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‘Don’t Get Caught Off Guard’ CA Office of Emergency Services launch earthquake warning system

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By MITCHELL WHITE

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The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation just got $1 million closer to constructing Santa Barbara’s first fully inclusive playground at Dwight Murphy Field near East Beach. The effort began two years ago, soon after Santa Barbara residents Bill and Victoria Strong lost their daughter, Gwendolyn, at age 7 to spinal muscular atrophy. Their Never Give Up campaign hopes to raise awareness for children with disabilities and push for inclusivity for children in school and public settings. The Foundation also works to fund research, provide practical family support and fill in the gaps needed to build a more inclusive future for those with disabilities. Through Never Give Up, the Strongs helped pass federal legislation creating an easier path to treatments for all rare diseases, and added SMA to newborn and carrier screening recommendations. Now, their sights are set on building a playground that includes thoughtful equipment, color and design, secure fencing, accessible play spaces without bark or other prohibitive features, multi-level play structures and inclusive educational programs. “I believe fully that this project is essential, and I also think COVID has really highlighted for everyone what it is like for many families with disabilities having to quarantine and live in isolation,” Mrs. Strong told the News-Press. “Something like a playground, for example, should be such a simple thing for every child, but when they’re not accessible, you feel left out and locked out of it.” The inclusive playground’s features will include: a magical tree, sensory swings, interactive innovation to normal equipment, a hillside slide, sensory spinning and climbing structures, an art mural, an inclusive library, musical features, a picnic and party zone and friendship benches. “This really came about when we would take daily walks with our daughter when she was a baby and realized just trying to get her wheelchair through bark is impossible,” Gwendolyn’s mother said. “We had a magical life with Gwendolyn here — she was very accepted, loved and treated with respect everywhere we went, but she couldn’t play with her friends.” Gwendolyn was non verbal and communicated mostly with her eyes. She also used a breathing machine and a stroller/ wheelchair to help her sit up. Mrs. Strong said she explained Gwendolyn’s unique differences to her class at school to help them understand Gwendolyn’s condition and meet them where they were at. “Kids are curious and always have questions,” she said. “So we explained everything, and the beautiful thing about Please see PLAYGROUND on A3

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Santa Barbara residents Victoria, left, and Bill Strong with their daughter, Gwendolyn, center, in December 2009. Gwendolyn passed away at the age of 7 due to spinal muscular atrophy. The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation is now $1 million closer to constructing Santa Barbara’s first fully inclusive playground at Dwight Murphy Field near East Beach. RAFAEL MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS

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Are you ready for the “big one?” Regardless of how you answer that question, the good news is that tools are available. Earlier this year, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, known as Cal OES, announced the launch of a public awareness campaign to educate all California residents about the state’s innovative earthquake warning system — Earthquake Warning California. The campaign, titled “Don’t Get Caught Off Guard,” direct state residents to free tools, resources and information, including the smartphone MyShake App, Android Earthquake Alerts, Government Wireless Emergency Alerts, known as WEAs, as well as www. earthquake.ca.gov. The state’s education campaign delivers messages through advertising channels, including digital, social media and broadcast ads, as well as outreach to community and industry organizations to increase awareness of available technology. The campaign will be sustained through 2022, with an optional one-year extension. “California is proud to have the first statewide earthquake warning system and now to spread the word broadly about this new innovative, life-saving system,” Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said in a statement.“Cal OES’s leadership facilitated making warnings publically available.The public can now have moments of warning before previously unexpected natural disasters. “It is changing the world of mitigation and emergency management.” Last year’s state budget included a $16.3 million one time general fund to finish the build-out of the Earthquake Warning California system on the state’s Integrated Seismic Network. The build-out included finishing seismic station installation, adding GPS stations to the network, and improving telemetry.The CISN provides

the ground motion data needed to estimate the magnitude, location and expected shaking of an earthquake and produce a ShakeAlert warning. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget this year included an additional allocation of $17.3 million, which was supported by a one-time loan of the same amount from the School Land Bank Fund, for full operation and maintenance of the system. The general fund budget also calls for launching a public education campaign to remind residents that every second counts when warning mobile device users before the ground starts to shake. The campaign uses relatable situations while delivering the serious message to residents, urging them to have the tools at the ready to alert them as soon as an earthquake is detected by ground sensors. The campaign features statewide advertising delivering messages directed to diverse audiences.Over nearly two years the campaign budgets more than $420,000 for ethnic television (Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese). There is more than $1 million dedicated to general market television advertising. Roughly $2.3 million will be directed at digital advertising, which includes digital, social, and audio streaming. The campaign will also enlist business and civic groups, government agencies, policymakers, charitable institutions, faith-based organizations, and social services to deliver messages to families, staff, members, and followers.Industry and audiencespecific toolkits are available for download in multiple languages on the Earthquake Warning California website. “Through broad messaging and targeted outreach launching in October, we believe organizations in all parts of the state will be motivated to help millions of residents take earthquake preparedness steps,” Mr. Ghilarducci said. “Education, utilities, first responders, public safety, transportation and others can Please see quake on A6

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the Intensive Care Unit. As of Saturday, the active); South County unincorporated area, countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ICU availability was 15.8%, with the including Montecito, Summerland and the Southern California regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s availability at 0%. city of Carpinteria, five new cases (453 total, The Santa Barbara County Public Health A total of 835 health care workers have 32 active); Santa Ynez Valley, three new cases Department reported two additional COVID-19 tested positive for COVID-19. (386 total, 44 active); and the community of Isla deaths on Saturday. A total of 54 new cases were reported in the Vista, two new cases (649 total, 29 active). Both individuals were over 70 years old and city of Santa which a total of No new cases wereGREGA reported at the federal By JOSH CHRISTIAN WHITTLE Brekkies by Chomp, and Mortensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Danish Bakery. bara Front Maria, Country trailsnow andhas access roads. had underlying medical conditions. Areas of 6,048â&#x20AC;&#x153;What cases,weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re including 5,618 that have recovered prison in Lompoc or the unincorporated areas NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER WS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The initial lease for the Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless Sumseeing a lot of folks are doing is residence include the city of Santa Barbara and 351 that are still infectious. of Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving up alongside of the road and just gomer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to and unincorporated Canyon, The city of Santa Barbara reported 29 new Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe. More than 20 years after they first opened, Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extend the term of the lease. Developed recreationareas sites of inMission California will re- ing up there. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an order and the city of Lompoc and communities of casesfor on hikes Saturday, and now hasok. a total of 2,475 The geographic region of 16 cases was ÂŠ 2020 Brilliant, 117 W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com Waterfront Grill and The Endless Summer Bar Ashleigh CafĂŠ are in closed through May 15 after the USDA For- against hiking trails,â&#x20AC;? said Andew Madsen, U.S. ForMr. Petersen is inheriting the existing lease with Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village. One of cases. Of those, 230 remain active. The city of pending on Saturday. permanently closed. the On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an Service issued an order extending the closures est Service spokesman. the deaths was associated with an outbreak at Goleta reported 17 new cases on Saturday and Broken down by age bracket, countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terfront restaurant announced its closure with a fare- average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 per ursday. a congregate living facility, officials said. nowâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We has 671 95 that are active. case numbers are as follows: ages 0-17, 1,385 justtotal, want including to make sure if people go out theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well post on its Instagram account. TheThe order was issued for the Pacific South- safely county also added 153entire new COVID-19 The city of Lompoc reported 13 new cases spaced between one another. If you gettotal to a cases, 22 new cases reported Saturday; month. bringing total to 16,083. Of those, now hasand 1,710thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total cases, andmany 124 that are 36 new 30-49, Thecases, post read, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itcases; is with heavy hearts that we anstcases, Region and itsits18 National Forests, which in- and trailhead just too cars there,18-29, you 4,841 total Though Mr. Petersen plans to continue running 14,766 recovered and 1,164 cases remain still infectious. 44we new cases; 50-69, nounce have closed our3,322 doors for good. 7KLQN +RSSHU ,QVXUDQFH 6HUYLFHV Thank you Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless Summer in line with its current des the have Los Padres National Forest. should find a different area to go to as opposed to5,529 try- total cases, active. The countyorder has now reported 153March 26 Other daily totals from Saturday include: total cases,for 26 your new cases; andsupport. 70 or older, constant The1,005 memories will never be operation for a time, the restaurant has upgrades The initial closure went into effect ing to get in.â&#x20AC;? area of the Goleta Valley $ ! % deaths. Unincorporated total cases, 15 new cases. forgotten.â&#x20AC;? d was set to expire April 30. As state and local responses to the coronavirus planned for around the fall. According to the agenda, A total of 120 people are receiving treatment and Gaviota, eight new cases (484 total, 66 ! ! Despite the current economic chaos due to the COV- under Mr. Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business plan the second floor of t at applied to recreational use26 areas as camp- active); pandemic continue evolve, Forest felt mwhite@newspress.com local hospitals, including whosuch are in Orcutt, six newto cases (789the total, 67 Serviceemail: ID-19 pandemic, the prospect of Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless the establishment will be converted into a traditional unds, day use sites and picnic areas. that the situation warranted a two week extension of ,QVXUDQFH 6HUYLFHV Summer ceasing operation dates back to before the out- deli cafĂŠ focused The order was issued to discourage large gather- the closures, said Mr. Madsen. on sandwiches, soups, and salads, %RE +RSSHU 3K ' break. According to the agenda of a March 24 Santa Bars of people and promote safe social distancing of â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll evaluate and see where with a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and /LF bara City Council meeting in which assignment of the prepackaged foods. For evenings, the second floor will ying more than six feet apart. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at and whether or not weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue first item, # restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lease to a new operator was the n the Santa Barbara Ranger District, 12 camp- as we need it,â&#x20AC;? said Mr. Madsen. | bar have a full and a dinner menu focusing on â&#x20AC;&#x153;adult +RSSHU,QVXUDQFH6HUYLFHV FRP " Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop unds and picnic areas will remain closed, includâ&#x20AC;&#x153;ThisCapital order can be rescinded at any time. If local food and beverages.â&#x20AC;? the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wastewater informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to the Fremont campground and WhiteFund. Rock and health officials say it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ground floor is proposed to be simsell the establishment in August 2019. d Rock picnic areas. The project manager is Heidi we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we ilar to Mr. Petersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of After receiving the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lease assignment burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young The order Thursday does not add to the closureswhodonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Braunger, can be reached want to extend it out too far. requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted eady in place for Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Barbara. While other arat 805-897-1902 or hbraunger@ SANTA BARBARA The â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want to make sure in the next couple of santabarbaraca.gov. Barbara Police Department buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dinner type atmosphere.â&#x20AC;? s Santa like the Monterey Ranger District have closed weeks as we monitor whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on that we are takannounced Saturday thatlocals 57-yearPetersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Solilheads and forest roads, will still have ac- ing the appropriate steps along with our state and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White Ronald Taylor was found safe.and Santa Barvang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com sold to the many Santa Ynez Valley local partners.â&#x20AC;? Police issued an alert Thursday

