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Assembly candidates speak out Steve Bennett calls for fiscal responsibility

Editor’s note: The News-Press is publishing a series about local candidates. The series will continue with reports on the Goleta mayoral race on Monday, a congressional race on Tuesday and a state Senate race on Wednesday.

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Charles Cole opposes high taxes, overregulation

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Steve Bennett has been a supervisor for Ventura County for more than 20 years, and now he wants to bring the same ethos of fiscal responsibility he dedicated to the county to the state level by running for assemblyman of California’s 37th District. Mr. Bennett is running against Republican candidate Charles Cole. Comparing when he first became a supervisor in the Please see bennett on A4

Charles Cole isn’t pleased with the direction in which California is headed, citing high taxes, overregulation on businesses, and one-sided politics in the public education system as key issues that he wants to address as a state Assemblyman for the 37th District, for which he is running as a Republican candidate. The 22-year-old is running against Democratic candidate and Ventura County District 1 supervisor Steve Bennett.

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Steve Bennett, who sits on the Board of Supervisors in Ventura County, is seeking the 37th District seat in the Assembly.

“What I plan to do is a ‘no’ vote on anything that raises taxes, over-regulates businesses and puts more Marxist indoctrination into public schools,” Mr. Cole told the News-Press. Citing that 1,200 regulations on businesses were passed in California last year, Mr. Cole remarked that working toward deregulation will be his very first order of business should he be elected in November. “I’m going there to repeal burdensome regulations on businesses so I’d like to get a jump Please see cole on A4

Protest against Teen Talk Parents and community members opposed to new sex education curriculum

Firehawk helicopter arrives in SB County By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

A new tool has been added to help quell the spread of local wildfires. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Fire Air Support Unit announced the arrival of Copter 964, a 2004 Sikorsky HH-60L

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Local parents and members of the community gathered Saturday morning in front of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse to protest Teen Talk, Santa Barbara Unified’s new controversial, middle school sex education program. Teen Talk was approved by the school board last month, but protestors hope to vote out the school board and overturn the vote, saying the board ignored the 1,000 parents in opposition. The 12-session program covers sexual anatomy, the reproduction cycle, the range of gender identities, sexual orientation, gender expression, birth control, STDs, condom application, relationships, body image, sexual assault and safe sex. Those opposed to Teen Talk view it as pornographic, citing lack of family values, age-appropriate concerns and Planned Parenthood involvement, and prefer the Health Education and Relationship Training curriculum. All parents have the right to opt out of the program.

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“Firehawk” helicopter on Thursday. The new helicopter has the ability to drop more than three times that of the current Bell Huey aircraft, can carry more than twice the amount of passengers or patients and can travel some 80 mph faster than the county’s current arsenal, Please see FIREHAWK on A2

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The 2004 Sikorsky HH-60L “Firehawk” helicopter has officially arrived in Santa Barbara. KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS

Opponents of Santa Barbara Unified’s controversial middle school sexual education curriculum, Teen Talk, gathered at a protest Saturday at the Santa Barbara Courthouse.

Several dozen people took part in Saturday’s protest, which featured signs that read, “No Planned Parenthood curriculum,” “Protect our kids,” “Stop normalizing child sex,”

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Santa Barbara native Charles Cole, seen speaking during Saturday’s Teen Talk rally, is running for the 37th District Assembly seat.

“#TooMuchTooSoon,” “Teen Talk is child abuse” and “Did you know? Your children are being exposed to porn in school.” “I just think it’s wrong,” protester John Sween told the

News-Press. “Kids are going to evolve and find out what it’s all about on their own at some point. I think you can have some type of sex education, but to promote Please see teen talk on A3

TV schedules, Abby on hold Beginning today, the NewsPress is placing its TV schedules and the Dear Abby (Abigail Van Buren) and Carolyn Hax columns on a temporary

hiatus. During their absence, we are expanding local content in our Life section. As always, our main mission is to cover the communities of Santa Barbara County. We appreciate our readers’ support of that mission.

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Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

Santa Maria Police Sgt. Eligio Lara poses in front of a pink patrol car. The department is trying to bring awareness to Breast Cancer Awareness By JOSH GREGA Brekkies by Chomp, and Mortensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Danish Bakery. bara Front Country trails and access roads. Month. NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Members of The initial lease for the Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless Sumâ&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing a lot of folks are doing is the public are theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving up alongside of the road and just gomer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to ÂŠ 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant,extend 117 W. Valerio CAlease. 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com to opened, More than 20 yearsencouraged after they first Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ing for hikes up there. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ok. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an order the Santa termBarbara of the takeEndless a picture Waterfront Grill and The Summer Bar CafĂŠ are against hiking trails,â&#x20AC;? said Andew Madsen, U.S. ForMr. Petersen is inheriting the existing lease with with the permanently closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an est Service spokesman. vehicle and terfront restaurant announced its closure with a fare- average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 per â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want to make sure if people go out theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re share it on well post on its Instagram account. safely spaced between one another. If you get to a month. social media. The post read, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is with heavy hearts that we antrailhead and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just too many cars there, you Though Mr. Petersen plans to continue running COURTESY PHOTO nounce we have closed our doors for good. ThankWater you District should find a different area to go to as opposed to tryChuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sBoard and Endless Summer in line with its current Goleta block of Wilson Street in Santa Barbara. for your constant support. The memories will never be operation for a time, the restaurant has upgrades ing to get in.â&#x20AC;? Authorities identified 20-year-old Luis forgotten.â&#x20AC;? As state and local responses to the coronavirus planned for around the fall. According to the agenda, Pacheco-Cervantes as an associate who was VENTURA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two Santa Barbara men Despite the current economic chaos due to the COV- under Mr. Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business plan the second floor of pandemic continue to evolve, the Forest Service felt Every allegedlyID-19 involved in the sales narcotics, were this week and of pandemic, the of prospect of Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s andDrop Endless the establishment will be converted into a traditional that thearrested situation warranted a are twoaccused week extension of said. selling narcotics to Ventura County residents, authorities Counts Summer ceasing operation dates back to before the out- deli cafĂŠ focused on sandwiches, soups, and salads, the closures, said. said Mr. Madsen. A traffic enforcement stop was conducted authorities break. According to the agenda of a March 24 Santa Bar- with a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;At end of that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll evaluate Wednesday in the city of Santa Barbara, and IN THESE CRITICAL TIMES KEEP Onthe Oct. 3, deputies assigned to the and Ojaisee where bara City Council meeting in which assignment of the prepackaged foods. For evenings, the second floor will weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at and whether or not weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue during a search of the vehicle found a large EXPERIENCE Police Station conducted a traffic stop for restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to a new operator item, have a full bar and a dinner menu focusing on â&#x20AC;&#x153;adult asspeeding we needin it,â&#x20AC;?the said Mr.ofMadsen. quantity of marijuanalease packaged for sale, THC was the firstKNOWLEDGE area Baldwin and Old Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop vape pens and psilocybin mushrooms. Both â&#x20AC;&#x153;This order can at anyarea time. If local food and beverages.â&#x20AC;? Baldwin roads in be therescinded unincorporated CONCERN FOR OUR CUSTOMERS informed the Waterfront Department were arrested and a search warrant of his desire to of Ventura County. health officials say itDeputies looks likedeveloped the sky has clearedsuspects up The restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ground floor is proposed to be simVote by mail or by nov 3 sell establishment atthe their residences. in August 2019. probable cause toorder search the vehicle and we can rescind the tomorrow. For right now, was we issued ilar to Mr. Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of As a result of the search, detectives seized lease assignment located large quantity marijuana After receiving the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wanta to extend it outoftoo far. burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young Vote Early of maijuana,Mr. 103Hyslop vape pens, 140searchingPaidfor packaged for sale, in addition vapecouple1,130 requirements, began a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want to make sure to in THC the next of grams by BillRosenforGWDDIRECTOR2020grams of buyer mushrooms, 398 Alprazolam pens and evidence of marijuana sales, FPPC1427972-BILLROSENGWD2020.COM and ultimately found pills it in businessman Aaron to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dinner type atmosphere.â&#x20AC;? weeks as we monitor whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on that we are takaccording to the Ventura County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and $14,000 in cash.who operates a number of restaurants in SolPetersen, ing the appropriate steps along with our state andMr. Ocampo-Garcia and Mr. PachecoDepartment. vang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com local partners.â&#x20AC;?

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according to officials. The helicopter was purchased in 2019 and has been stationed in Alabama, where it underwent a retrofit with state-of-the-art CHRISTIAN WHITTLE avionics, paint, as well as a new rescue hoist. WS-PRESS STAFF WRITER While in Alabama, the Firehawk was tested, certified and transformed from a military Developed recreation sites in California will regrade helicopter to one configured to meet the inmissions closed of through May 15 USDA Forpublic safety forafter localthe residents. Service issued anwill order closures â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Firehawk joinextending an alreadythe working ursday. fleet of medium-sized Bell Huey aircraft The order was issued for the entire Pacific Southstationed out of the Santa Ynez Airport,â&#x20AC;? read county Air news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition staRegion andSupport its 18 National Forests, which into increased stability when flying in high winds des the Los Padres National Forest. and being outfitted with top of the line nightThe initial closure order went into effect March 26 flying equipment, Copter 964 brings a significant d was set to expire April 30. increase in working capacity for the ASU.â&#x20AC;? t applied to recreational use areas such as campThe new equipment â&#x20AC;&#x153;significantly increasesâ&#x20AC;? unds, day use sites and picnic areas. lift capacity, which ensures more water can The wasfaster issued to more discourage large gatherbe order delivered and accurately. sAuthorities of people and safehelp social distancing of saidpromote this should limit the spread ofthan wildfires, associated ying more six feet apart. impacts and ncosts. the Santa Barbara Ranger District, 12 campThe helicopter is capable of delivering unds and picnic areas will remain closed, includ1,000 gallons of water in justand oneWhite drop. For the Fremont campground Rock and comparison, the Huey can only drop 300 gallons d Rock picnic areas. during one drop. TheThe order Thursday doestonot add12topassengers, the closures Firehawk is able carry eady in place Santapatients. Barbara. While other including twofor injured The Huey can arlike carry the Monterey Rangerand District have closed only five passengers one injured ilheads patient.and forest roads, locals will still have acspeeds up toValley 218, the Firehawk s toTraveling the manyatSanta Ynez and Santa BarThe driver, Angel Ocampo-Garcia, 19, was Cervantes were both arrested and booked at is expected to allow for quicker response times cited and released on suspicion of possession the pre-trial detention facility on suspicion to incidents, as well as faster turnaround times of marijuana for sale and transportation of of various narcotics sale charges. They for refueling and refilling with water. The Huey marijuana, both misdemeanor charges. were both released on bail and are awaiting can travel up to 138 mph, authorities said. On Wednesday, a follow-up was conducted criminal proceedings, authorities said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blackhawk helicopter will make its and deputies obtained a search warrant for final conversion into becoming a Firehawk with â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White Mr. Ocampo-Garciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence in the 200 the installation of a fixed belly tank to carry and disperse water for firefighting purposes,â&#x20AC;? officials said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fixed tank requires modifying the landing gear of the Blackhawk to raise the aircraft in order to accommodate a 1,000-gallon tank.â&#x20AC;? Helicopters equipped with a belly tank can drop off ground crews of firefighters COUNTY in the COUNTY AGES CITIES COUNTY CASES CA. A small group area of a fire, allowing them to immediately 0-17 21 AT A SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 protestors attack the flames. Helicopters with a SANTA bucket BARBARA GLANCE of 18-29 84 57 gathered in attached areOVERALL not able to move crews around, CONFIRMED 30-49 183 GOLETA 7 Solvang on meaning it would have to return to a staging 50-69 167 ISLA VISTA 1 Saturday to honor area after dropping off the firefighters, before 70-PLUS 41 CASES OVERALL THURS. of GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13 the/memory returning to the blaze. ANNOUNCED THURSDAY the late Hazel SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 The belly tank is considered unique from any Mortenson, an other option at the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disposal, LOMPOC in that 84 COUNTY STATUS DEATHS OVERALL / THURS. animal rights it is capable of firefighting, hoist rescues and FED. PRISON 106 LOMPOC AT HOME 75 activist who medical evaluations without the need for any TESTS TO DATE SANTA MARIA 135 RECOVERED 376 TOP 3 IN COUNTIES campaigned for reconfigurations. It also allows the chopper ORCUTT 36 HOSPITALIZED 33 LOS ANGELES years against 23,233 to be filled while stationed on the ground, NORTH UNINCORP. 25 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 12 Solvangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horseRIVERSIDE 4,031 which is the standard practice for nighttime RATE PER 100,000 PENDING 5 drawn carriages HEALTHCARE WORKERS 66 SAN DIEGO 3,564 firefighting operations, authorities said. and trolley rides. The acquisition and retrofit was made The protestors NICK MASUDA / NEWS-PRESS GRAPHIC possible by the fundraising efforts of Direct held signs and Relief International, which is based in Goleta. brought a bucket Direct Relief raised more than $1.15 million, of carrots and which was used to offset the cost of the retrofit. apples to feed The Firehawk could be operationally ready the horses, to take to the sky as early as the fall of 2021. but they never Before then, focused training will be conducted came through, for the pilots, mechanics and other staff, and which the PETA the belly tank will be installed. activists saw as a win. COURTESY PHOTO email: mwhite@newspress.com

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adult terminology in slidesâ&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just wrong.â&#x20AC;? Michelle Smith, another protestor, added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just seems like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting more severe and too detailed, and not focusing anything on the emotional aspect of sex. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about supporting all types with no judgment, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an emotional element to itâ&#x20AC;Ś When you give yourself to someone else, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to suffer in some way. There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything about consequences.â&#x20AC;? Murrieta Pastor Tim Thompson spoke to the crowd of protestors, calling Teen Talk sexuality indoctrination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We the people do not want this curriculum to be taught to our children,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and what they said was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We the government, inspired by a spirit of pedophilia, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care what you people want,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The things that are promoted in this Teen Talk curriculum would tell your children, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How do you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not homosexual? Just try it, you might be. Experiment with your friends.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Teen Talk curriculum will tell your son that he can be a girl, or that your daughter could be a boy, regardless of what you, the parent, or common sense, or science, tells us.â&#x20AC;? Another speaker, Dr. Paul Aijian, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Cottage Health, referred to the fight against Teen Talk as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;spiritual battle.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The result of Teen Talk programs ends up as mixed-up kids getting pregnant and having abortions,â&#x20AC;? he told the protestors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satan has a plan for America and it starts by corrupting children.â&#x20AC;? Christy Lozano teaches physical education at McKinley and Cleveland Elementary Schools, and attended the Teen Talk protest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not support Teen Talk and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a teacher. I would have to teach it,â&#x20AC;? she told the NewsPress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sexual education. It is not about making an informed decision. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling them who they should be, not educating them. I know it starts in seventh grade, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no health teachers, so it falls on the physical educators.â&#x20AC;?

