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See’s Candies hosts grand opening

About 150 people get monkeypox vaccines Pacific Pride Foundation sees large turnout

Officials speak at Goleta ribbon cutting; customers line up for free samples

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

The line outside the Pacific Pride Foundation office stretched half a block, and that was 15 minutes before the first vaccination shot was given.

That was the scene Thursday in Santa Barbara as the medical community worked together to prevent the spread of monkeypox.

There are now six confirmed cases in the county, said Dr. Henning Ansorg, the Santa Barbara County public health officer, who told the News-Press he thought Thursday’s effort with the Jynneos vaccine went well.

The vaccine was administered to about 150 people, said Kristin Flickinger, the executive director of Pacific Pride Foundation, a longtime county nonprofit that works with the LBGTQ+ community.

Ms. Flickinger noted the county Public Health Department, Planned Parenthood, UCSB, Cottage Health and Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics helped with the vaccination effort, which included providing the people needed to make it

happen.

“It was an amazing volunteer response,” Ms. Flickinger said.

“We had retired infectious disease doctors and nurses. We had someone who walked in and got vaccinated and said, ‘I’d like to volunteer. I’m a nurse.’ ” The target groups for the vaccine are men who have had intimate contact with other men and people who have been exposed to the monkeypox virus, Dr. Ansorg said.

Those eligible for the shots include gay or bisexual men and transgender persons 18 and older.

Ms. Flickinger said most of those getting the vaccine Thursday were men and that the recipients were adults of all ages.

“The risk for the general population is really quite low,” Dr. Ansorg told the NewsPress Friday. “It’s not spread as easily as COVID or influenza or smallpox. It really requires a closer physical contact with a person who has the virus.

For instance, cuddling, kissing, sexual activity, sharing a bed, things like that is how the transmission occurs.”

Monkeypox can also spread through the sharing of towels Please see MONKEYPOX on A4

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“We are so proud of See’s for 101 years of service, and we’re still going strong!” See’s Candies Director of Shops Marsheena Freeman tells the crowd Friday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new See’s Candies store at the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta.

By JARED DANIELS NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The new See’s Candies in Goleta officially kicked off its Grand

Opening Week on Friday with a morning ribbon cutting attended

by See’s employees, city officials and dozens of See’s faithful ready to line up for free samples and

specials.

The Grand Opening Week at the Camino Real Marketplace location will continue through Aug. 26 with free gifts for in-store

and pickup shoppers who make a purchase of at least $35.

In-store shoppers during the week will also be able to submit Please see SEE’S on A4

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Sarah Thurman administers the Jynneos monkeypox and smallpox vaccine to a patient at the Pacific Pride Foundation office in Santa Barbara during a monkeypox vaccination clinic.

Newsom announces multi-billion plan to address youth mental health

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – In response to rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among youth across the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan Thursday to bolster the state’s behavioral health workforce and increase prevention efforts.

The $4.7 billion plan aims to increase the state’s behavioral health workforce by 40,000 professionals in the coming years – 10,000 of which would be school counselors, doubling Please see YOUTH on A2

Marsheena Freeman of See’s Candies cuts the ribbon at the new store.

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Buellton panels to discuss housing BUELLTON — The Buellton City Council and the city’s Planning Commission will discuss the 2023-2031 housing update during a joint meeting at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the council’s chambers, 140 W. State Route 246.

Materials related to the agenda are available during normal business hours for public inspection at the Planning Department, 331 Park St., Buellton.

People can attend the meeting in person or watch it stream live at cityofbuellton.com/government/ cityTV.php .

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TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER Bicyclist injured SANTA YNEZ VALLEY — A single-bike accident occurred Friday in the area of Ballard Canyon and Chalk Hill in the Santa Ynez Valley.

The patient was an approximately 45-year-old woman

with a head injury. She was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The call time was 8:58 a.m., reported Scott Safechuck, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

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mental health supports has led to a “fragmented system” that continues to fail struggling people.

The $4.7 billion in funding for this plan is from the approved budgets over the last three years, Gov. Newsom’s office told The Center Square.

Fresno County Supervisor Brian Pacheco spoke in support of the plan Thursday, telling reporters that he “saw students struggle with mental health issues and anxiety that would challenge most adults way before the pandemic,” during his time as a school board member.

“Having these comprehensive counseling programs in our schools will be a tremendous benefit to our students and their families,” Mr. Pacheco said. “With the stay at home orders and lack of socialization experience during the pandemic these programs are even more important for our students.”

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deaths reported over the last week.

COVID-19 community levels have increased to medium in Santa Barbara County according to CDC definitions. (covid. cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/ #county-view?list_select_ state=California&data-type= CommunityLevels&list_select_ county=6083).

This reflects new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, new COVID-19 related hospital admissions per 100,000 population, and the percent of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.

Meanwhile, COVID-19related hospitalizations have been increasing, although ICU admissions have been low.

