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ELECTION 2022

District, county education office decline to comment on Santa Barbara High School incident; candidate for superintendent expresses her views

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Salcido, Lozano discuss schools Candidates for superintendent address issues at forum before June 7 primary By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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This mess was found when police investigated reports of students breaking into Santa Barbara High School Monday night.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Santa Barbara police continue to investigate Monday night’s vandalism that left broken windows and other damage at Santa Barbara High School. And the incident, which was noisy enough to prompt nearby residents to call the police, has raised unanswered questions about whether the students were graduating seniors and what consequences they may face if found guilty of vandalism. Santa Barbara police told the News-Press Wednesday that there were no additional details beyond

the initial news release sent to local media. On Tuesday, Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the department’s public information officer, told the News-Press and other news outlets that the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications received calls from several residents around 10:30 p.m. Monday. They said they reported loud, unusual noises and the sound of breaking glass coming from Santa Barbara High School. Several officers went to the high school. When they arrived, they found 50 to 60 individuals fleeing the high school’s main building and running toward East

Canon Perdido Street. Officers were able to detain 16 individuals and determined they were Santa Barbara High School students. Sgt. Ragsdale said Tuesday that the officers’ investigation showed many students were attempting to perform a “senior prank” that involved gallons of baby oil, Vaseline, raw fish and oysters being placed all over the floors and door handles. Toilet paper and streamers were strewn in trees outside the school, and police discovered vandalism including broken windows and items spray painted, Sgt. Ragsdale said. The Santa Barbara High School

principal, Dr. Elise Simmons, was notified and responded to the school. Sgt. Ragsdale on Tuesday said the total amount of damage and clean-up costs remained undetermined. And police on Wednesday told the News-Press that there were no additional details to report. The Santa Barbara Unified School District declined to comment on the vandalism after the News-Press asked a spokesman whether the students were seniors, whether their diplomas would be withheld until

On Tuesday evening, the long awaited candidates forum for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools finally took place. The Zoom event was sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association and the Resource Santa Barbara. Jerry Roberts and Lanny Ebenstein co-moderated. A set of six questions was asked to each candidate followed by audience questions allowed by remaining time. Each candidate was given two minutes to respond. It was left to moderator discretion to determine when 30 seconds would be allowed to respond to allegations or comments raised

By MADISON HIRNEISEN (The Center Square) — After lengthy, closed-door deliberations over who should lead the California Assembly, lawmakers announced late Tuesday that Speaker Anthony Rendon will remain in his position through at least the end of the legislative session. The decision, announced following a six-hour meeting to lawmakers in the Democratic Caucus, comes after Assemblymember Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, announced Friday that he had secured enough votes to succeed Rendon as speaker. As it turns out, Assemblymember Rivas does have enough support from the Democratic Caucus to succeed Mr. Rendon as Assembly speaker, but that won’t happen right away. “I agree with the majority of

our current caucus that Speaker Rendon should remain as speaker for at least the rest of this legislative session,” Mr. Rivas said in a statement Tuesday. “I look forward to working with him for the betterment of California and the unity of the Assembly Democratic Caucus.” Mr. Rendon, who has held the position of speaker since 2016, is set to be termed out of the Legislature in 2024, meaning the Assembly would need to elect a new speaker after his departure. “I applaud Robert Rivas for securing the support of a majority of the current Democratic Caucus to succeed me as speaker of the Assembly,” said Speaker Anthony Rendon. “Assemblymember Rivas has brought together a broad and diverse coalition that reflects the high esteem in which he is held by our colleagues.” It’s unclear, however, how shifts in the Assembly could impact

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the support Mr. Rivas has to succeed Mr. Rendon as speaker. The November general election will bring in a fresh class to the Assembly, and 13 Democrats will be leaving at the end of this session, according to CalMatters. Assemblymember Rivas had previously announced Friday that he had secured enough votes from the Democratic Caucus to succeed Speaker Rendon. He was complimentary of Mr. Rendon’s time in the position, saying he was an “effective and unifying speaker,” noting that he was “confident a smooth transition of power is a shared value of ours.” Mr. Rivas also noted that he will be the first Assembly speaker “in the modern era to represent a rural district.” Most recently, however, two previous Assembly speakers, Cruz Bustamante (19961998) and Brian Setencich (19951996), represented rural districts as the speaker, according to Alex

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Members voted 5-2 against video recordings of their meetings

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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County school board to consider audio recordings

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by a candidate in the previous answer. Below are the questions and excerpts from the candidates’ answers. Why should the voters re-elect/ elect you? Dr. Susan Salcido, the incumbent: “I recognize this role as both an honor and a responsibility, that this work is about me as a leader and us as a society and because I am a true educator at heart and believe so strongly in public education and have fully embraced and learned from each role in my educational career, each role informing the next.” Christy Lozano: “I am the right leader for the job. I’m a local teacher with school

A member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Education is surprised with the board’s 5-2 vote on May 5 against video-recording of their meetings and posting those videos for public access. But another member, board chair Judy Frost, said the issue isn’t “dead in the water” and that it’s a matter of logistics and costs. For now, the board has compromised with the consideration of audio recordings. The board will discuss options for audio recordings at its meetings at 2 p.m. today and 10 a.m. June 9 at the county education office, 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road. On May 5, board members Michelle De Ward, and Bruce Porter voted in favor of video

recordings. “I was surprised that the majority of the board voted no, when we had the tools to provide it at a very low cost,” Ms. De Ward told the News-Press. The school board meetings take place on the first Thursday of the month at 2 p.m., a time when most people are working. This presents an accessibility issue, which is why the motion to record and retain meetings was originally brought up. Ms. Frost told the News-Press that she voted against the video recordings, not because she is against them per se, but because she believed that the board did not have enough information at the time. “We had no idea what it was going to take as far as resources and budget, or options and issues,” said Ms. Frost. Please see VIDEOTAPING on A2

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News-Press announces endorsements

Lozano objects to letter about her work history

The Santa Barbara News-Press has announced its first round of endorsements for the June 7 primary. The News-Press is supporting: • Mike Stoker in the race for the 37th Assembly District. • Bill Brown for Santa Barbara County sheriff. • Christy Lozano for superintendent of Santa Barbara County schools. • Dr. Brad Allen for the 24th Congressional District.

of my voluntary leave from my personal employment files. Beedles is the wife of SBUSD Assistant Superintendent Frann Wageneck,” Ms. Lozano told the News-Press in a statement. “Beedles and Wageneck are co-business owners of Flux Coaching & Consulting. “There is no way Ms. Beedles would know this information unless she was provided it from someone inside the district with access to my files. Even more disturbing is that she distorted my current status by leaking selected snippets of information from my files,” Ms. Lozano said. “Such information, like a student’s grades or medical records, is protected by law even for those, like myself, who are seeking public office. “Leaking such information demonstrates, at a minimum, a lack of professionalism and administrative controls. This leak also demonstrates the lengths that unethical insiders are willing to go to maintain the failed status quo,” Ms. Lozano said. The News-Press reached out to Ms. Beedles Wednesday but did not hear back by press time. The News-Press also asked the Santa Barbara Unified

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Christy Lozano, who’s running for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools, is disputing a letter that appeared on the Noozhawk website and discussed her work history. She is also raising the question of whether her personal information was leaked illegally. Her employer, the Santa Barbara Unified School District, told the News-Press that revealing personnel information isn’t allowed under district policy. The letter about Ms. Lozano, written by Bonnie Beedles, appeared Friday on Noozhawk and led to Ms. Lozano’s statement. “My opponents have been leaking fragmented items of information regarding my current employment status at Dos Pueblos High School in an attempt to distort public perceptions,” said Ms. Lozano, a teacher who is on voluntary leave from the Goleta school. “I believe that the best response is to set the truth free, for it will defend itself. “On May 27, 2022, Bonnie Beedles penned a letter to the editor in Noozhawk leaking dates and pay status

