tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70214706335625307342024-03-13T17:36:59.361-07:00The Uribe blogSometimes the simple stuff, maybe a picture, other times a bigger though here and there.Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-62884233399355681712010-11-28T22:18:00.001-08:002010-11-28T22:22:27.278-08:00When Harry met Sally reminds me of...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0-Zkv2b91nYEbFiWbz5ofhfvyrBVu4_Ad6rEMEceV_qBYcqJj_3dEMsFDtBc7F6BlP8FYIMGCIGS-fj9OvY8pcUfWf_wgLxLxp1CD6f3R_b5zBx18HTseBl31fHyvE61nkUfpN0U4zwC/s1600/a+lot+like+love.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0-Zkv2b91nYEbFiWbz5ofhfvyrBVu4_Ad6rEMEceV_qBYcqJj_3dEMsFDtBc7F6BlP8FYIMGCIGS-fj9OvY8pcUfWf_wgLxLxp1CD6f3R_b5zBx18HTseBl31fHyvE61nkUfpN0U4zwC/s320/a+lot+like+love.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544850768276653410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 150px; " /></a>When Harry met Sally reminds me a little of the style of A lot like love. - Just Watched WHMS for the first time tonight. It was cute, but maybe not memorable...(to me) It was nice to see Billy Chrystal with hair though...?<div><br /></div><div>This Thanksgiving break I went to watch several good movies, which I'll rank as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div>-Burlesque: best- Christina Aguilera's voice,</div><div>-Tangled: best- still a simple, clean Disney fairy tale with kids as its target audience</div><div>-Love and Other Drugs. best- Hathaway's acting continues to improve.</div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-14253558008461632442010-10-14T14:43:00.000-07:002010-10-14T14:50:20.552-07:00Two Kinds of Help<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><div>I remember growing up, I always wanted to help my dad, but was so eager, I would move two or even three steps ahead of my dad. What I then though was helpful, was in fact not. Time and time again I wrecked a project, by gluing something in the wrong place or ripping something. My dad, would get very angry, and I felt it was disproportionately so. After all I was only eager to help. For a long time, I was bitter about this, but now, I have a whole new outlook.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I am older and have ongoing projects of all sorts, I find myself on the other end of this dilemma. I often find myself with people who are willing and eager to help but only in the way that they want to help, which unfortunately often is not helpful. As part of a party, and repeatedly on campaigns, there is a logic to the madness. What looks like chaos is actually very carefully, thought out strategy. </div><div><br /></div><div>When people ask for help, it is because it is necessary, and it is so valuable to help in the way that moves the project or goal forward. Imagine a friend asks you for help with a moving project and you say yes, but I only want to sort stuff. Well, that may or may not be helpful, by the time you get there, everything might already be packed. What then?</div><div><br /></div><div>All this to say, being helpful is good if it comes from the right place, without a huge price tag and demands. That kind of help is appreciated beyond belief. The other kind of help becomes very much an unappreciated burden. </div><div><br /></div></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-61153334607904103412010-08-27T09:13:00.000-07:002010-08-27T09:50:39.400-07:00Recent study found that Licensed drivers have no accidents.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 22px; ">Obviously if you've had as much as a fender bender and had to show your license and proof of insurance recently, you know the opening statement is false.</span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> As I was reading Newsweek a few weeks ago, I stumbled across the following blurb on the National News page: </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 36px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 36px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Red Light for Undocumented Drivers in New Mexico</span></blockquote></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><blockquote><header style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; 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0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As recently as 2006, 10 states allowed immigrants to apply for a driver’s license without proving their legal residence. As border control has become a bigger political issue, however, that right has evaporated in all but three states: Utah, New Mexico, and Washington—which may soon be the last place where all drivers can get a regular license. Earlier this year Utah restricted all noncitizens to a special “driving privileges” card that can’t be used as identification. 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But in the five states that have stopped licensing illegal immigrants for more than a year, there’s been no appreciable difference in the number of vehicle crashes, according to a NEWSWEEK review of state motor-vehicle data.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> If there are any reasons not to grant everyone the same access to roads, safety is not one of them.</span></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="body parsys" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size:15px;color:transparent;"><div class="text parbase section" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size:15px;color:transparent;"><div class="text" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size:15px;color:transparent;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Best case scenario, Ryan Tracy is an intern and not a real news reporter, or the editors at Newsweek took a mid-summer vacation. Both of these scenarios make this published news somewhat acceptable, but if neither one or both are not true, then what is Newsweek thinking, publishing arguments that are so uneducated?</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The debate over licensing undocumented individuals, is so that in the future they can legally drive with a proof of verified identity and can get insurance so that- thinking of the greater good, grazing goat argument- we can all be safe and equally protected. In the scenario that there is an accident of a documented and an undocumented individual (/family) then the person at fault will still be able to be held responsible and there will be no injustice one way or the other. (As is the case now, among documented and licensed drivers). </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What happens when individuals don't have a drivers licenses is that we are constantly a community at risk. Again, just like any other issue of regulating behavior of individuals in the community, just because we don't "legally allow it", doesn't mean it isn't going on and will continue, therefore, what can we do to maximize the benefit for all, and minimize the risk? In the case of an accident, because the consequences of a fender bender or large accident are far greater for an undocumented individual they can and sometimes flee the scene, which then leaves the licensed party, holding the bag. Conversely,when undocumented unlicensed individuals are not at fault, accidents, cannot be settled appropriately through insurance companies and so forth. Also unjust. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22.5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In California, Police Departments across the State as well many many elected officials understand and agree that licensing all those that can qualify for a drivers license regardless of legal status is a matter of public benefit and safety, however, our actor Governor, among others refuse to understand the merit of these arguments. Maybe they too are reading Newsweek?</span></p></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-90174072456991306532010-02-04T12:02:00.000-08:002010-02-04T13:21:55.862-08:00The Santa Barbara International Film Festival & (why I don't do it)<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The season of this festival is upon us. My first tip off - rain clouds I saw on my walk back home about an hour ago. There are also flyers on merchant's windows and the very cover of the SB Independent has a caricature of Sandra Bullock (my fav nominee for an Academy Award in the category of Actress in a Leading Role).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The SBIFF as is written everywhere- you get used to it after a few years of being in this town- is now celebrating its 25 years and is one of those things that are very much a Santa Barbara tradition. (If you take into account that I'm 25, I could very well, say it's existed, all my life.) Much like Fiesta, it's one of those things that reminds you "oh, it must be the beginning of February, or the first weekend of August." Locals either love it, or hate it, and with the best interest of the city in mind, it is fantastic for tourism.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are many writers committed to sharing the events, the galas, the tributes, the films and interactions with the writers, producers, directors, casts, etc. One of the ones that I often read is </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://craigsmithsblog.blogspot.com/">Craig Smith</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> who mentioned that "There's an awful lot of media interest in the Film Fest. I waited 30 minutes in line in the lobby of the Hotel Santa Barbara yesterday afternoon to pick up my press pass. Also in line, Scott Steepleton of the News-Press, Julie Ramos of KTYD, Joe Gehl of KEYT and former KEYT reporter Michelle Cole."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I, however, am not going to be blogging, or reporting about the Film Fest, but rather explaining why</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I've never been able to "get into it</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have not yet been able to find the best way to decide which movies to watch. I don't seem to have enough attention span to read all of the blurbs about the films (which depending on which website/resource you read- may or may not include what time and when the film is playing-oh and where.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Unlike regular films- mainstream media- where you get to watch previews and decide in roughly 30-50 sec whether or not you have interest in a movie, with the film fest you must do a lot of "work" shall we call it to pursue things that might be of interest to you. Of course, this excludes 2 kinds people, those whose leisure budgets allow for obtaining Platinum Passes ($1,655), & Cinema Passes ($605), or those that are very spontaneous, who will get up, walk on State, and say, "let's go into the next movie that's showing at a nearby theater." I fall in neither category. I like to plan things, carefully, my time (and money) is valuable to me, so I will carefully choose how I spend both.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Being a member of Generation Y, I believe technology is something that is inherent as not only someone who wants to get the word out, but as a preferred means of communication. So if I could make a suggestion which could likely not be welcomed due to costs, and time required by the SBIFF, it would be to splice all the previews of the films together into one hour long ad for the SBIFF and have it circulating on youtube a week or two before opening night. I remember several years ago, reading a particular Baby Blues comic where Zoe, the small child tells her dad at the movie theater, "that was great, I laughed, I cried, I had a great time" and her dad turns and looks at her and say, "Z, that was only the previews." How many of us, wouldn't love having good previews for the film fest?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now, please note despite contrary evidence, I'm not being a downer on the film fest. Every year, I get excited, when those around me get excited for the SBIFF. (I am a fan of a lively Santa Barbara- though not of crowds). I have been impressed at the efficiency with which this festival is put together, marketed, and with the top stars, directors that come every year! Hats off to those that make this come together. Still, every year, I read, a total of 3-5 random descriptions of films, if I'm fortunate enough to find one I might have an interest in, then I attempt to match it up with a schedule and usually if by chance, I'm available, I'll have to call, or search online for the price of admission- by which time, I'm probably done looking it up & probably not attending. This will happen at the beginning of the fest, and sometimes in the middle of it, when I hear or read exciting reviews. This year, I started doing it, when I decided to stop and write about it, and see if anyone else goes through this odd ritual...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There is, however, one thing that I have enjoyed the past couple of years, and has slightly helped me out in this confusion and that is the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.fundforsantabarbara.org/social_justice.php">Fund for Santa Barbara's Social Justice Awards.</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> The reception itself is fantastic, but more importantly, this year, I noticed that their webpage contains the title, brief, brief summary of the film and the times that they are playing and location! Already going into it, I know that they are about some sort of social justice issue which means, there is a high likelihood that it would grab my attention. From those, it is far easier for me to find a film to attend. Perhaps a festival categorical guide by genre would be useful to those as dumbfounded by the task of finding which movies to watch.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For the local Santa Barbarans who are big SBIFF fans, have fun, stay dry. I will be kept up to date by many of you and the fascinating writers we have in our community, and patiently awaiting the day that figuring out how to "do the Film Fest" is far easier, and enjoyable.</span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-46747431978574132992010-02-02T21:40:00.000-08:002010-02-05T14:09:26.320-08:00What's keeping me busy & how do I find more to do?<div style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >When people ask me what's keeping me busy these days, I often have so many thoughts come to mind at the same time, that all I can manage to say is, "uh, hmm, nothing".
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >If you've heard me say that, it is definitely not true, I just can't quite figure out what to share first. Somehow many projects keep me busy and new goals and tasks so, I figured I'd write about them so as to share some good info (and in a way organize myself).
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I currently am on the board of the <a href="http://www.sbwpc.com/">Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee </a>a </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >non-partisan political action committee dedicated to furthering gender equality and feminist values through political and social action, and education. The Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee endorses the candidacies of women and men who actively support our goals and promote a feminist agenda. The Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee works on behalf of women to achieve political Access, Voice and Power.The organization has recently sponsored <a href="http://www.dudley4da.com/">Joyce Dudley</a> for District Attorney and <a href="http://www.jordan4assembly.net/">Susan Jordan</a> for the 35th State Assembly district seat, and have </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >endorsed Janet Wolf for re-election as 2nd District Supervisor.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I plan to become more involved in a volunteer capacity in the short term future with <a href="http://www.dudley4da.com/">Joyce Dudley's</a> campaign for DA where she faces a difficult primary competition. I first met Joyce when she was my professor at the Santa Barbara College of Law, later she was one of the first supporters of my bid for Santa Barbara city council- I</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > have endorsed and have known personally to be passionate about her work and most importantly the people she serves. In the 33rd State Assembly district, I am endorsing and strongly supporting my long time friend, <a href="http://hildazacarias.com/">Hilda Zacarias</a>, who is an accomplished woman. She is tenacious, stong-willed and will be a great asset to the State Assembly. In the 24th Congressional District, I have endorsed and will be helping my friend, <a href="http://www.timallison.com/">Tim Allison</a>, who has an uphill battle for the seat, but is committed and understands the value of grassroots campaigning.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >One of my biggest goals this year, as co-chair of<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/group.php?gid=65525162160&ref=ts"> Santa Barbara County Young Democrats</a> is to focus on growing the membership and expanding to groups we have never reached before and engaging new activists & creating new leadership of young individuals county-wide. We are interested in building a good not only voting bloc but active bloc in elections, voter reg and general community participation. Among other projects and fun endeavors, we are </span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COli%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><span style="">holding a joint fundraiser to benefit the three <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Santa Barbara</st1:place></st1:city> area Young Democrats chapters on March 13 from 3-5pm (If you want to attend or sponsor this event, let me know ;0)
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<br />I am also president of the Eastside Optimists Club, a regional club of <a href="http://www.optimist.org/">Optimist International</a> </span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >their Mission is: "By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids." Last year we worked hard to plan and coordinate the Milpas Holiday Parade, which, unfortunately was canceled due to rain. This season we have a basketball hoops competition, and an essay contest in the planning stages, to provide opportunities at scholarships for youth in the Eastside in Santa Barbara.
