🌱 Tiny Home Village + After-School Cuts + Stalker Or Prowler

Hello, everybody! Today’s International Museum Day; did you know that Israel has the highest number of museums per capita? I'm back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening locally. In today's issue, you'll learn about:

• ☕ A Compassionate Care of Carpinteria luncheon.
• 💰 The La Primavera fundraiser.
• ✂️ Monroe Elementary School’s after-school program.

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• Summit at 8 S. Milpas St., $4.43
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• ARCO at 1935 State St., $4.46

🍷 Hobby Poll!
Everybody has hobbies. If time and money were no object this summer, which new hobby would you like to learn or take up? We have some preliminary results.

• 20 percent - traveling
• 9.9 percent - flying
• 6.7 percent - ballroom dancing
• 3.3 percent - fly-fishing, crocheting, Mahjong, basket making, dog training & showing, surfing, watercolor, pickleball, line dancing, pottery, reading, horseback riding, wine collecting, car collecting, playing guitar, kickboxing, golf, roller skating

One of you asked a great question: “Does anyone have photography as a hobby now?” With our new phones, there’s no longer the need for a dark room and all the accouterments that used to come with the hobby.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Santa Barbara:

1. Homeless neighbors will receive 90 tiny homes at 4500 Hollister Ave. What used to be the old Juvenile Hall property is now going to become “interim supportive housing for the homeless people currently dwelling in 47 encampments nearby.” County supervisors heard from 50 residents with opinions on both sides of the issue. In the end, the vote for the tiny home community was unanimous. (Santa Barbara Independent)
2. The city’s parks & recreation director wants to tighten the purse strings by cutting Monroe Elementary School’s after-school program. For parents, the $63,000 saving would mean having to locate and sign up for another after-school program Santa Barbara Unified operates. Critics say that Monroe Elementary serves a largely low-income community, making the cuts particularly worrisome. Proponents state that the program at Monroe has seen declining enrollment. (NoozHawk)
3. Do Harry and Meghan have a stalker? Or is there just a prowler with not much sense of private property? The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office claims they’re dealing with a prowler. However, the staff at the couple’s mansion says the 29 year old was stalking. (TMZ)
4. How did the La Primavera fundraiser for Old Spanish Days go? Insiders report that they had a sold-out crowd and raised north of $40,000. Thank you to all who attended — and spent money! (Santa Barbara Independent)
5. Compassionate Care of Carpinteria, an initiative of Hospice of Santa Barbara, will host its annual luncheon on May 31. The meeting takes place at the Rincon Beach Club, and all are invited to buy tickets and attend. (Coastal View)

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📆 Today in Santa Barbara:

• Fiction Book Club meets at Bethany Congregational Church (10 AM)
• Music & Movement at Shoreline Park (10:30 AM)
• Art From Scrap meets at 302 East Cota St. (3:30 PM)
• Powerhouse Women In Real Estate meets at the Cabrillo Pavilion (4 PM)
• Let Loose Comedy takes The Funk Zone (7:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "In his book 'It Could Happen Here,' Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL, warns that hate and systemic violence are gathering momentum in the U.S. He'll discuss that reality on May 22 at Campbell Hall in a free Justice For All event from Arts and Lectures. More: http://ow.ly/jfnF50OpvlG" (UC Santa Barbara)
• "SBCC is hiring for the following full-time/10-mo position: Laboratory Teaching Assistant - Art, Arts Dept. Application Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PST: Info/requirements: https://buff.ly/3E5npqM." (SB City College)
• "Join us for a special CycleMAYnia edition of Trail Talks with local bicycle enthusiast Jim Landau this Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library." (Santa Barbara Public Library)
• "Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Detectives released the name of the Santa Maria Police (SMPD) officer involved in a shooting at Melody Market on March 25 of this year." (KEYT)
• "IVCSD is hosting its Final Transportation Workshop on May 24 at the IV Community Center. The goal is to finalize a comprehensive list of transportation projects to be included in the mobility plan (ex: sidewalk infill on Del Playa, protected bike lane on El Colegio, etc.)" (Santa Barbara MTD)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! I'll see you around.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Christ follower. Wife. Book dragon. Proud supporter of the Oxford comma.

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