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Crude oil trucking proposal debated ExxonMobil says practice will be safe, but local environmentalists think otherwise By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Allowing ExxonMobil to transport crude oil on Highway 101 and State Route 166 is a prospect that faces considerable pushback from local environmental groups. But the oil corporation insists that it is a safe practice that will bring considerable economic benefit to Santa Barbara County. It’s also not without its share of
local support. Last month, Santa Barbara County released an environmental impact report regarding ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport crude oil via tanker trucks on the highways as an early step toward restarting its three offshore platforms that were shut down in 2015 after the Plains All American Pipeline ruptured and led to a large oil spill. Since Lines 901 and 903 of the Plains All American Pipeline broke, the pipeline
has been non-operational and the Santa Ynez Unit, the three ExxonMobil facilities that produced the oil transported through the pipeline, has been shut in with all equipment maintained in a preserved state. The proposal to allow a limited amount of crude oil to be trucked would begin a phased restart of the SYU facilities. According to the report, the proposed project would allow for seven-days-aweek, 24-hour trucking of crude oil from
the SYU, with a maximum of 70 trucks leaving the facility within a 24-hour period. Each individual truck would transport about 160 barrels of crude oil for a daily average oil production rate of 11,200 barrels, about a third of the oil production rate from the SYU before it was shut down. The trucks would be loaded at the ExxonMobil Las Flores Canyon facility and deliver the crude oil to the Phillips 66 Santa Maria Pump Station, or the Plains
Tall building proposed for State Street
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The Old Staples building, which is now Habitat Home and Garden, may be developed into an 84-unit, 52-foot apartment complex.
Housing project planned for 400 block
The new project, combining three parcels on 410 State St., 409 Anacapa St. and the east parking lot, was deemed a Community Benefit Housing Project, which is how it is allowed to exceed the 45 foot maximum.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
A project to increase high density housing in downtown Santa Barbara includes a 52-foot apartment building at 410 State St. Because the project was deemed a Community Benefit Housing Project by the planning commission on July 16, it is allowed to increase the allowable height from 45 feet to 52 feet, according to Laura Benard, the project manager at Cearnal Please see PROJECT on A7
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This rendering details the proposed 84-unit, four-story Priority Housing project, consisting of 52,675 square feet of residential units averaging 627 square feet per unit at 410 State St.
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Pentland Terminal in Kern County. Trucking crude oil would cease after seven years or once a replacement pipeline is installed, whichever is shorter. The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission will hold hearings for the project on Sept. 2 and 9 before voting on it. Sorting the impacts crude oil trucking into categories of descending levels of Please see OIL on A2
COVID-modified Old Spanish Days Fiesta starts this week By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Old Spanish Days Fiesta looks a little different this year. While the COVID-19 pandemic precludes Santa Barbara’s annual festival from holding any outdoor events with massive crowds like previous years, the nonprofit is still going forward with a modified Fiesta with several events planned for this week. Every year, local children and teens spread Fiesta cheer when they deliver flowers throughout the community while taking part in Los Ninos de las Flores. That tradition will continue today, with 88 kids making flower deliveries to retirement homes in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, and Carpenteria, as well as to fire and police stations. According to Old Spanish Days division chief of external relations Angelique Davis, this year’s Los Ninos de las Flores will take social distancing into account, which means that those watching the kids make deliveries will be limited to family members. Also, the deliverers won’t make direct contact with the elderly folks at retirement communities. Instead, they will drop the flowers off in front of the
A grand performance on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission is usually what characterizes Fiesta’s opening night La Fiesta Pequena, but this year the event will be televised in a Wednesday broadcast on KEYT Newschannel 3. buildings. A grand performance on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission is usually what characterizes Fiesta’s opening night La Fiesta Pequena, but this year the event will be televised in a Wednesday broadcast on KEYT Newschannel 3. The program will feature a mix of archival and new footage. While the former will consist of Please see FIESTA on A2
Santa Barbara Art Works to present virtual exhibit By BRIAN MACKLEY NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Twenty-five local artists with developmental disabilities will be making up for income lost during the pandemic by participating in Santa Barbara Art Works’ new online art show, “Adventures in Quarantine.” Located in downtown Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Art Works is an artist studio/gallery with a primary goal of helping artists with developmental disabilities create, show, and sell their work. Temporarily closed due to the pandemic, Santa Barbara Art Works is still teaching classes remotely in painting, drawing and watercolors. Santa Barbara Arts Works’ new event, “Adventures in Quarantine,” will begin at 10 a.m.
Santa Barbara Art Works is an artist studio/gallery with a primary goal of helping artists with developmental disabilities create, show, and sell their work. Thursday and last through Aug. 20. The exhibit features local artwork of unique houses, wild animals, transportation, mixedPlease see exhibit on A7
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