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The art of saving lives Firefighters, law enforcement, American Red Cross and others collaborate in drill with people playing victims at Santa Barbara Airport
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Students in fall 2021 protest the lack of housing at UCSB.
County, UCSB in talks over housing After voting to sue the university, Board of Supervisors are now in agreement to allow for negotiations By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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Firefighters check on “victims” during a mock disaster drill Thursday morning at the Santa Barbara Airport.
Santa Barbara County, whose Board of Supervisors decided to sue UCSB over housing issues, is now in a tolling agreement over the litigation. The tolling agreement is an agreement to pause counter lawsuits to allow for negotiations. The agreement expires on Sept. 28. In August, the county Board of Supervisors voted to sue UCSB for what supervisors see as the university’s failure to live up to an agreement to provide enough housing for its students. The agreement was made in the 2010 Long Range Development Plan Mitigation Implementation and Settlement Agreement, which expires in 2025. “In 2010, when the university approved the development plan, the community was excited about the opportunity to have an agreement between the university and the local government that would mitigate the housing impact
at the same time,” Supervisor Gregg Hart told the News-Press. “Historically that has not been the case. “Since 2012, UCSB has increased enrollment by 5,000 students as well as staff and faculty, but the housing has not been built,” Supervisor Hart said. “Twelve years have passed, and we are living with the impact of it on the community. The important part is that the housing was intended to be delivered as enrollment increased. “There was nothing that would have prohibited building the housing as described in that plan, other than financial limitations,” Supervisor Hart said. He added that all the necessary permits and approval were obtained to move forward with development agreed to in the 2010 agreement. “There is great benefit from the student population. We are really proud that UCSB is a part of the community, and it is a great asset,” said Supervisor Hart. Please see HOUSING on A6
Patagonia owner gives away company Yvon Chouinard and his family put stocks into trust and collective to fight climate change
At left, firefighters and the Metropolitan Transit District participate in the drill, which included simulated smoke. At right, firefighters bring their engines to Thursday’s realistic drill.
By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
Be prepared for the worst. That’s the theme of an emergency drill, and local first responders, agencies and many volunteers pretending to be victims worked together to test lifesaving efforts Thursday morning at the Santa Barbara Airport. The people playing victims lied on the ground as firefighters treated them and carried them in the drill north of the airport’s main runway. Several fire engines were there, along with some simulated smoke. The four-hour drill looked realistic, and that was the point as everyone from police and firefighters to the American Red Cross practiced what they would do in case of an aircraft
emergency. “Local, state and federal agencies participate in a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Aircraft Down Drill,” Capt. Scott Safechuck, a Santa Barbara County Fire Department public information officer, later tweeted. “Agencies cooperate in Emerg. Exercises to increase survivability and reduce the loss of life during large scale incidents.” The Federal Aviation Administration requires the Triennial Full-Scale Emergency Live Exercise, and as the name indicates, it has to be done every 36 months at airports to test the Airport Emergency Plan. The plan explains what agencies need to do to save lives. In addition to the Santa Barbara Airport and the Santa Barbara Please see DRILL on A6
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By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
Members of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department check on a “victim.”
Patagonia founder and owner Yvon Chouinard and his family have given away their $3 billion, Ventura-based company to fight climate change. Mr. Chouinard — an 83-year-old entrepreneur who climbed El Capitan and, in the beginning, supported himself by selling climbing pitons out of his car — explained the donation at patagonia.com. “We’re in business to save our home planet,” Mr. Chouinard wrote, citing the slogan his nearly 50-year-old company adopted in 2018. He said all of the outdoor apparel company’s voting stock will be transferred to the
Patagonia Purpose Trust and that all the nonvoting stock will go into the Holdfast Collective. “Earth is now our only shareholder,” Mr. Chouinard wrote. The plan is for profits that aren’t reinvested to go to climate change efforts. Mr. Chouinard, his wife and two adult children agreed to donate the entire company to the battle for climate change. Patagonia expects to contribute about $100 million a year, but that could vary according to its profits. Patagonia is well-known as the apparel company that campers, hikers and mountain climbers turn to, with Please see PATAGONIA on A6
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Wednesday’s SUPER LOTTO: 1-7-8-28-42 Meganumber: 13
Thursday’s DAILY 4: 5-1-3-6
Tuesday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 14-25-38-59-64 Meganumber: 21
Thursday’s FANTASY 5: 1-4-13-17-38
Thursday’s DAILY DERBY: 03-01-09 Time: 1:43.35
Wednesday’s POWERBALL: 9-10-20-22-52 Meganumber: 25
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