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Local residents and supporters living near Modoc Road in Santa Barbara, also shown below, protest the proposed plans to remove canary palm and eucalyptus trees along Modoc Road on Saturday.

Protest march held to save Modoc Preserve, trees

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Men ages 34 and under competing in the triathlon long course swim toward the first turn in the ocean from the starting line at East Beach during the Santa Barbara Triathlon on Saturday. The course consists of a 1-mile swim, 34-mile bike and 10-mile run.

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For the first time since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Barbara Triathlon returned to a two-day event starting Saturday.

“It was a great day and it went very smoothly. I dare to say it went off without a hitch. The athletes were excited to be here and we were excited to have them.

The venue looked fantastic. It was a great vibe. This is a race that athletes really love. Santa Barbara is iconic - we live here for a reason,” Elizabeth Rodrigues, race director and co-owner of the Santa Barbara Triathlon, told the News-Press. Saturday saw about 550 participants included relay

teams of two to three people.

Mrs. Rodrigues co-owns the race with her husband, Gerry.

They purchased the race from Joe Coito at the end of 2020 when Mr. Coito moved his family to Texas.

Mrs. Rodrigues emphasized that they wanted to assure the community that even though Mr. Coito is gone, the race will remain.

“We are here and we plan on being here for years to come,” Mrs. Rodrigues told the News-Press.

“We were here last year. We were one of the first events allowed to go live. We were the first live event due to the timing post pandemic. It was a one-day event. We had to cap the field at 1,000 people. We were back Please see TRIATHLON on A5

On Saturday, activists held a protest march to save the Modoc Preserve and the trees along Modoc Road from destruction at the hands of a potential county project to build the Modoc MultiUse Path through the Modooc Preserve and along Modoc Road.

The efforts of the Community Association for the Modoc Preserve (CAMP) have found widespread support, and their petition to “Save the Trees” has over 3,000 signatures to date.

“I think we had a very good turnout. We had about 40 people with very artistic hand painted signs who walked around and

Santa Barbara local Jason Smith smiles as he is recognized as the first-place finisher of the triathlon.

Athletes ride their bicycles on Channel Drive in Montecito in the bike portion of the triathlon.

Lompoc Valley Medical Center Orders 1,100 Doses of New COVID-19 Vaccine

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Lompoc Valley Medical Center has placed an initial order of 1,100 doses of the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. It is manufactured by both Pfizer and Moderna, and both have been ordered.

This vaccine is reported to more specifically protect against the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, the latter of which currently represents approximately 90% of COVID-19 cases in the United States. LVMC expects to receive the vaccine in

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Before it can be administered, the vaccine must be approved by the FDA, CDC, and Western States Alliance, and guidance must be issued regarding age and “booster interval” eligibility.

Over the past several weeks, the demand for initial vaccinations and boosters has gradually slowed at LVMC vaccination clinics. Once the bivalent vaccine becomes available, LVMC expects the demand for boosters to significantly increase. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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stood by the roadside holding signs and waving to motorists.

Motorists honked and flashed thumbs up. It was heartening to see how people got engaged and came out on their Saturday for what they feel is the greater good,” Eva Inbar, CAMP volunteer told the News-Press.

The News-Press asked Ms. Inbar how the rally brought attention to the issue: “It got the word out. So far the county hasn’t done much public outreach. Over social media and the press it has gotten out more.

It draws attention to the fact that we are very serious about this,” she said.

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Columnist Robert Eringer is warning readers to be careful around the “killer pine cones” produced by locally planted Bunya Bunya trees.

Bilderberg have got that covered too: Stacey Abrams, a former state representative in Georgia, attended Bilderberg in 2019, which is what makes her cocky enough to run for governor (again) along with harboring presidential aspirations.

(Are you beginning to get the picture?)

Bilderberg, you see, is the newfangled version of the early 20thcentury smoke-filled back room where things like this get decided.

Not in plenary session, mind you, but in corridor networking — in other words, behind the scenes of a behind-the-scenes gathering.

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These powerbrokers do NOT back Rep. Liz (“Abe Lincoln”) Cheney, who might as well have switched over to the Democratic Party. No, strike that. Liz is a carpetbagger, a creature of Washington, D.C., not rural Wyoming, and should have run as a congresswoman from Virginia’s 10th congressional district where she truly resides (in McLean, across the Potomac from D.C.) instead of pretending a presence and constituency in the Cowboy State, from which big daddy Dick hails.

Wyomingites told Liz what they think of that — and her — by not just voting her out of office after three terms but annihilating her by a majority, way more than twoto-one, in the Republican primary (66% for Harriet Hageman, 29% for Liz).

Talk about humiliation. And well deserved because this is a perfect example of what happens when you don’t represent (and think you know better than) your constituents.

As is usually the case with selfimportant politicians like Liz, having gotten trumped by Ms. Hageman, she now reportedly thinks of herself as a presidential candidate.

If so, she is best advised to run as an independent with no chance of winning but acting out, instead, as a spoiler against conservative Republicans, which, as the spoiled daughter of the least popular vice president in U.S. history, would most certainly, in our opinion, reflect her true nature.

And since it is obvious to everyone that spoiling for a fight is her gambit, Liz is best ignored as she settles back into her real existence far from the state that kicked her butt.

In other words, note to Dick Cheney’s daughter: Please leave quietly and return to your swampy natural habitat.

(By the way, lest anyone think our vitriol toward Liz connects to Donald Trump and Ms. Cheney’s “Jan. 6” antics, it does not. We simply do not respect elected representatives who thumb their noses at folks who trusted them with their votes.)

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema intervened in the Inflation Reduction Act and insisted that, to secure her unpredictable vote, U.S. Senate Democrats had to strip a provision that would have closed a loophole benefitting super-rich Wall Street hedge fund managers and private equity investors, preserving, The Daily Beast reported, “a favorable tax structure for deep-pocketed special interests.”

Meaning (according to CNBC): “The tax break allows hedge fund managers and law firm partners to pay significantly less tax than ordinary workers.”

Somewhat bewildered by Kyrsten’s proactive stance on favoring fat cats, The New York Times reported, “Sinema has been silent on why she considers preserving the carried interest loophole so important.”

That is because, according to Intelligencer in New York Magazine, “Sinema had tried to keep her support for the notorious provision quiet.”

But wait, breaking news (as we wrote this)!

Under media scrutiny, Krysten finally broke her silence: “The tax provisions that were proposed by some of my colleagues in that bill would have negatively impacted small and mid-sized businesses in Arizona, and I was unwilling to accept tax hikes on small and midsized businesses.”

Which makes no sense at all because, as The Center for Media and Democracy pointed out, “Arizona isn’t home to many private equity firms, yet she has become the Senate’s leading defender of the industry.”

Which means, not unlike Liz Cheney, Sen. Sinema is NOT representing her constituents, but instead looking after special interests headquartered in big East Coast cities 2,500 miles away.

In its befuddlement, The New York Times continued to wonder about this. “There appears to be little public record of Sinema discussing why she supports special tax treatment for carried interest. According to a search of the Congressional Record, Sinema has apparently never uttered the phrase ‘carried interest’ in a public legislative session.”

So, we ask, who put the phrase “carried interest loophole” into Kyrsten’s head and pushed

her to intervene? Who exactly highlighted for her the very small print in that very big bill and requested that she nix it?

We reached out to the senator’s press spokesperson, Hannah Hurley, with these very questions.

Ms. Hurley’s silence was deafening.

Hmm. The only real answer can be Sen. Kyrsten’s new power elite pals who, despite their billions, need every loophole they can crawl into for growing ever richer.

Thankfully, Arizona Public Radio scrutinized election records and pulled this rabbit out of a hat: “Sinema has received nearly $1 million in campaign contributions over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists …” “…whose interests,” adds an Associated Press newswire, “she has staunchly defended in Congress.”

You scratch our backs, Kyrsten, we’ll scratch yours.

One of Sen. Sinema’s donors — surprise, surprise — is billionaire Henry R. Kravis, a regular Bilderberg attendee whose wife, Marie-Josee Kravis, is co-chair of Bilderberg Meetings and president of American Friends of Bilderberg Inc. (a nonprofit whose donors include the Kravis Foundation, billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Microsoft and Goldman Sachs).

Other contributors to Sen. Sinema’s campaign include some of the most senior executives of powerful Blackstone (the second largest private equity firm in the U.S.), The Carlyle Group (the sixth-largest private equity firm in the world) and Apollo Global Management ($512 billion in assets under their control).

Again, are you beginning to get the picture?

So make no mistake about it, Kyrsten Sinema is the new political puppet of the power elite.

It may be a stretch for the folks who run Bilderberg, and likely will not happen, but the only chance, in our opinion, that Dems have of holding onto the White House in 2024 is this scenario: Following the example Richard Nixon’s VP, Spiro Agnew, in 1973, Kamala resigns (as she should, anyway, for inarticulation and Please see INVESTIGATOR on A7

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Knowing that the globalistminded power elite has determined that a conservative Democrat is needed to take on Republican contenders for the presidency in 2024 (presumably Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or maybe Donald Trump now that the Department of Justice has inadvertently elevated the latter’s status), our gut tells us that Kyrsten Sinema, the 46-year-old U.S. senator from Arizona, is the Dem to watch.

Why? As we noted in this column two months ago after secretive Bilderberg convened its annual powwow in Washington, D.C., Sen. Sinema was the only elected political leader from the U.S. invited to hobnob with all the usual suspects (techie billionaires, Wall Street titans, bankers and those of lesser wealth entrusted with their globalist bidding).

These folks (not Bilderberg as an entity but the globalist-minded persons who run it) have the wherewithal to fund a big-budget presidential campaign and ensure extensive no-cost positive media coverage — and since they’ve been doing this successfully in the United States and Western Europe for going on 70 years, they are well practiced at their craft.

We expect Kyrsten, with their patronage, to put President Joe Biden to bed, sweep Vice President Kamala Harris under a rug, then ace the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.

Yes, in the great tradition of former President Jimmy Carter, we forecast that Sen. Sinema will “arise from nowhere” to become a national figurehead and new darling of the Democratic Party, whose leaders will, with some difficulty, attempt to harness its wacky wokesters into uniting behind Sen. Kyrsten as the only way of circumventing a Republican onslaught, despite Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLADD (an LGBTQ advocacy group) saying earlier this year, “Sen. Sinema turned her back on LGBTQ voters and all marginalized people who helped put her in office, hoping she’d represent and protect their voices.”

But the deal will be sweetened to satiate the “progressive” element of the party by putting a progressive candidate on the ticket as Sen. Sinema’s running mate. Yup, the gnomes of

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K, so we have the drought, wildfires, mudslides and the possibility, at any moment, of a devastating earthquake followed by a tsunami.

But that’s not all.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out (at least until the temperature rises and the Santa Anas blow in), killer pinecones are here.

In other words, to quote Chicken Little, the sky is falling.

These aren’t the kind of cutesy cones you collect to burn in your fireplace for their sweet pine aroma.

These babies are deadly.

And they’re not babies. They are monsters, the size of melons, weighing up to 20 pounds each.

Without warning, these “cones” drop straight down from very high up — 100 feet-plus — with enough force to decimate a human being if hit on the noggin, or a pet (large or small) if struck.

The tree that produces such deadly fruit is the Bunya Bunya, otherwise known — appropriately — as the “Widow Maker.”

Originally from Queensland, Australia, the Bunya Bunya or Bunya Pine has been around for 145 million years and, in the late 1800s, was liberally planted on estates and in public parks around Santa Barbara. (There are several in Lotusland in Montecito.)

From below, this majestic tree looks like a full unlit firework.

But you don’t want to be below them during August and September because that’s when they drop their lethal bombs.

Be well advised, if you have Bunya Bunyas in your garden, contact one of several arborists in the area to have them pruned, lest you or someone else on your property gets coned. Otherwise, if you hear leaves rustling directly overhead … Never mind. It’s already too late.

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TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER Construction on Santa Claus Lane Bikeway begins Sept. 6 The Santa Claus Lane Bikeway project will begin construction after Labor Day and run through summer 2023. The project will create a new Class I bikeway and multipurpose path to connect Santa Claus Lane to Carpinteria Avenue. This will close a gap in the California Coastal Trail between Sand Point Road and Carpinteria Avenue. The new bikeway will be constructed between Highway 101 and the railroad tracks.

As part of the bikeway project, the intersection at Carpinteria Avenue and Estero Street will be updated with new crosswalks, signage, landscaping, curbs and gutters and bike lanes. At the western end of the project, a new vehicular turnaround will be built at the end of Santa Claus Lane.

Bikeway construction will necessitate closing alternate business driveways off Carpinteria Avenue for short periods of time. The western first and third driveways will be closed from September to November. The middle driveway will be closed after the surrounding driveways from November to December.

Driveways on either side of each driveway closure will remain open.

At the end of Santa Claus Lane, a teardrop-shaped turnaround will be constructed to allow cars to head west on Santa Claus Lane.

Large trucks will be required to enter southbound Highway 101 using the on-ramp.

During construction, access to Sand Point Road will be available only adjacent to the start of the teardrop turnaround construction area. From November to December 2022, access to Sand Point Road will be one lane only.

Drivers will need to check for oncoming cars prior to exiting or entering Sand Point Road.

Please note that during this time and for the majority of bikeway construction, the Highway 101 southbound on-ramp at Santa Claus will be closed.

The bikeway is being built in coordination with the Highway 101: Padaro project. Please visit www.SBROADS.com to see maps, graphics, photos, construction updates and descriptions of the improvements.

For more information, visit the project website at www.

SBROADS.com, call (805) 8455112 or send an email to info@ sbroads.com.

Prescribed burn at UCSB Lagoon scheduled for mid-September The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, in conjunction with UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER), has tentatively scheduled a oneday Prescribed Burn at UCSB Lagoon near Campus Point

with a targeted burn window of the week of Sept. 12. This oneday burn is part of an ongoing management effort to control non-native grasses and establish native bluff scrub vegetation.

Building on successful past burns, this treatment will be conducted on a day within the burn window with the least amount of fog to generate enough heat to reduce the viability of the non-native seed bank, and on a day with the best conditions for dispersion.

Approximately 0.5 acres will be burned. As conditions permit, the burn is scheduled to begin in the late morning or early afternoon and conclude by 4 p.m. on a permissive burn day. The actual burn is likely to last less than an hour. Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) staff have reviewed the Smoke Management Plan and provided conditions to minimize smoke impacts in Santa Barbara County.

The burn will be conducted when the meteorological conditions are highly favorable to direct smoke away from population centers.

