) led 2-1 on Friday when the game was suspended due to lightning. The two teams went back and forth Saturday, with each club scoring multiple runs in extra innings. The teams exchanged runs in the 11th, 13th and 14th before Willow’s basesloaded hit closed out the game. The Gauchos were able to extend the game behind a ninth-inning solo home run by Cole Cummings, which tied the game at 4. USF took a 7-5 lead in the 13th, but Jordan Sprinkle’s run-scoring double followed by a RBI triple by Michael Marsh helped the Gauchos draw even yet again. USF took an 8-7 lead in the 14th courtesy of a sacrifice fly. In the bottom half of the inning, Kyle Johnson drew a bases-loaded walk before Willow’s game winner. In Game 2, UCSB pounded 14 hits and scored in bunches. The Gauchos scored six runs in the second, which included a threerun triple by Zach Rodriguez. They scored four more times in the third, which included a Broc Mortensen two-run home run and RBI hits by Bryce Willits and Willow. Michael McGreevy got the win, tossing 5 1/3 innings, allowing just three runs and striking out six. The two teams will wrap up their series with a 1 p.m. game

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Westmont’s Iyree Jarrett, seen here in action during the 2019-20 season, finished with a game-high 29 points in Westmont’s 97-62 victory over Montana Western in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament Saturday in Lewiston, Idaho.

today. WESTMONT 7-4, WILLIAM JESSUP 6-0 Drew Bayard’s 12th inning sacrifice fly helped the Warriors take the opener, while Ryan Humphreys tossed a two-hit shutout to help the Westmont baseball team complete the sweep of Saturday’s double header. In Game 1, Alex Stufft and Devin Perez each went deep, and both players drove in two in the win. Ryan Desaegher also drove in two runs in the victory. In Game 2, Humphreys tossed all seven innings, shutting down Jessup to earn his third win of the season. Rudinsky’s home run in the fourth put Westmont ahead 2-0, and Westmont (14-10, 7-5 in GSAC) scored two more in the sixth to round out the scoring. MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

HAWAII 3, UCSB 0 The Rainbow Warriors got the best of the Gauchos for the third straight outing on Saturday, sweeping UCSB with set scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 26-24. The match at the Thunderdome will not count against the thirdranked Gauchos (4-3, 0-2 Big West Conference) in the standings, as it was a non-conference match. Randy DeWeese finished with 12 kills but a hitting percentage of just .346. Dayne Chalmers had a team-high 11 digs and Casey McGarry dished out 37 assists. Top-ranked Hawaii (7-0, 2-0) was led by Rado Parapunov, who had 20 kills and hit .438. Jakob Thelle finished with 38 assists. WOMEN’S WATER POLO

USC 21, UCSB 3 The top-ranked Trojans took it to the Gauchos on Saturday at Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Mireia Gurial scored a teamhigh four goals, while four other Trojans notched hat tricks as USC improved to 6-0 on the season. USC led early and often on Saturday, jumping out to a 10-2 halftime advantage and never looking back. Leigh Lyter scored two of UCSB’s goals, with Amanda Legaspi registering the other.

country team won their third meet of the season on Saturday, sweeping Dos Pueblos. Blaise Snow (16:56) took first, followed by teammates Drew DeLozier (17:05), Xan Tassos (17:14), Oliver LeVine (17:15) and Amir Walton (17:20). For the girls race, Mackenna Show took sixth (22:23). Santa Barbara did not run a full scoring team. Results for the Chargers were not provided.

Lompoc splits with Cabrillo The Lompoc girls cross country team won in a sweep, while the Conquistadors got the better of the Braves in the boys competition. For the girls race, Mallory Brandum took first with a time of 22:32 in the three-mile race. She was followed by teammates Lauren Jansen (23:20), Hannah Brooks (23:37) and Brenda Lerena (24:14). Cabrillo’s Gabriella Nelson (24:27) took fifth place. For the boys, Lompoc’s Andres Lerena took home first place with a time of 17:02. Cabrillo’s Kaden Jones (17:03), Jacob Hinshaw (17:09) and Tyler Johnson (17:14) took the next three spots, followed by the Braves’ Paul Lawver (17:23).

Bishop Diego’s Rowen Manriquez and Carmen Laux paced the Cardinals in their tri-meet Saturday with St. Bonaventura and Providence. Manriquez, a junior, took sixth place overall with a two-mile time of 14:12. William Fittipaldi took ninth with a time of 17:57, followed by Uziel Ricardo (18:09). For the girls, Laux, a freshman, finished her two-mile race at 18:00 to take second place. Junior Jacqueline Smith took third with a time of 19:56. PREP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

SAN MARCOS 13, SANTA BARBARA 4 Brooke Ingram scored four goals and Zosia Amberger notched nine saves and a steal in the Royals victory on Saturday. Chloe Spievak added three goals, while Madi Sparre and Carolyn Courtois each scored two goals. PREP CROSS COUNTRY

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BISHOP DIEGO 3, CARPINTERIA 0 The Cardinals swept the Warriors on Saturday, winning by set scores of 25-22, 25-12 and 2624. Ashlyn Oxton-Madrigal led the way with seven kills on eight swings, also adding four aces and a stuff block. Katelyn Hoidal finished with four kills and five aces. As a team, Bishop hit .429 and served 25 aces.

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The Dons were led by Sadie Leventhal, who scored four goals. Santa Barbara also got strong contributions from Alannah Cetti, Charlotte Bennett, Daisy Foreman and Pippa Gore. Stats for the Chargers were not provided.

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Feinstein calls for cleanup of toxic DDT site By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Scientists at UCSB discovered what they estimate to be hundreds of thousands of industrial waste barrels in varying states of decay on the ocean floor near Catalina Island, about 22 miles off the California coast. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called on the Environmental Protection Agency and the Commerce Department this week to prioritize cleaning up the barrels of DDT and other toxic chemicals dumped

from 1947 to 1961, some of which appear to be leaking. The Commerce Department oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. At the request of the NOAA, along with Sen. Feinstein and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography with assistance from the Department of Defense, UCSB and other partners launched a mission to map 50,000 acres of the ocean floor near Catalina Island. The mission will map the precise location, condition and number of barrels

containing DDT waste dumped by the Montrose Corporation, and the effort began on Thursday. From 1947 to 1983, Montrose was the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT and despite the 1972 ban on DDT, continued to produce it for the next decade and dispose of it in the ocean. In 1989, EPA added the Montrose Chemical site to the Superfund National Priorities List, and its investigation of the coastal waters revealed that DDT and PCB-laced contaminated sewage created a serious public health risk.

Draft EIR open for public review CARPINTERIA — The city of Carpinteria has released the draft environmental impact report for the proposed Carpinteria Rincon Trail project. The report is now under public review and comment period through 5 p.m. April 26, according to officials. The draft report will be considered by the city’s Environmental Review Committee at a public meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. April 13. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the meeting will be held via Zoom. The proposed Carpinteria Rincon Trail would extend from the eastern end of Carpinteria Avenue to Rincon Beach County Park. The proposed shared-use trail would be 16-feet wide (10-foot wide path with three-foot wide paved shoulder along both sides) and approximately 2,800-feet long, and would include a clear-span bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad alignment. The bridge would be approximately 160-feet-long, with a width of between 14-feet and 16-feet (clear width, measured inside the bridge rails). Earthwork for the trail construction would involve 107,386 cubic yards of cut, 14,860 cubic yards of which would be used for fill on-site and 92,526 cubic yards which would be exported off-site. A storm drainage collection system is proposed, with new drain outlets to the ocean. “The new, shared-use trail would provide a strategic addition to Carpinteria’s Coastal Vista Trail, which would ultimately extend from Padaro Lane on the west to Rincon Beach County Park on the east,” officials said. “In addition to providing critical improvements in public safety, the completion of this trail segment would provide improved public coastal access and recreational opportunities, and enhancement of non-vehicular travel alternatives to the region’s significant coastal resources.” To access the draft report, visit https://carpinteriaca.gov/public-works/ engineering-division/rincon-multi-usetrail/. A copy of the EIR is also available at Carpinteria City Hall, at 5775 Carpinteria Ave., and at the Carpinteria Branch Library, at 5141 Carpinteria Ave. Submit written comments to Nick Bobroff, Principal Planner, Community Development Department, at 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013 or by email at: nickb@ ci.carpinteria.ca.us no later than 5 p.m. on April 26. To join the webinar, log on to https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/88995620995, or call +1 669-900-9128 and enter Webinar ID 889 9562 0995.

In Sen. Feinstein’s letter to the agencies, she pointed out that a settlement between federal and state agencies and several chemical companies was reached to help fund the cleanup of DDT contamination of the off-shore site known as the Palo Verdes shelf, but after two decades of studies and monitoring, the cleanup is still not complete. “I know this is a complex undertaking, however I am dismayed at the slow progress despite tens of millions of dollars spent on cleanup over the last two decades,” she wrote.

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Santa Barbara City College has announced that Christina Llerena has been named as its new EOPS/CARE and CalWORKs director.

SANTA BARBARA — Earlier this week, Santa Barbara City College announced that Christina Llerena has been named as its new EOPS/CARE and CalWORKs director. The college’s Extended Opportunity Programs and Services program is a statefunded, education support program for financially and academically disadvantaged students enrolled full-time at SBCC. The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education program provides additional services for low-income, single parent students, officials said. Ms. Llerena is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University, and comes to SBCC from West Valley College near San

The senator added in her letter that some areas off Catalina Island have recorded concentrations of DDT at rates 40 times higher than the highest level of contamination at Palos Verdes. “It is scientifically established that DDT, PCB and other industrial waste are serious threats to wildlife and human health,” she wrote. “DDT pollution has been linked to increased cancer rates among California sea lions and is a known cancer risk to humans.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

Jose. She has spent many years serving marginalized populations, including 25 years of bilingual social work and higher education experience in New York City and the Bay Area. She is seasoned in strengths-based social work, intrusive academic counseling, private and public servant leadership and is a strong advocate of mental health services, according to officials. She started teaching community college throughout San Mateo County and Santa Clara County in 2004, has worked as an instructor and counselor for First-Year Experience, and served as the former TRIO SSS Director at West Valley College. Through her combination of experiences, she has developed extensive experience in developing equity-driven initiatives and is passionate about supporting EOPS students. — Mitchell White

Alpha Resource Center to host virtual art show SANTA BARBARA — Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara is hosting an art sale that kicks off Monday, which will conclude with a virtual fundraiser next Sunday. The SlingShot Art Program Pop Up Art Sale begins at 8 a.m. Monday to kick off the celebration of Circle of Life week. The virtual fundraiser will be held at 4 p.m. on March 24, according to officials. The events will help raise funds to support the programs and services of the resource center, which empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Santa Barbara County by supporting families, creating opportunities, and fostering belonging. In past years, the Circle of Life fundraiser has been a midweek luncheon. However, due to the Montecito mudslide and COVID-19 pandemic, Alpha has only been able to hold this event once in the last three years. “Even in the midst of the pandemic, we’ve kept the mission of Alpha moving forward,” read a news release. “Our Children, Family, and Advocacy team supported more than 1,000 individuals and families over the past year! It’s ranged from assistance securing school-based services to deliveries of diapers, food, and masks. We adjusted our Cathedral Oaks day program to create safe opportunities for the adults we serve. Instead of gathering on campus each day, we now pick up participants at their homes for 1-on-1 community outings. At Slingshot, our art studio and gallery, art supply drop-offs and staff support at the homes of our artists have provided a way to continue to foster belonging.” To view the artwork or to learn more, visit www. igivetoalpha.org/col. — Mitchell White

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Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara is hosting an art sale that kicks off Monday, which will conclude with a virtual fundraiser next Sunday. Shown here is a collection of entries from a previous event.

