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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, the organizers of Posada Navideña, a Christmas mixer scheduled to take place in Goleta, canceled the event just a few hours before the celebration.

The festive and cultural event hosted by Toyota of Santa Barbara, The Greater Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Foundation planned to bring together local businesses and community in Goleta for an evening of food, music, and celebration.

The event – scheduled to kick off at 5:00pm – was canceled just a few hours before due to "current climate uncertainty." 

A statement posted on social media read: "Many organizations have halted public events because of current climate uncertainty. For this reason, we are aligning with our partners and halting all public events for now. We want our community to be safe during this end of year festivities and we wish everyone the best time with their loved ones."

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