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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The debate over opening or keeping Main Street closed in Ventura is about to come to a vote.

People in favor of keeping the street closed are urging people to attend Tuesday’s Ventura City Council Meeting.

They took part in a Street Fair on Sunday.

The closure called Main Street Moves also includes a portion of California Street.

The city is facing lawsuits over the closure.

Members of a group of business owners called “Open Main Street” want to be compensated for losses.

Many businesses have closed during the closure.

If the Ventura City Council votes to reopen the street it would be slated to open in early November.

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Christer Schmidt

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Department arrested eleven drivers on suspicion of DUI during a DUI checkpoint conducted on Saturday.

The checkpoint was held at 1400 South Broadway from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Eleven drivers were cited for driving without a license.

Three drivers were cited for driving on a suspended license.

362 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, and 152 of those vehicles were screened.

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Christer Schmidt

ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) – A man fell around 40 feet from a patio during a party in Isla Vista.

The man hit beach rocks below the cliff.

The patient was in critical condition and was carried in a litter basket up beach access stairs by Santa Barbara County Firefighters, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office officers, and American Medical Response paramedics.

He is currently at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

“Another terrifying reminder of how dangerous these cliffs can be,” said Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors member Laura Capps. “With the school year beginning next week, it’s critical that all – landlords, tenants, County agencies, UCSB, SBCC, IVCSD, and the entire community – work together now to strengthen cliff safety. I am praying for this man’s full recovery.”

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Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – The second annual Lima Bean Fest took place at the Oxnard Historic Farm Park.

People had a chance to buy a handful of lima beans that could be used for a Lima Bean Tasting Contest.

Those taking part saved their last bean to vote.

The jar with the most beans on the voting table wins the Lima Bean trophy.

Twisted Oak Tavern in Camarillo served up a dish to defend its title.

Spanish Hills Country Club served Lima bean humus that is now on the menu.

Adolfo Grill and BGs Cafe also took part.

Oxnard was once called the Lima Bean Capital of the World.

Paul Thomas said his father was a lima bean farmer.

“I think it is bigger than last year, is it yeah, and it looks really good I’ve tastes the lima beans last year at the first one and this is great to see,” said Thomas.

Thomas grew up with author and Oxnard Historic Farm Park Director Jeffrey Maulhardt who joked about not liking them all the time as a kid.

“We ate lima beans all the time. Paul Thomas’ dad was a big lima bean farmer, every time I went to their house we had lima beans for me. I liked them but I got sick of them because I ate them so often,” said Maulhardt,” but I eat them again now, twice a month, that way I get the protein that you need and the magnesium, good for people who don’t have good brain function so I figure the more I have the better for me.”

The fest had lima bean bag cornhole,too.

Visitors also had a chance to check out the farm equipment including a stationery lima beam threshing machine last used in Nipomo.

The Ventura County Landmark is located at 1251 Gottfried Place is on the Gottfried Maulhardt Farm that is in the National Register of Historic Places.

For more information visit https://oxnardfarmpark.org  

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Christer Schmidt

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team conducted a traffic stop that led to a felony arrest for firearm possession.

On Friday around 3:10 PM, officers from the Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team conducted a traffic stop in the 1500 block of South Broadway on a black Honda driven by 26-year-old male resident of Santa Maria.

The man was wanted for an active felony arrest warrant.

He was taken into custody without incident on the outstanding warrant.

During the investigation, he informed officers that a firearm was inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of an un-serialized polymer handgun, commonly referred to as a “ghost gun”, along with a loaded high-capacity magazine.

The man was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail in Santa Maria for the outstanding arrest warrant and multiple weapons violations.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT).-

NCAA Women’s Volleyball:

Thunderdome Classic:

UCSB 3, Vanderbilt 1

Mustang Invitational:

Cal Poly 3, Cal 0

Nighthawks Classic:

Seattle Pacific 3, Westmont 1

Westmont 3, Northwest Nazarene 0

NCAA Men’s Water Polo

Stanford 16, UCSB 7

UCSB 24, Cal Lutheran 13

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). –

Segment 1: Moorpark 24, Santa Barbara 14; San Luis Obispo 22, Nipomo 16; Mission Prep 24, Santa Ynez 7; Buena 47, San Marcos 41 (overtime).

Segment 2: Dos Pueblos 56, Del Sol 0; St. Joseph 42, Eastlake 0

Segment 3: San Gabriel 32, Carpinteria 7; Pacifica 56, Rio Mesa 6

Segment 4: Ventura 38, Camarillo 21

More Scores:

Paso Robles 35, Righetti 24

Twelve Bridges 42, Arroyo Grande 41

McLane 70, Santa Maria 3

Nordhoff 47, Desert Chapel 13

Central Catholic 15, St. Bonaventure 14

Fillmore 54, Grace 40

Saugus 46, Hueneme 0

Westlake 45, Channel Islands 7

Agoura 41, Calabasas 17

St. Pius X-St. Matthias 46, Newbury Park 41

Thousand Oaks 49, West Ranch 15

Santa Margarita 44, Oaks Christian 14

Simi Valley 56, Cathedral 54

Oak Park 28, Peninsula 6

Harvard-Westlake 52, Royal 16

Hollywood 42, Santa Clara 8

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John Palminteri

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – Three Central Coast beaches have received some top honors from Sunset magazine.

In a recent travel award story, the “Where to Go: Beautiful Beaches” honors included Montecito’s Butterfly Beach, and both Avila Beach and Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County.

Butterfly Beach is right in front of the landmark Biltmore Hotel which is going through a remodeling project. The nearby Coral Casino has been open for members to enjoy the pool and oceanfront dining.

For more on the story go to: Sunset Magazine.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Now more than ever, we are exposed to hate and violence than ever before via social media. Videos grow viral at rapid speeds, spreading from platform to platform and sometimes we see videos without even intending to click on them.

This repeated exposure to violent content online can have depleting effects on one’s mental health, especially in kids and teens who frequent social media the most.

Alice Mills Mai, CEO of Centering Wholeness Counseling, says what she sees most often in teens is anxiety, depression, hyper vigilance, and children not being able to differentiate what is on social media and what’s their real life.

“They may take it into their real life as well, which did impact them, they don’t wanna hang around people – social anxiety going out to town, they may feel afraid that ‘oh this might happen to me.’ Anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders,” Mai says.

This creates a nightmare not only for children, but for their parents as well, who feel incapable of protecting them from such exposure. But Mai reiterates to parents the importance of checking in with their children.

“Parents are having a very difficult job because they cannot control what their children are seeing on social media. So when that line of communication is open, children can come to parents and ask them questions. ‘This is what I’m seeing online.’ ‘What do you think about it?’ Or ‘can I even share it?’

“And parents can also tell their children, ‘do not share these videos, do not download them onto your phone.’ You can block these people that are sharing it. You have an impact or an influence in how you navigate social media and so I think it’s very important that parents have these conversations with their children.”

Mai suggests parents whose children are showing signs of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD should get them into therapy as soon as possible.

Overall, Mai advises parents to minimize their children’s screen time, assuring it is not the first thing they wake to and the last thing they see before bed. Before giving them access to their first phone, parents should have a conversation with their children so they fully understand the responsibilities and consequences that come with social media.

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Caleb Nguyen

ORCUTT, Calif. – Fire crews are tackling a five to seven-acre grass fire near the 5800 block of Telephone Road in Orcutt that started before 3:00 p.m. Friday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department

The fire is threatening structures in the area and an air attack is on the way, according to the SBCFD.

The fire has the potential for 10 to 15 acres and more information on the incident will be provided as it becomes available to Your News Channel.

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