Shane Braly runs the taproom at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in the Funk Zone and first learned about the new health order from the NewsPress on Saturday.

— Mitchell White

Virtual ‘Women Speak Up’ town hall scheduled The Santa Barbara County Commission for Women is launching a monthly free virtual town hall series modeled after its award-winning “Women Speak Up” forum. The first town hall event in the series is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, titled “Women: Work and Family in the Time of COVID-19.” Scheduled speakers include: Kathy Odell, chief executive officer of Women’s Economic Ventures; Jamie Collins, executive director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria; and Sharon Tepper, vice president for People and Experience (HR) of Deckers Brands. The event will be moderated by Susan Rose, according to a news release. To register, visit https://us02web. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ eiNpKtnoSC67fyEliQ9aiw. The goal of the series is to bring women from throughout the county together to share their experiences, knowledge and awareness of issues and challenges facing women during the pandemic and long after, and offer expertise and solutions, officials said. The monthly series will focus on a range of topics identified by constituents as the top issues affecting women in their communities since the pandemic began. Notifications about future sessions will be posted on the Commission for Women website at www.countyofsb.org/cfw/. — Mitchell White

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about his reaction to the news, he said that was the first he had heard of the lifted restriction. Needless to say, the news was music to his ears. “Holy smokes! This is incredible!” he told the News-Press. “That’s some of the best news I’ve heard in months!” Mr. Braly said he had skepticism with

the rules that came from Gov. Gavin Newsom, considering the governor owns a winery himself. “Eventually, some things got a little misconstrued and potentially twisted. I don’t know the back story, but I think it personally benefited him too,” he said. “Regardless of what the actual reasons were, it kind of screwed everyone else. We have to sell food and customers turn around and walk right out of our doors. We’ve never had to do that.”

The measure hurt him and his employees financially, Mr. Braly said, because “no one wants to order food every time they get a drink.” “Breweries had a lot of questions that were never answered. I think that’s something important. There needs to be a ‘why,’ especially when it affects customers and employees,” he said. Denise Meza, a server at Rincon Brewery in Carpinteria, said that in her opinion, lifting the food rule was a good

idea. “It’s nothing personal, but the way I see it, it’s better now,” she told the News-Press. “That way, customers don’t get upset at us. When this pandemic first started, we opened up again and customers would come in and get really upset at us saying it’s kind of bull. Sometimes customers come in and they’re just not really hungry.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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The UCSB men’s basketball team celebrates after winning their first regular season Big West Conference title since 2010. After Saturday’s 7963 win over UC Irvine, the Gauchos will take part in this year’s March Madness.

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UCSB had 2020 vision on Saturday night, redeeming the two basketball defeats which ended the last calendar year. The Gauchos blew out longtime nemesis UC Irvine with a big second half, 79-63, to capture the Big West Conference Tournament championship at Las Vegas’ Michelob ULTRA Arena. UCSB (22-4), which has won 18 of its last 19 games since those two losses, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It will learn where it falls in the bracket when the selection show is televised today at 3 p.m. “We didn’t forget about those games the whole year,” senior JaQuori McLaughlin said. “When we got to this game, we were ready and just did what we do as a team, scouted them as good as we could and we did a good job of following the game plan.” McLaughlin was named tournament’s most valuable player

after scoring 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, which included 4-of-7 from three-point range. He was joined on the alltournament team by Amadou Sow, who had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, and reserve guard Josh Pierre-Louis. “For us to beat Irvine, (Sow) was going to have to get doublefigure rebounding, and he did that,” coach Joe Pasternack said. “JaQuori was the Player of the Year in this league, and it was like he had ice in his veins. “Every shot he took, I felt like it was going in. I think he did, as well. And he’s been our leader this entire year. I’m just so happy for both these guys.” Irvine (18-9) has long had UCSB’s number, beating the Gauchos in six of their seven previous Big West Tournament meetings. The Anteaters had also defeated them in 12 of their last 16 contests over the last seven years. But UCSB out-shot UCI 56.7% to 44.4% and outrebounded it 34-30. “When we finally found out last

night that we were going to play them, everyone was excited and got locked in to go,” Sow said. “We all know that they’re a great team, but we had to prove to them that we’re a great team, as well. I think we did that tonight.” The first two baskets of the game were three-pointers by McLaughlin and Brandon Cyrus, giving UCSB a quick 6-0 lead. But Irvine’s defense quickly recovered, forcing the Gauchos to miss seven of the eight threes it attempted the rest of the first half. They kept the lead for most of the period by taking it right at the Anteaters. Miles Norris scored a running bank shot, Robinson Idehen flipped in a hook shot, Amadou Sow was fouled inside and made two free throws, and Josh Pierre-Louis split the defense with a runner for a 14-9 lead. Isaiah Lee gave Irvine a boost, sandwiching a hook shot by Brad Greene by hitting a three and a fast-break layup to put his team a 20-19 lead. The last basket was even more

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painful for the Gauchos when Ajare Sanni, the Big West’s Sixth Man of the Year and one of the best three-point shooters, landed on Greene’s foot and rolled his ankle. He was carried off the court and done for the night. Pierre-Louis ran it right back at Irvine, however, with a scoring drive on UCSB’s next possession. The Gauchos also got a threepoint play by Sow and a stepback three from Norris to surge back ahead. A fast-break layup by Pierre-Louis after Norris’ steal and a hook shot by Idehen gave them their biggest lead of the first half, 31-24, with just under three minutes left in the period. UCSB went scoreless the rest of the half, however. D.J.Davis made a jumper and two foul shots to bring Irvine to within 31-30 by the break. The Gauchos out-shot the Anteaters 42.9% to 41.4% in the first half, but Irvine had the edge in rebounds, 21-17. Norris gave UCSB a boost to start the second half. He scored

UCSB’s JaQuori McLaughlin, shown here in action earlier this season, scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half in the Gauchos 79-63 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

off back-to-back drives and assisted a three-point play by Sow to fuel a 10-4 run. Devearl Ramsey gave the Gauchos a booster shot by finding an open spot in the Irvine zone and pumping in a mid-key jumper. He then stripped the ball from the Anteaters to feed McLaughlin’s fast-break layup and scored off a slash to the hoop for a 49-41 lead. McLaughlin took over from there by hitting a trio of threes in a four-minute outburst, keying a 15-6 run to put UCSB ahead by 16 points, 64-48, with 6:12 to go. Norris then took his turn from the bonus arc, hitting back-to-back threes. He followed that up with

a dunk off Sow’s pass to get the margin to 73-57, with 3:28 left. He finished with 19 points. “Miles was really locked in going into today’s game,” Pasternack said. “The previous two games he didn’t play well. But I thought he was terrific tonight, and we don’t win this game without Miles showing up.” The final daggers were applied by UCSB’s two senior guards, with McLaughlin beating the shot clock with a jumper from the elbow and Ramsey rushing the hoop on a drive to cap the 79-63 triumph. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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Slight chance of rain tonight, Monday morning Another bout of rainfall was set to arrive on the South Coast this evening, producing race amounts of rain throughout the county. A 50% chance of rain is forecast tonight into Monday, followed by a 20% chance of showers Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard. A wind advisory for the South Coast, county mountains, San Marcos Pass and local areas was set to expire at 4 a.m. this morning following wind gusts up to 45 mph across the foothills. Conditions are expected to clear up by Monday night, though temperatures are expected to remain in the upper 50s to mid 60s throughout the week. Another chance of rain is in the forecast later this week, with a 20% of rain forecast on Friday and Saturday. — Mitchell White

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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 121,443 acre-ft. Elevation 725.90 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 14.1 acre-ft. Inflow 11.7 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -67 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Feb. 10, 2020. And he had no way of knowing construction equipment for his restaurants would get backlogged in China and delay operations even more. “It’s kind of like when the housing crash took place. It goes to show you that you better be humble about what you do, and you better go at it slowly and think about it,” Mr. Petersen told the News-Press. “Not everything you touch can turn to gold. You’ve got to be able to be flexible and understanding … When people ask me, ‘Would you have done this (if you knew)?’ I say, ‘No.’” However, he said the pandemic has changed the culture of restaurants altogether, but even more so, bars. Both of Mr. Petersen’s restaurants in Santa Barbara have liquor licenses, but he said because bartenders became unable to serve customers from the bar, his bartenders are now the cooks and make the food and drinks. “It’s very sad and hard for them. They’ve been really impacted without having a direct relationship with customers. We’re pooling tips more,” he said. “The bar scene will change dramatically.” Mr. Petersen said restaurants in key destinations such as the Harbor, Stearns Wharf and State Street will be able to recover quickly, but the hidden mom-and-pops will struggle the most. “I’m hoping people are going to want to come back out and be served and not just do the to-go food, standing at the window, taking the number, sitting down, which a lot of restaurants have switched to,” Mr. Petersen said. “I’m hoping they want to come back and have that experience they’re going to have by sitting down and having a relationship with a server.” Kristen Miller, the South Coast Chamber of Commerce CEO, said the road to recovery may be long for businesses after the pandemic dealt blows. “We feel optimistic that the lessened restrictions in the last month, and moving into the red tier, will allow businesses to create long-term plans for continuous operation and a path toward recovery,” she told the NewsPress. “The recent access to more funding was also a great start, but we still need more resources for the industries most impacted by

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Santa BarBara newS-PreSS oBituarieS HENDRICKSON, Marceline Marceline Day Hendrickson passed from this life into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 23, 2021. She was born April 21, 1928 in Wenatchee, Washington to Benton and Maude Day. She and her older brother lived in Washington until 1939 when the family moved to San Jose, California for employment opportunities and better weather. Marcy attended school in San Jose, and enjoyed being the editor of her High School newspaper, Lion Tales. After graduation from High School, Marcy moved to Los Angeles, California to attend art school. While there she and a friend came to Santa Barbara to attend a dance where Marcy met her future husband, Ken Hendrickson. They had a nine-month courtship and were married at the Santa Barbara Mission in 1950. They settled in a small home in Isla Vista before there were paved roads or the University. They quickly outgrew their little home in Isla Vista and moved to a tract home in Goleta that was larger and could accommodate a growing family. Marcy enjoyed living in the Goleta Valley area for 72 years. She was a devoted wife to Ken, celebrating 65 years together before Ken passed away in 2015. Marcy enjoyed creating a wonderful home for her family. She loved to entertain and enjoyed having family and friends into her home. She was an avid gardener and loved creating beautiful floral arrangements from her beautiful garden. Marcy raised five children and was active in her church, and she also wrote a weekly column for the Santa Barbara News-Press in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As her children grew older, Marcy used her floral arranging talent working for Goleta Floral and then owned her own business doing wedding flowers. After retiring from her wedding flower business she would continue to do floral arrangements for family and friends. She also enjoyed volunteering at Transition House, Villa Majella and the Santa Barbara Rose Garden. Marcy is survived by her five children (Ken Hendrickson, Karen Thomsen, Kathy Eyman, David Hendrickson, Paul Hendrickson), six grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, and a nephew.

