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Bills protecting children online gain momentum Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham talks to News-Press about legislation

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Santa Barbara City Council member Kristen Sneddon and Mayor Randy Rowse listen to speakers Tuesday during the public comment period. Later in the meeting, they and the rest of the council heard a presentation about the challenges of childcare access and affordability.

Childcare access, affordability United Way expresses concerns during presentation before Santa Barbara City Council By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

City Council members Alejandra Gutierrez and Eric Friedman listen to speakers during the public comment period.

Childcare access and affordability were already reaching unattainable levels before COVID-19, but the pandemic has exacerbated those issues even further, the United Way of Santa Barbara County told the Santa Barbara City Council Tuesday. The city council heard a report from the UWSBC about the barriers to childcare that have impacted families throughout the community. The United Way’s work found the average monthly cost fulltime for an infant is $1,481 and for a preschooler $1,194. The group’s research also found a significant gap between the need for care and capacity as well as staffing issues.

In Santa Barbara County, families with kids aged 0-5 can be expected to spend an estimated 37% of their monthly income on childcare costs, according to the UWSBC. As a comparison, the median gross rent was estimated to be $1,893 in Santa Barbara and Goleta, according to data from the 2020 Census, the UWSBC said. So a family of four with an infant and pre-school child could spend about $2,675 per month on childcare — and yearly costs for both rent and childcare would be more than $56,000. That is 12% more than the annual salary for two full-time jobs at minimum wage in Santa Barbara County, according to the UWSBC. UWSBC representatives, citing the Bipartisan Policy Center, said a lack of childcare accessibility Please see PRESENTATION on A2

Harris tests positive for COVID-19 By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced Tuesday. The vice president has not been in close contact with President Joe Biden or the first lady in recent days because of travel schedules, according to press secretary Kirsten Allen. Vice President Harris recently visited Vandenberg Space Force Base. The vice president is asymptomatic and will isolate and work from her residence, her office said. She will return to the White House once she tests negative. In the meantime, Vice President

Harris will follow guidance from her physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vice president is fully vaccinated and received a booster shot last year. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff revealed he tested positive for COVID in March, but Vice President Harris did not catch it at the time. Additionally, White House press secretary Jen Psaki and Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID recently. Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also tested positive for COVID in recent weeks. email: kschallhorn@newspress.com

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Vice President Kamala Harris recently addressed troops, elected officials and media at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Her office announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 but is asymptomatic.

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Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham is confident the momentum and sense of urgency exist to enact protections for young people from potentially harmful impacts of social media. A bipartisan bill from Assemblymember Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, requiring companies to enact greater protections for minors unanimously passed out of the Privacy and Consumer

Protection Committee earlier this month. The legislation is meant to protect children from harmful content or experiences online, the sponsors have said. And then there’s another bill from the duo that would allow parents to hold large social media companies liable for knowingly allowing a platform to become addictive to children and causing harm. This legislation is before the Judiciary Committee next week. Both bills are before Please see BILLS on A3

Santa Barbara Fair and Expo opens today By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITERS

The Santa Barbara Fair and Expo opens at 4 p.m. today at the Earl Warren Showgrounds and runs through May 1. The theme this year is “Meet Me at the Fair.” The Earl Warren Showgrounds management said it’s excited to present this year’s full fair experience including: carnival rides and games, children’s carnival rides and games section, farm animals, exhibits, food contests, entertainment such as live music and popular fair food. “We are so excited to have the full fair back this year. The fair is an iconic and important event for the community as evidence that hosting a fair is the only state mandate for the showgrounds,” the showgrounds told the NewsPress in an email. This year’s theme is intended to bring back nostalgia. The family fun includes more than 30 carnival rides that twist, twirl and spin. The fair also will feature entertainment such as live music, adorable farm animals, a petting zoo and delicious fair food. You can see all the creative projects made by youth and adults of all ages and skill levels in the exhibit halls. In addition to music, entertainment during the expo

will include dancing and magic. The livestock area will include goats, alpacas, chickens, bunnies and other animals. There will also be interactive displays highlighting livestock and agriculture. The Earl Warren Showgrounds is a self-funded state agricultural district whose revenue comes from event rentals by third parties as well as the Santa Barbara Fair and Expo, The Haunt and the Santa Barbara National Show, according to Ben Sprague, the Earl Warren Showgrounds CEO. He said the district is in its best financial condition in decades. Adult entry for today’s fair is $8. The cost for children 6 and up is $4. Entry for children 5 and under is free. A one-day unlimited ride wristband is $30. The event is open today and Thursday from 4-10 p.m., Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (On each day, the exhibit halls are closing before the carnival.) Attendees can park at La Cumbre Middle School or Bishop Diego High School and ride a free trolley. For more information, visit www.earlwarren.com/fair-andexpo or call 805-687-0766. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Antisemitic incidents reach alarming increase in Tri-Counties By MARILYN MCMAHON 1(:6 35(66 67$)) :5,7(5

