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Andie Lopez Bornet

MONTECITO, Calif. – It’s the event that keeps bringing people back every year with their furry friends.

The 4th annual Miramar Best in Show took place on Sunday under warm skies, giving competitors the chance to win the coveted title of Best in Show.

The event was presented by STAUD, a Los Angeles lifestyle brand that shares a love of animals and offers customers pet portraits on select STAUD pieces.

“We started a line of hand-painted pet bags during COVID,” said STAUD President Jon Zieders. “And a year after we started that line, we came here (Miramar Best in Show) during summer, and it seemed like a natural fit. So it’s our third year sponsoring the event, and pets mean a lot to our entire organization.”

Returning hosts included actress, comedian and singer Jane Lynch.

“Seeing everybody with their dogs and knowing that we’re supporting the Humane Society here in Santa Barbara—and look at it, everybody looks so cute in their garden wear—I love it. It’s my second year doing this, and I just adore it,” said Lynch.

Rosewood Miramar Hotel managing director Rick Fidel also returned, never disappointing with his grand entrance.

The judging panel included American actress and model Camilla Belle and STAUD President Jon Zieders.

Your NewsChannel caught up with one participant before the show who explained her and her dog’s attire.

“This little guy wasn’t able to come to our wedding last year,” said participant Kayla Hogue, who wore a bridal veil while her dog sported a tuxedo bandana. “So we’re humoring him today and going to have a little walk down the aisle, a little first dance, and a first kiss.”

A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit Santa Barbara Humane and Love Leo Rescue, based in Los Angeles.

A spotted Dalmatian friend took home the grand prize of Best in Show.

Other categories included Best Trick, Spectators’ Choice, and Best Look.

“My son is very creative and a great speaker, and he was like, ‘Let’s make it really fun, we want to stand out,'” said Dani Hoffman, who won Best Look with her family dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz. “So we decided we wanted to do something different and stand out. My husband and I were really nervous, but we went all in.”

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Christer Schmidt

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Fire crews responded to a structure fire on Ladera Lane in Paso Robles on Sunday morning after a lithium battery caught fire inside a garage.

The blaze broke out around 10:15 a.m. Crews were able to remove the battery storage and isolate the hazard from the home.

Units, including hazmat teams, remained on scene to ensure the batteries were fully extinguished after being moved to the front driveway of the house.

No injuries were reported.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A series of small fires shut down Highway 154 between Highway 192 in Santa Barbara and Paradise Road in Santa Ynez just after 8:00 a.m. Saturday, according to the CHP.

Multiple spot fires on Paradise Road off Highway 154 brought out Santa Barbara County Fire and Los Padres National Forest crews Saturday morning. Later, another fire broke out on San Marcos Pass near West Camino Cielo, forcing a full highway closure.

The landmark Cold Spring Tavern was also closed due to the road shutdown from fire activity on San Marcos Pass but reopened Sunday.

Highway 154 reopened just before 6:00 p.m. Saturday, according to Caltrans.

Multiple spot fires on Paradise Road off Highway 154 brought out Santa Barbara Co. Fire. and Los Padres National Forest crews Saturday morning. Later there was a fire on San Marcos Pass by West Camino Cielo that shut the highway down. (Photos: Nick DuMong) pic.twitter.com/v52u8KdoML

— John Palminteri (@JohnPalminteri) August 25, 2025

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Mike Klan

GOLETA, Calif. – Dos Pueblos High School football got a taste of playoff football last season and now they want more in 2025.

“I was left unsatisfied,” said senior wide receiver Micah Barnhart. “I think this year we’re coming back hungrier and more experienced as a group.”

Dos Pueblos ended a five-year playoff drought with a strong finish to the season.

The Chargers won a postseason game and were just seconds away from winning a second playoff game before losing a heartbreaker.

“Both playoff games offered a variety of experience and exposure for our young players,” began AJ Pateras who is entering his fifth season as head coach at DP. “I think we are just as hungry as we were as we ended the season so we are in a good spot.”

The Chargers are in good hands with a talented receiving group led by Barnhart.

Drew Schultz is the starting quarterback and will work behind a very good offensive line.

Senior Eder Soriano is the best center in the Tri-County League according to Pateras.

Andrew Cook and Callen Lee will get the bulk of the carries but Schultz is a dual-threat qb so he’ll put pressure on the defense with his legs as well.

The defense is led by Kaarlo Malik-Anderson and Iyad Ahmad-Reda.

Dos Pueblos opens the year this Friday versus Santa Ynez.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – With the 2025 high school football season just days away the Santa Barbara Dons are about to ‘grab their hard hats and go to work.’

The Dons strength is the offensive and defensive line so they are looking forward to a physical football season.

“Our leadership is on the line,” stated Nate Mendoza who is entering his third season as head coach of the Dons. “We know they don’t get in the paper but the games are won on the line of scrimmage.”

The Dons best player is senior offensive and defensive lineman Malachi Johnston who earlier this week verbally committed to play next year at Cal Poly.

