I have spoken to Mayor Perotte, and sent letters to Gregg Hart, Salud Carbajal and Governor Newsom about these fires. Mayor Perotte said that there is a task force which is discussing how to handle the fires. They are aware of the danger to surrounding residences and businesses. They are hampered by CDC guidelines which prevent them from ushering the homeless away from their campgrounds for fear of spreading the CORONA virus.
Several agencies are involved including the City, the County, CHP, and Union Pacific.
So guess we are left to pray that the wind direction doesn't carry embers onto our homes.
"Guidelines" do not hamper; they only suggest. Do not accept her easy excuses. What is her action plan, now! Or get someone in who knows how to take charge.
We could see it from Painted Cave... sparse dark smoke, followed by big billowing white smoke which usually means someone's putting water on it.... Nice that Station 12 is right there. If you drive that section of Calle Real, with your eyes closed, you'd never know there was an encampment there.... I'm a little baffled by why there is any need for a fire in this weather. Seems odd.
I am too Roger. I doubt that we'll get through the summer without one of their fires burning down some homes. We've been lucky so far that we haven't had big winds with these fires....yet.
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Jul 27, 2020 04:43 PMIt’s becoming a trend along that stretch. Sounds more like arson than homeless cooking fire...
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Jul 27, 2020 01:16 PMWay too often! This is absurd! A monitored tent city on asphalt would be safer than weekly brush fires. There’s a lot of empty asphalt currently.
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Jul 27, 2020 01:53 PMThis is true.
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Jul 27, 2020 10:54 AMI am afraid that our homeowners insurance could go up since this could put us in a high fire danger area.
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Jul 27, 2020 10:25 AMI have spoken to Mayor Perotte, and sent letters to Gregg Hart, Salud Carbajal and Governor Newsom about these fires. Mayor Perotte said that there is a task force which is discussing how to handle the fires. They are aware of the danger to surrounding residences and businesses. They are hampered by CDC guidelines which prevent them from ushering the homeless away from their campgrounds for fear of spreading the CORONA virus.
Several agencies are involved including the City, the County, CHP, and Union Pacific.
So guess we are left to pray that the wind direction doesn't carry embers onto our homes.
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Jul 27, 2020 04:32 PM"Guidelines" do not hamper; they only suggest. Do not accept her easy excuses. What is her action plan, now! Or get someone in who knows how to take charge.
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Jul 27, 2020 04:01 PMThat's nice that the Mayor can blame the CDC. But the bum virus has been around for a much longer time than the Corona virus.
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Jul 27, 2020 07:59 AMImagine if it was hot, dry, and windy.
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Jul 27, 2020 08:03 AMThen it would have been a much bigger fire..
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Jul 26, 2020 08:29 PMRodger, thanks for reporting....
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Jul 27, 2020 04:26 PMIs Winter a Dodger fan?
I'll bet Winter is a Roger fan.
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Jul 26, 2020 07:31 PM***Pssst... Hi Roger! Thank you for all you do!****
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Jul 26, 2020 07:29 PMWow! Another one! That's like the 4th one this weekend now huh?
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Jul 26, 2020 07:29 PMWe could see it from Painted Cave... sparse dark smoke, followed by big billowing white smoke which usually means someone's putting water on it.... Nice that Station 12 is right there. If you drive that section of Calle Real, with your eyes closed, you'd never know there was an encampment there.... I'm a little baffled by why there is any need for a fire in this weather. Seems odd.
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Jul 28, 2020 12:01 PMI am too Roger. I doubt that we'll get through the summer without one of their fires burning down some homes. We've been lucky so far that we haven't had big winds with these fires....yet.
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Jul 27, 2020 07:25 AMDoes it matter ? fact is, the CHP/county/whoever has been NEGLIGENT with regards to brush and vegetation along the sides of 101.
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Jul 26, 2020 08:10 PMI completely agree, Roger. These fires are a new thing, and happening way too often.
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Jul 26, 2020 07:41 PMI think and it's my personal opinion that some people are setting the fires just my opinion no matter what the powers that be say.
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Jul 26, 2020 07:39 PMI think the older folks are frightened of the camp and it's occupants there...
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Jul 26, 2020 07:28 PMI heard a call the other day Transients were in their parking lot..
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Jul 26, 2020 07:16 PMI am not surprised...often comment about the shopping carts there, fence crushed down.
Please, Goleta, do something...across from a senior complex.
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Jul 26, 2020 07:13 PMAcross from Mara Villa..SBSO RESPONDING FOR traffic control, county fire on scene..