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COMMENT 298707P	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 11:22 PM
gosh, thanks for all the links John. I just read them all!
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SHAKEY	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 11:08 PM
324 had it right, Casa ( the toilet ) turds ( the homeless ) the butt ( Mike F. ) A wile back when they were going to put the shelter in no matter what anyone said, a few police and city big wig's came around to stores telling us that the casa is there not only to feed and help the homeless but to all so keep an eye on them, as soon as they sign in that the shelter was responsibly for them and ANYTHING THEY DO !!!!! What happened to that ? There has always been homeless in that area, but when the city opened the shelter and invited them here from LA , well that was too much !!! A police officer ( one of the head guys at the time ) told me that the 911 calls for our little area ( about 5 or 6 blocks in all directions from the shelter ) whent from 125 a year to almost 700 a year , that was about there second year, and after hearing Rogers scanner I would say it's a lot higher now !!! Witch brings me back to , why isn't the BUTT taking responsibility for his turds actions ? ( at least the turds that made a mark on the sign in sheets ) I'm wondering if the ones that killed Ross S. and even Gloria were signed in ???
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JOHN WILEY	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 10:07 PM
Abbys, thanx for mentioning the prior article, because I'd completely missed it somehow. Here's that article and the links I found in the comments there are these three: *SB Public Market, with links to PDF files about the market. *Alma Del Pueblo housing project. *Indy article 8/16/2010 about the entire development. "...37 residential condos, a market, and commercial retail space, altogether occupying about 100,000 square feet of space. ..."
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COMMENT 298704P	Epigenetic Gene Expression	2012-07-17 09:41 PM
"If living were a thing that money could buy Then the rich would live and the poor would die" -Joan Baez
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 09:19 PM
The word is the CHP has 4 detained SNOT very smart waving a gun out of a car window guys..
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ROGER DODGER	Fog Cover	2012-07-17 09:15 PM
I miss that view.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 09:14 PM
CHP has 3 units on scene they were behind the vehicle..The vehicle is stopped with CHP and SO Units at Fairview Center in front of Radio Shack. Everything sounds ok..
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COMMENT 298700P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:07 PM
Grifters, buskers, vagrants...y'all have had your last meal in Santa Bruta. Get on the bus to Reno, you flakes!
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COMMENT 298699	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 09:00 PM
I agree with 687 about making self-preservation a priority. It may be permitted, but the risks are clear. But yes, people should slow down, too.
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COMMENT 298698	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:56 PM
688- so no peds or cycles? 690- never been on a horse, right? Just stay on your cell and/or text while you drive. 691-need to take a look at the definition of speed limit. In the Montecito area just trying to cross from one Montecito trail to another is hard. I know all to well what you mean. On foot, bike or pony. Stand your ground!!!!!!!!
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ANIMALLISTNER	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:54 PM
Hmmm, this does NOT look like a safe path for ANY animal or be on, period! How about riding your horse on a horse trail?
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ANIMALLISTNER	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:51 PM
comment 683. amen! So true!
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EDHAT ONLINE	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:51 PM
Years ago,Edhat drove the entire 192. We posted lots of pictures and a video too. link
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COMMENT 298694	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:45 PM
If you can't ride the speed limit, and you're on the street, you should get a ticket.
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COMMENT 298692	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:41 PM
jimmy conners
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COMMENT 298691	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:39 PM
get your horse off my road.... there is a speed limit on it you know.....
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COMMENT 298690	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:35 PM
riding a horse while taking pictures on a highway is real smart.....
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COMMENT 298689	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:32 PM
Um, yes, it's a paved road for CARS.....
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COMMENT 298688	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:24 PM
How can anyone coming around a blind curve avoid hitting an ambling horse and rider in the middle of the street on a state hwy? That is INSANE. Please check with DMV or even the Sheriff's Office about the safety and legality of riding a horse on state highways rather than to the side.
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COMMENT 298687	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:20 PM
In the early 70's I crossed Cathedral Oaks at the crosswalk at Alpha Center, on horseback. But even then I never would ride on Cathedral Oaks and I was a pre-teen. I agree with your statement and desires, but they're fantastical. Please think self-preservation. And/or a different boarding site. Meant with good wishes.
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COMMENT 298686	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 08:19 PM
Unmitigated rants against "administrators" mean only two things and often are the same thing: nut cases and/or teachers unions.
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COMMENT 298685	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 08:16 PM
638 - What you are describing is already happening - just without the cameras. It's called archetypal patterns
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COMMENT 298684	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 08:15 PM
Thank you ANunez & your colleague(s). You guys work your understaffed butts off & we appreciate it! BTW, this was a Thursday. First Thursday. And you can google the address.
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COMMENT 298683	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-17 08:14 PM
It would be even nicer if we did not even have to tell them to slow down. We used to teach civility and manners. But the me-generation pretty much did away with all common courtesies. Men used to open doors for women. Imagine that.
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COMMENT 298682	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 08:11 PM
There a lot worse sights along the fwy than a solar panel farm powering the County Ranch. Take the Las Flores Cyn processing plant on that most beautiful coastal stretch ... ewwww. My suspicion is that the eye sore is more political than aesthetic. If Mr. Bush had promoted solar power it'd be the best thing since apple pie.
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TWO ABBYS	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 08:09 PM
This is a great site for redevelopment. Thanks to the previous edhat poster who provided links to the drawings of the new project! A permanent farmer's market sounds wonderful.
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COMMENT 298680	Seal of Approval	2012-07-17 08:04 PM
I hear they are good eatin'
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COMMENT 298679	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 07:59 PM
I can only see the solar panels when I drive southbound on 101. Another thing to consider, and which I admit I am assuming, is that there is no other use for that land due to jail security issues. Remember in the late 90's when one or more inmates got out of an unroofed or easily breached exercise yard, maybe with chain link over it? (Or did they add that after the breach?) Copters circled for hours. I worked in the area. At least there wasn't a lock down except at the jail itself.
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COMMENT 298678	Give 'em Your 2 Cents	2012-07-17 07:52 PM
@414 Love your comment. Pretty funny. I always avoided paying fees to use Los Padres. Somehow people never got it that it wasn't a mandatory fee. What a waste of park rangers' energy and taxpayers' money.
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COMMENT 298677	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 07:49 PM
Carp doesn't kennel their lost dogs at the shelter anymore?! Any one know?
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COMMENT 298676	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 07:44 PM
Dilly and Sy have no answers. Just scolding. Ignore them. We have work to do getting this turned around. Keep moving because this community is finally heading the right direction. Subdividing the various groups is step one. The frail and the mentally disabled obviously will have different solutions and no one ever shirked societal responsibility for those. But the grifters by choice and addiction have played their last hand in Santa Barbara. Ditch the term "homeless" first. Then identify the problem for what it is: vagrants by choice who abuse clear community guidelines. Zero tolerance is the new message.
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ANIMALLISTNER	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 07:43 PM
Good job SBPD, and Cit Animal Control. We all hope the child recovers quickly, and does NOT develop a life long fear of dogs. So irresponsible for this pet owner to walk away. Chows are notorious biters! Next time, muzzle your biting dog!
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COMMENT 298674P	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 07:42 PM
I think the sad thing is that the teachers retirement system will have to absorb retirements at these high salaries. There should be a $100,000 limit on retirement earnings.
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COMMENT 298673	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:33 PM
There are errors in the information posted here. To be on the safe side, and to respect sb style for privacy, hold your tongue. Please.
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COMMENT 298672	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 07:30 PM
Bummer
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COMMENT 298671P	The Pit	2012-07-17 07:30 PM
@549 I don't see any 984, but 495 is right.
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COMMENT 298670	A recent wave of missing seniors ha...	2012-07-17 07:28 PM
It's also hellacious conditions to live with or be affected by as a family member and affects thousands if not millions more us than you can imagine. I don't fully disagree with your statement, but the info is very important. If anyone's interested, call or write the local Alzh. Assoc. & subscribe to their online newsletter. I'm not shilling; just a community member.
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COMMENT 298669	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 07:24 PM
People started domesticating dogs tens of thousands of years ago. Not a new phenomenon. But bringing them into stores while shopping is a new thing. But I notice the Farmer's Market prohibit dogs -- and it's right across from Home Depot, and it's outside!
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COMMENT 298668	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 07:21 PM
There's no argument about neutering being the responsible thing to do, but there seems to be some argument about WHEN is optimal, in the dog's life. Many owners of male dogs feel that it is best to wait until he is 18-24 months old, or has reached sexual maturity, especially important with larger animals. Done much sooner, neutering via castration, affects production of important growth hormones that are vital to developing a strong, durable bone structure. Also, done much younger, castration halts the production of male hormones, which can induce feminine behaviors and may not be the most desirable result in the eyes of many owners. The best course is to discuss the pros and cons with a veterinarian you trust, and who is familiar with the unique characteristics of your dog's breed.
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COMMENT 298667	Shoreline Fix	2012-07-17 07:19 PM
What landslide?
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COMMENT 298666	SB Honors	2012-07-17 07:18 PM
Virgil Elings as well as Lester A. and Viola S. Girsh Park (I really have no idea where one of their names stops and the other starts but you know who I'm talking about). They have quite a legacy for our amazing community park and ball fields.
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COMMENT 298665	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:17 PM
S'Aunite Barbara can't believe the lack of depth. Y'all deserve each other and all the hoolywood crap you are so interested in. Ever heard of the Nobel prize? Not a film industry award. How bout LEDs. Direct Relief ring a bell? The lucky jeans guy with all the restaurants, maybe that's more you speed.
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COMMENT 298664P	People v. Michael Paul Ledesma	2012-07-17 07:17 PM
His life as he knew it is over even before it really began. Sad. But it was all his choice so I don't feel bad for him.
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COMMENT 298663	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 07:13 PM
Ha! "Hiding" in Panajachel is like hiding in the biggest little tourist town in Guatemala. Great catch. I wonder if he was dining at El Ultimo Refugio.
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COMMENT 298662P	Dumped Kitten for Adoption	2012-07-17 07:10 PM
Love at first sight. I wish I could take him home but we have two already.
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COMMENT 298661	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 07:06 PM
Odd that more people care about pets' sexual behaviour than blatant, deliberate theft. How humanitarian! How misplaced your attitudes. Goat, pig, cow, beefalo, chicken, turkey, squab; kill two birds with one stone: put dog on the menu at the county lockup. 1 eliminates overcrowding at animal control, a fitting name if we place the likes of the CVS wallet purloiner. 2saves money for the taxpayers. S'Auntie Barbara
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COMMENT 298660	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 07:06 PM
If this woman is a nurse i would hate to see how she operates around patients..
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COMMENT 298659	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 07:05 PM
651 interesting observation. It's not only the younger people. For the older generation the dog is filling the empty nest syndrome. Notice how many you see in the shopping carts at Home Depot...unless they have changed their policy. I think everyone has their own reason for wanting to be accompanied by their dog. My walking partner would not think of going out without her little white, fluffy dog. She is single and I can't tell you how much attention that little dog gets her. Dogs do help you meet people that's for sure!:-)
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COMMENT 298658	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 07:02 PM
Odd that more people care about pets' sexual behaviour than blatant, deliberate theft. How humanitarian! How misplaced your attitudes. Goat, pig, cow, beefalo, chicken, turkey, squab; kill two birds with one stone: put dog on the menu at the county lockup. 1 eliminates overcrowding at animal control, a fitting name if we place the likes of this thieving dirtbag there. 2saves money for the taxpayers. S'Auntie Barbara
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COMMENT 298657	Jameson Lake	2012-07-17 06:59 PM
My kids had the opportunity to fish there about 3 years ago thanks to a friend who is allowed occasionally. There are many trout in the lake. Fun to hike around it.
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COMMENT 298656	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 06:58 PM
I'm looking forward to this block being revitalized. It's been an empty eyesore for too long.
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COMMENT 298655	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 06:56 PM
Just read Malcolm Gladwell's "What the Dog Saw" that reported chows have a high incidence of bites (as are pit bulls). Who knew? Hope the woman I see who lets her bit bull run free on Hendry's and Goleta Beach would leash that thing up.
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COMMENT 298654	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 06:55 PM
I agree, 640. We've been long asked to be tolerant and wait for that next program, that next housing project, that next (insert fix here). Over a decade we've waited, being tolerant. Nothing fixes the problem when people wreak havoc in our area. Not even the police. The call for tolerance is long past the sell-by date. The time is now for the city to enforce the conditions it imposed on the shelter to prevent the problems in our area. The community has come together on this.
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COMMENT 298653	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 06:46 PM
It appears to me that Michael Feeney and Land Trust for Santa Barbara County kept the donors and the community in the dark about a very important matter.
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COMMENT 298652	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 06:46 PM
These do-gooders treat errant "homeless" like hapless pets. Creepy.
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COMMENT 298651	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 06:42 PM
Anyone noticed dogs are now showing up everywhere - tons of them. Surprised this random biting isn't happening with more frequency since dogs are "wild". But the fashion trend of dragging the dog along like a purse or backpack (or kid?) is the curious phenomenon. There has to be some sociology about this going on among this younger doggie generation, who expect their dogs now to be accommodated everywhere; instead of the other way around. I guess tattoos have now played out their shock value and now it's mutt in your mug.
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COMMENT 298650	Shoreline Fix	2012-07-17 06:38 PM
i drove by one day and saw the project going on. Local contractor lash construction. A+ for local company
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COMMENT 298649P	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 06:34 PM
....and prevent the sunlight from hitting the panels? Get used to them and not having to pay for the power they provide.