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Five South Coast firefighters graduated Tuesday after completing a 10-week program at the fire academy. Three of them are joining the Montecito Fire Protection District, and the other two will be with the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department. “We’re pleased to welcome the firefighters & we’re grateful to @CSFPD for allowing us to train our recruits alongside their 2 recruits,” the Montecito Fire Protection District posted in a tweet. © 2022 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117 W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com

bring in my own.’ I’m known for making videos that people actually want to see. “The SBCEO should be leading by example,” Ms. Lozano said. “The local school districts record and post their board meetings. Why not the county board?” Dr. Salcido also commented on the issue of recordings. “The Santa Barbara County Board of Education, in its deliberation, began considering options for recording meetings at its May 5, 2022 meeting. The board voted and requested that I come back to the June 2, 2022, board meeting with options for audio recording and posting of board meetings,” Dr. Salcido told the News-Press in an email. “The board is still considering its options. Many County Education Offices across the state and nation are looking at these same considerations. “The board had a healthy discussion on this topic and on their commitment to ensuring public access to each meeting. They will act on June 2, 2022,” Dr. Salcido said. Since Ms. de Ward was elected in 2020, minutes from each meeting are now posted on the SBCEO website. “I just believe that we are accountable as elected officials to serve students, the community and the taxpayers, and therefore we should be as accessible and as open as possible,” Ms. De Ward said. “I think with the board that we oversee a $104 million budget of taxpayer dollars. It seems to me that this shouldn’t even have been a decision, it should have been automatic. We should always have been recording our meetings.” While minutes from each meeting are posted, this is not a word for word accounting of who said what. Minutes from previous meetings can be accessed at sbceo.org/site/ Default.aspx?PageID=1541. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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After the vote against the recordings, Mr. Porter moved “that the superintendent work with her staff to provide the board with options to audio-record the meetings,” as stated in the minutes. The motion passed unanimously. “The reason I made the motion is because I thought we do need to be transparent and that maybe a middle ground was audio recordings and held that out as a hope that it would be satisfactory to the majority of board members,” Mr. Porter told the News-Press. Ms. Frost said, “It remains to be seen where it will go, but we are moving forward. The vote didn’t make it dead in the water. I’m disappointed that it came across that way. We aren’t done.” During the May 5 discussion, one of the concerns brought up by a board member, was political grandstanding. “We have seen a history of this in school board meetings, but I believe that if you have the proper procedures set in place in advance with concise guidelines for public comment you can potentially avoid disorderly board rooms,” said Ms. De Ward. A board member referenced recent comments from Sen. Ben Sasse, R.-Neb., in the Wall Street Journal in which he warns against putting cameras in the Supreme Court. “Cameras change human behavior … We should recognize the jackassery we often see around here is people mugging for shortterm camera opportunities,” Sen. Sasse told the WSJ. Ms. Frost said she wouldn’t anticipate a problem in that regard with board members, based on her experience in working with them. “But I have seen videos of the Supreme Court and of Congress, of people taking advantage of the

An objecting board member said that: “In the past 20 years, there has never been a problem.” The News-Press asked the board members if they had experienced any issues during their time on the board. “I wouldn’t say issues, but I think that the county board of education is one of the least known and least understood organs of government in our county,” Mr. Porter said. “And the very fact that it is not recorded and maintained is one of those reasons. In this day and age, any person in government and serving the public needs to be as transparent as possible. “In an age where reporters are thinly spread, I think it is even more important that meetings are recorded so that constituents can watch,” said Mr Porter. Christy Lozano, who’s running against Dr. Susan Salcido, the county superintendent of schools in the June 7 primary, told the News-Press, “Isn’t it crazy that an important government agency with a $100 million budget and such terrible educational outcomes recently voted 5 to 2 to make it difficult for the public to see what they are doing? Many parents can’t attend SBCEO board meetings because they are scheduled in the afternoon on a weekday. Even reporters don’t have the time to cover these meetings. “Putting these public meetings online makes infinite sense,” Ms. Lozano said. “After all, our education system belongs to the people of this county, not those who hide from public view. As superintendent of schools, I would have challenged the board and made a formal recommendation that all meetings are recorded and the recordings (be) organized so the public can easily search specific issues. If elected, I will do that, and as I’ve said before, ‘If the board does not want to bring cameras into the boardroom, I’ll

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spotlight,” Ms. Frost said. “I don’t see it happening with this board, but it could. I don’t know how people are going to behave when the spotlight is on them.” Mr. Porter conceded grandstanding could be a problem, but said he doesn’t recall any instances of grandstanding during his eight years on the board of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District. “I think the issue of grandstanding is just not valid,” said Mr. Porter. The News-Press asked Mr. Porter what his reaction was to a board member comparing a county school board meeting to the U.S. Supreme Court: “I think that it is pretty far-fetched. There are many levels of government between our school board and the Supreme Court including state and county government. The Supreme Court is well covered by reporters of all different types of media so that even though sessions aren’t recorded there are plenty of records of what was said and what was done.” “No members of the public are asking for this,” was another objection to the proposal. Ms. De Ward said she went on social media and posted the question to several groups in Orcutt and Guadalupe: “Do you think SBCEO board meetings should be video-recorded and posted on the education office’s website?” “Every response was ‘Yes of course, why aren’t they?’: Ms. De Ward said. “I did not get a response that didn’t think they should be recorded … I notified the board that I had gone to social media to take a poll and informed the board that positive feedback was received.” Noted Mr. Porter, “I haven’t heard a taxpayer or citizen ask to tape a meeting, but I think that in large part that is due to a huge part of the county residents not even knowing our board exists.”

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Survey: Californians see inflation, economy as top issues facing the state this year

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(The Center Square) — With the state just days away from the June 7 primary election, one in three Californians say jobs, economy, inflation or gas prices is the top issue facing the state today, according to the results of a new survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California. The survey, conducted from May 12 to 22, found that 27% of Californians say inflation, jobs and the economy are the state’s top issues, while 7% say gasoline and oil prices are top issues. Those stats are followed by 12% who say housing costs and availability is a top issue, while 11% of Californians named homelessness as the state’s top issue. Additionally, the survey found that about 2 in 3 Californians say they are experiencing financial hardship due to rising prices, with 36% saying they are experiencing “serious hardship” and 31% saying they are facing “hardship, but not serious.” In recent weeks, California’s gas prices have reached recordbreaking levels once again,

with prices averaging over $6 per gallon statewide. As of Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of gas in the Golden State was $6.19 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association. In Santa Barbara County, the average was $6.12 on Wednesday. Leading up to the June 7 primary and the general election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers have highlighted inflation, reproductive rights and gun legislation as top priorities, pushing proposals to bring relief at the gas pump, expand abortion access and prevent gun violence. To address the high prices, Gov. Newsom has proposed an $18 billion inflation relief package, which includes $400 rebates for registered vehicle owners with a cap of two checks per person. The proposal is still being weighed against another proposal by Democratic leadership in the State Legislature that would send rebates to single filers making less than $125,000 and joint filers making less than $250,000. PPIC’s survey found that

62% of adults and 54% of likely voters favor Gov. Newsom’s inflation relief package, though support is largely divided based on political affiliation. Around 71% of Democrats and 53% of Independents favor the proposal, while 63% of Republicans oppose it. On the issue of abortion, PPIC found that 58% of likely voters say they are “more likely to support a candidate who wants Roe v. Wade kept in place.” “There is a wide partisan divide, with eight in 10 Democratic likely voters, along with about half of independents, saying they are more likely to support a candidate who wants Roe kept in place, while about four in 10 Republicans are more likely to support a candidate who wants Roe overturned,” the report states. The report was based on a survey of 1,702 California adults. It has a 3.9% margin of error with a 95% confidence level, according to PPIC. Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square. News-Press Managing Editor Dave Mason contributed to this report.

California could ask voters to spend $600 million on veteran housing By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — California could soon ask voters to funnel $600 million to continue funding affordable housing projects for veterans under a bill advanced by lawmakers in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill, AB 411, would enact the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2022 and authorize the issuance of $600 million in bonds to continue funding affordable housing projects for the state’s low-income veterans. In 2014, voters approved a measure that allowed the state to issue $600 million in bonds to develop affordable housing for veterans. Since then, nearly 6,000 units have been created, and around $100 million remains for future projects, lawmakers said Tuesday. Assembly Bill 411 would provide additional funding to

continue these housing projects, using the funds to acquire and construct multi-family affordable supportive housing for veterans and their families. The proposal is subject to voter approval and will be submitted to voters in the March 2024 statewide primary election. If approved by voters, the bond would be repaid over time with a certain amount of interest, typically lower than a traditional loan. “There are an estimated 11,000 homeless veterans in California and even more experiencing housing insecurity or struggling to make ends meet and transition,” Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said on behalf of the bill’s author Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks. “AB 411 will assist veterans who are homeless or who need affordable rental housing to secure housing and services for themselves and their families.”