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GOLETA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A 3-year-old dog was rescued by fire crews on Saturday after falling down a cliff at More Mesa Beach, authorities said. The Santa Barbara County Fire â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White Department responded to the area around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The dog, named Louis, reportedly COUNTY AGES COUNTY CITIES COUNTY CASES CA. got too close to the edge and 0-17 21 AT A SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 rolled down the cliff. Fire crews GLANCE 18-29 84 SANTA BARBARA 57 assessed the situation and put CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 183 GOLETA 7 together a high-angle rope rescue SANTA BARBARA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The city 167 ISLA VISTA 1 system. A firefighter was sent over 50-69 of Santa Barbara is repairing the 70-PLUS 41 CASES OVERALL / THURS. original concrete trestles of El the side and retrieved the13 dog, GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA ANNOUNCED Camino de laTHURSDAY Luz Bridge on the said Capt. Daniel Bertucelli, fire SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 Mesa. spokesman. LOMPOC 84 COUNTY STATUS DEATHS OVERALL / THURS. The trestles were first The dogFED. wasPRISON uninjured 106 and LOMPOC AT HOME 75 constructed in the mid 1950s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;happy to be back with its owner,â&#x20AC;? TESTS TO DATE SANTA MARIA 135 RECOVERED 376 TOP 3 IN COUNTIES While other parts of the bridge Capt. Bertucelli said. ORCUTT 36 HOSPITALIZED 33 LOS ANGELES 23,233 are also in need of repair, NORTH UNINCORP.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell 25 White INTENSIVE CARE UNIT this project will start with the 12 RIVERSIDE 4,031 RATE PER 100,000 5 structural support that will extend PENDING HEALTHCARE WORKERS 66 SAN DIEGO 3,564 the design life for another 50 years, officials said. NICK MASUDA / NEWS-PRESS GRAPHIC COURTESY PHOTO Subsequent improvements will A 3-year-old dog named Louis was rescued Saturday after falling be scheduled for the bridge as down the cliff near More Mesa Beach in Goleta. Fire crews put SANTA BARBARA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Conduit funding is authorized. together a high-angle rope system and a firefighter was sent over the The upcoming work will include installation work is continuing on side to retrieve the dog, who was uninjured. portions of Santa Barbara Street repairing the three concrete as part of the FY20B Pavement trestles that support the bridge Barbara and Micheltorena streets. disruption to normal traffic flow. Maintenance Project. and are in need of patch repairs. Traffic control and temporary No parking signs will be The work began Nov. 3, with As the structure has aged, the delays should be expected posted at least 72 hours prior the new underground conduit concrete has shown signs of along Santa Barbara Street and to construction and detour and wiring aimed at ensuring spalling and cracking. To prevent associated cross streets. Access signs will be in place. The city reliable traffic signal operations further deterioration, the city will be maintained for residents has contracted with Granite in the area. Most of the existing will repair all the large cracks and businesses, although Construction, who is working on equipment is 50 to 60 years old and seal the entire surface of the and near the end of its service life, temporary disruptions should the project in conjunction with trestles with epoxy coated paint be anticipated, especially while according to city officials. for extra protection. Earthbound Electric. The project paving activities are taking place. Detours in the surrounding The STAFF construction is funded through Measure C. WS-PRESS REPORT will run Road closures and detours through January. The total project areas will be in effect to minimize are expected Jan. 4 to 6, at Santa construction duration and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White is $86,000 and is funded ncost a dramatic change after by a dnesday night memo from the lifornia Police Chiefs Associan indicated that Gov. Newsom uld be closing all beaches and te parks, the governor indicated t only beaches in Orange County uld be suffering that fate. Bottom line, that was their SANTA BARBARA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Earlier mo. memo never got to this That month, the Santa Barbara XFFL PS FWFO UXP XFFL MPOH DPVOU ,â&#x20AC;?City Gov.College Newsom said at his daily District Board of ess conference. Trustees elected Dr. Peter O. That allowsas Santa Barbara CounHaslund president of the board and the for citythe of 2021 Santacalendar Barbarayear, to NBJM JO CBMMPUT XJMM CF ESPQQFE PGG while also electingthe Katebeaches Parker ntinue to govern as vice president. ng the South Coast, which will Â&#x2030;" MBSHF OVNCFS PG CBMMPUT XJMM Dr.open, Haslund joined board main as long asthe physical in December 2010 and represents tancing followed. and Area 1,isCarpinteria Those that good work, Montecito.are Ms.doing Parker joined the COURTESY PHOTOS want toin reward that work,â&#x20AC;? board December 2018 Gov. From left, SBCC Board President Dr. Peter O. Haslund, Vice President Kate Parker and board member Dr. wsom said. and represents Area 7, Santa Anna Everett. Barbara. In addition to electing new anta Barbara Everett, who was elected to the represents Area 2, Goleta, and Ms. Vista and Santa Barbara, and officers, Dr. Susan County, Salcido, Santa Gallardo represents Area 3, Santa Student Trustee Lilli McKinney. Barbara County superintendent of seat vacated by Craig Nelson. Dr. yschools, the numbers Everett represents Area 4, Santa Barbara. For more information, administered the oath of The Santa Barbara County Other board trustees include office remotely to one newPubtrustee Barbara. Trustees Robert Miller visit https://www.sbcc.edu/ KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS Health Department announced and Veronica Gallardo also took Marsha Croninger, Area 5, Mission boardoftrustees/. and two current trustees who weather beto sunny and their in the 70s this weekend the South Coast. new confirmed oath ofwill office continue Canyon and Santaalong Barbara, were elected onCOVID-19 Nov. 3. cases Thethe The board welcomed Dr. Anna time on the board. Mr. Miller Jonathan Abboud, Area 6, Isla â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White Thursday, bringing the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are confirmed COVID-19 positive. al to 495. er than in person. Cottage Health, * Of 16 patients in isolation, 6 pat was the largest number in The couple will still have to be tients are in critical care. $BMJGPSOJB USVMZ NBUUFST BOE re than a week, with all but one physically present within Califor- by the numbers A look at the status of Cottage * Cottage has collected 3,577 cuming from the North County. nia and provide whatever proof mulative test samples: 206 resulted The number of healthcare work- the county clerk may require. They Health through Thursday: * Cottage Health is caring for a in GPS UIF QVOEJUT BOE UIF DBNQBJHOT positive, 3,124 resulted in negainfected with the virus grew must also present photo identifica*!#15%,).% $%3)44%2 +2/#+ -$ total of 205 patients across all cam- tive, and 247 are pending. 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It’ll be a wild Big West for basketball in the uncharted territory of COVID

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CSB’s opening night for the new Season on the Brink takes place today at UC Irvine. The role of Bobby Knight, the tempestuous coach of basketball’s well-documented 1985-86 Indiana Hoosiers, is being played this year by the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus has the Big West Conference, along with the rest of college basketball, living on the edge this year. The league was supposed to open today with five games, but all but the Gauchos’ 4 p.m. contest at Irvine have been canceled because of positive COVID tests within their programs. UCSB coach Joe Pasternack makes no guarantees that the Big West won’t be 0-for-5 by game-time tonight. “We’re not there yet,” he said on Christmas night. “Every single practice, every single game we play, is like gold because you have no idea if you’ll be shut down the next day. We’re living day by day.” Each shutdown is for 14 days, and the games within that period won’t be made up. It’s made Pasternack realize that the first big result at Irvine’s fan-less Bren Center will come 15 minutes after the Anteaters (3-4) and Gauchos (41) take today’s COVID tests. “That’s how fast we find out, that’s the technology right now,” he said. Irvine and UCSB were picked to finish 1-2 in the Big West, but the fragile nature of this season renders all forecasts as mere folly. “It’s really hard to predict anything right now,” Pasternack said. “It’s really hard for my mind to move past tomorrow because of what’s happening all over. “In basketball, every day another team is getting shut down.” The most shocking development came when Keyontae Johnson, the Florida star who collapsed during a game last week, was diagnosed with acute myocarditis. The condition is widely feared to be the result of his own COVID-19 infection. A day later, the players on the Duke women’s basketball team voted to shut down the rest of their season. “They’re a perennial power,” Pasternack said. “You see a bigtime program doing that and it’s a statement.” The irony is that the Gauchos’ depth positions them well for such a season. The Big West responded to the COVID situation by rescheduling the two-game series between each team to be played at the same site on consecutive nights. UCSB and UCI will play the second game of their own doubleheader on Monday at 4 p.m. Guards Ajare Sanni and Josh Pierre-Louis, and forwards Robinson Idehen and Destin Barnes, all play prominent reserve roles for the Gauchos. “We have a good bench,” Pasternack said, although he cautions that the team is still a work in progress. “The new guys — Miles (Norris, a starting forward) and Destin

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Above, Joe Pasternack, whose UCSB basketball team has finished second in the Big West Conference during each of his first three seasons as coach, has the Gauchos primed to contend for another title when they open league play today at UC Irvine. At right, senior point guard Devearl Ramsey has helped UCSB rank fourth in the nation in assist average (22.0 per game) and second in assist-toturnover ratio (2.13-to-1).

and Josh, those three new guys in particular — are just getting experience with our system,” he said. “Naturally, I think they’ll be at their best in February and March. Our team will be at its best by then. “We’ll keep grinding along and play as well as we can right now.” Irvine, which won an NCAA Tournament game in 2019, ran away with the Big West’s 2020 regular season. The coronavirus outbreak, however, canceled the Big West Tournament just as it was about to start. This year’s Anteaters have been beefed up by the return of their front court: 6-foot-9 and 225-pound Collin Welp and 6-11, 270-pound Brad Greene. “Those two guys are old, mature players, and arguably first-team all-league players,” Pasternack said. “(Coach) Russell Turner has been there for 11 years. The best programs in the country aren’t one-hit wonders, they’re there year in and year out, and Irvine has been that model of

consistency. “We hope to get to that point. We have the most utmost respect for Irvine.” Defending, rebounding and disciplined offense have been the tonic of Irvine’s success. The Gauchos mixed in those three attributes during their last game, bouncing back from a loss at Loyola Marymount with a road win at Pepperdine, 75-63. Pasternack was particularly happy with how two-time, all-league forward Amadou Sow, the team’s third-leading scorer at 12.5 points per game, defended ball screens and doubled his rebound average by grabbing 12 missed shots. “That’s who he has to be,” he said. “I think our whole team responded well. Defense and rebounding win championships. “When you go on the road to play a team like Irvine, it’s going to be a battle.” UCSB’s offense — which starts an all-senior backcourt of JaQuori McLaughlin, Devearl Ramsey and Brandon Cyrus — has clicked

from the start. The Gauchos rank second in the nation in assistto-turnover ratio (2.13-to-1) and fourth in assists per game (22.0). They’re also listed in three other top-20 rankings: field-goal percentage (sixth at 54.2%), 14th in scoring margin (plus-25.2), and three-point percentage (20th at 40.4%). “The best thing we’re doing now is sharing the basketball,” Pasternack said. “We’re really making the extra pass — trading a good shot for a great shot. I think that’s why our three-point percentage is so high. “Jaquori and Devearl are doing a great job of that.” McLaughlin leads the Big West with an assist average of 6.0 per game and is fourth in scoring at 18.0. He’s shooting 47.6% from three-point range and 55.3% overall. Ramsey averages 8.6 points on 58.3% shooting from three and 3.8 assists. The

two senior playmakers have a combined assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.78-to-1. The whole team has gotten involved, including two transfers who rank among their best outside shooters. Sanni (42% from three, 12.8 points per game) and Miles Norris (54.5%, 9.4), are both handing out 2.2 assists per game. “Miles has probably been even a little too unselfish,” Pasternack said. “He’s just trying to find his way in our system. That takes time. His best days will be in February and March when he feels even more comfortable here.” It all leads to the Big West Tournament, which has been moved from Anaheim’s Honda Center to a bubble setting at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort because of the coronavirus. “Dan Butterly, the league’s new commissioner, has been really innovative,” Pasternack said.

