Ocean swim
Creative masks
Santa Barbara Museum of Art makes special face coverings - A3
Our 165th Year
UCSB swimmer Dan Marella is planning a 10-mile ocean swim for COVID-19 relief - A8
75¢
W E DN E S DAY, AUGUS T 12 , 2 0 2 0
Helping foodbank
Plans made for SBUSD’s reopening next week By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Days before the Santa Barbara Unified School District was set to vote on whether or not to reopen its schools to in-person instruction, Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped in and announced county’s on the state’s monitoring list must instruct schools to open
the school year with a 100% distance-learning model. Luckily, SBUSD was already set with a plan to present to the public and has since adopted new measures. Students in pre-kindergarten through second grade will have a minimum of 180 minutes live engagement daily with Please see schools on A7
KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS FILE PHOTO
Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta and other schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District are focusing on distance learning. RAFAEL MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS
From left, volunteers Jack Fisher, Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jane Hill and Technical Sgt. Beck Jensen pack boxes at the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s warehouse in Goleta.
Kate Farms donates 100,000 peptide protein shakes
City Council allows restaurants and bars later closing time
By JOSH GREGA
St. Paul’s AME church designated a city landmark
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Santa Barbara-based formula company Kate Farms has donated 752 cases of its peptide protein formula to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County for distribution in boxes filled with its usual canned foods, cereal, pasta and other nonperishable food items. According to Kate Farms marketing coordinator Elle Ingalls, that’s around 100,000 individual shakes, each 500 calories and the equivalent of “a well-balanced meal.” “It is sole source nutrition, plant based, organic, non-GMO and will truly provide people with really good nutrients,” she said. Jordan Jenkins, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County community engagement coordinator, told the News-Press that the donated formula fills a
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Volunteers Von Millender and Sara Andrews pack boxes for the Foodbank on Tuesday morning.
need not normally covered by the contents in the boxes normally handed out by the food bank. “We definitely don’t have any formula that we typically have on inventory, so it’s definitely filling a gap,” she said. On Tuesday morning, more than a dozen local volunteers showed up at the foodbank’s Goleta Please see foodbank on A8
Above, Kate Farms marketing coordinator Elle Ingalls said the business has donated approximately 100,000 individual protein shakes to the Foodbank. She said each 500-calorie shake is the equivalent of “a well-balanced meal.” At left, cans of tomato sauce wait to be packed into boxes for distribution through the Foodbank.
FOLLOW US ON
6
66833 00050
3
The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously passed a motion effective immediately allowing food service establishments in the Central Business District, Funk Zone and on Coast Village Road to operate between the hours of 7 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. This is an extension of the previous curfew of 10 p.m., as long as an earlier closing time isn’t required as a condition of the ABC liquor license or landuse permit. The establishments are subject to compliance with all operational requirements of the county public health officer. The closing time of 10 p.m. remains in effect for other areas of the city, and the city administrator, Paul Casey, is authorized to extend this section to other areas of the city. Many members of the public, including business owners and service industry workers, supported this change. “People are choosing to socialize regardless,” said caller Joseph Crosby. “It (the curfew change) is a much safer alternative than closing downtown early.” “All the owners understand the need to curb this virus,” said Bob Stout, the co-owner of Wildcat Lounge and Little Kitchen. “None of us want to make a buck at the risk of infecting anyone.” Council member Eric Friedman pointed out that a lot of the COVID-19 transmissions are occurring in private settings, and business owners have the opportunity for more control in a
controlled restaurant setting. In addition, the council passed a motion to extend the ordinance that keeps State Street closed until December 8 with a threemonth extension option. The motion also stated the city will close the beaches for Labor Day weekend from Friday evening to Monday evening with active recreation only and signage in neighborhoods to remind visitors. This is similar to the city’s actions for the Fourth of July weekend, in order to prevent the additional spread of COVID-19. In other news, the city council unanimously passed a motion to designate St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church as a city landmark. The church, located on 502 Olive St., was founded in 1903 as one of the first African American churches in Santa Barbara. According to Nicole Hernandiz, the city architectural historian, the building met five criteria in order to receive the designation. “We should not wait until crises or emergencies to recognize the beauty, the joy and the resilience of our communities,” said Simone Ruskamp, one of the leaders of Healing Justice Santa Barbara. “I am excited this is happening. This is overdue.” The council also received an informational presentation regarding public review of the draft sea level rise adaptation plan. The council invites the public to provide feedback on the draft plan at www. santabarbaraca.gov/slr. email: gmccormick@newspress.com
ins id e
LOTTERY
Comics................. A6 Classified............... A7 Life.................... A3-4
Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 15-20-23-37-41 Meganumber: 1
Tuesday’s DAILY 4: 5-6-1-3
Tuesday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 8-22-29-43-56 Meganumber: 9
Tuesday’s FANTASY 5: 11-12-19-32-33
Tuesday’s DAILY DERBY: 02-07-10 Time: 1:48.92
Saturday’s POWERBALL: 2-3-14-40-51 Meganumber: 24
Obituaries............. A8 Soduku................. A5 Weather................ A8
Tuesday’s DAILY 3: 2-5-1 / Sunday’s Midday 2-7-6