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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Santa Barbara committee salutes civil rights icon during virtual program; MLKSB President says Dr. King’s words are relevant today By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara commemorated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. virtually for the second consecutive year this weekend. Its program, compiled from 2021’s celebration, highlights moments from the committee’s years of observances. It aired Friday through Monday on TV Santa Barbara’s channels and YouTube site. “Over the past 15 years, we’ve been very much engaged in the community and presenting programs and events that reflect what we’re trying to do in terms of embracing the entire community and standing up on the issues — social justice issues — that we’re concerned about,” MLKSB President E. Onja Brown told the News-Press. The committee holds events throughout the year, but Ms. Brown said the civil rights icon’s message of nonviolence and community arrives at a time of need. “It’s important in 2022, because we’re at a time period when things are in flux in terms of where we are with the pandemic and in terms of where we are with so many issues having to do with social justice in Santa Barbara and across the country,” she said. She also hopes people remember Dr. King’s crusade for voting rights. On Monday, Dr. King’s family led the D.C. Deliver for Voting Rights March. Martin Luther King III tweeted, “Today, remember the true nature of my father’s work. He fought for easy access to the ballot box & civil rights protections. He isn’t a figurehead to be used to uplift backward agendas.” The Freedom To Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act remain paused in a 50-50 Senate. In Santa Barbara, MLKSB’s annual march “Walk with Us” is postponed. The march was started by the UCSB chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and grew to include the community. Dr. Hymon Johnson, professor emeritus at Antioch University and former UCSB professor and administrator, spoke about the Eternal Flame on the campus of UCSB during MLKSB’s virtual program. It is one of two eternal flame memorials honoring Dr. King; the other is in Atlanta. President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Sen. Robert Kennedy, are also commemorated on UCSB’s monument, which was

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Celebrations took place across the country Monday in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin King Jr., who would have turned 93 on Jan. 15. In Washington D.C., Dr. King’s family led a two-mile Martin Luther King Jr. Day peace walk in the morning. Mayor Muriel Bowser and civil rights activists joined the march, which went to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Another notable celebration took place in Atlanta. This is an annual celebration that is held at Dr. King’s old congregation, Ebenezer Baptist Church. Presiding over the service were Pastor Sam

over struggle, achievement over hardship,” Aaron E. de Santiago Jones, director of the Educational Opportunity Program said. “Regardless of what the issue was, whether it be commemorating the

Collier and the Rev. Natosha Reid Rice. The Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church, was the keynote speaker. First Lady Jill Biden attended the ceremony, where the speakers included U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge. The ceremony included musical performances by Keke Wyatt, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Pastor Mike Jr., Le’Andria Johnson and Emanne Beasha. On Monday afternoon, a march took place in downtown Atlanta, in honor of Dr. King. The march ended on Auburn Avenue in front of the King Center, where a rally saluted the civil rights leader.

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The King Center also worked with the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and Youth Service America to hold a voter registration drive Monday in Atlanta. The King family, meanwhile, called for the U.S. Senate to pass new voting rights legislation. Senators will start to debate the bill today. “No matter what happens tomorrow, we must keep the pressure on and say no more empty words. Don’t tell us what you believe in, show us with your votes. History will be watching what happens tomorrow,” Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr., said in a speech Monday in Washington, D.C. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

(The Center Square) – Less than 24 hours after an 11hour-hour hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, which ended with an armed gunman dead and hostages escaping, British police took two individuals into custody for questioning over their potential connection to the incident. The Greater Manchester Police Department announced that its Counter Terrorism Policing North West group had detained two teenagers possibly connected to the incident. They were in custody and being questioned. Any additional information about them and their potential connection hasn’t yet been released. The hostage taker, the FBI confirmed, was 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a Muslim British citizen. The FBI’s North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force is continuing to investigate the incident, saying it “will continue to follow investigative leads.” On Saturday, SWAT officers with the Colleyville Police Department, as well as officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety and FBI, initially responded at 10:40 a.m. to a call for service at the synagogue.

When police arrived, they observed an emergency situation and began evacuating the area. Mr. Akram had reportedly entered the sanctuary while the service was being live-streamed on Facebook. On the recording, he can be heard speaking to police in broken English, using profanities and mentioning Islam. The live broadcast was taken down shortly before 2 p.m. CST. By around 5 pm, one male hostage had been released, unharmed. However, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and two other hostages were still inside. While communication continued between the FBI and Mr. Akram, Rabbi Cytron-Walker later told CBS Morning News that at the time, it appeared that Mr. Akram “wasn’t getting what he wanted. It didn’t look good. It didn’t sound good.” When Mr. Akram “wasn’t in a good position,” Rabbi CytronWalker said he’d prepared his congregants to run on his signal. When that time came, he threw a chair at Mr. Akram and the men ran out a door and escaped, he said. Mr. Akram next stepped outside the door, reportedly holding a gun in his hand, and was shot dead by law enforcement. The ending to the dramatic standoff was captured Please see HOSTAGE on A2

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on Gov. Newsom’s behalf in 2020, the majority of which went toward the state’s COVID-19 response. The donations came in the form of behest payments, which are payments made on behalf of an elected official that are for charitable, legislative or government purposes. Gov. Newsom was the top behesting official in 2020, far outranking any other elected official that year. Former Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, was the second topbehesting official in 2020 after soliciting nearly $1.6 million in donations. Fueled by pandemic response efforts, the amount of behested payments skyrocketed in 2020, reaching more than $237 million in total, according to the FPPC’s report released Thursday. This figure is almost ten times higher than 2019, where elected officials behested about $24.3 million in payments. The majority of behested payments in 2020 were given in support of the state’s COVID19 response, with more than $225 million targeted at Please see DONATIONS on A2

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Santa Barbara County operates free COVID-19 testing sites By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

If you’ve experienced COVID19 symptoms, know you were exposed to someone with COVID19 or haven’t completed your vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you get tested.