“So many times, people just go through the motions, but he really cares and is trying to make this a big-time league. “So kudos to him for being a true leader during these crazy times.” The surprising play of Cal State Northridge, which also beat Pepperdine this month, and the emergence of UC Riverside, which defeated Washington, should make the tournament a wide-open affair. “Everybody thinks it’s us and Irvine, but the league is really up for grabs,” Pasternack said. The Big West Tournament winner will move on to Indianapolis, where all of the NCAA’s March Madness will take place in another bubble. Only one thing is certain: It’ll be a wild Big West ride for whomever reaches that Hoosier ending to this Season on the Brink. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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“All kids are so amazing. They get it,” she said. “They’re so equitable, so when you say that some children literally can’t play at a playground, they immediately stand up and say, ‘That’s not right.’” The Foundation is faced with $5 million more to raise for the playground’s construction, and had to cancel all of its in-person fundraising events when COVID-19 hit. The Foundation sells Never Give Up merchandise on its website to continue raising money, but the majority of the funds come from donations. “We were really able to make a big impact with small dollars,” Mrs. Strong said. “We’re seeing that again and that’s been such a wonderful thing because I really believe that while taking on a $5 million fundraiser is daunting, I believe

that the process of fundraising is an opportunity to start educating about inclusion, acceptance and diversity.” She added that many donors live out of state and even out of the country. “There are so many families of children with disabilities or families who have lost their child who are supporting this effort that may never, ever see it, but they believe in it,” she said. “They believe that their child needs this space or had needed it.” Mrs. Strong believes every playground should be inclusive, and hopes that with Gwendolyn’s Playground, she can accommodate individuals with vision or hearing impairments, autism or sensory disorders and seniors with dementia. To her, it’s not just about wheelchair

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along with bright lights to illuminate work areas, officials said. Maintenance activities will begin Jan. 6 and crews will work evenings from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. The work cannot be done during daylight hours due to passenger rail on the corridor, which could not establish busbridges due to the pandemic. Workers will be on an eight-dayon, six-day-off schedule, and will typically work from Tuesday through Tuesday. Work will begin with replacing several small rail segments from Oxnard to Santa Barbara. Once this is completed, crews will begin replacing rail in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Montecito, and will continue to San Luis Obispo. Crews will move from south to north. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White

a fee. Prior to recycling the trees, all decorations and tree stands must be removed. Once they are collected, West Coast Arborists will grind the trees into mulch, which will then be used as landscape material throughout the city, officials said. There will not be trash collection on Jan. 1 and collection will be pushed back one day. In addition, the city landfill will be closed Jan. 1. In Santa Barbara and Goleta, residents may place their tree at the curb or next to their green waste bin on their regular MarBorg collection day for the next two weeks. Residents are reminded to remove all ornaments, tinsel, and plastic or metal tree stands. Flocked trees will be collected as trash, as they cannot be ground into mulch. For more information, visit https:// www.santabarbaraca.gov/services/ recycling/largeitems/pickup.asp. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White

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Continued from Page A1 play a vital role in preventing injuries and minimizing the risk of other hazards in the case of the next Big One.â&#x20AC;? In October 2019, on the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that caused up to $6 billion damage and was responsible for 63 deaths and 3,757 injuries, Gov. Newsom announced the launch of the campaign. Earthquake Warning California utilizes CISN, which is a partnership between Cal OES, United States Geological Survey, UC Berkeley, the California Institute of Technology, and the California Geological Survey. The system uses ground-motion sensors to detect earthquakes that have already started and estimates their size, location, and impact. When it detects a significant magnitude, the system issues a ShakeAlert Message, providing a warning before shaking begins. Earthquake Warning California marries the MyShake App and Android Earthquake Alerts with traditional warning delivery methods, such as WEAs. The MyShake App has been downloaded more than one

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PETRINI, John Leonard, Sr. August 6, 1925 - December 5, 2020

John Leonard Petrini, Sr. passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the age of 95. John was born in Abingdon, IL, the first child to Eugene John Petrini and Filomen Ambrosia. He grew up in Abingdon and attended Abingdon High School at the height of WWII. As soon as possible, he joined the US Navy and saw action in the Pacific Theater. He was extremely proud of his service to the Country in the Navy. Upon honorable discharge, he married the love of his life, Violet Artemia Mori of Chicago IL. Their union produced six children, John (Maryella), Janice (Al Tarman), Jeffrey (Carol), Joanne (Terryl Burke), Joseph (Carol) and James. He and Violet have 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. John was the oldest of 7, and was proceeded in death by his cherished wife, Violet, his parents and sister Anne (Kisler). He is survived by his brothers Eugene, Julio (Madeline), Gerald (Virginia) and James, and his sister Elizabeth (Kisler). John was the founder of Petrini’s Family Restaurant in Santa Barbara, that opened in 1958. He brought the first pizza to Santa Barbara as well as many of the typical family recipes. As soon as it became apparent that the restaurant would be successful, he brought his two brothers, Julio and Geno, and their wives into the business. He was very proud of the fact that at its height, the restaurant helped support the families of 54 employees. Many long-time residents of Santa Barbara had their weekly family dinner night at Petrini’s Restaurant. John was a traveler, square-dancer, bowler, golfer, fisherman and Dodger fan. His love of God and family were paramount in his life. Due to the current pandemic, his remains were interred at Calvary Cemetery following a private family ceremony at San Roque Church. John requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, ID #22215620.

POLLARD, Raymond Harry Ray Pollard passed away on October 29, 2020 at the age of 95. Ray was born in Michigan and moved with his family to California when he was two years old. He grew up in Huntington Park, California. During World War II, he served in the Merchant Marine in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters. He was helmsman of his liberty ship carrying British Commandos to Normandy beaches on D-day. After the war, he married Barbara and they had two sons. Ray had a plastering business in the Los Angeles area and plastered the Disneyland Hotel, UCLA Medical Center and Tishman Buildings, before moving to Santa Barbara in 1959. Ray became a general contractor in Santa Barbara and built apartment buildings, many homes and commercial buildings throughout California. In 1973, he was selected by the British government to develop a large marina/housing project called Governor’s Harbour in the Cayman Islands. He became semi-retired in the early ‘80s and began playing golf and later taught both his grandsons the game. He traveled with Barbara visiting and exploring every continent, except Antarctica. Ray was proceeded in death by Barbara in 2016. He is survived by his sons Steve (Susan), Mike (Jerri), grandsons Bradley (Maggie), Scott (Alyssa) and three greatgrandchildren. Ray was a wonderful father, grandfather and friend. He will not be forgotten.

ORTEGA, Arthur M Arthur M. Ortega, of Santa Barbara, passed away on December 7, 2020 to be with our Heavenly Father. Arthur was born on January 29, 1938 in Santa Barbara, CA to Inez M. Cordero and George Ortega. Arthur attended Santa Barbara High School where he set many records as a track athlete. After 40+ years, Arthur retired from the Santa Barbara City School District as an Office Machine Foreman. Arthur met the love of his life, Patricia Ortega, whom he married at San Roque Church. His pride and joy were his family. He was a very loving person to all, always thinking of others before himself. He was the best dad, uncle, grandfather, and greatgrandfather in the world! Arthur is survived by his daughters, Pam and Karen, and son David, son-in-law Carlos, granddaughter, Liana, grandsons, Brandon, his fiancée Terri, Nathan and Vincent and two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Dylan. He is also survived by many sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, aunts, and cousins. Arthur is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Patricia Ortega, his daughter, Kim Warwick, brother, Alfonso Perez, and parents. We will miss him dearly. Arthur’s family would like to thank everyone for your amazing love and support during this difficult time, including Hospice VNA Nursing for treating Arthur with kindness, love, and care. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial donation in Arthur’s name to VNA Health. Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.

VEGA, Frederick

Former Santa Barbara resident Frederick Vega, 86 died on Dec. 6 from Alzheimer’s Disease. Fred, who had a wideranging public service career in Southern California, was active in the Santa Barbara community over two decades after moving to the city with his wife Charline and their family in 1978. Fred sought election multiple times to City Council and in the mid-1990s, he hosted a public affairs radio show, “The Voice of Santa Barbara,” on KMET-AM. Fred and co-host Andy Caldwell took the radio show to local Santa Barbara television for a year. “Fred Vega had the most popular talk show in Santa Barbara at the time, covering everything from the arts to politics with his chipper spirit, love for the community, and loads of common sense and decency,” Caldwell said. “He was a dear friend and colleague, a consummate professional, who I had the pleasure to work with in radio and on TV for several years.” A husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Fred was the son of Guillermo and Carolina Vega and the youngest of six siblings. He was born Oct. 31, 1934 in Hollywood and was a 1953 winter graduate of Verdugo Hills High School. Fred and his wife, Charline Crongeyer, were married on Oct. 17, 1954. They renewed their wedding vows on their 50th anniversary in 2004 at the Clark County Courthouse with their children and grandchildren. The ceremony was officiated by their daughter, District Judge Valorie J. Vega. Fred’s public service career began with U.S. Postal Service before joining the Los Angeles County Fire Department, where he rose to the rank of captain. Fred was a named plaintiff in a discrimination lawsuit that was ultimately argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in December 1978. The case, filed against the County of Los Angeles, effectively changed the fire department’s procedures for hiring and promoting its firefighters. Fred retired from the fire department in 1983 and over the next two years, he and Charline traveled throughout North America and Europe. Fred and Charline made Las Vegas their permanent home in 2005. Throughout his life, Fred loved biking, swimming, surfing, and sailing. Fred was also an active long-distance runner and competitor, completing several marathons. In 2014, Fred (age 80) ran the Las Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon with his granddaughter Brianna Stutz (age 20). Fred is survived by his sister Cecilia Morales of Santa Maria; his wife Charline of Las Vegas; children Valorie Vega Stutz (Howard Stutz) of Las Vegas; Fred Vega II, of Las Vegas; Lisa Vega Renga (Michael Renga Sr.) of Santa Barbara; grandchildren Michael Renga Jr., (Melissa Renga); Kirk Renga (Jessie Renga); and Nicole Renga Hebert (Tosh Hebert), all of Santa Barbara; Brianna Stutz of Las Vegas; Josephine Vega of Ratzeburg, Germany; and great-grandchildren Gianna Renga and Mileena Renga of Santa Barbara. No services are planned at this time due to the pandemic.

