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JUKINJAY	Power Out @ Painted Cave	2012-07-19 10:09 PM
http://www.sce.com/AOC_Outagemap/OutageMap.html 561 customers affected, ETR 11:00 PM.
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CHILI_CON_ARTCARNE	Take a look deep inside UCSB's ques...	2012-07-19 10:07 PM
The world wide web was created at CERN.
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ANIMALLISTNER	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 09:51 PM
Kitty crossed the rainbow bridge today. This evening we gave him a sedative. While waiting for the drug to take affect, Julia Di Sieno spoke briefly with Fire Station 30 of Solvang with last minute updates. The Fire captain told Julia he wanted to adopt the kitty, if his owner was not found. This made the euthansia even more difficult for Julia. Julia Di Sieno, co founder and exutive director held Kitty close, and spoke softly to him while he clung to her and slipped away. No more suffering sweet kitty. Comment 367. No animal should ever be dropped off and die alone. The last thing to go, is their hearing. We all continued to try and comfort this handsome boy, when he left his sick little body.....=( Its music to our ears that you had your Vet do the deed. Thank you for the compassion. Helps us get thru the many sad and difficult times of running an animal/wildlife org... ART, Inc.
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FLICKA	French Festival	2012-07-19 09:15 PM
Beautiful pictures, Robert! Makes me want ot go next year, I've never been although I've French blood and an extremely French maiden name.
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COMMENT 299623	Power Out @ Painted Cave	2012-07-19 09:00 PM
I saw the lights flicker about an hour ago or so in Goleta.
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COMMENT 299622	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 08:55 PM
Increased taxes don't help the students. They just go to pay more teacher perks and benefits.
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COMMENT 299621	Rona Barrett pushes for affordable ...	2012-07-19 08:50 PM
I wish the byline would have read "affordable seniors housing" or something like that. She has a good idea and has found a place and way to help may people who need it.
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COMMENT 299620	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 08:47 PM
592: I feel I almost have to respond to you.......no.....wait........there...... it past.
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COMMENT 299619	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 08:46 PM
Why should the customers have to pay the utility companies to upgrade to the 21st century? They make BILLIONS in profits each year. You would think they would see the overall reduced costs of underground utilities (liability and reduction of linemen, miles of wiring and upkeep)
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COMMENT 299618	Take a look deep inside UCSB's ques...	2012-07-19 08:46 PM
Meanwhile, my understanding of science is also free and comes with a greater understanding of the world around me! Isn't choice great :D
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COMMENT 299617	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 08:45 PM
Adult Ed pottery classes are no longer free.
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COMMENT 299616	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 08:45 PM
610P Your ten year old probably has a pretty skewed perception of what government spending is like, since chances are you're the one explaining it to them. Do you mention that we have a defense budget larger than the next 20-odd countries combined? That our two costly (and unnecessary) overseas wars have cost us over a trillion dollars in actual moneys, not to mention the cost of human suffering at home (in the form of our veterans and their rehabilitation into society) and abroad? I'm not saying this government (local, state, federal) doesn't spend a lot of money on welfare. But to act like it doesn't spend an extraordinary amount of money on its military and war potential is...kind of untrue.
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COMMENT 299615	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 08:39 PM
I thought this was a democracy, which means government by the people. I have little doubt that the majority sentiment is for unpaid parking, can we please end the discussion there. Find another way to balance the budget like eliminating the multiple layers of beauracracy in the department. Cut salaries of county higher-ups; can it really be that difficult to attract talent in the most desirable city in the US? Rangers are cheaper than sheriffs, friendlier, and reduce crime. Do we understand one another?
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COMMENT 299614	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 08:35 PM
Oh grow up! Bike riders are saving the world from Global Warming. Your bikes were'nt stolen.....They were FREED!
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COMMENT 299613	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 08:30 PM
It's not the cops who decide what to concentrate on.. The politicians and DA.. have that clout.. just ask Cam! If the PD wanted to rid SB of the homeless.. they would already be long gone! Can you imagine a more frustrating job than being a lawman or woman and being told NOT to enforce the law? The homeless (what happened to the word Bum) and illegals.. same story .. don't enforce the laws we already have..because the politicians don't like those laws!
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COMMENT 299612	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-19 08:25 PM
The moral relativists, mostly Unitarians, on the past city council that foisted Casa upon us felt it was not right to force homeless into a religious-based shelter setting. Rescue Mission and Salvation Army, religiously based as they are, are good at what they do. It is time to give the job back to them instead of this endless proliferation of taxpayer funded secular Homeless Inc yeehaws, who have yet to show one iota of the success that the good old time religion is showing at the Rescue Mission and Salvation Army. Amen. WWJD.
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COMMENT 299611	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 08:18 PM
937: "at least several flights a day at all hours. Constant." Absolutely not true.
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CHILI_CON_ARTCARNE	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 08:18 PM
Where are Proctor and Ward when we need you most?
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COMMENT 299608	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 08:17 PM
You want a parcel tax from me? Use it to build prisons, and not inflate even further teachers salaries, benefits and perks.
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COMMENT 299607	Take a look deep inside UCSB's ques...	2012-07-19 08:16 PM
"Higgs Boson is invisible and abstract, only detectable by extremely intricate scientific instruments and only able to be created by a 27-kilometer-long particle accelerator that cost $9 billion to build." Of course UCSB is involved!!! My beliefs on what gave mass to the universe cost me $0 and comes with a tasty bread wafer every Sunday.
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COMMENT 299606P	Power Out @ Painted Cave	2012-07-19 08:15 PM
Maybe this had something to do with that: "Santa Barbara County firefighters were hampered by downed power lines Thursday afternoon as they worked to contain a grass fire burning in the foothills above Goleta." From: http://www.noozhawk.com/article/071912_vegetation_fire_reporte d_in_goleta_foothills/
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COMMENT 299605	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 08:13 PM
The answer is simple, just vote for higher taxes.
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COMMENT 299604P	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 08:09 PM
Ummm......10% of this counties population near starvation? An estimate made by a special interest group. With UCLA tacked on the estimate for clout. Look, this number is very suspect. For one, it does not jive with the obesity numbers constantly paraded around. And look for yourself. The people using WIC and food stamps usually appear to be on the plumper side of normal.
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CHILI_CON_ARTCARNE	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 08:03 PM
This thing stinks to high heaven.
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DILLYDALLY	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 07:59 PM
If you can't find a way to enjoy the 4th of July, cinco de mayo, or the solstice then please avoid fiesta. There is plenty I don't like about fiesta, but shockingly I don't do those things. Joes has some of the strongest drinks and always over serves on holidays, if I didn't want belligerent drunks areound I wouldn't go to bars on state ever but especially during holidays. There is a lot of very interesting and fun daytime and early evening celebrations. And it's not the running of the bulls it's a parade. You could stay home all the time but I am worried about the stories I read about roofs collapsing. Research the fiesta events and go to the ones that look like your kind of fun.
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COMMENT 299599P	Snap Crackle Pop	2012-07-19 07:59 PM
Thanks, 560P. I wish more folks were like you and thought about their answers before posting them.
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ROGER DODGER	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 07:49 PM
Planned Parenthood reports alot.
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ROGER DODGER	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 07:47 PM
My understanding is that it was all marked but the white man built over it anyway..
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COMMENT 299596	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 07:46 PM
294P - use the URL that will take you to the SB parks HOME PAGE. I found the survey immediately. It is on the right hand side of the Home Page, the very first item you can click, entitled: "Beach Parking Fees Survey - Take Survey" Go check it out - you can't miss it.
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COMMENT 299595	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 07:46 PM
PP did its job, unlike the St. Joseph school administrators. Medical care providers are mandated reporters, as are educators; it's part of their job. Of course I also support and appreciate PP. I'd like to ask a forensic pathologist if it's possible to do toxicology on fetal remains. Or can her hair be tested for drugs? I hope this guy *really* gets punished. And I do NOT mean raped in prison; I do not personally believe in an eye for an eye.
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COMMENT 299594	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 07:45 PM
Reading a link like this at the end of a day in my 70 hour work week could be irritating I guess but the fact that I'm sitting here in my office at a company that survived the recession makes me grateful. I've never been hungry because of lack of money - not once. I can't imagine what that must be like and I certainly would not deride people who are in that situation. Be kind always....it's so simple.....it takes the sting out of life.....there's so much that can hurt us....why do we have to take shots at each other constantly? Guess I better get back to work.
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COMMENT 299593	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 07:39 PM
299541P How do you know they broke state law? I missed the part where there was a trial with evidence shown. A plea deal is accepted all the time by people that believe they will win the trial but don't want to risk it. Because once you go to trial they throw the book at you if you lose. Sometimes its better not to take the chance. Do you think these two people deserved to be put in prison for 10-15 years? You do realize the California prison system is bursting. No room for anyone but hard core criminals(violent felony's,Murder,Rape,molesters,robbery..etc) The county jails are now full with people that should be in prison.
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COMMENT 299592	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 07:36 PM
If the Chumash cared so much about their ancestors, why don't they know where they are all buried? Seems like something you might mark, commemorate, maybe tell the next generation...that is, if they really cared. This has always confused me, since they make such a big deal about disturbing the bones.
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COMMENT 299591	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 07:34 PM
559 for the win! But really, if you can't afford to live here, you should move (and if you're here illegally, no subsidies for you). The free market economy really does work.
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COMMENT 299590	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 07:31 PM
She's been through some things in the last few years-like we all have-I wish her well-our lives are never as easy as other people think.
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COMMENT 299589	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 07:31 PM
1. when it ends. 2. when I get to leave town to get away from it. 3. when drunks get arrested during fiesta. 4. I get to buy a fresh pack of ear plugs to block out the excess noise. 5. not being from Santa Barbara!
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LEAHKING	Registered Dietician	2012-07-19 07:31 PM
jean densmore john, nutritionist and psychotherapist. listed in info.
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COMMENT 299587	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 07:26 PM
I love the big parade (El Desfile Historico) only because I'm still horse-crazy. I now watch it on tv. With the volume OFF ;-) I worked with and was an outrider with Bob Mastagni & his Belgians in the early 70's (bless his heart, and Nancy's; and RIP.). I wasn't born here but remember no other place. I just don't handle crowds and that's not the only reason I'm not real big on Fiesta. I agree it's important to SB economically. I never go downtown during Fiesta. I always like to see good dancing of many kinds; I should make a point of watching opening night (Noches de la Ronda, no?) OH! Remember the caballos "parade" or whatever it was called?! They'd shut down a block or two for horses to hang out the day after the big parade. That was fantastic. (right Flicka? :-)) Bet it was cancelled due to liability. Ah, one can be so young when they start thinking about "the good old days."
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COMMENT 299586	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 07:18 PM
Hire some security guards?
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COMMENT 299585	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 07:15 PM
Can you provide proof the Portuguese banksters were not toking and smoking and making bad judgement calls?
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COMMENT 299584	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 07:12 PM
SY, I'll help you out. I never said we need to eliminate partisan view points. I said there needs to be a balance between the two. Make room at the table for both sides and stop demonizing one or the other. But labeling these two points of view is perfectly okay because each has something to offer. Best results come when accommodation is reached between the two - not consensus or homogenization but any feel-good project also needs to be fiscally accountable. And there you have it.
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SBARTS	An interesting write up on Animal R...	2012-07-19 07:05 PM
Great team of caring people. Thank you for all you do.
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COMMENT 299582	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 07:03 PM
I really enjoyed this one, John. thanks for the additional link.
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MTNDRIVER	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 07:02 PM
I was a flower girl in the parade for three years back when. Used to love the street parties and dances on the lower east side in my late teens and 20s. Later, just tried to leave town. Lately, more likely to stay home, maybe make a trip to De la Guerra Plaza for tacos or Guadalupe for tamales--truly, the best. Used to love the horse parade when it was a separate event. Maybe I'll go watch the parade this year, what the heck. But yes, cascarones are required to be 4 for a dollar. Maybe the City Council needs to get involved in that one.
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AUNTIE S.	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 06:55 PM
You took the words right out of my mouth 895
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COMMENT 299579	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 06:49 PM
1) Staying away from town since about the age of 25. 2) Avoiding the horrible traffic. 3) Not being near the fights, stabbings, and other crime. 4) Enjoying clear roads in surrounding areas to ride my bike on. 5) Not having a hangover! I've been in the anti-Fiesta group for awhile now. It's for out-of-towners, drunks, bangers, and others.
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COMMENT 299578	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 06:44 PM
This was during the day when the door was open for customers to go in and out.
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COMMENT 299577P	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 06:37 PM
362, I am afraid you are mistaken. The federal law trumps the state law. In this case, the perps broke the state laws.
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COMMENT 299576	Mural Move	2012-07-19 06:36 PM
I wish they had saved the mural that was on the side of the Earthling Bookstore. That image was gorgeous. I appreciate this mosaic mural, too, but I really miss that Solstice-themed mural. It was so bright and lively. I haven't given one red cent to any company that's been in that building since that mural was removed. I hold a grudge like that.
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COMMENT 299575	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 06:32 PM
282, that's a cat litter pan. 092 Right on. Julia is being amazingly sympathetic about having an owner come forward. ART & she are without question doing the right thing. Thank goodness the cat will be euthanized rather than drowning to death (in its own lungs). This type of thing is more common than you can imagine unless you're "in the business."
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COMMENT 299574	Past the Past	2012-07-19 06:25 PM
candy bars stolen from Hi Times liquor store. Looking back? The worker/owner HAD to have known!! Yeah, it was more than once. Mea Culpa. Frisky? Shoreline park among others. The neighborhood I grew up in; especially on foggy nights, walking with a joint. fun thread. ;-) Thanks for the good memory of TG&Y!
