ISLA VISTA, Calif.—It’s an area with heavy foot traffic— from skateboarders to cyclists— and now it has the perfect resting spot, thanks to the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, several partners, and a lot of community input.
 
“It's a fantastic spot. If you're going to campus, you need to study for a midterm or a final great place to sit down and do it. If you're leaving campus and you need to decompress from a midterm or final labs or whatever, great place to do it,” said Henry Sarria, who lives in Isla Vista.

Isla Vista Recreation and Park Districts unveiled "Peaceful Pardall Park” Thursday afternoon.
 
“There really should be a kind of open space here, a public space. Among all of the businesses, it seems just kind of, a little bit stiff. So this is a nice place to be able to, you know, come here, have lunch,” said UCSB Student Edward Westby.
 
The park fills what used to be an empty lot on Pardall Road.
 
“I remember when I first moved here in ’87, there was a beach volleyball court and there was always activity, but then it just kind of imploded on itself…once they decided to reactivate it—best decision ever made,” said Henry Sarria.
 
Now, it has granite walkways, benches, picnic tables, bar top seating, lighting, and a gathering area.
 
“Most of the parks here don't have a lot of tables or, lights, so it's nice to see that we can even come in the evenings and just do some work or hang out with friends. It's definitely something innovative,” said UCSB 4th Year Student Arly Lara.
 
“The idea is to make it soft, make it inviting, and try to make it quiet and a peaceful place to get away,” said Landscape Architect Eric Berg.
 
Berg helped design the landscape with water conservation in mind.
 
“The entire park is designed to collect any of the stormwater, either rainwater that lands on it and funnel it into this central swale—The sand area right here, which is about a one foot, 18 inch deep area of sand that collects all of the storm water in here and infiltrates it into the groundwater,” said Berg.
 
It features drought tolerant plants that require little irrigation or maintenance

Por Sarah Ferris y Morgan Rimmer, CNN

El Senado ha dado un paso para que el Congreso evite otro cierre prolongado del Gobierno, al aprobar un importante acuerdo presupuestario alcanzado con la Casa Blanca que financia temporalmente al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), permitiendo así negociaciones a largo plazo sobre la política federal de inmigración.

Es casi seguro que Washington entrará en un cierre parcial del Gobierno a la medianoche. Sin embargo, líderes republicanos y demócratas creen que la medida final llegará al escritorio del presidente Donald Trump a principios de la próxima semana, a tiempo para evitar un impacto significativo en los trabajadores federales. El Senado aprobó el proyecto apenas horas antes de la fecha límite de financiamiento de este viernes, pero no se espera que la Cámara de Representantes regrese a Washington hasta el lunes para darle la aprobación final.

La aprobación en la Cámara, no obstante, aún no está garantizada. El presidente de la Cámara, Mike Johnson, y su equipo deben sortear una estrecha mayoría republicana, con algunos legisladores de línea dura rebelándose contra la prórroga de dos semanas para financiar al DHS, exigida por los demócratas del Senado.

Es probable que el liderazgo republicano necesite el apoyo de los demócratas para aprobar el proyecto, que financia al resto de los departamentos incluidos en el paquete —con prioridades que van desde el Pentágono y el control del tráfico aéreo hasta la investigación federal en salud— hasta finales de septiembre.

Trump y los líderes republicanos aceptaron rápidamente la exigencia demócrata de posponer por ahora el financiamiento del DHS, en medio de una fuerte reacción pública por dos muertes de ciudadanos estadounidenses a manos de agentes federales en Minneapolis este mes. La Casa Blanca ha insistido en que los republicanos deben evitar un cierre, luego de que los demócratas mostraran una postura firme el otoño pasado y se negaran a reabrir el Gobierno durante 43 días por la expiración de créditos fiscales ampliados de Obamacare para millones de estadounidenses.

Los demócratas, por su parte, aceptaron una prórroga de dos semanas en lugar de cerrar por completo el DHS, mientras buscan negociaciones reales con los republicanos sobre reformas, en un momento en que incluso senadores republicanos piden cambios.

El paquete de gastos, que financia tres cuartas partes de las agencias gubernamentales, reduciría ligeramente el gasto total del Congreso, pero en gran medida rechaza los recortes presupuestarios más drásticos propuestos por Trump.

Demócratas, y algunos republicanos, lucharon para proteger los fondos federales para programas como los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés) y las becas Pell, aunque la medida aún recorta recursos para programas de ayuda internacional, tras la decisión de la Casa Blanca de cerrar USAID el año pasado. También financia prioridades de Trump, como un aumento salarial para los militares y nuevas inversiones en seguridad aérea y contratación en la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés).