But anyone who feels they’re at risk can be tested as Santa Barbara County deals with a rampant uptick in cases. The county Public Health Department operates four sites. Testing is free. In North County is the Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 Thornburg St., Santa Maria. It is open from

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understanding, compassion, and love,” it added. KHOU-11 News reported that multiple sources said Mr. Akram was demanding to speak to Aafia Siddiqui, the first female terrorism defendant arrested after 9/11. She was later convicted on charges related to attempted murder and assault of U.S. officers and employees in Afghanistan in 2008. Law enforcement hasn’t yet confirmed Mr. Akram’s motive, or explained why he was in the U.S. or for how long. They also haven’t yet confirmed or denied any possible connection between Mr. Akram and Ms. Siddiqui. The FBI reported that Mr. Akram’s actions didn’t appear to be targeted toward the Jewish community even though they occurred at a synagogue and Jews were held hostage. The FBI’s asking anyone with information about the incident to submit tips online or by calling its tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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Of the total $26 million donated, the social media giant contributed $25 million in 2020 to purchase and distribute gift cards to nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic. Other businesses and organizations, including iHeartMedia Inc. and the Sierra Health Foundation, contributed tens of millions to fund the state’s COVID-19 messaging and public awareness campaign at the behest of Gov. Newsom, according to the report. The rise in philanthropic giving centered on California’s governmental efforts and COVID19 response has continued since 2020. According to the Sacramento Bee, Gov. Newsom reported $13 million in behest payments in 2021, and his latest

Social Innovation Impact Report outlines $138 million in donations built through “public-private partnerships.” As a result of the increase in behested payments during the pandemic, the FPPC implemented new regulations to “increase transparency and accountability,” the organization said on Thursday. Under the new protocols, officials must disclose any relationship with officials or staff members when reporting behested payments to nonprofits. Officials must also report the name of the person directing a behested payment through a donor-advised fund and disclose if a person making the behested payment is involved in

a proceeding with the official’s agency. According to the FPPC, all behested payments over $5,000 are considered reportable. “This huge increase in both the use and amount of behests is why we are implementing new regulations to increase transparency,” Mr. Miadich, chair of the FPPC, said in a statement. “Among them, we now require officials to disclose any ties they may have to the non-profit receiving the money. While behested payments can unquestionably provide valuable resources to our communities, public officials have a responsibility to be transparent to the public on where the money is coming from.”

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“governmental” purposes, the FPPC said. The bulk of the funds went toward addressing the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. “It’s obvious the COVID-19 pandemic mobilized elected officials to raise money from a variety of sources to target the pandemic and to help ease the burden on local and State government budgets,” FPPC Chair Richard Miadich said in a statement. “This report shows the breadth of the practice and the continued importance of transparency in making sure our elected officials are accountable for the vast amounts being raised, even if they are going for very worthwhile efforts.” Facebook was the top “payor” of behested funds in 2020, donating more than $26.9 million. The majority of those funds were given on Gov. Newsom’s behalf to support the state’s pandemic response, according to the report.

Gov. Newsom reported $13 million in behest payments in 2021, and his latest Social Innovation Impact Report outlines $138 million in donations built through “public-private partnerships.”

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exit and not rescued. A few minutes later a firefight has taken place and he was shot and killed.” The region’s largest Islamic group, the Islamic Association of North Texas, condemned the hostage situation. It condemned “in the strongest possible terms, the horrendous criminal act at the Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,” it said. “We unequivocally denounce the hostagetaking in a holy place of worship as criminal, inhumane, and unislamic. We pray for the safety of all the hostages and hope for their safe release. We also applaud the heroic actions of law enforcement and stand with the congregation, the synagogue leadership, and law enforcement. “The Islamic Association of North Texas cherishes our interfaith relationship with our Jewish and Christian partners, and we will continue to work to build bridges of

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on video by WFAA News. The Blackburn Muslim Community in Britain “confirmed that Faisal Akram, a member of the community, was the gunman who took hostages,” The Times of Israel reported, which also published screen shots of the group’s Facebook posts. In one now deleted Facebook post, the group reportedly wrote, “Faisal Akram has sadly departed from this temporary world and returned to his Creator… May the Almighty forgive all his sins and bless him with the highest ranks of Paradise. May Allah give strength and patience to his loved ones in dealing with their loss.” A man who identified himself as Mr. Akram’s brother, Gulbar Akram, reportedly commented on the post, according to the Times. “We as a family do not condone any of his actions and would like to sincerely apologize wholeheartedly to all the victims involved in the unfortunate incident,” he reportedly wrote, adding that his brother “was suffering from mental health issues.” Gulbar Akram also reportedly wrote that the hostages weren’t rescued, but freed by his brother, stating: “Don’t believe the bull#### in the media, they were released from the fire

Multiple sources said Mr. Akram was demanding to speak to Aafia Siddiqui, the first female terrorism defendant arrested after 9/11. She was later convicted on charges related to attempted murder and assault of U.S. officers and employees in Afghanistan in 2008.

