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COSTA CENTRAL, Calif. - Nuevas viviendas estudiantiles en camino para UC Santa Barbara

Nuevas viviendas para estudiantes llegan a UC Santa Barbara. Los regentes de la UC aprobaron el proyecto del Campus Este, que incluye demoler la residencia Santa Rosa para construir una instalación más grande.

El plan crearía más de 1,600 nuevas camas para estudiantes y renovaría los comedores del campus para acomodar a la población adicional.

Esto forma parte del Plan de Desarrollo a Largo Plazo de 2010.

La construcción comenzará este verano, pero el proyecto aún necesita ser revisado por la Comisión Costera de California.

Nuevo centro de llamadas al 911 revoluciona la respuesta en Santa Bárbara

El centro de llamadas al 911 más rápido en la historia del condado de Santa Bárbara ya está en operación.

El edificio regional de comunicaciones, conectado al Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia del condado, permite una respuesta unificada en grandes emergencias.

Siete agencias de bomberos y AMR son despachadas desde este lugar, cubriendo desde Santa María hasta Carpinteria, y asignando al respondedor más cercano en segundos.

El centro ha ido incorporando agencias desde junio y ahora todos los departamentos están conectados.

Hasta el momento ha recibido 32 mil llamadas, entre ellas instrucciones para el nacimiento de dos bebés y asistencia para realizar RCP en una emergencia.

Con ayuda computarizada, el despacho promedio se envía en menos de un minuto después de identificar la ubicación del incidente.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Monday, the City of Santa Barbara released its draft long-term, climate adaptation plans for water and wastewater systems, the first of its kind in the state.

The Draft Wastewater and Water Systems Climate Adaptation Plan identifies the highest priority risks to the city's infrastructure from impacts connected to a changing local climate including: flooding, erosion, sea level rise, and wildfires.

"Flooding and erosion during storms already affect the City’s wastewater and water infrastructure," explained the City of Santa Barbara. "The severity of these impacts is anticipated to accelerate significantly in the coming decades due to climate changes, including rising sea levels and heavier rainfall during storms. The City developed the Wastewater and Water Systems Climate Adaptation Plan to evaluate the current and future impacts on the City's water and wastewater systems and outline a phased approach for adapting these systems over time."

In particular, the City identified low-lying areas from the Waterfront to just north of Highway 101 as locations that will face increased flooding in the coming years.

Access roads to the El Estero Water Resource Center already experience flooding during heavy rainfall and those issues are expected to get worse due to both increased rainfall totals as well as sea level rise.

"The City often gets asked whether we will have to move El Estero in the long term and where it would go," said the City of Santa Barbara's Water Resources Director Joshua Haggmark. "While this decision is not anticipated until the latter part of the 21st century, the City will eventually need to decide whether to protect the plant in place or relocate it."

The City of Santa Barbara offered that a city-owned property on parts of the municipal golf course could be considered as a new location for a relocated wastewater treatment plant, but the area is already dealing with similar issues adapting to the changing local climate.

Expected rises in sea levels in the coming decades, especially more intrusive coastal storm surges, could introduce saltwater into the wastewater collection system.

That saltwater threatens the bacteria that the sewer treatment system relies on to break down its contents noted the City of Santa Barbara.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Just in time for the holidays, Westside Dance of Santa Barbara will be performing a shorter, sweeter version of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker.

Coming up this weekend, the dance company will be putting three shows at Santa Barbara's Marjorie Luke Theatre: Sat. Dec 13th at 11am & 4pm, Sun. Dec 14th at 4pm.

Whether you're a fan of the original ballet, or just in search of holiday events this weekend, this shorter rendition is perfect for everyone.

Show director, Jennifer Phillips, and dancer, Emma Sizer, joined your Morning News to preview the upcoming performances.

"Our version is slightly different because it's shorter. It's very sweet, perfect for young families," Phillip explains. "We keep our show under an hour. It's really it's a sweet production and I bet so many kids are excited to see this and see it." 

You can purchase your tickets and learn more information by visiting the dance company's website.

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