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The U.S. embassy in Kabul Saturday urged American citizens in Afghanistan to stay away from the capital’s airport because of “potential security threats.” The potential threats could come from the Islamic State terrorist group, according to a senior U.S. official. For that reason, the U.S. military is working on determining safe routes to get Americans to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Officials, who briefed President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Please see AFGHANISTAN on A8

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Elizabeth Flanagan, president of the Goleta Valley Art Association, poses with her artwork during the Art Show at La Cumbre Plaza on Saturday.

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Booths showcasing an array of abstract, landscape and portrait art lined the outdoor area of La Cumbre Plaza on Saturday as the Goleta Valley Art Association hosted its first in-person art show since the COVID19 pandemic began. The outdoor show featured the work of 21 artists, all of which were members of the GVAA, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the outdoor mall area of La Cumbre Plaza. The booths drew in groups of passersby, who marveled at the artists’ creative depictions of scenes across Santa Barbara, historical figures and snapshots of nature. All of the participating artists had art for sale during Saturday’s event. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the GVAA hosted online shows to connect the community with art during various periods of quarantine and lockdown. But now that businesses are reopening once again, smiles could be seen all around as artists shared their work with each other and members of the community. “We’ve been so isolated, and I’m so glad to see fellow artists that I haven’t seen for a long time,” Marie Arnold, a member of the GVAA and the La Please see ART on A5

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Officers from the Santa Barbara Police Department collected nearly 240 guns at the annual Anonymous Gun Buyback on Saturday, trading weapons for gift cards at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. Officers collected 127 long guns, 106 handguns and five assault rifles between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday. One additional gun was accepted after the event ended, according to an organizer, bringing the total number of weapons surrendered to 239. The event, now in its sixth year, is organized annually by the Coalition Against Gun Violence to give community members an opportunity to turn in unwanted weapons. The process is completely anonymous, and community members simply drive through the Earl Warren Showgrounds lot, pop the trunk and allow SBPD officers to remove the weapons before driving away. This year, participants received a $100 gift card to Smart and Final for every long rifle and handgun, and a $200 gift card for every assault rifle. Following Saturday’s collection, the SBPD will check the serial number Please see GUNS on A2

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on each weapon to see if it was involved in a crime or was stolen. Then, the weapons will be transported to a facility in Los Angeles where they are destroyed and turned into scrap. Officer Aaron Baker of the SBPD told the News-Press following the event Saturday that the department is always open to collecting weapons at any time of the year. He said if someone has an unwanted weapon in their home they would like to get rid of, they don’t have to wait for the next buyback event — they can simply bring it to the station and officers will take care of it. “If someone feels uncomfortable having a weapon in their home, the fact that we’re here to take that weapon from them with no questions asked, and allow them to walk away with a gift card to the local store, it seems to ease a lot of burden from some of these people,” Mr. Baker said. “And if nothing else, that’s huge. Whether we solve a crime or get someone’s stolen property back, the fact that we’re taking away a pressure that people are feeling just from having a piece of metal at their house, it’s a big deal. And it’s a service that we can continue to provide.” Various City and County officials attended Saturday’s event in support of the buyback effort, praising those who handed over their weapons in order to form a safer community. “One less gun is our goal,” Christina Pizarro, the president of the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara, told the News-Press. “We find a way to help people remove guns from the home in a safe and anonymous way.” James Kyriaco, a member of the Goleta City Council, acknowledged last week’s burglary at the Goodland Guns shop in Goleta during his comments on Saturday, noting that many residents feel anxious knowing that those guns have yet to be found. While officers are still searching for the missing weapons, he said Saturday’s event allows the community to breathe a little easier

an officer to tell the difference, and it can lead to very devastating outcomes. “If a law enforcement officer comes upon a situation and sees a gun, and believes that gun to be a real gun — many of these toy guns look so authentic, I couldn’t tell the difference — so many devastating things follow that interaction,” Ms. Dudley said. “So I’m actually celebrating the fact that we got so many of those guns off the street, and out of people’s hands.” The district attorney added that when thinking about gun violence and guns in the home, three incidents come to mind — suicides, inadvertent killings of loved ones and homicides. By surrendering weapons, the community members who participated in Saturday’s event made a “big difference,” Ms. Dudley said. “I want to thank every single one of those people that got up this morning, put the guns in their car and (came) down here,” Ms. Dudley said. “They’re all heroes in my mind.”

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knowing that 239 weapons will not contribute to violence in the community. “What’s so wonderful about what happened today is there’s 239 fewer points of anxiety,” Mr. Kyriaco said. “There are 239 accidents that won’t happen today or some day in the future because of the work of the coalition, because of the support of the city, because of the support of our county partners.” The City of Santa Barbara donated $10,000 in support of this event, topping the list of supporters. Other supporters included Supervisors Das Williams, Gregg Hart and Joan Hartmann, Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura, Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte, the City of Goleta, District Attorney Joyce Dudley, the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee and Smart and Final. During her comments, Ms. Dudley marveled at the number of weapons collected on Saturday, pointing out that more than two dozen guns handed over were “toy” weapons, like BB or pellet guns. She said that though these guns are not real, it can be very hard for

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On safari: A (jungle) cruise down State Street

hen this columnist first moved to Santa Barbara 20 years ago, State Street was a carnival of color and vibrancy, anchored by a Borders bookstore with on-site coffee bar, in front of which, on Saturday afternoons in autumn, professional musicians performed to appreciative, jovial crowds of shoppers and strollers. Nearby, on De la Guerra Plaza, a book fair would be in progress. The theme was happiness and gaiety. And what an amazingly magical place it was! But now? Tragically, the exact opposite. Borders is no longer, traded out for a low-end discount warehouse. And there’s no music on the piazza outside its doors. The only cheeriness is among consumers who, trying to satiate a short-term consumer fix, uncover a bargain inside Marshall’s. Instead, much squalor. You can’t even sit down on State Street. The benches are all occupied by rude and unkempt homeless people and their

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multiple bags. And if a bench suddenly becomes available? From the look of most of these scabby bench-dwellers, a 144ounce bottle of extra-strength Lysol wouldn’t bring it back to life. Who’s responsible for this? You can partly blame Borders’ demise on Amazon. Call that “progress” if you will — or cast blame on a culture that is becoming less book literate and more ideological each day, judging by the radical teachings of our activist educators along with the shortened attention span our children cultivate from anti-social

media. But whom do you blame for all the abandoned premises up and down the long boulevard? Commercial desertion resulted from a combination of oppressive COVID-19 lockdowns (bad governance, read the science censored by anti-social media) and greedy landlords (who have, poetically, discovered a reversal of fortunes). And, perhaps (again), blame Amazon. Ultimately, however, the responsibility for Santa Barbara’s State Street decline into a cesspool must be shouldered by those who govern us: our own selfimportant public officials who have not earned their (highlypaid) keep but instead failed us with misguided policies and who, consequently, no longer deserve our trust or confidence. They have all performed abominably at maintaining city standards since the turn of the century. They propose (or pretend to propose) solutions as they allow the decay to proliferate while disallowing law enforcement from keeping our Please see INVESTIGATOR on A4

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Columnist Robert Eringer regrets what he considers to be the decline of State Street.

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community safe. (This new slogan comes to mind: Refund the police.) Which brings us back to the dire homeless situation. The running joke among Santa Barbarians two decades ago, when the homeless problem was reasonably containable, was that police in cities across the country were providing their own homeless populations with one-way bus tickets to our paradise by the sea with its year-round temperate climate ideal for sleeping rough. Maybe it wasn’t a joke. For certain, it’s no longer funny. And you can be sure, this is no longer paradise. Especially when the homeless in their mini-tent city encampments — 887 homeless individuals at last count but, like immigrants streaming illegally into the country through Mexico (many infected with COVID-19), that number is increasing all the time… especially when they place the whole city, county and state at risk of property loss, injury and death due to their nightly campfire cook-up of meals or crystal meth in our drought-stricken, highly ignitable region. One young woman, fearful for her safety, telephoned The Investigator and said, “It’s like a war zone down here!” In this spirit, The Investigator set off on safari through the wilds of State Street, see what’s up in the hood, maybe make a new friend or two, but at least discover up close and personal what everyone’s been complaining about: belligerent panhandlers, public urination and an edgy ambience. Trust us on this point: Whatever spirit can be summoned is quickly crushed

and deadened. And forget about making friends.

To tourists: Don’t bother coming to Santa Barbara anymore, you will be both disappointed and disgusted by the scum, not just along the city’s main drag but also the ocean at East Beach, which this summer is contaminated with unhealthy levels of fecal coliform bacteria, otherwise known as sewage. Of course, the answer, as always, will be for official-dumb (for that’s what they truly be) to create a new tax that would ostensibly pay to clean things up. But as we all know, that is not what happens. No. What always happens is this: such funds are squandered on “studies” and “commissions” that, after many months or years, conclude what was already known — and then there’s no money left to actually solve the problem because it was all swallowed up by somebody’s cousin. But you can bet your bottom dollar — which is all you’ll have left — that the new tax will never ever go away. And so, you might ask, “Why don’t you leave?” Answer: “Working on it.” It is the domain and privilege of every elder generation to lament that the world has gone to hell in a handbasket. But given the alarming state of State Street, that phrase is as apt as it is accurate, while the rest of Santa Barbara — one could say — is (literally) going to pot, with growers’ skunky scents and dispensaries at every turn. So, when California’s high taxes (sales and income), wasteful welfare programs, devastating fires, mudslides, worsening droughts plus threat of earthquake and tsunami see off those fleeing from here, we ask that the last person to leave to please turn out the lights.

THE SENSES Let’s start with the olfactory sense. In a word, State Street stinks. Not your typical summer gutter stink. This stink has depth. A pervasive putridity. Next is sight. What you see is filth and degradation. And large hollow buildings where Macy’s, Nordstrom and Saks once successfully anchored the State Street shopping experience. And now (we just noticed) even the landmark Starbucks — corner of State and De la Guerra — is history, having followed the footsteps of its old neighbor, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, a victim of the long, torturous COVID-19 lockdown. There are, however, plenty of new shops up and down State Street to see. Unfortunately, according to their signage, they all share the same name: For Lease. Auditory: The loud and comically authoritative banter of homeless drunks (when they’re not yelling at one another or everyone else). Tactile: For God’s sake, don’t touch a damn thing! As for gustatory: Let’s just say, the whole experience leaves a bad taste in your mouth that descends to the pit of your stomach and urges you to shift elsewhere, not just two blocks off the main drag (an improvement, for sure) but perhaps to a whole other state. Because what was once charming and full of character is now depressingly reduced to an urban cancer metastasizing in all directions. And what if you see a homeless person urinating or defecating in public (now a commonplace occurrence)? Someone in law enforcement explained the profession’s perspective on this to The

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Like other residents, Robert Eringer misses the Borders store that used to be in the building that now houses Marshalls.

Investigator: “We have to see it ourselves to make an arrest. We can’t take the word of a witness. The witness has to swear a citizen’s arrest. But all that means is, we take the individual in, hold him a few hours and then release him.”

FOR WHOM DOES THE SIREN WAIL? Our bookish friend Steven Gilbar came up with this line and gave it to us as a gift. The siren is wailing for you, dear

reader and fellow Santa Barbarian. It’s a wake-up call at the 11th hour — if it’s not already too late. City councilmen, mayors, administrators — they have all pursued agendas that, while perhaps politically correct, have slayed the magic and good cheer once so commonplace in Santa Barbara. Our governing class should be ashamed of themselves, if not outright tarred, feathered and run out of town.

Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism.

DEATH NOTICES BLESSING, Larry Ray Larry passed away at Cottage Hospital on Friday, July 16, 2021 with his family by his side due to complications from pneumonia. He was born in Bethany, Missouri on August 27, 1944 to Edwin and Kathie Blessing who have predeceased him. The family moved to California in 1956 and settled in Santa Barbara. Larry attended local schools and graduated from San Marcos High School in 1963 where he lettered in Baseball and Basketball. He was among the ﬁrst full 3-year class to graduate. Larry was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 during the Vietnam era achieving the rank of Sergeant. He then returned to civilian life once again in Santa Barbara. Larry was employed by the IBEW Local 413 and worked for various companies throughout his career as a journeyman electrician. Back in his early days as an apprentice, he was one of the electricians who decorated the “Tree of Light” located on the corner of Carrillo and Chapala Street. He was a paratrooper in the army so heights were no stranger to him. Larry’s greatest treasure in life was his family. He loved his children and his grandchildren very much. Larry leaves behind his wife of 48 years Sarah, his sons Robert Blessing, Gregory (Elayne) Blessing and daughter Tamara Blessing. He also leaves behind his 6 grandchildren whom he adored, Rick Gallardo-Blessing, Nathan Gallardo-Blessing, Declan Doran, Lucas Blessing, Julia Blessing and Bracee Blessing. Sisters Beverly (Darrell) Hale of Idaho, Susan (Steve) Berman of Arizona and brother Scott Kinghorn of Arizona along with several cousins, nieces and nephews.