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COMMENT 299572	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 06:22 PM
Here is how you get a college education today: 1. First two years at a junior college 2. Find a state that is not run by education unions for the cheapest tuition; a good public education is as good as anywhere private and more so - no hot house pretensions 3. Work as a companion for a frail but independent adult in exchange for free room and board and flexible hours on duty. 4. Work as many waiter/waitressing jobs than provide tips for excellent service, as you can fit into your schedule. 5. Devote four years to studying and free campus activities as your only recreational outlet. 6. Shop at thrift stores for anything you need. 7. Ditch your monthly cell phone and internet fees, learn to use free internet services 8. No car; public transportation or walking or bike only 9. Keep health costs low with sane and sober living 10. Incur no debt 11. Look at what the military offers for college benefits 12. Explore grants and scholarship
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COMMENT 299571	Snap Crackle Pop	2012-07-19 06:17 PM
Edhatters don't know everything all the time and this is one of those times you'd in the prime position to let us know what we're missing.
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COMMENT 299570	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 06:15 PM
I waffle year to year. I am intimidated by reports of loose, frightened horses at the parades so I'm no longer interested in that. I used to spend afternoons on the grass in the Mercado at De la Guerra to enjoy Jalapeno Poppers and BBQ ribs and shows on stage but I'm tired of the baby strollers either running up my heels if I'm walking or over my hands if I'm relaxing. Any more I prefer the El Mercado Norteno up at Los Positas, especially for lunch. It's like Fiesta Lite. Great food, some music, lemonade, usually great sunny weather... Aaaaah.
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COMMENT 299569	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 06:15 PM
How long have you been shooting with the D800? The detail you're getting with it is absolutely SICK!!
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COMMENT 299568	Citizens group calls for safe passa...	2012-07-19 06:12 PM
Walking from San Roque to the Mission and Rose Garden is not walking from the Mission to the SB Natural HIstory Museum. Stay focused on the problem. Everyone is looking for a sensitive solution to the safety issues.
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COMMENT 299567	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 06:05 PM
OP go out and find the best 5 Fiesta events and let us know because I, like you, am sincerely interested in what you find. To me that's the best thing about it, finding the cool events and making it a tradition with those you love. My niece is in the childrens parade this year and my grandma will be in attendance with us to witness her as the 5th generation Santa Barbaran in our family to take part in the Fiesta activities. So looking forward to it!
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COMMENT 299566	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 06:03 PM
Correlation is not causation, 234. Can you provide proof that decriminalization and not an out of control and unregulated banking industry led to Portugal's financial problems? :)
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 06:00 PM
@538P It's all the same to me. I'm sorry I'll say some Hail Marys and Our Fathers will I be forgiven?
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COMMENT 299564	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 05:59 PM
Nope, I said where is pot fully legal; not just decriminalized. Portugal only decriminalized it. Holland only decriminalized it. Big difference. Portugal is one of the failed nation states in the EU. One of the PIIGS- Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. How is all that easy dope working for you, Portugal? What nation consistently ranks at the top of success and quality of life? Singapore - where any illegal drug use carries the death penalty. Go figure. So I repeat, where is the a nation that has a direct interest in the sale, taxation and regulation of pot sales? That is what the pro-pot crowd is asking for. They want it sold, taxed and regulated like alcohol.
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COMMENT 299563	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 05:58 PM
Sadly I can't quote posts or else they'll be Nanny'd. Which is kind of a weird rule... Makes it hard to have a debate about what someone did or didn't say. :(
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COMMENT 299562	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 05:57 PM
Lived here since 1969 and agree, best time to get out of town. I simply loathe Fiesta for both its dubious, overly pretentious claim to history and for the drunkenness it brings to our town. I am a proud Fiesta Curmudgeon.
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COMMENT 299561	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 05:54 PM
SY: I don't know where you got that out of 551's post. Perhaps you misread it?
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COMMENT 299560P	Snap Crackle Pop	2012-07-19 05:54 PM
I live near Brandon but didn't hear anything. What's interesting is that whenever a question like this is asked on Edhat, people always answer that it was either fireworks or a car backfiring. Several years ago my husband and I heard what sounded like fireworks in our cul-de-sac, immediately followed by a car pulling away. Since there are families in our neighborhood who shoot off fireworks, we didn't think anything of it. Imagine my surprise when a sheriff showed up at my door a few days later, asking if I had any information about the shooting on our street. Just goes to show you, it's not always fireworks or cars backfiring!
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COMMENT 299559	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 05:50 PM
They can still take free Adult Ed pottery classes.
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COMMENT 299558	Snap Crackle Pop	2012-07-19 05:49 PM
i opened a six-pack all at once.
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COMMENT 299557	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-19 05:48 PM
beating a dead horse! well almost
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MTNDRIVER	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 05:47 PM
Yep, juvenile black phoebe. That first shot is like an Impressionist painting, beautiful, cool feeling and summery both. Lovely.
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COMMENT 299555	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 05:40 PM
544-I don't look for trouble but when you are out in public surrounded by inebriated people they can come out of nowhere and pick a fight for no reason at all. once while hanging out at Joe's Cafe some drunk dude came out of nowhere and got in my face and wanted to fight me because he was in a drunk and billigerent mood. i "wasn't looking for trouble" but i found it. fortunately Francisco (the bartender and my long time friend) jumped from behind the bar and grabbed the drunk and tossed him out on State Street. your comment saying "blah blah blah" was totally uncalled for since you don't know me or my experiences with fiesta. maybe you should read the comment guidelines below where it says "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all."
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COMMENT 299554	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 05:40 PM
551 talks about the partisan divide, then uses partisan language. Practice what you preach! :)
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COMMENT 299553	Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp	2012-07-19 05:40 PM
Wonderful & joyful. Yay Renee!! Yay Kids!
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SEEDLADY	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 05:38 PM
Phoebe. You ought to watch them over a lawn area. Impressive dives and recoveries. Pretty call, too.
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COMMENT 299551	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 05:38 PM
There is a line between "compassion" and doing good and criminal negligence regarding the fiduciary control of public funds. Some people get so carried away with the mission, they forget it is not their money to spend. Progressives have no end of reasons to spend other people's money. That is a given. Conservatives want control and accountability when exactly those funds are being spent. There is a line where both can work together. There really is, but you can't stack the deck on one side only. Voters, please maintain a balance among your elected representatives who are your watchdogs. Don't let the pendulum to swing too far in only one direction. Always season both sides of the political spectrum with vigilant care takers. Enough of this partisan divisiveness. Make room for both. The Tea Party belongs at the table too, if you have also set a place for a Tax and Spend Liberal.
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COMMENT 299550P	Quail Imposture	2012-07-19 05:36 PM
i dunno--her posture looks pretty typical to me...
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COMMENT 299549	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 05:36 PM
I don't think that this is California's most liberal city, 542.
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BIPOLARESQUE	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 05:35 PM
What @529 said.
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COMMENT 299547	The City of Goleta will continue wi...	2012-07-19 05:33 PM
Thank you, 879. been there, done that. Busiest and hardest working I ever was was in a gov't. job. Unpaid OT; never time to be online, such as checking email, unlike most of my friends in private employ; being out of the office was a huge burden to colleagues. Please y'all, don't lump everyone together. Not all gov't workers are lazy or not busy. Walk a mile in someone else's shoes... And if I said what area or department I was in I'd get lots of sympathy & support. How ironic.
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COMMENT 299546	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 05:33 PM
We did change the law it was back in 1996. Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996,[1] is a California law concerning the use of medical cannabis. It was enacted, on November 5, 1996, by means of the initiative process, and passed with 5,382,915 (55.6%) votes in favor and 4,301,960 (44.4%) against. Now I want to see voters rights enforced!!! Thant is what keeps us from sinking into anarchy. The people have spoken!!!
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COMMENT 299545	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 05:33 PM
Sorry, but some people are interested in celebrity. That's why millions of celebrity gossip magazines are sold every year. Trying to seem hipper-than-thou by being all "who cares?" is lamer than being interested, in my opinion.
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COMMENT 299544P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 05:21 PM
531.... blah blah blah... don't look for trouble and you won't find it.
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TWOBITS	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 05:19 PM
the festive party atmosphere celebrating... ethnic booths/products and food, non-profits' booths, fancy dresses, lots of colorful confetti (LOVE sweeping it off the hardwood for days after). Fresh lime margaritas, excellent live music outdoors all around town, cowboys in Harry's, beer gardens, parades, surf music on the waterfront....viva la fiesta!
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COMMENT 299542	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 05:15 PM
I don't know how republicans got thrown into an argument about Californias most liberal city, but its nice to know that you guys will never ever ever take responsibility for anything. We all need to pay 20% more for our Food We all need to pay 20% more for our gardening We all need to pay 20% more for our childcare The 18-30 generation needs a masters degree to get any kind of job where their not directly competing with illegals! Thats not how you older folks grew up....and its not fair! Either pay up, or downsize your lifestyles! But your kids and grand kids should'nt have to live in a 3rd world country just so you can save a little on your lawn.
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COMMENT 299541P	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 05:15 PM
I, for one, am very glad to see the laws of this country being enforced and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. If you don't like a law then you get your legislators to change the laws. You don't select which ones you want to enforce and not enforce based on your personal feelings. Enforcement and prosecution are what keeps us from sinking into anarchy.
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COMMENT 299540	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 05:15 PM
If it wasn't for the dollar menus at fast food places I would starve.
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COMMENT 299539	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 05:15 PM
dilly dally, when southbound the ambulances run their sirens until they get on the Mission northbound onramp /Pueblo offramp. Seems to me that they turn them off in the neighborhood; once they're on Calle Real with cross streets of oak Park Lane, Junipero, etc. I haven't bothered to confirm this w/AMR. I live next to the onramp, so yes, the sirens are a much bigger issue to me than the helicopters! But neither bother me. (I assume northbound on 101 ambulances do the same; but my aural interpretation leads me to think most sirens are from southbound; they need to have siren on while on the underpass.)
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COMMENT 299538P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 05:13 PM
A note - this was a grass fire. That is, there was no brush.
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COMMENT 299537	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 05:12 PM
You can crime proof your doors and locks all you want, but if you have a window, all it takes is one large rock and the crook is in.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 05:07 PM
Tanks Ya All..
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COMMENT 299535	Scanner Reports 7-18-12	2012-07-19 05:03 PM
I agree with all the kudos, and, as Flicka &Rex said, you should send this to city council and other bigwigs & mucky-mucks. I do read 'em all; this is your best piece ever in my opinion.
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MESARATS	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 04:58 PM
There are artifacts and bones all over the that area. Burton circle is well known as as site. Also have been told that the hotel on the corner of Cabrillio and Castillio started a remodel of the area where the restaurant was, some artifacts were seen so that project is dead in the water. projects in the area may require a archeological monitor in addition to the rest of permits, architectural, costal commission, flood blah, blah, blah. That gets spendy.
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COMMENT 299533	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 04:57 PM
Thanks SB
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COMMENT 299532	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 04:55 PM
@ 388: The property is actually on Kellogg a fair distance up from Hollister. Kellogg is not a very busy street.
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COMMENT 299531	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 04:54 PM
well the first thing our family does is stay home and avoid downtown sb at all costs. i consider myself a local having moved here from san diego in 1972 but the fiesta is too scary especially in recent years. too many drunks and too many cops and too many fights. the other thing about fiesta is that it presents a misguided sense of Santa Barbara and California history that people accept as being true even though the days of the dons is mostly a myth. why not call it old mexican days? oh i forgot. there is too much bias and resentment towards mexicans and mexican americans these days so why recognize their history? just saying.
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COMMENT 299530	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 04:40 PM
why so bitter? i love her! i admire her as an actor and she was amazing in melancholia ... if lovin k.du is wrong, i don't wanna be right (:
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COMMENT 299529P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 04:37 PM
Hi 507 - actually, Edhat is the source ...and we do get to read from Roger...and yes he is amazing. Your membership means a lot, with fire season first hand reporting.. that should have real some value..right? Please make a point of supporting the talented folks who work hard to make Edhat happen.
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COMMENT 299528	Snap Crackle Pop	2012-07-19 04:35 PM
Fireworks.
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COMMENT 299527	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 04:34 PM
And what exactly constitutes as "criminal proof?" Surely if there was anything that was criminal proof we would all have one.
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COMMENT 299526P	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 04:34 PM
If everyone's so hungry, why are they so fat? Yes, I blame the snack food industry. The eater has no responsibility. Ha!
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COMMENT 299525	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 04:28 PM
690 hits in 3 hrs., surpassed only by the wildland fire. Hmmmm, I guess somebody cares.
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COMMENT 299524	Santa Barbara County's forensic aud...	2012-07-19 04:27 PM
I wonder if Joni Gray has any exposure in this mess? Her husband worked for those groups and she had other connections to them but didn't recuse herself from any votes until County Counsel said she had to. I guess she will have to answer these questions during the political race to the fall election. If her challenger wins we will have another conservative supervisor on the board that will oppose any land use regulation.
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COMMENT 299523P	A Santa Maria bike store manager sa...	2012-07-19 04:26 PM
How much does a criminal-proof door lock really cost? I'm guessing less than the cost of one of the bikes that was stolen.