The Anti-Defamation League’s annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents issued Tuesday found that the ADL Santa Barbara/TriCounties witnessed an alarming doubling of antisemitic incidents in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties in 2021. The audit counted 14 total incidents in the region, up from seven incidents in 2020. “While the number of incidents themselves may not seem shocking, the brazenness of the incidents and the state and national trends they mirror are alarming,” Dan Meisel, regional director of ADL Santa Barbara/ Tri-Counties, said in a news release. “The impacts of assault, vandalism and propaganda reach beyond an individual victim and instill concern they are representative of more widespread attitudes and normalization of hateful conduct.” Examples of antisemitic incidents from 2021 include: v ,Q )HEUXDU\ VRPHRQH GUHZ swastikas on the cement outside Alpha Epsilon Pi, a historically

four to 15 assaults in the state Jewish fraternity at Cal Poly San from 2020 to 2021. Many of these Luis Obispo. attacks took place during the v ,Q -XO\ VRPHRQH VHQW virulently antisemitic and Israel-Hamas conflict of May 2021. threatening messages via Looking at the United States )DFHERRN WR DQ 2[QDUG DXWKRU LQ as a whole, reported antisemitic response to an ad for the book she incidents reached an all-time wrote about the Holocaust. high in 2021, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment v ,Q 'HFHPEHU WKH PDQDJHU and vandalism reported to of a facility at a public university ADL. This in Santa Barbara represents the directed antisemitic slurs at highest number For more information about the a Jewish customer. of incidents on AntiDefamation League, There were record since ADL visit www.adl.org. reports from all began tracking three counties of antisemitic incidents in 1979 swastika vandalism – an average of more than seven on private and public property. incidents per day and a 34% Unfortunately, the upward increase from the 2,026 credible trend in reported incidents is not limited to the Tri-Counties. The reports of incidents recorded in entire state of California saw a 2020. substantial increase (27%) in total The audit found that antisemitic incidents reached a high incidents jumping from 289 to 367 watermark across virtually every incidents in 2021. category. While harassment (217) and Attacks against Jewish vandalism (135) saw notable increases of 23% and 25% institutions, including Jewish respectively, ADL is most community centers and alarmed by the soaring uptick in synagogues, were up by 61%, incidents at K-12 schools antisemitic assaults in the Golden State. increased 106%, and incidents on college campuses rose 21%. There was an increase from

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Assaults — considered the most serious incident type because it involves person-on-person physical violence triggered by antisemitic animus — increased 167%, jumping to a total of 88 reports in 2021 from 33 in 2020. Incidents of harassment were up 43%, and acts of antisemitic vandalism rose 14%. Incidents were reported in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. The states with the highest number of incidents were New York (416), New Jersey (370), &DOLIRUQLD )ORULGD Michigan (112) and Texas (112). Combined, these states accounted for 58% of the total incidents. In 2021, there were 525 reported incidents at Jewish institutions such as synagogues, Jewish community centers and Jewish schools, an increase of 61% from 327 in 2020. Of the total, 413 were incidents of harassment, 101 were incidents of vandalism and 11 were assaults. About one-quarter of the harassment incidents were linked to anti-Zionist or anti-Israel sentiments.

70 new COVID-19 cases reported By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Santa Barbara County reported 70 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. The county is currently conducting quality assurance to align with the California Department of Public Health. As a result, 18 backlogged cases were added Tuesday. Of the 70 new cases, the highest number, 18, was in the South Coast corridor, which includes Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria, according to the county Public Health Department. Elsewhere, 11 cases were in Santa Maria. Neighboring Orcutt had three. Ten cases were reported in Lompoc and nearby Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village. Seventeen cases were in Santa Barbara and unincorporated Mission Canyon. One case was in the North County areas that include Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey,

Cuyama, New Cuyama and Guadalupe. Two cases were in Isla Vista. Three cases were in Goleta. Two cases were in unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota. The locations of three cases are pending. Eight patients are recovering in county hospitals. One patient is recovering in an intensive care unit. Santa Barbara County now has a total of 86,767 cases, of which 322 are still infectious. The total number of deaths remains at 681. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported that 72.8% of the eligible 5-and-older population is fully vaccinated. Of the entire county population (all ages), 68.5% is fully vaccinated. All numbers are provided by the health department. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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TRAFFIC, CRIME & FIRE BLOTTER Police identify homicide victim SANTA MARIA — The Santa Maria Police Department has released the name of the third

homicide victim this year in the city. On Saturday morning, Luis Bernabe Jimenez, 61, was found dead in a parked car. The department said that investigators believed that the

shooting occured hours before officers were notified of the victim. Several people reported hearing gunshots but no one called in at the time, according to a report by KEYT-TV. Very little is known about Mr.

Jimenez, and detectives are looking to talk to anyone who knew where he lived or worked. Residents are encouraged to contact Detective Woessner at 805-928-3781, ext. 1929. — Katherine Zehnder

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to employers about childcare issues. Some council members expressed support for the recommendations made Tuesday evening and suggested looking into internal policies, such as permitting processes, to address the issue. Mayor Pro Tempore Meagan Harmon said the issue was personal and “to see it laid out in this way was both painful and challenging in some ways and also really validating in other ways.” And Councilmember Harmon remained steadfast that local government could take up the mantle to help. “Not only is it certainly within our purview because it’s so fundamental to the experiences and life of our residents, but it also has really extreme and varied impacts,” Councilmember Harmon said. “The longer we allow this to go unaddressed in our

community, the more that we are concretizing the way that women have been forced to take on more — or may do by choice in certain happy cases — we’re just really perpetuating the cycle of inequality where women are paid less, women have to step back from the workforce,” she continued. Additionally Tuesday, the Santa Barbara City Council moved toward renewing and modifying the South Coast Tourism Business Improvement District. Multiple Westmont College students and alumnae also addressed the city council Tuesday, describing their work with the Westmont Downtown program and expressing support for a meal share program at Alameda Park to help individuals experiencing homelessness. email: kschallhorn@newspress. com