En una victoria para los demócratas, los proyectos de ley de financiamiento incluyen medidas de rendición de cuentas —denominadas “barreras de seguridad” por el partido— que obligan efectivamente a la Casa Blanca a seguir las instrucciones de gasto del Congreso. Con ello, esperan poner fin a la práctica del Gobierno de Trump de mover fondos entre departamentos sin la aprobación del Capitolio. En esta ocasión, los líderes de gasto incluyeron un desglose detallado de los recursos dentro del pro

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—What started out as a press conference turned into a rally as hundreds of high school students from Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos, and San Marcos marched toward the courthouse Friday.
  
They held signs with slogans like  “no human is illegal” and “abolish ice”.
  
They are speaking out in the wake of killings and unrest in Minnesota, and incidents here at home.
  
“How am I supposed to go on knowing that my mom is in these camps day and night without proper food, water?” asked one student.
 
“I’ve seen the effects that some of the recent ICE raids have had on my students and their families. They're upset. They don't want to come to school when they're in school,” said teacher Andrea Fuentes.
 
Just this week, an ICE agent pepper sprayed a woman on the Eastside of Santa Barbara.
 
Back in July the Glasshouse Farms raid in Carpinteria shook up the community.
 
“Four months later, they returned with military style operations to Santa Maria. And then, between December 27th and December 30th, over 150 community members were taken between the County of Santa Barbara and County of San Luis Obispo,” said 805 Undocufund Executive Director Primitiva Hernandez.

Hernandez held back tears during her speech.
 
“History is watching this moment. Our children will ask where we stood,” Hernandez said.
 
Local leaders including Councilwoman Wendy Santamaria and Gloria Soto took to the podium emphasizing the power of solidarity.
 
“The first way that we defeat this wave of fascism is by doing it together. There is more of us than them. And let's act like it,” said Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Wendy Santamaria.
  
“There’s more that we have to do to try to make sure that our community members feel safe,” said Santa Barbara City Councilman Oscar Gutierrez.
  
“We need Congress to act, to defund and dismantle an agency that has operated without adequate accountability, and that has inflicted harm on so many,” said Santa Maria City Council Member Gloria Soto.

“We are demanding an end to local law enforcement cooperation and resource sharing,” said one speaker.
 
Local leaders are also calling on Congress to use federal budget negotiations to implement ICE policy changes.
  
Senate Democrats have reached a deal to temporarily fund Homeland Security for two more weeks.
 
The hope is that Congress will negotiate significant reforms, including the use of body cameras, removal of masks, and an end to roving patrols.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—What started out as a press conference turned into a rally as hundreds of high school students from Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos, and San Marcos marched toward the courthouse Friday.
  
They held signs with slogans like  “no human is illegal” and “abolish ice”.
  
They are speaking out in the wake of killings and unrest in Minnesota, and incidents here at home.
  
“How am I supposed to go on knowing that my mom is in these camps day and night without proper food, water?” asked one student.
 
“I’ve seen the effects that some of the recent ICE raids have had on my students and their families. They're upset. They don't want to come to school when they're in school,” said teacher Andrea Fuentes.
 
Just this week, an ICE agent pepper sprayed a woman on the Eastside of Santa Barbara.
 
Back in July the Glasshouse Farms raid in Carpinteria shook up the community.
 
“Four months later, they returned with military style operations to Santa Maria. And then, between December 27th and December 30th, over 150 community members were taken between the County of Santa Barbara and County of San Luis Obispo,” said 805 Undocufund Executive Director Primitiva Hernandez.

Hernandez held back tears during her speech.
 
“History is watching this moment. Our children will ask where we stood,” Hernandez said.
 
Local leaders including Councilwoman Wendy Santamaria and Gloria Soto took to the podium emphasizing the power of solidarity.
 
“The first way that we defeat this wave of fascism is by doing it together. There is more of us than them. And let's act like it,” said Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Wendy Santamaria.
  
“There’s more that we have to do to try to make sure that our community members feel safe,” said Santa Barbara City Councilman Oscar Gutierrez.
  
“We need Congress to act, to defund and dismantle an agency that has operated without adequate accountability, and that has inflicted harm on so many,” said Santa Maria City Council Member Gloria

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Friday, Mysti Lee Ary of Bakersfield made her first court appearance on a felony charge of fleeing the scene of an accident causing permanent injury in connection with a hit and run collision with a runner along the Pacific Coast Highway on June 15, 2025.

Ary pled not guilty to the felony charge and is next due in Ventura County Superior Court for an early disposition conference on Feb. 9, 2026.

She was released from custody on her own recognizance added the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release Friday.

On June 15 of last year, Ary is alleged to have collided with a runner along the Pacific Coast Highway and then leaving the scene without stopping to check on the pedestrian's condition detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

First responders found the pedestrian had suffered significant injuries noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

After an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Ary was identified as the alleged driver and she was arrested days later and her vehicle was located and seized as evidence stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

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