ARROYO, Rigoberto “Chicho”

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and dear friend peacefully departed Santa Barbara on his journey home to heaven on the evening of August 5, 2021. He was surrounded by many family and friends who loved him dearly and who wished to be present to say their “goodbyes.” He was born in Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico, on September 5, 1952. As a young man of 15 years of age he traveled to beautiful Santa Barbara with his family and he never looked back. This is where he met and married his wonderful wife, Elena, and where they raised their four children. He is remembered with great love by his wife Elena, his two daughters Elenita, Emma, his two sons Beto ,Luis, and his 10 grandchildren. He also leaves behind his 2 sisters and his 3 brothers. Chicho had a huge personality, had a passion for roosters, he was kind, generous human being who believed in a simplicity of living a life surrounded by those that you love. He always tried to ﬁnd a positive in everyone. He taught us strength and courage in the face of adversity and to never forget where we came from. He also taught us to love and appreciate one another. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. We would love everyone who knew and loved him to join us for his services. Memorial Services will be held on August 26, 2021, Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church, 221 Nopal St., Santa Barbara, California. Mass on August 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Church with interment at Calvary Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Ave, Santa Barbara, California.

When his son Greg was in ﬁrst grade, his wife surprisingly signed up Larry to coach his AYSO Soccer Team. He then went on to coach teams at Goleta Valley Little League, Pony Baseball, and Basketball at the Goleta Boys and Girls Club throughout the years for both Greg and Tammy. When his grandson Rick was old enough, he coached his teams too. You could always hear Larry yelling loudly from the sidelines “Shoot the ball” and “Defense.”

JARVIS, Virginia Elaine Stewart

Please join the family in saying goodbye at 2pm on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Goleta Cemetery. If you have a story to share, we would love to hear it.

Born in Stockton, California to Harry and Alyce Stewart on February 19th, 1933, Virginia was raised in Danville, California where she helped to run the family business, The San Ramon Valley Lumber Company.

BLACK, Robert James

Robert James Black, the man, the myth, the legend, was called to heaven by God on August 5, 2021. He joins his wife of 64 years, Kathryn Ann Black who passed last October. Robert was known to many as Bob, R.J., and the Bear, but to his family for the last 40 years he mostly answered to Papaw, a name he picked up when he first became a grandfather. Papaw was born on June 29, 1936 to Ollie Mae and John Samuel Black in Brentwood, Arkansas. He was born as the seventh son to a family that grew to provide him with 7 brothers and 3 sisters. The Black brothers and sisters were fiercely loyal to one another throughout their lives and were all bigger than life not only to each other but to most of those that were lucky enough to know them. To say that Papaw led a colorful life would truly be an understatement. He was always a leader, and began showing those qualities at a very young age. When he was 12, he organized a baseball team with a group of his friends he called the “Stapleton Cubs” so they could play in the local city league. Shortly afterwards he moved to Pharr, Texas to live with his brother Melvin who encouraged him to be the first from their family to finish high school. During high school he became the team leader on his basketball team and was known for his famous “90 percenter” shot. He often would say the main reason he was the star of the team was because he was also the editor of the school newspaper! After high school, Papaw went to work for the Texas Highway Department and quickly worked his way up to the position of surveyor. It was during that time he met the love of his life Kathryn Roseland, and they were married on December 29, 1955 in McAllen, Texas. After their wedding and looking for adventure, Bob and Kathy moved to California. While applying to several places for a surveying position, Papaw went to work for his oldest brother John, where he learned the family trade of bricklaying. During that time, Papaw found that as with most things he put his mind to, he excelled not only as a bricklayer but also as a businessman. It was not long afterwards that he attained his masonry contractors license, moved to Santa Barbara and started his own company known as R.J. Black Enterprises. Many stories have been told of how in 1962 he flew to Kansas City to fly back in his brand new Cessna 172 airplane and then bought the very first 1963 Corvette ever to be delivered to Santa Barbara. With his business growing to over 70 employees, he said both were needed to check on his projects that stretched between San Diego and San Francisco. All of the above was done by the time he was 26 years old! During his remaining career he employed hundreds of people who he felt were his extended family, made many friends and was well respected in the community. Papaw was a devoted father who was loved not only by his own four children but also by the friends his children would bring home over the years. He was definitely a father figure loved by many. Papaw’s children include Doug (Renee), Patricia (Robert), Sheila (Steve) and Brenda (Brian). He also has eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren each of whom he loved deeply. Until the passing of his beloved wife Kathy, the parties thrown by Bob and Kathy were legendary. Many Fourth of July parties were thrown at their Santa Barbara home which had a perfect view of the harbor to enjoy the firework festivities. During Santa Barbara’s annual Fiesta it was not uncommon for him to rent a hotel room along the parade route to watch the parade. One Fiesta Papaw rented a corner gas station so that he could set up his motor home to prepare food and use his scaffolding for seating of family and friends to watch the parade. For many years, family parties were thrown on almost a weekly basis at both their Santa Barbara and later Santa Maria homes. Although the family and friends of Papaw are going to miss him greatly, we all know he is now in a better place. We can rest assured Bob and Kathy are together again planning a big party for all of us when Jesus calls us home! And if you are ever sitting outside on a quiet night and hear a distant sound of laughter and a faint steel guitar, don’t worry -- it’s just Bob and Kathy with their family and friends having another big party!

KALSTROM, Richard D., 92, of Goleta. A graveside service took place Friday at the Goleta Cemetery. A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Restoration Church, 595 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta.

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Virginia’s education was shaped by attending San Domenico School in San Rafael, California, where she made lifelong friends and later Stanford University where she graduated with degrees in Speech and Drama. She married Charles Henry Jarvis and together they moved to Santa Barbara in 1958 to start their family while Charles practiced law at Schramm & Raddue and later at Jarvis, Hartloff and Simon. Bright, strong, kind, stubborn, opinionated, creative, patient, conservative and open minded, Virginia could be a force as quiet and powerful as the tides. From her parents she inherited a love of people and her distinctive business sense, which blended astuteness and resourcefulness with fairness and a nurturing quality. Her ownership for many years of a small plaza in Sacramento was motivated as much by a desire to give family businesses a helpful push as it was by the modest profits that resulted. She also keenly watched the markets and invested wisely. But she would say that her greatest investments were always her children, Cynthia and Dow; and her numerous friends to whom she loved to offer guidance, or lend an ear. A voracious reader, her book collection was as much about the books she loved as it was about the books she hoped to share. An enthusiastic planner and organizer of extended family trips, she was also something of a cat whisperer, turning a succession of shy felines into outgoing and gregarious extroverts. Affliction seemed only to make her spirit stronger, intensifying her curiosity, empathy with others and love of life. After the tragic loss of her daughter Cynthia, in December of 1993, Virginia carried on a deep connection to Cynthia’s friends and pursuits, creating an endowment for dance students at the University of Georgia at Athens. For many years, Virginia purposefully kept her advanced stage of emphysema at bay through diligent adherence to a series of dietary and health practices; for she simply had no time to surrender to a disease when there were so many things to accomplish, books to read, friends (young and old) to appreciate and projects to start. Ever the daughter of a lumber yard owner, she lived her life to build with quality and character. Her light continues in those lucky enough to have been graced by her friendship and love. A celebration of Virginia will follow. For information, please contact Tapiola47@gmail. com In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Direct Relief

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Virginia Elaine Stewart Jarvis, beloved mom and dear friend passed away at age 88 in the comfort of her home in Santa Barbara on May 31, 2021.

An important part of her adolescence was the study of the violin from which evolved a lifelong love of classical music.

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New Cuyama 87/54 Ventucopa 85/55

Los Alamos 76/55

Buellton 76/53

Solvang 78/54

Gaviota 71/58

SANTA BARBARA 73/58 Goleta 73/58

Carpinteria 72/58 Ventura 72/60

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

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

73/59 75/58 85 in 1972 43 in 1941

PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

Trace Trace (0.01”) 7.31” (17.19”)

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

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

91/68/pc 99/68/s 75/40/s 95/53/pc 67/57/s 79/56/pc 79/61/pc 61/49/pc 92/64/pc 78/64/pc 76/39/pc 84/57/s 70/58/pc 73/51/pc 69/57/pc 80/54/pc 72/60/pc 101/75/s 80/62/pc 82/53/s 82/54/pc 76/67/pc 69/56/pc 75/56/pc 76/57/pc 73/65/pc 77/40/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 89/54/s 73/58/pc 69/53/pc 69/55/pc 71/54/pc 81/53/pc 66/55/pc 71/59/pc

86/72/t 75/72/r 82/66/s 97/76/s 92/60/s 96/75/s 91/81/pc 79/66/s 77/72/r 81/71/r 103/82/s 73/53/s 89/73/pc 83/67/pc 69/53/pc 87/74/c

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13-second intervals. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13-second intervals. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time Aug. 22 Aug. 23 Aug. 24

10:53 a.m. 10:14 p.m. 11:25 a.m. 10:55 p.m. 11:58 a.m. 11:36 p.m.

LAKE LEVELS

4.6’ 6.3’ 4.7’ 5.9’ 4.7’ 5.3’

Low

4:34 a.m. 4:04 p.m. 5:08 a.m. 4:48 p.m. 5:41 a.m. 5:33 p.m.

-0.8’ 1.8’ -0.5’ 1.7’ 0.0’ 1.6’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 93/67/s 101/68/s 76/41/s 95/51/s 68/57/pc 80/55/pc 81/58/pc 63/49/pc 93/64/s 78/63/pc 76/38/s 87/56/s 68/58/pc 74/50/pc 69/56/pc 81/56/pc 72/59/pc 103/75/s 81/61/pc 84/51/s 84/54/s 76/66/pc 68/55/pc 75/55/pc 74/55/pc 72/63/pc 77/40/s

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

Wind west 6-12 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 14-second intervals. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 87/54/s 73/58/pc 72/56/c 69/57/pc 72/56/c 81/53/c 67/55/c 72/60/pc

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

91/72/pc 82/73/r 89/73/pc 98/77/s 93/63/s 97/77/s 91/82/t 88/69/s 82/74/t 87/74/t 104/82/s 75/52/pc 95/77/s 90/66/s 72/52/s 89/74/pc

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 100,530 acre-ft. Elevation 715.95 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 30.7 acre-ft. Inflow 14.3 acre-ft. State inflow 25.6 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -118 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Full

Last

Aug 22

Aug 29

WORLD CITIES

Today 6:26 a.m. 7:38 p.m. 8:17 p.m. 6:25 a.m.

New

Sep 6

Mon. 6:26 a.m. 7:37 p.m. 8:48 p.m. 7:30 a.m.

First

Sep 13

Today Mon. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 88/71/r 84/64/t Berlin 70/60/t 66/52/r Cairo 99/76/s 95/77/s Cancun 88/77/t 88/77/t London 71/57/pc 71/54/pc Mexico City 71/54/t 71/54/t Montreal 88/72/c 83/70/t New Delhi 90/81/sh 92/81/t Paris 73/58/c 73/58/pc Rio de Janeiro 83/69/s 85/70/s Rome 88/69/s 86/71/s Sydney 77/63/s 79/55/pc Tokyo 88/78/sh 85/78/t W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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NEWS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021

KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS

Above and at bottom, the Goleta Valley Art Association’s Art Show was held at La Cumbre Plaza on Saturday.

Community events can be vital to artists’ work ART

Continued from Page A1 Cumbre Center for Creative Arts, told the News-Press Saturday. Ms. Arnold said for artists, community is key to their work, and being around artists helps to bring inspiration to her creative process. She specializes in abstract painting. “I’m inspired by other people’s work. I’m inspired by their comments and what they think of my work,” she later added. “And we’ve been doing a lot of things on Zoom, but it’s not the same. I think that’s a vital component of what we do.” Patricia Heller, another member of the GVAA, was also among the artists participating in Saturday’s show. Her bright, painted flowers drew glances from onlookers on Saturday as many passed through the gallery on the way to various shops at the Plaza. Ms. Heller was among the group of organizer’s for this year’s event,

which was held for the first time at La Cumbre Plaza. For the last 15 years, the show was held at Rancho La Patera & Stow House, but due to limited parking and COVID-19 restrictions, the organizers decided to host the show outside at La Cumbre Plaza. During Saturday’s event, Ms. Heller said she was hopeful that the community would support local artists by purchasing new pieces for their homes. During the pandemic, she said artists noticed increased interest in purchasing local art among community members. “What we realized is that the pandemic has actually brought art buyers back to their local artists,” Ms. Heller said. “A lot of people are looking at local artists and realizing what we have here, versus maybe buying something from someone in New York or Chicago. And so we’re hoping that we get a lot of those buyers here today.” “We know people are anxious to get out and look at things and have new things on their walls because they’re

tired of staring at the same four walls that we’ve been looking at for a year and a half,” she added. A portion of Saturday’s proceeds went to support GVAA after school programs and community events. Saturday’s event was sponsored in part by the La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts, which has three gallery spaces at La Cumbre Plaza. Mike Cregan, the founder of the center, told the News-Press Saturday that part of the intent of opening the galleries was to host live events such as the art show, though COVID-19 had scrapped a number of scheduled events over the last year and a half. After a year of isolation, Mr. Cregan said viewing art in person once again helps to provide hope for the future. “(Art) gives the community a reason to see the future,” Mr. Cregan told the News-Press. “You know, it gives them a reason to believe there’s going to be a future and that future will be better.” email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

Passerby stroll past artist Elizabeth Flanagan’s artwork.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021

TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER

Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems. This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which will cause the nerves to begin to slowly degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.