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honored to be recognized by the Institute for Local Government for these efforts and proud to participate in the Beacon Program.â&#x20AC;? The city was honored with the award due to our fulfillment of the highest rank in each of 10 categories that comprise ILGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sustainability Best Practices Framework. This entailed highlighting the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts in categories such as Green Building, Waste Reduction, Efficient Transportation, Open Space, and Community and Individual Action. To achieve this feat, the city has undertaken notable projects such as the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park, a Strategic Energy Plan to reach its 100% renewable energy by 2030 goal, obtaining funding for a new Goleta train station, and elimination of single-use plastics within City Hall, among many others. Currently, 161 cities and counties throughout the state participate in the Beacon Program which was established in 2009 to create a framework for local governments to share best practices that create healthier, more efficient, vibrant communities. ILG recognizes cities and counties for measurable accomplishments in five award categories: Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Community Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Agency Energy Savings, Agency Natural Gas Savings and Sustainability Best Practices. When a community achieves recognition in all five categories, it earns the prestigious Beacon Award.

SANTA YNEZ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A $3 million Career Technical Education Facilities Program grant has been awarded to the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District to convert classrooms into a state-of-the-art culinary facility for students enrolled in the Restaurant Occupations program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any campus facility improvements should result in improved instruction and learning for our students. With that in mind, this project hits a home run,â&#x20AC;? Superintendent Scott Cory said in a press release. Career technical education is a multi-year program that progresses students into postsecondary education or a career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CTE programs have been a source of pride for our district and a cornerstone of our course offerings for decades,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These funds will help us usher in the next generation of CTE instruction and training for our students and provide them with the skills they need to successfully enter the workforce with so much more than entry-level skills.â&#x20AC;? The grant money originated in two bond measures. Proposition 51, a $9 billion state-level bond measure passed in November 2016 that gives grants to match public schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investment in modernizing facilities. On the local level, Measure K, a $14.7 million bond passed in 2016 provided the funds to utilize the grant program and upgrade deteriorating facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank Valley voters for kickstarting the journey for us by approving Measure K,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Cory said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When this grant became available, I was really excited about the possibility that we could do even more for our students and community than what the voters approved.â&#x20AC;? Administrators are planning the full gut remodel, even penciling in a barbecue grill as an homage to local cuisine. Plans are due in a year, and construction will start soon after.

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Murrieta Pastor Tim Thompson spoke out at the protest, saying that the government supporting Teen Talk is â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspired by a spirit of pedophilia.â&#x20AC;?

Brian Campbell is a father of two children in the school district, and is now running for the school board. He spoke to the crowd, saying Teen Talk does not teach children critical thinking skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The schools arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teaching our kids how to think. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re telling them what to think and what to do,â&#x20AC;? he said. Charles Cole, Republican candidate for State Assembly, also attended the protest, calling for the protestors to â&#x20AC;&#x153;take back control of our state and what we believe in.â&#x20AC;? Others participating in the protest included Caroline Abate, a candidate running for Goleta Union School District and Grace Wallace, a candidate for Goleta City Council, and both echoed the

opposition of Teen Talk. The event was organized by Janeth Mendoza and Barbara Batastini, who represent the coalition of parents and community members in opposition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will not put up with this no more,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Batastini said to the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teen Talk teaches our children to be sexualized and indoctrinates him.â&#x20AC;? Ms. Mendoza echoed this, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in a fight for our children.â&#x20AC;? To learn more about Teen Talk, visit https://www.sbunified. org/2020/10/09/know-the-factsabout-santa-barbara-unifiedschool-district-chya-curriculumteen-talk-middle-school/. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

GOLETA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Institute for Local Government and the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative honored the city of Goleta at itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtual award ceremony Oct. 8 for its efforts to save energy and adopt policies and practices that support a more sustainable and vibrant community. The city received a Platinum Level Beacon Spotlight Award in Sustainability Best Practices. A video of Mayor Paula Perotte accepting the award, with Sustainability Coordinator Cindy Moore and CivicSpark Climate Fellow Karina Takemoto, can be found at https://youtu.be/ QltUz6ILLVo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The impacts of climate change have never been more apparent than in 2020,â&#x20AC;? said Erica L. Manuel, CEO and executive director of ILG. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From devastating wildfires, to hazardous air quality and the increased public health risks from COVID-19, we have all had to pivot and think critically about what matters most. COVID-19 changed the format of our recognition event, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dampen the enthusiasm of our winners or the pride we feel for the hard work theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done this year.â&#x20AC;? Goletaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sustainability Coordinator Cindy Moore added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goleta is committed to implementing sustainability measures across all City departments, which saves money, conserves resources, and strengthens resiliency. We are

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Voting in Santa Barbara County By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

As a result of COVID-19, every registered voter in California is receiving a ballot in the mail for the upcoming election, to vote from the safety of the home. Ballots were mailed to all voters in Santa Barbara County on Sept. 28. If a voter did not receive their ballot by Friday they should contact the Registrar of Voters office at 800-722-8683 or 800-SBCVOTE. Nearly 75% of registered voters in the county have already signed up to permanently receive their ballot by mail. Voters must sign and seal the ballot in the postage paid envelope, and the ballot can then be dropped in the mail or returned to one of 32 ballot drop box locations in the county. If voters choose the mailing route, the U.S. Post Office suggests doing so by Oct. 27 to ensure it will be postmarked and counted by Nov. 3, Election Day. In addition to mail-in ballots, 35 polling places will be open Saturday, Oct. 31 through Election Day on Nov. 3. Face coverings are required and there will likely be socially distanced waiting lines. This is provided for those who prefer in-person voting or need additional services such as language assistance or a replacement ballot. To register, forms are available at www.sbcvote.com or www. RegisterToVote.ca.gov. Paper

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applications can also be found at most U.S. Post Offices, Registrar of Voters Offices or the DMV. The deadline to register to vote in California for the upcoming Presidential Election is Oct. 19, and registering prior to that deadline is encouraged to ensure all the voter materials. If the deadline is missed, voters may use the conditional voter registration process through Election Day, and must go to the County Registrar of Voters office or a polling place to register and vote. The three election offices in the county are now open for voting, voter registration and voter questions through Election Day: the Santa Barbara location,

at 4440-A Calle Real from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays; the Lompoc location, at 401 E. Cypress St., Room 102 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays; and the Santa Maria location, at 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Suite 134 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. The Lompoc Office will be moving to the Lompoc Veteran’s Memorial Building at 100 E. Locust Ave., starting Oct. 22 to better serve voters. For any questions or assistance, go to www.SBCvote.com or call 805-568-2200. Ballot drop box locations were

selected based on geographic distribution throughout the county, areas not covered by polling place locations where possible, and proximity to underserved voter populations and lower permanent Vote by Mail registered populations. Each drop box is categorized as accessible, drive-up, walk-up or all three, and they’re open 24 hours a day through 8 p.m. on Election Day. The location of the 32 drop boxes is as follows: Buellton has one accessible, drive-up and walk-up drop box located at Buellton City Hall, 107 W. State Route 246. Carpinteria has two drop boxes: an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., and a walk-up drop box at Casa de las Flores, 4090 Via Real. Goleta has four different drop box locations: an accessible and walk-up drop box at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive; an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave.; an accessible and walk-up drop box at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Sheriff Substation, 6504 Trigo Road; and an accessible and walk-up drop box at Southcoast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Road. Guadalupe has one walk-up drop box at Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St. Lompoc has four drop box locations: an accessible, drive-up Please see voting on A8

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Joe & Martha Martin 50th Anniversary

It is with immense pride that daughters Piper Martin and Tara Martin-Howard announce the 50th Wedding Anniversary of their parents, Joe and Martha “Marti” (Lewis) Martin. Joe is a Santa Barbara native and retired after many years as a dedicated teacher in the L.A. Unified and Santa Barbara City School Districts. Marti grew up in Santa Monica and devoted many years to the dental field, commonly being a favorite with the children she worked with. Marti has enjoyed her retirement working for the past 11 + years working at Rusack Winery. Their love was serendipitous; meeting and marrying within 6 months. They were married August 29, 1970 in Santa Monica, eventually moving to Santa Barbara, and then the Santa Ynez Valley to raise their daughters. They have resided in Solvang for 42 years. They consider their greatest combined achievement to be their two daughters, Piper and Tara. They’d agree their most precious moments in life are spending time with grandchildren Haley (junior Auburn University), Lainey (freshman Cal Poly SLO), and Lochlan Howard (3rd grader Olga Reed Elementary.) They recently enjoyed celebrating this monumental achievement in Cambria, Ca., and look forward to the great honor of being together as long as the universe allows. “Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.” - Rumi

year 2000 to now, Mr. Bennett highlighted a stark change he’s brought about during his five terms. Looking back to his first year, the Democratic candidate said Ventura County had no money in reserves and had five bond rating downgrades. Now the county has 15% of its budget in reserves and has the highest possible bond rating. “Whatever level of government you serve, you have to start with fiscal responsibility. ‘No money, no mission,’ is what we say down here,” he told the News-Press. Should he win in November, Mr. Bennett intends on combining his fiscal pragmatism with environmentalism. He remarked that climate change is an issue he particularly hopes to tackle since the window of time in which to prevent its

permanent impacts is narrowing. He wants to convince not only the state of California to join the global effort to combat climate change, but the federal government as well. Also on his list of priorities is providing affordable housing to Californians, which he described as “an entirely broken effort.” The practice of having market rate developers build a certain number of affordable units sprinkled throughout a complex full of market rate housing, only to have the “affordable” designation disappear after a predetermined amount of time is something Mr. Bennett wants to change. “When we do make affordable housing, we say it has to be affordable for 20 years and then it can become market rate,” he said. He added, “When you do build

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Continued from Page A1 start on that,” he said. A believer that taxes are being raised too much on everybody including businesses, Mr. Cole opposes Prop. 15, which would amend the California State Constitution to require commercial and industrial properties with more than $3 million in holdings be taxed based on their market value rather than their original purchase price as ruled under Prop 13. Mr. Cole stated, “I don’t believe in any tax hikes of any kind. I would go as far to say no new taxes, period.” Concerned about ballooning debt, the candidate believes Sacramento is in desperate need of fiscal responsibility, people who “can actually balance a checkbook,” as he put it. While he’s in favor of cutting government spending, Mr. Cole thinks the government needs to learn how to properly allocate funds first. “If you can’t allocate money properly to what is in the state, then that’s exactly why we’re in the hole we are now,” he said. Born in Santa Barbara to a patented designer and builder father and a bookkeeper mother, Mr. Cole attended Santa Barbara High School and then went to Santa Barbara City College to study accounting and financing. While in college, he started to see public education turn into what he called a “Marxist indoctrination farm” through curriculum steeped in political correctness and critical race theory.

These included programs held through the nonprofit Just Communities Central Coast, which has had a controversial introduction into Santa Barbara’s public education system. Last month, nonprofit Fair Education dropped a discrimination lawsuit against the Santa Barara Unified School District and JCCC that alleged the latter’s curriculum was anti-white, anti-Christian and anti-male. Fair Education intends to appeal a Santa Barbara Superior Court opinion dismissing its bidding claim. Mr. Cole disapproves of JCCC’s curriculum and how its programs in some cases split students into different groups based on race. The candidate remarked that such race-focused curricula sends an ultimately unhelpful message to students. “It’s just telling people, ‘Oh, you can’t do this because of your race,’” he said. To counter this, he intends on sponsoring legislation that will “restore empiricism and sanity to replace the delusional feelings in the state’s curriculum,” and thereby result in improving California students’ abilities to think critically and objectively. Outside of politics, Mr. Cole enjoys boarding of all kinds from surfing to snowboarding. He also keeps a sharp eye on the economy because he is an avid stock/ options day trader. Mr. Cole also enjoys music and used to sing lead vocals in a band, which is an activity he hopes to resume at some point in the future. email: jgrega@newspress.com

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‘THRILLS & CHILLS’ Halloween Dance Fest via Zoom slated Oct. 24

World Dance for Humanity’s annual “THRILLS & CHILLS” Halloween Dance Fest will be conducted via Zoom this year. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. Oct. 24.

