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Dr. Rob Wright, head of Cottage Hospital’s ICU.
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Alejandra Gutierrez, Mayor Cathy Murillo and Oscar Gutierrez listen to South Coast Youth Safety Partnership’s Saul Serrano during a press conference addressing the city's response to youth gang violence and homeless transmitting the virus.
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Santa Barbara Police Chief Lori Lunhow addresses Alejandra Gutierrez, Mayor Cathy Murillo and Oscar Gutierrez.
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Judi Weisbart
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Laura Gross Shaffer pulls fabric to make a mask at her art studio.
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Barriers and gates form the Costco line in Goleta.
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A fence surrounds a playground in Isla Vista to prevent children from playing.
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New Tesla chargers are being installed at Goleta's Camino Real Marketplace, part of California's green economic wave to make long-distance EV driving possible.
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Demand for baby chicks is way up at Dare 2 Dreams Farms, located just west of Lompoc.
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Customers can pick up chickens at Lompoc’s Dare 2 Dream Farms.
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