COMMENT 290831P
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Stolen Chairs |
2012-06-23 11:17 PM |
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Wow. Surprised at the comments. Setting up chairs before hand is common practice in SB.
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COMMENT 290830P
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Parking Signs |
2012-06-23 10:55 PM |
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I'm all for these signs and spots. I almost hit a 2 or 3 year old child in a parking lot. She was too short for me to see when I looked in the rear view mirrors and she was walking right behind my car. Her idiot father was not holding her hand or carrying her.....it should have been the latter.
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COMMENT 290829P
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Stolen Chairs |
2012-06-23 10:45 PM |
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Littering is not cool. Stop leaving chairs on the street.
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COMMENT 290828P
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:38 PM |
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I have been very appreciative of the stings because I cross State St. four times each day walking to work and back. Last year very few people would stop for me when I was in the middle of the street. Many would just look straight ahead and ignore me. A few would speed up. I wondered what had happened to Santa Barbara and I wondered if the law had been changed while I was gone for awhile. Now, a lot more people stop and it feels safer to cross. I don't feel like I am testing fate, but I know I have to be on guard.
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COMMENT 290827
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 10:05 PM |
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Thank you all for your thoughts, concerns and contact information. I will keep it in case I ever need it again.
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COMMENT 290826P
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 10:04 PM |
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775, good point. And as more and more Los Angelenos and others move into Montecito more and more of what it made it special is destroyed, leveled and rebuilt into mansions, notable only for how much they cost. Those of us who knew it back when are saddened.
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COMMENT 290825
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Sundry |
2012-06-23 10:00 PM |
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Definately Reef and Run. Great fun. What a unique view. Thanks!
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COMMENT 290824P
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Stolen Chairs |
2012-06-23 09:59 PM |
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While I think it's wrong for someone to steal your chairs, I do not agree with "reserving" parade space. It's frustrating enough that I rarely attend a SB parade as I can never get a good spot to watch.
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COMMENT 290823P
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 09:53 PM |
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Please do try contacting the owners first. Let them know when the dogs bark as they may not know. Our dog was fine when she was younger, but as she has gotten older, she does not like it when we leave, and she barks. We would have no idea if the neighbors didn't tell us. She doesn't bark when we're home (except at skunks.) I live close to Mesa Lane and heard the coyotes a couple nights ago too. It is different than the domestic dogs, but got some of the domestic dogs to bark with them. Now for noisy people....that's our neighbor problem...
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SB1976
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 09:23 PM |
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821 - You should complain, but perhaps start with talking with the owners of the dogs and also your other neighbors - they may have information about why there is a problem.
And there is a problem - not with the dogs, but with their owners. I am a long time dog owner - and my dogs bark as all dogs do when there is a disturbance or an intrusion. But constant barking until late at night is a sign of neglect or some other form of mistreatment - it is not normal dog behavior, at least for the vast majority of dogs. Keep that in mind as you try to correct the problem
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COMMENT 290821
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 08:57 PM |
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I can definitely confirm that Mesa dog owners aren't the best bunch as far as barking goes. My message is this: if you are a dog owner and live on Mesa and leave your dog(s) outside, based on the number of dogs I hear for hours everyday, your dog *IS* barking while you are away. I live off of Fellowship, and the owners of dogs at 444 Fellowship and 480 Fellowship must not realize that their dogs bark regularly and it is very annoying...maybe if people see their addresses here, they'll do something about their dogs? In fact, the two dogs at 444 have been barking for the past 3 hours almost none-stop. Based on past experience, they won't stop until around midnight or 1 in the morning. I'm fed up - I'm calling animal control on Monday.
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COMMENT 290820
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 08:52 PM |
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earplugs?
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COMMENT 290818
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 08:36 PM |
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move
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AUNTIE S.
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 08:29 PM |
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Another great story and fantastic pi ctures. %yank you for the nostalgia.
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COMMENT 290816
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Woof Woof |
2012-06-23 08:29 PM |
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I heard coyotes from Mesa Lane a couple nights ago way past midnight. Sounded far away and wonder if that is what you heard, too.
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COMMENT 290815
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Stolen Chairs |
2012-06-23 08:24 PM |
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That's what you get for thinking you can reserve a space on a public street.
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COMMENT 290814P
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Michael Gonzalez Parade |
2012-06-23 08:11 PM |
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Thanks, David. I didn't get to the parade this year - it's gotten a bit too large, too crowded for my tastes, remembering the early Solstices. Thanks for the reminders. Maybe next year, I tell myself. Today, I had to drive to Ventura in the morning and was struck by the huge amount of northbound traffic, stop and go from La Conchita almost to Carpinteria.
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COMMENT 290813P
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 08:07 PM |
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After reading this report and seeing the pictures, I went to the tennis courts around 6; I walked around, asked people and no one there had seen the bird - not surprising since the first post here was more than two hours earlier. The pelican pictured is a very young juvenile, three or four months old, probably, just in from the nesting areas off Anacapa. The young ones are not very capable of hunting and, as a result, often starve or hang around piers where fishermen feed them ... and they get hooked. If you see one again, please call the SBWCN 681-1080. (I did call June and she had gotten a call, a message about it.) Thanks for being concerned, OP!
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COMMENT 290812
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:00 PM |
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This debate has again drifted from the original subject and has also again been tainted with personal attack and insults. The question is, are the law enforcement officers going about this issue the right way? Or are they abusing their power and creating a different danger in the process. Is there a better way to educate drivers about crosswalks?
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COMMENT 290811
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 07:38 PM |
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I called SCWCN. I didn't want to see them berated for not responding & didn't want a bunch of people saying "CALL!" but no one doing so.
I told them that the bird looked fine & healthy, and to see this thread before responding.
It IS good to be too careful. It's also good to be educated. June was to be contacted; few know more than she. Bless her heart, and ALL the Wildlife Care Network peeps!
