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Every member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors supported a proposal Tuesday by 2nd District Supervisor Gregg Hart to provide $2 million to the Forever Foothills fund to save the San Marcos Preserve from development.
County likely to help Forever Foothills Supervisors express support for closing up funding gap
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Fireworks light up the Santa Barbara waterfront to mark Independence Day on July 4, 2016.
Reason to celebrate Fireworks show permitted for the Fourth of July in Santa Barbara
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
By this time next week, the Foothills Forever campaign could have enough money to achieve its goal of purchasing the West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills — thanks to the county. Every member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors expressed support Tuesday for a proposal by 2nd District Supervisor Gregg Hart to provide $2 million to the Forever Foothills fund. The board plans to vote on the funding at its meeting on June 8, the day before the deadline for Foothills Forever to buy the property. “It’s really an extraordinary success story,” Supervisor Please see SUPERVISORS on A2
SB County one week closer to yellow tier
At left, the Santa Barbara City Council authorized the waterfront director to execute an agreement with Garden State Fireworks, Inc. for the 2021 July Fourth and December 2021 Parade of Lights Fireworks Displays. At right, fireworks light up West Beach in Santa Barbara on Independence Day on July 4, 2017.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
After quite the unusual Santa Barbara Fourth of July last year — beach closures, parking lot closures and no cookouts, yard games or, most importantly, fireworks — city residents can rest assured they’ll get their boomin’ fireworks show this year. The Santa Barbara City Council authorized the waterfront director to execute an agreement with Garden State Fireworks, Inc.
for the 2021 July Fourth and December 2021 Parade of Lights fireworks displays. Garden State Fireworks has put on both shows every year from 2015 to 2019, as 2020’s was canceled. The cost of the show on the Fourth is $55,000, and the Parade of Lights show is $5,500. “I’m really glad that we’re moving into a new pandemic condition where we can allow this,” Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo told the News-Press. “People will really enjoy it, and
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for Lompoc, which will hold its fireworks show at Ryon Park. The shows in Goleta and Solvang remain up in the air, but Santa Maria announced it will not be holding its show, according to local media reports. “I think we’re going to be one of the few organizations that’s doing one, so it’s going to be a real treat for the whole area,” Mayor Murillo said. However, she added, “We are not promoting it in any way to Please see FIREWORKS on A4
By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Santa Barbara County’s adjusted case rate reached 1.3 cases per 100,000 residents Tuesday, putting the county within yellow-tier requirements for one week. If case rates stay below the threshold for an additional week, the county will enter the yellow tier June 9. In previous weeks, the county was just short of the yellow tier’s requirement of a case rate at or below 1.9.
The colored tier system will end statewide June 15, opening businesses for normal operations apart from what health officials are calling “megaevents.” Vaccine verification or a negative COVID-19 test will be required to attend events with at least 5,000 people indoors or 10,000 people outdoors. Employers will still be required to follow Cal/OSHA’s current standards, including offering leave for employees exposed to COVID-19. Please see COVID-19 on A2
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we deserve to have a feeling of celebration right now.” The July 4 celebration won’t be totally complete, though. There will be no stage with bands or live music, food vendors, the parade or the concert. However, with California reopening June 15, there won’t be any restrictions on masks and gathering. The show is roughly 20 minutes long starting at 9 p.m. at West Beach. Other cities in the county have yet to announce fireworks shows for the Fourth of July, except
Hart said when he pitched the donation to the board amidst hashing out priorities for American Rescue Plan funds. “This is absolutely unprecedented. Something like this has never even been attempted, let alone almost gotten to the point of success.” As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the campaign reported it has until 10 a.m. June 9 to raise an additional $725,480 to close the gap, although some donations were outstanding short-term loans. “There’s a loud ticking clock to make this thing happen, and I think there’s a place for onetime cannabis funding to have the county assist in that effort to specifically buy a couple parcels
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