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COMMENT 299522P	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 04:26 PM
The Veterans building is NOT the "museum" no matter how much Mr. Blankenship wishes it was. With the latest discovery of a Chumash bone during the preparation for installation of an elevator, there is NO WAY any additional "expansion" will be contemplated
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COMMENT 299521P	Plans are in the works to re-build ...	2012-07-19 04:25 PM
I'm all for a larger bridge at Casitas Pass Rd *if* they rip out the McDonalds and the Arco gas station that present a really crappy gateway image to Carp. On the other hand, like a Hollywood stage set, having those two really crappy looking businesses there that make it look like some generic exit in the San Fernando Valley probably keep many folks from LA heading on to SB, so I'm not complaining too loud. You can have them!
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SBJULES	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 04:22 PM
There was an earlier thread that talked about this & the Chumash don't mind what ON the ground but below the ground.
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COMMENT 299519	The California Department of Public...	2012-07-19 04:21 PM
"It's my Coxsackievirus A6 in a box."
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COMMENT 299518	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 04:19 PM
I don't think the posters are miffed over the star's participation, just puzzled why anyone cares. Those who live here are not impressed by Hollywood stars in our backyard, maybe unless you are 13 yrs old.
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COMMENT 299517P	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 04:11 PM
455 hit the nail on the head. Clearly, cost of living here is too high for these folks and there are many better options within reasonable reach - Ventura, Santa Ynez, Lompoc, etc., all with TONS of cheap/subsidized/free bus service to Santa Barbara if the issue is getting to work.
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COMMENT 299516	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 04:03 PM
I third the thank you to Planned Parenthood.
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COMMENT 299515	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 04:01 PM
I'd be interested to know what the annual salary is for the guy who administers the Museum and Foundation. This group wants to expand the Veterans' Memorial Building on Cabrillo Blvd. It is quite controversial particularly since it is located in an area where the Chumash lived for a very long time. Does any one know the true story?
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COMMENT 299514	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 03:55 PM
Portugal decriminalized ALL drugs a decade ago. They went from one of the highest disease transmission rates to one of the lowest. Crime in general dropped and use has not significantly increased. Check it out online because the media will report kardashian krap instead. There is a lot of money in for profit prisons and illegal drugs so we'll keep our national eyes shut.
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COMMENT 299513	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 03:48 PM
Why do some posters on this thread seemed miffed over a famous movie star's participation in a local wedding? Such negativity about a cool event. Had you been invited and attended, like I did, you wouldn't be so quick to judge harshly.
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COMMENT 299512	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 03:48 PM
Google is downlaoding all your info into a file.
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COMMENT 299511	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 03:42 PM
Good one 362.
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COMMENT 299510	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 03:42 PM
Marijuana is a dangerous drug.
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COMMENT 299509	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 03:41 PM
Good to know, thanks Mneard!
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COMMENT 299508	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 03:38 PM
Very cool! Looks like it belongs on the set of 'Stargate:Atlantis'!
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COMMENT 299507	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 03:31 PM
Thanks, Roger. My horse is right in that area and the only information I could get was from you!
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COMMENT 299506	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 03:29 PM
Re: the comment by 299449, just checked Mineards' bio and it states he moved to Montecito in 2007 to become a columnist on the Santa Barbara News-Press before starting his Montecito Journal column three years ago. Get some glasses!
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COMMENT 299505P	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 03:28 PM
1 in 7 people in this country is on food stamps. It's a full on depression, but they (politicians) won't admit it. Both political parties are equally guilty. The working middle class has been screwed, and without us, the economy tanks. Duh.
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DILLYDALLY	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 03:25 PM
492P I heard the same cost a few years ago from a RE agent. Everything else he said was above board so I am sure he believed it to cost $10,000 today.
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D8VANILLA	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 03:25 PM
Nice new Supervisor at the Main Post Office. He was NOT from Santa Barbara and didn't know anything about Fiesta. While I'm on my lunch break, I buy some confetti eggs and when I came back to the office, gently cracked one over the new Supervisors head !! He freaks out and I almost got fired !! Fellow employees came to my aid and settled him down. Kelsy, we love you!!!
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EZ2	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 03:23 PM
THE RODEO AND KETTLE POPCORN
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COMMENT 299501	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 03:20 PM
491: The issue is that they think food should be cheap and readily available. They aren't fooling anyone, especially nature. We are not meant to have unlimited supplies of food. Logistically, it just doesn't work, otherwise every single organism would thrive at no expense of any others. For every act that we try to control, 10 natural processes counter act it to attempt to fix the balance. There is no winning in this imaginary war we have created with food production. I don't mean to blame solely the repubs, as democrats are guilty of this too. I particularly like repubs though, because they tend to hate government intervention, except when their lobbyists are the ones receiving the subsidies. They have sold the American dream to the highest bidder.
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COMMENT 299500	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 03:18 PM
Don't forget Morro Bay!
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COMMENT 299499	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 03:15 PM
My anlglo sax an relatives lived in Europe - So -
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COMMENT 299498	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 03:14 PM
...but they could put 22's on their suburbans and escalades.
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COMMENT 299497P	The California Department of Public...	2012-07-19 03:13 PM
-441 yes. They could just call it the "package virus." :-)
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COMMENT 299496P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 03:12 PM
Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, Cancun, Carmel and Big Sur...
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COMMENT 299495	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 03:12 PM
It doesn't matter where the lines are located, you are still going to have problems. Look at downtown for example. How many underground transformers have blown or started on fire in the past 6 months?
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COMMENT 299494P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 03:11 PM
In the City of Santa Barbara, there is a tax on the electric bill for undergrounding the power lines. Unfortunately, one of the previous City Councils hijacked the monies into the general fund. The question is, when will the City start undergrounding power lines again?
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COMMENT 299493	Upside Down Clouds	2012-07-19 03:08 PM
As it turns out, they are really called "cumulus castellanus"!!!
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COMMENT 299492P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 03:07 PM
After the painted cave fire a good portion of our neighborhood opted to underground the utilities. But we had to cover the cost. SCE does not pay to put their utilities underground. It is the property owners responsibility. It 1991 it was 10,000 per house on our road of 16 homes. It was well worth it. No poles and no outages. I can't imagine how much it would cost today.
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COMMENT 299491	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 03:06 PM
402 - really - republicans drove to our family farm in Nebraska and told my nephew that his collage degree in farming is all wrong and that he should follow their guide lines to ruin the earth ..... bumper crops - wall to wall corn - wheat - sorghum - have you been to the Midwest lately - unemployment is below 4 percent - rent is cheap - so is food - my favorite at the local cafe is - bacon biscuits and gravy - with a pork chop - black coffee and the conversation of local crop prices -
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COMMENT 299490	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 03:03 PM
It is not the fault of the Dems or Rep's. Check out the website Thrive Movement for the real story of what is happening to our country.
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COMMENT 299489	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 03:01 PM
Me think 299432 is having a bad day.... get some sunshine Mr grumpy :)
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COMMENT 299488	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 03:00 PM
Here's a good idea. Why don't we look at all the other countries around the world who have legalized pot and learn from their best practices, how to dispense, tax and deal with any attendant social issues. Not sure it is smart to be the very first country or state in the entire world to fully legalize pot. Decriminalized pot countries don't count; the bleat is for fully legal pot. Let's learn by others example how to make that work.
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COMMENT 299487	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 02:58 PM
Very ccol! Thank You to all our Veterans.
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COMMENT 299486	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 02:55 PM
299374 - You sound like a stoner who is whining because you can't legally buy as much pot as you'd like to smoke on a daily basis. And let me ask you THIS (much more poignant) question, Would a cop say they would rather handle a stoner, a drunk, or someone who is sober? I'm sick and tired of stoners like you screaming about alcohol...as if taking the attention off how BAD marijuana is by focusing instead on alcohol will somehow make marijuana any better. "Don't pay any attention to that man behind the curtain...." And yes, I smoked the stuff for years, and I know what I speak of.
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COMMENT 299485	Ventura Clouds	2012-07-19 02:53 PM
Stunning!
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COMMENT 299484P	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 02:53 PM
Quit and do what? Move? I'm not certain why that would make anyone cry except the business owners who are not paying their employees enough to live on. I know that is then transferred to the customer who buys the products. So prices of goods and services goes up so the employees of businesses can be paid enough to feed their families and pay their bills. I can live with that. But you cannot expect to work at McDonalds and support a family of four. Learn a skill and get a better job. Those jobs used to go to teenagers and college students now there is another group of people filling these positions. Then you have the laborers, maids, and gardeners working for increasingly depressed amounts of money. Accepting low wages is dragging down the pay of the industry.
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COMMENT 299483	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 02:46 PM
And is this venue legal? Did the owner profit from this if it was indeed a rental? Were permits drawn from the County? Were the neighbors informed that this place is now a wedding venue? Is this a business in a residentially zoned neighborhood? Did the owner charge for this venue? And will he pay appropriate tax/fees owed to the County? Hope all this is what happened.
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COMMENT 299482	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 02:45 PM
It'd make a great mulcher with the prop in those positions. Need a side job fellas?
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COMMENT 299481P	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 02:40 PM
The majority of EU Countries have not undergrounded their utilities beyond 50%,and it may be only two of them who have completely undergrounded theirs. Europe had a advantage with most of theirs being rebuilt after the war, while a goodly portion of the US infrastructure was built prior however lets not let the truth get in the way of opinion.
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COMMENT 299480P	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-19 02:38 PM
897P here-Don't feel sorry for my dog 313. She is very well socialized. I have a large group of friends and family that she interacts with on a regular basis. She also interacts with their dogs. As I said she is not agressive. I just prefer strangers not to interact with her. I would never take her to a dog park. We have plenty of room for her to run with dogs that I know and trust. I will not subject her to a dog park where most of the owners have no hope of actually controlling their dogs off leash. Plus I wouldn't want her picking up any bad habits or being bullied. Each to his own I guess. I'm glad that you are reminded that not all dog owners want strangers to have free access to their pets though.
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COMMENT 299479	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 02:37 PM
You folks have missed the point entirely. This isn't about helicopters or saving lives. It IS about Cottage saying one thing in orderto get approval, and then having it be a complete different animal once complete... motivated entirely for profit. The development at the old St. Francis site is another prime example. Supposedly built for employees and some affordable units, the developer is now selling to anyone at top market rate. Cottage leaves a huge footprint on the community and the community doesn't benefit much.
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COMMENT 299478P	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 02:36 PM
This is so cool! I have never heard of this place until now. Mr. Claeyssens is definitely not forgotten.
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DILLYDALLY	Mural Move	2012-07-19 02:33 PM
Good point 329, maybe I was reading between the lines and making assumptions. It seemed to me that the posters critical of the mural were insinuating it shouldn't have been preserved and moved. Maybe that isn't the case.
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COMMENT 299476	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 02:30 PM
we are living in a kardashian filled news cycle -
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COMMENT 299475P	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 02:29 PM
Oh come on 389, there are lots of us here who enjoy the local color and don't need everything to look like a magazine cover all the time. All I want is for my neighbors--and other people's neighbors--to be quiet most of the time, and clean. As far as how they want to decorate their property, well, they leave me alone and I'll leave them alone. The marble/statue house, where you could go at the holidays and See Santa! with the kids, was a wonderful feature of life here for many years. Things like that don't usually outlast their eccentric purveyors. We were lucky to have such characters among us for a while.
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COMMENT 299474	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 02:29 PM
And these same "peaceful" countries Shorebird speaks of have an area and population that is a tiny fraction of ours.
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COMMENT 299473	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 02:28 PM
Give me a stoner any day over a drunk. Ask any cop, would they rather handle a stoner who wants to sleep or a drunk who wants to fight? This ridiculous war on drugs is a waste of time and money- the only groups that benefit are the beer and liquor corporations, and the prison guard and public safety unions. Are these really the groups that should be making public policy for our country?
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COMMENT 299472	Mural Move	2012-07-19 02:26 PM
what's your point 392?
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DILLYDALLY	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 02:25 PM
Hahaha Roger, well put.
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BIPOLARESQUE	Sheriff Looking For Information	2012-07-19 02:25 PM
Out on bail after dissuading a witness? Good call.
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COMMENT 299469	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 02:24 PM
393 - there are not enough republicans in office to swift one vote in SAC town - so - one finger pointing forward 4 back at Ya.
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COMMENT 299468	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 02:21 PM
thank goodness the complainers are in the minority. repeated negative comments fortunately will not sway the hospital from providing this essential life saving service. kudos to cottage.
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COMMENT 299467	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 02:20 PM
beer garden
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ROGER DODGER	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 02:20 PM
It would be great if every laboror, maid, gardner, all workers just abouve or below the poverty level quit working in Santa Barbara then people like @455 would really be crying...WaaaWaaaa
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BIPOLARESQUE	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 02:18 PM
Thank you, as usual, roger!
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COMMENT 299464	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 02:16 PM
Yup, leaving town. I do like the horse parade, whatever that is called, but not standing around waiting for it - and let's face it, since of Los Angeles comes to town for Fiesta, what a great time to go to LA!
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COMMENT 299463P	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 02:15 PM
362: I don't like made-up "facts" and endorsements via long-dead "supporters" of a cause. And, as I said, such evidence works against its intentions. I'm pro (regulated and taxed) legalization w the same sort of controls, for better or worse, as we have in place for alcohol, cigarettes etc. Citing a mythological Chinese emperor (for one example) as a marijuana user brings nothing to the table. I could also argue that Zeus, Michelangelo and Millard Fillmore were ardently anti-pot. What would it prove??
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COMMENT 299462	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 02:08 PM
1. Noise 2. Crowds 3. Gang Bangers 4. Militarized downtown after dark 5. Confetti Did I forget anything?
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COMMENT 299461	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 02:07 PM
Roger, its time to warm-up the woodchipper
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ROGER DODGER	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 02:06 PM
I'm not angry at the Chumash.