Johnston has not allowed a sack in two years and he looks to keep that going as he protects sophomore quarterback Griffin Arnold who was 9-1 last year on junior varsity.

“Our line loves our quarterbacks and when you have that bond, when you have that trust between the line and the quarterback you play good football,” said Johnston who has been a team captain since he was sophomore.

The offensive line will also be clearing holes for running backs Aaron Baizan and Zane Webb.

When the Dons go to the air, senior Monty Lopez will lead the receiving group.

Lopez will also play safety as he is one of six returning starters on defense.

“I love my teammates and everything like that and I would do anything for them,” declared Lopez.

The Dons begin the season this Friday at Camarillo.

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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. – Residents had the chance to see the proposed congressional maps up close Wednesday night at the Foster Library in Ventura, where a staffer from Congressman Salud Carbajal’s office hosted a public viewing.

The event coincided with the local Democratic Club’s monthly meeting and followed by one day a hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments in Sacramento.

Voters will decide in November whether the state should undertake redistricting. Axios has reported that a majority of voters already support the idea.

Ventura County Democratic Party Chair Steven Auclair used the gathering to remind voters that the process can remain competitive.

“The map actually includes more minority-majority districts, stronger representation, and it could add up to five congressional districts,” Auclair said. “But again, they will just have to compete for those seats. Nobody’s getting wiped out. Those Republican incumbents will need to compete for voters, and again, it’s an open and transparent process.”

California’s proposal comes amid similar redistricting battles in Texas, where a new congressional map backed by President Trump and approved by the Texas House this week is expected to face legal challenges. Republicans hope changes in Texas will help protect the conservative majority in the U.S. House, while Democrats say Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal is intended to preserve representation in California’s blue-leaning districts and counter mid-cycle GOP redraws elsewhere.

Under the proposed changes discussed Wednesday, Carbajal’s district would add Saticoy and unincorporated areas near Ventura that have seen population growth. Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s district would extend to include Calabasas, Woodland Hills, and portions of the Antelope Valley. Parts of Simi Valley and Moorpark would shift into Rep. Brad Sherman’s district.

The number of congressional representatives is based on population and is reapportioned each decade following the census. California’s current effort would be a mid-decade adjustment placed before voters, with supporters framing it as a limited response to out-of-state partisan changes and opponents warning it could weaken the state’s independent-mapping model.

Voter Saria Kraft, who invited O’Riley to speak at the Ventura event, urged participation in the fall election.

“I hope that people will vote on November 2 to embrace Governor Newsom’s concept, gaining different seats in this particular redistricting,” Kraft said.

Both Republicans and Democrats in California and Texas have accused the other party of gerrymandering, or manipulating district boundaries for political advantage. The term comes from Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry, who lent his name to the practice in the early 1800s.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara based non-profit, ShelterBox, is stepping in to provide life-saving aid across the country of Pakistan after severe monsoonal flooding has caused widespread devastation.

Pakistan’s monsoon season typically last from June through September and brings quite the heavy rainfall, but according to ShelterBox, this year’s storms have been particularly intense. Sudden downpours, and unexpected cloudbursts have triggered flash floods in the northwest – dumping over four inches of rain in just an hour. Teams in Pakistan say the rain has swept away entire villages and caused widespread destruction throughout the country.

With a team already on site in Pakistan, ShelterBox plans to send an additional team to Islamabad to work closely Islamic Relief Pakistan (IRP) to starting providing aid, shelter, and supplies from storage depots in Pakistan and Dubai.

The organization says they are aware of how vulnerable the country is to extreme weather and natural disasters this time of year, prompting their quick response.

Right now the focus is on what people need and where that need is highest.

With significant damage to homes, roads, and crops, ShelterBox is looking at shelter repair kits, which include tarpaulins and rope, so people can make temporary repairs to damaged homes. ShelterBox says the community is also in need of water filters, water carriers, and mosquito nets.

ShelterBox has responded to flooding in Pakistan before — most recently in 2022 — supporting families with tents, water filters, mosquito nets, solar lights and other essential supplies.

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Below is a press release for The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Airports regarding their ‘Wings Over SLO CAL” Student Art Contest

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Airports is inviting local students to take flight with their imagination in the inaugural Wings Over SLO CAL 2026 calendar contest. Young artists are encouraged to create original drawings or paintings that highlight aviation and its connection to our region.

The contest opens August 20, 2025, and entries must be postmarked by October 20, 2025, to be considered. In-person submissions will also be accepted at the Girls in Aviation Day event at the Oceano Airport on September 20, 2025. The contest is open to all students in grades K-12 (public, private, or home-schooled). Selected artwork will be featured in the Airport’s 2026 Wings Over SLO CAL calendar.

“This contest is a wonderful way to celebrate both the creativity of our local youth and the limitless possibilities of aviation,” said Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg. “I’m thrilled to see how young minds envision Wings Over SLO CAL—and even more excited to encourage them to dream big, innovate, and maybe even spark a lifelong passion for aviation.”