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JOHN WILEY
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Michael Gonzalez Parade |
2012-06-23 07:37 PM |
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Enjoyed the story and pix, David. Thanks :)
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JOHN WILEY
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Solstice Evening |
2012-06-23 07:30 PM |
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That one large group did have especially loud and shrill sound amps, but (after covering our ears) we enjoyed that one too. I'm glad anyone who no longer enjoys Solstice plans to stay away. Win/win. :)
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COMMENT 290808P
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 07:17 PM |
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Whenever I have wanted something local and unique, I always have good luck at SB Arts in La Arcada. They have stuff from local artists, not made in China stuff that says Santa Barbara on it. And Yeah - I got my Edhat t-shirt there, too!! =]
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COMMENT 290807
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 06:54 PM |
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800: I do think us women need to wake up! Come on the victims even said they saw him lurking very very close to them. That's enough to question why he's almost on your back?!? If you have a stranger lurking right next to you for some time and he's not in you "group" you need to look around. I did speak up and worked w my family and pd to catch him. Main point is be alert!!!
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COMMENT 290806
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 06:35 PM |
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chocolate gallery in goleta, wine for sure, olives. Bring something to eat...everyone can share. And not something they can buy there. Books are nice but not everyone wants to read about street names in a place they don't live or visit regularly. That'd be good for someone just moving to SB.
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COMMENT 290805
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 06:22 PM |
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How many of these people posting would change their mind after their head goes through the windshield of an absent minded driver?
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COMMENT 290804
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New Santa Barbara District Ranger |
2012-06-23 06:10 PM |
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Forest supervisor runs the entire forest while the district ranger is supposed to run the district. The Los Padres has 5 different districts.
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COMMENT 290803
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 05:54 PM |
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The custom stone coasters of SB are beautiful and there are some with different wines, you can find them down at the art show on Sundays I think. I have given these several times to out of town guests and they have always been a hit!
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COMMENT 290802
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Carpinteria City Councilman Joe Arm... |
2012-06-23 05:49 PM |
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Post WWI left us in a state of nihilism. What one sees in the nature of many public comments, it has returned. Everything is terrible and it is only getting worse. Nihilism. It is a choice. Whatever. Except for the maligned bus monitor subject to vicious and nihilistic abuse - $600,000 worth of sympathy came her way. Americans don't want to believe the worst. Speedy recovery Joe, you taught us the devils are hard to beat and that is sobering for the rest of us.
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COMMENT 290801
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Toro Canyon Park |
2012-06-23 05:42 PM |
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You cannot put employee unions on both sides of the bargaining table and not have a decline in present services while present county tax dollars increasingly are used to fund prior employee service. Keep reading what I wrote until this sinks in. The county must cut present services to pay for retired county worker benefits. This is how it works. You can thank all the prior progressive county supervisors for this mess we are in today: #1 Naomi Schwartz (R.I.P) #2 Susan Rose and #3 Gail Marshall did a lot of damage when they were the county supervisor majority. This happened in plain site and you voters keep replacing them with more of the same in South County: #1 Carbajal, #2 Wolf and #3 Farr. Remember the next time you vote: do not put employee unions on both sides of the bargaining table. In the county, in the city and on school boards. Because this is what you get.
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COMMENT 290800
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 05:38 PM |
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795... don't blame the women, they only have eyes on the front of their heads like the rest of us. It's the passerby who should notice the barbaric behaviour of the perps and either confront him or solicit support from other passersby. People do such crappy things because they get away with it and expect to get away with it.
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COMMENT 290799
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 05:33 PM |
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How many pedestrians have to die legally crossing the streets because drivers like the one who wrote this do not want to follow the law?
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COMMENT 290798
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Toro Canyon Park |
2012-06-23 05:32 PM |
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As certain vocal elements in our society get their way with smaller government and fewer revenues for said government expect more such drops in the "quality of life" we once took for granted.... and lots of scapegoating.
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COMMENT 290797
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 05:27 PM |
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Great dog. Really beautiful color and light in the last photo. Almost looks like a painting. And Bigs matches the cliffs perfectly. A smile to die for.
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COMMENT 290796
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 05:23 PM |
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He's beautiful and healthy looking, I would leave him alone
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COMMENT 290795
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 05:22 PM |
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I confronted the perv as my sister called police after my husband showed me what was going on. I wanted to slap the perv but he left so quick. I can't believe the girls didn't know what was happening to them. I informed the victims and they all said they did notice the man was up close to them but didnt stop to think why the man was close to them. Wake up ladies and be aware!!!!!
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COMMENT 290794
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 05:22 PM |
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Great to be concerned but if you're not trained in assisting call in the pros. Acting out of good intentions with little knowledge can only make things worse.
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COMMENT 290793
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 05:20 PM |
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769: Anyone who feels like it. Why the question?
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COMMENT 290792P
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Toro Canyon Park |
2012-06-23 05:11 PM |
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The 3 unpaid hosts, one part-time paid employee and several County SWAP workers do/have done all the work at Goleta. The current live in ranger is retiring and will not be replaced with another live-in. Its cheaper to use work campers who provide their own housing and don't receive a salary or benefits than maintain a residence for an on-site ranger. It was a myth that on-site rangers were available 24/7 anyway - experience was they mostly worked to rule and rarely were available 'after hours'.
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COMMENT 290791
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 05:09 PM |
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Hey Roger any word on the police chasing a motorcyclist in Goleta, they just zoomed by my house at warp speed.
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COMMENT 290790
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 05:07 PM |
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When in doubt, call. Better to err on the side of caution and those folks will be able to help or tell you what's a normal sighting, too. Cute little feller (or gal!) Hope it's ok.
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SBJULES
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Power Outage |
2012-06-23 04:59 PM |
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Here's the SCE number to call when you lose power: 1-800-655-4555.
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SBJULES
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Flower Fest |
2012-06-23 04:46 PM |
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I love the Lompoc flower fields photo.
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COMMENT 290787
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 04:45 PM |
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I called Wildlife Network re: pelican on Old Coast Hwy; I stressed he looked fine. Figured someone should call instead of saying "You should call." They'll contact the sea bird specialist, June Taylor.
I'm posting here because I still haven't renewed my membership & can't yet post on same thread. BLUSH... What does 771's comment have to do with anything?!
