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Salcido ahead of Lozano in mail-in ballots Numbers subject to change when polls’ results are counted; see update at newspress.com

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In a candidates forum last week on Zoom, the candidates The race for Santa Barbara addressed school safety in the County superintendent of schools aftermath of the school shootings — arguably the one that got the in Uvalde, Texas. Ms. Lozano most attention in Tuesday’s came out in favor of placing primary — showed Dr. Susan school resource officers on Salcido, the incumbent, campuses and stressed ahead in the mail-in the importance of ballots, which make up discipline. Dr. Salcido 19.06% of the registered called for a “common voters. sense approach” in No results from votes which assault weapons cast in person at polls don’t end up in the PAGES A2, A4 were available when the hands of people who News-Press went to press shouldn’t have them.

Tuesday night. (This She also noted she story will be updated by 8 a.m. assembled a meeting of public and Wednesday at newspress.com.) private school educators and law Dr. Salcido had 27,368 votes enforcements to align plans. or 66.72% of the mail-in vote.

Dr. Salcido also said she was Challenger Christy Lozano, a proud of the priorities reflected Santa Barbara Unified School by the budget for the County District teacher on voluntary leave Office of Education: 74% is from Dos Pueblos High School, had 13,563 votes or 33.06% of the Please see ELECTIONS on A2 NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

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Circus is back in town

Newsom, then Dahle leading gubernatorial race

Circus Vargas raises its big tent in Santa Barbara

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

The big tent rose Tuesday afternoon for the return of Circus Vargas to the Earl Warren Showgrounds.

Circus owners/producers Katya Arata-Quiroga and Nelson Quiroga were at the Santa Barbara site as a crew worked to raise the tent.

The circus, which features an entertaining blend of acrobatics, comedy and more, is set for Friday through June 20 at the showgrounds, located at 3400 Calle Real.

The circus typically features an audience laughing at a clown (who might just interact with audience members) or applauding amazing feats. Sometimes there’s silence when the audience holds its collective breath right before a trapeze artist, acrobat or other performer does something out of this world.

Last year’s performers also included motorcyclists who performed some amazing stunts.

Tickets vary from $19 to $75. To purchase, go to circusvargas.com/ tickets.

More about Circus Vargas will appear in Friday’s News-Press. email: dmason@newspress.com

Carbajal, then Allen, lead in congressional race, according to early results Editor’s note: This reflects the numbers available when the News-Press went to press Tuesday night. These numbers will be updated by 8 a.m. today at newspress.com.

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Circus Vargas owners/producers Nelson Quiroga and Katya Arata-Quiroga look forward to entertaining audiences in Santa Barbara. Behind them, a crew is working on raising the tent for the circus at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, where shows will begin Friday.

At far left, flags from various nations grace the Circus Vargas sign, which stands above where the tent would rise. At left, this is how Circus Vargas appeared at night last year at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom led the gubernatorial race in Tuesday’s primary with early numbers showing he had 60.7% of votes statewide or 1,635,743 votes.

That’s according to unofficial election results from the state government, with 27.2% of precincts reporting.

In second place was Republican candidate Brian Dahle with 15.4% of the votes statewide or 415,365 votes.

In Santa Barbara County, Gov. Newsom garnered 62.85% of the mail-in ballots plus polls in four precincts that reported when the News-Press went to press.

In second place was Mr. Dahle with 17.33% of the ballots or 7,632 votes. Again, that reflects the mail-in ballots plus polls in four precincts.

In another race, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, led the 24th Congressional District race in mail-in ballots plus polls in four of the 216 precincts. Rep. Carbajal had 64.82% of the ballots or 28,022 votes.

In second place was Brad Allen, the Republican candidate, with 26.64% of the ballots or 11,515 votes.

Placing third was Michele Weslander Quaid, an independent from Santa Barbara. She had 2,976 votes or 6.88% of the ballots.

In fourth place was Jeff Frankenfield, an independent Santa Barbara candidate with 663 votes or 1.5 % of the ballots.

Again, in all of these cases, the numbers reflect mailin ballots plus polls in four precincts.

In another race, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., led statewide with 1,591,833 votes or 57.9% of ballots cast, in the special election for the final year of the term for which he was appointed. Those were early numbers.

In Santa Barbara County, he had 59.64% of the mail-in ballots or 25,722 votes.

In second place in the state and Santa Barbara County was Republican candidate Mark Meuser. Mr. Meuser had 523,023 votes or 19% of the state’s votes. Again, those were early numbers.

In Santa Barbara County, Mr. Meuser had 18.54% of the county’s mail-in ballots or 8,001 votes.

In the race for the newly created 37th Assembly District, Gregg Hart, a Democrat and a member of the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors, led with 26,612 votes or 62.11% of the mail-in ballots plus results from the polls in four precincts.

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CHP, Caltrans tells local volunteers to take down campaign banners

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Greg Hammel and some other volunteers for a local political campaign were putting up banners on the fence on the Las Positas overpass on June 3 when Caltrans and California Highway Patrol told them they had to take them down.

Mr. Hammel said the banners had been up for three or four weeks prior to the June 3 incident.

The Goleta resident said that about a week or two ago, Caltrans said that the volunteers could hang the banners on the condition that someone was there to monitor the banners.

On June 3, the California Highway Patrol demanded we “take down our banners promoting election candidates from the Highway 101 Los Positas overpass,” Mr. Hammel told the News-Press.

“We explained to the officers that for the past three weeks, Caltrans allowed us to put up the banners as long as a person

on each side of the freeway was present to administer to the banners,” Mr. Hammel said. “ We were complying with Caltrans’ request and had one person on each side of the sidewalk of the freeway overpass. We explained to the officer the agreement we had with Caltrans.”

Mr. Hammel recalled what he told the CHP officer: “I’ve known people who have hung banners for Ukraine, Larry Elder and recall elections on Sundays. They stay up all day.

“The officer didn’t deny it,” Mr. Hammel said. “He said ‘I’m not working on Sundays … The police called Caltrans, and Caltrans came down and asked us to take the signs down. ‘Sorry guys, the rules have changed.’ ” “Based on the facts and the data, other political groups such as pro-Ukraine are allowed to put banners on multiple freeway passes, unattended up all day on Sundays,” Mr. Hammel told the News-Press. “I kinda know the Constitution so to me that was a violation of the 14th amendment, of

equal protection under the law.”

CHP Officer Jonathan Gutierrez, the patrol’s public information officer, told the News-Press that the CHP received a call from Caltrans at 9:48 a.m. June 3 about the banners.

