Santa Barbara News-Press: January 14, 2021

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President Trump impeached for second time By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

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President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday.

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach President Trump. Ten Republicans joined the Democrats in voting for the action. The impeachment was extraordinarily swift by historical standards. The House skipped the usual hearings and witnesses and completed the process in a few days. Democrats and some Republicans say President Trump incited a mob’s Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol when he spoke to them during a rally near the White

House before the attack. “America was attacked, and we must respond even when the cause of this violence resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,” House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said on the House floor before he voted for impeachment. “Every moment that Donald Trump is in the White House, our nation, our freedom, is in danger.” U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, commented on the impeachment in a statement Wednesday. “I don’t take impeachment lightly, but no one is above the law,” Rep. Carbajal told the NewsPress Wednesday. “Today, I joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers

in voting to protect our democracy and hold the President accountable for inciting a violent insurrection against the U.S. government. “The President instigated a violent coup attempt rather than accept the results of the 2020 election. This attack on our democracy left five dead and even more injured,” Rep. Carbajal continued. “Today the House made clear that intimidation tactics will never stop Congress from doing our constitutional duty.” After the impeachment, a White House video was released of President Trump condemning the violence, but the short Oval Office speech didn’t mention the impeachment. “I want to make it very clear:

I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week,” Mr. Trump said in the video, which appeared on the White House’s YouTube channel. “No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence.” Most Republicans opposed the impeachment. They noted the fast process denied the president due process and would only further tear apart a divided nation. Andy Caldwell, the Republican candidate who lost to Rep. Carbajal in the Nov. 3 election, said he opposed the impeachment but noted President Trump could have exercised more caution with his words. “I think leaders have to be extremely careful with their

messaging,” the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business executive director told the NewsPress Wednesday. “I believe Trump could have been more careful in his messaging when he asked people to come to D.C.” But Mr. Caldwell, who’s a NewsPress columnist, added he doesn’t believe President Trump intended for violence to break out or imagined it would have. “Having said that, my big problem here is when our country is clearly divided, it is incumbent upon our leaders to stop throwing fuel onto the fire,” Mr. Caldwell said. “With an impeachment this late with only days left in his term, Please see impeached on A7

Cottage Health, Sansum help with vaccinations By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

up clinic Friday and Saturday. The event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days at the parking lot at Hollister and Patterson in Goleta. It’s across the street from Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and the vaccine is the Moderna product. Appointments are required and must be made in advance at www.cottagehealth.org/covid19. The vaccinations will be for healthcare workers who meet the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department list under Phase 1A — Tiers 1, 2 and 3. These include people who work at acute care, psychiatric and correctional facility hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living

Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons sees reason for hope as efforts grow to vaccinate people against COVID-19. “I am confident that in the coming weeks, this surge will start to subside,” the Cottage Health infectious disease specialist told the News-Press Wednesday. “I don’t know when that will be, but I know there is light at the end of the tunnel.” Dr. Fitzgibbons sounded the positive note as Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic administer vaccinations throughout the community. Cottage Health will vaccinate healthcare workers — they don’t have to be Cottage Health employees — during a drivePlease see vaccinations on A8 RAFAEL MALDONADO/NEWS-PRESS

CAUSE Community Organizer Wendy Santamaria speaks at a press conference urging politicians to support Assembly Bill 15extending the eviction moratorium due to COVID-19.

Calls to extend eviction moratorium Local advocates gather in support of Assembly Bill 15

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Leaders of local housing advocacy groups held a press conference at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse at noon Wednesday to express their support of Assembly Bill 15 and urge local politicians to support it as well. AB 15 would extend the moratorium on evictions through the end of 2021 and extend additional protections for tenants. The moratorium would otherwise conclude on Feb. 1. The COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 prohibits a tenant that delivers a declaration, under

penalty of perjury, of COVID-19also extend the repeal date of the related financial distress from act to Jan. 1, 2026. being deemed in default with In addition, the bill would extend regard to the COVID rental debt. the imposition of damages on Existing law defines COVID-19 landlords violating the prohibition rental debt as unpaid rent or any and extend the prohibition of other unpaid financial obligation landlords from bringing an action of a tenant that came for unlawful detainer due between March To see streaming video based on a cause of 1, 2020 and Jan. 31, action other than GO TO 2021. Existing law of newspress.com nonpayment repeals the act on COVID-19 rental Feb. 1, 2025. debt for the purpose AB 15 would extend the of retaliating against the lessee definition of “COVID-19 rental because they have COVID-19 rental debt” as unpaid rent or any other debt, to Jan. 1, 2022. unpaid expenses of a tenant that Assembly member Steve came due between March 1, 2020 Bennett, D-Ventura, shared his and Dec. 31, 2021, extending the support of AB 15, which was moratorium by 11 months. It would introduced by Assembly member

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Pea Soup Andersen’s, a Santa Ynez Valley landmark that dates back nearly 100 years, has been listed for $4.7 million by Radius Commercial Real Estate of Santa Barbara. The two parcel, 3.36-acre Buellton property at the corner of State Route 246 and Avenue of the Flags known for its famous split-pea soup, was officially put on the market on Aug. 12, 2020. Described in the listing as a venue that achieves “the highest traffic counts in the Santa Ynez Valley,” the 35,000 square foot building has hosted the restaurant, shops and various banquet rooms for many years “and is prime for redevelopment.” Its location and size “makes

it one of the largest and most prominent development opportunities within Buellton’s Avenue of the Flags Specific Plan,” the listing notes. Buellton’s new master plan features parks, plazas and destination-oriented development. The listing goes on to cite the “expanding wine region, thriving local businesses and growing population” that supports various types of development. Matt Guggia, a Central Coast restauranter who purchased both Pea Soup Andersen’s Buellton in 1999 and Pea Soup Andersen’s Santa Nella in 2007, was not available for comment. Mr. Guggia also owns A.J. Spurs restaurant in Buellton. Please see andersen’s on A6

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David Chiu, D-San Francisco. “I trust the assembly member who’s doing the negotiation… So I’m sure I’ll be supporting the bill when he brings it forward,” he told the News-Press. State Sen. Monique Limón, D-Santa Barbara, said in a statement to the News-Press, “With an upcoming deadline and ongoing pandemic, the legislature was prepared to continue the conversations from last year to address tenant stabilization. AB 15 and SB 3 were introduced to address a serious concern for Californians who cannot pay rent due to the impact of the pandemic. As Californians continue to Please see moratorium on A2

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