Courtesy photos

The Sheriff’s Office is asking for public assistance in identifying a motorcyclist who drove into a crowd of students at San Marcos High School on Thursday.

As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not receive the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms. Santa Barbara, CA - The most common method your doctor will recommend to treat your neuropathy is with prescription drugs that may temporarily reduce your symptoms. These drugs have names such as Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Neurontin, and are primarily antidepressant or anti-seizure drugs. These drugs may cause you to feel uncomfortable and have a variety of harmful side effects. The main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. There is now a facility right here in Santa Barbara that offers you new hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side effects. (see the special neuropathy severity consultation at the end of this article).

Sheriff’s Office seeking assistance to identify motorcyclist

Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic will be offering this neuropathy severity consultation free of charge from now until September 30th, 2021.

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a motorcyclist who allegedly endangered children on the San Marcos High School campus earlier this week. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified motorcyclist drove onto the school’s campus through a crowd of students on Thursday afternoon. The school’s security footage and student photos show the motorcyclist riding a blue and white 2019 Yamaha YZ250F with a “54” on the front and rear plates. The driver was wearing a dark colored motocross style helmet and a gray hooded sweatshirt with a “Mammoth California” logo on the front, gray sweatpants and black Vans, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Members of the public with information on the identity of the driver is encouraged to contact San Marcos High School Resource Deputy Sean Hampton at (805) 681-4100. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling (805)681-4171 or online at SBSheriff.org.

Call 805-450-2891 to make an

— Madison Hirneisen

The treatment that is provided at Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic has three main goals: The treatment to increase blood flow utilizes electronic cell signaling delivering modulating energy wavelengths at both low and middle frequencies. The signaling improves cell-to-cell communication among small nerve fibers. The cell signaling therapy is like watering a tree. The treatment will allow the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like adding water to a tree and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper. The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation.

As long as you have not sustained at least 85% nerve damage there is hope!

Charles Sciutto Lac along with Dr. Teri Bilhartz DO at

Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic, will do a neuropathy severity consultation to review peripheral neuropathy history, symptoms and discuss plan of treatment. This consultation will be free of charge and will help determine if our therapy protocol may be a good fit for your needs.

appointment with our team.

Most major health insurances are accepted including BCBS, Aetna, Humana, and Medicare. Medicare coverage is available for the treatments offered for peripheral neuropathy at our clinic

Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic 2425 Bath St. Santa Barbara CA. I Call 805-450-2891. Our ofﬁce will review each patient’s Medicare, secondary or other insurance coverage to determine if treatment plan will be free of charge, have co-payments or not be a covered item prior to start of care.

Lane closures scheduled on Highway 101 CARPINTERIA — Lane closures are scheduled on Highway 101 over the next two weeks as Caltrans continues construction work on the highway widening project between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. The highway will shift to one northbound lane between Santa Monica Road and North Padaro Lane from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting tonight and continuing each

subsequent Sunday. A similar lane shift will occur on Monday through Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Southbound traffic will shift to one lane tonight between North Padaro Lane and Reynolds Avenue from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The same shift will occur next Sunday as well. Later in the week, traffic will shift down to one lane between North Padaro Lane and Reynolds Avenue on MondayThursday nights this week between 8 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. On Wednesday and Thursday this week, crews will be closing the southbound on-ramp at Casitas Pass Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to these scheduled lane closures, the southbound on-and-off ramps at Sheffield Drive and the on-ramp at Wallace Avenue will remain closed the remainder of this month. The southbound off-ramp on Sheffield Drive has been closed for 16 months and is expected to reopen at the end of this year, while the on-ramp will remain closed for the duration of the project and is expected to reopen in 2023. On Sept. 2, 7th, 8th, and 9th, crews will close Evans Avenue from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Highway 101 to remove portions of the old underhang. — Madison Hirneisen

DA launches sexual assault investigation SANTA BARBARA — District Attorney Joyce Dudley launched a joint sexual assault investigation with the UCSB Police Department on Friday. The suspect in the investigation, Arian Eteghaei, is suspected of sexually assaulting several victims, some of which have already come forward and been identified by UCPD detectives. As a result of the pending investigation, Mr. Eteghaei has been charged with several counts

of sexual assault. UCPD detectives believe there may be additional victims or witnesses who have not yet been located or contacted. Anyone with information is asked to contact District Attorney Investigator Judith Hall at 805-568-2360. “The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office is well aware that survivors of sexual assault and abuse are often reluctant to come forward for a variety of reasons,” Ms. Dudley said in a statement. “With that in mind, we have many resources available through our Victim/ Witness Assistance Division where our advocates will endeavor to ensure that the needs of survivors are not overshadowed by our focus on the investigation and prosecution of the accused. Victim Advocates are also available to ensure that survivors are kept informed and supported throughout the criminal justice process.” Victims and survivors can contact the Victim-Witness Assistance Program directly at 805-568-2400 or toll free at 855840-3232. — Madison Hirneisen

City receives state funding for bike lane project SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission allocated $290,000 in funding on Thursday to advance the City of Santa Barbara’s plan to install bike lanes on upper De La Vina Street. The funding will allow the City to advance the project, which will install 0.65 miles of buffered bike lanes and curb extensions at six intersections on Upper De La Vina Street. The funding provided to the City was a portion of the $1.4 billion the state allocated on Thursday to fund infrastructure repairs and development statewide. — Madison Hirneisen

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‘Medical Freedom Rally’

SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021

Sexual Abuse Victims

KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS

Victims of sexual abuse at Cate School and Thatcher school, or any other institution, please contact Brian Claypool, a nationally regarded trial attorney and media personality of the Claypool Law Firm at 626-664-9489. Currently represents 200 victims of child sexual abuse against the Boy Scouts of America and over 50 victims of child sex abuse against the city of Santa Monica and the Police Activities League. The firm recovered an average of nearly $1million per victim in the Santa Monica case without lengthy litigation. We also recovered $38 million for 19 sexual abuse victims in the landmark Miramonte case against Los Angeles Unified School District. A new California Law now allows adult victims of past child sex abuse to take legal action for civil financial compensation. www.claypoollawfirm.com

A “Medical Freedom Rally” took place near the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital on Saturday.

Claypool Law Firm 4 E Holly Street, Suite 201 Pasadena CA, 91103 626-664-9489

breast cancer program

“ It is a privilege to be able to take care of women in our community and it’s wonderful that they entrust us with their care. Patients take a leap of faith when their doctors say, ‘these are your options and this is what we recommend you do.’ The trust that women instill in me and our team allows us to provide them with the best care possible.”

— ROSA CHOI, MD, FACS bre a st surgeon

compassionate diagnostic services and comprehensive care Ridley-Tree Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary breast team includes surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, patient navigators, and other support staff providing prompt, compassionate diagnostic services and comprehensive care, close to home. In addition to treating breast cancer, we also care for patients with benign breast disease, including complications of lactation.

Santa Barbara • Solvang (805) 879-0680 breastcancer.ridleytreecc.org

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STUDENT SERVICES ADVISOR Technology Management Program

Responsible for performing departmental student affairs activities in Technology Management. Implements and sustains both the strategic plan and administration of the department academic programs including the MTM professional degree. Is responsible for MTM recruitment and enrollment strategies to ensure the degree program’s admission goals are attained. As a member of the departmental student affairs team, participate in the development and implementation of departmental academic offerings. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of UC Policies and Procedures and at least 1 year of experience using UC systems. High level of competency in written and verbal communication. Demonstrated proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality of privileged information; excellent interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate with personnel at all levels. Must be a strong team player and able to collaborate on analysis of best practices across the organization. Able to independently follow through and implement best practices, including onboarding others to new policies and procedures. Working knowledge of DocuSign, Word, Excel, Box, PowerPoint, Google Drive, Google Groups, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Samba Share, VPN, MultiFactor Authentication. Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $23.66 - $28.50/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 22035

Medical/Dental CaliDental seeks F/T dentists for Lompoc location. Must have DDS or DMD degree or foreign equivalent and valid CA dental license. Email resume to: rseif@calidentalsmiles.com

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BIKE SHOP LEAD MECHANIC Associated Students

Responsible for organizing the day to day technical and repair aspects with the student mechanics of the A.S. Bike Shop. The Lead Mechanic implements the training for student employees, outlined in the AS Bike Shop training manual, to student employees for the repair and maintenance of a wide range of bicycle types and other rolling stock. Responsible for ensuring staff’s adherence to safety standards in all repair procedures. Will endeavor to maintain the A.S. Bike Shop in accordance with its mission statement to provide high quality bicycle repair and safety education to the students, faculty, and staff of UCSB. Reqs: Broad knowledge and technical aptitude related to bicycle maintenance and mechanic functionality. Must be able to communicate about processes clearly and effectively to customers and staff in a fast paced work environment. Ability to complete mechanical tasks left uncompleted by Student Mechanics. Knowledge of inventory control, systems and storage related to merchandise stocked within the Bicycle Shop. Understanding or experience with community based bicycle spaces. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act and Satisfactory criminal history background check. $20.66 - $22.50/hr. Full Benefits. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job#17781

DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, DONOR SERVICE OFFICER RELATIONS & ANNUAL COORDINATOR GIVING UCSB Police Department supervises and impleOfﬁce of Development Manages, ments the Police Department

Serves as a key analyst and administrative support for Donor Relations & Stewardship and Centra Annual Giving (primarily tele-fund calling program), including project management; research, analysis and writing in support of a wide variety of donor relations and departmental fundraising initiatives. This position is a shared resource to these two areas at about 60/40 percent with some variants to the percentage time depending on shifting projects and deadlines. The Development Coordinator possesses a diversified set of responsibilities ranging from data management to externally interfacing with donors. The employee is charged with handling recurring DRS and tele-fund processes such as data pulls for monthly and weekly programs, coding and mailing assembly; responding to the needs and concerns of donors; investigating and solving inquiries from internal staff and stakeholders; coordinating event logistics; managing budget and expenses; and assisting development officers with their travel logistics (as applicable). Reqs: Excellent communication and interpersona skills. Excellent skills in analysis, problem solving, working with detail while applying and understanding broader contexts as they affect a diverse customer base: faculty, staff, students, and donors. Ability to interpret policies and procedures and accurately communicate them to others. Strong customer service skills and familiarity with UC payroll and budget processes. Demonstrated experience in the maintenance of databases, expertise in the use of Word, Excel, and other office software and/ or web-based applications. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with a high level of initiative, creativity and energy. $24.62 - $25.86/hr. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Ability to work some weekends and evenings. Once the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the position will be required to work on campus. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 9/1/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 22510

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POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS SUPERVISOR University of California Santa Barbara Police Department

Reports to the Chief of Police, through the general supervision of a Division Lieutenant, supervises the Police Records Bureau with oversight of the Campus Bicycle/ Skateboard Safety Program. Assists with compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act. Represents the Police Department at professional meetings and other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police or the Division Lieutenant. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Business/ Public Administration or other appropriate specialized field of study plus 2 - 4 years directly related criminal justice experience, OR an Associate’s degree plus 4 - 6 years directly related experience; OR High School Diploma plus 6 - 8 years directly related experience. Equivalent combinations of education, experience and training will be considered. Some previous leadership, supervisory, or management experience is required as determined by the department. Demonstrated ability to identify research, analyze, interpret, and conduct complete analyses of complex laws, statutes, policies, and data. Ability to plan, organize, and deliver workshops/ training courses and training materials appropriate to the program in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. Demonstrated ability to write clear and concise reports, policies and correspondence and present information to stakeholders. Demonstrated critical, innovative, and strategic thinking skills and judgment to make sound decisions in uncertain or ambiguous situations; ability to approach challenges with a clear perception of organizational and political impacts. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse Mandated reporting req of Dependent Adult Abuse. UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull-Notice Program. Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests Filer. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $24.62 per hour, Midpoint $33.00 per hour, Maximum $41.33 per hour (WITH HIRING EXPECTED AT MIDPOINT OR BELOW). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/26/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21765