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Westmont returns to the Test results to be delivered in four to five days pool, loses to Whittier By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

WHITTIER — Westmont swimmers were back in action on Saturday in a dual meet at Whittier, which the Poets won by a score of 161-90. Olivia Garrison won both the 1,000-yard and the 500-yard freestyle races for the Warriors, in times of 11:24.69 and 5:28.69 respectively. Morgan Bienias finished first in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.42 and also won the 200yard backstroke, completing the eight-length race in a time of 2:17.88. Also claiming a Warrior win was Rian Lewandowski, who finished the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:03.19. “Overall, it was a solid meet for us with some great victories by Olivia and Morgan and some hard fought races,” assessed Westmont head coach Jill Jones Lin. “The Warriors have been working hard in the weight room and pool, so I expected them to be pretty tired going into the meet. Whittier was a great match up

for us, in the end it came down to who had more swimmers.” The Warriors will participate in two more meets before competing in the Pacific Coast Swim Conference Championships in the middle of February. On Saturday, Westmont will host Simpson and The Master’s in the final home meet of the season. Then on Jan. 28 and 29, the Warriors will travel across town to compete against UCSB. The meet will serve as the last chance to qualify for the NAIA National Championships. The PCSC Championships are scheduled for Feb. 16-29 at Dixie State in Saint George, Utah. The NAIA Championship will be held March 2-5 at the Columbus Aquatics Center in Columbus, Ga. Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

Gauchos to play Princeton Wednesday in volleyball By MICHAEL JORGENSON The Gauchos men’s volleyball team (1-2) will play Princeton (02) at 3 p.m. Wednesday at UCSB Robertson Gymnasium. Later this week, UCSB will play No. 4-ranked Pepperdine at 7 p.m. Friday at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. Following a year in which the Gauchos held top-10 national rankings in kills, assists, digs and hitting percentage, the team is back on the court with a fresh lineup that will be without four of its five 2021 AVCA AllAmericans. Outside hitter Ryan Wilcox was the only non-senior to earn AllAmerican status last year, and the only Gaucho this year to be named to the 2022 Off the Block Preseason All-American Team. The Big West Championship MVP returns for his junior campaign after leading the Big West with 35 aces and placing top-10 in kills (2.81), digs (2.14), points (3.5) and aces per set (0.47). He was a fixture in the UCSB opening-week

attack against USC, leading the team in total attempts (76) and finishing second with 30 kills (3.33 K/S). This year’s 26-man roster features six freshmen and includes seven other returners who saw playing time last year. Sophomore middle blocker Donovan Todorov excelled in the final 15 matches of his freshman season as he finished near the top of the conference charts in blocks (1.17) and hitting percentage (.456). Also included among the returners are 2019 All-Freshman middle blocker Brandon Hicks, and sophomores who combined for 27 appearances last year in libero Ryan Pecsok and outside hitter Dayne Chalmers. After spending most of 2021 with a top-3 national ranking, this year’s Gauchos began the year with a No. 11 preseason ranking as they look to re-establish themselves as a team to watch out for in the nation. For the second straight year, head coach Rick McLaughlin took home both the Big West and AVCA National Coach of the Year

awards. McLaughlin earned his fourth career conference coach of the year honor in a year where the Gauchos went 15-5 with 13 of their wins coming against nationally ranked teams. They spent almost the entirety of the year ranked as the third-best team in the country and were top-four every week. The Gaucho head coach led his team to its first ever Big West Championship, giving the program its first conference tournament title and trip to the NCAA Tournament in 10 years. The Gauchos went into their first NCAA Tournament since 2011 ranking top-10 in the country in several statistical categories, being fourth in kills per set (13.10), assists per set (12.33), and digs per set (10.37). They also ranked eighth or better in hitting percentage (.318), win-loss percentage (.789), and team attack per set (28.99).

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The Westmont men’s basketball team will host Ottawa, Ariz., at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. On the same day, the No. 5ranked Westmont women’s basketball team will go on the road and play against the Ottawa team at 5:30 p.m. Both teams will host Arizona Christian on Saturday. The women’s teams will play at noon, followed by the men at 2 p.m. And the Montecito college’s women’s swimming team will host Simpsons & The Master’s at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will not meet today due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The board’s meeting schedule can be viewed at countyofsb.org/bos/asset. c/526. — Forrest McFarland

No SB City Council meeting SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara City Council will not meet today but will return next week on Jan. 25. Mayor Randy Rowse was sworn into office last week, and council members chose the boards and commissions on which they wish to serve as liaisons. For more information, go to santabarbaraca.gov/gov/ cityhall/council. — Annelise Hanshaw