This prescribed burn is planned and coordinated by the Santa Barbara County APCD, San Luis Obispo County APCD, San Joaquin Valley APCD, Ventura County APCD and the California Air Resources Board in order to minimize impacts on air quality on surrounding communities. The burn is dependent on weather and air quality conditions that are favorable to smoke dispersion. If the conditions are not as desired, the burn will be rescheduled.

Due to changing winds and weather conditions, it is difficult to predict which areas of the county, if any, may be most affected by smoke from the burn. If you smell smoke, take precautions and use common sense to reduce any harmful health effects by limiting outdoor activities. When you can smell smoke or when it is visible in your area, avoid strenuous outdoor activity and remain indoors as much as possible. These precautions are especially important to children, older adults and those with heart and lung conditions.

If you are sensitive to smoke, consider temporarily relocating and closing all doors and windows on the day of the burn.

Symptoms of smoke exposure can include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest tightness or pain, nausea and unusual fatigue or lightheadedness. People are advised to use caution while driving near prescribed fire operations.

Detectives investigating robbery and kidnapping Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a reported robbery and kidnapping that occurred on Tuesday in the 4900 block of Carpinteria Avenue. On Wednesday, at approximately 8:48 a.m., the victim reached out to law enforcement to report the incident that had occurred the day prior.

Deputies took an initial report and have since forwarded the case

Public invited to College Park community input meeting The community is invited to attend a community input meeting on the College Park redesign project related to the skate park elements.

This special Lompoc Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Lompoc City Hall.

The city of Lompoc was last year granted $3.6 million through the Prop. 68 Statewide Park

to detectives for follow-up.

While the investigation remains active and ongoing, the Sheriff’s Office is informing the public of preliminary incident information.

Incident information that is available for release so far is that on Tuesday, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two suspects approached the victim outside of a business in the 4900 block of Carpinteria Avenue.

They engaged in a conversation before they displayed weapons and forced the victim into their vehicle. The suspects drove the victim to a bank and where they forced the victim to withdraw cash. The suspects left the victim behind at the bank and fled in their vehicle.

The description of the suspects and their vehicle is not yet available for release as detectives are working to verify information.

The sheriff’s office intends on keeping the public informed of developments in this case to an extent that will not compromise the ongoing investigation.

Multiple overnight ramp closures in Ventura County THOUSAND OAKS, MOORPARK, SIMI VALLEY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans overnight closures of on- and offramps on U.S. Highway 101, State Route 23 (SR-23) and State Route 118 (SR-118) for pavement and joint seal repairs on bridges. Signs will be posted. Motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes.

On Aug. 29-31: the northbound U.S. 101 off-ramp at Westlake Blvd will be closed from 9 p.m.-6 a.m.; the northbound U.S. 101 off-ramp at Borchard Road/Rancho Conejo Blvd. will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m.; the Los Angeles Avenue onramp to northbound SR-23 will be closed from 8 p.m.-6 a.m.; the southbound Tapo Canyon Road on-ramp to Eastbound SR-118, the northbound Tapo Canyon Road on-ramp to westbound SR-118, the southbound Stearns Street on-ramp to eastbound SR-118 and the northbound Stearns Street onramp to westbound SR-118 will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m.

An extra night might be added at some locations if necessary.

Residents and businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. Real-time traffic information can be found at http:// quickmap.dot.ca.gov/.

Some closures may start and end later. All work is subject to change due to weather or construction-related issues. The work is part of pavement and joint seal repairs on multiple bridges over the next few months on U.S. 101 and State Routes 23, 33, and 118.

Caltrans reminds drivers to Be Work Zone Alert and to Slow for the Cone Zone.

Vegetation fire On Friday, a vegetation fire was reported threatening a building at Central Jonata Middle School in Buellton.

Forward progress was stopped

Program to construct a new skate park with lighting at College Park. Other proposed features at the park include two half basketball courts with lighting, a playground and game area with lighting, a picnic area with a shade structure, a mural wall that will block the wind, a restroom building and landscaping throughout the park.

Lompoc city staff and consultants will be on hand at the meeting to engage in the community input process.

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at 20 by 50 feet of vegetation next to a storage facility. There was no building damage. Santa Barbara County fire remained on scene for 30 minutes. The call time was 6:57 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, reported Scott Safechuck, PIO for Santa Barbara County Fire, in a tweet on Friday.

Semi-Truck Accident On Saturday, a semi-truck went 100 feet over the side of Hwy. 154 in the 6200 block.

One patient was assisted to the top by firefighters and paramedics. The patient sustained minor injuries and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

There were no cargo or fuel leaks. There is an extended removal operation. Santa Barbara County Fire and California Highway Patrol remained on site. The call time was 3:53 pm.

The accident is under investigation, according to Scott Safechuck, PIO for Santa Barbara County Fire, in a tweet.

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William Postel passed away on Friday, August 19. He was 64. He is survived by his mother Helen, and his brothers Leo and Edmund. He had many friends in the Buddhist community who, along with his family, will dearly miss him. There will be no service.

DILTZ, Thomas LaMar, 83

Born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 1, 1939 to Joseph and Lelia (Goff) Diltz, passed away August 14, 2022 in Wichita, KS. Thomas is preceded in death by his parents; and sister; Cecilia Davis; Nancy Diltz. Thomas is survived by his dog Lexi; brother; Gerry Diltz, children; Debbie (Lyndol) Sizemore Wichita KS, Cindy Rangel Emporia KS, Sharon Diltz (Willy Reyes) Carpinteria CA, Terri Rae Diltz, Carpinteria CA, Phillip Rangel, Emporia, KS; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Tonya Rangel (Lance), their children, Arashae, Abriene; Emporia, KS, Joshua (Ashley) Rangel, their children, Allie, Silas, Rangel; Olathe KS, Angela (Austin) Marcotte, their children, Brantley, Tessa, Chase Marcotte; Emporia, KS, Nathan and Joey Sizemore Wichita. Forever in our hearts. Graveside Service will be Friday, September 2nd at 3pm at Chicago Mounds,1305 Road T.

ROELLE, Juli

Juli Roelle was born August 26, 1954 and died June 14, 2022. She and her biological little sister, Patty, were adopted at ages 3½ and 2½ into the Roelle family. Juli attended school in West Covina until the family moved to Santa Barbara in 1968. She graduated from Bishop Garcia Diego High School in 1972. Juli was a caring skillful nurse in Olympia, WA. She was on the IV starting team because Juli was one of a handful of nurses who could Ànd a vein on anyone. As a dedicated determined leader in the union, she campaigned for nurses’ rights at the hospital where she worked. An entrepreneur, she owned her own Soma Massage business. She was a true healer. Most of the bodywork she did was for barter or for less than it was worth. This is because it was more important for her to be there for clients and help them heal than to make a proÀt. Juli was also a volunteer at the Crisis Clinic in Olympia and trained many volunteers.

Juli believed kindness and unconditional love were of the utmost importance and reÁected these beautiful Tualities in her daily life. She adored animals and throughout the years had a variety of pets she cared for from horses and chickens to ferrets and goats, and always cats. Otters were her favorite wild animal. Juli loved nature, appreciating the beauty the earth had to offer. She enjoyed feeding, watching, and listening to the birds that surrounded her home. She was fond of gardening and had a household full of thriving plants.

This petite, feisty, strong-willed dynamo was always full of energy and spunk. She had a brilliant sense of humor, an all-knowing smile, an exemplary vocabulary, was sentimental, witty and intelligent. She was an avid reader. A talented musician; Juli played piano and guitar and sang as well. Juli was a loyal, protective, and trustworthy person, someone who could always be depended upon and easily gave whatever she could to others in need. She had a serious sweet tooth, loved candy and butter, yet remained sinewy and trim her entire life. Juli was a serious aÀcionado of strong coffee.

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CHASE, Ronald Walter

Ron was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Walter and Adeline Chase. He graduated from Detroit’s Aero Mechanics High School. Ron served in the Korean War as an Army Mechanic. After getting out of the service, Ron came to Santa Barbara where he met and married Janice Cota, a Santa Barbara native.

Ron worked for Hendry Brothers Blacksmith Shop until the shop closed. He then opened his own small business, Ron Chase Welding. Ron was a renowned CertiÀed Master Welder and later worked for Western Welding in Goleta. His welding career was capped off by becoming an instructor at Santa Barbara City College. His students remember his principle teaching of “Safety First.”

Ron was an accomplished piano and accordion player. In addition to the local piano group, he was a co-founding member of the Accordion International Music Society of Santa Barbara. Ron and his fellow musicians performed at many musical functions around town. His musical playing exuded the joy of life he carried in his heart.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife Janice. He is survived by his companion Georgia Martin; his children, Valerie, Loretta, Michael, Katrina, Donald, and Eric; and his three grandchildren, Ronald, Taylor, and Ashley.

MAC CALLUM, Dorothy

Dorothy MacCallum (nee Freyer) was born on April 18, 1921 to Al and Marie Freyer in Santa Barbara. She passed away August 19, 2022.

After graduating with honors from Santa Barbara High School, Dorothy moved to the South and supported the war effort as a civil servant working for the U.S. Army in Atlanta. There she met her future husband John R. 0DF&DOOXP DQ $UP\ VLJQDO FRUSV RIÀFHU Married in 1947, the couple returned to California where John resumed his import and merchandising business in Mill Valley. The following year, their son Jeffrey was born.

In the 1950s Dorothy returned to government work at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato. As she advanced her career, John’s business prospered and his Army Reserve continued. After retiring as a Lt. Col in 1962, the couple took her parents on a oncein-a-lifetime six-month driving tour of Europe. Dorothy and John decided to stay on in Europe and they eventually settled in Madrid, Spain. Dorothy once again went to work or the military at Torrejon Air Base, where she was responsible for the welfare and recreational funds for 16th Air Force.

Returning to California in 1970, Dorothy worked a few more years in the Bay Area VHWWOLQJ GRZQ LQ KHU SDUHQWV· ROG KRXVH LQ 6DUDWRJD 7KHUH VKH ÀOOHG KHU WLPH ZLWK gardening, contract bridge and needlepoint. She still made time for regular visits to Europe where she and John had a house on the coast of Spain, near Gibraltar.

After John died in September 2002, Dorothy continued to lead a full and comfortable life in Saratoga, ultimately moving to the Saratoga Retirement Community in 2013.

Dorothy is survived by her sister Barbara Thompson of San Jose and her son Jeffrey and his wife Christine of Longs, South Carolina.

She leaves one son, Dan, who resides in Olympia.

Mother, sister, daughter, aunt, niece, cousin, neighbor, nurse, masseuse, volunteer, and friend. She will be greatly missed by all those who had the honor of knowing her.

LARKINS, Victor E. “Vic”

Lt. Col, U.S. Army, Ret. Victor Larkins, age 79, passed away in Santa Barbara, CA on August 15, 2022.

Born in Watseka, IL, his family moved to Titusville, Florida at the start of his sophomore year in HS where Vic played baseball and basketball, graduating in 1961.

He attended BJC on a basketball scholarship, where he also played baseball. In 1965, while working at Cape Kennedy he was drafted into the Army at the rank of 3rivate. Upon graduating from 2fÀcer Candidate School, Vic was commissioned an infantry 2LT. Volunteering for Vietnam, he was serving as the Reconnaissance Platoon Leader in an infantry battalion (Bobcats) when he was wounded. Vic always considered it an honor and privilege to lead and serve with some of America’s greatest and bravest soldiers responsible for his safe return home. In 1970, he volunteered for a second tour where he served as an advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. Later he was honored to serve as special assistant to the Army’s highest ranking military intelligence general in the Pentagon. (Very few people knew of the physical & emotional effects the Vietnam experiences had on Vic’s life thereafter).

On leave after completing his second tour, Vic met his future wife, Patti Chandler.

They married after a short courtship and in 2021 celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Vic retired from the Army after 22 years, during which he received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska and his Master’s Degree from Pepperdine University.

Vic’s medals include; the Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, 2 Meritorious Service, 2 Army Commendation, Army Staff Badge, Joint Service, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry among others.

While Vic had a very successful military career, he felt his greatest gift was his family.

He is survived by his wife, Patti (Chandler); sons Sean (Gabriella) and Todd (DeAnna); nine beautiful grandchildren; brothers Dwayne (Jackie), David (Daphne); sister Peggy (Steve) Johnson; brother-in-law Michael Chandler (Susie) and numerous nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his parents Ralph and Marjorie Larkins and brother Curtis.

The family requests donations be made in his memory to the “Wounded Warrior Project” or “Military Order of the Purple Heart Association.”

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date with inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery.

Vic will always be remembered for his love of country, quick wit and loyalty to the Chicago Cubs!

WRAY, Michael Buckley

Michael Buckley Wray, 86, died at home in Bar Harbor on April 29, 2022, surrounded by his family. Michael was born in New York City, the youngest of three sons, to Charles G. Wray and Ernestine H. Wray. In his early years, he resided in New York City and in Millbrook, New York. He graduated from Millbrook School in 1953 and received a B.A., magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1957, after being elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Michael completed his education at Columbia Law School in 1960.

After graduating Columbia, Michael moved to Chestnut Hill, PA with his Àrst wife, Anita Elliott. He practiced law for several years at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, before he transitioned to a career in investment banking. Michael subsequently returned to New York City, meeting his second wife, Mary Denny Scott. After a decade in New York, he moved his family to Houston, Texas, where he again shifted his focus, demonstrating Ànance and leadership skills in the oil and gas industry.

Michael sought international opportunities and founded business ventures around the world, including Caracas, Moscow/Siberia and Almaty. His multi-faceted career culminated as President and Chief Executive 2fÀcer at Benton 2il and Gas in California.

Throughout his career, he consistently evinced unyielding integrity.

His interests were diverse. An avid birdwatcher across seven continents, he maintained a World Bird List of over 1500 birds. A traditionalist, his interests reÁected an afÀnity for earlier times. It was always Beethoven, Bach and a mix of Debussy instead of The Beatles. He enjoyed a good bridge game rather than poker, reveling in the competition and social networking.

Through mutual friends in Santa Barbara, Michael met his third wife, Caryl Hunter Beadel. They discovered a shared love of family, classical music, travel, books, and golf.

Michael and Caryl were married at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon in 2011, and split their time in Santa Barbara and Portland in winter. Summers were spent at Caryl’s home in Upstate New York’s 1000 Islands, and on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Their last two years were spent exclusively in Maine due to his declining health and a natural desire to be near his three children.

Over forty years Michael managed heart disease, but he never complained about his maladies. He tackled every day with inspirational joie de vivre! He was fortunate to receive a heart transplant from an 18-year-old donor when he turned 66, and he was always “young at heart.” Michael was adept at making lifelong friends wherever he went, whether it be Manhattan or Millbrook, Fishers Island or Houston. His conversation was stimulating; he was a Renaissance man capable of discussing music and the performing arts. Friends and family marveled at his curiosity, gentle spirit, and most of all, his infallible optimism.