COVID numbers down There continues to be a high level of coronavirus transmission in the community, although reported numbers of COVID-19 cases are coming down, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

Over the last seven days, the weekly average of reported PCR-confirmed cases has decreased by 16%.

The department noted this is an underreporting of cases in Santa Barbara County, given increased rapid antigen home testing that is often not reported to the Public Health Department.

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the state’s current amount, Gov. Newsom said. Under the plan, the state is poised to offer $20,000 scholarships to school counselors for two years of service.

The plan would also allocate billions to increase mental health screening and mental health support services for children, teens and young adults up to the age of 25.

The plan comes as children and teens nationwide are reporting record-levels of depression and anxiety in the aftermath of the pandemic. In 2021, over one-third of high school students reported experiencing poor mental health during the pandemic, with 44% saying they felt persistently sad or hopeless, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In California specifically, more than 248,000 youth are living with major depression, and suicide rates among kids ages 10-18 increased 20% between 2019 and 2020, according to a fact sheet from the governor’s office.

The pandemic cast a spotlight on the youth mental health crisis in California, which was intensified by social isolation and stay-at-home orders, officials said Thursday.

“The last two years, there has been a stacking of stress the likes of which none of us could have conceived of and none of us hope for in the future,” Gov. Newsom said Thursday. “And that stacking of stress comes from years and years where we’ve neglected your mental health or we’ve neglected investing in the subject that brings us here today.”

Gov. Newsom added that decades of underinvestment in

The pandemic cast a spotlight on the youth mental health crisis in California, which was intensified by social isolation and stay-at-home orders, officials said Thursday.

state will not be able to take advantage of the tax credit, as only 15.9% of wage and salary workers in California are unionized, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Maxford Nelsen, director of labor policy for the Freedom Foundation, claimed that this proposal is likely aiming to “neutralize” the impact of the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME. In that decision, the court ruled that public sector unions cannot require non-union employees to pay dues.

Mr. Nelsen told The Center Square that this proposal is the most recent “and probably the worst idea in response to the Janus decision.”

He said the Janus decision was based on the First Amendment implications of forcing public employees to financially support an organization that engages in advocacy they may not agree with, thereby “lifting the First Amendment burden that would have been placed on public employees.”

“The state of California in moving toward this union dues tax credit would essentially just shift that burden from the public employees to taxpayers, and the government has broad taxing authority to fund all sorts of programs that are controversial and that people feel very strongly about, and this appears to be just a straight workaround,” Mr. Nelsen told The Center Square. “They may not be able to force public employees to pay union dues, but it believes that it can force taxpayers to incentivize people to pay union dues.”

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(The Center Square) – In future budget years, California could enact a first-in-thenation tax credit for union dues, a move critics say would put taxpayers on the hook to foot the bill for the costs of union membership.

In a line slipped into budget trailer legislation this year, the Legislature expressed interest in prioritizing funding for a tax credit in future budget years that would “offset a portion of costs associated with union membership.” The credit, dubbed the “Workers Tax Fairness Credit,” would be subject to future legislation and contingent upon whether multi-year forecasts in the spring of 2024 say the General Fund can support the policy, according to the trailer bill.

If California moves to enact future legislation, it will change California’s tax deduction for union members into a tax credit – meaning taxpayers would be subsidizing a portion of union members’ dues.

While the tax credit is still subject to future budget action, floor reports from the Legislature provide a few details about what the credit would entail. According to a June 13 budget report, “the credit level will be set in the budget each year, but will not exceed 33 percent of dues paid.”

The floor report notes that, though union dues are already tax deductible, “union

workers are more likely to not itemize their deductions and therefore do not get the same tax benefit for their dues that higher paid professions are more likely to get for their professional association dues.”

The measure has been praised by labor groups, including the United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council, which has over 180,000 members. The UFCW praised the proposed tax credit, saying it would “level the playing field” for union workers in a statement in June.

The United Domestic Workers of America, another union organization in support, was unavailable for an interview regarding the tax credit when The Center Square reached out.

Critics of the proposal say a union dues tax credit would essentially shift the burden of the dues from public employees to taxpayers.

“The idea that they’re going to give union members a tax credit, which is really just a dollar for dollar reduction in the taxes they owe… is really just another example of how Gavin Newsom and the regressives in the California General Assembly in Sacramento are trying to trying to use governmental tax policy to get more workers into unions, which means more union dues for political expenditures,” National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix told The Center Square.

Critics also note that most workers in the

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18 AGs investigating Morningstar’s policies, alleged anti-Israel bias

By JOE MUELLER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Morningstar Inc. and its subsidiary, Sustainalytics, are being investigated by 18 attorneys general for alleged consumer fraud or unfair trade practices.

Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced he’s leading the inquiry into the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing ratings. Mr. Schmitt, who’s running against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine for the seat of retiring Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, announced on Wednesday he sent civil investigative demands in late July to Morningstar and Sustainalytics. It included more than 40 interrogatories for documents.

