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Mermaids in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Maritime Museum enlists legendary guests to promote new exhibit

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On Saturday, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum hosted an opportunity of mythical proportions, a unique mermaid sighting event which was open to the public. The event was to kick-off the opening of the new exhibit “Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths & Legends - Photography by Ralph A. Clevenger & Friends.” The exhibit will be open through March. “I think it’s a pretty special opportunity to see large format prints of underwater mermaids. The fact that they are under water is pretty unique. It really features the magic of mermaids in their natural habitat,” artist Ralph A. Clevenger told the Newspress. The public was invited to meet the mermaids in the harbor, have their pictures taken with them, and view the new exhibit. The mermaids were also visible in the harbor that day between 12-1 pm Please see MERMAIDS on A5

The public was invited to meet the mermaids in the harbor, have their pictures taken with them, and view the new exhibit.

Goleta Holiday Parade to return in December By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Mermaid Alisa interacts with a young visitor at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on Saturday.

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The Goleta Holiday Parade will return Dec. 11 after being on hiatus due to the pandemic. The procession will begin at 6 p.m. and will include community organizations, schools, nonprofits, youth sports teams and more marching down Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta. The Goleta Lions Club is partnering with the City of Goleta and other community sponsors to present this event. This event has always been enjoyable for all ages and in previous years has hosted hundreds of community members and local groups. This year’s parade route will go from Orange Avenue to the Goleta Valley Community Center. The return of the parade allows the community to safely celebrate the Christmas season. However, organizers note support is needed. A variety of sponsorship levels are available, including North Pole Sponsorships ($3,000), Reindeer Sponsorships ($1,000), or Candy Cane Sponsorships ($500), in addition to other levels. All sponsorship funds will go toward parade expenses and the Goleta Lions Club’s mission to support local youth projects, with an emphasis on providing sight and hearing resources, which is a national mandate of the Lions Club. The parade will bring some much needed Christmas cheer, after having to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic, while lighting up Hollister Avenue. The News-Press interviewed Ed Holdren and Steve Cousens of the Goleta Lions Club, who have been working hard to recruit sponsors for the parade. This is the first year that the Lions Club is partnering with the city to bring this parade to the community. “Ed Holdren, the parade chairman, was actively involved in the previous organization, the Goleta Old Town Association, and did not want to see the parade discontinued totally. Holdren presented the club with the proposal of being a lead organization to produce Please see PARADE on A6

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Larry Elder spoke at the Wendy P. McCaw Reagan Ranch Roundtable on Saturday. In addition to addressing the crowd, at far left, Mr. Elder also exchanged words with members of Young America’s Foundation, at left, and signed copies of his book, “A Lot Like Me: A Father and Son’s Journey to Reconciliation,” above. Mr. Elder is an American conservative talk radio host, author, politician, and attorney who ran to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recent recall election.

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Feds block billions in transit funds over California pension law (The Center Square) – The federal government determined California is ineligible for about $12 billion in funds for public transit due to changes to the state’s public pension law, provoking demands from several state officials urging the U.S. Department of Labor to reconsider. The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) declared that the state was ineligible for billions in transit funds due to a 2013 pension law that the department said “significantly interferes” with transit employees’ ability to negotiate pension rights. The law, called the 2013 Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act, changed the way retirement and health benefits were applied, while also placing compensation limits on California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) members. According to CalPERS, the greatest impact was felt among new members who were hired after Jan. 1, 2013. The Labor Department asserted that the state’s restriction on pension benefits for new employees was in violation of a 1964 federal law that requires state and local agencies to protect employees’ interests to be eligible for federal transit grants. The department also deemed that changes to pension law in 2013 were improper because they were imposed by law instead of collective bargaining with unions, according to the Sacramento Bee. This decision to withhold funds means California would not be eligible for about $9.5 billion in transit funds set aside for public transit in the infrastructure bill passed by Congress last week. The state would also lose out on about $2.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds earmarked for public transit in the state. The decision provoked a stronglyworded response from Gov. Gavin Newsom

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) declared that the state was ineligible for billions in transit funds due to a 2013 pension law that the department said “significantly interferes” with transit employees’ ability to negotiate pension rights. on Wednesday, who called the decision to withhold funds from transit agencies “extremely concerning.” In a letter written to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Mr. Newsom urged the agency to restore the state’s access to these funds, arguing that withholding these funds as the state still battles the pandemic “does great harm and injustice to the people of California.” “OLMS’s decision deprives financially beleaguered California public transit agencies that serve essential workers and our most vulnerable residents of critical support, including American Rescue Plan Act funds that those agencies need to survive through the pandemic,” the governor wrote. “Because of a dramatic decline in ridership, public transit agencies rely more than ever on these federal grants just to keep trains and buses running and their workforces employed.” The governor also argued that the pension changes did not impair labor unions’ collective bargaining rights, though the Labor Department said the state law “substantially interferes with the scope of permissible collective bargaining by transit workers and transit agencies” in its decision on Oct. 28. This instance is not the first time federal officials have questioned the state’s pension law. The Obama administration blocked grant funding for two California transit agencies during his presidency, but the state sued and won, according to the Associated Press. In addition, the pension law was reviewed once again in 2019 under the Trump

administration, and the Department of Labor determined that the 2013 pension law did not make the state ineligible for public transit funds. The latest decision from the department reverses this prior position. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein supported the governor’s stance in a letter sent to the Labor Department Wednesday, calling on the agency to immediately reinstate eligibility for federal transit funds. The senators argued that the last two presidential administrations allowed California to receive transit grants, and claimed they were “not aware” of new court action that would lead the department to reverse its prior decision. “We have serious concerns that the Department of Labor’s new determination will put billions of dollars in transit grants, as well as continued emission reductions, for California at risk,” the senators wrote. “Further, the Department’s determination was made just after Congress passed major COVID economic relief and infrastructure legislation to fund billions of dollars in new transit grants. We have grave concerns with such a determination that puts California transit agencies and millions of Californians at such a disadvantage.” The Labor Department’s decision is still pending federal judicial review, but if the decision is not overturned, Mr. Newsom warned that the state will be forced to ask its Congressional delegation to “remedy this situation as a matter of highest priority.”

Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah addresses the Young America’s Foundation Fall College Retreat and President’s Club Weekend at the Reagan Ranch Center on Friday.

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Letter from London: A look at Boris Johnson, the monarchy and Meghan THE INVESTIGATOR ROBERT ERINGER

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curious lawsuit awaits a ruling any day in Britain’s High Court on whether it may proceed in what has become the censorship capital of the world for defamation venueshoppers seeking not necessarily an opportunity to clear their name but to scare off reporters from writing about them in the future. Wealthy Russian oligarchs, in particular, appear to have grown savvy to these strategies and tactics for deflecting unwanted attention — and U.K. law firms specializing in libel are of course delighted to cash in, or, as The Guardian’s Nick Cohen succinctly put it, “London‘s lawyers have a billionaire apiece in a kind of socialism of the litigious.” The case in question revolves around a groundbreaking nonfiction book titled “Putin’s People” (also published in the U.S.) by British journalist Catherine Belton. Full disclosure: Ms. Belton interviewed me in person and by phone several times and mentions me in her book with reference to undercover work I did for FBI Counterintelligence in Moscow during the 1990s. I found Ms. Belton, who is now an investigative correspondent for Reuters and previously wrote for The Moscow Times and the (U.K.) Financial Times (as

Moscow correspondent), to be a true professional who struggled over a period of five years to write a highly detailed (and now critically acclaimed) tome on Russia’s President Vladmir Putin and his rise to power from the corrupt city politics of his native St. Petersburg, where he served as deputy mayor following the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and his career in the KGB. However, I had a bone to pick with Ms. Belton over her depiction of my FBI operation and corrected her accordingly: One evening in Moscow in June 1997, two KGB officers and two Americans gathered for a private dinner in Moscow. One of the Americans was Edward Lee Howard, the only CIA officer to ever successfully defect to the Soviet Union, The other was myself, secretly working for FBI Counterintelligence to arrange a rendition of Howard — i.e. bring him home to face the music. I had had been an independent contractor for the FBI since 1993, and my mission had evolved beyond renditioning Mr. Howard to cajoling former KGB chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov, who was present at the dinner, to open up about topics of interest to the FBI, supposedly for a book he desired to write for publication in the West. The other Russian KGB operative at the table was Col. Igor Prelin, an aide to Mr. Kryuchkov and one of Mr. Putin’s lecturers at the Red Banner spy institute. Col. Prelin told me that soon the KGB would return to power. He said, “We know someone. You’ve never heard of him. We’re not going to tell you who it is, but he’s one of us, and when he’s president, we’re back.” And, indeed, they were, after Russian President Boris Yeltsin stepped aside for Mr. Putin to take his place. I’m not certain how or why Ms. Belton skewered my account into something a bit different and want to believe it was the exception and not the rule with regard to the

contents of her book in general. Whichever the case may be, she and her publisher HarperCollins (which stands by her) find themselves under siege by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich for “lazy inaccuracies” and connecting the multi-billionaire (who owns Britain’s Chelsea Football Club) to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Abramovich is suing both publisher and author, the former saying it will “robustly defend” the latter. It seems clear to seasoned observers of Russia intelligence, including myself, that Mr. Putin and his cronies are behind Mr. Abramovich’s libel suit. Mr. Putin is renowned for using his intelligence services — the SVR and FSB — for tracking down and assassinating (in Britain and Europe) those Russians he believes have betrayed the Motherland. And also for imprisoning Russian reporters and activists — such as Alexie Navalny— who expose his blatant and extensive corruption. But the Russian dictator’s strategy for non-Russian investigative journalists who target his graft and murderous character is, while not lethal, certainly financially-crippling and stress-inducing: Stifle their freedom of expression by using unlimited riches (allegedly siphoned from the Russian state and energy companies) to bury those who offend him with expensive litigation as a warning to other investigative reporters to lay off or find themselves in a similar position. Russian politicos and oligarchs have learned all the tricks about how to use our own systems (starting with monetary greed and the judicial process) against us. And while they proactively strategize by playing chess, our feeble leaders play a reactive game of checkers, focusing their energies instead on distracting the American public with nonsensical issues.

