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Santa Barbara wineries see reason for hope

Struggles persist for SB retail Santa Barbara retail market will continue to struggle due to COVID-19

By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The current state of downtown Santa Barbara may continue to worsen in the coming months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With a current vacancy rate of 14%, founder of Radius Commercial Real Estate Bob Tuler suspects it could balloon up to 18% -- or even higher if more businesses decide to leave the corridor.

“There’s a lot of tenants that are barely holding on right now and we’ll see more throwing in the towel over the next six months,” Mr. Tuler said during a recent webinar hosted by the UCSB Economic Forecast Project.

Though more vacancies could be on the horizon, Mr. Tuler was quick to credit the city of Santa

Barbara for creating the State Street promenade, shutting down the street to allow business, restaurants, bars and other venues to resume operations.

“I think by closing downtown when it did, it slowed down tremendously on vacancies that are going to be popping up,” he said. “Today we’re at 14% and it wouldn’t surprise me by the end of the year that we’re gonna see that number spike up. It’s going to be below 20%, but it could be as high as 18%.

“That’s a lot of vacancy to have in a 10 block area.”

Over the past 30 years, Santa Barbara County’s overall commercial vacancy rate is under 2%. This has risen above 3% within the past three years, and is currently 3.5%, he said.

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By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Despite setbacks at the start, the wine industry in Santa Barbara County has slowly seen a bounce back in its local economy.

By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Like most industries, the wine industry has experienced a bounce back in recent months.

Despite tasting rooms having to limit the number of guests due to COVID-19 regulations and varying demand, many wineries and vineyards in Santa Barbara County have reason to believe things will continue trending upwards.

“When we closed the tasting room and closed the winery to the public, it was a super, super scary time,” Doug Margerum, owner of the Margerum Wine Company, told the News-Press.

“We asked for rent reductions on our various facilities and we did everything we thought we could but it didn’t go down as dramatically as I thought it would, and we have been able to operate well.”

Due to the pandemic, Mr. Margerum said his tasting room has moved completely outside, but that hasn’t stopped people from coming in and wanting a fun getaway.

“We’ve been exceptionally busy, way busier than I thought we were going to be,” Mr. Margerum said.

Pivoting to social media and promoting deals on shipping also helped the company make up some sales.

“We are offering these really cool bundles of samples of Marker wines and Barton wines that you can get at a reduced price and lower delivery so we can be able to introduce our wines and that’s proven to be really successful,” Mr. Margerum said.

At the beginning of the year, Mr. Margerum expected his wine company to have the best year of its 20-year run thanks to its tasting room, which opened in the summer of 2019. He also thought it would be successful due to the high remarks on their wine and

“We’ve been exceptionally busy, way busier than I thought we were going to be,” said Doug Margerum, owner of the Margerum Wine Company.

the solid team behind them.

While COVID has set them back a bit, he said he is happy to see the company functioning and keeping his staff in good spirits.

“We are doing okay, we’re not doing what we could have done if this had not happened, but we are keeping a lot of people employed and happy so that’s what’s most important to me,” he said.

Even when COVID hit, Mr. Margerum didn’t regret opening the tasting room, calling it “a

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Since opening, the winery has seen an increase from 400 wine club members to over 1,100.

He is also looking forward to the day the tasting room and vineyard can be rented out for events like in the past, allowing the company to operate at full capacity.

“I have no regrets, none whatsoever and there is no hype (with our tasting room, vineyard) because it’s all true,” Mr.

Margerum said.

David Lafond, the general manager of Lafond Winery and Vineyards, shared a similar sentiment, adding that his wine club has also seen an increase in members.

“I am definitely optimistic about our winery,” Mr. Lafond said. “Our customers have been very loyal and amazing in their support for us.”

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Andy Caldwell wasted no time Saturday morning making sure everyone knew he is against defunding the police.

The Republican challenger to Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, for the 24th District Congressional seat held a virtual town hall Saturday morning, where he spoke about the importance of showing strong support for law enforcement.

“The bottom line here, when we talk about law and order and public safety, we need to know we are talking about us,” Mr. Caldwell said.

“I am the candidate in this race that is willing to stand with law enforcement and I am so glad they stand with me… I could tell you Salud Carbajal is not working in the same direction as I would.”

Mr. Caldwell criticized Rep. Carbajal’s support for the BREATHE Act, a bill that has not yet been introduced but would aim to divest taxpayer money from the policing system and create a new vision for public safety.

“Since (Rep. Carbajal) has gone to Washington, he has become a loyal foot soldier… I can expect that when Salud Carbajal sees the BREATHE Act introduced, he’ll do whatever Nancy Pelosi tells him to do,” Mr. Caldwell said.

“Thus far, Salud has never stood up to them and voted with them almost 100% of the time, so we’ve got a real problem in terms of law and order and public safety. And I’ll tell you this, I don’t think law and order should be a partisan issue.”

Mr. Caldwell also spoke about the recent panga boat seizure of more than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine in Santa Barbara County and brought up Rep. Carbajal’s politics on the matter.

“Several of the residents here locally were part of that drug bust specifically, some of them came to unload the panga and distribute the drugs… but let’s say that one of these people a year ago had gotten citizenship… under Salud Carbajal’s bill, we would not be

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Congressional candidate Andy Caldwell showed his support for law enforcement during a town hall Saturday morning.

able to denaturalize that person and kick them back from wherever they came from. He wants them to be a permanent citizen and resident of the United States,” Mr. Caldwell said.

During the town hall, Mr. Caldwell invited former and current law enforcement officials to the town hall including Nick Odenath, the Ventura County Deputy Sheriff’s Association president and Robert Kirsch, the Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriff’s Association vice president.

The Sheriff deputies in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties have also all endorsed Mr. Caldwell.

“All three of them endorsed me months ago, even before most of this stuff blew up because I have a long history of working with men and women in law enforcement,” Mr. Caldwell said.

Mr. Kirsch spoke about the concept of defunding the police, which he said would be a bad choice because some departments already have funding issues.

“To think that we could be taking funding away from our agencies is just crazy to me,” Mr. Kirsch said.

He went on to say he has seen many more police officers scared to do their jobs given the current climate in the United States.

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SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS COVID-19 positive. The inmates were being housed in “cohort quarantine� and had tested negative for coronavirus last week, said Raquel Zick, spokeswoman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.

The inmates were re-tested Thursday and the positive test results were confirmed by Saturday morning. They have been rehoused to negative air flow cells and are being medically

monitored while contact tracing and testing continues, Ms. Zick said.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive inmates who have been housed at the Main Jail to 39.

According to authorities, 20 inmates contracted the virus within the facility and are being actively monitored and treated.

Two inmates who tested positive upon intake and 11 others who contracted the virus at the jail

Forest Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures Three additional inmates at the county Main Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, authorities announced Saturday.

All three inmates were previously exposed to inmates who were later found to be

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have recovered. Four inmates who tested positive on intake were released from custody, as well as one who contracted the virus in the facility. One inmate has died due to COVID-19, Ms. Zick said.

In total, seven inmates have tested positive upon intake, with 32 having contracted the virus while at the facility, according to the data.

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By JOSH GREGA Brekkies by Chomp, and Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. bara Front Country trails and access roads.

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The initial lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Sum“What we’re seeing a lot of folks are doing is they’re driving up alongside of the road and just gomer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to More than 20 years after they first opened, Chuck’s extend the term of the lease.

Developed recreation sites in California will re- ing for hikes up there. That’s ok. There’s not an order laws on criminal enforcement and Casitas Highway 101 Waterfront Grill and The Endless Summer Bar CafÊ are in closed through May 15 after the USDA For- Pass against hiking trails,� said Andew Madsen, U.S. ForMr. Petersen is inheriting the existing lease with are inadequate. widening project in Carpinteria.

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On the morning Service issued an order extending theFrom closures “Thousands of prisoners are of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an est Service spokesman.

9 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. terfront restaurant its closure with a fare- average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 per ursday. getting released announced due to COVID,� “We just want Monday, one northbound lane to make sure if people go out they’re well post on its Instagram account.

The order was issued for the entire Pacific SouthMr. Caldwell said. and do their jobs.

