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Running unaffiliated Mayoral candidate Randy Rowse campaigns without political party By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Former Santa Barbara City Councilmember Randy Rowse is starting his campaign for mayor, hoping to catch support from business owners and people unaffiliated with a political party. He’s running without a left or right tilt, he says, because the job of mayor shouldn’t involve donkeys or elephants. Instead, he
wants to focus on Santa Barbara. The mayor should focus on “precisely the city issues, not outside issues, not ideologies, politics — but what’s going on in the city,” he told the News-Press. A two-party system has only recently pervaded local government, he said. He thinks the office should be nonpartisan. “There is no Republican or Democratic view of the city that makes a difference,” he said. “The only major difference is what goes on
with the city itself. “My politics and my ideologies are mine. I still have them, but I don’t take them into work with me when I go into City Council or City Hall.” As for his platform, he has ideas — though he tries not to be stuck to them. He’s told local media that he only sees the State Street promenade as a short-term solution. He doesn’t like closing down streets, Please see ROWSE on A4
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Randy Rowse, a former business owner and councilmember, launches his campaign for mayor of Santa Barbara.
Shoppers return to State Street businesses
Intelligence satellite launches from VAFB By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A rocket carrying a national intelligence satellite successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday afternoon. Santa Barbara County residents could see the rocket propel through the sky just past 1:45 p.m. The mission, carried out by the United Launch Alliance, serves the National Reconnaissance Office, which uses satellites to inform National Security, policy makers and war fighters. The rocket, a Delta IV Heavy, has a 100% success rate untarnished by Monday’s launch. It is the 13th launch of the model. The Delta IV Heavy is ULA’s most powerful rocket and weighs 1.6 million pounds fully fueled before burning 1,945 pounds of fuel each second as it travels upward. “The unmatched power of the Delta IV Heavy again demonstrated its role as the nation’s proven heavy lift vehicle precisely Please see VAFB on A4
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The colorful Zitzilin Imports boasts goods from Turkey, India, Mexico and Italy, drawing customers inside its doors to browse vases, dishes and other trinkets. Now that the county is in the orange tier, store co-owner Citlali Guerrero said she is hopeful to see increased customer traffic as more people flock to State Street to dine downtown.
By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
After an unpredictable year for local businesses, retail store owners are seeing clientele return to their shops now that Santa Barbara County has moved into the less restrictive tier of COVID-19 restrictions. Since Santa Barbara County
officially moved into the orange tier last Tuesday, retail businesses were allowed to reopen with significantly less restrictions. According to State guidelines, retail storefronts can reopen without any capacity limits set by the California Department of Public Health, but owners are expected to enforce mask wearing and social distancing
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After a “dismally slow” January and February, Ms. Burgner said the shift into the red tier was like someone “flipped a switch” and all of a sudden, customers began flooding back to the shop after spending most of the pandemic shopping online. “What’s been interesting to see is that the people who are coming out now, Please see BUSINESSES on A4
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A Delta IV Heavy rocket is seen in the sky from De la Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara. The rocket launched out of Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday afternoon.
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modifications. Though there is not a capacity requirement set by the state, a number of shops in the downtown area and in Paseo Nuevo have established their own limits to keep customers safe. For Nancy Burgner, co-owner of Lovebird Boutique, the move into the orange tier is accelerating a comeback that began when the county moved into the red tier in mid-March.
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