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Saying ‘it’s not about me,’ Marylinda Arroyo succeeds Bernard Melekian By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Her predecessor describes Interim Santa Barbara Police Chief Marylinda Arroyo as “one of the most strategic thinkers I have met in this business.” City Administrator Rebecca Bjork calls her “extremely competent and capable.” And her law enforcement background speaks volumes: The first woman to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, captain and commander in the 122-year history of the Santa Barbara Police Department. Commander of the field operations division, which includes patrol, traffic, special enforcement, street crimes, co-response, dispatch, SWAT and CNRT. Winner of the prestigious Thomas H. Guerry Award, Chief Meritorious Award and California Peace Officers Association Foundation Award. Yet despite the accolades and her impressive resume, there’s one quality left unmentioned: Modesty. During an interview with the News-Press on Wednesday, Chief Arroyo was nothing but selfeffacing, saying repeatedly that “it’s not about me.” “We have such exceptional people working here at the police station, really good, dedicated individuals who love this community and do the best they can every day,” she said. “I am part of the team and doing what’s

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Gas prices are shown at Educated Car Wash, which, along with providing car washes, sells gas at 3735 State St. in Santa Barbara.

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Motorists are seeing long-awaited relief at the pumps with gas prices falling just below $6 a gallon. The average for regular gas was $5.90 a gallon Wednesday in Santa Barbara County, according to the American Automobile Association. On Tuesday, the county’s average was $5.91 a gallon, and on July 13, the average was $6.03 a gallon, according to AAA. One month ago, Santa Barbara

County was seeing an average of $6.33 a gallon. One year ago, that average was $4.31 a gallon. This month’s trend of declining prices is also being seen in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, which, respectively, saw averages on Wednesday of $5.91 and $5.90 a gallon. San Luis Obispo County, which has consistently seen the highest average price of gas on the Central Coast, was at $6.14 a gallon. California has consistently been

above the national average, but saw its average price fall Wednesday to $5.84 a gallon. On Tuesday, the state’s average was $5.87 a gallon, and on July 13, the average was $6.03 a gallon. One month ago, the average price in California was $6.40 a gallon, according to AAA. Nationally, the average price has fallen below $5 a gallon. According to AAA, the average price Wednesday across the U.S. was $4.47 a gallon. On Tuesday, that average was $4.46 a gallon. On July

13, the national average was $4.63 a gallon. A month ago, the average was $4.98 a gallon. One year ago, gas was selling nationally at an average of $3.17 a gallon. Economists attribute this month’s decline in prices, after they peaked in June, to recession worries, which cooled demand as well as refineries becoming more accustomed to the recent imbalance in the market. email: dmason@newspress.com

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“It’s not about me,” new Interim Santa Barbara Police Chief Marylinda Arroyo said. “It’s what’s best for the city. I’m 100% here to do my job and whatever I’m asked to do. That’s my commitment to the city.”

best for the community and city.” When she says team, she’s not just referring to her police department colleagues, either, but everyone who works for the city from Administrator Bjork to department heads to staff. “I signed up to be a peace officer for the city of Santa Barbara,” she said. “I am a public servant and am going to do what is asked of me anytime, 100 percent.” Chief Arroyo deflected Please see CHIEF on A6

Football legend Booker T. Brown leaves legacy of giving By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Booker T. Brown — a philanthropist, football legend, pastor and former Santa Barbara resident — passed away Monday in Mojave. He was 69. “The world lost a saint when he died,” Tim Tremblay, a close friend and former teammate of Mr. Brown, told the News-Press Wednesday. “What an example he was to kids and all of us to be always giving of himself,” said Mr. Tremblay, a Santa Barbara businessman. “He wanted to spread the word and help people. He was a great teammate helping kids and other people improve their game.” Mr. Brown, who played football at Santa Barbara City College and USC before his NFL career, was born Sept. 25, 1952. “He has a very impressive resume for his football career,” said Mr. Tremblay. Not only was Mr. Brown a player in the NFL, but he was drafted into Major League Baseball as well. He is also known for hitting the longest home run in the history of Santa Barbara High School. Mr. Brown was recruited to

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Sam Cunningham, left, stands next to Booker T. Brown. Mr. Brown, who played football at Santa Barbara City College before a career with the NFL, died Monday.

almost every university in the country, but chose to attend USC, Mr. Tremblay said. Mr. Brown, an offensive guard, went on to play for the San Diego Chargers for two seasons before he signed with the Houston Oilers in 1975. Please see BROWN on A6

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Christy Lozano prepares to launch first semester at Honest Education Center

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education model. “It’s coming off of a small group of pods. It’s a model that has been used for the past two years: small group learning with an instructor that spends time working with students. The model is essentially small group learning with parental support and a good instructor.” The News-Press asked Ms. Lozano if the model is comparable

“We will have amazing teachers that want to be part of this culture, with a healthy school environment, healthy focus on relationships, and positive educational outcomes,” said Ms. Lozano, who has taught at schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. “We want to offer an opportunity for parents, teachers and the community to really and produce something amazing. “We are looking for support in different ways, including funding. We want it to be affordable,” Ms. Lozano said. “We want to offer scholarships. We want it to be accessible to all types of kids. We are looking for long term funding as well. We need volunteers and employees with skill sets that can serve our program. “We are developing this program within the community, so as much as our community wants to participate, that would be awesome,” said Ms. Lozano. To register your child at the center, donate to it or apply to become a teacher or volunteer, email Ms. Lozano at christy@ honesteducation.org. You can also call or text her at: 805-252-3785. email; kzehnder@newspress.com

Separate organic waste collection begins in Santa Ynez Valley By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

WM, formerly known as Waste Management, and Santa Barbara County have begun service on an agreement for solidwaste collection that includes compliance with the new state law (Senate Bill 1383), which concerns organics. The new service began on July 1 and requires that customers separate organic waste from their regular trash and place it in a container for pick up. For customers in the Santa Ynez Valley, there is a process and partnership with Santa Barbara County. Residents subscribing to service

from WM should continue to place their organic food waste in their trash container, according to a news release. Yard waste should continue to be placed in the green container, where this waste will be ground into mulch. The county Public Works Department’s ReSource Center recovers organic waste, like food scraps, from trash. This material is then transformed into compost and clean energy. In May, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved the new agreement with WM, which included new rates and compliance with the state law. SB 1383 requires that jurisdictions provide curbside collection of separated organic waste to all residents and

businesses. “We are happy to collaborate with the County of Santa Barbara as it fulfills the new organic waste collection regulations,” Stacy Walters, WM’s district manager, said in the news release. “As a company, we’re constantly seeking the best ways to service our customers while delivering the best value and smartest solutions in waste reduction.” According to CalRecycle, organic matter makes up half of what Californians send to landfills. Because organics, such as food scraps and yard trimmings, release methane while decomposing, the new law aims to reduce the amount buried in

landfills. Each jurisdiction must decrease its volume by 75% by the year 2025. The collected organic waste will then be recycled to create biofuel, electricity and soil amendments. Local governments will also be required to use the products made from the recycled organic materials, such as renewable energy, compost and mulch. For more information, residents and businesses can visit wm.com/us/local/ca/santabarbara/residential?cmp=ag_ home_2022-07-12_usa_ca_santa_ barbara or the Santa Barbara County website, www.lessismore. org.