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Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted eady in place for Santa Barbara. While From other 9arsome fairly serious crimes in our sworn of officersrequirements, just want to make retired, sure in we thehad next45couple a.m. to“We 3 p.m.

Monday buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron to a “dinner type atmosphere.� like the Monterey Ranger District have closed community, and they’re being in going in ouron agency, butare afterwards through Thursday, the weeks as101 we monitor what’s that we takreleased before the report is of restaurants in Solthatwith dropped downand to under Petersen, who operates a number ilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac- onramp southbound offramp stepsthat ing theand appropriate along our state even being drafted. how House by Chomp, 30 at one point,� Mr. Cassidy said.vang Casitas Passlocal Roadpartners.� will be including Chomp,That’s The Coffee s to the many Santa Ynez Valley and at Santa Baremail: jgrega@newspress.com quick they’re back out on the “That’s what people don’t closed, as well the offramp at streets, so it’s a serious concern,� understand, is when you take Linden Avenue, officials said.

Mr. Odenath said. away that funding from public The northbound 101 onramp at BUELLTON — A Buellton Mr. Caldwell also criticized the safety, you’re hurting the Casitas Pass Road will be closed man is now facing 42 felony Black Lives Matter movement, community as a whole.� for the next five weeks. The charges and is accused of as well as some political officials Katherine Pignatielli, a nurse closure will allow crews to shift inappropriate sexual contact who have agreed with it, arguing in San Luis Obispo and Santa northbound freeway lanes and with boys. that people involved in the Barbara counties, also shared a install concrete on part of the 101.

Gregory Scott Ray, 54, pleaded movement have made threatening video presentation.

The majority of the highway not guilty in Santa Barbara remarks and actions towards law Ms. Pignatielli’s grandfather, improvements are open. Via Superior Court Thursday to enforcement officials.

Robert Folkerts, was murdered Real from the northbound 101 the additional charges. The “The problem here is in October of 1980 in Nipomo offramp at Casitas Pass Road former yearbook consultant was what we’re seeing here is a

by Edward Joseph Prokop. Mr. over Carpinteria Creek will previously accused of incidents fundamental breakdown of law Prokop wasAGES convicted for his open near the end of the month.

COUNTY COUNTY CITIES COUNTY CASES CA. involving 12 victims and has and order murder but was recently21granted AT Motorists are advised to expect 0-17 A and respect for our SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 now been charged with crimes institutions and people are being parole in May of this year. to see crews finishing up GLANCE 18-29 84 BARBARA 57 involving 14 boys, according to the SANTA threatened,� Mr. Caldwell said. “This man who knows construction details throughout CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 183 GOLETA 7 Santa Barbara County District “If they can do that to the district nothing but crime and murder the project site.

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Tasting rooms in Santa Barbara County have all noted people have been a lot more appreciative to enjoy a fun outdoor activity.

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Continued from Page A1 Mr. Lafond said that while the wholesale part of the business has seen a downtrend, people are enjoying a trip to the tasting room more than ever before.

“They are enjoying it so much and they are appreciating, maybe even a little more, that they have this kind of resource in their backyard that they can utilize,” Mr. Lafond said.

Next week, Lafond will begin harvesting season and look forward to continuing its focus on its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

However, because of COVID, Mr. Lafond expects a more challenging season because they have to limit the number of staff members.

“It just depends on how available people are, and whether or not they’re willing to take on another job with the COVID environment out here with the challenge of wearing masks and social distancing, but we will try

our best,” Mr. Lafond said.

Another worry Mr. Lafond shared would be people trying to sell their wines at a lower price.

“There’s definitely more pressure to lower prices and there’s a lot of uncertainty, so it’s difficult to sell through or try to anticipate the correct inventory.

It’s a little bit of a challenge,” Mr. Lafond said.

Mr. Margerum also shared that grape farmers could be selling their stock at a lower price.

“However, I don’t really see that happening as much in Santa Barbara County because it’s a super-premium market with high demand,” Mr. Margerum said.

Both, however, are optimistic and hopeful that things can get a little more back to normal in 2021.

Suzanne FitzGerald, the manager of the tasting room at the Santa Barbara Winery, said while the tasting room accommodates less people, it has actually been a nice change of pace.

“People can come to the patio and sit down and actually enjoy the tasting slowly and compare

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David Lafond said the Lafond Winery wine club has seen a slight increase since the pandemic, most likely due to people wanting to consume high-quality wine from their homes.

their wines and just sort of take in the whole experience,” Ms. FitzGerald said.

Like most people at the start of the pandemic, Ms. FitzGerald did not envision the tasting room could operate at the level it is.

Luckily, right before the closure, the winery sent out a big wine club shipment, which helped them get through the first couple of months.

Since coming back, Ms. FitzGerald said the vibe has been a bit different, but overall positive.

“We are getting a different crowd, people that want to be out and want to enjoy the Santa Barbara life and they are very thankful that we are open and that they can do that,” Ms.

FitzGerald said.

A big seller for the Santa Barbara Winery is its white wine, which is produced on site.

The harvest is expected in early September.

She added that the wine industry, while operating at about 60% of its normal capacity, has a unique ability to pivot because “people still want their wine.”

“People seem to still be buying wine and they’re not really questioning price. Our bottle prices are very fair and we’ve always kind of kept our prices on the lower side for the quality but people still want their wine,” Ms. FitzGerald said.

Like Ms. FitzGerald, Jourdan Gantt, manager of guest services

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Everyone is excited to be out after everyone was in that lockdown.

Everyone’s been super friendly, very accommodating, and very understanding so it’s been a very positive experience for us,” Ms. Gantt said.

She added that the biggest goal for Firestone Winery right now is to try to add more seating.

“I’m really optimistic that once we get more seating on site we will actually be hitting exactly what we were hitting last year, and even on certain days right now we actually are still matching what we did last

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In general, Ms. Gantt said that Firestone has seen a bigger demand in E-commerce sales, as well as people buying in bulk once they make it up to the winery.

Harvest season comes three weeks earlier for Firestone this year, and Ms. Gantt said she could not be more excited.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to win a pennant while avoiding a microscopic beanball known as the coronavirus.

But is this medical game of dodgeball worth the risk?

Having the best record in baseball would compel them to say yes — even after one of their best pitchers, David Price, already said no.

The Dodgers had lost just eight of 28 games and no players to COVID entering this weekend.

Today’s game against Colorado will be their 30th in a season reduced to 60 by the pandemic.

Major League Baseball, however, could throw up a

set against the Yankees were stop sign to the season before canceled out of “an abundance of the Dodgers score their caution and to allow for championship.

Commissioner Rob additional testing and Manfred has hinted contact tracing.” as much, with 15 of It’s easy, however, baseball’s 30 teams to read the angst having had 37 total between those lines. games scrubbed Boston pitcher Eduardo because of the Rodriguez showed just coronavirus. how serious a COVID The situation diagnosis can be when MARK PATTON received a major media it sidelined him for spotlight in New York the season with an this weekend with the inflamed heart. cancelation of the Subway Series Major League Baseball did give between the Yankees and the each player the opportunity to Mets. opt out of this season. A handful, The Mets had both a player including the Dodgers’ Price, did and staff member test positive to just that. Angels’ star Mike Trout COVID-19 on Thursday in Miami. nearly followed suit, saying he An MLB statement said that their didn’t “feel comfortable” with his final game against the Marlins wife expecting their first child in and this weekend’s three-game August.

But Trout did eventually take the bait. Professional athletes consider themselves an invulnerable species.

It’s why Santa Barbara native Jeff McNeil of the New York Mets made like Superman during a game last week. He soared into the outfield wall at Citi Field to catch a fly ball hit by Washington’s Asdrúbal Cabrera, nearly breaking his neck and left kneecap in the process.

“It felt weird,” he said after an MRI showed he had done neither.

“I thought it was much worse.

When I stood up, it didn’t feel like my knee was too stable. That’s kind of what was so scary.

“Kind of everything on my body is a little bit sore from the hit.”

He was carted off the field but jogged back onto it a few Please see baseball on A8

Angels snap losing streak The Los Angeles Angels jumped out to an early lead and held on to defeat the Oakland Athletics Saturday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum.