Sustainalytics’ “Human Rights Radar” was highlighted as a concern along with documents relating to the investigation by the law firm White & Case and the Illinois Investment Policy Board.

“These ESG investing firms are playing politics with pensions and real people’s livelihoods,” Mr. Schmitt said in a statement

announcing the investigation. “Missouri has been a leader in pushing back against woke ESG investing and our fight will continue.”

Mr. Schmitt requested Morningstar provide all documents and communications with clients attempting to dissuade them from doing business in and/or with Israel. Documents and communications also were requested between any manager and any person or entity relating to business conducted in, with or relating to the State of Israel, any Israeli/Palestinian conflict areas, and/or boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS).

“Virginia’s consumer protection laws protect Virginians from companies who don’t like to play by the rules,” Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a statement. “Virginia has joined the investigation into Morningstar and Sustainalytics in response to credible allegations that they violated our consumer protection laws by allowing anti-Israel bias to infect the ESG ratings they provided to investors.”

In an open letter published in June, Morningstar Executive Chairman Joe Mansueto and Chief Executive Officer Kunal

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Kapoor reaffirmed its stance against an antiIsrael BDS campaign.

“However, in retrospect, our initial review was overly dismissive of the serious bias concerns raised by the organization JLens, the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB), and other entities,” the letter stated. “We consider bias unacceptable in any form and concluded that the concerns warranted a thorough, independent review.”

Morningstar engaged White & Case, an independent law firm, to perform an investigation. More than 40 employees and external parties were interviewed and 140,000 Sustainalytics documents, client-facing reports and other materials were reviewed. The resulting 117-page report identified “limited areas of bias that are outliers over the span of our work but, nevertheless, do not live up to Morningstars’ standards.”

Three states aren’t allowed to disclose participation due to confidentiality laws or other state policies. In addition to Missouri, the other 14 are Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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Tyler County is Texas’ 10th to declare an invasion at the border

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – Tyler County in deep East Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border, becoming the 10th county to do so.

The county did so after an ongoing discussion among southeast Texas judges and U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, the former mayor of Woodville, Tyler County Judge Jacques Blanchette said.

Rep. Babin represents the 36th Congressional District, which includes Tyler County, and its county seat of Woodville, a small east Texas town named after the governor of Texas from 1847-1849.

Judge Blanchette and all four county commissioners – Joe Blacksher, Stevan Sturrock, Mike Marshall and Buck Hudson – voted for the resolution and signed it, “calling for additional measures to secure the border, stop the invasion at the border, and protect our communities.”

The resolution states that the preamble to the U.S. Constitution outlines the chief responsibility of the federal government is to “insure domestic tranquility” and “provide for the common defense.”

It also cites Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which states, “The United States shall

guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion,” and Article IV, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution, which states the governor of Texas “shall be Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State, except when they are called in actual service of the United States. He shall have power to call forth the militia to execute the laws of the State, to suppress insurrections, and to repel invasions.”

The resolution declares that cartels are acting as paramilitary, narco-terrorist organizations profiting from trafficking people and drugs and that Tyler County has a major health and public safety issue with methamphetamines. The influx of drugs “greatly impact our communities, our families, our jail, our court system, and other local resources,” the resolution states.

It cites the hundreds of thousands of pounds of methamphetamines that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized at the southern border as the source of the origin of the drugs pouring into Tyler County.

The Tyler County Commissioner’s Court “desires to express its support” for numerous Texas border counties

“experiencing local disaster situations as a result of inadequate border security,” and to “express its desire for stronger border security measures, which impact all of our Texas communities.”

The resolution states that “our southern Texas border is suffering an invasion; and recognizes and affirms the sovereign and unilateral authority explicitly reserved to the States, respectively, under Article 1, Section 10 of the United States Constitution and Article IV, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution to defend themselves against an invasion, which has been exacerbated by the Federal Government’s failure in meeting its constitutional obligation to ‘insure domestic tranquility,’ ‘provide for the common defense,’ ‘execute the laws,’ and ‘protect each (State) against invasion.’”

Tyler County also expressed its support of Gov. Greg Abbott’s multiagency border security effort, Operation Lone Star, and has requested him to “take necessary steps as allowed under Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution and Article IV, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution to “secure the Texas border and stop the invasion at the border, including the actions by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels that pose a huge risk to our

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communities.”

Tyler County is the tenth county to declare an invasion at the southern border and more are expected to follow.

The Republican Party of Texas declared an invasion just days before Tyler County did.

Kinney, Goliad, Terrell, Edwards, and Presidio counties and the city of Uvalde were the first to declare an invasion at the southern border on July 5.

Jeff Davis County’s judge had issued a declaration July 6 but its county commissioners didn’t vote in favor of it. Uvalde County had expressed interest in declaring an invasion but has yet to do so.

Next to issue invasion declarations were Parker, Atascosa and Wise counties, expressing solidarity with Kinney County and other border counties.

Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith, who’s led the movement among the counties, told The Center Square that “the significance of other counties also declaring an invasion cannot be overstated.”

