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Chief Melekian’s last week

Professional soccer club announced for Santa Barbara

Interim police chief reflects on his work during News-Press interview

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Decades ago, when Bernard “Barney” Melekian was a young Santa Monica police officer, he encountered some very real, some very dangerous people.

When he was 29 or 30, he found himself in a situation where his K-9 dog, Pascha, ended up saving his life and that of his partner, earning him and Pascha the department’s Medal of Valor. A few years later, he received the Medal of Courage after engaging some armed robbery suspects.

Flash forward to March 1, 2021 when he became Santa Barbara’s interim police chief, and he faced another threat — one that was less visible to the naked eye.

From day one, Chief Melekian had to deal with the repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the inevitable but unpredictable human response to fears of contracting the virus.

Unfazed, Chief Melekian helped guide the department through pandemic-related masking and mandatory vaccination issues.

“There were constantlychanging protocols that produced a lot of confusion and some controversy,” he told the NewsPress during an interview Tuesday, the day after the department announced he would be retiring at the end of the week.

“People were very passionate about that.

“The department got a lot of calls from businesses about people not wearing masks or the protocols within the city concerning what was going to be mandated and how the public would be affected,” he said. “We had to navigate that and keep the department intact. How people got their work done was job No. 1.”

He pointed out, however, that these problems were not unique to Santa Barbara. “It was a societal issue. What can people be required to do?”

If COVID and the response to it weren’t enough, the chief had to respond to the department going through ongoing staffing and budgetary challenges.

He noted that the number of people seeking to become police officers has declined nationally over the years, especially since the murder of George Floyd and the resulting upheaval, including the defamation of law enforcement that took place.

“The biggest reason is there was a lot of social pressure on people not to join the profession,” he said, adding that the resulting strain on family and relationships has discouraged a lot of people from applying.

Another reason is the high cost of housing in Santa Barbara, he said, noting that 75% of his

Santa Barbara Sky men’s and women’s teams expected to start playing in 2024 U.S. as “football”). He noted the wealth of talent in soccer teams at UCSB, SBCC and Westmont College, adding that by his count, 14 of UCSB’s Gauchos went on to become professional soccer athletes.

He said he wants to create a pathway for soccer in Santa Barbara. “I want kids, when they wake up (today) and hear about this, say, ‘I want to play for the Santa Barbara Sky.’ “Soccer has been an incredibly important part of my life since my first-ever game when my dad, and I went to see the Liverpool Football Club in Liverpool, a football city,” said Mr. Moore, founder of the Santa Barbara Sky Football Club and the Santa Barbara Soccer Foundation.

He noted his father, grandfather and greatgrandfather were all fans of the Liverpool team.

“I’ve had a career where soccer has been part and parcel in my career,” said Mr.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Santa Barbara Sky, a professional soccer club, is being established in Santa Barbara, with men’s and women’s teams expected to start playing in March 2024.

The teams will be based at Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium and will compete in the United Soccer League One. The founding investor, Montecito resident and lifelong soccer enthusiast Peter Moore, officially announced the club’s formation Tuesday. The launch included a party Tuesday night at the MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Innovation+Exploration, in Santa Barbara.

Mr. Moore, a Liverpool native who was the CEO of the Liverpool Football Club, said he felt now was the time to bring a professional soccer team to Santa Barbara, a community that he feels has enthusiastically embraced soccer (known outside the

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Board of Supervisors discuss jail population numbers meeting.

The board voted unanimously Tuesday in accordance with staff recommendations to file reports on criminal justice improvement efforts and to file a report by MW Consulting on SB County Criminal Justice Overview and Jail Protections.

Sheriff Brown spoke about reducing the number of inmates. He pointed out that fewer inmates does not mean less money is being spent. He said reducing incarceration rates means spending the same amount of money if not more.

He explained the difference is that the money may be spent in different ways.

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The declining inmate population at Santa Barbara County jails was discussed Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting.

The decrease started during the pandemic.

On Tuesday, supervisors heard long-term projections for the jails, located in Santa Barbara and near Santa Maria.

The projections indicate returning to pre-pandemic levels for prison populations within the next three years.

Projections indicate about 800 to 900 inmates in county jails through 2029.

Currently there are 791 inmates in the jails, Sheriff Bill Brown said at Tuesday’s

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Interim Santa Barbara Police Chief Bernard “Barney” Melekian, who’s retiring as of Friday, said he will miss the people he’s worked with in the department. “I so love and admire them.”

department is driving here from somewhere else. “Some are leaving to go closer to home or to move because they can’t afford to buy a house,” he said.

In 2017, the Santa Barbara Police Department received 900 applications to join the department, he said. “It’s declined steadily ever since. Last year it was right about 200.”

And, he noted, for every 100 applications the department receives, only three end up in the police academy and only one, or 1% graduates.

The department currently has 22 vacancies out of 142 authorized positions, he said, and that’s not

counting people out for injuries.

He said the department is equally short of dispatchers, and that officers often have to fill in.

“Functionally we’re down 30%,” the chief said. “We’re not unique but that’s our reality.”

Officers are still able to do their job protecting the city, but there’s a lot of mandated overtime and alternative ways of responding to calls, including online reporting as opposed to sending an officer to someone’s house in “less serious cases,” particularly ones with no suspects, he said.

Chief Melekian noted that the department has not been defunded. If anything, he said, the

city has been “quite supportive” of the police department.

“The city is having budgetary problems” affecting all departments, he said. “We’re just part of that.”

A third issue he’s addressed as chief is the ongoing development of the police oversight ordinance designed to broaden and redefine the responsibilities of the department’s powers, duties and authority.

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Santa Barbara County Fair is back-after 2-year haiatus

By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

The first Santa Barbara County Fair since 2019 begins today.

The five-day event will feature everything from exhibits to rides, animals and concerts at the Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S. Thornburg St. The theme is “A Salute to

Agriculture.”

The Santa Maria event includes everything from the state’s largest junior livestock auction to jams and jellies, pies, award-winning wines, fine art, photography, carnival rides and petting zoos.

Gates are open from 3 to 10 p.m. today and Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

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Tickets cost $15 for adults (ages 12-61) and $12 for youth and seniors 62 and older. But if you get there before 5 p.m. today or Thursday, the admission is just $5.

New this year is the Raha FMX Freestyle Motocross Show Friday and Saturday in the Minetti Arena.

Other entertainment includes Las Vegas hypnotist Tyzen twice daily

on the SUN Center Stage, as well as various tribute concerts saluting Queen (today), Def Leppard (Friday) Luke Bryan (Saturday) and Kenny Chesney (Saturday).

And The Garth Guy and Shades of Shania will perform Thursday night.

A Hispanic concert will take place Sunday on Fiesta Day in the Minetti Arena.

Other music will include the Belmont Kings, an R&B band; Sound Investment, a classic rock band, and local favorite Steppin’ Out. By the way, Friday is Agriculture and Cattleman’s Day, and there will be free admission for youth the entire day.

Military and Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is set for

Saturday.

Santa Maria Regional Transit is offering free trolley rides to the fair between Santa Maria Fairpark and the Freight/Vallarta bus stop near 1482 S. Broadway, Santa Maria.