By BETHANY BLANKLEY (The Center Square) – With the U.S. health care system already strained while facing increased hospitalizations during the nearly two-year long COVID19 pandemic, many are worried that last week’s Supreme Court decision allowing President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on certain health workers will further burden systems with worker shortages. In a 5-4 opinion Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Biden administration federal rule that requires health care workers at facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to get the COVID-19 shots “unless exempt for medical and religious reasons.” The mandate applies to about 10 million health-care workers at roughly 76,000 hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities. It applies to workers in over 24

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Our precious mother, Phyllis Estelle Keefer (Bremer), born 11/22/1935 in Hustisford, WI, passed away in her home (Goleta, CA) surrounded by her family on 12/31/2021. She devoted her life to her husband (Donald Duane Keefer), who passed in 2014. They were married for over 60 years. They had three children: Ronna Abel, Diane (Joe) Ruiz, and Craig Keefer, and two grandchildren: Joe & Lily Ruiz. Our loved ones are a gift to us. After they have gone, we remember, and we celebrate the life they lived, the love they shared, the difference they made in our lives. In WKHVH PHPRULHV ZH ZLOO ÀQG FRPIRUW She wasn’t one to be the center of attention, so her services will be private for the immediate family only. The family does wish to express their gratitude to the Staff at Central Coast Hospice, Santa Barbara for ALL their support.

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Signs advising visitors of the local mask mandate are displayed at the Santa Barbara Public Market. The state and Santa Barbara County continue to require masks inside indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status, with limited exceptions. The current county order is in effect through Feb. 1, when it can be extended again, and the state order is in effect through at least Feb. 15.

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Unlit when this photo was taken, the Eternal Flame at UCSB honors Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, the attorney general who became a U.S. senator and presidential candidate.

1968 demonstration led to changes at UCSB MLK

Continued from Page A1 students who are demonstrating for equal pay for their rights as employees of the university, a host of different issues and movements have found a home in that place.” Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval, chair of the UCSB Department of

Chicana and Chicano Studies, said the growth of his department was made by student activists who met at the Eternal Flame and planned a hunger strike. He said the movement was born from black students who took over North Hall in 1968. Sharon Hoshida, former director of UCSB’s Women’s Center, said the takeover

prompted discussions of change on campus. “Out of that movement came the energy and the coalition to have the vision to create something long-lasting, certainly after the assassinations of 1968, Martin Luther King in April and Robert F. Kennedy in June, that something had to be done and having (the Eternal Flame)

come out as a symbol of peace as opposed to violence and revenge,” she said. To watch the Martin Luther King Day Jr. program, go to youtube.com/ watch?v=xtevyY0OsCc. For more information on MLKSB, go to mlksb.org. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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workers at facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding to get the COVID-19 vaccine and allows for no testing alternative, with the exception of those who qualify for medical or religious exemptions. The majority ruled “despite the absence of clear statutory authorization” to do so, Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit religious freedom legal aid organization, argues. The group has filed multiple lawsuits over the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates in several states. In Biden v. Missouri, the court allowed the CMS mandate to go into effect while ongoing litigation continues or until any future petition for cert is filed. The majority ruled that “ensuring that providers take steps to avoid transmitting a dangerous virus to their patients is consistent with the fundamental principle of the medical profession: first, do no harm,” and granted the Biden administration’s request to enforce the mandate. But the majority got it wrong, Justice Thomas wrote in his dissent, because CMS doesn’t have the authority to force health-care workers to take an experimental drug only available

through Emergency Use Authorization. “If Congress had wanted to grant CMS authority to impose a nationwide vaccine mandate, and consequently alter the statefederal balance, it would have said so clearly. It did not. These cases are not about the efficacy or importance of COVID–19 vaccines. They are only about whether CMS has the statutory authority to force healthcare workers, by coercing their employers, to undergo a medical procedure they do not want and cannot undo. Because the Government has not made a strong showing that Congress gave CMS that broad authority, I would deny the stays pending appeal. I respectfully dissent.” The administration has sought to impose unlimited power over millions of health care workers even though it didn’t establish that the Medicare Act, or any other law, gives it the authority to do so, Justice Thomas argued. “The Government has not made a strong showing that this hodgepodge of provisions authorizes a nationwide vaccine mandate,” he wrote. Justice Alito also warned that granting such a departure from administrative procedure “may have a lasting effect on Executive Branch behavior.” The majority’s decision “will ripple through administrative agencies’ future decision making,” he said. “The Executive

Branch already touches nearly every aspect of Americans’ lives. In concluding that CMS had good cause to avoid notice-and-comment rulemaking, the Court shifts the presumption against compliance with procedural strictures from the unelected agency to the people they regulate. Neither CMS nor the Court articulates a limiting principle for why, after an unexplained and unjustified delay, an agency can regulate first and listen later, and then put more than 10 million healthcare workers to the choice of their jobs or an irreversible medical treatment.” Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver argues that “Congress needs to restrain the Executive Branch and the administrative agencies,” since the Supreme Court didn’t. By upholding the mandate for health care workers, the court set “a dangerous precedent and expansion of federal authority,” he added. The good news, he adds, is that “Neither the mandate nor the Supreme Court’s decision alters the fact that health care workers may be exempted for medical or religious reasons.” The Supreme Court ruling doesn’t apply to an injunction placed on the CMS mandate in Texas by a federal judge in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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‘Transformia’ succeeds even without Adam Sandler

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REVIEW Latest ‘Hotel Transylvania’ film is a good movie, but not the best of the franchise By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

ever mind the fangs. Adam Sandler’s Count Dracula is a well-meaning dad who makes mistakes and drives his family and friends a little batty. But even when his ego gets in the way, Dracula’s good heart wins in the end, and Mr. Sandler demonstrated that with sincerity in the first three “Hotel Transylvania” movies. So it seemed risky to produce a fourth one in the animated franchise without Mr. Sandler as Dracula’s voice. Fortunately, actor Brian Hull sounds like Mr. Sandler sounding like Count Dracula in “Hotel Transylvania: Transformia.”

