to create thousand more flavors with the cereals and topping that we will have on hand. We plan on keeping your tastebuds and sweet tooth content,” according to its website.

Non-dairy options will be available as well. Employment applications are also available on the website: davesdriphouse.com.

“We will have lots of fun treats like funnel cakes. We were inspired by carnival-type foods,” Cynthia Reynoso of Dave’s Drip House told the News-Press in an email.

BUNGALO805

Bungalo805, 28 W. Figueroa St., is set to open on Feb. 1, according to its website. The restaurant will be open seven days a week, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Bungalo805 is Santa Barbara’s “first littles’ lounge and social club for local families,” according to the website.

“Welcome to a sophisticated gathering place where Grown-Ups don’t have to compromise, and Littles can be themselves. Let’s thrive together,” according to the website.

To learn more, visit www. bungalo805.com.

GALA

Gala restaurant will open soon at 705 Anacapa St., according to its Instagram account, which didn’t give other details.

DAWN AND DUSK

The Drift mini-chain of hotels, whose flagship is in San José del Cabo, Mexico, has a location opening at 524 State St. The hotel will reportedly include a cafe, Dawn, and a tequila and tapas bar

called Dusk.

You can book a room at the hotel now for dates beginning with Feb. 1. To do so, go to drifthotels. co/santabarbara.

RASCAL’S VEGAN FOOD

The pop-up will soon relocate to a permanent home at 432 E. Haley St. Owner Dalan Moreno started Rascal’s in 2018. He has recently signed the lease for his Haley Street location and has set up a GoFundMe to help with his business costs.

“When I started this project, people would say that a spot like this would do great in L.A.,” Mr. Moreno said in a YouTube video. “Maybe they’re right. But that’s not the point. I want to give back to Santa Barbara, the place that raised me. And I want it to be for everyone, the young kid like me looking for a vegan spot or someone just wanting to try something new.”

He has raised more than $13,000 toward his goal of $50,000. To donate go to gofundme. com/f/help-rascals-veganget-a-brick-and-mortar?utm_ source=customer&utm_medium=copy_ link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1.

CHICK-FIL-A

Another Chick-fil-a is coming to Santa Barbara. This one will be at 4765 Calle Real.

“While we are still early in the process, Chick-fil-A is happy to share that we are actively pursuing a new location in Santa Barbara County,” Brownlee Hopkins, spokesperson for ChickFil-a, told the News-Press in an email. “We are working through the approval process with the county and look forward to continuing to serve the Santa Barbara area. Visit The Chicken Wire to learn more about our food, our people and the latest Chick-fil-

A news.”

LAMA DOG

Lama Dog and Sama Sama are partnering to open a restaurant at 3435 State St. in the San Roque neighborhood.

“Although it’s still early on, we’re extremely excited to be partnering up in this new venture!” Lama Dog owner Peter Burnham told the News-Press in an email.

“This collaboration will have Asian-inspired pub food from Sama Sama and a large and varied beer/wine list plus bottle shop from Lama Dog,” Mr. Burnham said. “We’ll be very family friendly, with games, TVs and hopefully some ice cream or something similar. We’re hoping to be open in early fall of this year, and we’ll be working hard to make that happen.”

TEDDY’S ON STATE

Teddy’s by the Sea will be opening an outpost at 3102 State St.

“We are still in the planning stages, but are planning the same abundance of outdoor seating, favorite dishes from Teddy’s by the Sea and an expanded menu,” Sarah Dandona, owner of Teddy’s by the Sea, told the News-Press in an email. “We will be building out a larger kitchen, which will give us more space to expand our menu.

“We are planning on opening earlier at the State Street location and offering coffee and light breakfast options,” she said.

“We’ve lived around the corner from the new location for years

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a new contract with City Net to provide these expanded services, given its proven track record and responsiveness to both the needs of the unsheltered population and the concerns of residents, business owners and visitors, city officials said.

But not before first ensuring that enforcement of the law for those who commit crimes would be a top priority.

The item appeared on Tuesday’s consent calendar, which usually is approved en masse by the city council without discussion. But in this case, council members voiced concern about the safety of Santa Barbara residents, following a number of public speakers who asked for help in protecting the city and its inhabitants.