For more information, go to www.santamariafairpak.com. email: dmason@newspress.com

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City of Carpinteria adopts shoreline management plan

By NEIL HARTSTEIN

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The city of Carpinteria has taken a major step forward to protect its dunes, shoreline and beach through the adoption of a management plan aimed at mitigating the potential impact of a projected sea level rise.

City officials consider the Carpinteria City Council’s acceptance of staff’s Dune and Shoreline Management Plan as the first step in an overall, comprehensive plan that will take years to fully develop and implement.

“It’s one part of the city’s responsibility for protection of the shoreline,” Erin Maker, the city’s environmental program manager, told the council on Monday. “It will help mitigate the impact and respond to damage.”

Particularly vulnerable to a rising sea level are the downtown commercial corridor,

transportation and utilities infrastructure and the city beach itself, Ms. Maker said.

“The beach is an important recreational element to the city, and brings in a lot of tourism to the city.”

The objective of the “living shoreline project” is to protect not just the beach but the lowlying shoreline and historic dune habitats, she said. “It’s a small piece of a larger puzzle.”

She said the city is working with the county and California State Parks Department to fully develop the plan. “It’s very early in the process. This is a guidance document.”

One “very important part” of the project is maintaining access to the beach, she said. “The city beach does not not entirely belong to the city. There are portions of it that are owned by private property. There is the potential for a boardwalk along the back of the dunes system to allow private residents easy

access to the public access points to the beach.”

The council voted 5-0 to accept the draft Dune and Shoreline Management Plan, and to direct staff to move forward with acquiring funding for a cost- benefit analysis, while acknowledging it’s just the first step in a much longer process.

“It’s important that we move forward with this,” Councilmember Gregg Carty said. “I understand this, but it’s also important that we remember Mother Nature.

Storms are a powerful thing, so this is something we may have to re- do and maybe re-do again. I don’t know if this is a permanent solution, but we may have to battle this for years and years and years to come.”

“One day this will look like a Band-Aid,” Vice Mayor Al Clark added. “It’s going to take a bigger measure. Hopefully that’s a ways off. This will take additional measures, but this is a

worthwhile thing now.”

Councilmember Natalia Alarcon asked Ms. Maker about the staff’s projected timeline as the city moves through this process.

Ms. Maker said staff will return to the council after the cost-benefit analysis is completed. After that, she said, the next step would be an environmental review that might take a couple of years.

“The living shoreline project is intended to be a near- to midterm (response) up to a certain point of sea level rise,” she said.

“There are a lot of other really complex things to work out for additional measures that we expect we have to eventually implement, and those conversations are happening now,” she said. “This is designed to hold us over while these other things are being worked out.”

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nationwide controversy, developed a series of recommendations that it brought to the City Council, which asked staff to draft an ordinance. If the council approves it, it will be referred to the city administrator’s office to implement.

“My public position has been clear. I’ve always supported oversight, but I believe it needs to be tailored to the city of Santa Barbara, not the broader national narrative,” the chief said.

He stressed that the department is very communityoriented and that officers have had to use very little force to enforce the law.

“We’ve had very few complaints,” he said.

“One of the things I was struck with from the moment I came in the door was the opportunity when officers could have used lethal force but chose not to,” Chief Melekian

said. “That speaks volumes as to the quality of these people.”

Although asked to serve as interim police chief for just a few months, he ended up serving 1 1/2 years, but Chief Melekian said he’s grateful he’s been on board to help navigate the department through these and other issues.

He said he’s wistful about leaving but after 50 years of public service, it was time to go.

“I’ve worked my entire lifetime doing this,” he said.

“It’s time to let somebody else do it.

“I hope it’s a little better than when I was here,” Chief Melekian said. “There are people I will miss. I tell people I don’t really work and that the work is done by the people I work with. I so love and admire them. I will miss being in their presence.”

Starting Friday, Commander Marylinda Arroyo will run the department until the city picks a new interim chief, possibly in a few weeks. email: nhartstein@newspress. com

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Man injured during rollover LOS ALAMOS — A man suffered moderate injuries Tuesday morning when the SUV he was

driving struck a tree and rolled over on northbound Highway 101, south of Los Alamos.

The single-vehicle collision happened around 9:30 a.m., according to a tweet by Mike Eliason, a public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. He added that the man was extricated from his SUV and transported to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria.

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Trapeze event to benefit Santa Barbara Humane

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The community will have an opportunity Friday to participate in “Soaring and Supporting” at a Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. community event benefiting Santa Barbara Humane.

The free event will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plaza Vera Cruz, 110 E Cota St., Santa Barbara.

Participants will dine on tacos and learn about Santa Barbara Humane’s services while watching a trapeze show. There will even

be opportunities for thrill-seeking attendees to try taking flight themselves, guided by their team of professionals.

Located in the dog-friendly urban greenery of Plaza Vera Cruz off of Cota and Haley streets, Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. provides aerial fitness opportunities for beginners to experts. Its programs are open to all ages, and a summer camp for kids is going on now.

“Santa Barbara Trapeze Co is proud to partner with SB Humane for our July community event at Plaza Vera Cruz,” said co-owner Randy Kohn.

“We hope that this month’s event is the first of many and serves as a model for us to be agents of change and welcome more residents of Santa Barbara into our community,” Mr. Kohn said.

Participants in the evening’s festivities are welcome to make donations to Santa Barbara Humane. Supporters can also give at any time at sbhumane.givecloud. co/trapeze.

Santa Barbara Humane, which has campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria, serves as an open-admission shelter for the community, providing a safe place

for homeless animals, regardless of age, health or circumstance.

“Our conversation-based adoption approach helps match cats and dogs with new families, and access to affordable veterinary services and behavior advice helps keep countless animals in their homes,” according to Santa Barbara Humane.

To participate in Friday’s event and make a donation, go to app.arketa.co/ santabarbaratrapeze/checkout/ x86j7xC0SHmwu5g3QayR. emali: kzehnder@newspress.com

Christy Lozano launches learning center

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instructors and scholarships that encourage family engagement in each child’s education and development.

In addition, the Learning Center venue gives students a richer, social and academic environment including art, physical education, STEM, and life skills, Ms. Lozano said.

She added that all curriculums will be transparent and that parental involvement in is required and is key to both academic success and strengthening the lifelong bond between parent and child.

Enrollment is limited as are scholarships, pending funding from nonprofit supporters, Ms. Lozano said. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Christy Lozano, a veteran teacher who ran unsuccessfully for superintendent of Santa Barbara County schools, is continuing her mission to improve education.

Ms. Lozano is launching the Honest Education Learning Center at the Westside Boys and Girls Club, 602 W Anapamu St., Santa Barbara The first informational meeting of Honest Education will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the club.. K-12 students, parents and teachers are welcome to attend. All are requested to register in advance at: evite.com/ event/0394VX2EALWA2YPRI EPM6VQXDZFR2A/rsvp?utm_

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Classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 5.

The new center is designed to emphasize educational transparency, healthy family relationships and positive student outcomes, Ms. Lozano said in a news release.

She explained the Honest Education Learning Center builds upon a successful local education pod model, in which all students performed well above grade point average.

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SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Police Department would like to remind the community about the dangers associated with fireworks.

