Posted on July 6 at 1:55 p.m.

Knowing and being involved in Santa Barbara for many years, I was astonished to read of yet another youth intervention program. Are we throwing more money after bad? We have had the Pro- Youth Coalition for a number of years and recently so called "gang experts 'coming to analyze the situation. Now we have a person newly arrived who has had "a vision" and a man who is willing to donate $400,000 to this new group. This is ignoring the other non-profits that have been dealing with this problem for years..What are Ms. Williams credentials ? Where has she been for the past 10 years? What have been her successes?

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Posted on July 6 at 1:26 p.m.

We are Goleta residents living in Paris, France for the summer. Thank you for your excellent coverage of the Gap fire. We appreciate your updates especially since we are so far away from home.

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