Lawmakers unanimously passed the bill in the Senate Committee on Housing on Tuesday. It will be heard next in the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance. A handful of builders’ alliances have backed the bill, and no groups have registered in opposition. A representative speaking on behalf of the California Association of Veterans Service Agencies voiced strong support for the measure on Tuesday, praising it for coupling both affordable housing and supportive services for veterans. “Here in our state, veterans have trouble finding housing and access to services, and this measure works to address these disparities and serve our California veterans,” Alex Torres, senior director of government relations for Strategies 360, told lawmakers. Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

UCSB baseball team to play Texas State at Stanford Regional By DANIEL MOEBUS-BOWLES UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The UCSB baseball team will play Texas State at 6 p.m. Friday during the Stanford Regional. Here’s the tournament’s schedule. FRIDAY • 1 p.m. Game 1: Stanford vs. Binghamton. • 6 p.m. Game 2: Texas State vs. UCSB. SATURDAY • 1 p.m. Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2. • 7 p.m. Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2. SUNDAY • 1 p.m. Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4. • 6 p.m. Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5. MONDAY • 7 p.m. Game 7 (if necessary). THE FIELD 1. No. 2 Stanford (41-14, 21-9). 2. No. 11 Texas State (45-12, 26-4). 3. No. 17 UCSB (43-12, 27-3). 4. Binghamton (22-28, 15-15). The Gauchos hold the three seed in the regional and matchup with the second-seeded Bobcats, who come into the postseason with a 45-12 overall record and a 26-4 Sun Belt Conference mark. They won their first-round matchup in the conference

tournament, topping Louisiana Monroe 8-2 before bowing out to the Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana in the second round 3-2. UCSB is 0-2-1 all time vs the Bobcats, and it will be the two teams’ first meeting since 2018. The Cardinal from Sunken Diamond come into the postseason as the No. 2 team in the nation, having won the Pac12 regular season championship and the Pac-12 Tournament this past weekend. They currently ride a 16-game win streak. The Gauchos are 20-30 all time against Stanford with their last game coming in 2010. The Binghamton Bearcats will make the trip across the country from New York to face Stanford in game one and come into the regional with a 22-28 overall record with a 15-15 conference mark. They are the automatic bid from the American East Conference, having won the conference tournament this past weekend. Should the Gauchos see the Bearcats this weekend, it would be the first ever matchup between the two teams. All games will be played at Stanford’s Klein Field at Sunken Diamond. The fourteam regional is a double elimination style tournament with the winner advancing to a best two-out-of-three Super Regional next weekend, facing the winner of the College Park Regional. The eight Super Regional winners then make their way

to Omaha for the College World Series. On May 21, the Gauchos sealed their second Big West Championship in last three seasons with a 6-0 win over UC Riverside. It is the fourth title in program history, and Head Coach Andrew Checketts becomes the first Gaucho skipper to ever win it twice. UCSB finished the regular season with an impeccable 27-3 conference record and for the fifth time since 2015 has posted a 40-win season holding an overall record of 43-12. NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY The Big West Champs have now made the postseason three seasons in a row, five times in the last seven seasons, six times in the Checketts era, and 13 times in the program’s history. It will be their second time in three seasons competing in the Stanford Regional and their fifth all-time. The team’s last regional win came back in 2016 when the Gauchos went 3-0 at Vanderbilt’s Nashville Regional on their way to a Super Regional sweeping of Louisville and their first ever College World Series. CURRENT RANKING The Gauchos are ranked No. 4 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 17 by DI Baseball and No. 23 by Baseball America. Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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Quarter of Americans will delay retirement because of inflation, survey says By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Millions of Americans say they likely will have to push back their retirement because of rising inflation, newly released financial survey data found. The BMO Real Financial Progress Index, a quarterly survey from BMO and Ipsos, showed that a quarter of Americans will likely need to delay their retirement because of higher prices. “Nearly 60% of those surveyed said that inflation has adversely affected their personal finances, of which about one in four said that they have felt a major impact,” the group said. “As a result of inflation, 36% of Americans have reduced their savings, and 21% have reduced their retirement savings. A quarter of Americans will need to delay their retirement. Younger Americans are feeling the most impact — over 60% of those aged 18-34 said they had to reduce contributions to their savings.” This survey of more than 3,400 adults was conducted from March 30 to April 25. Prices on a range of goods

and services have soared since President Joe Biden took office, with energy costs leading the way. The latest data on the consumer price index, a key marker of inflation produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has reported the highest inflation rate in four decades. “The all items index increased 8.3%or the 12 months ending April, a smaller increase than the 8.5% figure for the period ending in March,” BLS said. “The all items less food and energy index rose 6.2% over the last 12 months. The energy index rose 30.3% over the last year, and the food index increased 9.4%, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending April 1981.” Those price increases are forcing many Americans to change their spending habits. According to the BMO survey, ”80% of Americans surveyed plan to change their actions to offset the impact of inflation and rising costs of everyday essentials.” That includes looking for cheaper groceries, eating out less, driving less, canceling vacations and more. “Prices across the board — from cars and gasoline to groceries and other everyday essentials — are

rising at the fastest pace since the 1980s,” said Paul Dilda, head of consumer strategy for BMO Harris Bank. “Consumers must think differently about their finances in this inflationary environment.” The survey comes alongside recent polling that shows the majority of surveyed Americans blame President Biden for inflation. Convention of States Action, along with the Trafalgar group, released polling this week that found that “59.9% of American voters believe that President Biden’s policies and spending are the leading contributor to rising inflation in the U.S.” President Biden has acknowledged rising prices but pointed to the invasion of Ukraine, blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin, though prices began rising well before the invasion. According to the poll, many voters do blame Mr. Putin, but more hold Mr. Biden responsible, with only 31.6% saying that “Russia’s war with Ukraine is the leading contributor to rising inflation in the U.S.” Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

U.S. Treasury secretary says she was wrong about inflation By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted this week she was wrong and underestimated inflation, which continues to soar. During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Tuesday, Ms. Yellen said that she failed to anticipate that inflation would become such a significant problem. “I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would

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School District about any leaks of personnel information. “It is the policy of the Santa Barbara Unified School District that we do not reveal personnel information about any employees,” spokesman Nick Masuda told the News-Press. In her statement, Ms. Lozano said she never hid the fact that she’s on voluntary leave from Dos Pueblos High School. “It’s no secret the current administrators of SBUSD have created a hostile work environment for me, as well as many other teachers and staff,” Ms. Lozano said. “I have been a high-profile and consistent critic of administration policies, especially in regards to transparency, student outcomes and safety. “One of the issues, which precipitated my current voluntary leave, was my public advocacy for the SROs (safety resource officers) to remain on campus. Rather than address critical safety concerns, the administration retaliated by undermining my personal safety and refused to authorize a transfer to another school,” Ms. Lozano said. “For those familiar with the

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and large shocks to the economy that have boosted energy and food prices, and supply bottlenecks that have affected our economy badly, that, I didn’t at the time, didn’t fully understand, but we recognize that now.” News-Press Managing Editor Dave Mason contributed to this report.

current SBUSD teacher protests, demand letters, and critical survey of the superintendent by hundreds of teachers, as well as the mass resignation of administrators at the SBUSD offices, would understand why I requested this voluntary leave. Those who speak out in our schools are not safe. “Campaigning for the position of county superintendent of schools has been one of the greatest pursuits of my life,” Ms. Lozano said. “I am fighting for parents, taxpayers, and students, all of whom have been ill-served by our county schools. More than half of the students in our county are not proficient in English, and nearly two-thirds are not proficient in math. Taxpayers are footing a $1.1 billion a year bill for these dreadful results. I am also fighting for the parents’ right to know what is being taught to their children in our schools.” Later in her statement, Ms. Lozano went on to say, “And finally, win or lose on June 7, I will be exploring whether Bonnie Beedles and her enablers illegally leaked confidential information regarding my employment. If they did, they will be held accountable.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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Bill to make it easier to arm teachers in Ohio passes state’s Senate By J.D. DAVIDSON THE CENTER SQUARE REGIONAL EDITOR