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negatively impacts households through loss of income or reduced work experience; businesses through lost earnings from turnover costs and benefits still paid to employees who aren’t working; and tax revenues through lost household and business earnings. The total economic impact on Santa Barbara County is estimated to be between $200 million to $305 million annually, according to data from the Bipartisan Policy Center. “The childcare issues and challenges that parents face, it’s not just about the childcare centers struggling to stay afloat. It’s not just about the parents struggling to find spaces and be able to afford it,” said Melinda Cabrera, a UWSBC vice president. “But there’s a larger picture, and it’s the economy

and sustainability that impacts the cities of Goleta and Santa Barbara.” The city council did not need to take any action on the presentation during its Tuesday meeting. However, the UWSBC did recommend creating a coalition of stakeholders and leaders to come up with a plan that would include strategies to increase high-quality, licensed child care spaces; a mechanism to connect parents with program openings; develop policies to help providers open and maintain a profitable business; and create scholarships for middle-income families who do not qualify for governmentsubsidized programs but might still struggle to afford childcare. The presentation revealed many employers weren’t acutely aware of how many of their employees had young children. And on the other side of the coin, many employees were uncomfortable talking

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Santa Barbara County schools recognized for innovation By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Three Santa Barbara County schools have been recognized by California for innovative practices during the 2020-2021 school year. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond unveiled the winners of the new California Pivotal Practice Award Program Tuesday, honoring 727 schools and 121 school districts. The award went to Franklin Elementary in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Ynez Elementary in the College School District and Cold Spring Elementary in the Cold Spring School District in Montecito. “As a district, we are incredibly proud that we’ve received such a distinguished honor from the state. Our focus on student outcomes is central to all that we do and it’s nice to be recognized for that work,” SBUSD said in a statement to the News-Press. “We are incredibly proud of Principal Casie Killgore and her team at Franklin Elementary, as innovation is at the core of everything they do. The recognition is well-deserved.” The awards focused on four target areas: distribution of technology, nutrition services, social-emotional well-being of students and student engagement. “To be honored when it comes to categories such as student engagement, distribution of

California mayors warn of ‘fiscal cliff’ without increased spending for homelessness By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

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Cold Spring Elementary School is among three Santa Barbara County schools to receive awards from California for innovative practices.

technology, nutrition services and social-emotional well-being of students tells us that we are headed in the right direction, and (we) look forward to continuing the work,” SBUSD said. The California Department of Public Education said it worked with education association partners to create the CAPP awards to honor schools and districts during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic made it more difficult to collect statewide assessment data. “I’m incredibly proud of these schools and districts for

their creativity, dedication and innovation in the face of adversity,” Superintendent Thurmond said. “These schools led incredible efforts to engage students, distribute technology, provide meals and support the social and emotional well-being of students during an incredibly difficult time for schools and families.” The full list of the honorees can be found here: cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/pp/ awardeeschools2022.asp. email: kschallhorn@newspress. com

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(The Center Square) — Mayors from California’s biggest cities are urging state leaders for annual infusions of tax dollars for homelessness programs in their metros, or they warn of a “fiscal cliff” that will reduce the services. The mayors gathered in Sacramento Monday to highlight how flexible funding from the state’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention grant program has helped house more than 25,000 homeless individuals across the state. Officials also noted Monday that the funding had expanded California’s shelter capacity by 9,000 beds. The HHAP funding, first announced at the end of 2019, provided grant opportunities to the state’s 13 large cities (population greater than 300,000), counties and continuum of care entities to support the homeless population. Applications for the third round of HHAP funding are due by the end of June, and a $1 billion block grant is available for disbursement. Several mayors on Monday said a continuation of this “flexible funding” is crucial for cities to continue the momentum gained in the last few years to

address homelessness. Officials are asking the governor and the Legislature to expand the funding and provide $1 billion a year for three more years through HHAP. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said Monday that HHAP has allowed his city to expand from having just a “couple hundred” shelter beds to 1,100. He noted, however, that a more permanent funding source and a collaboration between cities and counties are needed to continue to do this work. “If this funding is cut off, we hit what one would call a fiscal cliff,” Mayor Steinberg said during a news conference Monday. “Cities don’t have the ongoing funding on the health and human services side to do this work, so HHAP is crucial for us not only to maintain what we have started, but to enhance it. Think about it for a moment – 9,000 new shelter beds is very impressive, and yet it is still a small percentage of the problem.” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who leads the California Big City Mayors, warned Monday that without continued funding, “roughly two-thirds of our existing shelter systems and these innovations will fall off a fiscal cliff.” Last year, Gov. Newsom

invested $12 billion to address homelessness across the state and has proposed an additional $2 billion investment in his upcoming budget. Officials applauded the governor and the Legislature for this “unprecedented commitment” on Monday but said an extension of HHAP funds is important to maintain “momentum” into the future. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo noted Monday that cities do face challenges when it comes to the cost of building housing, particularly in the Bay Area. He reported that it costs between $800,000 to $850,000 per unit to build a supportive apartment building for an unhoused resident, and the development time can take between four to five years. With HHAP funding, however, cities were able to receive a CEQA waiver, which allowed cities to “move without a lot of red tape” when it came to building new housing, Mayor Liccardo said. This resulted in three separate “quick-build apartment housing communities” under way in five months instead of five years. The city received around $17 million in HHAP funding. Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

Dreaming big pays off for winner at Chumash Casino Resort BY KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

A Santa Barbara woman won the “Dream Big” giveaway Sunday night at the Chumash Casino Resort. And she couldn’t have dreamed it would be this big. She received a 2022 Georgetown Motorhome, worth over $150,000. The winner, Martha O., didn’t even know her name had been called during the quarterly giveaway grand-prize drawing at 10 p.m. “A man leaned over and told me he thought my name was called,” Martha said after arriving at the promotions desk to claim her prize, learning it was much larger than anticipated. “I figured it was probably just something small like $1,500 in slot free play,” said Martha, who declined to reveal her last name for publication. “They told me I won the $150,000 grand prize. “I couldn’t believe it. I was surprised. It completely caught me off guard,” she said after getting the prize at the Santa Ynez resort. Martha accumulated entries for the drawing over the past three months by using her player’s club card whenever she played slots or table games on the casino floor, according to a news release. “I stick to the slot machines. I either play the gorillas or the tikis,” said Martha. Martha likes to venture up from Santa Barbara and play on Sundays and the occasional Friday or Saturday night. “I keep coming back because of my host. The hosts treat me wonderfully. It’s