STEINER, Rosli Hurlimann 1934 - 2021

Rosli, “Rosa” was born in Regensberg, Switzerland May 21, 1934. She was the oldest of five children. She attended school in a one-room school on the hilltop-fortified settlement of Regensberg. She completed her training in Zurich as a Children’s Nurse, which allowed her to travel to different parts of Switzerland to help new mothers with the care of their newborns. In 1954, her career led her to the United States, Boston, where she lived with Dr. and Mrs. Murray with their four young children. Her love of music with her accordion, and many public concerts lead her to the love in her life. She married Edward Steiner in a small ceremony in Boston, March 1957 after which Edward moved her to a warmer place, Orange California. In 1963, she moved with her family to Santa Barbara where she started her Residential Care business. She owned and operated the Laguna Guest Home for 30 years. After retiring, she enjoyed traveling the world, playing her accordion with friends, her grandchildren, many friends, her garden-especially her rose garden, skiing and hiking the Sierras. She was active in the Swiss and the German Clubs of Santa Barbara, Accordion Friends, and the Santa Barbara Mission. Rosa was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Edward Steiner, and her son Peter Steiner. She is survived by her son Andrew Steiner, her daughter Katharine Grevenkamp, son-in-law Alan, and grandchildren Kevin, Brian and Dana.

YOON, Edward

Edward Yoon was born on November 23, 1925, the youngest of five children. His parents, Yung Ho and Hazel Yoon, immigrated from Korea to the United States in the early 1900s. Edward grew up in Delano, CA and married Grace Song of San Fernando on February 9, 1952 before entering USC Dental School where he graduated with Phi Kappa Phi honors. After dental school, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Dr. Yoon was stationed as a base dentist in the US Air Force. In 1958, the family moved back to Delano where he practiced dentistry for nearly forty years. In addition to his thriving dental practice, Dr. Yoon became a Clinical Instructor at UCLA Dental School and taught for 19 years and voted a favorite of the students. He served two terms as President of Kern County Dental Association and was a Trustee to the California Dental Association and Delegate to the American Dental Association. Dr. Yoon always believed in the importance of being active in the community. He served as President of the Delano High School Board of Trustees and President of the local Rotary Club. He also was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees Kern County Occupational Center; and was also on the Board of Parks and Recreation for the City of Delano. In the early 1990s, he retired and moved to Santa Barbara where he golfed, travelled with his growing family, and was active in his church and the Cosmopolitan Club. Dr. Yoon volunteered with his dentist daughter Karen, doing grammar school dental exams. He joined with the Flying Samaritans to help remote underserved communities in Mexico. As a naturally gifted artist, he enjoyed many classes offered by SBCC and Santa Barbara Museum of Art events. In his last days, and in a coma, the Santa Barbara family told Dr. Yoon that his east coast family was flying in to say “goodbye” to him. They asked him hold on because his 16-month-old great-granddaughter Gracie, would be arriving on February 12. He waited to meet her and then died later that evening. God saw to it that one generation passed on to the new. A small family gathering took place in his beloved garden where a son-in-law, Eric Edgington, an Orthodox Priest, led the memorial service. An honor guard and the presentation of flags to the immediate family was arranged by another son-in-law, Jonathan Church. In attendance were Grace Yoon, Susan Edgington, Lisa and Gordon Michie, Wendy and Jonathan Church, Karen Yoon and Bruce Raph. Also attending were Dr. Yoon’s grandchildren, John and Molly Edgington, Marlin Dal Pozzo, Gia Dal Pozzo, and great-granddaughter, Grace Edgington. The family would like to acknowledge Cottage Emergency for their outstanding service and we’re blessed to have support from Rev. Amiee Eyer-Delevett, Rev. Vickie Mouradian, and Rev. Paul Collins. We offer thanks to Dr. Todd Engstrom, Dr. Jeff Bourne, and Joanne Willcott.

ROBERTS, Laurene Campbell

6-18-1932 – 3-7-2021 Laurene Joy Campbell Roberts, Rene, Grandma Rene, Ma, Momo, passed away on Sunday, March 7th in Santa Barbara, California with Family by her side. Rene was born on June, 18th 1932 in Los Olivos California. She lived her entire life in Los Olivos. She was the second child of George Wesley Campbell and Laura Josphine Maris Campbell. Rene was preceded in death by her parents, brother Don Darrell Campbell, son Robin Allen Roberts, son Randal Lee Roberts and former husband Eugene Ebenezer Roberts. She is survived by her brother Kay Maris Campbell (Marlene). Rene is also survived by her children Henry Eugene “Rocco” Roberts (Kathy Elam), Roxanna Gene Roberts Johnson (Billy), Russell Wesley Roberts (Sutton Powell) 4 grandchildren, Robin Roberts Masopust (Ian), Riley James Roberts (Lori Bernstein), Dusty Eugene Johnson and Misty Hale Johnson Pigg (Shamar) 7 greatgrandchildren, Lilly Riley Masopust, Lonnie Ian Masopust, Lane Rocco Masopust, Rocco James Roberts, Hayven Lillie Pigg, JP “Panny” Pigg and Riley Thomas Roberts. Rene grew up on the North Side of the tracks, on the corner of Figueroa Mountain Road and Hwy 154. The Pacific Coast Railway narrow gauge tracks ran where Hwy 154 is today. On the West side of Figueroa Mountain Road lived the Carricaburu Family. Polly Carricaburu and Rene shared the same birthday, June 18th. The Campbells and the Carricaburus have been lifelong friends down through the generations. Her best friend Francis Fields Carricaburu (Raymond) recalled how they spent many happy days together. One summer the two friends hoed beans and planted tomatoes together for 50 cents an hour. Rene, Francis and Josie Ortega were drafted by the boys of Los Olivos to fill out whatever team sport they were playing at the time, of course all were barefoot. The games were played in the middle of the streets in town with little regard for the occasional car passing through. Kay Campbell, Raymond Carricaburu, Marvin, Raymond and Leroy Henning were some of the Los Olivos boys. Rene and her brother Kay were only 1 year apart in age and were very close, spending many hours playing together. Brother Kay Campbell remembers pulling Rene in a Red Wagon 1 mile downhill to Montanero’s Market for groceries and then all the way back up hill to home. He also could remember he and Rene hitchhiking from Los Olivos to Solvang to go the movies. Sometimes the return trip was in the dark with not many cars on the road. Kay says growing up they were a poor family, but didn’t know it because most other families were also poor during the Depression. Rene was a very proud of the fact that her father George Campbell donated property to the Los Olivos School. An additional source of pride was her great-grandchildren were 5th generation to attend Los Olivos School and 6th generation to live in Los Olivos on Campbell property. She was a great mother and made each of her children feel as if they were her favorite. She always had a bowl full of homemade cookies under the kitchen counter for her grandkids. When asked why she always kept the cookies on the low shelf under the counter she would reply “so the little ones can reach them of course”. Rene worked for Birkholm’s Bakery for many years “in the back.” She was extremely fond of her coworkers and the Birkholm’s family. Rene was proud of her decorating skills and loved making beautiful family birthday cakes. She was a great cook and made most things from scratch with a pinch of this and a dash of that. Rene had a soft and generous heart. She was a very loving, caring, hardworking and generous person. She will be greatly missed. Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 15th at 11:00 am Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard. Loper Funeral Chapel, Directors

OBITUARIES NEWS SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 HOUDEK, Evelyne Marie (Bastlin) January 9, 1921 – February 9, 2021

On February 9, 2021 at age 100, Evelyne Marie Houdek passed away peacefully with dignity and grace at Serenity House surrounded by family. She was a true matriarch of her large and loving family. Evelyne was a proud mother of 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren, all of whom she had a close relationship. She remembered every birthday, celebrated every home-run and acknowledged every achievement with a handwritten note, text or even an Instagram shout out. Evelyne was born in Chicago, Illinois to Leo and Jessie (Thorenfelth) Bastlin; the second of six children. She walked 2½ miles to Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois, then graduated from the attached two-year community college in 1941. At a community center dance, she met University of Illinois student Lawrence C. Houdek. The two fell in love and married two weeks before Pearl Harbor. They moved to Minnesota, where Larry began his career with 3M with a degree in Engineering. Later, Larry was drafted into the Navy and, after serving in World War II on an oil tanker, he returned to 3M. Evelyne and Larry lovingly raised three daughters, Laurie (Thomas) Hill, Linda Whiston, and Marcia (Richard) Jimenez. They raised their family in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, enjoying an active life. In 1968, she and Larry moved to Italy for Larry’s work, and later to Belgium where they enjoyed the opportunity to travel all over the world before returning to the U.S. They retired in 1982. In seeking a warm respite from cold Minnesota winters in their golden years, they moved to The Meadow in Carpinteria, CA. They became members of Birnam Wood Golf Club where they enjoyed many years of sunshine, golf and lasting friendships. Evelyne considered herself fortunate to have been a stay-at-home mom; and relished in her ability to give care and love to everyone in her life. She was a gifted listener, and always eager to offer a meal, a hug or gentle advice. Her wisdom was admired by all of her family. At her 99th birthday celebration, her advice for a long and prosperous life was, “Love yourself. Do the best you can. Then maybe someday you can blow out a candle too!” Interested in genealogy, Ev was able to find her extended families in both Denmark and Norway, which led to her involvement with the Santa Barbara American Scandinavian Foundation. She was honored in 2021 for over 30 years of leadership in ASFSB. The Houdeks were also members of Carpinteria Community Church where Ev sang in the choir for over 30 years. Because of these involvements, Evelyne asked that memorials be directed to these two entities: Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito Rd. Carpinteria, CA 93013; and American Scandinavian Foundation Scholarship Fund, PO Box 41502, Santa Barbara, CA 93140-1502.

McNAMARA, William March 26, 1936 - March 1, 2021

William McNamara passed away on March 1 after a yearlong fight with laryngeal cancer. Bill was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, the only child of William E. McNamara and Louise Lau McNamara. As a child, he survived life-threatening burns that left him scarred but strong and determined, as well as close to the uncle who “broke” him out of the hospital and took him on a Route 66 road trip to reinvigorate his lust for life. When he was a young man, his search for truth led him to Catholicism, and he lived the rest of his life a faithful and devoted member of the Church. He attended the University of Michigan, earning BS degrees in both Mathematics and Aeronautical Engineering, then earned his Doctor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautical Engineering at MIT in 1966. In 1963, while working on his doctorate at MIT, he met the love of his life, Elaine, who was working in Boston at the time. They married and just over a year later welcomed their first child, Tony. Bill was offered a job at General Electric Tempo in Santa Barbara, so they moved west and settled down. Their daughters, Cherie and Stephanie, were born there and the family grew up in the home Bill and Elaine built in the foothills of Santa Barbara. Bill was a faithful parishioner of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, where he was a Eucharistic Minister for many years, and an active member of the Knights of Columbus, where he served in a number of senior positions including Grand Knight in 1990-1991. He enjoyed membership in the Santa Barbara Elk’s Lodge for numerous years as well. He attended and assisted at countless swim meets for his kids over the years and was a lifelong swimmer himself. The family drove across the country several times while the kids were growing up, visiting 47 states in their tent trailer, the “Hilton on Wheels.” During retirement, Bill and Elaine enjoyed traveling the world, visiting parts of Europe and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. In his later years, Bill felt called to be a docent at the Santa Barbara Mission and immersed himself in Mission history. He shared his knowledge with anyone who showed interest, and had so much information that, for the sake of time, he had to choose what not to include during the 12 years that he led tours of the Mission. Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elaine; his children William Antony (Tony) McNamara, Cherie Connolly (Cam) and Stephanie Farris (Bryan); and his grandchildren Madeleine Connolly, Genevieve Connolly, Hayden Farris and Coultrup Farris. The family would like to thank Dr. Gupta and Dr. Suh, and their nurse navigator Cindy, as well as Dr. Mester, nurse Nick and aide Veronica, at Cottage Hospital for their tireless kindness and care during Bill’s illness.

