Santa Barbara News-Press: October 19, 2021

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Alisal Fire 87% contained Evacuated animals return to owners By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Santa Barbara mayoral candidates talk housing in forum By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter and partners from the Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara, Coastal Housing Coalition and American Planning Association Central Coast Section held a City of Santa Barbara mayoral candidate forum Monday attended by all candidates. Brian Johnson, President of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, moderated the discussion. Questions primarily focused on the six candidates’ housing policies. Candidates were asked what obstacles the city faces to creating workforce housing and what their plans are to address the problem. Randy Rowse was up first. “We have a lot of housing that’s out there on the block ready to be built and yet these projects aren’t coming up out of the ground, almost 1,000 units,” he said. “Why are we talking about other things when these things are not coming out of the ground? It might be something systemic; it might be something financial. “We should find that out before we go and try to make some new set of ordinances that is going to somehow magically make housing appear.” Candidates were instructed not to disparage competitors, though many comments targeted current leadership. Please see FORUM on A2

The Alisal Fire is 87% contained as of firefighters’ evening update, and the blaze covers 17,254 acres. Over 1,300 personnel assisted Monday. A total of 30 aircraft have been utilized, but some assets may be released in coming days as some areas focus on repair. Crews increased the reported number of structures damaged in the fire to: 10 residences destroyed, one residence damaged and one minor structure damaged. A full assessment is estimated to be completed Wednesday evening. Chris Childers, Santa Barbara County Battalion Chief and member of California Interagency Incident Management Team 1, started Monday’s operations with a positive outlook. “We think we have a pretty good handle on the fire,” he said. There are few hot spots aside from consistent patches of heat in the northwest corner of the fire. The team’s goal Monday was to keep the fire within its footprint. The area west of Arroyo Hondo to the intersection of Hwy 101 and Hwy 1, the Arroyo Hondo Canyon and Refugio Canyon, and the area between El Capitan Beach State Park and West Camino Cielo is limited to residents and those on official business only. Others may Please see FIRE on A4

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Registered voters in Santa Barbara city limits can vote for mayor Nov. 2 or cast a ballot beforehand by mail or drop box.

Equine Evac housed horses, a pony and goats at Earl Warren Showgrounds until being deactivated Monday.

Colin Powell dies from COVID-19-related complications By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

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Gen. Colin Powell died from COVID-19 complications Monday. He was 84.

Gen. Colin Powell, the nation’s first black secretary of state, died Monday from COVID-19-related complications and a fight with cancer. The retired four-star general was 84. “He was fully vaccinated,” the Powell family posted on Facebook. “We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said in its post. While Gen. Powell was

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experience. He was National Security Adviser under President Reagan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under my father and President Clinton, and Secretary of State during my Administration,” President Bush said in a statement that appeared at bushcenter.org, the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s website. “He was such a favorite of Presidents that he earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom — twice. “He was highly respected at home and abroad,” President Bush said. “And most important, Colin was a family man and a friend. Laura and I send Alma and their children our sincere condolences as they remember the life of a great man.”

In another statement Monday, President Joe Biden praised Gen. Powell for embodying “the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat. “He was committed to our nation’s strength and security above all,” President Biden said. Gen. Powell was born in 1937 in New York City to Jamaican immigrants. At age 16, he enrolled in New York’s City College and joined the Army ROTC. He served two combat tours in Vietnam. In 1989, during the administration of President George H.W. Bush, Gen. Powell became the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the youngest chair at age 52. He served in the role during the Gulf

War in 1991. Later, as secretary of state, Gen. Powell supported the second Iraq war in 2003 on the basis of assertions that Saddam Hussein’s government had weapons of mass destruction. Those weapons weren’t found, and Gen. Powell later regretted supporting the war on that basis. Known throughout his life as a moderate Republican, Gen. Powell later supported Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden in their successful campaigns. Gen. Powell is survived by three children, two grandchildren and his wife, Alma. email: dmason@newspress.com

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vaccinated, he had multiple myeloma, a white blood cell cancer. Cancer and the drugs that treat cancer can suppress the immune system. Gen. Powell and his wife, Alma, were tested for COVID19 last week and tested positive, according to NBC News. Gen. Powell became secretary of state in 2003 during the Bush administration. “Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Colin Powell,” former President George W. Bush said in a statement Monday. “He was a great public servant, starting with his time as a soldier during Vietnam. “Many Presidents relied on General Powell’s counsel and

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