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COMMENT 299459	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 02:05 PM
But if you are PRO legalization than why would you have a problem with any list? If you really feel everyone should be able to use cannabis?
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AQUAHOLIC	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 02:04 PM
Darn it, I have to agree again with SHOREBIRD!
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AQUAHOLIC	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 02:02 PM
Agree with SHOREBIRD, and I might add, good detective work in getting this guy off the streets and away from any more potential victims. I'd call him a scumbag, but that's really not strong enough. Although it was disturbing to read, this was a well written, thorough report, thanks.
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COMMENT 299456	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:57 PM
Amen Shorebird.
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COMMENT 299455	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 01:56 PM
If you can't put food on your table and you live in Santa Barbara maybe you should move to a cheaper city...
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COMMENT 299454	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 01:54 PM
13 words used in a comment related to a race of people. 2 of those words,"they", was used in context referring to mentioned people. I smell something that stinks, hidden away along a coast, far from MISSISSIPPI....
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SHOREBIRD	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 01:53 PM
Thank you Planned Parenthood.
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COMMENT 299452P	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 01:53 PM
Celebrity, blah, blah, rich, blah blah, famous, blah blah, Rob Lowe, blah blah blah, West LA/Beverly Hills/Montecito, blah blah blah, Tiara toss away BLAH!
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COMMENT 299451P	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 01:52 PM
Shakespeare?? Seriously, that's a stretch, I think. Sure, plenty of people have smoked dope, but this is one of those lists compiled by some 420 advocacy group. I'm guessing we won't be checking w those Chinese emperors, Washington, Nietzsche et al. FWIW, I'm pro-legalization, but think that the "dispensaries" were largely a joke as run here in SB and that these sort of spurious arguments, dubious lists and often paranoia-tinged rants only serve to enhance the popular perception that smokers are not the brightest bulbs.
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SHOREBIRD	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:50 PM
-442 We can't afford it. Our money is going for unneeded wars. Peaceful countries have better infrastructures.
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COMMENT 299449	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 01:50 PM
I think it's hilarious that Dick Mineard leaves out his stint at the News-Press in his bio.
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COMMENT 299448	Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans' Museum...	2012-07-19 01:47 PM
Mr. Claeyssens - you showed me a great kindness a long time ago - thank you again - your good work continues - you have much to be proud of.
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COMMENT 299447	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 01:45 PM
I think the Veterans Center would be a great location for a casino. Let's build one there, then put one in Chapala One, put one in the old Alpha Thrift store, then kick out the homeless and put one in where Casa Esperanza is.
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COMMENT 299446	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 01:45 PM
If you were a poor peasant in Mexico or Gutemala,etc, and there were free food debit cards to you and your family (if you gave birth to a child in CA), would you not take advantage of the system too...? It's a free for all. No longer do you receive food "stamps" (too embaressing), you get a food "debit card....
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 01:45 PM
I'm a prankster too...
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COMMENT 299444	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 01:44 PM
I would like to offer a different perspective. I spent a year at UCSB on a partial scholarship. This was in 2004. It was a good school but not great. When I did the math of what is was going to cost me to put myself through another 3 years, it was a staggering amount of money. I didn't want that kind of debt circling around my head. I left UCSB and enrolled in trade school. I became a diesel mechanic. I had a job the day I graduated and have never been unemployed or short work hours since then. The work is interesting and challenging (and to be honest, really fun). I have friends who cannot find work with their 4 year degree from UCSB and other UC schools or are seriously underemployed. There is a dearth of skilled tradespeople out there and a lot of demand. A high dollar UC education doesn't get you what it used to. I'm glad I figured that out especially in this continued woeful economy.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:44 PM
Yea sounded like it wasn't to far from Cath Oaks. Our responders are quick they do a great job..They are still on scene talking about dozers thank you for the comments guys..
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COMMENT 299442	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:42 PM
When are the Power Companies in the United States, particularly, Southern California, going to place all these above ground high voltage lines UNDERGROUND! We are like a third world country! All of the EU has their lines UNDERGROUND. Imagine all the savings in fires due to lines down, or trees in the winter blowing lines down...WTF? Are we in 2012???
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COMMENT 299441	The California Department of Public...	2012-07-19 01:38 PM
Coxsackie...I giggle every time I hear that word.
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COMMENT 299440	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 01:36 PM
Thank you 356!!! There is a huge difference between the 2 tribes, just like 200 years ago hence the term Dos Pueblos (2 villages) the Valencia families (still local) grandmother was the Chumash speaking elder that you used to hear at the SB natural history museum, but has nothing to do with the casino or its profits.
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CHILI_CON_ARTCARNE	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 01:36 PM
Total waste of taxpayers dollars.
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COMMENT 299438	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 01:36 PM
299362 - Give me a break. Not one person on that list is an avid stoner. Experimenting a few times in ones life is one thing, sitting around the house high all day is another. It's the serious stoners I have a problem with. The ones that can't make it through the day without getting high. Just like an alcoholic, they CANNOT simply quit. Oh, they say they can. But they can't. And these shops are all run by these stoners.
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COMMENT 299437P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 01:32 PM
One of the funny parts of fiesta is it being a topic that is a piñata.
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COMMENT 299436	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-19 01:30 PM
There are a lot of comments here, and forgive me for not given credit to the one that hit "one" of nails on the head. Alcoholism!!! As an alcoholic, and formerly homeless in SB (96-03;04-08;)and most recently, November,2012, to March,2012.. In all the years on the streets in SB I never stayed a night at "CASA". One of the reasons was the "staff"(some) who would allow, enable,and participate in substance abuse. I heard an administrator at "CASA" this past January say,"if you can walk, and talk, your in!" Yet, we must, I repeat, MUST!!! not let those that truly benefit from "CASA" be put in the same boat as those that have made their life's working those hearts that truly bleed for the few "CASA" was meant to help. Their there, hiding from us who would mistake them for the many who take advantage of hope.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 01:29 PM
It's me..:)
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COMMENT 299434	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 01:29 PM
Here is a short list of stupid people (according to you) that use/used cannabis: Sir Richard Branson, Michael Phelps, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Ted Turner, Montel Williams, Stephen King, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Bill Clinton, John F Kennedy, Steve Jobs, Queen Victoria, Bruce Lee, The Beatles, Bill Gates, Carl Sagan, Dan Quayle, Emperor Liu Chi-nu, Emperor Shen-Nung, Friedrich Nietzsche, George Soros, George Washington, Hunter S. Thompson, Jesse Ventura, John Kerry, John Wayne, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, William Shakespeare…I could go on and on…But you get the point. I wonder if you will ever be on a list next to the names of these “stupid” people. My guess is not…
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COMMENT 299433	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:29 PM
Just talked to someone in the Trout Club, they say fire looks pretty under control. Harly any smoke now. It is at the base of old San Marcos rd.
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COMMENT 299431	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:27 PM
Thank you Roger, it's very good to know what's going on.
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COMMENT 299430	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:25 PM
I cant see smoke from the Patterson area, I do see the helicopter however.
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MICHELE	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:24 PM
Thank you Roger!
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JAZZEE	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:23 PM
Thanks, Roger. Always appreciate your fire reports.
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DILLYDALLY	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 01:23 PM
Last time I checked none of the Chumash benefiting from the casino are that old.
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COMMENT 299426	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 01:23 PM
1. Drinking a shot of Don Julio at Sportsman. 2. Chasing shot of Don Julio at Sportsman with a Budweiser. 3. Drinking another shot of Don Julio at Sportsman. 4. Chasing shot of Don Julio at Sportsman with another Budweiser. 5. Lathering, rinsing, repeating until hammered.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:22 PM
Sounds like they are handling the fire if I hear more I'll report it.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:21 PM
They are realeasing the air units..
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COMMENT 299423	Quail Imposture	2012-07-19 01:18 PM
LOL... of course the one that moved is the real one!
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:13 PM
Resources on scene can handle all resources on scene are aware of the hazard. They are getting a line around the fire.
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COMMENT 299421	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 01:11 PM
305P... spot on
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:09 PM
Power lines down near fences in the area the fences are possibly engerized.
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COMMENT 299419	French Festival	2012-07-19 01:09 PM
I congratulate the French festival for its renaissance. I went principally to hear Jean Pierre Tibi. I wish he had sung more of the traditional romantic songs I had heard him sing and loved in past festivals. He has such a marvelous voice. He seemed to be promoting his daughter, who is very cute and attractive, that's true.. His "Vie en Rose" was beautifu --,he sang it twice, and it brought tears to my eyes. Would have liked to have heard "La Mer", for instance. Just disappointed that he did not sing more truly French romantic songs. I am a romantic at heart.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:08 PM
Copter 308 is on scene. Power lines down on the West Side of the fire near engine 312 across the roadway.
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COMMENT 299417	Past the Past	2012-07-19 01:05 PM
When I was sixteen, I would sneek out, numerous times, and ride my bicycle down from about where the 118 is now, near Reseda blvd, through csun, in the wee hours of the night, to sleep with my boyfriend/fiancee. I was sixteen and I remember pedaling very fast through the campus on the bike path. He lived right there by Cupid's. I loved those hot dogs!
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COMMENT 299416	The California Department of Public...	2012-07-19 01:04 PM
hello, guess who?
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COMMENT 299415	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 01:04 PM
Just like the good old days, you have to really want an education and work to get it. That means holding a couple of jobs, living like an deprived orphan, and hitting the books 24/7. Starving students were the way that it was then, and needs to be that way again now. And profs need to do that threadbare routine again instead of driving around campus in their Jaguars and BMW's complaining more about their retirement accounts than their students lack of learning. The education industry massively sucking up the tax dollar for little in return is the next bubble to burst. You heard it here first.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:03 PM
Staging vehicles on San Marcos Road.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:01 PM
Power lines are down requesting Edison.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:00 PM
Code 20 respond an investigator.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 01:00 PM
CDF Air to Ground freq.
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COMMENT 299410	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:59 PM
Pound it, first responders! Go do your thing. Stay safe and save our homes. Thank You.
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COMMENT 299409	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 12:59 PM
Problem with pot heads and the dopes who run the retail pot shops is pot use leads to very poor judgment. Eventually all these pot shops will implode under their own stupidity. No loss. Pot is a built in path to self-destruction.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:59 PM
Standing by for request for air resources..requesting one helicopter for the San Marcos incident.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:58 PM
I believe they said lite winds..
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:57 PM
Requesting traffic control..Hazard Fire is under power lines.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:56 PM
1 Acre burning under the power lines wind out of the West..
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COMMENT 299404	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 12:56 PM
Voters shouldn't believe campaign lies and "empty promises"; anyone can say whatever they want. But why should you as a responsible voter believe them? Don't blame the candidates. Blame yourselves. You seem to like "empty promises". Then you get stuck with empty candidates. Your call, but you could see this last 2008 election free-fall coming with even the slightest bit of independent homework.
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COMMENT 299403	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 12:55 PM
My collective has been open for years, sorry, I mean the one I have gone to.
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COMMENT 299402	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 12:52 PM
As cruel as it sounds, I'd wish there was more "food insecurity" in this country. It just pains me to see it only happen to those that have no money to afford it. 383 - Progressivism has nothing to do with it. The "conservatives" in the federal government have completely destroyed the natural process with which crops are harvested. GMO corn and cotton are subsidized to the nth degree, giving a false sense of security, and ruining our future for productive food harvest. Once that industry also tanks, we will all be in real trouble. They've been coddling the gluttons who stuff their face with fast food for years. You've just been too busy calling it freedom to care otherwise.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger Code Red	2012-07-19 12:50 PM
Radio Reference.com..San Marcos Incident.
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COMMENT 299400P	Past the Past	2012-07-19 12:50 PM
Lots of outdoor sex in my younger days in lots of inappropriate places. The town is full of fond memories... A bike bridge that I 'escaped' over when riding home after dark (and the cop car couldn't follow me across the bike bridge to ticket me. I peddled so hard I almost passed out. I was in my 30s when I did that trick.) I think almost all kids try shoplifting at least once. The lucky ones are quickly caught and taught never to do that again, usually by their Moms. We learned right from wrong. That doesn't make us hypocrites; it makes us normal.
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COMMENT 299399	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 12:49 PM
It's about time you published your pics on an a photo centric site.
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COMMENT 299398	Kirsten Dunst as a Bridesmaid	2012-07-19 12:47 PM
Did she make any dontations to the animal shleter or vetnerans affairs? Was she responsible for a beach clean up? Did she feed homeless and help others find jobs? She's important why? Next.
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COMMENT 299397	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 12:45 PM
If there's a rape in SB, you can bet that there's some sicko on Edhat trying to blame the victim!!! Truly disgusting.
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COMMENT 299396	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 12:43 PM
Roger, Please go to: http://sb-justbetweenus.com and on the "Contact Us" page leave email contact information (this is kept private.) Hopefully you can provide some way I'll know it's you rather than a prankster here. WS
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COMMENT 299395	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 12:43 PM
Cox automatically increases the bill every March. I'm 77 on a tight fixed budget and I complained...they are delayig the increase for 6 months. If more customer's complained instead of complacently accepting the automatic increases....maybe...it would help?
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COMMENT 299394	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 12:42 PM
Everyone stop building now. No more progress. In fact, we should remove all existing buildings. It's obvious a mistake was made and the city was built where others used to live and bury their people. Let's not hide the facts and pretend it's not true. The entire pennesula is a grave yard to people of yesteryear. Stop all building, progress and productivity now....