Every county is threatened “by the federal government’s abandonment of its constitutional duty,” Mr. Smith argues, which is why he’s encouraging every county in Texas “to acknowledge the crisis is an invasion.” There are 254 counties in Texas.

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‘A very sweet day for Goleta’ SEE’S

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“Thank you to the community, and thank you to all of the people who made this possible here today,” said See’s Director of Shops Marsheena Freeman at the ceremony. “We are so proud of See’s for 101 years of service, and we’re still going strong! (It’s a) great team, and great people who make it happen.”

“We knew we wanted to be in the area. We knew we wanted to be a part of this community, and we were so happy that it just worked out perfectly to get this beautiful new space,” she continued. “We have the team here from (the now-closed) Santa Barbara shop, and some of them have been here just as long as that shop’s been open!”

Prior to the ribbon cutting, Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte expressed excitement at having a See’s location in the city, and she touched on how the candy shop chain has played a role in her personal life.

“The city of Goleta loves ribbon cuttings because it’s our

opportunity to welcome new business to our city, and I wish you all the very best,” she said.

“I grew up with See’s candy, my parents were See’s shoppers, and for every holiday or special occasion, we had See’s candy. So I’ve carried that tradition on in my family — there’s not a Christmas that goes by that my grandchildren don’t find (See’s chocolate) somewhere in the house.”

“My youngest daughter is having her first baby, so instead of regular cigars we got the chocolate cigars,” she added.

Also in attendance was Goleta City Council Member James Kyriaco, who also noted his personal memories of the company’s sweets as a reason for his happiness with the new location.

“As someone who grew up in Santa Barbara and the Goleta area, See’s candies have always been a part of my life going back to my grandparents and great grandparents,” he said. “It’s just so wonderful to see this coming into Goleta directly and coming into Goleta to stay.

“It’s a very sweet day for Goleta, and I look forward to See’s Candies bringing a different flavor to the Goodland.” email: jdaniels@newspress.com

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or bedding, but Dr. Ansorg said that’s a rare form of transmission.

“If you’re isolating because of monkeypox, you shouldn’t share towels or bedding.”

He stressed that monkeypox is a much less dangerous disease than COVID-19.

“We have seen 36,000 confirmed cases worldwide, and we’ve only seen 12 deaths. Those people had very rundown immune systems,” he said. “We’re seeing very few hospitalizations.

“That’s why we don’t recommend vaccinations for everybody,” he said.

But Dr. Ansorg said he is concerned about the limited number of doses available for those who do need the shots, although he noted that it helped on Thursday that each vial could be split into three smaller doses.

The FDA approved that split, in which the vaccine retains its effectiveness by going right under the skin. (The vaccine doesn’t contain the viruses that cause monkeypox or smallpox, according to an FDA fact sheet.)

“We have about close to 800

doses and have given almost 200,” Dr. Ansorg said. “We’re giving them to infectious disease clinics at Sanusm, Planned Parenthood, UCSB Health, Neighborhood Clinics, the Lompoc Health Center, health centers of North County. We are spreading it around, so clinics can give it to people who have had contact (with someone who has monkeypox) or who fall in the high-risk category.”

Dr. Ansorg said the Public Health Department is waiting to receive more vaccines from the California Department of Public Health, which gets its doses from the federal government.

And the federal government announced it’s releasing more doses from the Strategic National Stockpile.

Dr. Ansorg said monkeypox typically begins with flu-like symptoms, including fatigue and aches. “Then it follows pretty quickly in one or two days with a rash, and the lesions look a little bit like chicken pox. They change into bigger blisters.

“Depending on where these lesions are — close to your eye, on the genitals — they can be quite painful and uncomfortable,” Dr. Ansorg said. “It’s not a fun disease to get, but it’s not like you will end

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Just like she did a year ago, Reese Davidson scored the only goal of the game in the Warriors’ season opener to give #8 Westmont a 1-0 victory over the Raiders of Southern Oregon (0-1). This year’s game winner came on a penalty kick in the 70th minute.

Amarys Machado drew the penalty kick for the Warriors. After winning a 50-50 ball on the right flank, Machado dribbled on the inside of the 18-yard box toward the end line. As she ran parallel to the box, a Raiders’ defender attempted to strip her of the ball. Instead, the defender hooked Machado’s left foot, sending her to the ground.

“This was the best game Amarys has ever played,” said Westmont head coach Jenny Jaggard. “For me, this was her breakout college game. She was receiving the ball, turning it into space where she was not exposing it to the defender, and getting herself going forward. Other times she was playing simple – checking, receiving, playing in underneath and then looking to get it back again. She played a smart game and used her power well.”

On the penalty kick, Davidson approached the ball calmly, then sent the shot just inside the right upright. While Southern Oregon goalkeeper Jessie Selby guessed correctly on the direction, she was unable to cover the distance required to reach Davidson’s shot.