BILLS Continued from Page A1 lawmakers at a time when there’s an increased focus on the mental health of young people throughout the country. A recent national survey from the nonprofit ParentsTogether found about 80% of parents believed their children would have improved mental health if they spent less time on social media. The results of the survey should “impart an even greater sense of urgency,” regarding his legislation, Assemblymember Cunningham told the News-Press — albeit, he believed the number of concerned guardians should be even greater than 80%. “I do think the momentum is on our side,” Mr. Cunningham said. “We do have a lot of legislators who have kids who are young. … We all have the sense that we need to do more and there need to be incentives in the system for these companies not to create a bunch of addicts among our kids.” “As the mother of two daughters, I grapple with how harmful the social media landscape can be to our children’s health and wellbeing — especially that of young girls,” Assemblymember Wicks previously said. “For every parent like me who is anxiously watching their children grow older in the digital world, there are millions of others whose teens (and often, even younger kids) are already experiencing the mental health impacts of a system that has a moral responsibility to protect them.” Aside from legislative efforts, Rachael Steidl, executive director and founder of YouthWell in Santa Barbara, encouraged parents to become the influencers. “As role models, if we want our

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Worth more than $150,000, this motorhome was given away Sunday at Chumash Casino Resort.

heartwarming. They always say hi and try their best for me when I visit,” said Martha. The Chumash Casino Resort’s next quarterly giveaway will be entitled “Unfold Your Fortune” and will feature $250,000 in cash and prizes, with 30 winners selected on July 31. The grand prize drawing for “Unfold Your Fortune” will be held at 10 p.m., with one winner walking away with $50,000 in cash. For more details, visit THE CLUB at Chumash or log on to www.chumashcasino.com.

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Homeless encampments such as this one have been in front of Santa Barbara City Hall. Mayors in California’s bigger cities have stressed the need for money to help homeless individuals.

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young people to do social media differently or spend less time on their devices, we need to be modeling that,” Ms. Steidl told the News-Press. Additionally, she encouraged adults and youth alike to start “giving ourselves permission to unfollow people who don’t make us happy” to improve mental health. There’s a mounting call to address mental health among youth in the U.S. A front-page story in the Sunday edition of The New York Times said teenagers in the country are facing a “life or death” mental health crisis. Experts have pointed to a cornucopia of reasons: isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, body image issues exploited by social media, online bullying and harassment and desocialization due to addiction to games or other online activities. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, about 13% of children from 3 to 17 in the U.S. had a diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition. Anxiety was most common, followed by behavior disorder and depression, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration and National Survey of Children’s Health report. In Santa Barbara, about 20% of youth from 13 to 18 live with a mental health condition, according to YouthWell. Santa Barbara County is ranked No. 18 out of 58 counties in California for high suicide rates with suicide being the second leading cause of death among people from 10-24, according to YouthWell. “The challenge has been that youth mental health issues have been increasing since prepandemic. However, the pandemic really pushed a lot of things over the edge with isolation,” said Ms. Steidl.

She said there are not enough resources, including therapists and programs, to help youth in the community, regardless of socioeconomic status or other demographics. The problem exists across the board. “When it comes to youth mental health, all of our youth are … at risk because we’re not able to connect them with enough services,” Ms. Steidl said. “There’s such a difference with this generation with what they’re navigating with devices, with social media, with politics the last five years plus with so many social justice issues, climate issues coming at young people that I would say previous generations haven’t had to experience in the same way,” Ms. Steidl said. “Then you add COVID, and it’s across the board with not having normalcy.” Ms. Steidl encouraged parents and young people to advocate for themselves and their loved ones. She also recommended Youth Mental Health First Aid workshops, a training course for individuals over 18 who would like to be able to support a young person with a mental health challenge. The courses, which she likened to a CPR class, are offered both in-person and virtually. “My biggest advice for parents — and this is from both the work I do and being a parent — is do everything you can to educate yourself, to better understand what mental health challenges can look like so you can recognize the signs and gain the tools to both help your child and model what self-care looks like and improve ways to communicate,” Ms. Steidl said. YouthWell has a resource directory which can be found here: youthwell.org/businessdirectory. email: kschallhorn@newspress.com

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U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘Remain in Mexico’ lawsuit By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a major immigration case, one of several key legal battles working their way through the federal judicial system as illegal immigration soars. In Biden v. Texas, the attorneys general of Missouri and Texas sued after the Biden administration ended the Migrant Protection Protocols — also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The Department of Homeland Security began the MPP in 2019 under President Donald Trump. It tasks agents with returning illegal immigrants seeking asylum to Mexico as they work their way through the U.S. legal system. On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, the Biden administration announced it would no longer carry out the program. The administration argued the policy in question was inhumane, strained the U.S. relationship with Mexico and created chaos. Texas and Missouri argued the administration’s plan is more chaotic and hurts the American public by releasing thousands of illegal immigrants