Although the Fourth of July has passed, the police department is still receiving numerous

complaints regarding fireworks being discharged in the city.

In addition to safety concerns, setting off fireworks is a misdemeanor.

Fireworks are dangerous and can cause personal injury if not used by trained professionals at authorized events, Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the police department’s public information officer, said in a news release.

Also, the use of fireworks greatly increases the potential for

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Newsom signs firearm law allowing lawsuits against gun makers, distributors

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Californians will soon be able to sue gun manufacturers and distributors for harm caused by their products under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The law, Assembly Bill 1594, creates the “firearm standard of conduct,” which requires members of the firearm industry to “enforce reasonable controls” to prevent the sale of firearms to a downstream distributor that does not enforce the same controls. The bill authorizes the California attorney general, city or county attorneys and victims of gun violence to bring civil action against firearm industry members who violate the standard of conduct.

The bill, which takes effect July 1, 2023, is likely to face legal challenges from gun rights groups who say they are already preparing to push back on new gun laws in the state.

Gov. Newsom’s signature comes amidst a growing national divide over whether gun control laws are needed to curb gun violence in America. Just weeks ago, California legislative leaders and Gov. Newsom vowed to quickly advance a package of gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children dead.

In a statement, Gov. Newsom said Tuesday that under this new law, “the gun industry can no longer hide from the devastating harm their products cause.”

“Our kids, families and communities deserve streets free of gun violence, and gun makers

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must be held accountable for their role in this crisis,” the governor said. “Nearly every industry is held liable when people are hurt or killed by their products — guns should be no different.”

Since Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005, gun makers and dealers have been shielded from lawsuits when crimes are committed with the firearms they sell. AB 1594, however, uses an exception in the federal law that allows for legal action against gun makers and sellers who violate state laws related to the marketing of firearms.

The bill faced opposition from the National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and Pistol Association as it made its way through the state Legislature and is likely to face challenges in the coming weeks from gun rights groups.

Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, told The Center Square that the

nonprofit will join a coalition of Second Amendment advocates who plan to challenge the law in court. Mr. Paredes said the bill has the potential to bankrupt members of the firearm industry who will have to expend hefty resources to defend against lawsuits.

“These lawsuits are set up so that the mere fact that they are in the firearms business, they will be sued. Period,” Mr. Paredes said.

Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and other Democratic lawmakers who authored the bill say the new law will hold the gun industry accountable and make communities safer.

“Our message is clear: California will not turn a blind eye to the gun industry’s direct responsibility for the killing machines they let flood our streets and murder our loved ones, day in and day out,” the bill’s co-author, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, D-Carson, said in a statement.

In addition to AB 1594, Gov. Newsom also signed Assembly Bill 2551 into law Monday, which requires the state’s Department of Justice to notify local authorities when a “prohibited person” attempts to purchase a firearm.

In total, Gov. Newsom has signed four pieces of legislation related to firearms in recent weeks. At the end of last month, the governor signed two bills into law that target ghost guns and prohibit firearm marketing to minors.

The bill prohibiting firearm marketing to minors is currently facing a legal challenge from gun rights advocates and shooting sports associations.

Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

Gun rights advocates file lawsuit to block California’s new gun law

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — A new California law that limits firearm marketing to minors is facing legal challenges from sporting associations and gun rights groups – representing what could be the first of several legal challenges brought against new gun laws in the state.

A group of guns rights organizations and shooting sports associations are suing to block a new law that prohibits firearm marketing to minors.

Under the law, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, firearm industry members are prohibited from advertising or marketing guns, ammunition or firearm precursor parts “in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors.”

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which includes the California Youth Shooting Sports Association and the California Rifle and Pistol Association, say the law “violates well-established free speech precedents of the U.S. Supreme Court” and are seeking

“equitable relief declaring the law invalid.” The lawsuit was filed Friday in a federal court in Los Angeles.

“This law is a clear First Amendment violation of speech and assembly. It’s really an attempt to wipe out the next generation of hunters and shooters,” CRPA President and General Counsel Chuck Michel said in a statement Friday.

Attorney General Rob Bonta is listed as the defendant in the lawsuit. In an emailed statement, the Attorney General’s office told The Center Square it would “take any and all action under the law to defend California’s commonsense gun laws.”

The lawsuit is likely the first in a series of legal challenges that could come in response to other gun legislation that will cross Gov. Newsom’s desk in the coming weeks. Gov. Newsom will soon consider several new pieces of gun legislation that would add to the state’s catalog of stringent firearm laws.

In anticipation of the new laws, gun rights groups are already gearing up to bring legal challenges, Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun

Owners of California, told The Center Square.

Gun Owners of California is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the new bill surrounding firearm marketing for minors, and Mr. Paredes said he and other Second Amendment advocates are already coordinating to challenge other bills Gov. Newsom could sign into law.

Mr. Paredes said that the Supreme Court’s June ruling on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v.

Bruen — where the court struck down New York’s law regulating concealed carry — has resulted in a “new standard” for how courts review Second Amendment cases. This gives him and other Second Amendment advocates confidence that new California gun laws will be defeated in court and “thrown into the waste bin of unconstitutional legislation.”

“Every one of these bills is a Second Amendment issue, and none of them will be able to survive that new standard,” Mr. Paredes said.

Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

Agricultural specialists intercept ‘first-in-port’ pests at San Diego cargo crossing

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Agricultural specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted two pests in recent months identified as “first-in-port” and “first-innation” at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego, federal officials announced last week.

Most recently, agricultural specialists discovered three species of Pseudococcidae, also known as mealybugs, in a shipment of rambutan fruit that arrived June 22. The specialists identified the species of bug and confirmed it was a “first-inport” interception, CBP officials announced.

Many species of the mealybugs are “considered pests as they feed on plant juices of plants and trees and act as a vector for several plant diseases,” officials said in a news release Friday. CBP added that in recent years, “some mealybug species have become invasive pests in localities posing a great problem to the new agro-ecosystems.”

In an earlier incident that occured in May, officials at the Otay Mesa cargo facility found a live beetle in a shipment of flowers from Mexico. After identification, the beetle was identified to be a Dihammaphora hispida, a “firstin-port” and “first-in-nation” interception.

According to CBP, longhorn

beetle larvae feed on plant tissue, often in injured trees. The larvae “bore into wood, where they can cause widespread injury to either living trees or untreated lumber, causing extensive economic damage,” CBP said.

Agricultural specialists sent both trucks back to Mexico out of precaution, officials said.

“I praise our CBP agriculture specialists for being vigilant and for preventing these pests from entering our beautiful country which could have caused a major economic disaster,” Anne Maricich, CBP deputy director of Field Operations in San Diego, said in a statement.

Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

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New York appeals court judge steps down from leadership post

By STEVE BITTENBENDER

THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — The surprising resignation of New York’s top judge on Monday came as she faced an ethics complaint.

Law360 was first to break the story hours after New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced she would step down.

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has looked into a complaint against DiFiore made by Dennis Quirk, president of the New York State Court Officers Associations union.

A spokesperson for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct told The Center Square on Tuesday the agency had no comment on the matter.

On Tuesday, Assemblymember Charles Lavine, D-North Shore, who chairs the Assembly Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that he’s following the Commission on Judicial

Conduct’s handling of the DiFiore case, and he’s confident it will be “fairly determined.”

