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Preserving Reagan’s legacy Young America’s Foundation purchases former president’s boyhood home

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By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Young America’s Foundation has announced that it is the owner of President Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon, Illinois.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Young America’s Foundation announced Friday that the organization is the new caretaker and owner of President Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon, Illinois.

YAF, which also preserves the former president’s Rancho del Cielo in the Santa Ynez mountains and owns the Reagan Ranch Center on lower State Street, hopes to carry on the important work of protecting the property.

The home was previously managed and cared for by the Ronald Reagan Home Preservation Foundation since 1980.

It was built in 1891, and provided a formative experience for President Reagan growing up in the 1920s. He once said of his hometown, “All of us have a place we go back to. Dixon is that place for me. There was the life that has shaped my body and mind

for all the years to come.”

YAF’s acquisition will be a significant component of its efforts to share the achievements and ideals of President Reagan with future generations, particularly in the midwest.

“Young America’s Foundation looks forward to a strong partnership with the Dixon community,” YAF President Ron Robinson said. “The involvement of the community in the Santa Barbara area is still strong more than two decades after YAF acquired the Reagan Ranch. YAF plans to build on that model while we open this historic presidential site to visitors from across the country and around the world.”

The organization will preserve the childhood home through private funding rather than through state or federal taxpayer dollars, just as with the Reagan Ranch.

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Goleta city officials provide End of the Year message

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Young America’s Foundation hopes to protect President Ronald Reagan’s legacy and history by preserving his childhood home in Illinois.

Officials for the city of Goleta provided an End of the Year message, reviewing 2020 and looking forward to 2021.

The Goleta Mayor, City Council members and the City Manager each said a few words reflecting on the hectic events of 2020 and Goleta’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

City Manager Michelle Greene gave a coronavirus financial impact update, and said that sales across many business sectors

declined, hotel occupancy hit a historic low and unemployment soared.

Goleta’s overall revenue dropped more than 30% since last year.

To manage the impacts of COVID-19, Goleta’s revised budget had $5.9 million in revenue reductions, $2.3 million in spending cuts, and a temporary hiring freeze and deferral of certain projects.

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A rental platform that helps renters, landlords and property managers, Zumper, provided an update on the average rent statistics for Santa Barbara.

As of Dec. 17, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Barbara is currently $1,950, which is a 29% decrease compared to the previous year.

The report showed that 59% of households are renter-occupied, as opposed to 41% of households owner-occupied.

Zumper listed the most affordable neighborhoods in Santa Barbara, with the Westside’s average rent for a onebedroom apartment at around $1,600 per month; the Eastside’s at around $1,675 per month and Samarkand at around $1,775 per month.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Santa Barbara include the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport with an average rent for a one-bedroom apartment of $3,295, followed by the Lower Riviera with an average of $2,995 per month, followed by East Beach with an average of $2,750 per month.

Zumper also reported a total of 294 apartments for rent available in the city.

The median rent for a studio in Santa Barbara is $1,675 per month; the median monthly for a two-bedroom apartment is $2,641; the median monthly rent for a three-bedroom is $4,150; and the

average four-bedroom rent is $5,750 per month.

Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo shared her general thoughts on this with the NewsPress, saying the city is a “desirable place to live for many reasons.”

“We have a low crime rate, we live in natural beauty, and we are a job center in the region,” she said. “So the rents are expensive and people pay them because of what they get in return.”

The mayor said that, as a renter herself, she understands why people make sacrifices to live in this town.

She added that the City Council has approved certain assistance programs to help renters during the pandemic, such as the no-fault eviction ordinance that requires property owners to pay displaced tenant relocation assistance when they have to move through no fault of their own.

The city also provides the Rental Housing Mediation Program, which mediates disputes between landlords and tenants.

“Because of the pandemic, the city council set aside money to help people pay their rent because their income was impacted by COVID-19,” Mayor Murillo said.

“So the city does what it can for its residents who are renters and that is certainly a priority of mine as Mayor.”

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state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported 16 new positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

This brings the total number of cases to 14,391, with 13,324 recovered, 147 deaths and 920 still infectious.

Santa Maria reported six new cases, bringing CHRISTIAN WHITTLE WS-PRESS WRITER its totalSTAFF number of cases to 5,505, with 5,164 recovered, 78 deaths and 263 still infectious.

Chief Probation Officer Heitmanwill reDeveloped recreation sitesTanja in California reported Saturday that a support staffUSDA Forin closed through May 15 after the assigned to the Santa Barbara Probation Service issued an order extending the closures Department’s Santa Maria Juvenile Hall ursday. notified the department that they tested The order was issued for the entire Pacific Southst Region and its 18 National Forests, which indes the Los Padres National Forest.

The initial closure order went into effect March 26 d was set to expire April 30. t applied to recreational use areas such as campBy GRAYCE MCCORMICK unds, day use sites and picnic areas.

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The order was issued to discourage large gathers ofThe people and promote safe socialon distancing of city of Goleta has vacancies the ying more than six feet apart.

Planning Commission, Design Review Board, nParks the Santa Barbara Ranger District, campand Recreation Commission and 12 Public Treeand Advisory and isclosed, seekingincludunds picnicCommission, areas will remain community to apply. the Fremontmembers campground and White Rock and Applications are due Jan. 4, 2021. d Rock picnic areas.

The Planning Commission consists of five The order Thursday does not add to the closures members who each serve a four-year term. eady in place for Santa Barbara.

While other arPlanning Commissioners make decisions like the Monterey Ranger regarding land use issues forDistrict the city,have closed ilheads andand forest roads, locals willaction still have reviewing taking appropriate on acsdiscretionary to the many Santa Ynez Valley and Santa development applications and Barmaking recommendations to the City Council on any proposed legislative actions.

The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m.

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Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

Staff consistently wore face masks on duty and positive for COVID-19 on Friday. will not be returning to work until a sufficient The Probation Department has a comprehensive COVID-19 Management Plan quarantine period has occurred. that addresses the situation by requiring Goleta and Lompoc each reported two new employees and contractors to submit COVID-19 cases, but no cases were reported temperature and health questionnaire from the federal prison in Lompoc. screening prior to entering the facility and The South County unincorporated area directing them not to come to work ill. including Montecito, Summerland and city of Staff left the facility early after feeling mild Carpinteria reported one new case, along with symptoms and tested with Santa Barbara reporting one, Isla Vista reporting

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

STAFF areas WRITERof Sisquoc, physician. continue oneisand theNEWS-PRESS unincorporated The initial lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Sum“What They we’re seeing to a experience lot of folksmild are doing symptoms, but they self-isolating home Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and they’re driving upare alongside of theatroad and just gomer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to and stable.

Guadalupe reporting one new COVID-19 More than 20 years aftercase. they first opened, Chuck’s extend the term of the lease. ing for hikes up there. That’s ok. There’s not an order The department conducted contact tracing The Goleta Valley and Gaviota, the Santa Summer Waterfront Grill and The Endless CafÊ are Š Bar 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117Mr. W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5).existing www.ashleighbrilliant.com against hiking that trails,� said Madsen, For- Valley and Orcutt reported no new cases.

Petersen is inheriting the lease with and determined only oneAndew additional staff U.S.Ynez permanently closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an est Service spokesman. member was potentially exposed — no youth, terfront restaurant announced its closure with a fare- average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 per “We just wantpersonnel to make sure people go out they’re contract or other wereifcontacted. email: gmccormick@newspress.com well post on its Instagram account. safely spaced between one another. If you get to a month.

The post read, “It is with heavy hearts that we antrailhead and there’s just too many cars there, you Though Mr. Petersen plans to continue running nounce we have closed our doors for good. Thank you Chuck’s and Endless Summer in line with its current should find a different area to go to as opposed to tryfor your constant support. The memories will never be operation for a time, the restaurant has upgrades ing to get in.� forgotten.�

As state and local responses to the coronavirus planned for around the fall. According to the agenda, Despite the current economic chaos due to the COV- under Mr. Petersen’s business plan the second floor of pandemic continue to evolve, the Forest Service felt Compensation is $100 per meeting, and there are limits, theyID-19 meet pandemic, every two months on the of first the prospect Chuck’s and Endless the establishment will be converted into a traditional that thefour situation warranted a two week extension of currently vacancies.

Applicants must reside Wednesday of every even month, and they’re Summer ceasing operation dates back to before the out- deli cafÊ focused on sandwiches, soups, and salads, the closures, Madsen.electors. within city limitssaid andMr. be qualified compensated at the rate of $50 per meeting. break.

According to the agenda of a March 24 Santa Bar- with a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and The Design Board Finally, there are two vacancies on the “Atseven-member the end of that they’llReview evaluate and see where Lic #0799445 City Council meeting in which assignment of the prepackaged foods. For evenings, the second floor will has vacancies a licensed architect, two atPublic Treebara Advisory Commission, which we’re at andfor whether or not we’re going to continue restaurant’s to a new operator was the first item, have a full bar and a dinner menu focusing on “adult large members that must within city provides advice to stafflease and the City Council as we need it,� said Mr. reside Madsen. limits and one at-large member.

For a threein developing plans and goals for the Goleta Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.� “This order can be rescinded at any time. If local year term, members encourage development Urban Forest and informs the community of informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to health it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurant’s ground floor is proposed to be simthat usesofficials the bestsay professional design practices the Urban Forestry program as directed by2019. the sell the establishment in August we can rescind the order tomorrow.

For right now, we ilar to Mr. Petersen’s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of to enhance the visual aesthetics of the council.

After receiving the department’s lease assignment burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young don’t wantand to extend out too far. design. community preventitpoor quality The commission holds six regular meetings requirements, Hyslop and began “We justmeets want the to make sure the next couple The DRB second andin fourth perofyear and additional asMr. necessary, allsearching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted buyer andinultimately Tuesdays each monthwhat’s at 3 p.m., and must live the city. found it in businessman Aaron to a “dinner type atmosphere.� weeks asofwe monitor going onthe that we areapplicants takwho operates a number of restaurants in Solposition compensatedsteps $50 per meeting.

To apply,Petersen, visit https://tinyurl.com/ ing theisappropriate along with our state and vang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, In addition, there are three vacancies on goletaboards-commissions and email local partners.� email: jgrega@newspress.com ON CAMPUS WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY! the Parks and Recreation Commission, which CityClerkGroup@CityofGoleta.org with any December 20 | 10:00 am | Church Parking Lot advises the City Council on all issues related questions. to parks and recreational opportunities in Goleta. All applicants must reside within city email: gmccormick@newspress.com Join us in person again on the third Sunday of Advent.

Goleta seeking board members and commissioners

O COME ALL YE‌ We will worship in our cars in the parking lot.

SANTA MARIA — A total of seven people were arrested during a DUI checkpoint Friday COUNTY CASES night in Santa Maria, police said.

The checkpoint was held from 6 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday CONFIRMED OVERALL in the 800 block of South Blosser.

Five drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended or revoked ANNOUNCED THURSDAY license, and two were arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to a department news release.

TESTS TO of DATE A total 116 vehicles were screened and no arrests were made for other charges, police said.

The location of the checkpoint RATE PER 100,000 was based on a history of crashes and DUII arrests. Authorities said the primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired. Another DUI checkpoint will be conducted in the upcoming months, police said.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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the roadway, said Capt. Daniel Bertucelli, spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Fire paramedics immediately began providing life-saving treatment before the woman was airlifted to Santa Barbara COUNTY CITIES Cottage Hospital via Cal Star for SOUTH UNINCORP. 22said. treatment, Capt. Bertucelli SANTA BARBARA 57 The cause of the collision GOLETA 7 is under investigation by the California ISLA VISTAHighway Patrol.

1 GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13 — Mitchell SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 White LOMPOC 84 LOMPOC FED. PRISON 106 SANTA MARIA 135 ORCUTT 36 ISLAUNINCORP. VISTA — A man was NORTH 25 arrested on several felony5drug PENDING

Man arrested on gun, drug charges

and gun charges on Friday in Isla Vista, authorities said.

Deputies with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, along with officers from the UCSB Police Department, conducted a search of a residence Friday in the 6700 block of Sueno Road. The search COUNTY was related toAGES a previous traffic 0-17 21 stop on Dec. 5, when several 18-29 84 and firearms, firearm accessories 30-49 narcotics were seized, said183 Raquel 50-69sheriff’s spokeswoman.

167 Zick, During the enforcement stop, 70-PLUS 41 35-year-old Jered Harwin was identified as a passenger in the COUNTY STATUS vehicle and was cite released ATsuspicion HOME of possession of75 on a controlled substance, Ms. Zick RECOVERED 376 said.