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COMMENT 298648	TV Service	2012-07-17 06:30 PM
977-where do you live in SB
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COMMENT 298647P	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 06:28 PM
Cats already have this all worked out. They're sleeping in the sun and laughing in their dreams.
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COMMENT 298646	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 06:27 PM
Gee - the notices were posted on the street and on everyone's doors at various times last year and again this winter. The liquidamber trees are being removed, along with most of the Brazilian peppers and some of the ash, sidewalk and gutter concrete work is being repaired.replaced as needed, asphalt is being ground to match, potholes filled, cracks tar-sealed, and the entire road surface chip-sealed. New street trees will be planted - a mix of three species that grow well, but not too fast or too tall, have tap roots and not surface-spreading roots. There were also neighborhood informational meetings at the school and at a couple of homes too.
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ROGER DODGER	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 06:17 PM
No the Cat.
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COMMENT 298643	Office Orchid	2012-07-17 06:12 PM
@ 620P - just FYI, the plural of genus is genera
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COMMENT 298642	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 06:10 PM
Better late then never.
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COMMENT 298641	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 06:10 PM
People - we live in a climate that favors shrubs, not trees. In case anyone has forgotten, shrubs photosynthesize just as trees do. Replace the nasty trees with shrubs. Hibiscus was a wonderful example, and would be still, but for the spread of the giant white-flies.
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COMMENT 298640	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 06:02 PM
@SY, The community has come together. These posts speak quite loud and clear. That their conclusions do not match yours does not indicate indecision. The well-worn idea that this problem is all about hate and partisanship politics is becoming downright tiresome. It bugs the crap out of business owners when someone urinates and defecates in their parking lot. Tell me how that is about hate and partisanship and politics? There is serious frustration out there and people are growing tired of being scolded and called nasty, uncompassionate, or whatever buzzword is currently used to elicit guilt. Getting a finger wagged in my face by someone who calls me names does not make me feel like opening my wallet. It has the opposite effect. Now I just want to dig in my heels more. Tired of it.
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COMMENT 298639	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 05:58 PM
My Father was from the depression era = any theft was not tolerated. they lived on a farm and got hit with hoof and mouth disease and lost all their cows in 30 days - forced to move to town - Town of 160 people - At age 9 - i found a wallet with 1200 dollars in it - the women had come to town to pay off her farm loan - i took it to my dad who called the lady - she gave me 10 dollars reward - back in the day that was alot - I taught my kids the same -
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COMMENT 298638	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 05:58 PM
Google knows everything. Cameras are everywhere, and images are being amassed on huge server farms. Soon, Google FutureView(tm) will predict everything that will happen and there won't even be a need for cameras. Our lives will simply become a formality, acting out what has already happened in Google's predictive cyberspace. But dogs will be exempt.
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COMMENT 298637	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 05:54 PM
The photo was probably taken at the art event by someone who offered it to the SBPD for identification of the individual.
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COMMENT 298636	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 05:45 PM
It's very easy to speak of this thread when U don't pay property tax's and don't own a business .. When you get to that point - Thread away -SY
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 05:45 PM
Minor injuries...
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COMMENT 298634P	Office Orchid	2012-07-17 05:44 PM
can we get a better view of the plant w/foliage & 'bulb'?? it might be a mini cymbidium...hard to tell
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COMMENT 298633	The Pit	2012-07-17 05:38 PM
I was told it was the Hendry family...local(awesome amazing) family....google and find out what you want to know :)
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COMMENT 298632	USA Olympic Training Center	2012-07-17 05:38 PM
Thank you for sharing!
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COMMENT 298631	Old Abandoned Car	2012-07-17 05:37 PM
Looks like a 45-48 Ford.
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GILBERT	The Pit	2012-07-17 05:37 PM
Hey Pit fans , proposed beach access fees will have their first public hearings coming up . Thursday , July 26 9:30 a.m. Supervisor Hearing Room 105 E. Anapamu St. S.B. Thursday , Aug. 26 5:30 p.m. Planning Commission Hearing Room 123 E. Anapamu Please plan to attend and let the Supervisors know that we will not accept them taking away our beach access rights. They will put up "No Parking " signs outside the parks and if you can't or wont pay their fee - too bad for you . PUBLIC PROPERTY /KEEP OUT.
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COMMENT 298629	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 05:34 PM
Have fun in prison buddy. You'll have some "friends" there raping you.
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COMMENT 298628	The Pit	2012-07-17 05:31 PM
Hendry was the dude who rode the donkey to the creek.
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COMMENT 298626	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 05:20 PM
Some serious nastiness in this thread. Probably indicative of why we can't come together as a community to actually solve the problem. No different than the partisanship and vitriol infecting politics at every level, though. Shouldn't be so surprising to me.
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COMMENT 298625	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 05:20 PM
I loved that store so much :(
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COMMENT 298624	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 05:18 PM
what are "nixle" subscribers?
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COMMENT 298623	Seal of Approval	2012-07-17 05:18 PM
Waaaaay too close.... check out the NOAA regs, if that seal so much as lifts its head up to look at the kayakers, they are in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.... There have been many complaints called in by the people at the Childrens Pool in La Jolla as well as off the carp bluffs for actions like this.... Harbor seals are very fragile and need to be protected because there are only 2 places that they haul out between Pt. Conception and the mexican boarder.... Please reconsider your actions and consider the feelings of the poor harbor seal!!!
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COMMENT 298622	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 05:02 PM
How the heck did they get the photo of her if they don't know who she is??
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COMMENT 298621P	Montecito Fire	2012-07-17 04:59 PM
I hope that the polution from the greenhouse fire is low. Such black smoke though. Obviously fuel involved from a boiler - perhaps plastics too. Some of the growers in Carpinteria are very observant of environmental impacts and make every effort to use sustainable practices. I'm glad to have them as neighbors.
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COMMENT 298620P	Office Orchid	2012-07-17 04:59 PM
or just google "orchid pix" note the parallel veination on the leaves and how they are attached to the bulb. This will help. It may be a hybrid between two genuses so not identifiable unless by an expert, but good luck!
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COMMENT 298619	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 04:51 PM
Throw a big book at her, impound her dog. There is NO excuse for this behavior.
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COMMENT 298618P	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 04:48 PM
How is the little child doing?
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COMMENT 298617	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 04:48 PM
Good!
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COMMENT 298616	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 04:47 PM
Hoss Cartrights (Bonanza Fame) wife lives next to me - 20+ years Great lady and family
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COMMENT 298615	Gunshot Sound	2012-07-17 04:45 PM
Was there more than one? If not, it probably was a car, a plank of wood falling, or one of a dozen other things that kinda sounds like a gunshot.
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COMMENT 298614	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 04:44 PM
What kind of a human would walk away after an attack by their dog, especially on a child? You hear this happening often at the beaches where dogs run loose, maybe a bigger fine would be in order. What's $100.00, not enough to encourage most owners to be responsible. Of course the lawsuit will follow and the parents or anyone who is attacked would be perfectly justified.
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COMMENT 298613	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 04:42 PM
School budgets are in trouble because the state is in financial trouble...and the state has been giving school districts IOUs for money it should have been passing along for many years! Try following the law that voters approved...Sacramento.
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COMMENT 298612	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 04:42 PM
Roger - they all start looking like cats when they have too much plastic surgery.
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COMMENT 298611	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 04:42 PM
this picture is from a different fundraiser not the one the child was bitten at,
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COMMENT 298610	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 04:41 PM
The original story said this photo was from a different event/fundraiser, that she knows the dog bit the girl, gave falsified information to the parent. I'm seriously sick of people who take biting dogs out in public. One went after my husband at Oak Park (tied to a tree on a very long line, family picnicking nearby), another bit me at the French Festival (it came up and began licking my leg, I bent down and held out my hand to say hi, it bit me). Both owners clearly knew and the second admitted her dog bites. I too hope the little girl is okay, and is able to have happy experiences with well-socialized and trained dogs in the future.
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COMMENT 298609	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 04:40 PM
Folks. DillyDally clearly works for Casa Esperanza (C.E.), or another service provider, or is a homeless advocate. They're the only ones that would try to make a case that things are getting worse because their budgets have been cut over the past 4 years.
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COMMENT 298608P	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 04:39 PM
488P here. No, it wasn't you. This was at -- if I recall correctly -- a Von's, and the handbag's owner had wandered pretty far away.
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COMMENT 298607	Old Abandoned Car	2012-07-17 04:38 PM
Ol' Car Trail?
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COMMENT 298606P	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-17 04:38 PM
Haaaaaa hah ha haaaa GOTCHA
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COMMENT 298605	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 04:37 PM
So i pay $8k in property tax...i have to pay for the bus. I drink all day and pop methadone pills... you want to give me free bus tokens? That is just ridiculous.
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COMMENT 298604	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 04:37 PM
It's unincorporated county, not in any city.
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COMMENT 298603	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 04:35 PM
Julia Louie ?Dreyfus
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ROGER DODGER	Gunshot Sound	2012-07-17 04:35 PM
It wasn't a marijuana smoker.
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COMMENT 298601	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 04:34 PM
interesting thread - kind of smelly in the neighborhoods these places land in - I feel bad for merchants down there - seems the habit has a great clean up crew - gas stations smell very ripe - parking lots are trashed and smell of Pee - I don't know what the answer is - but this BS of free food is not working for any of us - If you build it they will COME - nuf said
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ROGER DODGER	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 04:34 PM
She looks alittle like Cat.
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COMMENT 298599	Office Orchid	2012-07-17 04:33 PM
More like a Celeste, methinks.
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COMMENT 298598	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 04:32 PM
some tree...
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COMMENT 298597P	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 04:31 PM
note--there is some reverse bias towards tours, especially the mini-buses--because of rowdy weekend (think batchelorette party) drinkers. Try to find a small group tour to get into the more intimate tasting rooms, some of which ban the bigger group tours.
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COMMENT 298596	Marijuana Operation Taken Down	2012-07-17 04:31 PM
300; my thoughts exactly. Ewwwwww
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COMMENT 298595	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 04:28 PM
Even if there is no law regarding the neutering, it's a responsible thing to do...He's a charming doggie, not a young male human who'd cross his legs at the thought!
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COMMENT 298594P	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 04:26 PM
488P--was that ME in TJ's? blush...
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COMMENT 298593	Jameson Lake	2012-07-17 04:22 PM
No public access. It is private property. There are trails and a fire road around it, but it is illegal to fish there...I also tried, and was caught and fined...never again.
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COMMENT 298592	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 04:21 PM
The mural is on it's way down now. One panel has already been removed and they were getting ready to take down the 2nd one. There's a HUGE crane on site to pluck the sections of the mural up and move them. It's quite the sad sight to see them going but I'm happy they're being preserved.
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SEEDLADY	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 04:21 PM
Hope this all comes out well for the little girl!! (I hope she can get some therapy for this so she's not afraid of dogs for life.) Woman in photo's got a lanyard around her neck--keys or ID? She certainly looks like an 'upstanding type' but the smile on her face is strangely out of place given these circumstances. Whoever the owner/dog sitter, they would KNOW a dog bite must be documented with owner's contact info. Who DOESN'T know about rabies shot series if the dog cannot be found?? A friends' boy was bitten in St. Louis and after dozens of posters at businesses, a door-to-door neighborhood campaign, the dog was found to be properly vaccinated, one day before the shot series was to begin. The owner knew the dog bit the boy, yet rode away on her bicycle. sheesh.
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COMMENT 298590	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 04:18 PM
@ Dilly...you state that homeless sevices have been cut the last four yrs...? Please tell us taxpayers HOW? The City continually gives MILLION$ of our local taxpayer funds to the homeless industry. Wave to the "chronic homeless" who are now in nice new condos at Carrillo and Castillo. There is another condo complex for vagrants who waited in line going up on Cota St. We are a city of 90,000. How much are we supposed to give? We throw more money at the homeless per capita than ANY OTHER City of 90,000 or for that matter 190,000. When are the handouts going to stop? When is enough? How many people does SB County and City have to employ to mangage this transient population at the cost of the true locals who pay taxes?
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COMMENT 298589P	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 04:17 PM
That particular Von's was always the most 'colorful' store in their local line-up. It will interesting to see the finished project.
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COMMENT 298588	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 04:16 PM
The county dump looks better than the solar panels. god those things look bad. maybe they can plant a row of trees around the perimeter?
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COMMENT 298587	Epigenetic Gene Expression	2012-07-17 04:15 PM
good luck trying to get someone to stop drinking.
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COMMENT 298586	Jameson Lake	2012-07-17 04:15 PM
Wow, I've never been there. Is it public access?
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COMMENT 298585P	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 04:13 PM
Original poster here - am an antiquarian wallflower who knows almost nothing about modern celebs and am without devious intentions. Just wanted to respond to a visitor's question about who famous lives in SB. The Who's Who part was added by Edhat. Thanks.
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COMMENT 298584P	Ocean Cheer Up	2012-07-17 04:12 PM
da beach is da best for low spirits--nature's "aromatherapy"
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JOHN WILEY	Jameson Lake	2012-07-17 04:07 PM
Thanks for sharing. Somehow I'd never noticed the elevated pipeline at the southeast end before, and your pic got me looking at old aerials of the lake. :)
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COMMENT 298582P	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 04:06 PM
uhhh, I don't think Alice Keck Park is buried there in the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden; anyone know - perhaps she's in the SB Cemetery and it is there one would fly over her?
