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Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns to Chase Palm Park
Rep. Carbajal Votes to Pass Infrastructure Bill By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Participants of this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s leave Chase Palm Park to begin their walk on Saturday.
On Friday, Rep. Salud Carbajal voted to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, joining most of his fellow democrats as well as 13 republicans who voted in favor of the bill. The House vote was 228206 in favor of the bill. Only six democrats voted against the bill, joining the majority of republicans. The bill represents a once-in-ageneration investment intended to create good-paying jobs, rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, address climate issues and position the nation to compete in the 21st Century economy. This bill is the largest federal investment in history in public transit, broadband, clean energy transmission and clean water infrastructure. “Today I’m excited to vote for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which will create millions of good paying jobs and modernize our infrastructure throughout our country and the central coast. It will repair our roads and bridges. It will improve our public transit and it will make significant and historic investments to our broadband and internet connectivity, as well as our clean water infrastructure. Today is an important day for our country and the Central Coast in
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improving the lives of Americans and working middle class families,” Mr. Carbajal said on the day of the vote. The bill contains a measure based on Mr. Carbajal’s Forest Act which increases funding for the forest service to maintain roads and infrastructure to more effectively fight trees. “I have spoken to constituents and local officials across the Central Coast and they have made it clear that federal investment in local infrastructure would be transformative for our economy and quality of life. Today I proudly Please see BILL on A3
By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Walk to End Azheimer’s returned to Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara on Friday, after a hiatus in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. More than 500 participants walked all over Santa Barbara, starting at 9 a.m., to raise money to end Alzheimer’s disease. The majority of participants, about 400, walked the 3.1 mile loop along E. Cabrillo Blvd, starting from Chase Palm Park. There were two additional teams walking at different locations in Santa Barbara County, with one team walking at Lake Los Carneros and another in Carpintera. The event featured a poignant Promise Garden - a mission-focused experience signifying solidarity in the fight against the disease. The colors of the Promise Garden flowers signify their connection to Alzheimer’s - their personal reasons to end the disease. Purple signifies having lost someone to the disease, blue means you are currently living with the disease, yellow signifies that you are a caregiver or loved one and orange signifies that you Please see WALK on A5
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Republicans vow to fight White House on reparations By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Flower pinwheels and tributes dot the grass during event at Chase Palm Park.
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(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans say they will fight a White House plan to pay up to $450,000 in reparations to migrants separated from their families under the Trump administration after entering the country illegally. After The Wall Street Journal reported on the plan last week, President Joe Biden called the report “garbage,” only to be corrected by his spokesperson the next day.
At issue is former President Donald Trump’s policy of prosecuting all adults who entered the country illegally, in accordance with federal immigration law, including those with children. The Biden administration rescinded the policy, along with many other immigration enforcement efforts. The New York Times estimates that roughly 5,500 children were separated from their parents as a result of the policies. The American Civil Liberties Union Please see IMMIGRATION on A6
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