Courtney Johnson, Director of Airports, shared, “At the Department of Airports, we believe in inspiring the next generation of pilots, engineers, drone operators, and innovators. The Wings Over SLO CAL calendar is more than art—it’s a platform for young people to share their ideas, stretch their imaginations, and see themselves as part of the future of aviation.”

For more information on contest rules, entry details, and how to submit your artwork, visit www.sloairport.com/contest.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Deana Aguilera Arroyo is one of two teens who transformed a downtown workspace with her engineering skills.

“I really felt like I was perfect for this role just because I love the design process of my senior capstone,” said Aguilera Arroyo.

They built moveable, soundproof room dividers for Workzones, making the space flexible for meetings, workshops, and community events.

“Making drawings … We were figuring out what materials we were going to use … and then after I set up a bill of materials,” said Aguilera Arroyo.

The project gave them hands-on experience applying classroom lessons to real-world problems.

“This is the first time we’ve had the interns make something every year we’ve had interns from the engineering academy, but this is the first time they really created something that’s lasting that we’re gonna use every day,” said co-founder Pam Tanase of Workzones.

Workzones leaders believe the dividers help community groups use the space in multiple ways.

“We’ve been wanting to Isolate this from the rest of the space for three years, but we could never really come up with a perfect design and now we have it,” said co-founder Mike Franco of Workzones.

The students are college-bound this fall, but their work will stay in Santa Barbara.

From Workzones:

Workzones Taps Local High School Talent to Design Innovative Room Dividers

SANTA BARBARA, California – Two recent graduates from Santa Barbara’s Dos Pueblos High School are showcasing their engineering skills and making a lasting difference at a local coworking community by designing flexible room dividers that promise to transform the organization’s meeting and event space options.

Deana Aguilera Arroyo and Alexander Hadja, both 2025 Dos Pueblos High School engineering academy graduates, designed and built the room dividers while participating in Workzones’ annual, summer internship program. The program, supervised by Workzones co-founder Mike Franco, aims to give local high school students an opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in school to the real world.

The process of creating the room dividers took several weeks. The students were given a list of requirements for the dividers, including that they be moveable, soundproof, flexible and appropriate for a professional setting. Workzones needed the dividers for their special event venue, called “The Tower,” which can accommodate up to 75 people but lacked infrastructure for reconfiguring the space to serve the varying needs of the businesses and organizations that use it.

Aguilera Arroyo and Hadja took the requirements and, with the help of artificial intelligence, created renderings for the room dividers which were then used to cost engineer the project into something affordable that could quickly be made during the summer internship. The result was an innovative, easy-to-assemble product that provides instant privacy, sound proofing and infinite flexibility.

“The project is a great example of tapping into talented local youth to problem solve,” Workzones co-founder Pam Tanase said. “Our student recruits took room dividers to the next level and came up with a design that’s functional, beautiful and innovative. Now the entire Workzones community will reap the benefits for years to come.”

The moveable room dividers debuted at Workzones at the end of July with Aguilera Arroyo and Hadja supervising installation. Both graduates are heading to college in the fall. Aguilera Arroyo will attend California State University in Fullerton and Hadja will go to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

“We can certainly expect great things from Deana and Alexander in the future. And our team will be proud to say it all started right here at Workzones,” Franco said.

Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Workzones was founded by franchising pros Pam Tanase, Kirk Peacock, Mike Franco and Lisa Riolo in 2012. Workzones offers flexible and affordable downtown workspace where dreams organically grow and community flourishes. In addition, Workzones is part of the 805CoWorking Collective – a team-up of four coworking spaces from Westlake Village to Santa Barbara along U.S. Route 101.

–Workzones is located at 351 Paseo Nuevo, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara. For more information, visit workzones.com, email host@workzones.com or call (805) 966-3722.

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Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Maria city leaders and developers held the second of three community workshops on development impact fees Wednesday morning.

These fees factor into the city’s plans for growth.

Several infrastructure projects are on the horizon for Santa Maria including a redevelopment of the downtown corridor, and city leaders are looking to increase development fees to accommodate them.

A public meeting at the Santa Maria library on Wednesday gave people an opportunity to learn more about these fees.

“So as you look to redevelop the downtown and you change density, the density requires more sewers, right? It requires transit,” says Brett Fulgoni, director of Santa Maria Public Works. “It requires, you know, more of fire service.”

An initial proposal placed these fee increases at about three times their current levels, but the city is hoping to strike a better balance than that and keep them as low as possible.

“We’re committed to working with the community and the developers to find a balance and make sure that that we’re able to build a good quality city over the next 20 years,” says Fulgoni.

Development impact fees are charged from local government to developers to help offset the costs of infrastructure and public services needed to support a new development.

“The new fee schedule that the city’s currently working on will impact new housing projects and commercial and industrial development,” says Laurie Tamura, principal planner at Urban Planning Concepts, a local land use consulting firm. “And so it could have a downward pressure on development if the fees are too high.”

Developers say they are glad the city is holding these workshops, analyzing potential scenarios and working to arrange ones that are “win-win.”

A third workshop will be held next month.

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