into U.S. communities. month. “Of those, 28% involved The federal government argued individuals who had at least one it needs Mexico’s cooperation to prior encounter in the previous 12 carry out the policy, which ties its months, compared to an average hands. one-year re-encounter rate of 14% In a news conference after for FY2014-2019.” oral arguments, Texas Attorney U.S. District Judge Matthew General Ken Paxton rebuffed that J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern claim, pointing District of Texas out the Trump ruled in August administration that the Biden was able to administration successfully must reinstate work with the MPP, A case concerns a Bremerton, Mexico to saying the Wash., high school football coach, quickly deport administration who says he has the right to pray on migrants. violated the 50-yard line. B4. “This is a federal law by really important discontinuing it. case … In my In August, the opinion, we’ve all become border Supreme Court said it would not states. It affects all of us,” Mr. immediately overturn that order. Paxton said. “The applicants have failed to Since Mr. Biden took office, show a likelihood of success on illegal immigration has soared, the claim that the memorandum raising more concerns about the rescinding the Migrant Protection president’s policies. Border Patrol Protocols was not arbitrary and reported more than 2 million capricious,” that order read. encounters with people crossing But the case was back before the the southern border illegally in nation’s highest court Tuesday. 2021. Those numbers remain During oral arguments, the elevated this year. justices grilled both sides and “In total, there were 221,303 questioned the public benefit of encounters along the southwest releasing illegal immigrants into land border in March, a 33% the U.S. and the process used increase compared to February,” by the Department of Homeland U.S. Customs and Border Security to evaluate and release Protection reported earlier this migrants. They also raised

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concerns about funding, asking what else could be done if DHS does not have the resources to detain migrants and Mexico is hesitant to take them back. The federal government stressed that it did not have the room to detain the hundreds of thousands of migrants encountered at the border every month. “So you agree that Congress has expressed a preference for detention when that is available,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked the federal government’s attorney, to which she agreed. Supporters of the Biden administration’s policy change argued it was more humane to migrants. “For over three years, MPP has forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait for their asylum hearings in dangerous border towns, subjecting them to systemic danger and violence,” said Joan Rosenhauer, executive director of Jesuit Refugee Service. “JRS works directly with people in northern Mexico as they await their opportunity to pursue asylum and find safety in the U.S. We hear every day of the violence and suffering they experience.” Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

Federal judge blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 immigration enforcement By DAN MCCALEB THE CENTER SQUARE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

(The Center Square) — A federal judge in Louisiana on Monday blocked the Biden administration from ending the enforcement of a COVID-era policy that allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to quickly deport illegal immigrants over health concerns during the pandemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced April 1 it was ending Title 42 enforcement May 23, raising significant concerns among both Republicans and a growing number of Democrats that already inflated numbers of illegal border crossings under the Biden administration would spike even further. Shortly after the CDC announcement, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Louisiana

Attorney General Jeff Landry, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued. The attorneys general from 18 other states have since joined the lawsuit. A hearing was held Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and Judge Robert Summerhays said he was issuing a temporary restraining order against the administration. “For the reasons stated on the record, the Court announced its intent to grant the motion,” the judge said. “The parties will confer regarding the specific terms to be contained in the Temporary Restraining Order and attempt to reach agreement.” After the ruling, Louisiana AG Landry called ending Title 42 enforcement an “enormous threat.” “Joe Biden’s reckless decision to rescind Title 42 would have flooded our already stressed southern border with illegal

immigrants,” Mr. Landry said in a statement. “Fortunately, today a judge has granted our request to halt this enormous threat to our national security. We will continue to ensure that citizenship means something and that those in this country illegally are not conferred greater rights than our citizens.” Before Monday’s ruling, the Department of Homeland Security said it was putting in place measures to prepare for up to 18,000 people a day to illegally cross Mexico’s border with the U.S. once Title 42 was lifted. This estimate is in addition to the roughly 2 million people who were apprehended or encountered by Border Patrol agents in Biden’s first year in office while Title 42 was in place. All encounter numbers exclude “gotaways,” those who evade capture and don’t surrender at ports of entry. Attorney General Schmitt also hailed the decision.

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(The Center Square) — Egg prices increased dramatically in April, due in part to the avian flu, and industry sources don’t expect prices to fall anytime soon. United States Department of Agriculture data shows approximately 24.8 million egglaying hens were affected by the flu, which typically requires destruction of the birds, since February. The United Egg Producers says there are 232 million egg-laying hens in the country, meaning the flu has taken out more than 10%. Data from Urner Barry, a market analysis company specializing in data on red meat, poultry, eggs and seafood, showed the wholesale cost of a dozen eggs increased from 52 cents last April to $2.29 last week, a 208% increase. When the COVID-19 pandemic slowed production in 2020, the wholesale price peaked at $1.95 in March

and returned to less than 50 cents within weeks. The USDA reported the first confirmation of avian flu — highly pathogenic avian influenza — in February. The USDA reported the virus is now in 29 states and affecting 33.1 million birds in 157 commercial flocks and 82 backyard flocks. Approximately 25% of infections were in four commercial egg producers during the last two weeks. Consumers aren’t at risk of getting the virus if they consume poultry or eggs, but many became aware of higher egg prices and some shortages of chicken and turkey. “In the two weeks leading up to Easter, egg costs increased 88%,” said Paul Simon, a spokesman for Schnucks, a chain with 69 grocery stores in Missouri. “Prior to Easter, the combination of normal inflationary pressures and the increased cost of chicken feed were already causing costs to increase. Then the bird flu,

coupled with increased demand leading up to Easter, caused a large spike in cost. After the Easter demand, costs have come down minimally but are still at a premium partly due to the bird flu.” Egg producers in nine states – Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin – reported HPAI infections. Nine flocks in seven Missouri counties reported infections, but none included egg producers. “So far, our major producers haven’t been affected by the disease, but everybody is holding their breath,” said Jo Manhart of the Missouri Egg Council. “It’s a nightmare when it happens because you have to put the birds down so quickly in order to save the rest of the flock that’s in other houses around you.” Migratory waterfowl traveling the North American flyways can intermingle with birds from

By CASEY HARPER (The Center Square) — Americans are changing their shopping habits because of rising prices, a new study from Morning Consult finds. According to the report, American consumers significantly cut back on their discretionary spending and focused on essentials as inflation shows no signs of slowing down. “Gas and food prices soared last month, and consumers responded by cutting back on nonessential purchases,” the report said.