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COMMENT 299393	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 12:41 PM
This crack-down is not Obama's decision. It is the District Attorney's who are making these decisions - which is against the policy of the US Attorney General, Eric Holder - who the Republicans are going after with a vengeance. My guess is that the California State Attorneys doing this are being heavily influenced by the Republican party. Going after MM is an easy target for them - they are doing this to put Obama and Holder in a hard place - if Obama tries to stop this, the Republicans will use that against him saying he is pro-pot and losing those voters. "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sharply criticized lawmakers Monday for voting to hold him in contempt of Congress last week, saying Republicans have made him a “proxy” to attack President Obama in an election year." Example - Melinda Haag, U.S Attorney for Northern California - who unfortunately was appointed by Obama - is leading the attack.
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COMMENT 299392	Mural Move	2012-07-19 12:39 PM
Last I checked, this mural was located on property that doesn't belong to anyone posting on here.
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COMMENT 299391	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 12:39 PM
Funny they put them behind the Arlington. I think tonight when I take out the trash, I'll put the cans in front of my neigbors house. Saving these ugly paintings is lame. Especially the portion that has the sack bearing woman toiling for food with her man standing next to her watching her work as he holds what could be a spear or oar. Or the famous one with a priest next to his enslaved Chumash builders. Thank god they gave these slaves a casino in reparations for such atrocities! Oh wait.... The band of chusmash with a casino are the ones who fleed enslavement. My bad.
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COMMENT 299390	Lost Dog	2012-07-19 12:37 PM
This poor dog still hasn't been caught and it's so sad to see her so lost & scared. I know several people are trying different things to catch her but we need some professional help, it's almost been a week and she needs to get some medical assistance. She's exhausted and probably getting dehydrated and walks with a little limp but it might be because she's on the run and her pads are sore. She's (maybe it's a he) is a white dog with brown markings, greyhound style build, with no collar if you know anyone missing a dog. She seems to stay within a 6-8 block radius and is good about staying off the streets. I have contact Carpinteria Animal Control and they're no help.
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COMMENT 299389	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 12:35 PM
Thank you EAR065 for having a heart. It always amazes me that people have such strong (usually negative) opinions about things that are basically none of their business. I am reminded that Santa Barbara is indeed a small town, and not in a good way.
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COMMENT 299388	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 12:33 PM
A park at Hollister and Kellogg? On a busy street... And they're looking for input? Seriously....Okay. Plant grass. Watch it grow. And whom exactly would be visiting this prestigious natural space? There's only one housing tract near by. Parks are great but seriously. You need input? You either spend money or you don't.
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SBJULES	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 12:33 PM
One (at least) flew over my house too; they are noisy, but interesting.
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COMMENT 299386P	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 12:33 PM
193: I'm not sure you understand what DNS is and how it works. It would make no sense for Cox to "use DNS" to tell you your bill was late. DNS means Domain Name System and is the internet number to name directory. Cox's DNS servers suck. Use the OpenDNS servers or some others that are correctly configured and more reliable. Many people in town who have had "slow Cox service" issues have resolved them by switching their DNS settings.
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COMMENT 299385	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 12:32 PM
358... As is most of the world!
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COMMENT 299384	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 12:30 PM
Fiesta organizers should do like other big cities do and Close Down State Street to Cars. Each enterance point can be monitored by police and video. Cars with gang bangers are illiminated. Forcing more people than fit on a side walk to fit on that side walk is alleviated. Restaurants can set up outside dining in the street. Other vendors could buy space. Do it from 5pm to 2am only. Fiesta would be safer, more profitable, newly invented, less of a fear-fest. What is up with making realisitc and beneficial changes in this town?
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COMMENT 299383	An estimated 40,000 adults in Santa...	2012-07-19 12:27 PM
That's what a "progressive" county gives you-poverty and governmental dependence. Thanks SBC for your failed social policies, along with an incompetent State and Governor.
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AQUAHOLIC	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 12:27 PM
If anyone is interested in some of my other images.... http://500px.com/Aquaholic
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SBJULES	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 12:27 PM
I still like to go to the mercados, sort of like Barney and I like the children's parade. A trip to the sunken gardens sometimes. I always miss my late mother because she absolutely adored the fiesta parade & the horses & I would go with her.
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COMMENT 299379P	Upside Down Clouds	2012-07-19 12:23 PM
Castles in the air...
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COMMENT 299378P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 12:18 PM
We were warned away from Fiesta (our new friend called it a realtor's parade) when we moved here 20 years ago. It took a few years - and a mistake - when we first saw the parade. And loved it! The Fiesta parade is amazing and exciting. The horses are spectacular! There is so much pride in the many riders. There is a sense of history. It's an extravaganza and I feel appreciative to the participants for all their major efforts to get the horses here ~ and to the city for how they handle the logistics and cleanup. I'm sure it brings a lot of needed revenue in to town that helps us all through the year. I'm not so fond of the opening ceremonies at the Mission and there are too many mariachis for me - I like the musicians but tire fast of the music. In answer to your question, I agree with others about the general ambiance of warmth and excitement, being out amongst other enjoyers ~ and the parade! I feel happy being around Fiesta!
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SBJULES	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 12:16 PM
wow, just Wow!!
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COMMENT 299376P	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 12:10 PM
...I mean, I could understand if it happened on Laguna Street...
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COMMENT 299375	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 12:05 PM
360: You are correct. Maybe they shouldn't make empty promises during their campaigns then. The only thing I like about Obama is that he is not Mitt Romney. Not enough reason to vote for either.
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COMMENT 299374	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 12:02 PM
Really, do you not think that Obama is trying to appeal to the moderate voters by not getting in the way of his federal prosecutors who are going after the pharmacies with great zeal? I wish they had gone after the Wall Street bankers that put us in this recession with their creative financing schemes and mortgage back securities. Has anyone except Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff gone to jail for financial crimes? Obama is trying to have it both ways, but in doing so he risks giving away the election to Romney. People prefer a president that stands up for his principles instead of trying to appeal to the conservatives.
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COMMENT 299373	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 12:02 PM
This is so incredibly messed up.
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COMMENT 299372P	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:58 AM
358-touche!
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AQUAHOLIC	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 11:57 AM
FYI, it's the Air Force Academy...not sure what happened the 'Force' part in the title!
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COMMENT 299370	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:57 AM
Make sure the place has plenty of lights at night so it is easy to keep watch. A surveillance camera or two would help also.
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COMMENT 299369	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:57 AM
A area set aside for a dogpark that is well maintained is an asset to the community and a good example for the kids that we can ALL share the land and be happy together.
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COMMENT 299368	Air Force Academy Chapel	2012-07-19 11:55 AM
What an awesome place! :)
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COMMENT 299367	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 11:55 AM
Too bad for this kitty, it's quite beautiful. As for finding the owners to say goodbye, the humane society doesn't allow that. I contacted them about euthanasia for my dog and was told they could do it but that I wouldn't be allowed to be with her during the event. So I used a vet. Much more expensive, but at least I was able to be with my family member through the process.
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COMMENT 299366	Riding on Foothill	2012-07-19 11:54 AM
I imagine that the horse rider didn't get the response that they were hoping for. I hope that that drivers are extra paranoid now on these roads because you never know when you may encounter a horse in the middle of the road and I hope that horse owners are extra careful to avoid the roads that don't have a shoulder or a path to the side (bike path, sidewalk, trail, etc.) where they can safely move with their horse to avoid being in the way of unsuspecting motorists.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:49 AM
Oh Boy hahaha how did that happen? heeheehee Sorry heehee..Good one Roger you old fool!
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COMMENT 299364P	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 11:49 AM
There are good and bad in any big organization. The SBSO has far more good than bad cops; they even have a lot of pretty good managers, though overall top management could be improved. With our big homeless and drug problems leading to lots of people in jail, they are stretched thin to do all the jobs we want them to do. I am pleased that those who chose to endanger others are finally and strongly getting the message that cops will shoot. If you have to shoot, you have to shoot to stop now, which means shooting to kill. Shooting to wound is a myth, and is impossible to do in rapidly changing, dangerous, stressful situations. Don't do anything that would make a cop have to pull a gun on you, because you'll die. Hurrah that the cops take their jobs and responsibilities so seriously that they investigate every shooting to make sure it was justified. I hope most of us are regularly on their side.
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COMMENT 299363	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:48 AM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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COMMENT 299362	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 11:47 AM
No you are dead wrong. The feds need to keep out of state's rights. We voted for medical marijuana. They should have got nothing but an apology.
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COMMENT 299361P	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:46 AM
But you said he drowned.
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COMMENT 299360	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 11:46 AM
It never ceases to amaze me, the number of people who think that ANY of our president's whom they choose to criticize is somehow "personally" responsible for EVERY thing that happens during his term ? ! ..... They are President's and NOT KINGS, not TZAR'S, not Dictator's !!! No one person could possibly be responsible for everything that happens in our country. Wake up !
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COMMENT 299359	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 11:45 AM
Roger you crack me up. "Wood Chipper!" is bound to be a classic.
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COMMENT 299357	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:44 AM
Food and confetti, and working downtown so they let us off at noon on parade Friday so we can run away from the mess before the weekend!
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COMMENT 299356	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:44 AM
Many are confusing the Coastal Chumash with the Santa Ynez,for whom your obvious hatred shows. We are the Natives who`ve never left our sacred home & who keep our ceremonies alive,to the best of our ability...without casino assistance. We have never hurt you in any way,but your blood-lust blinds you to who we are & what we do. Santa Barbara is very spiritually sick, & we could heal her tremendously if allowed & with the help of her citizenry...but the anger must stop or there`s nothing we can do & SB will continue to rot from the inside as she`s been doing, & your disdain for anyone who has more than you in this life only feeds the disease. America`s hatred for Native peoples is what`s killing her. Consider this...there`s only ONE Earth, & YOU live here too.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:44 AM
I don't know they said he was down but now they are saying minor injury.
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COMMENT 299354P	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 11:43 AM
Look out for Say's Phoebe doing much the same thing. They can be found at the beach too, where there are many flies.
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:43 AM
Minor injury engine 5 can cancel.
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COMMENT 299352P	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:42 AM
Did the victim fall into a creek or canal?
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ROGER DODGER	Roger the Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 11:41 AM
3 Vehicles involved one subject drown on the right shoulder.
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COMMENT 299349P	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:40 AM
uhh... sorry #330- this is ALREADY THE VETERANS BUILDING.....nothing changes that fact. The idea that private developers [aka: the Blankenships] wanted to do more for a military museum is SEPARATE from the VETS BUILDING
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COMMENT 299348	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 11:38 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing that house restored to some of it's former simple architecture that is in keeping with the neighboring homes. And I'm thrilled that the awful mostrosity statue that looked like a very fat ugly lady liberty is no longer there.
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COMMENT 299347	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:37 AM
My favorite event is always the free closing concert on Sunday at 3:30pm Aug 5th with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra at the Courthouse sunken gardens. Always a beautiful day and sitting on the grass in front of a large orchestra is a fantastic experience especially for music lovers. The 3 Spirits dance at intermission, it's the official closing ceremony and used to get the Mayor and El Presidente there but attendance has waned over the years so I am hoping to get the word out. Yes, I've been working it since 2002 and record the concert for rebroadcast on KDB-FM.
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COMMENT 299346	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 11:36 AM
Obama did promise not to go after mmj clinics if they were acting in accordance with state law. But he lied and has gone after them more than any other president and with a vengeance. Obama lies.
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COMMENT 299345P	When the Sun Rises, It Must Also Se...	2012-07-19 11:35 AM
Thank you for making it far more tolerable to be at my desk & computer working on these glorious days. I can gaze out the window and wish, but the work has to be done.
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COMMENT 299344	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:34 AM
Better keep it simple and inexpensive,naive to maintain.... Green open space with nice shade trees. And no... No dog park! Too many dogs, too much mess... And no... The dog owners don't always pick up... I am tired of seeing dogs one up the ladder from people.... And I happen to like dogs...
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INFINIDBOND	Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp	2012-07-19 11:34 AM
Glad I was able to help out for a couple of days and see you there snapping photographs Dave. See you Friday at the award ceremonies I hope!
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COMMENT 299342P	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:32 AM
The park will be a great place for the druggies to hang out and do their deals. Unless, it's monitored often, then it will quickly turn to crap in every sense. Good Luck Goleta
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COMMENT 299341	Plans are in the works to re-build ...	2012-07-19 11:31 AM
I'm down with bigger bridges here, as long as that means a longer merge northbound from linden onto the 101. that ramp is about 200' long and ends awfully quickly... i've had many a close call there.
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ROGER DODGER	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 11:31 AM
I'm SNOT voting for either! Wood Chipper!
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ROGER DODGER	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:29 AM
Re take over the silly of Santa Barbara..
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D8VANILLA	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:29 AM
@314p - You left out the excessive commercialization, which is new also. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And, don't let those confetti-egg-sellers raise the prices, like they tried to do one year.... It's ALWAYS 4 for a buck.... 4@ $1.00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I like the Tamales at Guadalupe Church, but PLEASE help them get organized..... They lose sooo much money, because they are soooo disorganized. ~~~~~~~~ And, YES, my family used to participate in the Childrens Parade for years and it was fun back then.
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COMMENT 299337	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:27 AM
If they dig enough they could take over the entire City of SB!
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COMMENT 299336P	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:26 AM
Because there are so many kids in the neighborhood, with no place to play, I hope they make it kid and family friendly. Swings, slides, jungle gyms, picnic tables, water fountains, open grassy play places, lots of trees for shade. Making it kid-inviting, family-friendly, but gang and thug-hostile will be a challenge. Good luck.
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COMMENT 299335	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 11:26 AM
A small area off to one of the borders for two dog parks..1 small/puppy, 1 larger dogs.
