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Tracy Lehr

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – One of the busiest intersections in Goleta is drying out.

Midday Saturday Hollister and Fairview Avenues looked like a lake.

People back to work on Monday shared videos of what they saw on social media.

They think a storm drain got clogged around noon on Saturday leading to intersection flooding.

Nearby the airport and the N 101 Freeway closed around the same time.

Rains totals over the weekend are in the two inch range.

The past 14 days show rain totals in Santa Barbara County nearing 12 inches.

A large tow truck with a flatbed came out to help cars caught in the intersection.

Some people watched from the windows and stayed inside.

Rosie Monreal was working at CZ Furniture Solutions when the flooding started and phoned home to tell family what was happening.

“I have never seen something like this, usually it gets flooded, but yesterday the sidewalk and this time it came very very close, cars were getting stuck and then turning around against the traffic because they didn’t go through the flooded area,” said Monreal.

People saved their cars buy steering clear of the intersection.

Santa Barbara City College is drying out from flooding on Sunday.

The heavy downpour made a construction area near the La Playa Stadium steps look like a waterfall.

First responders put caution tape up around a mound of mud that remains in the parking lot.

Some people came out to take a look at the area on Monday.

Andrew Butcher recalls it flooding a packed parking lot during a sporting events years ago.

Students are still on break, so the parking lot isn’t as busy as usual.

People heading to the stadium to keep their New Year’s exercise resolutions are likely to see the mud.

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Caleb Nguyen

LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The Lompoc Fire Department prevented any injuries after a structure fire at the 200 block of West Chestnut Ave. just before 6:30 a.m. Monday morning.

Lompoc City Police noticed heavy smoke and flames before the LFD arrived to put the fire out at the single-family home.

The LFD started from the outside of the home and knocked the fire down before it spread to other homes in the area, just after 7:30 a.m.

The LFD received help from Lompoc City Police, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Vandenberg Space Force Base Fire and the Regional Fire Communication Center.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) –  One of the most visited and photographed areas of Santa Barbara is getting the annual special care that makes it a favorite spot in the city.

The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will host its Annual Rose Pruning Day on January 10 starting at 9 a.m. at the Mission Historical Park.  

It’s a tradition each January.

Volunteers are invited out to learn about rose pruning from experts including Santa Barbara Rose Society member and resident rosarian Dan Bifano, in the famous A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden.

The department needs 150 volunteers to complete the project.

There are more than 1,500 rose bushes in the park. 

After this work, mulching and feeding will take place next month.  

Volunteers are welcome to drop in at any time during the three-hour event.

No special experience is required, as pruning demonstrations will be provided by Santa Barbara Rose Society member and resident rosarian Dan Bifano.

The Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department says: Volunteers are asked to bring their own gloves and tools, including hand pruners, loppers, and small handsaws, but a limited supply will be available. Parks and Recreation staff will be onsite to help sharpen and sanitize tools before pruning begins. Sturdy clothes, including long sleeves and pants, and sun protection are recommended.

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Dave Alley

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The City of Santa Maria honored community icon Jim Glines with the unveiling of a new memorial sign Monday morning.

Glines, who died last February at the age of 82, was a well-known Santa Maria Valley businessman, philanthropist and civic leader.

The new sign is located on Miller Street, between Santa Maria Way and Highway 135, near Community Bank of Santa Maria, which he co-founded back in 2001.

“Santa Maria Way was Bank of Santa Maria’s headquarters, and it’s where Jim first came to work as a community banker,” said Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria President/CEO. “Literally for 40 years, this is the building that he provided all this support for the community out of. This is where he held his his desk, his council, his all the wonderful things that he did for the community all started right here on Santa Maria Way in this building.”

On Monday, with many Glines family members and friends in attendance, along with other Santa Maria community leaders, the new sign was officially dedicated the City of Santa Maria Recreation & Parks Department.

“It’s really cool and very unexpected,” said John Glines, Jim Glines’s son. “This is one of his very favorite spots in the entire Santa Maria Valley and just having this section of road named after him, where everybody pulling into and out of the bank can see is is really special, and it’s cool seeing the range of our community that has come out to support this and and know that he had an impact on all of them.”

Known by many as “Mr. Santa Maria,” Glines familiar face and friends to many across the region, through his immense community service efforts, his successful business ventures and award-winning auctioneering.

Raised on a cattle ranch in the Cuyama Valley, Glines attended grammar and high school in Santa Maria. He later graduated from Cal Poly with a Bachelor’s Degree in Farm Management, and added a Graduate Degree in Banking from the University of Colorado.

During his lifetime, there have been few, if any, individuals in the Santa Maria Valley who have given back to the community more than Glines, who was a constant presence at hundreds of charitable events through the years.

