🌱 Reports Of Santa Barbara Shooter Unfounded + Downed Trees

Hello all. It's me, Rose Mendez, your host of the Patch newsletter. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Remaining cool with sunshine. High: 62 Low: 45.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. High: 67 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories in Santa Barbara today:

1. The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office lifted the lockdown that was in place for San Marcos High School and Santa Barbara City College’s Wake Campus on Turnpike Road on Apr. 3. At around 10:30 a.m., deputies received reports of an active shooter on or near the high school campus and responded immediately. Deputies were at the school within minutes, but they soon announced the reports of an active shooter were “unfounded” and lifted the lockdown by 11:25 a.m. (Santa Barbara Independent)
2. Crews are working on clearing debris and downed trees near Pescadero Drive and throughout Santa Barbara after severe weather. The recent high winds and rainfall, which saturated the soil, have caused many species of trees to topple over, including coast live oak, Monterey cypress, and eucalyptus trees. (KEYT)
3. In April, Santa Barbara MTD will host multiple public outreach meetings to discuss proposed changes to the local bus service. The first meeting will be held on Apr. 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library, Faulkner Gallery in Santa Barbara. Proposed changes include restoring Line 28 (UCSB Shuttle) service, a new micro-transit service in Goleta and Isla Vista, and new peak hour Line 19x (Carpinteria/SBCC Express) to serve Carpinteria, Santa Barbara’s Eastside, and SBCC. See all the proposed changes and details for the public meetings, and offer feedback for the changes through a survey here. (Noozhawk)

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Today and tomorrow in Santa Barbara:

Wednesday, April 5

• Drumming Circle At Mental Wellness Center (4:30 PM)
• An Evening With Colin Hay At Lobero Theatre (7:30 PM)

Thursday, April 6

• Bulletproof Unicorn At Center Stage Theater (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Karen A. O’Neil of Santa Barbara County was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as a judge on the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. (Noozhawk)
• On Friday, Mar. 31, Sheriff Brown welcomed three new deputies to the sheriff's office after their graduation from the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center’s Law Enforcement Academy. Congratulations to the new deputies Shannon Carroll, Luis Lopez, and Cole Schoenneman. (Santa Barbara Independent)
• It's always good to stay up-to-date with your local real estate market, even when you're not actively looking for a new home. Check out the latest homes for sale in the Santa Barbara area, including a unique three-bedroom on Traci Drive for $1,129,000! (Santa Barbara Patch)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early soon with a new update.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!