The 4-3 victory helped the Angels snap their four-game losing streak and improve to 9-19 on the shortened season.

Mike Trout got Los Angeles on the board with a fielder’s choice in the first, which was followed by a three-run second inning.

Rookie Jo Adell recorded his first career extra-base hit with a leadoff double in the second. He later scored on a two-run double by Trout.

Starter Griffin Canning went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks.

— Mitchell White

Lakers take 2-1 series lead Led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-1 series lead over the Portland Trailblazers with a 116-108 victory Saturday night in Orlando.

James had a game-high 38 points, while also adding 12 rebounds and eight assists. Davis had 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Los Angeles also got key contributions from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (13 points) and Alex Caruso (10 points and seven assists).

Portland was led by Damian Lilard, who had a team-high 34 points despite suffering a dislocated finger in his left hand during Portland’s Game Two loss. C.J. McCollum scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Trailblazers. Carmelo Anthony finished with 20 points and six rebounds.

Game Four is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday on TNT. The Los Angeles Clippers will look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their series against the Mavericks today. That game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. local time and will be televised on ABC. — Mitchell White

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Continued from Page A1 The increase in vacancies does signify some issues, though Mr. Tuler said it does not accurately reflect the number of retailers who are struggling.

He specifically noted the 900 block of State Street, which currently has seven vacancies. “All the current vacancies really are in the 800, 900 and 1000 blocks of State Street. When we start seeing those blocks turn it around, it will be the beginning that State Street will start improving,� Mr. Tuler said.

Still, Mr. Tuler said he expects things to get worse before they improve.

Thursday’s webinar centered around how COVID-19 has impacted the local and national real estate sectors. This includes office, retail, research and development, warehouse, and multi-family units.

Dr. Peter Rupert, executive director of the EFP, opened the discussion and said that collectively, we are all in a “topsy turvy world.�

Every week the economic data changes, he said, referencing an uptick in initial unemployment claims after weeks of seeing them take trend downward. The stock market continues to do exceptionally well, he added.

Gross Domestic Product has dropped by 33%, but economists expect the GDP to rise by 30% after the third quarter. “We had the largest decline ever in the history of the United States and we’re probably going to see the largest increase we’ve ever seen in the history of the United States,� Dr. Rupert said. “With these kinds of gyrations, it’s very very hard to make any sense of the underlying data.�

Also taking part in the webinar was Francois DeJohn, partner at

Hayes Commercial Group, who discussed the office and sales market in Santa Barbara. He began by noting that in 2019, Santa Barbara netted about $600 million in sales marking its best year ever.

On average, the city nets roughly $400 to $450 million in sales.

Due to the pandemic, he expects a decrease of 47% in sales year over year, as well as an additional 40% drop in the leasing market. “Those are very significant clients in activity and frankly haven’t seen anything like that since about 2009,� Mr. DeJohn said, referencing the Great Recession.

He added that he suspects there will be a Goleta tech company that will close for good as early as this week. “They’re going to be letting go of about 80,000 square feet of space, and that property will be available. To put that in perspective that’s about two percentage points of vacancy for the office market in Goleta.

It’s going to be a significant announcement,� Mr. DeJohn said.

At the beginning of the year, the vacancy rate in office space between Carpinteria and Goleta was at about 5.8%. After this announcement, he expects it to rise to 8.2%.

Mr. DeJohn added that he has heard various offices have said they will work from home in the future and not return to an office.

Chris Ludeman, global president of Capital Markets at CBRE, discussed how capital is flowing nationally despite the local struggles.

On average his group, which mediates about $300 billion in capital around the world through capital markets engagements, would launch 110 to 125 equity deals weekly into the market.

When COVID hit, they saw a decline of 70%. “It was remarkable how quickly

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A number of vacant storefronts are located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, a trend that may continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

that change happened,� Mr. Ludeman said.

Market demands are slowly climbing back, becoming more and more active, he added.

Mr. Ludeman also explained that rent collections were “far better� than expected throughout

the country, which he credited to the stimulus money provided by the federal government. “We track that every week and we manage about 7 billion square feet of real estate around the world, so we have pretty good data on that,� Mr. Ludeman said.

Mr. DeJohn backed this up saying that he “handled leasing on a couple million square feet of office space locally and the collection was about 95%.�

Though the residential numbers were strong, Mr. DeJohn said that in the retail market, he heard

collection was closer to 25 to 75%. “There’s a lot of people really just holding on and struggling, so it’s going to be interesting what happens over the next few months,� Mr. DeJohn said.

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recently received some gratifying news. I was named the Central Coast Taxpayers Association’s “Hero of the Taxpayer,” and for the 20th time in 20 years, I have been recognized as the premier government watchdog by a North County poll.

In keeping with my vocation, allow me to warn you about a clear and present danger to America.

In 1966, American political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven advocated creating a series of crises by which to bankrupt America. Why would they want to do that? Their goal was to force a transition from capitalism to socialism.

That is, Americans would be forced to accept government control of our economy and our lives in order to “recover” from bankruptcy. Well, things did not go as planned because America never declared bankruptcy.

Instead, we just keep piling up debt. Nonetheless, the left eventually found two big Trojan horses, namely climate change legislation and COVID-19 to transform, transform, transform.

In 2008, President Obama announced he would

fundamentally transform the mankind that we are setting United States by way of the ourselves the task of intentionally, redistribution of wealth and within a defined period of environmental policies. time, to change the economic In 2016, at the end of Obama’s development model that has been term, Investor’s Business Daily reigning for at least 150 years, published an editorial that since the Industrial Revolution. included the following: “If they This is probably the most were honest, the climate difficult task we have alarmists would admit ever given ourselves, that they are not working which is to intentionally feverishly to hold down transform the economic global temperatures — development model for they would acknowledge the first time in human that they are instead history.” consumed with the goal of In May of 2019, Saikat holding down capitalism Chakrabarti, U.S. Rep. Andy Caldwell and establishing a global Alexandria Ocasiowelfare state.”

Cortez’s chief of staff IBD included the and the author of the following quote. “One has to Green New Deal, admitted that free oneself from the illusion the purpose of the GND was “to that international climate fundamentally transform our policy is environmental policy. economy to socialism and our This has almost nothing to do energy sector to 100% renewable”. with the environmental policy Locally, UCSB professor John anymore,” said Ottmar Edenhofer, Foran, an advocate of “ecowho co-chaired the U.N.’s socialism,” teaches that “we must Intergovernmental Panel on end capitalism to save the planet”.

Climate Change working group on On April 1, 2020, Gavin Newsom Mitigation of Climate Change. added that the coronavirus Christiana Figueres, executive shutdown was going to create the secretary of U.N.’s Framework opportunity to fundamentally Convention on Climate Change, transform America, including elaborated further: “This is shifting our economy away from the first time in the history of capitalism.

True to their plan and their words, America is bankrupt (see www.usdebtclock.org). We owe more than we make each and every year (Debt/GDP), and we just increased this already unsustainable national debt by another 25%, in just one year, via the COVID crisis, and we are not done yet.

The American economy is at the point of no return. Our national situation is akin to every family having maxed out several credit cards, having incurred significantly more debt than they make on an annual basis. Just to make the minimum payments, they must apply for even more credit cards. What’s worse? Our kids will inherit this debt.

Finally, if Biden and Harris are elected in November, America will adopt what is called “modern monetary policy,” a disastrous policy that posits that government can print or borrow, and spend, as much money as it wants! Read that, “abject transformation” accomplished.

Andy Caldwell is the executive director of COLAB and the host of The Andy Caldwell Show weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on NewsPress Radio AM 1290.

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American values threatened

merica is under siege.

We are threatened by an enemy that is undermining the very foundations of our Constitution and the American values that have created, in the words of Ronald Reagan, the world’s “shining city on a hill.”

This war against the heartland is not being waged by our traditional global adversaries or even the jihadist terrorists who have vowed to destroy America and everything in it. This is a battle being fought from within.

It’s a war that cannot be defended nor defeated by our great military or policed by our brave law enforcement.