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<br />Within a week I will be starting the Self- Employment Training, a14 week course at <a href="http://www.wevonline.org/">Women's Economic Ventures</a> and I am greatly looking forward to it. This SET is for entrepreneurial lessons on everything that is necessary to starting a business and throughout the 14 weeks, participants work on a business plan to have completed by the end of the course. Of course, if you know me, you know I have a project in mind- (more to come...hint: <a href="http://www.thedigitalinclusion.com/">The Digital Inclusion</a>)
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<br />For fun, I am training for the <a href="http://www.lamarathon.com/">LA Marathon </a>which is on March 21st. This will be my second marathon, and I have already completed 4 of the 11 training weeks that were scheduled. I am updating my progress daily on <a href="http://www.dailymile.com/people/OliviaU#ref=tophd">dailymile.com</a>. The marathon begins at Dodger stadium and ends at Santa Monica Boulevard. I am greatly anticipating this race.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >What prompted this blog, was a reminder email from an automated website (weebly.com) that let me log into a long unpublished and forgotten project, that at the time I was very </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >excited about; <a href="http://progressiveslate.weebly.com/index.html">The Progressive Slate</a></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > For whatever reason I didn't find the best way to get this started, I think perhaps because the courage campaign (among others was doing such a good job) of keeping progressives informed, but, I think my vision was something simple- less blogging and more unvarnished info. (i.e. I would like to find as a middle class hardworking parent w/out time for research, who are the "Designated Progressive candidates" in my district)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >. I would like to take this up again, but I don't think that I have the time to devote to it.
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<br />There are many projects, events and ideas that grab my attention on a daily basis, but I can't do it all. I am very committed to certain causes and if an action is necessary to instigate or further immigration reform, to maintain "choice" or to repeal prop 8, or ensure same-sex marriage, I would take the necessary time to work on specific campaigns. Beyond such items, I find that my best place at this time is to match interested people to the best possible groups for action. So if any of these projects, you are curious to discuss, drop me a line, and I'll try to connect you with the right people in our community so that you too can get involved.</span>
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<br /></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-88287544965127094502009-12-22T09:24:00.000-08:002009-12-29T21:38:06.650-08:00First decade of the new millenium- completedWow suddenly, just like that the first decade of this millennium is over. (or close enough to it).<br /><br />Because my academic studies were in Political Science which is heavily based on history, I have a fascination with time as it moves forward. Both in our lives as individuals and as part of a whole, it is important to acknowledge the time passed and the time remaining. I recently remembered that when this decade first began, I was a Sophomore at Dos Pueblos High School. How about you?<br /><br />One exercise that I began in 2005 with our college group at the church was to write down Hopeful Resolutions for the year, these are not the regular new years resolutions but a slightly deeper reflection, and to have at the center these ideas of Hope: Accept Love, Play More, Forgive, Give Thanks.<br /><br />The 4 Lists to create or pages to fill consist of the following topics:<br />10 Things I learned in (2009)<br />10 Things I am grateful for<br />10 Things I intend to create in my Life in (2010)<br />5 Things I wand to do in the next 5 years.<br /><br />While I don't always have consistency in many trivial things, for some reason writing these down in the same marble memo notebook is important and it takes me pretty much all of December to reflect upon. It is fascinating to see lessons you learned year ago, or what you have in fact intended to create and created! One thing I have found is that sometimes things don't happen on your terms and in your timeline, but they do happen and what you intended to create in a certain year might take a little more work, but it will happen. If you are so inclined, I recommend you try it.<br /><br />Lastly, I'd like to share a video that is now a decade old, but is also exciting to see how far we have come (and in ways, how far we have yet to go)<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4N8dTlusatc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4N8dTlusatc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />All the best for this new year-2010!Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-47925477583846236962009-11-17T11:35:00.000-08:002009-11-17T12:21:02.147-08:00You're included in the plan just not in the planning ;)<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This past Thursday I did something spontaneous- while many people have a spontaneous lifestyle- many, like myself don't (often) do things that are not carefully planned, thoroughly thought out and meticulously executed. I am for the lack of a better shape, fairly squared, and like to be confident in knowing all the details of a plan, so when the boy I'm seeing made a plan to meet up with his best friend and his girlfriend from 4-7pm I went along. Little did I know then that we were going to run behind schedule by a few hours and there was more to be done, such as great conversations, and a 10pm drive to Venice Beach for dinner to meet up with another of their friends.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />The idea was a spontaneous one I thought, but since I am currently unemployed, and had only one morning commitment, I went along. (Had this happened on most other days, I doubt I would have.) We then stayed at his friend's penthouse along Venice Beach- all in all a moment of spontaneity that I was proud to participate in! Well, on the beautiful morning drive back on the PCH we talked about what a great time we had with his friends and I made a remark about the spontaneity of it all. Just then he looked at me with that half smile that always means my reaction could go either way, either I'll laugh or be bugged about whatever he'll say next, and he said to me, "I'm glad you came along, this was the original plan, but I wasn't sure you'd come so I didn't tell you."<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I smiled. I had a great time all in all, and to be honest, had I had a heads up maybe I would have thought a 10pm trip to Venice Beach for dinner wouldn't make a lot of sense- but maybe I would have. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Now I am in an interesting part of life, looking for a job, but also enjoying very fully different parts of life and really enjoying the time I do spend with people in my life. I am in one of those exciting/ nerve wracking periods of figuring out what I'm doing next. My faith has always been strong because whenever I have had these moments of suspension, the resolutions or outcomes of getting to the next step have ALWAYS been far better than anything I could plan or imagine. I think this faith at this time requires trust but also the willingness to pursue that spontaneity, because great things come of it. As I think, plan and seek what comes next, I can easily imagine getting there- and God smiling a little as he says; "I'm glad you came along, this was the original plan, but I wasn't sure you'd come so I didn't tell you."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9ISowRSrYDnesdT5ies0FPMi5t1IBlNrZ58UX3sIFVgEpvyZdZI_tJckQUPgWP57Z-V3Rezr6GS5fcuOae2cStT1no_0RNU27l8lG-2AAqMXzQA4VVL1yG6o9hIUZFxaoTO_uYm8wxM/s1600/life+for+over+a+year+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9ISowRSrYDnesdT5ies0FPMi5t1IBlNrZ58UX3sIFVgEpvyZdZI_tJckQUPgWP57Z-V3Rezr6GS5fcuOae2cStT1no_0RNU27l8lG-2AAqMXzQA4VVL1yG6o9hIUZFxaoTO_uYm8wxM/s320/life+for+over+a+year+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405166300364007330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8yASMQtEciYLnP5CV4g1Mx9hY9DZRBz47tX8GrxqdnuJ7IbAAN2Z9OLFUf8E4L6jtYnrU9wBVHrkCfNiIjdWkKkW45y_a8lantn1S-lKGKd0qHe0ivfAVvDv6bJG_3BmKlVnBHSsgzU/s1600/winter+09+182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8yASMQtEciYLnP5CV4g1Mx9hY9DZRBz47tX8GrxqdnuJ7IbAAN2Z9OLFUf8E4L6jtYnrU9wBVHrkCfNiIjdWkKkW45y_a8lantn1S-lKGKd0qHe0ivfAVvDv6bJG_3BmKlVnBHSsgzU/s320/winter+09+182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405167038706431794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-91760284672987000322009-10-19T15:58:00.000-07:002009-10-19T16:06:27.680-07:002009 Final Legislative Update- CA Commission on the Status of Women<span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">2009 FINAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(from Facebook message)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://www.women.ca.gov/">CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">PRIORITY BILLS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The 2009 California legislative session has come to a close. The Legislature passed many of the Commission’s priority support bills before the end-of-session deadline and sent them to the Governor for his signature or veto. The following is a summary of Governor Schwarzenegger’s actions on those bills. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Signed into law:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 119 (Jones) – Health insurance; gender discrimination</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Prohibits gender discrimination in pricing of health insurance policy premiums.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">SB 54 (Leno) – Out-of-state same-sex marriages</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Clarifies that same-sex couples who were married outside California have the same rights and responsibilities as different-sex spouses.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">SB 118 (Liu) - Child welfare services; incarcerated parents</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seeks to improve outcomes between foster care youth and their incarcerated parents by requiring the child welfare system database to include information about whether a parent of a child in the child welfare system is, or has been, involved in the criminal justice system. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">SB 148 (Oropeza) - Mammogram machines; posting of violations</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires facilities that operate mammogram machines to post notices of "serious violations" of the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act in an area that is visible to patients. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Vetoed:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 56 (Portantino) - Health care coverage; mammograms</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires health insurers to provide mammography coverage for breast cancer screening or diagnosis when it is ordered by a physician or designated health care professional.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 98 (De La Torre) – Health insurance; maternity coverage</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires all health insurance policies to include coverage for maternity care services, including prenatal care, labor and delivery and postnatal care.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 324 (Beall) – Elder Economic Security Standard Index</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires the California Department of Aging to update the Elder Economic Security Standard Index and requires the area agencies on aging to use the Index in their service planning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 513 (DeLeon) - Health care coverage; breast-feeding</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires health plans and policies to provide coverage to new mothers for certified lactation consultation and breast pump rental.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 685 (Davis) – Athletic equity; school facilities</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires the California Department of Education to include, as part of its review of an application for new construction of a school athletic facility, a determination of whether the proposed plan would provide gender equitable access to the facility.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 793 (Jones) – Wage discrimination; statute of limitations</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Clarifies when a cause of action accrues for the purpose of filing an employment wage discrimination claim.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 943 (Mendoza) – Employment; credit reports</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Prohibits the use of a consumer credit report for employment purposes unless credit information is substantially job related or required to be obtained by law.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AB 988 (Brownley) – Human trafficking; peace officer training</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Provides human trafficking training to law enforcement officers on the U visa which temporarily permits non-citizen human trafficking victims and their immediate families to remain in the country legally.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">SB 248 (Oropeza) – Title IX; posting of rights</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires school districts, community colleges, and California State University campuses to post a list of rights afforded to pupils under Title IX on their district or campus website. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">SB 257 (Pavley) - Lactation accommodation; state employees</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Requires state agencies and departments to inform female employees who are nearing maternity leave about their breastfeeding accommodation rights. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">For a complete list of legislation tracked by the Commission this year, go to www.women.ca.gov and click on "Legislation" then "2009 Priority Bills”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(http://www.women.ca.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=88)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Join them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=49161137774</span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-45252209289814387182009-10-05T19:19:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:36:30.975-07:00Vote By Mail Election Underway in Santa Barbara<h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Process Could Save the City $50-thousand dollars</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A vote by mail election has begun in Santa Barbara. The city says it will save an estimated $50-thousand dollars. Ballots began arriving today. They must be received by 8 p.m. on November 3rd.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />The city will not have an array of precincts. Instead there will be seven drop off locations. They will be open on the Saturday before the election, October 31st and on Election Day November 3rd.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Assistant City Manager Marcelo Lopez said, "It's the first time that it's ever occurred in Santa Barbara County. It's a great opportunity to let people vote and have the opportunity to think about the candidates, to think about the issues and send it right back in." The ballots come with a prepaid envelope. Voters must sign the envelope and the signature has to match the one on file in the elections office.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <br />That process will take place as soon as the ballots are received.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The number of ballots that have been mailed or dropped off at City Hall will be known over the next month, but no results will be released until after the polls close on Election Day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">City Clerk Cynthia Rodriguez says,when the envelopes are received, " We date stamp them, we go ahead and scan them in to make sure the voters have only voted once, we go ahead and do the signature verification process. Then we place them in great large tubs. We file them in precinct order."</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Anyone who lost their ballot but is a registered voter, can still get a provisional ballot, even on Election Day.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Besides choosing a Mayor and three City Council members, voters will have four measures to decide on.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Measure B, allows voters to make a decision on the maximum height of city buildings.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Measure C, asks voters if they want to create a combined parks and recreation commission and include a youth member to the panel.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Measure D, asks voters if they want to increase the size of the harbor commission from five to seven positions.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Measure E, asks voters if they want to reduce the Architectural Board of Review from nine to seven positions, and then allow the city to appoint up to three members who live in the county, and not just in the city of Santa Barbara.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The Drop-Off Center Hours will be</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Saturday, October 31, 2009, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The Drop-Off Center Locations are:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Braille Institute Auditorium</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >2031 De La Vina Street</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93105</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Cleveland School</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Multi Purpose Room</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >123 Alameda Padre Serra</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93103</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Grace Lutheran Church</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Fellowship Hall</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >3869 State Street</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93105</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Holy Cross Church</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Parish Hall</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >1740 Cliff Drive</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93109</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Pilgrim Terrace</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Activity Center</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >649 Pilgrim Terrace Drive</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93101</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Fleischmann Auditorium</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >2559 Puesta Del Sol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93105</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > City of Santa Barbara</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >City Clerk’s Office</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >City Hall</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >735 Anacapa Street</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Santa Barbara, CA 93101</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The City Clerk’s Office drop-off center will be open daily, Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (City Hall is closed every other Friday)</span><br /><br /><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >For more information click on:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Resident/SB_City_Vote/ </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Originally posted on KEYT</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >http://www.keyt.com/news/local/63567782.html</span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-17419359505281961582009-10-02T10:00:00.000-07:002009-10-02T10:13:58.248-07:00Irony ...