It was discovered that Mr.33 HOSPITALIZED Harwin wasCARE on conditional release INTENSIVE UNIT 12 from custody while he awaits HEALTHCARE WORKERS 66trial for an unrelated incident. Pursuant to the terms of his court-ordered

release, deputies conducted a search of his residence and seized more than 47 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 32 grams of suspected cocaine, three grams of suspected heroin, as well as a loaded, unserialized 9MM pistol CA.additional ammunition, Ms. with ATsaid.

A Zick GLANCE Mr. Harwin was arrested and booked into the Main Jail on suspicion of possession of aCASES controlled substance while OVERALL / THURS. armed, possession of a controlled substance for fales, and possession OVERALL / THURS.by a ofDEATHS a firearm and ammunition prohibited person — all felonies.

He was without bail in TOP 3 IN released COUNTIES accordance with the local court’s LOS ANGELES 23,233 extension of Emergency Rule RIVERSIDE 4,0314, the noDIEGO bail order.

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Beaches remain open after all; county announces 11 new COVID cases, largest since last week

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Goleta mayor, council members sworn in for fouryear terms GOLETA — Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and City Council members Kyle Richards and Stuart Kasdin were sworn in at the city council’s final meeting of 2020, marking the official beginning of their new four-year terms.

City Clerk Deborah Lopez conducted the official Oaths of Office ceremony during the virtual meeting, and the re-elected members shared comments.

“We are used to being at City Hall where we are sworn in and can then mingle with our

constituents, but it went really well,” she said. “Who would have thought we would have been sworn in our own homes?”

Following the ceremony, the council selected Council member James Kyriaco as the new Mayor Pro Tempore for a one-year term, giving him the ability to exercise the mayor’s authority in the case of absence, disability or vacancy in office.

He can also sign executive documents, preside over city council meetings and represent the city in the same capacity as the mayor if needed.

The swearing in ceremony can be viewed at https:// goleta.granicus.com/ player/clip/1534?meta_ id=141593&redirect=true.

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Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and City Council members Kyle Richards and Stuart Kasdin were officially sworn in, marking their new four-year terms.

Shutdown protestors return to State Street

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Another crowd of protestors took to the streets of downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday, demanding to end the lockdown and recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

It was the second in a series of protests planned by WeHaveRights. org, and just like last Saturday, several dozens of protestors marched from State and Gutierrez streets up to the 1100 block of State Street and back.

They were chanting and holding signs reading things like, “The pandemic is over,” “Practice media distancing,” “Mask = false sense of security,” “I love oxygen,” and “Destroying small businesses is not the solution.”

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Dr. Hesu Whitten, a local chiropractor, led the protest, and addressed the crowd before they marched.

“This is our last effort before the holidays,” he said. “We’ve got the science on our side. People are sick and tired of this. We know the masks don’t work; we know this virus doesn’t affect kids — they should be back in school. There’s no science that says people eating outdoors are a risk to anyone.

“This vaccine is an experiment, and people who take this are medical experiments and we should never be required to participate in a medical experiment for anything. It’s our body and our choice.”

Some of the protestors wore masks, but others did not.

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Protesters against the ongoing state government-mandated lockdown march down State Street in downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday.

and private property rights,” Caroline Abate, a previous Goleta School Board candidate that did not win the election, told the NewsPress. “Lockdown decisions are arbitrary, not based on data and are ineffective.”

suffocate myself. I know the science,” Dr. Whitten said. “We’re showing the world that we’re not afraid to breathe the air. Can you believe that’s a radical statement?”

A petition to recall Gov. Newsom was passed around at the conclusion of the rally.

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Students in Righetti High School’s ASTRA club collect nonperishable items for a holiday food drive.

They began delivering the food on Friday.

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SANTA MARIA — Righetti High School’s ASTRA club, a community service organization sponsored by Altrusa, is completing its food drive and delivering its donations to local families and veterans in need.

Non-perishable items were dropped off over the past week

and deliveries took place on Friday.

The food drive was encouraged school-wide as a “reverse advent calendar,” where students give something each day. A $100 prize will be given to the graduating class that collects the most donations.

Other ASTRA members have been volunteering by making cards and crafts for local senior centers.

LOMPOC — Allan Hancock College recently celebrated 133 students who graduated from the college’s nursing and public safety training programs.

The graduating students were honored at safe and socially distanced ceremonies held Dec. 8 through Dec. 11 for Hancock’s law enforcement, custody, emergency medical services, and fire academies as well as the college’s nursing programs. Many of the graduates will move on to work for local public safety agencies and healthcare providers, according to a news release.

“Training public servants is one of the core missions of our college, and that mission has never been more important,” Hancock Superintendent and President Dr. Kevin G. Walthers said in a statement. “These welltrained and highly-skilled graduates will serve as front-line workers, keeping our communities safe and healthy.”

On Dec. 8, eight cadets graduated from the college’s CORE Custody Academy. Most of those graduates will immediately begin working for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office as custody deputies.

On Dec. 9, 16 cadets graduated from Hancock’s Law Enforcement Academy, with graduates moving on to work for police departments in Lompoc and Grover Beach, as well as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and Atascadero State Hospital.

Another 22 cadets graduated from the college’s EMS program Dec. 10, followed by 21 cadets who graduated from Hancock’s Fire Academy on Dec. 11.

Each graduation was held outside the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc. The ceremonies were “contactless” with graduates spaced six feet apart while their family members watched from a distance from inside their vehicles. The careful planning of safe and socially distanced ceremonies reflected the PSTC’s commitment to continuing the rigorous training necessary to train public safety candidates while enacting strict health and safety protocols throughout the training process.

EMS graduate Sabrina Hrabe said the challenges she and her peers faced in 2020 only made them more determined to succeed and complete the program.

“It’s been a wild ride, but we made it to the end safely, more knowledgeable and ready to serve,” she said.

“We endured it all; power outages , distance learning and the COVID-19 limitations. But just as we will do in the field of first responding, we learned to adapt and overcome the obstacles placed before us.”

In addition to the public safety graduations, Hancock also celebrated 66 students who graduated from the college’s Registered Nursing and Licensed Vocational Nursing programs on Thursday with a special drivethrough ceremony. This year, there were 32 graduates from the RN program and 34 graduates from the LVN program. The ceremony was also live-streamed for the graduates’ friends and family.

“A worldwide pandemic hit, and we were suddenly called to make drastic changes in how we studied, went to clinicals and lived our everyday lives. While the world stopped, we showed great tenacity and continued,” RN Class President Christina Curry said in a statement. “We may have been unsure and (a) little scared, but we never wavered. We persevered through the unknown because we were determined to become the next generation of nurses.”

Videos of all the graduation ceremonies are available on the college’s YouTube channel.

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he Santa Barbara of 1962 was a sheltered harbor for an 8-year-old boy. The world looked eminently fair and sunny from here.

Baseball had become my first love, and she appeared to be a virtuous and impartial sweetheart. The best man, not the privileged man, always won her favor. She found his merit in the black and white of hard, cold statistics.

What I didn’t yet know was that the margins in Major League Baseball were all white.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred began to rewrite that history on Wednesday, bestowing Major League status upon seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948. Their statistics will now be researched and made eligible for baseball’s MARK PATTON record books.

I began to realize how overdue this was back in that summer of 1962.

My beloved Los Angeles Dodgers, like baseball’s statistics, were black and white, too. They had broken baseball’s color barrier 15 years earlier by signing Jackie Robinson and now had five blacks in their starting lineup.

John Roseboro was the Gold Glovewinning catcher. Shortstop Maury Wills was turning double plays with Junior Gilliam and stealing a record 104 bases. Left fielder Tommy Davis was winning the batting and RBI titles, and Willie “Three Dog” Davis — who’s only relation to Tommy was skin color — was making circus plays in center.

Pro baseball had also returned to Santa Barbara that year. News-Press sports editor Phil Patton — known more affectionately as “Dad” in our romper room of a home — had helped to lobby the expansion New York Mets into bringing their “Class C” farm club to our town.

The Mets even tipped their baseball cap to Santa Barbara’s ethnic heritage by naming their team the “Rancheros.”

My favorite Ranchero was also a man of color — an 18-year-old kid, actually — who came to Santa Barbara straight out of L.A.’s Manual Arts High School. Paul Blair’s dashing runs and impossible catches in Laguna’s expansive centerfield turned every summer night into a thrill.

And then the Mets ran him right out of their organization.

Dad gave me fair warning about this after I’d fawned over a News-Press photo in the evening paper. It showed my favorite Ranchero and three teammates with Rogers Hornsby, who was the Mets’ roving hitting instructor at the time.

Hornsby, a Baseball Hall of Famer who had retired in 1938 with a career batting average of .358, was in town to give tips and scout the team’s talent.

“When do you think Blair will make it to the big leagues?” I asked my pops.

He shook his head and frowned.

I could tell it pained him to tell his 8-year-old son about the real world of 1962 — a world that could even pollute my safe harbor of Santa Barbara.

“Hornsby said they were going to let Blair go,” he said as he folded up his sports section. “He said the Mets didn’t have colored players.”

By summer’s end, Dad’s revelation had proved correct. The dashing Paul Blair was left off the club’s protected list of players.

As Bob Dylan would sing two years later, however, the world was a-changin. The Baltimore Orioles signed my hero right after the Mets let him go. The kid from Manual Arts High even returned to Santa Barbara with the Stockton Ports the following year.

The Rancheros were now affiliated with my beloved Dodgers, but I still smiled when Blair hit a baseball out

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JaQuori McLaughlin, seen here earlier this season, led the Gauchos in scoring for the third straight game, dropping in 23 points on Saturday in UCSB’s win over Pepperdine.

Gaucho guards come up big in 75-63 win at Pepperdine

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Paul Blair, who started his professional baseball career with the Santa Barbara Rancheros in 1962, won eight Gold Gloves as a centerfielder with the Baltimore Orioles.

of Laguna Park for a game-winning, ninth-inning home run. It had become easier to smile after our team’s owners, Caesar Uyesaka and Jerry Harwin, had run the Mets out of town when Dad told them what Hornsby had said.

I wasn’t too old to cry when the Orioles swept my beloved Dodgers in the 1966 World Series. I must admit, however, that I smiled again when Blair hit the homer that beat them in Game 3. Even at 12, I knew some things were more important than winning a baseball pennant.

Blair would win eight Gold Gloves, another World Series ring, and play in two All-Star games.

Hornsby, on the other hand, had died at age 66 just a few months after the Mets released Blair. A man who couldn’t see beyond the color of a player’s skin died of a heart attack, ironically enough, while undergoing cataract surgery.

The Myopic Mets, in dire need of a centerfielder, struggled through several years of extreme mediocrity.

Then they traded for Tommie Agee, a man of color, and became the Miracle Mets just a year later. Agee led them in homers and RBIs as well as to victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series.

With the Series tied at one game apiece, Agee preserved the Mets’ victory in Game 3 by making a head-first, diving catch of a line drive with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning. I was only 15, but I was probably the only baseball fan in America who could see the irony of the moment: The batter had been Paul Blair.

Baseball, in my eyes, was coming around. Two years later, Satchel Paige became the first of 35 Negro League stars to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, a superstar with Santa Barbara roots, had laid that groundwork during his own induction in 1966. He had competed against Negro League teams during his barnstorming tours of the early 1940s and knew they deserved to be in Cooperstown, as well.

“I hope that someday, the names of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson can …

The Santa Barbara Rancheros had become a minor league affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963 after the New York Mets lost their lease at Laguna Park.

be added to the symbol of the great Negro League players that are not here only because they were not given a chance,” Williams said.

Williams, considered by many to be the greatest pure hitter of all-time, was the last player to bat .400 when he finished at .406 in 1941. But Manfred’s edict could now have Gibson beat that by two years and 35 points: Gibson batted .441 in 1943, according to the Negro League database known as Seamheads.

Williams was the son of a Mexicanborn mother and was often left in the care of his Santa Barbara aunt, Henrietta Venzor. He described his uncle Saul, a star player of his day and manager of the semi-pro Santa Barbara Merchants, as his “first instructor.”

Williams had also kept his ethnic heritage under wraps. He knew that the Boston of his era did not have the safe harbor of a Santa Barbara.

But the sun shines brighter these days.

And it can only enrich us to have all the numbers — black and white — brought into the light of the record books. email: mpatton@newspress.com

The UCSB men’s basketball team got back on track Saturday by riding its guard-rails.

The starting backcourt of JaQuori McLaughlin and Devearl Ramsey, along with reserve guard Ajare Sanni, combined for 54 points in the Gauchos’ 75-63 victory at Pepperdine.