This is a war that can only be won by understanding the real threat, and rising to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.

On the surface, it would appear that the driving motive behind the angry and often violent protests is to correct “social injustices” and fight “institutional racism.”

Admittedly admirable goals.

If this were true, then no doubt can and should address the meaningful reform would address cause of societal cancers such the undisputed causes and not as homelessness, racism and just the symptoms. Identifying poverty, but common sense would under-performing communities say one does not burn the barn (regardless of race) and making down simply because the front sweeping changes in education, door is broken. job creation, and encouraging In the case of the shameful local investment would be a death of Mr. George Floyd, it tangible and welcome start for all made no difference that the four Americans. arresting officers on Ryan K. Zinke Instead, protesters scene were black, loot and burn Hispanic, Asian and The writer is communities in the white or that the a former U.S. name of “equal justice” incident occurred secretary of the while terrorizing the in the progressive interior as well same neighborhoods city of Minneapolis as a former that likely need the where the police congressman and most help. department is led by former Navy SEAL black law enforcement “Institutional commander. racism” alone is professionals. difficult to reconcile Facts alone could when Americans of all religions, not temper the rage. The races and genders have long call for “justice” was quickly fought and died defending the transformed and replaced by leftrights and freedoms of others. wing agendas demanding gun The marble tombstones at control, defunding the police and Arlington Cemetery should be immigration enforcement, and proof enough. confiscating private property.

Granted, America is not If school safety was a legitimate perfect; she is just the best concern, why then would anyone system yet devised. America think defunding public safety

officers is a good idea?

John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club, is now labeled a “racist” and a statue of America‘s greatest conservationist, Teddy Roosevelt, toppled. Even our history, either right or wrong, is being torn down, and the Fourth of July is labeled a “white supremacist holiday.”

The censorship and the “shaming” of different opinions, the threatening of elected officials, and government banning freedom of assembly (except in case of protests) is a dangerous path against our most basic freedoms and inalienable rights.

In short, the “social justice” movement has been hijacked into a well-armed attack on the Constitution and the individual rights it protects.

Do not be fooled, the battle being fought in America is not about supporting “liberty and justice for all.” It’s about the radical mob’s pursuit of socialism and dismantling the American values for which the pledge of allegiance stands.

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ou can’t believe what told her she “couldn’t?” She you read nor even persevered and found people who what you see, because supported her vision for success. you are not shown the She has achieved the American whole story. After the dream without exploiting her hubbub with the mailboxes at the sexuality.

Patterson Avenue post office in For eons sex has been used to Goleta, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal sell products beginning with the jumps in front of the podium and very first bite of the apple. Your creates his own campaign photo friendly Netflix has a September op, acting as though he got the release, “Cuties,” which promotes mailboxes reinstalled. immorality and promiscuity of 11We made a call to the local year-old females in a “twerking postmaster’s office, as did Mr. dance crew.”

Carbajal, to find out that the The female director, Maïmouna mailboxes were being retrofitted Doucouré, said she wanted to to prevent mail theft. What expose the way social media conspiracy? We are tired of people values this objectifying of sex. skewing the facts to their benefit, Some of the girls who inspired the at the expense of the truth. movie have 400,000 followers on Speaking of keeping your eyes social media.These kids should be wide open, Joe Biden’s campaign on bikes, not on all fours. slogan is “Build it Better.” Make Take for example, Cardi B, no mistake: These “peaceful a rapper known for the song demonstrators” are preparing “WAP.” (Google it too, if you the way for the “reset” of our dare). What happened to the country as they are given the Me Too movement? Where are green light and encouraged to the movers and shakers who torch our cities, tear down our stood up against women being structure and foundations, and objectified and used? Instead now force us into their terrifying vision we have Cardi B as a role model of a new world order. Do not lie for our daughters and the female to yourself. It won’t be Sweden’s populace. No wonder there is a socialism, which operates off of a need for training in schools of capitalist-based economic system. “what kind of sex am I”? (Teen No, this rhetoric along with all the Talk) Who would want to be a violence, damage and destruction, woman if you were instructed that mirrors the socialist to “get your way,” model of Venezuela. DID YOU KNOW? you had to act like Oh, but if you that, look like that, Bonnie Donovan dress like that and tear down history and don’t teach it, be like that? One you wouldn’t know about what word: vile. happened to Venezuela in the last We did not realize Cardi B was decade. What an inconvenient tight with Joe B. until they were truth.

Zooming together during the People flocked to UCSB Democratic convention. With the Campbell Hall 40 years ago to former first lady Michelle Obama see Gil Scott-Heron. During that and others at the convention concert, he performed “The claiming that their party takes Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” the high road — how low can you Speaking of naivete, we did not go, Joe? How does sex trafficking have a clue what that meant, the become “mainstream” and revolution will not be televised. acceptable? Even ex-presidents Forty years later, now we get and princes are participants – at it. Google the lyrics; they are least that is what we read in the sobering. news. Jefferey Epstein?

On day 76 of the riots and This next part is so vile and violence in Portland, when a disturbing you should lose sleep woman was attacked and robbed after you read it. outside of the 7-Eleven last Mothers demanded the removal week, a young white male tried of a Hasbro Troll doll that gasps to rescue her and was viciously and giggles when the private parts attacked, kicked in the head and are touched. Playing with this knocked unconscious by “peaceful doll shows children it is normal demonstrators,” Portland-style to be molested. Even schools dressed in black T-shirts falsely are culpable in introducing a labeled security. curriculum that promotes a This part of the “revolution” myriad of sexual choices, instead was not broadly televised, thus of teaching the reproductive perpetuating the false narrative system, along with the instruction that these demonstrations are that no one should be touching you peaceful. And while we watch the at all. This focus on sexuality may Democratic National Convention, leave the students open to abuse speaker after speaker praises and prime them to normalize these “peaceful demonstrations.” perversity.

Is this the high road: the violence Even in Santa Barbara, the in New York, Chicago, Seattle and school curriculum called “Teen Portland?

Talk” is mandatory for two How many generations is years, and the parents have no it that the young have been choice in the matter. For further brainwashed at the universities information, email Informed and education system to an antiParents of California Santa American, anti-Democratic way of Barbara at ipocsb91@gmail.com. thinking? Now these generations We are grateful to readers want everything, total control of who are stepping up and being everyone’s life, not just their own heard. Three hundred emails — and they want it for free. Is this were received by the Ordinance how you spell equity?

Committee, and there were Potential cannot be realized 2.5 hours of public comment until this promotion of victimregarding the Relocation and Just hood is erased, which is now Cause Eviction Ordinance. masked as a lack of equity. This To quote Margaret Mead, gets you nowhere.

“Never doubt that a small group of America is about pulling thoughtful, committed citizens can yourself UP with your bootstraps, change the world. Indeed, it is the picking yourself up and starting only thing that ever has.” all over. This is impossible to do if you have been taught the world ought to do for you.

Bonnie Donovan writes the Where would our neighbor, “Did You Know?” column in Oprah Winfrey, be if she had conjunction with a bipartisan listened to the people who had group of local citizens.

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letters to the news-press Solvang is not a brand

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olvang is family-owned and -operated businesses that include bakeries, restaurants, gift shops, candy stores, historic trolley rides, cultural museums, the Santa Inez Mission and small town holiday parades.

The city enjoys Theaterfest productions provided by PCPA on its outdoor stage and fundraising for local groups by nationally recognized talents. Solvang is turkey bingo and Santa Ynez Valley Youth Recreation events at the Veterans’ Memorial Building.

Solvang is Danish Days in September.

Solvang School’s children participate in sports and extracurricular activities among other local elementary/middle schools. By the time they enter high school, most, if not by name, at least recognize (the faces of) other freshmen. Solvang is trips to Figueroa Mountain in the spring to see the poppy blooms, and in winter after a snowfall for sledding or snowball fights.

To visitors, Solvang is a weekend destination for wine tasting, pastries and other good food. For others, it’s a stop on the way to another destination.

Solvang is not Santa Barbara.