(The Center Square) — Ohio teachers would need less than a day of training before carrying a gun to school, rather than the currently required month if the state’s House agrees with Senate changes to a bill it passed Wednesday. House Bill 99, which passed the state House nearly six months ago, would eliminate the need for teachers to pass the state’s peace officers training course, which includes more

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experience K-12. I have the experience, energy and leadership skills that are tailormade for the job at hand … Half our students cannot read at grade level and two-thirds of our students cannot do math at grade level. We have an education system that fails to educate … I believe our school’s curricula, and budget should be transparent …” In light of the recent school shooting in Texas, the candidates addressed the

than 700 hours of instruction. Instead, they would only need to complete 24 initial hours of training, along with four reoccurring hours of training established by the Ohio attorney general. School districts could require more training. Staff members also would be required to meet certain range requirements, and school boards must notify the public if it elects to allow staff to be armed. The bill, which added more required training than the House bill and includes $6

million for school safety, passed on party-line votes by Republicans in both the House and Senate. “This bill is completely permissive and allows local school boards to either approve or disapprove of carrying weapons in the schoolhouse, thus providing another tool in the toolbox,” said Sen. Frank Hoagland, R-Mingo Junction. “To me safety is paramount. Everything else is a plan and consideration. Our mission is to save lives. Ohio is taking ownership and the burden of

assuring a safe education.” A Democrat amendment to increase training to a minimum of 152 hours was defeated. State Sen. Cecil Thomas, D-Avondale, called the 24 hours of training madness, despite the killing of 19 elementary school students in Texas a week ago. The bill moved out of the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee on a partyline Republican vote Tuesday after just two hearings, despite a long line of individuals, teachers, the state teachers union, religious groups and

other organizations testifying against it. Elizabeth Overmier, with Brady United Against Gun Violence, testified more guns in schools would create issues for students. “Adding armed staff will increase, not decrease, student anxiety,” Ms. Overmier said. “Ohio students deserve better than House Bill 99.” In the House, the bill was opposed by law enforcement, teacher and education groups, churches and parental groups. The Buckeye Firearm

Association and Ohio Gun Owners testified in favor. Rob Sexton, legislative affairs director at the Buckeye Firearm Association, said the bill protects students and gives school boards the right to make decisions. “House Bill 99 has one purpose, which is to give our kids a fighting chance in the event the worst happens in their schools,” Mr. Sexton testified. “House Bill 99 restores the right of school boards to create school safety plans that include armed staff.”

issue of school safety, and the role and responsibilities of the superintendent concerning this issue. Ms. Lozano: “I have already stood up publicly to support SROs (safety resource officers) and improve discipline in our schools and have paid the administrative price for such statements … Beyond gun violence, it is important to remember that safety and discipline is critical for learning … Our schools must be a place where students from all faiths, beliefs and backgrounds feel welcome and included. In my 18 years of teaching I

have seen a steady decline in discipline …We need to address discipline problems head on and have honest conversations to create healthy environments necessary to educate children. Dr. Salcido: “I want to recognize that our community members, friends and family, ourselves are feeling emotions from agony to outrage … I really think we need to find common ground and common sense. I think the common sense is to ensure that the people who should not have assault weapons, should not have assault weapons … On Friday of last week after the

shooting, I assembled a group together of law enforcement, educators, public school and private school ensuring that we had aligned plans.” In relation to the budget, what currently is being well spent, and what expenditures could be improved? Dr. Salcido: A budget should really reflect an organization’s priorities, and I am really proud of the priorities that are reflected in our budget … Seventy-four percent of that budget will be spent on student services: special education, early childhood education, juvenile court in district

schools. Twelve percent will be spent on school and district support: professional learning, the local control accountability plan reviews, the budget reviews; 7% is our internal support: fiscal and human resources, and 7% goes back to the state. Also what’s working well is the advocacy that we do in Sacramento for the funds that go into school districts …W hat can be improved is to move from a paper-oriented organization to more online.” Ms. Lozano: “What can be improved is we can begin with transparency … The budget is long and obtuse … It would

be helpful if the public knew where the money is going. If we are to turn our county around, money spent must be transparent and related to actual outcomes…” These are just a few of the issues that were addressed by the candidates. Other issues addressed include literacy, increasing educational opportunities and the school board recording and retaining meetings. To watch the full forum, go to youtube.com/ watch?v=CH6K5VEFkGU&t=1s.

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCY AND IMPENDING DEFAULT

Made Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3351 and 3352

061-231-001

4296 ENCORE DR SANTA BARBARA CA

MCFARLAND ROBERT A TRUSTEE

31,730.96

085-073-002

337 NORTH SEVENTH ST LOMPOC CA

GILLESPIE, RICHARD E AMICK, KASEY E

3,122.93

087-021-001

1132 NORTH A ST LOMPOC CA

DE LIRA, ESTHER M LIVING TRUST 3/3/14

5,578.96

097-053-006

538 MILKY WAY LOMPOC CA

SMITH, GREGORY W

23,996.41

097-131-006

3446 VIA CORTEZ LOMPOC CA

SAVAGE, CONSTANCE V TRUSTEE (for) SAVAGE FAMILY 1995 TRUST 11/25/95

6,899.06

099-550-056

23 SHADOW MOUNTAIN DR BUELLTON CA

HICKS, C L TRUST 6/23/11

15,498.32

103-200-065

UNIMPROVED PROPERTY UNINCORPORATED AREA

HALSELL, JOSEPH/CANDACE HALSELL, JAMES/KELLI

36,690.34

I, Harry E. Hagen, Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector, State of California, certify as follows: That at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2022, by operation of law, any real property (unless previously tax-defaulted and not redeemed) that has any delinquent taxes, assessments, or other charges levied for the ﬁscal year 2021-2022, and/or any delinquent supplemental taxes levied prior to the ﬁscal year 2021-2022 shall be declared tax-defaulted.

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103-344-022

1274 NAVAJO PL SANTA MARIA CA

KRAFT, SUSAN A

23,620.88

That unless the tax defaulted property is completely redeemed through payment of all unpaid amounts, together with penalties and fees prescribed by law or an installment plan is initiated and maintained; the property will become tax-defaulted and may be sold subsequently at a tax sale to satisfy the tax lien.

109-210-006

3364 HUMMINGBIRD LN SANTA MARIA CA

KOERNER JOSEPH M/BEVERLY R REV LIV TR

25,933.66

That a detailed list of all properties remaining tax-defaulted as of July 1, 2022, and not redeemed prior to being submitted for publication, shall be published on or before September 8, 2025.

118-002-054

2439 NORTH TEELYNN AVE SANTA MARIA CA

RODRIGUEZ, NICHOLAS

2,142.90

That information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan for redemption of tax-defaulted property will be furnished, upon request, by Harry E. Hagen, Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector, at the ofﬁce locations listed below:

121-061-016

1108 NORTH MILLER ST SANTA MARIA CA

LATIMER STEPHEN

14,476.84

123-031-015

615 WEST CHURCH ST SANTA MARIA CA

BOJORQUEZ, SANTOS BOJORQUEZ, GEORGINA

9,163.90

123-066-007

816 WEST BARRETT ST SANTA MARIA CA

OJEDA PABLO/JULIA

7,534.01

123-135-013

506 SOUTH LINCOLN ST SANTA MARIA CA

HALL, T STANLEY L/EST

3,255.62

Santa Barbara:

County Administration Building 105 E. Anapamu Street, Room 109 Telephone: (805) 568-2920

Santa Maria:

Betteravia Government Center 511 E. Lakeside Parkway Telephone: (805) 346-8330

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I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. HARRY E. HAGEN, CPA, CPFA, CPFO, CFIP, CGIP, ACPFIM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA Executed at City of Santa Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, California, on May 27, 2022.

PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2017 FOR THE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 – 2016

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NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Revenue & Taxation Code Section 3361 and 3362 Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 3691 and 3692.4, the following conditions will, by operation of law, subject real property to the tax collector’s power to sell. 1) All property for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for ﬁve or more years. 2) All nonresidential commercial property for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for three or more years. 3) Any property the tax collector has received a request to bring the property to the next scheduled tax sale from a person or entity that has a nuisance abatement lien recorded against the property and for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for three or more years.