He served on the Boards of the Eugene O’Neill Memorial Theatre Center, the Richmond Symphony, the Houston Ballet, the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and Concordia University. He was a member of Pennsylvania’s Society of Sons of the Revolution, New York’s Knickerbocker Club, Montecito’s Valley Club, the Portland Golf Club in Oregon, and the Pot and Kettle Club in Maine.

He is survived by his wife, Caryl, his three children, Michael and wife Charlotte, Anita and husband Pierre, and Charles and wife Rachel; eight grandchildren and stepson Robert Beadel. A celebration of his life was held on Mount Desert Island on August 16, 2022.

YOAST, Susan Lynn

Susan Lynn Yoast (née Zander) left this material plane suddenly but peacefully at her home in Albany, California on July 20, 2022. She was 70 years old. Sue was born November 10, 1951, in Fresno. She grew up with her older brother, Michael, younger sister, Leslie, numerous cousins and extended family.

Sue spent most of her adult life in the Santa Barbara area, where her considerable people skills and engaging personality generated many long-term connections.

The most important of these was with Ray Yoast, a former policeman and local businessman who became her husband in 1986. With the marriage, Sue became a loving stepmother to Ray’s three grown girls, and in 1993, she gave birth to their own daughter, Summer Rae. An inveterate fashionista, Sue used her impeccable taste in couture and style to advise clients, friends, and relatives on exactly the right item for their wardrobe or personal image. She once ran a business as a personal shopper and later designed and sold Mewelry at high-end boutiTues. Sue had an uncanny ability for Ànding Must the right Àt for the right person.

Sue and her family led a life full of work, family, social activities and travel. But their life was upended when Ray died unexpectedly of a heart attack in early 2001. Sue tied up loose ends at Ray’s businesses and eventually moved to Carpinteria.

In 2008, Sue was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease scleroderma. In spite of its progressive effects on her body and quality of life, Sue’s attitude was cheerful and optimistic; she loved wholeheartedly and lived passionately.

California officially requires all new cars sold to be zero-emission by 2035

By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – California air regulators have set a 2035 deadline for all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles, a move that will make the Golden State one of the first jurisdictions in the world to enact this increasinglycostly requirement.

The state’s plan, adopted by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday, sets specified targets to phase out sales of zero-emission vehicles in the state starting in 2026. According to the plan, 35% of vehicles sold in the state will be required to be zero-emission in 2026, 68% in 2030, and 100% in 2035.

The regulations will largely phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles in California, though there is an allowance for a small portion of vehicle sales to be plugin hybrid electric vehicles, which can run on gas. These vehicles are “designed to prioritize their electric function and use their gas engines in limited circumstances,” according to CARB. Officials acknowledged Thursday that, despite the new regulations, combustion engine vehicles will likely remain on California roads for years after 2035.

Electric vehicles tend to be more expensive than their combustion engine counterparts, raising concerns among consumers regarding affordability. In October 2020, the average transaction price for

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Lou worked at several schools and universities in the Santa Barbara area, including Laguna Blanca, Marymount, Westmont College, and in the University of California Santa Barbara library. After retiring from UCSB she worked in the Cottage Hospital library. Lou was a dedicated and active parishioner at Trinity Episcopal Church, a member of St. Mary’s Retreat House, and a longtime volunteer at the Goleta Valley Historical Society. She sang with the Edelweiss Choir and was a member of Friendship Force. Lou spoke several languages, which aided her in her many travels. Lou loved to research family history, tap dance, paint, and write. However, most of all, she loved to read, passing this love of books on to her children and grandchildren.

Lou is survived by her second husband, Augusto Pravia Cerrud, her children Robert Smitheram (Chiyan) of Santa Barbara, Anne Laurence (Peter) of Danville, and Mary Smitheram-Sheldon (Matthew) of San Mateo, six grandchildren - Robbie ZhangSmitheram, Jessica and John Laurence, and Maryanne, Christopher, and Amanda Sheldon, and stepgrandsons Noah and Ramon Wang. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, and several cousins. Lou is predeceased by her parents, her husband Robert Smitheram, her sisters Jean Pearson and Vicki Riley, and her beloved grandson James Laurence.

A memorial service celebrating Lou’s life will be held on Saturday September 3, 2022 at 3:30 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street, Santa Barbara. In lieu of Áowers, the family requests that donations be made to Trinity Episcopal Church in Lou’s name.

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In 1952, Mary Lou Hale married Robert Crowell Smitheram “Bob.” Bob and Lou made their home in Santa Barbara where they raised three children. The two were married for 35 years until Bob passed away unexpectedly in 1987. In 2007, Lou married Augusto Pravia Cerrud.

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Mary Lou Hale was born in Prescott, Arizona on December 27, 1928 to parents Virgil and Mary Lyons Hale. She was the middle child of the family, with older sister Margaret Jean and younger sister Vicki Ann. Lou spent her younger years in both Prescott and Phoenix, Arizona before her family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated from Mills College in Oakland, California in 1950 and subsequently received a Master of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

In 1977 she accomplished a long-term goal of receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Spanish Literature from the University of California Santa Barbara. This accomplishment is especially noteworthy as Lou was a fulltime working mother while completing the doctorate program.

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Sue made us all feel special, and we miss her smile, laughter, and love of life dearly.

She is survived by her daughter Summer, stepdaughters Deirdre, Sienna, and Claudia, son-in-law Zachary, brother Michael, sister Leslie, and countless extended family members and dear friends.

Mary Lou Hale Smitheram “Lou” passed away peacefully at home on August 6, 2022 after a few years of declining health. She was 93 years old.

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In the words of Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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In 2019, Sue moved to the Bay Area to be closer to family. She rented a house around the block from Leslie and had a Mob in a clothing store on the Àrst day. She kept her spunky attitude in spite of the often dreary weather, COVID lockdown, and the progress of her disease.

Sue’s passion for life never diminished. After three years in northern California, she was planning a move to Colorado to be with Summer and her husband Zachary. In the meantime, she and Leslie were scheduled for a pedicure, and she was making plans for a spa treatment and a follow-up lunch with her brother on the day she died.

a new gas-powered vehicle was $46,000, while the average EV averaged above $56,000, according to Kelley Blue Book. Costs have inflated since 2020 due to a worldwide microchip shortage and record inflation.

The new rules also include incentives to expand electric vehicle access to more Californians, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

The board’s resolution directs officials to continue working with manufacturers and environmental justice advocates to develop strategies and incentives to expand zero-emission vehicle access to lowincome communities starting in 2025.

The rules also set minimum durability standards for zeroemission vehicles, which aim to ensure vehicles can maintain 70% of their electric range for 10 years in the first few years after the regulation takes effect in 2026.

Come 2030, that percentage will rise to 80% of electric range.

Officials emphasized Thursday that the new regulations will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change in the Golden State.

“A clean transportation sector is essential to protect the health of both our communities and our climate,” CARB Chair Liane M. Randolph said Thursday. “More stringent mobile source emission controls are necessary to help California achieve federal air quality standards and the state’s greenhouse gas target that will Please see CARS on A7

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to normal this year with our two day format. It was nice to finalize that normal life that we had and missed and do what we love to do and be able to do it over two days,” said Mrs. Rodrigues. 2021 was the first year that Mr. & Mrs. Rodrigues put on the race as owners.

Coming in first in Saturday’s long course was Santa Barbara’s own Jason Smith, while second place went to Adam Goulet from Bend, Oregon.

Other Santa Barbara residents who took part are Sarah Terry, who came in 12th, and Dan Cicileo, who came in 13th.

“It was spectacular for us as race organizers as well as for the athletes who were able to win the race and be on the podium,” said Mrs. Rodrigues.

Participating clubs included the Tri Club of San Diego, LA Tri CLub, Tower 26 and the Triathlon Club of Monterey.

Additionally, the Santa Barbara Triathlon Club had over 60 members participate.

“It was great. A little overwhelming

at the start. That moment of silence when it all came together and when the gun is about to go off, there’s a lot of relief in that it all came together. It’s really something special to see it come together and watch that first group of swimmers go into the water,” said Mrs. Rodrigues.

“We are closing out the first twelve months of being back outside doing what we love in a post pandemic environment. There is such an energy to being back outside doing what we love. Looking around at the venue as I’m cleaning up and getting ready for day two, I’m really grateful. After eight months of preparation it was finally a go. This is an event we cannot do without the community’s support including the city, California Highway Patrol and the police. This event is a family affair,” said Mrs. Rodrigues.

This year’s sponsors include Montecito Bank and Trust, Hoka, Tower 26 and Base Nutrition.

Sunday’s continuation of the event is really a day about family and community.

“Our events are geared towards making sure there is something good for everyone,” said Mrs. Rodrigues.

There is a short distance triathlon which includes a women’s only division which has seen lots of growth in the last few years. There is also a parentchild division which usually includes about 70 participants. There is also a 1mile open water swim and a 5k run.

“We are re-branding the event while always staying true to our triathlon roots. We want to create an event where there is something for everyone to come to the beach in the last weekend of the summer and be active and healthy and have a great time as we close the summer out,” said Mrs. Rodrigues.

The beneficiary of this year’s triathlon is the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. The fundraising goal is $5,000, of which Hoka has made a $1,000 dollar donation. The race owners also plan on making a contribution. If you would like to donate, you can do so at https://donate. foodbanksbc.org/campaign/santabarbara-triathlon-2022/c421014.

To learn more about the race, go to https://www.santabarbaratriathlon. com. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Athletes ride their bicycles on Channel Drive in Montecito in the bike portion of the triathlon.

Organization calls on Santa Barbara Land Trust to oppose path

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A group of concerned residents demonstrate against the destruction of trees along Modoc Road to clear the way for the Modoc Multi-Use Path.

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Continued from Page A1 “We hope that the county sees this and that there is a determined group that wants to be taken seriously and wants the county to talk to us. They have made progress but they need to do more. The Santa Barbara Land Trust and the La Cumbre Water Company have been silent,” said Ms. Inbar.

The land trust has broken their silence by sending an official letter to Mike Alvarado, general manager at the La Cumbre Water Company, and Chris Sneddon, deputy director of transportation at the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department.

The Land Trust has “concerns about cutting down trees, but also about soil degradation, water degradation and change of water courses, and we believe the project would result in all of that. It is

incompatible with the conservation easement. They are also concerned about e-bikes, which are specifically prohibited in the nature protected area,” said Ms. Inbar.

The News-Press asked Ms. Inbar what the next step is for CAMP: “To be a partner in the upcoming process. The county has reset the process and are drafting a new MND and comment period … the whole process was restarted, because it was very faulty and they saw that themselves I think. Right now what we are seeing is basically the same proposal. Fewer trees will come out but there is still plenty of concern with the new plan.

“One more goal for our protest was to make it clear to the county that they need to be more creative in exploring alternative solutions: If you go into the Preserve, choose a different kind of trail, or choose a different route altogether. These have all been suggested, but so far they have doubled down on their

original plan, albeit with slight modifications,” Ms. Inbar told the News-Press in an email.

“I think we are really looking to the land trust. Pay attention to what the land trust is doing. They play a very important role around Santa Barbara. The concern is, will they vigorously defend

their conservation easement here and elsewhere? They have taken a very important step and we appreciate that, with the county particularly. The land trust also needs to remind the water company that they have an obligation under the conservation easement to uphold it.

The land trust owns other beautiful properties near Santa Barbara. We want to be sure that the land trust actually protects them and that the statement ‘protected in perpetuity’ actually means something. We are very much looking to the land trust here,” said Ms. Inbar.

To sign the petition to “Save the Modoc Trees” go to the following link: https://www.change.org/p/ save-the-modoc-road-trees?utm_ source=share_petition&utm_ medium=custom_url&recruited_by_ id=74a99e20-f65c-11ec-b717-4152e9f36e45 email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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Gauchos fall in women’s volleyball opener

By DANIEL MOEBUS-BOWLES UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The UCSB women’s volleyball team fell in its season-opener to Northern Colorado 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23) Friday night as a part of the Northern Colorado/Colorado State Tournament.

The Gauchos led the match in both points with 71 and kills with 50 compared to 63 and 49 for the host bears.

UCSB also led with 48 assists and 15 total blocks.

Tasia Farmer led the way on the offensive end tallying 12 kills swinging a .296 clip.

Macall Peed led all players with 17 digs and was perfect on the receiving end converting on all 21 serves sent her way.

Grace McIntosh and Megan Shimoda split the setter duties recording 20 assists and 19 assists, respectively.

Deni Wilson added nine kills to go along with nine blocks and Michelle Ohwobete had

seven kills and 12 digs.

The Bears led the first set from 2-1 on as they outhit the Gauchos .440 to .138.

Wilson got started early recording five kills on a potent 5-1-6 (.667) line.

Shimoda found 15 of her 19 assists in the set.

The second set was a much closer affair as the frame saw 13 ties and nine lead changes, the most in the match.

The two teams remained within three points of each other deep into the late points. Tied at 20 apiece, the Bears edged out the Gauchos thanks to a trio of kills by Rachel Hickman, including the clinching point to close it out at 25-23.

UCSB sent down seven blocks in the set to hold UNC to just a .029 hitting percentage The first set win of the season came in the third and it did not come easy as the Gauchos grinded to take it in extra points.

After trailing by as much as six at 14-8, UCSB stormed back and used a series of big runs to knot things up at 22-22. A huge kill

from Ohwobete tied things up and a block by Farmer and Wilson gave UCSB set point. After seeing the match tied again at 24-24, Farmer picked up a solo block and a kill to keep the match alive.

Farmer finished the set with six kills swinging a .455 clip.

The final set was led primarily by the Gauchos who parlayed the third-set momentum into the fourth and got as much a five-point lead.

Up 21-17, UCSB saw three straight attacking errors that let the Bears back in as the host team tied it at 21-21.

The Gauchos got a kill from Tallulah Froley that made it a 23-22 game in their favor but Northern Colorado rattled off a 3-0 run to end it.

Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

Westmont volleyball SBCC women’s splits a pair on soccer captures opening day season-opening win

By JACOB NORLING

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Westmont Volleyball (1-1) traveled down to Fullerton for their season-opening doubleheader and left with a win and a loss on Friday. After pulling away from La Sierra (1-1) in four sets, the Warriors fell to Dordt (Iowa) (2-0) in four sets to finish the day with a split.

“We got better as the day went on,” said Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin. “Especially in our second match, we just continued to get better. Our passing was really solid and our creativity with our setters got better as the day went on.

“We played with a little more heart as the day went on and that was a positive sign.”

