Comments by citti
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Posted on August 16 at 9:38 a.m.
The American justice system is an adversarial one, whereby lawyers for each side have an obligation to and for their client. One of the means of that is to challenge the credibility of the opposing witnesses and that would seem to be what Capello was doing. Rightfully so. It's up to the judge to determine who is telling the truth, who is more believable, Strean or the attacking attorney.
Thanks for this great coverage, Independent and Matt Kettmann!!!!!!!
Posted on August 13 at 9:31 p.m.
Thank you, Ray! Best coverage of any fire I've ever seen and I've been here for quite a while --- and this is the worst of the fires, too.
Can you get some info on the wildlife, especially the endangered, the condors, for instance? It's a disgrace they're going to backburn in the condor sanctuary - if that's what they're going to do. It looks from what you wrote that's what they will do:
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Dietrich expects this will take 3-4 days to accomplish and includes everything in the upper Sisquoc drainage east of the South Fork, including the Condor Sanctuary, an area in excess of 30,000 acres. This isn't something he takes lightly."
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Posted on August 11 at 9:20 a.m.
I hope Forest Service representatives AND those knowledgeable about wildlife are having input in this stunning apparent decision to backburn an area probably larger than the existing fire-burnt area!
Sure, flowers are nice and birds can fly, but what about all those smaller creatures, also worthy of support, that can not outrace flames....? Or, if they do, like deer, have no place to which to run?
Is there no other solution other than incinerating by choice so much once wilderness?????????
Posted on August 2 at 10:42 a.m.
Good for Paulina Conn for standing up and watchdogging. It’s shocking, although, all-in-all, not surprising that the SBBG tried to by-pass the HLAC.
As a former Botanic Garden member for many years, I finally gave up my membership, disgusted by a Japanese tea house (JAPANESE TEA HOUSE!) in a Botanic garden for native plants. It’s become a manicured park instead of the place of serenity it was not too long ago.
Under CEO Ed Schneider and Board Chair Fife Symington (former AZ convicted of fraud and pardoned by Pres. Clinton), the garden has forgotten its Mission:
“Santa Barbara Botanic Garden was founded in 1926 by Anna Dorinda to study, display and conserve the California native flora.” (description in Guidestar.com)
It’s a non-profit, a 501(c)(3) with a publicly available 990 (at Guidestar.com). The main program is supposed to be: “The Garden is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and understanding of botanical and horticultural sciences, to enhancing the public appreciation of plant life, and to fostering the conservation of natural habitats and species.”
They seem to have also forgotten the Santa Barbara part and has abandoned its free first Monday monthly for Santa Barbara residents. Unlike the SB Art Museum, open free every Sunday, the Garden has a daily $8. charge.
It’s shocking they can go in there with bulldozers and no community input, but that says again that the County P&D does not value protection. That area with that wonderful old oak tree was a serene place, one of the most important spots of the garden. Now apparently it is to be flagstoned.
What a travesty, as though there is not already enough pavement and manicuring. Surely, a snack bar will be next. Maybe it will be vegetarian, serving succulent native plants. The greeting heading on the SBBG web site says: “Dedicated to research, education and conservation, and display of California native plants.” What better display than on a plate!
Posted on August 2 at 9:01 a.m.
How can one get copies of those Guides? Both would be very interesting to read.
Posted on June 27 at 9:41 a.m.
What I don't understand is why the city traffic staff didn't bring in for discussion and analysis all ideas, including the ones in Portland, which sound very sensible? Why in this age of internet and easy access to info and photos was it necessary for the council members to travel to Portland and see another solution? (Fine with me they travelled to Portland, presumeably at taxpayer expense, and presumably, too, for some valid city reason.)
If these and other possibilities were NOT presented, with analyses, by the city staff to the Council at the time of the discussion, then the issue should be reopened before those speed-accelerator (at least, that's how they seem to me) mini-roundabouts get installed.
If, however, these other possibilities were discussed, and this would be nothing but repetitive then I agree with Schneider and let's move on.
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Posted on October 23 at 10:01 a.m.
Beautiful story- and please don't be offended, but please correct the spelling: it is "loses" not "looses"! Really a big difference in those two words. Such misspelling is like a ketchup splotch on front of a white shirt.
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