Community Service Organization. Is a senior member of the police department’s supervisory staff and participates on campus-wide and inter-agency public safety committees representing campus and community safety, security, and risk management issues and planning. Serves on campus-wide committees as Chief of Police designee. Develops and maintains specialized programs and works with specialized campus committees to increase awareness of and promote safety for students, faculty, staff, and visitors in the campus and Isla Vista communities. Recognized by campus safety committees and departments as having specialized experience, advanced training, and leadership expertise in managing campus special events, incidents, and overall daily campus operational security. Plans, proposes and co-manages campus event security, campus residential housing security, bike programs, campus fire watch, fiscal management, program development and community liaison. Consults on student, faculty and staff safety and security issues in building and construction, with a particular emphasis on women’s, student, and event safety issues. Responsible for accounts receivable, billing and recharges, payroll reconciliation and is the Kronos timekeeper for all CSO students. Handles daily personnel issues, including hiring, separation and oversight/ supervision. Provides a variety of professional and administrative duties to support the CSO operations. Reqs: Demonstrated ability to identify research, analyze, interpret, and conduct complete analyses of complex laws, statutes, policies, and data. Ability to plan, organize, and deliver workshops/ training courses and training materials appropriate to program being in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. Demonstrated ability to develop, design, and implement operational and administrative policies and practices. Ability to work with sensitive information and preserve confidentiality, meet deadlines, maintain objectivity, and prioritize workload in an organized manner. Demonstrated critical, innovative, and strategic thinking skills and judgment to make sound decisions in uncertain or ambiguous situations; ability to approach challenges with a clear perception of organizational and political impacts. Experience managing or supervising UC students or Bachelor’s Degree in related fields and at least three to five years relevant experience OR Master’s Degree/ J.D. and at least one to two years relevant experience is preferable. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting req of Dependent Adult Abuse. UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull-Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Minimum $55,600.00, Midpoint $83,400.00, Maximum $111,300.00 (anticipated to hire below midpoint). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/31/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 22543

MANAGER OF TICKETING OPERATIONS Arts and Lectures Ofﬁce

Responsibilities include management of Art & Lectures income accounts. Prepares and analyzes a wide variety of financial reports, as well as monitoring and analyzing all income processed by the Ticket Office. Responsible for managing all business processes and operations for the Ticket Office. Is the department’s primary resource and expert for fraud management and credit card compliance/ Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Manages Arts & Lectures proprietary computerized ticketing system using Tessitura software, and identifies, implements, troubleshoots, and maintains software specifications to support ticketing operations. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training. Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in ticket office operations and customer service. 3 years of progressive management experience. Proven experience in problem solving and staff management. Extensive professional experience with database management (Tessitura preferred). Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work frequent weekends and evenings. Experience with ADA accessible seating and ticket sales requirement and PCI security standard. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull-Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $62,550 - $67,550/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 8/29/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #22314

KCSB RADIO ENGINEER Associated Students

Bears the legal responsibility of Chief Operator to ensure that KCSB broadcasts within the technical limits imposed by the FCC. Maintains, repairs, installs, documents and inventories the entire system of complex hardware/ software and electronic equipment necessary for the proper operation of a radio station including the tower at the Broadcast Peak transmitter site. Responsible for developing, maintaining, repairing, installing and documenting radio station office computer networks. Reqs: Advanced knowledge of Radio communications and network systems in operation, maintenance and repair of radio equipment. The ability to install, operate, and repair various standard test equipment and a wide range of audio control equipment is required. Must be familiar with FCC rules and broadcast standards and monitoring and measuring station audio signals for both FCC technical requirements and the highest possible audio quality. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $67,500 - $84,275/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 22363

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Feed/Fuel ASSOCIATED STUDENTS GARDEN COORDINATOR Associated Students

Provide agricultural expertise to students within Associated Students (AS) in the maintenance of the garden projects. Addresses areas of food safety procedures including providing support in creating outreach programs regarding social, economic, and environmental aspects of food systems. May work with staff colleagues in Business Enterprises (Services) areas including AS FoodBank, AS Bike Shop, AS Publications. Will develop and/or deepen partnerships with staff and faculty in related areas. Primarily supports the Edible Campus Program Student Farm and greenhouse, and to serve as an additional resource to campus-wide sustainability efforts/programs. Reqs: Experience managing or working on a farm, including crop planning and production, pest management, harvesting, garden beds and compost stalls. Experience in facilitating experiential learning in sustainable agriculture and food systems, teaching and mentoring students, and supporting student agency, initiative, and empowerment. Knowledge and experience developing and maintaining a safe farm working environment, including an understanding of food safety rules. Experience facilitating a team approach with student leadership, decision-making, and management, particularly with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Knowledge of the principles of soil biology, crop production, soil testing, seed saving, compost and vermicompost, and/ or other ecological/ organic growing methods. Demonstrated strong communication skills, including speaking, listening, and writing. Strong organizational and time management skills to establish goals and priorities and meet critical deadlines. Strong computer skills. Ability to work outside in all weather conditions. Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act and Satisfactory criminal history background check. Monday - Friday 8 - 5, with some evenings and weekends as needed. $23.66 - $26.28/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Afﬁrmative Action Employer, and all qualiﬁed applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 22361

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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will acknowledge a cannabis cultivation application that has been withdrawn during its regular meeting this Tuesday. The board was set to hold a cannabis appeal hearing during its meeting Tuesday, but the appellant withdrew the appeal last week. This leaves no additional action for the Board to take. The project, which received approval from the Planning Commission in April, proposes a 9.5-acre cannabis cultivation project off of Foothill Road in Carpinteria. Processing would occur on-site and the applicant agreed to utilize technology to achieve “superior odor control,” according to a board letter. Initially, the project appellant, the Santa Barbara County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis, submitted an appeal over concerns surrounding odor, non-compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), noncompliance with the California Coastal Act and non-compliance with local planning requirements. In a board letter, staff from the county’s Planning and Development Department addressed each appeal and recommended that Supervisors proceed with approval of the project. The coalition submitted a letter on Aug. 16 alerting the Board that they were withdrawing the appeal, though specific reasons for the withdrawal were not disclosed in the letter. Supervisors will officially acknowledge this withdrawal on Tuesday. In addition to this item, the board will also hear an update on

The board was set to hold a cannabis appeal hearing during its meeting Tuesday, but the appellant withdrew the appeal last week. This leaves no additional action for the Board to take. the COVID-19 pandemic from the county’s Public Health Department on Tuesday. Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the county public health director, will provide Supervisors with the latest information on the spread of COVID-19 in the county. To make a public comment on Zoom during the meeting, register in advance at countyofsb. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ cAJl4FoATlGHnaZGbR9psA. There is time for public comment scheduled after the various agenda items. You can also email comments to the board clerk at sbcob@countyofsb. org. To watch the meeting live, visit countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/ livestream.sbc or youtube.com/ user/CSBTV20. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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Harris and others on the national security team Saturday at the White House situation room, didn’t reveal more specific details about the threats in national media reports. But they told The Associated Press the potential threats were significant. The U.S. embassy said no American should go to the airport unless instructed to do so by a representative of the U.S. government. “We continue to closely monitor events and carefully assess conditions in Afghanistan,” the State Department wrote on its website, state.gov, “The safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas remain a top priority.” At the same time, Pentagon officials said evacuees are continuing to be processed at the Kabul airport. But there are complications. One is that the gates to the Kabul airport were closed Saturday because of a backup at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to a Defense Department official who declined to be identified in national media reports.

The Qatar base, which is the first destination for most U.S. military planes flying from Kabul, is struggling to handle the high number of evacuees who are there now. About 5,800 U.S. troops are now on the ground in Kabul, and the 82nd Airborne is providing runway security. Meanwhile, Taliban cofounder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar reportedly arrived in Afghanistan Saturday to talk to others in the Taliban about establishing the new government. According to national media reports, the Taliban have secured U.S. military gear that includes 40 aircraft and 2,000 armored vehicles. And Afghan media, which became accustomed to the nation’s freedom of the press in the 21st century, is reportedly self-censoring itself to avoid reprisals from the Taliban. To remain safe, female journalists are avoiding newsrooms and working at home, according to media reports. The information in this story is based on a variety of national media reports and the State Department website, state.gov. email: dmason@newspress.com

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Orcutt native on USS Essex Orcutt native Ryan McWilliams is serving as a boatswain’s mate 2nd class on the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship now in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. — Marilyn McMahon

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Maurice Moreno, a new member of the board of the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara, is the 2018 jiu-jitsu world champion.

Maurice Moreno has joined the board of the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara. Mr. Moreno joined the BCRC as a volunteer in 2007. He has donated his time and his fine jewelry to help raise funds for BCRC programs and services, which are offered free to women and men facing breast cancer. In 2015, Mr. Moreno served as chairman for the BCRC Copacabana Gala fall fundraiser event. In 2012 and 2018, he was chosen as Volunteer of the Year for his dedication and spirit of volunteerism. “I am excited to be more involved as a BCRC board member,” Mr. Moreno said in a news release. “I have had the pleasure of being a volunteer

over again in Santa Barbara. Mr. Moreno, who is the 2018 jiujitsu world champion, is currently enjoying teaching one of his many passions at UCSB. “I never wanted to wear a suit,” he said. “I have always enjoyed working for myself and at this point in life, I find that I want more time for the things that are important, like my family and helping others. “I really feel so lucky, it makes me feel good to be a part of the work that the BCRC does for so many.” The BCRC is a local nonprofit founded in 1997. It is located at 55 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, and is funded solely through its fundraising events and donor base. For more information, go to bcrcsb.org. email: dmason@newspress.com

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Draughtmen Aleworks honored Assemblymember Steve Bennet, D-Ventura, has named Draughtsmen Aleworks the 2021 Small Business of the Year for the 37th Assembly District. Draughtsmen Aleworks opened its first taproom in Goleta in 2015, focusing on craft beer. Since then, the brewery expanded locations to Santa Barbara and continued to grow its beer selections. And its products have increased to include cider and hopped tea brews. Most recently, Draughtsmen Aleworks ventured into wine making, becoming one of the first breweries to cater to both beer and wine fans. “Since the beginning, building community has been a top priority for Draughtsmen

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ug. 19 can be used to follow the theme of the movie “Same Time Next Year” to illustrate the difference a year can make. Aug. 19, 2020. News stories featured accusations that President Donald Trump had an inappropriate conversation with the president of Ukraine. The accuser’s name is hidden in the articles, and the articles are published despite both presidents’ denial of anything that was inappropriate. The promised payments to Ukraine were done on time, and the country was never at risk. President Trump was always available to answer questions. Mainstream media called for the FBI to Brent investigate the Zepke Supreme Court nominee, but not The author to investigate lives in Santa Hunter Biden’s Barbara laptop that the FBI has had since December 2019. A year ago, the Mexican border was relatively secure. And plans were in place for the sequential withdrawal of civilians, then equipment and finally troops from Afghanistan. For the first time in our history, the U.S. was energy independent. Gas was $3.15 in California. The media was praising and mentioning as presidential candidates Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Gov. Gavin Newsom and attorney Michael Avanatti. The media was silent about the three countries former President Barack Obama gave then Vice President Joe Biden responsibility for: Ukraine, Russia and China. Each of those nations gave tens of millions of dollars to the Biden family through Hunter. August 19, 2021. The media being full of the disaster in Afghanistan forced President Joe Biden to return from vacation to give the Obama speech on problems he “inherited” by simply changing “Bush” to “Trump.” President Biden’s twist on taking responsibility was to put it on others. He said it was the

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fault of the Afghan presidents, the Afghan military, the intelligence community. His words “the buck stops here” appears to use the meaning of bucks as the slang “50 bucks” since he was in the process of implementing an Obama-style “Iranian” policy by sending $3 billion in cash bundles to Afghanistan to rebuild the country which, of course, destroys his story that he planned to pull out our troops. Speaking of stories, his best case is for us to believe that he was lying about having a plan, because if he was telling the truth, then he

planned to sacrifice the estimated 10,000 to 40,000 Americans stranded, the military equipment and bases, the embassy (Mr. Obama built it for a billion dollars) and the friendly Afghans. What a grim reminder of all the equipment left on the beach at Dunkirk. Humorously, the Defense Department is pretending to communicate via twitter and Facebook, the organizations that permit access to the Taliban but not to former President Donald Trump. T Mr. Trump’s plan was to remove the military last. Mr. Biden

removed them first but now is sending them back. President Biden then returned to his vacation without taking any questions. In the cabinet the president bragged was the most diverse ever, Secretary of State John Blinken, who the late Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, called a threat to Americans, was missing. And Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III took time from training the military in the harms of “white privilege” to say that their orders were only to hold the airport. The Biden administration, with the same leverage the Japanese

had after losing World War II in 1945, plans to negotiate with the Taliban. Vice President Kamala Harris’ took credit for being “the last person in the room” when the president enacted his Afghanistan plans, but refused to read a statement, or take questions, before departing for Vietnam: coincidence? Visiting the place of the last disastrous U.S.withdrawal? The media never asks her about her responsibility for the Mexican border, despite the number of people being abused daily: border patrol, residents of border towns and the towns where the COVID-19 migrants are being sent, the migrants, and U.S. taxpayers who are funding the entire mess without having the opportunity to vote on it. President Biden returned from vacation to read a statement criticizing not the Taliban but his favorite target: the Republicans and U.S. citizens. This time it was about masks, with no mention of his campaign promises to manage COVID-19 or his Inauguration Day proclamation that there were no vaccines weeks after he was vaccinated. He ignored the estimated 43% COVID rate for the 5,500 migrants who enter the U.S. every day without any restrictions as they are distributed among our citizens. His not taking any questions before returning to vacation and a weekend in Delaware caused even the media to criticize him. His reaction? Whoever Joe keeps referring to when he says “I’ll get into trouble” had enough and nudged Joe to say “I will not be making any more remarks.” August 19, 2022. Hopefully the definition “A deliberate act, typically part of a systemic campaign, that causes suffering or death on a large scale” (crime against humanity) will not be relevant. The two things that will be relevant are that “Elections have consequences” (President Obama), and once again, I will wish my wife Carol a happy birthday.