In their first match of the season, the La Sierra Eagles proved to be a handful. The Warriors came out swinging in set one, jumping out to a 2011 lead before La Sierra began the chip away. At one point, the Warriors were on the brink of victory with a 24-14 lead, but the Eagles refused to go away, scoring eight unanswered points.

Finally, Phoebe Minch’s sethigh fifth kill solidified a 25-22 victory in set one.

In the second set, the largest lead for either side was a mere four points. Down 21-17, another kill from Minch sparked a rally for the Warriors that eventually led them flipping the script at 24-23. On the next serve the Eagles knotted things at 24, but consecutive kills from Jessie Terlizzi and Minch allowed Westmont to outlast La Sierra by a score of 26-24.

In the third set, La Sierra took out two sets worth of frustration on the Warriors, as the Eagles opened up the game on a 137 run going into a Westmont timeout. The timeout did little to stop La Sierra’s momentum as they ultimately routed Westmont by a score of 25-15.

In set four, pressure started to build for the Warriors immediately when the Eagles opened up the set on a 7-3 run.

La Sierra kept Westmont at arm’s reach for the first half of the set, but a Kaili Hashimoto service ace allowed the Warriors to tie the game at 13. From there, the clubs traded points for the next handful of serves.

Down 19-18, one of Lexi Malone’s 14 kills started a 5-0 run for the Warriors that saw the club take a 23-20 lead. However, La Sierra once again punched back, scoring four unanswered points to go up 24-23 as they flirted with a fifth set.

In their first match of 2022, however, the Warriors were able to out-will their opponent.

Eventually, Terlizzi’s sixth kill capped off a match-clinching three-point run for a 27-25 win.

Minch and Malone both

collected a match-high 14 kills, while Hashimoto led the way with 13 digs. Keelyn Kistner collected 13 assists, while Alexa Shiner, in her collegiate debut, added in 12 of her own.

In the latter half of the doubleheader, the Dordt Defenders set the tone early and took control. In set one, Dordt jumped out to a 13-4 lead and never looked back, ultimately defeating the Warriors 25-15 to open the match.

In the second set, Westmont looked primed to even things up after an ace from Shiner put them up 10-3 early. The Warriors were able to hold off the Defenders for most of the set, leading by as many as five as late as 21-16. However, the Warriors committed five attacking errors in six possessions down the stretch, and surrendered the second set by a score of 25-23.

In the third set, Westmont and Dordt were once again neck-andneck. This time, following a 2222 tie, it was the Warriors with a set-closing run. Kills by Minch and Sara Krueger ultimately gave the Warriors their only win of their second match by a score of 25-23.

The day came to an end in the fourth set, when following a 14-14 tie, the Defenders pulled away for good. After breaking the tie with a kill to go ahead 15-14, Dordt never again allowed Westmont to pull even, eventually clinching the match with a 25-21 win.

Minch led the Warriors with 15 kills in the second match while Terlizzi contributed with 10 of her own. Defensively, Minch and Hashimoto each had 12 digs, while Kistner added 11, and Ilyssa Ocampo had 10.

“Kaili Hashimoto and Ilyssa Ocampo were absolutely stunning,” said McGolpin. “They were our backbone today. They passed well, dug great balls, and were really the two who stood out individually.”

The Warriors are back at it tomorrow with another doubleheader. First, Westmont will match up with Saint Katherine at 1:00 p.m., before clashing with Corban (Ore.) at 6 p.m.

“First things first we have to regroup and get ready for Saint Katherine,” offered McGolpin.

“We know Corban is going to be really good as well. We’re going to have to come out and do what we know we can do on our half of the court.

“We need to be able to make adjustments and be a team that’s able to be flexible. Luckily, we have another couple chances tomorrow.”

Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

By MICHAEL JORGENSON SBCC SPORTS WRITER

The SBCC women’s soccer team began its 2022 campaign Friday afternoon and couldn’t have gotten out to a better start, besting LA Harbor by a final score of 4-0.

A large number of Vaqueros saw the pitch, while four different goalscorers found the back of the net and SBCC got out to its second consecutive 1-0 start.

The Vaqueros dominated possession from the outset and when they got their chances, they made them count. In the 9th minute, sophomore forward Theresa English – the team’s leading goalscorer in 2021 – picked up right where she left off at the end of last season.

A ball headed forward from the midfield by freshman Gizela Hermeno took a poor deflection off an LA Harbor player, and the race was on as it approached the box.

Despite the last defender having about a 10-yard head start, English powered ahead to claim possession as the center back took a spill.

English then decisively cut inside before beating the keeper near post for the first goal of the year.

Roughly 10 minutes later, the Vaqueros caught the Seahawks on the counter with some quick movement out from their defensive third. Sophomore Hanna Crawford played it forward from the right back position with her favored left foot, and forward Aly Springer took it in stride off the chest as she broke away from the Seahawks back line in midfield. Springer then fired a low, hard-hit ball inside the far left post from the edge of the box to double the Vaqueros’ lead.

Santa Barbara would snag its third goal of the opening half in the 34th minute, with English once again contributing. The Modesto, Calif. native found herself with a lot of space down the left wing, taking it to the byline before placing a perfect cross off the head of midfielder Hannah McLain and in, making it 3-0.

Freshman forward Aisha Camara showed her potential while playing much of the second half. She had a shot saved early on and nearly scored on a strong take with the right foot that caromed straight down off the crossbar. In the dying minutes of the match, she would get her goal, being set up by Springer on a 1-on-1 that she easily slotted past the keeper.

The four goals were the most the Vaqueros have scored in a seasonopener since 2013, when they defeated LA Harbor 7-0. While the second half didn’t produce many fireworks, they were able to get some valuable first-time experience for a handful of players as the second unit took up much of the second half.

The SBCC football team showed its support with some loud, energetic cheers throughout most of the second half. The noise reached several crescendos, including on some nifty moves by midfielder Maisie Moore and Camara as they moved past multiple defenders in style.

The Vaqueros hit the road for the Ventura Tournament on Wednesday to face Orange Coast at 6:30 p.m.

Michael Jorgenson works in communications/media relations at Santa Barbara City College. email: sports@newspress.com

Vaqueros open soccer season with home win

By MICHAEL JORGENSON SBCC SPORTS WRITER

Opening its 2022 season against LA Harbor on Friday night at La Playa Stadium, the SBCC men’s soccer team used two first half goals to claim a 2-0 win.

The Vaqueros got out to a bit of a slow start as LA Harbor pressured their defense early. In the 4th minute, an incisive pass from the left wing had a Seahawk forward seemingly in a 1-on-1 with goalkeeper Will Haberfield, but defender Connor Coyle made a crucial play by sticking his foot in at the last minute to save a goal.

From there, the home side seemed to settle in, and the scoreline would reflect it.

Reigning WSC-North Offensive Player of the Year Bart Muns

would notch his first goal of the year in the 24th minute on an assist by Joep Wouters Van den Oudenweijer. Forward Liam Wilder later doubled the Vaquero lead in the 38th minute.

SBCC’s defense wasn’t under a lot of pressure the rest of the way and Muns would secure a brace in the second half, scoring in the 78th minute after a poor LA Harbor handball in the box awarded the Vaqueros a penalty.

The Vaqueros will have some time off before their road opener at Taft at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.

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Michael Jorgenson works in communications/media relations at Santa Barbara City College. email: sports@newspress.com

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The regulations are expected to result in additional cumulative costs of $29.9 billion to manufacturers between 2026 and 2040, representing $2 billion on average per year, according to an analysis from CARB. The board estimates that the regulations will result in the total statewide cost of ownership net cost savings of $92.9 billion between 2026 and 2040 for businesses, fleets and individuals who purchase these vehicles.

“Much of the [total cost of ownership] savings stem from reduced gasoline consumption, with

gas prices conservatively assumed to remain relatively constant around $4 per gallon, with even greater savings if prices remain at their current elevated levels or increase further,” CARB’s summary states.

The adopted regulations implement Gov. Gavin Newsom’s previous executive order that required new car sales to be zero-emission by 2035. Gov. Newsom called the CARB’s new regulations “groundbreaking” and “worldleading” in a statement Thursday.

The board’s regulations garnered praise from vehicle manufacturers, including Ford. In a statement, Ford’s Chief Sustainability Officer Bob Holycross called the regulations a “landmark standard that will define clean transportation and set an example for the United States.”

“At Ford, combating climate change is a

strategic priority, and we’re proud of our partnership with California for stronger vehicle emissions standards, forged during a time when climate action was under attack,” Mr. Holycross said.

The Advanced Energy Economy, a national business group, also praised the board’s decision on Thursday, saying the decision “charts the path toward a zero-emissions transportation future for the whole country.”

“The California program will have a major ripple effect nationally, opening the door for states to increase EV adoption, encourage economic growth, and reduce emissions,” AEE Transportation Policy Director Ryan Gallentine said in a statement. “We call on other states to take this opportunity to drive the growth of electric transportation nationwide.”

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general incompetence), and Joe Biden chooses Kyrsten to be his VP. Then Joe resigns due to his cognitive issues (long overdue), and Kyrsten becomes prez so she can enjoy an incumbent’s advantage in addition to rolling in dough from power elite puppet masters who reside in a caliginous zone behind the curtain.

In any case, these folks think ahead. They are more likely laying the foundation for a 2028 campaign. It provides them time to raise Sen. Sinema’s profile with, say, a Time magazine cover story and a “60 Minutes” segment.

Needless to say, they are masters at this drill: Script a narrative and get the corporatized mainstream media to line up for their meds. And since most newspapers in the U.S. are now bundled into conglomerates owned by well-endowed hedge funds, well … game, set, match.

THE PUTIN REPORT Has Russia’s brutal dictator struck yet again?

A man committing a so-called suicide fell to his death from his swank Georgetown condo in Washington, D.C., early this month after having relentlessly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and his stalled war in Ukraine, which has now killed 65,000 Russian servicemen, lost $16.56 billion in 12,142 pieces of military hardware (including the $750 million Moskva warship) and has reportedly led to “despondency” in the Kremlin.

Dan Rapoport, a 52-yearold Latvian-born American businessman, supposedly pinned a suicide note to his dog, Boy, before setting the mixed-breed pup free in a D.C. park.

Mr. Rapoport’s wife Alyona, from Ukraine, disputes any notion of suicide.

Oddly, Mr. Rapoport’s former business partner (they owned a Moscow nightclub called Soho Rooms) also — several years ago

— fell to his death.

Makes us think of former CIA spymaster Clair George, who once confided that the only surefire way to murder someone and get away with is to push that someone off (or out of) a high-rise building.

Outspoken Putin critic Bill Browder posted on Twitter that Mr. Rapoport was one of the first Moscow-based financiers he knew who publicly supported Alexei Navalny.

Mr. Navalny remains imprisoned in Russia as Mr. Putin’s No. 1 political prisoner.

Earlier this year, on April 19, Russian oligarch Sergey Protosenya, 55, supposedly “committed suicide” by hanging himself from a tree outside his villa on the Costa Brava in Spain after supposedly hacking his wife and 18-year-old daughter to death with a knife and ax. But, oddly, there were no bloodstains on him.

Mr. Protosenya had been deputy chairman of Novotek, a Russian natural gas firm.

Said his son Fodor, “He loved my mother and especially Maria, my sister. She was his princess. He could never do anything to harm them.”

One day earlier, in Moscow, a former Gazprombank official named Vladislav Avayev supposedly shot and killed his wife Yelena and 13-yearold daughter, Maria, before supposedly turning the weapon onto himself.

See the trend here? Take out the whole family — as a warning to others — and make it look as if your target did it. This is a GRU (Russian military intelligence) specialty.

Anders Aslund, the Swedish author of Russia’s Crony Capitalism, told the New York Post that these Kremlin killings are part of a “cleaning out going on,” based on a list of persons whom putrid Putin approved for liquidation.

“Putin finances a lot of his operations through Gazprom and Gazprombank,” said Mr. Aslund. “The executives who work there know all about this

secret financing” and some were suspected of leaking Russian intelligence operations.

Other “suicides” include Gazprom executive Alexander Tyulyakov (hanged in his St. Petersburg home) and Leonid Shulman (Gazprom, slit wrists).

9/11 Not surprisingly, we received many emails in response to our column last week on 9/11, including a reader who lost his father in that tragedy. It is gratifying to learn that our readers are not sheeple.

Here is a smattering: J.G. wrote: “I look forward to your column every week and, while I find them all interesting and shocking to some degree, this one especially is a doozie. It makes me wonder what else is under the tip of the iceberg.”

Our comment: Much else. If you read between the lines of our column and do some independent research, the truth is out there.

And it is very dark.

G.F. wrote: “This may be your best ever. Like Icarus, I hope you don’t fly too close to the sun.”

Our comment: We did that in Monaco and got our wings burned.

But we did not learn our lesson and probably never will.

F.M. wrote: “Extraordinarily well done. Precise research, thoughtfully and logically presented, and splendidly written.

You should be a National Security & Global Affairs columnist for top pubs.”

Our comment: Thanks, happy

where we are.

G.C.: “I do hope your readers let this soak in and realize the huge heap of lies they have been fed.”

G.V wrote: “You always hit the bullseye. I read it twice and enjoyed it more the second time.”

F.H. wrote: “You have artistically connected the dots.”

S.P. wrote: “It is rare to see investigative journalism these days.”

Our comment: That is because most of the newspapers in the U.S. have been gobbled up into corporate bundles owned by investment funds.

J.G. wrote: “I’m surprised why you have disqualified the idea of something like” (the Bush Administration and the House of Saud being complicit in making 9/11 happen). “9/11 was the perfect storm. The Saudis were doing what they were doing, and the U.S. was telling the different alphabet agencies to ‘back off’ the Saudis and the Bin Ladens. On top of that, Bush and Bandar had a conversation about the need for ‘decisive’ military action in Iraq months before 9/11.”

G.K. wrote: “Thank you for the excellent analysis of the whole 9/11 debacle. We perish in darkness, and you’re doing a great work of bringing light on the subject.”

Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail. com.

N O R T H A M E R I C A’ S

The Cate girls varsity volleyball team defeated Laguna Blanca in four sets Friday, bringing home a victory in the team’s second match of the season. The set scores were 25-16, 15-25, 25-19 and 25-15.

Several strong serving runs, including an early one from junior Mel Davidson in the first set, got Cate off to a strong start. Laguna Blanca answered with several strong runs of their own to secure a second-set win, but Cate’s Gigi Geyer stepped up big in the final two sets to restore momentum to her team. Geyer supplied nearly a dozen kills and several aces in a dominant run to secure set three and four victories.

“It was great to see the girls go out and compete today. Laguna is always well coached and we knew we’d have to bring our A game if we wanted to have a chance at being successful. I’m pleased with our overall team and happy to see our freshman rise to the occasion in a loud and foreign atmosphere.