“Two males and a female were trying to hang political signs on the fence on the overpass. The fence is maintained by Caltrans,” Officer Gutierrez said. “The people got mad and were kind of chewing out the two Caltrans workers.”

He said Caltrans called for a response from CHP and the Santa Barbara Police Department.

“The Caltrans workers also called in their supervisors, and Caltrans supervisors explained that the banners create a visual hazard on the freeway,” Officer Gutierrez said. “When it was brought up in protest, the fact that the Ukrainian flag, and other banners were posted on the weekends, Caltrans explained that they do not work on the weekends, and any signs are taken down on Monday morning.

“They took the signs down and

left, and that was it. There was no threat of arrest,” said Officer Gutierrez.

Caltrans confirmed this report.

Alexa Bertola, the public information officer for Caltrans District 5, told the News-Press, “We don’t allow any signs on overpasses regardless of topic, because it is a distraction to drivers. … I haven’t heard it was given the OK to put on the overpass because we don’t allow signs on the overpass because it is so dangerous for drivers. If a sign is removed, Caltrans will store the sign typically for 30 days and when possible will contact the person who has certified that they are responsible for the sign.

“If any sign is visible within right of way or within 660 feet of the edge of and visible from the right of way of the landscaped freeway, it will be removed regardless of issue, or candidate,” the Caltrans representative said.

Mr. Hammel didn’t tell the NewsPress the names of the candidates in the banners.

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City Council looks at hotel development

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara City Council discussed the topic of hotel development Tuesday and voted 5-2 to have city staff return with a draft ordinance on June 28.

The vote came after city staff discussed the details of an interim urgency ordinance, which would

temporarily limit the development or expansion of hotels.

“The city has a longstanding history of pyramid zoning.

Pyramid zoning allows multiple uses in certain zones,” city planner Renee Brooke told the council. “There is concern that allowing additional hotel development could frustrate goals of housing development

and concerns about converting existing stock to hotels.”

Ms. Brooke explained the ordinance would affect approximately 130 hotel rooms.

Both property owners and the community would have the opportunity to give input over the coming months on the issue of the housing element, according to Ms. Brooke.

In other business, the council voted 7-0 in favor of renewing the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District, which was established in 2006 and is renewed annually. Services and projects include vegetation management, road clearance, chipping services and defensible space evaluations. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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budgeted for student services. Ms. Lozano called for improving the transparency of the budgetary process.

In other races Tuesday night, Sheriff Bill Brown was ahead in the mail-in ballots in the race against Sheriff’s Lt. Juan Camarena. Sheriff Brown had

Elrawd MacLearn

23,605 votes or 56.92% of the votes.

Lt. Camarena had 17,666 votes or 42.84% of the mail-in ballots.

County Clerk-RecorderAssessor Joe Holland had a strong lead among the mail-in ballots.

Mr Holland had 33,521 votes or 82.65% of the votes. Challenger Elrawd MacLearn had 6,961 votes or 17.61% of the votes.

Running unopposed Tuesday in local races are Laura Capps for the 2nd District seat on the

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Steve Lavagnino for the 5th District seat on the Board of Supervisors and county district attorney candidate John Savrnoch, who’s currently a deputy district attorney. Current District Attorney Joyce Dudley decided not to seek another term.

Also unopposed were county Auditor-Controller Betsy Schaffer and county Treasurer and Tax Collector Harry Hagen in their re-

election bids.

In Santa Barbara County, there was a total of 235,212 registered voters, as of May 23. That’s according to sbcvote.com, the county elections office’s website.

The number breaks down to 110,734 Democrats, 58,341 Republicans, 49,472 nonpartisan voters and 16,395 who registered with other parties. email: dmason@newspress.com

California primary election sees anemic turnout

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Though every registered voter in California received a ballot in the mail, voter turnout for the state’s primary election looked dismal Tuesday afternoon, even as polls remained open for over 12 hours to accommodate in-person voting.

As of Tuesday afternoon, only

18% of the state’s nearly 22 million registered voters had cast their ballot in the primary election, according to Political Data Inc. Every registered voter was mailed a ballot in May. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday across the state for in-person voting.

If voter turnout remains scarce, the state could see the lowest turnout in state history. In the 2014

primary election, only 25.2% of voters participated, which marks the current record low, according to The Associated Press.

Voter turnout was lowest among the 18-34 age group, who had returned only 7% of ballots as of Tuesday afternoon. The turnout was highest among individuals over the age of 65, who returned 36% of ballots as of the same time.

A poll from the Berkeley

Institute of Governmental Studies found that incumbent officials have a strong lead over their challengers in the primary election. Gov. Gavin Newsom was polled to have the support of 50% of likely voters this primary, and appointed Attorney General Rob Bonta also holds stronger support than any of his challengers.

Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

New poll shows a new leader in the GOP race for governor of Illinois

By KEVIN BESSLER THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

economy with crime a distant second.

A deciding factor in the race could be the division of support among voters in urban and rural parts of Illinois. In early polls, Mr. Irvin held a big lead over Mr. Bailey in urban/city areas.

Mr. Irvin and Mr. Bailey appear to have the most financial backing of all the GOP candidates.

Billionaire Ken Griffin has pumped $50 million into the Irvin campaign. Billionaire Dick Uihlein, a Republican donor for decades, has given $9 million to Bailey. He also is the main

financial backer for People Who Play by the Rules PAC. Attack ads targeting Mr. Irvin and Mr. Bailey from the Democratic Governors Association, which is financially-supported by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, have cost millions.

Former President Donald Trump remains a wild card in the race. He has made endorsements in GOP primaries across the country, but that hasn’t always turned into wins for every candidate. He has yet to weigh in on the GOP race for Illinois governor.

The gubernatorial primary in Illinois is June 28.

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(The Center Square) — A new poll of voters in the Republican race for Illinois governor shows a new leader.

A survey by Fabrizio, Lee and Associates, which was commissioned by the political action committee People Who Play by the Rules, shows Darren Bailey at 27% support to Richard Irvin’s 20%. The PAC is headed by conservative talk show host Dan Proft, a Bailey supporter.

It looks like a two-horse race for

the GOP nomination. Trailing in the latest poll are Jesse Sullivan at 13%, Gary Rabine with 12% and Paul Schimpf at 3%. Twentyfour percent said they were still undecided.

A WGN-TV/The Hill/Emerson College survey in May showed Mr. Irvin in the lead with 24% support, followed by Mr. Bailey with 20%.

At that time, a whopping 37% of respondents said they were still undecided about the top of the ticket.