OBITUARIES / WEATHER

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020

Coy, Larry

IN MEMORY

of Santa Barbara, 1944-2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lawrence Howard Coy (Larry Coy) on December 18, 2020, at The Californian of Santa Barbara, where he had lived for several years. Larry was 76 years old.

JARYL CHARLES “DAVID” WESTON

Larry leaves his loving children, Adriana (Tim) Stavish, Matthew (Dani) Coy and Amy Lee Coy (John, dec.) Bardi; his former wife and longtime friend Susan Scolastico; his grandchildren, Anthony Coy (Aubry), Bradley Coy (dec.), Dylan Stavish, Allison Stavish, and Bennett Coy; his great-grandson, Alexander Coy; and his sister, Cathy (Don, dec.) Adams and her two daughters, Laura and Heather.

8/5/87 – 12/29/12 You were 5 years old when Beauty and The Beast came out and it was your favorite movie. You would make me watch it over and over and we knew every song, word for word. It’s been 8 years since you’ve passed and the pain isn’t as bad now, and although I’ve tried numerous times to watch the movie, 2 minutes in, I have to turn it off because the memories of my little brother are too sensitive. I wish you were here to tease about it, but I’m glad I have all the memories I have of you. We truly miss you little brother, you’ll never be forgotten. Love, Big Brother Jabari, Mom and Papa Bill

Larry’s family would especially like to thank the wonderful staff of The Californian of Santa Barbara skilled nursing facility, where he was kindly cared for in the last years of his life until his passing. Larry was a kind, caring, and creative man, known for his innovative ideas, sense of humor, and ability to weather difficult situations with grace. He was much loved and will be very missed by friends and family. The family would like to invite everyone who knew Larry to visit his memorial website at https://www.mykeeper.com/profile/LarryCoy to view photos and share memories.

CHRIS COTA 12-27-65 ~ 5-28-12

CONLEY, Shirley Jean (Andrews)

Happy Heavenly Birthday to you, my love

Shirley Jean (Andrews) Conley, of Santa Barbara, died on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the age of 89.

Sending you hugs & kisses, Gerri

A native of LaCrosse, Kansas, Shirley was the daughter of James E. Andrews Jr. and Helen E. Gordon. She grew up in LaCrosse and Long Beach, California, and matriculated at UCSB, graduating in 1953. She then traveled throughout Europe by bicycle, returning to the U.S. to become a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines. In 1956, she married Captain Philip Conley, U.S. Air Force, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The couple moved to Edwards Air Force Base, California and traveled to a variety of Air Force assignments with their four children, returning to Edwards AFB twice in the 1970s. In 1973, Shirley earned a Master’s degree in school counseling - some 20 years after receiving her Bachelors’ degree from UCSB - and worked as a guidance counselor in schools in California, Virginia, and Maryland. Following Phil and Shirley’s move to Santa Barbara, she served as the Director of Admissions at Brooks Institute of Photography. Her abiding love of nature led her to visit all of Santa Barbara’s Channel Islands, as well as to become a docent at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. She, Phil, and their children and grandchildren greatly enjoyed everything Santa Barbara has to offer. Shirley and Phil were longtime parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Montecito. She will be greatly missed by her loving family, including her devoted husband of 64 years, Major General Philip J. Conley, USAF (Retired), of Santa Barbara; her children, Sharon Conley (Bill Sener), of Santa Barbara; Kathleen Conley, of Arlington, Virginia; Anne Pellegrini (Steve), of Newport Beach; and Jim Conley (Elsa), of Saratoga; and her grandchildren, extended family, and friends. Her family would like to express their deep appreciation to longtime physician Dr. Dennis Baker, Heritage House assisted living, and Assisted Hospice Care for the exceptional care she received. A funeral Mass will be held for immediate family at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, and a memorial will be held at Santa Barbara Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary in Santa Barbara.

VOEHL, Mabel

Mabel was born Manuela Vasques to John (Juan) and Severina Vasques in San Julian, Jalisco, Mexico, on May 9, 1922. When Mabel was 2 years old the family immigrated to the U.S. They settled in Dwight, Kansas where John worked on the Rock Island Railroad. When Mabel started school, she couldn’t speak English but learned quickly and became the family translator at age 6. Mabel was active in school activities, sports being her favorite. The family moved to White City, Kansas where they purchased their first home. In her early teens she decided to change her name to Mabel. Mabel graduated from White City High School in 1941 and worked at various jobs at Fort Riley Army base and in Junction City, KS. This was the “Big Band” era and Mabel was an accomplished dancer, the activity she loved as much as sports. She moved to Seattle, WA., in early 1947 and she met a handsome sailor who was stationed at the base on Indian Island along with her brother. Love bloomed quickly and she married Norman Stanley Voehl, December 20, 1947. Norman continued to serve in the Navy until his retirement in December 1962. During the Navy years the couple moved numerous times and their three children were born in military hospitals in three different states. After Norman’s Navy retirement the family moved to Goleta where he started a new career. Mabel was always a stay-at-home Mom, especially necessary since Norman had overseas deployments in his Navy career. She was involved in PTA, was a Girl Scout leader, taught CCD classes at St. Raphael’s parish. Mabel began bowling in 1963 and continued to age of 92, during those years she participated in many local, state, and national tournaments as well as local leagues. She was also active in the Catholic Young Ladies Institute, Elk’s Emblem Club and volunteered for other charitable organizations. Mabel’s love of sport never diminished and she continued to watch her favorite teams whenever possible. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Juanita Brooks, Ray Smith and Jerry Joe Vasques, her husband Norman who died in 2014 and a great grandchild, Emory Grace Middleton. She is survived by sisters, Ellen DeHoff, Council Grove, KS; Mary Lou Gallaway, Oklahoma City; children, Roxanna Sorenson (Jerry), Goleta; John (Pam), Littleton, CO; and Anthony (Kathy), Lompoc; six grandchildren, Tricia Middleton, Christopher Voehl, Rebecca Perols (Johan), Andrea Voehl, Natalie Morris (Jeremy), Stephanie Jackson (Elijah), and ten great-grandchildren. Renee Parham (Ronny), Sean, and Rodney. Many cousins, nieces, and nephews, who have been very caring to her over many years. Mabel passed peacefully of natural causes at age 98 on her wedding anniversary, December 20, 2020. The family would like to thank the staff at Abundant Care for the loving care given to Mabel in her last two years. Due to COVID-19 restrictions no funeral will be held and burial at Calvary Cemetery will be private. A celebration of life will be planned when circumstances allow. In lieu of flowers donations in Mabel’s memory may be made to Emory Foundation: info@emory-foundation.org or Wounded Warrior Project.

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After her husband died in 1993, Jane became a staff member of All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Montecito. Typically Jane, she was a jill-of-all-trades, and helped where she was needed, principally with the parish’s senior program. Always productive, in her late 80s and early 90s Jane fulfilled one of her passions, learning about antiques, as she worked with her friend Bea Hyp, at the Summerhill Antique store. Jane is survived by her sister, Patricia Giberson, of Springfield, Missouri, and her adopted family, Dr. Robert Wright, his wife Debbie, their daughters Wendy, Kelly and Kim and their son, her beloved godson, John Wright and his wife Marita, her goddaughter Shelley Sutton, and her best friend of 30 years, Michelle Woodhouse, as well as a host of friends in Chicago and Santa Barbara. A celebration of Jane’s life will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.

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Living to the ripe old age of 97, Jane was a wonderful woman who touched many lives, always giving of herself to others. She was born Marjorie Jane Tuck in Springfield, Missouri. At the tender age of 14, she left home to attend Stephens College and four years later graduated from Washington University with a degree in mathematics.

With new roots in Santa Barbara, Jane became active in The American Cancer Society and was twice named Volunteer of the Year. She was also a disaster volunteer for the American Red Cross, a founding member of Cottage Hospital Hospitality House, and a board member of the Susan Love, MD Breast Cancer Foundation, helping to organize the Barbara Ireland Walk for the Cure for more than ten years.

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In 1950 she married Lou Zonka, a former jazz pianist who had become a quadriplegic after a swimming accident. When they moved to Chicago Lou established a number of music stores. In the ‘70s Lou and Jane took up summer residence and eventually moved to Santa Barbara, remaining inseparable throughout Lou’s lifetime. She was his rock.

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Humble as she was, many of Jane’s friends did not know she had a Master’s degree and taught biochemistry to first year medical students at Northwestern University for twenty-five years. Jane became a pioneer in animal research when the Medical School lent her to Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo where she was the first person to establish the normal blood levels for wild animals in captivity. During these years she also began her devotion to volunteer work, serving on the board of directors of the Chicago Symphony and Brookfield Zoo.

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ZONKA, Jane

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Chronicling Santa Barbara Research Center

SBRC became Santa Barbara Remote Sensing, and in 2008, Raytheon closed the center.

Former employee writes a book honoring SBRC’s legacy By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

iane Sova dedicated a year to writing about a scientific powerhouse called the Santa Barbara Research Center. She worked there from 1982 to 2007 and wanted to capture the story of a center embedded in Santa Barbara history. Ms. Sova conducted 28 interviews of co-workers and alumni and captured their stories in 348 letter-sized pages. “Santa Barbara Research Center: A Tribute and a Legacy” (Sea Hill Press, 2020, $95) tells the tales of these industry leaders. The road to the book started in 2006 when she broke her leg. The company’s president, Robert Talley, visited her as she was recovering, and he brought notes about SBRC’s history. The next year, Ms. Sova moved to Boulder, Colo., to work for Ball Aerospace. She kept in touch with her former co-workers and returned annually to gather more information and interviews. The project paused when she retired in 2014 and traveled the world for more than four years. She wanted to relax. That is, until she broke her leg in Brazil. Her adventure ended by another fracture, Ms. Sova returned home. SBRC alumnus John Fritchie asked her when she was going to put pen to paper.