ET TU, BRUTUS? My old friend Nigel Nelson is the longest-serving political editor on Fleet Street (the theoretical home to national British newspapers even if they’ve all moved away from that storied thoroughfare). He reports for the (U.K.) Sunday Mirror and Sunday People and also enjoys the distinction of being the longest serving (since 1986) Parliamentary correspondent. Lobby correspondents, as they are called, practically reside within Britain’s houses of Parliament (with offices and access privileges) and thus enjoy a ringside seat for reporting on the politics of the day. Members of Parliament and ministers come and go, but lobby correspondents enjoy a continuity that renders them far more knowledgeable about the internal workings of Westminster than many of those holding elective office. Thus when in London, I always endeavor to break bread with Mr. Nelson for a briefing on What the Heck is Really Going On. I once made a bundle on a wager at Ladbroke’s, the high street bookmaker, that not only would John Major win the general election in 1990 (replacing Maggie Thatcher as prime minister), but by specifying the precise number of seats in Parliament that Mr. Major’s party, the Conservatives, would win by. All were forecast correctly by Nigel Nelson. Thus, when he speaks, we listen. On everyone’s mind in London is Boris Johnson’s future as prime minister — and it doesn’t look good, according to Mr. Nelson, who paints a picture of Boris as a charming, charismatic buffoon who bumbles and blunders his way through Westminster screwing everything up. “He’s great company but useless as PM,” Mr. Nelson told The Investigator. And it isn’t the opposition Labour Party, currently in shambles, Boris has to worry about, explains Mr. Nelson, but

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his own Conservative ministers and backbenchers, who recently joined forces to oust him. “The problem is,” says Mr. Nelson, “Boris flip-flops on everything without keeping his fellow Tories in the loop. They go out to defend him, and then he changes his mind and makes new announcements without giving them advance notice, leaving them out on a limb.” Those most concerned about

Boris’s erratic leadership are “Red Wall” MPs, socalled because they won their Parliamentary seats in predominantly Labour-controlled constituencies. “Their seats,” says Mr. Nelson, “are the most vulnerable and now their polls are plunging due to Boris’s constant U-turns.” According to Mr. Nelson, “The plot is real and the 1922 Please see INVESTIGATOR on A7

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Congressman helps to bring Californians home from Afghanistan By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — U.S. Rep. Daryl Issa, R-San Diego, is continuing to follow through with his pledge to bring home as many California residents stranded in Afghanistan as possible. So far, seven families have made it back to California after being stranded since August. After President Joe Biden withdrew U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and Americans and foreign nationals with visas and permission to leave the country were left behind, Mr. Issa vowed to help as many as he could to return home. “It’s now been three months since President Biden broke his word and abandoned our people in Afghanistan,” Mr. Issa said last week. “There are still hundreds of Americans left behind who want to come home. This is a daily disaster with no end in sight.” He then announced the rescue of two additional San Diego families who had been stranded in Afghanistan, saying it was “extraordinary progress.” “It is an honor to help rescue and reunite families and loved ones,” he said,

In September, Mr. Issa announced that there were 32 California residents stranded in Afghanistan, including 24 students and 16 parents. Since then his office has helped rescue six families. adding, “we still have more work to do.” California’s Cajon Valley Union School District announced that three out of eight San Diego-area families were successfully evacuated from Afghanistan. Another five families, including 14 students and eight parents, remain there. Four families are “secure and in process,” and one family is “still awaiting help,” school district spokesperson Howard Shen said in a statement. Mr. Shen told Fox News, “There are additional five families with Cajon Valley students remaining (14 students and 8 parents)” in Afghanistan “to the best of our knowledge.” In September, Mr. Issa announced that there were 32 California residents stranded in Afghanistan, including 24 students and

SCOTT, Clyde

Beloved husband to Carolyn Keeler for 41 years, passed away peacefully on October 6th. Clyde attended local schools, was a graduate of San Marcos High School, and San Francisco State University. He was a very humble, compassionate man. If you were a friend of Clyde’s, you knew his deep loyalty and concern for others. You may have known him on the other side of the net at the East Beach volleyball courts, his bartending nights at the Valley Club of Montecito, the Casa de Sevilla, and private parties. He also enjoyed playing table tennis at the Carrillo Recreation Center and Fit For Life classes at the YMCA with Carolyn.

SALAZAR DE VEGA, Aura

Mrs. Aura Salazar de Vega, affectionately known as “la Chata,” quietly passed away on the morning of September 13, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Aura was the daughter of Mr. Alfonso Salazar Ricavar and Ms. Paula Àlvarez, from Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She was born on July 16, 1925 and was married to Mr. Justino Vega. In May 1956 she immigrated to the United States with her husband and three oldest children and settled in Santa Barbara, California, where she lived until 2018. She is survived by her children: Sergio, Silvia, Corina, Vianey, Sonia and Alejandro; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She lived a long life to the age of 96 when the LORD called on her and though suffering dementia and Alzheimer’s kept a great sense of humor until the end. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Services will be held in private on account of COVID-19 restrictions.

DI NAPOLI, Nick 6/27/37 – 11/8/21

Nick died peacefully at home of heart failure with his wife Meg by his side. He is survived by a daughter Stella Acuna, a son Nick DiNapoli, Jr., and 3 grandchildren. 1LFN·V SDVVLRQ LQ OLIH ZDV VWULYLQJ WR ÀQG EHDXW\ LQ GHVLJQ After earning a B.A. In art from the California College of the Arts and an M.A. from Stanford in industrial design, he came to Goleta 60 years ago with General Motors Research and worked on the lunar rover program. He and his boss then left GM and started Minicars, Inc., designing safety cars for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. While there Nick also designed the DiNapoli automobile. Moving on, Nick joined a good friend and helped start Browne Technology, designing DQG EXLOGLQJ DQ DLU ERDW ZKLFK KDG LWV LQDXJXUDO ÁLJKW RQ /DNH &DFKXPD LQ He next accepted a position as Chief Engineer at Pneu Devices/Howden Corporation, designing high tech military components. Always an artist, Nick later joined Powell Skateboards as head of the Art Department, designing skateboards, T-shirts and trade show exhibits. Along the way, he worked with the SB MTD on the design of the Santa Barbara downtown shuttle buses. And he worked with private clients on many projects, including designing several monorail systems around the United States. Finally, he worked on the initial design of the Maritime Museum and envisioned all of their original exhibits. Nick capped his career as a lecturer at UCSB teaching design in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. where for 14 years he inspired students with his vision and talent.

PERRY, Carl D. Carl Dean Perry, born June 26, 1932, passed away on October 23, 2021 at his home in Montecito. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Carl was the youngest son of William and Helen Perry. Carl was a graduate of Santa Barbara High school in 1950 and attended UC Berkeley and was a graduate of UCLA in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and international relations. He also attended graduate courses at the Free University of Berlin and the UCLA School of Business Management. And in year 2008, when Carl was 76 years old, he attended graduate courses at UCSB. Carl served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1959 and was part of the occupation forces in Germany following World War II. During his military service he was assigned as the Aide to the American Commanding General of Berlin. He had the opportunity to witness key decisions and attend meetings on strategy and operations that affected the rebuilding and freedom of West Berlin from the Soviet and East German military and political threats. He joined the Howard Hughes Corporation in 1959 and pioneered helicopter technology for 23 years. As Executive Vice President of the Hughes Helicopter Company he managed their world-wide operations, including strategic planning, product development, marketing and international operations. The most important part of his career was the development of the Apache Attack Helicopter. In his second career, Perry was recruited by the government of Canada to become the Executive Vice President of Canada’s leading aerospace company, Canadair, now known as Bombardier. )URP WR 3HUU\ SLRQHHUHG SURGXFWV LQ WKH DOWHUQDWLYH HQHUJ\ ÀHOG IRU HOHFWULF YHKLFOHV DV &KDLUPDQ DQG &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2IÀFHU RI (QRYD 6\VWHPs. Carl has served on the Advisory Board of the Association of the United States Army, Washington DC, the Army Aviation Association of America, Forum Chairman of the American Helicopter Society, a board member of the Turner Foundation and the Community Arts Music Association (CAMA). Carl deeply loved the Lord and El Montecito Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed donating his time and energy and working with the members and staff of the Church as the Elder of Finance and Property. In 2003, Carl married Patricia Thompson in a beautiful ceremony at the Inverlochy Castle in Scotland. They originally met at Santa Barbara High School and reconnected at their 50th High School Reunion. They enjoyed traveling, attending CAMA concerts, and being with friends and family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and will be deeply missed and remembered by family and friends alike. He is survived by his beloved wife of 18 years, Patricia Thompson Perry, his three daughters, Leslie Perry Bowen (Tom), Allyson Perry, Courtney Perry Coccaro, and his two grandchildren $PDQGD DQG -RQDWKDQ DQG ÀYH JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ +DUSHU &DUVRQ %U\QOHH &DPL and Mia) and his stepdaughters Karen Hartman (Chris) and Susan Anderson (Rod) and four grandchildren (Christopher, Matthew, Michael, Katherine). A memorial service for Carl will take place at the El Montecito Presbyterian Church on 1RYHPEHU WK DW SP ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV SOHDVH GRQDWH WR (O 0RQWHFLWR 3UHVE\WHULDQ Church.

16 parents. Since then his office has helped rescue six families. The first four families the congressman’s office helped include seven adults and 16 children. The latest two families rescued include two adults and five children. Mr. Issa’s office said “most of the 20 total children” it has rescued “are enrolled in school within the Cajon Valley Union School District.” His office is continuing to assist people evacuating Afghanistan, and has published information and instructions about assistance on his congressional website. In addition to having families stranded in Afghanistan, California had the greatest number of servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan from one state, totaling four.

ESPINOSA, Santos H. Dec. 1, 1930- Oct. 30, 2021

Santos H. Espinosa, age 90, passed away unexpectedly on October 30th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and lived a life truly well spent. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on December 1st, 1930 and came to the states when he was in his early teens. In 1960, he met the love of his life, Sally Villegas, and married in September of 1969 and became Mr. and Mrs. Espinosa and raised 11 children, married for 57 years. He worked for BFI for over 25 years and also had a great passion for doing yard work services around his community. His love for his family and for everyone he met was always so pure and genuine and he loved making new friends, he truly had a heart of gold and will be deeply missed. His story reminds us to never give up, to never lose faith in God, and to never take life IRU JUDQWHG +H ZLOO DOZD\V EH UHPHPEHUHG IRU KLV VHOÁHVVQHVV XQFRQGLWLRQDO ORYH DQG words of wisdom. Santos is survived by his 11 children, 29 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and counting. He was a legend and had a legacy that will last a thousand generations. His spirit will live on in every one of us and we will continue to uphold his teachings and traditions. Rest in Paradise Papa Santos, you were faithful to the very end. Enjoy your eternal life.

UCSB women’s volleyball sweeps Cal State Fullerton a second time By DANIEL MOEBUS-BOWLES UCSB SPORTS WRITER

FULLERTON, Calif.— The Gauchos got back on track Friday night as the UCSB Women’s Volleyball team swept Cal State Fullerton in Titan Gym. In two meetings with the Titans this year the Gauchos did not lose a single set. Deni Wilson led the way for the Gauchos with 15 kills on a .591 hitting percentage to go with a pair of blocks. UCSB outhit CSUF .341 to .244, notching its 10th .300+ effort of the season, and converted on 68% of their sideout opportunities. Grace McIntosh led the team with 26 assists and Macall Peed scooped 21 digs. Michelle Ohwobete posted a 12-1-36 line for a .306 hitting percentage to go with two aces and 12 digs. In the first Set (25-23 UCSB), both teams hung tight through the early points, ending up tied at 15-15. From there the Gauchos gave themselves some breathing room going on a 6-3 run

that saw them take a late 21-18 lead. The Titans notched a 3-0 of their own to tie it but Wilson ended the set with one of her eight first set kills to give her team an unrelinquished lead. The second frame had a similar start with both teams trading punches, but UCSB pulled away a little earlier at 13-9. UCSB led by as much as five, but host Cal State Fullerton fought back to within one point at 21-20. A 4-2 run by the Gauchos, capped off by an Abrielle Bross kill, ended the threat and gave UCSB a commanding lead in the match. The Titans never led in the final set as the Gauchos hit an incredible .645 and sent down 21 kills. Both Ohwobete and Rowan Ennis had five kills in the set, with Ennis swinging a nearly perfect 50-6 line. Three straight kills by Ennis, Ohwobete, and Tallulah Froley ended the match and gave UCSB its 13th win of conference play.