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COMMENT 299334	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:24 AM
Local smocale.... Every town in North America has its own special event and it's own group of self entitled "locals".... Fiesta with fish, crawfish, loggers, blah...blah...blah... SB isn't unique in this .... It is a common thing... Some people love it... Some...not so much..... In all locations it seems to be more about drinking and acting stupid! I am tired of it...been there done that!
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BECKY	Quail Imposture	2012-07-19 11:22 AM
Cool picture. I wonder if s/he was attracted to the outlines?
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COMMENT 299332P	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 11:21 AM
What a total scumbag! I hope they throw the book at him. My sympathies to the victims.
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COMMENT 299331	Sheriff Looking For Information	2012-07-19 11:21 AM
I think this one is a nomination for worst hair for the mug shot gallery.
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COMMENT 299330	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:20 AM
oops, sorry vets, guess the chumash just got another piece of land.
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COMMENT 299329	Mural Move	2012-07-19 11:20 AM
Dilly Dally, I don't see any entitled posters dictating anything? Just people saying they don't like that piece of art, that is allowed surely on edhat. I believe a new mural could have been commissioned at far less cost to the contractor than moving this massive unattractive piece that stylistically time has not been kind too. A new commission would also have benefited the local artistic community, sometimes change is good. These message boards seem like the perfect place to discuss such decisions, people will have differing opinions. We will all have to deal with that.
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COMMENT 299328	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 11:20 AM
I wonder if they can land at Cottage Hospital
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COMMENT 299327P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:17 AM
Me too. I enjoy not participating in any way, and avoiding downtown at all costs during the annual Fiesta. I've lived and worked here for 40+ years, so count as a native. I used to participate, but it's no fun for me any more -- too many drunks, too touristy, too dangerous with inebriated strangers figuring out one way streets and looking for parking.
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COMMENT 299326	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:17 AM
I don't know any local that doesn't own a tourist oriented business that likes Fiesta. And even they are few.
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DILLYDALLY	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 11:17 AM
For long time locals our minds are made up. Either we love it and know what events we like and what is not our cup of tea, or we hate it. I wont try to change minds on that account. I like the dancing, the music, the food, spending time with friends and family and seeing lots of good natured celebrating. The excessive partying is what gives fiesta a bad rap among some locals. I have found it to be fairly contained to a few places and easy to avoid (or easy to find if thats what you like to do, no judgement). For people that are new to the area or out of towners, there is a lot of fun to be had. Know what you like to do and find those things.
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COMMENT 299324	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:17 AM
More likely a casino....
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COMMENT 299323	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 11:14 AM
Yeah Roger, Obama should wave his magic wand and make it legal...maybe I'll vote for Romney he's sure to "legalize it"....duh. Can you imagine the flack BO would catch if he proposed legalization? Oh well, damned if you do damned if you don't.
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ROGER DODGER	Sheriff Looking For Information	2012-07-19 11:11 AM
Wood Chipper.
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COMMENT 299321	Five feet beneath Santa Barbara's V...	2012-07-19 11:10 AM
Perhaps the Veterans site could be brought into Trust as a South Coastal Cultural Museum site.
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EARO65	The City of Goleta will continue wi...	2012-07-19 11:04 AM
I was self-employed for twenty-five years. I paid fifteen percent of my income just for Social Security. In order to collect a minimal return, I worked until I was sixty-seven. I also contributed to a SEP plan. My husband worked for a large corporation that no longer contributes to any saving plans, nor does it pay pensions. They do not retire in their fifties, and we personally know of a collegue that is still working at seventy-four, to help his family. His pension would not cover his expenses. These companies do not offer any medical benefits after retirement. I find it difficult to side with public employees who complain. However, I do believe unions are important.
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COMMENT 299319	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 10:57 AM
Yes, where you see them in these photos is where they will remain.
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COMMENT 299318	Upside Down Clouds	2012-07-19 10:56 AM
Hurricane Fabio
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COMMENT 299317	Past the Past	2012-07-19 10:53 AM
I switched the price tags on a pair of "hot pants" (that should date this story :) ... making them $5 less than their actual price because I was short the cash and really wanted to wear them that nite. The store cop humiliated me for a looong time in his office and then had me put behind bars, fingerprinted, mug- shots, bail set, court date etc. All this for $5 !!! Unfortunately, instead of teaching me a lesson it only made me want to shoplift "for the thrill of doing something forbidden". I probably would never have done it again had they not made such a big deal over $5. Ironic huh ?
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JOHN WILEY	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 10:48 AM
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, maybe from Mugu? I've seen them doing practice approaches, but don't think they land here often. Maybe a malfunction, or they got permission to dine at the Ebar?
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COMMENT 299315	Roger The Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 10:47 AM
113; make sure you got beer in that water bottle!
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COMMENT 299314P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:46 AM
311P Just because I decide to leave town during fiestas does not make me new to the area nor does it mean I don't get it. I was born and raised here and have attended fiestas as a child and young adult. It is not I but fiestas that has changed over the years. My family participated in the music, dancing, and food for decades. Now it is different and apart from a couple of events unrecognizable when compared to what it used to be. Please enjoy your 5 day party with all of those who come into town, drink heavily, drive drunk, stagger around, and make a complete mess. Not to worry the locals will clean it up after you leave.
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COMMENT 299313	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-19 10:37 AM
To: 897P, I can't help but feel sorry for your dog. One of my dogs greatest joys is to greet a person or animal and that is because I have made sure she has been well socialized at the dogparks since she was very young. Your post is a good reminder that not all dog owners feel this way and we shouldn't ever "assume" :(
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COMMENT 299312P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:37 AM
Hoping the controversy regarding having two Junior Spirits--one chosen in defiance of Old Spanish Daze rules--reignites.
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COMMENT 299311P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:37 AM
Love these comments, can totally tell who's a long-time local/native that appreciates Fiesta and those who are newer to the area and just don't "get it" (which there is nothing wrong with, to each his own) I will be out and about appreciating the talented dancing, deliciously unhealthy food, and basking in the high-energy atmosphere we don't have enough of these days. I'm most looking forward to what I do every year - being around people who lose themselves in their passion, culture, and history, THAT is a beautiful thing.
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EARO65	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 10:37 AM
Sad to think that time spent with one's children is "wasted" money. My heart goes out to that person's children. The beauty in Santa Barbara is not found in the architecture, but rather in the souls who pass through our area.
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COMMENT 299309	Past the Past	2012-07-19 10:36 AM
Stole the same car thirteen times. Well, I said," Next time I see your keys, (in the ignition for the most, but then had to get 'em out of the glove box), in your car, I won't hesitate to take it". How the heck could a 17 year old, who had no real home, resist? Got pulled over in Santa Ynez, had to leave it running, while the cop wrote a ticket for expired tags. He then said seeya and mailed the ticket to the poor doc. I guess that was a fling that was more pain than pleasure for him. It was a beautiful car and I was careful to keep it that way. That final joy ride was indeed crazy. Three people in the front seat, and cuervo in the middle, of a red 911 porche with a whale tail, all the way to pismo. You guys can't beat that. I know, who would, in their right mind, do that? You're going out with a cute older guy whom you met on Milpas street as I, in my beat up blue bug, and he, in his flashy car, smiling, as he drives next to me on a sunny day............................
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JOHN WILEY	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 10:36 AM
Turns out it's a "student pilot" thanks to the Black Phoebe ID. According to the wiki it's a juvenile (brown rather than black feathers), so the amazing aerial exploits I saw were performed by a bird that's only been on the wing for a short time. Wishing now I'd been able to spend more time there getting shots at higher shutter speed. It's so fast that getting good pix is mostly luck and patience. One line in the wiki reminds me of the Forest Gump line, "If I went somewhere, I was runninG." This little bird probably didn't take more than half a dozen steps in the time I watched, flying even a few inches to catch something on the creek bank. Thanks, everyone! :)
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COMMENT 299307	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:30 AM
The food, the horse parade, the family and friends. Can't beat it. Viva La Fiesta!
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COMMENT 299306	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 10:30 AM
Thank you to the animal rescue team for caring for this suffering kitty and for giving him a painless and peaceful way to end his life. And I wish we were as compassionate about ending the suffering of our fellow human's who wish for a painless & peaceful end as well.
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COMMENT 299305P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:29 AM
1. Leaving town before it starts. 2. Not returning until it is over. 3.Reading on EdHat all of the foolish things people did while I was gone. 4. Hearing from friends and family how difficult it was to get anywhere or do anything normal while the chaos went on. 5. Planning my trip for the same time next year.
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COMMENT 299304	Conflict between the Milpas Communi...	2012-07-19 10:27 AM
810 - stop the maddness - we have to blame Regan & GW - it's their fault - please review - cbs- nbc-abc news footage - go to M Moores's movies for the love of god find the sudo truth -
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COMMENT 299303	Paula Lopez	2012-07-19 10:27 AM
We love watching Shirin Rajaee! She's the best thing that has happened to KEYT in a long time. She's beautiful, articulate, and intelligent. We love her reporting... she's added so much professionalism and energy to the station!
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COMMENT 299302	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 10:27 AM
Our Solvang #30 Station Fire Fighters are simply the best!!!
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COMMENT 299301	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 10:26 AM
I think the propellers actually rotate to act like a helicopter for landing. Just a guess. Can someone confirm? Yes they (2) flew over last evening and were louder than a normal airplane or helicopter.
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COMMENT 299300P	UPDATE: Dog Owner Identified	2012-07-19 10:24 AM
I have to agree with 144. Just because I have my dog out in public does not give anyone the right to walk up and pet her. And when someone tries and I ask them not to touch my dog they act as if I have insulted them. If you want to pet a dog go get one. There are plenty at the shelter. I also say no when people ask to pet her. My dog is not agressive but I don't want some strange person to come up mishandle her in some way. My advice to those out in public, especially with children, leave other people's dogs alone. Regarding the lady in the story, she should not have a dog or be allowed in public.
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COMMENT 299299	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:22 AM
The uptown mercado, supporting the charities by buying a bunch of their food, eating said food, watching the little kids dance on the stage.
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MERIDEE	Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp	2012-07-19 10:21 AM
Thank you again, David! I will forward to Nia. :)
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COMMENT 299297	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:21 AM
The camraderie of sitting with my fellow Santa Barbara neighbors on the courthouse lawn, under the stars, on a warm summer night, enjoying the wonderful music and lovely dancers in their brightly colored costumes :)
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COMMENT 299296P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:19 AM
When it's over.
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COMMENT 299295	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:17 AM
Not going?
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COMMENT 299294P	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 10:17 AM
I took the survey but the questions are only about camping use, nothing regarding parking fees. Is there another link I'm over looking?
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COMMENT 299293	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:15 AM
1) Having an excuse to work from home and not leave my house for a few days straight! 2) Getting yard work done 3) Finishing projects around the house that I never finished from the last Fiesta 4) Reading Edhat crime reports 5) QT with the dog
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COMMENT 299292P	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 10:13 AM
I love the top photo. It looks like an impressionist painting.
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COMMENT 299291P	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 10:13 AM
if they do this, all of the kiosks or "money machines" should have that infamous picture of Caruso and his team with wide eyed smiles of amazement that the Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance JUST FOR HIS BENEFIT assuring millions of taxpayer dollars going his way every year just for doing what he had already promised to do.
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COMMENT 299290P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:12 AM
@299284, you beat me to it.
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COMMENT 299289	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:11 AM
El Celebración de los Dignatarios at the SB Zoo!
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COMMENT 299288P	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 10:10 AM
just make sure it does not turn into a gangster-hangout. No dark hiding places, etc
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ANIMALLISTNER	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 10:10 AM
Comment 157. Animal Rescue Team here: There is NO hope. We could extend his life, but why? He is suffering, losing weight, lungs are full of fluid making breathing difficult. It will be one of our team Vets, the and our volunteers who will end up with the sad deed of sending him over the rainbows bridge this evening. We could sure use donations to help off set the cost of caring for the other 149 animals in our care. We have showered this sweet baby with warmth, care, lots of love and affection. Trust us, this is NOT going to be easy. We really had high hopes that someone would come forward and want to be there for him.
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COMMENT 299286P	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:07 AM
Fiesta is an incentive to get out of town. And flamenco music becomes serious and sad - the "viva" in it is "triste"
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COMMENT 299285	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:07 AM
1. Parade on Friday... 2. Childrens Parade - we have participated the last 3 years with our kids day care.... 3. The food at Guadalupe church...4. Nightly dances at the Courthouse... 5. Watching opening ceremonies on TV. DISLIKE - vacuming confetti for 2 months after...
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COMMENT 299284	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:05 AM
Having a good excuse to leave town. (Well, someone had to say it first.)
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ROGER DODGER	Fugitive Rapist Arrested	2012-07-19 10:05 AM
Sure are alot of these type cases in Santa Barbara he worked at Mels?
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COMMENT 299282	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 10:04 AM
Please give her some wet cat food!!!! What is that, her pathetic last meal????
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COMMENT 299281	Missed The Target	2012-07-19 10:02 AM
@298904P, for a mole or ground squirrel problem, I very much recommend the sonic mole repellers - I had a HUGE problem with them in my old property, bought a couple of these guys (I think I paid $20 or $25 for the pair), stuck them in the ground, and within a week all the little darlings left. The ones I used were battery operated, but I see there are solar powered ones out now too. I am strongly against poison for dealing with anything - I will use snap traps for rats and mice (much faster and more humane killing method), peppermint oil-based ant repellant, and just keeping tasty temptations in good storage containers. There is no type of pest that needs poisoning where there isn't a better and safer alternative out there. Poison is just a lazy way to deal with it.
