🌱 Hit-And-Runs + Shoutout To Chris Powers + City Council Finds Funds

Hey, friends! Today’s National Iced Tea Day; did you know that while recipes for the beverage go back to the 1870s, it was the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis that made it popular? It's Saturday in Santa Barbara, and I'm back with what's happening in town. Because community news matters! In today's issue, you'll find news about...

• ⚠️ The arrest of four fight suspects.
• ⚽ The Monroe Elementary after-school program.
• ⬅️ A return of remains.

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📰 Here are the top stories in Santa Barbara today:

1. Last week, the Sheriff’s Department responded to a call in the 4600 block of Gate Way. A fight close to a community pool left a 20-year-old man with serious injuries. Four suspects have been arrested and “booked on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery, and conspiracy.” (KSBY)
2. What’s with the hit-and-runs? Reportedly, there were three of them just on Wednesday. They were in the 400 block of West Padre St., a Ciff Drive parking lot, and on San Andrés St. (edhat)
3. Reserve funds will save the Monroe Elementary after-school program. The city councilmembers also opted to extend library hours. However, councilwoman Meagan Harmon only sees this as a spot fix and suggested lowering the reserve policy currently followed by Santa Barbara. “The city has a 15 percent disaster reserve fund and 10 percent contingency fund.” (NoozHawk)
4. On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History sent the remains of two Peruvians to the country's consulate in L.A. They were excavated from a necropolis in northern Lima Province, Peru, and donated to the facility in 1925. “We have been honored to care for these remains for many years and are grateful that we can transfer custody,” the museum’s president explained. (edhat)
5. A shoutout to Chris Powers! He is one of the athletes participating in the Special Olympics Summer Games. This year marks his 20th year of participating. (KEYT)

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📆 Today in Santa Barbara:

Saturday, June 10

• Downtown Farmers Market at Santa Barbara and Cota streets (8:30 AM)
• 3rd annual Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival at the Lobero Theatre (10 AM)
• Lazy Acres Community Event at 302 Meigs Road (11 AM)
• MLF Music + Awareness Event at the SB Biergarten (2 PM)
• The Folk Orchestra plays the Music Of Spain at the Trinity Episcopal Church (4 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Grand opening! Santa Barbara County Fire Station 27 and Sheriff Substation opened Thursday in the New Cuyama area and Highway 166 corridor. The joint station will provide critical fire and law enforcement services to the New Cuyama and surrounding area." (Santa Barbara County)
• "Did you know the U of California has a research station in Mo'orea, French Polynesia? There, UCSB scientists are making groundbreaking discoveries about coral reef ecosystems and preparing a new generation of marine ecologists: http://moorea.news.ucsb.edu." (UC Santa Barbara)
• "The Vandenberg SFB Fire Department has been scheduled to conduct a series of small, controlled fires for training purposes in June. The goal of these fires is to train newly assigned firefighters and dozer operators in combating wildland fires." (Santa Barbara County APCD)
• "The Atlantic Hurricane season officially began on June 1st and a major-player in disaster response around the globe, Shelter Box USA, who are headquartered in Santa Barbara, is gearing up to help folks closer to home." (KCLU Radio)
• "The Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Bureau has released the names of the three people killed in a major traffic crash on Highway 1 near Vandenberg Village early Tuesday morning." (Santa Barbara Independent)

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That's it for today. See you all Tuesday for another update!

— Sylvia Cochran

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