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COMMENT 298581P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 04:06 PM
I have not seen homeless assistance decreasing in the last few years. How many more assisted living developments have popped up in that time? How many more shelters do we have now compared to years ago? Dilly Dally can you please explain to me why it would be so terrible to have work done in exchange for services provided? Would it not make an individual feel better knowing they worked for the things they get and deter those who would abuse the services by taking so they do not have to work? Cracking down on illegal aliens will help in more than just the homeless getting jobs, it will stop the depression of wages in many fields. This in no way excuses a person from having to work for a living. Either they get a job or while they are looking they can do work in exchange for services. It is not okay for an individual to spend their day drunk or high and then expect those of us who work to pay for their food and medical expenses.
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COMMENT 298580P	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 04:04 PM
DOGMOM is right--a friend consulted a animal communicator when her dog jumped out of her car while she'd parked for a few moments at her mechanics, scared by a loud noise. He was on the loose in Santa Maria (he'd never been there before) for almost a week. The communicator could visualize a street, a trailer park, the dog's whereabouts (hiding in shrubbery by day) etc. The elderly folks in the park were putting out water and food but Lou would not them come near (he was trained never to go with strangers) My friend was able to find the neighborhood and ultimately her Mr Lou, from the communicator's description of colors of buildings, surroundings, etc.
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COMMENT 298579	Seal of Approval	2012-07-17 04:03 PM
Seals bite. Ouch. I hope the kayackers don't find out the hard way.
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COMMENT 298578	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 04:03 PM
Will the SB counsel step up We live in the Alice Keck Park area and some of the campers have been around these blocks for years - Please take a hint from Goleta and start moving them along..
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COMMENT 298577P	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 04:02 PM
Amazing what a decent pair of glasses, shirt, and a haircut will do for you. "Excuse me Sir, are you interested in a beachfront timeshare?"
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DRBUD	SB Honors	2012-07-17 04:00 PM
You can thank yourself if in every way possible you act in ways that will keep Santa Barbara what it should always be!!
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JOHN WILEY	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 03:59 PM
La Conchita always seems to evoke a quiet sigh, as I imagine the tragedy there.
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COMMENT 298574P	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:59 PM
544P here. Don't really know any more. Police weren't sure she was the owner and I wondered if she were a pet sitter.
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COMMENT 298573P	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 03:55 PM
Is there any description of this dog? I was just in Summerland and saw a lost dog ad posted; I think it was a white, female pit mix.... just a shot in the dark.
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COMMENT 298572	Epigenetic Gene Expression	2012-07-17 03:54 PM
John, when and if people stop dying because of "natural" causes, they will start dying because there is no more food to feed the overpopulated world. Then people scoopers will come and take the bodies off to the Soylent factory.
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COMMENT 298571	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 03:49 PM
Administrators work 12 months and teachers only work 180 days a year. This is one reason their salaries look different. Teachers can work anywhere they want for the rest of the year or not, their choice. So their full year take-home amount will be quite different than just what you see they get paid for the teaching 180 days. Plus be sure to add in approx $10,000 year in benefits if you just see their base salary schedule. Then add per capita what the district has to pay STRS retirement every year now that this fund is performing so badly. Hourly rates for most administrators and teachers is similar - just the numbers of days working differ.
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JOHN WILEY	Epigenetic Gene Expression	2012-07-17 03:49 PM
Seems like epigenetics is going to be really big in coming years in producing amazing diagnostics and therapies. What will the world be like when people stop dying of natural causes?
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LUCKY 777	Welder	2012-07-17 03:49 PM
TILFORD is the Man. He has repaired and moved and re-welded several trailer hitches and tire harnesses for me, always with precision and at a reasonable price.
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COMMENT 298568	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 03:48 PM
I read these Edhat boards and people complain (with good reason) about the homeless problem all the time. But when the time comes to vote, pro-homeless candidates like Cathy "Bus Tokens" Murrillo get elected instead of people who actually want to do something about the problem like Sharon Byrne or Michael Self. So, are those of us who want to see something done about homeless problem in the minority or are people like us just not voting? If it's the former, then I suppose there's not much you can do about that. But if it's because we're not voting, then we have nobody to blame but ourselves. I, for one, can't wait to vote Mayor Schneider out of office in 2013.
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COMMENT 298567	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:47 PM
Agreed with some others: the photo is weird. Whoever this photo came from likely knows who she is, or at least if you posted what it's from (like if it's from a magazine article on a fundraiser at X's home, I bet X might know her). Hope they find the owner, whether it's this woman or not. 544P: Can you give any additional info? It sounds like you might know a bit more about this than the rest of us. If this woman was walking the dog, and the dog bit a kid, who's responsible? The owners & not the dog walker/sitter? I never thought about that before.
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COMMENT 298566	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 03:40 PM
Can you say B-List?
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COMMENT 298565	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 03:39 PM
Scary that they never realized it was next to the Arlington... it's always been easy to see from the parking lot. That's not a basement, that's going to be an underground parking lot and then on top will be shops and condos above that. The mural will be moved to the Chapala side...
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COMMENT 298564	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 03:38 PM
Dilly, your status quo is asking for more money to be poured into Homeless Inc which clearly is not working, and never did. Move along.
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COMMENT 298563	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 03:37 PM
DillyDally: You are vigorously defending your arguments. Have you a dog in the fight? Are you employed by a local social service or are you a transient trying to foster support through manipulation and guilt? I'm trying to understand your points. Are you angry that compassion cannot be forceibly extracted from people? I think eveyone, including monied people have the right to give or not give their largess to whomever they please. No one can know an individual's burdens and capacity to give no matter where they live. Some say a person has to walk his talk to gain respect. So what are you doing, personally, to mitigate the problem? Evidence of that will help the scale to tip in your favor. Otherwise, it's just rhetoric.
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JOHN WILEY	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 03:34 PM
Wonder how big that basement will be. Anyone heard what's to become of the mural? If they're not taking it down, I hope it's strong enough to withstand a small quake and that I'll remember not to walk or park there until there's more supporting structure.
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COMMENT 298561P	Brain Functions During Visual Searc...	2012-07-17 03:33 PM
Eye-brain function is an integral part of my horticultural life. I'm constantly ID'ing everything I see. I often wonder what others without horticultural backgrounds see when they are out and about in nature. "tree" "grass" "yellow daisy" etc. For me it's down to species and variety. I embrace this, it makes my life so rich, yet I wonder what my brain activity would be if I was say, a piano teacher. Would I "hear" every sound as music?
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COMMENT 298560	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 03:27 PM
Not Figueroa, Victoria.
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COMMENT 298559P	Epigenetic Gene Expression	2012-07-17 03:26 PM
Congrats - it would be also be nice if a campus project focused on how to reduce binge drinking and drug taking amongst college students.
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COMMENT 298558P	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:25 PM
Under what circumstances does a woman's dog bite someone and then she poses for a picture but does not leave information? Very odd. Hopefully she will be identified and takes responsibility for a dog that was under her care.
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COMMENT 298557P	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:24 PM
I agree it's strange that they have a picture but don't know who she is...
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COMMENT 298556P	Seal of Approval	2012-07-17 03:24 PM
Cool photo - looks artistic with the wash of kelp and the bright red of the kyack. An added element is the seal in its natural element & the potential of interaction with the kyackers. Love it!
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COMMENT 298555P	Two Different Worlds	2012-07-17 03:23 PM
It is surprising what a large space that lot is - hope the developers will honor the location and importance of having a pretty building with some spaciousness.
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COMMENT 298554P	Goleta roundabout construction begi...	2012-07-17 03:23 PM
In case you haven't read some of the other news stories about this roundabout, one of the reasons they are constructing it is because the Fairview on/off ramps will be closed for a year and traffic will increase at the Los Carneros on/off ramps. Go back to previous Edhat posts about this.
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COMMENT 298553P	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 03:20 PM
I know this guy, too. None of us had any idea at all. Unfortunately, when things like this happen with someone the victim knows, it's not so simple... Victims question themselves, doubt themselves.... Being a survivor of something similar myself, it breaks my heart that any of these women (no, I do not know who they are & had never heard about the incidents before I read it on edhat) have one second of doubting themselves. If I had known anything, I would have been the first one to spit in his face & call the police. Previous threads have contained comments suggesting the women aren't so innocent.... Irrelevant. A rapist is a person who rapes. Rape is ALWAYS the fault of the rapist. ALWAYS. In this case, I think he purposely preyed on his friends, like many sexual predators do, to create doubt on the victim's side. I hope I never see him again in real life.... To the women who thought he was your friend.... He is a disgusting, dishonorable predator. While perhaps you were drunk or something else, you do not deserve what he did TO you, and we all have to stick together.... Please get the help you need, and please help make sure at least this piece of s**t can't keep preying on us!!!! Whoever suggested you not call the police was so beyond wrong..... Please, please.... the rape crisis center is on your side.... And so am I. There is help, I promise.
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COMMENT 298552	Screens	2012-07-17 03:14 PM
Santa Barbara screen and shade were a real nightmare for us. They picked up shredded shade (dog) that was part of a batch of roman shades we had ordered and installed by them, about 5 years ago, and 4 of our door screens, in early June. Then we heard nothing. No call back, nothing. When we called them at the end of June, they had no idea what we were talking about. A week later, "they are all lost". Now, July 17th we demanded to speak to owner, and all mysteriously turned up! S.B.Screen and Shade used to be a very reliable, company with great customer service, but were sold about 4 years ago. Sad.
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COMMENT 298550	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 03:13 PM
Another vote for Mark at Captain Jack's! They will customize tours too - tailored to your preferences.
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COMMENT 298549	The Pit	2012-07-17 03:08 PM
#984 is right. 'The Pit' was a slightly derogatory name but said affectionately.
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COMMENT 298548	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 03:07 PM
Laura Stinchfield can also be reached by her e-mail. Which is laura at thepetpschic dot com Laura, if given the specifics and where the lost dog is and be able to quiet it down. Good luck
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COMMENT 298547	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 03:07 PM
My friends and I did a bike tour through the Santa Barbara Adventure Company, and it was a blast-- a great way to do wine tasting, and it was very well organized... would do it again in a minute!
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D8VANILLA	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:04 PM
She might have been visiting Santa Barbara. They should post this picture in Los Angeles also....
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COMMENT 298545P	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 03:00 PM
They have a picture like this of the woman but don't know who she is? I wonder who took the picture and why they did if they do not know her.
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COMMENT 298544P	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:56 PM
Police weren't sure she was the owner -- could be a pet sitter.
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DILLYDALLY	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:54 PM
@535 services for homeless have been steadily decreasing for the last 4 years and the problem has gotten worse in response. There is a lot of wealth and opulence compared to other places, I dont think that is debatable but go ahead and try. That excess leads to more "scraps" for those that need them. I am certainly not advocating for taking them into our homes, not sure where that came from. Not me.
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COMMENT 298542	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 02:50 PM
Thank you Isabelle, and your volunteer, Animal Medical Clinic, and Dr. Smith for your hard work, and willingness to help this poor dog. And thanks for letting the rest of us know that he/she will be in capable hands.
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COMMENT 298541	The Pit	2012-07-17 02:49 PM
Well then, who was Hendry?
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COMMENT 298540	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 02:48 PM
298492 - I see you chose to only quote laws for which there is an obvious, universally-agreed need to maintain reasonable standards of social order. You appear to have missed the point of 298152P's posting. It seems that over the course of my life-to-date, more and more laws prohibiting this, and censuring that, have been foisted on us all to the degree that anyone with a decent memory, feels appreciably less free today than was the case, say, 30 or more years ago. As an example of the kind of regulation that is symptomatic of government turning into a dictatorship, how about the regulations that cause the police to issue citations to little kids selling lemonade in front of their home, because they didn't apply for and pay the fees for a municipal business license? This is totally asinine harassment of the public. By the way, how did you enjoy your last TSA groping at the airport?
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COMMENT 298539	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:48 PM
I think edhat will firgure out who she is by the end of the day.. How cowardly, people should own up to what their animals do...
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DILLYDALLY	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:48 PM
@342, what pont is incorrect? How dont they carry weight? Or is it just because you disagree? In other words they dont carry weight with you. I took time to make points that are relavant and based in fact. Your post had no rebuttal and had no constructive suggestions, that would be the definition of meaningless. How do you propose we get rid of the addicts and criminals? How do we efficiently deprive them of services while the "others" are caught in the safety net. It is easy to say but very hard to do. CE is a safety net, so is subsidized housing, so are the soup kitchens and the parking lots for safe overnight parking. The most undesirable of the people being discussed dont qualify or take advantage of most services. They are too high, too sick, too unstable, and too violent to get along in large groups. In case you missed it, and I suspect you did, I am not advocating for the status quo, none of my comments can be remotely construed that way. I think we have a problem. However I dont think the answer is as simple as a lot of frustrated people wish it was. Here are some ideas I think are worth discussing; -More officers on the ground at all hours to crack down on criminal behavior. Specifically on foot downtown, in parks and on milpas and in cars in the surrounding neighborhoods. That will be expensive and I am willing to pay a tax increase for results. -Crack down on the hiring of illegal alliens so that homeless have more jobs available to them and as a result fewer will be homeless and desperate. -Invest in new city and county parks. There are several large unused areas that are unsupervised havens for the homeless(like the area by El Camino school on Old San Marcos).
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COMMENT 298537P	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 02:44 PM
A lot of guessing here. But I do agree with the comment on call your city or county. You do have way more power than you think, especially if you mobilize your neighbors and attend meetings. In S B, trees have to be "noticed" and there is always at least one meeting (sometimes 2 or 3 - tree committee, park and rec, city council) you can attend to protest tree removal.
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COMMENT 298536	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:43 PM
She does look very familiar... either that or she's using the same cosmetic surgeon that a lot of woman in SB use. Gosh they're starting to all look the same.