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

After seven months of battling COVID-19 and dealing with the unrelenting fallout affecting the economy and the rhythm of daily life, everyone around the world could use some good news. Halloween has not been canceled! The “THRILLS & CHILLS” Halloween Dance Fest is the first of its kind, global celebration sponsored by World Dance for Humanity, a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Santa Barbara. The Zoom-based festivities begin with a “Thriller” dance event at 3 p.m. Oct. 24 (PT), followed by a Halloween Costume Dance Party at 3 p.m. Oct. 31. Participants can also be part of a video montage of international dancers by submitting their home video of WD4H dances by Oct. 25. “This year marks the 10th anniversary World Dance for Humanity is hosting the THRILLS & CHILLS Halloween event,” according to Janet Reineck, executive director. “It’s a muchloved community tradition that normally attracts hundreds of dancers who perform around town, culminating with the grand finale performance of ‘Thriller’ in the Sunken Garden at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. “While the pandemic and current county public health regulations don’t permit large local in-person social gatherings, curtailing our usual ‘flash mobs’ and main performance, we found a virtual workaround. It actually works to our benefit, offering us a way to reach thousands of new ‘spooktacular’ online fans around the world. This enables WD4H to share our mission which is changing lives… one step at a time.”

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She notes that to make the event inclusive and welcoming to all, this year a team of World Dance volunteers is working with Santa Barbara’s Parks and Recreation Adapted Programs, reaching out to adults with special needs and inviting them to participate in the Halloween fun. WD4H offers free daily Zoom dance classes at 10 a.m. This month, dancers can learn dance steps to Halloween classics: “Ghostbusters,” “Monster Mash,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.” In addition, instructors will hold “Thriller” dance workshops at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 21 and at 10 a.m. Saturday and Oct. 24. Normally WD4H asks for a $40 donation for participation in the annual “THRILLS & CHILLS” celebration. Because of COVID, they are waiving the fee this year to provide a needed diversion during these challenging times. However, donations for the workshops and classes are always appreciated. Proceeds will go to the WD4H Rwanda Education Fund, which will give 320 Rwandan students a chance to go to school in 2021. WD4H uses dance to bring

The Zoom-based festivities begin with a “Thriller” dance event at 3 p.m. Oct. 24, followed by a Halloween Costume Dance Party at 3 p.m. Oct. 31.

like-minded people together and motivate them to move and express themselves in a supportive environment. Dance themes and music used in classes focus on current events in the news and give students a way to process their thoughts and feelings. “Through music, message and movement, our daily Zoom classes help participants cope with what is going on in our country — racial injustice and police brutality, California wildfires, the plight of undocumented workers, hurricanes in the Gulf states, the ongoing COVID challenge, the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, even postdebate blues and the upcoming elections,” said Ms. Reineck. The programs are offered free of charge with an option for participants to make a donation of any amount. The funds raised have been used to help people in need, here at home, and halfway around the world. Locally, WD4H supported the Santa Barbara Food Bank and 805UndocuFund, which serves undocumented workers and their families. In Rwanda, where WD4H is helping 12,000 people in 28 rural communities, donations were used to bring emergency food relief to people facing hunger in the wake of COVID shutdowns and failed crops. WD4H was the first international charity to respond to this crisis. Since April, WD4H has provided food for 5,866 Rwandans

threatened with starvation. “Participants feel good about what they’re doing for themselves — and others — by being part of the World Dance community. They know they can depend on this morning cup of community and inspiration, served up with passion and joy,” said Ms. Reineck. “It’s a wake-up call to gratitude, a chance to experience our shared humanity during these difficult times while having a wonderful time. We are looking forward to dancing together, yet safely apart, at this year’s Halloween ‘THRILLS & CHILLS,’ making new friends from far away locations. We’ll use the art of collective dance to make the world a healthier, better place.” email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

FYI The “THRILLS & CHILLS” Halloween Dance Fest Zoom-based festivities begin with a “Thriller” dance event at 3 p.m. Oct. 24 (PT), followed by a Halloween Costume Dance Party at 3 p.m. Oct. 31. For more information, visit worlddanceforhumanity. org/thrills-chills-halloweenevent-2020/.

‘She Is the Ocean’ Women of all ages rule in documentary By MARILYN MCMAHON

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A premiere screening of “She Is the Ocean,” a documentary by Inna Blokhina, director of the award-winning film, “On the Wave,” will be hosted by the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. The documentary follows nine women of all ages from around the world who share a deep and profound love of the ocean. Ms. Blokhina selected the women, ranging in age from 12 to 83, to create a portrait of what could be a metaphor for one woman’s ocean life through all her ages. Featured in the documentary are Coco Ho, Hawaiian professional surfer and daughter of legendary pro surfer Michael Ho; Cinta Hansel, daughter of pro surfer Bruce Hansel; Keala Kennelly, pro surfer and winner of the WSL “Barrel of the Year 2016;” Andrea Moller, big wave surfer and winner of WSL “Women Best Performance 2016” and Big Wave World Champion in 2019; Anna Bader, German high diver and seven-time European Champion in cliff diving; Rose Molina, free-diver and ballet dancer; Ocean Ramsey, shark conservationist and free-diver from Hawaii; Jeannie Chesser, surfing icon and mother of the late legendary surfer, Todd Chesser; and Sylvia Earle, marine biologist, explorer and the first female chief scientist of the U.S. “In creating this film, I found that there is an incredibly unique story behind every woman. And every woman deserves to be heard,” said Ms. Blokhina. “For almost six years, I have

“She Is the Ocean” documentary will stream at 7 p.m. Oct. 22. For more information or to view the trailer, visit www. bluefoxentertainment.com. been collecting stories of these nine amazing women to capture their incredible willpower and ability to follow their dreams no matter what.” Following the film screening, Greg Gorga, executive director of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, will moderate a panel with Ms. Blokhina; Holly Lohuis, a marine biologist who works with Jean-Michel Cousteau; and Ms. Hansel and her father. To register for the event, go to https://watch. eventive.org/sheistheocean/ play/5f6a59bbc90537006fe8ed89. The cost is $12, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Maritime Museum. “SBMM is excited to host this special film, highlighting the love and special connection these amazing women have with the ocean,” said Mr. Gorga. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The Montecito Sanitary District will receive sealed bids, electronically, for BID NO. 2020-01 for the ROMERO CANYON ROAD SEWER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT via email to Betsy Byrne, bbyrne@montsan.org, until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29DAY OF WEEK, 2020, to be publicly opened and read at that time via a Zoom Meeting ID: 854 7264 9020 (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85472649020). All associated documents, including bonding information, shall be submitted electronically through the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: www.montsan.org Confirmation of a bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful submission of the documents will be provided electronically. Paper bids will not be accepted. Bids cannot be uploaded or considered after the bid due time. Bidders should be aware that uploading of the bid and associated documents may take some time, and bidders are responsible to ensure that their bid and all supporting documentation are submitted and completed prior to the deadline. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date. The scope of work to be accomplished by the Contractor under these specifications shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following general categories of work: filing for and pulling a County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department Road Encroachment Permit for the project, including paying all fees and posting all bonds; preparation of a Traffic Control Plan, Excavation and Shoring Plan and an Erosion Control Plan to the satisfaction of the County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department, and implementation of and compliance with the all permit requirements; construction of a sewer main, manholes, sewer laterals and cleanouts; protection of existing utilities, landscaping improvements, irrigation system improvements and other existing site improvements within the work area complete, in place, and operable to the satisfaction of the District. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to complete the project. Project documents for the work may be downloaded at no charge via the District website at www.montsan.org. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The Montecito Sanitary District hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site walk on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the project site outside 627 Romero Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Bidders must attend this pre-bid conference as a requirement for submittal of a bid proposal.

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The public hearings will be held: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM Where:

Virtual Hearing via Zoom Webinar: Participation information will be available on the SBCAG Board of Directors Agenda published at least 72 hours prior to hearing date on SBCAGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.sbcag.org/meetings.

Santa Barbara (MTD) receives funds from two separate Measure A regional programs: the South Coast Transit Operations Program and the South Coast Transit Capital Program. The use of funds is limited to operations and capital as included in the respective program titles. Santa Barbara MTD is requesting that SBCAG consider an Investment Plan amendment to broaden the Transit Capital Program description to include costs for both Transit Operations and Transit Capital. Written comments can be submitted to SBCAG by mail or email no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Mail comments to SBCAG at 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Comments may also be emailed to info@sbcag.org. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact SBCAG at least three working days prior to the meeting at (805) 961-8900.

OCT 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 / 2020 -- 56363

OCT 4, 11/2020--56437

INVITATION TO BID CARPINTERIA SANITARY DISTRICT CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 93013

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Administration Building Replacement Project Cash Contract No. 484

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No. 2:18-cv-05008-FMO-AFM

ARTICLE 1 - BID OPENING

NOTICE OF BAR DATE FOR SUBMITTING CLAIMS DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS: NOVEMBER 30, 2020 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff v. RALPH T. IANNELLI and ESSEX CAPITAL CORPORATION, Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the United States District Court for the Central District of California ("District Court") has entered its order establishing a deadline by which proofs of claim must be submitted to Geoff Winkler (the "Receiver"), the Court-appointed permanent receiver for Essex Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the "Receivership Entities"), in connection with the above-referenced action. The Receiver is in the process of sending a Determination of Claim Amount letter to all Receivership Entity investors and creditors for whom he has identified as having suffered net losses from their investments in, or contributions to, the Receivership Entities. All persons or entities who: (1) dispute the Receiver's calculation of their claim amount, as set forth in the Determination of Claim Amount letter; or (2) do not receive a Determination of Claim Amount letter, but otherwise believe that they are entitled to assert a claim against, or have a right to distribution from, the Receivership Entities based upon, among other things, an investment in any of the Receivership Entities, must submit a Proof of Claim. If you receive a Determination of Claim Amount letter from the Receiver and do not dispute his calculation of your claim amount as stated therein, you do not need to submit a Proof of Claim. If you have not received a Proof of Claim form, you can obtain one by visiting www.essex-receivership.com or by writing to the Receiver at Essex Capital Corporation Claims, P.O. Box 4364, Portland, OR 97208-4364. Your Proof of Claim must be received by the Receiver by no later than November 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Your Proof of Claim, along with all supporting documentation, must be mailed to: Geoff Winkler, Receiver, Essex Capital Corporation Claims, P.O. Box 4364, Portland, OR 97208-4364. When you submit a Proof of Claim form in this case, you consent to the jurisdiction of the District Court for all purposes, including a determination, among other things, as to the validity and amount of your claim. In submitting a Proof of Claim, you agree to be bound by the actions of the District Court, even if that means that your claim is limited or denied. By submitting a Proof of Claim, you further agree that your receipt of any distribution from the receivership estate may exclude you from any other remedies or relief against the Receivership Entities based upon your claim. You must submit, in addition to your Proof of Claim, a copy of all documents evidencing your claim including, but not limited to, any canceled checks (front and back), bank statements, account ledgers, invoices, statements, or other documents evidencing the amount or basis of your claim, and any documents evidencing a security interest, if any. IF YOU FAIL TO SUBMIT A PROOF OF CLAIM BY NOVEMBER 30, 2020 AT 5:00 P.M. PST, YOU WILL BE FOREVER BARRED FROM SEEKING OR PURSUING RECOVERY ON ANY CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE OR HOLD WHICH RELATES TO OR ARISES OUT OF ANY TRANSACTION WITH ANY OF THE RECEIVERSHIP ENTITIES. OCT 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 2020--56458 2020--56458

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The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is conducting a hearing to receive public comments on an amendment to the Measure A Investment Plan for Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) South Coast Transit Capital Program.

PUBLISHED: Sunday, October 4, 2020 and Sunday, October 11, 2020

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Measure A Amendment to Investment Plan

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2020-0002219 The following person(s) is doing business as: Lidos, 1026 Butterfly Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of Santa Barbara. Daniel Patrick Urquhart, 1026 Butterfly Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93455 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/22/2002. /s/ Daniel Patrick Urquhart This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 1, 2020. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11/20 CNS-3399338# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS SEPT 20, 27; OCT 4, 11/2020--56426

1.01 Bids will be received at the interim office of Carpinteria Sanitary District located at 1110 Eugenia Place, Carpinteria, California 93013 and shall be date and time stamped before 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5th, 2020 local time, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bids may be submitted by delivery service or other carrier to this address. Note: bids delivered or mailed to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mailing address (5300 Sixth Street) may not be received in time for consideration. 1.02 Bidders are required to complete Document 00 4516, Construction Contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Qualification Statement, attached to the Bid Form. ARTICLE 2 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2.01 You are invited to bid on work which includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to construct a new office building and related tasks in Carpinteria, California for the Carpinteria Sanitary District. The project consists of: demolition, grading, site work, utility installation, utility company coordination, building construction, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, hardscape, landscape, right-of-way improvements, deferred submittals and related design, project administration and related activities necessary for a complete and in place project. ARTICLE 3 - BIDDING DOCUMENTS 3.01

A full set of Bidding Documents is available for examination at the office of the OWNER.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be purchased from the Coast Reprographics at the address indicated below. Bidder shall call ahead with the folder location information to request that the documents be printed. Charges for all documents obtained are the responsibility of the bidder and shall be paid to Coast Reprographics directly. Coast Reprographics 228 E Cota St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-9155 www.coast-repro.com Folder Location: Customer Files/Blackbird/CSD Administration Building/CSD Bid Set Electronic copies of the Bidding Documents may also be obtained from the OWNER or by download from online bid depositories, however, bidders are solely responsible for the submission of complete bid forms and all required attachments. ARTICLE 4 - BID SECURITY 4.01 Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check, or Bid Bond in the amount of 10 percent of the total bid price, payable to the Carpinteria Sanitary District. 4.02

The Bidder shall guarantee the Total Bid Price pursuant to Article 8 of Instructions to Bidders.