“Affordability concerns for household expenses like groceries and housing payments escalated, affecting higher-income adults as well as the most financially vulnerable. Discretionary purchases’ share of wallet trended lower to make space for the rising cost of household staples in recent months. The pullback in spending has been more pronounced for physical products than for services, as consumers increasingly revert to pre-pandemic trends.” Federal data has shown the most rapid rise in inflation in decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics latest data for its Consumer

Price Index, a leading marker of inflation, showed prices increased another 1.2% in March, part of an 8.5% rise in the past 12 months. “Increases in the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food were the largest contributors to the seasonally adjusted all items increase,” BLS said. “The gasoline index rose 18.3% in March and accounted for over half of the all items monthly increase; other energy component indexes also increased. The food index rose 1% and the food at home index rose 1.5%.” The Morning Consult report found this increase has pushed

In 1951 Gary and his family moved to Buellton, California living and working on Willemsen Dairy farm. Gary attended Buellton Union Elementary School District and graduated from Santa Ynez Union Valley High School in 1958. He then attended Body Fender school in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1958 to 1961.Gary began his career working in the Santa Ynez Valley at Olivera’s Body Shop; he then went into construction working at Solvang Cement for 19 years, ﬁnishing his career retiring from Josh Phelps, and Gary Litle Backhoe. He enjoyed working on his house immensely and was artistic at his yard work. Gary is preceded in death by his mom Ila Mogensen who passed away in 1994; his daughter Deanna Mogensen who passed away in 2001, his father, Andrew Mogensen, who passed away in 2007, his wife, Connie Henning Mogensen, who passed away in 2016, and his sister Neva Diaz, who passed away in 2018. Gary leaves behind his son, Dawayne Mogensen; his stepsons Lloyd Henning, Gregg Henning, his stepdaughters Janelle Dufour, Tanya Caldwell, as well as 3 grandchildren Rene Mogensen, Haley Mogensen, Clayton Mogensen and 2 great-grandchildren Odin and Kennedy. Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, California. Loper Funeral Chapel, Directors

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Europe and Asia infected with the virus. Waterfowl can be infected and show no signs of illness. The disease can spread to domesticated poultry through contact with waterfowl, including water, food sources and fecal matter. The virus can be spread to poultry producers of all sizes by contaminated equipment or clothing. The Missouri Department of Agriculture is urging producers to stay vigilant with biosecurity measures, including keeping freerange poultry from mingling with wild waterfowl. “For consumers, it’s important to understand that eggs and other poultry items are safe to eat,” said Christi Miller, communications director with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. “As always, handle these items properly and cook them to a proper temperature. And continue to support poultry producers by purchasing eggs and other poultry protein products.”

Americans to cut back on things like eating out, clothing and other apparel, personal care and transportation. Federal data also suggest those prices aren’t going down anytime soon. The Federal Reserve released its “Beige Book,” a regular report that collects a range of economic data and interviews from around the country. The most recent report confirmed the inflation trend and showed that experts don’t expect it to fade out, at least in the near future. Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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Gary Wayne Mogensen, 81, of Buellton, California, passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 10th, 2022. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 1st, 1940. His formative years were spent in Askov, Minnesota on a dairy farm for the ﬁrst 10 years of his life with his parents Andy and Ila Mogensen and sister Neva, until they moved to Los Olivos, California living on the Battles Ranch.

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Santa Ynez couple to be honored at premier food and wine event

‘Culinary Evening’

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

athie and Mike Gordon, cofounders of the Toscana Restaurant Group, are being honored at the 33rd annual “Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters.” The Gordons are being recognized for their 30-plus year dedication to the restaurant industry at the organization’s annual premier fine wine and food event, which benefits a cause close to the Gordons’ hearts: the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. There are a total of six restaurants in the Toscana Restaurant Group family, including Nella Kitchen & Bar in Los Olivos, Bar Toscana in Brentwood, Nerano and BG in Beverly Hills, and S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez, where the Gordons now live with their Australian Labradoodle, Bruno. Bruno can often be found scampering through the vineyard outside the couple’s front door where grapes are grown for their wine, Cocobacio, named after their beloved late pups, Coco(nut) and Bacio, according to a spokeswoman for the restaurant group. “A Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters” begins at 5:30 p.m. May 14 at Warner Bros. Studios, Gate 7-Forest Lawn Drive, in Burbank. Each year the California Winemasters take over the Warner Bros. Lot and line the backstreets with more than 50 international chefs, 75 of California’s finest wineries, and hundreds of silent and live oneof-a-kind auction items. Throughout the years, the event has raised more than $34 million for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, whose mission is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF community and advancing highquality, specialized care. “The Gordons know first-hand how crucial this type of attention can be,” said the restaurant group’s spokeswoman. “Mr. Gordon’s childhood friend has a granddaughter who was diagnosed with CF. Because of the research and level of care she received, she is now living an independent, productive life as a student at UCLA.” All chefs from the Toscana Restaurant Group will be on hand sharing some of their most popular, beloved specialties, as will longtime family member Roberto Facciolla, general

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manager and partner of Toscana and Bar Toscana. The executive chefs are Luca Crestanelli, S.Y. Kitchen and Nella Kitchen & Bar; Michele Lisi, Nerano & BG Lounge; Justino Quirino, Bar Toscana; and Miquel Martinez, Toscana Brentwood. Being named the honorary chairpersons for the California Winemasters event was a “humbling surprise, an unexpected, much-appreciated recognition” for the couple. “When we opened Toscana, we took things one day at a time, never dreaming we would still be going strong three decades later, never dreaming five more restaurants would join our group and never dreaming or even thinking we would receive an honor like this. Our hearts are full, and we are so grateful for our devoted staff and loyal guests. Without them, this would not be happening,” said Mrs. Gordon.