Asked the most important issue facing Illinois, voters overwhelmingly chose the

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Pennies from $5: Gas prices continue daily record high trend

By CASEY HARPER

THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Gas prices hit a national average price of $4.92 a gallon Tuesday, according to the American Automobile Association.

That is the highest price for regular unleaded gas on record, marking yet another recordsetting day for gas prices as the national average nears $5 per gallon.

Motorists in 13 states are now paying an average of $5 a gallon or more. New Jersey and Massachusetts joined Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan,

Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

Right now, Americans are paying about double the prices they paid when President Joe Biden was elected. Gas prices have consistently risen, hitting new record highs every day for more than a week.

California leads the nation with a national average price of $6.37 per gallon.

In Santa Barbara County on Tuesday, the average was $6.30 a gallon, according to AAA. Several other states are above $5 per gallon, and almost all 50 states are at least over $4.50 per gallon.

Diesel gasoline also hit a record high Tuesday at $5.68 per gallon.

Critics have continued to blast President Joe Biden for the high prices, which come alongside soaring inflation.

“With average gas prices now more than double what they were when Biden took office, it’s no surprise that only 27% told a recent ABC poll they approved of his handling of gas prices,” U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., wrote on Twitter. “We need an all-of-the-above approach to drive down prices.”

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

News-Press Managing Editor Dave Mason contributed to this report.

Lawmakers pressure Treasury secretary on soaring gas prices, inflation

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday where lawmakers grilled her on the rising federal debt, energy costs and soaring inflation.

Gas prices have hit record highs almost daily over the past month, with the national gas price average for regular unleaded gas nearing $5 per gallon. Federal data shows that in the last 12 months, food prices have risen about 10%, energy prices have risen more than 30%, and prices overall have risen at the fastest rate in decades.

Ms. Yellen acknowledged that bringing inflation down should be our “No. 1 priority,” but how to do that and what caused the inflation in the first place was up for debate.

Republicans lobbed questions at Ms. Yellen on these issues and asked what the Biden administration could do to address it and what they have done to create the problem in the first place.

“What I heard you say is that it is OK to raise taxes right now, and it is proper to have more stimulus spending to deal with this crisis,” said Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.

“I just have to say I disagree with you on that. What I also didn’t hear you say was that we should increase our domestic energy production rather than depressing our domestic energy production.”

Ms. Yellen responded by saying oil companies are sitting on thousands of unused leases.

Sen. Crapo, though, shot back that President Biden has not given companies the necessary

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permitting.

“But the permits on those leases are not being facilitated,” Sen. Crapo said. “The president’s executive orders have shut down the (Keystone) XL pipeline. They have stopped the issuance of more leases.

“They stopped the progress of permitting on those leases, stopped the offshore oil production. The fact is, we were energy independent, and now we are not, and it’s not the result of the failure of our capacity.”

Ms. Yellen argued the U.S. needs to become “more dependent” on wind and solar, referring to renewable energy.

She also pointed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has disturbed the global oil markets.

At the hearing, Ms. Yellen said the U.S. is transitioning to a period of “stable and steady growth” and argued that the Biden administration’s spending helped avoid much worse unemployment numbers.

Ms. Yellen put the blame for high food and gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, though both were already rising significantly before the invasion.

She also said the president is working on ways to lower costs.

“An appropriate budgetary stance is needed to complement monetary actions by the federal reserve,” Ms. Yellen said.

“Moving forward elements of the president’s proposed legislation, including the clean energy initiatives and plans to reform the prescription drug market can help lower the cost paid by American consumers.”

Ms. Yellen admitted in an interview that she was wrong about inflation just days before the hearing.

“I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take,” Ms. Yellen told CNN last week, referencing comments she made at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit in May of last year.

Those comments drew further criticism for President Joe Biden, who has seen prices soar since taking office.

Inflation has become a leading cause of concern for Americans and small businesses as the price of just about everything has soared. The small business network Alignable released a poll of small businesses last month, which found 51% of small businesses fear that inflation could “force them to close their businesses within the next six months.” Restaurant owners are most concerned, with 72% saying they are worried about inflation.

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

Republicans pressure education secretary on school choice restrictions

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday questioned Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the issue of school choice in the public education system.

In his opening statement during a hearing of a Senate appropriations subcommittee,, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., emphasized the desire for parents to have options when choosing where to send their children for school.

“Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic now more than ever, parents need to be involved.

Parents want to have the flexibility to choose the school that best meets their child’s needs,” Sen. Blunt said.

Mr. Cardona’s department has what Sen. Blunt said he considers “overreaching charter school program regulations” that act to restrict the expansion of charter schools.

“I encourage you to reconsider those regulations,” he added.

Advocates of charter schools

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argue that they outperform public schools.

A study released in 2019 by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes reported that Baton Rouge students enrolled in charter schools performed better than students in traditional public schools.

Another study by CREDO released in May found similar

results among students in Denver.

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., also pressured Mr. Cardona on the issue of school choice.

“Part of what works in Indiana is the money follows the child, not the building, not the district, so to speak,” Sen. Braun said. “Do you believe in that concept so that we’re putting resources to the places that have the kids there?”

Mr. Cardona disagreed with Sen. Braun’s proposal.

“I believe we need to make sure all of our schools are well resourced, so we don’t have a system of winners and losers,” Mr. Cardona said. “I believe that we need to fund public schools so that every student that attends a public school could have a highquality education. I believe, there has to be an equal part, support and accountability. You provide adequate resources, adequate professional learning opportunities, but then there has to be an equivalent amount of oversight and accountability to make sure that those schools are producing, and I understand that in some cases, that’s not happening.”

Gaucho centerfielder part of All-Regional Team

By DANIEL MOEBUS-BOWLES UCSB SPORTS WRITER

Stanford Athletics has announced the All-Regional Team from this past weekend’s Stanford Regional as selected by the media.

Earning his first ever postseason honor was centerfielder Nick Vogt of the No. 20-ranked UCSB baseball team.

Vogt was terrific at the regional on both sides of the ballmaking, with great plays in the outfield and coming up big at the plate. T The sophomore went 4-for13 (.308) with two home runs, a double, four runs and four RBI. He led the Gauchos with a .846 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.203.

In the regional opener vs. No. 13 Texas State, he drove in the

first run of the weekend with an RBI double and later that evening crushed a solo homer to make it a one-run game.

He went yard again in the final game of the season with a tworun shot against No. 2 Stanford to give his team an early lead.

Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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Santa Barbara County reported 91 new COVID-19 cases and one death Tuesday.

The individual resided in Goleta, was in the 70-plus age group, resided in Goleta and had underlying medical conditions. The death was associated with a congregate care site, according to the Public Health Department.

Both Santa Barbara/ unincorporated Mission Canyon and Santa Maria had 17 cases.

Orcutt had five cases.

Elsewhere, 11 cases were reported in Lompoc and nearby Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village.

Five cases were in the South

Coast corridor, which includes Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria.

Two cases were in Isla Vista.

Five cases were in Goleta.

Eight cases were in unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota.

Santa Ynez Valley reported nine cases.

Four cases were in the North County areas that include Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and Guadalupe.

The locations of eight cases were pending.

The county is conducting quality assurance to align with the California Public Health Department. For that reason, Tuesday’s numbers included 15 backlogged cases.

Twenty-seven patients are

recovering in county hospitals.

Another five are recovering in intensive care units.

Santa Barbara County now has a total of 91,840 cases, of which 89,988 are still infectious. The total number of deaths is 689.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported that 73.4% of the eligible 5-and-older population is fully vaccinated.

Of the entire county population (all ages), 69.1% is fully vaccinated.

The health department is now posting COVID-19 case numbers only on Tuesdays and Fridays. They are appearing in the Wednesday and Saturday editions of the News-Press. email: dmason@newspress.com

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Poll: Majority of teens prefer in-person learning over virtual or hybrid school

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — Most teens prefer in-person learning over virtual or hybrid learning, a new poll from the Pew Research Center found.

The poll found that 65% of surveyed teens prefer school to be completely in-person after the COVID-19 outbreak is over. Only 9% of the polled teens report that they would prefer an online-only environment.

The survey found 30% of teens also report that they are a “little/ not at all satisfied” with how their school has been dealing with virtual learning.

Another 22% report that they are somewhat worried they might have fallen behind because of COVID-19, while another 16% said they are “extremely/very worried.”

The lack of in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic does not affect every demographic equally, the poll found, with 28% of Hispanic teens saying they are “extremely/ very worried” they may have fallen behind in school.

Comparatively, 19% of black teens and 11% of white teens said they also feel extremely or very worried.

A similar survey released

by Express Employment Professionals last fall focused on the “the long-term personal, professional, mental and financial ramifications of remote learning for students and companies.”

According to the survey, “81% of adults believe the school disruptions will pose long-or short-term challenges to young people’s performance at school

or, later on, the workplace.”

The poll also found 34% of adults think current students will not have all of the skills necessary to succeed when they enter the workforce.

Another 84% said they believe a “lost generation of students” will be a problem for employers in the U.S. down the road.

“Intervention now is imperative to save this ‘lost generation,’ and the good news is it’s not too late,” Express CEO Bill Stoller said when the survey was released.

Overall, the poll indicates that most Americans believe students have suffered from the disruption caused by the pandemic, and this disruption will inevitably lead to future problems for the workforce.

According to the survey, when asked about who is responsible for fixing the “lost generation,”

52% of Americans said that the individuals themselves bear responsibility. Still, most Americans also believe that employers will need to change how they conduct their business for these students to become successful.

The poll found 51% said employers need to provide additional, specific job training for their employees. Another 45% said employers also need to provide flexible work hours.

Finally, 44% said employers should pay employees with advanced skills higher salaries.

Overall, both students and adults seem to agree that COVID-19 shutdowns had a negative impact on students.

“Change will take a concerted effort by many entities, but it’s well worth the investment,” Mr. Stoller said.

IRS warns taxpayers of potential scams in new ‘dirty dozen’ list

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of several tax scams.

The scams cover four transactions involving charitable remainder annuity trusts, Maltese individual retirement arrangements, foreign captive insurance and monetized installment sales.

“The IRS views the four transactions listed here as potentially abusive, and they are very much on our enforcement radar screen,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said.

Soon, the IRS will release the final eight potential tax scam threats to complete this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list, an annually published list of scams the IRS sees as the most threatening to taxpayers.

They also warn taxpayers of online advertised schemes that could lead to potential unlawful

action and anything that seems “too good to be true.”

“Taxpayers can help stop these arrangements by relying on reputable tax professionals they know they can trust,” Commissioner Rettig said.

Many people also still have backlogged returns. According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, the IRS has 6 million unprocessed individual returns, 2.3 million unprocessed amended individual returns and more than 2 million unprocessed employer’s quarterly tax returns.

The IRS advises taxpayers to look over their returns carefully before submitting them, as “Taxpayers are legally responsible for what’s on their return,” said Mr. Rettig.

“A key job of the IRS is to identify emerging threats to compliance and inform the public so taxpayers are not victimized, and tax practitioners can provide their clients the best advice possible,” he added.

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Stoker, a Republican and former regional Environmental Protection Agency administrator, with 14,681 votes or 34.26% of the mail-in ballots plus results from the polls in

four precincts.

Bruce Wallach, another Democrat, had 1,508 votes or 3,52% of the ballots.

In the attorney general race, Rob Bonta, the Democratic incumbent, garnered 1,610,797 votes statewide or 58.3% of the ballots.

In second place was Nathan

Hochman with 17% of the votes reported so far or 470,576 votes.

That’s with 35.4% of precincts partially reporting.

In Santa Barbara County, Mr. Bonta led with 60.41% of the mail-in ballots plus results from polls in four of the 216 precincts or 25,612 votes. In second place was Nathan Hochman with

16.97% of the mail-in ballots plus results from polls in four precincts or 7, 195 votes.

Results from other state races will be posted later this morning at newspress.com, and results in all races will be updated this morning at the same website. email: dmason@newspress.com

Contentious Republican primary awaits in New York

By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — A newly opened upstate New York congressional seat may lead to a contentious Republican primary in a couple of months.

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., announced he would withdraw from running for the new 23rd congressional district in the state’s southwestern corner. Not long after that news broke, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, another New York GOP’er and chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, threw her support behind Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino for the district that encompasses part of Buffalo’s suburbs and New York’s Southern Tier.

Mr. Paladino announced Sunday he had secured the petition signatures he needed to

get on the Aug. 23 primary ballot.

In a statement, he said he was “grateful” for the “grassroots” support he received in recent days.

“I have dedicated my life to serving upstate New York as a job creator, business owner and someone who has taken on the establishment and won,” he said.

Mr. Paladino lost the 2010 gubernatorial election to Democrat Andrew Cuomo by nearly 30 points, but he carried the counties in the congressional district. He also served on the Buffalo Board of Education.