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Boxes available throughout county HOWORTH, Bea

Bea Howorth, longtime business executive, public relations official, educator and La Cumbre Plaza promotion director, passed away September 23 from complications following a 2004 stroke. She leaves behind David Howorth, her husband of over 50 years. Bea was known for her managing and marketing expertise with the EW Hahn Company in establishing La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara in 1967. During her tenure she handled car, boat, aircraft, fashion, music, art, and many other shows and activities. She frequentlly visited the Channel Islands with friends in her six-bed Columbia sloop, and also loved hosting in her Old Spanish Riviera home, where many enjoyed drinking from her unique wine fountain and attending her pool parties. She enjoyed attending Hollywood movie previews, receptions, and meeting cast and crew with her husband David, an Academy member. She spent 30 years in regional, national, and corporate public relations and marketing, and coordinated the opening of Hahn’s Palm Desert Town Center. She was past president, Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce; Palm Springs Women’s Press Club woman of the year. She was raised in New Jersey, received a masters degree in education administration, Pepperdine University, and taught marketing and computer skills at Santa Barbara City College. She was with Hospice care at VNA, Serenity House. They provided outstanding care; she was comfortable without pain and with dignity. She leaves behind her husband, David, and many friends and associates. Her final words to David were, “I love you.”

GORIN, Dr. Arnold Bernard

Dr. Arnold Bernard Gorin passed away on July 31, 2020, in Scottsdale, AZ, from complications due to Covid-19. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvia and Irving Gorin, and his sister, Claire. Arnold leaves behind his wife Linda, children Jarrett and Jessica (her husband Jonathan), and grandchildren Tristan and Winter. Arnold was born in 1944 in New York, NY. He met Linda in medical school at SUNY Downstate. He did his residency at the University of Washington, Seattle, and was on the faculty of the University of California, Davis Medical School before moving to Houston to join Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center where he worked for twenty-five years. Arnie (and Linda) were also co-medical directors for Amigos de las Americas for five years. Arnie loved to teach and to provide care for the critically ill. He continued his work as a pulmonology intensivist in ICUs across the country until his death. He was a kind, gentle and intelligent man. He loved to read, travel and spend time with his family. Arnie had a true sense of adventure and always looked to take the scenic route or try the local delicacy. His raucous laughter rewarded anyone who took time to share a joke or a funny story. A private memorial will be held by the family. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the American Thoracic Society or PBS. In honor of Arnold’s memory, please protect yourself and others by wearing a mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

KELLOGG, Mary Lee

Mary Lee Kellogg passed away peacefully on September 25th, 2020 at the age of 93. Mary was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and had 2 brothers and 4 sisters. She moved to Santa Barbara in 1949 with her husband, Herb and never left. Mary worked many years for the family business, Kellogg’s Men’s Wear, all while raising 6 children. An avid golfer, mom was a longtime member of the SB Women’s Golf Club. She had 9 “holes-in-one” at SB Community Golf Course, her last one at the age of 83. She attributed this accomplishment to “Irish Luck”. She was Irish thru and thru and was very proud of her heritage. Green, of course, was her favorite color! Mom was known for her spunk, quick wit, humor and strong work ethic. If there was a job to do, she got it done. She loved working in her yard and was continuously updating the house with dad. Mom and dad hosted many bbq’s, parties, and large events with family and friends in their beautiful backyard. Mary is preceded in death by her husband Herb and daughters Sharon Kellogg and Rosie Peeler. She is survived by her 5 children: Kathy Kellogg, Happy (Ed) Schroeder, Laurie (Keith) Crowe, Danny (Stevie) Kellogg, and Peggy (Brian) MacIsaac. Mary was blessed with 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 2 more on the way. One of her wishes for when she passed was to have a mass celebrating her life at the Old Mission. We are able to honor that by having a private service there. The family would like to thank her many caregivers and Heritage House Staff, who took care of her these past years while she battled Alzheimer’s. Donations can be made to Hospice of Santa Barbara.

PAULLIN, Walter T. 10/15/1930–9/26/2020

Walt passed from this life peacefully in his home next to Dorine, his wife of 70 years. He was born in Kalispell, Montana and moved to California as a young boy. Despite dealing with many years of health challenges, he lived a remarkably productive and vibrant life. Walt had a lifelong love of aviation, learning to fly while he was a student at Westmont College. His passion for flying led him to become a flight instructor, eventually serving as President, of Santa Barbara Aviation, a corporate pilot for Lear Jet, and a demo pilot for Cheyenne 400. Flying was Walt’s career and hobby; over his lifetime he owned several planes, including his prized Bonanza B35 V-Tail. Walt intensely loved his family; he showered them with care and displayed his affection by giving generously of his time and spirit. He was rooted in his faith and was a longtime member of Community Covenant Church in Goleta. Walt is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Dorine, his three children, Ken, Kathi, and John, his grandchildren, Julie, Nicolette, Travis, and Satya, and his four greatgrandchildren. Although he will be deeply missed, we know he now resides in his heavenly home with his grandson, Todd, who preceded him in death. No memorial service is planned at this time.

PHILLIPS, Kay Alicia

Kay Alicia Phillips (Kekoanui/Reed) died at the age of 73 on September 23, 2020. She passed away peacefully at home in Santa Barbara surrounded by her loving family who cared for her in her final days. She died as a result of complications from a stroke suffered in early September. As all that knew her would agree, Kay was a beautiful soul. She loved deeply and unconditionally and provided that love until the end to her daughters, Kim Kekoanui Blair (Chris Blair) and Kristin Kekoanui Smith. Her family was her greatest joy; especially her five grandchildren and one great-grandchild (Brandon, Shelby and Savannah Smith, Joe and Jade Blair and Baby Brandon Smith). Her sisters, Sue Phillips King and Jan Phillips Gould, with whom she shared an unbreakable bond were with her until the end, providing loving care and prayers throughout her final days. Her brother Roddy Phillips called daily and stated numerous times, “Her love remains in my heart.” She was likely welcomed to Heaven by her loving parents, Doug and Alice Phillips and brothers Johnny and Dougie Phillips, whom she missed dearly throughout the years. Kay was married after high school to Joe Kekoanui, III and referred to him as, “the love of my life”. Many years after Kay and Joe divorced, Kay was married to Gary Reed until he tragically passed away too soon. Together they shared a love of Gary’s children Jennifer Reed Blackmon, Jodi Reed McKechnie Brian Reed and Renee Reed and the sweet baby (at the time) grandchild, Kayla Peralez Sparks. After Gary’s death, Kay chose to remain alone and focus all her love and care on her grandchildren. She showered them with love, understanding, compassion and acceptance. As Savannah says, “She could always put a smile on your face.” Shelby, “GMA Kay was my #1 supporter and all she wanted in return was for me to be her Shellybean.” Joe, “I will always have you in my heart, Grandma, I miss and love you more than anything.” Jade, “Grandma was my person, one of the only people in this world that truly understood who I was.” Brandon, “I will miss my grandma. I love you.” They are beyond heartbroken that their “G-ma” is gone. Gone but not forgotten. Forever love to you Kay, mom, mom-in-law, grandma, sister, daughter, aunt and loyal friend. Private family only service to be held in October. Memorial for all will be planned in the near future when it’s safe to gather again. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Kay’s name to Alzheimer’s Association, PO Box 96011, Washington DC 20090-6011 or Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 512 E. Gutierrez St., SB, CA 93103.

Continued from Page A4 and walk-up drop box at Lompoc City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza; an accessible and walk-up drop box at Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Ave.; an accessible and walk-up drop box at Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services/Public Health, 1100 W. Laurel Ave.; and an accessible and walk-up drop box at Vandenberg Village Library, 3755 Constellation Road. Los Olivos has one accessible and walk-up drop box at Los Olivos Branch Library, 2374 Alamo Pintado Ave. Montecito has one accessible, drive-up and walk-up drop box at Manning Park (Lower Manning Park Area 9), 449 San Ysidro Road & Santa Rosa Lane. New Cuyama has one accessible and walk-up drop box at Cuyama Valley Recreation District (Montgomery Hall Building), 4885 Primero St. Orcutt has one accessible and walk-up location at Oak Knolls Shopping Center directly in front of the State Farm Office across the parking lot from Coast Hills Federal Credit Union, 1108 E. Clark Ave., Santa Maria. Santa Barbara has six different drop box locations: an accessible and walk-up drop box at the County of Santa Barbara Administration Building, 105 E. Anapamu St. (Anacapa Street entrance); an accessible, driveup and walk-up drop box at the County of Santa Barbara Elections Main Office, 4440-A Calle Real; an

4/23/56 – 10/3/20

Randy Michael Larinan went home to Heaven on October 3, 2020 after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 23, 1956 in Newhall, CA to Mike and Ione Larinan. Randy’s family moved to Goleta in 1966 as Randy entered the 5th grade at Fairview Elementary School. He later attended Goleta Valley Jr. High, Dos Pueblos High School, and Santa Barbara City College. Randy was a proud member of the Dos Pueblos Class of 1974, and he maintained close relationships with his classmates throughout his life. He was actively involved with band, swimming and water polo. In addition to school, Randy worked hard at various jobs to support his active social calendar and passion for classic cars. He hiked many miles with Boy Scout Troop 24, backpacking in the local and Sierra Nevada mountains and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. A skilled carpenter, Randy loved working with his hands and worked on multiple projects around the Santa Barbara area with his truck, toolbox and Golden Retriever. He lived in the Denver area in the early 1980s where he became a committed Denver Broncos fan. He was also an energetic and vocal fan of the LA Lakers and UCLA Football. Randy met his wife Veronica while living in Antigua supervising a renovation project at a beachside resort. They were married there in 1989, and subsequently built a home and had their first child, Jay. In 1993 Randy returned to Santa Barbara with his family, and Cheyanne was born in 1998. For fifteen years, Randy was the facilities manager at the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission and became active in community service with the Kiwanis of Santa Barbara. From 2009 through 2016, Randy was an onsite superintendent for Powell & Associates overseeing the construction of custom homes. Randy loved life. His family and friends were extremely important to him. He was cheerful, animated and fun. Wherever he was, he was fully present and engaged with everyone around him. He had multiple circles of friends throughout the community and was a cherished friend and relative to many.

GLENN, Paul F. Paul F. Glenn was well-known among commodity traders and medical researchers. He deftly handled the doubleedged sword of long and short positions in volatile commodities markets which enabled him to reach another of his goals beyond financial success: philanthropy in medical research.

An outdoor service remembering Randy’s life will be held on Saturday October 17th at 2:00 PM at Santa Barbara Community Church, 1002 Cieneguitas Road. All are welcome but space is limited. Please RSVP to Debi Smith via e-mail to RandyLarinanMemorial@ gmail.com. Face masks will be required. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Santa Barbara Alzheimer’s Association.

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He enjoyed watching movies, ranging from Godzilla to The Godfather to Singin’ in the Rain. Together with three law school classmates he formed a barbershop quartet that performed as the “Dodos;” cutting an album and singing at events throughout the greater Boston area. Paul’s knack for timing and humor was as great as a stand-up comic.

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In recent years, Paul was a resident of Casa Dorinda, a retirement community in Montecito, California. He died on September 29, 2020 at the age of 89. Paul was fond of referencing the epitaph on the tombstone of an old Arizona cowboy: “Jack Slade. Done His Damndest,” and then pointing out “Paul F. Glenn done his damndest too.” Above all, Paul F. Glenn was a gentleman —kind, generous and compassionate. He will be missed by all who knew him. Paul has endowed the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research to carry on its mission in perpetuity. Due to Covid-19 an event celebrating Paul’s life will take place at a later date.

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As Paul liked to remind us, he was the youngest member of the American Gerontological Society when he joined. Paul served on the Advisory Council of the National Institute on Aging and was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Aging Association, American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), and a founding Trustee of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

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Paul was a passionate gardener, creating a widely recognized garden of almost 4 acres at his Montecito home largely devoted to cycads, succulents, palms, and araucaria among the native coastal live oaks. He was an avid golfer and member of several golf clubs during his life including Winged Foot Golf Club, and Paradise Valley Country Club, and was a member of both Birnam Wood Golf Club and The Valley Club of Montecito at the time of his death. Paul often lamented that the hundreds of golf clubs he owned were defective and were his real handicap. Typically dressed in particularly colorful shirts and one-of-a-kind trousers when he played, he claimed they helped to distract opponents.

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Although he passed both the New York and Pennsylvania bar exams, Paul had already decided he wanted to trade commodity futures rather than practice law. As a co-founder of the Bull and Bear Club of Harvard Law School, Paul had become increasingly interested in investing. In 1956 he joined Dean Witter & Co. launching a career spanning almost six decades trading commodity futures. He became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and other commodity exchanges, and played a key role in the creation of several commodity trading firms. With his success, Paul broadened his investment activities to include oil and gas exploration, venture capital and other areas; co-founding Cycad Group, a venture capital firm in Santa Barbara, California.

An only grandson of aging grandparents, Paul witnessed the challenges of aging and age-related diseases first hand. The experience left an imprint that formed the basis of his future philanthropic focus. In 1965, he founded the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research “to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lifespan.” His financial support allowed the Glenn Foundation to establish Paul F. Glenn Centers for the Biology of Aging Research at Harvard, Stanford, MIT, the Salk Institute, the Mayo Clinic, Princeton, Einstein College of Medicine, University of Michigan and the Buck Institute. Through these Centers and other programmatic activity, the Glenn Foundation has funded more than $100 Million in basic research.

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As a philosophy major at Princeton, Paul developed strong opinions supporting the moral arguments for property rights, rule of law, capitalism and individual responsibility. Early on he decided he wanted to improve the human condition in some significant way, and to leave the world “in a bit better shape than I found it.”

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Wind west-northwest at 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south swell 2-4 feet at 11-second intervals. Visibility clear.

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SKINNER, Joan Claire: 79; of Santa Barbara; died Sept. 25; arrangements by Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.

Paul Foss Glenn was born and raised in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy (‘48), Princeton University (‘52) and Harvard Law School (‘55).