FENSKE, Sandra

Sandra Fenske, 79, of Goleta, CA, passed away on November 17, 2020, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Sandy, as she was known to her friends and family, was born Sandra Marett Nelson in Des Moines, Iowa, to George and Arlene Nelson on June 14, 1941. The family moved to Santa Barbara in 1943. Sandy graduated from Santa Barbara High School’s class of 1959 and attended Knapp College of Nursing. In 1960 she married Paul Fenske, and they lived most of their life in Santa Barbara and Goleta, where they raised three boys. Sandy worked as a devoted stay at home mom. She was instrumental in starting a Cub Scout Pack at the newly built Brandon School in Goleta in 1969 and remained active in Cub Scouts for many years. Later Sandy worked in the state unemployment office in Santa Barbara and retired as a Disability Specialist in 2005 after more than twenty years of service. Sandy was a woman of many interests and talents. She had a lifelong love of sewing and was accomplished in quilting. She was a talented baker and cake decorator and a creator of miniatures. She also enjoyed photography. She was an avid reader and had an enduring interest in learning. She loved the outdoors including camping, fishing, and off-roading. Sandy and Paul spent their summers on their small ranch in Colorado, where you could often find her sitting on their deck reading a book or in her sewing studio designing and creating one of her many quilts. She and Paul also enjoyed exploring the western U.S. with their RV and Jeep in tow. Sandy was extremely proud of her family and as her health declined, she missed being able to spend time with them. She is survived by her three children Jeffrey, Timothy (Bobbi), and Robert (Tammy). She is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul, and her two sisters, Susan Marquardt of Santa Barbara, and Sally Henderson of Stanton, Nebraska. We will miss you, Mom! Funeral services are pending due to COVID restrictions.

PURCELL, Muriel 1929-2021

Muriel Purcell was vibrant, full of life, passionate about her causes, and fiercely loyal to her family and friends. She was the source of the love, humor, and good cheer that bound her family around her for over 90 years. A longtime resident of Carpinteria, Muriel died peacefully in her sleep, on Jan 30, 2021, leaving behind a host of devoted friends and family who will miss her wit, laughter, and love. Muriel was preceded in death by her husband, Lionel Purcell in 1976, her grandson Adam Bacon in 2005, and by her son Kevin Purcell, in Sep 2020. Muriel was the daughter of William Adams from London, and May (nee Little) Adams of Montreal, where she was born Muriel May Adams, June 7, 1929. Following her mother’s untimely death in 1934, she lived with her grandparents in upstate New York, where Muriel grew up on a farm without indoor plumbing or running water. She loved to regale her children with stories of the “old days” when she got up at sunrise to milk cows and collect eggs, before walking multiple miles to school (in the snow of course). It was always in fun, but she had little patience for laziness in her children. Following WWII, Muriel worked at IBM in Binghamton NY, then moved to Santa Barbara to study at Santa Barbara College on the old Riviera campus. Muriel loved music and had an excellent voice, singing with a band to help pay her school expenses. It was here that Muriel met her husband Lionel, leaving school in 1952 to start a family. But completing her degree remained a goal, and when her children were older, Muriel went back to school, graduating from UCSB in 1973 with a degree in History and a minor in Literature. It was a marvelous moment for her, and her “A” average was an eye-opener for her children. Following Lionel’s untimely death in 1976 Muriel threw herself into teaching, spending her time with close friends, and enjoying her role as Grandmother. Muriel never did things by half measure, whether it was teaching at Cate School, helping with the grandchildren, or supporting important causes, like preserving the Carpinteria Bluffs. Muriel was also a Francophile at heart and relished her multiple trips to Paris, where she once lived for 9 months, attending classes at University there. In 2009, Muriel retired to Vista Del Monte in Santa Barbara where she had many good friends. After her 2nd stroke, which greatly limited her activity, she moved to Samarkand in Jan 2018, where she was living when she passed away. Muriel is survived by sons Marc and Christopher, daughter Colleen, daughters-in-law Laurie and Elizabeth Purcell, her brother Ross Adams and wife Mary, as well as 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. The family will hold a private service on March 27th at the Craven’s Lane Cemetery in Carpinteria, where Muriel’s ashes will be buried alongside her husband Lionel, and near her son Kevin, her brother-in-law Cliff Purcell, and her mother in-law Madeline Egan Purcell.

COX, Jerry Wayne

Passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at home with his beloved dog Trooper by his side. Jerry died at 83, predeceased by his wife and the love of his life Betty in 2008.

Jerry will be lovingly remembered by his children Rosemary McClintock, David Cox, Brian Cox, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren as a lighthearted, easy-going father and grandpa who loved hanging out with family. Vacations and outings always included camping, RVing, and houseboating. Jerry was full of love and laughter with stories from picking cotton, hunting and fishing, hotrodding and the Air Force. Good times! To his grandkids he was “Gramps,” The Man, The Myth, The Legend! When the call went out for BBQ or cocktail hours, that was the place to be. Jerry had a successful construction company for 50 years. Jerry was a simple man blessed by God with everything he ever wanted and everything he ever needed. May God continue to bless him with eternal peace, happiness and all the splendors of heaven.

SMITH, Tom

Architect, 1953-2021 Born Thomas Vernon Smith, Toronto, Canada Oct. 15,1953 to Gordon F. and Verna-Ruth Smith. Tom moved to Los Angeles with parents and sister Barbara in 1955. Early education in Norwalk, CA where he became a U.S. citizen. Came to Santa Barbara 1968. Graduated from San Marcos High 1971 after studying architectural drafting and design. There he designed the first Royal Reserve rest area. In 1970, a senior, Tom designed a home that was built in Rancho del Ciervo, his first commission at 17! Tom then moved to L.A where he joined the Alamo Christian Foundation. Moved to Alma, AR with them, designed buildings and a local housing tract for them in Alma, plus other activities. Tom was a strong Christian and a lover of Biblical history. In 1986 Tom came home to Santa Barbara, resumed studies at City College and worked for local architects. Tom then met Susan Trichler whom he knew from High School. They married in 1989 and were members at El Montecito Presbtyerian, later relocating their home to Guadalupe, CA. There they joined Orcutt Presbyterian. Tom’s office was in Montecito, working for Jon Sorrell on many large estate designs. When Tom became a Licensed Architect he had his own office there for the past ten years. Tom was active in his church and in Civil War re-enacting. He and Susan participated in several historical acting groups. Tom was active with E Clampus Vitus and designed some award winning Fiesta parade floats. Tom also enjoyed his model HO trains and his cats. Tom died and Susan was injured in a highway 101 crash Jan. 29, 2021. Tom was predeceased by mother Verna-Ruth Smith, survived by wife Susan D. Smith, father Gordon F. Smith of Santa Barbara, sister Barbara R. Reed of Boston, brother Donald F. Smith and many cousins, nieces and nephews. A private family inurnment will be held later. Donations to American Cancer Society or Orcutt Presbyterian Church.

HEDGES, Fr. Jon-Stephen When we truly see the Lord, we will act in the world energized by what we receive at the Altar. We shall go forth in peace in the similitude of the Incarnation, acting as He would toward all people suffering in need. When we are there, it will be the intersection of Heaven and Earth. We will meet the Lord there on our own streets. – Fr. Jon-Stephen Hedges Memory Eternal! The Very Reverend Father Jon-Stephen Hedges reposed in the Lord on February 25, 2021 at Sarah House Santa Barbara after a brief illness. Born on December 24, 1947, Fr. Jon-Stephen was the son of a naval officer, and as such spent his youth moving about. He was raised in Long Beach, California, considered Colorado “home” and came to Isla Vista in 1968. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural anthropology, and also completed a Masters in Orthodox Theology from St. Athanasius Academy. Father Jon-Stephen served as an Assistant Pastor at St. Athanasius for many years, in addition to serving widely within the Santa Barbara community. He served as volunteer Chaplain with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, and several other agencies serving in the aftermath of most Santa Barbara disasters. He was a Board-Certified Crisis Chaplain with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress; Certified Trauma Responder (CTR); and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B). Familiarly known as Fr. Jon, he collaborated and consulted with several Santa Barbara County agencies on crisis, trauma, and disaster issues; was deployed by Red Cross and IOCC as a Disaster Mental Health worker to many disasters beginning with Hurricane Katrina; helped develop the St. Brigid Fellowship of St. Athanasius Church which serves the unsheltered in our community; and collaborated with Doctors Without Walls and many others to encourage his friends on the streets. He was retired from County of Santa Barbara Behavioral Wellness and was employed at the time of his death by the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County- Case Management and Development Consultant. His office was located at the Pescadero Lofts in Isla Vista. Father was a part of the development of Pescadero Lofts- a model project designed to bring persons experiencing homelessness off the streets of Isla Vista and into permanent housing. Father Jon-Stephen was preceded in death by his parents John Woodrow Hedges and Virginia Lee Hedges. Father Jon-Stephen is survived by his wife, Khouria Melissa Hedges. They recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. He is survived his children, Benjamin Perry Hedges (Viktoria) and Sarah Frances Brasel (Zach), grandchildren Sydney, Cole, Ethan, Noah, Luke and Elias, brother Keith Hedges (Jacque), and numerous nieces and nephews. Services can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/StAthanasiusOrthodoxChurch. Donations may be made in Father’s memory to St. Athanasius Orthodox ChurchChaplain’s Fund. Per his wishes, distributions will be made to Sarah House, Doctors Without Walls, International Orthodox Christian Charities, and other charitable organizations dear to his heart. May his memory be eternal! “In the worst moments, there is infinite capacity for good.” - Fr. Jon-Stephen Hedges

TEMKIN, Robert Harrison February 18, 1937 – March 8, 2021

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Harrison Temkin on March 8, 2021 of natural causes. Bob was the third son of Louis and Lee Temkin. He was preceded in death by both parents, as well as his brothers Blair (Bud) and Sherwood (Sher). Bob was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Shorewood High School and not only walked both ways through the snow to get there (or so he told his kids whenever they asked for a ride to school), but also served as the editor-in-chief of his school newspaper. Bob met the love of his life on a blind date during their freshman year of college at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It was love at first sight with Leah. They were married two years later and welcomed their first child, Jill, a year after that. This last June they celebrated their 62nd anniversary. Bob and Leah have two other children, but you’d never hear that from Bob. He’d tell you he had four other children, because he considered daughter Wendi’s husband Victor Babbitt, and son Gregg’s wife Catherine Temkin equally his children. And the same extends to his seven grandchildren which he would count as ten: From his first-born grandson Joshua and partner Alex Smith, through Alex and Riley Temkin, Talia Nadel and partner Joshua Goodman, Tzvi Nadel, Caitlin Babbitt and husband Jay Byrne, and Joy Babbitt. When Josh was a baby, he had a hard time pronouncing the word “Grandpa” and somehow turned that into “Paka.” And the rest, as they say, is history. Bob became Paka from there on out for all of the grandchildren, and he could not have adored this role more. He wore this title like a badge of honor via his personalized “I’m Paka” license plate. His love of his grandchildren combined with his silly sense of humor quickly earned him the nickname of “Paka Tease.” This was the kids’ way of begging him to be silly with them and tease them. The bond between each of the grandchildren and their beloved Paka was strong as can be. Bob showed his bride the world. Prior to meeting Bob, Leah had never traveled more than 100 miles from home. Together, they traveled extensively both to exotic destinations and to every family event. Bob transformed himself professionally many times over the years, from real estate developer to entrepreneur of several businesses through his life. His early successes in business allowed him to indulge the two things he valued most in life: family and community. He was incredibly philanthropic, both with his time and his money. Some of the many organizations who benefited from his time and effort included the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Barbara Zoo, CALM, the Ensemble Theatre and Congregation B’nai B’rith. To know Bob was to love him. Unless you were a car dealership or an airline. He will live on in the hearts and minds of his extensive network of friends and extended family, as well as his beloved dog, Patches. We will all sorely miss his sharp wit, warm heart, the smile in his eyes, and his unwavering devotion to family and friends. Charitable contributions in his honor can be made to any of the following: CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation in Santa Barbara), Anti-Defamation League of Santa Barbara or Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara.