However, he was removed from that position by thenState Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia after it was determined that Mr. Paladino publicly disclosed confidential information discussed in an executive session regarding the teachers’ contract.

Mr. Paladino also drew heavy criticism for racist remarks he made about the Obamas.

While Mr. Paladino is out campaigning, reports Monday indicated that the state Republican Party would look inward for a replacement for Rep. Jacobs on the ballot.

New York political blogger Ken Kruly tweeted Monday that New York State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy would be named the new candidate by both the Republican and Conservative parties for the primary. Efforts were unsuccessful before publication to get a confirmation from the state Republican Party.

Rep. Jacobs was seemingly in a strong position to run in a newly drawn district that gave former President Donald Trump 59% support in the 2020 election.

However, after the deadly mass shooting attacks in Buffalo and

Uvalde, Texas, last month, he said he would support banning certain types of guns if a bill was proposed in Congress. He also said he would back bumping the age limit to purchase those weapons from 18 years of age to 21.

Republicans and conservatives criticized the move, which ultimately led to Rep. Jacobs’ decision to pull out of the race.

“We were perplexed, however, by his recent stance on Second Amendment rights, a position well outside the mainstream of the Republican Party, the Conservative Party and the voters of NY 23,” New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar said in a statement.

“We agree that it’s the best interest of all three — and of Congressman Jacobs himself — that he forgoes a run for re-election and returns to civilian life. We wish him only the best in his future endeavors.”

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Carpinteria 75/60 Ventura 70/60

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69/53 70/53 82 in 1958 42 in 1988

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95/69/s 106/74/s 81/45/s 100/60/s 75/61/pc 86/58/s 82/59/pc 63/53/pc 97/67/s 81/63/pc 79/49/s 90/60/s 71/54/s 87/55/s 72/54/s 91/61/s 72/60/pc 107/79/s 88/62/s 98/57/s 91/58/s 71/62/pc 72/56/s 80/56/s 81/54/s 73/62/s 77/45/pc

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POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13 seconds.

Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 13 seconds.

Visibility clear.

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Wind from the south-southwest at 6-12 knots today.

Wind waves 2-4 feet with a west swell 3-5 feet at 8-second intervals. Visibility clear.

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment.

Storage 84,161 acre-ft.

Elevation 707.18 ft.

Evaporation (past 24 hours) 35.8 acre-ft.

Inflow 0.0 acre-ft.

State inflow 36.2 acre-ft.

Storage change from yest.

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“Hawaiian Dream” coconut-laced chiffon cake placed third in the sweet category at Sunday’s at Angels Wine, Food and Brew & Festival in Camarillo.

Food and brew festival draws big crowd

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

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This “Happy Smash Burger” placed third in the savory category at the food and brew festival.

housands attended the 29th annual Angels Wine, Food and Brew & Festival, a Camarillo event that benefitted Casa Pacifica.

Sunday’s sold-out festival raised critical funds for Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families, which serve families in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

The nonprofit must raise 15% of its operating budget annually, about $5 million this year, according to a news release.

The festival offered a variety of exhibits from food samples to sips of fine wines and smooth brews.

Attendees sampled the Best in Fest brew – RX Pils by Institution Ale Co. Best in Fest honorable mentions went to Topa Topa Brewing Co. nd Enegren Brewing Co. The festival’s main stage, emceed

by DJ Bruce Barrios, featured music by performers such as Benise’s Band of Gypsies and Wes Quave Live 61.

VIP guests enjoyed a champagne reception and a bite from Mastro’s Restaurant before entering the event at noon.

The popular Mission Avocado bar was also a highlight. Guests danced the afternoon away to music by Sound Effect and enjoyed photobooth fun by Conejo Photobooth.

The festival also featured the 13th Annual Yummie Culinary Competition, which showcased participating chefs’ dishes.

The 2022 Yummie Top Chef Award Winners in the Savory category were, for first place, Chef Alex Montoya for his “Ahi Poke Ceviche” with Citrus Szechuan

ponzu, avocado mousse, blue corn tostada, soy sauce pearls and micro cilantro. Second place went to Chef Damian Giliberti of Ox & Ocean for his “Grilled Stone Fruit” with house made ricotta, blackberry gastrique, pickled kumquats and puffed amaranth Placing third in the Savory category was Joshua (Biggjay) Gonzales and Sky Sunner of The Happy Place Eatery for their “Happy Smash Burger” featuring a certified Angus Smash Burger with cheese, caramelized grilled onions, Pickle Chip bread, and butter pickles with signature Happy Smash Sauce served with fries and mini pretzel bites with hatch chili cheese.

In the Sweet category, first place went to Chef Alex Montoya of Honey Cup Coffeehouse & Creamery for his “Peaches and Cream Mojito” with peaches and cream ice cream, Finger Lime caviar, and micro mint. Second place went to Chef Amanda Pritchett and Kristy Carr of Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters for their “Oh Henry!

Cake” featuring peanut butter cake with butterscotch and chocolate ganache.

Placing third in the sweet category was Chef Julia San Bartolome of Sweet Arlene’s for her “Hawaiian Dream” coconut-laced chiffon cake served with perfectly ripe pineapple, and topped with a creamy coconut dollop, drizzled with guava Tiki sauce. All the Yummie winners and the “Best in Fest” brewery winner – Institution Ale Co. — were awarded their prizes on the main stage.

For more information, visit www.casapacifica.org or www. cpwinefoodbrewfest.com. email: dmason@newspress.com

Ahi Poke Ceviche placed first in the festival’s savory category.

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In April 1980, as the Swiss correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and The Associated Press, I was asked to cover the three-day visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Switzerland.

Although members of the British royal family had hiked Swiss trails, attended Swiss finishing schools and probably held Swiss bank accounts for centuries, this was the first official visit of the royal family to Switzerland.

At a reception for the international press — 11 men and moi — I was introduced to the royal couple.

The queen’s gloved hand shook my bare hand as she smiled.

The prince asked me, “How does a young Yank woman get to be with a bunch of crusty, old hacks?”

I answered, “I’m lucky.”

Prince Philip spent the next 10 minutes questioning me to find out where else I’d been lucky in life. When I told him, “Marrying a charming Brit,” his notoriously roaming blue eyes flashed. Ever since, I’ve held a soft spot in my heart for the gorgeous gallant.

When the prince died last year, I shed real tears.

During the funeral for her husband, fragile and sitting alone in black, a wide brim hat hiding her grief, I also shed real tears for the admirable, vulnerable queen.