Solvang is not Goleta. Solvang is not Thousand Oaks. Solvang is not Carmel. Solvang is not, as a proposed developer called it, “a bathroom stop.� Solvang is not an extended stay location. Solvang is not a brand.  Solvang is a community dedicated to keeping traditions alive. Solvang is not a brand. Solvang is not 2.0.

Solvang is strong.

Trent Casberg Solvang

Sincere thanks to Boy Scouts

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y Boy Scout troop, Troop No. 4, met in the basement of Santa Barbara Junior High School. Our volunteer scoutmaster helped to guide us through the various scouting merit badges. His ability to shoulder the acute responsibilities of taking a large group of young boys into the mouth of Mother Nature is only now better understood.

Our basement meetings always started with, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.� Our ventures out into the world of pup tents and sleeping bags included Davy Brown Campground and Black Butte, in the desert.

These, and a host of others, gave me a pioneer spirit of self-

reliance.

Then as a father of boys, I had the “scouting confidence� to take them on a seven-day backpacking trip into our backcountry. Many life lessons were learned on that trip, and it is with sincere thanks to the Boy Scouts of America.

Fred Hayward Santa Barbara

Don’t take away our privacy

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o prevent the spread of infections among first responders and the community, names and addresses of everyone testing positive for the virus are being released to 911 dispatchers and, according to The Associated Press, other â€œâ€Ś appropriate agencies ‌â€?  In a stroke of “FOUR-GREATLIESâ€? genius, public health officials in Colorado have joined the parade of 10 other states sharing medical data of known COVID-19 infected individuals with law enforcement and fire departments. These health department dictates are overriding “privacy issuesâ€? mandated by the 1996 federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but if it saves one life, it’s worth it. Or so we are told by scolding, almost daily, by New York’s mayor and governor among others.

Should we be worried? With private medical information being made available to only “trustworthy� or highly credentialed individuals, and maybe some political organizations, what could possibly go wrong? A dispatcher or rookie cop earning $50K-$70K annually, could not possibly be persuaded to divulge, upload or accidentally “forward� a list of infected senior citizens to a reputable Nigerian Princess in exile, Leon “Password� Panetta or Debbie “Blabbermouth�

Schultz. Besides, courts have ordered that all information received by law enforcement, fire, and emergency dispatch systems â€œâ€Ś be kept confidential ‌,â€? so everyone should go back to sleep. “I’ll Respect You In The Morning.â€?

If giving up our privacy saves only one life, it’s worth it. Or so we’ve been told.

Let’s play 1995! Imagine that at the peak of the AIDS epidemic, state health departments had released, to “appropriate agencies� the names and addresses of ANYONE infected with HIV, hepatitis-A, tuberculosis, Lassa Fever, MRSA, STDS, measles, explosive diarrhea and a dozen other infectious, airborne pathogens.

How would TV networks have reacted?

During the 1990s, the ACLU stepped forward with righteous indignation to defend against disclosure “discrimination�

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towards the gay community and fought hard to protect our Fourth Amendment rights. Where do the ACLU and other “civil libertarian� advocacy groups stand today on the potential unauthorized “black market� distribution of private medical information? My guess is that they’re sheltering in place and eating decadent ice cream, hoping nobody notices. “I promise I won’t ...�

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Protect fishing and oppose AB 3030 m writing today to urge you I’ to oppose AB 3030. AB 3030 adds to California’s already

burdensome and over-regulated environmental policy framework.

AB 3030 also directly threatens recreational opportunities for Californians.

This bill proposes to restrict access to 30 percent of California’s waters and lands by 2030. The bill also directs the state to consider new marine protected areas (MPAs) in which recreational fishing may be banned.

Here are five reasons to oppose this bill.

1. It does not recognize any of the existing protections and management already in place.

California is already a global leader in marine conservation and managed at both state and federal levels.

2. California already has a wide network of 146 marine protected areas (MPAs) reflecting the most restrictive marine environmental management policies in the world.

3. Fishing closures will reduce state revenues from fishing licenses and boating fees, and in turn reduce much needed funds for scientific study and fisheries enforcement.

4. This bill lacks clarity. It uses the term “protection� but does not specify what exactly that means. In addition, the bill also states that the current protections are inadequate, but fails to specify why.

5. AB 3030 would severely restrict recreational activities at a time when more, not less, open space is necessary for the enjoyment of all Californians.

6. The recreational fishing community has proposed amendments to correct the ills of AB 3030, but those amendments have largely been rejected.

For these reasons and more, I strongly urge you to oppose AB 3030. Your opposition today will help ensure recreational fishing and outdoor activities will be available to all Californians, their kids and grandkids for generations to come.

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We would invite you over to our “trailer� for dinner, but we are reluctant to do so during this time of COVID-19. By the way, where we live really isn’t what most people think of as “a trailer park.� It is a lovely community of seniors who live in manufactured homes. We are, as a matter of fact, a gated community! A brand-new home here would cost only a little over half a million dollars — even though it was brought in on a trailer truck or two. Well, that’s Santa Barbara!

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days later, throwing caution to the wind and his body back into harm’s way. McNeil, a recent inductee into the Santa Barbara Foresters Hall of Fame, is also a living and still-breathing symbol of the MLB mantra that the show must go on… even if there are no spectators.

“I’m going to keep doing that,” he said. “I play the game hard, I play the game the right way.

“If there’s a ball that I need to go to the wall to catch, I’m going to do it… it saved a couple runs. I’m never going to change.”

Major League Baseball has had to change mightily during this summer of COVID — and not just by banning spectators and masking up its players. The National League, long resistant to the American League’s designated hitter rule, finally went to the dark side this season.

Baseball went even darker by borrowing an old softball innovation — the international tiebreaker rule — to have teams start every extra inning with a free runner on second base.

The hardball game also went soft by shortening doubleheaders to seven innings.

The move was considered necessary since so many twin-bills are needed to get the 60-game schedule done by Oct. 1.

The phrase “Let’s play two!” — made famous by Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks — is being made infamous by the St. Louis Cardinals. The Redbirds must play 11 doubleheaders to get caught up after having 13 games postponed by the coronavirus.

It’ll take plenty of minor-league pitchers from their taxi squad to get through it. But could this Taxi-Squad-Confession perversion

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McNeil, a recent inductee into the Santa Barbara Foresters Hall of Fame, had to be carted off the field with an injured knee and neck, but he returned to the lineup just a few days later.

of baseball have been avoided?

The NBA has done well by playing all its games in the bubble of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. MLB decided against its own version, however, and resisted the option of playing at mostly spring training sites in Florida and Arizona.

Baseball’s great COVID experiment also hasn’t been popular with the fans. A Harris poll released earlier this month showed that 58% of the respondents believe MLB should stop the season because of all the COVID

CARTER, Grace (Luna) March 2, 1937- August 10, 2020 Grace Carter passed away on August 10, 2020 at home and was blessed to be surrounded by family. She was 83 years old.

Grace was born and raised in Santa Barbara where she lived most of her life. Grace was a Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great-Great Grandmother. She always put her family first. Her deep love and affection for “her kids” was palpable. Grace was a faithful friend and confidant to many. She was a beautiful woman inside and out. Her smile was gorgeous and infectious.

Grace worked at Cottage Hospital for over 20 years. She started out as a housekeeper, and then moved into a supervisor position. She also worked as an office manager for a small medical practice in Carpinteria for several years. For recreation, Grace really enjoyed the slots in Vegas! She didn’t get a chance to go often, but when she did, she always had a blast. In her earlier years, Grace would crochet blankets for all of the family’s new babies. In her later years, she loved playing bingo, catching up with family and friends on Facebook and reading.

Unfortunately, Grace had to endure losing three of her own children during her lifetime.

She was a strong woman who suffered unimaginable sorrow when she lost her children.

Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Luna and Emma Esparza, and her three children, Mark Carter, Alicia Barba and Steve Lorigo.

Grace is survived by two daughters, Annette DiNardo (AJ) and Kimberly Carter (Reyes), 3 siblings, Frank Luna (Shirley), Eleanor Ambriz (David) and Gil Esparza, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren, and multiple nieces and nephews.

She was our Matriarch who will be sorely missed. We all loved her very much.

Thank you to Carewise Hospice and Neptune Society for your support and compassion.