In Memory FRANK “PAPA” HOLGUIN MAY 11, 1922 – MARCH 14, 2011 IN LOVING MEMORY You may be gone from our sight but you are never gone from our hearts We love you and miss you Holguin Family

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Not your average greyhound bus Goleta residents drive their doggy daycare business By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

white bus brimming with wagging tails zips around Santa Barbara daily. The bus, which once carried students, now has furry passengers on their way to dog-friendly trails and beaches. Jonathan and Tracie Eymann, longtime Goleta residents, run Santa Barbara County’s most portable doggy daycare, called the Bark Bus. Each day, they pick up around 20 pups each morning, take them on exciting walks and drop them off just before dinnertime. Their route to becoming small business owners wasn’t smooth. Years ago, Mrs. Eymann survived a rare form of uterine cancer that restricted her from pursuing her previous career path. The couple courageously launched a pet services business, offering grooming, boarding, training and walks seven days a week. Mrs. Eymann thought of the idea of the Bark Bus in 2014 as a way to narrow their business and hopefully get weekends to relax as a family. “I just thought it would be a funny idea if we just got a bus and made that into a daycare,” Mrs. Eymann said. “Then we wouldn’t have to worry about a physical building and having the overhead. “And so we just thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to just take the dogs out in a big group and have them make nature be their daycare?’ ” They see health and behavioral benefits from these engaging walks. “It’s kind of like the credo of our service is really that what keeps the dog healthy and happy is stimulation,” Mr. Eymann said. Bark Bus riders go home tired and fulfilled, meaning they’re less likely to knock over a trash can or chew up some shoes. “You want their brain to be active with their body,” Mr. Eymann said. “And so taking them to the beach where they can sniff seaweed one day and taking them up in the mountains where they can sniff around the trail and whatnot, we feel like those things are what really make a dog go home really happy and satisfied.” The Eymanns park the bus with a full heart as well. “I think when you approach it with the attitude of really caring about the people and households and the environment and the dogs in a sort of equilateral fashion that you wind up very satisfied with the work that you’re doing, and so then you want to do it more,” Mr. Eymann said. Mrs. Eymann studied exotic animal training and management at Moorpark College, learning everything from the care of to the psychology of animals. Mr. Eymann grew up watching his parents raise puppies, and he had experience training his own dogs when he met Mrs. Eymann. She taught him everything she knew so they could be solid business partners. Now they have more than 30,000 hours of experience caring for animals. Prior to her cancer diagnosis, Mrs. Eymann worked at the Wildlife Care Network and Advanced Veterinary Specialists. If a dog gets injured on a Bark Bus hike, she is ready with first aid. The Bark Bus picks up its riders each day. The dogs are excited in the morning and sleepy and snuggly after their walks.

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Alan Hancock College sponsors child wellness initiative By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria is sponsoring Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture’s Santa Barbara County Child Wellness Initiative. According to a news release, the program inspires children to eat healthy by adding locally grown Santa Barbara fruits and vegetables to their diet to help ward off childhood obesity that could lead to diabetes. The goal is to raise $40,000 that will go toward the purchase of a colorful, vegetable-themed Farm Fresh Mobile Classroom van that will travel to Santa Barbara County schools as part of SEEAG’s Child Wellness Initiative. Santa Maria berry growers Rancho Laguna Farms and Titan Frozen Fruit each contributed $3,500 toward the van.

“Agriculture is the heart of Northern Santa Barbara County and a vital part of our career education programs at Allan Hancock College,” said Kevin Walthers, the Allan Hancock College superintendent/ president. “We are happy to help SEEAG continue its important mission of educating young students in our community about local agriculture and healthy eating.” The Child Wellness Initiative began in Santa Barbara County this year. The free program was first introduced in 2017 in Ventura County. More than 60 schools and 8,000 third-grade students participate each year. Currently the wellness program is held through Zoom. Many of the participating schools are designated Title I, with 50 percent or more of their students enrolled in free or reduced lunch programs.

“We get students enthusiastic about eating a rainbow of colorful vegetables containing essential nutrients that help their mind and body,” said Mary Maranville, SEEAG’s founder and CEO. “Better eating habits are so critical since obesity rates among children are as high as 25 percent in some communities. We can’t wait to roll out the new van and begin in-person learning.” SEEAG is holding a live online auction from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 25 to raise additional funds for the Farm Fresh van and the Wellness Initiative. An online silent auction will take place March 23 to March 25. Auction items include farm-totable dinners, weekend getaways, wine tastings, restaurant and winery gift cards and gift baskets. For more information, visit hancockcollege.edu. — Gerry Fall

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara has a number of online events this week. On Monday, the organization will sponsor an Israel preelection discussion with Rabbi Ira Youdavin. He will discuss questions such as: “Why is Israel holding its fourth election in two years?” “What are the prospects for achieving a stable government this time?” Those interested should RSVP to Ruby Vargeson at rvargeson@ sbjf.org. On Tuesday, the federation will present its next installment of its Community Conversations series. Tuesday’s conversation will be with Maestro Nir Kabaretti of the Santa Barbara Symphony. You’re invited to hear what has inspired Maestro Kabaretti this past year. Those interested should

RSVP to Anais Pellegrini at apellegrini@sbjf.org for the link to join. On Wednesday, it’s the Read and Rendezvous Book Club, with the book being “Drawing in the Dust” by Zoe Klein. It’s a book-club review that has been extended from February so that more people can join the discussion. Often referred to by critics as the “Jewish DaVinci Code,” this debut novel transports readers into a mystical world and takes them on a journey they won’t soon forget, according to a news release. Those interested should RSVP to Ruby Vargeson at rvargeson@ sbjf.org. Then on Thursday at 5 p.m., people can join Chef Doug Weinstein with guests Rabbi Daniel Brenner and Sarah Weiner as they create yummy kid-friendly Passover treats, learn about Passover and listen to the PJ

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The city needs free thinkers

way, city officials explain they have no authority to stop infected migrants from traveling. In Texas, only the feds can do that. When Brownsville officials tested migrants last month, more than 6% tested positive. Some were willing to quarantine at local hotels paid for by charities, but many boarded busses for other parts of the country. Six percent sounds small, but 6% of 1 million migrants adds up to 60,000 — a steady stream of spreaders being knowingly dispersed throughout the nation. And they’re exposing bus riders en route. Last week, Greyhound

ur beloved former Santa Barbara Mayor Sheila Lodge recently stated that “… creativity can be expressed even with guidelines and standards. Residents and visitors alike love Santa Barbara’s world famous iconic architectural tradition. It can and must be maintained with the creativity already demonstrated. …” She was responding to local architect Robert Ooley’s complaints that local review boards narrow the architect’s innovative efforts despite their First Amendment rights of selfexpression. Now the shoe appears to be on the other foot. Under the cover of COVID-19, many feel their First Amendment rights narrowed as they watch their own town disappear in look and feel, as projects are fast tracked, with little public input. Downtown Santa Barbara — with a mismatch of parklets, string lights, decorative sashes and people spilling out into the street — looks like a thirdworld bazaar. The pedestrian promenade lacks polish but is necessary per the government demands due to restraints of COVID. The historic train station — two blocks from the beach, with cardboard houses, tents, garbage thrown over the berm of the railroad tracks — and people and their belongings spilling out onto the beaches, the parks, the freeway ramps and the corner, all extend this image. How long has the man with a train of grocery carts been allowed to block the sidewalk on Milpas Street? For years. This has nothing to do with COVID, but a lackluster city council that has chased imaginary blue lines and now paints green rectangles on State Street in the middle of Santa Barbara’s historical downtown area, El Pueblo Viejo. Have you seen the corner vendors selling mango on a stick, fake flowers, etc.? They are growing in numbers. It appears our city council has approved of these street merchants, hawking their goods from a plywood stand, who we suspect have no permits. Restaurants must adhere to health and safety regulations, pay sales taxes, rent, etc. They have paid for parklets, in order to conduct some business, although they risk being closed at a moment’s notice by Gov. Newsom’s decree. We ask again: What gives? Where is the equity in this allowance by our local government? We are fine with equity, for everybody. Is this the replacement for retail lost on State Street? Mayor Cathy Murrillo, running for re-election in November, has suggested that property owners be levied a new tax to pay for the homeless situation our local government has thrown money at for decades which have resulted in more homeless. It is like Jack and the Beanstalk — they throw money at it and the problem grows. Is this the narrative of the Democratic National Convention? To end private property? The easiest way is to tax you out of your property. Can some free thinkers please come to our aid, who will be representatives that want a government of the people, by the people and for the people? Zoom meetings are no comparison for a room-packed audience of people who care. During in-person meetings, the people see the number

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Harry, Meghan are entitled to walk away Royal couple experiences the problems of entitlement

fter seeing Oprah Winfrey’s interview of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, I want to reiterate my welcome to them to Montecito (printed in the News-Press two months ago). I also want to apologize to Oprah for not formally welcoming her when she moved to Montecito several years ago. If you haven’t seen the interview, go to CBS and look at it. It is extraordinary, and it seems to match the conclusions of the Netflix series “The Crown.” The benefits of privilege also bring some terrible liabilities as well. It took great courage for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to break away from both. Breaking away is remarkable because they are shedding a tradition that probably goes back to William the Conqueror in 1066. My memory of English history is rusty, but there are too many

lines of ancestry to follow up to conquer native Americans. on in Google. But here’s what I Prince Harry and Meghan believe is so: All claims of kings talked about how detrimental to kingdoms today go royal customs were to back to some recent or them. ancient conquering of In fact, the Duke and somebody else. Duchess of Sussex’s story The world is still is about the ugliness of dealing with land-grabs. having royal privilege — Russia is trying to take how it creates captivity, a piece of the Ukraine; loneliness, separation, fear China is trying to and bondage rather than Frank take over Tibet; the joy and freedom. Sanitate Israelis are taking over Harry and Meghan disputed Palestinian described their heritage as The author lands little by little. “the firm.” It is composed lives in Santa not only of the royal family Even the British still Barbara have their hand in it. I but also of the people remember when Prime who run the palace and Minister Margaret grounds, collect the royal Thatcher had U.K. citizens spend rents, manage royal holdings and 1 billion or 2 billion pounds for royal investments — all those who the military to protect some depend upon keeping the royal prime pasture land known as the status quo. Falkland Islands. I understand that the royal Conquest was how the United family owns property across the States was founded. Europeans U.K. valued at an estimated $18 brought over guns and smallpox billion. What is remarkable is that