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AMOUNT TO REDEEM

ASSESSEE NAME

087-263-017

420 NORTH A ST LOMPOC CA

LOPEZ, JUAN LOPEZ, ALEJANDRA

1,678.04

089-370-002

1320 VIOLA WAY LOMPOC CA

LYONS, WALLACE R LYONS, JOYCE A

5,350.50

928 PATTERSON RD SANTA MARIA CA

SALAS, LUIS ANGEL SALAS, FERNANDO FIGUEROA

3,021.10

503 EAST MONROE ST SANTA MARIA CA

GAXIOLA, VIVIANA GARCIA, GERARDO

737.14

103-321-019 128-010-044

4) Any property that has been identified and requested for purchase by a city, county, city and county, or nonprofit organization to serve the public benefit by providing housing or services directly related to low-income persons and for which property taxes and assessments have been in default for three or more years. Note: The power to sell schedule for nonresidential commercial property is three or more years of tax default status, unless the county adopts, by ordinance or resolution, the five-year tax default schedule. The parcels listed herein meet one or more of the conditions listed above and thus, will become subject to the tax collector’s power to sell on July 1, 2022, at 12:01 a.m., by operation of law. The tax collector’s power to sell will arise unless the property is either redeemed or made subject to an installment plan of redemption initiated as provided by law prior to close of business on the last business day in June. The right to an installment plan terminates on the last business day in June, and after that date the entire balance due must be paid in full to prevent sale of the property at a tax sale. The right of redemption survives the property becoming subject to the power to sell, but it terminates at close of business on the last business day prior to the date of the sale by the tax collector. All information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption will be furnished, upon request, by Harry E. Hagen, County Treasurer-Tax Collector, at the office locations listed below: Santa Barbara:

County Administration Building 105 E. Anapamu Street, Room 109 Telephone: (805) 568-2920

Santa Maria:

Betteravia Government Center 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Suite 104 Telephone: (805) 346-8330

Website:

www.sbtaxes.org

PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2016 FOR THE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 – 2016

ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 091-320-014

ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER

PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION

085-291-007

PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2017 FOR THE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 – 2017

ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER

PROPERTY ADDRESS

316 NORTH N ST LOMPOC CA 93436

AMOUNT TO REDEEM

ASSESSEE NAME SELL, STEVEN

12,428.81

PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULTED ON JULY 1, 2015 FOR THE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 - 2015

The amount to redeem, including all penalties and fees, as of June 2022, is shown opposite the parcel number and next to the name of the assessee.

The Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the assessor’s ofﬁce.

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AMOUNT TO REDEEM

ASSESSEE NAME

321 EAST LOCUST AVE LOMPOC CA

LINDE, HASSO LINDE, IRMGARD

13,673.83

125-271-006

726 EAST SIERRA MADRE AVE SANTA MARIA CA

FELDPOUCH ORVAL D/MARGUERITE

4,214.20

153-010-021

UNIMPROVED PROPERTY UNINCORPORATED AREA

PARADISE COMMUNITY FARM, INC

23,433.48

AMOUNT TO REDEEM

ASSESSEE NAME

001-241-005

1329 CAMINO TRILLADO CARPINTERIA CA

MARTINEZ, MICHELLE MAI TYE

7,463.16

007-380-020

1813 FERNALD POINT LN SANTA BARBARA CA

FERNALD POINT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

495,611.10

025-123-002

8 EAST JUNIPERO ST SANTA BARBARA CA

NICHOLS, DEBRA L

22,842.22

031-261-011

620 CHIQUITA RD SANTA BARBARA CA

LOPEZ, ANGELICA

66,946.82

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Two arrested over weekend for threatening to shoot Florida schools

By BETHANY BLANKLEY

THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Sheriff’s offices in Lee and Hillsborough counties arrested two Florida residents – one aged 10, the other 18 – in two separate incidents involving alleged shooting threats against Florida schools. On Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Southwest Florida announced it had arrested and charged 10-yearold Daniel Issac Marquez with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. It posted a video on Facebook of a deputy walking a handcuffed Marquez to a vehicle after his arrest. The investigation began after the sheriff’s office learned of a threatening text message sent by the boy, who’s a fifth-grade student at Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral. “This student’s behavior is sickening, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. “Making sure our children are safe is paramount. We will have law and order in our schools! My team didn’t hesitate one

second … NOT ONE SECOND, to investigate this threat.” The School Threat Enforcement Team was immediately notified and began an investigation, the sheriff’s office said. Due to the nature of the incident, it said, the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division assumed the case. “Right now is not the time to act like a little delinquent. It’s not funny. This child made a fake threat, and now he’s experiencing real consequences,” Sheriff Marceno added. On Sunday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced it had arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with a written or electronic threat to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. After receiving a tip, detectives began an investigation and discovered that Lutz resident Corey Anderson, 18, threatened to shoot a school potentially in his area. He posted images of himself online with what appears to be a handgun, rifle, and tactical style vest along with a caption, “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school.” The detectives determined the handgun and rifle were “airsoft

guns” or replica toy BB guns that are non-lethal. “This type of threat is unacceptable. This man intentionally instilled fear into our community as a sick joke, but be warned, this is no laughing matter,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release. “We will do everything within our power to apprehend, and pursue charges on those who make school-based threats. Protecting students is our greatest priority. “We take school threats very seriously, if you see something suspicious, please contact us immediately.” Mr. Anderson was located and arrested at a residence in Lutz, the sheriff’s office said. He was booked into the county jail and later released on bond, according to jail records. Sheriff Chronister also posted a PSA on YouTube asking parents “to sit down with your kids about making threats against schools, teachers or other students. Let them know that there are other ways to release their frustration. Even if they don’t mean it, making a threat is serious. They could get arrested and end up with a felony on their record.” The arrests and investigations

in Florida came after an 18-yearold man shot and killed two teachers and 19 children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. A state and federal investigation is under way into police officers’ response in Uvalde, including officers who reportedly stood in the hallway outside of the classroom while the shooter killed the children inside, and another who handcuffed a mother outside, pinning her to the ground, as parents screamed for police to do something. The gunman had entered the school unabated and was inside for up to an hour before he was killed by an off-duty Border Patrol agent. But before that, he had been outside the school firing shots for 12 minutes before he ever entered the school, the Wall Street Journal reported. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez told CNN on May 26 that if police had engaged the gunman they “could have been shot – they could have been killed.” Children inside had repeatedly called 9-1-1, asking for police to come and save them. They were left inside the classroom with the shooter, who killed them.

House money growing in New York By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Online sports betting has been operational in New York for less than five months. Still, in that time, the state has already exceeded other states in one key category: tax revenue generated. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, citing data from the New York State Gaming Commission, that the state has received $263 million from online operators. That’s since the first operators launched Jan. 8. “In less than half a year, New York has become a leader among states in implementing successful gaming policies, with hundreds of millions of dollars going to important programs that will improve the lives of all New Yorkers,” the governor said in a statement. The results are not necessarily surprising. New York is the most populous state in the U.S. to offer

sports betting, and the state’s 51% rate on revenues from online operators is significantly higher than most other states. Only New Hampshire and Rhode Island levy a similar rate, and those states have their lotteries run sports betting solely. In New York, a competitive bidding process last year led to the Gaming Commission approving two bids representing eight platform providers and nine companies to operate sportsbooks in the state. The high tax rate was the brainchild of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He insisted on a minimum 50% tax for operators while negotiating with lawmakers on the 2021-22 fiscal year budget. In the bidding process, operators were required to propose their tax rate. In return for proposing a 50% or higher rate, winning bidders received 10-year terms for the licenses, costing each platform provider $25 million. Sports betting had been legal

in New York since 2019, but it was only allowed at commercial and tribal Class III casinos, all located in upstate New York. Until early this year, most downstate New Yorkers who wished to bet legally went across the Hudson River to wager in New Jersey. Gov. Cuomo had been cool about allowing online gaming in the state, but his position changed after the COVID-19 pandemic as the state faced a likely budget shortfall. Including the taxes generated by New York’s retail sportsbooks, which pay only a 10% tax, the state has received more than $267 million in revenue. Pennsylvania, where legal online and retail sports betting has been operating since 2018, has generated $253 million. New Jersey, which saw its first legal sportsbooks open nearly four years ago, has taken in $229 million in taxes. New York’s release does not count Nevada, where sports betting has been legal since 1949.