The departure of Judge DiFiore, who officially will leave at the end of August, will give Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul a chance to reshape a court that has at times provoked the ire of progressives. Most recently, Judge DiFiore led the 4-3 majority on a Court of Appeals ruling that struck down the districts Democratic lawmakers drew up for congressional and state Senate seats.

“I have every confidence that Gov. Hochul, working with the State Commission on Judicial Nomination, will select and appoint a new chief judge who will provide exemplary service, such appointment being a matter of state and national significance,” Assemblymember Lavine said.

In a statement, Hochul said she would review recommendations made by the Commission and

Judicial Nomination to install a new chief judge.

The guidelines call for the commission to present seven potential nominees to the governor. New York’s governor will pick a candidate from that list, and similar to federal judicial appointments, the state Senate will give its advice and consent.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, said in a statement after Judge DiFiore’s announcement that the state’s top court “has become increasingly out of step” with the rest of the state on issues like workers’ and tenants’ rights.

“As the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m resolute that the chief judge’s replacement must be a jurist who will lead our court of appeals in a much-needed course correction that uplifts the vulnerable and ensures equity and justice for all,” he said.

ICE removing noncitizens with terrorist ties after lengthy court proceedings More than $670,000 worth of cocaine seized at U.S./Mexico border

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials continue to remove non-citizens from the U.S. with known terrorist ties after lengthy court proceedings.

ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations officials work nationwide to apprehend and remove noncitizens “who pose a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security,” ICE explains. The process often takes years and multiple court hearings in addition to prison or jail time served by the alleged criminals.

On June 13, ICE ERO Denver Field Office officials removed an Afghan man from the U.S. with reported ties to known terrorists.

Mohammed Wali Zazi, 66, was

convicted of visa fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to obstruct justice in February 2012, ICE reports. He was sentenced to 54 months in prison and upon release from prison removal proceedings began.

His son, Najibullah Zazi, a member of al-Qa’ida, was convicted of conspiring to bomb the New York subway in 2009.

Despite his son’s conviction, Zazi entered the U.S. in August 1990, and later became a naturalized citizen in 2007. However, by 2018, a federal judge in Colorado revoked his naturalization and canceled his Certificate of Naturalization. He appeared before two immigrations judges in Colorado, the latest of whom ordered his removal to Afghanistan in February 2022.

On May 6, ICE ERO Buffalo Field Office officials removed a Salvadoran national with

a criminal record, including providing material support to an undesignated terrorist organization.

Jose Guzman Moreno, 62, was removed from the U.S. and turned over to Salvadoran officials upon his arrival.

He’d illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown date and unknown location, ICE reported.

In June 2019, ICE ERO officials encountered Guzman Moreno at a Suffolk County Jail in New York, where he was being detained on local sexual abuse charges.

He was convicted in January 2020 for sexual abuse in the first degree and sentenced to three years in prison. His criminal record includes two convictions for driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first and second degrees in Nassau County.

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Moore, who recalled first coming to Santa Barbara 40 years ago.

“I wandered up State Street and found a phone booth with yellow pages and tracked down Copeland’s Sports. I went up to see (owner) Jim Copeland,” said Mr. Moore, who was selling soccer shoes. “I was just a rookie sales rep.”

Mr. Moore went from being a sales representative to having successful careers in sporting goods, then video games. He worked for the Reebok sporting goods company and served as president of Sega.

Mr. Moore and his wife were happy living in Santa Barbara, but they returned to Liverpool when he was recruited to serve as CEO for more than three years of the very successful Liverpool Football Club.

The couple returned to the Santa Barbara area in December 2020, and Mr. Moore is clearly thrilled about his latest venture.

“I’m excited, enthusiastic, optimistic,” he said, “as Liverpoolians tend to be.”

More about Santa Barbara Sky will appear in Thursday’s NewsPress. email: dmason@newspress.com

By TOM JOYCE THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

COURTESY SANTA BARBARA SKY

Peter Moore, who was CEO of the successful Liverpool Football Club in Liverpool, is the founding investor of the Santa Barbara Sky Football Club, a professional club with men’s and women’s teams expected to start playing in March 2024.

SEWELL, Dorothy Perkins November 26, 1928 – June 29, 2022

“EVERY Individual Matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” – Jane Goodall Can you be a great person if your name never appeared in the newspaper or the history books? Anybody who knew Dorothy knows the answer to that. Dorothy lived a life dedicated to empowering others by recognizing and emphasizing their uniqueness and by letting them know they were deeply loved and important. The ripples of her joyful, generous, and loving personality spread far and wide. When asked what her love languages were, she would reply, “All of them!” Anyone and everyone she encountered felt this. Her accomplishments in this life rest in the hearts of the many, many people she cared for and loved with her wise and generous heart. All good things and all great people must come to an end, however, so it is with deep sadness and regret that we announce that our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away at her home in Santa Barbara on June 29th at the age of 93. She will be forever and deeply missed by all that knew and treasured her.

Dorothy was born to Walter Augustus Perkins and Dorothy Berry Perkins on November 26, 1928 in San Francisco. She spent the first 7 years of her life in Chile where her father was a mining engineer. When her father passed away unexpectedly in 1936, Dorothy’s mother moved the family to Santa Barbara. Dorothy attended local schools, including Howard School and Crane School, before graduating from Laguna Blanca in Hope Ranch. She was modest when describing herself as a schoolgirl. She painted a picture of a girl that was shy and introverted; she told stories about always having her “nose in a book”, riding horses (occasionally all the way from her house on the Riviera to Laguna Blanca) and spending time with her best girlfriends, Sally, Ellie, Woodhouse and Fox–friends she kept throughout her long life. She claimed not to be as proficient at sports or academics as her friends were, so she surprised everybody, not the least herself, when she did extremely well on her college exams and was accepted to Vassar College, one of the premier colleges of the time.

Dorothy studied Philosophy and Religion at college and enjoyed experiencing life on the east coast and dancing in New York City. After graduation, she returned to Santa Barbara to study at the Brooks Institute of Photography. An interest in storytelling, whether through film or the written word, was a common thread throughout her life.

Studying at Brooks Institute changed the course of her life. When she graduated, she became a film editor for Walt Disney Productions and married a fellow student, a handsome and likable Canadian named Stanley Triggs, the man with whom she would go on to have three children. Stanley and Dorothy worked together on nature films for Disney for several years before moving to Vancouver and pursuing other jobs. When the marriage broke up in 1961, Dorothy returned to Santa Barbara with her children and lived together with her mother who had purchased 20 acres of an old olive orchard at the end of Mission Canyon Road.

There on a ridgetop, high above the city and backed up against the wilds of Los Padres National Forrest, Dorothy dedicated herself to raising her children as a single mother.

She was loads of fun, a great listener and empathetic to many opinions, even if they differed from her own. Generous to a fault, the only thing she did not share with her children was her sparkling blue eyes: she kept those to herself, By all accounts, it was the only selfish act anyone could remember her doing. Not only was she a wonderful mother to her three children, but many of their friends also counted on her for comfort and counsel when they couldn’t find it elsewhere. Her children remember their peers bursting through the door at the family home and saying, “Sorry–I’m not here for you.