By NEIL HARTSTEIN The Polo Training Center Santa Barbara will host its annual golf tournament and dinner Aug. 22 at the Montecito Club as part of a fundraising series to support youth polo. PTCSB welcomes players to the Montecito Club’s signature Jack Nicklaus course. This event comes on the heels of the organization’s much-anticipated and most popular polo charity event, which took place in May. Guests may purchase an individual player ticket ($500) or foursome ($1,800) for the

tournament, which will include a box lunch, green fees, cart and evening reception from 5-7 p.m. with live music on the lawn overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Reception-only tickets ($150) are also available. The Montecito Club is located at 920 Summit Road, Santa Barbara. The tournament begins at noon with registration beginning an hour sooner. Dinner will be at 5 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit polotrainingcenter.com/golf. The Polo Training Center Santa Barbara is a nonprofit with a mission to make polo accessible to Santa Barbara youth who could

not otherwise afford it. The center offers them the chance to play at a highly competitive interscholastic and collegiate level. The polo training center supports the Santa Barbara Polo Academy and Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club as they welcome new players to the sport through lessons, Pony Club, Intercollegiate/Interscholastic programs, Coaching League and arena league. Aside from the annual golf tournament and polo charity dinners, PTCSB hosts kids’ polo tournaments at various local locations during the summers, hosts clinics, and helps care for older polo ponies that are donated to the Polo

UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The UCSB Gauchos take Campus Pool together for the first time on Oct. 1 for their Blue vs Gold intrasquad meet. The six-month regular season slate begins on Oct. 8 when rival Cal Poly comes to town for a season-opening dual meet. Then it’s on the road to Bakersfield for both teams as CSU Bakersfield hosts back-to-back multi-team meets on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15.. The Gaucho women then close out the opening month at home

with a battle with the Bruins as UCLA comes to Campus Pool on Oct. 21. November opens up on the 5th down in Malibu with both Gaucho teams heading south to face UC San Diego and host Pepperdine. UCSB then gets a week off before heading out on the longest road trip of the regular season, a fourday road trip to the Utah Tech Invite in St. George, Utah that spans from Nov. 16-19. It will be a great chance for the Gauchos to familiarize themselves with the facility that plays host to this year’s MPSF Championships.

The sole December meet comes just before winter break on Dec. 17 with the Gauchos once again taking on CSUB at its home facility, but this time in a dual match. UCSB is on the road for the entirety of January starting down in Riverside, for a dual meet with Cal Baptist on Jan. 14. The following week the women’s team faces UC Davis on Jan. 20 before both teams take on Pacific the very next day. Finally, the month comes to a close out in Las Vegas with a twoday meet that begins on Jan. 28 and features Wyoming and host UNLV. The final home contest and

GOLETA — The nomination filing period for Goleta City Council candidates in newly formed Districts 1 and 2 began on Monday and will close at 5 p.m. Aug. 12. Applicants must be 18 or older and a resident and registered voter in the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued. This is the first by-district election for the city. The city is now divided into four districts, and registered voters in districts 1 and 2 will have the opportunity to elect city council members from the district in which they live. The two western districts,

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regular season meet of the year is a two-day affair, the UCSB Invite, which begins on Feb. 3 and will serve as the Senior Day meet. The MPSF Championships take place from Feb. 15-18th in St. George, Utah. The women’s NCAA Championships will take place in Knoxville, Tenn. from March 14 to March 18. The men’s championships are set for March 2 to March 25 in Minneapolis. Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB.

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The final round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft saw three more Gauchos selected from the UCSB baseball team. Ryan Harvey, Blake Klassen, and Byrce Willits all heard their names called by MLB clubs. This is the second straight year and the sixth year since 2012 that the Gauchos have led the Big West Conference in draftees, collecting a

total of six this season. The draftees from UCSB are: • Ryan Harvey 11th round, pick 340 – New York Yankees. The second pitcher selected from the Gauchos’ staff was none other than righty Ryan Harvey, who early on in the season flourished in a role out of the bullpen as the team’s true closer. The sophomore racked up the fourth-most saves all time in a single season with 11 and earned a Second Team All-Conference nod. • Blake Klassen – 17th round, pick

501 – Washington Nationals. His teammates nicknamed him “Deesh,” referring to the sound that comes off of the bat when he finds the barrel. During Big West play, the designated hitter led the league with a .733 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.169. This was enough to earn him a First Team AllConference selection. • Bryce Willits – 18th round, pick 551 – Chicago White Sox. Joining Jordan Sprinkle in the White Sox organization is the

Gauchos’ everyday third baseman and a First Team All-Conference selection. Willits hit the ball, and when he did hit it hard ranking third in the Big West with a .553 slugging percentage over the entire season. He also tallied the third most doubles with 18, ranked fourth with a .983 OPS and ranked fifth with a .430 OBP. Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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Academy. Funds raised will support the Interscholastic Polo Program, the Polo Academy and the intercollegiate women’s polo programs at Westmont College and UCSB, according to a news release. Donations will provide scholarships for students who may not otherwise have access to play polo at the interscholastic and collegiate level on the Westmont and UCSB teams. Funds are used to subsidize expenses for lessons, horses, facilities, equipment and the Santa Barbara Polo Pony Club. All donations are tax-deductible.

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Christy Lozano is launching the Honest Education Center. The first informational meeting took place last Thursday at the Santa Barbara site, and classes are scheduled to begin there Sept. 5. “There were community members, teachers interested in teaching and parents interested in signing up their kids, including special needs kids,” said Christy Lozano, an experienced teacher who ran unsuccessfully for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools. “When you are building something, there are good questions asked in a meeting,” said Ms. Lozano, who has taught at schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. “It’s important to have a meeting where questions can be asked. We shared our ideas, and allowed the opportunity for questions. It generates vision,” The new center is designed to emphasize educational transparency, healthy family relationships and positive student outcomes, Ms. Lozano said. Ms. Lozano explained the

to a co-op. “It’s something that has been happening in more of a homeschool setting during the pandemic,” Ms. Lozano said. “The local homeschool community took on the project. A local nonprofit acquired funding for scholarships for underprivileged kids. The model is in between homeschooling and public school.” She said one key aspect is that the center is a consistent location for students. “It’s going to have sort of a co-op feel, but it’s rethinking education and building it from the ground up. “We are looking at critical components and creating a culture where it is doable, really working on relationships between parents and kids, or kids and kids,” she said. “We want a transparent environment where parents are engaged in a positive and supportive way. “I’m a solution person and a problem solver,” Ms. Lozano said. “My goal was achieved in running for superintendent. My goal was less about politics and more to do something to affect the culture of schools. I think we were very effective in accomplishing that mission.”

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(The Center Square) — A group of Republican state lawmakers are calling for a state audit of the Department of Justice in the aftermath of a June data leak that exposed the personal information of Concealed Carry Weapon permit holders and other gun purchases in California. On June 27, the Department of Justice published the personal information – including full names, addresses and driver’s license numbers – of thousands of Concealed Carry Weapon applicants in an update to its Firearm Dashboard Portal. The DOJ was “made aware of a disclosure of personal information that was accessible in a spreadsheet on the portal,” according to the attorney general’s office. The portal featured information on gun purchases and concealed carry license holders, as previously reported by The Center Square. The database was taken down within 24 hours of being published. Following the leak, the Department of Justice confirmed that the leak exposed personal information of those who were either granted or denied concealed carry permits between 2011 and 2021. Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “deeply disturbed and angered” by the data leak and launched an internal investigation. Assemblymember Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, called the data leak “horrendous” during a news conference Tuesday, adding that it is estimated more than 200,000 Californians were impacted. Mr. Patterson and more than a dozen other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Legislature’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Tuesday requesting an emergency audit of what happened during the breach “so we can ensure that immediate reforms are implemented to restore public trust.” “It is inconceivable to me how something like this can actually happen,” Assemblymember Patterson said during a news