Most other states only became eligible to legalize sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 unconstitutional in May 2018. While the state celebrates its rapid rise to the top, operators have been pushing back against the tax rate since the January launch. However, efforts to lower the rate so far have not been successful. Earlier this month, BetMGM, one of the larger operators in the country and New York, announced that it was reducing its marketing spending to acquire new bettors in the state, citing the high tax rate. “We simply can’t apply our capital against an irrational investment thesis,” BetMGM CFO Gary Deutsch said during the sportsbook’s Investor Day presentation on May 12. “Players would never continue to play if the house always won, and the house cannot continue to play if it’s always going to lose.”

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they or their parents paid for the damage, and whether there was a monetary amount determined for the damage. “With it being an ongoing investigation, it is our policy not to comment until outcomes are determined,” spokesman Nick Masuda told the News-Press Wednesday. The News-Press also contacted Susan Salcido, the superintendent of Santa Barbara County schools, through a spokeswoman. “We are not able to comment on an ongoing investigation,” Camie Barnwell, the county Office of Education’s director of communications, told the NewsPress. One person who would comment is Christy Lozano, who is running against Dr. Salcido in the June 7 primary. She answered the News-Press’ questions about what should be done regarding students who are found guilty of the vandalism and are graduating seniors. “I do believe that their diplomas should be withheld until there is restitution for the damages,” Ms. Lozano said, answering questions by email. “That is a reasonable consequence.” She also said community service, including cleaning up the vandalism at Santa Barbara High School, would be a reasonable punishment for all students who are found guilty of the vandalism. “That should not fall on the backs of janitors.” Ms. Lozano, a Santa Barbara Unified teacher on voluntary leave from Dos Pueblos High

School, spoke to the larger issues surrounding the vandalism. “Yes, behavior problems and discipline are at an alltime low in the Santa Barbara Unified School District,” she told the News-Press. “The union president was at the school board meeting several weeks ago begging the school board to do ‘something’ about the lack of discipline in the schools. She was right to do so. “Because of the lack of discipline by the administration, the lesson for students is that there are ‘no consequences for bad behavior,’” Ms. Lozano said. “While I do not agree with or support what the SBHS students did to their campus, I do have to acknowledge that there is a huge responsibility for the administrators leading the schools and they have not been teaching the students that bad behaviors are wrong. They need to be held accountable, as well as, the students involved in this situation. “I do hope everyone will take responsibility and be held accountable for each of their parts,” she said. “Based on Education Code 1240, the (county) superintendent of schools has statutory authority over safety issues and facilities,” Ms. Lozano said. She said that if elected superintendent, “I will work with all school districts as well as law enforcement to improve both safety and facilities. Like most people, I want students to have the freedom to have fun, blow off steam, and celebrate in a healthy, non-destructive way. Destruction of property crosses that line.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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87 50

70 57

71 57

72 58

77 60

79 56

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 71/53

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 96/66

Guadalupe 69/52

Santa Maria 71/51

Vandenberg 65/54

New Cuyama 94/54 Ventucopa 90/52

Los Alamos 84/52

Buellton 82/50

Solvang 87/52

Gaviota 73/55

SANTA BARBARA 70/57 Goleta 75/55

Carpinteria 72/56 Ventura 69/56

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

Source: airnow.gov Unhealthy for SG Very Unhealthy Unhealthy Not Available

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

73/52 69/53 87 in 1949 41 in 1955

PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

0.00” 0.00” (Trace) 10.53” (17.06”)

City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

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A turtle peeks out of the pond at Storke Plaza at UCSB.

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90/70/t 64/57/c 75/58/pc 82/69/t 73/50/pc 91/73/t 87/75/sh 74/50/pc 79/64/t 85/68/t 104/77/s 78/58/c 77/59/pc 83/61/s 73/55/c 89/65/t

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind southwest 6-12 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 17 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind southwest 6-12 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 17 seconds. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time June 2 June 3 June 4

1:57 p.m. 11:28 p.m. 3:00 p.m. none 12:07 a.m. 4:09 p.m.

3.3’ 5.3’ 3.3’ 5.0’ 3.4’

LAKE LEVELS

Low

6:43 a.m. 5:03 p.m. 7:26 a.m. 5:46 p.m. 8:12 a.m. 6:53 p.m.

-0.3’ 3.0’ -0.1’ 3.1’ 0.0’ 3.2’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 90/63/pc 95/69/s 70/41/s 89/56/pc 67/56/pc 76/58/pc 80/55/pc 59/51/c 90/63/pc 81/62/pc 65/41/pc 83/58/pc 69/54/c 75/53/c 68/55/c 81/58/s 67/58/pc 103/72/s 82/58/pc 88/51/pc 82/56/pc 70/62/pc 70/55/c 74/56/pc 75/52/pc 73/62/pc 67/43/pc

NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind west-southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a west-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 10 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 94/54/s 75/55/s 68/52/pc 71/53/pc 71/51/pc 88/51/pc 65/54/pc 69/56/pc

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

84/68/pc 64/54/sh 78/56/s 83/70/c 78/52/t 90/74/t 81/77/r 69/52/s 79/61/pc 81/61/pc 105/76/pc 68/56/r 81/62/s 86/63/pc 63/52/r 82/62/pc

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 83,745 acre-ft. Elevation 707.51 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 32.0 acre-ft. Inflow 0.0 acre-ft. State inflow 36.6 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -993 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

First

Full

Jun 7

Jun 14

Today 5:48 a.m. 8:07 p.m. 8:09 a.m. 11:17 p.m.

WORLD CITIES

Last

Jun 20

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New

Jun 28

Today Fri. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 97/62/c 97/68/c Berlin 66/47/pc 75/56/pc Cairo 92/71/s 94/74/s Cancun 80/71/r 84/71/t London 69/53/pc 70/54/pc Mexico City 77/54/pc 79/54/s Montreal 71/58/c 74/54/pc New Delhi 107/84/pc 108/84/pc Paris 75/57/pc 79/61/t Rio de Janeiro 81/72/pc 75/69/c Rome 85/64/s 87/67/pc Sydney 62/47/pc 62/47/sh Tokyo 79/68/pc 79/63/r W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Fingerling ‘new’ potatoes Freshly dug for market, these elongated petite potatoes can be found in an array of colors that includes pink, yellow and purple hues. Harvested young, they’re quite sweet, very moist and have relatively thin skins. This variety, in particular, is ideal for roasting in the oven. This week I prepared some simple thyme roasted fingerling potatoes as the Fix of the Week, elsewhere on this page. Certified organic fingerling potatoes are available at the weekly Saturday Santa Barbara, Tuesday Santa Barbara, and Wednesday Solvang farmers’ markets from select growers. They’re a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber, and this is the absolutely best time of year to enjoy freshly dug potatoes. Price is $3 per pound.

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Katie Lovelace’s pastel painting graces the edge of the Santa Barbara Mission’s pavement.

Chalk it up B to creativity

Visitors continue to admire pastels in front of mission

old, colorful images from last weekend’s I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival continue to grace the pavement in front of the Santa Barbara Mission. A large number of visitors Thursday morning snapped photos and admired the pastel images of animals, people and even a classic car. The images will remain there until they fade away under the sun. Last weekend’s festival, which saw an estimated average of 8,000 people a day last weekend, was produced by the Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit arts education program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office. — Dave Mason

Apricots The apricot season is expected to be quite light this year, but the quality of fruit I’ve enjoyed so far has been very good. Available from several California fruit growers at all weekly Santa Barbara certified farmers’ markets, apricots are ideal to eat out of hand or used to make an apricot crisp, cobbler or pie. They’re also perfect for making a homemade preserve, adding to smoothies, or grilling and stuffing with chèvre and finishing with a drizzle of local honey. Price averages $4 per pound, with discounts for bulk purchases.

At left, the pastel images include this painting by Marcel van Luit. At right, this image was created by featured artist Dawn Morrison Wagner.

Organic thyme While I don’t use thyme as much as I do cilantro and basil this time of year, it’s likely next in line. This is particularly the case as we get into the grilling season. Excellent in marinades and rubs for chicken, beef and pork preparations, thyme is also a nice addition to roasted and grilled vegetable preparations, or sprinkled into mashed potatoes. Delivering nice earthy notes to such dishes, fresh thyme is readily available from the spring through the summer months. Thyme is available at all weekly Santa Barbara certified farmers’ markets from several local growers. Price averages $2 per bunch.