We all understand that there are several things we need to improve on but glad to see we are taking steps in the right direction. Also kudos to Mel Davidson on how much energy and passion she is bringing, it’s been really fun to watch her out there so far this season,” said Cate Coach Jordon Dyer.

Standout performances for Laguna Blanca included a six kill, four dig performance from Natalie Bianchi and a contribution from Sarah Woodhouse that included five kills, six digs and two aces.

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“We are still learning how to play as one unit,” said Laguna Blanca Coach Jason Donnelly.

“Tonight we struggled a little bit against a solid Cate squad. We will learn from it and get back to work at practice on Monday.”

The Dos Pueblos High School water polo team played two matches on Friday, losing to Clovis North but securing a victory against Garces Catholic and leaving the team’s record at 2-1.

The team first fell to Clovis North by a score of 6-9. The game stayed close until the fourth quarter, with Reggie Robles contributing 14 saves and two steals while manning the goal, Brody Luke adding four goals and Jaden Moore adding two goals. Foul trouble was the team’s ultimate undoing, with Dos Puebles losing three players in the fourth quarter leading to a fourgoal outburst by Clovis North to take the game.

An impressive defensive effort allowed Dos Pueblos to bounce back from it’s morning loss to capture a 9-4 win over Garces Catholic. Robles recorded four saves in the game, also leading the Chargers with five steals.

Moore also played a key defensive role, contributing four steals and drawing two penalties. Luke was again front and center on offense, scoring six of the team’s goals, while Aden Bishop, Ben Fuhrer and Cody Pearce each contributed one.

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Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tgMpBKiJSWey4Z6dU2muTA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OR PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 879 5947 6005 The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above.

The Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Tuesday before the Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Planning Commission.

Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/ County-Planning-Commission a week before the hearing or by appointment by calling (805) 5682000.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation or are exempt from applicable Health Officer Orders, including auxiliary aids or services such as sound enhancement equipment or an American Sign Language interpreter, to participate in this hearing, please contact Hearing Support Staff at 805-568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the hearing telephonically or electronically, please contact Hearing Support Staff at 805-568-2000.

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If you challenge the project(s) 22APL-00000-00015, 21CH-00000-00029, 21DVP-00000-00003, 21APL00000-00059, or 21APL-00000-00072 in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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21DVP-00000-00003 21APL-00000-00072 Applicant and Gaughen Appeal 21APL-00000-00059 of Crown Castle Near 357 Arroyo Road Goleta Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 Alex Tuttle, Supervising Planner (805) 884-6844 Steve Conner, Planner (805) 568-2081

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As part of the development team, designs, develops, and deploys web applications for the departments supported by AAIT. Using an understanding of modern web development, user experience and design, and with consideration of web accessibility standards, recommends, designs, and implements web applications that include moderate to complex interactions between staff, faculty, and committees. Web applications are built and maintained using dynamic, interactive, user-oriented interfaces that are linked to underlying relational and other database sources. Programming with web-related technologies such as HTML, MS SQL, CSS, JavaScript (e.g. jQuery), JSON, and XML. The incumbent builds interfaces using data from various systems, including relational databases, semi-structured data sources, and web service APIs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 1-3 years of experience in applications development. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $70,000 - $84,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 9/7/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 41454

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Conducts strategic marketing and communications on behalf of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. Oversees paid, earned, and organic media campaigns; manages content strategy for the school; creates promotional materials and newsletters; produces and coordinates written content for enrollment marketing, student-centered stories, and research communications; develops content to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of the Bren School. Develops content and manages social media for the Bren School and manages a content calendar. In collaboration with the admissions team, assists with enrollment marketing campaigns and manages relevant website content. Fields communications requests from the media and coordinates research communications.

Responsible for website governance, maintenance, and content strategy for a dynamic website for the Bren School in collaboration with other Bren School staff and faculty. Arranges for photography/ videography and manages school photos and video archives. Builds and maintains strong working relationships at all organizational levels. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and/or training in Communications, Marketing or related field. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Top candidates will be required to submit examples of their work. $68,700 - $79,005/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Flexible schedule around core working hours and hybrid schedule (up to 20% remote) considered after completion of training period. Reqs: Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to work effectively and efficiently in a confidential environment, and meticulous record keeping and organizational abilities. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $59,500 - $66,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 9/6/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 41444

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Experienced professional in the General Accounting Office, responsible for general accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, preparing and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial and other statistical data to control operations. Also may involve preparation of financial reports to meet internal and external reporting requirements.

Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ training. Thorough knowledge of accounting function, transactions, assignments and systems as well as related policy, accounting, and regulatory compliance requirements with experience equivalent to Accounting Analyst, professional accounting, accounting systems or auditing duties, including AR/AP experience, fund accounting knowledge, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Thorough knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting projects of moderate to semi-complex scope with demonstrated ability to independently gather, organize, and perform accounting-related analysis to complete work assignments. Word processing, spreadsheet, and computerized accounting system experience are essential to this position. Advanced Excel knowledge and experience (macros, vlookups, pivot tables) as well as experience working with large data projects, data sets, and data extraction.Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $70,580 - $76,100/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 9/8/22. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 41485

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anta Barbara Studio Artists proudly announce the return of their annual Open Studios Tour on Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Sept. 5, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street.

The largest and most prestigious event of its kind on the Central California Coast, the tour is also one of the most-anticipated annual events in the regional art world.

Collectors, gallery owners, fellow artists and art students flock to the open studios to chat with the artists, see their latest works and get a glimpse into their creative process.

Open studios are marked by yellow flags, and a map of their locations, as well as tickets, are available online at www. santabarbarastudioartists.com.

Maps and tickets will also be available at the Community Arts Workshop during the reception and throughout Labor Day weekend.

Tour hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. Tickets are $25, children under 12 free.

This year’s beneficiary is Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by supporting families, creating opportunities and fostering belonging.

In addition to its full spectrum of services, including children and family support, youth programs, an adult day program and a culinary arts education program, Alpha also operates the Slingshot Art Studio and Gallery as a creative space for adults with IDD to make and sell their art.

Presently, the studio provides space, materials and facilitation to more than 35 artists.

For more information about Alpha’s programs and thrift stores, visit www.alphasb.org.

Santa Barbara Studio Artists is a nonprofit trade organization of professionals who maintain working studios in Santa Barbara. Members are selected for the quality of their work and exhibition history. Most of the artists have gravitated to Santa Barbara from all over the United States and abroad as well as from many different schools because they find it a congenial and inspiring environment in which to conduct their business.

Seven artists are being featured at this year’s event: Danuta Bennett, Dorothy ChurchillJohnson, Cheryl Doty, Angela Ferraro, Betsy Gallery, Rob Robinson and Eric Saint Georges.

Ms. Bennett is a Polish-born artist specializing in expressive, evocative realism. Her work

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Painter Dorothy Churchill-Johnson

continually moves between abstract representations, surrealistic images and realistic lines in her search for personal artistic vocabulary.

Her fascination with geometric aesthetics comes from her scientific background and early graphic design work.

Ms. Churchill-Johnson, a working artist in Santa Barbara since 1976, is known for mural-size contemporary realist oil paintings, and Ms. Doty travels the world for inspiration that is incorporated into her paintings, which include abstracts, portraits, still life and figurative work.

Classically trained in tenebrismo (light and shadow) oil technique in Italy, Ms. Ferraro has also studied watercolor, collage and printmaking and creates

portraits, landscapes, still life and assemblages.

Ms. Gallery is a mosaic artist who combines classical handmade Italian glass smalti and 24-karat gold tesserae with recycled porcelain, ceramics and found objects.

Mr. Robinson is the grandson of the late Mildred Bryant Brooks, a prominent etcher of the early 1900s, and son of the late Frank Robinson, a respected Santa Barbara architect. Drawn to the work of California’s 20th century impressionists and West Coast plein-air artists, he picked up a paint brush as an adult, an act that changed his life.

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Horoscope.com Sunday, August 28, 2022 ARIES —It’s a great time this week for making connections when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday, moving into your partnership zone. Mercury can give your words charm and social grace to score the connections you need. This is an ideal time to seal the deal with diplomatic negotiations.

TAURUS — This week don’t put your phone on “do not disturb” just yet.

Mercury enters Libra on Thursday, moving into your productivity zone, which means you still have some work to do before you relax. Try to keep a healthy work/life balance, GEMINI — This week you’ll have plenty of time for pleasure when Mercury enters your creative zone on Thursday. This is an ideal week for expressing yourself in fun ways, from making art to changing your personal style.

CANCER — This week you might want to make it a weekend trip when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday, moving into your home zone. You’ll want to stay close to home right now as you focus on family matters. Just remember to balance family time and personal time.

LEO — You’ll have your wits about you this week when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday. With Mercury in your communication zone, you’ll easily be able to smooth-talk your way into getting a loan or a new job to help you through.

Use your calm words to negotiate a better salary or contract.

VIRGO — Since it’s your birthday month, don’t be afraid to splurge a bit when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday.

With your ruling planet in your value zone, treat yourself to something nice. Just don’t blow your budget. Remember, it’s all about balance.

LIBRA — It’s a great time to reinvent yourself this week before your season begins. Mercury enters your sign on Thursday, so use this time to uncover your most authentic self and find ways to embrace it. You might want to do some shopping before this unveiling.

SCORPIO — It’s a great time to get social and soak in the last of summer when the sun enters Virgo on Monday, moving into your social zone. Your calendar is about to get filled with events, plans and even some volunteer work.

SAGITTARIUS —You might even want to do a little networking when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday, moving into your social zone. Use your social graces to negotiate and make some deals. Your social media followers can help you in more ways than one, Sag, so snap a cute selfie!

CAPRICORN — If you’re trying to expand your career opportunities when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday, moving into your career zone. You’ll be thinking a lot about how you can achieve your goals and boost your public image. What can you do to get ahead?

AQUARIUS — Big changes are coming your way this week, and you spend the next few weeks transitioning from summer to fall after the sun enters Virgo on Monday. The sun will be in your transformation zone and, just like the leaves on the trees, you’ll be changing.

PISCES — Sharing is caring this week, especially when it comes to your finances and personal resources when Mercury enters Libra on Thursday. With Mercury in your shared finances zone, you’ll be going through the logistics of everything as your world begins to change.

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The national contest is offered to finance students and teachers participating in The Stock Market Game, a program that connects students to the global economy with virtual investing and realworld learning.

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Juan, who will be attending UCLA next month, has received a $100 gift card, journal/pen, medal, and a certificate is on the way. His parents will also receive a certificate soon, and “proud parent” magnets.

Cindy Quaid, business department chair, has received gifts similar to Juan’s but include a classroom banner.

“I am quite excited and proud of Juan’s accomplishments,’’ said Ms. Quaid, adding she will proudly display the InvestWrite Winner Banner in her classroom

to encourage all future students to expand their options and continue to stretch their interests and knowledge as individual learners.

“The program and curriculum offered to students in the SMHS Business Department provide students with additional opportunities to achieve, and this award to Juan is another example of an outstanding student graduate from SMHS,’’ said Principal Steve Campbell. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

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Juan’s essay included three things he learned about investing and how it can help his future and others. His written work also covered what stocks, bonds and mutual funds he would invest $100,000 in to perform well over the next 30 years and why.

“I would like to thank InvestWrite for acknowledging my work and selecting me from a pool of competitive writers as a national winner,’’ said Juan, who was notified at the end of the summer. “I hope the teachings offered by InvestWrite will again become assets to future investors

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her whole life, during that time she got used to the extra attention and is now demanding it. She asks you to pet her whenever you walk by; it’s pretty cute and we are soaking up the love more too. Our pets are not with us forever.

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have something that needs to be straightened out, and when you complete that simple task, you get some really good energy, which will lead to better thoughts and actions.

6. Clean out your digital devices. You no doubt have too many old emails, texts, and calls taking up space, both on your device and in your mind, every time you see them. Such momentary distractions add up into wasted time.

7. Do the dishes. It will take about ten minutes, and during that time, just enjoy the warm soapy water.

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4. J.K. Rowling wrote her first book in her spare time. I think I did the same. If you’re always working on a book, you always have something to do, and the process can be very rewarding as well as fun and creative. J.K. certainly did well. There’s a book inside of you, and you know it.

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1. Get out your phone and do some work or play. You can listen to music, read an article, or call a friend. If you use the time to relax or do something productive, that will help you feel better about having to wait for whatever it is you’re needing to do or get done.

2. Always be reading a book.

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‘Parallel Stories’ with Patricio Ferrari and Forrest Gander On Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m., polyglot poet, translator, and literary editor Patricio Ferrari and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, translator and novelist Forrest Gander will take part in a conversation about poetry and the art of translation. Drawing from their own work, they will share examples — between languages — from Portuguese (Pessoa), French (Pizarnik), Spanish (Bracho) and Kannada (Kumudendu) as well as from their own works of textured poetry. The event will take place at Santa Barbara Museum of the Arts in the Mary Craig Auditorium

It is a common expression that something is lost in translation, but few people discuss what can be gained in the process, particularly in relation to poetry. In an age of dwindling linguistic diversity and cultural homogenization, poetry translators build bridges across borders and between cultures, writers and readers, introducing new syntactic strategies, rhythms and image repertoires.

Reading as translators is sometimes considered the deepest reading, described as a multi-layered engagement with sensorial experience — verbal and visual choices interwoven

with the vibrancy of sound — at its core.

“Parallel Stories” is a literary and performing arts series that pairs art and artists with awardwinning authors and performers of regional, national, and international acclaim. This series functions as a multidisciplinary lens through which to view the museum’s collection and special exhibitions.

Tickets are $5 for SBMA members and $10 for nonmembers.

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Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets.

For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc.

• Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org.

ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org.

BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Companion Animal Placement

Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook.com/capaoflompoc.

CAPA works regularly with Animal Services-Lompoc.

• K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.)

• Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb.org/ phd/animal/home.sbc.

• Santa Barbara Humane (with

campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org.

• Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org.

• Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org.

• Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.

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Max Talley will make an appearance at Chaucer’s Books on Sept. 14 to sign his latest book, “My Secret Place.”

‘My Secret Place’ author to appear at Chaucer’s Books

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Local mystery/thriller author Max Talley will be at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St., to talk about and sign his latest book, “My Secret Place,” at 6 p.m. Sept.14.

“My Secret Place” contains 17 short stories, of legendary jazz musicians meeting for a recording session in 1966, of a painter dealing with the crash of the speculative art market in downtown Manhattan, of a woman’s surreal walk home in Southern California after another day as a house cleaner, about a mid-’70s bar band achieving its one-hit-wonder status and a middle-aged wife dreaming of her imperious Long Island youth.

