TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER

(felony), and obstructing a peace officer (misdemeanor).

Mr. Arciniega is being held on $150,000 bail.

— Neil Hartstein

Police continue to investigate fight

SANTA BARBARA – Police are still actively investigating an altercation that took place early Saturday between two people that left one of them with a significant facial laceration, police said Monday.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:11 a.m. Saturday when Santa Barbara police officers were flagged down by an adult male assault victim in the area of State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard, Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the police department’s public information officer, told the News-Press.

SETO, Alethea

The victim was suffering from a facial laceration that was significant, he said. He was transported by ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition.

“Preliminary investigation indicates that this may have been a dispute between two individuals that may be unhoused, however that has yet to be confirmed,” Sgt. Ragsdale said. “As of the time of this report, there have not been any arrests made in connection with this incident.”

— Neil Hartstein

Seacliff ramps to close

VENTURA — Caltrans on Monday announced daytime closures of Seacliff offand on-ramps on southbound U.S. Highway 101 south of Mussel Shoals for pavement work.

Signs will be posted.

Motorists can expect delays because of the work, which will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Monday through Friday.

Alethea Seto, dearly adored wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away surrounded by her loving family on February 25, 2023, at the age of 71, in Camarillo.

Born Alethea Maureen Thompson, Thea was raised in the Los Angeles area and graduated from USC with a degree in Occupational Therapy, a profession in which she was engaged throughout her life. After working at Northridge Medical Center, her adventurous spirit moved her to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she traveled in a mobile therapy van throughout Vancouver Island treating many First Nations people and making lifelong friends. Thea returned to southern California to resume a friendship with Raymond Seto. This blossomed into a marriage which blessed them with three beautiful children, Aeryn, Cassandra, and Gregory. After living in Palos Verdes for several years, the family moved to Mission Canyon in Santa Barbara, where Thea devoted her time to raising her children and volunteering at their schools (Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Barbara Middle School, and Santa Barbara High), while continuing her Occupational Therapy career at Cottage Hospital, SELPA, and a variety of home health agencies.

A lifelong mystic, Thea was devoted to living an authentic, purposeful life and seeking the divine through wisdom traditions, earth-based spirituality, and embodied practices including yoga and t’ai chi chuan. She especially enjoyed hosting tai chi retreat groups in Santa Barbara.

After all three of their children left home to attend UC Berkeley, Thea and Ray moved to Ventura County, where she continued to practice Occupational Therapy part-time, and pursued creative writing, volunteering, and healing arts. She created a second family home on the Sonoma Coast and was an active and loving presence for each of her seven grandchildren.

Thea was very proud of her children’s accomplishments. Aeryn became an executive at JP Morgan before pursuing a new path as a Presbyterian pastor. Cassandra graduated from Stanford Law School and became a litigation partner at O’Melveny & Myers.

Gregory graduated from Loyola Law School with a JD and LLM in tax before joining Deloitte as an international tax attorney. However, what provided the greatest joy and fulfillment to Thea was her children’s happy marriages to wonderful partners (Shan, Jonathan, and Julia) and their blessing her with beloved grandchildren.

Thea is survived by husband Ray; children Aeryn, Cassandra, and Gregory; and grandchildren Cody, Liv, Jack, Emerson, Dean, Nathan, and Mia. She is also survived by siblings Karen, Kathleen, and David.

A memorial service honoring Thea will be held at the Vedanta Temple on March 25, 2023, at use of the fund monies should benefit households that reside within the city.” Eligible households would be those with maximum household incomes up to 200% of the area median income as determined by HUD and amended from time to time, which includes UpperMiddle, Middle, Moderate-, Low- , Very Low-, and Extremely LowIncome Households. email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Vedanta Temple.

Motorists traveling south can reach state beaches on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH/State Route 1) by continuing to the Main Street offramp in Ventura, U-turn to northbound U.S. Highway 101 and exit at the State Beaches offramp.

La Conchita residents traveling south can use the same route but continue north on U.S. Highway 101.

Residents and businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. Closures may start and end later. Real-time traffic information can be found at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/. All work is subject to change due to weather.

The work is part of a $48 million pavement rehabilitation project — including $5.5 million in funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — on a 4.3-mile section of Highway 101 north of Ventura. More details are available at https://tinyurl. com/mrycvtdm.

— Neil Hartstein

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By KRISTEN KELLER UCSB SPORTS

The UCSB softball team (10-7) wrapped up the final day of the Lancer Invitational as they took on the Howard University Bison. By the time this game ended, it was UCSB who came out on top, defeating Howard 6-1.

How It Happened

It was a tight battle for these two teams at the start of this game, with no one scoring any runs for the first five innings. However, it was the Bison to score first as they picked up a run at the top of the sixth. The Gauchos were able to stop the attack relatively quickly before they were up to the plate. UCSB had heavy bats in this one as the team scored six runs to put them in a strong position heading into the final inning of play. Pitcher Camryn Snyder did her part on the plate with the defense backing her up to keep Howard at bay as UCSB came out with the 6-1 win.

LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS

• Snyder was a huge part of this success for the Gauchos from the plate. She only allowed two hits in this game while striking out seven Bison along the way. With this win, she now has a 4-3 record on the season.

• With all of the runs scored in the sixth inning, six different Gauchos made their way across home plate. Madelyn McNally, Chloe Stewart, Lauren Lewis, Daryn Siegel, Alex a Sams and Korie Thomas all registered runs at this time while Ashley Donaldson led the team with two RBIs.

• Despite not scoring a run, Hannah Damore added plenty of pressure against the Bison. In her three at-bats, she put up two hits while also grabbing an RBI.

UP NEXT

The Gauchos will take the week to prepare for their next tournament as they make the trip north to compete at the Bulldog Classic hosted by Fresno State.

Kristen Keller is the associate athletic director for communications and digital strategy at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com www.newspress.com