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accessible and walk-up drop box at the Eastside Branch Library, 1102 E. Montecito St.; an accessible, drive-up and walk-up drop box at MacKenzie Park, 3111 State St. (corner of State and Las Positas); an accessible and walk-up drop box at San Andres Hardware, 635 W. Micheltorena St. (corner of San Andres and Micheltorena); and an accessible and drive-up drop box at Santa Barbara City College (West Campus Drop-Off), 721 Cliff Drive. Santa Maria also has six drop box locations: an accessible and walk-up drop box at Atkinson Park, 1000 N. Railroad Ave.; an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at Joe Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway (parking lot); an accessible and walk-up drop box at Minami Community Center, 600 W. Enos Drive; an accessible and walk-up drop box at the Santa Maria Animal Center, 548 W. Foster Road; an accessible and walk-up drop box at Santa Maria Elks, 1309 N. Bradley Road; and an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St. (City Library Parking Garage). The Santa Ynez Valley has one accessible and walk-up drop box at the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA, 900 N. Refugio Road. Finally, Solvang has one accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Drive (parking lot near Library drop box).

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LARINAN, Randy Michael

Randy is survived by his loving wife Veronica Larinan, and three children: Jay Larinan of Carpinteria, Cheyanne Larinan of Santa Barbara and Jaylene Marotte of Upland, and two grandchildren. He is also survived by two siblings and their spouses: Brian (Katia) Larinan of Goleta and Debi (Mark) Smith of Caldwell, Idaho and three niecesDia, Allison and Olivia.

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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 133,945 acre-ft. Elevation 731.33 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 23.8 acre-ft. Inflow 0.0 acre-ft. State inflow 12.6 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +0 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Botanical creations and bespoke leather goods are traced back to Ralph Cordova’s grandmothers in the 1800s, which led him to create the first soaps made with indigenous botanicals.

t Rafael Adón, the handcrafted garments and goods are more than just stylish and fragrant — they tell a Santa Barbara story. Founded in 1999, the familyowned company specializes in artisanal soaps, perfume oils, leather bags and garments. Its meticulous, homemade nature stems from the founders’ ancestors’ histories of creating and practicing ethnobotany. Each $12 bar of artisanal soap aims to use the sense of smell to create a mental image for the user. “Los Olivos,” for example, is made with California organic black olives, and “the notes of amber, cardamom and musk warm the senses like witnessing a warm Santa Barbara sunset.” “Marinero” is inspired by sailing adventures in the Santa Barbara Channel, bringing “the invigorating brininess of the Pacific Ocean with an aquatic undercurrent.” Ralph Cordova, who lives in Please see SOAP on B3

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Mr. Cordova Mr. Cordova said he was added that inspired to start he recently To learn more about Rafael AdĂłn the company teamed up with and its traditions and products, visit while living two brothers rafaeladon.com. on an 800-acre in Mexico who avocado ranch own a cactus on the Gaviota farm and began coast. Botanical creations and making bags out of cactus plant bespoke leather goods are traced material, a vegan alternative to back to his grandmothers in the an animal skin bag. 1800s, which led him to create the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to think that whenever first soaps made with indigenous someone gets one of our products, botanicals. they get something that was made The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Story & Stitchâ&#x20AC;? with a very good spirit in mind,â&#x20AC;? feature allows for customizable the founder continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think leather bags, where the creators one of the biggest things I enjoy is meet the customers and learn that I make things with my family about their lifestyles and desires being together, making something for a handbag. Then they build beautiful and just connecting and a luxury bag according to laughing and telling stories.â&#x20AC;? individual characteristics. The soaps are made with

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Continued from Page B1 Santa Barbara, is the founder of Rafael AdĂłn, and he, along with his mother, stepfather and husband, run the company. His personal favorite soap is simply called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Barbara,â&#x20AC;? emitting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;scent of petrichor, the smell of rain, released from its slumber to mingle with the scent of night blooming jasmine.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was able to bring the sentiment of a Santa Barbara evening when it rains, and the smell of the wet soil and jasmine and the wetness and saltiness of the breeze in the evening,â&#x20AC;? he told the News-Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of my latest addictions.â&#x20AC;?

saponified organic oils olive, coconut and soy, along with salt and lye. Their emollience comes from naturally occurring glycerine from the creation process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing about our business is our formulations can actually trace back to my greatgrandmother who was a healer of the earth and botanicals,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Cordova said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing up in her family that practiced ethanol botany is the core of our company. In that way, these family traditions look forward to others being able to benefit from its important message.â&#x20AC;? email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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At left, Rafael AdĂłn is a company boasting handcrafted soaps, perfume, bags and garments, per the foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ancestorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; traditions. At right, the homemade soaps at Rafael AdĂłn are made with saponified organic oils olive, coconut and soy, along with salt and lye. Their emollience comes from naturally occurring glycerine from the creation process.

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“Black Panther” star Chad Boseman, who died recently from cancer, appears in 2015 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. “Black Panther” will screen Tuesday during a free UCSB Arts & Lectures series at West Wind Drive-in.

GOLETA — UCSB Arts & Lectures program is holding free community film screenings of family-friendly student picks at the West Wind Drive-in. Gates at the Goleta drive-in open an hour and a half before the first film, and it’s first-come, firstserved. Food trucks, concessions and entertainment will also be available. There are two movies per night,

and movie nights are this Tuesday, along with Oct. 20, 21, 28, 29; Nov. 5, 10, 18; and Dec. 2, 9 and 16. Screening this Tuesday are “School of Rock” (2003) at 7 p.m. and “Black Panther” (2018) at 9:15 p.m. From Halloween to Christmas, seasonal films such as “The Addams Family” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” are featured. Christmas films such as “Elf” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”

will also be played. Thrillers such as “Get Out” and “Inception,” along with action films such as “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse” are also featured in the line-up. For more information, including show times, visit artsandlectures. ucsb.edu/Index.aspx. — Grayce McCormick

‘Digital burnout’ Mental health forum to focus on post-pandemic world By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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“From Burnout to Resilience: Thriving in a Digital World,” a special forum on mental health dealing with stress and anxiety in a post-COVID-19 pandemic world, will be held virtually from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Allan Hancock College’s Student Health Services is partnering with Transitions-Mental Health and the LEAD Project to host the event. “Many new stressors that have arisen have taken a huge toll on our mental health as individuals and collectively. In this digital age that has been rapidly unfolding, we are facing a new type of burnout— digital burnout,” said Xixi Zhai, Student Health Services specialist at the Santa Maria college. “The goal for this year’s forum

FYI “From Burnout to Resilience: Thriving in a Digital World” will be held virtually from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22. To register for the event, visit www. allianceformentalwellness.com.

is to present strategies to prevent and alleviate digital burnout, promote self-care and compassion and improve everyone’s mental wellness.” Featured speakers will include Amy Kathleen Lee and Hamza Kahn. Ms. Lee is an award-winning eating disorder recovery advocate, motivational speaker and suicide prevention trainer who has shared her story of overcoming childhood trauma, an eating disorder, selfharm and suicide with more than 4,000 youths across the Central Coast. She is also a QPR suicide prevention trainer and the CEO of

her own nonprofit, Dancing with ED. Mr. Kahn is an award-winning marketer, best-selling author and global keynote speaker whose TEDx talk, “Stop Managing, Start Leading,” has been viewed more than a million times. His presentations and talks seek to empower youth and early talent. He also works as managing director of Student Life Network, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive education resource platform, which reaches over 2.7 million students. Hancock, TMHA and LEAD partnered last year to present a similar in-person forum. The group, which calls itself the Alliance for Mental Health, chose to host this year’s forum virtually to protect the health and safety of participants. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

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DID YOU KNOW? Bonnie Donovan

Concerns over counting votes

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Don’t be suckered over debate

on’t fool yourself. The Democrats and the mainstream media don’t want to cancel the next two presidential debates because they are worried about Americans’ delicate sensibilities. Are you kidding me? They know that the ailing Joe Biden is hanging by a thread, and they’re scared. Even if they believe Mr. Biden won the debate, as they claim, they know it was only by default — because of a possible negative reaction to Donald Trump, as opposed to anything impressive coming from Mr. Biden. They’ll do everything they can to avoid Mr. Biden taking the risk of being blown out of the water in upcoming debates. They understand Mr. Biden doesn’t have the juice, the ideas or the record to win a debate against Mr. Trump on his own. Without help from Mr. Trump, future moderators or the post-debate media chorus, Mr. Biden can’t win. Granted, even some of Mr. Trump’s supporters think Mr. Trump helped Mr. Biden out by being rude and interrupting too much. But former George W. Bush’s aide Ari Fleischer observed that Mr. Biden started it. Let’s also recognize Mr. Biden’s rudeness in telling Mr. Trump to shut up, calling him a clown and the worst president we’ve ever had, and again falsely smearing him as a racist. Yet Mr. Biden gets a complete pass for his rudeness. It’s almost as if the media were biased or something. Try to put yourself in Mr. Trump’s shoes going into this debate. He has been ceaselessly and unfairly maligned for four years. He’s naturally going to be loaded for bear. Plus, he and his team do their homework. They know how Mr. Biden mocked, bullied and interrupted Paul Ryan during the 2016 vice presidential debate. They saw what happened when Mr. Ryan allowed himself to be steamrolled by the “empathetic” Biden. Maybe Mr. Ryan figured it was better to appear above the fray than to fight back — an attitude that he may have acquired from his running mate, Mitt Romney, who all but threw in the towel after destroying then-President Barack Obama in the first debate. But playing nice for the sake of accolades and at the expense of the nation are not in Mr. Trump’s DNA. His team surely told him he couldn’t afford to let Mr. Biden run over him with insults and innuendo, and should instead be himself and play offense. If you think Mr. Trump went too far, fine. But could the Democrats, the media and never-Trump Republicans please spare us the fake shock over Mr. Trump’s debate conduct, as if they had expected him to have a personality transplant and behave like George McFly? They know better. They’re not appalled; they’re posturing. Their post-mortem would have us believe Americans are too weak to endure more debates. Quit treating the people like babies. Voters can handle a Please see limbaugh on C4

5 reasons to reject a bad plan

roposition 15 is a ballot initiative retailers already burdened with recovering on California’s Nov. 3 ballot. This from the impacts of COVID-19 will now face a initiative will create a “split roll” new tax from the state. This will mean more property tax system for the state. and more businesses will fail, and we’ll see Currently, under Proposition 13, a rise in unemployment, bankruptcies and which passed in 1978, all properties in the state foreclosures of homes as people cannot pay are taxed at a rate that is based on 1% of their their mortgages. purchase price. Additionally, property taxes are 2. The proposition targets minority and urban increased by 2% per year. property owners and tenants. This has created a system of stability and If passed, this initiative will certainty for all property owners across the disproportionately target minority-owned state. businesses and urban business areas. Now proponents of Proposition It will impact minority business owners Brian Johnson 15 want to split off the commercial who will see their property taxes property tax protections from increase. If they cannot afford those The author Proposition 13 and reassess increases, they will have to close down, is presidentcommercial properties every three and that could further depress urban elect of the years at current market values. They property values as blight and vacant Santa Barbara say this could create $7 billion to storefronts line the streets. Association of $12 billion in annual property tax Additionally, increases in rents will Realtors. revenues for cities and schools. be passed on in the form of increased What they don’t mention is that costs at the cash register. Higher costs everyone in the state will be paying those taxes, will hurt low-income and minority communities and our cities and schools will not see all of the most. that revenue. I oppose Proposition 15 for the That’s why the NAACP, Latinos Vote and all following reasons. ethnic Chambers of Commerce have all come 1. It increases property taxes on owners AND out against it. tenants still reeling from the recession and 3. The proposition has a misleading title and COVID-19. misleading messaging. Initiative proponents talk about how this will The measure is called “The California affect only the largest corporate commercial Schools and Local Communities Funding Act property owners in the state. That is wrong. of 2020.” It never mentions that this is a major This will hit mom-and-pop business owners property tax increase. disproportionately. This proposition requires Proponents point to the funding for cities and reassessment for all commercial properties schools. What they don’t mention is the order with only a small exemption for owners who that the money gets spent. own property valued at less than $3 million. Any increased revenues will be used for 1) That sounds like it should be the majority offsetting income tax revenues that decrease of small businesses right? Wrong. Small due to changes in the deductions and 2) taking businesses overwhelmingly rent their care of the costs of implementing the new properties, and these new taxes will get passed assessment rules. Those have been estimated on to the tenants through increased expenses at to be approximately $1 billion the first year for a time where the state and federal government county assessors to hire, train and implement is trying to provide small businesses with rent the new rules, and the costs are expected to be relief to keep their doors open. around $500 million annually after that. That means restaurants and other small Then, 3) 60% of remaining revenues will go

to local governments and special districts. 4) Finally, 40% of whatever is left will go to schools with an 11% allotment to city colleges and 89% to public schools, charter schools and county education offices. There is still no guarantee as to where the money will go. It will more than likely go toward pension obligations and very little will ever reach a classroom or a pothole. 4. The proposition means less residential development. Proponents claim that the new tax only affects commercial properties. This is misleading. Residential properties will be directly impacted. A city deciding whether to allow land to be developed for commercial or residential use will lean toward commercial use, which will provide larger property tax revenues. This will harm California residents as we’re already in a housing crisis, and we need all of the new housing development we can get. 5. Residential protections are next. Last, but not least, proponents have already said this is just the beginning of their efforts towards overturning Proposition 13. If Proposition 15 passes, proponents will be back for the rest of Prop. 13 protections. We could return to the days of 50% to 100% increases in our property taxes on an annual basis. This is not a partisan issue. Leaders from both sides of the political spectrum are lining up against this. Now is not the time to saddle the residents and small businesses of California with a new tax. Please join me in voting no on Proposition 15 on Nov. 3. Save California residents and businesses from a new tax at a time where they need all the help they can get. If you would like more information about the adverse impacts of Prop. 15 upon our small businesses, please contact me at bjohnson@ radiusgroup.com or the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors at info@sbaor.org.