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DOWLING, Dorothy (Eichelberger)

Dorothy (Eichelberger) Dowling of Sunnyvale, California, passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021. She was 94 years old. Born in San Jose and raised in Santa Barbara, California, Dorothy was the youngest child of Lela (Rubeck) Eichelberger and Roy Eichelberger. Her siblings were brother Robert Eichelberger, and sisters Helen (Eichelberger) Barry and Alta Ruth (Eichelberger) Wallin Huntley. Dorothy was the daughter of the founding principal of Santa Barbara Junior High School. She earned a degree in Elementary Education because, as her father told his daughters, “You can always ÀQG ZRUN DV D WHDFKHU µ 6KH JUDGXDWHG IURP 8&6% LQ ZDV D PHPEHU RI &KL $OSKD Delta, Kappa Delta Pi and Crown & Scepter. She went on to teach at Ingelwood and Santa Barbara elementary schools. At age 15, Dorothy met her future husband, Lescher Dowling, at a school dance. He was immediately smitten and did his best to win her affection, but it wasn’t until Lescher was drafted into the army during WW2 to serve overseas in the CBI that Dorothy decided it was her patriotic duty to write to him regularly. It was during their wartime correspondence that their relationship really blossomed. They were married in Montecito on July 16th, 1950. Dorothy is survived by her beloved husband of 71 years, Lescher Dowling, her children; Richard Dowling and Lela (Dowling) Cirocco, and grandchildren; Sara and Skye, and great-grandchildren; Katheryne, Kimberly, Brielli, and Gianna as well as many nephews and nieces.

CRAWFORD, Leland McCormack, Jr.

July 10, 1929 — September 23, 2021

On September 23, 2021, Leland McCormack Crawford, Jr. passed peacefully at home in Montecito. Family and caregivers were by his side. Leland, the youngest of three children, was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on July 10, 1929. He spent his childhood riding bikes with his two sisters from the Santa Barbara Mission to the Montecito Country Club, the Coral Casino, Miramar Beach and the muni tennis courts. He later graduated from Santa Barbara High School and UC Berkeley, where he met his wife Francesca Jensen. He was an active Chi Phi fraternity EURWKHU DQG ÀQLVKHG KLV ODZ GHJUHH DW 8& +DVWLQJV $IWHU VHUYLQJ LQ WKH 8 6 $UP\ Leland practiced law for 52 years in Santa Barbara, 7 of those years in partnership with his father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·V %HDXWLÀFDWLRQ 'D\ DQG PDQ\ RWKHU FKDULWLHV SOD\HG WHQQLV DQG JROI GDQFHG VRFLDOL]HG ZLWK IULHQGV DQG IDPLO\ DQG RUJDQL]HG JROI WULSV DOO RYHU WKH ZRUOG Leland read volumes of historical novels and books on US and world history, rarely missing the chance to debate history or current affairs. Never a dull moment be had when in his company. He shall be missed. Leland was predeceased by his mother Mae McCormack and his father Leland Morris &UDZIRUG KLV VLVWHUV (OHDQRU &DVVHG\ DQG (OL]DEHWK )HH DQG KLV DGRULQJ EHORYHG ZLIH )UDQFHVFD -HQVHQ &UDZIRUG ZKRP KH ÀQDOO\ MRLQV WR FRQWLQXH WKHLU HWHUQLW\ RI ORYH and friendship. Leland is survived by his devoted daughter Paula Emmens and her husband Bruce; son Leland M. Crawford, III and his wife Stacey; granddaughter Sophia &UDZIRUG +HQQLJDQ DQG KHU KXVEDQG 'DQ JUDQGVRQ 5REHUW (PPHQV 6HUYLFHV ZLOO EH KHOG DW $OO 6DLQWV E\ WKH 6HD (SLVFRSDO &KXUFK LQ 0RQWHFLWR RQ 7XHVGD\ 1RYHPEHU UG DW SP ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH WR 6DQWD %DUEDUD 0HQWDO +HDOWK $VVRFLDWLRQ DQG 6DQWD %DUEDUD +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\

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Maricopa 76/58

Guadalupe 79/48

Santa Maria 83/50

Vandenberg 73/50

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Los Alamos 87/51

Buellton 85/47

Solvang 85/47

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Wind west-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility clear.

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 93,206 acre-ft. Elevation 712.06 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 15.8 acre-ft. Inflow 7.9 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +0 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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around the museum’s flagship Ranger. The sponsors of the event were Jack Mithun, Mercedes Millington and Chuck and Mary Wilson. Two outdoor photography sessions were made available to the public from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. or from 1-2 p.m., though both sessions required pre-registration. Sessions had the option to include up to a maximum of four people per photo. Both time slots were sold out and there was a waiting line for the 11:30 photo session. When the newspress spoke with Greg Gorga, executive director of the Museum, while the event was ongoing, Mr. Gorgo estimated that approximately 200 people had attended the event at that point. “I think it is a wonderful experience that we have for families, to be able to come and take a photo with the mermaids. We are a family and interactive museum. This exhibit not only exhibits the work of Ralph Clevenger, but also the work of students as well,” Mr. Gorga told the Newspress. This exhibit was born out of a presentation and lecture that Mr. Clevenger had presented at the Museum on White Sharks, which was expanded to include mermaids; at the end of the presentation, 80% of the questions were about the mermaids. So due to audience demand, the exhibit was born, and Mr. Clevenger worked closely with Museum Curator & Director of Collections, Emily Falke to create the event.

Mermaids Kairi, left, and Lena make an appearance on the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s flagship Ranger at the Santa Barbara Harbor on Saturday.

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Mermaid Lena greets visitors at the Santa Barbara Harbor.

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Continued from Page A1 the parade with the city, and the club agreed,” said Mr. Cousens. “We feel it is important to the citizens of the community for the recovery from the COVID debacle. People have enjoyed the parade in the past, and so we stepped up to continue it as a tradition for Old Town,” said Mr. Holdren. The parade started five years ago. “A group of us got together and created the parade. The idea was originally from Phil Unander, a longtime businessman in Old Town. Four years ago we had to cancel because of smoke,” Mr. Cousens said. “Then we had the second parade, with more entries, and then last year we had to cancel because of COVID,” Mr. Holdren told the News-Press. Organizers noted that recruiting sponsors is going fairly well considering the impact of the pandemic on many local

businesses over the last two years. This year’s sponsors include the City of Goleta, Santa Barbara Elks Lodge 613, Toyota, Yardi Systems, Community West Bank, American Riviera Bank, Montecito Bank & Trust and EasyLift. Another sponsor is Santa Cruz Market, a longtime fixture in Old Town Goleta. “The parade is geared toward all community members,” Mr. Cousens said. “Participants include large corporations, schools, dance companies, families with children and everything in between.” He said the community of Goleta started 150 years ago on Old Town and the main street going through it, Hollister Avenue. The City of Goleta is working closely with the Goleta Lions Club to help facilitate the parade. Parade organizers will continuously consult with local public health officials and follow any guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Santa Barbara County

and the city of Goleta to ensure a safe community experience. “Throughout the duration of my involvement as councilmember, I have rarely seen an event that warmed the hearts of all our community members as much as the Goleta Holiday Parade. It is important to generate continued support for this event and keep spirits and cheer alive this Holiday season,” said Roger Aceves, Goleta City Council member and a Reindeer sponsor of the parade. Other Reindeer sponsors are Yardi Systems, and Toyota of Santa Barbara. North Pole sponsors are the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge and Santa Cruz Market. Media Partner is Rincon Broadcasting. Visit goletaholidayparade. org for more information about sponsorship opportunities, volunteer positions, and participant information. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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unemployment benefits, much lower than the number of available jobs. “The unemployment rate edged down to 4.6 percent in October,” BLS said. “The number of unemployed persons, at 7.4 million, continued to trend down. Both measures are down considerably from their highs at the end of the February-April 2020 recession. However, they remain above their levels prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (3.5 percent and 5.7 million, respectively, in February 2020).” This year, millions of Americans have quit their jobs, and that number continued to increase in September. “The number of quits increased in September to a series high of 4.4 million (+164,000),” BLS said. “The quits rate also increased to a series high 3.0 percent. Quits

increased in several industries with the largest increases in arts, entertainment, and recreation (+56,000); other services (+47,000); and state and local government education (+30,000). Quits decreased in wholesale trade (-30,000). The number of quits increased in the West region.” The data did not say what explains the rise in resignations, though some speculate the COVID-19 mandates played a part. Meanwhile, the DOL released weekly unemployment data Thursday showing that the number of ongoing unemployment claims rose by 59,000 to 2,160,000. However, the data did show a slight decrease in the number of first-time unemployment filers. First-time filers dropped by 4,000, down to 267,000. “This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000,” DOL said.

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Committee” (which consists of all Conservative backbencher MPs) “needs only 56 Members to sign on for a leadership change, along with a credible candidate, in order to force a showdown on the Party’s leadership.” And who might that replacement be? The most likely successor Tory leader and next prime minister, Mr. Nelson believes, is Jeremy Hunt, a former foreign secretary who currently serves as chairman of the Health and Social Care Select Committee. But another possible leader, according to Mr. Nelson, is Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and one of the party’s rising stars, The plot’s chief architects are Damien Green, “the kingmaker of the party,” says Mr. Nelson, and Gavin Williamson, an MP he calls “master of the black arts” (for his tactical skills) and who was sacked as education secretary in the last Cabinet reshuffle. They and their supporters operate under the banner One Nation Group but are known, less officially, as “The Sensibles.” On one point the “kingmaker” and the “master of black arts” agree, Mr. Nelson told The Investigator: “Anyone but Boris.” We asked after the Royals, who traditionally have no role in politics (aside from its renegades, Prince Harry and his outspoken wife, Meghan), and Mr. Nelson confirms “they don’t have much impact on the political scene.” He does point out, however, that there is a growing campaign to abolish the monarchy and transform Britain into a republic. He cites the queen’s advancing age — she is 95 — and predicts that the eventual succession of the throne will be the catalyst for pumping up the anti-monarchy movement. Little wonder Prince Charles and his heir Prince, Prince William, are striving to modernize and streamline the monarchy

trying to hurt Harry and Meghan’s credibility?” BuzzFeed claims to have found Tweets “with clear racial overtones as well as posts claiming that she faked her pregnancy.” Presented with this by The Investigator, the “Duchess of Narsussex” countered: “They say they’re trying to stop hate speech and racism against Meghan, which is a valiant effort, but they’re not. They just want everyone who isn’t praising Meghan off the internet. Anything that isn’t praise they call misinformation. Everything they accuse us of they’ve done ten-fold. They’ve even made death threats.” The Investigator looked at a number of social media posts on both sides. One striking post from Sussex Squad Podcast states: “The derangers can’t come on our platform. We will find you, call your jobs, contact your families, expose you etc. You have no free speech on any of our platforms.” Another Sussex Squad supporter wrote: “If you’re a white woman and currently pregnant with a white baby boy do us all a favor and take a trip to planned parenthood.” Seems to us that this qualifies for bullying and reverse racism. Numerous posts are critical of Kate Middleton, suggesting an ongoing PR rivalry between Meghan and Kate (the Duchess of Cambridge and future queen). One such post calls her “the epitome of white mediocrity,” On the obverse side, many Megxiteers have had their Twitter accounts suspended. And speaking of that social networking service, Prince Harry now claims that he warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about a coup before the storming of the Capitol. Speaking on a web summit a few days ago, Prince Harry said, “Jack and I were emailing each other prior to Jan. 6 where I warned him his platform was allowing a coup to be staged. That email was sent the day before and then it happened, and I haven’t heard from him since.” How very odd. Odder still: Meghan, who, as a royal is not supposed to be political, was mocked in the