I need to talk to your mother about something.”

Several interests persisted throughout her life and a a deep love of animals was one of them. Dogs, horses and wild birds, especially, crows, were perennial favorites, but she also owned martens and numerous cats over the years, and she consented to pretty much any animal her children asked for. The only demand she turned down was a request for a herd of goats to clear the brush on the property for her son so he wouldn’t have to do it himself. It was an idea ahead of its time, apparently. Dorothy also loved films, especially indie films and foreign films, politics, going to church at All Saints Episcopal Church and Quaker meetings, reading books and the New Yorker magazine, Public Television, strays of any kind (both animal and human), eating good meals with close friends, walking her dogs at Hendry’s Beach, and responding to the needs of friends and family no matter how immediate or difficult the challenge. By the family’s calculation, she was a patient advocate and self-appointed hospice nurse to at least ten family members, friends, and former employees, caring for them as needed during their final weeks and sitting in support at their bedside as they took their last breaths.

After taking a 25-year break from dating while raising her children, Dorothy - an unshakable romantic - fell in love with a documentary filmmaker. They traveled and worked on some films together for a little over a year before splitting up. She thought that, at the age of 65, that might be it for her in the romance department until a widower friend from her early film days began writing her letters. The man was Bob Sewell: He was a retired “Imagineering’’ creative for the Walt Disney Company and he became the love of her life; he was immediately accepted and loved by the entire family. Bob and Dorothy were glove and hand as partners: they adored each other and weathered Bob’s old age with grace and humor, enjoying 15 years together before Bob passed away at home in Dorothy’s arms.

Often described as “petite and sweet”, Dorothy was so much more than that. She often said that “she did not complain because she had to live with herself, and she did not want to live with a complainer.” She got to put this attitude to the test in abundance in her final decade and a half. It was a period filled with many challenges. In addition to losing her beloved Bob, she had hip surgery, went through cancer treatment, and lost her house in the Jesusita fire of 2009. All would agree that she met these challenges with grace, humor, and resilience. She could inspire herself to get through anything.

Dorothy’s daughter remembers opening Dorothy’s medicine cabinet when her mother was undergoing treatment for lung cancer and seeing the word “COURAGE” secretly written in block letters on the mirror inside. Part of this strength of character came from her DNA, part of it came from her upbringing and part came from her spiritual faith. Dorothy became a Quaker after she married Bob and their belief in Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Harmony with Nature, aligned with her constitution and outlook on life and gave her strength and inspiration.

Dorothy will be remembered for those wonderful blue eyes; her cheerful resilience and energy; her loyalty and commitment to her friends; her sense of humor that made fun of herself and life, not other individuals; her liberal political views; her strong spiritual side and for always stepping up to do the right thing no matter how hard or how much of a personal sacrifice it meant. But most of all, she will be remembered for her undying commitment to giving love to many, many people, letting them know that their light was strong and beautiful--all of whom will miss her profoundly and forever.

Dorothy is survived by her three children, Robin Schievink (Phil Winterfield), Will Triggs (Tineke), and Ned Triggs (Vila Loukas), her stepchildren, Jeff Sewell (Cynthia), David Sewell (Meg), John Sewell (Pat), Cathy McCallister, Joan Guyer, and her five grandchildren, Wouter Schievink, Ryan Triggs, Jaden Triggs, Efthimia “Mia” Loukas and Alekios “Theo” Loukas.

The family sends endless waves of gratitude to all the remarkable people who cared for Dorothy during the final years of her life, especially Sara Aguiniga, Lyndy Belechere, Estela Chavez, Adriana Cortez, Patricia Espinosa, Maria Fuentes, Remy Rodriguez, and Xochitl Usher.

A Quaker ceremony will be held at the family property on July 16th. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Southern Poverty Law Center, PATH (People Assisting the Homeless), Planned Parenthood, Friends Committee on National Legislation.

LOPEZ, Miguel

We are sad to announce the passing of Miguel Bruno Velasquez Lopez, October 6th 1930 - July 8th 2022. Leaving behind his soul mate of 56 years, Teresa Romero Lopez.

His siblings Refugio Lopez, Guadalupe Lopez, Paulita Castillo, Leonor Huizar, Salvador Lopez, Higinio Lopez, Tomas Lopez and Antonio Lopez. His children Ronald Romero, Michael Lopez and Kathleen Marshall. His grandchildren Nicole Romero, Alexzandria Swartwood, Hannah Lopez, Zachary Lopez, Isabella Marshall, Carlo Marshall and Joshua Romero along with his great-grandchildren and his 52 nieces and nephews.

Rosary will be held Thursday, July 14th at 6:oopm at Old Mission Santa Ines. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, July 15th, at 12:00 NOON at Old Mission Santa Ines followed by burial service at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Loper Funeral Chapel

WEINSTEIN, Stanley

Stanley Weinstein, age 84, passed away on July 9, 2022, after a short bout with cancer. Stanley was born in Montreal, Canada on January 23, 1938. Stanley and former spouse Hannah Steinwald moved to Los Angeles when Stanley was recruited by Security Pacific Bank in 1963. They had 2 children Lisa and Mark. In 2007, he married Elizabeth Smith. Stanley was known as a kind and loving husband to Elizabeth, loving father to his 2 children, grandfather of Kasey, Raven, Blake, Luke and great-grandfather of Orion and Avonlea.

Stanley held a Bachelor of Science in Finance and began in the trust department and then went into wealth management for the remainder of his career. Upon retirement Stanley devoted his free time to volunteering at Adams Elementary School, The Food Bank, Rotary Club, and other charitable organizations. Stanley and Elizabeth enjoyed traveling, spending time with friends and family and Stanley also was known to enjoy the occasional cigar!

Stanley was known for his keen sense of humor, desire to connect deeply to family and friends and a zest for life. Stanley was a gifted listener and had an acceptance for all.

Stanley made friendships and relationships with everyone he met. He was an active member in his temple Congregation B’nai B’rith and was deeply spiritual. Stanley will be remembered for being an example of integrity, honor, work ethic and leadership in the community and as a loving husband, father, and friend to many.

Services will be held July 14, 2022, at 11:00 am Congregation B’nai B’rith 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(The Center Square) — U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, wants to trim what he views as unnecessary spending in the military budget.

Rep. Schweikert filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to eliminate more than $6 billion in additional inflation-adjustment spending.

The amendment would strike additional inflation-adjustment spending for fuel inflation, civilian personnel inflation pay, and military construction.

It comes as a response to an amendment filed by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, who filed an amendment to increase spending by $37 billion. That’s in addition to the proposed $840 billion military budget.

“There is no question that reckless spending by Democrats and the Biden administration have contributed greatly to inflation that is burdening families in every corner of our country,” Rep. Schweikert said.

“The last thing we should do is use taxpayer dollars to subsidize increased federal spending to cover rising inflation costs in our annual defense bill. I hope that Democrats accept my amendment and strike this wasteful and unnecessary spending.”

The National Taxpayers Union praised Rep. Schewikert and said his amendment is a fiscally responsible move.