The offense clicked, with all but five of UCSB’s 25 baskets coming on an assist.

“I think we’re one of the top teams in the country for assists right now,” coach Joe Pasternack said. “That’s a big thing when you have such talented guys, to sell them on sharing the ball for the betterment of the team. That’s not easy to come by.

“Chemistry is such a big deal.”

UCSB (4-1), which suffered its first defeat last Saturday at Loyola Marymount, held the Lions’ West Coast Conference rival to just 38.6% shooting. That included 16.7% (3-for18) from the three-point line.

The Gauchos, who shot 45% overall and 39% from three, also held a 39-33 rebound advantage. The Waves (4-4) had toughened themselves with close defeats to UCLA and San Diego State, and victories over Cal and UC Irvine.

“I think especially in the first half, we defended at an unbelievably high level, holding them to 28 points and 1-for-9 from three,” Pasternack said. “It was huge to hold a team as explosive as they are offensively — I think they’re one of the top offensive teams in the country — to just 38%, and to outrebound them by six.

“That’s what we didn’t do against Loyola Marymount. I thought our guys really competed.”

McLaughlin continued to thrive against WCC competition, leading UCSB in scoring for the third straight game with 23 points — just one off his career-high. The 6-foot-4 senior, who torched Loyola Marymount for 19 and 21 points in last week’s doubleheader, made 7-of-11 shots including a three-pointer and 8-of-9 free throws on Saturday. He also handed out a career-high eight assists.

“JaQuori is a big-time player,” Pasternack said. “He found a lot of ways to help us win, and he’s been pretty consistent the past three games.”

McLaughlin didn’t waste time, hitting a three off Ramsey’s assist in the first 30 seconds to ignite UCSB’s 11-2 start. Ramsey and Sanni capped the early outburst with back-to-back threes, both assisted by McLaughlin.

Ramsey scored a season-high 15 which included 3-for-6 from three and 4-for-4 foul shooting.

“Devearl Ramsey might have had his best game as a Gaucho on both sides of the ball,” Pasternack said. “He was terrific defensively. It takes team defense, though, and we played great team defense.”

The Gauchos never trailed, although Pepperdine got as close as 19-18 after Andre Ball, the cousin of NBA star Lonzo Ball, scored a runner.

UCSB answered with a 12-2 run. Sanni fueled it with seven points during a 60-second flurry which included a pair of threes. The sophomore transfer from Pacific came off the bench to score 16 points, making 5-of-8 from three-point distance.

“He’s a huge weapon for us,” Pasternack

said. “He’s an elite shooter — we made 9-of23 threes and he had 5-of-8, and some long ones, too.

“But he can also do so much other stuff in growing his game to become a complete player. I’m really looking forward to watching him grow the next couple of years.”

Pepperdine needed Colbey Ross, a Watch List candidate for both the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy, to make a corner three and bring the Waves to within 32-23 by halftime. He finished with 20 points and six assists.

Forward Kessler Edwards, their other 20 points-a-game scorer, was held by Amadou Sow to 1-for-7 shooting in the first half. He left the game for good early in the second half after taking an elbow to the chest.

Sow, who made just 4-of-13 shots, did get 10 of his game-high 12 rebounds during the first 20 minutes.

“He had just one rebound at home against Loyola Marymount and he gets 12 today,” Pasternack said. “He’s got to focus on that and rebound and the rest will take care of itself.

“He got some really good looks and some just didn’t go down, but I thought he got great position inside. His offense will come.

But he did an unbelievable job defending ball screens. That’s where we made so many mistakes last week against Loyola Marymount.”

UCSB jumped on Pepperdine again in the second half. Sow scored a pair of hook shots off feeds from McLaughlin during the first three minutes. Ramsey added a runner off Brandon Cyrus’ fast-break pass to give the Gauchos their biggest lead, 37-23.

The Waves made several runs at UCSB, getting within 38-34 and 44-41. But the Gauchos went to the three to push them back both times — the first by Sanni and the next

by Ramsey. Another three by Ramsey put UCSB’s lead back into double-digits, 54-44.

Pepperdine gave itself one last chance with a five-point possession. Kendall Munson scored inside while getting fouled.

And although he missed the free throw, the Waves got the long rebound and fed Ross for a long three-pointer. Two free throws by Robbie Heath reduced UCSB’s margin to 5451 with 7:36 to go.

But McLaughlin took over by scoring eight of the Gauchos’ next 10 points. They included a dazzling, fast-break pass from Josh Pierre-Louis in which the sophomore transfer spun completely around to avoid a defender.

“He’s as talented an individual athlete as I’ve ever coached,” Pasternack said.

“He does some unbelievable stuff, but I’m starting to get used to it because I see it in practice. He gets four assists and just one turnover, which is huge.”

UCSB outscored Pepperdine 10-5 during the outburst for a 64-56 lead with 3:06 remaining. Pierre-Louis scored the Gauchos’ other basket in the run after a leaping interception.

A hook shot by Miles Norris, Sanni’s final three-pointer, and 6-for-6 foul shooting capped UCSB’s victory.

The Gauchos won’t return to action until next Sunday when they open Big West Conference play with back-to-back games at UC Irvine. email: mpatton@newspress.com

Gauchos stumble in second half in loss to Broncos

By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

It’s tough to win when you keep giving your opponent the ball.

The UCSB women’s basketball team found that out on Saturday night against visiting Santa Clara.

The Gauchos committed an eyepopping 30 turnovers and paid the price in a 73-51 loss to the Broncos at the Thunderdome.

It was Santa Clara’s second consecutive win in as many night’s against UCSB following Friday night’s 82-60 defeat of the Gauchos.

No matter what plays UCSB coach Bonnie Henrickson called, a good portion of the time it was all for not after her team turned the ball over. As was the case on Friday, UCSB had a terrible time trying to break Santa Clara’s

press. That was especially true in the fourth quarter, when the Gauchos were outscored, 24-8.

If only UCSB could have taken what it did in the first half into the second 20 minutes. The Gauchos played solid defense and, despite 16 turnovers in the first half, led 30-26 at the break. Redshirt senior guard Doris Jones was the lone bright spot for UCSB (04), as she scored a team-high 14

points on 6 of 13 shooting from the field. After connecting on 7 of 14 3-point attempts in the first half, the Gauchos were just 1-for-12 in the second half. Conversely, the Broncos were just 1-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half before hitting up from distance in the second half.

What could go wrong, did go wrong for UCSB, which will enter Big West Conference play next

Sunday at home against UC Irvine.

Santa Clara (3-2) had five players in double-figure scoring, led by reserve Merle Wiehl, who had 20 points. Lana Hollingsworth and Ashley Hiraki also finished in double figures off the bench.

Hollingsworth had 11 points — which included a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc — while Hiraki had 10 points.

Arroyo Grande native Ashlyn

Herlihy, who had a game-high 20 points on Friday night, finished with 12 on Saturday, while Lexie Pritchard had 11.

UCSB, as it did on Friday, played with only seven players.

One of those absent from the game was senior center Natalia Bruening, who missed her second straight game with an injury. email: gfall@newspress.com

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Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $110,000$145,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 1/6/20, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 13605

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The city saved $2.1 million through further cost cutting, and the unassigned fund balance is now $8.9 million in the General Fund. “Ensuring the city has the resources to help the community recover is critical, so these additional funds will help us weather the storm over the coming months,� Ms. Greene said.

She listed Goleta’s COVID-19 relief efforts, including the Emergency Rental Assistance program, individual assistance grants, shelter and rapidrehousing programs, meals for seniors, child care scholarships and small business loans and grants.

Goleta City Council member Stuart Kasdin reminded residents to shop locally this holiday season, referencing the #GoodLandGoodShopping campaign. “Many of our businesses offer online shopping, shipping, home delivery, curbside pickup and gift cards. These options are safe, easy and fast,� he said. “At the heart of our city are our resilient small businesses who have been severely impacted by this crisis, and will be for some time. It’s critical we do whatever we can to support them.�

Council member Kyle Richards covered the transition of all the city’s services from in-person to online, hosting virtual programming activities and services.

He also pointed out items to look forward to in 2021, including: the implementation of Goleta’s new online permit tracking system; a new diversity, equity and inclusion initiative; the first ever Historic Preservation Ordinance; clean energy with the Central Coast Community Energy as a power provider option; several new pedestrian crosswalks; playground installations in parks; new LED lighting throughout the city; renovating the field at Stow Grove Park; creating a new splash pad at Jonny D. Wallis Park; and a community garden at Armitos Park. “We understand that there will be challenges ahead in 2021 and we encourage you to continue doing what you have been doing — social distancing, wearing masks and following health guidelines,�

Mr. Richards said. “Together, we will get through this.�

Council member Roger Aceves mentioned several campaigns Goleta initiated or participated in, including Goleta To Go, Recover Goleta and Protect, Respect, Wear a Mask. In addition, he mentioned the CERT team ambassadors guiding businesses on the everchanging reopening guidelines. “Our city has been proactive in keeping the community informed throughout this global pandemic,� he said.

Council member James Kyriaco named the various policies passed by the council in light of COVID-19, such as an eviction moratorium, a development permit to expand outdoor dining, code compliance implementation, enforcement of COVID-19 rules, securing additional warehouse space for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, opening a staterun testing site at the Goleta Valley Community Center and the completion of the Old Town Sidewalk Improvement Project. “Even in the midst of a crisis, progress has been made,� Mr. Kyriaco said. “Goleta Public Works has been busy paving streets, maintaining our infrastructure and completing projects. “It is great to see the Old Town community enjoying the new continuous sidewalks, parking spots and improved drainage,� he added. “Old Town is now safer and easier to navigate thanks to this project, which we are pleased was delivered both on time and under budget.�

Mayor Paula Perotte pointed out the Fairview Avenue sidewalk improvements that were completed, along with the San Jose Creek emergency channel repairs and the progress made in preparation for the upcoming Hollister Avenue bridge.

She also mentioned the city’s amendments to the new zoning ordinance, developing a creek and watershed management plan and developing a homeless strategic plan. Strides were made toward the construction of a new fire station in Western Goleta and the future of the Goleta Train Depot as well. “We wish you a memorable holiday season, and look forward to working with you in 2021 to ensure the Good Land remains the best place to live, work and play,� Mayor Perotte said. “Stay positive, keep safe and be well.�

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Adult reading program offered at Santa Maria library SANTA MARIA — The city of Santa Maria Public Library will be hosting its first ever Adult Winter Reading Program.

The program will run from Monday to Jan. 10. Registration is open and those interested can visit https://cityofsantamaria. beanstack.org to learn more, according to a news release.

The library hopes to have participants read for 600 minutes over the course of the three week program. After completing the program, participants will have an opportunity to select from a list of prizes. The prizes will be available for pick up at the main library’s sidewalk service window.

The Santa Maria Public Library’s main library is open for sidewalk pick-up service and for passport service by appointment.

The Branch Libraries and Bookmobile are open for Grab and Go service. Other in-person services are closed due to the Local Health Emergency declared by the county. The library also offers 24/7 digital resources including

downloadable eBooks, movies, magazines, and audiobooks.

Online databases and programs, email reference service, veterans’ resources, updates about the library’s operations and more are available online at www. cityofsantamaria.org/Library.

Patrons may also apply for a free library card online.

Questions may be directed to the library’s Information Desk, 805-925-0994 ext. 8562. — Mitchell White

Santa Maria mayor, council member sworn into office SANTA MARIA — This week, Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino and City Council member Mike Cordero were sworn into office.

They took their Oath of Office from Deputy City Clerk Beth Cleary.

Both Mayor Patino and Council member Cordero were re-elected, and this week marked the beginning of another four-year term for each of them. — Grayce McCormick

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Continued from Page A1 values and, most importantly, my optimistic view of America,” said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, CEO and incoming president of YAF. “Like Ronald Reagan, I grew up in a small Midwestern town. I love visiting Dixon and touring the well-preserved boyhood home of our 40th President.”

The home will be available to the public, promoting President Reagan’s legacy and conservative values he learned as a young man.

“It is my hope that by sharing the story of Ronald Reagan’s early years through his boyhood home in Dixon, we will give young people and all visitors a new appreciation for one of our nation’s greatest leaders and the values he learned and fought for,” Gov. Walker said.

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“It is my hope that by sharing the story of Ronald Reagan’s early years through his boyhood home in Dixon, we will give young people and all visitors a new appreciation for one of our nation’s greatest leaders and the values he learned and fought for.”

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, CEO and incoming president of YAF advanced freedom for future generations.