“What an important man he was and what an impact he had,” said Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino. “He loved the city so much. I hope that people remember when they see (the sign), that they will remember Jim Glines, and that they will be able to tell their kids and their grandkids who Jim Glines was and what he did in the City of Santa Maria, 

Glines was a member of the Santa Maria Elks Lodge #1538 for more than 50 years and was past chairman of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen Contest. 

He also served as Elks Rodeo Queen Chairman or Co-Chairman for 20 years and was named as the Santa Maria Elks Lodge “Citizen of the Year” in 2008.

Glines was also a board member of Los Rancheros Visitadores, was appointed to the Santa Barbara County Fair Board of Directors in 1990 by then-California Governor George Deukmejian, and was later elected President of the Board.

In 2001, Glines co-founded Community Bank of Santa Maria and served as President and Chief Executive Officer for many years before becoming the bank’s Chairman of the Board, which he held until the time of his death.

Glines also appeared on countless television commercials for Community Bank of Santa Maria, many times riding a horse, befitting his lifelong equine passion.

As an auctioneer, Glines built a reputation as one of the finest in the business.

A graduate of the World Champion College of Auctioneering in Bakersfield, Glines was a former member of the Board of Directors of the California State Auctioneers Association and was named California State Champion Auctioneer in 2001.

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The holiday storm train has left the Central Coast for the most part, but there will be days of cleaning and many preparations before the next rain system arrives.

This appears to be a dry week, which is what every community needs that dealt with the hard rains.

The weekend impacts leave behind a work list that will take days or weeks depending on the damage.

The Santa Barbara waterfront has a sailboat wreckage to remove. That was completed by Marborg Industries Monday afternoon during low tide.

After a two day effort to save the Green Flash sailboat, the plan failed and it could not be towed back out from Santa Barbara’s East Beach. The owner took off the mast and the motor and left the rest behind.

For years, the city has had to deal with these vessels that break from a Winter anchorage spot and if the owner does not have the funds it’s costly to deal with the wreckage.

 Capt. Nathan Alldredge is the Santa Barbara Harbor Operations Manager. “Then it becomes an environmental hazard, becomes a safety hazard, the city and some of our non profit partners have to take on as sort of their responsibility.”

As of January first there is now a mandatory insurance police required.  The waterfront department has worked for months to get the requirement in place for the harbor and nearshore waters that include the moorings and free anchorage.

It protects the boaters and protects the city from an unforeseen event.

Alldredge said, “having an insurance policy allows them to be able to work with the contractor (through) their insurance and to be able to get some repairs done or salvage the vessel or  bring it off the beach if it a loss or compensate for some kind of replacement for that boat.”

For those without insurance now they will be cited and it will be a 60-day period before the vessel is impounded if the insurance is not obtained.

Alldredge said, “they can appeal to the waterfront director but after that if they don’t show insurance the vessel is subject to be impounded  and the slip can be terminated.”

The remaining waterfront area will get a full assessment, something all coastal communities will be doing, after the combination of King Tides and two serious storms starting in late December.

The base of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club is holding firm but it is now exposed with all the sand pulled out by the wave action in one corner on the western end. Tidal overflow was minor there. The parking lot was not impacted and a rock wall that was installed after past storms held as planned. It preserves the boat yard, parking areas, and businesses.

Yellow tape is up to keep the public out of the eroding area.

The Carpinteria sand berm has been reduced but still has protections where it sits in front of coastal apartments, some that are seasonal rentals.

The storm caused rock slides in many areas including Mountain Drive near Mission Ridge.

The Santa Barbara Airport and Highway 101 northbound west of Goleta are both open after closures over the weekend.

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Mike Klan

LONG BEACH STATE, Calif. (KEYT). Sophomore guard Hamad Mousa finished with a team leading 19 points and junior guard Jake Davis (above) enjoyed a career high 15 Saturday evening, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program sustained a 74-68 setback at Long Beach State. 

Mousa also grabbed a team high eight rebounds for Cal Poly (6-10, 2-2), which led just once (by a single point) and was kept to a 33.9 (19-for-56) percent field goal mark. Meanwhile, Long Beach State (5-10, 1-2) – which led by as much as 25 points in the second half before Cal Poly cut the gap to 11 with four minutes to go – finished with a 50.0 (29-for-58) percent mark. 

Held to a 5-for-17 shooting start, Cal Poly trailed 23-17 seven-and-a-half minutes before the break. The Mustangs though received a pair of free throws from freshman forward Ali Assran before Davis knocked down his second three-pointer of the night to cut the gap to one. 

Cal Poly, however, kept without a field goal the remainder of the half as Long Beach State – shooting 53.3 (16-for-30) percent in the opening period – took a 38-26 lead into the locker room. 