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COMMENT 298535	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:42 PM
DILLYDALLY: Blaming a nebulous outside force encourages these people to continue not taking personal responsibility. Why not try an experiment? How about if the city pares down their services? If the number of problem people sleeping on doorsteps, etc. increases, return to status quo. If not, continue until the situation becomes manageable and acceptable to business and residents. There aren't as many over the top wealthy people here as you think there are by the way. And you have no idea what each individual contributes to society in the way of social assistance. Unless you have taken in so many transients that your house is full your preaching carries zero weight.
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COMMENT 298534	Ocean Cheer Up	2012-07-17 02:42 PM
298512 - You can get a similar realization by taking a stoll along Cacique St, or State St for that matter. Be thankful you have a roof over your head.
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COMMENT 298533P	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 02:38 PM
@461P Depends entirely upon where the "couple" of them are parked, certainly would not be popular in front of your house I wouldn't think. Who would be tolerant of that? I would not like a 'Wall' parked in front of my home or anywhere on my street...it's an eyesore, plain and simple. While I feel for the people who are struggling, the solution should not be for everyone else, being forced to tolerate folks living on the streets in RV's. It's a "recreational vehicle" by definition, not a home.
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COMMENT 298532	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:37 PM
Tough area for 5 yr olds (900 block of State St). I think that was where the transient punched a 5 yr old, wasn't it?
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COMMENT 298531	Welder	2012-07-17 02:35 PM
Russ Jones in Goleta.
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COMMENT 298530	Robert Simpson	2012-07-17 02:35 PM
Rob and family was a next door neighbor (across the creek) in Montecito when my oldest son was growing up. They were the best of friends, were on the wrestling team at SB High together and joined the Marine Corps together. I am astounded that his killer has not been brought to trial or sent to state prision yet!
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COMMENT 298529P	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 02:33 PM
486, my bad. Thanks.
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COMMENT 298528	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 02:32 PM
One of our volunteers who lives in Carpinteria is working with Animal Medical Clinic and Dr. Smith to try to catch the dog. They are close and hope to have her captured tonight. She needs medical care asap. Apparently, she was abandoned at her house by her owners and is scared of the world. Isabelle C.A.R.E.4Paws
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ROGER DODGER	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:27 PM
I bet shes hiding she looks familiar..
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COMMENT 298526	The SBPD released a photo seeking t...	2012-07-17 02:26 PM
I was wondering when this was going to be on here!
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ROGER DODGER	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 02:25 PM
I don't consider myself a Community leader or a celebrity. I do consider myself a bit of an activist because I put my opinion out there and it's usually not a opinion other people agree with. When one does that they put themselves on the line for intimadation and threats. I actualy don't consider some of our community leaders, leaders because some of them are corrupt and in it for themselves. I do alittle more than sit on my ash and listen to the scanner@434 but I don't advertise. I think the real celebritys should be left alone..I'm not talking about city leaders either...Thank You guys though very nice.
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COMMENT 298524	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 02:24 PM
What's wrong with dropping their names? It is all part of the SB culture... catering to them and to tourists is what our city is about and what has ruined anything "community" about Santa Barbara! Fact is that we have a great deal of celebs that own homes here and yet we don't hear about how they are doing things to help out our "little town". Why not? It's sad! I remember being a kid and seeing Jonathan Winters downtown and we always left him alone even though we were HUGE fans of Mork & Mindy so we were excited. Where is the respect for our city? Why don't these "stars" help it shine again? Who cares about the Film Festival? I would rather feel safe walking down the street after dark.
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COMMENT 298523	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 02:20 PM
Suprise Sex With Friends...the latest Facebook app that's sweeping the nation.
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COMMENT 298522	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 02:19 PM
That's muni golf course. La cubre golf club is across the freeway off modoc by hope ranch.
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COMMENT 298521	Ernest Ruiz (1918-2012) a longtime ...	2012-07-17 02:19 PM
What an amazing life he led. I wish I had known him, it is clear he was a man of great character. His family was blessed to have him!
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COMMENT 298520	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:19 PM
What does the city gain from having Casa Esperanza? The do-gooder set can congratulate themselves that people can come here, homeless, from anywhere in the US, and get help because Santa Barbara is just that special. If Casa were not here, we would have hundreds fewer transients roaming our streets that ARE NOT FROM HERE. Casa advertises for 'clients' and brings them in from other jurisdictions. Now they're importing them from the jail. They have to keep growing the business, remember?
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ROGER DODGER	Morton "Mort" Dewhirst, a Santa Bar...	2012-07-17 02:12 PM
Wow my old Boss Morton was a great man! He will be missed!
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COMMENT 298518	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:12 PM
Dilly's comments no longer carry any weight in this discussion because they are meaningless. This city can move past the tired old guilt-mongers who dragged this discussion down into ineffectiveness in the past. Good points, Hotchkiss. You are moving in the right direction. Keep it up. Get rid of the drunks and the addicts and the "homeless" by choice crowd. We are behind you 100%. The others will fit into the public safety net already out there. The new message will get out - don't come to Santa Barbara any longer if you think you can sponge off the system. It's gone.
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COMMENT 298517	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 02:11 PM
298511 - Abandoned hangar...ridiculous. You might as well just suggest that we ship em all out to Anacapa Island with some tents. You are all trying to cure a cold by shoving tissues up your nose. There is no cure for the cold. You can properly treat the symptoms, but the best plan of attack is to prevent the cold to begin with.
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COMMENT 298516	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 02:09 PM
Isn't there some special place, some all-encompassing (of all religions) purgatory, reserved for name-droppers? It is so much more fun to come face-to-face with any celeb and pretend you don't know who he/she is. Must we out the location of every famous personality to outsiders? Leave these "stars" alone, I say. Just because they entertain us up on the big screen, doesn't make it all right to torment them. It must be hell, all the "little people" nipping at one's heels. Give them their space.
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COMMENT 298515	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 02:09 PM
This guy lived in my neighborhood - where there has also been a problem with a peeping tom. I wonder if the two are related??
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COMMENT 298514	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 02:02 PM
Neutering and spaying is not the only way to go, it's just the easiest to apply by way of ordinance, and generates revenue for the County shelter in the process. Many unlicensed pets is why the County Staff were going door to door last summer in Santa Maria checking for barking dogs at houses that did not list any licensed pets. If the Santa Marian's were foolish enough to answer their doors, they got info about licensing. Once the dogs are licensed, the fees are steep for not updating the license yearly. Once the County is ready to deal with the complaints from South County residents, they will be going door to door down here too.
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COMMENT 298513	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 01:58 PM
brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "friends with benefits". This guy is a "friends with liabilities".
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COMMENT 298512	Ocean Cheer Up	2012-07-17 01:56 PM
Absolute best place to go when feeling blue is any cemetery, but SB one is prettiest. You stroll around, reading headstones, and come to realize life could be worse---- You could be planted six feet under. Always cheers me up.
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COMMENT 298511	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 01:55 PM
The question is not being framed properly. Casa has been placed in the wrong neighborhood and thus is providing reverse incentives for poor behavior due to the proximity of alcohol and begging opportunities. If casa was placed in an abandoned hangar on city property near the airport, there would be fewer opportunities for this behavior.
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COMMENT 298510	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 01:52 PM
My limited knowledge of actual educator to administrator salaries indicated that admins make a a minimum of nearly triple what any teacher earns. I personally know several high school teachers (math, science, english, etc.) locally who may not have a jobs next year because of budget constraints, while SBHS last year hired yet ANOTHER vice principal (makes 4, I think, plus the head principal) who does little of note besides chat and text via school isued iPad while feeding a gestapoesque atmosphere of in class spying and intimidation, while they've eliminated even more teaching positions. If you want another tragic chapter in the education saga, just inquire as to how summer school now works. Hint; it's mostly without teachers...
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COMMENT 298509	The Pit	2012-07-17 01:50 PM
Arm pit
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COMMENT 298508P	Jameson Lake	2012-07-17 01:49 PM
Great place, used to be lots of German Brown trout in that lake! Pelch & Sons (anyone remember them) told me the day of the week that the Ranger wasn't up there and we would go up and catch a stringer in no time flat. That is until the Ranger changed his day and we got caught.
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COMMENT 298507	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 01:46 PM
What really is concerning is that he had a history of it, yet none of his "friends" warned any of his other friends about this and they didn't press charges or tell. It is disturbing in a lot of ways. I am really glad that it has come to light NOW at least so hopefully there will be no repeats!
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COMMENT 298506P	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 01:42 PM
I view the "raping his friends" wording as a way to show the seriousness of the crime. His alleged victims were people that knew and trusted him and he violated them. Not that the act itself is any worse than raping someone he didn't know, but it shows the predatory nature of this guy that he took advantage of people he knew would trust him to give them a ride home safely.
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COMMENT 298505	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 01:42 PM
Thanks, 424, for chiming in from Homeless, Inc! That's the idea - move the businesses out that have been there since LONG before Casa Esperanza, shutter and board over the empty buildings that will be left in the neighborhood, and hand it all over to the homeless! Lay people off! Get rid of businesses - they complain too much. Who needs jobs? Great thinking!
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COMMENT 298504	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 01:41 PM
@444P & 472 You are right about not trying to leash a strange dog, especially one that is frightened/injured. That said, I, like 472 , have picked up at least 10 "on-the-run" dogs, over the years. It takes a lot of patience. Worst part of it is SOMETIMES finding out the owners are stupid. Saying things like "Oh, he would have come home on his own" (this said of a small dog miles from home and found right next to a freeway onramp). First thing you should have done, aside from calling Carp Animal Control (dropped ball, Carp AC!), was to advertise online & put up brightly colored posters. SB News-Press will place a FREE found ad for five days & renew it free. Calling the after-hours county pet lost & found hotline--- great suggestion. I would have called Carp Mayor and asked why Animal Control wasn't trying to get this dog. They do have live traps, don't they?
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S.B.RON	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 01:40 PM
@298438. This kind of situation is not within the scope of the Santa Barbara Humane Society's services. They take "owner turn in" pets for adoption and offer low-cost spay/neuter/vaccines as well. They do not come out and trap strays.
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AUNTIE S.	Dolphin Stampede	2012-07-17 01:40 PM
Wonderful photos - the 3rd should be pic of the day.
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COMMENT 298501	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 01:37 PM
With friends like these, who needs a rapist?
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COMMENT 298500P	A recent wave of missing seniors ha...	2012-07-17 01:34 PM
Informative article, but it's advertorial copy for a business.
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DILLYDALLY	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 01:31 PM
@424 nice to see some logical thinking, I was feeling all alone out here. I get being desperate and there is a problem, but people seem to want to cut off their nose to spite their face.
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COMMENT 298498	Welder	2012-07-17 01:27 PM
Harley Kelly @ WindandSea Welding on Magnolia in Goleta. Professional and affordable.
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AUNTIE S.	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 01:27 PM
I agree with 262P. Encourage the celebs to move back to LA, cancel the film festival and the cruise ships and let's revert to the sleepy little town (for the locals) that I knew and loved.
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COMMENT 298496	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 01:27 PM
@298361 They appear to be announcing that confirmation bias supports their racism.
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COMMENT 298495	The Pit	2012-07-17 01:25 PM
"The Pit" refers to the hang-out area where there fire pit used to be and "arroyo" can also refer to a "creek", "stream", "(noun not verb) wash" or "(river or stream) "outlet", so "Arroyo Burro" means "Donkey Creek".
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COMMENT 298494	The Pit	2012-07-17 01:23 PM
Being one of the first surfers to hang out at Hendry's in the late 50's I can tell you that for sure it was called the Pit because most of the time the surf was awful. "that is the pits" was slang for something awful. Bob
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COMMENT 298493	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 01:22 PM
From the Public Information Officer, City of Goleta: If you search on Monarch Press, you can click on the link to the July issue which has two articles about the ordinance. Certain large vehicles are prohibited on the 13 streets as mentioned above and this went into effect after the signs were posted in June. On Sept. 20, the oversized vehicle ordinance will go into effect and that says that no person may park or leave standing any large vehicle upon any street within a residential area or a commercial area of the City between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are exceptions and you can get a no-fee permit for times when you are actively loading or unloading your vehicle. Again, you can go on the City's website and search for Monarch Press and find the whole article. I will also try to have the 13 streets posted in a fashion that is more easy to find. Thanks for the heads up.
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COMMENT 298492	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 01:20 PM
@298152P Yes, here in SB there are even laws against, rape, murder, theft ... darn those regulations, we would be such a better society without them, I'm sure.
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COMMENT 298491	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 01:17 PM
Yeah, I second the vote for Barbara Tellefson, she is amazing! And Kenny Loggins too :) I don't know what Oprah had done to help our community, have yet to hear about her creating any type of program for OUR disadvantaged youth...
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COMMENT 298490P	The Pit	2012-07-17 01:16 PM
485-So does Arroyo Burro mean "donkey pit"? Isn't there another name for a donkey, too? :-)
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COMMENT 298489	The Pit	2012-07-17 01:13 PM
@485 Thank you. Always wondered about meaning.
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COMMENT 298488P	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 01:10 PM
I've twice turned in wallets -- Costco and the Goleta library -- which I'm guessing slipped out of men's back pockets. But I was really surprised the other evening to find an OPEN handbag in an unattended shopping cart at a local supermarket. I flagged the closest female shopper -- it was hers and she didn't seem concerned. She was so blase about it that I wonder now if she was an undercover officer.