MORE I MADONNARI on B2 Colorful paintings grace the pavement in front of the Santa Barbara Mission.

Sam Edelman is general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Association and host of “Farm to Table,” which airs live 9 a.m. Thursdays on KZSB AM 1290. Sam Edelman photos

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At left, this ship was among the images. At right, visitors on Thursday morning admire the art.

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At left, Jay Schwartz created this scene. At right, various scenes, including a classic car, are featured in the paintings at the Santa Barbara Mission.

FROM MAY 9TH TO JUNE 7TH FARMERS MARKET Sam Edelman

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espite the fact that potatoes are available in the grocery store year-round, at our local farmers’ markets they’re quite seasonal. Every spring, select local farmers begin to unearth their bounty of fresh tubers, available in an array of shapes, sizes and colors. Considered “new” potatoes when harvested early in the season this time of year, they have sugars that are in the early stages of converting to starch. That yields a much sweeter presence. Smaller in size than fully mature potatoes, these tend to have thinner skins and a higher level of moisture within. With about a dozen varieties on hand at the Saturday Santa Barbara farmers’ market this time of year, I found myself rounding up an assortment that included multiple types of fingerlings, deep purple Majesty potatoes, Harvest Moon potatoes with their dark

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purple skin and yellow center, Masquerade potatoes that possess a mixed yellow and purple skin, and a few creamy Yukon Gold potatoes to round it out. Whether they’re roasted, boiled, steamed or fried, the all-around flavor of these new potatoes is absolutely incredible. This week I prepared simple roasted fingerling potatoes, infused with some garlic and fresh thyme leaves. Once roasted, fingerling potatoes deliver a nice crisp exterior and a super soft, smooth center. These elongated potatoes pair perfectly with an array of grilled or roasted meats, and any leftover potatoes can be used to make tasty breakfast potatoes or a potato salad, the following day. Sam Edelman is general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Association and host of “Farm to Table,” which airs live 9 a.m. Thursdays on KZSB AM 1290.

GARLIC-THYME ROASTED FINGERLING POTATOES 1 pound fingerling potatoes, rinsed and dried 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 4 garlic cloves, minced ½ teaspoon salt Fresh ground pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and toss together until well incorporated. Cover and let sit on the countertop for about 20 minutes. Then add to a baking sheet in a single layer, making sure most of the garlic and thyme pieces are on the top of the potatoes. Roast for about 40 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Seasons with additional salt and pepper as desired to taste. Yield: Makes four sides.

Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets. For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. • Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Companion Animal Placement

Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook.com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal Services-Lompoc. • K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.) • Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb.org/ phd/animal/home.sbc. • Santa Barbara Humane (with

campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org. • Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org. • Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org. • Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org. — Dave Mason

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feel especially intuitive and more sensitive than usual to unacceptable social and political conditions, Libra. Ideas for new goals, perhaps humanitarian, might come to you. You should be in an especially idealistic mood, so you might come up with wonderful possibilities that aren’t workable now. SCORPIO — Today you might toy with the idea of making either the arts and humanitarianism or the spread of higher consciousness your life’s work. Business and money are going well for you, Scorpio, and you might be thinking in terms of a future in which you can write your own career ticket. SAGITTARIUS — Your mind could be focused on exalted spiritual concepts today, Sagittarius. You might decide to try to study spiritual or metaphysical materials, or attend a virtual lecture, workshop, or meditation session with people who share this interest. You might also think about traveling to a country associated with a specific spiritual tradition, such as Israel, Egypt, or India at some point in the future. CAPRICORN — Though you naturally tend to be sensitive to the feelings of others, Capricorn, today you might be so in touch with the needs and desires of those around you that you sense what they want even before they know it. Spiritual, emotional, or psychological insights might come to you throughout the day. You could even have some prophetic dreams. AQUARIUS — Today you might feel especially idealistic regarding your relationships, Aquarius. You’re likely to see those closest to you in their best light. Romantic partners may seem like characters from a fairy tale. This is a good time to move a love relationship to the next level of commitment, as long as you don’t forget your partner’s foibles. PISCES — Today you might feel the need to be of service to others. Your humanitarian instincts are high, Pisces, though you might tend to over-idealize the concept a little. It’s wonderful to help those less fortunate, but often the process involves a heavy commitment of time and energy. If you decide to do this, it could transform your life in a profound way.

HOROSCOPE ARIES — The arts might seem especially appealing today, Aries. Also, you could fall in love. If you’re currently involved, expect circumstances to develop that show the exalted side of your partner that you sometimes forget. If you aren’t involved, expect someone wonderful to appear. Remember to get to know the person before getting hooked. TAURUS — A number of powerful events could increase the level of love and positive energy in your home, Taurus. Visitors with a spiritual or metaphysical focus could bring some new and exciting information. Good news that you never expected could raise everyone’s spirits. GEMINI — You may be in communication with some new people who appear interesting and excite your curiosity, Gemini. Spiritual or metaphysical conversations could take place today over the phone or video chat. The concepts might be deep, exalted, and inspiring, yet bring up more questions than answers. CANCER — Experiences you never expected could come your way today, Cancer. A talent that you didn’t know you had could come to light. This might involve a combination of arts and technology, such as computer graphics or animation, or it might involve spiritual or humanitarian work. LEO — You usually tend toward rational and scientific ways of thinking, Leo, but today you might be so intuitive that you’re more likely to use your psychic abilities. This can be a mixed blessing. Your rational nature protects you from identifying too much with the world’s less fortunate. Today this protection is greatly lessened, so be prepared to emotionally identify with everybody. VIRGO — You’re normally intuitive, Virgo, but today you might feel more psychic than you ever dreamed you could. Information received from the media could have you picking up psychically on the thoughts and feelings of people you’ve never met. This can be emotionally overpowering, so protect yourself by keeping the white light around you. LIBRA — Today you could

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05",)# ./4)#%3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2022-0001352 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Extra Space Storage (#7912), 6250 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 2795 E Cottonwood Pkwy. 400, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Extra Space Management, Inc., 2795 E Cottonwood Pkwy. 400, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on 04/26/2022. Extra Space Management, Inc. S/ Gwyn Goodson McNeal, Vice President, This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/23/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/22 CNS-3581725# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JUN 2, 9, 16, 23 / 2022 -- 58389

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001369 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: CASTRO’S CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, 266 APPLE GROVE LANE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: CASTRO’S CLEANING CO, INC: 266 APPLE GROVE LANE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, STATE OF INC.: CA. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 05/24/2022 by E47, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: May 24, 2022. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) JUN 2, 9, 16, 23 / 2022--58386

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001386 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: CUSTODIAL-PLUS SERVICES, 3377 CIMARRON DR, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: KEVIN L HANLEY: 3377 CIMARRON DR, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 05/26/2022 by E47, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jan 01, 1996. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) JUN 2, 9, 16, 23 / 2022--58387

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05",)# ./4)#%3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001246 The following person(s) is doing business as: Montecito Pet Shop, 2020 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, County of Santa Barbara. Pet Shop Boys LLC, 2020 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; California This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on Apr 01, 2022 /s/ Andrew Bolling, Member This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/11/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/22 CNS-3586349# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 19, 26; JUN 2, 9 / 2022 -- 58320

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001275 The following person(s) is doing business as: The Lofts, 511 W Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93458, County of Santa Barbara. Mailing Address: 20720 Ventura Blvd Suite 300, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 511 West Cook Street LLC, 20720 Ventura Blvd Suite 300, Woodland Hills, CA 91364; CA This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on August 1, 2018 /s/ Steve Heimler, Manager This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/13/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16/22 CNS-3588836# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 26; JUN 2, 9, 16 / 2022 -- 58367

PETITION OF: MOHSEN KARIMIAN EGHBAL FOR CHANGE OF NAME. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV01775 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MOHSEN KARIMIAN EGHBAL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MOHSEN KARIMIAN EGHBAL to Proposed name: MICHAEL KARIMIAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: July 13, 2022 Time: 10:00 am Dept: 3 Address: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Barbara News-Press Date: 05/25/2022 Name: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. JUN 2, 9, 16, 23 / 2022--58388