Musicians and artists,

FYI Max Talley will be at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St., to talk about and sign his latest book, “My Secret Place,” at 6 p.m. Sept.14. For more information, call 805-682-6787.

underdogs and eccentrics, secret heroes of their own lives — they are driven by eccentric quests that bewilder friends and family.

Apartment managers, stoned teenagers and pop culture collectors — all trying to live in and make sense of a modern world that may have already left them behind.

Mr. Talley was born in New York City and lives in Santa Barbara. His writing has appeared in “Fiction Southeast,

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After a 35-year career in electrical engineering, he returned to art full-time, focusing on charcoal, ink and watercolor drawings, and water-based clay for his sculptures, which he casts himself in bronze.

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His 2021 story “Celestial Vagabonds” won a best fiction award at Jerry Jazz Musician journal, then was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Mr. Talley’s first novel, “Yesterday We Forget Tomorrow,” debuted in 2014, and his crime thriller, “Santa Fe Psychosis,” was published by Dark Edge Press in spring of 2022.

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Can India replace China in America’s supply chain?

‘The pandemic tested our domestic manufacturing and revealed that our supply chains are broken. We cannot rely on China any longer to produce everything our country needs.”

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In 1978, President Jimmy Carter shocked the free world when he announced that the United

between the U.S. and China grew States would formally recognize rapidly. Following the Carter the communist People’s Republic years of unemployment and of China and sever diplomatic relations with the island of Taiwan. inflation along with generous agreements with the labor unions, This not only angered many manufacturers in the U.S. saw members of Congress but most this new relationship between of our allies throughout the free China and the U.S. as an economic world. And America is living with blessing.

Carter’s foolish foreign policy blunder today.

“I’ve given up looking for After the communists William the union label since the rose to power in China Haupt III only label I see today is in 1949, the U.S. enacted “made in China.” an embargo against the The author — Jay Leno sale of technology and wtites for The infrastructure products Center Square China has delivered to Communist China. some of the most notable Following the onset of economic growth the world has the Korean War, further trade seen since 1990, mostly at the restrictions were imposed. The expense of American companies. trade embargo on some imports Since China is communist and was lifted under Richard Nixon untrustworthy, the question many in 1972. But the U.S. was not trade Americans ponder is why did so dependent on China for anything many companies choose China until mid-1990. over democratic nations? Would it After 1990 economic ties

not be to our benefit to outsource or trade with democratic allies and friends?

Jimmy Carter set the stage for U.S. companies to cut labor and increase profits by outsourcing to China. U.S. companies began moving operations from the U.S. and other countries to China since China had cheap labor, no environmental laws or labor laws and government-run shipping ports.

Most importantly, China is still categorized as a “developing” country and enjoys the same “special global entitlements” on shipping and energy as nations like Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe.

With the collapse of USChina relations accelerated by COVID, building a more resilient supply chain has been America’s chief economic necessity. The pandemic exposed the weakness in our supply chain due to our

dependence on China for so many essential items. This is an opportunity for us to work with democratic nations like India in building a better and more secure supply chain.

India’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari recently told the BBC that China’s weakened global position after the COVID crisis is a “blessing” for India to attract more investment. Gadkari said his nation is prepared to take on as much business as China and has the resources to do it. The state of Uttar Pradesh has formed an economic task force to search for firms seeking to relocate from China.

“India can replace China as the world’s factory if nations are willing to invest in us.”

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received a great deal of response to last week’s column outlining Donald Trump’s successes (and excesses), so I thought I’d stay on the theme and respond to some of the criticisms and suggestions by News-Press and Substack (jimb.substack.com) readers.

There were those who, though they voted for Mr. Trump and admire his accomplishments, feel that he “has become a malevolent force in the Republican Party.”

Many have bought into the media narrative that if Mr. Trump’s endorsed candidates are defeated, he’d be responsible for snatching “defeat from the jaws of victory.”

What they are suggesting, instead, is that Republicans should be nominating candidates “who can win,” regardless of any steadfast fealty to Republican ideals.

I disagree.

Nearly all of Trump’s endorsements were chosen for

give lip service to Republican sound reasons, at least as near as voters, but their true loyalty is to I can tell. Is there a stinker or two themselves. Sixty-six-plus percent among the hundreds? Probably, of Republican voters in Wyoming but let’s ask a further question: chose her opponent, what good does it do for Harriet Hageman, even the Republican Party to PURELY though Cheney is a have a Lisa Murkowski, POLITICAL long-established and a Mitt Romney, an Adam respected name in that Kinzinger, or a Liz Cheney state. Her decision to join in office? Oh sure, they’ll the one-sided Democratmostly vote with the dominated January 6th Republican Party… when Commission cost her that it suits them. seat, not her conflict with But, if the going Trump. gets tough, are they We have a $31 dependable?

James Buckley trillion deficit because The answer surely is elected members of “No, they aren’t.” Any Congress from all sides continue Republican who says he or she to overspend and borrow other gets along better and would people’s money. Here’s how it rather work with her Democrat goes: Democrats will propose a colleagues, as Ms. Cheney has one-trillion-dollar spending bill. done recently, is a Republican Republicans feign outrage at such only because she’d lose if she spending and after much groaning ran as a Democrat. No Democrat and whining, “compromise” on is going to win a Congressional an $850 billion package. Then, or Senate seat in Wyoming. So, they’ll pat themselves on the back candidates such as Liz Cheney

and proclaim they’ve pared the $150 billion in the name of “fiscal responsibility.”

That game has been played for so long in Washington, D.C. that even the most fiscally responsible among them no longer believes the spending can ever find a balance between income and outgo.

If President Trump had a failing (in addition to his midnight tweets), it was that he too – and he admits this openly – loves “other people’s money.” But my bet is – especially after having watched him for the past seven years – if he came around to espouse the desirability and necessity of a balanced budget, he’d have the wherewithal, the perseverance and the ability to make that happen. He gives a little tilt in that direction in many of his rallies and speeches, but he doesn’t stress it and it’s not a priority.

After all, he and his family built their fortune on other people’s money or borrowed money, so it’ll

take some convincing that things have gone too far. But, if he can be persuaded of the necessity of reining in spending and if he added a balanced budget proposal to his agenda and won, we’d have a better chance of reaching that goal than with anybody else.

Another stated reason for abandoning Trump by many who would otherwise support him is that “it’s hard to elect Republicans in purple states if they are forced to agree with Trump that the election was stolen.” Maybe, but most Republicans believe it was stolen, at least in the literal sense,

by Democrat lawyers changing voting rules at the last minute, particularly in the “swing” states, allowing for uncontested and unvetted mail-in ballots harvested over a month-long (and longer) period.

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by Governor Gavin Newsom that California cannot save itself from the continuous loss of drinking water caused by non-stop droughts, by simply using less water?

How does this co-exist with Newsom’s demand for 2.5 Million new homes to be built by 2031, when the average home uses more than 300 gallons of water per day? That is an additional 750,000,000 gallons a day for the 2.5 million new homes or 273.75 billion gallons of additional water a year.

Why did the city of Santa Barbara and county not reject this preposterous number, when it means 8,000 new homes to be built in eight years within city limits alone? The number for the county as a whole is 24,856 additional homes.

Where were/are our elected officials in rejecting these numbers from the state?

In 2016 SB County had a population of 444,341, by 2022 it is 448,656, a growth of 4,315 in 7 years.

The target of 24,856 new homes for the County by 2031 assumes a population growth rate far in excess of recent history if one assumes an average occupancy rate of 2.5 persons per home. That would be 62,140 additional people, or 8,080 per year, double the rate of increase over the last eight years.

Same questions. Where are the jobs, and where does the water come from? What investments in services and infrastructure at what costs are needed to support this growth?

The population of the city of Santa Barbara decreased from 90,922 in 2016 to 88,255 in 2021.

The reduction from 2000 to 2021 was 1.5%.

Therefore, why is there a need for an additional 8,000 homes over the next 8 years?

Where are the additional jobs coming from? What new industries are moving in? Or, is the assumption that retail and hospitality will provide the jobs? Retail is declining and people don’t want jobs in restaurants and hotels.

Will the desalination plant have to work full time to provide an additional 300 gallons of water per day, 365 days a year to 8,000 new homes?

That’s 876,000,000 more gallons of water we need just for these new homes. We won’t even bring up all the new hotel rooms going in.

It took 14 years to produce a desalination plant in Carlsbad.

Australia, with 30 desalination plants, achieved time frames of 8 years. How long will an organized statewide water recycling take?

Less than 3% of the earth’s water is freshwater. Most of that water is inaccessible.

Over 68% of that freshwater is found in glaciers, sheet ice, and icecaps. Just over 3% is found in groundwater. Only about 0.3% of freshwater is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, streams and swamps. 99% of water is unavailable for use by humans.

Glaciers, sheet ice and snow caps are melting rapidly into the oceans, and they are not being replaced.

An average healthy human being can live for only 3 - 4 days without water.

We concluded, as has Gov. Newsom, that using less water is necessary but insufficient.

We cannot put off the necessary investments on a statewide level to guarantee adequate supplies of freshwater for the future.

Which is closer than we think.

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Woke is the word

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In 2005, when father Dick Chaney was Vice President of the U.S., Liz accepted a position as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eastern Affairs in the Mid-East and Africa at the State Department. Liz and her husband Phillip Perry, a career bureaucrat, became a “DC power couple.”

In 2014, Liz’s attempt to become a senator from Wyoming was rejected by the voters.

In 2016, Trump rejuvenated Liz’s failing political career when those same voters approved of her riding the “Trump wave.”

Despite not working in Wyoming, she became the Wyoming representative in congress.

After Liz voted 93% of the time for Trump’s programs, during the final days of his presidency Liz’ antics began when she proclaimed that she would vote to impeach him before there had even been a hearing. Could the reason have been Liz’ long-held

o be Woke is another disease inflicting harm in America. I never liked the term and truthfully never even understood what it actually meant. But I took a greater interest in using it when the Wokers started pushing back against being labeled with that word. That’s when I loved it.

Woke. Woke. Woke.

Wokeness has now come to mean everything stupid. You’re woke if you support defunding the police. You’re woke if you support no bail. You’re woke if you like to see criminals let out of jail. You’re woke if you think indoctrinating children about gender changes is a good idea, in kindergarten! You’re woke if you push racism in school by telling all white kids they’re horrible little creatures. You’re woke if you’re still pushing the vaccine even though Fauci and Biden after 42 (sarcasm) boosters still got COVID, twice.

And you’re woke if you keep believing that if they didn’t get those boosters, it would have been much worse. Nobody knows that. Everything we’ve been told has been wrong and/ or a lie.

Wokeness is buying into January 6 labeled as an insurrection because Nancy Pelosi told you so. An insurrection is a takeover of a country, usually with guns.

The only person with a gun that got fired was a capital police officer who murdered an unarmed woman and not a thing happened to him.

Wokeness is believing the Biden administration is telling you the truth that the border is secure because the mainstream media chooses to ignore actual news and hides wokeness ideals.

You’re woke if you think Joe Biden and Hunter are just a couple nice guys making millions off America’s most dangerous enemy. Again, because the mainstream buries the truth. It makes breaking into an office building (Watergate) seem silly.

You’re super woke if you believe there are more than two genders. There are does and bucks. Hens and roosters.

Stallions and mares. And man and woman. If you’ve been guilted to believe otherwise and you can’t define a woman, Google it. Oh wait, Google is woke too.

And if you think men/males can have babies. No words. Go back to school.

You’re woke if you can’t listen to both sides of an argument and you have zero tolerance for someone else’s opinion. You fall into the mega woke (not Maga) when you actually find joy destroying a person’s life, career and future just because you don’t agree with them. Your voice is the only one that counts and everyone else is a political heathen.

If you bow down to the altar of wokeness and have your brain warped that America is filled with racism, sexism, homophobia, white privilege, toxic masculinity and police that make it a point every day to target people of color, you’re woke.

If you want to eliminate Christianity and believe all those who have faith are sinners and try to prevent them from their right to practice, you’re a woker.

You’re woke if you think you know better and want to erase history because it doesn’t fit your way of thinking. You’ve taken it upon yourself to wipe the past clean tearing down statues, changing school names, streets and buildings to suit your agenda. You can’t and don’t have the right to try and change what’s happened.

You’re super woke if you think men should compete in women’s sports. You can try and convince yourself all you want that the man is in transition so it’s okay, but the truth will always remain, he’s a male and will always be

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How then shall we live?

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uring World carbon (released when we War II, German breathe) and fossil carbon pastor Martin (released when we burn Niemoller had fossil fuels), they end up an epiphany a human pretzel. Fossil which resulted in a carbons, they say, are the confession. He realized if the carbon stored in fossil fuels.

German people would have Yet, they also admit that opposed the Nazis, even if it fossil carbon originates resulted in tens of thousands from the bio-carbon in trees, of deaths, they may have plants and other vegetation. saved tens of millions of Hence, the futile circular people who subsequently logic which denies the cycle perished in the war. But, as of nature. he famously stated, Nonetheless, there when Hitler came is a direct correlation for the communists, between one’s energy the unionists and the consumption and Jews, nobody spoke one’s standard of out because they living. For instance, themselves were none witness the satellite Andy Caldwell of those things. But, imagery of North when Hitler came and South Korea at for the everyman, night. The north is including Niemoller dark while the south is lit up himself, there was nobody like a Christmas tree, all of left to speak out because which is a function of wealth nobody was left. There is a vs. poverty (not to mention similar war of attrition and freedom!). Moreover, annihilation going on in extremely wealthy America as we speak. people, including leading To paraphrase Niemoller, “environmentalists” such first, they came for the as Leonardo DiCaprio, have manufacturers and multiple cars and homes, not industrialists along with to mention a private plane. all the industries that Their energy footprint is procure the raw materials orders of magnitude above used to create the products that of people of average we use every day. These wealth. The point here is businesses, which were the that energy use is ubiquitous backbone of our economy, to life itself in terms of the supposedly had to be closed ability to both produce and because they generated consume. When people emissions or created some demagogue the oil industry, other environmental for example, they are impact via the procurement blaming the producers of and conversion of the that which they themselves raw materials to finished consume. That, my friends, products. Think of the is the definition of hypocrisy steel industry, the logging and duplicity. Who can live industry, and mining. one day without consuming The result was two-fold. energy?

The jobs and any pollution or So now, they come for other impacts generated by the farmers and ranchers such enterprises did not end, because of their ecological they just moved to another footprint. Speaking of nation state. What did end the cycle of life, what is was prosperity for millions of life without food? The middle-class Americans who extremists portend made a very comfortable that growing fruits and living in a blue-collar world. vegetables and raising America never gave up the animals threatens the finished products, only planet. As I mentioned the means to mine the raw recently, they would rather materials and create the we eat insects in the many products we ourselves name of “Climate Smart cannot live without.