Harry and Megan were willing to simply (actually, not so simply) walk away from the privileges and responsibilities of “the firm” — at some danger to themselves. The point is, bluntly, there is something wrong with the accumulation of vast amounts of money and passing it on to descendants. Perhaps it’s the concept of “entitlement.” Two months ago, I published an article about the studies of Prof. Piff, showing that the accumulation of wealth, at all levels of society, gives people a sense of entitlement, a sense that they are better, more worthy, than those who have accumulated less. Putting entitlement on a human level, $1 million can buy you a half million loaves of bread (pricing it at $2 a loaf). Am I entitled to a half million loaves of bread? Maybe if I lived for half a million days. We need new rules to disentangle ourselves from

entitlement: • Nobody has a right to inordinate wealth because their ancestors killed the inhabitants of the land and took it over. • Nobody has a right to inordinate wealth because they or their parents invented the computer, or something else, and got rich. • Nobody has a right to have the genetic materials they received at birth. • Nobody has a right to be here on the planet, period. It is a gift bestowed on all of us. • The earth, the sun, our solar system and the whole universe don’t have the right to be here. They just are, and we are not entitled to them. The only thing we are entitled to do as humankind is to promote human kindness to our kin, to our family of eight billion relatives. It seems clear that Harry and Meghan know this, and it’s nice to have them as neighbors.

COVID-19 hypocrisy at White House Editor’s note: David Limbaugh is off. The following is a column by author Betsy McCaughey.

iden administration health official Rochelle Walensky announced last week that vaccinated Americans can visit with others who are vaccinated in small groups at home. But when Dr. Walensky was asked about visiting grandchildren, she said no, unless the kids are local. Even vaccinated people must avoid traveling. “Every time there’s a surge in travel, we have a surge in cases in this country.” The Biden administration is

making one exception. It’s OK to administration policies that kept wade across the Rio Grande River migrants in Mexico during the and enter the U.S. illegally. pandemic. Some 100,000 migrants Even if you have COVID-19, surrendered to U.S. border you can get on a bus in a officials in February, up Texas border town and from 78,000 in January. travel to any part of the It’s likely to reach 1 U.S., including New York, million overall in 2021 if Baltimore, Miami and the trend continues. Los Angeles. Never mind Some single adults how far and wide COVIDare sent back to Mexico, infected migrants spread but families are the virus as they fan out. permitted to stay. After Betsy McCaughey a few days of processing On the travel question, the double standard is in a detention center, mind-boggling. It’s no they’re given documents to Grandma, but OK for illegal to travel and released into a Texas immigrants. border town. There, nonprofits Since Joe Biden took office, he such as Catholic Charities help has rapidly dismantled Trump them get food and bus tickets to

anywhere in the U.S. Here’s the hitch. The federal government refuses to test migrants before release unless they’re visibly sick, even though COVID-19 continues to rage in Mexico. Mr. Biden’s press spokesperson, Jen Psaki, explained that the administration considers testing a state or local responsibility. As if not knowing migrants are spreading the disease absolves the Biden administration of any culpability. Sorry, that’s ridiculous. Some cities, such as Brownsville and El Paso, are using rapid tests to identify migrants with the virus. Other cities do not. But either

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t appears enough voters waving billions in cash to school have signed the recall districts that will open. Even petition against Gov. Gavin then, some schools may only open Newsom to allow the a couple of days a week. initiative to proceed to a Yet, most private schools, special election. Now the real including the one that the work begins of convincing the Newsom kids attend, fully residents of California that this reopened completely, a long time governor deserves to be fired. ago. For instance, did you know that Our children cannot afford Gov. Newsom signed the same to wait any longer. They have order as did New York’s Gov. lost a year of learning and Andrew Cuomo, mandating that other opportunities such as the nursing homes take in ability to compete for patients who had COVID? scholarships, despite Untold numbers of elderly the fact that K-12 people died as a result. kids have the lowest Moreover, California’s vulnerability to COVID. economy continues to Finally, California suffer the most stringent has had a tough time lockdown in the country distributing vaccines while other states have throughout the state. safely reopened. It has now resorted to Andy Caldwell Gov. Newsom initially a very ineffective and stated we would never controversial thirdbe allowed to go back to normal party administrator along with until we had a vaccine on hand. a vaccine equity distribution Yet, now that we have not one, plan to ensure that underserved but three vaccines available, population groups have equal he has not changed his fouropportunity to get vaccinated tier colored-coded lockdown by way of designating 40% of criteria accordingly. That is, Mr. the vaccine supply to these Newsom will not promulgate an communities. “all-clear” target with respect Unfortunately, the Santa to the progress of administering Barbara County Public Health vaccines and the decline in Department is falling behind the infection rates among the effort to get vaccines distributed populace that will allow the state to our local farm workers who to exit the lockdown as have other are deemed both essential and states. underserved. This has to do Take Disneyland for an with the historic refusal of the example. department to immediately Whereas, Walt Disney World prioritize working directly with in Florida opened back up last ag employers and ag associations summer, Mr. Newsom will only to effectively reach this allow Disneyland to open up on community that consists of some April 1 with a capacity limit of 30,000 workers. 15% of its normal customers. The bulk of the ag workers And, even if California gets to in our county reside in the the yellow tier, which is the least Santa Maria Valley. They would stringent of Gov. Newsom’s four appreciate a more open process tiers, Disneyland will only be able with options to work directly to open up to 35% of its normal with several different healthcare customer capacity, which Walt providers rather than being Disney World reached months relegated to being served by the ago. Meanwhile, Disneyland county health department, as it expects to continue to lose has only scheduled to administer billions of dollars. a little over 1,000 vaccines a week Outdoor sports and live to this population. performance venues in California Ultimately, the problem we face have a slightly different set of in this state is that we elect and reopening criteria, but they have hire people who have no realsimilar limits on capacity. world management experience in Speaking of limited much of anything — activists and reopenings, while some states academics. And the results are in. allowed students to go back to school last September, Gov. Andy Caldwell is the executive Newsom has resorted to bribery, director of COLAB and host of rather than a mandate, to “The Andy Caldwell Radio Show,” encourage schools to reopen, weekdays from 3-5 p.m., on Newswith limited success. He is Press Radio AM 1290.

he News-Press picture heading Wednesday’s frontpage article “Master Plan for State Street” (reprinted above) shows exactly why bike lanes make no sense. It shows a woman riding in the left bike lane right next to an arrow indicating that she should be going the other direction. This is typical of many bicycle riders who ignore stop signs, pedestrians, rights of way and speed limits, and fail to announce themselves when they, on their silent bikes, are overtaking someone. Now we have to share a pedestrian space with fast-moving metal objects piloted by oblivious riders listening to loud music on their earbuds. Why can’t they walk their bikes along State Street and ride them elsewhere? It’s not like State Street is the only arterial to get from A to B. Are these lanes just a kowtow to the minority bike lobby? Or are they a green initiative to encourage more people to use bikes? If the former, it smacks of “Rule by the Few,” which is not the way our system is supposed to work. And if the latter, I ask how many city council members and staff ride bicycles to work or to shop or to go play golf? Or is it just more “Do As I Say, Not As I Do” from our “leaders”? Donald Vogt Santa Barbara

Choice of doctor should be available to all

onnie Donovan’s op-ed in the March 7 News-Press (“Speak out against Cal Care”) states that for those having private health insurance: “Many, if not most, have a free choice of doctors, specialists, hospitals and timing of treatments and procedures. Experiences from other government-controlled health care monopolies is that there are cost-control restrictions on these freedoms.” Actually, the reverse is true. Under most private health insurance plans, patients do not have a choice of doctors as they are restricted to an often very limited “panel” of doctors who are contracted with the insurance company. Also, most of the time patients cannot see a specialist without a referral from their primary care provider and often have to get “prior approval” from the insurer. Even then, they are limited to specialists in the “network”

approved by the insurer. These same limitations and restrictions also apply to certain diagnostic testing such as CTs or MRIs. Contrast this to Medicare, the government’s single-payer system, whereby I am able to go to any doctor of my choice, as well as any specialist, with no requirement for special referrals or prior approvals. True choice of physicians is available only under Medicare, but not private insurance. It should be available for all. George F. Bajor, M.D. Santa Barbara

Laws should value family unity

am a U.S. citizen and spouse of a foreign national. I feel my family is being left behind as bills with immigration reform provisions are being introduced, such as the Farm Workers Modernization Act. The waiver language in this bill provides relief for minor unlawful presence for farm laborers while ignoring the similar plight of members of 1.8 million U.S. families. This bill will create a disparity in outcome/equity in favor of workers and fail to support the families that have U.S. spouses navigating a sea of technical immigration law landmines. I support waiving past unlawful presence for farm workers, but doing so is only fair and equitable if it also includes members of U.S. families with similar issues. When we talk about “family values,” let’s consider if living in fear is a valuable add for society. Broken immigration laws disrupt nuclear families and hobble the foundations of our communities. We need laws that value families, that support family unity and do not undermine the cornerstone of our society, the family unit. Congress should make changes to the Farm Workers Act to put U.S. families on equal footing with farm laborers. Rosemary Chavez Santa Barbara

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want to thank you for continuing to publish Voices articles from people such as Bonnie Donovan, Henry Schulte, David Limbaugh, Andy Caldwell, and John Stossel. Their voice of truth and reason is desperately needed at this time. God bless you for hanging in there in that swamp of Santa Barbara. I grew up there, and it is truly distressing what is

happening. No common sense anymore anywhere in our once great nation. Gretchen Kieding Solvang

Vaccines bring us closer to normalcy

n Feb. 28, 2021, the NewsPress reported that the FDA gave emergency authorization to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This fact is interesting because the vaccine has been quickly approved throughout the pandemic. As a public health student from San Francisco State University, I understand that in order to vaccinate a big population, we need to order or have a large vaccine number. My view is that increasing the number of vaccines is a good thing, because more people will be exposed to COVID-19 through controlled factors rather than noncontrolled factors. What people don’t realize is that we have a large population and to go back to “normal” then the government and companies must quickly create and approve the vaccine. Getting the vaccine can help bring the country to go back to “normal.” Alexis Moctezuma Santa Barbara

Biden opens unsafe entry into America

his state is soon expected to provide assistance, meals, jobs, medical care and living expenses for a hoard of freeloading immigrants who may be infected with COVID or any other disease or affliction that can overwhelm existing services and put entire communities in a severe position for a long time. This is being done by a president, who it seems has flipped his lid and opened a stupid unsafe entry into this country for anybody of any age or extraction or business (even terrorists) and drugs and sex traffickers making a fortune by stepping across a mythical line. I am against providing anything to this class of immigrants as it’s a sure way to bankrupt a community or state. I suggest that communities worst affected contract with a transportation company to transfer this hoard to where they will be welcomed and can live comfortably forever more: Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Send the bill to Joe Biden. Ted Solomon Santa Barbara

