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Chico, followed your mywaterquality.gov link, and, oddly enough Santa Barbara County isn't even listed. (That's of 9/26 evening when I checked) . I have a Brita filter, which, I think is supposed to remove algae , and it is not helping at all recently. Before three weeks ago, the Brita was great. Very good tasting water. Now it is AWFUL !! The Goleta Water District fancy website has NOTHING about the recent issue......even though a customer service representative there told me that they have had many complaints recently , that they flushed a pipe, and that it should clear up if people run enough water. He said the problem was excess hard water...not algae. So....what the heck is going on ???? The GWD website says they have a meeting by telephone the public can access on Tues, Oct 6. There is also a public comment link. The website does have reports of water quality available....the most recent being.... GET THIS....April 2020. This is messed up, and whatever is in the water does not even taste like algae or minerals....more like a chemical. May even be something from the well supply .....who knows...need answers !!
Sheep, instead of Goats??
BATS.
Lots and lots of bats - squirrels hate bats.
Or snakes - one good five foot gopher snake will have those acorn eating rodents out of there lickety split.
Bad music - stick your Sonos speaker in the attic and play any pop song made in the last ten years and not only will the squirrels leave, but two of you neighbors will as well.
Contact Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network: (805) 681-1080. The organization knows animals and animal behavior. They can help. If you need a live trap: https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/for/d/santa-barbara-havahart-live-trap-3500/7177618576.html-------------That's the link for a live trap for sale on Craigslist right now. $35.00 isn't a bad price. After you've got rid of the Squirrels, you can donate the trap to SBWCN.
Edda, I think your correspondent was asking about dementia, not rodents.
Certainly, the county's overall numbers have us headed toward the Red/Substantial tier. However, COVID cases in Isla Vista have been steadily rising since the beginning of August, and the UCSB students are officially returning this week. If we manage to get to the Red tier, savor it while it lasts.
The curve flattened months ago. That first and agreed goal shifted somehow to virtually zero tolerance. That was not the original bargain - flattening the curve meant the same numbers of cases, just spread out over time. But early on we learned we had more than enough resources to handle any increased hospitalizations - which never came. Hoever, the one million dollar bill taxpayers are now stuck with in order to turn the Sears Building at La Cumbre Plaza into a covid over-flow center for north county cases, needs serious investigation. It was obvious very quickly we were sold a plague of massive proportions and we needed to cower and hide, yet it passed just about everywhere within the limits of a serious flu season, but at very high economic costs.
Goals have been met...curve flattened. Time to go back to school teachers.
Where sheep may safely graze?
Thanks for your kind thoughts. But years ago I abandoned my political aspirations when I saw what sort of compromise it required. All we can do is speak truth to power as we see the truth and let the community decide what they want to come. You do it well.
I lived in SB from the early 1970s-1990s when I left for greener pastures. I come back regularly to visit friends and notice what has changed and not changed. The main shopping area of State Street when I lived there was from Victoria St. (Victoria Plaza and the movie theaters) down to De La Guerra/Picadilly Square. After Picadilly things got increasingly seedy all the way to the traffic lights on the 101. Then, on the other side of the freeway there was the Fig Tree, home of the homeless, to the right, and a few bars on State until hitting Stearns Wharf which was pretty lame, if a good safe place to keep the tourists. I remember when State and A had a constant line. It was very busy around that part of State.
The beginning of the change was less the Funk Zone, it was not even a glimmer in some developer’s eye at that point, but the removal of the traffic lights on the 101, the destruction of Picadilly Square, and the development of Paseo Nuevo. That was the beginning of people starting to spend more time on lower State who used to avoid it. The cruise ships and Funk Zone accelerated the process, but these other changes happened first.
When I come to visit these days it is very strange how quiet the area around the movie theaters and museum is. Same with the plaza where the Acapulco used to be. These areas were regularly crowded. With locals and tourists. But the center of gravity shifted.
One last thing, there were stabbings back then, too. But mostly Eastside and Westside fighting each other. They tended to leave the tourists alone. Before Fiesta got out of control. And that’s a whole other story…
Stabbing on state street article turns into debate about the bike path?
On May 16 2020 I submitted a photo to Edhat of the empty and pitch black Lower State St. restaurant district. The very next week the 3 meal/day food program which I had just signed up for was cancelled, and State St. was cordoned off for outdoor dining! Coincidence? I don't think so! I think the photo and comment were sent to City Hall where "Mayor Cathy" moved to open Outdoor Dining!
Well, with Jackson's term as our representative in the State Senate nearing its end, Sullivan is probably gone, too.
Alamos Fire, Skyview Motel was evacuated when the fire ran up hill prior to knockdown.
Copter 4 arrived on the scene along with dozers, crew, 2 water tenders and engines. Fire is knocked down at 6.5 acres.
Chase "walkway" was installed originally as a bike way. So many pedestrians abused this that they finally gave up and made it available for both uses. But technically it was created for bikes. Use to have funny signs on the sidewalk trying to keep pedestrians off who were clearly a hazard to bikes. Esp. the large groups who would block the entire bike path to take photos.
The choice to live, buy or rent in Santa Barbara is totally your own. You know up front what it will cost and what your own resources are and how you choose to allocate them. Your call, and your call alone if this is 25% -50% or 100% of your resources devoted to housing. There are places where you can spend 10% or less on housing. Again, your call.
better bring the sheep dog in there to beat wiley coyote down
Dozer line has stopped progress near the out buildings.