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NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY’S NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY > OCTOBER 24 - OCTOBER 31, 2019 > VOL. 20 NO. 34 > WWW.SANTAMARIASUN.COM AT THE MOVIES 1 Zombieland: LOL! [30] Tackling crisis Agencies and a local hospital attempt to address the deficiencies in services for those suffering from mental health crises [10] BY WILLIAM D’URSO Update on mobile home park Capturing Hollywood with The bread maker who sparked NEWS explosion and deaths [8] ARTS archived photos [26] EATS cottage foods movement [34] OCTOBER 24 - OCTOBER 31, 2019 VOL. 20 NO. 34 155 163 ational mental health statistics show that suicides are on Organizations Active Events the rise among teens and military personnel. Locally, the picture isn’t quite so bleak, but Santa Barbara NCounty deals with about twice as many mental health cases as it does drug abuse cases. Marian Regional Medical Center is taking steps to address what it sees as a gap in mental 2 health services for North County individuals in crisis, the INTERVENTION: Locally, multiple agencies Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is beefing up its Crisis are stepping up efforts to help individuals dealing with mental health crises. Intervention Team services for responding to calls of mental health issues, and the staff at Vandenberg Air Force Base is stepping up efforts to check in with airmen on a regular basis. Staff Writer William D’Urso talks 190 17k to each about their efforts for this week’s cover story [10]. Venues Customers Also this week, read about the investigation into the explosion and shooting deaths that rocked a Santa Maria mobile home park over the summer [8], a guy who loves old Hollywood so much that he shares his passion through archived photos he collects into books [26], the artist making music with her painting [29], and the baker who helped push California into the cottage foods industry [34]. Camillia Lanham, editor Cover design by Alex Zuniga 49k NEWS ARTS Tickets Sold News Briefs ........................................................5 Arts Briefs ........................................................26 Political Watch ...................................................5 Weather ..............................................................5 The numbers say it all. Spotlight .............................................................9 Whether you want to put on a successful event or find the MOVIES hot ticket, My805Tix is your local source for everything tickets. 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Please ensure you are aware of your aggregate deposits relative to this coverage. 4 • Sun • October 24 - October 31, 2019 • www.santamariasun.com SPOTLIGHT 9 BRIEFS FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM Political Watch • U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barabara) spoke out against President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria calling it “foolish, shortsighted, and not really the right 5 course of action to take.” The comments, posted on Carbajal’s Facebook page Oct. 16, were given in an interview to Cheddar News. Carbajal, a former Marine, joined a chorus of other politicians in decrying the order both on national security and moral grounds. The decision leaves the Kurds, considered by many to be a key ally in the region, alone guarding ISIS prisoners. Shortly after Trump’s decision to withdraw troops, Turkish forces marched on the Syrian Kurds, whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan considers terrorists. “This is yet another example of another crisis he has created,” Carbajal said. “This president disregarded the contributions and the support that we have with this ally of the Kurds, which has been instrumental in our fi ght against ISIS.” Carbajal also sits on the House Armed Services Committee. HITTING THE BRAKES: City Council told city staff to pause efforts to change the purpose of two sports fi elds in the city after residents voiced concerns. • Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Santa Maria halts sports to convert those fi elds to multi-use areas to the to include the cities of Buellton and Solvang, as Barbara) and U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal city’s Planning Commission in 2015, Posada said. well as some unincorporated portions of Santa (D-Santa Barbara) attended a college affordability fi eld conversions The city began working on this conversion process Barbara County. town hall meeting on Oct. 11. The event was held at the in early October. “It is the goal of this planning process to arrive City staff is pressing pause on a move to change The four-year lapse between now and then UC Santa Barbara campus with a panel of fi ve that also at one plan that is agreeable to all three valley the purpose of sports fi elds at two parks in Santa can be attributed to the department’s limited jurisdictions,” he said. included 3rd District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Maria after some residents demanded the city to resources, as well as its efforts to seek other Residents showed up at the meeting to voice Joan Hartmann. On her Facebook page, Limón wrote: reverse its actions at a recent City Council meeting. revenue sources to fund soccer fi elds, Posada said. concerns over safety and overdevelopment that “Thank you to Supervisor Hartmann’s offi ce and In early October, the city’s Recreation and At the Oct. 15 meeting, despite the item not would disturb area residents and wildlife. Many Associated Students for organizing the town hall and Parks Department began removing the dirt and being on the agenda, City Council directed City offered alternatives or requested further review to all the students present that shared their concerns.” other infi eld material from ball fi elds at Simas Manager Jason Stilwell to pause these efforts and of the existing plan. Lenore Fusano said she was and Minami parks, with plans to convert the bring a plan to the city’s Recreation and Park’s worried about the width of the roads slated for fi elds into all-grass, multi-use areas for all sports, • Third District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Commission. potential bike paths. including soccer, football, and lacrosse. Joan Hartmann announced on Oct. 12 that there’s “This was passed in 2015; it took four years to “If you look at Chalk Hill and you look at Alisal “Our goal has always been to not deprive now a new community center in Isla Vista. “After fi gure this whole thing out,” Councilmember Etta Road, those are very narrow roads. I’m fearing anybody of anything, but to make better use of Waterfi eld said.