“That hit me. That’s when I started writing,” she told the News-Press. Many SBRC alumni are bonded and meet annually. A total of 208 are connected through a Facebook group. Ms. Sova is one of two group administrators. “We all had a common goal of making the best product and contributing technically the best and making sure it all works,” she said. “They become your family.” Ms. Sova loved working in a close-knit staff where every team member was just steps away, making it easy for mentorship. When Raytheon closed the research center (then called Santa Barbara Remote Sensing) in 2007, she felt like it was breaking up her family. “We were like family, and we were dispersed to the wind,” she said. SBRC’s innovation was remarkable, especially for a center of its size. It developed the Visible/ Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in 9169. It captures images of the earth’s weather and is still in use in today’s meteorology. SBRC inventions served in space exploration and military operations. Because of the secret nature of government-contracted projects, Ms. Sova had to be sure not to reveal everything in the book. Please see sbrc on B3

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Diane Sova, who worked at the Santa Barbara Research Center from 1982 to 2007, wrote a book to capture the story of her former coworkers.

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite built by the SBRC is launched into space.

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Sullivan Goss to present new exhibit You can start 2021 with some â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peace & Quiet.â&#x20AC;? An exhibit devoted to quiet, contemplative works will be on display Jan. 8 through March 1 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St. The gallery is open for socially distance viewing. Visits are limited to eight maskwearing guests at one time. For â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peace & Quiet,â&#x20AC;? Sullivan Goss is drawing from its artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; studios, collector consignments and treasure vaults. The 16 works span from 1890 to today. The art invites a meditative or peaceful state of mind. The exhibit features the late 19th and early 20th century Tonalist and Impressionist expressions by National Academicians Leon Dabo (1864-1960), Lockwood de Forest (18501932) and Colin Campbell Campbell Cooper.

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Drive for Food Share Ventura County. As part of the one-day holiday collection, cans of food were festively stacked to look like two colorfully decorated Christmas trees. One had a sea theme with a mermaid tail topper, and the second was decorated in traditional red and green and was topped with a gold tinsel.

Visitors also got to have a socially distanced visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in their sleigh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is really uplifting to see the community come together and support those families in need,â&#x20AC;? Ventura Port District General Manager Brian Pendleton said in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were proud to have exceeded our goal to assist Food Share Ventura County this

holiday season.â&#x20AC;? Food Share Ventura County, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food bank, has been feeding hungry people since 1978. For more information, go to foodshare.com. For more about Ventura Harbor Village, visit www. venturaharborvillage.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dave Mason

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VENTURA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Donated cans of food have magically become Christmas trees, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to be too surprised. That kind of thing happens when the spirit of giving soars. Residents and visitors recently dropped off more than a thousand cans of food and other items at Ventura Harbor Village, which hosted a Holiday CAN-Tree Food

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1967) to contemporary Tonalist and abstract works by Gallery stalwarts such as Whitney Brooks Abbott, Meredith Brooks Abbott, Ken Bortolazzo, Susan McDonnell, Chris Peters, Nicole Strasburg and Sarah Vedder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art can be an effective emotional trigger,â&#x20AC;? the Sullivan Goss staff said in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;High contrast works with bright, hypersaturated colors and dynamic compositions can excite us, stimulating increased energy and mental activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paintings and drawings that use a more restrained and harmonized palette or whose imagery and compositions invoke the pastoral or the dreamy have the opposite effect,â&#x20AC;? the gallery staff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They calm us. They soothe.â&#x20AC;? For more information, go to sullivangoss. com.

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SANTA MARIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SelfHelp Housing is expanding its education program at Los Adobes de Maria II. The Santa Maria propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Learning Center is undergoing an expansive renovation and has added services to support students during distance learning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As students across the country are struggling with the transition to distance learning, we are doing everything we can to support our students and ease the burden

on our parents,â&#x20AC;? said Alejandra Mahoney, who has led PSHHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansion of educational programs during the past decade. Joanna Dominguez, the incoming director of education for PSHH, said the nonprofit hopes to continue to expand the scope and capacity of its Learning Center. The centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renovations were made possible by a $245,000 Community Development Block Grant from the city of Santa Maria. The grant allowed PSSH to

upgrade the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior flooring, lighting, cabinets, appliances and restrooms, as well as to make repairs on the exterior. The grant will also cover the cost of a new play structure for the Learning Center when students return to the classroom. The renovation is estimated to be complete in early 2021, according to a news release. In addition to the Learning Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renovations, PSHH will be opening its new Academic

Success Center, which will provide individualized support for students during their virtual learning with their school. Educators will be available throughout the school day to provide technology assistance, homework support and coordination with local school districts. For more information, go to pshhc.org, email info@pshhc.org or call 805 -781-3088. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dave Mason

Professionals teamed with fire department for toy drive THOUSAND OAKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Express Employment Professionals of Thousand Oaks partnered with the Ventura County Fire Department for the Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive. The Toy Drive took place Nov. 16 to Dec. 10. All toys and donations collected were distributed to local nonprofits to bring joy to children

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Continued from Page B1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell the full story because of that. When you get a security clearance, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for your life,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to be very careful having spent my career not talking, and now talking, to not mention anything I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?. While not everything can be divulged in the book, it still adequately honors the work of those in the SBRC family. Ms. Sova offers a special dedication to the late Bob Talley and the late Gene Peterson. Mr. Peterson was her proofreader. Even as he reached 100, he could find the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s misspellings with precision, she said. When he died, Ms. Sova was shaken but pressed on with the book. To print her first limited run, she had to take money from her savings. She wanted the book manufactured in the U.S., and it proved expensive.

in need. Spark of Love was thousands of toys behind pace due to increased demand, which is why Express Employment Professionals stepped up to help. People participated in the Toy Drive by dropping off unwrapped toys to Expressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offices in Thousand Oaks or Oxnard or making

monetary donations online to the Ventura County Firefighters Association Charity Fund. All proceeds went to buying toys or sports equipment for the children. People also helped by buying a toy from the Spark of Love registry, and all online purchases were delivered to Toy Central for distribution. There was also a raffle for those

Some SBRC colleagues offered monetary support to print the book. They received some of the first copies. Ms. Sova intended the book for a local audience and published it with Sea Hill Press, a publisher

that was located in Santa Barbara at the time. Ms. Sova called the book a â&#x20AC;&#x153;labor of love.â&#x20AC;? But sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to retire again. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

who contributed to the Spark of Love Toy Drive hosted by Express. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spark of Love Toy Drive was an amazing success,â&#x20AC;? said EEP president Neil McMillan in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the community came together in support to help the children of Ventura County.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gerry Fall

FYI â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Barbara Research Center: A Tribute and a Legacyâ&#x20AC;? (Sea Hill Press, 2020, $95) is available at seahillpress. com/sbrc.

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elected officials have ever sat with a restaurant owner who has laid off the staff, is struggling to make ends meet and is on the brink of closing forever. People have also turned against one another. Hollowed-out souls on social media scold those they think aren’t doing everything by the book, often reporting them to authorities as well. Small businesses, including restaurants and gyms, have been hit particularly hard by pandemic shutdowns. An economic impact report released by Yelp three months ago tracked business closures through Yelp’s customer review listings and found that nearly 100,000 businesses had permanently closed from March 1 to Aug. 31. At that time, about 66,000 others were temporarily closed. One can imagine the permanent closures will have

n the Dec. 20 NewsPress (“Santa Barbara Rent Stats Released”), Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo said that as a renter herself, she understands why people make sacrifices to live in this town. She went on to say that the City Council approved “programs to help renters during the pandemic, such as the nofault eviction ordinance that requires property owners to pay displaced tenant relocation assistance ...” We want to make it clear that the program she mentions is not a temporary arrangement to assist renters during the pandemic. We have written extensively about this situation. Reminder: After more than two years of negotiations, this program awards the tenant three months of rent as relocation fees if the lease is not renewed for any reason. Mayor Murillo seems to understand the renter, but what about the property owners? In other words, does she represent all of Santa Barbara? On this same note, not only is City Transportation Planning and Parking Manager Rob Dayton taking street parking from the city — the first blocks on both of east and west sides of State Street, from Victoria to Haley — which hurts our downtown businesses and restaurants, he insists on cluttering State Street with docking stations and “pay towers” for his BCycle program. By the way, these bicycles use an app for expediency — another win for Google and Apple. The uber rich keep getting richer. Do Cathy and Rob eat at the same restaurant as Dick Cavett who said, “I eat at this GermanChinese restaurant, and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later I am hungry for power.” BCycle’s Regional Manager Jesse Rosenberg said, “… that action on this program of 250 battery-operated bikes with 500 electric docks this year, has been such an instrumental step into climate change and into making other transportation options for SB.” How does this operation of battery-operated bikes lend itself to “carbon control” more efficiently than a plain old bicycle run on human pedal power? Regular bikes are good enough for New York City, Denmark and even at our beach hotels. And how does this support our elderly population? With downtown street parking disappearing, the State Street promenade makes it impossible to drop off anyone at The Granada for events or anywhere else downtown. The Arlington Theatre and its neighbors stood their ground to retain a section of the street for parking. See what happens when you stand your ground? Here’s a note from good, loyal, longtime Santa Barbara citizens Mark and Margaret Huston, who own Jane restaurants. They wanted to get a word out to the public. “Hello friends. Today .... Went to Kohl’s, packed! Home Depot … packed! Trader Joe’s... packed! But we (restaurants) are shut down? REALLY? “Restaurants already have the highest safety standards with the Santa Barbara County Department of Environmental Health and with the fire marshall. Did you know that every restaurant employee must have a California ServSafe certificate and that all chefs and bartenders have an additional certificate?” the Hustons noted. “Do Kohl’s or Home Depot or Trader Joe’s have those regulations or standards? NO!

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‘America Last’ porkulus Congress’ spending bill full of goodies for special interests

his country is not governed by a “Republican Party” and a “Democratic Party.” It is governed by an establishment “uniparty” that betrays our citizens at every turn. Exhibit A: The joint annual ritual of fiscal vulgarity known as the omnibus spending bill. While Americans are distracted with the holidays, Beltway crapweasels stuff their legislative Christmas trees with multibilliondollar goodies for every special interest except the American people. I’ve reported with depressing regularity over the past quarter-century on how these porkladen monstrosities get rammed through Congress, unread, with little scrutiny or outrage. But finally, light bulbs are going

off. The puny pandemic stimulus The juxtaposition of measly for we the people is a pittance COVID-19 relief for U.S. citizens compared with these giveaways against the backdrop of lavish aid buried in the abominable “America for illegal immigrants, the military- last” porkulus: industrial complex, • 15.4 million illegal Big Pharma, overseas immigrant family members social justice warriors, are now eligible for nongovernmental stimulus checks and can organizations and also now receive retroactive foreign countries is just payments worth up to too brazen to ignore. $1,800. Americans will • The amnesty program receive $600 COVIDMichelle Malkin for thousands of Liberians 19 relief checks and who’ve lived and worked $300 unemployment here unlawfully since 2014 payments as part of the has been extended for consolidated federal government another year. funding package. The $900 billion • Untold numbers of illegal in COVID-related aid is folded into immigrants who claim to live the massive, 5,600-page legislation with “unaccompanied minors” encompassing 12 fiscal 2021 smuggled across the border will spending bills worth $1.4 trillion. now enjoy a new shield from

deportation. • While funding support for the detention and removal of illegal immigrants by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been slashed by $431 million, open borders nonprofits are rejoicing over new funding for catch-and-release pilot programs that will keep deportable illegal immigrants out of federal custody. • $500 million to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama to “address key factors that contribute to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States.” • $461 million to Colombia for drug control and “human rights” programs. • $75 million to the “Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.”