(& election info)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcSwA4v-r8XREeW7YbJAXXYPjZLmkAs2NeJfaYmBr98fyaLDwj4kPOn83PksFAkd3-PLVsqEclui9odvQQEGmKEVe7v-qknVCFlSeUhRl_ovFRLpytcetm5wwjd9tLoQeFjyf8jkE6Qg/s1600-h/irony+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcSwA4v-r8XREeW7YbJAXXYPjZLmkAs2NeJfaYmBr98fyaLDwj4kPOn83PksFAkd3-PLVsqEclui9odvQQEGmKEVe7v-qknVCFlSeUhRl_ovFRLpytcetm5wwjd9tLoQeFjyf8jkE6Qg/s400/irony+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388052027051294866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In case you can't read the fuzzy letters, this screen shot is of the blog I wrote (see below)about the massive spending by Texas Developer-Randall Van Wolfswinkel and how we (Democrats) must respond...next to it is an ad for Preserve SB, the PAC (Political Action Committee) which he is funding. It reads: "Preserve SB- Find out which council candidates really support measure B"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Anyhow...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Today is Friday, gearing up for the first big push both here in SB with the municipal election and in Ventura with another municipal election. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >SB is an all vote by mail election, so everyone will get their ballots in the mail Tuesday of next week (10/06), it will include prepaid postage, so all you have to do is vote and return. Remember, vote NO on Measure B!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >(7 polling places will be open on HALLOWEEN Saturday and on Tues Nov 3rd- more info to come)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Ventura also has an election with absentee ballots going out this week, but the polls will be open as usual on election day. Remember, vote YES on Measure A! (to protect, preserve and maintain VENTURA- the Wright Library and Emergency Response Services). </span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-58811315206563192872009-10-02T09:33:00.000-07:002009-10-02T09:41:40.353-07:00Santa Barbara elections will NOT be bought! -- Updated 10/01<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Cross posted at <a href="http://sb.city2.org/blogs/osum">Upfront</a> hosted by <a href="http://sb.city2.org/">City 2.0</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sb.city2.org/blog_files/0000/4972/cowboy_roulette_words.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 204px;" src="http://sb.city2.org/blog_files/0000/4972/cowboy_roulette_words.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There ought to be outrage that must translate into action in the city of Santa Barbara immediately.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Democracy- Equal access to information so that voters can make decisions that they feel is in their best interest- regarding elections, or any other aspect of their life is something that we strongly believe in. A Democrat (beyond party politics but rather a person who hold values such as Democracy as core beliefs and rules of this game) needs to be informed about an attempt to buy the SB municipal election this year. Furthermore, such said DEMOCRAT, should activate and fight to keep this from happening.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Now this has been reported in the <a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2009/sep/25/ten-thousand-pound-gorilla-jumps/"> Santa Barbara Independent </a> and in <a href="http://craigsmithsblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/stranger-from-texas-spends-bundle.html"> Craig Smith's Blog </a>and it is our responsibility to get the word out and send a message that Santa Barbara Elections are NOT for Sale!</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Santa Barbara's municipal election is being bought by a Texas Developer-Randall Van Wolfswinkel (let's call him "Van W")- whose political action committee has already raised $243,000.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Preserve Our Santa Barbara has taken out $90,000 in media buys on local TV, and another $40,000 for radio ads."</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The INDEPENDENT stated that "Van Wolfswinkel's dollars alters the basic chemistry of the campaign."</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Craig Smith raised the question that remains unanswered, "So you may be wondering, why is "Tex" contributing so much money to influence an election that he can't even vote in?"</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Regardless, our Democracy is under threat.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">During my studies as a Political Science student at UCSB, one of the biggest lessons I learned and strongly believe is that World War II did not end because of the Nuclear Bombs, but rather because of the THREAT of more. Likewise, if "Van W" buys this election, it will not just be a statement that money from any outsider will buy sufficient influence and votes but rather it will set a precedent that this is doable, acceptable and will be undoubtedly repeated again and again. Which race, or when, we won't know. Whether one chooses to buy any of our next elections, Supervisorial, Assembly, Congressional, and others is a very likely scenario if we send the message that elections are easily bought in our Central Coast. </span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >We must say NO to Randall Van Wolfswinkel and send a loud message that Santa Barbara elections will NOT be bought! If we lose to "Von W's" money and this becomes a pattern, we will not know until it is too late. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This is such an important issue and I find it invaluable to use the resources that we have to spread the word and win this fight. We can't however do it alone and without some sort of organization, (of organizing, not of .org) and the rightfully suited group to carry on this fight is none other than the Democratic Party.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The SB Democratic Party has a group of endorsements, however, this fight is one for Democracy. Our city and many democrats during this election have played into the game of a wedge issue that is dividing and marring the debate and the real values that our community holds dearly. Independent of the little "d" politics, this overarching threat that is a common one for all of us who believe in the Democratic process should be paramount.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I invite you to become active in this fight:</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >1. Inform others of this information (this blog, twitter, join & invite others to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=142765391853&ref=mf"> facebook group </a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">2. Send a contribution to the Democratic Party of Santa Barbara to fight this giant to Santa Barbara County Democratic Central Committee, PO Box 22435, Santa Barbara, CA 93121</span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I wanted to write my first blog about the title of my blog, and a little background info, however I felt "Santa Barbara elections will NOT be bought!" deserved priority.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I want to share with you that today, Newspress Editor, Travis Armstrong published the following opinion piece. Of course it is isn't surprising to see, but I hope that it will further be a reason of outrage.</span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Opinion: Why they're smearing Randall Van Wolfswinkel<br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Travis Armstrong<br />October 1, 2009 6:53 AM</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >How predictable. The smearing of Randall Van Wolfswinkel has started, courtesy of the usual suspects. Santa Barbara's politicians, their local high-density developer friends, subsidized housing activists and biased journalists can talk all they want about the need to be civil.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">But these are the folks who come out with personal attacks whenever people refuse to kowtow to them. They'll make anonymous accusations filled with innuendo. They'll make excuse after excuse for government leaders whose official actions have harmed your quality of life.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >So the attacks on Mr. Van Wolfswinkel were to be expected.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I recall thinking about this months ago when having lunch with him. Does anyone really want to put himself or herself in the firing line of this cabal of incivility?</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I wanted to tell Mr. Van Wolfswinkel, for his own sake, that he just forget about getting involved. He's a contemplative, rather quiet fellow who doesn't need the headache. He has a family to care for and a company to run.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">But Mr. Van Wolfswinkel's concern for his hometown's future means he'll endure the name-calling and insults. He's become a major contributor to reform-minded mayoral and council candidates. He supports Measure B, a ballot initiative aimed at stopping tall development.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Mr. Van Wolfswinkel is a local kid. He attended Cleveland Elementary School, Santa Barbara Junior High and Santa Barbara High School. He made it big after college. His company builds single-family homes in Texas.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">But Santa Barbara has never left this heart.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Like many of you, he's fed up with overdevelopment, gang violence and the mismanagement of city finances. He says he wants positive change in our community.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's his story, in his own words, as I first relayed to you in a column in August before his $243,000 in contributions made the news. He says:</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >"When I was young, I mowed lawns in the neighborhood and started my own sprinkler service. I used to ride my bike to school and the different routes I would take whetted my interest in architecture and the beauty of many of our Santa Barbara homes and buildings.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Later, I went away to college, attending Cal State Northridge. Soon after, I moved to Texas to work with my brother who was building homes, and a year later I started my own home-building company.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >"I have built many homes in Texas and I feel like it is an appropriate place for growth with all the open spaces, freeways and resources which are very different from this community. Santa Barbara is largely built out to capacity and cannot handle many more people.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"My family still lives in Santa Barbara and I'm here quite often. I bought a home in (this community) three years ago because my goal is to live here full time.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >"In recent years, my family, friends and I have been distressed to see the impact of overdevelopment, lack of fiscal responsibility, crime and vagrancy on Santa Barbara. We see the majestic community that drew us here over 40 years ago quickly disappearing . . .</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Cynics and doubters say, 'What's in it for you?' The truth is there's nothing in it for me other than the satisfaction of knowing I helped -- in some small measure -- to maintain our 'American Riviera,' our paradise by the sea. There's no personal financial gain as my company does not build homes in Santa Barbara, nor does it have any plans to do so. Any such accusations or insinuations are wrong."</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The accusations or insinuations may be wrong, but that's never stopped those who are running Santa Barbara. Or should I say, those who are running Santa Barbara into the ground?</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So to Mr. Van Wolfswinkel, I say thank you and apologize for those who'd treat a hometown kid with a good heart in such a way.</span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >At this point, you're more than entitled to fight back in any manner you wish.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Travis Armstrong is the editorial page editor of the News-Press and host of a weekly talk show on AM 1290.</span></p><p> </p>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-50725554521844128952009-09-03T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-03T01:04:50.415-07:00Street Fight & Campaigns<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Tonight I am excited about campaigns. Not one campaign, or at least not writing about one campaign I am passionate about...but just campaigns the love of the democratic process and the role that campaigns, people and passion bring about. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Tonight I am reminded of a story called The Bible in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Chicken Soup for the </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Christian</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Soul</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. "It is about a young man about to graduate from high school. All of the grads normally get cars as their gifts so he was expecting one. He went out with his father and found a car. He was very excited when the day of graduation came. His dad gave him his present, which was a bible. The boy threw it down and ran out. They never spoke again. Almost 40 years later the boy </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">received</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> a phone call that his dad had died. He went home to sort through his dad's belonging. While he was there he found the Bible that his dad gave him. He opened it and there was a check for the exact amount of the car." I am reminded of it only because after 4 weeks almost to the day that I received it from </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Netflix</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, I finally watched the 2005 documentary Street Fight about @</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Corybooker</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and it was a good documentary, with an even better or more appropriate ending than I could have expected. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I finally watched it tonight because I was feeling excited: something I enjoy but seldom share. My </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">facebook</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> status and a shortened version for twitter read,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Very excited to have been at the 1st ever </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">SBCC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Campus </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dems</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Mtg! Janet Wolf was a great speaker & I know that after this year young </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">dems</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> in SB will have a loud voice that shall never be ignored."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#555555;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">don't</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> know if it was the group of </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">SBCC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> students there- they reminded me of myself in my </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">SBCC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> days and of how I would have never imagined at that time, what exactly this whole study of Politics, was. I would eventually study abroad, </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">transfer</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">UCSB</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and graduate with a Political Science degree and would learn facts and figures but not tap into the real excitement of politics until I graduated in 2006. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Maybe the excitement came from having our speaker be Second </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">District</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Supervisor Janet Wolf as the first speaker for their club. Supervisor Wolf acknowledged, that even when others disagree with her, they trust her. I can certainly attest to that! Supervisor Wolf's story and experience about coming into politics is a very real one. I lamented that there was no </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">SBCC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> campus </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">dems</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> in my day, because perhaps I would've found my love for politics earlier than I did. For Supervisor Wolf, maybe she could have found her love for politics earlier than when she first attended a school board meeting. As I was thinking about this, I concluded that we all find our passion for politics, and issues when it is right. I also think it is our </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">responsibility</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> to help others find this passion.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Recently, we witnessed the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. It was impressive (for me) to learn so much about his earlier life, as I watched bios and read articles. The lessons he left behind were big. Among them, I strongly believe that large people (I mean in spirit and character and of stature) have equal capabilities to be good or bad- and there is always a point where the decision is made, and sometimes it can include some changes of attitude. For Kennedy, while he never became Commander in Chief, it was in the moment that he gave that ambition up that he rose to a whole different level. How can that be? The way that people admired him and his work was </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">definitely</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> inspiring. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Another thought I've had this year is that reminder, that while I am a self identified, Progressive (practical) Democrat, we must repeatedly remember that those we disagree with, have the same amount of passion for the issues and their own experiences that led them to their reasoning. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">If you asked me, there are two options with politics, either you engage and participate in what will affect you, or you disengage and let others decide what and how things will affect you. There is no middle option, no gray area. </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Whether</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> it is electing a candidate, passing a measure or opposing one, you alone have the key by either voting, and/or influencing all those that trust you and come in contact with you! A winning strategy has been not only to change minds and hearts but rather to engage new or otherwise what is named a low propensity voter, also known as someone that for whatever reasons just doesn't vote as often. If I had it my way, a political internship would be a high school graduation requirement and there would be no reason why able bodied people couldn't walk at least on precinct walk per election. Sure, elections are won with money too, but really, it is the contacting, engaging and educating of voters that makes a difference. While campaign message developers and strategists earn a pretty penny, and much of campaigns is mechanical, there must be a point that resonates with the voters. A fundamental truth, that cannot be spun and a stake that individuals have in each election. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It was mentioned tonight, that the </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">UCSB</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Campus </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dems</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> have made huge contributions in regard to </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">GOTV</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> (get out the vote)efforts that have won elections in </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Isla</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Vista (the Campus' surrounding unincorporated area in SB County.) Those of us that hope that </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">SBCC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Campus </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Dems</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> will take off and be </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">successfully</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> as well as those of us involved in the newly establish chapter of the Santa Barbara County Young Democrats, understand that in this case [young] people have a stake in the process, and we must work to make a difference, when it comes to lobbying, when it comes to discussions as well as elections. Individuals in the area 35 and under face the decision of deciding where to move usually upon the </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">realization</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> that the prices of housing for entry level jobs (if one is obtained) upon graduation is difficult to reconcile and make living in the area a real </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">possibility</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. If I were in school now and watched my tuition fees rise to the level and at the speed that they are doing now, I would be very politically active, trying to hold legislators and decision makers accountable for their job, which among other </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">responsibilities</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">passing</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> a balanced budget for the state that includes funding education! The point is, I think over this year, and the next few years, we will really grow the level of active young Democrats in the area, and I believe it will make a difference in Santa Barbara...and I'm glad to be here since the beginning of it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I've had many different trains of thought, but most of them revolve around how much I enjoy politics, and while campaigns are run differently (some ethically, some, not so much) and the issues vary, in the end I am excited to be part of the ongoing lively debates about the big and the small...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-50154151664824939942009-08-24T23:00:00.000-07:002009-08-24T23:10:34.050-07:00Olivia Uribe-blue- by Olivia Uribe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd34PBlf-xHnRwwWDyzlHpVpXPQ3jUkXd45gGsbwCMUPW5SocFsMiCcUPLozIVJiWr2e1Xy5of0odYdrkjj4VFd3ROSQcrW0Bjcw94Qj5Ssg4-9PH-b2AEFyH7N9fLWzn5oJdUFw-IsRo/s1600-h/oli+words+blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd34PBlf-xHnRwwWDyzlHpVpXPQ3jUkXd45gGsbwCMUPW5SocFsMiCcUPLozIVJiWr2e1Xy5of0odYdrkjj4VFd3ROSQcrW0Bjcw94Qj5Ssg4-9PH-b2AEFyH7N9fLWzn5oJdUFw-IsRo/s400/oli+words+blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373777869435475794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I had forgotten how much I loved Photoshop! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It can be said that for whatever reasons or how it came to be, I now have a lot of time on my hands: I've been reading (a great book), taking in the sunshine & Santa Barbara breeze, enjoying an amazing & supportive family, friends & community, good meals & now a little Photoshop time! I suspect my downtime won't last long- much work has yet to be done- but while it lasts, I plan on enjoying every bit of it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">About the title "Olivia Uribe-blue- by Olivia Uribe" Blue is the color of my party, the ocean, the sky, our campaign color, and much more. The components, my name in text makes up the picture. </span><br /></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-75497308414972004512009-06-06T21:01:00.001-07:002009-06-06T21:06:19.847-07:00ZEN SARCASM<p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";color:black;" >(Because every now and then I have to post something light hearted)<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";color:black;" >ZEN SARCASM</span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";color:black;" >1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me,<br />for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.<br /><br />2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire.<br /><br />3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";color:black;" >4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.<br /><br />5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.<br /><br />6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.<br /><br />7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.<br /><br />8 Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.<br /><br />9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.<br /><br />10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.<br /><br />11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.<br /><br />12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.<br /><br />13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.<br /><br />14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.<br /><br />15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.<br /><br />16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.<br /><br />17. Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.<br /><br />18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.<br /><br />19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.<br /><br />20. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.<br /><br />21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";color:black;" >22.Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;" ><span style=";font-size:10;color:black;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >(if you like these...I strongly recommend the demotivators on <a href="http://www.Despair.com">www.Despair.com</a></span><br /></span></span></p>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-5773922485645421662009-05-18T10:13:00.000-07:002009-05-18T10:23:28.958-07:00Fire Recovery Resources<p>These pages contain useful information to assist property owners and renters in the <span class="h4_black"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Jesusita Fire</strong> and Tea Fire Burn Areas</span></span><span style="color:#000000;">.</span> <br /></p><br /><p></p>As of 5/15/09<br /><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a title="Jesusita Fire Information Page" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/dept0.aspx"><span class="bodytext"><span class="body_black"> • 8,733 acres burned<br />• 95% contained<br />• All evacuation orders and warnings lifted as of May 13, 2009<br />• Residences threatened – 500; commercial properties threatened – 0<br />• 80 homes destroyed; 15 homes damaged<br />• 1 commercial property destroyed<br />• 2 outbuildings damaged, 79 outbuildings destroyed<br />• 1,857 personnel on scene: 111 engines, 57 crews<br />• 1 air attack tanker and 4 helicopters<br />• 30 firefighter injuries to date<br />• Cause under investigation: Tip line: (805) 686-5074<br />• Air quality warning remains in effect<br />• Estimated costs to date $17 million<br />• Expected containment 5/20/09</span></span></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a title="Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara in Effect Through Weekend" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/press_releases/2009/2009-05-15_Air_Quality_Watch.pdf">Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara in Effect Through Weekend</a> </span></p> <p>Please note that the Jesusita Fire Call Center is now closed.</p> <p>County Supervisors Salud Carbajal, First District, and Janet Wolf, Second District, will be hosting a Jesusita Fire Recovery Meeting at 6:30 PM, Monday, May 18, 2009 at the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, 93101.</p> <p><span class="h2_black">Jesusita Fire</span></p> <p>Michael Harris, Emergency Operations Chief, heads up the County’s recovery team to help residents in the recovery and rebuilding process. The County’s plans include assigning project case managers for area residents whose homes were lost or damaged in the Jesusita Fire. The County is also working to establish and open a recovery center similar to the one operated after the Tea Fire to provide information and assistance related to the rebuilding and recovery process.</p> <p><span class="h2_black">County To Open Local Assistance Center (LAC)</span></p> <p><span class="body_black">The County of Santa Barbara will be establishing a <a title="Local Assistance Center (LAC)" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/press_releases/2009/Jesusita%20Fire%20PR%20JIC080-English.pdf">Local Assistance Center (LAC)</a> beginning 9:00 AM, Monday, May 18, 2009. The LAC is being established by the County and City of Santa Barbara to provide assistance and recovery services for residents who have lost homes or otherwise impacted by the Jesusita Fire. Federal, State and local agencies will be providing assistance.</span></p> <p><span class="h2_black">Jesusita Burn Area Rebuild Information:</span> </p> <p><span class="h4_black">Property Tags<br /></span>County Building and Safety officials have inspected properties that sustained fire damage and tagged them with one of three tags which indicate structural safety: a red tag indicates a structure is unsafe to occupy; a yellow tag indicates that limited entry is possible and residents should enter at their own risk; a green tag indicates that the property was inspected and deemed safe to occupy. Areas unaffected by the fire will not be tagged. If your property has a red tag, the structure is unsafe to occupy.<br /></p> <p><span class="h4_black">Contact the County Planning and Development Department:</span><br /></p> <p>123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058<br />805-568-2090 or 805-568-3030<br /><a href="http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/">www.sbcountyplanning.org</a><br /><br />Hours: 8:30a.m.-12:00p.m and 1:00p.m.-4:30p.m. M, Tues, W, F<br /> 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. and 1:00p.m.-4:30p.m. Thursday </p> <p><br />Case managers have been assigned to properties damaged and/or destroyed. Residents may contact the Planning Supervisor, Petra Leyva, at 805-568-2071 to determine their case manager. Residents should be prepared to provide property address, description of damage, and any other information the property owner may have. If the property is serviced by a septic tank, the case manager will need to know where the septic tank is located. Please also include any past service records of septic tank service. The property owner will then apply for a demolition permit. All fees will be deferred until a building permit is ready to be picked up. All permits will be a priority of the Planning and Development Department.</p> <p><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext"><span class="h2_black"><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext"><br />Tea Fire Burn Area Rebuild Information</span>: </span></span></span>Property owners with damage from the Tea Fire should see the <a title="Planning & Development Tea Fire Resources" href="http://sbcountyplanning.org/projects/TeaFireRebuilding/index.cfm">Planning & Development Tea Fire Resources</a> web page. </span></p> <hr /> <h3> </h3> <p><span class="h2_black"><span class="sectionhead">Assistance Information</span></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/recovery/default.aspx?id=5262"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Assistance is available from the organizations listed here">Assistance is available from the organizations listed here</a> </p> <p><a title="Cal EMA Flyer May 18" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/emergencies/Fire_Recovery/Brochure_for_Fire.pdf">Assistance and Services For Disaster Recovery - Cal EMA Flyer</a> </p> <hr /> <p><span class="h2_black">Damage Reports and Maps</span> </p> <p>Jesusita Fire - Preliminary <a title="listing of damaged or destroyed properties" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/press_releases/2009/JesusitaFirePRJIC073PropertyList.pdf">listing of damaged or destroyed properties</a> as of May 12, 2009. This list will continue to be updated as further property assessments in outlying areas occur.<br /></p> <p>Jesusita Fire <a title="May 13, 2009 10:00 A.M. Evacuation Areas" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedImages/ceo/oes/EvacAreasWeb_051309_8x11_1000%281%29.jpg">May 13, 2009 10:00 A.M. Evacuation Areas</a></p> <span class="bodytext">Planning & Development: <a title="Tea Fire Maps and Imagery" href="http://sbcountyplanning.org/forms/maps/index.cfm?id=teafire">Tea Fire Maps and Imagery</a></span> <hr /> <h3>Relief </h3> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/emergencies/Fire_Recovery/Sec170_Application_Form.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Relief Form">Property Tax Relief Form</a></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <h3>Cleanup and Health</h3> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/pwrrwm.aspx?id=10164"><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext"></span></span></a><a title="Tips for Clearing Up Your Property">Tips for Clearing Up Your Property</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/press_releases/2009/20090511SafetyRecsforJesusitaFireCleanUp.pdf"><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext"></span></span></a><a title="Recommendations for Safety During Fire Clean Up">Recommendations for Safety During Fire Clean Up</a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/Health%20%20Safety%20Hazards%20Fire.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Health Hazards Spanish Nov 20 2008">Los Peligros De Salud y De Seguridad Asociados con la Limpieza Despues de un Fuego</a> </p> <p><span class="bodytextbold"><span class="bodytextbold"><span class="bodytextbold">Cal/OSHA Wildfire Cleanup Handouts</span> </span></span> </p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/Handout1.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Cal_OSHA 1">Disposable Dust Masks</a></li><li><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/Handout2.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Cal_OSHA 2">Protect Your Health</a></li><li><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/ceo/Handout3.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Cal_OSHA 3">Construction Equipment</a> </li></ul> <p><a href="http://www.sbcphd.org/documents/advisory/wildfireSmoke.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Wildfire Smoke">Wildfire Smoke</a></p> <p><span class="bodytext"><a title="Today's Air Quality - APCD" href="http://www.sbcapcd.org/airdata/dlywebaqi.htm">Today's Air Quality - APCD</a><a href="http://www.sbcapcd.org/airdata/dlywebaqi.htm"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></a> (805) <span style="font-size:85%;">961-8833</span></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=5570"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Vehicles">Burned Vehicles</a></p> <p><br /><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=6034"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Tea Fire Counseling">Counseling</a> </p> <hr /> <h3>Animals</h3> <p><a title="Lost Animals" href="http://www.sbcphd.org/as/lost_found.html"><span class="bodytext">Lost Animals</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.sbcphd.org/documents/as/license_form_2006.pdf"><span class="bodytext"></span></a><a title="Pet Licenses">Pet Licenses</a> <span class="bodytext">- Lost license</span> </p> <p><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext">Dead Animal Disposal Public Health Animal Services</span></span></p> <p><span class="bodytext"><span class="bodytext">(805) 681-5285 - Santa Barbara Office</span><br /></span></p> <hr /> <h3>Press Releases</h3> <p><a title="Jesusita Fire Press Release Page" href="http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/press_release.aspx?folder=2009">Jesusita Fire Press Release Page</a><a href="http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/press_release.aspx?folder=2009"> </a></p> <p> </p>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-7564366830256852462009-05-06T13:45:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:10:27.936-07:00Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara- Resources & Info 8am Tuesday<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Please email, fb or tweet (now and in the future these resources):<br /></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />1. Latest Update (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">from 11pm Monday press release)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />2. Evac Info </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SEE MAP: </span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ddqbwx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></a></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k</span></span></a></span></span></span><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">2B. Grab and Go lists<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">3. Previous Updates<br />4. Important Contact Emergency Info<br />5. Road Closures<br />6. School Closures<br />7. Info Outlets<br />-Social Networks (facebook, twitter)<br />-Websites<br />-TV<br />-Radio<br />8. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Information Kiosks & Mask Distributions & Health Related Info</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />9. How you can help</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">10. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Evacuation Resources</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">1ob. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Services for Evacuees & Shelters</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />11. Events Updates</span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">12. For County Employees<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">1. LATEST INFO (from countyofsb.org's latest update at 8:00pm)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">• 8,733 acres burned<br />• 80% contained<br />• Damage assessment teams have been working in the field providing more accurate survey numbers. Assessment to date: 78 homes destroyed, 22 homes damaged; 67 outbuildings destroyed and 69 outbuildings damaged<br />• Approximately 145 properties evacuated (mandatory evacuation orders); affects approx. 362 people<br />• Residences threatened–500; commercial properties threatened–0<br />• 3,174 personnel on scene: 262 engines, 90 crews<br />• 5 air tankers including the DC10, and 10 helicopters<br />• 28 firefighter injuries to date<br />• Cause under investigation: Tip line – 805-686-5074<br />• Air quality warning remains in effect<br />• Estimated costs to date $12.2 million<br />• Expected containment 5/13/09</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Water Usage Restrictions-</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">In light of the Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara and its potential impacts on water supplies, Carpinteria Valley Water District and Montecito Water District are asking their customers to use water for essential uses only. Reservoir storage levels have been adversely affected by the extreme customer demand resulting from the very hot, dry weather. The Districts are asking customers to postpone such uses as landscape irrigation, washing of vehicles and other outdoor water uses until the Jesusita fire threat has passed. Water supply updates will be issued as the situation progresses.