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following is not something picked up in London but, through sources, is exclusive to this column and the News-Press. A fiercely fought virtual war is under way on the internet between Montecito newcomers the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (or certainly their minions) versus a group of critics who, they say, find themselves increasingly oppressed, bullied and censored by the PR internet machine associated with the royal couple. Among the latter is a social media activist who goes by the user-name Duchess of Narsussex. The Investigator asked this selfstyled “Duchess” what evidence exists (hard or circumstantial) that Harry and Meghan might be behind any such bullying or censorship. “Circumstantial,” she replied, “in that they are so very well organized and that their groups are in the Sussex name. They do large fundraisers for Sentibale” (Prince Harry’s registered charity) “and Archewell” (Prince Harry’s foundation) “and anything else Harry and Meghan get involved with. They even put up their financials about it, at least $500,000 in the past two years. Meghan has also called Sussex Squad members to thank them for their fundraising efforts. If they weren’t behind the bullying before, they certainly are now.” And it goes deeper, she explained. “The entire thing is about politics, plain and simple, involving Hillary Clinton and the woke/cancel culture crowd. Pretty much every left-wing celebrity sides with the Sussex Squad. Our name for them is The Sugars, and though our side is called Megxiteers, they refer to us, in a concerted effort to bully in Tweets, as Derangers. Our side is about free speech, and theirs is about silencing people.” Christopher Bouzy, founder of Bot Sentinel (a “Twitter analytics service”, whom The Sugars perceive to be their chief antagonist, sees the situation differently, believing it is The Sugars who are harassing Meghan. “Are these people who hate her?” Mr. Bouzy posed to BuzzFeed. “Is it racism? Are they

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At left, Kyle Ferro points to the sign for Gwendolyn’s Playground. Kyle’s Kitchen, which is named after Kyle, plans to donate $25,000 to the project. At right, Gwendolyn’s Playground is named after Gwendolyn Strong, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy and inspired others with her positive attitude and friendly spirit.

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yle Ferro loves when a guest steps through that door at Kyle’s Kitchen, the restaurant named

after him. He enjoys greeting people or sitting down and talking with them. It means a lot to him to connect with the community, and it gives people a chance to see Kyle, who was developmentally delayed, for his abilities. Gwendolyn Strong had the same spirit. Gwendolyn was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital condition that limited her mobility. But she didn’t let anything limit her desire, much like Kyle’s, to connect with others. It makes sense that the families of Gwendolyn, who died at age 7 in 2015, and Kyle, 17, are working together to make everyone feel

included. That’s the point of Gwendolyn’s Playground. The all-inclusive $6 million play area, where kids in wheelchairs or on walkers can go up ramps inside a Magic Tree and reach for the sky, is becoming a reality at Dwight Murphy Field in Santa Barbara. It’s being financed by the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation. Almost $2 million has been raised so far, Victoria Strong, Gwendolyn’s mother and the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation executive director, told the NewsPress. She said the deadline to raise the rest is the end of 2022. “We’re breaking ground in 2023.” Kyle’s Kitchen is helping the foundation’s financial effort by working to raise $25,000. “We’ve known the Strongs for a while,” Deanna Ferro, the restaurant co-owner and Kyle’s mom, told the News-Press. “We wanted to collaborate with each other for a long time.”

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everybody.” The need for the playground became apparent to Mr. and Mrs. Strong when Gwendolyn was growing up. “One of the things when Gwendolyn was little that we learned quite quickly is that playgrounds are not accessible,” Mrs. Strong told the News-Press. “While we thought the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) established protections, we quickly learned that the bar is extremely low.” “There is not one play structure that a child in a wheelchair or a walk is able to go into. They’re made to watch from the bottom,” Mrs. Strong said. “I think that’s just wrong.” Mrs. Strong added that playgrounds in Santa Barbara have lacked something for ablebodied children as well. “My middle daughter, Eleanora, is ablePlease see PLAYGROUND on B4

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SANTA BARBARA — Arnold Schaffer is now the chair of the Sansum Clinic Board of Trustees. In a news release, the clinic noted that Mr. Schaffer has been a steadying force for the nonprofit through the financial and operational challenges of the pandemic. “Arnie has a wealth of experience guiding healthcare organizations and a proven record of being an inspired leader of several major hospital operations. He has been a wise decisionmaker during the difficulties of managing COVID-19. We can always rely on him to contribute generously to our team,” said Kurt Ransohoff, Sansum CEO and chief medical officer. Mr. Schaffer is a Montecito resident with more than 30 years experience in healthcare management as CEO of multiple hospitals and regional health systems. He is currently the managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group. Mr. Schaffer previously held several positions with Providence Health, most notably executive vice president, and senior vice president of regional operations for Alaska, Washington, Montana

and California. He earned a bachelor’s in management degree at Northern Illinois University and a master’s in healthcare administration at Trinity University in San Antonio. “I am honored to be able to serve Sansum Clinic in this role, and am focused alongside our capable board on ensuring that our standards of excellence are upheld, and that we can continue to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare to our patients,” Mr. Schaffer said. “We are always honored to partner with our community to weather any challenge, including this current pandemic.” Mr. Schaffer has been a member of the Sansum board since 2019. He is a previous board chair of both the California Healthcare Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California. Mr. Schaffer’s predecessor as the Sansum board chair was Montecito Bank & Trust President and CEO Janet Garufis, since January 2021. To learn more about Sansum Clinic, visit www.sansumclinic. org. — Katherine Zehnder

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Pop-up to feature pig roast and beer release in Solvang SOLVANG — Local restaurant peasants FEAST, 487 Atterdag Road, will close at 5 p.m. Thursday to prepare for a special pop-up event in celebration of a limited-edition beer release, a collaboration between Topa Topa Brewing Co. and Carhartt Family Wines. The ticketed event will feature pork tacos from the whole pig roast that will center the evening along with Carhartt Family wines

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bodied and extremely physical, and she aged out of all our playgrounds by the time she was 3. She had mastered them.” Mrs. Strong saw the need for a playground that includes everyone, whatever their level of ability. “We’ve pulled from the best of what’s happening in the U.S. and in Europe, and we’re creating a new standard of play,” Mrs. Strong said. The answer is Gwendolyn’s Playground. “The heart of the playground is the Magical Tree. It will be the first multi-story, fully accessible climbing structure,” Mrs. Strong said. “We’re creating it so that it will be fully accessible.” Kids in wheelchairs or on walkers will be able to go up ramps inside the tree and go to the very top. Just like other kids. “The ramping will be functional and will look like vines and be very aesthetically pleasing,” Mrs. Strong said. And kids will encounter storytellers in the Magical Tree. “We’ve already had authors volunteer to do readings for children and do book signings, all in the name of celebrating diversity and inclusion,” Mrs. Strong said. She said Gwendolyn’s Playground will have the feel of a theme park. “Sometimes when I say ‘playground,’ people don’t realize how drastically different this space will become,” she said. “We have partnered with the Grace Fisher Foundation, which is helping to create a music garden,” Mrs. Strong said. The music garden is where kids of all ages can do things like striking up a melody by jumping around on a giant keyboard. “There’s going to be these flower chimes, shaped like flowers that play beautiful music,” Mrs. Strong said, her voice growing more excited as she talked about the playground named after her daughter. The playground will also have a play arc, which uses sensory technology when people roll or dance under it. “When it senses movement, it plays music,” Mrs. Strong said. She noted the playground’s swings will include one that is wheelchair-accessible. “So oftentimes with the best of intentions, any wheelchair accessibility is off to the side of playgrounds and is the opposite of inclusion,” Mrs. Strong said. “This swing allows a person in a wheelchair to roll right onto it and pull levers to make the swing move.” “ And once we actually build

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Victoria Strong and her husband, Bill, and their daughters Elenora, left, and Willa stand at Dwight Murphy Field, the future home to Gwendolyn’s Playground.

the playground, we will offer programming with various nonprofits, one being the Grace Fisher Foundation,” Mrs. Strong said. Mrs. Strong praised Kyle’s Kitchen for helping the foundation’s fundraising efforts. “Kyle’s Kitchen has been a supporter since the beginning,” she said. “For families with disabilities, there’s an instant bond. We understand what it is to have to battle the systems and how inaccessible the world still is. “We’ve been friends with the owners (Jay and Deena Ferro) for years, and we adore what they have created with Kyle’s Kitchen,” Mrs. Strong said. “They’ve been kind and generous to the entire disability community in Santa Barbara. “Kyle is just amazing,” she added. In addition to the playground, the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation has been a fundraising leader in spinal muscular atrophy research. “The research that we funded was FDA-approved shortly after her passing,” Mrs. Strong said. “It’s gene therapy replacement therapy. If given at birth, those children have no signs of the disease.” The foundation that funded that research is named after a young girl who loved, like Kyle does today, to connect with others.

“Gwendolyn was full of joy and had a really inclusive life in Santa Barbara,” she said. “She went to school full time and went to restaurants and cafes where she was a regular and was very well loved. She just wanted to be a kid. She wanted to be with other children. “She had magic,” Mrs. Strong said. “No matter where we were, they (children) had a lot of questions. Then it was, ‘Let’s go play!’ They wanted to play with her and be her friend. “In parenting her, I got to witness the most beautiful humanity,” Mrs. Strong said. Mrs. Strong said five machines kept Gwendolyn alive, and kids were naturally curious about them. “But they moved on and accepted her. She had a deep, meaningful relationship with other children.” Mrs. Strong said she has kept in touch with Gwendolyn’s friends, who are now 14. “Their lives were transformed because they knew someone very different from themselves,” she said. “They tell me that when they face adversity or they feel different, they think about Gwendolyn and her courage and strength and their friendship with her.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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DID YOU KNOW? Bonnie Donovan

Let’s not reinvent the wheel for helping the homeless

average life span was considerably shorter. The Constitution’s drafters understood how important it was to have had some life experience before becoming an elected official at the highest level in the land. They lived; they served; they left. And that’s the way it ought to be. We now have a gerontocracy in the United States, circa 2021. They’ve been there forever and just won’t give it up. They cling to the power and the perks, and their tenacity is making life hell for the rest of us. When the heck are they going to leave? Haven’t they done enough damage already? Their “leadership” has made a pauper of our once wealthy country. They resemble a pack of deadbeat relatives scouring the old mansion for valuables they can steal and then sell after the old

he quality of any community, besides its local character and beauty, is measured by how it cares for the poor and homeless. Certainly, Santa Barbara has grappled with various solutions to increased homelessness, and this column has addressed the ineffectiveness of the wellintentioned but ineffective solutions implemented by the Santa Barbara City Council over the past few years. Namely the ultra-expensive social experiment at the Rose Garden Inn, with no exit plan, and a continued huge price tag. While the new mayor, Randy Rowse, works with the Santa Barbara City Council to come up with more viable solutions that truly help the poor and homeless not only be sheltered, but to find solutions to their plight, we take this time to nod toward the institutions presently in place that address these issues without the exorbitant price tag and support people to get back on their feet. These institutions include the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, Transition House, the PATH Santa Barbara shelter, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, the Salvation Army, Villa Majella, Unity Shoppe, Catholic Charity and Noah’s Anchorage, where runaways and termed-out foster children can get respite. And the Daughters of Charity at St. Vincent’s and the Franciscan Friars at the Santa Barbara Mission operate the Father Virgil Cordano Center, where the services include the opportunity to do one load of laundry, get a foot wash and relax out of the elements. Rather than reinvent the wheel, why not consult with some of these effective programs here within our own community? Over time they have helped countless families and individuals to combat drug and alcoholism, learn life skills and childcare techniques. They feed people — and not just at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why can’t the city look to see how we can model some of their effectiveness, help them expand their programs and find different sites around town — not within the precious and sensitive downtown corridor? Under the cover of COVID, all kinds of things happened in the Santa Barbara city government. The 110-116 E. Cota St. shelter is proposed just seven blocks from the beach. Prime real estate is given to this project, which is needed, but not here. Why not at the site along Turnpike Road or in some area not in the downtown corridor? Is the city government relentlessly pursuing the demise of Santa Barbara as we know it? The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara just requested and received an additional $1.5 million from the city for this “affordable housing” development of 28 studios. With the city’s previous $2 million loan and — $9.2 million in low-income housing tax credits and $5.2 million of conventional funds – these studios look to cost about $700,000 each. For affordable housing? When will it be understood that enough affordable housing can never be built? Subsidized housing for all who want to live here and at an affordable price? It is the impossible dream. And no one will own up to it. And if you walked up and down any street (not State Street because they’d all,