“At a time when too few lawmakers are willing to thoughtfully consider where America might be spending too much at the Pentagon, Congressman Schweikert has

offered a prudent as well as necessary reduction to the national defense topline — around $6 billion, when the House-proposed budget is already $37 billion higher than it was just a short month ago,” Andrew Lautz, director of Federal Policy of the National Taxpayers Union, said in a news release. “Lawmakers who proposed an inflation adjustment to the Pentagon’s adjustment should have offset those increases with cuts elsewhere, and they did not. NTU is proud to support this amendment from Rep. Schweikert.”

Rep. Golden justified the spending increase that Rep. Schweikert wants to amend by citing the threat of foreign adversaries like China and North Korea.

“We need only look to world events in Ukraine, read reports regarding China’s plans and actions in the South China Sea, or simply read the latest headlines about Iranian nuclear ambitions and North Korean missile tests, as well as ongoing terrorist threats, in order to see why this additional funding is necessary to meet the security challenges of our time,” Rep. Golden said in a news release last month. “This amendment would authorize funding for one additional DDG-51 destroyer, make necessary investments in shipyard infrastructure, and provide further military aid for Ukraine, among many other critical provisions. We were able to pass this amendment today because of thoughtful negotiations that included the feedback of many members of this committee both Democrat and Republican.”

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At left, an iconic part of Santa Barbara, Trinity Episcopal Church, is featured during the Sunday Domingo Tour, presented by the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara. At right, the same tour will lead participants to the Central Library and fountain.

Weekend walks Sabado and Domingo tours highlight historic sites

Reginald Johnson, James Osborne Craig and Mary Craig.

Sunday’s Domingo Tour leaves from the Santa Barbara Public he Architectural Library entrance courtyard on Foundation of Santa Anapamu Street. The focus is on Barbara has resumed the historic art and architecture its weekend walking of downtown Santa Barbara tours through the as it was reborn after the 1925 streets of Santa Barbara. earthquake.

Visitors are Featured asked to gather architects at 10 a.m. at the include Myron tour’s designated For more information about Hunt, Joseph meeting location the walking tours offered by the Plunkett and for a fun and Architectural Foundation of Santa Kem Weber. informative 1½Barbara, contact Executive Director Included are to 2-hour stroll Molly Burns at www.afsb.org or murals, public highlighting molly@afsb.org. art, hidden local sites. courtyards, Saturday’s fountains and Sabado Tour the histories of the Arlington and leaves from the Santa Barbara Granada theaters.

City Hall steps at De la Guerra A $10 cash donation is Plaza to view De la Guerra Adobe, suggested. No strollers, very El Paseo, Meridian Studios and young children or pets are the Lobero Theatre. allowed. Bring masks to the tour Participants will hear in the event the docent feels they information and rich anecdotes are necessary. about their history and the Additional group tours and designers and builders, the accessible tours can be arranged cultural heritage left by the first with advanced notice by Spanish and Mexican settlers contacting AFSB at 805-965-6307. and about prominent Southern California architects such as email: mmcmahon@newspress.

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At left, The Carpinteria Club inductees into the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County’s Alumni Hall of Fame include Beto Gonzalez, Tony Parra, Mark Rogers and Alain Welty. In the middle is Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club founder Rich Medel.. At right, Goleta Club inductees are Greg Hanson, Ernesto Paredes, Jim Smit, Val Reveles and Ryan Yamada.

The United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County recently inducted 22 former club members into their inaugural Alumni Hall of Fame, class of 2022.

Former club directors, Sal Rodriguez and Rich Medel also participated in the Alumni Breakfast celebration to help highlight the inductees’ talents and how they’ve given back to the clubs — as youth club members and now, as local community members, according to a news release.

The first “Boys Club” in Santa Barbara opened in 1938 and has since served as a second home for youth in the community for more than 84 years.

From the Downtown Club, the alumni honored included Robert Del Campo, Bob Looney, Bill Simms, Manuel Cheverez, Peter Zucco, Donnie Yee and George Chelini.

From the Westside Club, the inductees were Mark Martinez, Mike Gordon, Ricky Cordero,

Augie Morelos, Louie DeRuda and John Carrillo.

The Carpinteria Club inductees included Tony Parra, Mark Rogers, Beto Gonzalez, and Alain Welty.

Lastly, the Goleta Club inducted Ernesto Paredes, Greg Hanson, Val Reveles, Ryan Yamada and Jim Smit.

Board President Roger Aceves attended each of the Alumni Breakfast celebrations and gave a short speech reflecting on his time as a member of the Downtown Boys & Girls Club as a child. Mr. Aceves told the honorees that the clubs, to him, represent an even playing field where all youth in the community can come together, regardless of race, ability or socioeconomic status.

“No matter where you grew up, when you walk through those club doors, everyone is equal,” said Mr. Aceves.

For more information, visit www. unitedbg.org or call 805-681-1315.

— Dave Mason

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Inductees from the Westside Club include Mark Martinez and Mike Gordon.

CARPINTERIA — Nine young women, who participated in Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s Eureka! Program, are heading to college.

This fall, recent high school graduates plan to attend colleges ranging from Santa Barbara City College to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Cruz.

“It’s an honor to see this dedicated group of young women — all of whom have worked so incredibly hard to get here – achieve such a significant milestone in their lives,” said Jamie Collins, executive director of Girls Inc. Carpinteria. “From college preparation workshops, to internships, and consistently stepping out of their comfort zones, our Eureka students have been preparing for this moment for five years. We know they’ll continue to dream big and achieve success in this next chapter, and we look forward to cheering them on.”

The 2022 graduates are Alondra Badilla, who plans to attend Santa Barbara City College; Natali Gonzalez, who’s going to SBCC; Stephanie Gonzalez-Coss, who’s enrolling at Cal State Fresno; Yuriana Hernandez, who’s going to UC Merced; Jaritza Nunez, who will

be at SBCC; Jocelyn Pena, who’s heading to UC Santa Cruz; Briana Rodriguez, heading to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Yvette Rosales, who will attend Cal State Long Beach; and Alexandra Zapata, who will be at SBCC According to Girls Inc., Eureka! is an expanded learning five-year program that emphasizes college readiness and builds girls’ confidence and skills through hands-on opportunities, with a focus on introducing girls to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Girls Inc. launched the Eureka! program in 2012 to provide leadership and education enhancement opportunities for girls beginning in the summer before their eighth-grade year and providing mentorship and college and career preparation throughout the high school years.

The program currently serves 77 local girls and recently welcomed its 16th cohort.

For more information, call Girls Inc. of Carpinteria at 805-684-6364 or visit www. girlsinc-carp.org.

— Dave Mason

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Local youth with the Santa Barbara Police Activities League are heading outdoors and learning to fish.

Over the last three months, fishing excursions have taken them to the Goleta Pier, Lake Cachuma and on a sportfishing boat off the coastline. “The fishing events have been tremendously popular amongst our students and offer them a new opportunity to get outside and explore all that Santa Barbara has to offer! Our local police officers chaperone these events, which are wonderful opportunities for relationshipbuilding with the youth,” said Judie Lugo, executive director of PAL. For the majority of the youth, this is their first time fishing.

Participants range in age from 6 to 18- and are from 10 local schools.

PAL received funding from the

California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Vamos a Pescar Education Fund to offer these experiences.

