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6 – 13 APR 2023 VOL 29 ISS 14
Girls Inc. – Both the Carpinteria and Greater Santa Barbara chapters are keeping girls and teens “strong, smart, & bold,” P.12 New Provost – Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu is welcomed in as Westmont’s provost, read more about her accomplishments inside, P.14
African Women Rising – From its origins to its programs, founder Linda Eckerbom Cole speaks about the organization, P.27 Real Estate Update – With the storms subsiding and inventories low, the first quarter numbers are in, P.30
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Fr. Virgil Cordano Center
The only drop-in homeless day center in the area feeds, dresses, and comforts its guests almost entirely off of donations and volunteers, page 28
SOUND WALL HEARING
They’re in. They’re out. Will the 101 widening project have sound walls or not? The community wants to be heard. Listen to the appeals from the latest Board of Supervisors meeting (Story starts on p.5)
Wall Concerns
A Wall of Support
There’s a large wall going up in San Ysidro Creek after the recent storms. Is it legal? CA Fish and Wildlife visit to find out. But whose wall is it? page 20 photo credit: J North Productions
One805 is back with their ongoing support for our First Responders. See who their Grammywinning September headliner is inside, and the fun they have planned before then, page 23