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Energy Department isn’t the answer

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hat is hilarious,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm laughingly responded to a question about her plans to increase American oil production. On Nov. 5, she explained that oil is a “global market” controlled by OPEC, which has decided not to increase oil production. Ms. Granholm was repeating President Biden, at the U.N. Global Climate conference, accusing Russia and OPEC of causing shortages and increases in the prices of gas and home heating before requesting them to increase their production. Did this dubious negotiation tactic of accusing them before asking for a favor contribute to their response being crudely, but accurately, described as “giving the middle finger to Joe Biden” (The Five) ? Or was it that just a year ago the U. S. was competing with them for exporting oil and gas to Europe while today “Americans are suffering under high gas prices and the steepest inflation in 30 years” (The Five) ? The Energy Department was created Aug. 4, 1977, after

President Jimmy Carter was science and technology solutions.” criticized for addressing the high “Secure” means protected from home heating prices with “If you danger or harm and “prosperity” guys are cold in your house, put on means profitable. Ms. Granholm a sweater.” and President Biden are failing Ms. Granholm was previously to ensure security or prosperity, a political commentator for CNN, asking Russia and OPEC to solve governor of Michigan (2002-2011), our shortages and price spikes. a member of President Barack How about the “energy, Obama’s transition environmental and Brent E. team, and a writer at the nuclear challenges?” Zepke University of California. The government, Deputy Secretary David businesses and individuals The author Turk was appointed by depend on the efficient President Obama to be the lives in Santa availability of oil. Barbara deputy executive director President Biden reduced of the International the supply of oil by Energy Exchange, where he stopping drilling on federal land. distributed the technology created President Biden, on by the U.S. energy companies to Inauguration Day, shut down the other countries to further clean air Keystone, and since then some around the world. other pipelines, while removing President Donald Trump’s President Trump’s blockage of a Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Russian pipeline. former governor of oil-producing While representing the Gulf Texas (2000-2015), eliminated 1,772 Oil Co.’s refineries, I learned jobs and kept wage increases to 1%. pipelines are the only feasible way How is the Energy Department to transport oil from refineries, performing against its mission where pipes are used to apply statement of “To ensure pressure and temperature to assist America’s security and prosperity the cracking tower in separating by addressing its energy, the crude into various products, environmental and nuclear which are gathered on the various challenges through transformative vertical platforms.

The lightest crude rises to the top and becomes fuel for airplanes. The heaviest drops to the bottom for use as asphalt. The products in-between have a variety of uses from pharmaceuticals to plastics to coatings and, of course, fuel for vehicles. I have thought that the variety of uses made oil too valuable to burn. Shipping the products by pipelines is efficient and less dangerous to people and the environment. Pipelines are the most efficient, safest and environmentally friendly method to ship oil to markets as it is for natural gas. Solar and wind power are not sufficient. Nuclear has been shut down. This year our leaders converted the success under last year’s leaders to a failure: why? If their reason was the environment: do they think the increased production they are asking Russia and OPEC to do will not impact the environment? How about their mission of “transformative science and technology solutions?” Private U.S. companies continue to transform the energy industry

with technological solutions that lead the world in creating solutions, such as slant drilling, fracking, better drill bits, better drilling muds, improved catalyst for refining, and other innovations to improve the energy industry’s safety and efficiency. All research and development must be funded with money generated by profits: Cut the profits as this administration is doing and you cut the R&D. Most of the profits come from exploration and production. To help ensure America’s security and prosperity, the profits from U.S. companies are recycled in U.S. communities. Profits made by Russian and OPEC companies flow out of the U.S. The Energy Department does not explore, find, drill; transport, refine or market oil or natural gas. It does regulate the oil and gas industry, assisting states to do the same. While representing Gulf Oil after the creation of the Energy Department, I saw the regulations limiting the prices at the pump lead to a reduction in supply, and smaller drillers folded. Please see ZEPKE on C4

Out with the old, and in with new leadership

hat’s it. We’ve reached the breaking point. The collective “we” do not want to see or hear another septuagenarian or octogenarian politician speak another word, or worse, pontificate on what ails the planet and offer their “solutions” to those problems. They are what ails the planet. They are the problem. Lifetime politician and now U.S. President Joe Biden is 78. Lifetime politician and now Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is 81. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is 72 and has spent his entire life from the age of 23 in public office. There are just too many old people in charge of everything, who hang around much too long. Most of these people have been in or close to power for the past, oh let’s just say 50 years. In that time, the U.S. has gone

from a financially solvent proud footprints as they go. superpower to insolvency under Get them out of here! their watch. Go home, tend to your flowers, And they have the easiest job in paint, practice yoga, work on your the world: spending other people’s shuffleboard game, but for God’s money. Except for personal sake, leave the rest of us PURELY gain, they have nothing alone. POLITICAL worthwhile to brag about. Let’s review the Don’t get me wrong, Constitutional age I revere the wisdom requirements for and experience of serving in Congress and octogenarians and the White House. nonagenarians (Warren It is right up front in Buffet, for example, is Article 1, Section 2: 91), but as our doddering “No Person shall be president would say, here’s a Representative who James Buckley the thing: This pampered shall not have attained well-fed, well-groomed, to the Age of twenty five well-dressed, well-traveled, Years, and been seven well-protected crowd should Years a Citizen of the United be tending gardens, babysitting States and who shall not, when grandchildren and doing elected, be an Inhabitant of that exercises in tepid waist-deep State in which he shall be chosen.” water. They shouldn’t be running Section 3: anything. “No Person shall be a Senator And they shouldn’t be berating who shall not have attained to anybody with “save the planet” the Age of thirty Years, and bromides as they jet around the been nine Years a Citizen of the world stomping yeti-sized carbon United States, and who shall not,

when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.” Article 2, Section 1: “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.” That’s it; those are the age requirements for serving in Congress or in the White House, as written by young men (mostly in their 30s and 40s) in an age when life expectancy was probably somewhere around 50, if that. Statistics are hard to come by before the mid-1800s. In any case, we do know that some of the founders lived long lives, such as John Adams (90), Thomas Jefferson (83), and Benjamin Franklin (84). But the

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The wrong kind of Latinos?

very election cycle, wedrawthelinesca.org. voters choose their With respect to the county representatives. redistricting effort, far left Every 10 activists have put forth a years, however, map they have titled “United politicians choose their Communities.” Talk about false voters via a process known as advertising! It splits the cities of redistricting. Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc By way of redistricting, and Santa Maria! political boundaries are It also violates one of the core redrawn to ensure that principles of the laws, which each district has an equal govern the redistricting process population and that the voting known as “packing”. power of communities of The UC map “packs” the interest are preserved and 5th District, comprising Santa enhanced. This is in contrast Maria and Guadalupe, with a to gerrymandering, whopping 83% Latino whereby communities population and a 79.7% are carved up to favor Latino voting-age and ensure certain population, as if these political outcomes communities lack at the expense of a Latino representation. community’s voting Yet, the Santa Maria power. City Council is Andy Caldwell California and composed entirely of Santa Barbara County Latinos! are unique, having Unfortunately, the established redistricting far left activists have publicly commissions composed of stated, more than once, that politically impartial citizens they are the wrong type of (theoretically speaking) to Latinos being that they tend to draw district lines. be a rather conservative bunch! The state commission Moreover, the UC map draws the boundaries of pairs a carved-out portion of congressional, state Assembly Lompoc with Isla Vista and and state Senate districts. UCSB. These communities have The county redistricting absolutely nothing in common commission draws the with one another. boundaries of Santa Barbara Lompoc is a relatively poor County’s five supervisor’s city made up of permanent districts. Cities are on their resident families trying to pay own. Unfortunately, rent and find better paying jobs. thus far, both of the citizen The students of UCSB, on the committees have appeared less other hand, are unmarried, than impartial. temporary residents who come The state commission from some of the wealthiest appears to be eliminating families in California. They Republican-held districts, will singularly earn more upon which were few and far graduation than the average between to begin with. family in Lompoc. Any map Our county commission has that includes IV and UCSB with allowed certain members to any North County community quit the applicant pool and is a product of political even quit the commission, only machinations — read that, to be allowed to come back for gerrymandering! no other reason than because Fair maps, based on they are Democrats. As it community, rather than pertains to openings on the political, interests, have been commission, Democrats fill any submitted by the nonpartisan openings rather than minority County Taxpayers and the applicants who, gasp, happen California Center for Public to be Republican! Policy. The city of Santa Maria It appears our congressional is supporting another good map district will include the city of that creates two solid Latino Ventura in the future while it majority districts, and it keeps loses the northern parts of San whole, as much as is practical, Luis Obispo County. There will all cities, thereby comporting also be big changes in both the with the law. Assembly and Senate districts It pairs Lompoc and Goleta too, if current visualizations together in the county’s swing are finalized. (3rd) district, giving them the The new Assembly district political representation they that includes Santa Barbara need and deserve, based on would no longer dip into genuine, true and lasting Ventura county, but it will reach commonalities. into southern San Luis Obispo County. The Central Coast’s Andy Caldwell is the COLAB Senate district will stretch executive director and host of from Point Mugu into San Luis “The Andy Caldwell Show,” Obispo county. airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays on You can observe the KZSB AM 1290, the News-Press proposals and comment at radio station.

O windows – NO WAY! In my very senior lifetime, I have experienced or heard of many extraordinary issues, ideas and plans. However, the newest, absolutely most asinine program to put 4,500 young students in a windowless monstrosity of an 11-story building as a dorm takes the cake. These Einsteins who thought up this plan should first try out their windowless bunker and live in it for a year. Parents, please do not allow your children to go crazy in this awful bunker. As far as I know, to the best of my knowledge, (luckily, I have never seen one in person,) most jails and prisons have windows. Can you imagine waking up in the morning without natural daylight shining into your bedroom window, or to see stars at night, or just look out the window anytime? Just think of the poor 4,500 young people who are used to beautiful California or other states outdoors to be confined in dark little cells without fresh air and have to study, live and sleep there day in and day out. A big donation ($200 million) is not worth possibly ruining the health and well-being of some or many of our children. Money is NOT everything!! Renate Quebec Santa Barbara

For everyone’s sake, get vaccinated

nce again, It appears that it is unclear to the anti-vaxxers. Our nation has now lost over 720,000 citizens to the COVID-19 pandemic, including 79,000-plus people in California. And millions more have suffered, its effects. Fifty to 60 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. There are an estimated 35 percent who have not been vaccinated, many of whom claim it’s their right not to be vaccinated. The vaccines are safe and effective. Millions of lives have been saved. People are not dying from the vaccine, but lack thereof. Do the anti-vaxxers have a right to infect others? Do they have a right to medical treatment and hospitalization, when they come down with COVID-19? Do they have the right to take up medical services and hospitals, at the loss to others, needing medical treatment, for cancer, heart conditions, operations and other critical medical problems? Do they have no moral responsibility to their fellow citizens? Enough with the” my rights claim.” We have a national health crisis. Get with the vaccination program, and let’s wipe out COVID-19. Save yourself and others from a bad and painful death and/ or major sickness, with negative results. Wilful ignorance or stupid is, as stupid does, is no excuse. \ We are in a deadly continuing pandemic. Wake up. H.T. Bryan Santa Barbara

Why the push to be vaccinated?

ou really have to wonder why the White House is so intent and focused on forcing virtually everyone to take this so-called vaccine.