At each fishing event, youth learn lessons about keeping our oceans clean, the cultural significance of fishing for the Chumash in Santa Barbara, and safe fishing practices. All of the participants received fishing licenses and rods that they can keep.

“I felt happy and proud about being able to catch a fish, especially because it was my first time fishing with friends,” a PAL student said. “The wind was crazy, and it made fishing hard. I had so much fun and can’t wait to go fishing again!”

For more about PAL, go to sbpal.org.

— Staff report

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Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets.

For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc.

• Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org.

ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Bunnies Urgently Needing

Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org.

BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Companion Animal Placement Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook. com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal ServicesLompoc.

• K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.)

• Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb. org/phd/animal/home.sbc.

• Santa Barbara Humane (with campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org.

• Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home.

sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org.

• Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org.

• Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.

— Dave Mason

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ARIES — Today you might decide to participate in activities involving children, Aries. Field trips either for pleasure or educational purposes may take place, if possible, and you could enjoy it as much as the kids.

Letters and phone calls could bring good news from far away, which you’ll almost certainly want to pass on to others.

TAURUS — Your financial situation looks particularly good right now. An increase in income could be coming your way, Taurus. The downside could be that contracts might be involved, and you’ll have to spend time perusing boring legal documents that need to be executed. A lot of people could reach out to you tonight, probably to exchange ideas and information.

GEMINI — Recent developments have brought new interests into your life, Gemini. As a result, you might be seriously considering enrolling in a formal course of study in the future involving these subjects.

If you really want to do this, it’s definitely the right time to start planning. Others in your community might want to do the same, CANCER — Your mind is especially sharp, Cancer. You’re logical and objective by nature.

However, today you’re likely to find that your thinking is more influenced by feeling than usual.

This is a positive development. It demonstrates that your intuition is operating at a high level, so don’t fight it. This is definitely the day to follow your heart rather than your head.

LEO — A group you’re involved with may want to discuss a future trip of some kind, Leo, perhaps to a convention. The drive to expand your horizons is very strong today. Therefore, trips like this or other opportunities to learn and grow can be especially appealing. You might come up with a few ideas of your own that you prefer to pursue alone.

VIRGO — Your intuition is operating at a very high level today, Virgo. You tend to follow your heart by nature, so you don’t always go out of your way to be logical or objective. However, more than one event could occur during the day in which it’s imperative that you go with your intuition even though it defies all logic. Have a little faith and go with your gut!

LIBRA — Today should be a gratifying day, Libra, full of great news, pleasant surprises, and opening doors of opportunity on just about every level. Career breaks and chances to earn more money could come your way.

New friends may be introduced to you, and future opportunities for education and travel also may arise.

SCORPIO — Paperwork involving financial transactions may need to be handled today, Scorpio, but it won’t be as tedious as you think. Whatever information is required is easily obtained. Most of what is presented to you should be clear and understandable, and the people involved helpful. It’s important that you do get this done.

SAGITTARIUS — A friend could put you in touch with a lot of interesting people, some in fields such as law, education, or the ministry. Expect at some point to be treated to a monologue on social and ecological responsibilities, Sagittarius! You’ll have a lot of definite ideas on those subjects, but you’ll be more likely to listen than talk for most of the day.

Enjoy your day.

CAPRICORN — You may spend much of your day trying to sort out financial matters for yourself, your job, or perhaps for a friend or relative, Capricorn.

A lot of phone calls, and a lot of research, perhaps on the Internet, could be necessary in order to accomplish this.

Whatever you decide to do, you’ll attack it with determination and feel a great deal of satisfaction when you’re done. Go to it!

AQUARIUS — Today you might spend a lot of time with the special person in your life if that’s possible, Aquarius.

Romance and affection are definitely a powerful factor in the course of your day, but much of what might bring you closer together is conversation. You’re likely to exchange information that interests you both about specific subjects and yourselves and future plans. A short journey might also take place.

PISCES — The possibility of some future houseguests might have you checking your home to see what needs to be done to make it presentable. It may need a few minor repairs, Pisces, and you could do some online shopping to dress the place up a little. Books might give you some workable ideas.

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Crown Castle is proposing increase the height of an existing telecommunications tower from 17 feet 6 inches to 29 feet, 6 inches at the following site: 1899 San Julian, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California 93436 (34 37 43.48 N / 120 26 18.65 W). The tower is not expected to be lighted.

Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.

Specific information regarding the project is available by contacting EBI Consulting, Project 6122006562MB during normal business hours.

Comments must be received within 30 days from the date of this publication at 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (717) 472-3070.

Crown Castle is also notifying any interested party that believes the proposed action may have a significant impact on the environment that a Request for Environmental Review (Review) may be submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Such Request may only raise environmental concerns.

Information regarding the project may be found under file number A1218022 on the FCC website www.fcc.gov/asr/applications.

The Request must be filed with the FCC within 30 days of the notice being posted on the FCC website.

The FCC strongly encourages that all Requests be filed electronically at www.fcc. gov/asr/environmentalrequest.

Requests may also be mailed to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, ATTN: Ramon Williams. The Request must also be served upon Crown Castle by mailing a copy to 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 ATTN: Legal Department.

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Fed survey reports record-high consumer expectations for inflation

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — Americans are more pessimistic about coming inflation than ever recorded, new survey data shows.

The New York Federal Reserve released the June 2022 Survey of Consumer Expectations on Monday, reporting record-high expectations about the future inflation rate.

The survey comes as the Fed has decided to adopt an aggressive monetary policy in an attempt to curb the highest inflation rate seen in 40 years.

According to the survey, the median consumer expectations

for the future inflation rate a year from now have increased from 6.6% in May to 6.8%, the highest ever. However, consumers think inflation will finally decrease three years from now, with the median inflation expectations decreasing from 3.9% to 3.6%.

“The increase in short-term expectations was driven by respondents over age 60 and respondents with at least some college education,” the Federal Reserve said. “The decline in medium-term expectations was broad-based across education and income groups.”

Consumers’ expected price changes one year from now increased by 0.1% for gas to 5.6%,

rent to 10.3%, medical care to 9.5%, and college education to 8.7%.

Expectations for future home prices one year from now, however, have decreased dramatically. According to the survey, consumers’ median expected change in home prices one year from now has dropped to 4.4% from 5.8%, the lowest reading since February 2021.

According to the survey, the median consumer uncertainty on inflation rates for next year increased to 4.7% from 4.3% in May, reaching an all-time high.

Alongside consumers’ worries about future inflation, consumers also tend to believe that the U.S.

unemployment rate will increase next year. The survey reports consumers’ expectations that the mean probability of the U.S. unemployment rate rising in a year increased by 1.8 percentage points to 40.4%, the highest rate since April 2020.

Consumers also expect it to be harder to find a job in the next three months if they lose their current position, with mean expectations of finding a job declining to 56.8% from 58.2%.

The survey also reports that households throughout the U.S. are in a worse position financially now than they were a year ago and are more pessimistic about their future financial situation.

Hispanic organizations blast first lady Jill Biden for taco ‘caricature’

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — First lady Jill Biden is taking fire from Hispanic groups after her comments comparing them to different kinds of breakfast tacos.

