••• “Lake Fire Nears 30,000 Acres Burned, Making It Largest Blaze in California This Year,” reports Noozhawk. “More than 3,000 personnel are assigned to the firefighting effort with containment at 16%.” Here’s the county’s map showing where the fire is, along with evacuation warnings and orders, and yes, that’s ash that falls in our area at night. (Photo courtesy the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.)
••• “The Vons at 163 S. Turnpike Road in Goleta and the Albertsons at 1500 North H St. in Lompoc are among the locations set to close if a merger between Kroger and Albertsons goes through. Bloomberg reported this week that the Kroger CEO notified employees at the affected stores that the locations will become C&S Wholesale Grocers and that workers will maintain employment with C&S, if the merger goes through.” —Noozhawk
••• The New York Times investigated how “Elon Musk exploited federal agencies’ competing missions to achieve his goals for space travel,” specifically in south Texas but applicable to what has been going on at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
••• “Vandenberg Space Force Base has launched a new notification system which was announced this weekend as the newest Starlink mission preps for liftoff. […] To sign up for public alerts, click here.” —Noozhawk
••• “Santa Barbara’s Parma Park Project Completed […] New Plants and Trails Wind Through Park Overlooking Riviera,” reports the Independent. From the Parks & Recreation department’s press release: “The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department has announced the completion of the Parma Park Sustainable Trails Project, a multi-phased effort to improve and expand the trail system in one of Santa Barbara’s largest parks. Nearly three miles of new trail and over four miles of restored trail now provide safer conditions for users while preserving the park’s natural features for the future.” Trail info is here.
••• “Hell Freezes Over: County [Planning Commission] Demands Carbon Scrubbers for Fetid Carp Pot Operation Near Polo Condos.” —Newsmakers
••• Surely, you’ve wondered about the “Ukrainian corner” in San Roque… —Independent
••• …and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing under construction over Highway 101 in Agoura Hills. It has at least another year of work before it’s done, says the New York Times. And “humans aren’t supposed to use the crossing, and officials will be monitoring it to make sure, [Beth Pratt, California regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation] told me. (She said that planting poison oak would be a backup plan for deterring humans.)”
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Maybe the Von’s in Goleta will become a Piggly Wilggly
The NY Times has a very long history of publishing wildly inaccurate and deeply biased stories about Elon Musk, SpaceX, and particularly Tesla.
Why link and disseminate this article?
Elon is the savior of VSFB- 1000% more people have interest in the place, its place in space and the money generated each time a launch happens is 2 thumbs up for the hospitality industry alone…..middle finger to all the jealous naysayers!