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Eastside housing project moves forward in approval process By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
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A rendering of the new housing project on 711 N. Milpas St. shows its planned Spanish Mediterraneanstyle and architectural features that will occasionally reach up to 52 feet.
Slowly but surely, Vanguard Planning LLC’s housing project for 711 N. Milpas St. is advancing through the approval process to begin construction. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the project’s development agreement term sheet was approved by a 6-1 vote. The revised term sheet includes 16 moderate-income affordability units, a more traditional, Spanish Mediterranean-style, a height increase to 48 feet with some architectural components reaching 52 feet and 22 additional parking spaces via parking lifts. Both the developers and city officials stated the importance
of the community benefit of this housing project. “Our goal is to provide moderateincome affordable housing, along with market rate housing,” said Jarrett Gorin, principal with Vanguard Planning LLC. “The city is desperately behind on meeting its requirements set by the state, so we are trying to provide some housing, which we really need.” Because the apartments will be located downtown and near Santa Barbara Junior High School, the developers hope to house teachers and first responders in the 16 moderate-income units. This can be done by partnering to create employer-assisted housing, and Mr. Gorin told the News-Press the developers have already had interest from businesses.
“It was important to provide something that was a community benefit beyond what the normal requirements are,” he said. “It (16 units) is twice what the city requires. The city requirement is normally 10% and we’re providing 20%.” In addition to the community benefit of employer-assisted housing, the project also must follow the code requirement of roofs available for solar panels. “We’ll put them on every available area of roof that they fit,” Mr. Gorin said. At Tuesday’s meeting, Mr. Gorin added that the developers will also build a sidewalk with direct access to the school, which he called a Please see HOUSING on A7
Bicycling with deputies
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More than 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized from a panga boat Wednesday, marking the largest drug seizure in Santa Barbara County history.
Largest drug bust in county history
More than 3,000 pounds of meth seized, 33 arrested By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR RAFAEL MALDONADO/NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS
Deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Office have started bike rides with the local children and teenagers to connect with youth and foster relationships. The officers wanted a way for kids to get out and exercise safely amid COVID-19. Sunday’s News-Press will highlight these rides and what both the kids, and the officers enjoy about them.
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Work was done around the new mail boxes Wednesday outside the U.S. Postal Service office, 130 S. Patterson Ave., Goleta. The new boxes are engineered so people can’t open the slot and reach the mail.
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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department conducted the largest drug seizure in county history Wednesday morning, intercepting a panga boat carrying more than 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine, authorities said. At approximately 3:04 a.m. Wednesday, Sheriff’s detectives, patrol deputies and personnel with allied agencies intercepted the panga boat at Arroyo Quemada Beach in Goleta. The boat was carrying approximately 3,164 pounds of methamphetamine, making Wednesday’s seizure one of the largest methamphetamine seizures in the nation’s history, said Raquel Zick, sheriff’s spokeswoman. The interception was part of an extensive investigation and cooperative effort by a number of local, state and federal agencies. The 40-foot homemade boat, which originated in Mexico, was equipped with three 300horsepower Yamaha engines. In total, 33 people were arrested, including 29 men, one woman and three juveniles. The 30 adults were transported to the Main Jail and booked on suspicion of conspiracy and transportation of narcotics for sale, both felonies, Ms. Zick said. Two suspects, Ricardo Desales and Fernando Arroyo, attempted
to flee and were bitten while being apprehended by Sheriff’s K9 units. They were both medically cleared and booked with an additional charge of resisting arrest, Ms. Zick said. The arrestees included: Antonia Gonzales, 33, of Riverside; Juan Alvarez, 43, of Pomona; Jesse Padilla, 30, of Whittier; Noe Ortega, 37, of Jurupa Valley; Santiago Carrillo-Galvan, 53, of Goleta; Joel Barrios, 50, of Bell; Enrique Transito-Alejo, 58, of Goleta; Aldolfo Ortega, 72, of Mira Loma; Mario Saenz-Avila, 35, of Goleta; Enrique Ortega, 25, of Mira Loma; Saul Loza, 29, of Goleta; Gabriel Moreno-Sepulveda, 31, of Santa Barbara; Rogelio VallesVasquez, 61, of Santa Barbara; Israel Sosa, 38, of Goleta; Indargo Franco-Gonzalez, 51, of Moreno Valley; Felix Mojardin, 25, of Goleta; Rodolfo Martinez, 59, of Santa Barbara; Oswaldo LopezFelix, 37, of Goleta; Salomon Arzate-Garcia, 43, of Riverside; Vincente Guevara-Valencia, 58, of Mira Loma; Henry Ayala, 62, of Whittier; Brian Armendariz, 26, of Santa Barbara; Mariano Joanico, 35, of Goleta; Pedro Zavala-Luna, 41, of Santa Barbara; Ernesto Pacheco, 32, of Los Angeles; Mr. Desales, 51, of Anaheim; Luis RodriguezGalvez, 44, of Whittier; Alexis Martinez, 24, of Santa Barbara; Mr. Arroyo, 42, of Moreno Valley; and Humberto Franco-Gonzalez, Please see DRUGS on A2
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