Patrick Gorman is the executive director for the Ronald Reagan Home Preservation Foundation, and said he’s pleased that YAF chose to carry on the work he and his staff have been doing since 1980.

“For the past year, in our discussions with YAF’s leadership, it was clear this was the right decision — not only financially, but also to secure the future of the home in Dixon for many years to come. Many thanks go to Young America’s Foundation and its board for this

BORTOLAZZO, Wesley John

On December 6th at the age of 64, Wesley John Bortolazzo passed away unexpectedly. He was born on September 23, 1956 in Santa Barbara to C. John Bortolazzo (deceased) and Barbara (Smith) Bortolazzo.

Wes attended Isla Vista and Foothill Elementary, La Colina Junior High, and San Marcos High School, graduating with the Class of 1974. He was a hardworking, honest, industrious man beginning as a young teen with a large paper route. At age 16, he took a job at Goleta Valley Paint and Glass, working in the shop and learning the glass trade. He then worked for Bob’s Glass and eventually ventured out on his own earning his contractor’s license, and starting his business, Bortolazzo Glass. He was very skilled at his craft and was highly respected by contractors and clients alike, and friendships often ensued.

Wes was a gentle man of exemplary character and a pure, unselfish heart. He was a very devoted and beloved son, brother and uncle. He grew up in Goleta at a time when kids freely explored the outdoors. The creeks, orchards and fields were his playground.

His brother remembers backpacking trips in Sisquoc, hiking in the Los Padres Forest together, and their backyard discussions on the proper way to BBQ chicken. His nephews and niece have many happy memories of excursions with him trekking up San Antonio Creek, beaching at La Conchita (where burying them up to their necks in the sand was common), golfing, surfing, attending Dodger games (sometimes absconding a front row seat), taking trips to Las Vegas, San Francisco, ski trips to Kirkwood, spending weekends with him at “the igloo” (a nickname for his chilly bungalow), and the secret family handshake! He taught them to love and appreciate the finer things in life, such as Monty Python and Fantasy Football!

Besides his family, Wes had many life-long friends and was admired and loved by all.

A friend wrote “There are people we meet in life, even briefly, who leave an impressive opinion. Friendly, intelligent and giving are remembrances of knowing Wes. His main quality however was his openness, his ability to include us in his gentle yet effective efforts. A true leader whose unbelievable passing brings again his perfect comment to mind, whiskey tango foxtrot.”

Wes enjoyed overseeing the annual car shuttle service for the Rancheros Visitadores, hanging out at his “Cheers’’ at the Tee Off, Paradise Cafe, Chase or Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens (The Pickle Room), and all the family celebrations, our mother’s delight. He was a member of the “DB’s” (an Italian American social club) and earned a plaque for his blood and platelet donations of 60 gallons during his lifetime. We love and miss you Wesso/Gordy/Uncle Oink/Commish.

Wes was preceded in death by his father, C. John Bortolazzo, and brother-in-law Bobby Smith. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Bortolazzo; sisters Lisa (Rob) Smith, Paula Bortolazzo; brother John Bortolazzo; niece Ashley (Samuel) Ouimet and nephews; Scott Smith, Adam (Kati) Smith, Dustin Smith, Sean Snider, Marcus Snider, Tucker (Victoria) Snider and numerous great nephews and nieces.

Due to the current ongoing pandemic, plans for a celebration of life will be announced at a later date. If you wish to be notified of the arrangements, please send your email address to Wes.celebration@gmail.com and we will notify you of the final arrangements.

In honor of Wes, pour yourself a scotch, sit outside and smoke a stogie. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or to the Tri Counties Blood Bank.

APARICIO, Ronnie Joseph

With heavy hearts and overwhelming sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved Ronnie Joseph Aparicio, born March 29, 1957, in Santa Barbara; died December 14 at home in Santa Maria. He is survived by his mother, Connie Aparicio Feltch; stepdad, Donald Feltch; his wife Sally and their two sons Randy and Ryan. Also survived by a sister, Patricia Schrader; her husband Julio Alvarez; along with nieces and nephew: Adriana, Daniel and Kelly Schrader; and a grandchild, Willoh Aparicio. Also survived by numerous cousins who live in the area. Predeceased by his father, Joe J. Aparicio. He was a proud second-generation Santa Barbaran. In 1989, he met his wife Sally (nee Morales), at Builders Emporium in Goleta. Sally was born and raised in Santa Maria. After their marriage on November 21, 1992, they made Santa Maria their forever home. Ronnie was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and uncle. Family was everything to him. And he loved to celebrate all the favorite holidays. You could find his house all lit up with lights, decorations, and blow-ups. Ronnie was a loyal fan of the Lakers and Dodgers. He coached his sons, Randy and Ryan, on their various teams in Santa Maria from 1998 to 2019. He served on the Orcutt American Little League Board as equipment manager from 2017 through 2020. He was involved as a manager, coach, and board member of OALL for eight years. His love of baseball has been passed on to his son, Ryan. Ronnie and Sally were devoted to Ryan’s 805 baseball travel team for four seasons from 2017-2020. He always had his camera ready! He was also a dedicated basketball coach. He coached for six seasons for the Boys and Girls Club, City of Santa Maria Parks and Rec for the summer seasons. He loved and remembered all the boys by name and loved to see them grow as players. He coached his son Randy in baseball (OALL) and football for Orcutt Youth Football from 1998 through 2002. Ronnie started out as an apprentice in Carpenters Local Union No. 1062, of which his father, Joe Aparicio, was a business agent/financial secretary. Later, he joined the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 12 at the suggestion of stepdad, Don, who was a longtime member of that union. In 2018, Ronnie retired from the Operating Engineers Union but remained a member receiving his 20-year pin on December 1st, 2020. His father Joe was an impeccable dresser, and Ronnie caught on very fast!

His shoes always matched his shirts, something he probably inherited from his mother.

Ronnie had many talents. He loved to cook, do garden landscaping, and pump iron in his garage gym. We will all miss his bomb BBQ pork ribs, tri-tip, and his holiday prime rib roast! Everything always came together with such precision and execution! Anyone who really knows Ronnie, knows that he is a serious cat lover. His most current cats, Macy and Milo, are missing him terribly. He loved to kickback on his sofa and give them lots of TLC. Ronnie cherished his lifelong friendships. Many began with his grammar school days at Our Lady of Guadalupe, and continued on into his high school years at Bishop Garcia Diego and San Marcos. And he made many more friends throughout his adult years. After son Ryan was born in 2008, Ronnie and Sally made frequent trips to Santa Barbara to visit Nana Connie. He wanted to make sure his mom didn’t miss any of the important milestones in Ryan’s life. Their trips usually included lunch at Harry’s (Ronnie’s all-time fave — steak sandwich, well done!), and strolling through Shoreline Park down to Leadbetter Beach. There will be a viewing at Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, 1003 E. Stowell Rd., Santa Maria, CA, on Monday, December 21, from 4-7 pm. Groups of 10 will be allowed to visit at one time. Masks are required. Graveside service will be December 23, 11:00 am, Calvary Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Ave., Santa Barbara.

wonderful opportunity. I look forward to a smooth transition and ongoing partnership,” he said.

The organization hasn’t announced its plans for the home yet amid COVID-19. Rancho del Cielo is closed off to the public, but YAF offers tours to groups of high school and college students and select supporters of the foundation.

The nonprofit also holds events at the property, such as the 9/11: Never Forget Project. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

PARKS, Larry E. RANCHER Age 73, died peacefully at his ranch home in Goleta, California, on Thursday, December 10th, 2020, surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with dementia.

Born October 13, 1947, in Santa Barbara to Glenn and Marilyn Parks, he was the oldest of 4 children. He attended Vista del Mar Union School from kindergarten through eighth grade and graduated from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in 1966 and attended Santa Barbara City College briefly. After finishing school and resuming with farming, he met his wife Donna Greene, on a double date with his best friend, Russell Nale. A lifetime “rancher,” Larry assisted his father in farming and harvesting avocados on his family’s ranch.

He was involved in both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with his children and he was very active in his church community at Calvary Baptist in Santa Barbara. He enjoyed driving his dad’s boat on Sundays while spending time with his dad as he fished. Larry was fond of many outdoor activities such as hunting and flying his model airplanes and helicopters; he also enjoyed flying in real planes with his father-in-law, who was a pilot. He especially loved his family’s ranch and family. Larry found happiness amongst nature, hearing him describe the beauty of a tree was “magnificent” as he lit up whenever he talked about pines and redwoods. In 2015 Larry went on a nine-day road trip with his daughter and her family, they traveled north to Oregon and took in the sights of Crater Lake and followed the 101 south through the Redwoods.

Whitey is survived by his wife Penny, his son Martin, daughter Colette, and Penny’s children Gregory Brown and daughter Tracy Brown Anderson.

There are no services planned at this time.

You may send contributions in memory of Whitey to: Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation 2050 Viborg Road Solvang, CA 93463

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He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Donna Greene Parks; son, Tim Parks (April) of San Miguel, daughter, Jennifer Bishop (David) of Buellton. Larry has six grandchildren, Alex, Austin, and Aden Parks and Emma, Hannah, and Ella Bishop. He is further survived by his sisters, Catherine Epperson (Roy) of Goleta, Lynn Axtell (Jim) of Goleta, and Carolyn Parks of Santa Barbara.

Due to COVID, all services are private. We hope to have a celebration of life around his birthday next year. In lieu of flowers please donate to one of Larry’s favorite charities Unity Shop, VNA Health, and American Human Society.

RUSCONI, Valentino L.

Born August 18, 1927 in Petaluma, CA, Valentino peacefully passed away on December 12, 2020 in Arizona with his daughter, Regina, by his side after a brief illness. He spent his early years in Italy being raised by his Mother before returning to the United States and settling in Santa Barbara, CA. Upon his arrival in Santa Barbara, he worked for Arnoldi’s Restaurant where he earned and saved enough money to bring his mother back from Italy as well. In July 1958, he married Anna Lloyd, together they had 4 girls. He and his wife were well known in the Santa Barbara area for their Firewood Business which they owned and operated for many years. Valentino worked for several years for Eldon Smith & Sons and was also a member of the Operating Engineers, Local 12 where he operated and worked on heavy equipment. Val is preceded in death by his Mother, Carolina Bonazzola, his wife, Anna M. Rusconi, daughter, Deborah Rusconi-Smith. He is survived by his daughters, Destiny L. Madison and Regina Minkin, both of Peoria, AZ, his daughter, Julie Rusconi of Santa Ynez. Also survived by granddaughter, Carolina Joseph of Henderson, NV., Brian P. Kelley of Peoria, AZ and Nicholas Krohta of Santa Barbara along with many great-grandchildren. We, along with his many friends, will always miss the memories he shared about Italy and his childhood along with his Italian cooking. Graveside Services have been arranged by Welch-Ryce-Haider and will be held at Calvary Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA on December 23, 2020 @ 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your favorite charity.

HAWKINS, Gregory Alan

1948 - 2020 We lost a very special guy early in the morning of December 5th. Born in Santa Barbara at St. Francis Hospital April 28th, 1948 to Leo C. and Evelynne C. Hawkins. He spent his childhood enjoying swimming, rafting & exploring the beach at his family’s beach house at Sea Cliff.

Greg was a popular client at Alpha Resource Center and considered it his home away from home.

Greg won many medals and ribbons during the early years of Special Olympics.

During his years at Alpha, he enjoyed cooking and road trips to the beach with his friends.

We will miss his gentle ways and joyous acceptance of new, exciting experiences.

He is survived by his brother Bob Hawkins (Linda), his nephews Tommy Hawkins (Rachel), Brian Hawkins, his grandnieces Evie and Bessie Hawkins and her family.

Special thanks to the staff at Alpha for their many years of care. Thanks also to the staff at Mission Terrace.

In lieu of flowers, please remember Alpha Resource Center, 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd., S.B., CA 93110

IN MEMORY RUDI SCHULTE We all miss you. Hard to believe it has been 15 years.

2/8/1932 – 12/20/2005

(1924-2020)

Whitey retired from Lockheed Corporation in 1992.

After retirement, he worked at the Alisal Ranch River Course in Solvang as the golf course marshall. During his time there, he met many new friends including some of the Canadian “snowbirds” who spent the winter in the Santa Ynez Valley. It was at the golf course that a mutual friend introduced Whitey to Penny Brown. Penny & Whitey were married on Penny’s birthday, August 7, 2007. They enjoyed golf, taking cruises, dancing, and Friday night dinners at Mother Hubbard’s. They had 13 wonderful years together and he will be missed.