Glad the RP's pursued the issue to this extent!
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COMMENT 290786
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 04:30 PM |
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Indeed, can't hurt to let the pro's know! Please do call.
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COMMENT 290785
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 04:30 PM |
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I see the face and I only WISH I had been smoking something...
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COMMENT 290783
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 04:27 PM |
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Call animal rescue and ask Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network Helpline: (805) 681-1080 1460 North Fairview Ave Goleta, CA or
Animal rescue team
896-1859
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COMMENT 290782
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Toro Canyon Park |
2012-06-23 04:26 PM |
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There may be an issue here, but the camp hosts I've encountered have been good, well-meaning citizens, no matter where they're from. The ones I've met are older, retired adults who take their jobs seriously and are competent to fulfill their duties. They don't deserve abuse for taking a job. I do rue the loss of the live-in rangers. They know the job & the needs better than anyone; I've worked with them as a county employee. But this is not surprising in light of the money crunch. A place like Goleta Beach would seem to benefit from such oversight. Did they lose their ranger also? Or just the pierman?
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COMMENT 290780
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Solstice Evening |
2012-06-23 04:13 PM |
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This was the worst Solstice parade ever. To many non-local loud mass groups with over-amplified music and no cute, homemade costumes. It stalled forever for no reason and it lost all its punch. The food booths were all commercial operations and they had a huge long line to get tickets and then huge long lines to get your food - definitely not worth it. Far better off downtown. Some of the family floats and costumes were cute, but they were few and far between if you could stand having your ears get blasted off. The half dozen accordion players were the best part that brought genuine smiles and applause. The large noisy troops brought grim revulsion. No longer local, no longer acoustic only, no longer fun and spontaneous. No longer anything to bother attending. Passing of an era. Stick a fork in it, Solstice is DOA.
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COMMENT 290779
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 04:10 PM |
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Is it legal to hike the tracks like that?
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ZIPPER101
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There's an App for That |
2012-06-23 04:09 PM |
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Check out Haruki Murakami's _What I Talk About When I Talk About Running_ and some of his fiction, especially the later stuff, as well.
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COMMENT 290777
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Prosecutors have filed a misdemeano... |
2012-06-23 04:06 PM |
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If I be him, haha inga ;) I would sell my car. And donate the money to a hospital.
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COMMENT 290776
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 04:03 PM |
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The mirror deflects negative energy, if you have any rude neighbors. Maybe; "eat cake" should have been first.
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COMMENT 290775
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 04:03 PM |
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Thanks so much. My ancestors settled in the neighborhood circa 1900 and I am blessed to be here. The house on Miramar Avenue and the garage were part of the Sykes property. Few people realize that those exquisite, historic places are not protected.
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COMMENT 290774
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Wayward Pelican |
2012-06-23 03:56 PM |
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he looks like a smart old bird, hanging out with fellow swoopers.
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COMMENT 290773P
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 03:45 PM |
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I support the efforts of the police to give wake-up calls to drivers that they (we) don't own the streets, that they belong to all of us, including pedestrians who have rights to safety. As a pedestrian crossing Milpas and Milpas area streets with my little dog on his/our walks, I am often nervous. Similarly on Cabrillo Boulevard. As a driver, I know that sometimes pedestrians are hard to see on a four-lane street. And, finally, I don't think warnings would do it. This is a society valuing money and only if hit in our pocketbooks do we respond. At the same time, the police need to be aware of concern about the practice. Maybe their next publicized sting they would invite beforehand representatives from the media to observe exactly how it is done?
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COMMENT 290772
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Solstice Evening |
2012-06-23 03:40 PM |
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Today was the first Solstice Parade where we saw kids throwing cascarones at the floats as hard as they could, and occasionally at participants...with their parents 'egging' them on. Most of the float riders looked a bit shocked, and a couple made a show out of cleaning off the 'mess'. The behavior did chip some paint and leave marks, not to mention the risk of egg shell in an eye. This kind of aggressiveness seems un-Solstice-like, but maybe times have changed.
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COMMENT 290771
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 03:39 PM |
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Sounds like something a SBPD cop would do. O, wait, SBPD cops are pure and would never go to the beach and commit an act of sexual perversion.
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COMMENT 290770
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 03:33 PM |
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6-8 ounces of gold is a lot more than $4K.
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COMMENT 290769P
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 03:31 PM |
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Who wears a skirt on Stearns Wharf?!
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COMMENT 290768
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Carpinteria City Councilman Joe Arm... |
2012-06-23 03:25 PM |
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This is ironic and very funny.
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COMMENT 290767
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 03:17 PM |
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Glad they got him. I don't understand people like him. Sick.
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 03:02 PM |
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They got him.
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 03:02 PM |
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Subject just pulled into his residence..They got his license plate..
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:59 PM |
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He got away in a white Ultimita Northbound on State street..
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COMMENT 290763
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The three year anniversary of pop s... |
2012-06-23 02:58 PM |
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This is pathetic. Practice your moonwalk someplace with like-minded folk. Driving to a locked gate? Lame.
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COMMENT 290762P
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 02:57 PM |
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Why, it's...it's...the face of JESUS! Glory, glory!!
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:57 PM |
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Hope they find them...
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:55 PM |
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No longer landline with reporting party.
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COMMENT 290759
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:54 PM |
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Push him into the water
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:54 PM |
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Units in the area..
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:52 PM |
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Heading for the rr tracks reporting parties husband is following.
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 02:52 PM |
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Now to the front of Rustys Pizza near the lighthouse.
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ROGER DODGER
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 02:50 PM |
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I want to live in that campsite..Nice story pictures guys.
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COMMENT 290754P
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The three year anniversary of pop s... |
2012-06-23 02:46 PM |
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I saw the Palmantari KEYT report, and I was surprised that the fans were using marking pens to write stuff like "Michael, We Love You" on the rock wall at the Ranch entrance. Maybe the owner is going to just sandblast it next week, but if I was that guy, I'd be pretty upset. The Palm didn't say anything on camera to the graffiti-ers either - KEYT seemed to be encouraging the trespass and vandalism. This is what passes for local news these days.