“I was really happy with the energy we brought,” noted Jaggard. “We decided to high press them early and see if we could knock the

ball and make them chase. We did a good job of creating a really big shape out of the back that kept their wing forwards from having a legitimate chance of pressing. That was a huge piece of the game. We knew they were really fast, so we wanted to discourage them early that they were going to be able to cover that distance. That made them have to sit deeper.

Our players executed the plan very well and we were connecting passes like crazy today.”

The Warriors outshot the Raiders 23-7 in today’s game and held a 10-2 advantage of shots on goal.

“We didn’t have Shayna Stock available today and so we moved Sadie Hill to outside back. Sadie is a good outside back and I think she was perfect for the game today.

“Southern Oregon was playing us in a 4-33 and with us sitting in a 4-4-2 diamond, that meant that every time there was a defensive situation, they had to decide how to deal with the number up that we had in the middle.

They chose to do that by curling up their outside back, which basically left them in a defensive shape of a 3-4-3. I thought that was a mistake against us, so I told Sadie to sit high and create problems on that side where they were exposed. I thought she did a really good job of that. Some of the passes she sent were phenomenal.”

Taking over Hill’s normal role at center back was freshman Makenna Meyers-McNerney.

“Makenna is a talented freshman who is very composed on the ball, technically clean and pretty strong,” assessed Jaggard. “Southern Oregon is big and physical, but she handled her own in there today.

“Ande Siegel, who normally plays right back, started at the holding mid position because Daisy Alvarez was not available today. We converted her to a right back last year, but she actually is a center mid. After a whole year of not having played at center mid, the way she stepped in and was a pivot point for us and won those 50-50 balls was a crucial piece of this game.

“Amelia Villa was amazing today,” added Jaggard. “She played both our 10 and at the outside of the diamond. She has very good body positioning, good composure on the ball, and has some moves that let her get in behind people.

“Today, as we were building out of the back, our center backs were stretching wider apart and our outside backs were getting really high.

Doing that, means we must rely on using our keepers’ feet more. That is something that Kailey Meyer has not been comfortable doing in the past. Today, however, I thought she did a fabulous job of coming out of her comfort zone and doing just that.”

The Warriors will have more time to refine their game in two scrimmages over the next four days. On Saturday, Westmont will travel to Azusa Pacific, and then return home to host Point Loma Nazarene on Monday.

Kick-off in Azusa is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with the home event on Monday slated to begin at noon.

Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

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“We want to do our best to educate people and get them vaccinated and prevent it from spreading more,” Dr. Ansorg said.

Said Ms. Flickinger of the Pacific Pride Foundation, “If you meet the qualifications to get a vaccine, there’s no reason not to.”

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total of 132 years and counting.

That’s how many years sisters-in-law JoAnn Cota and Joan Cota have been working at the Santa Barbara Mission gift shop.

Counting because Joan is still an employee while JoAnn reluctantly retired after 65 years when she fell and injured her hip.

“I stopped in 2020,” JoAnn said.

“Otherwise, I’d still be working here. Time has passed so fast. I can’t believe it’s been as many years as it has.”

She and Joan started their stints the same month, September 1955, but did not know each other before that.

“I began work at the Mission through a friend who had been working in the shop already,” said JoAnn, who was born in Santa Maria and married Edwin Cota in 1953. The couple have seven grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren.

Born in Evanston, Ill., in 1938, Joan moved to this area in 1945.

She married James Cota (Edwin’s brother) in 1962, and has two sons and a daughter.

“My aunt worked here first.

Then, I started after she left. This was my first job and has been my only job,” said Joan.

The two women were recently honored at the Mission as “exemplary employees who have served the Mission for more than 60 years.”

During an interview after the celebration, JoAnn and Joan talked about changes over the decades and happily shared memories that illustrated why they never considered their time in the gift shop a job.

“When we first started, there were no cash registers, only cash boxes that you worked out of,” said JoAnn. “The Franciscan brothers gave tours, which were free until 1968 when they charged 50 cents.

Gradually they kept going up, up, up. Now they are $15 for adults and $10 for children.”

“Women were not allowed to enter the Sacred Garden, where the tour route starts now,” Joan said. “Because we weren’t allowed in the back, a friar would bring us coffee in the afternoons. We also used to climb up on the desk in the office to look through the window at the friars walking in the garden and saying their prayers. We were not allowed to wear pants, only dresses or skirts.”

“We would host the friars at our homes, serving enchiladas and drinks, and the friars would help with dishes at the end of the meals,” JoAnn said. “Back in the early years, the friars only had one car between them. One day, Fr. Basil Kelly asked to borrow my car. When he came back, he told me he was never doing that again.

Apparently, he had lost a hubcap and had to climb down a ravine to retrieve it.”

They both remember fondly the many friars they’ve worked with through the years, including Fr. Virgil Cordano, who worked in the archives. They had a long friendship with him.

“Everybody knew Fr. Virgil. He came here to attend St. Anthony’s Seminary. Such a wonderful man,” said Joan.