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COMMENT 298487	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 01:04 PM
Any idea what type of dog? Lab, hound, chihuahua type? There are a lot of rescue groups in the area but often specialize in certain dogs.
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COMMENT 298486	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 01:01 PM
482P- It was SBSO (Sheriff) not the PD. They have top ten most wanted fugitives as well as top active warrants (sbsheriff . org)
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COMMENT 298485	The Pit	2012-07-17 12:56 PM
The actual name of the beach is Arroyo Burro Beach. Arroyo means a natural depression (ditch/pit). Sometimes you'll hear Arroyo Grande called "the Big Ditch". Same thing for "Hendry's".
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COMMENT 298484	Welder	2012-07-17 12:50 PM
2nd vote for Rob's 4X4 - Rob is an excellent mechanic and very fair price wise - really nice and straightforward too.
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COMMENT 298483	Robert Simpson	2012-07-17 12:50 PM
They only way to speed things up is for Robert's friends and family to get to the media to publicize the delay and put pressure on the DA's office to try this thing already. Just like every other government office, they respond to political pressure if enough is applied.
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COMMENT 298482P	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:48 PM
Great work SBPD. Is the most wanted list posted on-line? I looked on: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/government/departments/police.ht ml but could not find it.
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COMMENT 298481	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 12:48 PM
Go check out how many unwanted dogs and cats there are at any shelter, look at their sad eyes, then check stats on how many, many animals are euthanized every day. Neutering and spaying is the only way to go. Neutering will help keep your dog from wandering away as an added benefit.
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COMMENT 298480	Goleta roundabout construction begi...	2012-07-17 12:46 PM
Your taxpayer dollars are being frivolously wasted at this low traffic intersection. Whoever decided this should be summarily dismissed.
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COMMENT 298479	Jack Mills sentenced to 148 years t...	2012-07-17 12:45 PM
I won't be here, of course, but when you get out of the slammer, I'll leave a light on for you, Jack.
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COMMENT 298478	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 12:44 PM
:( bummer. those 400 bucks are not even worth the embarassment I learned things like this a LONG time ago when I was a kid. My parents and grandparents were from very humble and poor origins but they never tolerated theft or dishonesty at all costs. Poor lady. I know times are tough but in the end, not worth the bad karma! The redeeming part of this story is that she DID turn herself in. She is like all of us, prone to make a mistake and should be allowed to correct it. :)
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COMMENT 298477	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 12:44 PM
What bunch a fascists. The op in not at fault or didnt any of you think before you ejaculated all over the page. Keep your laws off my dogs body. Eliminate the dog incarceration, you humanitarians. You certainly don't have the animals best interests at heart. Advocate for mandatory sterilization after two kids. We all know what astrain on our resources the surplus unwanted population is. Lock up th burdensome homeless, sterilize em and adopt them out. Then you will really feel like you're doing some good. Disgusted S'Auntie Barbara
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COMMENT 298476	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 12:43 PM
I nominate the Quazy Quaids, Randy and Evi. They got themselves known in Montecito, Canada, and in parts of alien space.
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COMMENT 298475	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 12:43 PM
Instead of paying up to $8 per person per year to SB County Animal Control for their help, Carpenteria has their own Animal Control officer (like SB City) and pays local vets to board strays that are found in the City limits. They like what they have and don't see any reason to change it. Their AC officer has already responded to this situation and that is a good sign. The local rescue groups are stretching their budgets to provide medical care for the animals in their shelter. K-9 Pals at the county shelter is spending up to $12,000/month to provide special food and vet care for the shelter dogs there. But since the groups (DAWG, C4P, HS) all love dogs, they will try their best to help this stray if they can. If it ends up at the County shelter, K-9 Pals will be the group that provides the care for this pup.
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COMMENT 298474	The Pit	2012-07-17 12:40 PM
Because it is a scummy beach, like a pit.
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COMMENT 298473	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:37 PM
Are the McQaids next on the list?
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COMMENT 298472	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 12:33 PM
Please update us, OP, for future reference for those of us who may find ourselves in a similar circumstance. I always carry a leash and treats in my car and have rescued numerous dogs just in my regular travels around town. If you can lure her in with food and water, maybe into a car or yard, you can contain her for the experts to tend to. Good Luck!! I would hope that if my dog was lost, some good soul would help her.
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PJG	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 12:33 PM
What about the people that contribute to making Santa Barbara a great community such as Barbara Tellefson, founder of Unity Shoppe and Tom Tighe, President of Direct Relief International just to name a couple. Or those who left a legacy to Santa Barbara such as Pearl Chase. And I agree Edhat and Roger!
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COMMENT 298470	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 12:31 PM
The list of the 13 streets and details about the ordinance are in the Summer 2012 issue of the Monarch Press which we received in the mail. Looks like the current issue is not up on the city's website though. Here is the list of the 13 that you cannot even get a permit for/park oversized on the weekends: Ward Dr between Hollister and where it ends; S Patterson betw Hollister and a point 400 ft south of Ekwill Rd; Overpass Rd betw S Patterson and Sumida Gardens Ln; Encina Rd betw Hollister and Thornwood Dr; Kellogg Way; S Kellogg betw Hollister and Technology; Winchester Canyon Rd south of Cathedral Oaks Rd; Cathedral Oaks Rd from Paseo Del Pinon to 300 ft east of Brandon; N Fairview betw La Goleta Rd and Cathedral Oaks; Ellwood Stn Rd betw Hollister and the 101; Los Carneros Way betw Calle Koral and Hollister; Via Jero Rd north of Hollister.
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COMMENT 298469	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:29 PM
He looks like bottom trolling scum - Great job for catching him
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COMMENT 298468	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:26 PM
298465 - Ummm...no.
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MADMAX	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 12:24 PM
Not being a Golfer....It is Golf Course on Las Positas. And Jo i will wave!
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COMMENT 298466	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 12:22 PM
I would be willing to spay/neuter my dog if they could do a surgery similar to tying the tubes like they do in human sterilization. Ripping everything out for a the very high fee the vet's charge is barbaric and as long as this is still a "FREE" country I choose NOT to do this to my animal. BTW - No animal of mine has ever had any unwanted puppies.
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COMMENT 298465	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:20 PM
does the guy look like John Cleese, or what?
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COMMENT 298464	The Pit	2012-07-17 12:18 PM
I think it refers to a section of the beach not the whole thing..
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JOJOFLYS	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 12:18 PM
Hey, Max. I can see my place. Wave next time.
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COMMENT 298462	The Pit	2012-07-17 12:17 PM
...as in 'Fire Pit' originally.
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COMMENT 298461P	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 12:17 PM
A couple people parking their RVs or work trucks on the street isn't a big deal. Lots of people doing so becomes a big deal. People being inconsiderate of their neighbors, their situations, and their impacts, means more rules and regulations, which is not what I want government to be doing. No wonder government at all levels is overwhelmed, overwhelming, broke, and broken. They've taken to enforcing common sense and consideration. We can't afford this. I also think it stinks that a few long term Goleta residents that are currently struggling, so were living inconspicuously on the streets in RVs, are being forced out. I hope not to join them, but with this economy, that's a big wish.
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COMMENT 298460	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 12:12 PM
ditto Mark at Captain Jack's. very knowledgeable and personable.
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ROGER DODGER	Santa Barbara Fugitive Found	2012-07-17 12:11 PM
Good Work!
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BECKY	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 12:08 PM
I just called the city and left a message for the code enforcement officer (who should know what those 13 streets are), to please get online and post the list to this discussion (and perhaps to post it to their web site and make that findable too). I remember reading the list previously, but a 5 minute search left me unable to find that reference. (It is the streets that currently have RVs and trucks regularly parked on them -- south Ward Drive, the stretch of Los Carneros by City Hall and the athletic club, Winchester Canyon near the Timbers restaurant, etc.)
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COMMENT 298457	101 Widening	2012-07-17 12:05 PM
Yeah exactly four years is a heck of a long time. Oh well I won't be around here when it's done.
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COMMENT 298456	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 12:04 PM
DAWG on Overpass in Goleta, they are great!
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COMMENT 298455	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 12:04 PM
School budgets are in trouble because so much goes out for all staff salaries and benefits, including the increasingly irresponsible management of the teachers retirement fund projected to earn over 7% interest to sustain its promised benefits, but is currently earning a little over 1%. This is where you education dollar is going and why there are no pencils and paper for little Sean's classroom. Because it is all going out the back door to fund decades of these irresponsible benefits and perks now going to teachers long retired. Teachers unions have controlled local school board elections far too long and their only concern is their own pocketbooks, not your kid's education. The problem is not administrator's or anyone else's salaries and benefits. It is who you elect to the school boards who hand them out.
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COMMENT 298454	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 12:03 PM
@436 Who cares though? They both have way more than they need, of properties and everything else you can think of.
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COMMENT 298453	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 12:00 PM
Just For Now: I think the local shelter would have an injured dog go into foster care. At least that's what they do with some of the other animals (the bunnies, namely). Try to get it into a confined space where it'd be easier to catch, then call AC. Or try calling some of the local places (DAWG, K9 Pals, Care4Paws, etc) & see what suggestions they have. I'm guessing they'll have better ideas than a group of random people on the internet.
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COMMENT 298452	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 11:55 AM
That salary is cccccrazy. In a time of cut backs and layoffs 200k for any one employee is insanity.
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COMMENT 298451	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 11:53 AM
I'll bet there are a dozen or more laid-off admins who would do it for half of that!
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COMMENT 298450	Pool Service	2012-07-17 11:52 AM
I would go with Clear Pools. Owner was born and raised in SB, very reliable and really great prices from what I've heard. Clear Pools: 805-698-9717
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COMMENT 298449	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:51 AM
You might not speak dog but Laura Stinchfield does. She lives in Ojai and is an animal communicator. (805) 895-5968 Maybe she can re-assure the dog that you guys are friend not foe. Good luck.
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COMMENT 298448	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 11:48 AM
It'll be interesting to find out who employs Nurse Gimme. She certainly fits the description of 'medical waste'.
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COMMENT 298447	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:42 AM
OP here. Thanks for the suggestions. I have put out food and water, and am now in contact with a local animal clinic who is also trying to help. We have some plans going now that will hopefully lead to success. She is so frightened of people; it's at times like this I wish I could speak dog.
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COMMENT 298446	Up In The Air	2012-07-17 11:41 AM
The top picture looks like SB Muni. Where is the La Cumbre Golf Course?
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JUST FOR NOW	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:39 AM
There are volunteer rescue groups for nearly every breed of dog out there. They are usually pretty easy to locate through a simple Google search. You might want to try reaching out to one of these groups directly, as they are usually able to provide medical care and probably re-home the dog in a stable and loving environment. Shelters, although they serve a necessary role, can be a very traumatizing experience for a dog, especially when injured.
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COMMENT 298444P	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:37 AM
You should never try to put a lead on an injured dog yourself. Especially one who runs when you get close. Anything can happen no matter how sweet the dog appears. Being restrained suddenly is very frightening for a fearful injured dog. This needs to be handled by professionals. It would be better to put out food to try to lure her into a secure yard then call animal control. Have you spoken to all the neighbors ? You can also call the lost pet hotline. Perhaps she wasn't dumped and has been lost for a while. It's sad but many people give up looking for their pets after a couple weeks assuming the worst. I agree Care 4 Paws would be a great resource for you to contact.
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COMMENT 298443	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:35 AM
Put a post on craiglist too. All the resue orgs check there I bet it will attract volunteers out to find it. Try and get a photo of the dog. Information on lost/found dogs, licenses, etc.: SB County Animal Services Santa Barbara Animal Shelter 5473 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara 805-681-5285
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COMMENT 298442	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 11:34 AM
The narcissist do-gooders in Homeless Inc who publicize their misguided efforts on national TV have exacerbated this influx of vagrants to our city. Anyone getting tax dollars to maintain these dubious enabling agencies needs to sign a gag order and stop adding to the mess that now drops in on our shores. Including those sent here because of SB Homeless Inc's shameless self-promotion.
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COMMENT 298441	Ernest Ruiz (1918-2012) a longtime ...	2012-07-17 11:30 AM
No, I think he was part of the original Spanish presidio lineage.
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COMMENT 298440	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:30 AM
After 4th of July, it's likely this animal ran from its owners home. Post a found ad (here and CL) and let Animal Control know about it. Somebody's probably looking for it.
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COMMENT 298439	The SB Police Department was awarde...	2012-07-17 11:29 AM
Stupid drunk people kill others with their cars.
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COMMENT 298438	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:27 AM
I am surprised the first though was not the SB Humane Society, exclusively devoted to this type of animal care. Please call them and learn about their good works for animals in this town and their excellent boarding facilities too. They are there for you and your animals all the time.
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COMMENT 298437P	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:27 AM
This is yet one more problem with the City of Carp failing to either contract with County Animal Services, or provide their OWN animal shelter and services. Really a shame
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COMMENT 298436	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 11:27 AM
originally the property was Brad & Jennifer's. Hope the split up did not allow Angelina's name to go on the deed.
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COMMENT 298435	Robert Simpson	2012-07-17 11:25 AM
It's been too long, Robert deserves justice! Fry the 'turds indeed--getaway driver included.
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COMMENT 298434	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 11:23 AM
Listening to the (a) scanner all day is no way equivalent to being a community activist/leader.
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COMMENT 298433	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 11:22 AM
I was not aware of CE's Jail Release program discussed in the op-ed piece by Jed Hendrickson in Sunday's SBNP. Casa really needs to re-evaluate their programs and pare down. I also don't get the 'no sobriety required' thing. Don't we have a sobering center for those found drunk (and cooperative like, say, an iron chef) in public?