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(The Center Square) — After a high profile, decades-long battle to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach ended in denial, all eyes will be on the California Coastal Commission as it considers whether or not to approve two smaller desalination projects this fall. Commissioners are tentatively scheduled to consider the Doheny Ocean Desalination project in October. The project, based in Orange County, could produce up to 5 million gallons of potable water per day, according to the project’s environmental impact report. The project is expected to cost $140 million, and $32.4 million in grants have been secured thus far, Southern California Water District Public Information Specialist Sheena Johnson told The Center Square. The commission could also consider another desalination project in water-starved Monterey County in the coming months. The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project would produce up to 6.4 million gallons of water per day and is estimated to cost around $322 million. The commission’s unanimous denial of the Huntington Beach Desalination Project in May calls into question the approval of future desalination projects. Poseidon Water, the company behind the project, sunk $100 million of its own funds to see the project through. If approved by the Coastal Commission, the Doheny and Monterey projects would be added to the state’s catalog of a dozen desalination facilities previously approved by the commission. Josh Stratton, manager of external affairs for California American Water, the Monterey desalination project applicant, told The Center Square in an email that the company is working on completing the project application and “go before the Coastal Commission at the

appropriate time.” Mr. Stratton said the project would provide a “drought-proof water supply” as the region faces state-mandated limits on pumping from the Carmel River. “Monterey Peninsula residents need a sustainable water supply that includes stormwater capture, recycling and desalination,” Mr. Stratton said. “Beyond our service area, it’s clear that folks are ready to move beyond the status quo, so that the peninsula can move toward meeting its new housing needs and supporting the hospitality and tourism industry upon which many in the region depend.” The commission’s denial of the $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach cited concerns about the impact on ocean habitat, the cost to operate the plant and its location along an earthquake fault zone. The project could have produced up to 50 million gallons of water per day. Despite having the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom and dozens of state lawmakers, the project faced strong opposition from environmental groups, who feared the project would harm marine habitats and impact the environment. Still, commissioners say the future of desalination in California remains bright and will receive support from the commission so long as projects “comply with the law.” “Desalination is and will continue to be part of our current and future water portfolio, as this historic drought continues to worsen,” Coastal Commission Executive Director Jack Ainsworth said in a statement. California is currently in its third year of drought, with 99.8% of the state experiencing “moderate” to “exceptional” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. In April, state water officials announced that the snowpack was at 38% of average, representing just how severe the drought truly is. In May, officials Please see DESAL on A6

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the bill’s summary says. “(The Supreme Court held that state laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015; the Court held that state laws barring interracial marriages were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia in 1967.) The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations.” The push came in response to Justice Clarence Thomas, who signaled in the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade that the court’s Obergefell decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide could also be up for reversal. “In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold,

Lawrence and Obergefell,” Justice Thomas wrote. The bill, though, faces an uncertain future in the divided Senate, where many Democratic Party priorities have died during the Biden administration after failing to get support from 60 senators. Initial reports Wednesday morning indicated that Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. is willing to bring the billto the floor. “Even though this is settled law, so was Roe, so we must take nothing for granted,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. “The House passed a bill to codify these rights, preventing SCOTUS from taking them away, and the Senate should follow.” Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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‘Ferguson Effect’? Police arrests have plummeted 05",)# ./4)#%3 across the country but little agreement on why By TOM GANTERT, ELYSE APEL and BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — Cities across the country have reported a significant drop in police arrests in a trend that started as far back as 2014. Los Angeles, St. Louis, San Antonio, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Ann Arbor, Mich., are just some of the cities that have reported significant drops in police enforcement without an accompanying drop in serious crime. In Los Angeles, arrests plummeted from 162,698 in 2012 to 66,808 in 2021. Crimes reported have remained relatively level, with 190,542 crimes reported in 2012 and increasing to 191,481 in 2021. The enforcement trend across the nation also included a significant drop in parking and traffic violations. In San Antonio, arrests dropped

from a peak of 188,212 in 2015 to 25,036 in 2021. In budget documents, the city of San Antonio explains its reductions in arrests in 2020 and 2021 were due to the pandemic. But in 2019 – before the pandemic – arrests dropped in San Antonio to 54,173 – a 48% drop from the previous year. Parking violations dropped from 78,612 in 2012 to 40,806 in 2021 and traffic violations dropped from 266,157 in 2012 to 66,381 in 2012. The reduction in those statistics also began before the pandemic. Police and city officials from San Antonio, St. Louis, Atlanta and Philadelphia didn’t respond to emails seeking an explanation for the trend. The ACLU and Black Lives Matter did not respond either. In 2020, Ann Arbor police officer Eric Ronewicz sent an email to his superiors saying he was resigning due to a “mob mentality” that could lead to his arrest even if he abided by the law and city policy over how to engage an uncooperative subject.

The city of Ann Arbor has also seen a 62% decline in arrests from 2012 to 2021. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich in eastern Washington state attributed the decline in enforcement to the political climate created by high-profile police incidents over the past eight years. Sheriff Knezovich cited the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014, the ambush and killing of five police officers in Dallas in 2016 and more recently the death of George Floyd in 2020 as the primary reasons for the decline in enforcement. “The Ferguson Effect is a real thing. Police officers started to back away from enforcement,” Sheriff Knezovich said. “You saw it across the nation. You wonder why you see less and less enforcement and more and more crime. It’s woke politicians and activists, and the media have made it so. They wanted us to disengage.” Sheriff Knezovich called that

environment for police in the U.S. “toxic.” “They have made the environment so toxic that it is very difficult to enforce laws in the United States right now,” he said. “And we wonder why we in police enforcement started to disengage.” Lex Steppling, national director of campaign and organizing for Los Angeles-based Dignity & Power Now, said the “Ferguson Effect” is a myth, adding that many communities didn’t trust police before Ferguson. “What most everyone cares about is being safe. Do they (police) keep us safe? Police kill a lot of people. Police hurt a lot of people,” Mr. Steppling said. Mr. Steppling said police could be protesting criticism of departments after numerous highprofile incidents by refusing to arrest people. “We are aware that police sometimes go on informal strikes when they don’t like the political climate they are in,” he said.

CHIPS Act clears its first procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Action by the U.S. Senate late Tuesday to advance a bill that would provide billions in subsidies for American semiconductor manufacturers would likely benefit New York. But some analysts wonder if the cost will be worth it to taxpayers. The CHIPS Act cleared its first procedural hurdle in the Senate with a 64-34 vote. That sets up a potential vote for passage, which could occur as early as this week. Proponents of the bill say the measure is needed because it will help U.S. companies produce the computer chips essential for hightech products. Supply chain issues have plagued manufacturers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “Cars, refrigerators, and more

require these chips to function,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted Tuesday. “This will lower costs, boost American manufacturing and help protect national security.” According to Punchbowl News, the legislation features $39 billion in incentives for U.S. companies to expand or upgrade semiconductor facilities. It also includes $11 billion in research and development initiatives for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Some of that funding could go to New York, where leaders have emphasized making the state a hub for the semiconductor industry. Three months ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul picked David Anderson to lead the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science –

an entity to be known as NY CREATES. Gov. Hochul has charged Mr. Anderson, who previously served as the president of industry trade group SEMI Americas, to work with Dr. Douglas Grose, a former chairman and president of NY CREATES, and help the state land billions in federal funding for a research and development center to be based in Albany. And earlier this month, Corning announced a $139 million expansion of its Rochester area facilities. Company chairman and CEO Wendell Weeks said the expansion would create more than 270 jobs and help the company better support chip manufacturers. Senate passage of the bill is not a guarantee despite Tuesday’s bipartisan vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,

has opposed it. On Wednesday, CATO Institute Policy Scholar Scott Lincicome and Research Associate Alfredo Carrillo Obregon questioned the need for such legislation. Their analysis noted that chipmakers have invested more recently in the U.S., even with fewer subsidies. They also said there are signs the chip shortage is coming to an end, and “a semiconductor glut” may emerge even before the first CHIPS Act dollar is spent. “These two developments put subsidy advocates in quite the pickle: Taxpayer dollars either will pay giant corporations to do what they already planned on (and are) doing or will finance additional and undisciplined domestic capacity expansions that could cause a painful global glut,” they wrote. “Either way, American taxpayers lose.”