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COMMENT 290753P
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Urban Hikers on Assignment |
2012-06-23 02:42 PM |
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Plenty of sharp minds and grad students at UCSB, between Natural Resources and Marine Institute. I think they should get involved and help the City figure out a solution. Maybe the City needs to ask them?
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COMMENT 290752P
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 02:40 PM |
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I second 732...SB Roasting company coffee and SB biscotti. I usually make a basket and throw in a few cups with a SB Roasting Company Logo.
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COMMENT 290751
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 02:33 PM |
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CHEESE back atcha!
Great profile of a happy dog!
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COMMENT 290750
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 02:20 PM |
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Sadly, there are many "Type A" folks in SB. When there's a traffic light, there's a cycle, or a button, to compel drivers to stop. But many intersections and crosswalks in town have no signal, and the pedestrian depends on drivers complying with State Law, which gives pedestrians right of way. Many times I wait at a marked crosswalk, as drivers speed up, rather than stop for the 15 seconds it would have taken me to safely cross. In busy traffic, I'll wait 15-20 minutes for a sufficient "break" in car traffic, to venture into the crosswalk. Understand that the pedestrian, who may also be in a hurry, may already have yielded the right of way to 25-50 drivers, who consciously chose NOT to do the considerate and safe thing. Try to think: "Let peace begin with you and me."
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COMMENT 290749
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 02:12 PM |
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Try being a pedestrian and crossing a busy street in this town, especially on Milpas or De La Vina streets before you castigate the sting operations. People tend to drive unconsciously and don't look at the bigger road picture, much less at possible pedestrians crossing at the crosswalks.
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EDSUP
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 01:58 PM |
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Amen to Seedlady! Locals support.
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COMMENT 290747
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Power Outage |
2012-06-23 01:58 PM |
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14 customers on one driveway? Probably caused by one of those pesky smart meters....
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COMMENT 290746P
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 01:46 PM |
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Let your toes and those of your pet be almost run over, when yes, right in the sidewalk, and you will never open your mouth to criticize the vigilance of the police watching drivers and sidewalks!
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AQUAHOLIC
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Bobcat on the Bikepath |
2012-06-23 01:34 PM |
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I'm much more concerned with rabid humans, and thier irrational fear of anything they don't understand.
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AQUAHOLIC
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Tailors |
2012-06-23 01:22 PM |
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3rd vote for Lee's Tailoring, he was my neighbor for 10 years, nicest guy in the world and he does great work.
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COMMENT 290743
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 12:44 PM |
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I very much agree that policies and actions need to be questioned and not blindly followed. It's similar to audits of policies and procedures in business. It identifies waste as well as new ideas. As the original post is written it sounds like the SBPD may be creating a separate dangerous situation with this sting. Maybe not, we haven't heard from SBPD. The way I understand it, the pedestrian may have the right of way, but that does not allow them to create a dangerous situation by stepping out into traffic when it is not safe to do so.
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COMMENT 290742P
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Kitty the Cat |
2012-06-23 12:42 PM |
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She is so beautiful! Lucky girl to have found you.
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COMMENT 290741
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 12:33 PM |
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709 if its a micro
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JOHNSANROQUE
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 12:24 PM |
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Wait...wait... Wait just a minute... I think I see a hand.
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COMMENT 290739
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 12:23 PM |
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Hey all you moronic sb drivers, any one of you hit one of my grandkids and you will know my wrath! Wake up and teach your children not to go near the street, cars will turn you into a pancake! That's right you better pay attention on the road, don't go all tunnel vision on us either! Anticipate that when you glimpse a person or car, or animal for that matter, out of the corner of your eye, that they don't see you and will be in front of your hurtling mass in a blink of an eye.
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COMMENT 290738P
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 12:13 PM |
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We dig Bigs!
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COMMENT 290737
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 12:08 PM |
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Lots of people have been "inside" the museum.
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COMMENT 290736
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The three year anniversary of pop s... |
2012-06-23 11:54 AM |
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The comments on this page so far reflect the default hatred that is so endemic in "Middle America". Fact: All of those who alleged molestation were coached into such accusations by those, including corrupt family members who sought easy money from an icon whose reputation was vulnerable on account of his interest in future generations, and his concern for the future of the planet itself. Fact: In the two court cases featuring the trumped-up charges by the terminally corrupt District Attorney Sneddon, Jackson was found NOT GUILTY of ALL charges. DA Sneddon had waged a lengthy personal vendetta against MJ, which became yet more vicious and pointed when Jackson wrote, and released a song, about his experiences with the DA's vendetta. In so many high profile cases, we rush to believe what the corporate media spoonfeeds us, because it conforms to our preprogrammed comfort zone.
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COMMENT 290735
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Prosecutors have filed a misdemeano... |
2012-06-23 11:44 AM |
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84 is too old to be driving. they should also charge his family members for not taking his license away.
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COMMENT 290734
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 11:40 AM |
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What SBPD is doing is illegal. The PD is claiming that the "decoy" is not stepping into the crosswalk unless traffic is clear for 200 feet from the intersection. PD is also claiming that the motorcycle cops have an unobstructed view of the street for 200 feet in both directions. In fact the "decoy" steps out into the crosswalk with cars just a few feet from the intersection. This gives the motorists no chance to see the "decoy" in time to react and stop before the crosswalk. The motorcycle cops who cite the motorists hide behind buildings and can only see the crosswalk, not 200 feet up and down the street. The motor cops then lie in their reports by saying the motorist was 200 feet from the intersection when the "decoy" stepped into the crosswalk. The cops then lie under oath if the case goes to court.
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COMMENT 290733
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Beach Bacteria Testing |
2012-06-23 11:35 AM |
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Good thing Channel Keeper sued us. These counts warrant it?
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COMMENT 290732
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 11:34 AM |
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Santa Barbara biscotti. You can get a big box at Costco for a reasonable price. Goes good with Santa Barbara roasting company coffee.
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MICHELE
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GIVE Sale in Isla Vista |
2012-06-23 11:21 AM |
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The dates for this appear to be passed.