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o much for serenity now. Until a week ago, the overwhelming majority of Democrats, “progressives,” bureaucrats, the very wealthy, media pundits and news readers (there are no more actual journalists that I can tell, certainly not among that group), along with their water carriers in the entertainment industry were settling into what they hoped would be four years of political bliss, or at least for the two years until the midterm election. The steady hand of their 77-yearold commander-in-chief was on the bridge of the ship of state. Sonar blips emanating from the deep-sea intelligence community informed him there was no danger from below. Radar signals forecast some slight turbulence ahead, but the vessels on the screen were deemed “friendly.” President Steady-AsYou-Go Biden stood tall and his trusty ginger-haired first mate was at his side, ready to interpret the musings of her captain. Executive Officer Kamala Harris, second-in-command, was itching and eager to take over the helm and become captain, as soon as Steady-As-You-Go left the bridge for a well-deserved nap, or if a sudden bout of sea-sickness overwhelmed him. All was well on the good ship Lollipop. So what if the southern border was essentially wide open or that hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 infected … tourists? … immigrants? ... invaders? ... drug dealers? ... money launderers? ... human traffickers? ... were waltzing across that imaginary line in the sand? So what if President SteadyAs-You-Go slowed, stopped and impeded production of oil and gas in the country, turning the newly energy-independent U.S.A.

(the reason for the creation of things I know about the military the Department of Energy in the I learned on board a tender, then Carter years was to reach that later a destroyer (affectionately fabled goal) into just another hatknown as a “Tin Can” by us in-the-hand energy beggar? seafarers). My job was to calibrate We will all become accustomed our receivers to a constant to $5-a-gallon gas at the pumps, frequency, use Morse Code when won’t we? After all, that all else failed, and to deliver would speed up the messages to the captain on PURELY conversion to electric the bridge or in the radar POLITICAL cars, wouldn’t it? And, room. should the pump price And I never spent one of a gallon of gas go to day as a soldier and never $6 or more, our OPEC saw military action (though partners would be my ship’s crew was called willing and able to fill to General Quarters and the oil-and-gas gap, ordered to take up battle wouldn’t they? stations a couple times James Buckley Turns out those while off the coast of faraway blips weren’t Vietnam). that friendly after all. But, as an enlisted sailor, What looked like harmless fishing I came into contact with a large vessels in all directions on a placid number of enlisted personnel (as sea, as displayed on Captain opposed to officers), and I can say Steady-As-You-Go’s sophisticated that we were an unsophisticated radar screens, were hostile. And bunch. Though in my defense, I they were moving at increasingly was a voracious reader in between faster speeds as they neared the poker games in the gun mount and good ship Lollipop. liberty weekends ashore. Before Second-in-Command So, rather than state my opinion Kamala could shout “Ship’s of the ongoing Afghanistan Ahoy!” or even “Incoming! Man disaster, I’m going to relate what Your Battle Stations! Full Speed retired U.S. Army General Don Ahead!” the blips had taken over Bolduc, who served 10 tours in 99% of the surrounding ocean. Not Afghanistan, said during a recent only had the super-sophisticated interview with Douglas Blair from radar screens miscalculated the the online Daily Signal. speed of the blips, but the Sonar I do believe General Bolduc hits under-sea intelligence crew had the nail on the head. failed to notice anything at all. Not to worry, now that the blips BUILDING A NATION had control of the high seas, they’d “This (war) was lost at the allow safe passage for Steady-Ashigher levels,” the general You-Go and his crew, won’t they? said, noting that initially, the Aye, Aye, Captain! Army’s role was to “advise and America First! assist (ousted President) Hamid Build Back Better! Karzai in developing an Afghan (Wo)Man Overboard! indigenous force to defeat the Where’s Kamala? Taliban and al-Qaeda in southern Afghanistan. We did that. BACK ASHORE “It absolutely is a war we could Okay, enough with the seafaring have won,” the general said, and references. I spent four years in he laid the blame squarely on the the U.S. Navy, much of that time as notion of “nation building” that a radioman third-class, so the only the military engagement turned

into. By June 2002, the Army had essentially completed its mission, and, the general elaborated, “it was our opinion on the ground that the best way to approach this war (would be to) let the Afghans defend themselves, let them build their security, let them figure out how they’re going to prosper.” Unfortunately, the general observed, the U.S. decided to try and create a Western-style government, Western-style military, Western-style police, and he believed that was the wrong approach. In light of that, the U.S. did change and began a “bottoms up” approach that was beginning to work. “U.S. casualties were falling dramatically and the Afghan government effectively controlled about 90% of the country,” the general said. “Next thing I know,” the general said ruefully, “I’m sitting in briefings and we’re … in the middle of 2013 in Afghanistan, and (I’m told that) we’re going to pull all our assets out of the village areas before the mission was actually complete and solidified.” President Barack Obama had decided the war was over, and “we’re going to transition to noncombat operations.” Within three years of that decision, casualty rates climbed again. “We were losing big time,” said the general. “As special ops, we were down there in the villages, and they loved us because we weren’t trying to change them. We were trying to facilitate their success using their culture and their beliefs in the way they want to live and just supporting that so they could build back up their institutions. “The Taliban destroyed their family; the Taliban destroyed their education system; the Taliban destroyed their security, their confidence. And so that all

needed to be restored, and that took time. And that’s what they saw our special operation forces doing, working with them, beside them and not trying to turn them into Americans … “And I think that’s one of the biggest frustrations that people in Afghanistan see and have is that in many respects, we took over. I mean… in the early years we named their country, wrote the constitution. “We brought the Italians in to put together their justice system. We brought the Germans in to put their police together, and the U.S. military put their army together. Then we built their government, and we built it largely on a bureaucratic process that we were familiar with in the West. We focused top-down, so one of the things we did was we invested in corruption. “I credit President Trump with his plan,” the general related, “but he was pushing back against the Defense Department that wasn’t onboard. So when he transitioned out of the White House, and President Biden came in, I could see quickly that this was going to deteriorate … “I was very supportive of President Trump’s withdrawal approach and plans. We needed to change our military mission there, but there was a responsible way to do it, and then there’s an irresponsible way to do it. And I think we see the irresponsible way to do it… “We can see that this is definitely the wrong way. And now we’re seeing the worst planned withdrawal by political and military leaders, I think, in the history of warfare. “It is a disaster; it is shameful.” James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at voices@ newspress.com.

DID YOU KNOW? Bonnie Donovan

Nurses have a right to question vaccines “Emergencies have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty are eroded.” — Friedrich August von Hayek

hat happened to my body, my right to choose, decisions made just between me and my doctor? Now it appears to be my body, their choice. Last year, nurses and health care workers were heroes, yet this year, after working for 17 months on the frontline of the hospitals with COVID-19 patients, nurses who question the safety of the vaccine are called villains. Nurses are trained to question. For example, is this the right patient? They question doctor’s prescriptions and diagnosis. They keep the doctor focused on the patient’s chart, the chart the nurses update, for the patients’ safest and healthiest outcome. As of July, nationwide, 75% of the healthcare workers were not vaccinated nor were 74% of adult care workers. Some nurses, doctors, and health care workers question, “Is this vaccine safe?” No one can answer unequivocally. Another nurse questioned, ‘Where did the flu go?” If later a claim is made of a healthcare shortage, remember why this occurred. Employees who worry about their health are being forced into compliance or risk termination. Americans have the right to choose what they do with their bodies. Again, this mandate of an experimental drug allowed by an emergency use authorization is still not FDA approved. Now the third shot, a booster, is recommended by the White House eight months after the second dose. Some of the population questions if they are putting themselves in harm’s way, after testing positive for COVID1-9 antibodies, yet are threatened — no shot, no access. First of all, do no harm? No one is sure. I made a field trip last week to see a shining star — not a newcomer, but a forward thinker who can possibly solve California’s problems and set her in the right direction and bring back good schools that are now strangled by special interests. Larry Elder, running for governor, has an outstanding chance, as the top contender to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from our once great state of California. He was the featured guest at an outdoor full-capacity local fundraiser. The attorney and talk show news commentator was well received as he spoke about issues of water, wildland fires, the homeless and the dire state of our public education school system, and more. Speaking of newcomers and touted as the first black individual to make history as he runs for mayor in Santa Barbara, is James Joyce, known for his “Coffee with a Black Guy.” Well, truth be told, the first black male to run for mayor in Santa Barbara was a real estate broker, Isaac Garrett, in 2009. Mr. Joyce speaks at the Wingman Rodeo at 730 N. Milpas St. at 3:30 p.m. today. They say, “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” That didn’t appear to work for Paul Casey, unless he was ready to go. He was city administrator for seven years, and before that he was a wingman for the previous Please see DONOVAN on C4

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Ed Seaman is a husband, father, environmentalist, and lifestyle farmer, and he and his wife own and operate Santa Barbara Blueberries, a U-pick berry farm in the Santa Ynez Valley. Mr. Seaman is also executive director of the Wild Farmlands Foundation, a nonprofit advocate for California’s diminishing small farm sector, and a member of the Santa Barbara County Land Stewardship & Carbon Farming Coalition. Mr. Seaman wanted to note that the opinions expressed here are his own.

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ike me, many Santa Barbarans may have recently received a mailing advertising what’s described as an important, relatively inexpensive set of health scans. I wish to relay my personal experience with these advertised “easy, no need to remove clothing, scans” to detect serious medical problems. Back in 2013, I was working part time and operating my sober living home in Oxnard, so I didn’t have Please see LETTERS on C4

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Dr. Steve Daniels wrote the News-Press in support of the vaccinations and their “undeniable effectiveness” against COVID-19.