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COMMENT 298432P	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:21 AM
I would call Care4Paws. I think they are involved with another organization that helps critters receive medical attention that their owners (who have fallen on hard times, etc) can't afford. http://care4paws.org/ Email: info@care4paws.org Tel: 805.968.CARE (2273) Fax: 805.456.2095 Good luck!! Thanks for opening your eyes to the critters in our world that are in need and not just the humans!!
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COMMENT 298431	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 11:21 AM
@374 - Only because she was busted by the video surveillance.
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COMMENT 298430	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 11:19 AM
339 (yet again sorry) This is the part that I am concerned with: "In addition to the ordinance, Nordyke said, the city also ruled that 13 particular Goleta streets (the list of which is available on the city’s website) can never be parked on by large vehicles, even with a permit" "The can never be parked on by large vehicles, even with a permit" For years we have had half dozen rv's parked here, or more, some occupied. All I want to do is park the trailer while we clean it out or load it up for a trip. This makes it sound like anything other than leaving the motor running on the truck while we throw stuff in will get us a ticket. Note we do not and have not ever stored the trailer on city streets. We have put up with everyone elses. We want to follow the law just looking for clarification-you might see us at Goleta Beach cleaning the Trailer out (with the generator running)
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COMMENT 298429	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 11:18 AM
I knew this guy. He use to play pool at Elsie's all the time. He thought he was all that and a bag of chips. My jaw dropped when I saw his mug and recognized him. If it's true, I sure hope he pays dearly for what he's done.
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COMMENT 298428	Lost Dog	2012-07-17 11:16 AM
You could put out a bowl of water and some food to help her out and even gain her trust enough to let you get close and put a lead on her so Animal Control, or whoever, can take her to get some attention. Since she keeps returning to your yard you seem to be in a prime position to do the most to help.
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COMMENT 298427P	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 11:16 AM
I met a driver for Captain Jack's at a wine tasting. I think his name was Mark. He seemed to be passionate but unpretentious when discussing local wines and eateries. Seemed like he'd be a good tour guide/driver.
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SUSIECHAOS	Ocean Cheer Up	2012-07-17 11:16 AM
Sounds like a great start to the day and a sure-fire way to beat the blues. Thanks for sharing--since I'm nowhere near a beach here in sweltering Pennsylvania, the ocean fix is nice. I really like the last picture, with the sun shining on the island. Made me smile too. :-)
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COMMENT 298425P	Dolphin Stampede	2012-07-17 11:12 AM
Hahahaha!!! Great shots!
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COMMENT 298424	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 11:11 AM
Most of these commenters seem to think the problems will go away if Casa Esperanza is closed. That will not happen. These people are at the bottom rung of the ladder and have nowhere else to go except maybe jail. And it is cheaper to fund Casa Esperanza at $1 million/yr than to provide jail slots for 200 homeless at $50K/yr. If I do the math, that is closer to $10 million/yr. Maybe we should get together and give those businesses like Ramirez some money to find a new place and move. That way he wouldn't have to suffer the brunt of the burden that the homeless place on the area. How about raising taxes on the liquor stores to pay for it?
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COMMENT 298423	Goleta roundabout construction begi...	2012-07-17 11:09 AM
A roundabout near three gas stations sounds like a terrible idea.
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EARO65	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 11:09 AM
Why is your yard not secured with a device preventing entry? Aside from the neutering question, if someone enters your yard, your dog bites them, you are responsible, and it could cost you dearly. If the meter reader wishes to read your meter, they must knock on the door to enter the yard.
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COMMENT 298421	Ocean Cheer Up	2012-07-17 11:09 AM
A beach walk before everyone gets up and out is a terrific way to start the day. Thanks for sharing some moments you cherished enough to photograph. BTW, you mislabeled the islands a little. The big one off our coast is Santa Cruz and the little one just south of there, from our perspective, is Anacapa.
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MTNDRIVER	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 11:08 AM
Funny that a Who's Who means celebrities to the OP. If I was going to compile a Who's Who in SB, it would people who were community leaders and activists. Like Rob E. says, Roger and Edhat, for starters!
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COMMENT 298419P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-17 11:06 AM
Incredibly disturbing. I was walking down Main St. in Venice, CA. when a transient took a swing at my 5 year old, barely missing him. I decided then it was time to leave L.A. Now I find myself avoiding State St., especially when friends visit, because of the aggressive and sometimes violent behavior of some of the transients. Something must be done.
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COMMENT 298418P	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 11:04 AM
From the last thread on this coward, where the term "surprise sex" surfaced, I propose the defense call it "Surprise sex with friends" . Doesn't sound too bad right? And with luck he will make some new friends soon, but my guess is he will try very hard to avoid "surprise sex" at that time.
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COMMENT 298417	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 11:04 AM
Stop.
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COMMENT 298416P	Goleta roundabout construction begi...	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
354 it must not be old enough for them to admit that it SUCKS. Worst series of intersections EVER, hate that area
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BONNER	Baby Mockingbird in Rose Bush	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
I had a gopher snake in my driveway and quickly scooped him up in bucket and relocated to my sizable vegetable garden to urge him to stay and have some gopher lunches. He hung around for a couple weeks then disappeared as crops were harvested. I have a photo of him drinking while I was hand watering but have to submit separately if I have time. I miss him!
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COMMENT 298414	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
The permit is only applicable to those visiting your house, or for loading/unloading your rv/camper. There will not be a permit to park your oversized vehicle on the street 24/7.
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COMMENT 298413P	Office Orchid	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
Go to a nursery and ask to look at one of their orchid books. There are huge numbers of them, and I'm sure you'll be able to identify it with the help of a targeted book and an expert. See? Not all answers are easily available on the internet. Sometimes, you have to resort to old school methods.
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COMMENT 298412	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
It is a misnomer to think that the community could not find a safe sane and rational way to allow the springs to be available. Now more then ever it is important to have things like these special springs to be available. Land Trust for Santa Barbara County refused to consider other options. They said the expertise was not in the community. That is a lie. Again this is a fraud against the community. The real issue is a primitive spring in an urban area. The springs need some development and management. Hot springs enthusiasts trying to keep this a secret and continue with the illicit status quo of these last 50 years will not work either. Land Trust is nothing but sinister not having the springs specifically being discussed within the entire community.
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COMMENT 298411	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 11:01 AM
The Lompoc Wine Ghetto is great. Some really good wines.
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COMMENT 298410P	USA Olympic Training Center	2012-07-17 10:59 AM
It is a great training center. I wish we could get the incompetents and politics out of the USOC and actually run the center well, long-term, including in non-Olympic years, for the benefit of the athletes. I have friends who've worked there. Unfortunately, like many other wonderful ideas, politics has negatively impacted some of the great goals and ideals of the place. What a wonderful idea and facility though.
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COMMENT 298409	Ernest Ruiz (1918-2012) a longtime ...	2012-07-17 10:58 AM
And he was Chumash....
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COMMENT 298408	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 10:57 AM
The original article said this- The ordinance — which also bans sleeping in said vehicles but does not apply to those “actively” loading or unloading — so if you are preparing your RV for a trip or coming back from one that should be okay to park your RV in front of your house. The law is not intended to apply to Goleta residents that are using your RV for recreation. It is intended to punish the homeless living in their RVs. It's a drag when societal problems like homelessness have to be addressed by local ordinances that could be interpreted to apply strictly to homeowners too. But that is the world that we live in, currently.
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COMMENT 298406P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 10:56 AM
There is much wisdom in these comments. I wish the politicians who support these services with our tax dollars, and the do gooders who think providing without requiring anything in return would read them and take them to heart. Enabling those who chose not to be responsible is neither kind nor responsible.
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COMMENT 298405	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 10:46 AM
I have NEVER hear of anyone "raping their friends." What the...?! Will that help his defense? Awwwww they were his friends. Okay then.
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COMMENT 298404	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 10:43 AM
LOL, I can't help but laugh at the wording...
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COMMENT 298403	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 10:43 AM
"Volunteers to clean up the trash"--how about making the bums clean up their own trash? And we think they are the crazy ones!
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COMMENT 298402	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 10:41 AM
I asked a person in charge of SB City Animal Control how many dogs were licensed in the City and they said 4,000. The national Humane Society says 40% of all households have a least one dog. Something isn't adding up in Santa Barbara by about 30,000 unlicensed dogs. I hope the person that answered my question was wrong about the 4,000 licensed dogs.
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SKOOBY	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 10:39 AM
Like many things in Santa Barbara, what used to work decades ago is no longer available due to misuse. I was up at the hot springs last winter. No one was around, but the "bathing" area was yukky mud and trash surrounded the area. No way would I have used even the mud for health reasons. Natural places like that suffer droughts and too many people. The Tea Gardens used to be accessible in the 50s and 60s until skate boarders and other vandals made a mess out of graffiti on the walls and reservoirs and knocked over the water bowls along the road. Now no one can go up. Who can blame the owners who become highly liable were something dangerous to happen, no matter who might be to blame? Let's use this wonderful Land Trust gift to the public for some spectacular hikes and recreation.
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COMMENT 298399	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 10:31 AM
Martin Gore from Depeche Mode, David Crosby up in Santa Ynez...
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COMMENT 298398	A man accused of raping his friends...	2012-07-17 10:30 AM
"raping his friends" ... there's two words that don't belong together. How about predatory rapist taking advantage of unsuspecting acquaintances.
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COMMENT 298397	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 10:26 AM
Excellent news and long coming!!!!! Even though I live in Noleta, I am so happy to see Goleta has the gonads. When and if they show up here we will show them the door as well--NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.
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COMMENT 298396P	Meeting of the Minds	2012-07-17 10:25 AM
I think they meant to say that you should be seated by 1:30 if the event starts at 2! Otherwise, people will miss half the show if they arrive at 2:30.
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COMMENT 298395	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 10:21 AM
339 here I am not looking to dump an RV on a street or live in it. I just want to know if I can apply for a permit to load ours up for a trip, clean it out after while parked it in front of my condo or if I am on one of the 13 streets we can't get a permit. We have the white signs out front that say no rv parking.
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COMMENT 298394	SB Honors	2012-07-17 10:21 AM
All the people who worked to save the Wilcox property as open space. Those who are dedicted to keeping a cap on ugly growth in SB, surfrider foundation, and those who pick up other people's trash when leaving the beach.
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COMMENT 298393	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 10:19 AM
First rule of Hot Springs - you don't talk about Hot Springs.
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COMMENT 298392	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 10:16 AM
now if only the enlightened city of SB would follow suit!
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DILLYDALLY	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 10:12 AM
Getting rid of services for homeless will increase the amount of homeless sleeping on the streets, in your businesses, begging on corners, and committing crimes. Just like closing jails would cause more criminals to be on the street. If you havent noticed SB has survivable weather year round, is a low crime area (violence against homeless is a rapidly growing crime), and has lots of wealth and excess (for scrounging and begging). Those draws dont go away when you close shelters and get rid of services. The problems with homeless does seem to be getting worse lately. Doesn't much of the blame go to the economy? In the last 3-5 years there are a lot more homeless people and a lot less services. Clearly doing less is not working. So lets talk about what we can do differently but also get real and understand that doing nothing is not the answer.
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COMMENT 298390	SB Honors	2012-07-17 10:06 AM
I want to thank the many kind people who restore my faith in humanity through my wildlife work. Recently a young man spent an hour in the Ralph's parking lot helping me chase and capture a beautiful Cooper's Hawk with a broken wing. The bird is doing fine now. He had seen her hours earlier and I couldn't find anyone who could get out there quickly. These birds can run nearly as fast as they fly, and it was not an easy task capturing her. I have a knee disability, but together we were able to corner her and get her to safety. For every person who does not care, I find an unexpected angel like Justin. I want to thank all of you who are willing to assist us in our heart's work, whether you transport the animal to us yourself, or leave a donation at the vet's office, we are a group of dedicated volunteers who welcome any assistance we can get.
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COMMENT 298389P	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 10:06 AM
The Superintendent oversees only the high schools? Who looks after K-8? Very confusing post. Regardless, salary seems very high for a public school administrator. Ridiculously high.
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COMMENT 298388	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 10:03 AM
Paul Walker, Kenny Loggins, Priscilla Presley, Jack Johnson, Brad Paisley (has a home here ... probably for vacation), don't Brad & Angelina have a home here?
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COMMENT 298387	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 10:03 AM
313 for the WIN!
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COMMENT 298386	Baby Mockingbird in Rose Bush	2012-07-17 10:02 AM
Funny this was brought up.A little known fact is that the migratory bird act of 1918 places protections on many species including the northern mockingbird. One of the criteria put in place is protection of breeding animals and a mandate which prohibits pruning, mowing, or destroying breeding habitat during the breeding season. (Mar.-Aug.) These protections are violated all the time in our area and elsewhere. (Especially at our env't conscious University)
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CHILI_CON_ARTCARNE	Ernest Ruiz (1918-2012) a longtime ...	2012-07-17 10:02 AM
I've known people that fit the description you just gave. Unfortunately they seem to be real hard to replace in this day and age.
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COMMENT 298384	Old Abandoned Car	2012-07-17 10:01 AM
That is so cool...
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AQUAHOLIC	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 10:01 AM
Agree with 344.... as a resident of NOLETA, I'm worried too that our streets will become the dumping ground (literally) for RV dwellers and their dilapidated RV's, and other "things" deemed to big for Goleta streets. I'm hoping the CHP with help with enforcement, but I've not had any luck with them in the past. The sole parking enforcement officer is a tad overworked, nice guy, but not very responsive....sigh.