Over this past weekend, I devoured Tina Brown’s delicious “The Palace Papers.” My British husband, Richard, savored William Manchester’s threevolume biography of his hero, “The Last Lion, Winston Spencer Churchill,” which I gave him in May for our 50th wedding anniversary. I interrupted him constantly to read one of Ms. Brown’s clever bons mots and bonnes phrases — for which the legendary editor of the Tatler, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker is famous.

Though I’m pretty much au courrant with British royal history and what’s going on at Buckingham Palace, as we live in Montecito, it was Richard

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Montecito writer Calla Jones Corner took this photo of Queen Elizabeth II in the 1980s. She got to meet the queen and her husband, Prince Philip.

who made me into a keen royal watcher.

When we were married, he had a subscription to Private Eye and The Daily Telegraph, and there were delicious tales about his family standing up whenever “God Save the Queen” came over the radio and my mother-in-law flushing the toilet every time Prime Minister Harold Wilson came over the tele.

Part of Richard’s dowry was the coronation stool that his godfather, the Bishop of Chichester, sat on. The stool was made for George VI’s coronation and recycled for Queen Elizabeth

II’s. Our grandchildren now sit on it.

Richard’s father had an OBE from King George VI for his outstanding service in the trenches of World War I as a medical intern from Aberdeen University.

Richard’s parents would be aghast about the antics of Harry and yet another disruptive American woman and the despicable Prince Andrew. But his family has always shown love and respect for me and the “revolting colonists” that I brought into the family. I’ve forgiven one of Richard’s chums,

who held a lit candle under my chin at our London engagement party as he mumbled. “I guess you’ll do!”

In 1953, when I was 10, my father, a serious anglophile, took the family to see the film on the Queen’s coronation. I couldn’t have guessed that two decades later I’d fall in love with a Brit in Switzerland, where we’d both moved in 1967, he to escape Labor’s horrendous taxes and I to escape the Woodstock hippie culture.

My old-school parents would also be horrified at what the Queen and Prince Philip had to endure these past few years with Diana, the Sussexes and Andrew.

I think my mother, who, back in the 1940s, wrote FYI, Time Incs. house organ, would have enjoyed “The Palace Papers” and admired how Ms. Brown had been able to put together the page turner, especially during COVID-19 while her husband, Harold Evans, was dying.

My father, an alpha male, family man and keen sailor, like Philip, might have enjoyed reading about how the prince dealt with The Firm. Ms. Brown writes extensively and in interviews talks about what goes on behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ clumsy flight to Montecito, via Canada and Los Angeles.

Ms. Brown admits that, “The Palace is a snake pit, full of dusty, crusty, vituperous people” and that she is sympathetic with the Sussexes turning their backs on stuffy courtiers’ advice. She says the couple, however, “should have listened to the staff at Kensington Palace, who are “young and smart” and might have been able to steer the angry couple in a positive direction. Ms. Brown thinks it’s unfair to call the flight ‘Megxit’, as Harry “wanted out” for a long time and Meghan “gave him the tools to leave.”

Meanwhile, Harry’s book, due out in September, has been put on hold by Random House. Could the Sussexes have had second thoughts about rejoining The Firm as their media deals fall through or are in limbo and their private jet took off from London while the Jubilee was still being celebrated?

“The Palace Papers “isn’t flying off the shelf here in Montecito at the Tecolote book store. Most local, royal watchers know the Sussexes live in a $14 million manse, sometimes referred to as ‘”the pity palace”and a “tiara toss” from Oprah Winfrey’s 70-acre estate.

Schools host Summer Reading Challenge LOMPOC — The Lompoc Unified School District is hosting its second annual Summer Reading Challenge during June and July. All LUSD students can participate.

This year, the requirement is to read 10 books. Secondary students have a minimum length of 150 pages per book.

In exchange for a completed reading log, students will earn a treat from South Side Coffee Co.

“This is what makes Lompoc such a great community. We all come together for the kids,” LUSD Superintendent Trevor McDonald said in a news release. “Having local businesses support students and their summer reading is really powerful. We are grateful for the collaboration.”

When students turn in their logs at a summer school site (Miguelito Elementary School,

La Honda Elementary School, Lompoc Valley Middle School), they will receive their treat voucher and also be entered into a drawing. The drawing prize is an autographed copy of Max Brallier’s latest Last Kids on Earth book, “Quint and Dirk’s Hero Quest.”

Reading logs can be picked up at all LUSD school libraries.

“We are excited to be able to continue this great challenge,”

said Bree Valla, deputy superintendent. “We know that the more kids read, the better they do in school in all subjects.

Being able to encourage kids to read throughout the summer will help students come back in the fall ready to learn.”

For more information, contact Katelyn Nelson at nelson. katelyn@lusd.org.

— Marilyn McMahon

PET of the WEEK Peaches Peaches is a special cat.

She’s a combination of tabby with tortoise shell, with special white areas.

She is also known for being very friendly and sweet at Volunteers For Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc, where she awaits adoption.

Peaches, who’s approximately 1½ years old, wouldn’t want to live with several other pets. She could

be OK with one other pet, but would prefer to be the star in the household, according to VVIA. Peaches has been spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.

To meet Peaches, call VIVA at 805-735-6741 or visit www. vivashelter.org and complete an adoption application. Once the application is received, VIVA will schedule a meet-and-greet with Peaches and other cats and kittens.

— Dave Mason

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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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LIBRA — You shouldn’t work as hard as you do. You might have a lot of energy, but your body needs to rest from time to time. There is more to life than work. Try to take some time off to relax and recharge your batteries. You’ll need to be in the best of shape pretty soon.

SCORPIO — You’ll be lost in your thoughts today, Scorpio.

The celestial atmosphere is right for enabling you to ponder a frustrating aspect of your life. Often your partner is far away from you, yet you need your sweetie beside you. This may well be the cause of a lot of tension in your life now. The time is right to talk to your partner about this situation and try to rectify it.

SAGITTARIUS — People around you might have been expecting a bit more cooperation on your part.

You could be nicer and more concerned about their needs.

It seems that you’ve been illtempered recently. You like acting this way occasionally.

Sometimes you act like a child who wants to play more.

CAPRICORN — If it were up to you, you’d rather stay in bed reading than confront the world.

Deep inside, however, you know you need to reach out to others.

You feel that you can’t be left out of society. But have you ever thought about finding someone who shares your tastes? You could read in bed with someone else and still have a lot of contact.