“The first lady’s comments yesterday comparing Hispanic people to tacos shows yet again Democrats’ low regard for our people,” said Elizabeth Castro Gray, state chair for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly. “She reduced us to a caricature, a stereotype. Mrs. Biden demonstrated yet again why Hispanics are leaving the Democratic Party in huge numbers. We have little patience for a party that treats us as helpless victims — who looks to us as little more than a reliable voting bloc.”

Recent polling shows Hispanic voters are dissatisfied with

the state of the country under Democratic leadership. A Quinnipiac University poll released in May found that Hispanic voters’ disapproval of President Joe Biden had hit 60%.

“We value life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Like most Americans, we are people of faith who want to live in safety and who want the opportunity to work hard, to succeed and to provide a better future for our children,” Ms. Gray said.

“We are not tacos. Somos Republicanos,” she added.

Jill Biden’s office issued an apology after the comments.

“The first lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” said Michael LaRosa, her spokesperson.

Rep. Mayra Flores, the first Mexican-born member of Congress and a Republican, has become a

focal point of the growing Latino support in the Republican party.

She blasted the first lady on Twitter.

“They just don’t get it. Latinos aren’t buying their liberal pandering; we care about the rising costs of housing, food, gas, issues that impact everyday Americans,” she said. “No matter how loud they yell their made up words, it won’t change the reality of their failed policies.”

The criticism, though, wasn’t just expressed by the Republican Party.

“We are not tacos,” the National Association of Hispanic Journalists said in a statement responding to the comments. “Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures (and) food traditions. Do not reduce us to stereotypes.”

Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Washington state’s new tax on carbon dioxide emissions under the Climate Commitment Act is projected to add 46 cents per gallon to the cost of gas next year, nearly doubling the amount of taxes Washingtonians will pay at the pump. The current state gas tax is nearly 50 cents per gallon.

Passed by the state Legislature in 2021, the Climate Commitment Act — Senate Bill 5126 — directs the Washington State Department of Ecology to develop and implement a statewide cap-and-trade program to cut carbon pollution by requiring emitters to obtain “emissions allowances” equal to their covered greenhouse gas emissions.

Similar to stocks and bonds, these allowances can be obtained through quarterly auctions hosted by the Ecology Department.

The program will start on Jan. 1, 2023.

The thinking behind this setup is that since most emitters will need to purchase their allowances, that will translate into reducing emissions

becoming a benefit to their bottom line.

However, as first reported by the Washington Research Council, an analysis from Vivid Economics and its parent McKinsey & Company for the state Department of Ecology projected the cost of a metric ton of carbon dioxide to be $58.21 next year.

That’s much higher than the $20.60 per metric ton figure used for the cap-and-trade legislation’s fiscal note provided to lawmakers.

“That would add a tax of about 52 cents per gallon or just over 46 cents per gallon for fuels required to include 10% ethanol in accordance with Washington state law,” Todd Myers, environmental director for the free market Washington Policy Center think tank, explained in a Tuesday blog.

He added, “For diesel, the tax on CO2 emissions would increase the cost of a gallon by about 59 cents per gallon, or 56 cents per gallon for fuels that include 5% biodiesel.”

And it’s only going to get worse from there, according to Mr. Myers.

“That amount would climb to $100.23 per MT in 2030, equating

to 89 cents per gallon, or 80 cents per gallon for the 10% ethanol mix,” he noted. “For diesel, it would add more than a dollar, $1.02, per gallon, or 97 cents for gas mixed with biofuel.”

Mr. Myers addressed the discrepancy between current projected costs and the costs in the cap-and-trade bill’s fiscal note.

“Well, the fiscal note had minimum prices and did say their estimates were ‘conservative,’” he told The Center Square. “But this is a very big jump and bigger than I expected.”

A couple of factors account for higher predicted costs, Mr. Myers pointed out, including more expensive prices in California’s cap-and-trade system.

“I assume it reflects the California market where prices have jumped 30% in the last year,” Mr. Myers said.

He pointed to another factor: the Climate Commitment Act’s emissions-reduction targets the state must meet by law.

“Also, Washington’s targets for 2030 are super aggressive, and we have to cut emissions radically and very fast,” Mr. Myers said.

Using 1990 emissions levels

as the baseline, Washington is required to reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030, by 70% by 2040 and by 95% by 2050.

In his blog, Myers warns that environmental activists are trying to remove protections from the cap-and-trade law for core industries, primarily manufacturing, that release large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and face significant global competition for their products.

Such industries are exempt from the tax on emissions through 2026, with 97% of their emissions exempt starting in 2027. Denying exemptions, according to Mr. Myers, could translate into business failures and a reliance on Chinese alternatives that cause harm to the environment and are detrimental to human rights.

“Even with the phase-in period, industries will have to begin preparing to comply with the law,” he said. “And the big jump in the projected cost of taxes on CO2 emissions means all businesses and families in Washington will see big increases in costs for transportation next year.”

Brett Davis covers the Washington state government for The Center Square.

Report: New York City’s economic development company failed to report $224 million-plus in funds

By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — New York City has been asked to find a new ferry operator following a scathing audit finding of more than $224 million unreported over a sixyear period.

Comptroller Brad Lander’s office, in its report, says the city’s economic development corporation failed to report the public funds that went toward a heavily subsidized ferry program expanded by the de Blasio administration.

That was one of 11 findings Mr. Lander’s office issued “The New York City Economic Development Corp.’s responsibility is to provide adequate oversight and report financial information transparently on the New York

City ferry system, and the audit that we are releasing today shows that during the de Blasio administration, EDC failed to provide the transparent, accurate oversight and financial management that is required of them,” Mr. Lander said.

The undisclosed $224.4 million in funds covered an array of capital and operating expenses, according to the 50page report. Chief among them was $173.8 million in various capital expenses through the end of last year.

Because of that, Mr. Lander’s office found that the city’s subsidy to the program was much higher than previously reported, with the differences ranging from $2.08 per rider in fiscal year 2018 to $4.29 per rider in fiscal year 2021. The actual subsidy was $12.88 per rider in fiscal year 2021, which

was 50% higher than previously stated.

The ferry service charges a flat fee for passengers regardless of the length of their trip. An adult one-way trip is $2.75, which is the same fare as the city’s subway system.

The EDC said it would issue a request for proposals for a new ferry system contract. However, Fred D’Ascoli, the corporation’s executive vice president and CFO, did not give a timeframe for that request in his response letter to the audit.

Mr. D’Ascoli also criticized the audit, saying the EDC believes auditors “misrepresented” certain data points and “misunderstood” the city’s contract with Hornblower.

Further, he said the agency did reveal all expenses, abiding by generally accepted accounting principles. However,

in response to the audit, the EDC would provide “alternate annual reporting” online that includes “all costs” to Hornblower.

“NYC Ferry is a system beloved by millions of New Yorkers, especially those who see their commute times greatly reduced and those who have new ways to access the city’s waterfront,” he wrote. “NYC Ferry has proven its worth.”

Mr. Lander’s report also said the EDC failed to enforce certain terms and conditions with Hornblower, the company that operates the ferry system.

In addition, the comptroller’s office said the EDC overpaid the company by about $12 million.

Mr. D’Ascoli said the EDC would not pursue repayment on those funds, claiming they were paid for services rendered.