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Famed singer, actress Olivia Newton-John dies at 73 By MATT SMOLENSKY NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Spirit of Fiesta Tara Mata dances during Las Noches de Ronda at the Courthouse Sunken Garden in Santa Barbara on Friday.
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The first full Old Spanish Days Fiesta since 2019 wrapped-up on Sunday with event organizers expressing their pleasure at how things turned out for the event’s post-COVID debut. “I’m just so thrilled that we’re
back and we couldn’t be happier with the festival, it was just amazing,” La Presidente Maria Cabrera said in an interview with the News-Press. “We’re extremely happy, everyone did their part. The community showed up, Old Spanish Days directors took care of their venues, the police were there for us — we were just all
there for each other.” David Bolton, who served as this year’s El Primer Vice Presidente, estimated that Friday’s Historic Parade alone brought in around 80,000 attendees; indicating that attendance throughout the week likely met or exceeded Old Spanish Day’s initial estimate that over 100,000 event goers would
descend on the city to join the celebrations. “The Mercados were full, the rodeo was full, the arts and crafts shows were busy, the Noches de Ronda were fantastic and were full,” Ms. Cabrera told the NewsPress. “We actually rode on the float back (after the parade) and it Please see FIESTA on A4
Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer and actress best known for her leading role in the popular movie “Grease,” died Monday at the age of 73. “Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” her husband, John Easterling, wrote in a statement. “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.” COURTESY PHOTO Ms. Newton-John, whose Olivia Newton-John homes over the years included a ranch in Santa Ynez that was put considered the most popular up for sale in 2019, revealed in movie musical of all time. In the 2018 that she was being treated film, set in the ‘50s, she acted for cancer at the base of her opposite John Travolta, playing spine. She had previous bouts an Australian transfer student with breast cancer in the early navigating an unlikely romance ‘90s and in 2017. with Mr. Travolta’s greaser Already a popular country Danny. and soft-rock singer by the late “I don’t think anyone could 1970s, Ms. Newton-John’s fame have imagined a movie would rose to a new level at the age go on almost 40 years and would of 29 with her leading role as Sandy in 1978’s “Grease,” often Please see newton-john on A3
California senators praise passage of Inflation Reduction Act By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE
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Junior Spirit of Fiesta Layla Gocong marches with her court down Cabrillo Boulevard during the Fiesta Children’s Parade in Santa Barbara on Saturday.
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(The Center Square) – A sweeping tax, climate and health care bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Sunday won praise from both of California’s senators as it now advances to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, includes $740 billion in new spending that aims to curb the impacts of climate change and would allow the government to control the price of prescription medications, as reported by The Center Square. No Republicans voted for the bill in the 50-50 Senate, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the bill. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill later this week. The bill includes billions of spending that aims to lower the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries, address drought resiliency, support clean energy projects and incentivize consumers to switch to electric appliances in their homes. The bill also includes a minimum 15% corporate tax rate for some of the nation’s largest corporations. Specifically, the bill would cap
out-of-pocket health care costs at $2,000 a year for California’s 6.5 million Medicare beneficiaries and cap insulin at $35 a month for those enrolled in Medicare, according to a fact sheet from the office of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California. Additionally, the bill requires Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices annually starting in 2023, a measure federal lawmakers say will help lower prescription drug prices for those enrolled in Medicare. “The Inflation Reduction Act will bring down the cost of lifesaving medications, because no one should have to choose between affording health care or paying their rent or mortgage,” Sen. Padilla said in a statement Sunday. The bill also extends federal health care subsidies enacted during the pandemic, which Sen. Padilla’s office estimates has helped 1.8 million Californians retain and access insurance coverage. “Without an extension of these premium subsidies, an estimated 220,000 Californians could be priced out of coverage, and nearly one million lowincome Californians would see their premium costs double,” according to Sen. Padilla’s office. Please see SENATORS on A3
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