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COMMENT 298382P	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 10:00 AM
They are Ash trees? I read that Ash is now considered a "nuisance species," because in addition to their thirsty roots, they drop zillions of seeds which germinate and invade freely. I have a xeriscaped front yard that I hardly ever water, and still the neighbor's ash seeds germinate constantly, putting down long tap roots that are difficult to pull. The ground cover in my yard is ash leaves; they do make a good cover, but are a problem if you don't want leaves on the ground. Though pretty, they're not good choices for street trees, particularly in a place with sidewalks.
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COMMENT 298381	Interim Chamber President	2012-07-17 09:59 AM
Wouldn't it be nice if the new Chamber President would encourage the downtown businesses to clean their storefronts and sidewalks daily as was done years ago, or hire someone to hose off the area in front of their stores. There is no reason for a beautiful tourist city like ours to stink and look scruffy. Our downtown should look as clean and beautiful as Palm Springs, Victoria BC and little Ojai. Civic pride encouraged by the Chamber of Commerce works not only to attract tourism, but to encourage more shopping by the locals.
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COMMENT 298380	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 09:59 AM
302: Right ON! I WISH!!!!!
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COMMENT 298379	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 09:59 AM
@300, if the numbers are not correct, please educate us. The original post is not an attack on the sups management. It is about the massive salary. Budget cuts in public education will continue for years, this money should be saved for a rainy day for the students.
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COMMENT 298378	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:57 AM
I've never been so happy to leave a neighborhood as I was when I moved from Milpas St to Goleta last month. After 12 years of transients stealing from our garage, urinating and defecating in our driveway and having to walk through a gauntlet of leering drunks every time we wished to enter our property, we had enough. Good luck to the MCA, although until the Casa is closed, I fear you are fighting a losing battle.
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COMMENT 298377P	Brain Functions During Visual Searc...	2012-07-17 09:57 AM
This is fascinating to me! I wonder how facial recognition software works (or it's military component that it is derived from...yes I know all about bitmap image memorization and mapping tech) operates and how much better the human brain is at this task and why... It is absolutely necessary in my lines of work and I applaud the research. I am always fascinated by eye/brain study and research. It is one of those aspects to human physical evolution and development that makes even devout atheists believe in a deity or divine intervention. Simply beyond our grasp at the moment...fascinating.
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COMMENT 298376	Robert Simpson	2012-07-17 09:56 AM
Fry the bastard.
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COMMENT 298375	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 09:56 AM
Stagecoach Wine Tours!
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COMMENT 298374	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 09:54 AM
FYI, she turned herself in and gave a statement to the SBPD.
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COMMENT 298373	Baby Mockingbird in Rose Bush	2012-07-17 09:53 AM
That is a beautiful little Mockingbird. They do usually hatch two clutches per season. Mockingbirds are one of our most beautiful songbirds and you were blessed to have the opportunity to see life in progress. At the wildlife center we receive so many babies whose homes were destroyed, thank you for doing the right thing. Some think that it's just easy to destroy the nest and give the babies to us, but it's a longer, much more stressful process to freedom than it is when the babies are raised by their parents. If you have any questions about babies or bird behavior call the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network at 681-1080. Please be patient if we cannot speak to you immediately. It is our busiest season and we are understaffed and very, very busy saving lives!
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HDB	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 09:53 AM
I heard Halle Berry is in Montecito now...and of course, Jeff Bridges and Dennis Franz.
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COMMENT 298371	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 09:52 AM
Is ANYTHING legal anymore?????
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COMMENT 298370	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:52 AM
Simply cease providing hand-outs, and guess what'll happen. Provide services for those who truly want to get back on their feet. Remove the teat for the others to suck on, and eventually they'll go elsewhere.
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COMMENT 298369	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 09:49 AM
298339 - Goleta has an awesome website, but like you, I cannot find the list of 13 streets anywhere.
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COMMENT 298368	The SB Police Department was awarde...	2012-07-17 09:47 AM
298360 - Maybe if such a law existed.....alas, no.
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GOBBLEDYGOOK	Cruelty to a Pelican	2012-07-17 09:45 AM
Excuse me 320 but there is evidence. The nature of the wounds is evidence, as has been mentioned above. The nature of wounds is used as evidence all the time in courts of law. Perhaps it wasn't explained well enough, but I will add that, I used to be a regular volunteer at the SBWCN seabird pond. We saw many pelicans with intentionally slit pouches. Some people have been caught doing it. I personally rescued a juvenile pelican found lying on the beach, dehydrated, gasping, unable to fly: its wings had been deliberately broken at both "elbow" joints, leaving bloody bone poking through skin. Two perfectly symmetrical breaks, easy to do with thin bird bones. It had to be euthanized. Pelicans are amazing birds, very intelligent, with distinct personalities, very playful and interactive with humans. I encourage anyone who wants a very cool animal experience to try a volunteer shift at the seabird pond--must not be squeamish about fish or poo.
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COMMENT 298366P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:45 AM
Bus tokens to take the bus to where? Montecito, Carpinteria? (the Carpinteria line stops near the Casa.) Downtown, to the library? What about a bus to the Natural History Museum? Ooops, that's board member Sue Adams's neighborhood. Seems to me that services, ie. work, to be required for meals and housing provided. The general S. Milpas area is littered. The TJ's parking lot, back of the Tobacco store stinks of urine.
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COMMENT 298365	Montecito Fire	2012-07-17 09:41 AM
192=foothill road
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COMMENT 298364	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 09:36 AM
Ellwood Station Road South would be a GREAT place to start.
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COMMENT 298363	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 09:36 AM
344. you can apply for a permit per the article and the city website. But the article says: "In addition to the ordinance, Nordyke said, the city also ruled that 13 particular Goleta streets (the list of which is available on the city’s website) can never be parked on by large vehicles, even with a permit." Where is that list or map?
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COMMENT 298362	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 09:33 AM
Urban wine trail downtown. It's free!!
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COMMENT 298361	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 09:29 AM
@321 - you lost me on this one. To what stereotype do you refer? Gender? Skin color? Scrubs wearer? Pharmacy shopper? There hasn't been a mention of stereotyping until your comment.
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COMMENT 298360	The SB Police Department was awarde...	2012-07-17 09:28 AM
How about enforcing laws on the books and stop selling to known drunks? BUST the Circle K on Milpas, USA Gas and Crown Liquors for selling cheap alcohol to all the tranisents...
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COMMENT 298359P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:28 AM
Most AMAZING about this story is Foley's claim of fiscal challenges?! Are you KIDDING ME? Check Casa's tax returns to see what enormous salary he makes. And ask the County and City to itemize how many MILLIONS of dollars pass through that place. He really crossed the line with that comment. Facts are Facts.
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COMMENT 298358	SB Honors	2012-07-17 09:26 AM
How refreshing that the posters gave thoughtful and appropriate comments (rather than snarky or "humorous" responses to honest questions). Thanks to everyone for reminding us why this is such a special place.
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AQUAHOLIC	USA Olympic Training Center	2012-07-17 09:24 AM
@293P...didn't we cover this already?!! ;-)
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COMMENT 298356	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 09:23 AM
I love how the nanny deleted the first post that actually provided decent information for the OP. Thanks for reposting it, 317P.
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COMMENT 298355	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 09:23 AM
John Palmintari and Paula Lopez
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COMMENT 298354	Goleta roundabout construction begi...	2012-07-17 09:16 AM
WHY is this not being installed at the NIGHTMARE on Fairview and Calle Real? What a waste of taxpayer funds and lack of insight.
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COMMENT 298353	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 09:16 AM
The USFS is intent on taking the springs. At that time they will start to talk to the public about what will occur. CA Fish and Wildlife will get involved. Between a federal agency and a state agency the inappropriate and excessive taking of the springs will be taken care of for environmental issues. The springs are coming back as a creek at that point people will be figuring how to soak. Once hot springs form a creek again this will be a catch 22 and then the USFS will have to devise a plan to deal with it's "attractive nuisance". The springs will then become known nationally. Land Trust and the donors will eventually rue the day that they gave it to the USFS to allow access 24/7/365. This will backfire. The wise choice would have been to deal with the springs like Arroyo Hondo.
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ROGER DODGER	Suicidal Subject Threatens to Set F...	2012-07-17 09:16 AM
This was going on for several days but she did not say anything about suicide till yeasterday.
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COMMENT 298351	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:15 AM
The police need to cite people who steal shopping carts for theft as they cost the stores lots of money. Some cities actually enforce the law on this issue. I'm also for shutting down this enabling institution. It's ruining SB by attracting transients from all over the country. Many longtime residents don't feel safe downtown.
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SBFUNLOVER	Wine Tasting	2012-07-17 09:15 AM
I maybe bias but our tour company is the greatest. We are the #1 attraction and #1 tour on Trip Advisor for the Santa Ynez Valley. We have an excellent staff of tour hosts and a great selection of wineries. We are local and we are the oldest tour company based in the Santa Ynez Valley. We also have a Santa Barbara office run by a 20 year local! Just search for Stagecoach Wine Tours.
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COMMENT 298349	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 09:15 AM
Wow, she's going to be so busted! Hope she didn't spend the money and has the good sense to mail the wallet to the owner with the money in it so she can say that she always intended to return it!
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COMMENT 298348	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:10 AM
By making it so easy for homeless people to come here and not work, our leaders, our donors and places like Casa are ruining the city for those of us that work and work just to live paycheck to paycheck. This town could prosper if the money was put towards things tha hardworking and tax paying locals really need, like better schools for our kids, cleaner and safer parks and beaches, etc. SB is a cesspool and transient haven, it's so danged sad that these out of towners mean more to the city leaders than the rest of us.
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COMMENT 298347	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:10 AM
I have worked near the "Casa" since before it was a transient enabling center (Fiesta Furniture). You don't have to be a sociologist to see the social DISASTER that has resulted from the feeding/hangout center on Cacique St. The problem is a giant spider web that has trapped us all. The stores all profit as does Pacific Beverage Co, who sell the cheap beer, vodka and cigarettes. The County Social network (Counselors,Drug/Alcohol Program directors, Non-Profit Administrators, Housing Authority Employees) ALL profit and NEED the homeless-transients-urban campers to be here or they loose their place in the Santa Barbara food chain. THAT is the problem- They encourage these "clients" to come here from across the United States. Even our Mayor supports the homeless by providing "chronic homeless housing" and writing checks with OUR tax dollars to support the Casa et al....
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COMMENT 298346	SB Honors	2012-07-17 09:09 AM
Me for not telling others when I travel what a beautiful place this is and how lucky and fortunate I am.
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COMMENT 298345	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 09:07 AM
Greed prevails.
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COMMENT 298344	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 09:06 AM
@298339 It applies to all city of Goleta streets. (Noleta residents get ready for influx of dilapidated RVs and the problems that come along with them including dumping raw sewage on your streets) Time for all of SB to step up and expand this ordinance, long overdue!
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COMMENT 298343	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 09:04 AM
335, what are you talking about? They have her on video putting someone else's wallet in her pocket.
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COMMENT 298342	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 09:02 AM
Casa Esperanza is the alien pod in this neighborhood and needs to close down or severely curtail is mission and its rich people's playground pretense of "helping the poor".
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COMMENT 298341	Ernest Ruiz (1918-2012) a longtime ...	2012-07-17 09:00 AM
He was a grand, grand man with incredible stories to tell. He was made out of the "old stuff" of honor, self-sacrifice, dignity, hard work and honest speech. R.I.P - the community as a whole loses when men like this depart from our midst.
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COMMENT 298340	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 08:59 AM
298325 - The answer to the question is 200 fewer people sleeping in the doorways of businesses.
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COMMENT 298339	On September 20, the city of Goleta...	2012-07-17 08:59 AM
I managed to use the provided link in the story to find the page on the City of Goleta's website on the oversized vehicles page. But no where did I find the map of the streets you can never park an oversized vehicle. Anyone know? Would they be the streets with the signs in place?
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COMMENT 298338	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 08:59 AM
As a Chumash....it`s very entertaining to witness you all arguing over water & who owns the ground!!...besides, you`re missing two crucial elements required in order for the water to be medicinal,of which I`m not sharing. "You can`t take it with you when you go"...ask the Pharaohs of Egypt.
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COMMENT 298337	Interim Chamber President	2012-07-17 08:58 AM
Hopefully the Chamber can find some creativity and new ways to work with small business people and stop catering to land and building owners who run away with all the profits from their sweetheart tax benefits.
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COMMENT 298336	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 08:57 AM
If you go to the pound, you will see that only two breeds of dogs need to be spayed/neutered.
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COMMENT 298335	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 08:54 AM
With video surveelience everywhere, now we'll have hero's turning in wallets and asking, "did I get on T.V.?" This is becoming absurd. Is the act rightous? Obviously not. Yesterday a photo runs of the woman who had the dog. Today it's just a random woman standing in line. These photos show no act in progress. Sooner or later, you'll be the innocent one published about town. Looking forward to the Libel suit headed this way. Watch out Cam Sanchez!
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COMMENT 298334	Shoreline Fix	2012-07-17 08:50 AM
Nice photo. You should have an EdHat raffle so I can win a flight on your plane!
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COMMENT 298333	SB Honors	2012-07-17 08:50 AM
the Elings family
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OLDLAWOMAN	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:48 AM
Me!!!
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COMMENT 298331	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 08:48 AM
I don't know if the opinion is accurate; I do know that in other, larger districts (try Los Angeles), no single school has one superintendent. A superintendent typically oversees several schools (ie grade schools, middle schools, high schools). One super for a school of this size appears unbalanced, especially in light of the fact that teachers are being laid off and classes cut. When each Santa Ynez Valley School has its own superintendent, a closer look, is essential. Is it about the salary or the students?