What’s more, Mr. Hull has come close to matching Mr. Sandler’s timing and approach. (It would be impossible to match Mr. Sandler exactly.) The fourth film does fine with a new actor stepping into the coffin. And the other original actors are back in “Transformia,” which started streaming Friday on Amazon Prime after Culver Citybased Sony/Columbia Pictures decided to skip a theatrical release. Overall, “Transformia” is a fun ride, but it falls short of the first movie from 2012. And the best film of the franchise remains the third “Hotel Transylvania” movie, “Summer Vacation” (2018), which cleverly took the story onto a cruise ship and led Dracula to the new love of his life, the ship captain Ericka (Kathryn

Hawn, who reprises the role in “Transformia” with her usual, great enthusiasm). “Summer Vacation” soared with plot twists, action and character development that allowed Dracula to evolve. By contrast, “Transformia” seems to ignore how Dracula grew in “Summer Vacation.” He’s back to making his old mistakes. While the story’s a good one and there are hilarious moments, the film plays more like a TV episode than a movie. (Sony made the right decision to debut it on Amazon Prime, rather than the big screen.) There are plot spoilers ahead. Dracula decides it’s time to retire and wants to turn his hotel over to daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) and son-in-law Johnny (Andy Samberg). But he decides at the last moment against that

because of his fear of how Johnny would change the hotel, and he lies and tells Johnny that he isn’t allowed to give the hotel to a monster. Upset about that, Johnny seeks out mad scientist Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan, reprising his great character from “Summer Vacation”) and arranges to be turned into a monster. But chaos ensues, and before you know it, Dracula, Griffin (the invisible man voiced by David Spade), Murray (the Mummy voiced by KeeganMicheal Key), Frankenstein (Brad Abrell) and Wayne (the werewolf/ father voiced by Steve Buscemi) are turned into ordinary humans. The cure awaits in South America, and the journey of adventure and hilarity takes off. Seeing the monsters become Please see REVIEW on B2

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Here’s how to appreciate your life Editor’s note: Barton Goldsmith’s column is appearing on Sundays and Tuesdays in the News-Press.

he last couple of years have been a challenge, to say the least, and it looks like life will stay that way for a while. Rather than wallow in self-pity, which is very easy to do under our current circumstances, I am putting in a little extra energy to keep things in my orbit balanced. I am not one to close my eyes to problems, but sometimes my brain plays tricks on me, and I see problems where there aren’t any. Right now, I’m happy to be alive, I love my surroundings, I have a loving partner and pet-children that I adore. We live in a lovely home on a lake, and strangers know my name and read my words. I have an admirable life by many standards, but sometimes that’s hard for me to see and feel. It’s not an uncommon predicament, especially with highly sensitive and creative people or perfectionists. When we have time on our hands, we can easily let our minds drift into looking for what’s wrong, not enjoying what’s right in front of us. It’s an easy trap to fall into.

Out of necessity, I have created a few techniques for dealing with it. See if you can make these work for you. • Do daily appreciation exercises. These can be very simple. For example, just repeating the second paragraph of this article works for me. So does stepping outside and allowing nature to ease my soul. There is constant beauty around you if you look for it, even if you are in the heart of the city. • Look for what’s right. Instead of beating myself up about my perceived flaws, I go on a Sherlock Holmes-like search for what’s good. I glance at my books and their translations in other languages, all of which are sitting on my desk for this very reason. Likewise, it helps to display honorary plaques, diplomas and other things you’re proud of having done or created, to remind you of what you’ve accomplished. • Stop futurizing disasters. We all are worried about the future, but spending time imagining yourself living in a post-viral, zombie-infested world is not a good way to keep it from happening. When you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, just make yourself

stop and remember something wonderful from your childhood — pony rides, carnivals, school dances — whatever makes you happy to recall. • Give yourself the benefit of the doubt. It is so easy to give to other people, but many of us expect too much from ourselves and don’t give ourselves enough credit. If you’ve succeeded once, in any area, you can succeed again in a different area. You get life credit for what you have done. Allowing yourself to feel those past successes will empower you, so you can redirect that energy into your current goals. Life has been difficult, and that’s hard enough to deal with. Getting down on yourself will only make you (and those you love) feel worse. Energy is infectious, and positive energy is downright contagious. If you project it, people will be attracted to it, and life will become nicer. This is real internal work. But if you do it, the benefits are well worth the effort. Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., is an award-winning therapist and humanitarian. He is also a columnist, the author of seven books, and a blogger for PsychologyToday.com with nearly 27 million readers. Reach him at barton@bartongoldsmith.com. His column appears Sundays and Tuesdays in the News-Press.