State needs common-sense energy policy

n-going rolling blackouts, the highest electrical rates in the country and an energy scenario in California that is indicative of a third-world country is what we all experience daily with our energy demands in California. (Actually, many third-world countries have more dependable electricity for its consumers.) The bottom line, from any perspective, the direction of the last 20 years to only promote sustainable energy and discourage traditional sources of energy has been a tragic failure. It’s fine to promote sustainable energy. In fact, I applaud our efforts to do so. But to pursue policies that not

only discourage, but actually Energy Dan Brouillette wrote remove from our inventories, an op-ed in the Orange County traditional sources of energy Register entitled “A Plan for because they leave a carbon Solving California’s Energy footprint is sheer madness. Problem.” That op-ed underscored The time has come the value of nuclear Mike Stoker for us to call upon our energy. lawmakers and insist on Secretary Brouillette The author is stated, “Diablo Canyon a policy that promotes from Santa sustainable energy nuclear power plant, Barbara integrated with a power which provides nine supply of traditional percent of the state’s forms of energy until sustainable electricity, is slated for premature energy is abundantly available and closure, taking a huge amount of reliable. reliable power off the grid. The At the forefront of these plant still has years of useful life, traditional forms of energy is and the state must find a way to nuclear energy. (Natural gas keep it online if California leaders is also in abundant supply and want to retain this source of clean, is extremely clean. However, a reliable electricity.” different source of energy calls for I couldn’t agree more with the a different op-ed for another day.) energy secretary. Recently, U.S. Secretary of In my opinion, not only should

Diablo be allowed to operate for its normal life cycle, but we should be considering increasing the amount of nuclear generating facilities throughout California and the country. I will first address Diablo, located in San Luis Obispo County, and then the idea of increasing nuclear generating facilities throughout the country. When it comes to Diablo, consider that, other than unreliable sources of sustainable energy (solar, wind and tidal), nuclear energy (Diablo) provides the smallest carbon footprint of any other source of energy used to create electricity. Indeed, Diablo is such a good provider of non-carbon footprint electricity, the original coPlease see Stoker on C4

emember the Public Records Request we made to the city of Santa Barbara on July 2, for several democratic voters, whose votes were not counted? The response they had received from the city was that the time to contest the election was over. They were simply asking why the online website showed they had not voted at all. Did You Know? filed the records request on the day the records of the ballots were on the agenda for approval to be destroyed. Santa Barbara City Council member Eric Friedman came to the rescue of his constituents and made a motion to halt the destruction and to fill the request. After four extensions by the city, on the deadline again, last Monday, we received a denial by City Attorney Ariel Calonne, who wrote, “The time period to request information from that election had elapsed.” However, we requested this information in July, and at the same City Council meeting, the consent for destruction was on the agenda. Is that censorship? The need-to-know basis? The information should have still been available, and the City Council told the staff to fill the request. Unless the staff were just slow walking it, so the time would lapse, and it would just be a moot point. However, during last Tuesday’s City Council’s open public comment, several citizens voiced their objection to the city’s lack of response to the PRAR regarding the ballots. That evening City Attorney Calonne responded to one of the citizens, a local attorney, and suggested a conference call ASAP to work through this. We will keep you posted — it is imperative each vote is counted to protect our system! The finale of last Tuesday’s City Council meeting: Mayor Cathy Murillo reported that two homeless organizations, SB ACT and City Net, conducted a survey last week due to the complaints of increasing homeless on the streets. The homeless are being surveyed to determine who they are and why they are coming. Repeatedly the newspaper has reported, and numerous complaints have been made to homeless organizations as well as City Council, that the inmates are released from multiple counties and states and then are delivered to Santa Barbara. They also inform these released inmates that Santa Barbara has all the services they require. Our local organizations welcome them with open arms, sign them up for stipends and in return get funding to run their organizations. Why does our local government encourage this population to be relocated to one of the most expensive places to live with a chronic lack of housing? Where is the equity in putting these newly released inmates with no previous ties to SB whatsoever, into a no-win situation for anybody? By the way, this practice was begun pre-COVID-19. And speaking of our selfdealing, head-in-the-sand politicians, last Tuesday, did anyone see Gov. Gavin Newsom begging California residents to stop moving out of the state? Please see donovan on c4

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ere are a few lives. Subsequently, the of my favorite movement has declared quotes from that looting is a form of George Orwell’s reparations as store owners great novels, are guilty of hoarding wealth. “Animal Farm” and “1984:” Moreover, violence and “In a time of universal lawlessness are being deceit, telling the truth is a described as “peaceful revolutionary act.” protests,” while the siege of “The past was erased, the Portland, complete with fire erasure was forgotten, the lie bombings and the like, have became the truth.” been described by public And: “A society becomes officials as “the summer of totalitarian when its structure love.” How Orwellian is that? becomes flagrantly artificial Finally, values such as hard — that is, when its ruling work, showing up on time and class has lost its function but the nuclear family construct succeeds in clinging to power are now considered forms of by force or fraud.” white supremacy. Meanwhile, What George Orwell Joe Biden declared that understood, via his exposes on “Republicans want to put socialism and the like, is that black people back in chains.” language can control thought, A few other significant and subsequently, phrases that have a manipulation or changed over time distortion of language to influence how we can be used to control think about things in people. our society? When For example, let’s was the last time you start with “climate referred to somebody change.” This phrase as a “derelict,” as in Andy Caldwell replaced the term dereliction of duty? “global warming.” We no longer speak Both phrases have to do of people who are poor and with a theory that the use leading abject lives in terms of fossil fuels is creating an of their own irresponsible abundance of greenhouse gas choices as it pertains to emissions in our atmosphere drug and alcohol abuse or that is subsequently and a lack of a work ethic. No, deleteriously affecting earth’s instead these people are temperature. victims of symptomatic Have you ever stopped to circumstances beyond their ask yourself why the phrase control — namely, they are “global warming” was homeless. Similarly, we no replaced by the concept of longer refer to people who “climate change?” are incarcerated as criminals The point here, as it refers or felons. Instead, they are to Orwell, is the simple truth “justice-involved individuals”. that the only thing the climate Hold on, things are about to does on a consistent basis is get worse. change. Young people today regard Hence, as we are all too truth as an emotion — that painfully aware, each and is, truth is what they feel it every weather pattern and is. Self-evident truths are phenomenon is now cited no longer the bedrock of as proof positive that the freedom. climate changes. Ergo, we are Instead, the goal in life is to supposed to believe a change avoid being triggered — that in weather is proof of the is, the avoidance of having original correlation between thoughts/feelings challenged. the use of fossil fuels and What that means in practical climate change. terms is that this age cohort However, correlation does isn’t primarily persuaded not prove causation. It never by “the facts of the matter.’ has and it never will. Their feelings are paramount, Next up, “Black Lives meaning they are easily the Matter.” The first thing we most beguiled generation in need to understand about the history of America, easily this phrase is that it speaks of predisposed to emotional a value, an organization and manipulation, including the a movement. As a value, no lure of socialism, despite one would dispute that black Orwell’s prescient warnings. lives matter except a bonafide racist. Nevertheless, the Andy Caldwell is the executive organization by the same director of COLAB and the name has a Marxist agenda host of The Andy Caldwell that has little to do with Show weekdays from 3-5 p.m. improving the lot of black on News-Press Radio AM 1290.

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f you ask me, the specialists of art, music, STEAM and P.E. are something special. For me, they can help see that even if your work is not what you wanted, it’s still special because you’re the one who made it. Each of us students have a little light that shines within us that makes us special in our own way. We all see things differently, and that is what makes us unlike anybody else. All schools are special, all grades are special, but most importantly, all the students are special. I noticed during Zoom sessions at school that our art specialist had to work in a small, tight space, barely big enough for her and her supplies. Measure L would provide money for Cold Spring School to build more classrooms and fix problems like flooding in the portables. If you are willing to help our school stay strong even when it seems impossible, we would love it if you’d consider supporting the Cold Spring School bond measure. Amelia K. Third-grader Cold Spring School in Montecito

Cold Spring district is acting badly

t has recently come to my attention that multiple residents of the Cold Spring School District have been threatened with court action by an employee of the district. Why? Because they have been asking questions, expressing their opinions and sharing published information regarding the proposed bond measure and the fiscal operations of the district. Yes, it has come to this. Most residents of the district had no idea that the governing board and the administration were considering a bond measure until they may have read about it in local newspapers last month. We are all playing catch-up here — asking questions; trying to get information; asking to have access to an “informational” webinar, which was hosted Wednesday by the superintendent/principal. (We were denied the opportunity to participate in the webinar to present an opposing view). There have been no community forums, no direct mailings and no solicitation of community input regarding a needs assessment or design plan. No opportunities were directly offered to the current parents or the wider community to participate in crafting the proposed project list. When we ask to be included, we are ignored or denied. When we request information, we are told that it doesn’t exist. When we ask questions or express opinions, we are slapped with a “cease-anddesist” demand or threatened with a lawsuit. The district could have chosen to embrace the opposing viewpoints and work together with the community to reach consensus. It makes me so sad that they have chosen instead to stifle and silence and threaten community members who are just trying to find out what the hell is going on. Katherine Davidson Santa Barbara

Andy Caldwell’s wrong about COVID-19

hy does an aspiring congressional candidate decide to make an obviously false public statement about COVID-19? Andy Caldwell is quoted as saying that “99.99% of COVID patients recover.” Did he forget his fourth-grade math, or does he emulate the president by lying about COVID? 99.99% recovery is the same as 1 death in 10,000. But the local, state and U.S. data are straightforward: It varies between a recovery rate of about 98.8% in Santa Barbara (115 deaths in 9,000 cases) and 97.2% in the U.S. (208,000 deaths out of 7.5 million cases). A very different truth. Thomas Ostwald Santa Barbara

Let’s re-elect Salud Carbajal

ndy Caldwell is running for the 24th Congressional District on a platform of general complaints about government and a desire to fix Washington. Our representative isn’t there

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Cold Spring School third-grader Amelia K. wrote a letter to the News-Press in support of Measure L.

to focus on Washington. We elect a congressman to address specific needs here on the Central Coast. Mr. Caldwell says that he is prepared for the job after interviewing guests for his radio show and writing 2,000 essays. While he does have a small following, Mr. Caldwell’s niche views are not representative of the diverse people living on the Central Coast. Before running for any office, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, developed the skill-set needed to serve in government by working at various government entities, including an 11-year stint in the office of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Naomi Schwartz. After getting a master’s degree in organizational management, Salud ran for office and won his own seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. During his 12-year tenure on the board, Salud Carbajal further developed his leadership skills by serving on several governmental and community boards, addressing a range of real-life problems such as waste management and affordable housing. Congressman Carbajal has done a great job representing the Central Coast in Washington. His military background has informed his work on the House Committee on Armed Services, where he worked to provide service members with appropriate body armor and helped develop collaborative partnerships between the D.O.D and local colleges. Rep. Carbajal successfully secured $1 million for the Santa Barbara Veterans Treatment Courts and introduced legislation to combat veteran homelessness. As vice chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Carbajal is working to create jobs by developing legislation to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure. We deserve thoughtful, prepared representation in Washington. Vote for Salud Carbajal. Molly Machin Nipomo

License plate reader will eliminate jobs

our current front page article about “Santa Barbara implements license plate reader (News-Press, Oct. 3), should have been titled “Santa Barbara eliminates more prevailing wage jobs.” Of all of the cities in Santa Barbara County, this is the last city that needs to eliminate jobs. The city staff is willing to spend $500,000 to eliminate prevailing rate jobs, which are needed by college students and about a third of the population. Nothing could make less sense. Now the staff can work on creating a $5 million new project to create the jobs they are eliminating. David Pick Solvang

Social justice and systemic opportunity

s there systemic racism and social injustice in this country or rather just the opposite, social justice and systemic opportunity? If there is systemic racism, then how do you explain the recent election of a seemingly black president, not once but twice? If there is systemic racism, then how do you explain the recent nominating of a seemingly black woman as vice president? Is there rather systemic drug addiction and drug abuse, systemic alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse, systemic spousal abuse and systemic child abuse? And do these addictions and abuses not lead to myriad issues that society and the police have to contend with and

deal with on a daily basis? In regards to the recent black lives matter incidents, are they systemic or are they rather aberrations? Does finding one incident a month to demonstrate about really constitute systemic? Every day in this country of ours there are hundreds of thousands of police involved in hundreds of thousands of incidents. When they pull over an automobile, there is the chance of gunshots coming from inside that car. When they knock on a door, there is also the chance of gunshots coming from inside that location. When you go into a police station, there will be a wall of honor, where the pictures of dead police officers are hung. Men (and women) who gave that last full measure of devotion protecting and serving. Is this not systemic and an example of systemic service and sacrifice? Or are we scapegoating the police for our addictions, abuses and failures? Do black lives matter? Of course they do. But rather, isn’t it better to ask does God’s Life matter or does God’s Love matter? Do we as a people still trust in God? Do we still pledge to become one nation under that God? Do we still hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created? Or, have we become more like poor little lambs who have lost our way, bah, bah, bah? John C. Kirk Jr. Santa Barbara

Let’s wake up, America!

he upcoming election is the most important and consequential election in the history of our nation. It is not about President Donald Trump versus former Vice President Joe Biden. It is about the future and survival of America. It is also about two political parties. One believes in freedom, the other in government control (socialismmarxism-communism.) All you have to do is look at California to see what the devastating effects of socialism would be: High taxes, a dictatorial governor, homelessness, the destruction of cities, extreme environmental policies, lawlessness and corruption throughout the government. When you vote in the Nov. 3 election, keep these two opposing views in mind. Don Thorn Carpinteria