It’s patently obvious that it doesn’t prevent infection. The disease is very survivable and can be treated with simple, safe drugs like Ivermectin and HCQ. It has been proven that the best form of immunization is recovery from the infection. (Pfizer people have admitted this). So why does this administration absolutely insist on pushing this jab on the citizens of this country by force? They are working their way through organizations where they can intimidate large numbers of citizens — the military and others, as well as authorizing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to twist the arms of businesses having over 100 employees. They will eventually work their way down to very small businesses and put further restrictions on individuals and businesses with vaccine passports, crippling the ability of people to simply live a normal life. Why? Money is the obvious reason. Pfizer alone has admitted that they expect to sell more than $35 billion worth of jabs this year. The profit on this concoction is reported to be over $20 billion to be shared by two companies. Now they’re saying that 5- to 11year- olds should be vaccinated. Why? People in this age group are in very little danger from the virus and often have few or no symptoms. Numerous lies and misinformation are being used to perpetrate this effort. A large number of people have suspected that something is going on that has nothing to do with the health and well-being of the citizens. Interestingly, in their usual way, government entities have exempted themselves from this edict. Congress, postal workers and some others have been exempted. Why? Perhaps this is an experiment to see if the citizens can be convinced, intimidated, coerced or forced to allow the central government to inoculate them with something that is unproven, only partially effective, possibly dangerous and who knows what else. Why are they really doing this? K. Alan Fox Santa Barbara

Lies during the pandemic

t could be helpful to notice the parallels between military debate and the debate between mRNA shots and healthy COVID-19 solutions. At one point there was only a 20% approval rate for an Iraq war, but within five weeks that figure rose to 70% because of lies spread by the military/government/ business/news complex. There were news sources like Truthdig, KPFK and others who told the truth, but we had to search them out. It’s noteworthy that the truth teller/peace advocate minority was insulted and vilified by the 70% majority. It’s also worth noting the famous Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment. Here 67% of a cross section of Americans was willing to give a lethal dose of shock to someone when directed by an authority figure in a lab coat (or probably in a military uniform). A similar dynamic is happening today with the mRNA shot/healthy COVID solution debate. The Big Pharma/government/news network complex is spreading lies, and the majority of Americans believe them because that’s all they hear in a news environment

that’s funded by Pfizer, Merck, etc. Fortunately there are truth tellers in alternative media, but we need to search them out. A good place to start is with Robert Malone, the inventor of the mRNA technology used in the shot. Other good sources are Dr. Mercola, Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Children’s Health Defense, Dr. John Campbell, Front Line Doctors, Jimmy Dore, Glenn Greenwald, Max Blumenthal/ The Grayzone, Russel Brand, Joe Rogan and many other doctors, virologists and scientists. For a spiritual perspective, check out Lee Harris and his monthly energy reports. We were lied to about the Iraq war with devastating consequences, and we’re being lied to about mRNA shots and healthy COVID solutions, also with devastating consequences. Yogi Berra summed it up well when he said “It’s like deja vu all over again.” John Azevedo Ojai

Veterans need our help

ow more than ever, veterans need the support of their communities. From the close-knit groups of families and friends who can be there for them during difficult times, to the broader collection of elected officials and leaders who are policy creators and decision makers on veterans issues. With the recent situation in Afghanistan, many veterans have been forced to relive and confront difficult feelings. Coupled with stress from the ongoing pandemic, this can cause an unfortunate impact on veterans across the country. In light of the recent Veterans Day, we encourage everyone to do what they can to assist the veterans in their families and their communities. Reach out to your loved ones or make new connections with those in your neighborhood. And if you can, we ask that you urge your elected officials to help veterans through supporting pro-veteran policies and laws. Dawn “Dusty” Napier State Commander Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California

The divided states

his will have little meaning to most of the world, but here it is to ponder. Isaiah 5:20: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” This is where we are. George Floyd, a convicted criminal five times, resisting arrest again, under the influence of drugs who died at the hands of a police officer applying pressure to his neck. The officer was found guilty of murder, even as bystanders were watching and recording the event as it happened. Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed at the nation’s capital, Jan. 6, by a capital policeman. No resistance, no damage, no violence, no threat, a military veteran. And yet this policeman suffered no consequences for his poor judgment. George becomes a liberal Please see LETTERS on C4

s this story has been evolving and more information coming to light, I cannot believe it to be true. You would expect it to be Turkey, Cuba, China or Russia. It’s just not possible it’s happening in America. And it’s being perpetrated by the people who presently hold power, along with their encouragement and blessing. Since our present administration is nearly on the same plane of every other communist country, the truth is being hidden from us every day. Therefore, it’s possible there are still hundreds of people (we know there are dozens) in solitary confinement for trespassing and/or other made up false charges who are getting beat up, receiving no medical care, no contact with their families in months; and none of our bought and paid for woke media report the truth. If it were not for U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (so dearly hated by the left) who fought for the right to visit the inmates and Fox News, the atrocity would continue to be buried. There are no words for what the Georgian Republican discovered. This is beyond anything I could have ever imagined America would become. It should make every American, regardless of your ideology or political leaning, petrified of what we are becoming. I’ve said it before: Jan. 6 was a gift to the Democrats, and it now appears they may have even had a hand in instigating it. Their investigation is a sham and another excuse to keep this witch hunt going and widen the net even further with more subpoenas. I would never have believed individuals who were elected to office to serve the people, could be so evil and vindictive to resort to treating fellow Americans for trespassing in such a repulsive manner. I can’t even find the proper words to express the malevolent actions they’re taking. Cities were burned, people murdered, cops murdered, entire city blocks left in ruin and those terrorists are free. Kamala Harris, our vice president (with a 28% favorable rating) even bailed some of those real criminals out. Our useless vice president goes home at night and sips her wine while American citizens are being treated like murderers for trespassing and rotting in prison. And we can be pretty certain she has no plans to bail them out. They have the wrong skin color and political beliefs. However, the one murder that did occur on Jan. 6 — “nothing to see here.” That killer can go home every night himself, living with the fact he killed an unarmed American soldier. He can see his family and friends while the family of Ashley Babbitt can only look at photo albums. The media laughs off the notion that Americans are languishing in prison as nonsense. There should be a special prison for the stupid. We no longer have reporters; they’re impersonators. While they continue to regurgitate racist this and racist that, they don’t give a bleep about American citizens suffering in the slammer. They even abetted in putting them there. This cannot be allowed to continue. I’m just one voice and even I’m being told to shut up; however, there is hope. The last election did show there are still smart people with common sense and perhaps America has the ability to recover before it’s too late. My only regret is that the midterms aren’t next week. But when they do take place next year, it Please see SCHULTE on C4

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OLORADO SPRINGS — They admitted it. Now they think they can get away with it. Three weeks ago, I reported to you on the appalling case of sixth grade student Rylee M., who was pressured by teachers at Chinook Trail Middle School to seal her mask to her face with thick blue painter’s tape. Another schoolmate came forward to describe how those teachers would patrol their classrooms for violators while twirling the tape rolls around their wrists. Skeptics accused the children of manufacturing the story and of voluntarily putting the tape on themselves. Others, including the Colorado Springs Police Department school resource officer stationed at Chinook Trail, baselessly dismissed the incident as a prank committed by a teacher in “jest.” Gaslighters in the school district and their supporters misleadingly denied that teachers applied the tape directly to victims’ faces — something Rylee and her mom never alleged. By mischaracterizing the actual allegations, public school propagandists deflected attention from the brazen abuse of authority exercised by educators who issued de facto ultimatums that children comply with their directive to use

the tape handed to them. Or else. incident, will now be enrolled in On Monday, after the district’s online school to keep her safe from three-week-long internal the mask-bondage bullies. investigation, Chinook Trail “It was never our intent,” the Middle School principal Tom anonymous group of “Team 642” Andrew confirmed in a meeting tape torturers wrote in a crappy with Rylee’s mom, Stephanie M., little note to parents handed out that teachers had indeed “directed Monday night at a meeting closed students to affix a mask to to the public, “to cause their face with tape” — a anxiety, fear, confusion, cruel measure that only or physical or emotional sadists, not sane public harm.” Never mind health advocates, could that these petty tyrants embrace. wrought all of the above Moreover, the unfazed and will be shielded principal blandly from any transparent acknowledged, “Yes,” the punishment. “We look Michelle Malkin forward to returning to “students thought they were compelled to follow normal and continuing through” on the teachers’ along this learning journey “requests” (to choke themselves with your family,” the teachers off). (none of whom have reached out to “In short,” the principal told Rylee or her mom directly) cheerily Rylee’s mom in his sing-song chirped. scripted voice, “district policy and Elitist privilege means procedures were broken,” “trust always pretending to say you’re and respect” were “broken,” and sorry without ever suffering “poor decisions” were made. consequences for wrongdoing. Now, the principal told Darcy Schoening, parent Stephanie M., it’s time “to move advocate and town of Monument this forward” after “admitting Board of Trustees member, our mistake” and “trust” the agrees. She believes “the teachers administration. responsible for this behavior The abusers will remain in should be fired. Their names the classroom with vulnerable should be released. Parents have 11- and 12-year-olds; any the right to know WHO is abusing disciplinary measures will be kept their kids. Protecting the teachers’ “confidential”; and brave Rylee, identities and disciplinary actions who has been harassed over the is a slap in the face to parents.”