Senator Cruz: High health-care premiums, worker shortage hurting small businesses By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued for the need to bring down healthcare premiums to help small businesses stay competitive during a Wednesday forum in Washington D.C. Small businesses have struggled since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the ways they are trying to stay afloat is by competing with larger companies through competitive health insurance. However, high inflation rates have led to rising health-care premiums, which Sen. Cruz hopes to address. “Health care is certainly an area where we’ve seen inflation for a long time,” Sen. Cruz said during the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business summit Wednesday. “This is one of the many policies where government policy has a very direct effect driving up costs.” Sen. Cruz specifically points out that in 2012, he fought against Obamacare because it drove up health-care premiums and continues to have that effect. “There was nothing I

campaigned harder against than Obamacare,” Sen. Cruz said. “The reason I opposed Obamacare is it was having the effect then, and it’s having the effect now, of driving premiums up and up and up.” He said the federal government also issues too many mandates, leading to higher health-care costs. “If you look at why premiums are skyrocketing, one of the reasons is all of the mandates that come from Washington of what’s got to be included in every health insurance policy whether you want it or not,” Sen. Cruz said. “Part of the reason health costs go up is we don’t have a functioning market. People go in, and they’re like, ‘All right, do you want this test?’ ‘Yeah, sure, it’s all free when someone else is paying for it.’ The insurance company is paying for it, and so prices go up and up and up.” One way Sen. Cruz suggests to help solve this issue is by encouraging younger Americans to purchase catastrophic health-care plans and retain savings for minor incursions so that Americans who need costly treatments can have insurance pay for them, but not for minor, routine ones. “One of the things that makes a

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lot of sense, particularly for young, healthy people, is to purchase catastrophic health insurance,” Sen. Cruz said. “But also have a health savings account so that you can save in a tax advantage way for routine health-care expenses.” In addition to inflationary pressures, small businesses are having difficulty finding employees. Sen. Cruz suggests

that a reason for this is the federal government deciding to pay people to stay home. “The single most frequent thing that I hear from business owners from Texas is that it is incredibly hard to find workers,” Sen. Cruz said. “Some of that is caused by foolish government policies, including the fact that for a long time, we were paying people a ton of money not to work.” Sen. Cruz argued that the federal government should not pay people more than what they earn at work as that disincentives workers from returning to the workforce. He added that Congress should pass his legislation to direct money toward helping Americans get specialized training instead of a college education. “The other half of it is for workforce development, so it’s $50 billion for adults to go get training and skills, not a four-year college but workforce development, technical skills,” Sen. Cruz said. “It’s an enormously fiscally responsible thing to do because if people get good skills and they go get a job, they end up generating a lot more in productivity and tax payments. It’s a win, win.”

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001618 The following person(s) is doing business as: Busy Bee’s Farm Flowers, 1180 W Highway 246, Buelton, CA 93427, County of Santa Barbara. Busy Bee S Family Farm, 1180 W Highway 246, Buellton, CA 93427; CA This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Sara Rotman, President This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 06/23/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/22 CNS-3602043# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JUL 7, 14, 21, 28 / 2022 -- 58471

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Sec. 6101-6111 UCC) Escrow No. 107-041686 Notice is hereby given that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s), and business address(es) to the seller(s) are: DTR Subs, Inc.7034 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 Doing Business as: Jersey Mike’s Subs 20075 All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: None The location in California of the chief executive office of the seller is: Same as above The name(s) and business address of the Buyer(s) is/are: JMMP, Inc. 28478 Horseshoe Circle, Santa Clarita, CA 91390 The assets to be sold are described in general as: use of trade name, leasehold interest, leasehold improvements, goodwill, inventory of stock, franchise rights, furniture, fixtures & equipment, and are located at: 7034 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 The Bulk Sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: The Heritage Escrow Company, 2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 800, San Diego CA 92103 and the anticipated date of sale/transfer is AUGUST 8, 2022, pursuant to Division 6 of the California Code. This bulk sale IS subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: The Heritage Escrow Company, 2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 800, San Diego CA 92103, Escrow No. 107-041686, Escrow Officer: Debbie Kneeshaw Howe and the last date for filing claims shall be AUGUST 5, 2022, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. JMMP, Inc. a California corporation By: /s/ Stephen Youlios, President 7/21/22 CNS-3606471# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JUL 21 / 2022 -- 58507

FBN2022-0001449 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: L i s t Fictitious Business Name Below: HEARUSA, County of Principal Place of Business: Santa Barbara Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 215 W. Pueblo Street Santa Barbara CA 93105 Mailing Address (Optional): 11400 N. Jog Rd., Ste. 300, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Name of Corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc. / Org. / Reg.: HELIX HEARING CARE (CALIFORNIA), INC., State of Inc./Org/Reg. CA, Residence Street Address: 11400 N. Jog Rd., Ste. 300, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 This business is/was conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Signature: Carrie A. Hall Printed Name of Person Signing: CARRIE A. HALL Printed Title of Person Signing: Secretary Date ___ Filed in County Clerk’s Office, County of Santa Barbara on June 03, 2022. NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law. (See Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Business Owner is responsible to determine if publication is required. (BPC 17917). Filing is a public record (GC 6250-6277). JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk - Recorder Filing CN986127 HearUSA Jun 30, Jul 7,14, 21, 2022 JUN 30; JUL 7, 14, 21 / 2022 -- 58462

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001803 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: PJ AND SONS GARDENING, 519 W. ARRELLAGA ST, #3, SANTA BABARA, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JUANA MUNOZ CABRERA: 519 W. ARRELLAGA ST, #3, SANTA BABARA, CA 93101. 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 07/15/2022 by E29, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Mar 26, 2021. 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) JUL 21, 28; AUG 4, 11 / 2022--58513

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT ABANDONMENT File No. 2022-0001733 County of Original Filing: Santa Barbara Date of Original Filing: 08/28/2019 Original File No. 2019-0002106 Fictitious Business Name(s): Santa Barbara Honda, 475 S Kellogg Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara Hughes Dealership Group, 400 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business was conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/22/1964 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A Registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing. S/ Donald A Hughes, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/08/2022 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/22 CNS-3606300# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JUL 21, 28; AUG 4, 11 / 2022 -- 58508 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001673 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: NEXT GENERATION AUCTIONS, 5770 THORNWOOD DR. SUITE A, GOLETA, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: TASTE OF BLTS: 680 ARUNDEL RD., GOLETA, CA 93117. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, STATE OF INC.: CALIFORNIA. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 06/29/2022 by E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jun 27, 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) JUL 21, 28; AUG 4, 11 / 2022--58510

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DÉMANDADO): Teixeira Capital Parterns III, LLC; Michael Willhite; Scott Hansen YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Michael Villarreal NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 22CV-0199 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): 1050 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo California 934087 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Michael Villarreal 3101 Rockview Place #3 San Luis Obispo California 93401 DATE: (Fecha) 4/21/2022 /s/ Michael Powell Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Karen McCormick, Deputy (Adjunto) JUL 14, 21, 28; AUG 4 / 2022 -- 58500

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Continued from Page A1 questions about how it felt to be selected by Ms. Bjork to be the new interim chief based on former Interim Police Chief Bernard Melekian’s recommendation. “Again, it’s not about me. It’s what’s best for the city. I’m 100% here to do my job and whatever I’m asked to do. That’s my commitment to the city.” Chief Arroyo said she’ll remain at her post for however long it takes to find a permanent chief, “whatever period of time the administration needs to move forward, whether it takes a week to several weeks to whatever’s needed until the city administrator makes that announcement.” The city, she said, has started the process and already received several applications. Hers won’t be one of them. Chief Melekian told the NewsPress Tuesday that he talked to her about applying for the permanent position, but she chose not to apply “for a variety of personal reasons. “If she had put in for it, she would have had my support,” he said. “She’s been with the department for close to 30 years, and she can’t go anywhere without