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">2. EVACUATION INFO</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p align="left"></p><h4><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Mandatory Evacuation Orders </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SEE MAP: </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ddqbwx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></a></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></h4><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">JESUSITA FIRE EVACUATIONS:</span></span></span></strong></span></p><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">THE UNIFIED COMMAND TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR THE SAFE, STRUCTURED RETURN OF RESIDENTS TO THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. </span></span></span></p><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 2009, AT 9:00 PM</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> –THE CURRENT MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN EVACUATION WARNING. RESIDENTS ARE FREE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:<br />• TUNNEL ROAD NORTH OF MONTROSE, PALAMINO ROAD NORTH OF WILLIAMS WAY, SAN ROQUE ROAD NORTH OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.</span></span></span></p><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AN EVACUATION WARNING STILLS EXISTS IN THE ABOVE AREAS. RESIDENTS RETURNING ARE CAUTIONED TO REMAIN AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EVACUATION ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE.</span></span></span></p><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">THE PUBLIC IS REMINDED TO KEEP OUT OF THE REMAINING MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER AREAS: PAINTED CAVE ROAD AT HWY 154, PAINTED CAVE ROAD TO EAST CAMINO CIELO, EAST CAMINO CIELO TO HWY 154, HWY 154 TO PAINTED CAVE ROAD. EAST CAMINO CIELO AND GIBRALTAR ROAD REMAIN CLOSED.</span></span></span></p></span></h4><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kX4LJj9SX1yLeoTJTpuxCf0JqK1MUY0R7uef0S7okSGbyPW4o9Ya2znS3LsIiFEZgmBOlLfBv55NT_RzGxQ0q0V9jelUMaUOBVEIFHcq3ZS390VadAcXi48YUR0p8M7x0xIO1HTMzWo/s1600-h/may8map.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; 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text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><div><div><div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><p class="Normal" style="margin-top: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SEE MAP: </span></span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ddqbwx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span></a></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></h4></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">2. Grab and Go List</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Family</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet ID tags</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet leashes</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet medications</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet water bowls</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pets (if advance warning, take to an approved shelter)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Photographs of all family members</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Disabled/Special Needs</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Helping Children</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">In-Place Sheltering</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pets</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prepare Your Vehicle</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Documents</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Birth certificates</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Car insurance card</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Computer backup disks</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Computers (time permitting)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Drivers' licenses</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Health insurance card</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">House deed</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Insurance papers</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Legal documents</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Marriage license</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Tax papers</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Money</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Blank checks</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Cash</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Check books</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Credit cards</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Purse</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Savings books</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Wallet</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Medications</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Analgesics</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">First-aid kit</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> Motion sickness tablets</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prescription dentures</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prescription glasses</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prescription hearing aids</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prescriptions</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Jewelry</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Decorations, pins, awards</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Family heirlooms</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Gold, silver, and other valuable jewelry</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Sentimental</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Family Bible</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Irreplaceable keepsakes</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Original paintings</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Photos and albums, slides, movies, home videos</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Food and Water (for three to seven days - if time permits)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Manual can opener</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Non-perishable, ready-to-eat food</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet food</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pet treats</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Water (at least one gallon per person and pet per day)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Food Storage</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Water Storage</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Toiletries (if time permits)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Sanitary devices</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Shaving articles</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Soap and towels</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Toothbrushes and toothpaste</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Emergency Sanitation</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Clothing (appropriate for the season - if time permits)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Change of clothing for each person (for one to seven days)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Change of underwear</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Coats and jackets</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Gloves and scarves</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Hats and caps</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Infant supplies and toys</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Shoes and boots</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Sleepwear</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Additional Items to Take (if time permits)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Cameras and extra batteries</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Cell phones</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Covered container to use as an emergency toilet</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Flashlights and extra batteries</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Portable radio and extra batteries</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Reading material</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Recreational items</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">First Aid Kit</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">72-Hour Kit</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">WHAT TO DO BEFORE LEAVING</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Close evacuation car windows but DO NOT LOCK CAR and leave keys in ignition</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Close fire resistant window coverings, heavy drapes, and Venetian blinds</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Close garage door but leave it unlocked (disconnect automatic garage door opener)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Close or cover outside vents and shutters</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Close sliding glass doors into the center of the house (DON'T lock them)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Determine where separated members will meet</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Disconnect propane tank</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Don't tie up telephone lines (notify friends and relatives by e-mail where to contact you)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Establish an evacuation plan, travel route, probable destination</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Fill bathtubs, sinks, and containers with water</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Fill evacuation vehicle gas tank</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Follow any official agency's evacuation instructions</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">If instructed, tie large white cloth to front door knob</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Leave one light on in each general area so firefighters can see your house in dark and smoke</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Lock doors and windows</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Make safety equipment obvious for firefighters (spigots, ladders, chain saws, hoses, etc.)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Move overstuffed furniture away from windows</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Park evacuation vehicle in the garage heading toward street and travel route</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Place a ladder against the roof of the house on the side opposite the approaching fire</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Plug air vents and openings that are close to the ground</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Prepare an "information note" to leave on the door detailing who you are and where you have gone</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">In your "information note" tell where flammables are (such as lawnmower gas, ammo, chemicals - move them all into one place)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Release any livestock in the area</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Remove combustible items from around the outside of the house</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Remove lace, nylon, or light material drapes and curtains</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Soak burlap sacks, small rugs, or large rags in containers</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Turn off appliances, thermostats, fireplaces, stoves</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Turn off natural gas at meter</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Turn on exterior lights</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">PERSONAL ITEMS:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Medications (prescription and OTC that you use regularly)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Tooth brush & tooth paste</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Sm. bottles of shampoo & conditioner, soap, and lotion.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Combs, brush</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A change of clothing</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Your cell phone and charger</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Computer/ Laptop/ Hardrive/ flashdrive</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">OTHER ITEMS:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Several small bottles of water</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Water purification tablets.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Roll of toilet paper or box of Kleenex (remove box and put into plastic bag)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Roll of duct tape</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Flashlight and fresh batteries </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">(even better, an LED lantern which casts a lot of light for a long time)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A battery powered radio</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A pair of work gloves</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A mask to filter out dust and ash.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-An emergency blanket</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A carryall bag</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">PETS: </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A pet carrier for small animals</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Enough food and water for several days, if animals are not going to a shelter.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-A leash for dogs (harness & leash for cats)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Medications, if needed</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">FAMILY TREASURES: </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">What you truly want to take with you, and keep them in an easily transportable way. Make sure all members of the family know where they are. Photos and albums are just such items to consider.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">DOCUMENTS:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">You should keep a list of your insurance policies and their numbers.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Passports</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Birth Certificate</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">NOTIFY: Be sure to have in-town and out-of-town contact phone numbers with you, and let people know where you are.</span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); line-height: normal; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">3. Previous Updates</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Friday Morning:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">(8am press conference) </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">"This is an issue that is impacting our entire community, we encourage everyone to be involved in participating the solution. " Cooperating with authority, save water...</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">From SB COunty Dept: Tom Franklin- Last night Fire moved west, jumped 154. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Weather expected to be a carbon copy of yesterday. </span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Winds in exess of 50 mil."The fire is very hot". Does not have much moisture. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">"We are always going to err on the side of LIFE SAFETY"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">From SB Interim Fire Chief Andrew Dimizio-We're fully staffed right now. Have been running calls for support of the fire team. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">From Sheriff Bill Brown- Last night we made major changes of evac area. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">85 fixed post assignments from Law Enforcement 150 brought in for mutual aid total 235</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Gave Shelter info, Grab & Go list highlights. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">This is an issue that is impacting our entire community, we encourage everyone to be involved in participating the solution. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">We have activated the DC10- we must use all the tools at our disposal.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Red Cross- 5679 Hollister (Goleta Valley Comm Center) if interested in volunteering.Training from 9am until need is no need 687-1331</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">681-5197 SB County EOC</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Mask distrib. today 11a-2p at three sites: Goleta Valley Community Ctr, Loreto Plaza, and Lazy Acres</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Thu evening:<br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Leave early, obey orders, this is a "deadly fire". Fire moving west to where the Gap fire burned (where we expect it to slow down a bit). I</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span id="msgtxt1735699890" class="msgtxt en"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Beware of telemaketing scams regarding the fire. Do not give away credit card numbers without verifying the call is legitimate</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">7:00 pm update- </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is requesting Federal assistance as well as monies from FEMA</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Please turn off your water service to avoid potential loss of water pressure in the affected area</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Noon press conference yielded absolutely NO new info. Evacuation orders remain the same. Next press conference tba<br />Latest Press Release: </span></span></span><a onmousedown="'return" href="http://bit.ly/r8EQu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://bit.ly/r8EQu </span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">From this morning's 7:30 briefing- "Guardedly Optimistic" 0% containment 196 acres 2,000 homes and 10 businesses threatened Over 60 law enforcement on site. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">CLOSURE Hwy 192 from La Cumbre to El Cielito</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">CLOSURE All traffic on La cumbre north of stat and foothill shut down</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Be prepared due to changing directions of wind.<br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SEE MAP: </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ddqbwx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></a></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c2h48k</span></span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Pictures: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c86duq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c86duq</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Video News Feeds: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><a href="http://dmz.up-south.com/la.