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Race for Easter Eggs Hundreds of excited kids fill their baskets at Elings Park By DAVE MASON and KATHERINE ZEHNDER THE NEWS-PRESS
The countdown was on. “10 … 9 … 8 ... 7…” said an announcer at Elings Park, as hundreds of excited children and their parents waited before racing down a big field full of Easter eggs. Actually, the crowd at the Santa Barbara park started running before the announcer got to 0. The kids couldn’t wait, as they broke loose from the grasps of their parents! That was the scene Saturday morning at the Great Egg Hunt, where children happily filled
their baskets with what they found among the 19,000 candy-filled eggs. There were about 700 to 800 participants on Saturday morning. Smiling kids raced like crazy with their baskets, screaming in delight. Many of them even wore bunny ears. Santa Barbara resident Reed Tanner, who turns 3 today (happy birthday!), got dressed up as Tigger, with his parents noting their son’s celebrations of Halloween and Easter had successfully merged. The kids were divided into age groups as they ran toward the Easter eggs, which were lying in plain sight, just waiting to be scooped Please see EASTER on A5
SB police use ‘military equipment’ By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Santa Barbara City Council last week approved an ordinance allowing the city’s police department to use “military equipment.” Approval of the ordinance is mandated by an Assembly bill signed into law last year. But what exactly is “military equipment,” and why is it needed by the Santa Barbara Police Department? An inventory list of military equipment from the department includes one armored vehicle, multiple 40MM launchers and rounds, 35 distraction devices, 78 various breaching shotguns and a bevy of chemical agents and smoke canisters (such as pepper spray and tear gas), among other items. The items are “employed by many law enforcement agencies across the country as best practices to enhance citizen and officer safety,” according to a council report. “The use of the military equipment identified on the inventory list is vital to SBPD’s mission and will continue to be strictly Please see POLICE on A7
Zoe Elliott paints the face of Camila Alvardo, 5, of Santa Barbara.
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Jude Lieser, 3, of Santa Barbara proudly shows his collection of eggs from an Easter hunt Saturday at Elings Park.
SB City Council to consider rent stabilization efforts By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Santa Barbara City Council will tackle rent stabilization efforts during its weekly meeting Tuesday. The council is slated to receive a report on the scope of work for consulting services related to a proposed rental stabilization ordinance. This information was gathered through consultation with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and the Community Development Housing and Human Services. Additionally, the city council could provide direction on the potential implementation of a rent stabilization ordinance. In December, the council signified support for a rental registry program and requested an economic analysis of the long-term financial impacts of a rent stabilization ordinance. According to a council report, a rental registry could cost several million dollars to develop and implement. Additionally Tuesday, the city council is slated to review the city administrator’s recommended operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2023. The city council meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and will be held at City Hall at 735 Anacapa St. The meeting can also be streamed at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP or at https://santabarbaraca-gov. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ BHXU9bk1SWq0ntGHplRq0Q. Parents and most of the children wait to be told they can run up to the eggs, but some kids just couldn’t wait.
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