Model illustrates looming CO levels in ocean Baseball set A Look InsIde 2 S CIENCE & TECH page 11 for home opener Rising jazz star Savor I.V.’s new Asian Kamasi Washington street food restaurant SOP RT A RTSWEEK plays Campbell page 10 page 8 OTM page 7 DAILY NEXUS Th URSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Rains Relieve Lake Cachuma, But Cliffside Installation Erosion of Signals We’re Not Out of the Water Yet Forces In Debate Matthew Danaher Evacuation Reporter Phi Do Santa Barbara County offi- Staff Writer cials spoke at the Associated Students (A.S.) Senate meeting Isla Vista residents are evacu- on Wednesday, yielding questions ating from their Del Playa home about the upcoming traffic signal on Thursday after Santa Barbara installation at the Pardall Road County officials deemed the prop- and Embarcadero Del Norte inter- erty unsafe following a heavy section. weekend storm. The officials included Gina Engineers from the Planning Fischer, a representative of Third and Development Department District County Supervisor Joan routinely inspect the Isla Vista Hartmann, Scott McGolpin, coun- cliffs after every major storm. ty public works director, Bert Following a downpour of approxi- Johnson, county traffic engineer mately five inches last weekend, and James McKarrell, a repre- a 6757 Del Playa Drive property sentative of the Isla Vista Foot owned by Wolfe & Associates was Patrol. The representatives were not expected to speak at UCSB until I know that it’s not the project was closer to comple- only a concern tion in the summer, but a peti- tion created by A.S. Senator Alex “for us but our Giolito last week prompted coun- ty officials to come sooner. parents as well The petition calls for the ter- mination of the project and urges to the extent that alternative methods of control- ling the intersection’s traffic flow I don’t know if to be considered. living there would “I know they spent a lot of work on it and appreciate them be an option. addressing the current solution, but I believe alternatives can still be reached,” Giolito said. - LUCIANO THOMAS” In the petition, Giolito said the signal would stop hundreds of Courtesy of County of Santa Barbara bikes during rush hour and thus The lake, up 24.5 percent capacity from last week, provides approximately 85 percent of the water for south Santa Barbara County residents. “clog” the intersection. McKarrel said Isla Vista Foot found to have significant cliffside Patrol recognized the intense erosion. volume of traffic at the Pardall According to Gina DePinto, a intersection almost a decade ago Jose Ochoa District reported that the lake was at 17.9 percent Drought conditions may improve with recent county spokesperson, the building in 1998. However, it was not until County News Editor capacity last week and at 7.3 percent capacity on rainfall, as Santa Barbara County is among the is less than five feet from the cliff 2007 that possible solutions were Oct. 1 of last year. regions most affected by the recent drought peri- edge, which, according to county discussed. In 2013, county offi- Following a weekend storm that caused flood- In light of the six-year statewide drought, od. policy, is the point at which the cials proposed the idea of a traffic ing and mudslides across Santa Barbara County, the United States Bureau of Reclamation said in According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Santa county may order residents to signal. Lake Cachuma is at 42.5 percent capacity, up 24.5 October 2015 that the Goleta Water District should Barbara and Ventura counties are the only areas vacate the building. “I think it will actually help percent from last week, according to a county “expect no new water from the lake.” still in an extreme drought stage, referred to as D3. This resulted in an order to the bikes and pedestrians to report released Wednesday. The Goleta Water District declared mandatory The rest of the state is mostly in abnormally dry evacuate two oceanside bedrooms all get through, and people will The reservoir, which provides approximately water use restrictions in May 2015 when it declared conditions, D0, with a large portion of Northern in the top and bottom levels of always know who has the right of 85 percent of the water for south county residents, a Stage III Water Shortage Emergency with plans California no longer in drought. the property. According to Chris way,” McGolpin said. now holds 82,011 acre-feet of water — a signifi- to reduce water usage by 35 percent across the It is possible that Santa Barbara County could be Mercier, Wolfe & Associates prop- Bert Johnson emphasized the cant increase from the 34,576 acre-feet it held last district. lifted out of D3 range after last week’s rain spells. erty supervisor, at least three simplicity of the traffic light’s Wednesday. This still accounts for less than half This type of emergency is declared when the While the rain could offset the county’s drought, people will have to move out. On design, noting that the signal of the lake’s maximum storage: 193,305 acre-feet. district’s water supply is 65 to 75 percent what it The Santa Barbara County Flood Control should normally be at that time of the year. CACHUMA p.4 CLIFF p.4 LIGHT p.5 Senate Meeting Focuses on Displaced Students, Deltopia Tamari Dzotsenidze public data about the effectiveness of the advertising and Asst. News Editor added a stipulation to the resolution asking that the university provide Senate with data. Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed three resolutions The resolution passed with 19 senators in support. Senator Wednesday concerning students displaced by Del Playa cliff Ashley Selki abstained. erosion, the Isla Vista festival ordinance and Deltopia adver- As for items discussed, the meeting began with a statement tisements. from Gina Fischer, a representative for Third District County The I.V. Tenants Union (IVTU) spoke during the open Supervisor Joan Hartmann, about the installation of traffic forum about students displaced from Del Playa due to the cliff erosion. They have created a $15,000 emergency fund and asked Senate to match these funds to ensure that students We will have an enforcement have access to new housing, financial support, moving support and legal assistance. period. My job is not to Senate voted to pass a resolution to match this funding, “ giving up to $300 per displaced UCSB student. SBCC students necessarily be out here will not be eligible. IVTU is also creating an emergency protocol to ensure that and have you like me, it’s students’ needs are met and that students are aware of their to make sure you get home rights and responsibilities. Senate also approved a resolution on the “festival ordi- to your parents. nance” in relation to Deltopia, changing the dates of the ordi- nance to include April 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The bill also aims to - JAMES MCKR AR ELL increase the role of the external vice president of local affairs ” in the discussion of the ordinance and open communication between the community and the police. light at the intersection of Pardall Road and Embarcadero Del They also voted on a resolution regarding advertisements Norte. aired on social media discouraging students from coming to Senator Batsheva Stoll expressed concern over the 10 JENNY LUO / DAILY NEXUS I.V. to attend Deltopia. minute intervals between classes when students rush through Wednesday’s A.S. 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