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://dmz.up-south.com/la.html </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; white-space: normal; "><a onmousedown="'return" href="http://bit.ly/r8EQu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">and </span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; white-space: normal; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dcldaq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/dcldaq</span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.makeitwork.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> &</span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.makeitwork.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">www.makeitwork.com</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">REVERSE 911 Register at </span></span></span><a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/1731502701')" href="http://www.sbsheriff.org/reverse911.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://www.sbsheriff.org/reverse911.html</span></span></span></a></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">4. IMPORTANT EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">• County Jesusita Fire Call Center – 805-681-5197<br />• Evacuation Shelter (Red Cross) – 687-1331<br />• Animal Services Hotline – 805-681-4332</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Tip Line </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">686-5074</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">681-4332. (Humane Society on 5399 Overpass Rd, Goleta is taking small animals)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Large Animals can be taken to Earl Warren Showground </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Los Positas entrance, 3400 Calle Real</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-county radio emergency broadcast -</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dhnozg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/dhnozg </span></span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">5. ROAD CLOSURES </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><a href="http://bit.ly/bdEK9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://bit.ly/bdEK9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://bit.ly/bdEK9 </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Road closure hotline (805) 568-3006</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">6. SCHOOL CLOSURES</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p></p><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">All Schools are open. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">7. INFORMATION OUTLETS </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Social Networks</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-twitter search #jesusitafire</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Facebok Group- Santa Barbara Emergency info- </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cg7z8z"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/cg7z8z</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Website: </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">County of SB -</span></span></span><a href="http://countyofsb.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://countyofsb.org</span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">City of Santa Barbara- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/58t2zd"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/58t2zd</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">CNN- </span></span></span><a onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/07/western.wildfires/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://www.cnn.com/2009/US</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><wbr></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="word_break"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">/05/07/western.wildfires/i</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><wbr></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="word_break"></span>ndex.html</span></span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Noozhawk</span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cpfrhf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">:</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cpfrhf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/cpfrhf</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Edhat- </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dllekm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/dllekm </span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SB INDEPENDENT-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dbbmj3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> http://tinyurl.com/dbbmj3</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Santa Maria Times- </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cwm9aa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/cwm9aa</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">CBS TV- </span></span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/PWahe"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://bit.ly/PWahe </span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">KSBY- </span></span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/uBSbg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://bit.ly/uBSbg </span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">KEYT-</span></span></span><a href="http://www.keyt.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> http://www.keyt.com/</span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Das Williams Blog- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: normal; "><a href="http://ff.im/-2CF6w"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://ff.im/-2CF6w</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Craig Smith's Blog- </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dfwrzm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/dfwrzm</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">City 2.0-</span></span></span><a href="http://sb.city2.org/feeds/category/29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://sb.city2.org/feeds/category/29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://sb.city2.org/feeds/category/29</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Santa Barbaras Blog- </span></span></span><a href="http://santabarbarasblog.com/?p=3242"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://santabarbarasblog.com/?p=3242</span></span></span></span></a></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">LA Times- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://tinyurl.com/d5hbhx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/d5hbhx</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Planet Santa Barbara-</span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dglx58"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> http://tinyurl.com/dglx58</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">SB Red Cross Blog- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://sbredcross.org/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://sbredcross.org/blog/</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Jesusita Fire Blog- </span></span></span><a href="http://jesusitafire.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://jesusitafire.org/</span></span></span></span></a></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">TV</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Residents are advised to stay alert for additional information by listening to County Government cable TV station Channel 20,(Streaming online</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c9zfub"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/c9zfub</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">)</span></span></span><span class="bodytext" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">or the following AM or FM radio “Stations of Choice” for Emergency Public Information or other local television stations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Radio<br />AM Stations:<br />KTMS- 990<br />KUHL-1410<br />KZSB-1290<br />KINF-1440<br />San Marcos Pass Radio- 1040<br />FM Stations:<br />KSPE- 94.5 (spanish)<br />KCSB 91.9<br />KSYV- 96.7<br />KSBL- 101.7<br />KTYD- 99.9<br />KRAZ- 105.9</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">8. INFORMATION KIOSKS</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Clean up kits, dust masks and water distribution:</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The American Red Cross, Santa Barbara County Chapter will begin bulk distribution of free Clean-Up Kits, dust masks and water for those affected by the Jesusita Fire. The distribution will be held in the rear parking lot of the American Red Cross, Santa Barbara County Chapter headquarters at 2707 State Street Sunday, May 10, from 10 to 5 p.m.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Public information kiosks are in the following locations:</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Santa Barbara<br /> Paseo Nuevo (State and De La Guerra Streets)<br /> Loreto Plaza (State Street and Las Positas Road)<br /> Scolari’s Food Co. (222 North Milpas Street)<br /> Lazy Acres (302 Meigs Road)<br />• Montecito<br /> 1400 Block of East Valley Road (Lower Village), Montecito, CA<br />• Goleta – NEW!<br /> Starbucks @ Camino Real, 7030 Camino Real Marketplace, Goleta, CA 93117</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The Santa Barbara County UCSB Emergency Operations Center will be redeploying and relocating to the Employee’s University Interim EOC on Camino del Remedio tonight, 9 May 2009.</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Low cost/sliding scale+FREE srvcs 4 info:</span></span></span><a href="http://www.sbclinics.com/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/1743279951')" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">www.SBClinics.com</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> 4 appts: 805-961-4628. Hrs: Sat: 9am-12pm</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">9. HOW YOU CAN HELP</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br />-List of orgs you can donate to that are helping people and animals affected by the fire in Santa Barbara </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><a onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://is.gd/xwox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://is.gd/xwox</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(12, 62, 83); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> Foodbank of SB needs your help for Jesusita Fire, check out how you can make a difference </span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/1a7RlX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://bit.ly/1a7RlX</span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(12, 62, 83); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">he </span></span><a href="http://www.foodbanksbc.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Foodbank of Santa Barbara</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> needs your help. They are calling for 50 volunteers to help put together emergency kits for Jesusita Fire evacuees.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">They are asking the public to come by their warehouse today at 1:00 p.m. at 4554 Hollister Avenue to put together 2,500 emergency comfort kits for the evacuees.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">If you would like to help, please call the Foodbank's Community Relations Manager Diane Hadighi at </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">967-5741 x112</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The foodbank is also accepting food donations for the evacuees.</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">small jars of peanut butter</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">individual size toiletries</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">individual size box juices</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">granola bars/power bars</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">diapers</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">bottled water</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">canned meats such as tuna/chicken</span></span></li></ul><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Absolutely no clothing or non-food donations will be accepted.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Please contact the Santa Barbara Warehouse at (805) 967-5741 ext. 112, to help those in need by volunteering today and by donating the needed items.</span></span></p></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-From SB Red Cross:5679 Hollister if interested in volunteering.Training from 9am until need is no need 687-1331</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Donations of Animal Crates Requested<br />A large number of crates are needed to assist with sheltering the animals evacuated due to the fire. Please consider donating medium to large-sized animal crates by bringing them to the Santa Barbara Humane Society at 5399 Overpass Road.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Donate to the Santa Barbara Firefighter's Alliance via Givezooks at </span></span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/css3f9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://tinyurl.com/css3f9</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">“If you are interested in supporting your local firefighters, I can’t think of a better organization than the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance.” Rob Heckman, President, Santa Barbara County Firefighters Association.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">“The Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance has proven to be an invaluable partner. When choosing a non-profit to assist your firefighters, you need look no further than the Alliance. We are very proud of our involvement with the Alliance.” Pat McElroy, Battalion Chief, Santa Barbara City Fire Department.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">10. EVACUATION RESOURCES</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><h4><span><span class="h4_black" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Evacuation of Medically Fragile and Those with Mobility Needs</span></span></span></span></h4><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">In order to assure the safe and efficient relocation of residents in the Evacuation Areas, residents who require non-emergency medical assistance and who need assistance in evacuating should call 893-5001.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is currently coordinating with area hospitals, ambulance company American Medical Response (AMR), and skilled nursing facilities with the Mandatory and Warning evacuation zones for transfer to other facilities within our region to help ensure continuity of care resources for medically fragile residents. Medically fragile individuals should continue to call the call center at 681-5197 to be counseled appropriately and directed to the appropriate center.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Residents who are in the Warning or Mandatory Evacuation Areas and who need physical assistance with leaving should call the Jesusita Fire Call Center to obtain help. This includes residents who do not have transportation, cannot walk without assistance, depend on medical equipment, require oxygen or have other health limitations. Assistance with transportation and finding appropriate shelter is available. Please call 681-5197 and the Public Health Department will advise and assist. Please do not call 911 unless you have a medical emergency.</span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">10B. SERVICES FOR EVACUEES</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">If you require non-emergency evac assistance, do not call 911. Call the Jesusita Fire Medical Transport Help Line at 893-5001</span></span></span></span></span></h3></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "><p class="Section1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The American Red Cross, Santa Barbara County Chapter has placed its Emergency Shelter at Dos Pueblos High School on standby status as of 12 noon today through 12 noon tomorrow at which time it will be closed. Anyone in need of a safe place to stay due to the Jesusita Fire is encouraged to go to the Red Cross Emergency Shelter at the MAC Center on the UCSB Campus. This shelter will be open 24 hours a day until further notice.</span></span></p><p class="Section1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The American </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Red Cross</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> has established an </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">additional evacuation shelter</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">at the Rec Center</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara (Mesa Road and Ocean Drive).</span></span></p><p class="Section1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Direstions to MAC@UCSB: 217, go right @ traffic circle. @ 3rd light, go Left on Ocean. Parking is on left shelter on right</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Section1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Animal Shelters</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></p><p><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span><span><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Owners of small animals</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Call the Animal Services hotline – 681-4332 to be directed to a shelter location. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="Section1"><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span><span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Owners of large animals</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">(i.e. horses) may continue to take them to the Earl Warren Showgroun</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">ds.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="Section1"><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Animals now in shelter<br /></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Animals now in shelter as a result of the fire are estimated to be 975: (These are estimates based on reports from 4 – 9 pm May 8)</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><div class="Section1"><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Santa Barbara Humane Society – 529 animals (239 cats, 127 dogs, 146 birds, 6 livestock and 18 miscellaneous)</span></span></span></span></span></div></li><li><div class="Section1"><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Animal Services – 259 animals (22 birds, 195 cats, 16 dogs, and 25 rabbits or rodents)</span></span></span></span></span></div></li><li><div class="Section1"><span><span class="body_black" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="body_black" size="font-size:" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Equine Evac – 187 total 116 horses, 3 pigs, 1 llama, 15 goats, 10 opossums, 10 mules and donkeys, 20 rabbits, and 12 chickens)</span></span></span></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Verizon Offers Free Call Forwarding to Customers Affected by Jesusita Wildfire </span></span><a href="http://budurl.com/ksc8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">http://budurl.com/ksc8</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Verizon landline customers who have lost their homes or who have been evacuated because of the Jesusita wildfire in Santa Barbara County can add call forwarding to their account at no charge as part of the company's efforts to help those in need cope with the disaster.</span></span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">"Staying in touch with family and friends is more important than ever during times of crisis, and free call-forwarding will help our customers remain connected," said Kathy Koelle, Verizon's vice president, marketing.</span></span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Verizon customers affected by the fire can opt -- at no charge -- to have their telephone calls automatically forwarded to a working phone number at another location or to a wireless number. Customers will not be billed for the one-time setup fees or monthly charges for call forwarding, although customers will be responsible for any toll charges on forwarded calls and wireless airtime charges.