Grace loved the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

A small memorial service is forthcoming with family.

TRINKLE, Craig Stephen July 20, 1954 - July 12, 2020

Craig Stephen Trinkle passed over unexpectedly and joined his Heavenly Father on July 12, 2020. Craig was born in Knoxville, Iowa. He and his sister Christine along with their parents, enjoyed living on their farm in Bussey, Iowa. It was exciting to be surrounded by their horses, livestock, Iowa wildlife, registered Collies, relatives, and friends.

His father, Paul Trinkle, later enrolled at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. University life was wonderful to experience. It was a unique bonding family experience. It was difcult to leave those friends and our church, however, it was time to move on to Spencer, Iowa. Craig’s father served as the County Extension Director for Iowa State University and his mother, Belle, was Director of the Chamber of Commerce.

Craig was an excellent student and graduated from high school in Spencer, Iowa. He was involved with band, track, debate, and other activities. He and sister, Christine, were active in the Methodist Church and sang in the choir as well. They loved making trips to nearby Lake Okoboji and met life-long friends. Following graduation, Craig attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the U.S. Army in Germany. He later attended California State University.

Craig enjoyed a fullling career with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers spanning over 40 years of service. He managed overall environmental programs, natural resource programs, and water and land stewardship in Colorado, California, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah, New Mexico, and Alabama. Craig was responsible for nances, budgets, project oversight, interagency coordination, and developing and supervising service contracts. He also had the responsibility of construction and maintenance, supervision of the District Water Management, development of recreational, historical, and archaeological sites, pollution abatement, endangered species protection, habitat restoration and Wetland Habitat Development. Craig excelled in public relations and enjoyed supervising numerous employees, volunteers, and contractors. He was proud of his accomplishments in managing relationships between the private sector and the Federal Government. Craig found working with communities, special interest groups and the Native American Tribes rewarding. He was an outstanding photographer. Craig had a air for capturing amazing beautiful closeups of wildlife, birds (especially eagles), wildowers, rivers, forests, and mountains. Over time, he managed to preserve a beautiful collection of arrowheads and fossils.

Craig had an easy-going demeanor and unconditional love for others. He was a hardworking dedicated individual and was always generous and ready to support those he loved. Craig Stephen Trinkle was a kind and gentle soul. Although our hearts are heavy, we celebrate Craig’s life and nd comfort knowing he is now watching over us.

He is at peace in God’s kingdom. A graveside funeral service will be conducted by Reverend Mark Richardson of the First United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara at 3:00 pm on October 1, 2020. Craig’s cremains will be buried in the family plot by the Santa Barbara Cemetery Association, 901 Channel Drive, adjacent to the Pacic Ocean.

Online condolences can be sent to www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com.

Craig Stephen Trinkle is preceded in death by his father Robert ‘Paul’ Trinkle who passed on June 2, 2001. He is survived by his mother Norma ‘Belle’ (Trinkle) Hoger and stepfather Thomas M. Hoger, sister Christine (Trinkle) Bouman, aunts Katherine Stevens, Betty Augspurger and Barbara (Thomas) Amsberry, uncle William C. Trinkle, nephew Christopher Paul Leslie, cousins Margaret (David) Yarnell, Michael (Kristin) Stevens, Jeff (Julie) Trinkle, Linda Trinkle, Brian Trinkle and other beloved cousins and friends.

outbreaks. That same percentage doubts MLB will be able to complete its abbreviated season.

Nearly half of those polled — 48% — say watching sports is now “much or somewhat more boring than it used to be.”

But I’m guessing those 58% and 48% are comprised of a lot of Angel and Red Sox fans.

Their teams haven’t won as many games combined as the Dodgers.

Armchair cheerleaders from Santa Barbara have a few other reasons to watch the national pastime on TV this summer.

Former UCSB star Shane Bieber has been mentioned in the same breath as Nolan Ryan while striking out 65 batters in his first six starts with the Cleveland Indians. Only Ryan and Pedro Martinez ever struck out more in their first six.

Dillon Tate, Bieber’s former Gaucho teammate, made a successful return this week from the disabled list. He pitched 2 1/3 innings of one-hit, shutout ball for the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

The Kansas City Royals got a winning start from former Cabrillo High starter Danny Duffy on Friday. And Dos Pueblos High’s Gabe Speier has given the Royals a few striking moments of his own out of the bullpen this season.

Catcher James McCann, another DP graduate, is giving Santa Barbara more reason to root by batting .341 so far this season with the Chicago White Sox. And then there’s McNeil, the Forester batboyturned-star, who played against McCann in last year’s MLB All-Star Game. He’s batting .317 for his career in 216 games with the Mets.

They’re all challenging the COVID, not to mention the outfield walls, and the best we can do is just hold our breaths and enjoy it. email: mpatton@newspress.com

HAYMAN, Thomas Brinkley

Thomas Brinkley Hayman, 82, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 6. Tom was born on September 19, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY to Alma Madeline Cherry. He was placed for adoption and was adopted in 1939 by Leroy and Dorothy Hayman of New York. He surprised his parents when he showed them that even at that early age, he could correctly identify the make and model of every car he saw on the road. He spent the rest of his life with an impressive knowledge of cars and trucks. Tom spent the early part of his life in Darien, CT where he took piano lessons for several years. Since his father worked in New York City, Tom would hop on a train and go to Grand Central Station, then walk to Radio City Music Hall where he would spend hours watching the shows there. His favorite part was watching the organist play the incredible Radio City pipe organ.

Tom spent the summers working on a farm belonging to his maternal aunt and uncle, Frances and Oliver Wolfe. He cherished these summers as he learned to drive the tractor, farm truck and operate farm equipment. In 1952, the Hayman family packed up their belongings, including their dog Kim, and moved to California. After initially moving to the San Fernando Valley, the Haymans finally settled in Santa Barbara where Tom graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1956. As they drove across the country, Tom would stop in music stores as they traveled and focused on learning to play the organ. He was a good organist and played at weddings and other family and church events over the years. Tom, a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church, helped to set up the pipe organ when the current church was built in 1973. He served many roles in the church as an elder, a member of the choir for 50 years and even a mechanic of the church vans. But his favorite thing was becoming acquainted with the church organists and proudly and playfully reminding them that he was the first person to play the organ. Tom meticulously designed a large pipe organ to his exacting specifications, with everything diagrammed and specified on paper just in case someone wanted to build one.

Tom was a great singer and could sing any part from bass to tenor. He was proud that he and his wife were two of the few people that sang at the annual Messiah Sing-Along at the First Presbyterian Church from the very first performance in 1980. He faithfully enjoyed it for 39 consecutive years.

BROWN, Jerry Maurice

Jerry Maurice Brown died July 30, 2020 in Palm Desert, California. He was born July 27, 1941 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Maurice and Mary Brown. As a youth he was raised in Grass Lake, Michigan. Later his family moved to Santa Barbara when he was a teenager. He was a member of Santa Barbara High School class of 1959.

After graduation he became a Registered Jeweler and partner at Churchill’s Jewelry store in Santa Barbara for 30 years. In the mid-1960s he relocated his family to the Santa Ynez Valley, and later moved to Palm Desert. He loved to travel and meet people. Jerry had many friends and always had a good story to share. He had the great gift of being able to talk with anyone; we would often say, “He never met a stranger.” He is survived by his wife Julie of Palm Desert; and his first wife Penelope “Penny” Channell Perches (Floyd “Whitey”), with whom he had two children, Gregory Brown, his wife Lisa, Tracy Brown Anderson, her husband Dave, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Deaittra Kay Smith.

He is loved and will be missed by his family and friends.