• $33 million “for democracy programs for Venezuela. • $1.65 billion to Jordan for “foreign military financing” and other assistance. • $700 million in economic aid to Sudan for “global health” and “transition.” • $40 million to Syria for economic support, drug control and law enforcement, and emergency medical and rescue response. • At least $25 million for “democracy” and “gender programs” in Pakistan. • “Not less than” $135 million for drug control and law enforcement assistance in Burma. • “Not less than” $85.5 million to Cambodia. Please see malkin on C4

Livelihoods and liberty left in the lurch Editor’s note: David Limbaugh has taken some time off. Columnist Salena Zito is substituting for him.

even years ago, combat veteran Jack Mook was a hard-nosed Pittsburgh detective who stumbled upon two young brothers who showed up intermittently at the boxing gym where he volunteered. The boys were living on the edge of despair. Their birth parents had failed them, their foster parents had failed them, and the system had failed them. The “home” the boys lived in was a rat’s nest with dog feces, fleas and no beds. The oldest brother’s hair was falling out in gobs, and his skin was filled with red blotches. The younger brother wept all of the time. In short order, Mr. Mook got an emergency order and brought the boys home. Nights out for Mr. Mook the bachelor became family

nights of pizza and board games. Mr. Mook isn’t alone. Healthier food became part He is a snapshot of small of their lives, and so did rules, businesses that are frozen with homework and structure. the effects of uncertainty, loss, In the years it took Mr. Mook fear and frustration, possibly to legally become their father, going from the center of their he learned one thing: neighborhoods to Government, bureaucracy abandoned sentinels and institutions, which holding up the ghosts are designed to serve of businesses that used consistently, fail their to be. mission on several levels. A year ago, Ray Today, Mr. Mook is Mikesell was offering newly married to Mary. “Sunday Suppers” The boys are now thriving to his customers — Salena Zito young men. Mr. Mook is family-style meals retired from the force and on long tables, just has opened a boxing gym like Grandma used to that trains young athletes — a make when growing up, bringing business that, like many small together parents, cousins, uncles businesses across the country, and neighbors on a weekly basis. has been forced to close under He served the meals at his Penn government edicts. Avenue restaurant to people who Once again, Mr. Mook is no longer had family to eat with. staring down an entanglement of Despite few people knowing each government far removed from the other, the suppers always ended needs and the rights of the people up being just as noisy and just as it is designed to serve. delicious, and they filled a void

many people found in their lives. Today, Mr. Mikesell is doing whatever he can to keep his doors open. He, too, has been kneecapped by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandated restaurant shutdown. Now he’s making dinners for four to take home, offering home delivery and hoping the phone rings for takeout orders. There have been societal effects from these closures that show both the good and the bad in our culture. Many question how we as a nation were so quickly willing to give up our liberties. Others find it to be a political occurrence and praise it. Others in the middle wonder how elected officials have become so tone-deaf that they can stand at a podium and destroy their friends’ and neighbors’ lives, knowing they themselves will walk away from the cameras and the press with their jobs. They also wonder whether these

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020

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Representation by capitulation

n the 30 years I have spending trillions of dollars served as a county it doesn’t have to prop up watchdog, some 25 the economy. This will lead county supervisors have to inflation and even more come and gone from the insurmountable debt. dais of Santa Barbara County. Some good news? With very few exceptions, Assemblyman Jordan I have witnessed Cunningham has a phenomenon introduced a bill reoccur time and that would limit the time again that governor’s ability to serves to undermine change laws to a 60the very concept day period following of representative the declaration of government. an emergency. The Andy Caldwell In a nutshell, purpose is to return candidates promise some semblance that once elected, of a balance and they will represent and serve separation of powers to constituents by way of this or government. that policy/community priority. Assemblyman Cunningham’s However, what invariably bill comes on the heels of a happens is that once they lawsuit by two other members get elected, they instead of the Assembly on the same become representatives of basis, a lawsuit that won the government to the people. its initial court case, albeit That is, they become an Gov. Newsom subsequently extension of, and apologists for, appealed. I would like to see the bureaucracy resulting in local city councils, boards of representation by capitulation. supervisors and state Sen. The clearest example of this? Monique Limón, among The COVID-19 crisis and the others, endorse this piece of associated lockdowns. legislation and support the That is, week after week, the lawsuit, but I doubt that they supervisors (notable exception will. is Supervisor Peter Adam), Then there is the Great accept verbatim their staff and Barrington Declaration that the governor’s talking points has been signed by more than about COVID-19 and the need 50,000 medical doctors and to lock down our economy research professionals. and our society. They chafe at The declaration, penned anyone who brings counterby professors of medicine prevailing evidence their way, at Harvard, Stanford and evidence that serves to indicate Oxford universities states that a better way to deal with this “The most compassionate horrid and deadly disease, approach that balances the sans violating our rights and risks and benefits of reaching decimating our economy. herd immunity, is to allow We can argue COVID-19 and those who are at minimal lockdowns all day long, but risk of death to live their that is not my point. Our state lives normally to build up Legislature, along with county immunity to the virus through supervisors and city councils, natural infection, while better have been way too passive as protecting those who are they allowed Gov. Nussolini at highest risk. We call this to change hundreds of laws Focused Protection.” in this state. Why have they If you study the statistics become patsies? comparing California to other Because the governor has states and nations, clearly the threatened to withhold funds evidence demonstrates that if they don’t cooperate. Funds, what California is doing is by the way, overwhelmingly not working. That is, despite used to make the government having stricter lockdown whole, while leaving the protocols in place, we are private sector out in the cold. nevertheless experiencing That is, I can find no evidence higher case and mortality of any government employees counts than most other having been laid off during jurisdictions, yet nobody in the this shutdown. How could that halls of government is willing be? to discuss this counterintuitive The insult to injury? While phenomenon. Why would they; millions of Americans are they have too much to lose! filing for unemployment and businesses are going Andy Caldwell is the executive bankrupt, government director of COLAB and the host workers are getting raises! of The Andy Caldwell Show Meanwhile, to keep the peace, weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on our federal government is News-Press Radio AM 1290.

letters to the news-press Lockdowns are ineffective, destructive

y wife Trudy and I are appalled at the declining state of California. I am an 83-year old, thirdgeneration Californian. We are watching small businesses being destroyed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his healthcare experts’ management policies. We believe the statistics pertaining to the Wuhan/COVID19 pandemic are being used to instill fear and exercise control of our population. The restraints put on our economy by the government have been ineffective in controlling the progression of the disease. Now three weeks since Thanksgiving, the surge has been blamed on “get-togethers.” At this writing, we have been locked down again for more than 11 days of another state-imposed three weeks’ long lockdown. Young people have a mortality rate of .05%. Senior citizens have a 6% published mortality rate. Most of the elderly are dying WITH COVID-19 and not OF the disease itself. Advanced old age complicated by diabetes, heart disease, cancer and accidents are most often the cause of their death. I have heard that hospitals profit substantially by the numbers of COVID cases they diagnose. The first round of business control by health experts hurt everyone. The repeated shutdown of small businesses — especially restaurants, beauty and nail parlors and the travel industry — can only lead to an economic depression. These small businesses cannot survive repeated closures. When 40% of our workforce is destroyed, it will take a long time to repair the damage. The effects of this pandemic disease could be less terrible than the consequences of socioeconomic self- destruction by our own pontificating government. I have not heard of any satisfactory scientific explanation that justifies the closing down of indoor or outdoor dining to save us from COVID-19. It has been reported that there are more than 800,000 recall signatures against Gov. Newsom. Hopefully, he will be removed from office for the destruction he has caused the people of our state. Mark L. Allen, D.D.S. (retired) Santa Barbara

Time to redefine defense spending

hanks to Congressman Salud Carbajal for including vessel safety in the new Defense

Authorization Bill. It is good to see someone ensuring that military spending actually benefits our people. The military-industrialcongressional complex has long been the driving force of defense spending. Because of the control over Congress the complex exerts (every district profits through jobs), the only hope of change is to find things other than offensive weaponry to spend taxpayer money on. Global climate change, the current pandemic and future pandemics all make this possible and necessary. Peace advocates and organizations should be working to change the mission. Defense spending could be made genuine defense spending instead of offense spending as it currently is. Efforts to transform the military may not be successful, but at least they are an effort that embraces the reality we find ourselves in. We have all seen the predictions — by environmentalists, medical professionals and the Pentagon — that pandemics and climate chaos will increase conflict and displacement of people. The gist is that military activity is going to increase, whether we endorse it or oppose it. R. Bucky Fuller reflected on his career in the Navy and the conversion of defense spending from weaponry to livingry. He liked to point out that refrigeration, transistors and the Internet all came from defense spending. I think that we can oppose the use of war as an instrument of foreign policy and that we can embrace the good that our military — and likely only our military — can accomplish in an era of increased global conflict and instability. The Navy’s hospital ships, Comfort and Mercy, will soon be retired, and no replacements have been planned. In an era when climate chaos and pandemics can be expected, that would be an appropriate project for the new defense spending. Rowland Lane Anderson Santa Barbara Editor’s note: The writer is a lifetime member of VFW, DAV, VVA and VFP.