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Larry’s greatest joy was his love for his family and spending time with them. He found happiness in watching his children mature and raise their own families. Most recently he was overjoyed at the news that he has a great-granddaughter on the way.

PERCHES, Floyd David “Whitey” Floyd David “Whitey” Perches of Buellton, CA died after a brief illness at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on November 30, 2020 at the age of 96. Whitey was born on September 13, 1924 in Reading, Pennsylvania to Floyd & Emily Perches. In 1942, at the age of 18, he moved to Burbank, CA. He joined the U S Army in May 1943.

In 1946 he married Grace Watkinson and they adopted three children, David (deceased 2003), Martin & Colette.

Whitey and Grace were together until her death in 2000.

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Young America’s Foundation preserves Rancho del Cielo in the Santa Ynez mountains, runs the Reagan Ranch Center on State Street, and now owns the former president’s childhood home in Illinois, to reach more Midwesterners.

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Guadalupe 69/38

Santa Maria 74/40

Vandenberg 67/40

New Cuyama 59/30 Ventucopa 70/52

Los Alamos 72/37

Lompoc 69/42 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020

Buellton 72/36

Solvang 70/34

Gaviota 70/39

SANTA BARBARA 72/43 Goleta 70/41

Carpinteria 69/44 Ventura 68/47

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Wind north-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a west-northwest swell 1-3 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind north-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a west-northwest swell 1-3 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility clear.

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Wind west-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west-northwest swell 2-4 feet at 15 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 125,178 acre-ft.

Elevation 727.56 ft.

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The Alzheimer’s Association is hoping to raise awareness and encourage the public to reach out to those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, along with their families and caregivers, especially during the holidays.

‘Don’t forget them’ Alzheimer’s Association reminds families of patients to stay in contact over holidays

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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espite the joy and wonder of the holidays, many will not be able to celebrate with those they love most.

While everyone is impacted by the pandemic in some way, those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, along with their families and caregivers in particular, are struggling with the isolation and inability to have inperson interaction.

The Alzheimer’s Association is hoping to raise awareness and encourage the public to reach out to members of this group, especially during the holiday season.

A recent Alzheimer’s Association analysis of CDC data indicated that during the pandemic, there have been 3,414 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and dementia in California than expected, an increase of 17.1% compared to the five-year average.

This increase is not necessarily related to COVID-19, and there is speculation about the effects of isolation and lack of engagement that contribute to additional cognitive decline.

However, residents with dementia are particularly susceptible to COVID-19 because of their age, their significantly increased likelihood of coexisting chronic conditions and their community living situations.

As a result, nursing homes and care facilities have closed their doors and restricted visits to protect residents, and many of them haven’t seen their loved ones in up to nine months.

Joe Wheatley was on the board of the Alzheimer’s Association for six years and has been facilitating its support group for at least 10 years. The group consists of Santa Barbara caregivers for people with early onset Alzheimer’s.

The group now has to meet

FYI The 24/7 Helpline for the Alzheimer’s Association is 1-800-272-3900.

Visit www.alz.org/cacentralcoast for more information and tips for dementia care.

virtually, and it used to meet twice a month. Now it’s once a week.

“We saw the need increase substantially once they became isolated,” Mr. Wheatley told the News-Press.

He said the lockdowns have been challenging not only for the Alzheimer’s or dementia patients themselves, but also for their caretakers, who don’t get a break now.

“They used to be able to take those with dementia to a day care facility, or they used to go out to dinners or shows,” Mr. Wheatley said. “They used to go to museums, go on walks, go to beaches or just go outdoors.

“Living with someone with dementia is a 24/7 responsibility, so the stress and fatigue, both physical and mental, of caregivers has really increased substantially.”

Regarding those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, Mr. Wheatley said that the isolation is accelerating patients’ cognitive decline.

“What I’ve noticed with this group — and we’ve become pretty close over the last eight months — is that people with dementia seem to be declining more rapidly than they were when we were meeting face to face,” he said. “So I really think the lack of ability to get outdoors, to do any exercise, to socialize, is really impacting them.

I know it is for the caregivers because their stress levels are getting pretty challenging.”

While visitors aren’t allowed at facilities, the Alzheimer’s Association recommends meeting with residents virtually over the holidays and keeping them engaged with family video/photo montages, musical performances,

baking/cooking or arts and crafts.

“People with advanced dementia don’t do well on Zoom — they have some difficulty really comprehending what’s going on,” Mr. Wheatley said. “If it is at all possible and safe, actual face to face is beneficial to everybody.

We all miss that, but right now, I would just stress how important it is to keep contact, and if you can do it virtually, do it virtually.”

He said it’s hard to determine if those with dementia realize that they’re not getting together with their loved ones during the holidays this year, but it likely weighs harder on the caregivers who are unable to see their support systems either.

“This is where the caregivers are just absolutely overwhelmed, and the need for family support is really strong in this kind of a situation,” Mr. Wheatley said.

“Don’t forget them. Oftentimes, people with dementia become forgotten because it’s kind of difficult to know what to say or how to respond, but don’t forget them.”

Lindsey Leonard, the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association California Central Coast Chapter, told the NewsPress that the organization offers a wide variety of free support groups and has a 24/7 helpline to support families with any needs they may have.

“COVID-19 has created additional challenges for people living with Alzheimer’s and all dementia, their families and caregivers,” she said. “Of the nearly 3,000 local families we project we will help this year, many have shared with us that they fear for their health and wellbeing and are struggling without regular social engagement.”

She added that the Alzheimer’s Association “continues to work with and urge state and federal policymakers to implement new policy solutions that will address the immediate and long-term Please see alzheimer’s on B4

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant isolation, which has been particularly difficult for Alzheimer’s patients and their families and caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association recommends staying in touch with them virtually over the holidays.

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One of Santa Barbara Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own ranked in Coldwell Banker Top 100 Individuals for the Greater Los Angeles Area: Keith Berry.

Rankings are for Jan. 1 through Nov. 30, 2020, based on closed adjusted gross commission income.

Mr. Berry was also named one of Coldwell Banker Realtyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top 1,000 producers for California.

The third quarter ranking reflects dollar volumes of sales transactions he completed for residential properties priced from approximately $600,000 to more than $8 million.

Mr. Berry started with Security Title Insurance Company in the real estate industry in 1964, then earned his credentials as a Real Estate Agent in 1970.

Since then, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a Real Estate Broker with Coldwell Banker, where he handles properties for home buyers and sellers in Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Hope Ranch, Goleta and throughout the county.

He also facilitates home searches and acquisitions for clients seeking a move to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles, San Francisco and other major metro markets.

In November, Mr. Berry was a featured speaker for the Santa Barbara Executive Roundtable webinar addressing the pandemic and economic recovery. His professional designations include: CRB/Certified Real Estate Broker; CRS/Certified Residential Specialist; GRI/Graduate Realtors Institute; and ABR/Accredited Buyers Representative.

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SB Zoo welcomes white-faced saki monkeys

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At left, Penelope, a 2-year-old white-faced saki monkey, settles into the Santa Barbara Zoo. Zookeepers say she is starting to show her personality and open up to staff. At right, Calabaza traveled from Zoo Miami to Santa Barbara. White-face saki monkeys are named for the male’s contrasting fur.

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Two new faces have joined the Santa Barbara Zoo’s furry, feathered, finned family: Penelope and Calabaza, whitefaced saki monkeys.

They are the first of their kind at the zoo.

Three-year-old Calabaza traveled to his new home from Zoo Miami, where he lived with his parents and 1-year-old sister.

But he’s ready to start a family

with Penelope, a 2-year-old monkey from Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

The Species Survival Plan, managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, played matchmaker and paired these two together.

Zookeepers are helping the monkeys get comfortable in their new home.

“Penelope has settled in well and while she’s still a bit shy, she has been opening up and starting to show her personality more

and more,” said Kristen Wieners, zoological manager and training facilitator at the Santa Barbara Zoo. “Calabaza is very curious about everything and anything in his surroundings, and is also quite the talker when he gets excited,” she said. “We are in the process of introducing the two to each other, and so far things are going well.”

White-face sakis get their name from the males’ white faces that contrast with their black hair. The females, though, strut a salt-and-

pepper look.

White-faced sakis can also be identified by their loud calls that monogamous couples sing to establish their territory.

When the zoo reopens, visitors can observe Penelope and Calabaza in the primate exhibit with the golden lion tamarins, an endangered species also native to South American rainforests.

For more information, go to sbzoo.org. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

UCSB library receives American Radio Archives

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

UCSB Library’s Department of Special Research Collections will soon preserve one of the world’s largest collections of radio broadcasting: the American Radio Archives.

“Radio was the cornerstone of American society before TV and the internet, and I commend the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation on their critical work to preserve this history,”

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said David Seubert, the library’s performing arts curator in a news release. “This is a significant acquisition that will make UCSB a go-to destination for research on entertainment, radio and media.”

The archives, established in 1984 by the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation, includes recordings of Winston Churchill, broadcast photographs, radio and television scripts, books and film dated back to 1922.

“It is critical that such a wonderfully curated collection documenting the golden age of radio is preserved and accessible, said Thousand Oaks Mayor Claudia Bill-de la Peña. “UCSB has one of the largest collections of performing arts records, sound recordings and broadcast recordings on the West Coast as well as a state-of-the-art audio laboratory, making it our first choice and a natural fit for the

American Radio Archives.”

The collection includes memorabilia purchased from the estate of Rudy Valleé, a popular bandleader and singer of the 1920s and ’30s. Many celebrities were interested in the American Radio Archives after the acquisition, including CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, producer and actor Carl Reiner, and “Star Trek” actor William Shatner.

Norman Corwin, recognized as “America’s poet laureate of radio,” donated his collection in 1990. It spurred many more significant donations, including a collection from Frank Bresee, who hosted “The Golden Days of Radio.”

“The TOFL radio archives brings together the remarkable talent of early radio and bandstand personalities of the 20th century,” said Danelle Moon, director of special research

collections at UCSB. “The Rudy Valleé collection alone is a historical gem, providing musicologists, historians, and performing arts scholars unprecedented access to rare sound and archival materials that document this by-gone era.

Moreover, this collaboration with TOFL directly supports teaching and learning across disciplines and specifically in the Department of Film and Media Studies.”

The collection is stored across various locations in Thousand Oaks, and a small portion is kept at UCLA. Transfer to UCSB will allow safer, more accessible storage.

The collection will begin its migration in 2021.

For more information on the collection, visit tolibrary.org/ara. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

Santa Maria to hold Youth Fitness Challenge SANTA MARIA — The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department is inviting boys and girls ages 7 to 12 to participate in the New Year’s Youth Fitness Challenge.

The program will take place on Thursdays on Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center outdoor basketball court

at 600 South McClelland St. The challenge offers physical activities and fitness drills for health and wellbeing. Activities will focus on improving agility, balance, coordination and healthy eating habits.

The registration fee is $20, and space is limited to 10 participants.

The program will follow CDC

guidelines, and all staff and participants must wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

Register by Dec. 31 at www. cityofsantamaria.org/register.

For more information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 805-925-0951, ext.

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SANTA BARBARA — Opera Santa Barbara and the Lobero Theatre are presenting a free holiday concert called “Staying Home for Christmas.”

The program will be available Wednesday through Dec. 26 at lobero.org.

The concert features classic and surprise performances of holiday favorites and original songs by favorite artists from

across Santa Barbara’s musical scene. The program is hosted

by Kostis Protopapas, the Opera Santa Barbara artistic and general director, and David Asbell, the Lobero Theatre executive director.

The impromptu online musical celebration salutes the resiliency of the performing arts during this past year.

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features baritone Alexander Elliott, sopranos Jana McIntyre and Audrey Yoder, the Nelsen family (Nina, Jeff and Rhys), Tom Ball, Cantor Mark Childs, Dave Hause, Teka Penteriche and Jonathan Nathan’s Jazz Quartet.

The concert will be available soon at lobero.org.

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issues impacting care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Janelle L’Heureux, the communications manager of the association’s California Central Coast Chapter, told the News-Press, “Many families have shared with us that they or their loved ones are struggling without normal levels of social engagement from families and friends, whether they’re in longterm care settings or isolated at home. We understand that navigating the holiday season this year comes with increased frustration and worries for many of our constituents, and we are doing everything we can to help provide support.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Lindsey Leonard, the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association, told the News-Press that the organization offers a wide variety of free support groups and has a 24/7 helpline to support families dealing with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

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A large percentage of our elected officials are clueless what they’re in office for, news commentators think they’re smarter than anyone else, and hundreds of doctors are enjoying their new found fame by changing the science to fit the political wind blowing that day.