Don’t be paralyzed by COVID-19 fear

he COVID-19 pandemic slowdown gives me time to reflect on past studies leading to my master’s in public administration. How does a government control the population in a free society? The answer is through fear. This COVID-19 pandemic has given states under Democratic Party control the perfect excuse to put the squeeze on their citizens. This pandemic allows us to critically examine the stark differences between conservative (Republican) and liberal (Democrat) philosophy and ideology. Conservatism places the responsibility for health and safety on the individual; whereas under Liberalism, the government decides and dictates what is best for the citizenry. This contrast explains why officials and organizations so strongly oppose (hate) President Donald Trump. His decisions, policies, accomplishments, and rhetoric flies in the face of the controlling “old guard.” He fearlessly challenges the “Goliaths” of old power house elitist career politicians, global business interests, media and social establishments. Their hate of the president is stoked by the strong passionate support of the common man. President Trump has become the new Biblical “David” of the American people. His infection and subsequent medical progress drive the media and political opponents into a “shark feeding frenzy” because he flies in their faces, thus disproving their liberal insistence that everyone must be paralyzed by fear. Instead he is living proof that true leaders offer positive hopeful solutions to problems. He is correct when he states that American technology and science is the best in the world and that “In God We Trust” is the predominant American philosophy. Theodore “Ted” Suchecki Lieutenant colonel, USAF, retired, Lompoc

he Santa Barbara News-Press endorses these candidates for the Nov. 3 general

election: President Donald Trump. This is not an election of personalities — it’s an election to save the country from those forces that want to “transform” it into something that is the antithesis of this country’s founding, changing for the worst the most wonderful country on Earth. Andy Caldwell, 24th District, U.S. House of Representatives, will bring a much needed “voice of reason” to the U.S. Congress, something sorely lacking for decades in this district. He wants to “drain the swamp” in Washington, lower taxes, fight for the working man and work to decrease the size of government. He will battle the socialist agenda, fight for parents’ right to choose the best school for their children, work to provide affordable housing and healthcare. He pledges to restore constitutional principles to government and to restore the American Dream. Jordan Cunningham has been an active common-sense representative for the 35th State Assembly District. He has taken on the Employment Development Department (EDD) to help his constituents get unemployment benefits during the pandemic. He supports having the U.S. Space Command Headquarters based at Vandenberg Air Force Base, which will bring much needed employment to the Santa Barbara region. Gary Michaels, 19th State Senate District, Santa Maria, a small business owner who is a fiscal conservative. He wants to get the best value for taxpayers and believes in limited government and limited government expenditures. Charles Cole, 37th State Assembly District, a lifelong resident of Santa Barbara, embraces Ronald Reagan’s principles and values in California politics. He is for school choice, opposes new taxes and would like to see the monies spent on the “train to nowhere” go toward self-help resources for the homeless who want to re-enter society. Proposition 14 (Bonds): No. Proposition 15 (Taxes): No. Proposition 16 (Affirmative Action): No. Proposition 17 (Suffrage): No. Proposition 18 (Suffrage): No. Proposition 19 (Taxes): No. Proposition 20 (Law Enforcement): Yes. Proposition 21 (Housing): No. Proposition 22 (Business): Yes. Proposition 23 (Healthcare): No. Proposition 24 (Business): No. Proposition 25 (Trials): No.

John Stossel

Beware the ‘fact checkers’

ecently, I released a video that called California’s fires “government fueled.” A few days later, Facebook inserted a warning on my video: “Missing Context. Independent fact-checkers say this information could mislead.” Some of my viewers now feel betrayed. One wrote: “Shameful, John ... what happened to you!!? Your reporting was always fair ... (but) your... fires story was so ... unfair, even Facebook tagged it.” A “fact-check” from Facebook carries weight. Worse, Facebook says that because my video is labeled misleading, it will show my content to fewer people. Please see Stossel on C4

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Watch out for the flu shot bullies

ear skeptical Americans: You have every right and reason to be hesitant about rolling up your sleeves and submitting to flu vaccine jabs this year. The public health-industrial complex bureaucrats who have flip-flop-flipped on universal mask-wearing during this COVID-19 chaos are the same ones now pushing universal flu shots. Assurances about the safety and efficacy of seasonal influenza immunization should be taken with a boulder of salt. The actual scientific literature, as opposed to governmentpromoted propaganda, shows that safety and efficacy evidence is lacking on all fronts across all age groups. Even more alarming: While gullible journalists regurgitate panicked talking points about a “twindemic” of COVID19 and flu this fall and winter, scientific data suggests that taking the flu shot may increase the risk of influenza or other non-influenza respiratory viral

infections. research about this possible risk factor is Just four months ago, a study published urgently needed.” by the evidence-based Medicine, Public You don’t say. Health and Environmental Toxicology But as always, Feckless Anthony Fauci investigated whether the seasonal casts his public health pronouncements flu vaccine played a role in as unassailable moral increasing COVID-19 incidence imperatives. (Remember: First, and mortality. it was selfish to wear a mask “We found statistically because health workers needed significant positive correlations them more than the rest of us between” the vaccination did during shortages — and they coverage rate and reported didn’t do anything to protect COVID-19 incidence, “as well the wearer, anyway. Then it as mortality for Europe and was selfish not to wear a mask the USA,” the team reported. Michelle Malkin because we “have to do our part “A statistically significant to stop the spread of COVID” positive correlation was also — even though there is still no found between the VCR and the COVIDscientific support for universal mask 19 case fatality rate (CFR) for Europe. mandates.) ... Our analysis indicates that receiving Well, Dr. Fauci now tells us that we all seasonal influenza vaccination(s) in the need flu shots because it’s “our personal past might be an additional risk factor responsibility to protect ourselves,” but for the elderly in terms of enhanced also “the vulnerable around us, including susceptibility to infection with SARSyoung children, pregnant women, adults, CoV-2 and higher likelihood of a lethal 65 years of age or older and those with outcome in case of infection. More underlying chronic health conditions.”

What Dr. Fauci won’t tell you: Healthcare workers have for years objected to mandatory flu shots, citing several meta-analyses by the respected Cochrane Collaboration and studies by other mainstream researchers showing weak or no evidence that vaccinated workers are less likely to transmit the flu virus. In fact, after publishing an analysis of 50 controlled studies of flu shots in healthy adults, the Cochrane Collaboration in 2010 found only “modest” benefits of reducing flu symptoms and concluded that there was “no evidence” that the shots affected flu complications such as pneumonia. The independent Cochrane researchers slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for ignoring the “quality of the evidence” and instead quoting “anything that supports their theory.” The Cochrane Systematic Reviews, the gold standard for evidence-based scientific analysis, studied flu shots in children and found that “little evidence

is available for children younger than two years of age.” Moreover, its researchers noted in 2012, “It was surprising to find only one study of inactivated vaccine in children under two years, given current recommendations to vaccinate healthy children from six months of age in the USA, Canada, parts of Europe and Australia.” Six years later, the Cochrane team found there was still not enough data to determine the effect of vaccination on school absenteeism and parental work absenteeism. And the effect of repeat flu shots on kids, the team concluded, was “uncertain.” As for pregnant women: In 2017, a study conducted by the CDC itself and published in the peer-reviewed journal Vaccine, reported an association between repeated flu vaccination and miscarriages. The results confirmed an earlier 2013 study published in Human & Experimental Toxicology that uncovered Please see malkin on c4

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or the first time in a generation, the incumbents on the Santa Barbara County Board of Education have opponents running against them for their board seats. The former county superintendent of schools appointed these incumbents and has been actively campaigning for them, claiming the county education office needs them because of how effective they have been. Keep in mind, no board incumbent or superintendent has had to run for their respective office for more than 30 years. Is it true that the board incumbents are the people this county needs right now because of their effectiveness? More than 30 years ago, our public schools were first-rate. Unfortunately, since then they

County school board incumbents don’t deserve to be re-elected have been in a steady state of Not to be outdone by decline, to the point where we neighboring districts, as few are now witnessing a generation as 28% of students at Lompoc of kids from this area who are Unified met the standards graduating without the requisite for math and a paltry 44% for academic or vocational skills English. Let’s not forget Santa necessary to succeed in Ynez High School, where the workplace or life. only 36% of the students Lou Segal and Now we would are up to snuff with math. Michelle Ward understand if some Unfortunately, it’s not readers might think going to be easy to turn The authors we are exaggerating this around, since it has are candidates this pitiful situation developed over many for the Santa with our schools, so we years. Logic would dictate Barbara are prepared to cite County Board that there is absolutely no relevant information. of Education. way it can be fixed when In 2019, only 44% the same people who of the students in the oversaw this sharp decline Santa Barbara Unified School in our schools are now asking District were meeting the voters to keep them in office standards for math and 54% for for another term. In any other English. positions where performance is If you thought this was bad, you highly valued, these incumbents might be surprised to learn that would have lost their jobs. only 35% of students in Santa Finally, since most voters Maria were passing math and do not know what the County English. Education Office does, we think

it might be helpful to understand what this bloated behemoth has become. This agency spends $58 million every year, employs more than 500 people (many of them administrators) and directly oversees the education of 175 students. This costs taxpayers $330,000 per student. Yes, they do some other things, but you would be hard pressed to find anyone, including the teachers in our schools, who would know what they are. County superintendents could have used their position to pressure the district schools to improve their performance, but sadly they didn’t. The voters will decide if the school board incumbents deserve another term in office. We believe voters deserve better schools than what they are now getting. The citizenry can reclaim its schools by voting the school board

incumbents out of office. Anything less is a vote for business as usual. We are two of the opponents who are energized, ready to serve and bring a fresh set of eyes, ears, and ideas with a focus on reversing the downward trend in reading, writing and math proficiency. Also running against county board incumbents are Cage Englander and Bruce Porter in their respective districts. We will foster greater transparency and fiscal responsibility. We will emphasize innovative programs that engage, inspire and prepare our youth to develop skills that are relevant in today’s economy. Lou Segal and Michelle Werd are candidates for the Santa Barbara County Board of Education, districts No. 6 and 4, respectively. Mr. Segal lives in Santa Barbara, and Ms. Werd is a Los Olivos resident.

hy should you be interested in Cold Spring School when you’re not in the Cold Spring School District? Because what has happened here could happen in your district. So in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, we must vote Brian Campbell and Elrawd MacLearn to the board to change trajectories. There’s a lack of trust and intimidation tactics used in most local schools, and we all know to follow the money. Let’s try to teach that families, caring communities and country matter. Denise Spangler At Cold Adams Spring School in Montecito, paid The author is leadership a taxpayer in and its the Cold Spring appointed School District. board thinks it can sneak a third bond for $7.8 million onto our tax bills, adding to the other two Cold Spring School bonds maturing in 2038-39. Cold Spring has 177 students, down from 240 in 1997, with an ADA of more than $25,000 per student from $4.4 million, which increases annually as houses are sold. Leadership chose not to inform or learn from 87% of the district taxpayers without an enrolled student. We were excluded. Don’t look for an opposition statement in the sample ballot because we weren’t told for a reason. For an overview of issues at Cold Spring School, visit www. ourstudentsdeservebetter.com New parents move in and out of Cold Spring School District from San Francisco and Los Angeles, to take advantage of our No. 1 ranked elementary school. Almost every decade, these new parents want a bond measure. This time it’s looseygoosey for a 6,000 squarefoot administration building and three classrooms for supplemental pull-out learning to replace three portables bought around 2002 by parents, including me. My answer to parents: Tomorrow, for supplemental learning, go buy two to three new portables for $75,000 each or refurbished modulars for $45,000. Tomorrow, parents, find the courage to demand that one favored ancillary teacher compensated around $138,000 for 12 hours/25 weeks a year, give back the classroom designated for his/her sole Zoom perusal for its intended use by district students. This teacher can Zoom from an office cubicle, or from home, or resign: Everyone’s replaceable at that compensation rate. To the parents of students jammed into the tiny Cold Spring School library, take back that Zoom-room for classroom use! Find your voice. Apparently, it’s easier to sneak through a bond at a cost to others. In defense of some parents, insiders in the know are concerned and afraid of adverse consequences for speaking out. Please see adams on c4

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Continued from Page C3 There’s much more to this bond measure than meets the bond text. There are reasons why the two top administrators and board chose not to inform 87% of district residents because they knew we’d ask questions. Something isn’t right. I have 40 years as an informed public school activist, alum, parent, taxpayer and donor at Cold Spring School, SB Unified, and Santa Barbara City College Foundation, Executive Board 19801996. A few weeks back after a NewsPress article, Taxpayers for Responsible School Spending was created to deliver this message: Community matters! Voices matter! Money matters! Facts matter! History matters! And Trust matters! This messaging led to taxpayers calling for a Cold Spring School Audit, even a forensic audit. Various sensitive information was forward from a variety of sources. A cease-and-desist letter has already been sent by one of the two executives who appears under contract as school attorney, and on payroll as chief budget officer, and has a private practice on West Figueroa Street that’s also somehow involved. He’s named as Bond Manager; with a mediapublished past from Oxnard. What matters to most to district residents, as I type on Oct. 5, Cold Spring School Administration just invited PARENTS to a Wednesday, Oct. 7, Zoom meeting on their bond. A parent told “respected brick and mortar elder Don Miller,” who called Cold Spring School to ask: “If the district would invite the

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Continued from Page C2 This kills me. My news model counts on social media companies showing people my videos. I confronted the fact-checkers. That’s the topic of my newest video. Facebook’s “fact-check” links to a page from a group called Climate Feedback that claims it sorts “fact from fiction” about climate change. They post this complaint about my video: “Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change.” They call that claim “misleading.” It is misleading. But I never said that! In my video, I acknowledged: “Climate change has made things worse. California has warmed 3 degrees over 50 years.” I don’t know where Climate Feedback got their quote. Made it up? Quoted someone else? Facebook lets activists restrict my videos based on something I never said. Now, Facebook is a private company that can censor anything it wants. I understand the pressure the business feels. All kinds of people demand that