Both women laughed as they remembered one of the brownrobed friars galloping down Laguna Street trying to catch one of the sheep who had gotten loose from the Christmas creche in front of the Mission.

Nothing can top the rainy day in 1983 when the queen of England and her husband Prince Philip paid a visit along with Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan.

“They brought bloodhounds through the Mission before she entered, and we watched the queen plant a tree in the cemetery,” said Joan.

Other celebrities have shopped there, too.

“Arnold Schwarzenegger brought one of his sons to do a report on the Mission,” said Joan. “We get a lot of athletes but don’t know their names. The late actress Loretta Young was a customer, and so was Blake Shelton, country music singer and television personality.”

“We get a lot of tourists from the cruise ships,” said JoAnn, whose son Brian and daughter Cynthia worked in the shop when Please see COTA on B2

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Santa Barbara Mission gift shop in good hands with JoAnn Cota and Joan Cota

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JoAnn Cota, left, and her sister-in-law Joan Cota have had a long career at the Santa Barbara Mission gift shop.

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JoAnn Cota stands in front of the merchandise, which includes various religious items.

For JoAnn and Joan Cota, nothing could top the day in 1983 when Queen Elizabeth II of England and first lady Nancy Reagan visited the Santa Barbara Mission.

From left are JoAnn Cota, Fr. Virgil Cordano and Joan Cota. JoAnn and Joan developed a long friendship with the friar, who worked in the archives at the Santa Barbara Mission.

Joan Cota, left, and JoAnn Cota stand outside the gift shop, where they have put in a combined 132 years of service.

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By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Museum of Ventura County welcomes visitors to a book release of “Arty’s Amazing Accordion” by Amada Irma Pérez from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday with live music from father and son duo, Art and Márco Pérez.

Additionally, the museum invites guests to a reception showcasing the work of author Melina Sempill Watts and plein air painter Jeff Sojka in their exhibit ”Going Wild” from 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 27. (The exhibit will run Friday through Oct. 2.)

Both events will take place at the museum’s main campus, 100 E. Main St. in Ventura.

With more than 25 years of experience, Ms. Pérez is a bilingual educator, consultant and presenter.

She has taught from kindergarten through university, advocated for literacy and multicultural understanding programs, and has been a continuous believer that better communication will lead to world peace.

Over the span of her career, Ms. Pérez has spoken at local to international conferences to audiences of diverse backgrounds, including students, teachers, parents, businesses and community organizations.

Ms. Pérez is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including 2004 Pura Belpré Honor Book Award, Americas Honor Award for Children’s Literature and more.

The event will celebrate Ms. Pérez’s new bilingual book, “Arty’s Amazing Accordion,” which introduces Arty, a young musician on a mission to transform people’s dreams into song. The book delivers lessons of success through hard-work, persistence and passion and the impact of people.

The event will have an introduction by Florencia

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Continued from Page B1 they were in high school. “My granddaughters, Stacia and Kara, have worked here, too.”

“We used to hire high schoolers to work on weekends and holidays.

They were wonderful workers,” said Joan, whose daughter Theresa Cota Pote, has been working at the shop for 40 years and has no plans to retire.

JoAnn and Joan agreed that there has been much change through the years. The shop has

Amada Irma Pérez is the author of “Arty’s Amazing Accordion.”

Ramirez, a short reading, refreshments, Q&A and time for book signings. Attendees will have the opportunity to donate books to local schools.

“Arty’s Amazing Accordion” is recommended for adults and children 6 and older.

A look at the world through the eyes of a mighty California live oak, “Going Wild” is an intimate exploration of California’s landscape in a series of paintings from artist Jeff Sojka. Inspired by the debut novel “Tree” by Melina Sempill Watts, the writer and artist takes readers through 229 years of life from the perspective of a tree. Each painting is an emotional journey into the natural world, allowing viewers to appreciate the interconnection of all living things.

Growing up in Topanga, Ms.

Watts has carried a love of the outdoors with her through a degree from UCLA, time with Dreamworks and featured publications in Sierra Magazine, Earth Island Journal and the New York Times.

Mr. Sojka grew up in the Bay Area, sailing, hiking and painting before setting off to study art in Europe. He later found himself working at an ad agency with degrees from UCSB and San Diego State University but has since left to fuel his passion for landscapes back into painting.

Both the reception and exhibit will be offered in-person and online via Zoom. For more information, visit venturamuseum. org.

seen many evolutions as well; rooms have been added, and shelves have been remodeled.

Among the popular items available are rosaries, medals and statues with the Mission logo on them, and the most popular saints are Christopher, Michael and Anthony.

“A souvenir medal with St. Barbara on one side and the Mission on the other for $1.50 is a best seller,” said Joan. “We also have them in sterling silver and 14K gold that are more expensive.”

“Years ago, we would never think of selling socks,” said JoAnn.

“Now we have all kinds along with scarves, hats and Mexican pottery.

Visitors like to buy votive candles to light for loved ones. They leave them on a rack on the front porch, not in the Mission.

