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Vice president at Vandenberg Harris talks to troops, elected officials about importance of space
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Solvang’s Copenhagen Drive reopens By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF-WRITER
Copenhagen Drive in Solvang has reopened to automobiles after shuttering for about two years to allow parklets during the COVID-19 pandemic. A city official confirmed the road had reopened Monday for driving and parking, in line with a Solvang City Council imposed deadline. Workers spent the last few weeks completing prep work, which included restriping the lots and removing the parklets. Reopening the road has led to about 60 parking spaces becoming available again. As in other places around Santa Barbara County, the parklets were a point of contention, with some residents expressing support for the parklets and the European atmosphere they created while others wanted the road to return
By DAVE MASON Air Force Two landed on a windy Monday afternoon at Vandenberg Space Force, bringing Vice President Kamala Harris and her message of outer space’s importance to national security and humanity’s imagination. It marked the first time a U.S. vice president has visited Vandenberg since Vice President Mike Pence stopped at the base in 2019. Vice President Harris came at a time when Vandenberg is one of six bases across the country being considered for the headquarters of Space Training and Readiness Command, which supporters say could boost the Central Coast economy greatly and produce many new jobs. Ms. Harris didn’t address STARCOM in her speech but discussed norms and rules of responsible use of space and said that unlike Russia and China, the U.S. will not fire missiles at satellites. She said America is the first nation in the world to make that commitment. On a day of tight security and Secret Service presence at Vandenberg, Vice President Harris exited Air Force Two with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff. On the ground, she hugged U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, who was there with U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, DCalif. Afterward, a motorcade took the vice president to closed briefings, and late in the afternoon, Ms. Harris emerged on stage in a building full of members
U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, and Vice President Kamala Harris embrace after Air Force Two lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
of the U.S. Space Force and Central Coast and national media. “I think everyone here recognizes how extraordinary space is, whether it’s satellites that orbit the Earth, humans that land on the moon or telescopes that peer into the furthest reaches of the universe,” Vice President
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science to commerce to national security,” Ms. Harris said. She went on to say that the Biden administration was proposing the largest single increase in military space capability in the nation’s history. “And we will continue to invest Please see HARRIS on A4
By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF-WRITER
Most Californians believe the federal and state income taxes they have to pay each year are too high, a new poll showed. The timely survey from the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found about 64% of voters said their federal and state taxes were too high. This is a 10-point increase from a response to the same question posed to voters in a survey six years ago, according to the report. “The findings indicate that many Californians are feeling pinched in today’s economy,” Cristina Mora, the IGS codirector, said in a statement. “While the pandemic brought gains for a few, a much larger percentage of Californians have borne an economic burden during this same time period.” The poll found twice as many voters described themselves as being financially worse off than they were a year ago (42%) compared to those who said they were better off (21%). A survey six years ago found the opposite was true. The survey found 30% of those polled believed their financial prospects for the coming year will be worse, 49% of voters expected no change and 21% believed their financial prospects will be better. Republican and conservative voters were most likely to believe federal and state income taxes are too high, according to the poll report. Monday was the deadline to file and pay for most individual
The poll found twice as many voters described themselves as being financially worse off than they were a year ago (42%) compared to those who said they were better off (21%). income taxes. The April 15 deadline was extended this year due to the Good Friday and Passover holidays. The poll was conducted online in both English and Spanish from March 29-April 5. It surveyed 8,676 registered voters in California with a sampling error of about +/- 2 percentage points. The questions were: • Would you say that you and your family are financially better off or worse off than you were a year ago? • Looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you and your family will be better off financially, worse off, or remain about the same as now? • Do you feel the amount of federal and state income taxes that you and your family have to pay is too high, too low, or about right? IGS is the oldest organized research unit within the University of California system. Those interested can find more about the survey’s results at https://escholarship.org/uc/ item/7ng7b6qj. email: kschallhorn@newspress.com
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Harris told the audience during her 15-minute speech. “Space is exciting. It spurs our imagination and forces us to ask the big questions. Space affects us all, and it connects us all. “There are so many opportunities for our countries and for all of humanity, from
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Federal, state taxes too high, most Californians believe
“I think everyone here recognizes how extraordinary space is, whether it’s satellites that orbit the Earth, humans that land on the moon or telescopes that peer into the furthest reaches of the universe,” Vice President Kamala Harris told a large audience of troops, elected officials and Central Coast and national media Monday at Vandenberg Space Force Base. NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
to a pre-pandemic normal with more parking options. During a February city council meeting, during which members instructed staff to begin the reopening process, a survey was cited which said the “No. 1 issue … was parking,” according to the Santa Ynez Valley News. “Right now, it only benefits the restaurants and wineries who are able to bust out more seating, but not the retailers, especially down First Street,” Mayor Charlie Uhrig reportedly said. Councilmember Robert Clarke said then: “I have no problem opening the street and seeing how it goes, but I feel that it looks more appealing closed.” The city official said a program is in the works for businesses that have the space and would like to continue providing an outdoor dining space.
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