In a news release, the spokeswoman said, “Theirs is a love affair, one steeped in good food, distinctive wines and all things Tuscan. “In the mid-1980s, Mr. Gordon received a birthday gift that would change the trajectory of his life. It was a day spent with the legendary Wolfgang Puck, who taught Mr. Gordon how to eye the finest, freshest ingredients at a farmers market and how to use them to take his recipes to the next level. “The experience proved to be the impetus for the couple to entertain the idea of opening their own restaurant, one that was authentically Italian. Armed with a notepad and camera, they took off for Tuscany, rented a villa in Greve in Chianti and immersed themselves in the foods, wines and traditions of the Tuscan region. “Upon returning home to Los Please see GORDON on B2

The legendary Wolfgang Puck taught Mike Gordon how to eye the finest, freshest ingredients at a farmers market and use them to take his recipes to the next level.

At left, Kathie and Mike Gordon are co-founders of the Toscana Restaurant Group, which includes businesses in Santa Ynez and Los Olivos. Center, Kathie and Mike Gordon are at a pizza class in the 1980s at Spago in Beverly Hills, the city where their restaurant group today includes Nerano and BG. At right, from left are executive chefs from the Toscana Restaurant Group: Michele Lisi of Nerano & BG Lounge; Luca Crestanelli of S.Y. Kitchen and Nella Kitchen & Bar; Justino Quirino of Bar Toscana and Miquel Martinez of Toscana Brentwood.

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books that got you started, and then read some new ones and try to view the ideas from your current perspective. LIBRA — Some disturbing dreams could bring up doubts you may have about the motives of someone you consider a friend, Libra. This person might have been acting strangely, and you could be wondering about the future of your friendship. It’s important to look at the symbols in the dreams and try to analyze what they’re telling you. SCORPIO — Some underhanded and not altogether honest machinations could be happening at the workplace, Scorpio. You could be offended by it, and you could also worry if it threatens your job. Then you might also consider what you’re doing there, if it’s that sort of organization. SAGITTARIUS — Today you might feel a little out of sorts, Sagittarius, and your concentration could be diminished. You might even have a little trouble focusing on your work. Don’t worry about it. It’s more mental than anything else, and it will pass. You might feel the need to drink coffee all day to stay alert. CAPRICORN — Today doubts, uncertainties, and insecurities could plague a love relationship, Capricorn. Does your beloved share your passion? Is your friend being honest and open with you? Does this relationship have a future? The only way to get past this inner turmoil is to take one step at a time and take a good long look at the results of each step. AQUARIUS — A member of your household could be going through some rough times, Aquarius, and as a result might become overly dependent on your moral and emotional support. This is flattering, but it could also be a drain on your energy. Carefully consider what you really need to say to your friend. PISCES — Some blatantly untrue gossip could reach you today, Pisces. When you think about it, you’ll see that what you heard defies all logic and is actually rather ludicrous. However, the person who reports it to you could be so dynamic and persuasive that you believe it for a little while. Remember to check the facts in such situations.

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Texas National Guardsman dies attempting to save drug smugglers By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – A Texas National Guardsman has died after attempting to save people from drowning in the Rio Grande River who were illegally entering Texas from Mexico. They were later identified as drug smugglers, investigators with the Texas Rangers said. The guardsman, Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, from Arlington, Texas, went missing Friday morning. His body was found Monday. “The missing Texas Army National Guard Soldier, Specialist Bishop E. Evans, assigned to Operation Lone Star, has been found deceased following an exhaustive interagency search,” the Texas Military Department said in a statement issued Monday.

“SPC Evans went missing while trying to selflessly help migrants who appeared to be drowning as they tried to cross the river from Mexico into the U.S, on Friday April 22, 2022.” “We are devastated by the loss of a member of our Guard family,” Maj. Gen. Tom Suelzer, adjutant general for Texas, said. “We recognize the selflessness of this heroic Soldier who put his life above others in service to our state and national security. The Texas Military Department sends our deepest condolences to the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a photo of Spc. Evans Sunday, saying he was “a hero who risked his life in service to Texas and America.” On Monday, he issued a statement, saying, “Our National

Guard soldiers risk their lives every day to serve and protect others and we are eternally grateful for the way SPC Evans heroically served his state and country. I thank the members of the Texas National Guard, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Border Patrol, and local law enforcement for working around the clock to locate this soldier. The Texas Military Department will continue to provide more updates to the public as they become available. I ask that Texans join Cecilia and me in praying for the family and friends of SPC Evans as they grieve this heartbreaking loss.” Spc. Evans was presumed to have drowned in the Rio Grande River after jumping in to save others. Initial reports of his death were refuted by the Texas Military