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Continued from Page C1 founder of Greenpeace resigned over the organization’s failure to enthusiastically endorse nuclear energy. Patrick Moore was a co-founder of Greenpeace. He resigned as a result of his belief that Greenpeace ignored science in its failure to acknowledge the benefits of nuclear energy in fighting global warming. To truly fight global warming, in his opinion, it was only logical to support industrial countries promoting the use and development of nuclear power since sustainable energy is still decades away from being able to meet our energy demands. (I know you say it will be available tomorrow. Yet I remember when I was being told in the early 1970s that solar would be providing the majority of our electrical demands by the end of that decade. And that almost 50 years ago.) So if we start from an acknowledgement that nuclear energy has a very little carbon footprint and it is one of the best forms of energy to be used to combat global warming, then the only rational reason to oppose it

community this time and/or allow the opposition present?” Declined. This is not how you treat the mouth that feeds you, is it? Why is this Cold Spring School Bond DNC endorsed? What are outsiders like Mission Canyon’s Lanny Ebenstein lobbying over in Montecito for passage and support for the two administrators running Cold Spring School? I doubt that 87% in this district are willing to be a blind piggy bank, rather than responsible, informed owners. The anchor residents with homes are here to stay and are not concerned about rising property values because no one’s moving. Young parents who move out after fifth or sixth grade seek to drive up property values unconcerned about community impacts. Over here, student test results reflect that every solid student has one highly involved adult advocate. We provide students an exceptional place to learn how to learn, and to contribute as Americans. Taxpayers care about what happens on campus to students and staff inside our beloved school. We prepare students for success at SB Unified. New parents don’t get it. There are many unanswered questions: What happens to the $4.4 million we send to school 177 students that increases every year as parcels change ownership? That’s double what most other schools get. Why have administrative salaries doubled and tripled in recent years? Why has administrative and ancillary staff doubled with declining enrollment from 240 to 177 students? There are 1,084 parcels in the Cold Spring School districts, with a wide variation in valuations from

$1.659 million to $30 million. What’s really interesting is the balance: 42% of properties are assessed under $1 million (216 parcels under $300,000); 29% between $1 million to $2 million, and 29% $2 million to $30 million. Only 45% of parcels take the $7,000 homeowners exemption; 55% do not. At Cold Spring School historically, about half of the students come from just a few nearby streets, most with assessed valued parcels under $500,000: 20 from Chelham, 16 from Westmont Road, 13 from Circle Drive, 7 from Paso Robles, and 7 from Sycamore Canyon. Westmont Road has 41 affordable faculty housing assessed in the $280-$300,000 range, now generating few students. Students from these neighborhood streets typically walk or bike. Before looking at your tax bill, take a quick look at the financial facts for my typical street with assessed values from $1-$4.2 million (average $2.5 million), with seven homes, 10 adults and two Cold Spring School students. Of the seven homes, three take the homeowner’s exemption, the other four are taxed without a vote. • TOTAL AVERAGE 2019 Property Tax Bill for each of 7 homes: $26,818, of which $15,513 went to schools! See breakdown below. I built my home in 1985-89; the other six homes purchased by second or third owners between 2004 and 2019. • TOTAL 1% TAX BASE ASSESSED VALUES :$17,692,092 for average assessment of $2,527,442. per parcel. • PLUS SCHOOL BONDS ASSESSED FOR CSS, SBUSD, and SBCC: $7,556 or $1,080 per parcel In 2019, the 1% Property Tax of $26,818 paid per parcel, excluding

bonds, the average payment to fund schools was $15,513, allocated accordingly: • $4,176 Cold Spring • $4,276 SBUSD • $1,500 SBCC • $1,031 County Education for special ed, social services. • $3,450 ERAF- Education Revenue Augmentation Fund for non-Basic Aid Districts (equity supplemental tax) Find out where your money goes! Vote NO more money for schools! Now’s not the time. Community, parents, teachers and learning-ready students make high quality schools! My two kids were instructed in portables and are better off because of it! One a SBHS/ MIT Alum, the other a UWSeattle shut-out junior. Cold Spring School alum can transition at SB Unified secondary schools: we are the school where city and Montecito meet with great economic diversity. Others from Montecito choose private high schools to avoid what’s lacking at SB Unified secondary schools for typical students: peer prepared classmates and aides in every class. Students succeed with competent instruction, school resources, opportunity, expectations, standards, adult support, and accountability. Advanced Placement classes are essential: SB High has 45 offerings. Let’s do our homework. Commit to participate in our schools. Vote for new leadership at SB Unified: Brian Campbell and Elrawd MacLearn! Demand better outcomes from SB Unified elementary schools to close the huge student achievement gap. No more administrators! If in the Cold Spring School District: Vote No!

Facebook ban posts they don’t like. There’s no way Facebook can police everything. The site carries billions of posts. I wish they’d just let the information flow. People will gradually learn to sort truth from lies. But to please politicians, Facebook now lets other people censor its content. Mark Zuckerberg told Congress, “We work with a set of independent fact-checkers.” That’s how Climate Feedback got its power. Facebook made it a factchecker. Facebook says I can appeal its throttling of my video, but my appeal must go to Climate Feedback, possibly the very activists who’d made up quotes from me. I tried to appeal. I emailed Nikki Forrester, Climate Feedback’s editor. She didn’t respond. But two of the three scientists listed as reviewers agreed to interviews. The first was Stefan Doerr of Swansea University. When I asked why he smeared me based on something I never said, he replied, “I’ve never commented on your article.” That was a shock. He hadn’t seen my video.

I referred him to the Climate Feedback webpage that Facebook cited when labeling my video “misleading.” The page lists him as a “reviewer.” “If this is implying that we have reviewed the video,” said Mr. Doerr, “then this is clearly wrong. There’s something wrong with the system.” There sure is. Mr. Doerr guessed that my video was flagged because I’d interviewed environmentalist Michael Shellenberger. His new book, “Climate Apocalypse,” criticizes environmental alarmism. Climate Feedback says Mr. Shellenberger makes “overly simplistic argumentation about climate change.” Their other reviewer was Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at The Breakthrough Institute. He hadn’t seen my video, either. “I certainly did not write a Climate Feedback piece reviewing your segment.” So, I sent him the video. After he watched it, I asked, “Is (misleading) a fair label?” “I don’t necessarily think so,” he replied. “While there are plenty of debates around how much to emphasize fire management vs. climate change, your piece clearly

discussed that both were at fault.” After those confrontations, Climate Feedback’s editor finally responded to our emails. She gave us an address where we could file a complaint. We did. They wrote back, “after reviewing the video” (at least they now watched it), they stand by their smear because the “video misleads viewers by oversimplifying the drivers of wildfires.” And both scientists I interviewed wrote to say, yes, we agree, the video downplays the role of climate change. That’s what this censorship is about. In my video, Mr. Shellenberger dares say, “A small change in temperature is not the difference between normalcy and catastrophe.” Climate Feedback doesn’t want people to hear that. It’s wrong for Facebook to give these activists the power to throttle videos they don’t like.

would be the argument that it is not safe. Consequently, let’s explore the safety of nuclear power. First, everything used by man has a risk. For instance, your electric batteries in your electric cars provide a huge environmental challenge. As the former southwest administrator for the EPA, I can tell you that there is a huge discussion behind the scenes the public hasn’t heard yet regarding the amount of batteries that will have to be disposed of; that these batteries, when discarded, pose a major toxic waste challenge; and the fact we have no plan for disposal of these batteries. (I bet your car salesman didn’t discuss this with you when you bought your environmentally beneficial electric car.) Consequently, we start with an understanding by reasonable people that everything has a risk. The question then is the risk worth it with nuclear power? I say if you look at the record and facts, the answer couldn’t be any more clear: Yes. We live on the Central Coast and have co-existed with Diablo for decades without a major incident. When there had been problems, the plant was shut down. Indeed,

the protocols and regulatory oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is substantial and so much more comprehensive than it was when the U.S. faced its last major incident at a nuclear power plant at 3 Mile Island in 1979, more than 50 years ago. So why not allow Diablo to continue to operate and produce, under vigorous oversight and inspections, for the life the plant was designed for as opposed to removing a source of energy providing 9% of the state’s electricity? As for more plants, I say we look to France, which is well known for its “green” commitment. Notwithstanding the “greenies” controlling policy in France they have allowed the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. These plants are much smaller and often serve several small communities. In total, France derives 70.6% of the country’s total electrical production from nuclear energy. The decision by many in France was consistent with the direction taken by Greenpeace original cofounder Patrick Moore. Essentially, nuclear energy today is to be phased out when sustainable

energy is reliable and abundantly available. So you decide. Do you want a policy in California that will continue to realize on-going blackouts on a regular basis and the highest electrical rates in the country? If so, stay the course and your wish is guaranteed. I think we deserve better and believe we should be at least as well off as the French, regarding our energy needs. Indeed, Secretary Brouillette stated it well in his closing comments of his op-ed: “Californians deserve better than to suffer rolling blackouts and reduced energy access. The state should use America’s abundant energy resources and energy innovations to usher in a future of secure, reliable and clean energy.”

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.” He is also a longtime journalist who served as a news correspondent and anchor on ABC and later the Fox Business Channel.

Mike Stoker is an environmental/ land use/agricultural law attorney and has served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and as chairman of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, California deputy secretary of state, the Southwest Region administrator for the EPA. He currently serves as the U.S. representative to the Western Interstate Energy & Nuclear Board.

little conflict. Those who can’t are perfectly free to not watch next time. Those claiming that Americans were traumatized by a contentious debate are the same ones who are telling you to look the other way while their beloved leftist anarchists burn the country down. They’re the ones wanting to defund the police. An unruly debate is a threat to the republic, but the agitating, looting, arsonist Marxist antifa movement is just an innocuous idea. In the meantime, don’t be sucked in by the left’s glowing assessment of Mr. Biden’s performance. If leftists felt good about it, they’d be begging for five more debates instead of praying for a plausible excuse to cancel the next two. Mr. Biden and his handlers know that Trump has implemented an array of successful policies, that he built a phenomenal economy before COVID-19 and is already doing it again, despite Democratic resistance to responsibly reopening the economy. They also know that Mr. Biden’s agenda is extraordinarily confused and problematic. Mr. Biden outright lied in denying his support for the Green New Deal, as anyone with access to a computer can discover with a quick trip to his campaign website. He lied because he couldn’t afford to admit backing such a preposterous plan. Mr. Trump wasn’t exaggerating that it carries a $100 trillion price tag — for real, to quote Mr. Biden. Actual support for this monstrosity would be political suicide if the public fully understood what it entails. Mr. Biden better keep lying about it

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Across the board an alarming number of Californians have been picking up stakes and relocating to more hospitable states. What are some of the reasons? More amenable taxes, a business-friendly atmosphere, and a more prevailing attitude of support toward law and order. This is where your vote can turn California back in the right direction. The election is in three weeks! Make changes now! Stop taxing the people out of the state. Any proposition that increases taxes, vote NO. Look at our schools! Our school systems have lost their ratings and are now ranked 47th out of 50. Throwing more money at the schools is more money they waste. It has been proven they do not know how to lead the California school system back into educational excellence. That is called incompetency. As we have stated in earlier columns, California’s education system, like the state, was golden and ranked No. 3 in the country, but no longer, and not for a long time. If voters have followed our school records, it is high time to vote out

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Continued from Page C3 a flu shot-miscarriage link in women who received both the seasonal and the pandemic H1N1 flu shot during the 2008-2009 flu season. Earlier research hypothesized that a “synergistic fetal toxicity” might have resulted from receiving both pandemic and seasonal flu shots. Independent journalist and researcher Jeremy R. Hammond, who has meticulously documented peerreviewed scientific analyses of flu shot impact on children, pregnant women and the elderly, rightly summarizes the

if he wants to stay in the race. Further, Mr. Biden refused to answer whether he’d pack the Supreme Court, because he knows that answering either way involves great political risk. (Say what you want about Mr. Trump, but you know where he stands on the issues, while Mr. Biden’s finger remains hoisted in the wind.) Proof that Mr. Biden and his party have no answers to America’s problems is their nonstop racial smears. Don’t be surprised to see Democrats and the media disgracefully demand 20 more times that Mr. Trump denounce white supremacists but make no corresponding call for Mr. Biden to denounce the real instigators of violence, who are on the political left. So be upset over Mr. Trump’s excessive interruptions if you choose, but don’t let the left blow this sideshow out of proportion. Democrats are thrilled with this diversion, ecstatic that they can talk about Mr. Trump’s rudeness instead of the candidates’ respective agendas, because there is no way, even today, that Americans will knowingly choose socialism and tyranny over capitalism and freedom, anarchy over law and order, judge-made laws over the Constitution and deliberate racial division over honest aspirations for racial colorblindness. David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is “Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win.” Follow him on twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh. com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www. creators.com.

incumbents! We owe all children the best education as they are our future. We also owe these same children a safe and decent environment in which to grow up. Speaking of decency, we hope it was noted how the incumbent Santa Barbara Unified School District board ignored the strong voice of disapproval and alarm for the newly implemented Teen Talk sex education for our children. Again, voting is supremely important, and the people we elect to office, should be held accountable to lead in the manner and direction that got them elected. Otherwise, they should be voted out of office. Follow-through is a big, short coming with all the common excuses for no action. What you allow, is what will continue. “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves. And the only way they can do this is by not voting.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

push for mandatory flu shots (now a reality for schoolchildren in Massachusetts) as a “mass uncontrolled experiment” without informed consent. How much longer will you be a guinea pig? Just say no to the flu shot bullies and ask this question: Where are the “My body, my choice” zealots when you need them? 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 the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.