Agriculture.”

Next, they came for the Hence, these enemies energy industry, namely, oil, of prosperity, economic gas and coal (not to mention freedom, and common sense nuclear and hydroelectric). have strip-mined us of our These main energy sources jobs, energy and food to save generate greenhouse gas the planet at the expense emissions which have been of our humanity. How then very deftly and deceptively shall we live? labeled as pollution. But greenhouse gasses are not Andy Caldwell is the COLAB pollution, they are part and executive director and host of parcel of the life cycle of “The Andy Caldwell Show,” the earth. That is, when soairing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays called experts try to make on KZSB AM 1290, the Newsa distinction between bioPress radio station.

The arming of federal agents

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re you aware of the IRS having more firearms than the U. S. Marine Corps has soldiers? It has been reported the IRS spent $725,000 on ammunition. It has stockpiled 4,500 guns and 5 million rounds of ammunition.

A December 2020 report from American Transparency highlights how 103 executive agencies outside the Department of Defense spent $2.7 billion on guns, ammunition and military equipment between 2016 and 2019. The Department of Veteran Affairs spent $11.6 million on guns, ammunition, body armor, chemical weapons and military supplies. The Animal and Plant Inspection Service spent $3.9 million on much the same including unmanned aircraft, and even the Railroad Retirement Board spent $50,088 on guns, ammunition and similar gear.

Is this arming the federal agents, while taking guns away from citizens, a new safety measure thought out by “the

president”?

Investigative journalist Adam Andrzejewski, the founder of American Transparency, has been reporting on this since the Obama administration. It sure doesn’t make one feel protected … from what?

The moral of this story is, if you own a gun, don’t give it up, it is your protection from invaders.

Food for thought.

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State law isn’t helping residents

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t has been reported that city of Santa Barbara employees have deemed certain neighborhoods as the ones where new future housing developments are to be located. That is, the Eastside, the Westside, Milpas corridor and others. Mostly Latino and low income. But not in upscale, traditionally white neighborhoods such as the Mesa, San Roque or Samarkand. From a state law that benefits the beloved developers, the cheaper land costs will

guarantee maximum return on their investment.

A recent federal investigation found that the city of Chicago has continued a discriminatory pattern of “encouraging” the relocation of certain businesses out of white neighborhoods into non-white neighborhoods. This violates national civil rights law.

This practice was benefitting white neighborhoods at the expense of black and Latino citizens. One Chicagoan claimed the city was “upholding environmental racism.” The city of Chicago even took part in an agreement to move a business to a different neighborhood.

The federal investigation stated: “Absent the City’s driving role, the relocation would not have occurred.”

This state edict smells like bad fish. What is infuriating is that when these new units are built, some are purchased as second or third homes by the rich, or turned into weekend motels (which directly benefits city income), and the people that were displaced will never be able to afford them.

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Liz Cheney following Dennis Rodman?

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he recent news stories about Rodman and Cheney raised the question of whether Elizabeth Lynne Cheney Perry is following the path of Dennis Keith Rodman.

Rodman’s story was that he had been “cleared’ to travel to Russia to negotiate for the release of the basketball player Brittny Griner.

Rodman’s inheritance, a height of 6’8’’, led to a career of others paying for his playing basketball beginning at a couple of colleges and then the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. At the Bulls, Michael Jordan’s scoring let Rodman, a very poor scorer, focus on rebounding and defense.

As age dwindled Rodman’s basketball skills, he used the media to feature his adopting notorious and controversial antics, such as dying his hair in artificial colors, many piercings and tattoos, regularly disrupting games and wearing a wedding dress to promote his autobiography.

Rodman used the media to feature his brief stint as a professional wrestler before his becoming the first man to pose naked for PETA’s advertising campaign “Rather Go Naked than Wear Furs.” Donald Trump boosted Rodman’s failing career when he invited him as a guest on his television show The Celebrity Apprentice.

In 2013, Rodman, at a basketball camp in North Korea, suggested the Obama-Biden team “pick up the phone and call” Kim: they did not and their attempts to end North Korea’s nuclear threat failed.

In 2016, Rodman supported the candidacy of Donald Trump for president, as did Elizabeth Lynne Cheney Perry in her successful campaign to become the congressman from Wyoming.

As president, Trump “picked up the phone” and eliminated the North Korean nuclear threat.

Cheney’s story was her concession speech after failing to be nominated to keep her seat in congress.

Cheney’s inheritance, a politically powerful, wealthy father, led to others paying for her at Colorado College and her being hired at the State Department, followed by a law degree from the University of Chicago.

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Lie down with McChao and you’ll get bit

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ere’s the thing about Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao.

The granddaddy of Republican Beltway barnacles has inhabited the nation’s capital in one form or another since 1968, when he worked as a Senate legislative aide. His wife, the daughter of a Beijing-kowtowing shipping mogul, snagged her first job in 1983 as a White House fellow under the Reagan administration.

For a half-century, this Swamp duo has done out in the great wide open what Swamp things do: Grift. Rinse. Repeat.

The whole of these two partisan animals is far greater than the sum of their grift-y parts.

According to Forbes, McChao’s net worth now hovers around $30 million. Moldy-oldy McConnell’s Senate leadership position helped Chao land plum spots as George W. Bush’s Labor Secretary from 2001-2009 and Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary from 2017-2021. She used her Trump appointment as her personal family fiefdom, according to the Department of Transportation inspector general, where she pimped her father’s biography while he helmed the Foremost Group. Chao demanded that her

family members in top offices at against Chao for her multiple the company participate in one abuses of office. Meanwhile, of her official planned visits to the Transportation Department China (later canceled amid public dragged its feet on my public scrutiny). She also directed her records request from April 2020 staff to edit her daddy’s seeking emails and other Wikipedia page, tried communications regarding to pull strings with a shady shipment of nearly Homeland Security 18 tons of medical supplies over a work permit to the Chinese touted application for a student as a “testament to the supported by her generosity of the American family’s philanthropic people.” foundation and “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” I appeared to steer nearly Michelle Malkin wrote at the time. “Nearly $80 million in highway 18 tons of critical medical projects to Kentucky as supplies went to the hubby prepared to campaign for Communist government whose reelection. country unleashed COVID-19 McConnell and Chao have been on the world, downplayed it, scratching each other’s Swamp punished whistleblowers who backs (and those of their ChiCom warned about it and attacked friends and family) for so long, critics worldwide as racist? Whose there are scars on the scars. idea was this ‘generosity’? Which Former President Donald ‘American people’ approved this Trump was right this weekend to plan? Was the aid solicited or deride McConnell as a “broken unsolicited?” down hack politician” and to call “By what means were the 18 out Chao for her brazen attempts tons of medical goods transported: to “get rich on China!” But the Air or sea? If by sea, on what plain, unvarnished truth is that ships were the goods transported Trump himself empowered and to China and when and where enriched McChao by rewarding did they arrive? If by air, which them time and again with carriers transported the goods endorsements and favors. During and when and where did they Trump’s tenure, the DOJ refused arrive?” to pursue a criminal investigation I asked about shipping because

Chao’s family shipping behemoth, Foremost Group, is a mega-fleet built in China, subsidized with loans from the ChiComs’ ExportImport bank and dependent on China for nearly three-quarters of its freight business.

Reminder: Secretary Chao was designated an “international consultant” of the Wuhan government in 2009. Her sister, Angela Chao, is CEO of Foremost and organized a humanitarian shipment of masks, gloves and gowns from New York to Wuhan in partnership with the “Hubei Charity Foundation” in the midst of the pandemic panic.

In November 2020, the Transportation Department promised a response on a “first-in/first-out basis” to my FOIA request for a copy of all emails sent to, from or copied to Secretary Elaine Chao from Oct. 1, 2019 to the present day, containing the non-case-sensitive key-string Wuhan, Corona, COVID-19, virus, coronavirus, Hubei, Chinatown, pandemic or Foremost Group.

Seven months later, in June 2021, DOT FOIA officer Michael C. Bell promised a response in “approximately 6-8 weeks.”

Seven months after that, Jan. 7, 2022, Chao resigned from the White House in a virtue-signaling

protest against the Capitol rally. She claimed to be “deeply troubled … in a way I simply cannot set aside.”

McChao’s America Last treachery has deeply troubled me in a way I simply cannot set aside since 2001, when I first lambasted their campaign finance and lobbying dalliances with Chinagate operatives John Huang and Maria Hsia (who helped McConnell draft the EB-5 globalist grift program peddling green cards to wealthy Chinese investors).

The treacherous writing has been on the Swamp wall for decades. Methinks it’s a little late now to start balking at McChao’s hackery and greed. Like The snake in Trump’s favorite campaign parable told the old woman it bit after she nursed the reptile to health: “You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.”

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North Korea’s continuing economic decline

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redictably, North Korea has rejected an offer from the South Korean government of economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. South Korea’s new President Yoon Sukyeol initially made the suggestion during his inauguration in May. On August 15, he advanced the proposal in a speech.

In a switch from customary practice, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not reply.

Rather, his sister Kim Yo-jong, also a senior party official in the government, on Aug. 19 rejected the offer.

She was careful to Arthur I. include a Cyr personal insult of Yoon, standard practice for Pyongyang. However, the fact that she appeared in place of her brother will greatly fuel rumors that he suffers from serious health problems.

President Yoon’s proposal nonetheless is an important gesture, especially since his government generally takes a hardline approach toward North Korea.

Undeniable is the reality that North Korea is in desperate economic difficulty. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the nation’s long-apparent economic deterioration to a crisis point.

Trade and wider interchange with China has contracted, while longterm economic sanctions under the United Nations slowly strangle commerce.

Belligerence remains the default Pyongyang position. On June 5, North Korea launched eight short-range missiles, the most ever in one day. The next day, South Korea and the United States launched the same number of missiles. North Korea also has tested a missile capable of reaching the United States.

As argued in previous columns, the basic realities of North Korea are unchanging. First, for many years Pyongyang has been inconsistent, often erratic.

In 2013, the regime declared a “state of war” with South Korea and abruptly abrogated the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. Yet, accommodating moves followed. President Donald Trump conducted highly publicized meetings with Kim Jong-un, but nothing was achieved.

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rust the science,” says the media.

Polls show that fewer Americans do. There’s good reason for that.

“They don’t trust science because science is increasingly untrustworthy,” says science writer Andrew Follet in my new video. “The only group that trusts science right now is Democrats.”

Sixty-four percent of Democrats have “a great deal” of confidence in the scientific community, compared to 34% of Republicans.

Of course, true science using the scientific method - is important. But that’s not what much of “science” is these days.

Instead, today government science is misused by progressive politicians.

Example 1: Environmental activists want to limit commercial fishing. They want Congress to pass what they call the “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act.” It claims climate change is the “greatest threat to America’s national security” and offers a dubious solution: close more of the ocean to commercial fishing.

The administration’s deputy director of Climate, Jane Lubchenco, told Congress that a scientific paper concludes that closing more of the ocean can actually increase catches of fish.

Really? That doesn’t seem logical.

It isn’t. The paper was retracted. One scientist called its logic “biologically impossible.”

Also, Lubchenco didn’t tell Congress that the paper was written by her brother-in-law!

And edited by her!

Did the White House punish Lubchenco for her ethics violations? No. In fact, after her testimony, she was appointed co-head of President Joe Biden’s Scientific Integrity Task Force!

Last week, the National Academy of Sciences banned her for five years. Yet she’s still on the White House’s Scientific Integrity Task Force.

Sadly, much of what’s called science today is simply left-wing advocacy.

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wider Asia security. The Biden administration is doing precisely this with extensive Asia trips this year of President Biden and Defense Secretary Austin.

Third, we should emphasize coordination with other nations.

In 2017, Japan reenergized fitful security discussions, involving Australia, India and the United States. Dubbed the Quad, this security dialogue is important.

South Korea’s substantial investment in and trade with China grows, while North Korea remains a costly dependent, though ideologically important.

China’s President Xi Jinping visited Seoul in 2014. He finally

visited North Korea in 2019.

China’s foreign policy reflects self-interest and traditional caution regarding military force.

North Korea is a drain, and over time a source of growing wellfounded anxiety.

The brutal Korean War of 1950 to 1953 is essential background.

President Harry Truman decided to support the United Nations’ defense against Pyongyang’s invasion of South Korea.

President Dwight Eisenhower quickly achieved an armistice in the Korean War. A crucial factor was devastating unrestrained bombing of North Korea.

Pyongyang’s hostility today

reflects this frightening history.

Democratic change culminated with the election in 1998 of President Kim Dae-jung, heroic opponent of dictatorship. In 2000, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. During the earlier dictatorship, Kim survived imprisonment and at least one attempt to kill him. Periodic turmoil since 1998 has reinforced South Korea’s democracy.

U.S. leaders should emphasize collaboration with allies, underscore commitment, and continue encouraging South Korean leadership. The Biden administration is returning to traditional, very strong emphasis

on working with our principal allies, including closer military cooperation.

Powerful comprehensive ties with South Korea from the Korean War, greatly reinforced during the Vietnam War, is a lynchpin.

Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War - American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia” (NYU Press and Palgrave/Macmillan). He is also the director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisc., and a Clausen Distinguished Professor. He welcomes questions and comments at acyr@carthage.edu.

California’s tax collectors continue to reach outside state

or some time now, California has been the worst state in the country when it comes to exploiting the most tangential of connections to claim tax liability. Recently, the state reasserted its claim to this dubious distinction by attempting to claim the right to tax the sale of partnership interests by nonresidents.

The pace at which taxpayers, both business and individual, have continued to flee the state for greener pastures has only accelerated in recent years. The most recent tax migration data, looking at the difference between

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tax years 2018 and 2019, finds accepted rules about who has the that California lost over 117,000 right to tax the sale of partnership taxpaying households and just interests. Traditionally, the sale under $18 billion in adjusted gross of these interests is a taxable gain income from its tax rolls. for the seller’s state of residence, One would think California but not for other states, even if would learn that the way to keep the partnership in question holds taxpayers from running assets in another state.

Andrew for the hills would be to Consider the sale Wilford create a fairer and more of stock shares. The competitive tax code. corporation that the The author is Unfortunately, the state share represents an with RealClear has instead responded to interest in may have Wire this trend by ramping up assets all around the its efforts to catch out-ofcountry, but the seller state taxpayers in its tax web. does not need to pay capital One of the latest guidelines gains tax to each state that the from the state’s Franchise Tax corporation holds assets in or Board (FTB) overturns commonly derives income from. Instead,

they pay capital gains tax to their resident state, and the federal government.