Everyone has been wrong followed the rules (unless you were from day one. You would think a left-wing protester). But we now after nearly a year, we would get see that it didn’t matter because something right. But it’s still all politicians were making up rules, wrong. and they had no idea — Henry The virus has proven and still don’t — what Schulte to be a much greater they were doing. entity to manage than And by merging The author lives anyone knew or still even politics with medicine, in Solvang knows. I’ll cut some slack more confusion was and say that we had to created, and thousands learn as we went along, but during more lives were lost making that process, medicine, science stupid decisions, such as shutting and politics merged. And when America down. that happened, that’s when all the If that was to be the remedy, troubles began. then how come things have Americans, for the most part, gotten worse? As so many have

already written, it was a political experiment designed and used as a political weapon.

And the result destroyed so many livelihoods and still is doing so.

At no time during this year’s fiasco did the country have one central source for information. We were spoon-fed data from dozens of sources, many conflicted with each other. Many of the sources came from a political angle and had nothing to do with science.

It would have been nice if those smart, well-funded and enormous medical administrations could

have collaborated, debated, researched the science and then provided Americans, from ONE source, their findings and made it universal across the country.

Instead we had politicians playing games in each state with our lives and tearing down and destroying businesses — based on what? Plans they thought could work in two ways: Scare the people into submission and bring down one man at the same time.

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epublican Sen. Mitt Romney is grieving over, as CNN anchor Dana Bash put it, President Donald Trump’s “very firm grip on the Republican Party.”

Mr. Bash asked Sen. Romney whether he fears the party won’t “be able to overcome Trumpism in the near future.”

Sen. Romney didn’t object to Bash’s negative characterization of Trumpism. He merely responded that he believes “Trump will continue to have a substantial influence on the party” and that those other than President Trump who are rumored to be GOP presidential candidates in 2024 “are trying to appeal to kind of a populist approach.”

Sen. Romney concluded: “I don’t think Trumpism is going away, but I hope that we can have disagreements over policy and a vision of our respective parties without continuing to promote a narrative which puts democracy itself in jeopardy. And when you tell people that voting doesn’t work and that democracy can’t work because we don’t have

legitimate elections, that is a very President Trump or his agenda. dangerous thing to be saying.”

The dictionary definition, Sen. Romney seems more however, does describe Trump — comfortable breaking bread and his establishment nemeses. with leftist CNN anchors than From the time he announced grassroots Republicans. He his candidacy in 2016, President clearly believes President Trump Trump has connected with is an ill-mannered rogue, but his ordinary Americans whose remarks also confirm that he interests and wishes have objects to the current been ignored by an direction of his party. elite Washington Like other Trump establishment, with its critics, Sen. Romney byzantine, unaccountable calls Trumpism bureaucracy. He sold “populist.” He himself as an outsider doubtlessly laments who would bring a new, this trend. A populist is unorthodox approach defined as “a person, to politics as usual that David Limbaugh would focus on getting especially a politician, who strives to appeal things done despite the to ordinary people bureaucratic roadblocks who feel that their concerns are installed by our entrenched ruling disregarded by established elite class. groups.”

Unlike former President I admit that I used to associate Barack Obama and contrary “populism” with demagogic to the media’s lies, President politicians who cynically appeal to Trump didn’t run roughshod the so-called common man to gain over the Constitution to advance power for their own political gain his agenda but brought a canwithout really being interested in do businessman’s approach improving the plight of ordinary to the Oval Office and people. But I don’t believe that achieved an impressive list of pejorative connotation applies to accomplishments in his first term.

He did things previous politicians disingenuously promised to do, such as moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, and took action that previous politicians wouldn’t have even considered, such as implementing Operation Warp Speed to produce multiple COVID19 vaccines with previously unthinkable alacrity.

Despite the haters’ endless ridicule, he also pulled off a Middle East peace deal that is the secret envy of all establishment foreign policy “experts” who said it couldn’t be done.

None of these accomplishments or countless others are the work of a populist demagogue. But they do redound to the benefit of the common man and all Americans — just as his pro-growth economic policies benefited all income groups, especially minorities. This was the work of the dictionarydescribed populist, not the type of populist soul mates Dana Bash and Mitt Romney have in mind.

We can expect no different from the liberal Mr. Bash, but Sen. Romney’s sanctimonious hypocrisy is getting older and older. Like his liberal friends,

with whom he is more in step than the grassroots Republicans who nominated him in 2012, Sen. Romney believes that President Trump’s election contests threaten democracy.

Nonsense. President Donald Trump has challenged the election through his bully pulpit and in courtrooms across the land because, along with millions of other Americans, he believes the election was stolen. Unsuccessful court challenges don’t prove cheating didn’t occur, nor do repeated claims that there “is no evidence.” If the election was, in fact, stolen, I dare say that would, by definition, represent a far greater threat to democracy.

Why doesn’t Sen. Romney express concern over the inexplicable anomalies tainting this election and the unconstitutional changes in laws that obliterated the integrity of our ballots and paved the way for widespread cheating? Why doesn’t he demand federal election reform to prohibit the relaxation of voting procedures?

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fter Santa Barbara Police Chief Lori Luhnow announced her plans to retire in mid-February, Mayor Cathy Murrillo said the chief “made a tremendous contribution to creating a culture of community-focused policing” through hiring and training.

However, we recall that back in June, Chief Luhnow along with Mayor Murrillo, Fire Chief Eric Nickel and Santa Barbara City Councilman Oscar Gutierrez knelt in solidarity with demands by Black Lives Matter. This behavior seriously counters any true support of law enforcement.

As a result of such a stance, the Santa Barbara Police Department recruitments are down 75% or more from what they were just a few years ago.

In fact, around 20 officers are set to leave the department within the next year.

Chief Luhnow‘s much touted streamline officer application and recruitment team is a dismal failure. (It must be so bad if she is leaving.)

Our point here is basically that, we urge City Hall to hire a chief of police who represents strong law enforcement. They could take a page out of Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown’s playbook.

Another give-away by the Santa Barbara Planning Commission: Fall out from “no minimum parking” required on a project allowed in the Central Business District, for another incentive to increase AUDs — Average Unity Density — housing. This is the largest present threat to destroy the very character of this town.

When was the last time you tried to find a parking place to go to your favorite restaurant (back when we could do that sort of thing)? Another threat to the demise of downtown parking: Transportation’s Rob Dayton commandeered the public parking on the first block, both east and west of the side streets of the State Street promenade from Haley to Victoria. It looks as though he and Ms. Murrillo have decided that not only is retail dead downtown but also the patronage for the restaurants and coffee shops.

But back to the issue of the AUDs: a huge consequence for those neighbors, living in proximity to 425 Santa Barbara St. This project — 19 units, two buildings — four stories and 52.4 feet high! This height combined with the density and the fact that no parking will be required — is criminal.

Oversized storage for bicycles is being provided since it was said that the apartments are so small — 489 square feet — they will need storage space.

One caller stated during public comment that it sounds like student housing — and the foreign students he knows drive Maseratis, Ferraris and even Rolls Royces. These students have so much money they park anywhere and pay the ticket.

Of course, there is the Smart and Final parking lot across the street. Now who is going to use that zip car that Mr. Dayton has provided on the street in front, courtesy of the citizens of Santa Barbara?

This project was voted down by the Architectural Board of Review because of the variances requested by the applicant.

Still the problem is that the ABR is losing its ability to protect our city. This is because the city of Santa Barbara is being bombarded from all sides to build housing that will change our beautiful city into something unrecognizable.

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Yersinia pestis.

From 1918-1920, the “Spanish Flu” (H1N1), a distant cousin of COVID-19, “jumped species” (bird-to-human) and killed 50 million worldwide, including approximately 675,000 in the U.S. Again, no cure was ever found, just resilient human genes.

An enlightening 1998 PBS documentary (“Influenza 1918”) contained conclusions from health care professionals regarding the effectiveness of facemasks. Here is a segment from the 20-page original transcript.

Narrator: “…In many places, officials rushed through laws requiring people to wear masks in public.

All of America, it seemed, put on masks. At last, many thought they were safe. But masks didn’t help.

They were thin and porous — no serious restraint to tiny microbes.

It was like trying to keep out dust with chicken wire.

In Washington, D.C., Commissioner Louis Brownlow banned all public gatherings. He closed the city’s schools, theaters and bars. He quarantined the sick. He did everything he had the power to do. But the death rate in Washington kept rising…”

If masks didn’t work in 1918, why are we led to believe they’ll work

Zoomed into the Cold Spring School Board meeting on Nov. 14, with a few longtime residents and witnessed the most unprofessional school board meeting I have ever seen.

It is clear that the members and the administration are all good friends with each as they called each other by nicknames and mocked the public comments that were submitted.

CBO/General Counsel Yuri Calderon doesn’t even show his face on any screen, choosing instead to be a “voice” next to Superintendent/Principal Amy Alzina, a la the Wizard of Oz. The board members’ lack of meaningful questions indicates that they have no interest in their constituents’ concerns — especially regarding the illegal expenditures of Measure C funds that took place without the required oversight of an Independent Citizens’ Committee, which hasn’t had it’s required seven members since 2011.

With nearly $2.44 million gone and only a handful of documents publicly available, there are very few clues where that money was actually spent.

Yet they later complain about the boys bathroom without acknowledging that ALL the bathrooms were supposed to have been upgraded with Measure C monies.

Board members rely on Mr. Calderon to answer basic questions about bond oversight that I Googled on my own. Why serve if you aren’t going to do your basic duties of legal and fiscal oversight?

None of the board members raised concerns that a number of community members’ names were fraudulently provided to the Measure C auditors by the administration last month.

And Mr. Calderon brushed off questions about the necessity of an Oversight Committee in the past (he’s been at school for three years).

Mr. Calderon claimed forensic audits are only required when there’s fraud. Wrong!

Forensic audits are required to prove that there wasn’t fraud.

And making up a fake list of bond committee members makes us question everything else in those audits. School board Vice President Jennifer Miller complained that people wanted a forensic audit four years ago, not realizing this actually builds the case for one now. Clearly people were right to be concerned four years ago: By your own admission, you were spending money illegally and have no idea if that money was spent properly.

How many board members have reviewed all the Measure C documents? There are only three sets of Oversight Committee “minutes” badly scanned to show how $2.44 million was spent. What is the price of integrity?

The board members poopooed the need for a forensic audit, seemingly eager to put this past them and move on because they don’t want to incur the unresearched expense of a forensic audit.

Too bad for residents that none of them do their research on forensic audits because the state Financial Crisis Assessment Management Team (FCMAT) will do them for free. Mr. Calderon knows this because FCMAT came to Sweetwater Union High School District in San Diego where his law firm GCR was providing legal counsel to the school board in 2012, and all five trustees were indicted.

But the board’s incompetence doesn’t end with Measure C. They also voted to approve $76,478 in Developer Fees expenditures that included new furniture, projectors and the survey and financial services for the failed L2020.

Do your own homework, elected officials! Developer Fees can only be used to EXPAND the campus because of increased enrollment due to construction/growth in the

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umerous If America is to survive as historians and a nation and an empire of pundits can freedom, I am of the opinion scarcely recall that our only hope is to when America return to faith and prayer. A was more divided than it faith that binds us together is today with the notable by way of both the promises exceptions of the of hope and the fear War of Independence of judgment. That and the Civil War, is, shortly after the as these wars were birth of Jesus, his internal to the body parents brought politic, hence the him to the temple to divisiveness of the present him to God. same.

Upon his arrival, Andy Caldwell The acrimony in a man inspired by America today lies God met them and across many dividing lines. declared that “this child There is a movement in the has been appointed for the U.S. that claims America is rise and fall of many” — a a systemically racist nation reference applied to nations, that must be fundamentally as well as men. transformed, while others Another song, written believe America was God’s during the Civil War, that gift of light, liberty, faith and was quoted many years freedom to the world. There later by the Rev. Dr. Martin are many more divisions Luther King Jr., captures concerning globalism, this same message of hope socialism, capitalism, and fear, “The Battle Hymn abortion, foreign policy, of the Republic.” The immigration, and the list operative words: goes on and on.

“Mine eyes have seen Alternatively, those times the glory of the coming of when America was most the Lord; He is trampling united is when we were out the vintage where the attacked, including World grapes of wrath are stored; War II and 9/11. For the He hath loosed the fateful purposes of this discussion, lightning of His terrible let me remind you that after swift sword; His truth is the attacks on America on marching on.

9/11, the entire Congress “Glory, glory! Hallelujah! went out on the steps of the Glory, glory! Hallelujah! capitol and sang “God Bless Glory, glory! Hallelujah! His America.” truth is marching on.