Department, which issued two statements on Friday confirming that a soldier was missing and his death couldn’t be confirmed. While an extensive search was underway, an investigation began into the incident, led by the Texas Rangers. By Friday evening, the strength of the river’s current forced search and rescue efforts to stop for the night. On Saturday, the Texas Military Department released the soldier’s name and more information about the incident. It reported that Spc. Evans “selflessly attempted to help two migrants who appeared to be drowning as they illegally crossed the river from Mexico to the United States. “Initial reports from the Texas Rangers have determined that the two migrants were involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking. They remain in

the custody of US Customs and Border Patrol.” Dive teams continued their search for Spc. Evans on Saturday but were again forced to halt them by Saturday evening due to strong river currents. Search and rescue operations began again early Sunday morning, with an additional three airboats from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Spc. Evans was a field artilleryman who was assigned to A Battery, 4-133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels. He joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019. He returned in fall 2020 from mobilization to Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait. During this mobilization, “his dedication, talents, and tactical prowess led his leadership to regularly assign him to operations in Iraq in support

of Special Operations Forces for short periods of time, while then rotating back into Kuwait,” the Texas Military Department reported. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a vocal critic of the Biden administration who’s called for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, went to Eagle Pass with a group of Republican lawmakers. Upon learning of Spc. Evans’ death, he said, “If we just secured the border we wouldn’t have that loss of life. We wouldn’t have a little girl getting sold into the sex trafficking trade on Friday in an arrest of a deported migrant who’d been deported 15 times. Let’s stop the madness. We can do it. This administration refuses to. Our job is to hold them accountable.”

Football coach fired for praying on the field goes before U.S. Supreme Court By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — A football coach in Washington state who was fired for praying on the field after games took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, when oral arguments were made in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District after a years-long legal battle. Coach Joseph Kennedy began praying briefly at the 50-yard line at the end of his football games in the fall of 2008. Some students asked if they could join Coach Kennedy, and the post-game prayer became a tradition until

the fall of 2015, when Bremerton School District launched an investigation into the practice. Initially, the district asked the coach to stop praying, and he complied. He later asked for a religious accommodation, then prayed again after a game in October of that same year. Immediately, the school district banned Coach Kennedy from doing any “demonstrative religious activity” that is “readily observable to … students and the attending public.” After the ban, Coach Kennedy prayed again, this time alone. He was subsequently fired and

soon took his case to court, arguing that being a school employee does not nullify his First Amendment right to exercise his religious beliefs. Now, years later, his case is before the Supreme Court. The case could set major precedent and make more room for prayer in schools, bringing clarity to where and when a school district could object to faculty and staff engaging in prayer. The justices grilled both sides during oral arguments, raising questions about whether the case would be different if the prayer, the timing or the location of the praying were different.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued Coach Kennedy’s actions put “a kind of undue pressure, a kind of coercion, on students to participate in religious activities...” Coach Kennedy’s legal team said the First Amendment protects his religious expression and that employers cannot violate those rights. “Banning a coach from praying, just because he can be seen by the public, is wrong and violates the Constitution,” said Kelly Shackelford, president, CEO and chief counsel at First Liberty Institute, which represents

Kennedy. “No American should be forced to choose between their faith and the job they love. We are hopeful the court will allow Coach Kennedy to once again do what he promised God he would do — kneel at the 50 yard line after a game in which he coaches to say a quiet, personal prayer of thanks.” Many rallied around Coach Kennedy after his firing. “Faith, family, and football — that’s what we support in Texas. We believe that the U.S. Supreme Court will protect Coach Kennedy’s First Amendment free speech and religious freedom,” said Jonathan Saenz, president

and attorney for Texas Values. “No coach should be fired for a voluntary prayer.” Other states and national groups have taken sides on the case as it could set a nationwide precedent for prayer in schools. “After a high school football game, Coach Kennedy quietly took a knee and prayed on the field,” Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said. “He was fired for his actions. His termination was wrong and unconstitutional.” Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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PUBLIC NOTICE On April 21, 2022, the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) approved the Firebird Properties LLC project name Brisa Encina for twelve (12) VASH Project-Based Vouchers (VASH-PBV), the Escalante Meadows, L.P. project named Escalante Meadows for three (3) VASH-PBVs, the Thompson Housing LLC project named Plaza de la Bandera for twelve (12) VASH-PBVs and the Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation project named Village Senior for eleven (11) VASH-PBVs. All projects are New Construction and located in the County of Santa Barbara and are in response to the October 2021 HASBARCO RFP. These awards are contingent upon the owner’s continued compliance with all applicable HUD requirements. Questions or concerns related to this award may be submitted to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, 815 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436. Attention to Darcy Brady, Project Manager Technical.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2022-0001023 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Preservation Capital Management, 226 E. Mountain Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108 County of SANTA BARBARA Jeremiah H Chafkin, 226 E. Mountain Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Matthew F Connors III, 226 E. Mountain Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. S/ Jeremiah H. Chafkin, This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/19/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18/22 CNS-3578967# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS APR 27; MAY 4, 11, 18 / 2022 -- 58231

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220000991 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: WINDY HILLS WATER SYSTEM, 3001 OLD CALZADA RD., SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JAN P BRINDLE: 3001 OLD CALZADA RD., SANTA YNEZ, CA 93460. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 04/07/2022 by E35, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Apr 07, 2022. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) APR 20, 27; MAY 4, 11 / 2022--58202

T.S. No.: 2021-1203 Loan No.: GIBRALTAR APN: 153-280-020 & 153-280-011 Property Address: 3040 GIBRALTAR ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/5/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: KEN VENTURA, LLC Duly Appointed Trustee: WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES Recorded 5/6/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0022215 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 5/4/2022 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the county courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,775,552.14* *The amount of the opening bid at the time of sale may be less than the amount stated herein. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3040 GIBRALTAR ROAD SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 A.P.N.: 153-280-020 & 153-280-011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 9390772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2021-1203. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective 1/1/2021 you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com using the file number assigned to this case, 2021-1203 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 4/1/2022 WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)212-0700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer NPP0400750 To: SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS 04/13/2022, 04/20/2022, 04/27/2022 APR 13, 20, 27 / 2022 -- 58201