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COMMENT 290730
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A rodent hazard along a stretch of ... |
2012-06-23 11:20 AM |
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For The Love of GOD... Shoot the little buggers! For the very people that cry and moan about saving rodents are the very people who cry and moan when the hill slides in. NIMBY's.... All of them.
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SBARTS
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 11:02 AM |
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Ah yes, SB Arts has a local book section of signed books with 5 of Bud Bottoms books including his new one on the dolphin fountain plus Neal Graffeys "Street Names" and many more. Yes all are signed and can be personalized!
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COMMENT 290728
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 10:57 AM |
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Thanks again UH. Can you tell me where the name Nun's comes from? I have heard different stories as to why. I've been told the sleuces were for dead cattle and pigs from the trains. They would slide off the ones that could not be sold and that would attract the sharks and that's how it became know as sharks cove. Bobby Korner aka the carpet market kid is a cito classic. Got to surf with him and here all his stories growing up.
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SBARTS
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 10:57 AM |
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Hi Neighbor-yes Edhat tees are available at SB Arts in
La Arcada Court next to Chocolats du Cali Bresson. You can also find handmade gifts by 50 local artists there. The variety is incredible. Help support the local economy and artists.
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COMMENT 290726
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 10:56 AM |
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cute, you would pop coins on the tracks to get a souvenir....we used to pop coins on the tracks because we were certain it would derail the trains...different upbringings I guess ; )
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COMMENT 290725
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:48 AM |
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Those of us down on Milpas St applaud when the SBPD does stings at Ortega and Milpas, or Yanonali and Milpas. Those stings generate the highest number of tickets, and we know why: these crosswalks are hard to recognize, the lanes are wide so it's hard to see a pedestrian at either end, and most people don't stop. Two fatalities. Bad street signal engineering, certainly. But that leaves SBPD as the only way to change driver behavior. We're glad to see them do this.
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COMMENT 290724
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Pool Fill In |
2012-06-23 10:44 AM |
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Burke Miller with Santa Barbara Bobcat can get it done.
(805)698-9160
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SBJULES
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:37 AM |
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It isn't illegal and it promotes safety. I applaud the stings. I also believe in paying one's fair share of taxes.
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COMMENT 290722
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Bobcat on the Bikepath |
2012-06-23 10:32 AM |
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Why is it that nobody mentions the dangerous Chupacabra that has been seen lurking around lower State late at night??
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COMMENT 290721
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:31 AM |
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It always amazes me that so many people respond to an opinion with a personal attack. I believe that if you can't stick to the subject of the debate you shouldn't participate.
I applaud the OP for the article written. Is there a better way to enforce the crosswalk laws? From the descriptions I read, maybe. Are there inconsiderate drivers on the road? Absolutely. Are there better uses for the SBPD limited resources? I think so. (just my opinion)
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COMMENT 290720P
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 10:29 AM |
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Loved the whole piece. Great dog and great dog Dad. Best to you both.
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COMMENT 290719
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:28 AM |
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Agree 100% with this post. First the laws on walking a crosswalk are written with vague intent and do not cover the assumptions most people have of the rights held by a pedestrian. Second, common sense and courtesy does not suggest that as soon as you walk up to a corner you have the "right" to jump in the street. This mentality is physically detremental to the pedestrian that the law is attempting to protect. Third, it's way more dangerous for everyone when a car slams on it's brakes because the driver is paranoid about breaking the law because a person reaches the corner. Talk about propensity for rear-end collisions. Look both ways and cross like your life depends on it. IT does. Laws do not protect you. They only protect the next guy.
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COMMENT 290718P
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Kitty the Cat |
2012-06-23 10:26 AM |
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Beautiful cat! You are so lucky she found you.
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COMMENT 290717P
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 10:25 AM |
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The police are pretty good at judging everyone's optimal running speed. So if they see someone running not up to their potential, the police will chase them to get them back up to speed. That's probably what is going on here.
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COMMENT 290716
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 10:21 AM |
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How about a cardboard homeless sign?
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COMMENT 290715
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Tailors |
2012-06-23 10:20 AM |
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TONY THE TAILOR on Mission St.
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COMMENT 290714
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Just Walkin' The Rails |
2012-06-23 10:18 AM |
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Very cool urban hike! Thank you for sharing your adventure and the history behind what you see. The hobo house is awesome. It gets my vote for photo of the day.
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COMMENT 290713P
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 10:17 AM |
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Not original, but as a former Washingtonian, I immediately thought, "Sunshine!" Also, to poster 537, there are many, many bird refuges in Washington, at least Western Washington, so I don't understand your reference.
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COMMENT 290712
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Prosecutors have filed a misdemeano... |
2012-06-23 10:14 AM |
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617, he was charged... Charging him with something like voluntary manslaughter or murder would imply that he intended to kill.
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COMMENT 290711
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The Montecito Association comments ... |
2012-06-23 10:08 AM |
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The Montecito Association went before the city planning commission last week pleading their nonsensical hopes and dreams for the 101 and were resoundingly nixed by all seven commissioners. The Montecito Association is out of touch on this topic-- with the city, Caltrans and most Montecito residents as well.
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COMMENT 290710
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 10:08 AM |
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684 - while gold may have been valuable centuries ago simply for its appearance or implied value, it certainly is a highly valuable metal today in terms of its use in technology.
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COMMENT 290709
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 10:05 AM |
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You would be surprised how much a nice vw bus goes for.
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COMMENT 290708P
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 10:03 AM |
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A copy of local sculptor Bud Bottoms' new book, "The Story of Santa Barbara's Dolphin Fountain" -- Chaucer's and Book Den have it! Or any book from local book publisher Summerland Publishing (many local authors).
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COMMENT 290707
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 10:01 AM |
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It's disturbing to read so many comments supporting illegal police activity. The issue is not about crosswalk safety. It is about a rouge police department who's officers lie in court, make false statements in reports and destroy evidence. The issue is about a police chief who protects dirty cops. The issue is about a unionized group of people who carry guns and threaten citizens who complain about over the top law enforcement tactics.