SARAGOSA, Trinidad John

Trinidad “Trini” John Saragosa native Carpinterian passed away 8/4/2020. He was born 11/27/1924 in his parents home on 7th Street. He is predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Esther B. Saragosa. He is survived by his 5 children, Ruben J. Saragosa (Ginger) of Oxnard, Sylvia Raygoza (Jesse) of San Francisco, Edward Saragosa (Kathy) of Carpinteria, Marlena Trussell (Doug) of Olympia, WA, and Robert Saragosa of Honolulu, HI. They had 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Trini was a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. He was severely wounded by sniper fire after the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded a Purple Heart and Victory medal. He was a transportation specialist. He returned to Carpinteria and worked in a local produce packing house before he married Esther in November of 1953. He would later work for the Carpinteria Unified School District from which he would retire. He also had a side business as a commercial painting contractor. Trini & Esther were also active parishioners of Saint Joseph’s Church. Trini would perform usher and collection duties at nearly every mass he attended. They both provided time and delicious enchiladas to the annual carnival. Trini also assisted his 3 sons in the parish’s Boy Scout Troop. When not beautifying their home, their home held many barbecues and family gatherings. Trini & Esther were avid cruisers, and enjoyed trips with a local senior group.

The family would like to extend deep thanks and praise to the staff of Aegis of Ventura for their care of their father over the last 3.5 years. The family will have a celebration of life for Trini in the future. A future when the pandemic has passed and large families such as ours can gather again. We look forward to that day.

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Due to the pandemic, a family graveside service with military honors was held for Tom at Goleta Cemetery on August 21.

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Tom was a great man – honest, caring, dependable, humble and persevering and his presence will be missed by all those fortunate enough to have known him. The family would like to give a special thank you to his many doctors - Doctors Ashlock, Gupta, DaSilva, and Karen Hanna Arndt for all of their help along the way. We would also like to thank Marbella, Jennifer, Marcela, and Shauna from the VNA for all their support and assistance.

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Tom was a car and truck enthusiast his entire life and could tell anyone the detailed specifications of many vehicles (especially from the 1940s – 1960s). He had many car and truck books and magazines that he kept and continued to read until the end of his life. He was always personally invested in all his vehicles and treated them like they were family members. He loved Mack trucks, which is what he drove in the Army. His favorite personal cars were his 1939 GMC truck (The Heap), his 1958 Chevy Impala, his 1962 and 1971 VW Bugs and his 1965 Pontiac GTO. He taught many people how to drive over the years (especially large trucks and trailers) and knew how to tie truckers’ knots so tight that you never had to worry about a load coming loose.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years and faithful and devoted caregiver Mary, his three children Lynda (son-in-law Eric Koopmans), Susan (son-in-law Craig Bonner), Mark (daughter-in-law Shalene) and grandchildren Justin, Hunter, Ashton, Tyler, Megan, Kaylin and Nathan.

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Tom fought many health battles over the past 16 years, confounding his doctors with his strength and resilience. Among his many ailments, he had a heart issue, cancer (twice), stroke, aneurism, COPD and most recently a fall that broke his pelvis and clavicle. Many times, his doctors thought he was not going to make it but he surprised everyone each time.

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Tom worked in construction as a truck driver for several years before joining the County of Santa Barbara, where he stayed for 32 years. He was foreman of the County garage Downtown and became the driver of the County’s fuel truck in 1989. He was able to do what he did best – create new processes and routes for fuel delivery all over the county.

He approached everything with a “no problem” attitude and worked methodically to find out how to do things best. There never seemed to be any job or problem that was insurmountable. His favorite job was working with the County Fire Department, religiously keeping the trucks around the county fueled and ready to go. He worked many large fires over the years, including the Painted Cave Fire where he fueled the many trucks that were sent in to battle the blaze. His actions saved many homes and buildings from burning.

Just prior to his 80th birthday, with the help of DNA testing, Tom found out who his birth mother was. He was able to contact several of his family members and get to know them. He tediously put together binders full of the information he learned about his family. He was excited to talk to his aunt and cousins over the phone and learn about the family he had never known about.

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Tom was a long-time Dodger fan. Even though he moved to Southern California before the Dodgers, he had always liked to watch them. His favorite player was Roy Campanella, the Dodgers Hall of Fame catcher, and he had a soft spot for all the Dodger catchers over the years. He always listened to the games on the radio or TV and was mad when the Dodgers recent TV deal made them unavailable to him, although he enjoyed watching his grandsons play Little League and Pony baseball.

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Tom went into the Army in 1956. He trained at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds as a truck driver and was stationed in Germany for three years as a tank transporter. This allowed him to see much of Germany, Paris, and the Alps. He attained the rank of Sergeant before he was discharged and he proudly served in the California National Guard for several years afterwards. Their annual trips to Summer Camp led to stories about his many escapades as the tow truck driver that he gladly told for decades. It was during this time, in 1960, that he met Mary Robledo and the two were married in 1963.

Tom was an excellent swimmer and diver and could float in the water like a human raft. He enjoyed going into the water and immediately would float on his back where he could spend hours drifting around. He introduced his children to nighttime swims in the ocean in Hawaii. He was also an avid reader and news watcher and was known to read hundreds of pages in an evening if he was enjoying a particular book. He was a chocoholic until the end and loved slapstick humor, cartoons (Looney Tunes) and playing practical jokes on friends and co-workers.

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Los Alamos 88/63

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Buellton 85/61

Solvang 88/62

Gaviota 76/64

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Carpinteria 78/64 Ventura 77/66

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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

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Visibility clear.

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Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 12 seconds.

Visibility clear.

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

Storage 145,234 acre-ft.

Elevation 735.94 ft.

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Police officers in Isla Vista have started going on bike rides with kids in the area as a part of their Cycling with the Cops program.

Cycling with the Cops Officers in Isla Vista ride bikes with local youth during COVID-19

At left, because of the social distancing guidelines due to COVID-19, police officers wanted a way for kids to get out of the house and maintain their physical and mental health. Center, on Monday, UCSB Police officer Victoria Saunders and Community Resource Deputy Justin Schroeder took local kids on a bike ride from the St. George YMCA Youth Center to More Mesa Beach and back. At right, Deputy Justin Schroeder said his favorite part of Cycling with the Cops is building connections throughout the ride and having deep conversations with the kids.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Police officers have partnered with the St. George YMCA Youth Center in Isla Vista to start a program called “Cycling with the Cops.”

Kids from upper elementary grades to freshmen in high school use bikes donated from UC Police and bike all around Goleta and even to Santa Barbara with two to four Isla Vista sheriff’s deputies

right alongside them.

The program started as “Pizza with Police,” which began around three years ago.

Police officers would meet up with kids and do an activity once a month, including forensic activities where kids could dust for fingerprints, hear safety talks on walking home safely from school, learn how to call 911, discover how to be a good witness and take CPR classes.

“We just got to know the kids a

little better,” said Justin Schroeder, the Isla Vista community resource deputy with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. “They came from households that maybe don’t trust law enforcement too much, and that’s kind of their first interaction with law enforcement.”

He told the News-Press that the participants were nervous and intimidated at first, but six months after starting the program, kids would come and ask the officers questions on behalf of their

parents who were curious about a law.

Once COVID-19 hit and social distancing needed to be enforced, the deputies had to brainstorm to find ways to foster their relationships with the kids.

The Youth Center approached the Sheriff’s Office’s Isla Vista Foot Patrol and UCSB Police with the idea of Cycling with the Cops back in 2019. UC Police provided donated bikes, and UCSB Associated Students Bike Shop

helped with repairs.

With the stay at home order in place, the organizations saw the need for a safe, active activity for kids.

Victoria Saunders started her position as a UCSB police officer assigned to the community outreach team two years ago. As a spin teacher on her days off and a Santa Barbara native who knows the area well, she knew Cycling with the Cops was right in her wheelhouse.

“I think with COVID-19 and everything that’s going on, it’s super important for kids to get outside and get some exercise,” she told the News-Press. “I think it’s good for your mental health, your mental being, your physical health, and it keeps you in shape.

Hopefully when you’re on a mental and physical health high, you have a happy attitude too.”

So far, the groups have gone on Please see CYCLING on B4

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Ruth Bloomfield Margolin, of Westfield, N.J., serves on the boards of several community nonprofit groups. For the past three years she has given talks at area libraries on crossword construction — lately adding Zoom presentations to her repertoire. Ruth created a crossword for her son’s July wedding (now postponed), which included the couple’s favorite board game, Pandemic. Whoops!

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GEMINI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This is the week to launch a project, get yourself known on social media, and send your message out to the world.