The speakers talked about aggressive homeless people who are violent, threaten, vandalize, panhandle and generally make them feel unsafe.

Among those was Jonathan Pu’u, co-owner of Pu’u Muay Thai Santa Barbara, a martial arts studio on State Street, who said he’s been personally threatened no less than five times, once by a man wielding a hatchet.

He talked about how a transient set his business’ Dumpster on fire, how he had to clean up human fecal matter, how another transient exposed himself to staff and then urinated in front of his business, and how some homeless people are openly dealing drugs on State Street.

Another was Rebecca Brand, who spoke about being attacked by a homeless woman on Christmas Eve after witnessing a rock break the front window of Rudy’s Restaurant on upper State Street. Ms. Brand said the transient, who was at the scene, forcibly took her cellphone, hurting her in the process.

This set up the opportunity for council members to make sure City Net would first prioritize arrests and keep residents safe. Council members were assured they would, followed by efforts to house people experiencing homelessness and provide mental health counseling, drug treatment, employment assistance and state and federal benefits as needed.

Apparently satisfied, the council proceeded to approve the consent calendar, which included the one-year, $450,000 agreement with City Net, with an option by the city to extend the pact an additional year.

Councilmember Mike Jordan said he was happy to see the expanded hours because it will fill a gap in service after hours.

“I’m glad we are going where we are going today because the impacts don’t follow a normal workday, so I’m appreciative,” he said. He suggested that city staff review the program’s achievements at the six-month mark to decide on whether to expand the night and weekend hours to other areas of the city.

Councilmember Eric Friedman also supported an early review of the program prior to expanding outreach locations.

“There are challenges throughout the city, and this action today is by no means minimizing those,” he said. “It’s actually expanding a program to see how it works and then if we need to, we can evaluate on expanding it to other parts of town.”

Robin Elander, executive director of Downtown Santa Barbara, said she was pleased to see the expanded service levels.

“This is an absolutely critical service to enhance not only services for individuals experiencing homelessness to get through the systems but to enhance the economic vitality of our beloved downtown district,” she said.

City Net has established relationships with local government agencies and nonprofit service providers supporting a collaborative approach that has yielded positive, measurable outcomes both throughout the county and with its efforts in Santa Barbara, city officials said. email: nhartsteinnewspress@gmail.com

In Santa Barbara over the last year, City Net has assisted in permanently housing 22 individuals, enrolled 100 clients in case management, achieved 57 street exits, and made unduplicated outreach to 712 individuals.

The scope of services of the contract approved on Tuesday includes locating, identifying and building relationships with unsheltered people to provide immediate support, intervention, de-escalation and connections with homeless assistance programs, mainstream medical and mental/ behavioral health and social services, and housing programs.

In addition, the new contract includes evening and weekend street outreach from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. along the downtown and waterfront areas from Thursday to Sunday.

The city has contracted with City Net since 2019 and issued a Request for Proposals in late 2022 when that agreement was set to expire. Evenings and weekend hours were identified as an area of need and included in the RFP. City Net submitted a proposal meeting all criteria.

The $450,000 agreement is for one year with an option to renew for a second year, using Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds.

Santa Barbara has a network of homeless service providers operating within the city, and street outreach and case management services were available from organizations that operate citywide primarily Monday through Friday during normal business hours.

Prior to establishing a partnership with City Net, street outreach was sporadic and carried out by volunteers, staff said.

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Goleta 63/38/s 62/41/s

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Pismo Beach 69/39/s 65/42/s

Santa Maria 65/37/s 62/44/s

Santa Ynez 65/32/s 65/38/s

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Ventura 65/41/s 62/42/s

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Big

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Napa 66/37/s 62/35/pc

Oakland 64/41/s 61/45/pc

Ojai 67/38/s 67/39/s

Oxnard 66/43/s 62/44/s

Palm Springs 68/44/s 69/44/s

Pasadena 67/44/s 67/42/s

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Sacramento 62/36/s 59/38/s

San Diego 69/43/s 66/48/s

San Francisco 65/46/s 60/46/pc

San Jose 66/41/s 61/43/pc

San Luis Obispo 71/38/s 66/41/s

Santa Monica 68/41/s 66/42/s

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Salt Lake City 37/29/c 39/30/c

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