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Great Strides Santa Barbara Cystic fibrosis walk raises awareness and funds
Santa Barbara Empty Bowls marks 25th anniversary By JARED DANIELS NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
In 1998, Daneyl Dean was reading the front page of the News-Press when she came across an article reporting that the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County had served 25,000 people. That number shocked her into action, and led to the creation of Santa Barbara’s first-
FYI To learn more about the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and volunteer with or donate to the organization, visit foodbanksbc.org.
Participants begin the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk in Santa Barbara on Saturday.
ever Empty Bowls event. On Sunday, Ms. Dean — who has served as the event’s host committee chair since its inception — was in attendance as Santa Barbara Empty Bowls marked its 25th anniversary with hundreds of community members coming together to support the Foodbank’s mission of alleviating the often invisible crisis of hunger in Santa Barbara. Ms. Dean — a local ceramics professional and instructor, as well as a food industry entrepreneur — first heard about the concept of Empty Bowls events from a student who had moved to Florida, but initially assumed that “Santa Barbara is such a wealthy Please see BOWLS on A4
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The Los Angeles chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosted a three-mile walk Saturday in Santa Barbara to raise funds and awareness. A large crowd showed up for the Great Strides Santa Barbara walk at Chase Palm Park. Proceeds from the event will help those with cystic fibrosis — a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs. According to the Great Strides Santa Barbara website, $22,069 has been raised. The goal is $45,000, and donations are still being accepted. (See the FYI box.) There were at least 75 walkers on Saturday, said Ronny Martin, respiratory care practitioner at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Department. “We got there first thing in the morning. Everybody was walking around looking at booths and mingling,” Mr. Martin told the News-Press. “They had probably six to eight tables of donations from stores or (home-made) items. I make oxygen tank chimes out of bells.” The event featured a silent auction, and supporters submitted their final bids after the walk. Various vendors operated booths, most of which were related to cystic fibrosis. In 2021, the CF Foundation invested more than $253 million in research and care for people with the disease. This year, the Los Please see WALK on A3
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Attendees of Sunday’s Empty Bowls event search through an extensive collection of ceramic bowls for the one they’ll take home. Every ticket to the event includes one free bowl and a serving of soup.
Cruisery owner voices concerns with lower State Street By NEIL HARTSTEIN
Volunteers serve breakfast during the Great Strides Walk.
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Another business owner is complaining about problems on lower State Street, including homeless people stealing and using drugs, the increased presence of rats and speeding electric bike riders presenting safety risks to pedestrians in the downtown promenade. Aron Ashland, owner of The Cruisery brewery at 501 State St., told the News-Press that he has encountered similar problems to the ones voiced earlier by Kelly Brown, owner of The Natural Cafe at 508 State St., across the street, who has vowed to close his 30-year downtown eatery. “He is right about most of the facts but had made a choice to let some challenges win the day,” Mr. Ashland said. “We’ve had the same experiences but we decided to make the best of it in hopes that it’s worth the expense, once the promenade is permanent. “We adjusted to combat the problems we’ve run into, but it’s
FYI To donate to Great Strides Santa Barbara, go to fightcf.cff.org/site/ TR/GreatStrides/120_ Southern_California_Los_ Angeles?pg=entry&fr_ id=9029.
Informational booklets are made available at the event.
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become challenging as the city has chipped away at our patio, made us spend money to alter temporary patios and there seem to be more obstacles than when they first closed the street,” he said. Pointedly, while Mr. Ashland noted the presence of homeless people on the 500 block, he said he has not experienced problems like the ones cited by Mr. Brown - aggressive panhandling , public urination in planters, locking themselves in his restaurant’s bathroom and bathing, and drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs near his brewery. “I don’t have any issue with people being able to panhandle,” he said. “I thought we brought Mr. Wei into the City Attorney’s office to help us combat all our issues on State Street, before COVID, but it doesn’t seem to me like we’ve made it more difficult for people to do drugs, steal or otherwise break the law. Much of this happens on or near State because that’s where they can flip it for drugs/money.” Please see CRUISERY on A4
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