</span></span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Residential customers who have been affected by the fire and want to set up call forwarding should call Verizon at 1-800-483-1000. Business customers should call 1-800-483-2000.</span></span></p><p style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">As of Thursday morning, the fire had not damaged any Verizon facilities.</span></span></p></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-The U.S. Postal Service says that evacuated residents and businesses in Santa Barbara can still obtain their mail at Santa Barbara-area post offices during their normal business hours. Customers need to have a photo ID to pick up their mail. ZIP Code 93101 - Santa Barbara Main Post Office, 836 Anacapa Street ZIP Code 93105 - San Roque Station, 3355 State Street. ZIP Codes 93105, 93108 & 93109 - East Beach Station,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 24px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a title="Patterson Self Storage & Packing Supply" href="http://www.pattersonselfstorage.com/" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">-Patterson Self Storage & Packing Supply</span></span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> is offering free storage spaces and wholesale prices on boxes and packing supplies to residents whose homes are threatened by the Jesusita Fire. Call 805.964.0924 to reserve a space.</span></span></span></span></span><a title="Click here" href="http://www.pattersonselfstorage.com/" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Click here</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> to order boxes and packing supplies online, or visit the store at Patterson Avenue and Highway 101. The offer is limited to stock on hand.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></h3></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">11. EVENTS UPDATES</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Santa Barbara First Thursday (5/7)- Cancelled</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Environmental Defense Center's TGIF- (5/8)- Cancelled</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(12, 62, 83); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Katy Perry Concert at SB BOWL(5/9)- POSTPONED until Sunday August 30</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Democratic Party Roosevelt-Hamer Dinner (5/9)- Postponed</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">12. FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(61, 107, 171); line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">County and other employees assigned to work at the County Calle Real Campus<br />(Public Health Department, Department of Social Services, Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, Community Action Commission etc.)<br /><br />Due to a Mandatory Evacuation Order, the Calle Real County Buildings are closed for Friday May 8th, 2009. County employees are to remain at home and available by their known phone numbers for call back and assignment to alternative work sites. If required to report to an alternate work site, employees should bring County identification badge and cell phone, if issued. Services to the public normally available at this campus will be closed.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/files/2009/05/jesusita_google_modis3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-65879561398767286142009-04-30T13:23:00.001-07:002009-04-30T13:24:17.279-07:00What NOT to do during swine flu season!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOvML52Jw5rgsKATBaO_y3VAgoVVftlIZX9QWwQXxHgkpEYGOcNc0AisV0aVgIOo_wrGv7_ZA7nnGIHv_ins1RWzFLbkSAMhMP5OeitsyIVOs6HEiLdKrh6EhRhtjlpe_pNg-11pnvmo/s1600-h/swine+flu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOvML52Jw5rgsKATBaO_y3VAgoVVftlIZX9QWwQXxHgkpEYGOcNc0AisV0aVgIOo_wrGv7_ZA7nnGIHv_ins1RWzFLbkSAMhMP5OeitsyIVOs6HEiLdKrh6EhRhtjlpe_pNg-11pnvmo/s400/swine+flu.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330582867165754834" /></a>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-35264693855037043442009-04-04T00:09:00.000-07:002009-04-04T01:42:35.189-07:00Mantras, Scriptures & Quotes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have recently been thinking about and using various quotes that I have adopted at different times in my life. Often, I will cite a good quote in passing, in a conversation, or writting of sorts, and want to explain the logic and power of relying on some of these in the short and casual way, but also down the more challenging winding roads of life. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Quotes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> to me, are the lay man's equivalent to a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">runner's mantra</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Christians' scripture</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mantras,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as defined by wikipedia are "a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of creating transformation." In Eastern religions they can be used to focus the mind back to the spiritual. One group of individuals who also use mantras, for less so spiritual reasons but more so for motivation, is that of runners. Runners, need all the self motivation they can get, and hence it's very common within the running culture to have a running mantra to get yourself through a period of time (of training) or a particular race or season. "Dory" from the Pixar film, Finding Nemo, "just keep swimming" is a perfect example of a short attitudinal phrase that frames one's actions. Some examples of running mantras include:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"one more step"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"finish strong"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"she's going the distance"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Screw it; run through it"</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Pain is weakness leaving the body"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I make my point. The reason for these mantras for runners is, (I think) the process and challenges that arise include (depending on the distance & training) but they vary from being tired, hungry, and in pain and discomfort. When all of these things come together, and you hit mile 18 out of 26.2 it's a little harder to be optimistic, or have a fresh perspective, the mind becomes cluttered and the only way to create distance from all of the physical challenges is to focus on the goal and reverting to the powerful words of the mantra, which are so hard wired into your system so that it replaces every other thought trying to determine the final outcome of that race (/run). So, the reason this isn't on my running blog is because, I have no permanent mantra yet, they are often dependent on circumstances around life, which is also okay, but I want to find a more permanent one that I will have as the years go by. (I also feel this self motivation is too personal to be just copied). </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Only speaking for myself, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Scriptures</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> have always been a useful tool that I was equiped with but didn't notice while it was happening. Growing up in the Methodist church, kids learn the teachings of the bible, but not with too large of an emphasis on memorizing scripture. It wasn't until high school church camp (Forest Home) where I spent some time memorizing scripture (and not necessarily for the right reasons, but rather for a camp wide competition of knowing the chosen 10 (or so) bible verses.) For 5 summers, I learned the small verses and really drilled them into the short term compartment, but somewhere along the way they were ingrained in the long term compartment, and have found myself recalling appropriate scripture at some of the most challenging times in my life, and in my journey in faith. I have found it surprising and empowering to have a certain scripture come to mind that addresses something I'm facing whether that is a fear, a temptation, or even a moment of joy, anger or even plain emptiness. Just recalling such scriptures has continuously strengthened my faith beyond belief. Not unlike the runner who is almost ready to quit and then recalls his mantra, scripture strengthens the soul when it too is down and almost out. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of my favorite things since the 5th grade have been </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">quotes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. I use them a lot but really only have a handful that have come to be very indicative of who I am or ideas I find to be pretty concrete enough to rely on. Some have to do with goal setting, others with political beliefs (about the people as they relate to their governments). Often quotes only make sense in their original context but a good quote always makes sense.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of my favorite quotes is Socrates' with a hint of Uribe. "Know thyself - and you will never be disappointed." </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We can at times run the risk of underestimating or overestimating ourselves (qualities, skills as well as weaknesses) but if we know ourselves, our character,spirit and goals, there is no reason to ever be disappointed. Below are some of my favorites:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The greater danger for most of us is not that out aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." -Michealangelo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something"- Plato</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"the more insecure we are about our beliefs, the louder we become in order to drown out our doubts."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free ... it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Quotes, Mantras and Scripture make for a good tool to aid as a compass for the days when the mundane and the standard logic is spun out of control due to circumstance (good or bad), and we lose the ability to think objectively and respond accordingly. If we have the foresight to adopt sturdy, continous meaningful phrases that encompass our attitueds and beliefs, then we have something to fall back onto when running a "system check" as I call it. (A system check to me- in running- is checking how I am doing, my mind, my body, my heart rate etc, -in life- it is checking how I am doing, my priorities, motivation, faith, commitment etc) I can only know how it all functions, in relation to whatever compass I am relying on.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am one who is curious and will often focus on the quotes posted on a site, or cited in an article because I expect them to be encompassing of larger life views, since I equate quotes to the lay man's "running mantra or Scriptures". </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-78677143333108803112009-03-15T20:19:00.000-07:002009-03-15T20:23:15.617-07:00Opportunities in Financial Downturns<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"><h1 style="line-height: 1.2em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">There are plenty of things we can do to improve our own situations, and make a vital difference for others.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h1><p id="article_author" style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">By </span><span class="article_author" style="color: rgb(162, 41, 33); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Olivia Uribe</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> | Posted on 03.09.2009<br /></span></p><div id="article_tools" style="font-family: verdana; "></div><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In this current time of financial hardships, when budgets are being cut and money is tight, we must become ever more resourceful and creative in accomplishing our goals and improving the quality of our lives and our communities. Rather than reinventing the wheel, we need to master and improve its use. Rather than creating new programs and facilities that require funding, we can create policies and practices that protect and improve and strengthen what is already in place. For instance, </span><a href="http://www.sbcan.org/" title="Santa Barbara County Action Network, or SB CAN" style="color: rgb(21, 80, 126); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Santa Barbara County Action Network, or SB CAN</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, along with various allied organizations and individuals are looking at strategies to reinforce rental housing protections, and prevent the conversion of affordable housing into market-rate condos.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But there are other, more personal and individual, ways that we can increase our quality of life even without the big bucks.</span><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">First and foremost, we must change our attitudes and habits. On the national stage, </span><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president_obama" title="President Obama" style="color: rgb(21, 80, 126); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">President Obama</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> stated in his inaugural address that he will evaluate government programs and eliminate those that don’t work. We can follow in this example and evaluate our everyday activities, behavior and habits to see what we can do differently. Some changes will ultimately benefit us as individuals but even more, benefit those around us.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For example, rather than spending a Saturday at the mall and out at lunch, perhaps choose one or two volunteer activities to participate in and include our families. There are local shelters in every community that could use a helping hand. There are ongoing environmental protection and beautification projects, and even educational endeavors such as recording for the blind and dyslexic, or mentoring a child.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When it comes to saving money and the environment, we can look to ourselves to change our transportation habits toward car-sharing/carpooling, taking the bus, a bike, or even walking when we would otherwise drive. It’s easy to make a conscious choice and if we make the decision to change our habits with enthusiasm, it is even inviting and encouraging to others to join us. Equally important, is to advocate for greater outreach to encourage such approaches rather than just ask for dollars to be invested in capital projects.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />We must encourage not just our local and county governments to take the lead but also urge private businesses and corporations to join in the efforts. Perhaps we could create a partnership between technology-equipped businesses and cities to promote telecommuting. Bike to work weeks, gyms giving incentives for steps walked according to a pedometer are fun ways of encouraging a temporary change in habits, but we could make many of these changes long lasting and life altering.</span><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Finally, we must encourage our elected officials to pass budgets in a timely manner, and to find those “shovel-ready” projects that can benefit from the recovery package recently signed by Obama.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt/" title="President Franklin D. Roosevelt" style="color: rgb(21, 80, 126); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">President Franklin D. Roosevelt</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, in his first inaugural speech, stated that, “When there is no vision, the people perish.” We must strive to be visionary and encourage creative imagination in our community. It is our responsibility as individuals to take action now to improve both our own situation and that of the wider community around us.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Olivia Uribe is associate director of the </span><a href="http://www.sbcan.org/" title="Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN)" style="color: rgb(21, 80, 126); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN)</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. She can be reached at 805.879.1768 or at olivia@sbcan.org. This commentary originally appeared in the </span><a href="http://www.santamariatimes.com/" title="Santa Maria Times" style="color: rgb(21, 80, 126); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Santa Maria Times</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style=" line-height: 1.5em; font-size:125%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">from: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.noozhawk.com/point_of_view/article/030809_olivia_uribe_opportunities_in_financial_downturns"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.noozhawk.com/point_of_view/article/030809_olivia_uribe_opportunities_in_financial_downturns</span></a></span></span></p></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-12407727151483533202009-01-01T22:41:00.000-08:002009-01-02T00:49:23.632-08:00Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish- The 60's and the generation of "HOPE & CHANGE"The year that just passed, 2008 saw the election of Barack Obama for President of the United States, something momentous; an achievement, and the breaking of another barrier, but in comparison to what?<div><br /></div><div>The campaign that lasted more than a year saw a lot of excitement, personalities, picture ops and usual rhetoric. Perhaps even more. This nation elected a leader that has been criticized for having little qualifying experience for the presidency, but spoke eloquently of "change" and "hope". For being relatively young, I was greatly bothered by the easy sale this was to an entire nation. However, my cynicism is now leveled a little by perspective and understanding, which has concluded with acceptance, and realistic expectation. </div><div><br /></div><div>The perspective came from the sparks that were triggered by analysis that's come from reading much from political analysts, and most recently reading Tom Brokaw's book, BOOM Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflection on the 60's and Today. </div><div><br /></div><div>The book itself is an overview of social movements, political events, cultural changes, and the players involved. He manages to vaguely and often not so obscurely compare and contrast some situations taking place in the 60's as well as today, such as unpopular wars. </div><div><br /></div><div>What I learned from this book has helped me understand a little about where we are, how we got here (to the generation of "Change we can believe in") and where we still have to go. We are on a continuum, a spectrum if you will of history. We are not the end, our generation is only one of many more to come. What our contributions will be, will only be appreciated in retrospect, but while we're at it, we have got to do our best. </div><div><br /></div><div>The big picture lessons: Where we have fallen short through history is in our failure to communicate. We have establishing extremes and divisiveness, everything we do has to be in excess. The 50's were an excess of rules, the 60's were an excess of revolutions, and today we live in an atmosphere of disgusting apathy, or politicians who live in the partisan politics that lead to a stagnation in a continuum of national progress.We have a world of cynics, and their romantic counterparts, where we would best be served by pragmatists. We have in the past had visionary leaders, and we cannot exist without a vision. </div><div><br /></div><div>The individual lessons:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Why does it matter that we "bother" to understand or even spend the time of day on previous generations? <br /></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The simple answer is because " Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it".