San Marcos Foothills is important Sarah Oberhauser

Editor’s note: Sarah Oberhauser is a former Santa Barbara resident now living in San Bernardino.

anta Barbara was arguably the birthplace of environmentalism. In response to the 1969 oil spill, a group of Santa Barbara residents created the “Santa Barbara Declaration of Environmental Rights.” This declaration addressed human-induced environmental degradation, and aimed to hold us accountable for the preservation of our natural world. Santa Barbara activists are the reason we celebrate Earth Day, and they helped usher in a new era of environmentalism. Please see OBERHAUSER on C4

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A sign sits on the ground while approximately 100 protesters chanted Feb. 25 against developing 25 acres of the San Marcos Foothill Preserve. The 200-acre preserve is home to hundreds of birds, mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates.

hree strikes and you’re out. This may work only during the game of baseball, but in many other activities, especially politics, you may be able to continue playing after experiencing that many or more strikes before you are out. Let me analyze one case, but before getting into the details I need to describe the playing field. The country at present is fighting perhaps one of the most challenging wars in our history. It is a war in which every citizen is fighting against an invisible enemy, in which the most vulnerable are the feeble and elderly but, in general, it can strike and kill any individual. This war is being valiantly fought by our entire population. The commanding “generals” leading the fight are the governors of each state and principal government agencies who are providing advice and recommendations, as directed by the president of the country. The president and the federal agencies set policies to guide the entire country to defend against the enemy. These policies include tactics for fighting the enemy (e.g., the use of face masks, hygiene, social distancing, and limited assembly) and moreover provides funding and all necessary support to protect the population (e.g., vaccines). The federal government urges governors of all states to follow the federal rules to make sure that the people in their states are protected. Governors depend on the federal government for the supplies of defense mechanisms such as critical equipment and eventually the most critical element: the vaccines. To fight the war effectively, governors need rapid, transparent information from the federal government so that they can plan their strategies. Also, the federal government must know the needs of each state and that the governors are following directions to coordinate the entire operation. This war has been upon us for one year, and during this period the federal government has performed its duties in a remarkable way and, in general, has supplied in a timely way equipment and facilities to needed states. And, most impressive, the federal government has led the effort with private industries to develop what is expected to be the weapons that will destroy the enemy — namely, the different vaccines. The states, following the guidance of the federal government, have with different success rates navigated through this critical period. Now that vaccines are available, everyone hopes that the end of this war is within our reach. Most governors have worked closely with the federal government to protect and safeguard their constituents, but there is apparently evidence of an appalling exception. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been accused of conspiracy and obfuscation of essential reporting to the public. Count the strikes against him. First strike, he ordered the transfer of 9,000 recovering patients from hospitals into retirement homes, exposing members of nursing homes to potentially contagious patients. Of the 15,000 retirement home deaths, the possible number due to this move is still not known. Second strike, he provided false information on the number of deaths by elderly people in retirement homes, while he continually demanded transparency from the federal government. When questioned, he replied, “All the deaths in the nursing homes and hospitals Please see MERCADO on C4

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The nuking of the American nuclear family

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ay poly throuple makes history, lists 3 dads on a birth certificate.” That’s an actual headline from the New York Post, which last week featured an unsettling trio of men who recruited two female friends to help them conceive and deliver a baby girl named Piper. Piper is now 3 years old and has a 1-year-old brother named Parker. According to the “gay poly throuple,” Piper told her preschool classmates how proud she was of her plentiful progenitors by bragging: “You have two parents. I have three parents.” Actually, the “throuple” is really a quintet. If you count Piper’s egg donor and birth surrogate, we’ve now traveled from “Heather Has Two Mommies” (the infamous children’s book normalizing same-

sex adoptions published in 1989) house and definitely not ‘Tiger to “Piper Has Five Parents.” And King’ (the creepy Netflix hit series in 2021, if you have any discomfort about convicted murder-for-hire or reservations at all about the zookeeper Joe Exotic, who headed nuking of the nuclear family up a three-way ‘marriage’ to two by throuples or quadrouples men).” or dozenouples, then woke Weirdly, one of Piper’s other society tells us there’s dads, Jeremy, is also a something wrong with zookeeper like Joe Exotic, us, not them. whom the other two Dr. Ian Jenkins, one met through an online of Piper’s polyamorous dating service. All very pops, wrote in a newly “remarkably ordinary and released book about domestic.” Ho-hum. their “adventures in Neighborhoods, cities modern parenting” that and nations are safer, the arrangement is “just Michelle Malkin healthier and more not a big deal.” Nothing prosperous where nuclear to see here, move along. families are the norm. Two, three, whatever. But for the sake of social justice “Some people seem to think it’s and modern progressivism, we about a ton of sex or something,” are all just supposed to shake Dr. Jenkins complained, “or our heads politely and keep our we’re unstable and must do crazy alarm about the sexual slippery things. (But) it’s really remarkably slope to ourselves. As University ordinary and domestic in our of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford

Wilcox summarized in a 2020 article reviewing the benefits of two-parent married households for The Atlantic, “Sadly, adults who are unrelated to children are much more likely to abuse or neglect them than their own parents are.” Never mind all the scientific studies showing an elevated risk of child sexual abuse in households where children live with unrelated adults. Never mind the CDC data showing that introducing men unrelated to the children in a family elevates the risk of physical, sexual and emotional abuse of those children by about nine times higher than the rate experienced by children raised in a normal, stable nuclear family of married biological parents and their children. In a separate report for the Institute for Family Studies, Dr. Wilcox found that the very types

of highly educated California liberals who publicly promote and support “alternative” family structures across pop culture and in the political arena are themselves more committed to traditional marriage and nuclear families for their own children. But don’t you dare question their extreme and dangerous perversity. Look at what happened to grassroots social conservative Lauren Witzke, the former Senate GOP candidate in Delaware. She was suspended from Twitter last week after exposing a left-wing transgender zealot named Alok Vaid-Menon, who tweeted derisively to traditional parents objecting to transgender bathroom laws that “little girls are also kinky.” Ms. Witzke called the statement “demonic,” which Twitter Please see MALKIN on C4

DRAWING BOARD

John Stossel

Britain handles COVID vaccines better than U.S.

he vaccine rollout crawls forward. Most of us will spend weeks, or months, waiting. Great Britain did better. As of today, one-third of the English are already vaccinated, twice as many as in America. Why? A big reason is that our government decided to rigidly follow its regimen for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines: two doses, about a month apart. But why insist on two doses? The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are about 90% effective after one dose, according to clinical trial data. British officials sensibly decided to give people one dose, before insisting that everyone get a second dose. It worked. Once people got a first dose, the coronavirus cases began to level off. Although COVID-19 was worse than Great Britain than in America, British cases have now dropped below America’s. George Mason University economist Alex Tabarrok helped convince British health officials to try the “firstdose-first” approach. But he couldn’t convince American officials. “We have given out more than 20 million second doses,” Dr. Tabarrok complained in my new video. “Those could have been first doses!” Had they been, 50% more Americans would have received a vaccine by now. “Why would we believe you, rather than these specialist doctors?” I asked. “Physicians (are) not necessarily thinking about the person who is not their patient,” Dr. Tabarrok replied. “An economist, you’ve gotta be thinking about everybody.” It’s not too late for America to change policy. But our government’s planners won’t change without “a proper study.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief Please see STOSSEL on C4

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Poor planning on stopping vaccine line-jumpers

here was a wide sense of relief when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the other day that people aged 16 to 65 who suffer from certain severe underlying health conditions will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting on the Ides of March. Starting Monday, if you’re in a wheelchair, on a walker, need oxygen, take immunesuppressing anti-rejection drugs to preserve an organ transplant, suffer from coronary artery disease or heart failure or deal with chronic kidney or lung disease — you can sign up to get either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines shot in your arm. State health officials estimate this will add between 4 million and 6 million folks to the list of those eligible for shots — between 10% and 15% of all Californians. Overall, about half the populace will then be entitled to inoculations. That’s good if supplies arrive. But planning for this phase has been less than good. In fact, the start of this new phase of the vaccine rollout figures to be

about as confused as the opening The planning flaw for the of Phase 2, when people over newest large expansion of the 65 joined health workers on the eligibility pool is different, eligibility list. affecting verification rather Back then — only about six than availability — especially weeks ago — Gov. Newsom with more large centers opening proclaimed those 65 and across California. older could begin getting What’s undetermined shots, and some grocerynow is how the soon-tobased drug stores began be-eligible will prove internet signups. it. Most diabetics and But when those folks with transplants people turned up for don’t carry special IDs. appointments the Neither do heart attack next day, almost all veterans or kidney Thomas D. were turned away. It patients. Elias developed there was no In helping Gov. coordination between Newsom announce The author state and county health the new eligibility is a longtime departments, so the categories, state Health observer of drugstores could not Secretary Mark Ghaly California give shots. This bait-andsaid his agency would politics. switch affected tens of spend the next four thousands of seniors. weeks figuring out what It wasn’t fixed until days later, kind of verification would be a few hours after this column used to keep imposters from reported what happened. jumping the line and getting At the time there were no vaccines long before their turn, mass drive-through vaccination along with the freedom and centers. There were few places feeling of health security this to get vaccinated. The situation brings. began to improve when some Like the confusion leading large testing sites quickly to the bait-and-switch of late converted to giving shots. January and the overloaded

web-based sign-up sites that followed, this problem was easy to anticipate. The real question is what health officials at both state and county levels were doing all fall, while awareness grew that coronavirus vaccines were about to arrive. Like most people, they knew that while some skeptics would refuse or delay getting vaccinated, the vast majority of Californians would eagerly accept the shots. In fact, the jabs quickly became the hottest commodity going. Planning for the phase-in was an obvious need, even while officials were also occupied with imposing shutdowns, lockdowns, masking, distancing and other anti-pandemic measures. But it did not happen, as was made clear by Dr. Ghaly’s admission that the state will develop seat-of-pants rules for folks to prove they are among the newly eligible. Will they need notes from their doctors, a la grammar school kids? Will their providers have to devise and hand out special cards to prove they have the conditions they claim?

