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SB County demoted to purple tier One of 28 counties placed back in most restrictive tier By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The red tier may have been nice while it lasted, but Santa Barbara County is one of 28 California counties that has been placed back into the most restrictive purple tier as COVID-19 cases rise throughout the state. According to a press release from the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health, Health Officer Order 202012.14 has been issued to reflect business sector changes that will go into effect today at 11:59 p.m. These changes include businesses like restaurants, gym and fitness centers, places of Please see covid on A7
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The front entrance of the Santa Barbara City Police Station on Sunday.
By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The city of Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review wants to further refine the plan for the new police station to be built at the Cota Street commuter parking lot before it goes to the Planning Commission. During its Monday meeting, the board voted with five yeses and one abstention to continue honing the project by addressing key issues. These included refining the station’s architecture to a traditional Spanish style more palatable to the image of a Santa Barbara civic building, and studying the portion of the parking garage proposed for the site’s Cota Street elevation to make it “less austere.” The board thought the proposed building’s overall massing and proposed height were acceptable. According to the project’s planner, Kathleen Kennedy, the plan for the police station will go before the Planning Commission on Dec. 10, at which time the commission will determine whether the station’s height can exceed 45 feet while being less than 60 feet. As described in the meeting’s agenda, the proposed Cota Street police station would be 53 feet high and 65,000 square feet. It would also have Please see SBPD on A8
By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Usually, the operations division chief steps up when a fire chief retires. But when former fire chief Eric Nickel retired at the end of October for unforeseen personal reasons, the number-two spot was also empty. So Chris Mailes, then a battalion chief, was appointed interim fire chief a few weeks ago. He says the change is “unheard of” in his department. Please see chief on A7
“As a kid who grew up in Santa Barbara and had a dream of working in the Santa Barbara Fire Department, this is truly living a dream for me.” COURTESY IMAGE
A rendering of the new SBPD police station to be built at the Cota Street commuter parking lot.
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