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he was down in Los Angeles Brown helped Mojave. walking by a church. After “One of the big events was engaging in conversation with the every Thanksgiving, he put kids in the courtyard, the pastor on a fabulous feast for the asked him to help clean up the underprivileged and fundraised courtyard. The pastor eventually for gifts during Christmas. He invited him on was always staff, and Mr. there to Brown’s duties counsel people. include leading He was always For more about the Booker Bible studies for there and T. Brown Foundation, see the children. ready to help. bookertbrownfoundation.com. He later moved “He was a to Mojave where gentle giant,” he became the Mr. Tremblay pastor of a church and started recalled. “He was always helpful, the Booker T. Brown Foundation, You would see him off the field, which helps underprivileged kids and he would ask how things and families. were going and what he could Mr. Tremblay recalled how Mr. do to help. I think that carried

over into him being a pastor and caring about people. He was kind. On the field, he was the complete opposite, you didn’t want to be on the wrong side of him. He was a very special player. “He had a great sense of humor. He had the biggest smile. You would always look forward to seeing him because you would smile, just seeing his smile,” said Mr. Tremblay. “Booker is a humble man. He would want his legacy to be his foundation, trying to make a difference for people that need it. That will be his legacy, to be a legacy of giving.”

someone knowing about her.” “When you get to know her, you get to know how deeply she cares about the people she works with. She knows about them. She knows about their families and what’s going on with them. She’s not a showy person but makes it about her people. When they need something somehow, it just happens.” “I relied on her a great deal and never regretted doing so,” he said. Ms. Bjork confirmed that the nationwide search for Chief Arroyo’s permanent replacement “is actively in process right now” and said it could conclude by early fall. In the meantime, she said, the police department remains in more than capable hands with Chief Arroyo at the helm. “I’m confident that she has the ability to lead the department in the interim,” Ms. Bjork told the News-Press, citing Chief Arroyo’s “strong judgment, her leadership in the area of policing and her ability to understand and manage the department in a way consistent with the two past chiefs.” But the new interim chief is nothing if not consistent in her denial of praise, saying anyone in the department could have taken the helm.

At the same time, she acknowledged that first and foremost, police officers are ready to respond to calls for service whenever and wherever they occur. “We have a presence and have to be there everywhere every time,” she said. “We exist to reduce harm in all aspects.” And again, she praised her “exceptional people,” starting with the dispatchers who receive the calls and deal with stressedout people on the phone and provide responding officers with the information they need to the officers on the scene. Regarding the homeless people lining State Street, she noted that many are battling an addiction to drugs and that police are always looking for the people responsible for dealing the drugs “to help stem the tide of narcotics in Santa Barbara.” Like gang violence, Chief Arroyo called homelessness a “societal issue.” She said she never expected to have her officers have to carry Narcan to provide “lifesaving help” to those who end up overdosing. “How many lives they have saved I don’t know.”

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efforts were enough to combat the drought in the past, but it’s time to embrace a method that is “immune to snowpack levels and dry years.” “Signing off on these projects (Doheny and Monterey) would demonstrate with no ambiguity that seawater desalination, a proven water resource technology relied upon around the world to combat the effects of climate change and drought, has a future in California,” Mr. Farrel said. “California has exhausted the easy and simple solutions to climate change.” A typical concern surrounding desalination, particularly among

“In police work, all of us can be called to be chief at any period of time,” she said. “Anyone can be asked to do it,” from commanders to sergeants to those working the graveyard shift to someone who has to be awakened at home. “They are the chiefs in the middle of the night. “That’s Succession 101. Everyone is trained to take over. We’re unlike any other department,” she said, with the possible exception being the fire department. “We’re generally the first one in,” Chief Arroyo said. “It’s not about me. They all get out to do things every day. I just happen to be the one who’s honored to be the one” picked to be interim chief. “I am just one lowly member of this team.” The chief said she’s not planning to make any changes from the “very good, strong path” set by Chief Melekian. “My job is to maintain and expand on that consistent with the city preparing for the new chief,” she said. Asked specifically about the issue of gang violence, she talked about “the phenomenal youth in our community” and “the need to do all we can to support them and provide positive ways to move forward. It’s a societal issue. It’s not just about criminal justice.” environmentalists, is the potential impact on marine life and the environment. This was a chief concern among environmental advocates when the commission was considering the Huntington Beach project. Surfrider, an organization dedicated to ocean protection, opposed the project over concerns about the impact on marine life and potential environmental hazards. The organization told The Center Square that it is not against ocean desalination as a whole. “Surfrider does not oppose ocean desalination: In places

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email: nhartstein@newspress.com that have already maximized conservation, water recycling and water use efficiency; when the plants are sized for actual need; when sea level rise projections are considered; and when projects are designed to have the least environmental impacts possible,” Surfrider Foundation’s Senior Environmental Director Zach Plopper said. “We have to carefully consider all of our infrastructure decisions to make sure they don’t exacerbate the climate crisis, harm beaches and marine life, or negatively impact frontline communities.” Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

DEATH NOTICE SIGISMONDI, Antoinette, 83, of Santa Barbara. Died July 18. Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 21 E. Sola St., Santa Barbara Internment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

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(The Center Square) — Three decades-old bridges in Seattle will see needed repairs and safety upgrades after the city is awarded nearly $15 million in federal funding. The city of Seattle was awarded funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The $15 million will be split three ways to repair the South Spokane Street viaduct located in southern downtown, the Jose Rizal bridge that connects the International District to Beacon Hill and the 15th Avenue NW, and Leary Way NW Bridge in the Ballard District. According to the city, the average age of bridges in Seattle is nearly 60 years old. Seattle owns 125 bridges, but Kristen Simpson, the interim director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, said the department is responsible for nearly 320 bridges. She noted the city’s emphasis on maintaining the old bridges to keep them safe for daily commuters. “We build our bridges to the highest safety standards, and once constructed, crews continue to inspect, monitor, preserve and maintain them to keep them safe and stable,” Ms. Simpson said in a statement. “Bridges are important for all kinds of travelers, and so SDOT will keep making proactive investments to ensure we can count on these bridges to serve our community for generations.”

The South Spokane Street viaduct receives $5 million of federal funds for repairs to the existing deck. The Jose Rizal bridge is using $5 million to remove lead paint on the bridge and repaint it afterward. And lastly, the 15th Avenue NW and Leary Way NW Bridge are given $4.5 million out of the remaining federal funds for earthquake safety upgrades, according to the city of Seattle. “Thank you to our federal partners for sharing our commitment to modernizing our aging bridges and infrastructure,” Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said. “This is the kind of targeted funding that helps us strengthen and improve the bridges that all types of travelers, from motorists to bicyclists and pedestrians, can rely on to get around our city. We’ll continue to design and pursue major projects and needed investments that improve our infrastructure systems, ensuring Seattle has a safe, efficient, and reliable transportation system for all.” In Seattle’s 2022 budget, the city dedicated approximately $16.3 million toward bridges and structures. The Biden administration has given the city of Seattle more than $150 million for “essential city projects,” according to the city. SDOT stated the city had completed 32 “bridge seismic retrofit projects” over the last 30 years. The department also plans to complete nine more projects by 2025.

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny and beautiful nice beautiful pleasant cool INLAND

INLAND

105 53

105 51

96 54

97 53

97 56

71 59

74 58

73 57

70 58

69 58

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 69/50

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 104/76

Guadalupe 68/53

Santa Maria 72/53

Vandenberg 69/55

New Cuyama 114/65 Ventucopa 97/68

Los Alamos 82/54

Buellton 89/53

Solvang 101/56

Gaviota 83/57

SANTA BARBARA 71/59 Goleta 74/59

Carpinteria 72/62 Ventura 69/59

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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

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Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

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73/59 74/59 98 in 1992 49 in 1987

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

0.00” 0.00” (0.01”) 10.53” (17.18”)

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

STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

104/74/s 110/82/pc 83/52/pc 104/64/s 78/62/pc 94/58/s 87/63/pc 61/52/pc 106/73/s 85/64/pc 84/50/s 100/65/s 65/54/pc 87/54/s 70/54/pc 88/59/pc 71/60/pc 115/88/pc 88/65/s 104/57/s 99/61/s 74/65/pc 68/54/pc 82/57/s 79/53/pc 73/62/pc 86/46/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 111/63/s 76/58/s 70/53/s 70/53/s 73/52/s 105/51/s 70/54/s 69/60/s

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POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west 6-12 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet; southsouthwest swell 3-6 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility under a mile in morning fog.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west 6-12 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet; southsouthwest swell 3-6 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility under a mile in morning fog.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time July 21 July 22 July 23

5:29 a.m. 5:27 p.m. 7:18 a.m. 6:13 p.m. 8:40 a.m. 6:57 p.m.