None of this will be much of a problem for patients at some of the state’s largest healthcare systems, which did the requisite planning and possess the needed patient information. In the earlier phases, people regularly cared for by the UC Health system, the Providence hospital system and a few others were notified of their eligibility and invited via email to sign up for appointments. They’ll be OK in the new phase, too. Millions more will not have this benefit. They have no idea what documents, if any, they’ll need once they can start vaccination signups. It’s a plain dereliction of duty by Gov. Newsom’s administration, which knew this was coming but did not plan for it. Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@ aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It” is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more of Mr. Elias’ columns, visit www. californiafocus.net

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medical adviser, said that In the time the study will take, “we will already be in the arena of having enough vaccines to go around anyway.” Dr. Tabarrok — wisely — said in a national emergency, we should skip that study and give one dose a real-world test. “You have to act quickly. Bureaucrats are just not used to doing that.” On TV, Dr. Fauci once said: “You can do both! You can get as many people in their first dose at the same time as adhering within reason to the timetable of the second dose.” But we can’t do both. There are trade offs in life. “We have to take into account scarcity,” said Dr. Tabarrok. “This is what economists are good at: thinking about scarcity and thinking about tradeoffs.” America’s bureaucratic medical approval process is all about following certain rules. “They’ve been too slow. They’ve made mistakes,” complained Dr. Tabarrok. “The FDA did not allow private companies to start testing.” That meant that for weeks, labs sat idle. The bureaucracy also slowed the distribution of vaccines. “We had the doses stockpiled ... ready to go. The state governments weren’t ready. They didn’t have websites ready,” Tabarrok pointed out. “Even though they’d been told months and months, this is coming, vaccines are coming ... get ready. And they said, ‘Oh, we don’t have enough money.’ Give me a break. They have tons of money.” “They acted more quickly than they usually do,” I pointed out. “Not fast enough,” replied Dr. Tabarrok.

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Fortunately, people outside government stepped up. Olivia Adams, a software engineer in Massachusetts, got frustrated with her state’s vaccine website and built a site that makes it easier to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments. So did Huge Ma, an engineer in New York. “It’s been amazing to see how much expertise there is in the world, outside the usual expert channels,” said Dr. Tabarrok. “The government has just been behind the virus every single step of the way.” Fortunately, big greedy

corporations were on the ball. “Thank God for the manufacturers of vaccines for Moderna and Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson that have been the one saving grace in this crisis. Capitalism has brought us the vaccines at a faster pace than ever before. And most of that was due to lifting of government regulations.” He’s right. At the beginning of the pandemic, the FDA lifted regulations, which allowed companies to create vaccines more quickly. Without that freedom, vaccine approval would have taken years.

When the pandemic ends, politicians will take credit, but the solution, as usual, began when politicians got out of the way. John Stossel, a former ABC News and Fox Business Channel anchor, is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by JFS Productions Inc. Distributed by Creators.com.

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Continued from Page C3 determined was “hateful conduct” that violated its terms of service. While Twitter has been purging pro-family, pro-life users from its platform for years, it encouraged discussions of “attraction towards minors,” including the posting of nude photos of children. The policy (only rescinded last fall after a massive backlash)

embraced pedophiles as “minorattracted persons.” Even more perverse is that elite Republican figures are using their Silicon Valley platforms to attack vocal Christian dissidents instead of supporting them. Ms. Witzke came under fire last week from President Donald Trump’s gay former ambassador to Germany, Ric Grenell, and gay black TPUSA contributor Rob Smith for criticizing their promotion of transgenderism and

the LGBTQIXYZ agenda. “The Republican Party has remained stagnant as conservatives are being silenced by Big Tech, out of the fear of losing the support of their big corporate donors,” Ms. Witzke told me. “The GOP is no longer the party of God, family and traditional marriage. They are now corporate slaves to progressivism, transgenderism and compromise.” Once again, our “friends”

are our own worst enemies. Accommodation is the downfall of political parties and crumbling civilizations. The children always pay the highest price. Michelle Malkin’s email address is michellemalkininvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

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were always fully, publicly and accurately reported,” but when his state reported the number of deaths related to people in retirement homes, it reported a number almost 80% lower than the actual number (8,500 vs. 15,000). The reason the state reported the incorrect number was to

avoid criticism from the Trump administration. Perhaps Gov. Cuomo should have remembered that “The buck stops here.” It does not really matter whether Gov. Cuomo personally directed this subterfuge, or whether it was done by some subordinates. He was the commanding general in charge of protecting his constituents. Finally, strike three. He has

been accused by multiple female employees of sexual harassment. Unless he has some extraordinary explanation, the general feeling is that he has miserably failed in performing his duties as a governor. Dante Alighieri in the “Divine Comedy” describes his trip through the inferno (hell), which has nine rings in depth. The eighth ring is where he finds the corrupt politicians immersed in a

lake of tar guarded by demons. Several politicians have been deceiving their constituents. During this critical era in our country Gov. Cuomo may justly belong in the eighth ring. During the next few months, we will see if the strikes have been effective and the governor is delivered to Dante’s Inferno. Or was it all just an illusion and a short trip to purgatory will be adequate?

Santa Monica’s Third Street is only three blocks long DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 of others concerned and are willing to show up. That promotes participation and hopes that your voice matters. It is also a red flag to the applicants, developers or boards that the public is paying attention and cares about its neighborhoods. Case in point: Here’s a result of the COVID-induced Zoom meetings that are basically talking heads in boxes. No one knows how many people are in attendance, not even board members. During open public comment during the single-family design board meeting on Feb. 16, citizen Rick Closson voiced his concerns to the board that the lack of “visual” participation by the citizenry thwarted the process of public input. He also noted that the minutes are not documented well enough for one to refer to a certain aspect of a subject (windows vs. landscaping) for future project meetings. Plus, how can minutes be approved if there is no content except that “Joe spoke”? What did Joe speak about? Staff’s documentation is lacking — to a point of subterfuge. If there is no discernible documentation, can it not be doctored? Mr. Closson requested that

Any mention of disease threat is slammed

written correspondence received by the board with the writer’s name and a single phrase or sentence describing the content be announced by the secretary and added to the minutes. The same would apply for any speaker during public comment with a brief summary. He also asked that the number of virtual attendees who are present should be announced at the beginning of each agenda item or project, just as the audience might know how many in-person attendees were present during a pre-COVID meeting. In a letter Mr. Closson sent to the city attorney, he stated his concern is with the loss of public communication in general during this time of the city’s virtual meetings. We hear a lot today about the frailty of democracy and the need to work at it constantly. The same could be said at our local level for a basic tenet of democracy. The speech part. The public voice is too precious not to receive special treatment. Mr. Closson requested that the city attorney “revisit the reasoning that hides writers and content of agenda-related correspondence from public disclosure in meeting minutes.” And during this temporary time of Zoom meetings, transportation’s Rob Dayton celebrated St. Patrick’s Day early. We can think of no other reason

for the painted green rectangles down State Street, except that he is in lock step with the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition. During the city council meeting March 9, he revealed he listed the coalition for the State Street Subcommittee. The committee is to transform the mishmash of a promenade that will be worthy of Santa Barbara. Just as the Architectural Board of Review, Planning Commission, city council, etc. make field trips to become familiar with an appealed project and the surroundings, a suggestion is that this State Street committee take a field trip with Jason Harris, the city’s economic development manager, and walk on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. Mr. Harris, hired from Santa Monica, should be familiar with the problems of bikes when creating an inviting and safe pedestrian promenade. Admittedly, Santa Monica’s Third Street is only three blocks long and dead ends into an upscale shopping mall. Santa Barbara citizens have complained numerous times regarding being hit by bikes and involved in near misses. We ask the city, with no action taken to remove bikes from State Street, who will the injured party sue? The city? Because of the COVID closures, State Street restaurant owners could make emergency

accommodations to stay in business. After complaints from the citizens of the deplorable look of State Street, the city created the State Street Master Plan Advisory Committee to address the future of State Street, now the promenade. The city council voted that this advisory committee consist of three council members, one Historic Landmarks commissioner, one planning commissioner, three positions for business and/or property owners, and the rest from the community for a total of 15. Since this committee brings its report to the city council, wouldn’t it be better for one voice from each group, and increase the property owners and business owners to three each, with the remaining six as community members? The landowners and the business owners are the key to this success. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a special day for all of us, the lucky ones who live in this great country. Everybody is Irish on St Patrick’s day. Wear green. “May your home be too small to hold all your friends.” — Irish Blessing

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

CEO David Leach demanded an assurance from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that undocumented migrants boarding busses in Texas have tested negative. So far, no answer. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has put the brakes on Americans returning to normal life. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, is warning this is no time to relax. President Biden accused the governor of Texas of “neanderthal thinking” for ending the mask mandate. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns Americans “to avoid all travel” to Guatemala and other Central American countries. Yet, when it comes to illegal border crossings, any mention of disease threat is slammed as racist. What hypocrisy. Travelers flying into the U.S. must have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding, and another negative test is recommended after landing. But

illegal aliens get a free pass to bring the coronavirus to a bus terminal near you. Why is this happening? The White House is being taken over by minority advocacy groups who get what they demand, no matter how extreme. Instead of working with Congress and being forced to hear about the dangers of open borders, President Biden issues executive orders, shutting out any debate. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, whose district runs along the border, warned that White House officials “should not only listen to the immigration advocates and activists,” but also to the public affected by open border policies. The facts prove they’re dangerous to our health. Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and author of “The Next Pandemic,” available at amazon. com. Contact her at betsy@ betsymccaughey.com or on Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. To find out more about Betsy McCaughey and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

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Fifty-two years after the oil spill that started it all, Santa Barbarians have a new call to action. Currently development of the San Marcos Foothill Preserve is beginning. Approximately 25 acres of this undeveloped indigenous land is going to be destroyed in order to build eight new luxury mansions. If you want the full story, visit sanmarcosfoothills.com. Telling you the construction plans is not the point of this piece. The point is: You should be outraged. You should be outraged by the environmental impacts of the proposed construction. The San Marcos Foothill Preserve is one of the only native grasslands left in California, and it is home to some of Santa Barbara’s most treasured and rare flora and fauna. One particularly notable resident of this land is the burrowing owl, which is experiencing population decline largely due to habitat destruction and urbanization. Another easily recognizable inhabitant is the monarch butterfly, whose populations have decreased by 99% in California. And these are only two examples from the hundreds of birds, mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates that call this land home. Anyone who has spent time in the San Marcos Foothill Preserve can attest to the diversity of wildlife there. From birders to artists to hikers to ecologists, they all recognize the importance of this ecosystem. Yes, only 25 acres of the total 200 acres is being taken for development, but this will invariably have a ripple effect throughout the ecosystem. Building homes not only destroys the physical habitat, it also increases automobile traffic, noise pollution and light pollution, all of which will have a massive negative impact on wildlife. It will displace smaller prey animals, such as mice and rabbits, which will cause

predator species, such as owls and white-tailed kites, to leave the area in search of a more plentiful food source. Construction will also block wildlife from using migratory routes that their species have relied on for centuries. As a population that has prided ourselves on our progressive history of environmentalism, we should be ashamed that we are allowing this crime against nature to occur. You should be outraged that this local gem will soon be inaccessible to not only the wild inhabitants, but you too. This land holds a special place in the hearts of many Santa Barbara residents. Families who bring their children, artists, photographers, birders, ecologists and biologists all treasure this land for its beauty and diversity. And with all this, I have not even touched on the fact that this is indigenous land. For thousands of years, this was the home of the Chumash. At a recent rally against the development, one Chumash elder described how the land was a sacred connection to their ancestors. When we see deforestation in the Amazon or plastic pollution in the oceans we feel disgusted and empowered to do something, but right now we are failing to recognize it in our own backyard. This construction project will directly harm wildlife and the hearts of the people who value the land. And for what? Mansions. Are mansions for a few millionaires worth harming this incredible ecosystem? Is it right that only a few families will be enjoying the land that we were all once able to cherish? Save the wildlife. Save the history. Save the land. What can you do? Visit sanmarcosfoothills.com and contact the developers and let them know what you think. You can call The Chadmar Group at 310-314-2590 or write them at 2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1064, Santa Monica 90405.