“My favorite part of working here was just getting up and coming to work every day, working together and getting to meet people from all over the world,” JoAnn added.

Her good friend and co-worker, Joan Cota, heartily agreed.

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LIBRA — Your ability to find innovative approaches to things may serve you well today, Libra.

Strong energy and mental acuity continue today, and you’ll find that most things come easily.

When approaching projects, take extra time to consider possibilities. Try seeing things from every angle.

SCORPIO — If long-overdue work has piled up, Scorpio, today is the day to dig in. This is especially so for things you weren’t able to handle yesterday. Fortunately, you have added strength and mental acuity. Things will go smoothly.

Make the most of this energy by not putting off anything.

SAGITTARIUS — Don’t worry about being productive today, Sagittarius. You might still accomplish more than you have in a long time. The cosmic energy indicates that if you didn’t get everything done that you wanted to yesterday, you’re sure to do it today. Dig in your heels and go. Things will get done with time to spare.

CAPRICORN — Expect an added boost of physical energy today, Capricorn. It’s an excellent day to clean out closets. Exercise like yoga or walking will be most enjoyable.

It could also prove to be well worth your while to look at your goals. Are you where you want to be at this stage of your life or are there changes that need to be made?

AQUARIUS — If certain projects or tasks have seemed difficult for you to finish, today’s energy will give you the zip you need, Aquarius. The energy indicates that things will go well for you once you get started. It’s a good time to meet with others to discuss business or other arrangements. Your increased communication and cooperative skills will make decisions easier than usual.

PISCES — You might feel more energetic than you have in a long time, Pisces. A powerful energy that increases your mental acuity and physical strength can really help you finish anything that’s pending.

If you managed to accomplish so much already that you have time to spare, it’s fine to help others with their load. Be sure to put yours first, though.

HOROSCOPE ARIES — If there’s something you’ve wanted to take on, Aries, today’s the day. There’s an increase in your physical and mental strength. Dispose of any insecurity or lack of confidence and take the steps to tackle a project or goal. You have an innate ability to make sound judgments and this is what you need to trust. Take steps to get what you want.

TAURUS — If you’ve been feeling sluggish lately, this will be a welcome day for you, Taurus. You’ll feel a surge in energy that greatly increases your creativity and physical strength. Seize the opportunity to be outside for sports or a walk. Such things will direct your energy and give your mind a chance to clear.

GEMINI — Gemini, if there’s something interesting that you’ve wanted to try, this is a great day for it. Adventure brings excitement, creative flow, and energy, which are essential to you. You’re highly artistic. Continual stimulation is required to keep your psyche healthy. Experience something new today, even if it’s a walk in a new place.

CANCER — With today’s energy, you can take steps toward getting things in order, Cancer. Tackle desk drawers, closets, storage rooms, or filing cabinets. When you create order, you gain a sense of peace and personal control. Mental organization, such as goal planning, brainstorming, or scheduling, will add to this, too.

LEO — Today’s energy can have you feeling ready for anything, Leo. Given your more radical approach, you may need to keep in check.

Humanitarianism is part of your being, so if the pursuit of something you want hurts others, it would be a serious contradiction.

VIRGO — Today might be a good day to take a second shot at something that didn’t work out the first time, Virgo. Falling flat on your face can damage your self-esteem and confidence, but such things are part of life, and they really do add character.

By going back into the ring, you ensure that you build courage

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by E47, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jul 1, 2022. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable.

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Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) #23-01 On August 25, 2022, the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services will release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide child abuse and neglect prevention services. The contract term will be January 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024. The County at the end of the first contract term has the option to renegotiate two (2) additional one (1) year renewals, without rebidding.

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The IRT program is intended to provide training to military units. The military assistance provided through this program will include the deployment of active duty and/or reserve military personnel.

Military personnel are required for the provision of equipment, transportation and logistical services to support UCSB operations at its field research station operated by the UCSB Santa Cruz Island Reserve (“SCIR”). IRT program assistance will include the transport and delivery of prefabricated container homes to facilitate construction of staff accommodations at the SCIR field station site on Santa Cruz Island in Santa Barbara County during the 2022-2023 timeframe.

Construction contractors, labor unions, or private individuals who have questions or wish to voice opposition to military assistance for this program may contact Julie Hendricks, UCSB Director of Design & Construction Services at (805) 893-4581 or julie.hendricks@ucsb.edu no later than 30 days after the initial publication of this notice.

Failure to file comments within the timeframe noted will be considered an effective waiver of objections objections to military assistance for this project.

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(The Center Square) – U.S District Court Judge Steven Merryday issued a blistering rebuke of the Department of Defense and Marine Corps for refusing to grant religious accommodation requests to service members.

Judge Merryday did so when issuing a 48-page ruling Thursday in which he granted class action status for all active and reserve U.S. Marine Corps service men and women in a lawsuit filed against the Secretary of Defense over the department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

He also issued a classwide preliminary injunction against the Department of Defense and the U.S. Marine Corps, prohibiting them “from enforcing against a member of the class any order, requirement, or rule to accept COVID-19 vaccination; from separating or discharging from the Marine Corps a member of the class who declines COVID-19 vaccination; and from retaliating against a member of the class for the member’s asserting statutory rights under RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act].”