Moreover, on the “In the beauty of the lilies, occasion of an anniversary Christ was born across the remembrance of 9/11, both sea; With a glory in His parties once again sang bosom that transfigures this song on the steps of the you and me; As He died to capitol, while locking arms make men holy, let us die to and waving American flags! make men free; While God Let us remember the is marching on.” words of this anthem, Years ago, historian because they are in essence Will Durant wrote, “The a prayer written by Irving greatest question of our time Berlin during World War I, is not communism versus having become famous once individualism; not Europe again during World War II. versus America; not even The operative words are: the East versus the West.

“God bless America, land It is whether men can live that I love. Stand beside her without God.” and guide her, through the That is, the only Kingdom night with the light from that will last, and the only above. From the mountains one that will matter in the to the prairies, to the oceans end, is the one that belongs white with foam. God bless to God and to those who America, my home sweet belong to him. home.

Merry Christmas.

“When the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Andy Caldwell is the let us swear allegiance to executive director of COLAB a land that’s free. Let us be and the host of The Andy grateful for a land so fair, Caldwell Show weekdays as we raise our voices in a from 3-5 p.m. on News-Press solemn prayer.”

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his year, if you are able to help others, consider giving to Santa Barbara County’s own C.A.R.E.4Paws.

When the pandemic hit, C.A.R.E.4Paws stepped up and then some. The small but dedicated nonprofit has roared to the rescue.

And it hasn’t stopped.

Before the pandemic, the little nonprofit used to distribute two tons of pet food per year to low income and needy pet owners.

Now they are providing four tons PER WEEK through home delivery to low-income seniors, food pantries and community events.

Before COVID, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted 140 low-cost mobile vet clinic days per year. Now it’s up to 180 and climbing.

Before the lockdowns, the nonprofit would perform roughly 1,300 spays and neuters per year.

This year, it’s been 2,000, plus 12,000 vaccines given and 1,700 pets assisted with medical care.

These services are about more than just helping animals.

They help the PEOPLE who love animals and whose emotional well-being depends on having healthy, cared-for pets. They also keep animals from being turned into shelters by owners who otherwise could not afford to keep them — and thus reduce the tax burden for all of us.

Gifts up to $25,000 will be matched, so your support will go even further. For more information or to donate, go to care4paws.org.

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Rules designed to suppress the vote

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wrote a letter responding to the article written by Jim Hurst about why we should vote on

election day rather than earlier or by mail. Part of the discussion was about whether people who vote other than on election day are too lazy to get up and vote. I indicated that maybe there were plenty of legitimate reasons to vote other than on election day and that easy rules for voting were assurance for our democracy.

Many of the restrictions on voting eligibility were aimed at blacks, pure and simple. The Republican Party has been the principal supporter of restrictive voting laws because of its need to suppress the vote to ensure election.

Just read the reaction of Republican state legislators about imposing severe restrictions on mail-in voting for the future. Given the results of the 2020 election for those same legislators, I would be careful of change to more restrictive voting rules. And aren’t those rules really designed to suppress the vote?

Anyway, letter writer Nathan Post (“Voter ID cards are easy to get,” Voices, Dec. 13), chimed in on my comment that one of the classic ways in which the vote is suppressed is by requiring IDs. Mr. Post notes that “it is not difficult to obtain ID that is acceptable for voting purposes.”

He also listed all the types of IDs that Georgia accepts. Some IDs were federal, some were from Georgia governments, public universities and so forth.

The issue is not the number and type of IDs that are available, but the ease of acquiring one. Maybe that is changing in Georgia, I can’t say.

But given the difficulties experienced in the 2018 Georgia election with respect to reduction of voting locations, voting delays in minority areas and other considerations, one can be skeptical about the ease with which minorities can obtain those needed IDs. In addition, nothing is said about the types of proof required to get those IDs, the absence of which results in a denial.

Well, the 2020 election

demonstrated that blacks really do care. Minority voting in Milwaukee, Detroit and Philadelphia may have been sufficient to turn the election to Joe Biden.

Bill Rosen Goleta

Insanity transparency

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he No. 1 cause of COVID spread is group gatherings: protests, riots, rallies, looting parties and terrorism.

Outside dining is the least significant aspect of that spread.

But science officials close outside dining and force outraged small business owners and frustrated customers into the streets to gather in groups to protest. In other words, there’s a universally imposed self-fulfilling prophecy of viral spread, misery and death — all from sensitive compassionate concern for our health.

It makes these tyrannical governors and mayors look effective to themselves. But to us, they rather blatantly demonstrate (albeit empathetically) the pervasive theory that things will be different this time when they enthusiastically do again what backfired last time.

The California attorney general wants to empty prisons, eliminate cash bail, reduce sentences for violent criminals and refuse to prosecute poor or black offenders — based on science. We have Seattle as an example of the data behind this approach, not to mention that Los Angeles is already one of the most dangerous cities to live in (if you are not homeless or sociopathic) and the murder rates skyrocket in black communities every time this procrime agenda is attempted in the name of racial equality.

Insanity transparency is still crazy.

Derrick Harrison Hurd Santa Barbara

Warp speed vaccines? You go first

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ho doesn’t crave juveniles and seniors. magic-bullet High levels of calcium fluoride, solutions? occurring naturally in water and In the 1940s, soils, especially in rural India, tooth decay in were linked to skeletal fluorosis, children triggered the quest for deformities and joint calcification a magic bullet. Dentists around but, thankfully, there were very the world unanimously agreed few dental caries. that public water fluoridation Two synthetic compounds used was the least inexpensive and for water purification, sodium most effective solution to prevent fluoride and fluorite, are also cavities. This was an incredible found in many consumer products idea that was simply too good to be (toothpaste, table salt, condoms, true — until it wasn’t. mouth rinses etc.), and Dale Before long, these agents are listed Lowdermilk chiropractors, herbalists, as “…miscellaneous politicians, religious inorganic toxicants…”

The author lives in chemistry books, leaders and, most in Santa Barbara websites and scientific importantly, mommies, began to hear rumors of literature. “…tooth mottling…” and “… lowExperts, scientists, and grade chronic fluoride poisoning physicians of every specialty, from …” every country, still have strong With fluoride compounds opinions on both sides of the identified as a key ingredient fluoridation issue. I’m not arguing in many insecticides, someone for (or against) public water suggested that maybe this treatments because I eat just as chemical wasn’t such a good idea much toothpaste as anyone else. for little people, aka “children.”

So what does this cavity-vs-brainSome countries enacted laws lesion subject have to do with requiring mandatory fluoridation, COVID-19? and some countries (Germany, Reviewing the history of Sweden, Russia and Japan) tried pandemics, including the three fluoride for 10 or 20 years, then black plagues of Africa (541 decided to return to chlorination A.D.), Asia/Crimea (1347) and after studies found disturbing China (1894), we find that neither links between fluoridation and ancient, nor modern medicine brain lesions, particularly in have produced a “cure” for

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Some church lives matter more than others

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ere is a textbook illustration of how the corporate media’s sins of omission can be far more damning than the corrupted industry’s sins of commission.

During a recent weekend, thousands of patriotic citizens descended on Washington, D.C., to protest election fraud and defend President Donald Trump.

Left-wing “black bloc” mobs threw water bottles, bricks and fireworks at cops and Mr. Trump’s supporters. Eight law enforcement personnel were injured by antifa and Black Lives Matter anarchists.

One officer received multiple severe lacerations to his face.

At least 33 were arrested at the close of the weekend for assaults and mayhem, but countless victims received zero help from cops who stood down and did nothing.

So what did national news down of entire downtowns and outlets choose to focus on? neighborhoods across the country • NBC News: “Black Lives

by Black Lives Matter and antifa Matter signs burned at D.C. in the name of “social justice.” churches; police investigate as But the media propagandists possible hate crimes.” who have labeled violent left• The Washington Post: wing riots as “peaceful protests” “Historic D.C. black all year long seized churches attacked during the opportunity to pro-Trump rallies.” stoke false narratives: • CNN: “Protesters Trump supporters are ripped and set fire to BLM the real threat to civil signs at two D.C. churches.” order. The populist • Associated Press: movement to “stop the “Vandals hit black steal” of election 2020 is churches during weekend rooted in hate. It’s “Jim Michelle Malkin pro-Trump rallies.”

Crow” all over again, This much is true. As “reminiscent of cross chaos broke out late on burnings,” and the “rise Dec. 12, some members of the of white supremacy,” according Proud Boys stole and set fire to to one of the fragile black church several Black Lives Matter signs pastors making the rounds. that were on display at two D.C.Except that it’s not. area churches. This isolated The idea that this was an mischief was nowhere near on “intentional targeting of houses of the scale of the wanton looting, worship,” as another black pastor shooting, terrorizing and burning claimed, is nonsense on stilts —

and a viral video of the incident proves it. The Proud Boys, a largely Christian men’s group led

by Afro-Cuban activist Enrique Tarrio, chanted “F--- Antifa!” as members roasted a couple of the BLM signs. They were “targeting” symbols of those twin domestic terrorist groups, whom the Proud Boys have stood against when no one else would, not black church congregations.

Make no mistake. There has been a concerted campaign of terror against people of faith and their houses of worship this year, but it doesn’t fit the anti-Trump narratives of the propaganda media.

Since the George Floyd incident in May ushered in the age of anarcho tyranny, scores of Catholic churches have come under attack across the U.S. You probably haven’t forgotten about it because you probably didn’t know about it in the first place.

DRAWING BOARD

Black Lives Matter leader and propagandist Shaun King instigated the anti-white, antiChristian, anti-Catholic mob by tweeting during the first outbreak of post-Floyd riots. “Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been,” he fumed.

Mr. King’s call to violence was explicit: “In the Bible, when the family of Jesus wanted to hide, and blend in, guess where they went? EGYPT! Not Denmark.

Tear them down.” Mr. King is still spreading his venom on Twitter.

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resident Donald Trump should pardon Edward Snowden.

Who? I know, it’s embarrassing — Assange, Manning, Snowden.

Who did what?

I got them confused before I researched this topic. National security isn’t my beat.

I finally educated myself this month because I got a chance to interview Mr. Snowden, the CIA/NSA employee who told the world that our government spied on us but lied to Congress about it.

Now Mr. Snowden is hiding from American authorities.

We talked via Zoom.

Fourteen years ago, when Snowden worked for the CIA, and then the NSA, he signed agreements saying he would not talk about what he did. I confronted him about breaking his promise.

“What changed me,” he answered, “was the realization that what our government actually does was very different than the public representation of it.”

The NSA’s mass surveillance program was meant to find foreign terrorists. When congressmen asked NSA officials if, without warrants, they collected data on Americans, they lied and said, “No.” “There was a breathtaking sweep of intentional knowing public deception,” Snowden said. “We’re capturing everything that your family is doing online.”

I asked Snowden if his coworkers had qualms.

“In private, some said, ‘This is crazy. I’m not sure this is legal, but you know what happens to people who talk about this.’”

What does happen?

Nothing terrible, said President Barack Obama, who claimed Mr. Snowden could have revealed the government’s lawbreaking legally. “There were other avenues available,” he told reporters.

“What he said was incorrect,” Snowden told me.

Government officials protect themselves by discrediting those who reveal inconvenient truths.

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ancy Pelosi is no Mitzi Gaynor.

Last September when the speaker of the House was caught on video at her neighborhood hair salon with wet hair and no mask, we saw a desperate woman who just had to “wash that man right out of her hair,” who would have done anything to get President Donald Trump out of the White House. Even if that meant breaking her own laws, or better yet, writing her own deeply dissonant musical, where she is center stage.

President Trump is no Ezio Pinza (who starred in Broadway’s “South Pacific”), but at least he knows his lines and his audience.

Last February during his State of

the Union speech, where he spotTrump, to supporting her radical lighted ordinary Americans who stand-ins during the near tragedy have done extraordinary things, of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, the country watched as Speaker to admitting withholding much Pelosi dramatically tore up her needed political cash to Califorcopy of his speech for her audinians because “we have a new ence of washed-up, tired elites president,” to now defending, in who hang out on their an inarticulate soliloown Bali-ha’i. quy, her “Falstaff”: U.S. Call Jones Or, as Sen. John KenRep. Eric Swalwell, DCorner nedy of Louisiana, California. whose quirky quips nevThe speaker stated The author ives er cease to entertain, unequivocally that she in Montecito calls them, “the shaved plans to keep the fairtruffle crowd.” Perhaps haired lover of a cerSen. Kennedy could add playtain Chinese spy, who goes by the wright to his significant accomstage name of “Fang-Fang,” on plishments. the House of Representatives’ Speaker Pelosi has tried so Intelligence Committee. Even many times to rewrite her script, Shakespeare or Gilbert and Sulfrom pushing for the fictitious livan couldn’t come up with such narrative to impeach President a scenario. It’s time Hollywood

hypocrites and those power hungry Californians, who eat out on others miseries, build a walk of shame, where the state’s hoi polloi voters can wipe their ragged soles.