Biden is the ‘I’ of the storm

erhaps the debt load nearly impossible to most prescient recover from. warning of a Biden When a country owes more administration than it produces, as measured came from former by its debt to gross domestic President Barack Obama, who production ratio, its days are said, “Don’t underestimate numbered. Joe Biden’s ability to (expletive This is akin to you owing so deleted) things up!” much more on credit cards Well, it didn’t take long for than you make in a year, you that truism to become evident can’t even afford the minimum to the entire world. Here is an monthly payments. abbreviated list of the ways The combination of inflation President Biden is the “I” of and insolvency makes us weak the storm. with regard to our ability to The most profound “I”? The meet our domestic obligations newly created Islamic and our ability to State of Afghanistan. upgrade our military This watershed event assets, which sends will be considered one another signal to our of the worst foreign enemies. policy disasters in the Part and parcel history of our country, of that debt is Mr. and that is saying Biden’s next “I”: Andy Caldwell something. Obviously, infrastructure. President Biden had no The proposed coherent exit strategy. infrastructure As late as last month, he said legislation will cost more it was highly unlikely the than $1 trillion, but it includes Taliban would return to power less than 12% of what would in Afghanistan. normally be described as Analysts are rightly framing infrastructure projects. It is a this as Mr. Biden’s Saigon/ boondoggle. Tehran moment. President Biden’s next “I” of President Biden took the storm? the phrase “no person left Invasion! behind” to a whole new level. Do not call it immigration Americans have been left while some 200,000 people behind to an uncertain fate per month pour across our as Mr. Biden will make no Southern border. How are we assurances to rescue them. going to house, educate, and Our Afghan allies, left accommodate an extra behind, will suffer the certain 2 million people this year or fate of death as we fail to any year for that matter? expatriate them. Mr. Biden’s next “I” is an Billions of dollars in military incoherent energy policy. equipment left behind will President Biden shut certainly be used against us, down various domestic oil our friends, and allies. operations and exploration Moreover, China will in addition to the Canadian/ consider it has a green light American Keystone Pipeline to attack Taiwan because all simply to signal how green the world knows for certain he is. But then he gives the that Biden is an empty suit green light for Vladmir Putin commander-in-chief. to build a pipeline in Europe, Biden’s next “I”? and he calls on OPEC to Inflation. ramp up production to meet According to Americans America’s need for more oil. for Tax Reform, in the past Mr. Biden’s final “I” of the 12 months the following storm? commodities have increased Incumbency. Incumbents this much in price: gasoline, like Gov. Gavin Newsom, 45.1%; energy, 24.5%; bacon, whom he wants to help survive 8.4%t; fresh fish and seafood, the Sept. 14 recall with no 6.4%; fresh whole milk, 7.5%; regard to the destruction this fresh fruits, 8.4%; major tyrant has done to our state, appliances, 13.7%; furniture and incumbents like U.S. and bedding, 8.6%; footwear, Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa 6.5%; airfares, 24.6%; and Barbara, who continues to various other commodities, show fealty to a president which have collectively who is clearly unfit to serve increased 9%. as he creates a whirlwind of Speaking of inflation, let’s destruction and failure here discuss President Biden’s next and abroad. “I.” Insolvency via debt and Andy Caldwell is the COLAB deficits. executive director and host of President Biden, Speaker “The Andy Caldwell Show,” Nancy Pelosi et. al want to add airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays on another $5 trillion in debt and KZSB AM 1290, the News-Press deficits, which will result in a radio station.

The art of misinformation

occasionally read Andy Caldwell’s rants and find them humorous, but his column “Are the treatments as dangerous as the virus?” in the Aug. 15 NewsPress raises serious concerns. Despite his attempt to avoid a firm position by instead posing rhetorical questions, the column’s potential to influence people not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is dangerous and maybe deadly. Mr. Caldwell’s screed is filled with innuendo, misinformation and indisputably incorrect “alternative facts.” His multiple assertions are definitively refuted by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, and the overwhelming majority of virologists, epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists. As just one example, he cites Nobel Prize-winning virologist Luc Montagnier as claiming that vaccinations are creating new COVID variants. That claim is crisply debunked by the website PolitiFact (politifact.com/ factchecks/2021/may/28/facebookposts/covid-19-vaccines-do-notcause-virus-variants). Mr. Caldwell’s references to the opinions of several other physicians and researchers fail to note that their opinions have either been debunked, or are in the extreme minority of scientific opinion. He asserts that “some doctors believe the MRNA tech doesn’t work against the delta variant”… but the preponderance of data indicate that it does! (By the way, citing “some doctors” is less than convincing. There are still “some scientists” who deny the phenomenon of climate change … but they are a minuscule minority. Perhaps reports of catastrophic and widespread fires, floods, and heat waves in the News-Press itself are all a hoax?) The undeniable effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19, proven by innumerable medical and epidemiological studies, renders the opinions of that small handful of “some doctors,” and Mr. Caldwell, unsupportable and pernicious.

advantage of their freedom to die at home ... when doing so would make those hospital beds available to those who believe in medicine and science? What if you knew that COVID-19 was not a hoax and would not “disappear like a miracle”? What if you knew that it could not be cured by ingesting hydroxychloroquine, shooting bleach into your veins or shining ultraviolet light into your colon? What if you knew that less testing would not result in fewer cases? What if you knew that states with the lowest vaccination rates would have the highest COVID-19 infection rates? What if you knew that 1/3 of all recent cases in the U.S. would be in Texas and Florida? Who did not know that this would all be blamed on immigrants? Immigrants should be vaccinated and masked, but this does not absolve those who reject science and common sense of their personal responsibility. What if you knew that superspreader rallies like the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (attendance approximately 700,000) would put millions of lives in danger? What if you knew that we don’t have that many hospital beds or ventilators? What if you knew that although the truth may hurt, ignorance kills? Mr. Caldwell closes by quoting Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., R-Kentucky. The logical conclusion, apparently, is that we should stand in awe of the senator’s medical expertise. Rand Paul, however, is an ophthalmologist and has no training in the fields of epidemiology or virology. What if you knew that? Robert Baruch Yeosu, South Korea (formerly of Goleta)

Where is Joe Biden?

nflation is rising. The U.S. national debt is headed to $45 trillion. Afghanistan is now under the control of the Taliban. The southern border is being invaded by criminals, drugs, gangs and sex traffickers. The energy sector is being destroyed. Who is protecting America? Where is the president? And is he capable of leading our nation? Is it time to apply the 25th Amendment and make a change?

Steve Daniels, M.D. Santa Barbara

We need vaccines

e: “Are the treatments as dangerous as the virus?” (aka Andy Caldwell’s “What if you knew that?” — an anti-vaccination commentary), Voices, Sunday, Aug. 15. What if you knew that fewer than 0.1% of those fully vaccinated have had a breakthrough case of COVID-19 resulting in hospitalization? What if you knew that the unvaccinated account for more than 99% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths? What if you knew that ICU beds were being denied to patients suffering from cancer, heart disease, diabetes or stroke because all beds were being occupied by those who insisted on their “freedom”? What if you knew they would not take

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Botched withdrawal

Afghans who helped our military are now left to suffer the atrocities that the Taliban is sure to inflict on them. The abandonment of those poor souls is a national disgrace — one that could have been avoided with proper planning and execution. Perhaps the ones to suffer the most will be the women and young girls who will be savagely raped by the Taliban. Just over a month ago, President Biden appeared confident that the Afghans would prevail: “The Afghan troops have 300,000 wellequipped — as well-equipped as any army in the world — and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable. The Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.” Our president is now reduced to begging the Taliban to leave the thousands of Americans and Afghan allies at the Kabul airport untouched, a pitiful position to be in — pleading with terrorists. If only he had planned ahead for an event that was inevitable. John Hammerel Santa Barbara

Missing Donald Trump

remember when there was peace in the Middle East, Iran was afraid of us and North Korea was no longer threatening the world and stopped missile testing. The economy was great. There were high wages, low taxes, low inflation, low gas prices, no gas lines, and the border was secure. We had the dynamic President Donald Trump boldly leading our great country. Now, eight months later President Joe Biden and the radical Dems have deleted Mr. Trump’s positive policies and our country is drifting. Our enemies see this weak president and are emboldened in their expansive agendas. There is no control of our southern border, and it seems President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris value illegals more than American citizens by permitting illegals and drug smugglers to have easy access to our country, some bringing the Wuhan virus. They are then transported and dumped in our cities to be given all manner of free benefits at taxpayer expense — with the intent of gaining future Democratic votes to ensure the party stays in power and control.

ost Americans agree that after 20 years in Afghanistan, it was time to get out. But our military should have been the last to withdraw, not the first. President Joe Biden overruled his top military commanders who recommended the U.S. keep 2,500 troops in the country while we gradually withdrew in a planned, strategic manner. First, we should have destroyed or removed all military hardware, arms and computers that could be recovered by the Taliban. And why weren’t the diplomats and support staff removed much earlier? There are thousands of American citizens now trying to depart the country. Many translators and other

ore than a third of Californians are living at or near the poverty level (Public Policy Institute of California, July 2021). We pay the highest income taxes (World Population Review, July 2021) and highest gas taxes (Statista, January 2021) in the country. The extent of the damage that the state government has done and continues to do to our children, our small business economy, our poor and middle class in the name of pandemic safety is massive, so add pandemic mismanagement to the list of big things California mismanages. This list includes water, forestry (wildfires), electricity (rolling blackouts), public education, housing, homelessness, immigration and food security. Gov. Gavin Newsom is not the source of California’s mismanagement problems, and neither are the Democrats. I say this even though the Democratic Party has been mostly in charge and effectively unopposed in the state for about 20 years, with a supermajority since 2018. The truth is, if we swapped Democrats with Republicans, we would still have big problems. There are two related reasons for this: One is the length of time that the governing party has been in power. The other is human nature. The very humanesque pursuit of power, money and prestige is the driving purpose of both political parties. Twenty years is a long time for our (essentially) unopposed governing political party to plan for and fix a lot of big problems, but it hasn’t happened. Long-term solutions are hard, politically risk, and don’t usually serve the driving purpose, so policies and resource distributions have recently been neither strategic nor innovative. The governing party makes every decision based on how it affects the party’s power, money and prestige, not based on what is best for the people, economy or environment.\ For example, the bullet train is being funded on a huge scale, while such funding to plan for and expand water resources and manage carbon across the state is not. How many trees could we plant and care for and how many vermicast soil inoculations could we apply with bullet train kinds of money? One thousand healthy live oaks 36 inch in diameter will sequester ~100,000 pounds of carbon and infiltrate 2,500,000 gallons of rainwater into their aquifers annually (iTreetools.org, June 2021) and every 1% increase in soil organic matter per acre results in approximately 25,000 additional gallons of water storage (National Resources Defense Council, May 2015). Another example is Assembly Bill 5. As a farmer working hard to build local food security, I’d like to point out that recently passed AB5, if enforced, would destroy the small farm sector and any hope we might have for food security overnight. AB5 is the so-called gig worker’s law that makes almost all businesses that hire independent contractors reclassify them as employees (Investopedia CA Assembly Bill 5, May 2021). The intent of the

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Endless wars = endless refugees

t’s time to end the madness. However you feel about President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, I want you to focus on what’s best for Americans on American soil right here. Right now. Our citizens are suffering under continued draconian lockdowns, medical tyranny, skyrocketing inflation, violent crime, cancerous homelessness, border chaos, ideological persecution and Silicon Valley censorship. Cops cannot or will not maintain law and order. Gun owners who exercise their right to self-defense face scorn at best and decades in prison at worst. Our troops are being emasculated and mass-vaccinated against their will. The mental health crisis among veterans and teens is unceasing. Healthcare workers have become shills and guinea pigs for Big Pharma. Schools regulate how much air your children can breathe, whether they are allowed to have water breaks or sing in public, and how much guilt they must confess in the classroom for the sin of being white or part-white. Our criminal justice system is run by corruptocrats and hijacked

by mob rule. We’re going to focus on getting as Election integrity is a joke, and many folks out as we can.” those who expose it are punished. Whoa, whoa, whoa, Nelly. This country has transmogrified When do ordinary Americans, before our eyes into an incorrigible whose neighborhoods will be Clown World. flooded with all these untold The very last thing we need numbers of “folks,” get a say about right now is to compound the this “import first, ask questions chaos with the addition of 30,000 later” refugee dump? Who voted Afghan refugees imported for 6,000 of our best and bravest through the Special Immigrant American soldiers to be used as Visas program run by the travel agents and security notoriously open-borders, guards for unlimited “America Last” U.S. State numbers of poor, unskilled Department. and unvetted Afghans and According to documents their families who will obtained by Fox News soak up precious public over the weekend, the resources in our age of bureaucracy “plans to pandemania? potentially relocate up Bleeding-heart Michelle Malkin to 30,000 Afghan SIV Democrats and Bidenapplicants into the United bashing Republicans are States in the immediate future” both tripping over themselves and resettle them at military bases to virtue signal over the sight of such as Fort McCoy in Wisconsin desperate Afghans clamoring into and Fort Bliss in Texas “while still helicopters and planes to get out being vetted for parolee status.” of their Godforsaken mess of a “We want to have the capacity country. I understand the impulse to get up to several thousand to exploit the withdrawal fiasco for immediately and want to be political gain. But pull yourselves prepared for the potential of together and think, people. Think. tens of thousands,” Pentagon The Special Immigrant Visas, spokesperson John Kirby told Fox or SIV, program was originally News. “Bliss and McCoy have the created to help a small number capability right now — and what’s of Afghan and Iraqi interpreters advantageous is with a little bit who worked for the U.S military. of work, they could increase their By 2018, the U.S. Government capacity in very short order. ... Accountability Office reported that

a whopping 60,000-plus individuals — about 20,000 principal SIV holders and their families — had been admitted to America under SIVs and received federal resettlement assistance upon arrival. The number of SIV visas has grown steadily over the past decade as the number of troops in the Middle East has shrunk. In 2017, 26,000 troops were stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq. That year, 18,000-plus SIV applications from Afghans and Iraqis were approved. Do the math. This isn’t compassion. It’s a con game. At what cost? In July, Open Borders Inc. advocates helped push through $1 billion in new funding for the Afghan SIV program. The cash benefits flow immediately, including resettlement grants, cash, medical assistance, social services, employment services, food stamps, case management services and welfare that can last up to five years. Despite all that, the feds found that 60% of SIV holders were unemployed 90 days after arrival. Meanwhile, Afghan SIV holders in northern Virginia — where the numbers have increased more than tenfold since fiscal year 2013 and almost doubled from fiscal years 2015 through 2016, according to the Government Accountability Office — were straining schools, hospitals

and affordable housing before COVID-19 chaos. Imagine what the impact will be now — and don’t be naive about the demographic and electoral consequences of recklessly throwing open the gates to these masses, let alone the public safety and national security implications of allowing untold numbers of refujihadis to blend in with the refugee population, which I’ve reported on extensively in my books and columns. How do we prevent the refugee resettlement racket from pressuring American politicians to keep importing endless numbers of people from countries that hate our guts? Twenty years of reflection upon the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq should make it clear to all who truly put America first. Mind our own business first; put our country and its people first; and stop exporting American soldiers to wage endless and hopeless wars in countries that hate our guts. 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.