The Christmas Grinches

ov. Gavin Newsom and Dr. Anthony Fauci are the Grinches who stole Christmas. Gov. Newsom shut down California for three weeks, and Dr. Fauci, head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told everyone to cancel Christmas. My message to them: No thanks. This is America, land of the free, and people want to celebrate Christmas with their families and go to church. This is not a nanny state or the Soviet Union. We do

not need you telling us how to live our lives. We are adults. Stop trying to control us. And what about the shutdown of restaurants and small businesses? How can people make a living and feed their families? Why are shutdowns so uneven and unfair? They affect the poor and middle class, but not elite politicians or big business. Don’t you understand most Americans love freedom, take responsibility and want to work? Why are you spreading hysteria, fear and hurting people? Where is your common sense, decency or understanding? Or are your actions all part of a plan to control us and gain unlimited power? Don Thorn Carpinteria

Truth about Obamas and Hillary Clinton

requent letter contributor Anita Dwyer writes fantastical stuff, which I often scan as it is sometimes quite humorous. But her Dec. 6, 2020 News-Press op-ed (“I’m Proud to Lean to the Right”) is beyond that line. Implying that Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton “had their licenses taken from them” is grotesquely untrue and has been refuted by fact checkers everywhere. The Obamas voluntarily stopped their bar membership years ago because they were not practicing law. Hillary Clinton allowed her Arkansas lawyer status to expire in 2002 at which time she was a resident of New York and had no reason to continue as a member of the Arkansas bar. These decisions had nothing to do with ethical violations or allegations. I was a practicing attorney and did much the same years ago. If you want to maintain active lawyer status in most states, you need to continue legal education, which involves attendance at seminars with associated costs, pay a fee and renew your license annually. I choose not to do this for the same reasons they did. There is nothing about that decision that reflects on their or my ethics. Glen Mowrer Santa Barbara

Restaurants need a sanctuary city

ince California allows cities to act as sanctuaries for illegal individuals. I suggest that Santa Barbara County or City act as a sanctuary for restaurants and any other business that wishes to open while taking the necessary precautions. Ben Kehela Santa Barbara

Polls remain best place to vote

ill Rosen’s letters to dangerous. This is because these the editor in the Dec. voters, most legal, some not, very 6 and 20 Voices seclikely followed the mainstream tion were media and big tech in responses determining who to supJim to an earlier Voices arport. Bill implied I meant Hurst ticle I had written. In all voters who sent in attempting to refute The author lives mail ballots were so inmy claim that mail-in fluenced. in Golteta ballots were potentialI voted by mail and ly very dangerous for did not follow Twitter or our democracy, he unintentionMSNBC instructions. ally made my point. I’m sure most voters who were I had claimed that massive ill or traveling were legitimate mailings of ballots to unknown absentee voters. I’m confident and misinformed voters was they acted based on accurate

information, and according to their personal values. However, a significant percentage of mass mail-in voters were only exposed to controlled information disseminated by the left-leaning media and big tech. That is the goal of Democrats and their complicit big media cohorts. It’s very dangerous for our freedom and liberty. Bill claims I’m trying to do voter suppression by only wanting well-informed voters. I didn’t suggest any changes to the curPlease see hurst on c4

2020 has been a year unlike any other. In the midst of such upheaval and uncertainty, I am so proud of our community for coming together to support our most vulnerable residents during these difficult times. Despite the hardships, there are many noteworthy accomplishments and milestones that our donors, volunteers and partners are responsible for helping to reach in 2020. Together, we forged ahead in the face of trying circumstances and demonstrated exactly what makes Santa Barbara County such a strong community. Since its launch in March 2020, the COVID-19 Joint Response Effort for Santa Barbara County has raised a total of $5.2 million. This countywide funders’ collaborative was launched by United Way, the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Hutton Parker Foundation to provide financial support to residents in need and safety net nonprofit organizations. In just nine months, more than 2,400 individuals and nonprofits have been awarded close to $4.3 million through the COVID-19 Joint Response Effort. Grants to individuals continue to be reviewed and distributed in partnership with the Family Service Agency. Additionally, United Way has raised or been awarded an additional $6.8 million to lead multiple crisis response/recovery programs and collaborative efforts, such as the Emergency Child Care Initiative, Public Health Critical Needs Initiative, CARES Act and CDBG Rental Assistance Programs (in partnership with the County of Santa Barbara, the city of Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta), Learning & Enrichment Centers Collaborative, and School District technology and supplies grants. To date, these programs have benefited close to 2,300 individuals, organizations and school districts. Funds will continue to be available to serve our most vulnerable residents into 2021. In total, more than $12 million has been made available through United Way, its community partners and you to improve the lives of local residents allowing them to stay housed and safe during this pandemic. One recipient wrote to tell us: “I wanted to thank you for your generous gift. When I opened your letter, I had to read it again and again. Then I sat down on the bed and cried. I have never had this kind of help in my life. We began slipping on payments, and things were starting to snowball. What you have done for my family and the community is truly a blessing. Please thank everyone in your organization and all of your donors.” In addition, United Way has expanded and adapted its core educational programming and created new collaborative efforts to ensure that children and families who are struggling with distance learning have the support they need. These educational support services include the Virtual Fun in the Sun summer learning program, United for Literacy reading improvement program, and the Learning & Enrichment Centers Collaborative providing in-person individualized academic support. Our community has shown its compassionate heart by supporting our neighbors in need. United Way of Santa Barbara County is honored for the trust and partnership of so many local individuals and organizations as they work together to meet our community needs. . To learn more about United Way of Santa Barbara County’s multi-pronged COVID-19 response efforts, please visit www.unitedwaysb.org/covid19. Steve Ortiz is the CEO of United Way of Santa Barbara County.

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Community center needed to help homeless

ome people in Santa Barbara are upset about the many tents that are springing up in their area. During this pandemic, it has been stipulated by the city that as long as there are not enough shelter beds provided, people are able to provide a shelter of sorts and stay in place until further notice. Because of this, trash is building up around the campsites for a lack of dumpster facilities or trash pick up at these individual camps. Warming fires may get started occasionally and have been known to get out of hand. Whether caused by arsonists or campers inexperienced in building a safe environment, the fires have required responses from the fire department. A few of us who are members of the Community for Social Justice and their supporters have decided that Santa Barbara needs to provide a better

situation for all. themselves, could volunteer to As it stands right now, we help around the place such as only show how inhumane our clean-up, etc. representatives can be to some of Portable restrooms and shower those who have lost their housing. facilities such as the Showers And, for that matter, the rest of of Blessings could come by on a the community who have not weekly basis. Doctors without fallen yet. Walls could provide the COVIDThere are many 19 testing needed for the places that could people who volunteer and Nancy provide a temporary or reside in their tents McCradie drop-in center and a this winter. All would be place to put the people The author lives signed up for permanent who are without a in Santa Barbara housing situations. roof over their heads People would be safe. in individual tents At one time, Earl separated in an isolation mode Warren Showgrounds provided surrounding the drop-in center. a drop-in center for people who Believe it or not, a tent is an needed their services. It worked emergency housing situation, well until the budget was unable and it does not cost an arm and a to keep up with the demand. And leg to have tiny houses at $7,000 as we well know, there is such apiece built with electricity and a large demand for services. It heat. Trash is picked up, and has plenty of room for such a there’s a place to find warmth community center. and food to start the day. The governor can open The people in their own tents, the fairgrounds for such an which they would provide for endeavor.

The Sears building could temporarily house this community center. The room is enormous, and since the hospital does not want to purchase the site for extra COVID necessities, it sits empty. It’s empty, just waiting for whatever. There are other places as well. The warming centers are not allowed to open unless the temperatures are at or lower than 35 degrees. That is abhorrent. That is inhumane. It is hard to sleep out at night at 40 degrees. Would you like to do it? Any takers? And even so, the budget is just out of this world to run them. During December so far, the warming center has been opened only once, and that was because of a false weather report. And some of the homeless just are afraid to approach the center because of concern about the spread of COVID-19.

DRAWING BOARD

We can make all the excuses in the world why we set the temperature at 35 degrees. While the rest of many cities in the state use 35 degrees as their temperatures, it is still not right. This year, the warming center is at the Veteran’s Administration Center. And since it is not jumping from church to church, it should be open more often. The county Board of Supervisors should be contacted. We do not know what the future will be. How many more people are going to lose their housing because of this pandemic? How many more people are going to have to live out of their vehicles and tents? Are we going to be prepared for this? All this brings food for thought. Who wants to get on board to work on this Community Center? It should be beneficial to us all.

John Stossel

Naughty vs. nice

ho should have been on Santa’s Naughty and Nice lists this Christmas? For the Naughty, I’d give lumps of coal to: • Federal bureaucrats, whose rigid rules delayed COVID19 tests. The CDC wouldn’t allow private companies to sell COVID-19 tests until the CDC’s own test didn’t work. • President Donald Trump, for talking about cutting that red tape but not doing the hard work needed to get enough of it done. • Gov. Gavin Newsom for eating with several other families, unmasked, while his state forbade that. • President Trump for refusing to say that he’d accept the election results. • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, for — after her party made it illegal — getting her hair done and then criticizing the salon owner. • Sen. Ted Cruz for killing a bill that would’ve given asylum to Hong Kongers fleeing the oppressive Chinese regime. • Denver Mayor Michael Hancock for tweeting: “Pass the potatoes, not COVID,” and “Host virtual gatherings instead of in-person dinners ...” as he was boarding a flight to join his family for Thanksgiving. • Government’s foreign policy bureaucrats, one of whom admits “playing shell games” to trick leaders into leaving more American troops in Syria. • Most Republicans, for refusing to criticize the president when he lied. • Teachers’ unions for putting the kids last. Before they would return to work, the Los Angeles union demanded “a moratorium on private schools, defunding police, increasing taxes on the wealthy, Medicare for all ” Catholic schools opened to help kids. Union leaders helped themselves. • Almost all Republicans, for shutting up about the national debt once President Trump was the big spender. • Rioters who hijacked Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Please see stossel on C4

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Nursing home residents need vaccines

eachers’ unions, police and firefighters argued in early December they ought to get the new coronavirus vaccines before anyone else but health workers. They got a tough response at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, now operating as it is supposed to for the first time since Donald Trump became president. Freed after the fall election of censorship by political operatives President Trump stationed in its executive offices, the CDC let its vaccine advisory committee of top epidemiologists and ethics experts write the priority guidelines that most states will follow in distributing still-scarce vaccines. They very properly placed nursing home residents alongside medical personnel as the first recipients. But that’s not how California now says it will operate. Yes, health workers are among the first Californians to get a vaccine. But not nursing home residents. This is a huge failing in the state’s plan for prioritizing inoculations against the plague that has killed almost 300,000 Americans – about one-third of them living in long-term care. Yes, just about everyone agrees front line medical responders need first crack at the two new vaccines entering national use. Beyond that, things are murkier.

People with underlying preanywhere else — about 40% of existing medical conditions like California deaths from the virus. suppressed immune systems and With each viral surge, the scene heart disease ought to go next, in nursing homes grows more some academic ethicists said. grim. Especially in larger facilities Nope, said others, the vaccine catering mostly to MediCal should go first to the elderly, about patients, who often turn their 65% of the COVID-19 life savings over to the patient load. government to qualify for Teachers, cops financial aid. and fire department During October and personnel should make November, new COVIDup the second group, 19 cases in nursing homes said their unions. surged fourfold in more Teachers argue that than 20 states. Unlike most schools can only reopen others, residents of the Thomas D. widely after they get homes can’t do much about Elias their shots. it. This has some They cannot avoid close The author validity, but ignores the contact with nursing is a longtime one group which fits home staffers, from observer of into both the medical nurses and other aides California condition class and to administrators. Those politics. the elderly category: staffers come and go nursing home residents. daily, subject to the same The proportion of disease contagions as the general public. victims and the degree of isolation That’s why even California’s plan among denizens of nursing homes gives them the same priority as has been staggering. Most have other health workers. been deprived of virtually all Staffers serve meals to direct contact with family and residents, help them bathe, friends for the nine-month (so far) assist them to sitting areas and duration of anti-virus lockdown to bathrooms. When they are measures. infected, residents are, too. When For some, this causes extreme caseloads outside the homes rise, disorientation and distress as they skyrocket on the inside. they suffer diseases and death in What’s more, most residents isolation, notwithstanding a few are elderly. Few would live in ground-floor window sightings skilled nursing facilities if they and the occasional outdoor visit. did not have some pre-existing The coronavirus has also taken condition also making them extramore lives in nursing homes than susceptible to COVID-19.

