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State Street Closure sparks late night controversy

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State Street closure fills with vendors on weekend nights

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The State Street closure on weekends nights is sparking controversy.

It had pop up vendors between between Cota and Ortega after midnight.

Some hotels have received noise complaints.

But people who like it said the restaurants are already closed, so it gives them somewhere to get something to eat.

Mayor Randy Rowse said he still questions the closure plan and configuration.

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At least 10 injured in shooting at lake party near Oklahoma City

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By Hanna Park, CNN

(CNN) — At least 10 people were taken to hospital after a shooting at a lake party near Oklahoma City Sunday night, police said.

No suspects are in custody, but there is no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat to the public, Emily Ward, a spokesperson for the Edmond Police Department, told CNN.

Officers responded around 9 p.m. CT to reports of gunfire at a party at Arcadia Lake, Ward said. Ten victims were transported by emergency medical services to hospitals across the Oklahoma City metro area, she said, adding the victims were in “various conditions.”

“The total number of victims is expected to change as additional individuals transported themselves to area hospitals,” police said in a statement on X.

Oklahoma City Police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol also responded to the shooting. The Edmond Police Department is leading the investigation, Ward told CNN.

Authorities did not reveal the age range of the victims. Ward described the gathering as a “large party” and said many of those present appeared to be “young adults,” but police are still investigating.

Arcadia Lake is about 13 miles north of Oklahoma City in Edmond, a city of roughly 100,000 residents. The lake is a popular destination for picnicking, camping, fishing and water sports.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Una guerra inconclusa en Irán podría darle a Xi la ventaja en las conversaciones con Trump, dicen fuentes

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Por Sylvie Zhuang, CNN

China sigue comprometida con la próxima reunión entre su líder Xi Jinping y el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, independientemente de la situación en Medio Oriente, y observa con cautela el conflicto de meses de su adversario con Irán, considerándolo como un factor que podría haber fortalecido su posición negociadora, según fuentes chinas familiarizadas con el asunto.

El raro encuentro en persona, ya pospuesto una vez debido a la guerra entre Estados Unidos, Israel e Irán, está ahora programado para los días 14 y 15 de mayo, según la Casa Blanca. Varias fuentes indican que Beijing ve la cumbre de alto riesgo como una oportunidad única para asegurar una relación a largo plazo más estable con su mayor competidor económico y militar.

Pero a pesar de la ventaja percibida, las fuentes señalaron que Beijing sigue siendo extremadamente cauteloso, con opiniones divididas entre los funcionarios gubernamentales sobre cómo manejar las múltiples complicaciones desatadas por el conflicto, no menos importante la posibilidad de que el estrecho de Ormuz —por donde China importa aproximadamente un tercio de su petróleo y gas— permanezca cerrado cuando Trump llegue a la capital china.

La visita de Trump “no es igual que cualquier otra visita de jefes de Estado”, dijo una fuente china bajo condición de anonimato debido a la sensibilidad del asunto. “El mandato de Trump probablemente tendrá un impacto duradero en el orden mundial y ya ha alterado fundamentalmente cómo Estados Unidos ve sus propios intereses.”

“Si su visita tiene éxito o no tendrá un impacto a largo plazo en los futuros acuerdos entre China y Estados Unidos, independientemente de si los demócratas o los republicanos llegan al poder”, añadió la fuente.

La visita originalmente estaba destinada a centrarse en confirmar acuerdos cruciales entre ambas partes en una variedad de sectores clave, pero la crisis en Irán ha “perturbado seriamente” la planificación y expectativas generales de China, dijo Cui Hongjian, exdiplomático y académico de asuntos internacionales en la Universidad de Estudios Extranjeros de Beijing.

“La política exterior de China tiene un punto de partida básico: las relaciones China-EE.UU. son la máxima prioridad. Una vez que las relaciones China-EE.UU. son estables, eso a su vez puede ayudar a estabilizar e incluso mejorar las relaciones de China con otros países”, dijo Cui a CNN.

La repentina incorporación de Irán, un socio cercano de Beijing, al centro de las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China ha hecho que las cosas sean “difíciles para la parte china”, dijo Cui.

Beijing aún no ha confirmado oficialmente la fecha de la cumbre, pero con la reunión prevista a menos de dos semanas, la perspectiva de un acuerdo de paz entre Estados Unidos e Irán sigue siendo lejana, y la reanudación de los combates es una posibilidad real. Ninguno de los dos escenarios está exento de riesgos para China, según una segunda fuente china que habló bajo condición de anonimato.

