CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) A community known for having a Santa Clause Lane exit along the 101 freeway had its annual holiday parade on Saturday

It's called The Carpinteria Spirit Parade.

Warriors from Carpinteria High performed along Linden Avenue.

Santa waved from a fire truck

Animals in the parade included horses, sheep and dogs.

John Palminteri returned to co-emcee the parade.

Dozens of community groups took part.

The parade also brought people out on a day when local shops decked their halls and windows with holiday gifts.

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KEYT) The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley has 26 Christmas trees on display.

“An American Christmas” is the theme of the annual exhibit.

Each tree is decorated to represent a different decade or defining era.

They include a 1960s tree with Beatles items.

The tree that coincides with President Reagan's time in office includes a boombox, cassettes and a Bob Ross photo and palette.

The Fisher family of Ojai enjoyed it all.

"Last year they did trees around the world and this year the trees coincided with dates in history and presidents and it was really, really amazing it had beautiful ornaments and it was a great learning opportunity for my daughter," Alexia Fisher.

"I liked the 90s tree and all the old technology, it wasn't old back then, but it is kind of old now but I do enjoy how it looks all the buttons, but anyway I saw a bunch of technology and pop culture icons," Emilia Fisher.

They are library members.

A special Christmas tree at the entrance is dedicated to Gold Star families who have lost loves ones in the military.

An American Christmas runs thought Jan. 4.

Admission to the tree exhibit also includes the special "Cowboys: History and Hollywood exhibit.

The exhibit includes photos of President Reagan's Horse and his ranch in Santa Barbara County.

Docents on hand can tell visitors all about it.

The Cowboy exhibit runs through April 19.

For more information visit https://reaganfoundation.org

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A mix of clouds and fog today as a stronger westerly or zonal flow has taken hold for our region. Look for more low clouds during the overnight and we could once again see the fog lowering to create some patchy dense fog along with even some spotty drizzle. Overnight lows will be mostly in the 40's and 50's.

For Sunday, look for a similar pattern of fog and sunshine with highs expected to warm in to the 60's and 70's. For now, there are no weather alerts for our region, but dense fog could be an issue early, so driving visibility issues could be present early.
Looking ahead, a slight up tick in temperatures is in the forecast as we head in to early next week and then a slight dip as high pressure rebuilds and then weakens through the middle of the week. Temperatures will stay on the mild side and above normal for this time of year for most of next week. A very weak area of low pressure could bring us a slight rain chance in our northern areas next weekend. The chance is very small, but we will keep an eye on that as well as what might be brewing for Christmas week. Our long range forecast models have been a hinting at seeing a pattern change close to December 23rd with rain becoming widespread and lasting through the 26th. It is very early and the models will likely change their forecast details as we get closer to Christmas week. We will monitor closely and update our long range forecast with regard to rainfall potential and timing. For now, enjoy the mild short term forecast and maybe try and remember where you left the umbrella just in case.

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