The class includes everyone “on active duty or in the ready reserve who serve under the command of the Marine Corps; who were affirmed by a chaplain as harboring a sincere religious objection; who timely submitted an initial request for a religious accommodation; who were denied the initial request; who timely appealed the denial of the initial request; and who were denied or will be denied after appeal.”

In his order, Judge Merryday points out that 3,733 Marines had requested religious accommodations and only 11 were granted to those who’d already put in for retirement. He then asked, “Is it more likely than not – in nearly all 3,733 cases – that no reasonable accommodation was available?

“Because the record reveals the substantial likelihood of a systemic failure by the Marine Corps to discharge the obligations established by RFRA,” he said.

Judge Merryday said he issued the class wide preliminary injunction “to preserve the status quo, to permit the full development of the record without prejudice to the plaintiffs, and to permit both a trial and a detailed, fact-based resolution of the controlling issues of fact and law.”

He also chastised the Department of Defense and Marine Corps for refusing to grant religious accommodation requests, adding that it was the court’s responsibility to uphold the law when generals won’t.

“When Congress acts to preserve liberty, especially a liberty historically and constitutionally fundamental to the United States, the courts – the intended preserve of liberty – must not evade or equivocate, must not, so to speak, sacrifice the fundamental right of thousands of privates to Free Exercise in order to gratify the preference of a few generals.”

Government attorneys have argued the federal court doesn’t have jurisdiction to rule on military decisions. The Marine Corps has repeatedly asserted that, ‘The Supreme Court has made clear: ‘Judges are not given the task of running the Army,’” citing Orloff v. Willoughby, 345 U.S. 83, 93 (1953), which was decided 40 years before RFRA was enacted.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin maintains the mandate is necessary for military preparedness. He ordered that noncompliance could result in discharge from service, court martial, other disciplinary procedures and consequences.

While the court is “certainly not ‘given the task of running the Army,’” Judge Merriday responded, the courts “are entrusted to ensure that those who run the Marine Corps (and the military in general and every other component of the federal government) conform their actions to the governing law, to RFRA, to which the admirals and the generals and the commandants are unquestionably subordinate …

“To repeat: Yes, Congress and the President, not the courts, govern the military. But Congress and the President in governing the military and by enacting RFRA have established – for the narrow category of Free Exercise – an action and a remedy in the district court, have specified and placed the burden of proof on the military, and have allowed for an ‘appropriate remedy’ to

Judge Steven Merryday issued a classwide preliminary injunction against the Department of Defense and the U.S. Marine Corps, prohibiting them “from enforcing against a member of the class any order, requirement, or rule to accept COVID19 vaccination; from separating or discharging from the Marine Corps a member of the class who declines COVID19 vaccination; and from retaliating against a member of the class for the member’s asserting statutory rights under RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act].” ensure a service member’s Free Exercise. That conclusion is not fairly contestable, and the military must acquiesce to the command of Congress and the President in that respect.”

He said service members can sue in federal district court over a RFRA violation and “pursue relief from a systemic deprivation of Free Exercise, preserved and protected by RFRA.” His order and action, he said, “will proceed accordingly.”

Judge Merryday also addressed the fact that Marines had been charged additional monthly rent for noncompliance and given two days’ notice to be discharged and ordered to leave their military housing. He said to “resort to two-day warnings of discharge (and, in the instance of First Lieutenant and undoubtedly others, suddenly charging daily rent of more than $100 to remain in military housing while packing one’s family and searching for civilian housing) suggests retribution and retaliation ...”

He also spoke to a policy employed by supervisors or chaplains to deny religious accommodation requests.

He said, “Although Marines of different faiths, different education, and different acumen might understand or explain this objection differently and with more or less clarity, many Marines, including Christians and Muslims, object that the COVID-19 vaccine was developed from cell lines derived from electively aborted fetuses and that introducing an mRNA-active substance into their body either desecrates their body, a temple of the Holy Spirit, or is haram, forbidden. In any case, neither the military nor the judiciary can judge the validity of a religious objection (unless the objection is irrational, delusional, or the like) – but can judge only the sincerity of the belief, which is demonstrated firmly in the administrative record by the chaplain’s assessment of sincerity.”

Of Judge Merriday’s ruling, Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, the nonprofit representing the Marine Corps plaintiffs, said, “Our courageous U.S. Marines finally have relief from these unlawful COVID shot mandates. The Biden administration and the Department of Defense are not above the law.

These brave service members have been abused and mistreated because of their faith. They have faced discharge, court martial, other life-altering disciplinary procedures, and termination for simply embracing their religious freedom to choose not the inject a substance into their bodies.

The Department of Defense has relentlessly violated the law and ignored their religious freedom.

Today, that lawlessness ends.”