That’s usually how it works for partnership interests as well, but the FTB is seeking to change that. The FTB’s guidance applies rules under Section 751 or the Internal Revenue Code, intended only to apply to federal taxes, to state taxation of Section 751 assets, giving itself the right to tax a portion of nonresidents’ partnership sales as business income.

Alone, that’s a slightly wonky tax ruling. However, the recent history of FTB actions shows that it is representative of a trend.

Most notably, the FTB took the lead this year in applying a somewhat goofy interpretation of federal Public Law 86-272, which protects out-of-state businesses from income tax obligations in states in which their only activity is the sale of tangible goods.

The FTB became the first state, since followed by aggressive tax enforcement protégé New York, to claim it could ignore those protections so long as the business in question maintained a website with a number of common functions. These included a “virtual chat” customer service

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Global anti-China sentiment is increasing

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Continued from Page C1 Bloomberg reported India has a pool of land twice the size of Luxembourg to offer companies that want to move manufacturing out of China. And it has reached out to 1,000 American multinationals.

“After COVID, many multinational companies are looking for alternatives to China.”

— Deepak Bagla The US-India Business Council (USIBC), a powerful lobby group that works to enhance investment flows between India and the U.S., said that India can handle all of the business they can get. Nisha Biswal, president of USIBC, told the BBC, “We are seeing India prioritize efforts to attract supply chains, in both central and state governments. India is on the move and it is ready to compete.”

Former Financial Times bureau chief Rahul Jacob said the Indian government is putting together

land banks to accommodate new factories, which is a step in the right direction. “Companies that already have some manufacturing in India may be earlier movers in reducing output in plants in China and scaling up in production in India. But it will take time to convince others to relocate.”

In a recent address to the nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made “be vocal for local” his rallying cry. And new stimulus proposals have increased opportunities for foreign companies bidding for Indian contracts. Nisha Biswal recently said, “The more India can improve regulatory stability, the better its chances of persuading more global businesses to establish hubs in India.”

With America weighing punitive action against China, Japan paying its corporations to move out of the country and English lawmakers under pressure to reconsider the decision to allow the Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build their new 5G data network, global antiChina sentiment is increasing.

Federation of Indian Export Organizations Vice President

Khalid Khan said, “India is emerging as a trusted trading partner and global firms like the U.S. are reducing their dependence on nations like China for supplies.”

Khan noted that nations around the world have lost trust in China after COVID. In 2021, America surpassed China as India’s top trading partner, which demonstrates the improved economic ties between the two countries. According to India’s commerce ministry, in 2020-2021 bilateral trade between the U.S. and India reached $119.42 billion, $40 billion higher than in China.

International trade experts predict that India increasing bilateral trade with the U.S. will continue in the coming years.

With New Delhi and Washington strengthening economic ties, the entire world benefits.

of the Rana garment factory in Bangladesh that supplied retailers like Walmart was a wake up call for India. It forced Bangladesh to significantly improve its infrastructure and safety to clinch more investment.

Henry Ford told us, “The cheapest investment is usually the most insecure.” World markets have walked on eggshells around China too long to take advantage of their cheap labor at the expense of their economic futures. We must be proactive and turn to countries like India and Mexico in the rebuilding of our supply chains. This cannot be done overnight, but the time has come for us to act now. China has proven it can bring the world economy to its knees. Are we ready for COVID-2?

“It’s important to focus on how we can strengthen international trade.”

— Maggie Hassan

“The pandemic made it impossible to ignore the vulnerability of America’s supply chains and its structural deficiencies and capacity. We can’t afford to be caught off guard again.”

— Sen. Marco Rubio

Intent on improving the investment climate and attract global capital, the 2013 collapse

William Haupt III is a contributor to The Center Square, a nonprofit dedicated to journalism.

Follett blames perversion of science on the government STOSSEL

Continued from Page C3 being fooled by people who submit gibberish.

Example 2: A ridiculous paper, “Embracing Fatness as Self-Care in the Era of Trump,” was accepted by Massey University’s “Fat Studies” conference. The conference then invited the paper’s author, “Sea Matheson,” to speak.

Attendees gave Matheson’s speech rave reviews, praising the paper’s description of Donald Trump’s “fatphobia” and inviting Matheson to review other work submitted to their “scientific” journal, Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society.

But Matheson is no scientist.

“She” is actually comedian Steven Crowder, who disguised himself as

an overweight woman to expose “ivory tower quackery.”

Crowder is just the latest person to fool today’s so-called science journals. James Lindsay, Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose submitted nonsense papers to “grievance studies” journals like Fat Studies, Sexuality & Culture and Sex Roles.

Seven accepted ridiculous papers.

One that took a section of “Mein Kampf” but replaced references to “National Socialism” with “feminism,” was accepted by Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work.

Gender, Place and Culture accepted a paper that claimed there is rape culture at dog parks.

Follett blames this perversion of science on the government. Its science agencies, like much of

America, have been taken over by leftists hungry to promote themselves and their agenda.

In science, the way to promote yourself is to get papers published.

That often gets you more funding.

Government agencies like the National Science Foundation provide most of that funding.

“Nobody wants to publish something that goes against the paymaster,” says Follett. “You don’t get published unless the NSF likes your results.”

Example 3: The NSF gave nearly half a million dollars to a team that wrote a paper questioning glacier science because it “stems from knowledge created by men.”

Absurdities are pushed by the right, too. Some people still claim that man plays no part in climate change or that the climate isn’t warming at all. Some say vaccines

don’t work. But the right’s junk science doesn’t get backed by government funds.

I’m angry that my tax dollars go to support leftist nonsense.

Unfortunately, most Americans don’t care. That’s probably because they don’t know that the government throws so much money at ridiculous progressive advocacy.

“We’ll all start caring when the bridges start falling down and the planes start crashing,” says Follet.

“That’s the inevitable end result of this.”

John Stossel is creator of Stossel TV and author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators. com.

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The FTB engages in extrajudicial seizures WILFORD

Continued from Page C3 feature, the use of digital “cookies,” and enabling job applications through the website, among others. Taken together, this laundry list threatens to rope in just about any business selling into California and operating a modern website.

Another example is the FTB’s application of its “doing business” tax to nonresident passive investors in LLCs that have ownership shares in California businesses, almost by definition not “doing business.” To enforce this, the FTB engages in extrajudicial seizures of out-of-state taxpayers’ assets from banks with California branches, often causing the unfortunate involuntary “taxpayers” significant bank fees for these seizures.

These are just a few examples of how aggressive

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Continued from Page C1 Indian tribes. California is entitled to more than a third of the river’s natural flow.

In 2019, a contingency plan effective through 2026 was agreed to laying out which state gets cuts in water supply from the lower Colorado River Basin. California’s cutback starts when Lake Mead’s water levels reach between 1,040 feet and 1,045 feet. Lake Mead will be below 1,040 feet by year-end 2022. The generation of electric power from the Hoover Dam will be under stress.

On July 22, Lake Mead was at 27% of capacity and falling. Lake Powell, also on the Colorado River, is at 24.81% of capacity and falling.

Shasta Lake in California was only 37% full in February 2022.

Oroville Lake was 42% of the total capacity on January 12.

In California, more and more water is being drawn from

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Continued from Page C1 in fairness, it’s not a “lie” when Stacey Abrams says her election for governor of Georgia was rigged. It may not be true, but it’s not a lie, which is, by definition, a statement made by someone who knows what he or she is saying is untrue. If this is explained to a purple state’s electorate, most will understand the distinction and vote accordingly.

Those who believe that choosing Republicans who will stand up for Republicanism’s fetish with smaller government, more personal freedom and less spending but with a lesser chance

aquifers at a much faster rate than it can be replenished by natural water flows from rain, snow, rivers and man-made replenishment sources. The results are devastating. Millions of acre-feet of water have been permanently removed from aquifers which are our last natural resource against eventual water starvation.

In the examples below, accessible water in aquifers has fallen by more than 100 feet between 1930/1950 and 2016/2017.

This is a huge loss of capacity. The natural replenishment of aquifer water levels from surface water, rain and snowmelt cannot keep up with the water extraction rates because, at the same time, these water sources are declining from years of long droughts.

In California, agriculture is a $50 billion a year industry that uses 80% of the available water in California.

In 1920, the population of California was 3,426,861. Today,

the population of California is 39,185,605. That is a growth of 11.43 times the 1920 population.

In Fresno, the depth to reach groundwater in the aquifer in 1930 was 25 feet. By 2016, the depth of groundwater had increased to 130 ft. The population grew from about 70,000 to 550,000. In Clovis, the depth to reach groundwater was 25 feet in 1950. By 2017 it was 145 feet. The population grew from around 13,000 to about 120,000.

Fresno County is part of The North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency. In 2020 it proposed a plan to bring into balance the usage and replenishment of the aquifers.

California needs activated aquifer usage/replenishment balance actions in place everywhere aquifers are being used to replace lost surface water supplies due to continuous droughts.

We know that we are not doing nearly enough to recycle water on a massive scale. We are not doing

enough to replenish lost water in the many aquifers now substituting for surface water. We are not doing nearly enough to capture and store water from rain and snowmelt, both of which are declining in volume and frequency every year. We are not doing enough to capture and convert brackish water and sea water into potable water, nor enough to capture water from the humid air in our long coastal regions. California should be a leader in water management research and technology.

Yes, probably, there are plans in place to do some of this in California. But where is the urgency, the funding, the contracts or even the accelerated approvals process? If California’s experience with high-speed rail is our guide, we are in trouble.

of winning, is counterproductive, I suggest analyzing Mitt Romney.

He is good for one thing: choosing a majority leader. But if the Senate were split evenly again (in 2024) he’s the one guy who could and would “reach across the aisle” and vote against some particularly nettlesome bill that would solidify Republican policy and repudiate Democratic wishes.

So, who needs him, or Senators like him?

I don’t believe any Senate seats will be lost because of Trump’s choices or his insistence that his election was stolen. I believe JD Vance wins easily in Ohio. Dr. Oz has a tougher job in Pennsylvania, but I believe he’ll win by a small percentage, as

will Herschel Walker in Georgia, as will other candidates the media is attempting to portray as “out of the mainstream” and/ or “dangerous to democracy” or some such crap.

The above three candidates are apparently not polling well, and the fear is they’ll lose, and that the Senate will remain in Democrat hands. My guess is that the polls are purposely skewed (rigged?) and that the Senate goes Republican.

I agree with Trump’s detractors regarding only one race, and that is for governor of Georgia.

Brian Kemp fell afoul of Donald Trump after the 2020 election, and Trump has turned his back on one of the best Republican governors in the nation (Kemp

comes in third after DeSantis in Florida and Youngkin in Virginia).

But Gov. Kemp is going to wipe the floor with Abrams, no matter how much money she raises, so don’t worry about that outcome.

See you next week, when we’ll examine and correct the various and myriad untruths, lies and misinformation spinning around the Internet about President Trump.

Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at jimb@ substack.com. Readers are invited to visit jimb.substack.com, where Jim’s Journals are on file. He also invites people to subscribe to Jim’s Journal.

Andrew Wilford is a policy analyst with the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to tax policy research and education at all levels of government. This commentary was provided to the News-Press by The Center Square, a nonprofit dedicated to journalism.

You’re NOT woke if you love this country SCHULTE

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the FTB has become, as a more comprehensive list could not possibly fit in a single column.

Nevertheless, the trend is quite clear: taxpayers of all stripes expose themselves to even the most limited of connections to the state of California at their own peril.

And while these aggressive state actions are profitable in the short term, they do lasting damage to the economy at large, as well as principles of tax fairness. If California can’t learn that its tax jurisdiction ends where its borders do, either the courts or Congress must teach them.

stronger. It’s just wrong.

You’re woke if you agree that it’s okay to steal and destroy something that’s not yours and have carte blanche because of skin color.

If you think driving an electric car will reduce your guilt because you’re doing your part for “climate change,” but fail to realize the power to charge your vehicle comes from a coal producing plant, you’re woke.

And while you’re trying to do your part, elitist Hollywood and hypocritical politicians and China, India and Africa laugh at your fruitless efforts and continue spewing massive amounts of evil carbon in the atmosphere. And for those (mostly the guilty rich) who used a forest somewhere to offset their

“carbon footprint,” only to find your silly attempt failed because the forest burned down because environmentalists fought against forest management.

You’re NOT woke if you love this country and stand by its constitution and you’re willing to defend it to the death. You’re not woke if you believe you have the right to defend yourself. You’re not woke if you believe in fair and honest elections. You’re not woke if you believe in private property. You’re not woke if you believe in real free speech. And you’re not woke when you don’t have to prove everyone is equal, you already know that.

And finally, if you’re in the 25% or so left in this country who still think Joe Biden is doing a good job, then you’re sleeping.

Henry Schulte welcomes questions or comments at hschulteopinions@gmail.com.

Cheney’s congressional campaign bashed Trump ZEPKE

Continued from Page C2 hatred for Trump’s unflattering comments about career politicians, like her father, or his condemnation of Bush-Cheney’s invasion of Iraq? Or was it as simple as using the opportunity to shift from her declining career supporting Trump to the incoming group?

While the underlying principles may remain unknown, what is known is that a potential juror pre-judging the outcome of a hearing would not be selected to serve, and a judge would recuse herself. However, neither happened.

Liz defied the Republican objections to the January 6 Committees objectives of searching for reasons to prosecute Trump, and became a leader in the committee. So where are we?

Similar to an attorney who lost his ex-parte divorce hearing, meaning there is no opponent present, when the character witness said the plaintiff was having an affair with her husband, the January 6 Committee is losing its exparte hearings even without its “character” witnesses not being cross examined.

Meanwhile, Cheney’s congressional campaign bashed Trump rather than discuss

the issues affecting Wyoming, such as why the Democrats are permitting 8,000 border crossings that every eight days are creating a city the size of their capitol of Cheyenne, or every ten days a new Santa Barbara.

Liz told Jonathan Karl on ABC that her objective is to keep Trump out of the White House.

Is that why she joined the January 6 Committee? Shame it was not to find out the truth about January 6.

Much like Rodman, Liz used her inheritance to begin her career, and Trump’s influence to rejuvenate it. Is she now using her own “bad boy” campaign antics to pose for the media to try and extend her career?

Liz comparing herself to Abraham Lincoln in her concession speech raises the question: Is Cheney following Rodman?

Brent E. Zepke is an attorney, arbitrator and author who lives in Santa Barbara. His website is OneheartTwoLivescom. wordpress.com. Formerly, he taught law and business at six universities and numerous professional conferences. He is the author of six books: “One Heart-Two Lives,” “Legal Guide to Human Resources,” “Business Statistics,” “Labor Law,” “Products and the Consumer” and “Law for Non-Lawyers.”