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COMMENT 290706
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 09:52 AM |
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I like 612's advice.....words of wisdom to live by. The birthday cake idea is priceless:-) It's good that it was removed because now more of us will read it!
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COMMENT 290705
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 09:47 AM |
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Lmao, good luck fighting that ticket in court OP... whining in public doesn't make the problem go away! Just stop at crosswalks and get over it.
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COMMENT 290704
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 09:45 AM |
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Neal Graffy's "Santa Barbara Street Names" book.
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COMMENT 290703
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Kitty the Cat |
2012-06-23 09:41 AM |
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What a shiny beauty!
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TRAVELIN
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 09:38 AM |
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SB flavored pistachios have been a favorite gift I've given to relatives in Seattle, as well as in Asia. The SB olives are also great. Both can be purchased on Sat am at the Farmers' Market.
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CORKY
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 09:36 AM |
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I was always taught that, even if still on the curb, one should stop for pedestrians. I guess a warning might be effective, but if we're going to deploy the police in this manner, ticket revenue helps finance the extra time spent. It would be nice if we all followed the Golden Rule, but unfortunately enough people don't, causing injury and death to some of us. There have been times I haven't stopped when someone is standing waiting to cross, because maybe I didn't see them in time, but always regret that I didn't and am grateful an office didn't see me drive by without stopping, so the stings make me more vigilant even out here is Noleta/Goleta.
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COMMENT 290700P
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A local horse who made national hea... |
2012-06-23 09:33 AM |
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In a glue bottle?
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COMMENT 290699
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Tailors |
2012-06-23 09:28 AM |
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ditto: Lee's Tailoring at 4141 State (El Mercado Plaza). He's the best! Dry cleaners can also alter things. I have used the woman at One Hour Martinizing on upper State Street. However, Lee's is the best and you could not ask for a nicer man.
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COMMENT 290698
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 09:28 AM |
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Probably got sold to buy drugs. That sort of short-term stupidity is a signature of an addicts desperation.
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ROGER DODGER
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Scanner Reports 6-22-12 |
2012-06-23 09:26 AM |
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It's not as bad today..Sometimes I get this scrap accompanied with arthritis I itch like hell..It sucks..
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ROGER DODGER
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Urban Hikers on Assignment |
2012-06-23 09:22 AM |
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Coment...heeheehee
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ROGER DODGER
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The Coast Guard reported a oil spil... |
2012-06-23 09:21 AM |
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KEYT spelled Carp wrong...That's funny.
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SBSWEETPEA
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 09:17 AM |
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Hey Bigs, Loved your profile info. you should post on match.dog.
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AQUAHOLIC
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 09:16 AM |
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Okay, forget the face, that container is recyclable?
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ROGER DODGER
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 09:16 AM |
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As a pedestrian and a bicyclist somewhat anyway I usually give vehicles the right of way. I have been hit several times in my my life and the arthritis SUCKS! I am grateful for the police entrapment because not everyone stops and is as nice as some of the motorists that read Edhat. Just the other day on the very day of the sting I was in the crosswalk at Cabrillo and Anacapa and someone in a medium sized SUV violated my right of way. Two otter SUVs stopped for me. I guess maybe the scanner hanging out of my pocket might have helped..Har De Har Har.
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MESARATS
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 09:16 AM |
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Atomic horseradish (can get at Smart and Final) Shallob or Ray's beef jerky, dried pinquito beans (at Tri County)All are easy and light for packing.
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COMMENT 290690
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Tailors |
2012-06-23 09:15 AM |
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Nordstrom does a good job of this. If you buy your suit there they will personally taylor it with no extra charge.
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SBSWEETPEA
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Kitty the Cat |
2012-06-23 09:13 AM |
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Wow she is GORGEOUS!
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COMMENT 290688
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 09:13 AM |
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LAME! I hope they get caught and punished. Maybe then the police would actually be doing their job instead of "stinging" people for not slowing down for crosswalks...
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COMMENT 290687
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Carpinteria City Councilman Joe Arm... |
2012-06-23 09:12 AM |
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This guy & his son are a burden to the community. Can you say long walk off a short cliff?
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CATMOM
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Bigs the Silly Labrador |
2012-06-23 09:11 AM |
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Love!
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COMMENT 290685
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 09:10 AM |
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604: you are out of line. 608 too. That was one of the BEST and most well thought out citizen articles I have read lately. It is nothing more than revenue gathering by the police. Plain and simple. We need to police our police so we don't have the us vs. them mentality... the authoritarian complex that many police officers have is offputting at the least, dangerous at worst. Kudos to the OP! Thank you for your well thought out words. There is no doubt that on some streets in this town, (ahem, De La Vina) the drivers speed and do not drive carefully, but 'sting' operations are NOT the answer.
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COMMENT 290684
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 09:07 AM |
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The Indians call gold " The metal that makes men crazy"...so I`ve no sympathy...because while some few people call this "priceless",historical"..I say it`s just metal. it only possess the "value" man has placed upon it, & the "time in Ca.`s history" was a horrible one.....& I second "inside job".
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ROGER DODGER
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 09:06 AM |
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Sounds like someone needed to do some Christmas shopping.
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COMMENT 290682
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The World |
2012-06-23 09:05 AM |
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Cruise ships follow strict environmental guidelines. Hold the class envy and educate yourself before you speak. They are an extremely small part of global shipping industry as well when you add up everything else that is out there floating on the sea. Class envy makes you stupid.
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COMMENT 290681P
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 09:05 AM |
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I see the bulldog face too, and I promise that I haven't been smoking anything!
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COMMENT 290680
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Power Outage |
2012-06-23 09:05 AM |
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I didn't know transformers only service one residence. Most likely your neighbours are equally affected.
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ROGER DODGER
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 09:04 AM |
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Will that must have been the reason why the police were chasing them I never heard a reason. It must be exercise it's good to stay fit. I'm too old for that stuff now I just sit listen drink good hot coffee eat donuts and get big and fat but it's good to hear otters are exercising.