3.1’ 5.2’ 3.1’ 5.4’ 3.3’ 5.6’

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Low

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2.0’ 0.9’ 2.4’ 0.5’ 2.7’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 102/71/s 110/82/s 84/50/s 104/62/s 78/62/s 88/56/s 86/62/s 63/53/pc 103/69/s 84/65/pc 82/47/s 96/59/s 67/55/pc 83/53/s 67/55/pc 87/63/s 72/61/s 115/87/s 88/65/s 103/56/s 94/59/s 72/65/pc 69/55/pc 79/56/pc 81/52/s 74/64/pc 85/44/s

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 6-12 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 15-second intervals. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 114/65/s 74/59/s 68/52/pc 69/50/pc 72/53/pc 105/53/s 69/55/pc 69/59/pc

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

88/72/t 92/72/s 89/71/pc 101/80/t 99/69/c 98/79/pc 91/80/t 90/74/s 93/76/s 97/78/s 115/89/pc 81/58/pc 100/80/s 102/77/s 75/56/pc 95/79/s

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 80,712 acre-ft. Elevation 705.18 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 42.5 acre-ft. Inflow 8.8 acre-ft. State inflow 16.2 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -102 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Aug 5

Today 6:02 a.m. 8:09 p.m. 12:48 a.m. 2:32 p.m.

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Aug 11

Fri. 6:03 a.m. 8:09 p.m. 1:18 a.m. 3:31 p.m.

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Aug 18

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By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Lotusland benefit features feathered friends

otusland Celebrates: Birdsong,” which takes place from 3:30 p.m. to sunset Saturday, celebrates Lotusland’s world-renowned botanical garden and was inspired by honorary co-chair Randall Poster’s “For The Birds: The Birdsong Project.” An astounding collection of top names in music, film, literature and beyond have contributed to “For the Birds: The Birdsong Project,” a 242-track album assembled by Grammy-winning music supervisor Mr. Poster, who is perhaps best-known for his long-running film and music collaborations with director Wes Anderson. Mr. Poster worked on the films “Skyfall,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Irishman” as well as the TV series “Vinyl.” All proceeds from Saturday’s event at the Montecito garden will benefit the Audubon Society’s work to preserve bird habitats. Mr. Poster began work on the project during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when the quiet New York streets began to amplify the sounds of nature. Reaching out to his wide array of friends and collaborators, he discovered many of them were experiencing the same realizations “My hope is for the (‘Birdsong’) project to increase awareness of threats to bird populations, and I’m honored to support the Audubon as they quarantined around the Society’s essential work in conservation,” Randall Poster said. world, and he began formulating a way to channel these feelings into birdsong-inspired music. co-chair. essential work in conservation.” Among the contributors are Nick Mr. Costello added, “This should During the cocktail hour, Geoff Cave and Warren Ellis, Damon be so very obvious — without birds Green will auction four items – Albarn, Elvis Costello, Beck, Mark we would be knee-deep in worms, a custom diamond pendant by Ronson, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, swarmed by bugs, the trees bereft Silverhorn, a Rosewood Miramar My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, of song. The least we can do is raise Beach staycation, a Wellness Day Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ our voices in praise or lament. I’m at Lotusland and a hand-forged frontwoman Karen O, Yo-Yo Ma, grateful to Randall for asking me brass “Conference of the Birds” The Flaming Lips, The Beastie to join his magnificent flock.” chandelier by Mehera Blumera, Boys’ Adam As part of founder and designer of Blumera. Horovitz, Kurt the rollout, Ms. Blumera’s special Vile, Terry Rile, the Brooklyn “Conference of the Birds” pieces, UNKLE, Jarvis Botanic Garden in concert with the Lotusland “Lotusland Celebrates: Birdsong” Cocker, Neu!’s is hosting a event, were featured in a trunk takes place from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Michael Rother For the Birdsshow July 20 at Cabana Home in Saturday at Ganna Walska Lotusland, and Kamasi themed exhibit the Funk Zone. Included were 695 Ashley Road in Montecito.The Washington. through Oct. lacquered wood carved handbags, event is almost sold out. For more Writers such 23, and Warby “Conference of the Birds’’ natural information, visit lotuslandcelebrates. as Jonathan Parker is wood handbags and brass org. Franzen, Maggie donating 20,000 handbags and wooden and brass Smith and limited-edition vases. Mary Oliver are “Birdoculars” Twenty percent of the sales present as well, with their work to cultural institutions supporting benefited Lotusland. recited by everyone from Bette bird conservation. “Across California, bird Midler, Jeff Goldblum, Matthew “Birds are a vital part of every populations have been ravaged McConaughey and Olivia Wilde healthy habitat and ecosystem. by fire and drought with some to Sean Penn, Robert Pattinson, Lotusland provides sanctuary habitats losing more than 40% Tilda Swinton and Florence + The to nearly 100 species of birds, of their species, according to Machine’s Florence Welch. from hummingbirds to herons, studies by the National Academy “I’m awed by the overwhelming finches to flickers, and warblers of Sciences. We come together for artistic response to this unique to wrens,” said David M. Jones an event in the garden to raise project,” said Mr. Poster. “Their and Joseph Marek, co-chairs awareness of bird conservation creation of so many thoughtful of the event, which will include and to raise critical funds for and distinct recordings, united dinner on Lotusland’s Great the education and conservation in birdsong, is a wonder unto Lawn, musical performances and programs at Lotusland,” according itself. My hope is for the project to viewing of contemporary art and to Mr. Jones and Mr. Marek. increase awareness of threats to entertainment installations in the bird populations, and I’m honored garden. email: mmcmahon@newspress. to support the Audubon Society’s Belle Hahn is also an honorary com

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“For the Birds: The Birdsong Project” is a 242-track album assembled by Grammy-winning music supervisor Randall Poster, who is perhaps best-known for his long-running film and music collaborations with director Wes Anderson.

Grace Fisher to provide art instruction and inspiration By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

rt can be inclusive, and Grace Fisher will demonstrate that during an adaptive art class Saturday. Ms. Fisher will teach the class from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kyle’s Kitchen, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta. The class is presented by Kyle’s Kitchen in partnership with the Grace Fisher Foundation. Ms. Fisher will guide participants toward creating their own piece of art during a program designed to promote awareness, compassion and inclusivity for people of all abilities. Ms. Fisher was a 17-year-old Santa Barbara High School senior and an accomplished pianist, cellist and guitarist when she was diagnosed in 2014 with acute flaccid myelitis. The rare spinal condition left Ms. Fisher, who had just been accepted into the prestigious Berklee School of Music, paralyzed from the neck down. Despite that challenge, Ms. Fisher adapted. She learned to compose music with special technology, which includes an adaptive mouse for her computer. She controls the mouse by blowing into a tube and using what she calls “sip and puff technology.” And at Saturday’s art class, Ms. Fisher will demonstrate how she paints, using her mouth. She also will lead the students in painting their own work of art and share her story. “I don’t have it all figured out,” the painter and composer told the News-Press last year. “I still have challenges day to day. “But I know things can get better if I just have an open mind. I think that’s one lesson a lot of people can empathize with.” After the class, guests will be treated to a lunch courtesy of Kyle’s Kitchen. Tickets are $35. To

Grace Fisher is able to create paintings by using her mouth.

purchase, go to www.gracefisherfoundation.org/ products/gff-x-kyles-kitchen-art-class-ticket. All funds raised will go to the Grace Fisher Foundation, whose mission is to connect children living with disabilities to music, art, dance and other forms of artistic expression. Kyle’s Kitchen was established in 2015 by Deanna and Jay Ferro, who were inspired by their son, Kyle. Each month, Kyle’s Kitchen donates a portion of proceeds to an organization that supports people with special needs. With four locations throughout Santa Barbara and Goleta, Kyle’s Kitchen has donated more than $200,000 to support special needs organizations. For more information, visit kyleskitchen.com. email: dmason@newspress.com

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Kyle Ferro and Grace Fisher welcome people to participate in a class Ms. Fisher will teach Saturday at Kyle’s Kitchen, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta.

