Santa Barbara News-Press: February 01, 2022

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U.N. Security Council holds meeting on Ukraine crisis By KATHERINE ZEHNDER

Monday’s meeting of the U.N. Security Council yielded no concrete results or plan of action.

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On Monday morning, the U.N. Security Council met in New York City concerning the Russian troops massing on the Ukrainian border. “They themselves are whipping up tensions and rhetoric and are provoking escalation. The discussions about a threat of war is provocative in and of itself. You are almost calling for this. You want it to happen. You’re waiting for it to happen,” said Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia of the U.S. and its NATO allies, according to a report by ABC News. “Let me be clear, there are no plans to weaken Russia, as claimed by our Russian colleague today. On the contrary, we welcome Russia as a responsible member of the international community. But it’s actions on the border of Ukraine are not responsible … Our recognition of the facts on the ground is not provocative. The threats of action if Russia’s security demands are provocative. Our encouraging

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The Santa Barbara City Council will meet at 2 p.m. today at City Hall.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Rent control and the historic Mission Canyon Bridge will be on the agenda when the Santa Barbara City Council meets at 2 p.m. today at City Hall. The city staff is recommending the council authorize the city administrator to negotiate a contract for rent control economic analysis services. The staff is saying this contract wouldn’t exceed $200,000. In early December, the council voted 4-3 to create an interim ordinance to restrict rent increases to 2% plus the consumer price index,

diplomacy is not provocative. The provocation is from Russia not from us or others members of this council. We have made clear our commitment to the path of diplomacy. I hope our Russian colleagues will also choose this path and engage peacefully with the international community, including Ukraine. I say to Russia simply this: Your actions will speak for themselves and we hope and encourage that you make the right choices before this council today,” said the US. Ambassador in response. “We do not understand what Please see UKRAINE on A3

start a rental registry and launch a study into long-term rent control ordinances. The proposal came from Cathy Murillo, whose term as mayor ended in December, and Oscar Gutierrez, who remains on the council. Today’s agenda includes a report on rent control issues and models. In other business today, the council will: • Look at establishing an ad hoc committee for a conceptual design of a pedestrian and bicycle paths across Mission Canyon Bridge. The staff is recommending the committee report back within nine months. • Consider a staff recommendation to set a

March 1 hearing regarding a declaration of a public nuisance from traffic impacts of the drive-through Chick-fil-A restaurant at 3707 State St. • Consider a staff recommendation to authorize the finance director to execute a five-year agreement with OpenGov Inc. for a total of $647,481 to transition from a printed budget to an online, interactive one. Today’s meeting will be livestreamed at www.santabarbaraca.gov/cap or can be watched live in English and Spanish, on City TV, Channel 18. email: dmason@newspress.com

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The U.N. Security Council met Monday to discuss the Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine, with the U.S. and Russian ambassadors each blaming the other for escalating the situation.

Fifth try’s the charm for Space X launch Falcon 9 rocket rises Monday from Cape Canaveral; launches include one Wednesday from Vandenberg By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Monday proved to be SpaceX’s lucky day. After a series of four delays — one thing after another over several days — the unmanned Falcon 9 rocket finally rose into the cloudless sky on a picture-perfect day at Cape Canaveral. The apparently flawless launch sets the stage for another launch today from Cape Canaveral and a third one Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base; more about that later in this story. At the end of Monday’s countdown at

the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the rocket blasted off, and you could hear enthusiasm — and maybe a little relief — in the announcer’s voice. “Go, Falcon! Go, COSMOS!” the announcer exclaimed during the livestream at SpaceX.com. The Falcon rocket was carrying the Italian COSMOS-SkyMed Earth observation satellite. It’s part of a new generation of remote sensing satellites. Everything seemed to go according to plan, starting with the blastoff, right on schedule at 3:11 p.m. Pacific time. The flames burst brightly in a sight that has thrilled space enthusiasts since the

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It was a one-hour culmination to a long story, which started Thursday when SpaceX originally was supposed to launch. But bad weather hit Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Then on Sunday, the launch had to be scrubbed when a cruise liner traveled into the no-go zone. The Coast Guard was unable to get it out of the way in time for the launch. Next up for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is a launch today, set for 8:17 a.m. Pacific time from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. This one is for Starlink 36. Then comes Wednesday’s launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Team

Vandenberg will launch a National Reconnaissance Office mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-4. The launch is planned for 12:18 p.m. from the base near Lompoc. Vandenberg advises that people throughout Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties can expect to hear multiple sonic booms. After the launch, the mission’s first stage will return to land at Vandenberg. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the usual viewing area on Azalea Lane on State Route 1 won’t be open to the public. email: dmason@newspress.com

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early Mercury flights in the 1960s. But the show wasn’t over. When the first stage separated without a hitch, the mission control crew applauded. And unlike the rockets used in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, the Falcon 9 rocket is reusable, and its first stage landed successfully at the Space Force Station with the help of three burns to slow its descent. Just like rockets in old sci-fi movies. And with two firings from its engine, the second stage reached the planned polar orbit. Around an hour later, the COSMO-SkyMed satellite was released into orbit.

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Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 9-10-22-25-34 Mega: 27

Monday’s DAILY 4: 5-0-9-0

Friday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 3-16-25-44-55 Mega: 13

Monday’s FANTASY 5: 2-6-21-25-31

Monday’s DAILY DERBY: 03-10-02 Time: 1:40.31

Saturday’s POWERBALL: 2-15-38-54-65 Meganumber: 11

Monday’s DAILY 3: 9-3-4 / Midday 1-3-4


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