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WILLOW	Viva Fiesta!	2012-07-19 10:01 AM
Churros!
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COMMENT 299279P	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 10:01 AM
I certainly hope they choose to protect you and your family if you ever need it 252. They did not do this for my family. Sloppy investigation and assumptions was all we got. Luckily we now have a great lawyer that is going to see that those who did wrong are held accountable.
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COMMENT 299278	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 10:00 AM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that they saved this mural! We really need to pay more attention and preserve our arhitectural history. Big kudos to whoever is behind this move. Thank you.
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COMMENT 299277	Plans are in the works to re-build ...	2012-07-19 09:57 AM
The "good ole days", are long gone.
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COMMENT 299276	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 09:56 AM
A very nice family purchased the home. I wish them much happiness there - from a neighbor.
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COMMENT 299275	Mural Move	2012-07-19 09:55 AM
Those pics are fascinating, particularly knowing how much they weigh and how much care is going into preserving a piece of our history in the form of a mural. Art is always a hotly debated and much criticized topic in our little town. I grew up in Chicago where there is every kind of art & sculpture on the streets for all to experience and in weather that is more extreme than ours. I think we would have a lot more street art in SB if people weren't always so quick to criticize everything new & different. Perhaps TOLERANCE would also be a good attitude to aspire to have when looking at art.
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COMMENT 299274P	The Santa Barbara City Council appr...	2012-07-19 09:54 AM
What are these RDA projects that they have to continue to spend millions of dollars on? If the RDA is gone so are the projects it was funding. You dont just say well we have to pay for it anyway. How about the city sell some of the property it purchased? Give the social assistance programs back to the non-profits where it belongs. Focus on what the city government is supposed to do instead of funding pet projects first and then short changing our kids, infrastructure, and safety.
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COMMENT 299273	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 09:53 AM
I love jets!
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COMMENT 299272	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 09:52 AM
LOTS of kids/juveniles in the 'hood, so better take that into consideration. I would support lots of open space for futbol and other sports/minimum maintenance problems. Shade trees around the edges and trails to/thru the creek.
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DARYL	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 09:50 AM
Seconding Artemisia's ID: Black Phoebe.
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COMMENT 299270	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 09:49 AM
improve the intersection also
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COMMENT 299269	The City of Goleta will continue wi...	2012-07-19 09:48 AM
If you think it's all so great come work my job. And live in my appt (substandard housing btw). Not all of us government workers are the same. The problem with the "public" is that they are given an image of "government" employees by one or two groups. You don't see the hard working ones who struggle to support their families. My job is far from easy and in my position we would make a LOT more money working in the private sector. We are very unsupported by the community and the BOS - who are all very quick to demand us to drop everything and tend to their client of concern. I don't drive around all day doing my own errands or hiding out until the time clock hits. In fact I work overtime for free (aka at no cost and no pay) because I work for vulnerable people in MY community - as do most of my coworkers as well. Please do record my every move so you can see just what I go through everyday.
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COMMENT 299268	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 09:46 AM
This was probably what we heard last night! Even though we live in the flight path, this one was noisier than usual, and we were trying to figure out what they were. Mystery solved!
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DILLYDALLY	Mural Move	2012-07-19 09:44 AM
As far as I know this isn't tax money spent on this. Some very entitled posters who think their personal whim should dictate everything. I didn't love it or give it much thought but I like it more now that I know some history, thanks UH.
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COMMENT 299266P	Registered Dietician	2012-07-19 09:44 AM
Yes OP Geri French she was great for me.
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COMMENT 299265	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 09:42 AM
They are where they are going. They are on a new concrete foundation with stubbed out rebar for later completion of the move.
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FLICKA	Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants, ...	2012-07-19 09:41 AM
We pay more for organic free-range meat and just eat it less often. The difference in taste is remarkable!! At the Farmers Market; beef from Rancho San Julian (Lompoc), pastured cattle slaughtered on the ranch. Jiminez Farms (Santa Ynez) has pork and chicken to die for; Lily's Eggs (Santa Paula), free-range chickens for eggs and meat. As an old TV ad used to say, "Try it, you'll like it."
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COMMENT 299263	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 09:40 AM
Is this the same family that was shipping all the money to Canada - or was that another group -
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COMMENT 299262P	2 Star-bucks	2012-07-19 09:40 AM
After reading these comments I now have a renewed appreciation for my Santa Ynez Valley. Try the Corner House coffee in Los Olivos which has big comfy chairs that are used by people who wash everyday.
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COMMENT 299261	Citizens group calls for safe passa...	2012-07-19 09:39 AM
This is one of the more beautiful areas in town. I guess we can say bye bye to that. I am all for safety. I live in the San Roque and walk/ride to the mission once a week or so to visit the rose garden. As someone who regularly walks in this area, it is not as bad as some of these comments make it seem. Please go easy on the dayglo signs and formed white concrete sidewalks.
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ARTEMISIA	Quick Flyer	2012-07-19 09:38 AM
A flycatcher (guess why): Black Phoebe
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COMMENT 299259	Goleta Park Open House	2012-07-19 09:37 AM
I would love to see this park used as a botanic garden, along the lines of Alice Keck Park gardens. With a path through the middle of it, and lots of shaded benches.
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COMMENT 299258	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 09:37 AM
2 flew over my house on their way to the airport. Super loud!
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SCEPTIC	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 09:35 AM
299074: Cox should have sufficient bandwidth to accomodate Cox customers without having all of these customers experiencing slow internet speed. I've had same problems as everyone above - had time-out problem paying my Cox bill online - hahaha. I have Cox phone, and I'm cancelling today if possible because they keep turning off my call history, although I've told them not to 5 times in the past. It's ironic that they ask for permission to access an account while they continue to make unauthorized changes like this. After my phone was installed I lost internet and went thru the tech support runaround, was told my modem was bad. After 2 weeks a repair person found it was a bad splitter installed by Cox. I don't know how a splitter can become inop, but replacing it worked.
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COMMENT 299256P	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 09:35 AM
Don't these things crash a lot?
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COMMENT 299255P	Stove Sale	2012-07-19 09:30 AM
The local Freecycle. I'm sure you will get some interest. Freecycle.org.
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COMMENT 299254P	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 09:29 AM
I sincerely hope that they decide not to do this without voters okay. If they do I hope people will abandon these beaches until they take this away. Why do we pay such outrageous prices to live here if we then have to pay extra to enjoy living here? Just say no to any increase in funds to local and state government until they clean house and get their priorities straight.
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FLICKA	Santa Barbara Sunrise	2012-07-19 09:27 AM
It's hard work and the weather isn't always inviting, but people work on the water because they love it. My husband did for over 25 years. Beautiful days like in this picture are a bonus (of course, we get alot of them here). Sunrise photo is spectacular!! Frame a copy for your office.
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COMMENT 299252	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 09:26 AM
@228P, You make a pretty strong statement with your comment about SBSO being a "complete joke". Can you cite any examples? My question to you is not a defense of SBSO. Rather, I would like to know what information you know, or have, to substantiate your opinion of them. I'm a SB County resident and want to know about the men and women that protect my family and I.
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DIRTYHARRY	2 Star-bucks	2012-07-19 09:25 AM
Like it or not, Starbucks has created social gathering spots in nearly every community across this great land. In some ways it is a little like what the Earthling Bookstore created for us so long ago. Friends gather and share stories, debate issues and make new friends. Seniors who might otherwise have nobody to talk to can sit for a while and have some company. Students have a safe, non-alcohol environment where they can study and socialize. And they raised the bar for coffee quality—remember the rusty water at Dunkin' Donuts?
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EZ2	Unusual Aircraft	2012-07-19 09:23 AM
I saw one fly by yesterday late afternoon ..noisy
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FLICKA	Wednesday Sunrise	2012-07-19 09:21 AM
Thank you, it's a reminder for me to check out the sunrise. I get up at 5am and forget to head outside. Beautiful photos.
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FLICKA	Scanner Reports 7-18-12	2012-07-19 09:17 AM
Roger, I agree, the poor woman in a wheelchair really got the shaft. The staff should have all been fired after that. I keep hearing about problems with the homeless in your neighborhood, sort of a generic complaint. You really laid it out in spades. I agree w/the poster who said all the council members should read your account. In fact, it should be published in a newspaper. Thank you, Roger, for all your reporting.
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ROGER DODGER	Diane Norman, owner of the Miramar ...	2012-07-19 09:16 AM
Thank You Oba$ma
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COMMENT 299246	Stove Sale	2012-07-19 09:15 AM
Another vote that you donate it to Habitat for Humanity's Restore at 6725 Hollister Avenue Suite 110, Goleta (805) 692-2226 But call first - they're staffed by volunteers and hours vary. They have really cool stuff.
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DIRTYHARRY	2 Star-bucks	2012-07-19 09:15 AM
Actually 941, Roger brought up Starbucks stand regarding the war so I think it is a perfectly appropriate part of the conversation. You enjoy telling people what to do and where to go, eh?
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COMMENT 299243	When the Sun Rises, It Must Also Se...	2012-07-19 09:11 AM
Thank you for posting these all together!
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COMMENT 299242	Citizens group calls for safe passa...	2012-07-19 09:10 AM
This is an historically and culturally rich area begging for good pedestrian connections between the Mission and the SB Natural History Museum. But presently, these pedestrian connection some of the worst and most dangerous in the city. Particularly when used by out of town tourists, who are not familiar with the multiple and now recognized hazards. To wit: 1. broken sidewalk access 2. rough pavement, roots, uneven surfaces, 3. no cross walks where required, 4. chronic speeding, 5. impaired sight lines, 6. cross walks than end in the middle of a bus stop, 7. requirement of multiple, busy, high traffic street crossings just to go in a straight line 8. dismal to no signage
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GBOB	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 09:09 AM
The murals will be installed on the Chapala Street side of the new market building, so they're not travelling far. They're the work of Joseph Knowles, a popular local artist.
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COMMENT 299240P	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 09:09 AM
Perhaps the family knew the cat was sick and took it to the fire station because they wanted to get it help they could not afford. This is horrible to see and I feel for the cat but I prefer to think the humans took it to a safe place because they wanted what was best for it. People sometimes fall on hard times especially in this recession. Its really too bad nothing can be done, it looks like one of my boys.
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COMMENT 299239	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 09:08 AM
Come on Salud, after giving the gazillionare Mira Mar developer a special-sweetheart tax break potentially costing the county millions of $$$$, how about sticking up for the rest of us who actually live here? This is a horrible idea.
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COMMENT 299238	Voters Beware!	2012-07-19 09:04 AM
Hmmm, let's see. According to the media, Santa Ynez High School has the highest standardized test scores in the county, top 10% in the state. They are rated in the top 800 schools in the nation by one magazine, the top 1000 in another. They have a graduation rate in excess of 98% and a dropout rate of less than 1%, even with a diverse population including 35% below the poverty line. Sounds to me like Turnbull and teachers are doing a great job and earning their pay. Why would they change to be like "other" schools that are less successful and do a poorer job for their students?
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COMMENT 299237	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 09:04 AM
Sweet baby...
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COMMENT 299236P	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 09:02 AM
The board of regents has that backwards. They should make salary cuts and staff reductions first and then, if needed, raise tuition. Whether the tax increases happen or not the school is going to raise tuition. That's just what they do and the administrators need raises. I will definitely not be voting for any tax increases for anything until I see local and state governments doing some serious house cleaning. If they can afford to fund all of their pet projects they have too much money and I will not be voting to give them more. My family has had to cut back to the essentials it's time for government to do the same.
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FLICKA	Roger The Scanner Guy	2012-07-19 09:00 AM
Giving beggers money is the worst way to try helping. My husband worked on Haley at the acohol and drug abuse center, not wanting to see anyone go hungry, he'd give them tickets for a meal at the Salvation Army. Money buys alcohol and drugs, perpetuates the problem.
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COMMENT 299234	Glen Mowrer III, whose 2010 arrest ...	2012-07-19 08:59 AM
ACME retail drug-front has just remorphed itself. Feds need to pay attention to what is going on at that property.
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COMMENT 299233P	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 08:57 AM
I hope they recess those windows into the facade a little to give it a bit of relief. They appear to be "tack on" replacement windows installed flush to the exterior face of the facade and with fake mullions. It is not a characteristically 'Santa Barbara' style of windows.
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COMMENT 299232P	Plans are in the works to re-build ...	2012-07-19 08:56 AM
They don't want a big city bridge in their small town? What does that even mean? The freeway is being widened because there are more cars on it. Why? Because there are more people in the area than there were in the past. The bridges are old and need to be upgraded and yes made bigger to accomodate the wider freeway. The population isn't decreasing, it is increasing. Things are going to change to accomodate more people. No amount of whining is going to change that fact. And if you have children or you moved to this area from somewhere else you are part of the reason for the increase in people. So please just accept that these changes need to be made. "Big city bridge" now I've heard everything...
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COMMENT 299231	Pelican Love	2012-07-19 08:54 AM
Dilly Dally is 100% right on. This is not a light hearted thing happening with the pelicans. This is a serious problem as pelicans are DESPERATE right now for food. My first instinct is to buy a bunch of sardines and take them down to feed the poor guys. BUT then I know it's not great to feed wildlife. Things are so out of balance it scares and deeply saddens me. What should we do to help?