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COMMENT 290678
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 08:55 AM |
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If either of these guys have parents with homeowner's insurance and they were on their way back to where their parents live there is probably coverage for their belongings under their parent's home owner's policies... the auto insurance folks should tell them that, they are young and probably don't have much, they will be fine and I am sure that they will enjoy shopping for new clothes.
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COMMENT 290677
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 08:54 AM |
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Well I don't care how much it was valued at, they still lost their car and their belongings. I guess I'm more sad for them than I am interested in talking about the cost of things or blaming the victims of a car fire. Lovely.
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RHS
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:40 AM |
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672--you are right in that I offered no "facts"--the device is somewhat rhetorical and not needed for the argument for which I apologize. But I would point out that the proponents of these operations have offered no "facts" to show they are effective in anything other than fund raising. My view is that almost no one intentionally threatens a pedestrian in a cross walk and that the line between violation and non-violation is very slim. I still believe warnings would be as effective in deterring such conduct as are fines.
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COMMENT 290675
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:33 AM |
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If you feel like you would get rear ended if you stop too quickly then you are traveling too fast. Milpas is very wide when you have to cross on foot, has 2 schools with kids everywhere and has become a speedway to motorists. Slow down, give pedestrians the right of way. It only takes seconds.
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COMMENT 290674P
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 08:32 AM |
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The rattlesnake is still there and has been continuously since 1938. Maybe it was cold that night and he was hibernating.
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COMMENT 290673
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 08:28 AM |
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Will Edhat just add this to the Referrals page already? We've had this conversation SO many times... Google, people!
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COMMENT 290672
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:23 AM |
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RHS...quit using the term "fact is..." without a single shred of fact.
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COMMENT 290671
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:19 AM |
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I see no reason why 290612's comment was deleted.
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COMMENT 290670
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:19 AM |
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Wow. Quit your overly verbose, 6-yr-old temper tantrum posting, contest the ticket, and go to court. 9 times out of 10 the cop doesn't show up. Oh, slow down and pay attention when you are driving. That little old lady standing at the corner looking at you is not a hooker. She is trying to cross the road. STOP FOR HERE YOU AYHO.
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RHS
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:15 AM |
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Proof that Hackett is right is the fact that this enforcement would be just as effective with a warning. But "pedestrian safety" is just a way to make palatable this revenue enhancing entrapment. It is analogous to the enforcement of the no parking on street sweeping days laws where the forces of the city sweep down on the streets in large numbers (last Wednesday I saw three enforcement vehicles hanging on Mission Street) to write as many tickets as possible even if the street sweeper has already cleanded that area.
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COMMENT 290668
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Roger Code Red |
2012-06-23 08:15 AM |
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They were running because they were fine upstanding citizens who had no reason to run other than exercise.
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COMMENT 290667
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:12 AM |
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Rock Paper Scissors. When I am a pedestrian, I am cautious in a crosswalk because metal crushes flesh. When I am on a scooter, I am cautious because metal crushes flesh. When I am driving a car near a cross walk I try to be cautious despite the parents who stand and linger at the mouth of a crosswalk or the kids tease and play and linger at the mouth of a crosswalk because metal crushes flesh...and then family of flesh crushes leather and paper (my wallet.)
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COMMENT 290666
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 08:01 AM |
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637P and only $1K in damage to their belongings? Sounds like a POS van was piled full of more S. ;-) For other 22 yr old college graduates who didn't get this gem of education while at UCSB: If you're going to drive a POS 1965 Volkswagen bus from SB to Sacramento, 1) good luck and 2) pack a fire extinguisher.
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COMMENT 290665P
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 08:00 AM |
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290663P - because there is more chance of someone being killed or badly hurt.
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GBOB
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 07:59 AM |
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"SUMMER SOLSTICE" T-SHIRT, HAT, "HEAL THE OCEAN" STUFF, BOTTLE(S) OF LOCALLY-PRODUCED WINE....
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COMMENT 290663P
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 07:52 AM |
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find it ironic that the police have the time and energy to set up a sting operation of this kind when there are individuals urinating in public places and harassing tourists up and down State Street and there are no police in sight...
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COMMENT 290662
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 07:46 AM |
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As a pedestrain commuter, I appreciate the focus on this topic. Nearly every morning and evening, I have to dodge cars while within my boundaries. Yesterday after work, I had a great experience. While waiting to cross at a four corner intersection with 2 lanes of traffic flowing toward me, a SBPD patrol car stopped to give me my right away (and the other lane of cars relucantly followed suit). Thank you to that officer for caring about my safety as a pedestrian and illustrating to the other drivers the proper protocol.
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COMMENT 290661P
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Bobcat on the Bikepath |
2012-06-23 07:40 AM |
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Perhaps it is the bread that is attracting/feeding the rats. It is not a favor to any wild animal to feed it in the wild, it favors only the generalists, like rats and squirrels, who will eat anything and then outcompete the specialists which depend on that specific habitat to survive, such as the Soras in the reeds. Compost your old bread and watch the ducks and geese from afar.
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AQUAHOLIC
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Sundry |
2012-06-23 07:39 AM |
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The second pic looks like Thursday nights Reef & Run series, the one mile swim perhaps. Great photos!
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COMMENT 290659
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Montecito Motors |
2012-06-23 07:38 AM |
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It is not a simple as you think 557. It's never black and white. If it was your dad was sitting in a trailer up north eating dog food because someone took every cent of his retirement you might look at it differently. This is not just about taking a few rich peoples money. If your mom lost more than half of the retirement she worked he whole life for to these idiots you might think 11 years was not enough. It's about theft of hard working peoples money, it's about forgery, stealing peoples cars, collecting sales tax and keeping the money, it's about cheating and living a lifestyle you cant afford. Were talking about more than $6,000,000 over a 6 year period so blaming it on the economy does not work. I would be the first to agree that 4 years for rape is unbelievable BUT that in itself does not make 11 and 13 years for what these 2 common criminals did unjust.
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COMMENT 290658P
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The Coast Guard reported a oil spil... |
2012-06-23 07:38 AM |
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Several of us were wondering what that CG helo was doing much of the day. Oh, and KEYT, don't spell it "Carpentaria". Sheesh.