Now that Nancy Pelosi’s matchy-matchy masks have fallen enough times to reveal how dangerous, unpatriotic and self-serving she is, it’s time she exit stage left from the charade that she’s been selling tickets to for decades, retire to her San Francisco mansion and Napa Valley wine cellar, devour her stock of designer ice cream, get drunk on her hypocrisy and ask a mirror on the wall, “Who’s the least fair of all?”

Maybe she can also ask that mirror if she needs more Botox to fill out all those perfidious lines.

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Continued from Page C1 Petri dish should be removed from office and never get a pension. In some cases, criminal charges should be filed for life endangerment.

And the very people who screamed the loudest about how we need to work together were the very ones who broke the rules they imposed, hoping no one would notice. Apologies don’t work. Because like most apologies, they only come after you’ve been caught.

This country has come completely off the rails.

Americans have no faith in their health advisers, no faith in the media, no faith in their politicians and have lost faith in themselves.

And they can’t even go to church to try and hold on to their faith.

We’re now arresting the American business owners who are starting to push back because they’ve become so desperate.

Like all creatures, when backed in a corner, you have to fight to survive.

Politicians pretend to know they understand and that these are tough times that require difficult decisions, but not one of them has missed a paycheck, a meal or even a haircut. During this entire year, they’ve been able

to continue on with their lives as though nothing was going on while proclaiming what they’re doing is for the good of all.

This is the time of year, whether you enjoy it for religious reasons or just because Christmas makes you feel good, that we should have been coming together. Instead the knife is being driven even deeper as people who already find Christmas challenging are really going to find out what they’re made of.

I hope the reckless decisions imposed upon us by the very people we elected to work for us don’t wreak even more pain, suffering and even death from

massive depression.

Yes, America, there is a Santa Claus. He’s in our hearts, our souls, our homes and in our family. WE are Santa Claus.

He’s real, and we need to dig deep to find that hope and faith and stay united and strong.

Make sure this Christmas that we really remember what the holiday is: a time to slow down, to enjoy each other, a time to be a tad more friendly and give more, even if it’s just a smile.

Because the only way we’re really going to get through this pandemic is us, the individual, being human and loving each and every one of us.

Merry Christmas.

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Why doesn’t he crusade against social media oligarchs who censor conservative speech in a way that truly threatens democracy? Why doesn’t he condemn liberal media bias against President Trump and their lack of scrutiny of the failing Joe Biden? Why doesn’t he call for an investigation into Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg for having poured an obscene amount of money into this election?

Why can’t he grasp that the public’s genuine distrust of the election’s legitimacy imperils the democratic process infinitely more than Trump’s rhetoric or legal challenges? We get nothing but crickets from Romney.

Sen. Romney’s unabashed hatred for President Trump perhaps blinds him to the reality that Mr. Trump is a wildly popular president, notwithstanding that he is the object of hatred among those whose anti-American agenda he has thwarted.

Sen. Romney’s willful

imperviousness to the extent of President Trump’s appeal precludes him from recognizing that this year, we had a perfect storm for unprecedented cheating. He can’t believe the election was stolen, because he refuses to believe Evil Orange Man could have won.

Lament all you want, Sen. Romney, because you are correct that Trumpism is here to stay, as his supporters appreciate and endorse his unapologetic pride in this country; his resistance to the left’s destructive agenda, which

itself is undemocratic in every sense; and President Trump’s agenda to literally make America great again.

David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is “Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win.” Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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I understand why Mr. Snowden feared “proper” channels.

Instead, he took documents to journalists. The world learned the truth.

American officials said Mr. Snowden’s leaks put lives at risk.

But in the eight years since then, they’ve never given any clear examples.

“They constantly tell us, ‘This is for your safety (and) to investigate terrorists,’” said Mr. Snowden. “Barack Obama’s own investigations found that it didn’t stop a single terrorist attack.”

At the time, the NSA did claim that mass surveillance stopped terrorism.

Richard Ledgett, former

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• In May, Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter in Los Angeles was spray-painted with “ACAB” (All Cops Are Bastards), “Kill All Cops,” “FTP” (“f--- the police”)

deputy director of the NSA, said NSA programs contributed to stopping 54 terrorist attacks.

“That makes me feel safer when I hear that,” I told Mr. Snowden.

“We want to believe it’s true,” Mr. Snowden responds, “but it’s not. The government itself no longer makes these claims that it stopped 54 plots.”

In fact, the government no longer claims it stopped any attacks.

All of this made me realize that Mr. Snowden got a raw deal.

I asked Mr. Snowden, “Aren’t you (upset)? (Former Director of National Intelligence) James Clapper lied to Congress and he wasn’t fired! Now he works for CNN. (Former NSA director) Keith Alexander wasn’t fired.

Now he’s on Amazon’s board!

They made out; you’re in exile.”

“If you’re one of these ‘made men,’” answered Mr. Snowden, “You face a very different flavor of justice.”

Mr. Snowden went to Hong Kong to give reporters the data that showed the NSA had lied.

He asked 27 countries to grant him asylum, without success. He tried to fly to Ecuador. When his plane stopped for a layover in Moscow, U.S. officials revoked his passport. He’s been stuck in Moscow for seven years now.

If he returns to America, Mr. Snowden will almost certainly be jailed.

“I can be very much at peace with the choices that I’ve made,” he said. “It was the right thing to do, and it has made things better.

Some of these programs have been halted.”

In 2013, Donald Trump was asked about Mr. Snowden. He

said, “This guy is a bad guy, and there is still a thing called execution!” But this year, President Trump said he’d “look at” giving Snowden a pardon.

“I think it’s clearer and clearer that what I did was the right thing to do,” Mr. Snowden told me.

“History has a way of exonerating the truth.”

Sometimes, anyway.

Mr. Snowden did a good thing.

He deserves a pardon.

Julian Assange deserves one, too.

and “Make America Pay For Its Crimes Against Black People” slogans.

• A statue of Jesus was decapitated at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas, after the bishop of the local diocese knelt before a BLM sign.

• Rioters tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, an 18thcentury Franciscan priest and missionary, at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. A Serra statue at Mission San Rafael Arcangel was defaced and toppled. The mission church in San Gabriel,

which Father Serra founded, was destroyed in July by a massive arson fire.

• “Statues of Jesus and Mary at churches in Boston, Mass., Miami, Tenn., and Colorado Springs, Colo., were set alight, beheaded, and defaced,” Carina Benton reported for The Federalist in October.

• Catholics praying the rosary to guard the King Louis IX statue in St. Louis were threatened and beaten by BLM and antifa sympathizers.

A BLM leader unleashes a

year-long, race-based “Tear them down” ragefest against followers of Christ. The anti-Trump, antiwhite journalists are as quiet as church mice. Silence is not just complicity.

It’s media malpractice.

John Stossel, a former ABC News and Fox Business Channel anchor, 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.

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.

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Back in the day, we recall the teepee villages that sprang up in a couple of the vacant lots in Isla Vista. These teepee villages were inhabited by students and their families, experimenting in communal living. These students grew up and got on with it.

However, they provided a colorful and harmless quality to the fabric of those times.

This contrasts sharply to these isolating single unit dwellings for the homeless that have been placed in a parking lot in the heart of Isla Vista. This kind of homelessness mixed with the student population of the university is just asking for trouble. What were they thinking?

Surely a more appropriate site could have been found for these homeless installations. More good intentions without the wisdom to see the consequences for everybody.

We are sad to see that 4th District County Supervisor Peter Adam stepped down after having served eight years. Sheriff Brown stated that Mr. Adam’s viewpoints brought an “important sense of balance” to the Board of Supervisors.

“It is important that we have a mixture of thought and a mixture of belief,” the sheriff went on to say.

Mr. Adam offered the only opposing view and was never afraid to speak his mind in support of fiscal responsibility

and better county infrastructure.

Support Santa Barbara restaurants and businesses.

Every time you thought you would have gone out to dinner, but now cannot, go to your favorite local restaurant and order take-out.

These are our neighbors.

If we lean into our faith and our traditions, the spirit of Christmas will help us get through this dark period.

“The true light which lights every man that comes into the world.”

— John 1, 9 That is the hope of Christmas.

If we must curb our travels and stay in town over the holidays, take the time to walk downtown to remind ourselves what it is about Santa Barbara, besides her rich natural beauty, that makes us admired in the world over.

“Behind the complicated details of the world, stand the simplicities.”

— Graham Greene As Santa Barbarans have done over the last century, now is the time to work again to protect the careful plans already set-in place to preserve her rich heritage.

Merry Christmas!

“God bless us, everyone!”

— Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

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

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in 2020? I know, stupid question.

Dr. Anthony Fauchi, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wasn’t alive in 1918.

In 1977, an historic failure known as The National Swine Flu Immunization Program was born. This government-approved mass inoculation effort was considered a fail-safe solution.

Experts guaranteed, as with most epic programs, this would stop the bad piggy known as Swine Flu, the nasty second cousin to COVID-19.

With absolute certainty, leaders predicted that initial outbreaks of this pig-to-human virus would grow into an inevitable, deadly pandemic monster, equivalent to the infamous Black Plagues.

With approximately 25% of the U.S. population vaccinated, the program was abruptly terminated in 1979 because of unforeseen allergic reactions, likely from some rogue “attenuated live” (aka notdead) virus. Additional public distrust was generated when coincidentally (?) high numbers of Guillian-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases occurred. Who woulda thunk it?

This gigantic false-alarm was later termed “The Gerald Ford Pandemic That Never Was,” and Harry Schwartz of the New YorkTimes, dubbed the entire effort “…a fiasco… but probably one of the largest and most well-intentioned public health initiatives by the U.S. government ...”

Aren’t most unsuccessful bureaucratic programs “wellintentioned,” full of expert-

fortified advice and loaded with nuanced, complex rationalizations?

Oh wait, I almost forgot.

There was another swine flu national emergency declared by President Barack Obama in 2009.

Although pigs can’t fly, swine flu never dies.

Despite massive efforts, research and expenditures during the 1976 “fiasco,” the CDC announced on Sept. 24, 2009 “…The effectiveness of respirators and facemasks in preventing transmission of 2009 H1N1 (or seasonal influenza) in various settings is not known…”

At least the professionals know what they’re talking about … or not.

Back to our trip down Memory Lane, let’s be thankful that in 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first city to introduce fluoride into its public water supply. The CDC’s current website proudly pats itself on the back by proclaiming the 75th Anniversary of fluoridation as “…one of public health’s greatest success stories…” I’ll drink to that!

Good intentions and face masks weren’t sufficient in 1918, 1976 or 2009, but perhaps they’ll save millions in 2020. Let’s watch (and pray) as these, the mothers of all pandemic vaccines, begin a glorious charge into battle, at warp speed.

But until our herd is immunized, cover your faces with “chicken wire” masks, and have a refreshing glass of vintage calcium fluoride.

When it’s time for mass confirmation of these magic bullets … you go first.

Dale Lowdermilk is the founder of notsafe.org.

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community.

In other words, you need to show that there is a justified need for new classrooms because the school has outgrown what room it does have — the threshold being 25 students per available classroom — and that growth can be linked to recent construction. Again, Mr. Calderon should know better.

Developer fees misuse was an issue in Sweetwater. This guide to Developer Fees was created for the Sweetwater board after they got rid of Calderon’s Firm GCR: School Fees DO’S, MUSTS AND DO NOTS. Read for yourself; Developer Fees cannot be used for the items Mr. Calderon presented and the board approved. More tax money misspent.

The icing on the cake was the approval to hire a

communication consultant to ease the workload of Principal/ Superintendent Alzina. In her presentation, the consultant, Kimberly Bonniksen, called all the people writing letters in the papers “bullies” and claimed there were three types of bullies: self-righteous, entitled or mentally ill.

This asinine statement was beyond unprofessional, yet the board members all agreed that she was the right person to liaison with the community on behalf of the Cold Spring School District! Good luck with that.

And FYI, I am none of those things. I’m just a concerned taxpayer who knows how to use Google and wants to know where all the money is going.

Editor’s note: Mr. Weinstein included this website for further information: http://fiscal. sweetwaterschools.org/files/2015/11/ School-Fees-Dos-Musts-and-DoNots-11-12-2015.pdf.