Shelters seek homes for pets

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

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

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

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SB Humane celebrates Betty White’s birthday

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Betty White was known for her efforts to help animals.

Santa Barbara Humane celebrated what would have been TV star Betty White’s 100th birthday Monday with a special challenge for donors. The social media event asked Ms. White’s fans to donate $5 to shelters or animal rescues in her name. Local donors said they would match any donations made Monday to Santa Barbara Humane, which has campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria. Shelter animals on Monday

were named for Betty White’s characters, such as Rose Nyland on “The Golden Girls” and Elka Ostrovsky on “Hot in Cleveland. “We wanted to maximize this opportunity to shine a light on her legacy,” Sofia Rodrigeuz, the Santa Barbara Humane philanthropy officer, said in a news release. “No matter our age, it seems each of us has a favorite Betty character, even if it’s Mike from the Snickers commercial. This is a fun way to get the

animals in on the gag. We think she would have loved it.” In addition to her long career in acting, Ms. White was known for her efforts to help animals. She died Dec. 31 after a long career involving everything from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the 1970s to the 2009 movie “The Proposal.” For more information, go to sbhumane.org. — Dave Mason

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“Scream” opened in the No.1 spot last weekend at the box office, ending the month-long reign of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” “Spider-Man” dropped to No. 2.

‘Scream’ jumps past ‘Spider-Man’ By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

It took a horror movie to scare “Spider-Man: No Way Home” off its web as the No. 1 box office hit in North America. “Scream,” the latest in the longtime franchise starring Neve Campbell, opened last weekend with a gross of $30.6 million. “Spider-Man,” the latest film starring Tom Holland as the webslinger, slid down to No. 2 after a month of being No. 1 and breaking box office records. The movie grossed $20.8 million. Placing third was “Sing 2,” the

animated sequel about animals with musical talent. The movie grossed $8.3 million during its fourth weekend. “The 355,” a movie about an all-female group of spies from different countries, placed fourth in its second weekend with $2.34 million. Right behind “The 355” in fifth place was “The King’s Man,” the World War I prequel to the “King’s Men” spy movies. It grossed $2.319 million. “Belle,” director Mamoru Hosoda’s anime movie about a high school student becoming an internationally acclaimed singer

in a virtual world, opened last weekend in sixth place with $1.65 million. “American Underdog,” starring Zachary Levi (who grew up in Ventura), as NFL quarterback Kurt Warner, placed seventh with $1.6 million. Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” placed eighth with $948,000. “Licorice Pizza” placed ninth, grossing $883,000. In 10th place was “The Matrix Resurrections,” the latest film in the sci-fi franchise starring Keanu Reeve. It grossed $785,000. email: dmason@newspress.com

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humans is funny, and there are plenty of moments in “Hotel Transylvania” to make you laugh. And the original cast, varying from Mr. Samberg and Ms. Gomez to David Spade as Griffin, are great as usual. Molly Shannon does her usual inspired job as Wanda, the werewolf/mother married to Wayne. The best vocal performance is that of Fran Drescher as Eunice, Frankenstein’s wife, in what goes down as one of the best casting decisions in the history of animated comedies. That’s one role that couldn’t be recast. And it’s great to see Mavis get a bigger part of the action. Her part is essential in the story’s resolution. But as stated previously, the film, directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska, doesn’t soar to the extent “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” did. “Transformia” is reportedly the final movie of the franchise, but there could be more stories if the producers take the spotlight off Dracula and put them on the other characters. A “Frankenstein and Eunice” movie? Or “The Adventures of Wayne and Wanda and Their Countless Pups”? There’s been no talk of movies like that, but if they were produced, that would be worth howling about. email: dmason@newspress.com

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0000037 The following person(s) is doing business as: Vargas Handyman Services, 1011 Nita Court, Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of Santa Barbara. Paul Vargas, 1011 Nita Court, Santa Maria, CA 93455 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Paul Vargas, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 01/06/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8/22 CNS-3546856# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS JAN 18, 25; FEB 1, 8 / 2022 -- 57918 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210003465. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: MY ZEN BONSAI AND MORE, 214 SOUTH CANADA, #49, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JOSEPH A KRZYWONSKI: 214 SOUTH CANADA, #49, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS NAMES: MZBAM. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 12/28/2021 by E31, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Dec 28, 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) JAN 4, 11, 18, 25 / 2022--57866

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210003469. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: BOHOJO, 110 S HOPE AVE #H127, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JODI P TRAGERMAN: 4905 SANTO DR, OAK PARK, CA 91377. 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 12/28/2021 by E35, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Nov 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) JAN 4, 11, 18, 25 /2022--57870

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Daniel Richard Dugan Case Number: 21PR00607 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Daniel Richard Dugan a/k/a Daniel R. Dugan a/k/a Daniel Dugan a/k/a Dan Dugan A Petition for Probate has been filed by James Joseph Allen in the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that James Joseph Allen be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 02/10/2022 at Time: 9:00 AM, in Dept.: 5, located at SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107, Anacapa Division. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Jeff Daugherty, Esq. 924 Anacapa Street, Suite 1-T, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 963-4567 JAN 4, 11, 18 / 2022 -- 57876