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on June 16, 2022, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 10:00 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www. storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 25714, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 324-6770 Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 2408 - Figueroa, Carlos; 2450 - Foy, Cleveland; 4206 - Perez, Krystal; 5202 - Foy, Cleveland; 6341 - Pepe, Gerard; 6422 - Azlein, Noah; A230 - Montoya, Monica PUBLIC STORAGE # 75078, 7246 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 961-8198 Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 069 - Valladares, Juan; 264 - Perez, Krystal PUBLIC STORAGE # 75079, 5425 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 284-9002 Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 116 - SIERRA, JACK; 228 - Benton, Jim Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit cardno checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated this 26th of May & 2nd of June 2022. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. 5/26, 6/2/22 CNS-3588986# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 26; JUN 2 / 2022 -- 58364

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 21700 through 21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Patterson/101 Allstore SelfStorage, will sell at public sale, the following delinquent occupant’s(s’) stored contents, by competitive bidding ending on June 9th, 2022 at 11 am. Property has been stored by the occupant(s) and is located at Patterson/101 Allstore Self-Storage, 98 North Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, California 93111. Competitive bid auction available online only at www. storagetreasures.com The property being sold is described as: E029– Sid C. Padilla Furniture, armoires, sofas, appliances, lamp, boxes contents unknown Purchases must be picked up at the above location and paid for at the time of purchase with cash or credit card only. All purchased goods are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of sale. The sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and Occupant(s). Dated this 26th day of May, 2022 and this 2nd day of June, 2022. PATTERSON/101 ALLSTORE SELF-STORAGE (805) 964-0924 For bidding technical questions Storage Treasures (480) 397-6503

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022

Disaster Preparedness sales tax holiday starts Saturday, May 28 By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Floridians are being encouraged to take advantage of a longer Disaster Preparedness sales tax holiday this year, which continues through June 10. The tax holiday is part of the largest tax relief package in Florida’s history that was recently signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. It extends the Disaster Preparedness sales tax holiday, which started Saturday, from 10 to 14 days. It also includes more tax-

free items, including household pet supplies like pet food, leashes, collars, beds and portable kennels. Floridians are expected to save $25.6 million on purchases over the course of the holiday, more than double what they saved during the 2021 holiday. “Preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters can be costly, especially with ongoing inflation continuing to impact our nation,” Gov. DeSantis said. “This year, the Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday has been extended to a full two weeks to ensure Floridians are receiving

the maximum amount of savings and have enough time to prepare for hurricane season.” Some tax-free disaster preparedness supplies include: • Pet leashes, collars, muzzles and pads costing $20 or less. • Flashlights, lanterns and pet beds costing $40 or less. • Batteries and weather radios costing $50 or less. • Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers costing $70 or less.; • Tarps and portable pet kennels costing $100 or less. • Generators costing $1,000 or

less. The holiday coincides with the beginning of Hurricane season, which started Wednesday. Every family and business should have predefined emergency plans and always keep an emergency supply kit ready and stocked, the Florida Department of Emergency Management said. “Keeping a fully stocked disaster supply kit with at least seven days of supplies for each family member, including pets, is an essential component of disaster preparedness,” FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie said.

Missouri university blames pandemic isolation for failing grades, mental health issues By JOE MUELLER THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — An outreach program helped college students recover from failing midterm grades, and accompanying research confirmed that pandemic-caused isolation contributed to their learning problems. An intensive advising program at the Missouri University of Science and Technology helped students earn a grade of C or higher after their grades were Ds and Fs at mid-semester. Approximately 25% voluntarily reported their academic performance was being negatively affected by mental health problems. Jossalyn Larson, one of the program’s creators and an author of a subsequent study, said the initiative helps ensure the university’s taxpayer resources are maximized, along with assisting students to be ready to enter the workforce. The project was

funded through the College of Arts, Sciences and Business as part of an overall initiative to support student academic success. “So much of our attention, and by extension our funds, are supporting the student holistically,” Dr. Larson said. “When that student graduates, we’re going to have somebody who’s more ready for the work force and more ready to do good things in the work force. Not only do they have the educational and intellectual background, but by the time they’re done with college, they will have the emotional and mental health and the self-efficacy they need.” When in-person classes resumed after COVID-19 forced remote learning, university leaders witnessed an overwhelming trend of poor student performance. Dr. Larson and Elizabeth Roberson were tasked with identifying the problem and creating a solution. “It was happening much more than usual; it was a collective

awareness,” Dr. Larson said. “Everyone on campus — from faculty to administrators — was seeing the same thing.” Approximately 160 undergraduate students were identified by 31 professors in the English and Technical Communication Department. After the respondents took part in intensive advising created by the professors, 59% brought their grades up to a C or better. The report found students responding to the program described “their problems stemmed from a general lack of personal wellbeing. Students complained of ‘stress’; they reported feeling ‘overwhelmed,’ and they self-described as ‘procrastinating,’ ‘falling behind’ and ‘struggling.’ This deprecating self-talk contributed not only to students’ grades at midterm, but also to their lack of confidence that they could recover their grades by the course’s conclusion.” “When we came back into

the classroom, there was this assumption that it would be business as usual,” Dr. Larson said. “But what we found was that students weren’t ready for business as usual because they were dealing with all of the effects of being isolated for that year.” Dr. Larson said students returning to campus and those starting after a senior year of high school spent in remote learning had significant struggles. They often struggled when starting classes and felt too ashamed to ask for help or more time to complete assignments. Their report stated their discoveries were parallel to other research finding the pandemic is responsible for “a striking increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in college students, and that these symptoms have correlated less with COVID-19 diagnoses of self and/or loved ones, but more with the difficulties associated with distanced learning and social isolation.”

Washington considers ban on gas, oil, resistance electric heat in residential dwellings By LAWRENCE WILSON THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — After effectively banning non-electric space and water heating in commercial buildings in April, the Washington State Building Code Council proposes to extend the ban to residential structures. The move is aimed at satisfying a state law that requires the council to update the energy code to reduce 70% of the annual energy consumption from buildings by 2031 compared to a 2006 baseline. Critics of the prior rule change, which applied to commercial buildings including larger

apartment buildings, charged that it was an attempt to make an end run around the legislature. ”I’m very frustrated with the fact that it was the Building Code Council that decided this,” state Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, told KING 5 News. “They are unelected and unaccountable to the public.” The residential rule change applies to single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes and multifamily dwellings of one to three stories, requiring the use of a heat pump for all space and water heating, with some exceptions. Under the rule, natural gas, baseboard heaters, wall heaters, radiant heat systems, and electric

furnaces would be banned. The State Building Code Council states that heat pumps are two to four times more efficient than oil, gas, or electric resistance heating, saving consumers more than $3,000 in initial costs and nearly $11,000 over the lifecycle of the equipment. Critics have charged that full electrification would wind up being more expensive. “Natural gas remains an efficient and reliable energy source for many Washington businesses and consumers,” Peter Godlewski, director of government affairs for energy, environment, and water at Association of Washington Business, told The

Center Square. Mr. Godlewski added, ”Estimates by Seattle City Light and the Seattle Department of Constructions and Inspections show that installing a heat pump (the alternative allowed by the code proposals) adds anywhere from $3,000 to $22,000 (building size and height dependent, higher and larger buildings require larger and more expensive units) to the cost of each apartment. As Washington struggles with housing affordability, we need policies that make houses more affordable, not less.” The proposed change will be reviewed at the council’s public meeting on June 3.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2022-0001358 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rocket Town Honda, 1224 North H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 10389 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 Rocket Auto Group, LLC, 10389 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 This business is conducted by a limited liability company The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Rocket Auto Group, LLC S/ Vladimir Rajcic, Manager, This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/23/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/22 CNS-3563625# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JUN 2, 9, 16, 23 / 2022 -- 58390

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2022-0001224 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MINDFUL HORSE USA, 1104 EDISON STREET, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 23901 CALABASAS RD STE 1010, CALABASAS, CA 91302 LANDON EQUESTRIAN, LLC, 5475 HAPPY CANYON ROAD, SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on 04/15/2022. LANDON EQUESTRIAN, LLC S/ CRAIG LANDON, PRESIDENT, This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/10/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/22 CNS-3577281# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 19, 26; JUN 2, 9 / 2022 -- 58323

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