Bridge vote huge win for community Editor’s note: Lanny Ebenstein is chair of the Coalition to Preserve Mission Canyon.

he recent vote by the Santa Barbara City Council to discontinue the Highway Bridge Program grant for Mission Creek Bridge is a huge win for the community. All members of the council supported at least one of the two motions on this matter, and deserve the appreciation of the community. Meagan Harmon and Eric Friedman displayed their mettle and sagacity in being the only council members to support both motions to save the Lanny historic Mission Ebenstein Creek Bridge at the recent council meeting. Councilwoman Kristen Sneddon provided the most leadership on the council in recent years for saving the bridge. Councilwoman Alejandra Gutierrez cast the decisive fourth vote to reject city staff’s specific recommendation for the Highway Bridge Program grant at the recent meeting. All members of the community are indebted to these members of council. On the second motion, made by Councilwoman Harmon and seconded by Councilman Friedman, to reject the Highway Bridge Program grant in totality and to proceed with local options for improvement of pedestrian, ADA and bicycle accessibility in the Los Olivos-Mission Canyon Road corridor, Mayor Cathy Murillo and Councilmen Oscar Gutierrez and Mike Jordan voted in support of the motion, demonstrating their flexibility and integrity. Councilman Gutierrez well summarized and reflected conflicting views. He was most motivated by public safety and accessibility, but recognized

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Commentary writer Lanny Ebenstein praised the Santa Barbara City Council for preserving the historical integrity of the Mission Creek Bridge.

historic issues. When the first vote on the staff recommendation was defeated, he voted for a local, community approach on the second motion. Moving forward, my hope is that, in time, the Santa Barbara Mission-Mission Canyon Corridor may be considered for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. As long ago as 1861 — 150 years ago — David Brewer, an earth scientist from Pennsylvania, surveyed California natural resources for the new state. He wrote of the Santa Barbara Mission-Mission Canyon Corridor: “I have not seen before in America, except at Panama, such

extensive ruins ... I find it hard to realize that I am in America — in the United States, the young and vigorous republic as we call her — when I see these ruins. They carry me back again to the Old World.” Further, even older artifacts of the Chumash, the technologically and spiritually most developed tribe in what is now California, remain in situ in the corridor, as do significant geologic characteristics. Many do not realize that at the Santa Barbara Presidio and Mission’s founding in 1782 and 1786 respectively, the United States was restricted virtually to the eastern seaboard.

Development in the Mission area was among the most significant in North America for literally thousands of miles to the east and north. As a result of the unusual stone topography of the Mission Canyon area, a unique architectural-archaeologicalgeologic site now exists of international value. With respect to natural beauty, many have observed that the Santa Barbara Mission and the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden, with their views of the mountains, ocean and Channel Islands, as well as the humanmade environment, are among the most beautiful locations in the

world. To be sure, World Heritage Site status for the Santa Barbara Mission-Mission Canyon Corridor would be an ambitious goal, but if you don’t aim for the stars, you’ll never reach them. There are currently 1,154 World Heritage Sites, which provide international protection for locations deemed to have “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” Another, or perhaps preliminary or concurrent, possibility for greater protection of the Santa Barbara Mission-Mission Canyon Corridor would include expansion of the existing federal Santa Barbara Mission National Historic Landmark District and other new and expanded designations at the local, state, and federal levels for historic resources. In addition to the City Council, individuals who played vital roles in saving historic Mission Creek Bridge include members of the Coalition to Preserve Mission Canyon, especially its most active steering committee members: Rosanne Crawford (also initiator of the “Save the Historic Mission Creek Bridge” MoveOn petition signed by more than 1,000 individuals), Susan Chamberlin, Helen Couclelis, Frank Frost, Fran Galt, Rich Untermann, and, most of all, Paulina Conn. Others who made significant contributions include Historic Landmarks Commissioner Michael Drury, Todd Amspoker, and John Woodward. This is a moment of victory for Santa Barbara, but there is never time to rest on laurels. Now is the time to move forward with improvements to the pedestrian, ADA and bicycle accessibility of the Mission Creek Bridge area, while strengthening protection of its invaluable history.

Conservative solutions for major problems

his is in response to Russ Cross’ letter of Aug. 15 claiming conservatives offer no solutions (“Let’s figure out solutions,” Voices). While many of us feel that the worst threat facing our experiment in democracy is posed by the biased echo chamber of NPR, the mainstream media and the censorship by big tech of thoughts and facts not consistent with leftist ideology, I will first address the threats mentioned by Mr. Cross. He also mentioned conspiracy theories. Does he include the Trump/Putin conspiracy myth, which has probably done more damage to the country than any others in history? I think we can all agree with the wisdom in the Hippocratic oath “First, do no harm.” So let’s see: 1. Forest fires. The forest fire problem has always been with us, and it will grow to the extent the climate warms. However, mismanagement of forests in the

name of new age conservationists tax base (see Santa Barbara). A has probably done more than mitigation would be to reverse both anything else, certainly to increase of these policies, and a cure could the fuel load (one of the three be to devote resources to nuclear requirements for fire). energy sufficient to pump water Therefore, a solution would from where it is to where it isn’t. be to go back to the controlled (Please see discussion of climate burn and economically beneficial change later in this article.) regulated harvesting that 3. Homelessness. William was practiced successfully Homelessness has Rogers for decades, and perhaps been made worse also consider zoning to by acceptance and The author protect people from the undeserved sympathy lives in Santa because we treat all folly of putting themselves Barbara and society at greater risk of the homeless as a by living in the highest fire homogeneous group. hazard areas. They are not, and since we do not For many reasons, it might be a have unlimited resources, we need good idea to compare the number to prioritize. of forest fires (and resulting C02 I suggest helping wounded emissions) caused by natural gas veterans first, single mothers who lines with those caused by electric accept treatment of any underlying wires. problems second, single moms 2. Fresh water. Fresh water will who are not part of the prior group always be a problem, certainly in third, truly handicapped fourth, the West. and finally, those who make bad However, it is made worse by choices or chose the lifestyle. not allowing new reservoirs and As to the final group, if they are encouraging people to live in arid physically able, they should be areas, I suspect to increase the required to do work for the aid

they receive, such as clean up trash (their own?), walking shelter dogs and perhaps even performing park maintenance. 4. Immigration. The border was under control when President Joe Biden took office, and while it will always be a problem, the current crisis is totally the result of misguided policies in order to prove he wasn’t Donald Trump. A solution would be to correct any real deficiencies in our legal immigration policies, so that qualified people who can be a benefit to the country can legally immigrate. The misguided policy of pursuing “root causes” is patently absurd when one recognizes that there are root causes in every third-world country. We couldn’t change enough of them to make a difference, even if we could afford it. For so many people to want to come here is amazing in view of the left’s view that this is a bad, racist country. Wait a minute .... Maybe they are secretly coming

up with a way to discourage mass immigration. 5. COVID-19. The COVID crisis is being made worse by the current immigration crisis as well as by mixed messages all along, starting with Uncle Joe and Vice President Kamala Harris condemning the vaccine when Mr. Trump was in office. We need to recognize that the highest proportion of unvaccinated is among people of color and not conservatives. So focusing our vaccination efforts where most needed instead of where it is politically correct would probably be a good step. In addition, recognizing that as bad as they are, the real numbers of COVID, not “COVID-related,” deaths and hospitalizations do not justify bankrupting the entire economy and doing huge emotional and intellectual damage to the people, especially the young. The figures that truly show the negative impact of the COVID Please see ROGERS on C4

John Stossel

Coronavirus censorship

ouTube just froze U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s YouTube channel. That’s just wrong. Small-minded. Counterproductive. YouTube said Sen. Paul violated its COVID-19 misinformation policy when he told an interviewer, “Most of the masks you get over the counter don’t work ... virus particles are too small and go right through.” Sen. Paul didn’t make that up. Properly worn N95 masks are effective, but two peer-reviewed studies suggest that simple masks might not work at all. But the studies aren’t perfect, so Sen. Paul shouldn’t use phrases like “no value.” But give him a break; that’s how people talk! It’s good if he tells people not to trust cloth masks. Unfortunately, YouTube bans any video that contradicts the pronouncements of the World Health Organization. The rule makes it impossible to criticize WHO policy, even though one WHO video said, “Wear a mask regardless of the distance from others.” WHO bureaucrats aren’t perfect. They made many mistakes during COVID-19. Other health “experts” once rejected germ theory and told people with ulcers to drink milk. Such mistakes got corrected through criticism and debate. But YouTube now forbids that! Last month, Sen. Paul got into a heated debate with Dr. Anthony Fauci over money the National Institutes of Health gave to Chinese scientists. Sen. Paul asked if it was used to do “gain-of-function” research (science that makes diseases deadlier — to learn more about them). Sen. Paul didn’t suggest that the experiment funded by the U.S. government created COVID-19. It didn’t. We know that because of COVID-19’s molecular structure. But gain-of-function is still risky science that deserves public discussion. The NIH did fund pre-pandemic experiments at Wuhan, China, that combined coronaviruses to see if they could infect humans. “Does Fauci respond and explain to us in a reasonable fashion, why he thinks it’s not gain of function? No! He calls me a liar,” said Sen. Paul in my new video. Dr. Fauci did once write that Please see STOSSEL on C4

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Olympics remind us why nationalism is necessary Editor’s note: David Limbaugh is taking time off. Columnist Josh Hammer is filling in for him. The recently completed Tokyo Summer Olympic Games were, in many respects, an unmitigated flop.

BC’s prime-time coverage averaged a paltry 12.9 million viewers, making for the weakest ratings since NBC first began airing the Summer Games in 1988. Overall, the Tokyo Games saw a 49% ratings drop since the previous Summer Games, 2016’s rendition in Rio de Janeiro and a whopping 58% drop compared with the 2012 Summer Games in London. Many factors are likely to blame. The time difference between the U.S. and Japan made for difficult live viewing. The physical venues lacked cameraHitler’s Berlin. The 1980 Summer Games were friendly enthusiasm due to the COVID-19 held in Soviet-era Moscow despite a U.S.-led pandemic depriving the Games of in66-country boycott. person fan attendance. And there was a And the 2022 Summer Games are currently general sense that these Olympics featured set to be held in Beijing — the crown jewel city fewer megapersonalities along the lines of of the world’s foremost communist state, now yesteryear’s Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. deemed by U.S. presidential administrations But for all the recent Summer Games’ of both political parties to be committing myriad woes, they were highly useful in at genocide in the Xinjiang province against the least one respect. They reminded countless Uyghur Muslim ethnic minority. viewers across the world of the The IOC’s nature as a blighted, importance, indeed the necessity, of antiquated and morally obtuse nationalism and the indispensable transnational institution, however, nature of the nation-state as the serves as a stark juxtaposition for building block for any just and the red-blooded, patriotic, nationworthwhile society. state-based athletic competitions that The International Olympic constitute the Games themselves. Committee, which has run the modern Where else, in an increasingly Summer and Winter Games since its Josh Hammer globalised world shorn of founding in 1894, is a quintessentially particularism and provincial loyalties, corrupt and venal international can we unapologetically drape organization. There are too many ourselves in our national flags and cheer on ethical scandals to fully recount. our motherlands in athletic combat? Is there Recent disgraces include: revelations that several IOC members had taken improper gifts any other major event that so ubiquitously in advance of the 2002 Winter Games; the IOC’s features national flags themselves? The IOC’s institutional shortcomings aside, failure to kick Russia out of the 2016 Summer the Olympics therefore serve as a timely and Games in Rio after the World Anti-Doping poignant reminder of a simpler, indeed better, Agency recommended as much following the era — one well before John Lennon’s patently metastasis of mass state-sponsored doping stupid “Imagine” utopia, back when the global in Russia; and the shameful fact that it took a order was structured along the realist lines half-century for the IOC to finally observe a of what the great 18th-century conservative moment of silence (in Tokyo) for the Munich statesman Edmund Burke famously referred 11, the Israeli Olympians murdered in 1972 to as a “partnership not only between those by Palestinian terrorists affiliated with Black who are living, but between those who are September. living, those who are dead and those who are The IOC, of course, also has a long and to be born.” inglorious track record of mollycoddling Such a “partnership” is the only legitimate authoritarian regimes. basis for a coherent, well-functioning society The 1936 Summer Games took place in