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, January 25, 2022 In Santa Maria The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on January 25, 2022, an Ordinance regulating Hemp in the County of Santa Barbara. The proposed Ordinance relates to registering and licensing industrial hemp cultivation. It is the purpose and intent of the Ordinance to regulate the cultivation of hemp within the unincorporated area of the County to promote agricultural diversification while protecting the environment, public safety, and welfare of the County. The first reading of the proposed Ordinance will occur at a public hearing on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. On June 11, 2021, and effective immediately, Governor Newsom issued Executive Orders N-07-21 and N-08-21, which rescinded some prior Executive Orders related to COVID-19, but Executive Order N08-21 additionally states some prior Executive Orders related to COVID-19 still remain necessary to help California respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For current and alternative methods of public participation for the meeting of January 25, 2022, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. Please see the posted agenda and staff reports available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options. Please see the posted agenda, available on Thursday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 PM on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a. Witness my hand and seal this 14th day of December 2021. Mona Miyasato CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk JAN 11, 18 / 2022 -- 57811

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Biden admin threatens COVID funds over Arizona’s school mask mandate ban By COLE LAUTERBACH THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Arizona has two months to let schools force mask mandates or risk losing its share of COVID-19 aid from the federal government. In a letter from the U.S. Treasury Department sent to Gov. Doug Ducey’s office Friday, the Treasury reiterated its position stated in October 2021, warning that the state is using federal COVID-19 relief funds improperly and risks forfeiting part of the $4.2 billion the state received last year. At issue is a $163 million Education Plus-Up Grant program Ducey announced on Aug. 17, 2021. These funds would be available to district and charter schools but only if they followed all state laws and remained open for in-person instruction for the remainder of the school year. Schools that return to remote learning would be disqualified. “The Education Plus-Up Grant Program requires grantees to distribute funds to schools that do not require the use of face coverings. The COVID-19 Educational Recovery Benefit Program is available only to families if the student’s current or prior school requires the use of face coverings during instructional hours and on school property,” the letter said.

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Gov. Ducey’s office said Friday morning that none of the $163 million had been spent, as it would only be distributed after the school completed the entire year in person. The governor, fresh off of announcing his final budget proposal, responded to Friday’s warning from Washington DC. “This letter is the latest example of a President that is completely out of touch with the American people,” Gov. Ducey said. “First, a failed attempt to mandate vaccines. Then, a complete disregard for the public safety and humanitarian crisis at the southern border.

Now, attempting to rewrite rules around public dollars that will result in LESS funding to schools and kids – particularly in lowincome communities. “When it comes to education, President Biden wants to continue focusing on masks. In Arizona, we’re going to focus on math and getting kids caught up after a year of learning loss. We will respond to this letter, and we will continue to focus on things that matter to Arizonans. President Biden should do the same, and he can start by addressing the crisis at the border.” U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, DArizona, initially brought the

matter to the administration’s attention in August. “The state should be giving schools every possible resource to get children back in the classroom safely, not punishing them for following the science,” Rep. Stanton said in an Oct. 14 statement. Fellow Rep. Reuben Gallego, a Phoenix Democrat rumored to be considering a challenge to U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her refusal to end the filibuster, reacted to the letter Friday afternoon. “Throughout this pandemic, [Ducey] has misused COVID-19 relief funds to further his own partisan agenda rather than help AZ families in need,” he tweeted. “I applaud [Treasury] for holding him accountable and urge our governor to finally put AZ families, students, and public health first.” If Gov. Ducey doesn’t change the programs in 60 days, the letter said Treasury officials will begin to recoup funds they deem are being misused. The department said it would also withhold any funds that Arizona has yet to receive until the state is compliant. According to the New York Times, Arizona has received nearly $1.2 billion of the total $4.2 billion it’s slated to receive in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act.

Inslee pauses non-emergency surgeries in Washington state By TED O’NEIL THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – A proclamation by Gov. Jay Inslee will temporarily halt non-urgent surgeries and other medical procedures as hospitals in Washington state continue to struggle with an increase in patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. The executive order takes effect Monday and will run for one month unless Inslee rescinds it sooner. This is the third time since the pandemic began in March of 2020 that the governor has taken such an action. The order defines non-urgent health care services as those that, if delayed, are not expected to cause harm to the patient within 90 days. Exceptions can be made when considering the patient’s health if the delay would cause advancement of a disease, the person would have an increased loss of function, the delay would lead to a more complex future surgery or treatment or there is a continuing or worsening of severe

pain. Washington averaged 226 new hospitalizations due to coronavirus per day last week and hospital officials are asking people not to go to emergency rooms unless there is a lifethreatening condition involved. The Washington State Department of Health said that is up from an average of 70 new hospitalizations per day a month ago. Overall, 48,862 people have been hospitalized. Of the more than 2,130 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 163 are on ventilators, compared to 115 at the end of December. The DOH said the state is averaging 13,000 positive tests per day, about four times the amount last fall when a spike was caused by the delta variant. The state has now had 1,041,456 cases and 10,196 deaths. Gov. Inslee has also asked the Washington State National Guard to deploy 100 non-clinical personnel to hospitals in Everett, Yakima, Wenatchee and Spokane to assist with non-medical tasks to alleviate the crowded situations in those emergency departments.