“Por supuesto, Trump querría visitar China después de haber terminado con Irán, para poder proyectar poder… pero si atacara a Irán después de visitar China, parecería como si China hubiera abandonado a Irán”, dijo la fuente.

“Trump es muy astuto; no apunta directamente a China, pero primero dejó fuera de juego a Venezuela y luego fue tras Irán, esencialmente recortando las alas de China en estas regiones”, añadió la fuente.

Pero la guerra con Irán no ha salido según lo planeado para Estados Unidos. En lugar de demostrar el poder estadounidense, el conflicto ha arrastrado a Estados Unidos a una confrontación profundamente impopular y aparentemente intratable, con consecuencias económicas globales cada vez mayores.

“Trump ahora querría pasar página con Irán lo más rápido posible”, dijo Wu Xinbo, miembro del Comité Asesor de Política Exterior del Ministerio de Rel

Lulu Hyddelig celebrates cozy Birthday

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SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) A Danish artist's work of art had a birthday. 

Thomas Dambo's troll Lulu Hyddelig turned one on Sunday

She is the first of his trolls to be indoors and permanent.

Lulu is located inside the California Nature Art Museum on Mission Dr. in Solvang.

That is where they held a birthday party with visitors.

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SBCC Baseball wins Riverside Regional to set up showdown with rival Hancock

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SBCC advances to Super Regional

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Barbara City College Baseball team punched their ticket to the 3C2A Super Regionals by winning the Riverside Regional on Sunday, beating San Diego Mesa 15-6 in a winner-take-all final game.

Similar to Friday's win, the Vaqueros took advantage of Mesa's freebies in a seven-run fifth inning to blow the game open. Max Collins pitched seven relief innings to earn the win.

To get here, the Vaqueros came back to beat the hosts, Riverside, 8-7 after trailing 7-3 in the first game on Saturday. That ended Riverside's season and, still unbeaten, allowed the Vaqueros two chances to beat Mesa to advance. Mesa won 11-4 on Saturday afternoon to trigger the "if necessary" Sunday game.

Opener Cooper Tinkey started the game with two quick outs. However, three walks and two singles followed, allowing two runs to score and forcing Collins to enter earlier than expected—and with the bases loaded. He got the first batter he faced to fly out, ending the threat.

Western State Conference (WSC) North Player of the Year William Matuszak immediately answered in the bottom half with a leadoff homer. Later in the inning, Bradley Cekada's two-strike, two-out RBI single tied the game at 2-2.

The next three innings went scoreless. The Vaqueros broke the tie in the fifth with a massive seven runs, though, taking a 9-2 lead. Somehow, they did it with only two hits in the inning—one of which being a bunt. Five walks, two sacrifice flies, two stolen bases, two wild pitches, an error, and a hit-by-pitch did most of the damage to tilt the game heavily in Santa Barbara's favor.

Mesa got a run in the top of the sixth, but the Vaqueros countered with four more. Cole Ide's two-run double, a balk, and Elijah Garcia's RBI single made it 13-3 Santa Barbara.

The result all but clinched, Mesa scored in the seventh with a solo homer. Another RBI hit from Ide and Sean Asperger's single scored two for the Vaqueros, who now led 15-4.

Two more consolation runs for Mesa eventually chased Collins in the eighth, who scattered seven hits and allowed just one walk and four unimportant runs. Drew Cappel got the final four outs to solidify the 15-6 win, sending Santa Barbara to the Super Regionals.

Perhaps the most emblematic stat of the game is that all four of Mesa's errors directly contributed to Vaquero runs. The Vaqueros did not commit an error on the day.

Cekada led the team with three of their 13 hits and three RBIs. Ide had two hits, two walks, three RBIs, and scored three runs. Matuszak had two hits (including the leadoff homer), three walks, and a stolen base.

The Vaqueros set themselves up for an eye-catching all-WSC North Super Regional matchup at Hancock, who won three close games over Cuesta and Grossmont to win their Regional. The top two teams in the conference, Hancock finished two games above Santa Barbara to end the latter's streak of three consecutive conference championships. After splitting the four games between them in the regular season, they will begin their playoff series on Thursday at 2 p.m. Game two is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. and, if necessary, a winner-take-all game three would be on Saturday.

(Article courtesy of SBCC Athletics)

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