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COMMENT 290657
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Pool Fill In |
2012-06-23 07:34 AM |
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Schwan Brothers removed a pool for me earlier this year, get a couple estimates from the company's listed in the other comments too- I believe that the permit requires punching holes in the bottom of the pool after draining it of course, removing all pool material down 30" from top of ground, filling pool with the broken concrete and gravel, laying a filter fabric over the top oif this, and placing layers of compacted fill dirt on top of this, then re-grading the area for proper drainage.
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COMMENT 290656
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A break-in at the Santa Barbara Mus... |
2012-06-23 07:29 AM |
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Maybe the Museum should bring back the rattlesnake with the tail that would rattle when you pushed the button.
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COMMENT 290655
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Fog Monster |
2012-06-23 07:28 AM |
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If you stand in front of a mirror and say the words "Phog Monster" three time, Phil Mann will appear.
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SEEDLADY
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 07:20 AM |
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a true local would be a paid subscriber...
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COMMENT 290653
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 07:20 AM |
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These comments point out the falacy of "bulbouts" in the context of legal and safety issues. A vehicle must yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk or at an intersection even if there is no crosswalk. The pedestrian acquires the right away by stepping from the curb. In a conventional crossing a pedestrian stepping from the curb is still in a position of relative safety and refuge and approaching vehicles must then yield to the pedestrian. Where there is a "bulbout" the pedestrian has no refuge. Stepping from the curb the pedestrian is stepping right into an active traffic lane and it is too late for a vehicle to react to the switch in rights of way from car to pedestrian.
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COMMENT 290652
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 07:18 AM |
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Tars Tarkas, Jeddak of Thark.
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JOHNSANROQUE
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 07:15 AM |
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Rex, Yes
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JELLYFISH
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Pool Fill In |
2012-06-23 07:09 AM |
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I had my pool "removed" by Santa Barbara Bobcat last summer. He did an excellent job. The permitting process was easy. Burke Miller is the owner.
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COMMENT 290649P
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VINTAGE RAILCAR DAY TRIP |
2012-06-23 07:08 AM |
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To see a report and some fantastic pictures from a summer 2011, vintage railcar trip from SB-SLO, paste this into your browser: http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=65994
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RONNIEB
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Urban Hikers on Assignment |
2012-06-23 07:05 AM |
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Since the refuge is named after Huguette Clark's sister and is across from Ms. Clark's mansion, perhaps the executors of her estate would be willing to consider coughing up a few thousand dollars the tens of millions in her estate to bring the bird refuge back to its earlier splendor.
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COMMENT 290647P
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 07:02 AM |
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I second SeedLady's suggestion. I always bring organic Santa Barbara pistachios--always the plain, salted organic and then one or more bags of the flavored ones (usually Hickory Smoked). If I need to send a "Santa Barbara" gift, I also send Santa Barbara pistachios (in that case, I order them online and have them shipped). Everyone that I have given these to has loved them and, coming from back East, there is just something somewhat exotic in my mind about pistachios grown locally here in California!
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COMMENT 290646
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Local Gifts |
2012-06-23 06:59 AM |
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A pound of Santa Barbara Roasting Co. coffee! Always a hit with my friends and family!
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COMMENT 290645
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 06:31 AM |
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I stand a foot into the crosswalk at several points during my walk to work. From this vantage, I can maintain clear eye contact with the dozens of cars whizzing within inches of me as I wait for one person to obey the law. This column and its author do a disservice to the problem of inconsiderate lawbreaking drivers in town.
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COMMENT 290644
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A rodent hazard along a stretch of ... |
2012-06-23 06:24 AM |
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Hey the park guy said there were only three left, and the mayor asked him to name them....but the moles, they have gotten really bad! They have crossed the street and are now in the lawns of the home owners on Shoreline!!!
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COMMENT 290643P
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VINTAGE RAILCAR DAY TRIP |
2012-06-23 06:05 AM |
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The Edhat contest for the 2 free tickets has been concluded and we have a winner! July 21 and August 18 trips still have a few seats available for paying passengers.
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COMMENT 290642P
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VINTAGE RAILCAR DAY TRIP |
2012-06-23 05:59 AM |
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The June 30th trip is entirely sold out. Good news: Presently, there are still seats available on the next two central coast vintage railcar roundtrips from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo: Saturdays: July 21 and August 18. Reserve your seats soon on Colonial Crafts and Overland Trail at: Goletadepot.org OR call:805-680-0397 for more information and telephone reservations for the 7-21 and 8-18 trips.
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COMMENT 290641
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 01:00 AM |
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It's entrapment. Creating a crime to make an arrest. My father wrote an editorial about police entrapment in 1952. It hasn't got better. If they can't catch criminals, the answer is not to make them. No, I haven't been caught in entrapment. By the way, a sting is when you con a con man.
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REXOFSB
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Hippie Take Out |
2012-06-23 12:31 AM |
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Am I the only one besides Dan who really DOES see a face in that container?
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REXOFSB
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The three year anniversary of pop s... |
2012-06-23 12:27 AM |
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If ever there was a convoluted sense of values in this country...
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REXOFSB
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The SBPD and the Sting |
2012-06-23 12:24 AM |
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I have ALWAYS stopped for pedestrians, not only in crosswalks, but who jaywalk as well. But this whole "sting" thing has made me absolutely paranoid, so I now routinely abruptly stop for people who are just standing on a corner looking as if they MIGHT want to cross the street. Usually, these are folks on cell phones just hanging out right at the edge of the curb, but who knows for sure? One time on De la Vina Street, a guy behind me had to slam on his brakes and swerve into the other lane to avoid hitting me after I did one of these false stops after sensing that the lady at the curb's edge was about to step in front of me. She didn't. So thank you, SBPD, you have now made at least one driver more accident-prone by this whole sting operation.
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COMMENT 290637P
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A UCSB graduate and his girlfriend ... |
2012-06-23 12:13 AM |
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$6,000 damage to a '65 VW van? Even in mint condition, I kinda doubt that.
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