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Help with parklets Construction company provides free labor to assist local businesses
Golden State Killer pleads guilty Joseph DeAngelo admits to decadesold rapes, burglaries and murders By PAUL GONZALEZ NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo’s victims waited over 40 years for justice. On Monday morning, Mr. DeAngelo finally admitted to committing 13 counts of murder, burglaries, kidnappings and dozens of rapes in the 1970s and 1980s. The cases included four murders in Goleta. Mr. DeAngelo, 74, appeared before Judge Michael G. Bowen in Sacramento County Superior Court. Judge Bowen held the hearing in a ballroom on the campus of Mr. DeAngelo’s alma mater, Sacramento State. The court limited attendance to attorneys, credentialed media and family members to maintain social distancing guidelines.
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From left, Allen Construction’s Joe Aguilar and Jeff McCune construct a parklet outside Renaud’s Patisserie and Bistro on 1283 Coast Village Road in Montecito as chief financial officer Lindsay Helmick watches.
Debra Domingo and Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley celebrate Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo’s guilty plea. Mr. DeAngelo killed Ms. Domingo’s mother, Cheri Domingo, in 1981.
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Joseph James DeAngelo
“His monikers reflect the sweeping geographical impact of his crimes: the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker and the Golden State Killer,” Sacramento County Assistant Chief District Attorney Thienvu Ho said during his introduction to the case. Court bailiffs escorted Mr. DeAngelo into the courtroom in a wheelchair. He appeared in court alongside his attorneys wearing an orange jumpsuit and clear plastic face shield. Mr. DeAngelo pleaded guilty to the murders of: Claude Snelling, Kate Maggiore, Brian Maggiore, Debra Alexandria Manning, Robert Offerman, Cheri Domingo, Greg Sanchez, Charlene Smith, Lyman Smith, Patrice Harrington, Keith Harrington and Manuela Witthuhn. Mr. DeAngelo admitted that he murdered Ms. Manning, Ms. Domingo, Ms. Smith, Ms. Harrington and Ms. Witthuhn during the commission of rape. He admitted he committed many Please see gsk on A7
Roger Aceves running for Goleta mayor By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Allen Construction built this parklet in front of Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen, 614 Anacapa St. Parklets help businesses to reopen while maintaining social distancing.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Parklets are popping up all around Santa Barbara to keep local restaurants afloat and able to serve during the coronavirus pandemic. Allen Construction started working with business owners and is offering free labor to build the parklets, so all the businesses have to pay for is materials and design fees. Because of the social distancing guidelines restaurants must
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follow, parklets have to be strategically built to keep customers spaced out and create a traffic flow. Lindsay Helmick, the chief financial officer of Allen Construction, said the Santa Barbara company was searching for a way to help the community and found it in the parklets. “Ever since things closed down, it’s been really hard to see our businesses in the Santa Barbara community struggle as much as they have,” she told the NewsPress. “When the parklet idea
Allen Construction has been building parklets with free labor and donations from other companies. The company built this one in front of Restaurant Roy, 7 W. Carrillo St.
came up in the city, we realized we could actually use our unique skill set and build these for community members.” So far, the construction company has worked with six businesses that have had their parklets built or are in the process of building: the Press Room,
Restaurant Roy, Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen, Brass Bear Brewing and Bistro, Renaud’s Patisserie and Bistro, and Dune Coffee. “(Parklets) are such a vital part of the reopening process and keeping our community healthy,” Ms. Helmick said. “I do think they Please see PARKLETS on A2
Goleta City Council member Roger Aceves announced Monday that he is running for mayor come November. He is challenging Mayor Paula Perotte, who previously announced her bid for reelection. Mr. Aceves has served as Goleta’s mayor twice before, in 2009 and 2013. In a news release, the council member stated he has chosen to run for mayor again to get the city council refocused on pressing matters that need to be addressed quickly. “I’ve decided to run because while I believe we’ve done some great things as a council, for too long our focus has been misguided and simple things like maintaining roadways and building a much-needed fire station aren’t getting done,” he said. The council member stressed that a new fire station is of the utmost importance because Goleta is “a fire-prone area.” Mr. Aceves also intends on
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Roger Aceves previously served twice as the Goleta mayor.
reducing the city’s budget amid the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told the News-Press that the city has thus far trimmed the budget by freezing 13 positions Please see ACEVES on A7
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