‘We lose something by not talking to the other side’ in which interdependent mutual bonds of citizenship permeate throughout. That means the nation-state, and the proliferation of the nation-state, in turn, means the proliferation of nationalism itself. Trite globalist paeans aside, what is the Olympics’ opening ceremony, distinguished as it is by the presence of so many distinct peoples, if not an ode to the nation-state and to nationalism? We live in a day and age in which nationalism is excoriated as a vestigial outlier from an older, less “enlightened” era. The global left, aided and abetted by a peripatetic, jet-setting ruling class for whom the pursuit of open borders, open trade and free flow of capital represents a secularist Highest Good, seeks nothing less than the ultimate eradication of the nation-state and all its attendant benefits — cohesion, solidarity, loyalty, pride, place and an enduring attachment to home and hearth. Left-wing movements in First World nations all across the globe increasingly vie with one another to see who can most quickly and aggressively outsource their citizens’ sovereignty to unaccountable (or barely accountable) transnational tribunals, such as the United Nations, the European Union and the World Trade Organization. The onus falls squarely on sober-minded conservatives to stand apart from the madness and point toward a better, saner path forward. The Olympics can, and should, help to inspire that effort. To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

Beware of hypocrisy in Santa Barbara DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 city administrator, Jim Armstrong. Hearing the accolades for Paul at City Council last Tuesday from Councilmember Meghan Harmon, also a COVID cocktail party attendee, leaves a sour taste. Her lavishing praise on him as he exits stage left is so disingenuous. Such hypocrisy. Of course, he wasn’t there to hear them giggling with him on the chopping block as they planned for his interim successor to be, Rebecca Bjork, another COVID cocktail attendee. Isn’t the deck stacked, when the head of Human Resources, is part of the cheering squad deciding who the next city administrator will be? No outsiders need bother to apply. Without squad approval that is. Only one chop to go. “A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.” — Adlai E. Stevenson About Councilmember Meghan Harmon, developer Ed St.George is getting bad press for referring to Ms. Harmon as a “girl” and suggesting she take a five to seven year pause to raise her family. For this he is being accused of not respecting women’s place in the world and spouting Neanderthalic nonsense. There’s even a petition against him. More

hypocrisy. Where is the outrage from these same women, as our first female vice president, Kamala Harris, sits next to President Joe Biden while they strip 20 years of advancement toward women’s freedom in Afghanistan? Freedom to not be covered head to toe in a burka, to get an education, to drive a car, to work, to not be beaten, molested or a victim of an honor killing. Was this a quid pro quo birthday gift to Barack Obama? The dates are in order. From under siege to out of water, last week we spoke of the Hydroelectric Dam at Oroville, where the historically low water levels warranted the shut off of the power. Up to 800,000 residents receive their electricity from the dam. It is now at 24% capacity and 10% below its historic average for this time of year. This diminished capacity was enough to shut down the hydrolectric plant for the first time since it was built in 1960s. More fallout from the drought, the Hoover Dam at Lake Mead, fed by the Colorado River, is also at historical low levels. The hydroelectric power generated by this dam is allocated for 20 million residents between Nevada, Arizona 10 cities in Southern California, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Southern California Edison Co. The federal official’s reaction is to first cut

the water allocated to Arizona farmers. During the last drought, Sanat Barbara residents were asked to conserve 20% of their normal water use. We conserved water, so why aren’t the new developments constricted to the amount of water that we used as a result of our conservation efforts which were 30%? If we must conserve, why continue to build? And if allowed, why not have the allotments be in line with the conservation efforts? Just like the Santa Barbara City Council restricted natural gas for current use and outlawed it for new developments. A local developer thinks one solution for housing is to construct 1,000 micro-units in Paseo Nuevo. How does one box that many human beings and treat people that way in an enlightened, “build it back better” progressive society? How does one supply the water for the thousand units? Perhaps if you train and indoctrinate the occupants while in college with housing like Charles Munger’s proposal at UCSB for an 11-story dormitory of 4,500 “tiny rooms without windows” except for the LED lights in a shadow box, it will be all they will expect “and they will like it.” Where is the fresh air? The views to the mountains and ocean and islands? Mr. Munger thinks the coffin-style rooms will encourage students to join

with the others in the common meeting room, because that’s what students want. How would he know that? He does have the wisdom of a 97-year-old. And he has experience with other colleges and universities. As he has done before, his game plan is a dormitory built his way with his (tax write-off) donation. He knows how to game alright. But we wonder where he will get the water for an additional 4,500 micro units. Oh right, just like a developer is off the hook for the parking, the developer is off the hook for the water too. Witness “a back to school” celebration. We do have safe routes to school! There are orange barricades at the dead end of the 800 block of East Ortega Street. A long-used school yard entrance to Santa Barbara Junior High School was removed and replaced with cones! The barricades were done away with just in time for the kids to go back to school. Was Planning Commissioner Deborah Schwartz instrumental in opening this up for the schoolchildren’s access? “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin

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

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Continued from Page C3 even if a pandemic did occur from such research, “benefits ... outweigh the risks.” “Sounds like incredibly bad judgement,” Sen. Paul said. Yet the media attacked Sen. Paul’s judgement instead, smirking at what they called his “conspiracy theories.” Social media companies even banned suggesting that COVID-19 was man-made! “Never before could a couple of companies just shut conversation off,” I told Sen. Paul. “That’s a real danger to scientific and journalistic inquiry,” he replied. “The advancement of knowledge requires skepticism ... debate on both sides. (But) these monolithic social media companies are determining what the truth is.” Well, what they say truth is. Maybe they banned the Chinese lab-leak idea because former President Donald Trump expressed it. But Mr. Trump lying a lot doesn’t make everything he says false. There was actual evidence of a lab leak. American diplomats warned of risky experiments at the Wuhan lab before the pandemic. Three workers there got COVID-19 symptoms before the disease appeared elsewhere. Only when that became public did Dr. Fauci say, “It could have been a lab leak.” Then President Joe Biden ordered an investigation. Suddenly, Facebook unbanned the theory. Its previous censorship relied on its sloppy and biased “fact-check” group, Science Feedback, which has smeared me twice in the past.

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Continued from Page C3 hysteria should be readily available so that the entire population of 360 million people can decide if they want to have their lives turned upside down. It is at least reasonable to question the wisdom of the current measures without being “canceled” and accused of being a COVID “denier”. 6. Racism. Racism has been made worse by the current approved policies of accusing the U.S. of being systemically racist and rewarding with praise those who break the law while they are “peacefully protesting” for justice. Solutions include stopping the effort to balkanize the U.S. by stirring class and racial jealousies and hatred in order to divide and conquer, even though it worked for Marx. In reality, critical race theory is currently the most blatant form of

racism in the country, and the left embraces it. 7. Education. Education is a problem; in fact, California public schools are a disaster. Good teachers must be rewarded and bad teachers must be replaced. Free choice for those who prefer charter schools and the extreme influence of teachers unions in the state could be addressed realistically to improve education. 8. Economics. Inflation has obviously been made worse by blatant disregard for basic economics and common sense and the printing of more and more money to fund leftist priorities. We should stop printing so much money to buy votes. Let’s deal with the worst impacts of the COVID pandemic in a humanitarian and fair way. We are on a boat that some are rowing, some are just sitting, and others are punching holes in the bottom. We had the best economy in 50

years before COVID and President Biden, and we can do it again. 9. Climate Change. The climate always changes. The solution is do what successful species have always done: Adjust to the changes. We could if we stopped throwing money in the egocentric belief that we can control the climate or the laughable concept that a 2 to 4 degree difference over 100 years will change the outcome of the ever-changing climate in any meaningful way. Let’s spend the money on adaptations to climate change. (And don’t spend $15 million for a home on the beach in Martha’s Vineyard if you truly believe the seas are rising.) There are also problems involving many of our enemies throughout the world, which are getting worse. I will limit my comments to Afghanistan, which is sadly a prime example of not following the edict to “first do no

harm.” Most, but not all, agree that it was time to get out of Afghanistan. However, conflating getting out with absolutely no planning on how to deal with the obvious consequences is an obvious 21stcentury tragedy. Basic military tactics and strategies regarding evacuation are to move civilians first, equipment second, and troops third, not the opposite. The destiny of women and girls in Afghanistan will be the lasting legacy of President Biden’s hubris and ignorance. None of the foregoing are perfect, except perhaps the Oath. All of the foregoing solutions are certainly worth considering without being called a racist, homophobe, xenophobe, Nazi or, God forbid, a “deplorable” for doing so. These solutions are affordable at far less cost than we are currently spending on making things worse. Thank you for your patience.

John Stossel 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.

Our governor doesn’t provide reasoned checks and balances SEAMAN

Continued from Page C2 law is to increase union (labor) membership among Uber and Lyft types of businesses (Capitol Research Center, December 2019), but the damage to small farms is unrecoverable. If you like your farmers markets, innovative climatesmart agriculture and the possibility of local food security, pray this law is never enforced. Santa Barbara is part of an agriculture-rich Central Coast region of more than 5,000 small farms and perhaps 15,000 workers, so you would think our local state representatives would vote against AB5. They didn’t. Sen. Monique Limón, D-Santa Barbara, and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, are victims of a lack of balance. They have no

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Let’s spend the money on adaptations to climate change

What other important truths does censorship conceal? We’ll never know when Facebook/ Twitter/YouTube only allow us to hear one side. Sen. Paul said he’s eager to “tell everybody how much they suck.” Unlike some in Congress, he doesn’t want to regulate social media. He wants competition. They “will ultimately destroy their platform,” Sen. Paul said. “Somebody ... is going to make a billion dollars when they develop the new Facebook.” Sen. Paul helped create a site called Liberty Tree, where libertarian-leaning politicians share ideas. He and I are both on YouTube competitor Rumble. Those sites are good. The problem with them is that most participants are already knowledgeable about liberty. “We lose something by not talking to the other side,” I told him. Sen. Paul said he worries less about that because his Twitter feed is full of “idiots (and) imbeciles.” My newsfeeds aren’t as crazy. At YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, I often learn things. There’s some thoughtful discussion. I’ll stay on YouTube, Facebook, etc. I hate the bias and censorship. But more debat is the only way we learn.

Continued from Page C2 medical insurance. But I did want to be informed if I did, in fact, have any serious medical issues brewing. So I paid the $149 and got the scans done. Lo and behold, the results stated that I had some blockage in my carotid artery! Alarmed, I wanted to get a second opinion so I asked my mother to help me out by paying for a Cottage Health scan in order to confirm or deny those results. Cottage’s results showed NO BLOCKAGE! Just a heads-up to my fellow Santa Barbarans. Anne Bauman Santa Barbara

Bill would show what’s recyclable

y mom likes to put every possible piece of plastic in the blue bin. She looks for the chasing arrows symbol. Then she cleans the

leverage and no political cover because there are not enough non-Democrat lawmakers in the legislature, and our governor doesn’t provide reasoned checks and balances. The governing party appears to have a bias against rural, agriculture-rich counties like Santa Barbara and the small businesses that are the heart and soul of our local communities. Our voice is being “railroaded” in the capital by vote-rich counties like Los Angeles and San Francisco. I no longer feel represented as an environmentalist or as a member of the small farm sector. This won’t happen without returning to a divided government with functional checks and balances. The quickest way to do this is through the executive branch. I will vote to recall Gavin Newsom. plastic to really make sure it gets recycled. Like my mom, we all want to help, but most of our plastic items aren’t recyclable. Who made it so confusing? Why is there a recycling logo on so many nonrecyclable items? Because of this broken recycling system where companies too often lie about which of their items are recyclable, it’s hard to tell what goes into the blue bin. One of the solutions: Require companies to be honest about what is actually recyclable, so consumers can make informed choices with their purchasing and waste disposal. Senate Bill 343 is part of a package of bills working to solve this plastic problem in California. Contact Assembly member Steve Bennett at 805-564-1649 and Sen. Monique Limón at 805965-0862 to tell them and their colleagues to vote yes on these bills to solve plastic pollution in our state. Ori Liwanag CALPIRG Students Campus Organizer, UCSB Santa Barbara