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Biden ahead in key states
News-Press exclusive: Local member of monitoring team discusses votes By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A winner in the presidential election hasn’t been called despite Joe Biden’s progress with two states President Trump needs to win, Georgia and Pennsylvania. As of Friday, Mr. Biden was leading by narrow margins in both states. And according to Reuters’ electoral map as of Friday, Mr. Biden leads President Trump in the race to 270 with 253 votes compared to the president’s 214. President Trump has filed lawsuits in several key states, with allegations
ranging from individuals who are no longer residents of Nevada still voting there and GOP poll watchers not being allowed to observe ballots being counted in Michigan. Local attorney Mike Stoker, who for the past week worked on vote monitoring as part of the legal team in President Trump’s re-election campaign, spoke to the NewsPress in an exclusive interview about the current state of the election, though not in an official capacity connected to the president’s campaign. During his week working with the campaign Mr. Stoker was stationed in Pennsylvania, perhaps the most hard-fought
state this election, but said he is familiar with the legal contests the president has initiated in each hotly contested state. Among the irregularities that Mr. Stoker said the president’s campaign has proof of include votes being cast by deceased individuals, as well as votes being cast in Nevada by people who no longer meet its residency requirements. According to the Nevada secretary of state’s website, voters in the state must have continuously resided in Nevada for at least 30 days prior to an election. Mr. Stoker also said he sees irregularities Please see ELECTION on A6
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Joe Biden is ahead of President Donald Trump in key states, but no winner had been declared as of Friday.
Curbside food pantry
Sharp cooldown expected this weekend Rainfall possible through Sunday morning By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Resilience Institute Santa Barbara has been holding a free, curbside food pantry weekly since April to assist residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local nonprofit assists nearly 5,000 local residents
The pantry, held in front of the Apostolic Assembly Church at 2035 Bath St., provides residents with dairy products such as eggs, milk and cheese, and meat, as well as breads, cold cuts and fresh vegetables.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Every Friday afternoon, between eight and 20 volunteers with Resilience Institute Santa Barbara take a weight off the shoulders of up to 300 local families. Since April, in conjunction with the Apostolic Assembly Church at 2035 Bath St., the nonprofit has held a free curbside food pantry in front of the church to assist locals struggling economically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past two weeks, 300 new families have received assistance from the food pantry since other local pantries have had to cut their hours down. Resilience Institute isn’t associated with a food bank and doesn’t receive any corporate money. Instead, it holds fundraisers to buy food from the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. From 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday, recipients pull up to the
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It may be time to break out the winter jacket — and maybe even an umbrella. A pair of low-pressure systems are expected to move through Santa Barbara County over the next several days, leading to a sharp drop in temperatures and bringing a slight chance of rain to the area. High temperatures over the next several days are forecast to be in the 60s, with evening lows reaching the low 40s. Today’s temperature change will be roughly 30 degrees below what was experienced on Thursday throughout Santa Barbara County, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Showers were possible Friday night into the early morning hours today, with a 60% chance of precipitation forecast. Showers were likely today, with the possibility of thunderstorms, before 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. The chance of rain for today is 70%, mainly impacting inland areas and higher elevation. Rainfall intensities are expected to remain under 0.25 inches per hour, though heavier rainfall rates up to 0.5 inches per hour are possible if thunderstorms were to occur, according to the Weather Service. The low intensity is not expected to provide any mud or debris flows for recent burn areas. The Weather Service notes that the Grapevine could see a dusting of snow and travel delays today or this evening. In addition to the cooler temperatures, gusty winds are expected, though no wind advisories had been issued as of Friday night. A second low-pressure system is expected to reach the area on Sunday, which could bring trace amounts of rain. Widespread wind advisories are possible near the coast and mountains. Snow levels on Sunday are expected to drop slightly lower than what is expected today, which could impact the Grapevine and local mountain roads. Through Sunday, four to six inches of snow may accumulate in the San Rafael Mountains, according to the Weather Service. In terms of total precipitation this weekend, weather officials estimate up to a half-inch of rain falling in Lompoc, with just under a half-inch in both Santa Maria and the Santa Ynez Valley. Through 10 a.m. Sunday, coastal areas, such as the city of Santa Barbara and Goleta, could receive up to a tenth of an inch, according to officials. Looking ahead, the low-pressure systems are expected to move east by Monday and bring a dry northwest flow to the area through Wednesday. Conditions early next week are expected to remain chilly, with frost advisories and freeze warnings possible for inland and interior valleys. High temperatures are expected to remain in the low 60s through Thursday, according to the Weather Service.
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