Davis opened the second half with another three-pointer to break Cal Poly’s drought, but Long Beach State countered with a 13-6 run out of the break to stretch the advantage to 51-32 with 15 minutes to play. 

Cal Poly still faced a 65-41 deficit with nine-and-a-half remaining before reeling off a 16-3 run to close within 11 points. Long Beach State, however, scored on its next two possessions to maintain a double-digit advantage.

Cal Poly Noteworthy (at Long Beach State)

Saturday’s matchup was played inside Long Beach State’s auxiliary facility – The Gold Mine – after rain in Southern California forced the closure of the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. 

Up Next: Cal Poly stays on the road, visiting CSUN on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. 

With Saturday’s setback, Cal Poly sits in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big West standings alongside UC Santa Barbara and CSUN. 

Now a double-digit scorer in all 15 appearances, Hamad Mousa kept hold of the Big West lead at 20.9 points per game. 

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Mike Klan

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KEYT) – UCSB got another late wake-up call and lost for the fourth time in the past five games.

The Gauchos were down 14-0 at Cal State Northridge to start the game and lost 74-65 to fall to 2-2 in the Big West and 9-6 overall.

Slow starts recently against Utah Valley, Green Bay and Cal State Fullerton have led to Gauchos losses.

UCSB had a poor shooting game against the Matadors making only 21 of 61 shots including just 6-for-30 from three-point distance.

Aidan Mahaney was 1-for-13, Zion Sensley was 2-for-10 and Colin Smith made just 1 of his six field goal attempts.

The Gauchos are just 2-4 without point guard Miro Little who has missed the last six games with a foot injury. He is close to returning to the lineup.

UCSB had 38 turnovers on their 0-2 road trip with freshman CJ Shaw committing 14 of those playing out of position at point guard. Shaw did lead UCSB with 20 points at CSUN.

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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball team fought CSUN Saturday for their second home game of the week. The Gauchos won 88-70 to make themselves 3-1 in conference play and establish a 12-game win streak over CSUN.

(Gauchos have won 10 of their last 11 games. Entenza Design).

FROM HEAD COACH RENEE JIMENEZ”We really try to stay not outcome focused but process focused, and like are we getting better game to game? We even break the game into like five minute segments,” Jimenez said. “We really try to keep them process focused instead of having them check the scoreboard and the end result. It’s kind of the approach we’ve taken this year which I think has worked really well for this group.”

HOW IT HAPPENEDOlivia Bradley got to work quickly, driving in a layup for the first basket of the game. The Matadors returned with a three, but Bradley went right back to the basket for another layup. She went on to procure an 11-point first quarter.

The teams initially struggled over the lead, but Santa Barbara secured it for themselves at 16-13. They then went on a ten-point scoring run from which the Matadors would never recover. The Gauchos achieved their highest-scoring differential during the first, making 13 more points than CSUN and wrapping the half at 26-13.

The Gauchos maintained their drastic lead through the second, finishing the quarter 16 points ahead at 47-31. Zoe Borter put up ten of the Gauchos’ 21 points.

The Gauchos finished the third quarter 23 points ahead of the Matadors, running them down 75-52. Santa Barbara made 28 points overall – their highest tally of the game.

The game finished 88-70 after the Matadors put on their best quarter of the game. The Gauchos sustained their healthy lead, however, and gave themselves another win.

Santa Barbara shot 57% from the field and five Gauchos scored double digits. Skylar Burke matched her season-high 15 points and Bradley made over 10 points for the 10th time this season.

Chauncey Andersen was back in action, going three for five and grabbing five rebounds. Jessica Grant went four for five in threes and surpassed 200 career three-pointers, while Bojana Radnjic had a career-high three rebounds

UP NEXTThe Gauchos will hit the road next week, visiting UC Davis on Jan. 8 at 6:00 p.m.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Highway 192 is closed in both directions between Mission Canyon Road and Mountain Drive just above the foothills in Santa Barbara, according to CalTrans.

Highway 135 also received flooding, prompting CalTrans to announce its closure for eight miles due to flooding, one mile north of Los Alamos to the intersection with Harris Grade.

There is no estimate on reopening the highways, adding to closures on Highway 101 today due to rainy road conditions, according to CalTrans.

For more updates on road conditions, visit the CalTrans website.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Three people received medical care after their car crashed into a tree, then caught fire on Highway 101 north of Highway 154, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

All three patients needed ambulance transport after extrication from the car. One patient had critical injuries and two others had mild to moderate injuries, according to the SBCFD.

Southbound traffic on Highway 101 is currently down to one lane, according to the California Highway Patrol, without a set time for reopening.

For more information on highway updates, visit the CalTrans website.

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