- George Santayana</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The more complicated answer is because every generation brought with it and developed great habits, rules, revolutions, as well as mistakes that we need to know in order to adapt, and evolve to make the continuation of progress smooth and most productive. There is no sense in us fighting the same ideological fights, or parallel wars, when we have found better solutions, or rather tactics and solutions that don't work. We cannot move forward until we can better grasp where we have been, failed, quit, and succeeded. I have a water mug, it's good to have as a daily constant companion, and the quote on it reads, "Take pride in how far you have come, and have faith in how far you can go". -Christian Larson</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>No Wonder...we're only this far along.</li></ul><div>It's no wonder we're only as far along as we are. I say that with not a whole lot of pride, but not shame. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example: eventually and in the midst of supporting Hillary Clinton, I came across many conversations that I felt were in different terms than what I wish to have had. Definitions of feminism that seemed archaic, and out of touch with whatever should or ought to have been part of the dialogue regarding women today(sorry about the vagueness). The point is, after having read the interviews that Brokaw did with various contributors to the women's movement, (directly and willingly or inadvertently) they all had different strategies, goals and visions. Some might be more in line with what I perceive are necessary, while some be more in line with the ideals my 84 year old grandmother still espouses. If we cannot agree on what ought to be the parameters and goals of the continuation of a woman's movement (as I assume one is still necessary), then we still have pending dialogues. It's no wonder we cannot have equal rights if only 40 years ago women were beginning to question if they should get paid the same for the same work...</div><div><br /></div><div>It's no wonder there are only 4 women with top posts in the Presidential Administration of Change, because we have not yet been able to adjust the mind frame in which we as a society ought to reach for. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>It's no wonder that in California we couldn't defeat prop 8 when the dialogue about homosexuality is often so trite and discussed with such contempt and insensitivity as it was during the days of Harvey Milk. (1970's)</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>The depth and history of those that shaped our nation and their multidimensional worlds.</li></ul><div>One of the most exciting and interesting parts of reading this book, and the reason why biographies and memoirs are so enlightening is because they give us a sense of who these people are and how they became that way. We are only a sum of all of our parts. We are made up of experiences that are contributed to by our family, friends, enemies, lovers, teachers, co-workers religion (or lack there of), and it all helps to form the perspectives that have. The ideas we come to believe to be true which then become the beliefs that we take stronghold of. In his brief biographical anecdotes of so many figures, I was able to understand if not agree with some of the most polarizing American figures and learn how it is that they became of such opinions. </div><div><br /></div><div>Conversely, we often hold on to ideas, which might be worth examining, how they came to be. </div><div><br /></div><div>An observation about each and every figure that was mentioned in this book shared the traits of fire, tenacity and undefeated spirit. Every individual was committed and rose to the leadership they did be it in a war, a social movement, a business, or single political cause, but none was fast to quit, and nobody had it easy. </div><ul><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How is it possible that Brokaw described often witnessing things first-hand or others often experiencing things first-hand that were historical?<br /></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I suppose it is so because at the time they didn't know that moment would be one that would be important in history. Sometimes we are involved in events or moment that we know will be forever in history and we were just in the right place and in the right time (or wrong time). Often we will not be significant players, these events will just occur within our time, such as the attacks of 9/11, election of Barack Obama. What matters will be our ability to recognize them, analyze them and react to them appropriately. (What that means, of course cannot be defined with a simple equation). </div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Inspiration and motivation to repeat rhetoric or to act and react?</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>John F. Kennedy & Martin Luther King Jr. The 1960's had two outstanding and transcendent figures that promoted and instigated courage, action, belief in one's ability to make a difference, and then the young (idealists) acted accordingly. They had large protests to the Vietnam War. Others devoted themselves, their time and energy to the commitment and fulfillment of certain values and ideals of social change. In 2008, history will note that America was inspired to believe in Change, and to have Hope. What that means is still to be seen. (2005 gave us a song by John Mayer by the name of Waiting on the world to change) My biggest fear, and largest incredulity in this "new day" is in us. There are no protests, no deeper discussions, and very little concern with the substantive stuff of the day. We have every reason to be the most active, the most powerful and the one that will utilize all of the momentum of previous generation to make the most amount of progress in all that we commit to. It was said in the woman's movement, that the "Personal is Political".However, I don't know what is the issue, or if there is one that will motivate our generation to activate. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish</span></div><div>- Whole Earth Catalog</div><div><br /></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-29872466056448905192008-05-23T09:49:00.000-07:002008-05-23T09:56:52.175-07:00What’s fair is fair, but why?<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">What’s fair is fair, but why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Last April, a storm came about when the SB County Director of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services department presented a budget that included an 8.4 million dollar budget cut for the 08-09 fiscal budget to the Board of Supervisors. As it is, the 2% in revenue that </span></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Santa Barbara</span></span></st1:PlaceName><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> </span></span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">County</span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> provides to ADMHS is much lower than the 6% mean contribution by other California Counties. Of the proposed budget cuts, 60% would be to Community Based Organizations that provide housing and other services; this translates into expelling 800 people from a safety net already in place, which supports people to get on their way to being self sufficient, productive, and healthy members of society. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Community leaders and advocates got together to fight these cuts. While SB CAN has not yet joined this coalition, we do belong to The General Fund Fairness Coalition, and the word fairness is what brought this fight to our attention. Budgets are a tough thing to deal with, yet it is in the best interest of this county to fund the most amount of ADMHS without the exorbitant departmental proposed cuts because in the long run the county will save money that they would otherwise pay for hospital beds, jail fees and emergency services for the people who, come June will be affected. Pragmatism and fiscally sound policies are one reason for a fair budget. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Santa Barbara</span></span></st1:PlaceName><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> </span></span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">City</span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">’s efforts to implement a 10 year plan to end chronic homelessness is an example of appropriately addressing interrelated issues. It is a fact that many people that are homeless are dually diagnosed with some sort of addiction and mental illness. It is difficult to understand how one would chose to live on State Street, under a bridge, or be panhandling on a freeway exit, yet it is important to acknowledge that “people are mentally ill through no fault of their own”, as Mike Foley and I discussed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">When people have a mental illness, which could begin to show at different times in ones life, sometimes during high school, or for others in their mid-thirties, and onward, people would in a perfect world have access to mental health care, and a strong social network of friends and family who understand the complexities of this illness, can provide patient support and care of an individual to keep them safe, focused, productive and eventually get the ongoing support that they need. Unfortunately we live in a less than perfect world and mental illnesses are not always diagnosed, people don’t always have the access to pay for insurance that covers psychiatrists and other non-“basic” health care. Also, there is STILL a stigma around the issue of mental illness, which is one of many factors as to why a person might lose a social network, if they had one at all. Add a little bit of misfortune, and before you know it, an individual can be on an unimaginable and unstoppable downward spiral that concludes in one’s first night sleeping on </span></span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Main Street</span></span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">One reason to provide the funding for CBOs that can help an individual at different points on their way back up, is because this could be you, or your children, or your friends. That’s a pragmatic, yet selfish reason to fund this budget but it’s a second reason. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Given the economic chaos that we are in, nationally, <span style=""> </span>the foreclosure rise in our state, and the budget concerns that we have in our county, and seeing all the interrelatedness of the issues, I asked Mike about the local impact, and he shared that Casa Esperanza has seen a 17% increase in clients since January 08. Things are not getting better, and it is now when we need to make sure that there is a safety net for those that need it, not only for pragmatism and selfishness, but because it’s the right thing to do, these individuals that now are serviced are in fact someone’s friend, someone’s child, and someone’s parent. We cannot just sit on the sidelines and watch these budgets hearings come June. A fair budget is not about hope, it’s about political will, and it is our responsibility to be there in the advocacy of more than just a balanced budget, but a FAIR budget. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">p.s. Speaking of fairness..."of moral fiber", I ran into an article in the indy (the Independent, the most reliable source of local news in S.B) and I am disgusted by the attitudes and tone...not only of the portrayed business owners but also of some comments...grr<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2008/may/22/business-leaders-ponder-homeless-problem/">http://www.independent.com/news/2008/may/22/business-leaders-ponder-homeless-problem/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2008/may/22/business-leaders-ponder-homeless-problem/"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-58969963730163302452008-01-23T12:34:00.000-08:002008-01-23T12:39:31.133-08:00When it rains, it pours...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158773475794528210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-3XtvjPr9CJGk06rvEGYZ3IcE-xSrRvDJClklQLz6s_nwvsP64vruS52_MJcI0_-YNheFW-YJ7vlBFn0B4skUfto1t-sErDirDeHq_fg14YUjuSsHSQAijtNw05X2nH6SzbY5NY4EQM/s320/attachment2.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepHUkLQiMoaQvEKHw63R3bbEWoibPoHutt2_WEOpS8W9xaKq7Lnihq805OmGfRL-iaO3adfBIhN4vJAhKV9C6nyn2q0ZbRVZHPbwGkdWSNUrFT70lL3mmUuXRbtNl95yluglc7hZruDc/s1600-h/attachment3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158774047025178594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepHUkLQiMoaQvEKHw63R3bbEWoibPoHutt2_WEOpS8W9xaKq7Lnihq805OmGfRL-iaO3adfBIhN4vJAhKV9C6nyn2q0ZbRVZHPbwGkdWSNUrFT70lL3mmUuXRbtNl95yluglc7hZruDc/s320/attachment3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Outside the office. Can't wait to look for my car...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-79012892618133518962007-12-07T12:59:00.001-08:002007-12-07T13:00:57.217-08:00All in a day's workOn my way to a board mtg for work...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito9t8NKXcDASPmE_4yvwtIhO5J2t5DsYW-qErfspZQNLXIvpp4yv7uX_7lHOCzzmltN7jS6c7nu89O_wFWIs2WzpXWauUDHgJUjUNuBawmi87i2MsAzxorOWfAU0PzVLB-2IltGdxFPo/s1600-h/attachment-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito9t8NKXcDASPmE_4yvwtIhO5J2t5DsYW-qErfspZQNLXIvpp4yv7uX_7lHOCzzmltN7jS6c7nu89O_wFWIs2WzpXWauUDHgJUjUNuBawmi87i2MsAzxorOWfAU0PzVLB-2IltGdxFPo/s400/attachment-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141338862646285922" border="0" /></a>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-62773544313477976932007-08-03T10:20:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:22:35.601-07:00Better to fly and fall than never to have flown at all....<span family="Comic Sans MS"><span style="color:purple;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I've b</span><span style="font-size:100%;">een meaning to write for a while about the</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Cirque du Soleil-Mystere</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> show that Ames, Hafiza and I attended in Vegas...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was amazing! Words, pictures or even a video of it do not do it justice. As a premise, you ought to know I'm not an 'artsy' person, if I go to a performance of sorts, generally it is because I know someone performing, or its tied to a relevant organization. But I'd heard this was pretty good (and even though I have fallen asleep when watching it on TV KCET network), I still pitched it as a possible performance to attend. So we paid for some pretty pricey tickets and hoped for the best...and that's exactly what we got. </span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Their website uses words such as creativity, fire, (burning)passion, amazing, extraordinary, adventure, imgaination. Sitting in the first few rows, we witnessed just that.<br /><br />The first act called the 'areal cube' was a man doing all sorts of acrobats while hanging and interacting with an cube, or rather the empty frame of a cube. And at the conclusion of his performance, I could not believe the amount of awe and amazement I felt. I had never seen a person do something so artistically beautifully. It isn't comparable to my amazement to anything else I have seen one person do. Hmm it was so inspiring and different that it made me ask myself, if up until this point in life, (almost 23 yrs/ same as the cirque du soleil's existence) I have never experienced such beauty in an action, (which sounds simple enough), <span style="font-weight: bold;">to what dimension have I not been experiencing life</span>?<br /><br />In fact, that question has stuck with me for almost a week now! <span style="font-weight: bold;">What is the threshhold then for our capability of beauty, love, happiness, pain</span>...all of this came from the first act right? Yes indeed, from then on the show only got better.<br /><br />Next, I believe this same performer swong on these ropes...and at some point he was almost flying!Flying kinda like a real bird...and I thought of watching eaglets flying over the patches of farmland here in 'the goodland' or pelicans by the ocean. It occurred to me, how is it one person can come so close to doing what so many of us dream about...hmm maybe<span style="font-weight: bold;">, we CAN do anything</span>...<br /><br />The show continued, and my amazement never stopped. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The core</span> of the beauty of the show and it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">success,</span> I could feel was: <span style="font-weight: bold;">PASSION</span>. The passion each performer felt for what they were doing was palpable and it made my heart beat faster. <span style="font-weight: bold;">I think if only each of us devoted our lives to that one thing (whatever that one thing is) with the amount of passion that these preformers had that night, our world would not be so mediocre</span>. In fact, it slightly shifted my thinking. For someone as driven and concerned (primarily with politics), I had always felt, people needed to care more about certain issues. Now I feel they just need to care more about ANY issue, because I can honestly say that these performer's <span style="font-weight: bold;">PASSION</span> improved my quality of life and outlook on life, and although it didn't change the world it changed my world. All need to do is change the world whichever form we are capable by utilizing our <span style="font-weight: bold;">PASSION</span>.<br /><br />-The end. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021470633562530734.post-33592038449475000332007-07-05T10:03:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:46:57.393-07:00I wouldn't mind a Mercedes<span family="Comic Sans MS"><span style="color:purple;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >In fact, I wouldn't mind the Mercedes-Benz Kompressor SLK250, however if I dont get it, I wouldn't mind. </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >I was thinking about this today when I took a break from work, and walked around the corner for some coffee. The sun was falling down, it was warm but not hot, the air was clean, the sky was a perfect blue. I am fortunate to live in a gorgeous and safe place. After having watched 'A mighty heart' I remember, that many many places are really just crappy. I don't mean that with an air of condecendance, but rather an immense thankfulness for the opportunity to be here, and most importantly to be conscious of what a gift it is to be here. </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >I'm someone who is often concerned about issues of a wider scope, and without a doubt to me global and national poverty should be our number one concern. The only relief in all the theories I have heard about 'why poverty exists' is not an explanation or an excuse, but rather an uplifting concept. In the documentary, 'Ten Questions for the Dali Lama', he explains that rich people are not happy, because they always want more. However, the poorest of the poor, once they have attained food for that day, and know where they will sleep, generally they find joy in vastly simpler things. And that joy is one that millionares cannot experience because of their continuous concern for more. This thought has appeased me...not to say I am not concerned, but rather, I learn and remind myself of what matters.</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >I am however, especially lucky, surronded by my family and a few best friends, and have found in my community support for growth, 'belonging' and whatever else one might need to grow. The least I owe to each of these people, I think, is to be a person whose goal is to give back and leave this place a little better than it is today. Sounds simple, and I am sure when the time comes, I will face the challenges I must to achieve such a goal. </span></p> <p> </p></span></span>Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698178595843334781noreply@blogger.com1