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FLICKA	Mural Move	2012-07-19 08:53 AM
"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", all art brings up a variey of opinions. "Modern art" is critized by many. Some don't like Picasso, etc
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COMMENT 299229	Arrest Report	2012-07-19 08:50 AM
I know someone who knew Mr. Parrish. He said that he was the kindest guy, spiritual, soft spoken and very introspective. He cannot even believe that Mr. Parrish would be capable of such a thing, and that he fled because he thought he had no chance. I never met him. I guess the real bummer here is, how the He// can we know if people are concealing such a horrible habit/dysfunction? I mean, what child makes something up like that? I was a victim when I was 5 years old. Luckily, the kid was only 16 and didn't do anything major. BUT, even with that, I felt shame and kept it a secret from all but my mom. I mean, if this guy is guilty, yes, I believe in absolute harshest punishment. But how do we know unless we catch them in the act? We believe our kids when they tell us something happened. Right?
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COMMENT 299228P	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 08:48 AM
Five investigations is spreading them too thin? Why do I get the feeling this is going to be followed by a request for more funds to the department. They aren't going to charge the police involved anyway. If this is truely putting a strain on their resources then don't "help out." Let the other agencies deal with it. SBSO is a complete joke, especially when it comes to proper investigations.
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COMMENT 299227	Mural Move	2012-07-19 08:47 AM
Yes and so was Santa a part of your heritage and you relegated him to a position of honor by the freeway in Oxnard.... Perhaps these should join him!
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COMMENT 299226	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 08:46 AM
I live very close to Cottage, I am pro life saving emergaency flights but I am most definitely against the helipads current use which by the hospitals own admission is not the type of flights they detailed in the planning process. Transfer flights of stable patients were never discussed as a possible use for the heli pad, they are not saving lives they are replacing ambulance trips because they are billable at extortionate rates. Bad for the patient, bad for the neighbors. Accuse us of whining all you want, until you have researched the heli pads use your argument is unsound
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MTNDRIVER	Past the Past	2012-07-19 08:46 AM
At 13, shoplifted a pair of nylons from Penney's, got caught and had to go to the police station with my dad. Was interviewed by a young policewoman who turned out to be my closest friend's new stepmother. Her dad was a sergeant then, but later was the chief. Old timers will know who these folks were for sure.... That cured me, never again. But before that I had stolen some Man-Tan (first fake tan lotion for those who weren't around in the early 60s) from Thrifty Drug, but was scared to ever use it and have the evidence visible on my skin. And ironically my first part-time job during college was at Thrifty.
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GRANNYFRANNY	Past the Past	2012-07-19 08:46 AM
OK, who remembers the Bluebird?? And if you do, were you really there?
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FLICKA	Past the Past	2012-07-19 08:42 AM
079, Good for you doing the right thing. Can't believe the other mothers weren't supportive of your actions. That's a big problem, parents shielding their kids; teaches them to continue trying to get-away with dirty deeds.
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SBJULES	An interesting write up on Animal R...	2012-07-19 08:41 AM
Good people doing good work!
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FLICKA	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 08:37 AM
Better for him to be loved and given a soft bed before being put down than painfully dying on the streets all alone. Thanks for the care you've given him.
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COMMENT 299219	Plans are in the works to re-build ...	2012-07-19 08:35 AM
Watch out for the NIMBY's ! Every year there is some new crisis that everyone gets worked up about, AND it always works out fine and things are better than they were before. Cases in point: 1. Carpinteria Creek Footbridge: replacing a decrepit old wooden foot bridge. 2. Main school conversion to non-profit hub and resource center and fast start for young kids. * The outcry for both of these was unreal and rediculous. BUT, of course, it all worked out fine. The community is happy and life goes on. NOW the NIMBY's are ont it again about the overpasses. Just watch the theatrics.. but it will also turn out just fine. Hooray! (idiots!)
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ROGER DODGER	Tuesday Sunset	2012-07-19 08:33 AM
Very beautiful picture Dan.
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COMMENT 299217P	Beach Fee Meetings	2012-07-19 08:25 AM
This is a terrible idea, presented once again by those who can't manage to balance the city budget due to lack of care and a lack of moral compass. Stop overspending and making promises that can't be kept. The citizens of Santa Barbara who use the beaches should be the persons making the decisions - absolutely. No beach fees - it is totally wrong.
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FLICKA	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 08:24 AM
Why are they "cheesy" windows? I like the arched ones.
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COMMENT 299215	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 08:23 AM
I don't know about Victoria being found in the hot tub, but they were a real couple for many, many years. Joe and Victoria. She, apparently had been a road manager for the Beach Boys, or so I was told, and he was very good with money. I think when they met she was in her late 30s and he in his 60s. They would do some very funny things together like wearing identical, custom made outfits. I had coffee with them once and they were preparing for a trip to Europe. Victoria explained that they took basically no clothes at all and had outfits made for them after they arrived in Paris. They were very generous, Joe giving toys, food and money away as Santa and donating thousands to charity. RIP Joe and Vic
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COMMENT 299214	Marble Removed	2012-07-19 08:10 AM
Trash filled yard, hazard to the neighborhood, and a general blight - can't say they were a "well-liked" couple by those who had to live around them.
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COMMENT 299213	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 08:10 AM
great they are preserving them! we need more murals around town!
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COMMENT 299212	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 08:08 AM
Amazing that the could be relocated safely.
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COMMENT 299211	2 Star-bucks	2012-07-19 08:07 AM
You are correct SY, of course Starbucks supports the troops. But whenever a person or corporation takes a stand against the war, any war, the radical right demonizes them claiming they are "un-American", against the Constitution and against the troops. These same forces still cling to the notion that the anti-war movement caused America to "lose" the obviously un-winable Vietnam war. As for the change at that particular Starbucks, the place was being taken over by transients who found it to be more comfortable than the benches on the street. Can you blame them? Note to self: If I ever end up homeless, I must look for a coffee shop stocked with LazyBoy chairs.
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COMMENT 299210	Mural Move	2012-07-19 08:07 AM
What A waste $
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COMMENT 299209	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 08:07 AM
Why is the solution always to raise taxes or sales tax? How about a salary freeze on top university administrators for 5-10 years?
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COMMENT 299208	Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's he...	2012-07-19 08:06 AM
Seems to me that if you don't live in the area, or the flight/noise path, then you should slap your trap about making judgements and calling people whiners. The hospital has been outgrowing its space for decades. Instead of relocating to a less residential area, they chose to bloat and push aside the neighborhood. And now, with full knowledge that they would be severely impacting neighbors, they slipped in an airport -- under the pretense that it would be rarely used, and only for serious life-threatening trauma cases. The hospital misled the community, and now they arrogantly dismiss the complaints. And the sycophants who believe that Cottage can do no wrong are willing to attack the neighbors who are struggling to deal with the incredible impacts when the helos come in for a landing -- many times for injuries that do not justify a helicopter flight.
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ROGER DODGER	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 08:06 AM
What would you do if someone was pointing a gun in your direction and you had a gun give them a kiss?
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COMMENT 299206	Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants, ...	2012-07-19 08:05 AM
920... actually it does improve the taste of the "bacon". Chipotle noted that the pork in their carnitas tasted .... "weak", to put it kindly.... and they chose to switch to pasture raised pigs for their pork. It costs more but improving the quality of fast food justifies $1 more at the cash register. Kudos to the pioneers in the fast food industry to improve the conditions of the animal breeding farms that supply their restaurants in an effort to improve the products they sell.
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COMMENT 299205	Past the Past	2012-07-19 08:05 AM
The Bluebird on the night it closed...enough said!!!
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COMMENT 299204	An interesting write up on Animal R...	2012-07-19 08:01 AM
They are all great folks and are to be commended for the work they do. Good to know about ART, for donating purposes.
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COMMENT 299203	An interesting write up on Animal R...	2012-07-19 07:59 AM
Julia Di Sieno seems like good people. Just spoke to her this week about some mistreated dogs.
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COMMENT 299202	UC Students nervous about latest fe...	2012-07-19 07:59 AM
Having foreseen the current financial crisis, I submitted a visionary proposal to UCSB in my application to become Assoc. Vice Chancellor. I wanted to liberate undergrad students from the bricks and mortar of an unstimulating stationary campus by utilizing 21st Century communications technology that allowed them to trek through the world's best places while earning their degrees. I presented a business model that was a combination of Netflix, Microtel and MIT's Online Campus. My idea allowed increased quality, reduction in tuition, dramatic increase in enrollment and good profit to serve grad programs at the UCSB campus. They instead hired someone to manage the campus foodwaste composting project.
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COMMENT 299201	Past the Past	2012-07-19 07:57 AM
Funny how 9114 was given a deletion rule but no deletion. But I digress. Even funnier that the misdeeds being publicly unearthed are of the sticky finger kind or the frisky kind. Personally I like hearing about the kind that are fun for all so I'll mention the parking lot at Camino Real, dusk, soccer mom van.... and a very localized earthquake.
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COMMENT 299200	Past the Past	2012-07-19 07:54 AM
I may or may not have climbed the stairs at 1020 State with my significant other and tripped out a bit up there the first time I was introduced to Mary Jane.
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COMMENT 299199	2 Star-bucks	2012-07-19 07:54 AM
Dan, I really like your idea about a "Rants & Raves" column. It is definitely worth a try. I too get tired of the same people using every new story to somehow slip in their "personal" beefs and /or political agenda. Let's give the complainers a place to air their opinions and those that like that kind of thing can read it all in one place.
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RED CREEK	Mural Move	2012-07-19 07:51 AM
Beautiful murals, reflecting both the times in which the artist created them, the materials he had available and the historical account of this area that Knowles was representing. The depiction of the clash of cultures of Chumash and Spanish "invaders" is honest and mirrors those of the earlier Courthouse murals. We are so lucky in SB to have these public art works and the people who have the sense and sensitivity to purchase and display them.
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COMMENT 299197	The City of Goleta will continue wi...	2012-07-19 07:50 AM
and on top of all this, most of them are still slackers. There is going to be a website coming soon with pictures and video of all the public employees I run into who are wasting our time and money. It will have a lot of content. It will start with exempt vehicles in red zones, employees in exempt vehicles driving in circles all day until the timeclock ticks down, all the people doing personal errands in exempt vehicles on public time, harbor and park employees hiding from supervisors until the clock ticks off. Get ready!
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COMMENT 299196P	Citizens group calls for safe passa...	2012-07-19 07:47 AM
186, EXACTLY. That is exactly what you are supposed to do and what would make this area safer if everyone just took the whole lane on a bike through this area. It's a narrow road, but the issue is more that people just don't know how to deal with a narrow road, not that it exists. 177P is right too though, handicapped accessibility needs work.
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COMMENT 299195	A recent string of shootings involv...	2012-07-19 07:46 AM
trigger happy cops can go file for unemployment
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COMMENT 299194	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 07:40 AM
@193 - They also send you an email to notify of those items and when there is an 'issue' other than your bill, like your service is down...how do you expect to get those messages then? Also, the idea of being routed through a 'big brother' type DNS server where they are forcing splash pages on you doesn't seem right in the first place. I use other DNS servers and have never had an issue. And of course Cox is going to slow down in the afternoons. More people in your neighborhood are using it. It's the nature of Cable internet service. Take that in to account the continually increasing load on their backbone with all the new "connected' devices, smart phones, streaming services, etc. and your Cable isn't going to be getting faster until they bring in more bandwidth.
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COMMENT 299193	Sloooooow Internet	2012-07-19 07:33 AM
Just a note to those suggesting using another DNS provider. Please keep in mind that if you choose to switch you DNS you will no longer get the messages from COX when there is an issue (for instance you bill is late). They use DNS to force those messages through to you. Otherwise you might run into a situation where your internet simply doesn't work and you have no idea why.
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COMMENT 299192	Registered Dietician	2012-07-19 07:25 AM
I am a Certified Nutritional Counselor. I work with clients one on one to develop a program that suits their individual needs. I specialize in food intolerances and allergies as well as learning to shop, cook and break old habits. Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners Kerry White CNC AADP 805-729-3382
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COMMENT 299191P	Mural Move	2012-07-19 07:19 AM
I used to dislike WPA-era murals until I understood the history behind them. Thanks for all the info about these particular murals and how they were created.
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COMMENT 299190	Arrest Report	2012-07-19 07:19 AM
He was sending large sums of money to the son, the mother had to approve of the bank withdrawals and be involved. But it probably doesn't look too good to pop a 90 yr old woman in jail. It puts the employee in an awkward position if the employer asks you to do something that is unusual but that you might not know is illegal. Unless they can prove that he had full knowledge of the molestation and that the son was a wanted fugitive I think they should use their discretion on this one.
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COMMENT 299189	Registered Dietician	2012-07-19 07:17 AM
DR DUNCAN TURNER RUNS THE MEDIZONE IN SANTA BARBARA, IT USE TO BE IN GOLETA. I LOST 42 LBS AND THE STAFF IS FABULOUS! I AM STILL A PATIENT AND THEY ARE RUNNING A HUGE SUMMER SPEACIAL. MEDIZONE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, AND I AM ALSO SEEING PETRA BEUMAN TOO HELP WITH MY EMOTIONAL EATING. TELL THEM SUNNY SENT YOU! 805-962-1957
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COMMENT 299188P	"Muraculous" Free-standing Murals	2012-07-19 07:15 AM
Great that they saved them - but where are they going to put them?
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COMMENT 299187P	Stray Cat Looking for Owner	2012-07-19 07:14 AM
Sometimes I really don't like the human race. Poor kitty; thanks for easing him on his way...
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COMMENT 299186	Citizens group calls for safe passa...	2012-07-19 07:14 AM
Not to mention that this route is the primary access to state route 192. Whenever I bike through there it seems safer to move into the center of the lane until you are past the bridge rather than having cars and trucks trying to pass you in thos