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden presents summer concerts

By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Summer Serenade concerts will continue this Friday and July 29 on the Island View lawn outside the Pritzlaff Conservation Center at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road. Both concerts are from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and picnics. As usual at the botanic garden, leashed dogs are allowed. Tickets for each show cost $25 for those 13 and older and $10 for ages 3-12. Performing this Friday are local singer/songwriters Benjamin Catch, Carly Powers and Conner Cherland. Mr. Catch, 20, was born and raised in Santa Barbara, and his original music is inspired by nature. Ms. Powers is a Goleta vocalist who has been singing and performing in bands for almost 15 years. She is part of the Brambles, a local folk duo. Mr. Cherland performs a blend of styles from Americana, folk, and indie rock combined with live guitar looping and foot percussion. To purchase tickets, go to www. sbbotanicgarden.org/classesevents/summer-serenade-series-inpartnership-with-galavant.

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Summer Serenade concerts will take place Friday and July 29 outside the Pritzlaff Conservation Center at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

On July 29, members of the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra will perform “Love Songs Both Sad and Ecstatic”.” The concert will feature the orchestra’s clarinetist David Singer, pianist Miriam Arichea and soprano Patricia LathropMcPherson. They will perform Mozart’s “Parto, Parto, (“I Am Leaving”)” from “La Clemenza

di Tito,” K. 621; J.W. Kalliwoda’s “Heimatlied (Homeland),” Opus 117, and other works. To purchase tickets,go to www. sbbotanicgarden.org/classesevents/summer-serenade-serieschannel-islands-chamberorchestra. Ms. Lathrop-McPherson studied voice at Brigham Young University, where she was a founding member

of BYU Singers. In addition to her work with the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, she has appeared locally with Cabrillo Music Theater, the New West Symphony, the Ojai Music Festival, Opera West and others. Mr. Singer is the principal clarinetist emeritus of the Grammy-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at the White House during the Carter and Clinton administrations and was a guest artist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. He has also performed in chamber music concerts with Yo Yo Ma, Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Serkin, and members of the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets. Ms. Arichea has been a principal soloist with the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra since it began in 2003, and has performed with the Ventura College Symphony and San Luis Obispo Chamber Orchestra. She has also performed at the Ojai Arts Center and the Ventura Music Festival. She has served as music director and pianist for the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, the Ventura Unified Festival of Talent and Temple Beth Torah in Ventura, among others. email: dmason@newspress.com

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Yardlong beans Also referred to as a snake bean, China long bean and asparagus bean, these long and slender fresh green beans average about 18 inches in length and have a pleasing snappy texture. With mild notes of sweet and bitter throughout, yardlong beans are excellent in both raw and cooked preparations. I most regularly sauté my yardlong beans with pepper, carrots and garlic. They have very small beans encased within the pods, delivering a more dense texture than other fresh beans you may encounter. Rich in vitamins A and C, they are additionally a good source of dietary fiber, magnesium, folate, potassium and iron. Yardlong beans are available from both Her Family Farm and Moua Family Farm at the Saturday Santa Barbara and Sunday Camino Real Marketplace farmers’ markets. Price averages $3 per bunch.

Flavor gold pluots Upon first glance, many think this variety of pluots was harvested well before it was ripe due to its green and yellow skin. However, flavor gold pluots are indeed ready to eat and are quite the sweet summer treat. The flesh is firm when ripe, and the skin delivers a nice underlying tartness. A plum apricot hybrid, the flesh takes on a pale yellow color, unlike many of its pluot counterparts that are shades of pink, red or purple. The firm texture lends well to slicing, but they can also be enjoyed right out of hand as you would an apple. Flavor gold pluots are available from Burkdoll Farms at all weekly Santa Barbara certified farmers’ markets. Price is $4 per pound or $3.50 per pound when purchasing 6 pounds or more. 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.

he majority of the fresh peppers that one encounters at the grocery store are primarily of the “bell”

type. Larger in size, with thicker flesh walls than most of their pepper counterparts, bell peppers are primarily found in green and red. Some are orange and yellow. At the local farmers’ markets, while you can still find your fair share of bell peppers, it’s an array of other, more unique varieties that dominate the selection. They vary from elongated Italian style peppers and yellow Hungarians, to petite shishito peppers and pardons. I get quite excited working through the vast list that emerges throughout the summer and fall seasons. If fresh peppers with a little extra kick is more your focus, keep an eye out for the popular jalapeño and Serrano chilies, as well as the Thai, cayenne, habanero and ghost peppers. While I enjoy a good amount of heat infused into my meals, I find myself more regularly working with those peppers that deliver a more moderate spice — most notably, Anaheim and poblano chili peppers. Both peppers deliver a relatively lower level of heat, but depending on their growing conditions and harvest time, that can vary. I find myself blistering both types on the grill multiple times a week, then peeling off the skin, removing the flesh and seeds. Then I refrigerate the remaining flesh until it’s ready to incorporate into a meal. Whether making chili rellenos, rajas, enchiladas, tacos, or a breakfast scramble, you’ll find both these peppers add a nice layer of flavor. This week I used some of my blistered poblano peppers to

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make a poblano pepper and chèvre omelet, adding halves of cherry tomatoes, fresh cilantro and green onion. Topped with sliced Hass avocado, this is a delicious meal to start your day off right. BLISTERED POBLANO PEPPER AND CHÈVRE OMELET 1 poblano pepper. 2 large eggs, beaten. 2 ounces chèvre (I used Drake Family Farm jalapeño chèvre from the Saturday Santa Barbara farmers’ market), ½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half or quarter depending on size. 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, finely chopped. 1 green onion, diced. ½ Hass avocado, sliced. Blister your peppers, either over

a gas stove or, more easily, on an outdoor grill. Once peppers are fully blistered on all sides, remove from heat and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove skin and discard. Also discard seeds, white membrane portion and stem. Slice flesh into strips and set assist. In a buttered/greased 6-inch pan at medium high heat, add the egg once the pan is warm. Rotate the pan in a circular motion to spread the egg evenly around the pan. Season with a little salt and pepper. After about 1 minute, flip the egg to the other side. Add sliced poblano peppers, tomatoes, chèvre, cilantro and green onion to half of the egg circle. Fold the egg over the filling and turn off heat. Plate and top with sliced Hass avocado. Yield: Serves 1 omelet.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES — You may have that awful feeling that you really need to get down to work yet something seems to stand square in the way of progress. Perhaps you feel like you’re at a four-way stop with three other cars. Everyone is anxious to go first. You can’t all go at once, yet no one knows whose turn it is. TAURUS — You’re anxious to take action, Taurus, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Be careful about acting too hastily. It’s important that you and your loved one be on the same page first. You’re probably ready to jump to the end of the book where everyone lives happily ever after. There’s a whole story that has to play out first. GEMINI — It may feel as if something or someone is trying to keep you from moving ahead with your ambitious goals and aggressive nature, Gemini. At first you may resent this ball and chain attached to your ankle, but on closer examination, you’ll see that this hindrance is actually a help. CANCER — You’re apt to feel more talkative than usual, Cancer. There are many times when you may shrink from a situation in disgust or perhaps boredom. You’re usually anxious to move from one scene and get on with the next. Feel free to call the shots and speak your mind. LEO — You may be anxious to try an uncharted path that speaks to your sense of risk and adventure, Leo. It’s important to temper these actions with realistic planning. You’re much more likely to get a flat tire when you don’t carry a spare. Make sure you have the proper resources to pull yourself out of any jam along the way. VIRGO — Other people are likely to be anxious to get up and moving with their plans, Virgo. It might be better for you to hang back a bit and see how things pan out before you take action. Let others go across the river first to learn the best way. Do you take a boat, wade, or look for a bridge? Let someone else be the guinea pig so you’ll have all the information you need to make the most prudent decision on how to proceed. LIBRA — Your heart has been active, Libra, and you’re probably