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Every number in the codeword grid is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;codeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for a letter of the alphabet. Thus the number 2 may correspond to the letter L, for instance.

All puzzles come with a few letters to start you off. Your first move should be to enter these letters in the puzzle grid. If the letter S is in the box at the bottom of the page underneath the number 2, your first move should be to find all cells numbered 2 in the grid and enter the letter S. Cross the letter S off the list at the bottom of the grid.

Remember that at the end you should have a different letter of the alphabet in each of the numbered boxes 1 - 26, and a word in English in each of the horizontal and vertical runs on the codeword grid.

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ear Abby: My husband and I have been together for 40 years. Like most people, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had our good times and bad, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve both been committed to the marriage, and so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made it work.

Now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m faced with a problem for which I see no solution. My husband refuses to learn to use a computer.

He knows nothing about computers, not even how to turn one on!

As you know, computers are now key to Abigail Van Buren even the most fundamental tasks. That means, as the only computer user in the house, all tasks are MY responsibility. Banking, bill paying, communication with family, friends, lawyers, financial advisers, arrangements for social events, business meetings, medical appointments, travel and other activities are totally up to me.

He does NONE of it! He washes the dishes and takes out the trash, but any function that requires brains and technology are totally left to me.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired! Is this fair? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve asked many times for him to go to our public library and take lessons on computer use, but he adamantly refuses. How do I handle this? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All On Me in New York Dear All On You: After 40 years you are not going to change your husband, so appreciate the things he does do.

I know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tired and it may not seem fair, but grit your teeth and forge ahead.

You have no idea how lucky you really are. Many wives know little or nothing about the family finances. If something unforeseen happens to their husbands, they are left scrambling to learn about realities for which they are not equipped.

P.S. Consider asking your husband what he would do in the case of YOUR sudden death. He, too, would be left completely adrift. It couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt to warn him.

Dear Abby: I am a widow, and I often dine out with my youngest son. Invariably, because I have a 25-year-old man with me and no husband, we are shown to an undesirable table in the restaurant. Usually, I say nothing.

This evening, we were escorted to a room way in the back of a large restaurant (twothirds full). The only other occupants were a couple with two small children who looked to be about 2 or 3. When I requested a different table, my son was furious. He said what I had done was rude.

We were moved to another table. It was between the hostess station and the kitchen door. I sat there and said nothing. This was an expensive restaurant, and our bill was more than $100.

Was I rude? I would appreciate your opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Seat in Florida Dear New Seat: Your son was mistaken. To ask to be seated at a table in a different part of the restaurant was not rude; it was your prerogative. If you preferred a location in the front of the place rather than near the kitchen or a family with small children, you should have repeated your request. And if the host or hostess had a problem with it, you should have left and enjoyed dinner at a restaurant more accommodating than that one.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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i, Carolyn: My parents have not seen my sister or me since Christmas due to COVID-19. My sister and I are both in our early 30s and live in the D.C. area with our respective significant others. My parents live in New England. We had concrete plans to see one another several times but canceled them by mutual agreement.

Now my mother is behaving as if we have not seen her by choice. Basically now that she and my dad are allowed to eat in restaurants again, they are acting like the pandemic doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist and we are simply choosing not to visit.

My comfort level with traveling has not changed, and my sister works in health care and is exposed to COVID patients.

My parents also live in a state with heavy restrictions on out-of-state travelers.

I recently had a painful phone call where she cried and flat-out asked me to drive up there in defiance of travel restrictions.

When I explained that I do not want to be the reason they potentially get sick, my mom argued she could just as easily get the virus buying groceries.

The situation is exacerbated by the fact that their friends see their adult children constantly.

Weaponized guilt is pretty common in my family, and usually works on me. Under normal circumstances I would have already booked a flight just to keep them happy and make myself feel less awful. What do I do? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Interstate Guilt Interstate Guilt: You know how some people are taking this unique, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-go-freaking-anywhere pandemic opportunity to clean out their closets? Just this morning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; seriously â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I dealt with my Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll-deal-with-it-later desk drawer because I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close it anymore.

TONIGHT

Call us your inspiration. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known your parents were using good emotions against you in bad faith, as leverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but instead of dealing with it, it was easier to do whatever they demanded to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep them happy.â&#x20AC;? Now imagine each one of your capitulations as a nuisance object stuffed away somewhere.

Congratulations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; your junk drawer wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close anymore.

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appease your way up I-95 so you have to deal with the guilt directly, finally â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and since youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably not going out much anyway, might as well clean the whole house.

The direct, no-appeasement method for dealing with guilt is to deny it traction. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a basic, three-step process: 1. Know your own mind and motives.

2. Use that self-knowledge to say yes or no to things in good faith.

3. Disengage from people who use emotional arm-twisting to try to change your answers. To repetitive pleading, say: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not up for discussion. (Change subject.)â&#x20AC;? To baseless accusations: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry you think that.â&#x20AC;? For pressure beyond these boundaries: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to go, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll talk soon. (End interaction.)â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simplicity that some people need professional guidance to accomplish in a complicated family, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat yourself up if you struggle. A therapy hit can help.

To address the larger dynamic, note how you explain yourself: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risky,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illegal,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about their friends.â&#x20AC;? See this for the defensive reflex it is.

Then stop it, and turn the hot lights back on guilt-trippers, rhetorically: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why would you suggest weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re avoiding you on purpose? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hurtful, Mom, and unfair. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll visit when we believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to.â&#x20AC;? Thereafter, Steps 1-3. Find the high ground, and hold it.

Email Carolyn at tellme@washpost.com or chat with her online at 9 a.m. each Friday at www. washingtonpost.com.

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At top, kids of Isla Vista ride on El Colegio Road’s bike path into UCSB’s campus on Monday. Above, kids from elementary school to freshmen in high school ride bikes with Isla Vista police officers as a way to be safe and active.

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Continued from Page B1 a handful of rides, and while the officers started with only a handful of kids, now they’re averaging 12 to 15 kids coming to ride.

Starting at the Youth Center, the bikers have traveled to Goleta Beach, Rusty’s Pizza Parlor near Turnpike Road, Haskell’s Beach, and last Monday, More Mesa Beach.

“My favorite part is usually right after our halfway point,” Deputy Schroeder said. “You start riding, and you try to chit chat with them and they don’t really want to talk.

But then, you get that exercise, you’re breathing, you’re working out, and you get to the halfway point, and all of the sudden they’re like, ‘Hey, so what’s it like being a cop?’ ” He said he likes the connection that builds throughout the ride and the deep conversations that occur in the second half.

“Sometimes the kids will act too cool to be there, but they showed

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up, so that means they want to be there,” Officer Saunders said. “I just want to give them that outlet where they can have a safe place to come, hang out and get out of the house for a bit.”

Following nationwide protests and civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May, phrases such as “All cops are bad” and the like have been chanted by younger generations.

However, Deputy Schroeder said the officers’ messaging to the youth that their job is to protect hasn’t changed.

“We were doing that before it was cool, I guess,” he said. “I don’t think we’ve really sat down and talked to the kids specifically about that. In roundabout ways, they ask about it, and it may be too soon to sit down and talk about it. There’s

still a lot of emotions.”

Leonor Reyes, the program director for the youth center, said the purpose of the program is to build relationships and break down those barriers between law enforcement and the general public.

“I reviewed a study and I can’t remember where it was from, but they were asking youth how they felt about law enforcement, and for Isla Vista, they reported greater community connection,” Ms. Reyes told the News-Press. “We’re really thankful for the partnership and that we can collaborate with the sheriffs and the YMCA and offer this opportunity for the youth, but also for law enforcement to really get connected with the kids and the community.”

Officer Saunders said any kids or adults who are interested in joining the bike rides are welcome, and to contact the St. George YMCA Youth Center to get involved.

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At left, officer Victoria Saunders teaches spin on her days off and grew up in Santa Barbara, so she said she enjoys being able to exercise herself while building relationships. At right, St. George YMCA Youth Center program director Leonor Reyes said Cycling with the Cops is an opportunity to break down barriers between law enforcement and the general public.

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