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COMMENT 298330	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 08:47 AM
So back to the idea of installing a pipe specifically for the public's use. Anyone familiar with how this is done? Cost?
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COMMENT 298329	Welder	2012-07-17 08:46 AM
id say tilford welding also very fair
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COMMENT 298328P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 08:46 AM
Why doesn't Casa Esperanza require people to be sober? Inviting drugs and alcohol into the neighborhood with the promise of free services is not very smart. And now Foley says that in order for Casa to provide the community patrols the city needs to pay for it? Is this person confused. You do not make an agreement and then say the other party has to pay for the things I agreed to do. They have tried their way I think it is time Casa patrol and make certain their "clientele" do not loiter and negatively effect the surrounding neighborhood or close down. They should definitely require sobriety in exchange for services. Quit enabling and ensuring you have repeat business and actually start helping the homeless.
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COMMENT 298327	Spear Fishing Experience	2012-07-17 08:46 AM
Blue Water Hunter all the way.
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COMMENT 298326	SB Honors	2012-07-17 08:46 AM
All of The Carpinteria Valley Association members for quietly and effectively manning the walls and guarding the southern gate of our special county from LA /Oxnard style developement.
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COMMENT 298325	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 08:44 AM
What do Santa Barbara and it's residents gain from having Casa Esperanza in our beautiful town?
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COMMENT 298324	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 08:41 AM
Isn't this kind of like the toilet complaining about the smelly turd, when it was the butt's fault all along?
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COMMENT 298323	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 08:40 AM
Neutering is safe and prevents your dog from marking territory or becoming sexually frustrated. Additionally, millions of animals are killed each day because of over population issues. Neutur and spay all pets.
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COMMENT 298322P	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-17 08:37 AM
The homeless don't come to Santa Barbara to get a job and heal their lives. There are few jobs available here and plenty of students and illegal immigrants willing to work for poverty wages. THE HOMELESS COME TO SANTA BARBARA TO GIVE UP. And Santa Barbara, like an unfit parent, continues to enable those who refuse to work. This is all about choices. Santa Barbara has gives plenty of money to to CE and other homeless programs, and subsidizes 17% of the residential property in town - but never has enough to educate our children or keep a full staffing of police and firefighters. That has been our choice because of the leaders that we've elected.
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COMMENT 298321	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 08:37 AM
Stereotypes are alive and well.
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COMMENT 298320	Cruelty to a Pelican	2012-07-17 08:32 AM
Why does everyone automatically assume that this awful injury was caused by a human with malicious intent? Why is it that when it comes to animals, so many people are willing to immediately suspend their critical thinking? Come on, folks... If it was purposefully caused by a person, then the person should be punished (either in this lifetime or the next), definitely - but there is no evidence either way. I sure hope you people who rush to judgement never sit on a jury involving a case for me or anyone I care about!
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COMMENT 298319	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:30 AM
Remember that these people chose to be celebrities - so they get what comes with that choice - fabulous wealth and people who are interested in their lives.
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COMMENT 298318	Spear Fishing Experience	2012-07-17 08:29 AM
Blue Water Hunter in the harbor. Although they have equipment for scuba they specialize in free diving. Andy Taylor, the owner and his employees are THE most knowledgeable and helpful guys around.
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COMMENT 298317P	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 08:27 AM
The Responsible Pet Owner Ordinance of Santa Barbara County is the law you are looking for. It has numerous provisions for what you are legally obliged to do under the law, effective Jan 1, 2010. It is well explained by Animal Services here countyofsb.org/phd/animal.aspx? id=19822&ekmensel=15074a7f_180_0_19822_11
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COMMENT 298316	Benjamin Vargas, convicted of volun...	2012-07-17 08:22 AM
@245... 16 fatal stab wounds sure sounds like a solid self defense case to me! Chalk another one up for the lawyers.
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SBJULES	USA Olympic Training Center	2012-07-17 08:20 AM
Very cool! Glad you shared!
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COMMENT 298313	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:16 AM
peter and lois griffin, huckleberryhound, snagglepuss, secret squirrel...though he's in assisted living these days...
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COMMENT 298312	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:09 AM
Very Sophomoric. Another popularity contest. Mums the word.
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COMMENT 298311	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 08:09 AM
The Land Trust owns the land, but the water and pipes are owned by 7 different water companies. Their storage tank easily seen from the beginning of Hot Springs Trail. Home owners in the area must pay for water just like anyone else. They do not have private ownership of the water. It is not trespassing to hike this area, as there is a legal 'right of way' to pass through, not camp. It is however illegal to tap into the water companies' pipes and water. It is the water companies who have workers periodically tear down any hot tubs that people build there.
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COMMENT 298310P	Welder	2012-07-17 08:08 AM
Tilford put a new roof on the cab of our ancient truck. Great job.
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COMMENT 298309P	Benjamin Vargas, convicted of volun...	2012-07-17 08:07 AM
Yeah 245, according to the murderer and his girlfriend...
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ROB EGENOLF	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:06 AM
Don't forget Roger the Scanner Guy and EdHat
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COMMENT 298307P	TV Service	2012-07-17 08:05 AM
Cox; very helpful; great over-the-phone tech support. Would prefer to pay for just the two-handfuls of channels we actually watch, but oh well...
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COMMENT 298306	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 08:05 AM
SBMedical Foundation/Sansum is just around the corner. Might she work there? Dental offices and even a nursing home are a short distance up LaCumbre. Disappointing.
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COMMENT 298305	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 08:03 AM
Trees don't "enter sewer lines" by themselves. The lines develop cracks and leaks and the tree roots grow toward the water. When this happens you need to have your pipes replaced not the trees.
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COMMENT 298304	Greenhouse Fire	2012-07-17 08:02 AM
Great picture!
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COMMENT 298303P	SB Honors	2012-07-17 08:02 AM
What a nice thread! Thanks for giving us an opportunity to recognize so many good things and people.
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COMMENT 298302	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 08:01 AM
There is no end to what one person thinks another should do. Enforced neutering? I wish we could be so rational when it comes to human population. Wouldn't it be great if only responsible people had children?
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COMMENT 298301	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 08:01 AM
Rielle Hunter and child.
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COMMENT 298300	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 07:55 AM
These numbers are not correct, and Ms. deWerd's rant is full of inaccuracies. Google her name and you will find a long history of such attacks on this particular superintendent. Dr. Turnbull's excellent fiscal management has saved SYVUHSD despite years of poor decision making and the current economy. He's definitely earned his salary, especially since he took over a principalship in addition to his own job in order to save the district money and retain a teaching position. Ms. deWerd is just mad because one of the hard decisions he had to make was to cut an expensive, elitist program that Ms. deWerd liked a few years back. Since then she's been on a bizarre vendetta against the district, which is a real shame. It's doing well & needs our support.
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COMMENT 298299P	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 07:52 AM
Scumbag.
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LOLA	Interim Chamber President	2012-07-17 07:43 AM
Great idea to bring in someone new with fresh ideas. Ultimately though I hope they choose someone with deep connections from our own community. I also hope that the Chamber takes on the feeling of an inclusive organization rather than an exclusive one that Steve created. Sorry Steve...just sayin...
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COMMENT 298297P	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:42 AM
Michael Douglas doesn't live in SB any longer(NYC for years). More celebs who do: Billy Baldwin & Chynna Phillips, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Steve Martin (part-time), Tommy Lee Jones (part time), Michael Keaton (part-time), Julia Louis Dreyfus, Chris Lloyd, Alan Parsons, Don Johnson, Ivan Reitman, Bob Zemeckis, Jay Thomas, Chris Mitchum, George Lucas...
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COMMENT 298296P	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:41 AM
What are you going to do, drive them around to show them the celeb's houses? Pffft.
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COMMENT 298295P	Robert Simpson	2012-07-17 07:40 AM
No, no conviction, no trial, no publicity -- except for the driver of the getaway vehicle, Brittany Weiler, who pleaded and so got probation. (She was recently in the news for being the birthday girl at a party at the Mesa where three were arrested for stabbing another. Associating with such apparently had no effect on her probation.) Shocking. Justice so delayed is no justice; word of mouth is that the trial is now scheduled for October.
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COMMENT 298294	Fig Tree Butterfly	2012-07-17 07:39 AM
Not an Anise Swallowtail. A Western Tiger Swallowtail. A joy to see these gracing the day.
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COMMENT 298293P	USA Olympic Training Center	2012-07-17 07:36 AM
Were the swimmers' wear also made in China as was the rest of the US Olympic team clothing? :)
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COMMENT 298292	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 07:35 AM
This is Exhibit A of what is wrong with our public education system! Not only is there not enough money in most school system budgets to buy basic supplies but our students don't even compare well with those in much poorer countries! Stop the madness! Why do we so richly compensate administrators who are doing such a poor job? Buy state of the art supplies and facilities first, then pay the teachers and with what's left over, pay the administrators. By the way, where is all of the lottery money?
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COMMENT 298291	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:34 AM
Kevin Costner, John Travolta, Paula Abdul, Sylvester Stallone
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COMMENT 298290	Pet Neutering	2012-07-17 07:32 AM
The County's ordinance has been in effect for 2 years. Can they show that it has had an impact on the numbers of dogs yet? Many of the dogs in my neighborhood that never leave their yard are unlicensed and intact so I'm thinking that the numbers of puppies are about the same as before the ordinance.
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FLICKA	SB Honors	2012-07-17 07:31 AM
Vie and her late husband, George, contributed long hours and much effort to preserving trails and the culture of our city. They pushed to get the Obern bike trail, a real asset to our community. Both were friends of Pearl Chase and carried on her work.
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COMMENT 298288	101 Widening	2012-07-17 07:26 AM
They have been using a storm drain to get to the beach, so now they are replacing this route with an undercrossing that is designed for pedestrians. At least that's how I understand it. What I don't get is why this project is expected to last until 2016. does anyone know why it will take 4 yrs to to do this? Just get it done!
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FLICKA	Voters Beware!	2012-07-17 07:24 AM
Crazy, the money should be going to enhance students learning experience.
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FLICKA	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 07:22 AM
Interesting comments, I appreciate all the information about street trees. It really is horrible when they screw up sidewalks and enter sewer lines, expensive to correct.
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FLICKA	Suicidal Subject Threatens to Set F...	2012-07-17 07:17 AM
Lucky the room-mate called police instead of just walking away. Sounds like the poor woman has more problems than just child custody; now it won't happen. Poor kids.
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FLICKA	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 07:14 AM
Tubs were built when the hotel there was. They are an attractive nuisance, if there is an accident the Land Trust would likely be sued. My grandma used to sneak in at night with friends, c. 1908 or so. People using the trails were trespassing on private property before bought by the Land Trust, could have been closed at any time and Montecito would have lost access to a wonderful area. I rode my horse there often with friends in the 1950s.
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COMMENT 298283	101 Widening	2012-07-17 07:10 AM
@298260P There is an existing undercrossing that is being replaced by a new undercrossing. The original one was never really meant for pedestrian use, the new one is. The overpass mentioned int he article is up at Bates.
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COMMENT 298282	Drop Some Names, Please	2012-07-17 07:06 AM
Jonathon Winters
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COMMENT 298281	Welder	2012-07-17 07:03 AM
Posted above I second Ian
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FLICKA	Old Abandoned Car	2012-07-17 07:03 AM
Been there a long time by the looks of it. Are you going to tell us where?
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LALALALA	Tree Removal	2012-07-17 07:00 AM
Because all the Ash trees (Fraxinus) planted in that neighborhood were a mistake at the time those houses were built. Sure, they're fast growing, lovely shade trees but the hazards and costs associated with damage to sidewalks and sewers from their highly invasive roots makes them not an appropriate street tree. That's why cities have Street Tree Masterplan's now.
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FLICKA	What's Burning?	2012-07-17 06:59 AM
Must be the Carpinteria greenhouse.
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LALALALA	Montecito Fire	2012-07-17 06:50 AM
I cringe to think of all the pollutants that all that burning plastic is dumping into the air.
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FLICKA	Montecito Fire	2012-07-17 06:50 AM
Looking forward to reading more about this fire.
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COMMENT 298275P	To Catch A Thief	2012-07-17 06:48 AM
"See. Want." Hope they bust her soon!
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FLICKA	Greenhouse Fire	2012-07-17 06:39 AM
When and where, whose greenhouse, was this? Quite a picture!
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AQUAHOLIC	Dolphin Stampede	2012-07-17 06:26 AM
Great capture Denise!....these are fantastic shots.
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COMMENT 298272	Hot Spring Tubs	2012-07-17 06:04 AM
NO MERCURY!!! There are three main springs in the canyon. I have mineral analysis of all three. The lowest spring IS an arsenic spring. Not only is there no mercury in the water, the sulphur in the water binds to mercury. I soaked daily while working on an experimental project using much mercury during the eighties. These are a real blessing to humanity and health, we need continued access for more centuries.
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COMMENT 298271P	SB Honors	2012-07-17 12:40 AM
Hospice and visiting nurses who make this town special for the terminally ill and their families during their greatest hour of need. CALM who are there for children who have no voice. Guide dogs for the blind and the Braille institute. ART and Wildlife Care Network who are tireless in their efforts to care for injured and abandoned wildlife as well as the veterinarians who work with them, often for a minimal or no charge. The Land Trust for purchasing and preserving our most treasured open spaces. And the countless philanthropists who donate millions to these non profits!
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