“It’s sickening to me,” Stephanie lamented as the principal echoed the educrats’ desire to get back out of the public spotlight and “resume normalcy.” She’s not going to let it drop. “I am not going to be quiet,” the work-at-home mom of three young daughters told KVOR-AM 740 radio talk show host Richard Randall this week. “Plenty of parents are willing to step up for their kids.” No doubt about it. The Election Day revolt against K-12 control freaks just demonstrated that parents across the country from Loudoun County, Virginia, to El Paso County, Colorado, to Los Angeles County, California, will not let COVID-era abnormalities hijack their children’s health and freedom. With Justice Department goons and local cops treating parents protesting at school board meetings like criminals, we know we can’t rely on law enforcement to side with sovereignty-defenders over the State. Remember: Stephanie M. immediately contacted the Colorado Springs Police Department to report the abuse as soon as her daughter told her what happened. They blew her off. Instead, according to creepy public record files I obtained last week, at least three members of the CSPD’s Metropolitan

Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Division/Strategic Information Center passed around my Twitter and Gab posts about Rylee’s case to several CSPD command staff and other individuals whose names were redacted. A CSPD “Intelligence Unit” detective made note of my “2 million (yes, million) Twitter followers” (so what?), and a sergeant falsely claimed I was aware of protest plans at the school. (I heard no such information until after administrators shut down the school on Oct. 25 amid an international maelstrom of public scrutiny and press coverage.) It’s getting impossible to “back the blue” when they stand down as antifa and Black Lives Matter attack you for defending law and order, kneel before the altar of George Floyd, enforce junkscience-based COVID-19 tyranny lining the pockets of Big Pharma and Big Government, and spy on you for standing up for parents fighting educational malpractice. Teach your children well. Michelle Malkin’s email address is michellemalkininvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

Let’s honor veterans with a more sober foreign policy

he Veterans Day holiday last week, coming just a few months after the national humiliation that was President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, ought to serve as a wake-up for Washington’s myopic foreign policy and national security establishment, as well as our decadent ruling class more broadly. The best way to honor our veterans in the aftermath of the Afghanistan boondoggle would be to finally end the delusional fantasy that America can, let alone should, attempt to cavalierly export its values unto foreign lands. For decades, varying stripes of neoconservatives, neoliberals and humanitarian interventionists have dominated America’s sclerotic foreign policy establishment. Josh Hammer Whatever minute or abstract philosophical details distinguish these schools of foreign policy thought, they have long been united by one overarching, guiding belief: American exceptionalism means the U.S. military should intervene to spread and promote our distinctly American conception of liberty and the good life, even if such interventions do not directly secure America’s national security interest or the American way of life. The basic problem with this hubris is that it fundamentally misunderstands the U.S. military. As an institution, the military is less well-suited to constructing Madisonian democracies out of backwater hellholes halfway around the world than it is to hunting down and killing terrorists and enemy combatants in the most efficient way possible. This ought to be so obvious that it is somewhat embarrassing it even needs to be said. Nonetheless, whether it was leading Bush-era neoconservatives who sought to “spread democracy” across the sands of the Middle East or Samantha Power-

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style “responsibility to protect” liberal internationalists who aimlessly toppled Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, the men and women controlling the corridors of foreign policy power in Washington too often fail to intuit this basic reality. Too many in America’s foreign policy elite bastardize the famously universalist language of the Declaration of Independence, warping it to justify nation-building crusades or outright humanitarian interventions even when those actions have no obvious relevance for America’s national or geopolitical interests, properly defined. This sort of chauvinism is the complete opposite of that most

quintessential conservative trait most readily identifiable with the great Anglo-Irish statesman Edmund Burke: epistemological humility. A wiser distillation of the relationship between America’s Founding-era creed and her foreign policy responsibilities was pronounced by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1821: “(America) goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” To fail to now vindicate Adams’ prescient admonition, in the aftermath of August’s fall of Kabul to the Taliban,

would be shameful. For two decades, the Pentagon, Foggy Bottom and the intelligence community reliably assured the American people that all the blood spilled and treasure spent trying to build a durable Afghan nation-state would not ultimately prove to be in vain. Our highest-ranking generals and other top-tier military brass repeatedly informed us that our soldiers and marines could, and would, train the Afghan military to fight for and defend their homeland. Suffice it to say that did not work: Kabul fell in a matter of days to the jihadis. The tragic reality is that our commander-in-chief cannot now visit any of the Gold Star families who lost a loved one in Afghanistan and earnestly tell them that their departed loved ones did not die in vain. The men and women who deploy and serve overseas, especially those in combat roles, are not pieces on an ivory tower chess board. They are not easily reducible to pawns in a graduate school game theory model. They are real human beings — patriotic Americans, If respect for the sanctity of human life and an enduring belief in the Declaration’s right to life mean anything at all, they should militate strongly against a more casual willingness to deploy military force abroad. What’s more, the sheer decadence of our ruling class and generally sordid state of our domestic political morass really should make elites think twice next time before sending our uniformed men and women into harm’s way without a clearly delineated and demonstrably attainable military objective. If our elites can actually learn this common-sense lesson, it would be the best Veterans Day lesson of all. To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

The real problem is UCSB’s overenrollment Editor’s note: Carmen Lodise is an author and former Santa Barbara resident who lives in Barra de Navidad, Mexico.

espite a faculty that includes five Nobel Prize laureates and being ranked in the top five among public universities in the nation, UCSB is seldom mentioned in a Southern California major newspaper — the Los Angeles Times. But all that changed early this month when 10 letters to the editor were published in the Times, led by a long opinion piece: “A mega-dorm disaster at UC Santa Barbara” by Dennis McFadden (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2) and a staff editorial on the same date. All missives concentrate on the absence of “real” windows in the 11-story, $1.5 billion dorm UCSB proposes to build on campus, with $200 million contributed

by the building’s designer, the Isla Vista bears the brunt of rapid unsanctioned architect Charlie enrollment expansion far in excess Munger, as though this was the of the area’s housing supply. only issue at stake. UCSB’s 2010 Long Range I have no opinion on the Development Plan called for 25,000 proposed Munger dorm. I’m also total students in 2025. It hit 25, unsanctioned. 976 in the fall of 2018 and However, I spent 30 was 26,179 in 2020 (bap. years as a community ucsb.edu). Data for 2021 is organizer in-and-around elusive. Isla Vista, the halfRapid enrollment square mile of private increases and their development embedded consequences are not new within the UCSB with UCSB. Rents in Isla campus. I’ve bucked Vista increased doubleCarmen Lodise headwinds through five digits annually for 1974chancellors, and I know 1986 as UCSB upped its where some of the bodies enrollment from 13,327 are buried. to 18,005 — in a period that saw What is missing in these 10 a minimal increase in the local letters to the editor and two housing supply because of a opinion pieces is any mention of building moratorium. the elephant in the room: UCSB It appears the area has entered overenrollment. a similar period. As I write, With its 15-18,000 residents, most hundreds of UCSB students are of whom are college students and being housed in off-campus hotels over 95% of whom are renters, for lack of space in Isla Vista

or UCSB dorms, both of which appear to be at 100% of capacity. One can only imagine how rents in Isla Vista — already the most expensive in cost/bedroom in Santa Barbara County — have increased over the past few years. Meanwhile, the reader has to look beyond the Times to find that 88% of the students like the prototype dorm Charlie Munger helped build at the University of Michigan. CNN quotes a poll that found that “the building has a rating of 8.8 out of 10 on bap.ucsb.edu. Reviewers praise the building’s amenities . . . .” But the bigger problem is overpopulation. Recently the adjacent city of Goleta announced it is suing UCSB for its failure to provide adequate housing for its expanding enrollment as it promised in its 2010 LRDP. The bottom-line is UCSB needs the 4,500 beds the Munger dorm will supply — with or without real

windows— for its relentlessly expanding enrollment, which might exceed 30,000 in its next LRDP (delayed). But it’s going to be a couple years of tough sledding as everyone endures the sluggish way the university has responded to this situation. Carmen Lodise was twice elected to public office in Isla Vista, helped establish the town’s 23- park system where there was only one when he arrived in 1972, was a leader in the town’s three failed attempts to secure an election on becoming a city and the town’s 40-year successful campaign to secure a community center. He also published the town’s longestrunning weekly newspaper: the Isla Vista Free Press (1987-89). He is the principal author of “Isla Vista: A Citizen’s History” (second edition, 2019 Mr. Lodise retired to Barra de Navidad, Mexico in 2015.

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Let parents choose As Virginia’s gubernatorial election drew to a close last week, Democrat Terry McAuliffe brought in teachers union president Randi Weingarten. He thought that would help? I suppose he, like many progressives, believes everyone thinks the way he does. “I’m not going to let parents come into schools and ... make their own decisions,” he’d said. “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” That’s the political attitude: Government runs things. We, the experts, know what’s best. Parents as “customers” who make choices? Nonsense. I hope Mr. McAullife’s defeat means Americans are figuring out that such politicians are enemies of progress. Years ago, I was surprised to discover that New York City’s failing public schools spent $20,000 per student. Teachers had been holding protests where they shouted: “Fund schools! We don’t have enough money!” But they spent $20,000 (now nearly $30,000) per student! At 25 students per class, that’s $500,000 per classroom! Think what you could do with that money: Hire five good teachers? Where did the money go? No one in the bureaucracy had a good answer. Governments make money ... disappear. I researched different education systems and did an ABC-TV special called “Stupid in America.” It showed how American students do worse than kids in other countries. I suggested that parental choice would help. After all, competition brought us better phones, cars, supermarkets, etc., while holding prices down. Competition forces providers to constantly try new things to please their customers. But not in government schools. This year, most private and Catholic schools opened, while “public” (government-run) schools often stayed closed. Monopolies kill innovation. When public schools began, most Americans worked on farms. That’s why schools took a summer break, so kids could help on the farm. Today, fewer Please see STOSSEL on C4

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This is an outrage of American freedoms

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We need to scrutinize the inner workings of the UC system DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 be tourists) and asked a Santa Barbara resident if they knew or understood anything about the city taking over electric services from SCE, guaranteed, most people would be oblivious. Under the cover, while no one’s looking, let’s make this change — quick! Who would ever trust a local government to take over and run an energy company, a phone company, cable company or any utility company? City councils are made up of those from all walks of life. Their expertise is not the running of large corporations, and thankfully, their position is temporary. However, there’s no follow up, no consistency and most importantly, no accountability. These utility companies need to be run by professional businesses who are better equipped and have the experience, not the local yokel city council. Again, look at the way the city has handled the homelessness and transient problem. It is obvious we have amateurs at the helm, and we need to listen to those who have decades of experience and serve for altruistic reasons and the good of their fellowman. These entities know how to answer to a reasonable bottom line. They don’t spend $10,000 a month per person. Speaking of amateurs, we have all seen the gasoline prices increase incrementally during the last year. In California the past week, just in time for an ode to Thanksgiving and family gatherings, the price increased 14 cents overnight. Thank you very

much! Now let’s turn our attention to the national and international outrage at this dormitory called Munger Hall at UCSB. Does the current mayor of Goleta really think that Munger Hall is a viable solution to the housing shortage at UCSB? Has anyone ever heard of a cap on enrollment? The UC system was originated for students of California. Very simple. Nothing but greed leads to these huge numbers f students attending here, or any UC in the system. When we give priority to qualified California citizens, then open enrollment to non-California residents, the numbers should stabilize. No California student should ever be denied enrollment because foreign and out-of-state students are paying many times the tuition fees. But back to Mayor Paula Perotte of Goleta. She expressed concern that the attention of Munger Hall in the national news casts an uncertain light on whether “the needed student housing will be built in a reasonable time frame.” Clearly, she has bought into the $200 million “incentive” already donated to UCSB, with the stipulation that donor Charlie Munger’s designs be followed exactly. That’s a condition for his $200 million donation for a $1.5 billion project. Since Mr. Munger is 97, he must be driven by strange motivations. If it’s for his progeny, we wonder if he’d like to see any of his grandchildren housed in these windowless rat trap rooms. Unbelievable that anyone would come to one of the most beautiful places in the world to live in the manner of a mole. No human being should be asked to live without

access to natural light and fresh air. It’s outrageous. Even prisoners have a window. What we need to do is first, stop Munger Hall and any other such heartless construction from ever being considered again. It makes a mockery of the school’s motto “Let there be light!” Then we need to scrutinize the inner workings of the UC system. This organization has usurped its role, as we’ve said before, as have many others over the past two decades: The goal of the UC Regents to educate California’s youth has been replaced with profiteering. It cannot be reduced to simpler terms. This sham of a housing solution is dehumanizing and feeds into the greed of the UC system — packing in the students These schools have become a business catering to very wealthy, often foreign families, no longer caring about the state of California and providing a quality education to its residents. As many of us know most Californians are denied entrance into the UC system as first- and second-year students. Those spots are reserved for the “out-of-state tuition” students. They = $$$$. Munger Hall is so reprehensible that it has caught the attention of newspapers, and magazines from coast to coast and even international media outlets. TIcTock too. Despite all this public outcry, the official university line remains “delighted by the proposed structure funded by billionaire Charles Munger, which would (UCSB claims) increase the university’s student housing by 50% ...” Seriously? Obviously, the university has steeled itself in resolve to go forward with this

building. This is not a time to acquiesce, it is a time to push harder against it. So much at stake. Perhaps Charlie Munger, the chancellor and all of us could take a lesson from the Mission Statement that is touted on UCSB’s Design Construction Services landing page: “Design & Construction Services supports the UC Santa Barbara campus by representing the University in all aspects of capital development and improvement with the goal of creating quality, efficient, safe and sustainable facilities respectful of the region’s unique and sensitive environment.” Unbelievable! It has recently come to our attention that Santa Barbara County has purchased an apartment building on El Colegio to house 50 more homeless in the student enclave of Isla Vista while there remains a housing shortage for students! Where is the logic in this? A 5-year-old with a crayon could figure this out. Why not purchase an apartment building in Old Town Goleta for the homeless? Why should college students have to navigate around the complex issues that homelessness brings? Editor’s note: The city of Goleta recently decided to sue UCSB for what the city says is the failure to provide enough housing for its students, which the city says leaves an impact on Goleta’s ability to provide enough housing for its residents and workforce. Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