AQUARIUS — Generosity is one of your best qualities, Aquarius. You have the uncanny ability to give without expecting anything in return, and you gain a great deal of power and light from this generosity. With little effort, you could become one of those people who never expects things in return. You could become a “saint” in a very real way.

PISCES — Every once in a while, everyone must analyze his or her life. But you tend to be too pessimistic when you ponder yours. You get easily carried away, and you often exaggerate. Today, as you think about your life, try not to listen to that little voice in your head.

Your life is far from being the way that you think it is.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES — You’ll have to use a cunning strategy today. The day will be tense and delicate.

Some of your friends may try to put some pressure on you to obtain certain things. You’ll have to find a clever way to get out of this tight spot. You might consider using some of their own medicine on them. This way, Aries, you could keep your freedom. Try it and see.

TAURUS — Today, Taurus, you’ll become quite introspective and reflect on your life. You probably heard some discouraging news concerning someone close to you, and it could leave you feeling blue. You’ll find that you put a great deal of emotion into this relationship. Don’t let this get you down. You need to react.

T GEMINI — Have your friends ever told you that you could be a great teacher? At home, you’re the one who’s talking all the time. You’re almost compelled to make others listen to you.

Children are fascinated by your knowledge. Today, Gemini, someone might not agree with you and upset you. You’ll learn that your lessons can lead to a conversation.

CANCER — You’ve been working hard lately and giving a lot of your energy to others, Cancer. Today you’re feeling tired. There will be tension in the air throughout the day. You may feel that certain people that you considered friends now disappoint you. Don’t get tangled up in their superficiality.

LEO — Today, Leo, you’ll undoubtedly ask yourself a lot of questions. You tend to be rather introverted, and you typically need a great deal of freedom.

You’re usually an energetic person, but with the current astral energy at play, you may feel lonely and doubtful of your abilities.

VIRGO — You’ll be the savior of the day. Your wisdom and patience will be your best assets today, Virgo. You’ll be of great help to those around you. You’ll counsel them and be able to guide them toward better days.

All those who are lost in their personal problems just need someone like you. You’re their friend and they appreciate your

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CODEWORD PUZZLE

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: NIECE MODEM INWARD TARGET Answer: The mail was being delivered to California by the Pony Express in 1860 — “RIDE” ON TIME

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PUBLIC NOTICES APN: 023-092-027 TS No: CA08000142-15-4 TO No: 200137642 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 12, 2005. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM, At the Main Entrance to the County Courthouse, Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on October 18, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0101237, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, executed by DAVID A VORBECK, AND THALIA K VORBECK, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 963 CHELTENHAM RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105-2235 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $581,851.73 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. 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 Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address www.Auction. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000142-15-4. 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 NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 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 800.280.2832, or visit this internet website www.Auction. com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000142-15-4 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: May 17, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000142-15-4 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 By: Loan Quema, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Order Number 82521, Pub Dates: 5/25/2022, 6/1/2022, 6/8/2022, SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 25; JUN 1, 8 / 2022 -- 58363

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Majority of CEOs say economy will get worse

By RICHIE MALOUF THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — A new survey of business leaders reports the majority are predicting a recession in the U.S. The Conference Board, a group for businesses focused on economic research, released its new Measure of CEO Confidence, which showed that 60% of surveyed business executives expect the economy to get worse this year.

At the same time, 61% of CEOs said the economy is worse than it was six months ago.

“Amid historically low unemployment and record

job openings, nearly 70% of CEOs are combating a tight labor market by increasing wages across the board,” Roger Ferguson Jr., the vice chairman of The Business Council and trustee of The Conference Board, said in a statement.

“On top of that, companies are grappling with higher input costs, which 54% of CEOs said they are passing along to their customers. This may contribute to cooling in consumer spending heading into the summer.”

The group’s Measure of CEO confidence declined in the second quarter of this year, the fourth consecutive quarter of decline. Confidence levels have not reached this low since

the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Part of the economic concern comes from soaring inflation, which has risen at the fastest rate in decades. However, the report found nearly 60% of CEOs believe inflation will decline over the next few years.

Only 14% of the surveyed CEOs said the economy has improved in the past six months, down from 34% in the first quarter of this year.

CEOs also became more pessimistic about their own industries, with only 24% reporting that “conditions in their industries were better compared to six months ago.”

Looking to the future, only

19% of CEOs said they think economic conditions will get better over the next six months, down from 50% earlier this year.

These executives are not the only ones to release a negative economic forecast. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made headlines last week for predicting an economic “hurricane.”

“You know I said there’s storm clouds, but I’m going to change it ... it’s a hurricane,” CEO Dimon said at a New York financial conference.

“JPMorgan is bracing ourselves, and we’re going to be very conservative with our balance sheet.”

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001270 The following person(s) is doing business as: DJ Peetey, 203, Avenue of The Flags, Buellton, CA 93427, County of Santa Barbara.

Pedro De La Cruz, 203, Avenue of The Flags, Buelton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2018 /s/ Pedro De La Cruz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/13/2022.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/25, 6/1, 6/8, 6/15/22 CNS-3588082# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS MAY 25; JUN 1, 8, 15 / 2022 -- 58357

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001267 The following person(s) is doing business as: LOIKU Vintage, 501 N. Ranch St., Santa Maria, CA 93454, County of Santa Barbara.

Lauren Grose, 501 N. Ranch St., Santa Maria, CA 93454 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/14/2021 /s/ Lauren Grose This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/13/2022.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001268 The following person(s) is doing business as: Alfino Painting, 355 Kendale Rd., Buellton, CA 93427, County of Santa Barbara.

AP Design Inc., 355 Kendale Rd., Buellton, CA 93427; CA This business is conducted by a Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Anthony G Alfino, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/13/2022.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001269 The following person(s) is doing business as: Pura Vida Coffee Society, 651 Paseo Nuevo, Suite 801, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara.

805 BOBA, LLC, 213 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; CA This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Michael William Norris, Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/13/2022.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001406 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: DOUBLE DOWN DELIVERY, 233 HILLVIEW DR, GOLETA, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara.

Full Name(s) of registrants: ANNETTE M. RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES LLC: 233 HILLVIEW DR, GOLETA, CA 93117. This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, STATE OF INC: CA. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 05/27/2022

by E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: May 22, 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) JUN 8, 15, 22, 29 / 2022--58411

Reparations task force says black residents in California faced political disenfranchisement

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — California’s primary election day Tuesday had voters flocking to ballot boxes and polling locations to cast their vote — one of the civil liberties the state’s task force on reparations says had been wrongly denied to black residents in the state’s history.