feeling the need to take charge of a certain relationship. Instead of being too hasty in your pursuit of this romance, you should probably do more planning. Look at the situation from a longterm perspective and see if the partnership is heading the way you want it to, based on how things are moving now. SCORPIO — There is solid grounding to your emotions right now that is helping you stabilize your sensitive feelings, Scorpio. As you become more attuned to your internal needs, you may discover that recent actions in romance and love may not have been particularly appropriate. They could have seemed satisfying at the time, but on closer examination you may discover that you were compromising in order to make it seem like everything was working the way you wanted it to. SAGITTARIUS — Your relationships are going well from an intellectual perspective, Sagittarius, but from an emotional one, you might feel like they aren’t as fulfilling as you’d like. Perhaps you’re letting your brain do too much of the driving. It’s time to let your heart take over and have its needs be tended to for a while. CAPRICORN — Concentrate on nurturing your needs right now instead of trying to accommodate the needs of others, Capricorn. There is a difficult tension that arises when you try to comfort someone who really doesn’t want to be comforted. The best way to handle the situation is to leave the person alone and tend to your own emotions. AQUARIUS — Things may roll along nicely in love and romance and then suddenly run into a snag, Aquarius. Perhaps you failed to recognize an important birthday or anniversary. Perhaps you were expected to act a certain way or do something you failed to do. Approach the person you hurt honestly and apologetically. PISCES — Here’s a reminder that it’s OK to be you. You may feel more centered than usual, which encourages you to stand up for yourself and say the things you must to people who need to hear them. There may have been recent arguments with a partner, but those should subside now, thanks to today’s serene feelings.

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(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden’s approval rating has hit another new low. The Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday showed 60% of surveyed Americans disapprove of the job Mr. Biden is doing as president while only 31% approve, the lowest Quinnipiac has found since Mr.Biden took office. “Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say the country is worse off today than it was a year ago, while 26% say the country is better off and 4% volunteer that it is the same,” Quinnipiac said. Support varies by political affiliation, with 94% of Republicans and 67% of independents disapproving of Mr. Biden’s job as president while 71% of Democrats approve. On several key issues, President Biden’s approval is also low. According to the survey, Mr. Biden has 36% approval on his handling of foreign policy and 28% approval on the economy. Other issues,

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the election were held today, 45% say they would want to see the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives, while 44 percent say the Republican Party, and 11% did not offer an opinion,” according to the poll. “Voters are evenly split on which party they would want to see win control of the United States Senate with 45% saying the Democratic Party, 45% saying the Republican Party, and 10% not offering an opinion.” For the key Independents demographic, inflation is top of mind. The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed prices topping 40-year highs. “Asked to choose the most urgent issue facing the country today, inflation (34%) ranks first followed by gun violence (12%). No other issue reached double digits,” Quinnipiac said. “Among independents, inflation (41%) ranks first with no other issue reaching double digits.” Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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(The Center Square) — A bill that authorizes the creation of facilities where people deemed to be in a behavioral health crisis can be involuntarily committed and administered psychotropic medication without their consent was signed into Alaska law this week. House Bill 172 was the subject of much debate through multiple hearings before it was passed by both the Alaska State House and Senate. It was first introduced at the request of Gov. Mike Dunleavy. According to the bill, law enforcement can detain someone against their will if they believe they are in a behavioral health crisis, committing them to a crisis stabilization center where they may be held for up to 23 hours and 59 minutes or seven days in a crisis residential center. The bill, which the governor signed Monday, says a crisis stabilization center would have the authority to “administer psychotropic medication to an involuntarily held or detained respondent only in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.30.838,” referring to Alaska statutes related to mental health. The statute states that an “evaluation facility or designated treatment facility may administer psychotropic medication to a patient without the patient’s informed consent, regardless of whether the patient is capable of giving informed consent.” The bill was created as part of an agreement with the Disability Law Center and the Public Defender Agency after an October 2018 lawsuit alleged people in psychiatric crisis were being held indefinitely in jails or emergency departments due to a lack of available beds at the state psychiatric hospital, Clinton Bennett with the Alaska Department of Health told The Center Square. “The main goal of the bill is to create a strong system of care for Alaskans experiencing a behavioral health need,” Mr. Bennett said. “It does this through immediate response mechanisms such as crisis response teams and by new facilities such as crisis stabilization centers, so that individuals in crisis are not unnecessarily held at emergency rooms, jails or psychiatric hospitals due to a lack of other less restrictive options.” However, critics say the bill misses the mark and puts civil

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liberties at risk. “Placing law enforcement and courts at the center of a person’s mental health journey embeds coercion and is counterproductive to healing,” said Olivia Ensign with Human Rights Watch, a group that investigates and reports on abuses throughout the world. “To align with human rights, treatment should be rooted in the will and preferences of the person themselves, not overridden by what authorities deem to be the best course. Rights-respecting entities should prioritize community-based, trauma-informed voluntary care rather than systems bolstering intimidation and feeding into involuntary commitment.” Lawmakers said residents had reached out, telling them not to pass it. “I’ve had quite a few constituents and people in my area urging me to vote against this bill,” said Senate Majority Leader Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, who voted in favor of the bill. She said some of her constituents were concerned about language in the bill referring to involuntary commitment and administration of psychotropic medication without consent. However, Sen. Hughes said those statutes are already in place regardless of the bill, and health officers are already authorized to involuntarily commit people and administer psychotropic medication in a crisis. What the bill changes are the locations where that would occur. Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, one of three senators

who voted against the bill, raised numerous concerns and introduced several amendments that were voted down. “The bottom line here is there is no crime, yet these guys are going to be detained against their will, involuntarily committed, they could be without informed consent given psychotropic medications,” Sen. Reinbold said. “Parental rights are missing in this bill. They just notify the parent. So I just find so many serious concerns in this bill.” The bill states a minor can be taken to a crisis stabilization center without first informing the parents. According to the bill, “the facility shall inform the parent or guardian of the location of the minor as soon as possible” after their child has already been involuntarily medically detained. Alaska law already allows this. The minor may also be transferred to a different facility without parental knowledge or consent as long as “the center or facility makes a good faith attempt to notify the parent or guardian,” the bill says. When asked whether there were concerns the bill could have implications for civil liberties, Mr. Bennett told The Center Square, “The governor believes that this bill protects Alaskans’ civil liberties.” He said numerous sections of H.B. 172 expand patients’ rights compared to the current civil involuntary commitment statutes. “The greatest civil liberty that HB 172 protects is a person’s ability to access appropriate behavioral health treatment without waiting – or being held involuntarily – in jails or emergency departments while waiting for a bed to become available in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Mat-Su or Juneau,” Mr. Bennett said. He said the facilities would also mean closer to home treatment, “especially in rural Alaska and allowing patients to get back to their communities sooner and safer.” The bill does not address the financing to build or operate the facilities, according to Mr. Bennett. However, he said there are existing mechanisms for payment, including grants from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and an appropriation of $8 million by the legislature for Providence Alaska Mental Health Center to create a crisis stabilization center and crisis residential center expected to open in 2023.