Residents of the 14,000 facilities belonging to the American Health Care Assn. and the National Center for Assisted Living may be followed statistically more closely than people in other homes. It’s from them that we learn how caseloads among long term care residents rise faster and lead to many more deaths per capita than on the outside. This all explains why the CDC committee had nursing home folks share top priority for the new vaccinations. They may be only subsets of the elderly and people with medical conditions, but they are the main reason statistics for those two classes are so cruel. If the lives of people in the homes have value —and California’s newly-set priorities suggest some think they don’t — they must get the new shots before anyone other than frontline medical workers. But in California, it appears they won’t, and that is both inhumane and unfair. Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@ aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It” is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www. californiafocus.net

Those in charge are proposing a climate change lockdown donovan

Continued from Page C1 “Plus, with the new COVID rules on top of it, with 6 feet distancing for staff and guests, masks, disposable menus, nobody using the restrooms, etc ... Are you kidding me?” the Hustons said. “And the health department doing unannounced checks (we passed of course) — This is such craziness!!! This is information of which the public needs to be made aware. Please help small businesses like ours stay afloat!! If you really want to help or care, write your representatives and tell them to stop this nonsense!!” As we have stated in other columns, neither the Hustons nor we are advocating that any other businesses be shut

down. It is simply the fact that restaurants and bars are being unfairly targeted along with other privately owned businesses, such as hair and nail salons, which also follow rigid safety standards. It appears the common denominator is private enterprise. Speaking of COVID-19 rules and regulations, is this part of the priming for the “The Great Reset,” about which we hear so much lately? Since climate change is such a part of this idea, it has been noted that during COVID-19 lockdowns, which resulted in the halting of our society, claims have been put forth that pollution went down by 5%. Really 5%? And what are the percentages for suicides, unemployment and depression? Those in charge are proposing

a climate change lockdown to reduce more carbons. A miniscule 5%? Those in charge are the government officials we elected. It is past time to push back. Call your representative and demand your freedom. Think of what we have lost regionally, nationally and globally. And pay attention to those entities that have profited exponentially during this shutdown. Look to see how the extensions just keep coming. When the Voices section went to press last week, the lockdown was expected to be extended beyond Monday. How long does it take to break the human spirit? As we make our resolutions to improve ourselves for the coming year, we generally raise the bar

for our own self expectations. Let us tell the city we expect the same. The city had good intentions when it used a buzz phase: City Water trucks are tooling around our streets with a large sign on the top that reads — “WTF” — What To Flush. But truly, using that phase lowers the standard that we expect for our city. Water seeks its own level. We want that removed. Despite all the difficulties and challenges during 2020, may we thank God for all the blessings that He has bestowed upon us. May the upcoming year unite us in His Grace, Hope and Strength. Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

Merry Christmas to vaccine developers all over the world stossel

Continued from Page C3 wrecking lives and spreading hate. • Antifa’s violent goons and today’s Proud Boys for being destructive jerks. • The media for utterly ignoring Hunter Biden, calling his emails a “distraction.” • Twitter for blocking the New York Post’s account for 16 days and labeling their links exposing Hunter Biden’s emails “unsafe” and “harmful.” • Google, for censoring search results to show only certain news outlets (and almost never showing the Daily Caller or Breitbart). • The media for constantly making life seem worse than it was. • And President Trump — for making everything about him. The Nice List: • Merry Christmas to vaccine developers all over the world. Equally noble were the entrepreneurs who failed but spent their own money trying. • Innovative companies like Zoom that invented good things and let people use them for free. • Jeff Bezos for delivering packages right to my door. I don’t mind that he’s made $200 billion for himself. It’s his money. He didn’t take it from others. He created wealth. • Joe Biden, for declaring victory in a dignified, modest manner. • Donald Trump, for being the first president in decades to leave office without starting a new war or sending troops to a new conflict. • The founders of LBRY. tv, and Parler.com for building social media options with less censorship. • Doctors, nurses and EMTs who risked their lives helping others. • Doctors, nurses and EMTs

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Continued from Page C1 grown significantly by year’s end, especially since lockdowns have become more strict in recent weeks. Mr. Mook’s and Mr. Mikesell’s stories are not unique. They are just two of millions of people who have become the victims of a pandemic whose deadly path is not limited to being stricken with the virus, from the small businesses hanging on by a thread or shuttered forever, to the isolation that has led to a dramatic spike in overdoses and suicides. Years from now, when we walk past the graves of the restaurants, shops and gyms that didn’t make it, will we ask ourselves how we let this

happen? Or will we have accepted that we laid down our liberties one day to flatten a curve and never fought to get them back? This is not to say that people should break laws intended to protect the vulnerable from a deadly virus. But it is time to wonder whether the government has wielded too much power with little communication or outreach. John Longstreet, CEO of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, said the last time he had a conversation with the governor’s office was in July. A little over a week ago, as rumors swirled that another big shutdown was coming, he said he reached out to the office and implored the administration to do one thing: “Give us adequate notice.”

It did not. He says: “The results have been devastating. Not only did these small business owners have to lay off their staffs, the food they ordered for the month is either going to spoil or have to be donated. Whatever they can facilitate, either way, it cost them additional millions in lost revenue.” If Christmas is the time of year to open our hearts and our generosity, small businesses need us to do both. The former will lead to the latter and allow all of us to support them, whether it is buying gift cards to their shops, ordering takeout or giving them a call to see how we can help. They are us. They are the people who keep us and our children fit, even when we don’t want to. They bring us together to break the fast with Sunday

brunch. They feed a hungry crew after a big bike ride. Behind the scenes, people like Mr. Mook donate their services to families who can’t afford gyms but need the outlet to help keep their children in line. And people like Mr. Mikesell spend hours preparing food packages for the food bank, donating time and treasure while barely holding on. Giving back to people like them, to the families who have lost someone, or to health care workers and police officers might help ease the pain of whatever we have lost this year. Certainly it cannot hurt to try. Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst, and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner. To read her past columns,visit www.creators.com.

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Continued from Page C1 • $130 million to Nepal for “development” and “democracy” programs. • $1.3 billion to Egypt for “economic support” and “higher education.” • $453 million to Ukraine. • $241 million for Tunisia. • $15 million to refurbish a patrol boat in Sri Lanka. • $170 million to Vietnam, including $19 million to clean up dioxins. • $200 to Bangladesh, including $23.5 million to support Burmese refugees and $23.3 million for “democracy programs.” • $132 million “for assistance for Georgia.” • “Not less than” $1.5 billion

for implementation of IndoPacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative. Then there’s Israel, which raked in $500 million in military aid, plus $250 million to invest in “people to people” exchanges among Palestinians, Israelis and Americans, “$5 million for refugee resettlement, $2 million for cooperative COVID19 health research, $2 million for “sustainability” research, $4 million for the U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence in Energy and Water, $2 million for cooperative energy programs, $2 million for U.S.-Israel “border security” programs and $2 million for “strategic dialogue” among the U.S., Israel, Greece and Cyprus.” This half-billion-dollar gift to Israel, one of the world’s wealthiest nations with universal

health care and highly subsidized higher education, comes on top of the $3.8 billion in foreign aid already allocated to the country this month through the National Defense Authorization Act, which also included $3.3 billion for security assistance, $500 million for missile defense, $47.5 million for “anti-tunnel technology” and $25 million for anti-drone aerial systems thousands of miles away to protect them. Not us. What about our borders? What about our domestic peace? What about our health? What about our sustainability? What about our schools? What about our small businesses? What about our human rights? Americans who dare ask these questions are viciously attacked by the uniparty gatekeepers and globalist water-carriers as

“xenophobic,” “racist” and “antiSemitic.” We’ve had enough. A manufactured public health crisis, post-George Floyd anarcho tyranny and the wholesale hijacking of our election system are pushing citizens to the brink of revolt. In such times, and at all times, any self-respecting sovereign nation must put its people first. If you don’t demand leaders who represent your interests, you deserve the serial abusers you elect, embolden and empower. Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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.

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who came out of retirement to help others. • Truckers, shelf-stockers, gas station workers, store owners, food processors and all the essential workers who kept working during COVID-19, making our lives better. • The politicians and bureaucrats who finally lifted years of stupid regulations to allow professionals to work in other states and let truck drivers drive when they want to drive. • People who wore masks even when they didn’t need to, just to reassure those the media had made crazy. • Businesses that adapted to serve the vulnerable, doing things like switching to deliveries and starting senioronly hours. • Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, who launched a digital currency revolution that gives us an alternative to government currencies. • Citizen journalists like Andy Ngo and Tim Pool, who cover topics (like antifa) that most media barely touch. • Businesses that stayed open, to pay their workers, even when losing money. • Volunteers who helped people. Notice the pattern here? Most of the worst came from politicians and the media, who want to be praised for “serving” us. The best came from free Americans doing what we think is right.

rent age and citizenship requirements for voter eligibility. Just as he said, these requirements have worked since the founding of the republic. A good point. Well, going to the polls to vote has worked since the founding of our republic too! Mail-in voting has not! Using mass mail-in balloting increases the chance for fraud because vote counting and signature verification typically occur in large central counting locations. The processing is on a huge scale where observers, of all parties, have a difficult time verifying signatures and verifying that ballots are counted properly. Some unethical election officials can set up a system in that arena to cloud the process and make it easy to manipulate the count. Videos of these arenas, where no Republican observers are present, show the process to be haphazard and confusing. It’s an easy place to cheat. Not good! Bill claims voter turnout from mass mailings in Milwaukee, Detroit and Philadelphia won the election for Joe Biden. True, but these cities had wild vote count deviations from the percentages in neighboring

counties and states. Statistical comparisons with cities of similar ethnic composition and party registration, such as New York City, Boston and others, show completely unexplainable voting percentages in the questionable cities. Independent scientific probability analyses of the vote tallies in the questionable cities conclude that it is virtually impossible for the results to be legitimate. Serious investigation is needed. I do believe Bill is serious and sincere about his beliefs, but his lack of information proves my point. We need accurately informed voters. In the conclusion of his first article, Bill states that the “the easier the vote is the safer the democracy is.” I strongly disagree. Things that are easy require no skill or understanding! You can just do the easy task automatically without any thought. We need a citizenry that thinks and is well informed and motivated to insure our country’s future success, and realizes maintaining a democratic republic requires a strong effort. Many have sacrificed fighting in wars to establish and defend our freedom since 1776. That was hard! Registering to vote and then going to the polls is really not hard. It is responsible!