It’s time for all these people to move along BUCKLEY

Continued from Page C1 man dies. Nancy Pelosi has served in the House of Representatives since 1987, some 34 years, going on 35. When is enough, enough? Do we have to see her with a walker slowly making her way to the podium to pound out yet another barrage of slanderous lies against her political opponents? When and where does it end? President Joe Biden will be 79 in November, but he looks and acts to be 90 already.

Thomas Jefferson was 58 when first elected in 1801 but was in his mid-30s when he helped write the Declaration of Independence in 1776. John Adams was 62 when he was elected president (1797), but he too was a young man when he helped draft the Massachusetts Constitution — the model for the U.S. Constitution — in 1780. George Washington was 57 when he became our first president in 1789 and served as general of the Continental Army at the age of 42. In all those above cases, our presidents had the good grace to

retire to their respective homes, though available for consultations and advice whenever needed or called upon. Our current platoon of office holders doesn’t seem to be ready to head back home any time soon. And that’s a shame because most of them are simply in the way. It’s understandable that Majority Leader Schumer, President Biden, Speaker Pelosi and gang don’t want to give up the advantages of office: the limos, the planes, the Secret Service protection, the prestige. All paid for out of the public purse. Only Donald Trump, now 74, had pretty much everything he ever

wanted before running for office, so he can continue to enjoy a rich and colorful life away from the Washington limelight. It’s time for all these people to move along. And, if they had any consideration for others, they would. But if they actually had any consideration for others, they wouldn’t have stayed in Washington that long in the first place.

Biden’s words ring hollow

accomplished in his brief time as our president. He totally botched the Afghan withdrawal, leaving hundreds of Americans in the country and 13 dead servicemen. He is intentionally destroying our domestic oil industry, which has led to high inflation and supply chain problems. His lack of a sensible immigration policy will lead to more than a million immigrants entering our country this year and every subsequent year of his misguided administration. He has managed to ruin everything he touches. But it’s not his fault. He is not sentient, and he’s being led by a cabal of unnamed socialists. Heaven help us.

pipeline. In June, Biden suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Refuge. Now he is considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline, which is part of a network that moves crude oil and other forms of petroleum products from western Canada to Michigan. What have been the effects of President Biden’s reckless energy polices? America is no longer energy independent. The price of all forms of energy is skyrocketing. Thousands of Americans have lost their jobs. America must now depend on the Middle East or Russia for oil, and our national security is now in more danger. Wake up, America. President Biden and company do not care that energy prices are spiraling out of control. That is their plan. If you destroy a nation’s energy sector, you destroy that country. Like was done in Virginia, it is time for all patriotic Americans to stand up to the tyranny of the left.

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Continued from Page C2 martyr; Ashli, nearly forgotten. Rioters in the streets around our country are recorded looting, shooting, and attacking innocent people and business owners. Released from jail by liberal donors’ bail funding. Meanwhile, hundreds of capital protesters remain in jail more than 10 months in abysmal conditions, under feeble charges. Every American citizen must receive a COVID-19 injection, or pay exorbitant fees, loss of jobs, including military police, West Point cadets, and young children against their parents’ will. Meanwhile, thousands of illegal immigrants, unvaccinated, are pouring in over our borders. Isn’t that counterproductive? Our economy is currently plummeting while China and Russia economies are flourishing. Parents are being denied selecting curriculums for their preschool to college offspring. I’m having trouble understanding any of this, or why anyone would want to understand it. Will we ever return to the “United States”? Randy Rosness Solvang

n his inaugural address, Joe Biden promised that as president he would be transparent and honest. His words were: “My fellow Americans, … I give you my word. I will always level with you.” These words rang hollow even in January due to the wide-spread knowledge of the members of the Biden family selling access to Joe during much of his political career. Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop computer found in a Delaware computer repair shop revealed more than just the pornographic activities of a wayward son. It revealed a Biden family business of graft and corruption lasting decades. But all of the incriminating information was covered up by our compliant press, who claimed it was all “Russian disinformation.” We know of the $3.5 million that the wife of the mayor of Moscow paid to Hunter and the $83 million per month job at Burisma, the Ukrainian oil company. Who knows how much China has chipped into the Biden family coffers? So we know President Biden is a crook, but now we are stuck with him. Nobody is wanting our vice president to fill Joe’s shoes. Let’s review what Joe has

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Crusade against energy

re President Joe Biden and the Democrat Party looking out for America? Especially concerning energy? If so, why are they crusading against U.S. energy? From day one, President Biden made it a priority to decimate America’s fossil fuel industry. His first day in office, he shut down the XL

James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at jimb@ substack.com.

Diana Thorn Carpinteria Editor’s note: Diana Thorn’s last paragraph refers to the recent election, in which Virginia elected a Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, and a Republican majority in the House of Delegates.

will be a referendum against the insane running the asylum. Back in the day when actual terrorists were being water boarded for information to save American lives (the terrorists who slaughtered our soldiers and lopped off people’s heads), the woke shrilled what a bad country we are. But when carpenters, painters, welders and likely doctors and nurses are swept up like trash and tossed in the gulag for trespassing are crushed and robbed of their livelihoods, you know we’ve reached a new low of moral standards. We’ve put our foot through the gates of hell. This is all happening merely because the people they’re torturing don’t share the same political point of view of Biden and company. Those prisoners are being told to renounce President Donald Trump of all things just so they can see an extra bit of daylight Isn’t there a similar story about a guy named Jesus? Or the terrorists filming soldiers to renounce America or “off with their heads!” The power hungry are determined to make examples of these “domestic terrorists” to prevent anyone else

from speaking up. That sounds like all those countries you would never consider stealing a paperclip from. Again, how come this isn’t front page news today and everyday? It’s horrific. Atrocious. Brutal. Evil. Wicked. And all those allowing this to happen should have their names plastered all across the news. But of course, the duplicitous media is there to lower the cone of silence. This is an outrage of American freedoms and justice. I mean, this is serious cow dung! President Joe Biden falsely promised a transparent government, a unification of the country. He’s failed miserably on both counts. I wonder if he found out how his administration is treating his fellow citizens, would or could he have the strength and power to bring some sanity back to the process? I don’t think this is the legacy he wants to be remembered for. We are facing huge out of control catastrophes right now: a southern invasion, out-of-control oil prices, out-of-control inflation and out-of-control spending, to name a few. All of which were very much under control a year ago. But they all pale in comparison when stripping American citizens of their rights and treat them like trash. That changes everything.

‘We’ll police our own profession’ STOSSEL

Continued from Page C3 than 2% of us work on farms, yet nearly every government school still takes the summer off. “Unionized monopolies like yours fail,” I told Ms. Weingarten (when she still would speak to me). “It is the children who you are failing.” “We are not a unionized monopoly!” she snapped. “Folks who want to say this ... don’t really care about kids.” But I do care about kids. Of course, government-run schools are a monopoly. Don’t like your school? Tough. School is terrible? Tough. Your taxes fund that school regardless of whether it’s good or bad. Suppose we bought groceries that way: no more supermarkets offering choices. We vote on whether we want meat or fish. Whichever wins — that’s what everyone eats. When I interviewed Ms. Weingarten, I pointed out that civil service and union rules meant it could take 10 years to fire a bad teacher. “We’ll police our own profession,” she said. “I’d like to police my job, too,” I responded. “But that’s not how it works in life!” Apparently, I was wrong. When it comes to public education, it’s still how things work. After “Stupid in America” aired, and millions watched, Ms. Weingarten held a protest outside my office. Hundreds of teachers carried signs,and shouted, “We are here to demand an apology

from ‘20/20’s’ John Stossel!” I surprised them by coming out of the ABC building to let them yell at me personally. Teachers told me I’d insulted them. Some said (probably correctly) that I had no clue how hard their jobs were. So Ms. Weingarten came up with a plan to educate me. “Teach for a week!” she shouted at me, through the loudspeaker. “We’ve got high schools; we’ve got elementary schools.” The teachers liked that idea. They started chanting, “Teach, John, teach!” I think I surprised them again by saying, “OK!” I would have taught in any classroom they picked. I wanted to videotape it. But then they showed their bureaucratic nature. After repeatedly rescheduled meetings, they decided that I would not be allowed to teach. Children are too important to be entrusted to unions or government monopolies. Competition, parental choice, would bring innovation that will make schools much better. After Glenn Youngkin won the race for governor, he said, “We’re going to introduce choice within our public school system.” If he does it, it’s about time. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators. com. Copyright 2021 by JFS Productions Inc.

Putting on a sweater may not be sufficient ZEPKE

Continued from Page C1 I counseled against cutting the supply to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, based on its importance to our security. Today our president is discussing doing that. Since the Energy Department can either increase supply by decrease regulations, which it won’t do, or limit the price to consumers, which will decrease the supply as is happening today in the U.K. The winds stopping in the North Sea is demonstrating a risk of relying on wind or solar power: You need a back-up. Today their businesses and residents are dependent on natural gas to operate, heat and cook. Their regulators have not increased supply, but they have limited the amount of price increases that utilities can only implement twice a year. The November increase of almost 50% was less than the increases in cost to the utilities, causing smaller ones to fold and larger ones to become unprofitable. If there is a cold winter, putting on a sweater may

not be sufficient, and people may have to choose between heating and cooking. Already experts are questioning the adequacy of the maximum increases utilities can enact in April. This year after this administration made the U.S. dependent on OPEC, according to Granholm, or Russia and OPEC, according to President Biden, only our enemies think it is “hilarious” while the cost of home heating oil has risen 42%, pump prices by $1.50 a gallon and the Producer Price Index (PPI) a decade high of 8.6% before being passed through to consumers, and the president is considering releasing reducing security by the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the question is: why an Energy Department? Brent E Zepke is an attorney, arbitrator and author who lives in Santa Barbara. Formerly he taught at six universities and numerous professional conferences. He is the author of six books: “One Heart-Two Lives,” “Legal Guide to Human Resources,” “Business Statistics,” “Labor Law,” “Products and the Consumer” and “Law for NonLawyers.”