Additional National Guard members will be deployed to hospitals in Tacoma, Olympia, Richland and Seattle to set up mobile testing sites in parking lots. Gov. Inslee is also asking retired medical personnel to return to the workforce to assist with testing and vaccinations. Experts believe the numbers will get worse. Dr. Keith Jerome,

Panama City, Bonita Springs get $37M in federal hurricane relief funding By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – Panama City and Bonita Springs are among the first cities this year to receive millions of dollars in federal funding to help their communities make additional repairs to water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure damaged by hurricanes. The cities are still making repairs and improvements after two of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit Florida made landfall in 2017 and 2018 and destroyed structures and infrastructure in their wake. Panama City received $20 million to complete repairs caused by damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018. Bonita Springs received $17 million to make a range of improvements after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in 2017. Funding comes through state grants administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The DEO helps local governments develop large-scale infrastructure projects and administers funds awarded to Florida by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In Panama City, funding will help repair and replace 2.4 miles of water lines, 2.4 miles of stormwater lines and 3 miles of sewer lines to fully restore water quality, functioning stormwater drainage and dependable sewer for the area. “Since the beginning of my administration, we have remained committed to helping Northwest Florida recover from Hurricane Michael, and today I am proud to award another $20 million to help Panama City’s recovery,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Thursday in Panama City. Hurricane Michael, a destructive tropical cyclone, was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to hit the Florida Panhandle, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 161 mph. It was “directly

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responsible for 16 deaths and about $25 billion in damage,” the National Weather Service reports. On Wednesday, Gov. DeSantis announced Bonita Springs received $17 million in funding through a DEO grant to make a range of improvements, including along roughly 2.5 miles of East Terry Street. Funding will also help the city upgrade stormwater facilities along Terry Street and greatly reduce or eliminate future flooding events. The improvements will make it easier and quicker for emergency services to do their jobs in the event or aftermath of a storm, and reduce the effects of standing water on the city’s water and sanitary sewer lines. Once stormwater projects are complete, the city plans to construct a multi-use path for residents linking urban and rural areas to commercial, recreational, and civic destinations. The project also includes adding a multi-use pathway along the corridor for walking and biking. Approximately 30% of the city’s population, and nearly 25% of its jobs, are within walking or biking distance to Terry Street. The pathway is anticipated to help to reduce traffic along the street and provide safer access to the schools, churches, and community facilities located in the area. Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 hurricane, caused widespread destruction in 2017. With maximum sustained speeds of 130 mph, it first made landfall in the Florida Keys, and again over Marco Island, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. Tropical force winds extended up to 415 miles from the center of the storm, “roughly the distance from the AlabamaMississippi state line to north Florida’s Atlantic coast,” the National Weather Service reported. More than 6.5 million Floridians were left without power and roughly $50 billion worth of property was damaged by Irma, the National Hurricane Center reports.

head of the virology department at the University of Washington Medical School, told KIRO Radio that he does not think the omicron variant has peaked. “We’re not getting as many cases still as some parts of the country,” he said. “Our positivity rates are as high as they’ve ever been, and most of those have been Omicron. So let’s hope that peak comes soon, but we’re not there yet.”

Ducey pitches Arizona earned income tax credit By COLE LAUTERBACH THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – In his final budget pitch to lawmakers, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is floating the idea to create a state-based tax refund for working parents similar to the federal earned income tax credit. Gov. Ducey pitched his $14.25 billion budget to lawmakers Friday. Included in the 500-page spending plan is $74 million for a 5% state-based earned income tax credit targeting low-income households with children and jobs. Gov. Ducey’s aides said Friday morning that the plan would average $128 annually for qualifying taxpayers and benefit approximately 577,000 taxpayers in the state. Families with more dependents would receive more and the amount would taper off to a cap of approximately $50,000 of annual income. Lawmakers proposed a similar credit in the previous legislative session. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, approximately two dozen states have some form of earned income tax credit but not all are refundable, meaning that you can’t get more back than you pay in taxes. Gov. Ducey’s budget also includes $58 million for “industrial tax competitiveness.” According to the Tax Foundation, Arizona ranks 20th in overall business climate with the 10th overall industrial corporate tax rate. Gov. Ducey office estimated Friday that the state, one of only a handful to fully recover job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, will see $1.3 billion more in revenue next year than the current fiscal year that ends this summer. The increase in revenue represents an approximate 20% increase from the prior budget year. Aides added that the office expects $215 million in carry-over funds from the current fiscal year. Gov. Ducey’s $14 billion budget assumes funds from Prop. 208, a ballot initiative that adds a 3.5% tax surcharge to personal income over $250,000, will not be in the coming budget since the matter was largely struck down as unconstitutional by the Arizona Supreme Court last year. The plan also bolsters the state’s rainy day fund to just over $1 billion, Gov. Ducey’s office said. The spending plan sends $425 million to Arizona’s Budget Stabilization Fund. The list of recommendations are now in the hands of lawmakers, who will consider Gov. Ducey’s proposals in their budget crafting process in the coming months.