California’s first-in-thenation Reparations Task Force submitted its interim report to the state legislature, detailing the harms black Americans have faced due to slavery and its long-lasting effects through the present day.

The task force, formed in 2020 under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, voted in March to limit reparations in California to those who are descendants of slaves, as opposed to all black Californians.

Among the findings in the 500-page report released last week, the task force found that black Americans have faced political disenfranchisement nationwide despite pursuing “equal political participation

since before the Civil War.” Several southern states passed laws in the late 1800s to prevent black Americans from voting, including literacy tests, poll taxes and grandfather clauses.

Within California, black men were not allowed to vote until 1879, and the state passed many voter suppression laws that were used in the South, according to the task force report. California also prohibited people convicted of felonies from voting. A ballot initiative in 2020 automatically restored paroled felons’ voting rights.

The task force recommended establishing funding for voter education and outreach, allowing individuals with felony convictions to serve on juries and “consider legislation to prevent dilution of the Black vote through redistricting.”

Other findings in the report revealed that black Americans faced housing segregation both nationally and within California.

The report said that the federal, state and local government “created segregation through redlining,

zoning ordinances, decisions on where to build schools and highways and discriminatory federal mortgage policies.”

California’s “sundown towns” — a term given to towns that required black Americans to leave by dusk — also “prohibited African Americans from living in entire cities throughout the state,” the report says. In 2020, Glendale became the first California city to apologize for its history as a “sundown town,” NBC Los Angeles reported.

The task force recommends a state-subsidized mortgage system to guarantee lowinterest rates for qualified black applicants, compensate individuals who were “forcibly removed from their homes due to state action” and eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

Other recommendations include providing free tuition to California colleges and universities, developing and funding intensive training programs to help black Californians access employment opportunities they’ve been excluded from and eliminating racial disparities in policing.

“Without accountability, there is no justice. For too long, our nation has ignored the harms that have been — and continue to be — inflicted on African Americans in California and across the country,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.

Members of the task force called the report “the most extensive government-issued report on the African American community since the Kerner Commission in 1968.”

“It is my hope that people in California and across the United States utilize this report as an educational and organizing tool, as this interim report exceeds expectations in substantiating the claim for reparations for the African American/American Freedmen community on the municipal, state and federal level,” Kamilah Moore, chairperson of the task force, said in a statement.

A final report from the task force will be issued before July 1, 2023, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

Madison Hirneisen covers California for The Center Square.

Small businesses say they are worse off than they were a year ago

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Small businesses say they are worse off than they were at the same time last year, according to newly released polling data.

The Job Creators Network Foundation released the poll of 500 small businesses Tuesday that shows that economic pressures, especially inflation, have put those businesses in a tough spot.

“Last month, the Small Business Intelligence Quotient, an index tracking overall small business sentiment about the economy, fell by 1.5 points to the lowest reading on record —

a decline driven by future expectations,” JCNF said.

“Meanwhile, as Main Street faces high inflation and other economic challenges, 75% of small businesses say they have or are anticipating raising consumer prices. Of those that increased prices, 82% added the increase was either ‘a lot’ or ‘significant.’”

The poll also found inflation is a “huge concern” for small businesses, reporting that 73% say the Biden administration “isn’t doing enough” to combat rising prices.

ABC/Ipsos polling of Americans released earlier this week found similar results, with only 28% approving of President Joe Biden’s handling

of inflation.

The JCN poll found that things have gotten markedly worse for small businesses in the past year.

According to the survey, 55% of small businesses said “the climate for small business was fair or poor” in May 2021. That figure jumped to 63% in May this year.

Businesses don’t seem overly optimistic that things will improve in the short term with 51% of surveyed small businesses saying they think their sales will rise this summer.

“After a year of measuring the pulse of Main Street with the only scientific poll of small business owners of its kind, it’s

clear entrepreneurs are worse off now than 12 months ago,” said Elaine Parker, president of the Job Creators Network Foundation. “After peaking in July 2021, overall small business sentiment is depressed as employers face high inflation, supply chain disruptions, the threat of new taxes, and skyrocketing transportation costs.

“To make matters worse, instead of addressing these issues, the Biden administration has elected to play the blame game and mislead the American people with political spin,” she added.

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

Wall Street bankers warn of major economic ‘hurricane’ on horizon

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — While Florida, Gulf states and southeast Texas are preparing for hurricane season, which began June 1, an economic hurricane is on the horizon, top Wall Street bankers warn.

Rising costs, worsening inflation coupled with supply chain stresses and a range of domestic policies are creating an economic storm of epic proportions, top bankers warn.

On June 1, JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon warned investors to prepare for an economic “hurricane,” especially as the Federal Reserve continues to tighten monetary policy reportedly to offset inflation.

“That hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way,” CEO Dimon said at the bank’s investor day conference last Wednesday, Bloomberg

News reported. “We don’t know if it’s a minor one or Superstorm Sandy. You better brace yourself.”

However, “bright (economic) clouds” exist, he pointed out. They include consumer spending, rising wages (although not enough to keep up with inflation) and the large amount of available jobs.

Goldman Sachs President John Waldron expressed similar concerns at an investor meeting the next day.

Being careful to avoid “using any weather analogies,” he said of the current economic environment, “This is among — if not the most — complex, dynamic environments I’ve ever seen in my career,” according to Bloomberg News. “The confluence of the number of shocks to the system to me is unprecedented.”

Mr. Waldron, a vocal banking industry critic of the Federal Reserve, said “tougher

economic times” are ahead, worse than the existing rising costs of inflation and supply chain shortages burdening Americans.

“We expect there’s going to be tougher economic times ahead,” he said. “No question we are seeing a tougher capitalmarkets environment.”

Of the investment bank, “whatever the economic environment is,” he said, “we will do just fine.”

The warnings come after Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC last month, “… there’s a reasonable chance at some point that we have a recession or we have … very, very slow sluggish growth.”

And tech executives, including billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, argue the U.S. is already in the early stages of a recession or will be in one soon.

They also come after the Biden administration

and Democratic-controlled Congress increased the national debt through increased spending enabled by the Treasury Department printing more money, decreasing the value of the dollar.

Administration policies hampering oil and gas production, combined with other factors, caused gas prices to rise significantly and inflation to hit a 40-year high in President Joe Biden’s first year in office, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As consumer prices climbed in response to rising costs to transport goods, companies reported significant earning losses, prompting the stock market to take a record hit last month.

With Americans already altering plans and spending habits due to rising costs, an economic hurricane would only make matters worse, analysts argue.