November 7: Two Ventura police officers were injured this week after trying to kill a dog. KCLU reports an officer was trying to get some people to leave a parking lot when a dog jumped out of their parked RV and charged at him. Shots were fired and the officer was injured when he fell down. The dog’s owner was wounded by a bullet that ricocheted, and another officer was also injured. No word on arrests or the fate of the dog. The incident is still under investigation.
November 6: A SpaceX launch took place at Vandenberg Thursday at 1:13pm. Carpinteria Valley Radio has installed a countdown clock on the front page of our website so that locals can be prepared for sonic booms when the rocket boosters return to earth. Thursday’s launch resulted in another loud boom in Carpinteria.
November 4: This week the California Coastal Commission will vote on whether Santa Barbara County can rezone three properties in the Carpinteria Valley for housing. All of them are outside the city limits of Carpinteria. The city and the county are at odds, with county officials pushing for the developments despite stiff opposition from locals and the City Council. Coastal View News reports City Manager Michael Ramirez and councilmember Julia Mayer are in Sacramento to speak out against the proposals, saying that construction on the properties in question would put a strain on local services and interfere with agriculture. Both the county and the city are under pressure to provide more affordable housing. The Coastal Commission vote is expected Thursday.
November 5: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has turned thumbs down on Sable Offshore’s request for permits to do more work on oil pipelines and platforms along the Gaviota Coast. On a vote of 4-1, the board rejected the transfer of permits that would be necessary to restart the Plains All American pipeline that burst open ten years ago and polluted beaches and ocean waters off much of the south coast. he only vote in favor was from Supervisor Bob Nelson, whose votes over the past year indicate support for jobs created by the oil industry without addressing the environmental damage it does. No comment yet from Sable Offhsore.
November 5: Unannounced immigration raids have continued despite the government shutdown. The Independent reports more than 900 people have been arrested along the south coast this year during ICE raids that often turned violent. The heaviest concentration of local raids has been in Santa Barbara, but Carpinteria and Oxnard have also been targeted, with citizens being attacked by ICE agents during a raid in Oxnard last week. The report says two more arrests were made in Carpinteria during October.
Ongoing: Registration for fall classes & workshops. 865 Linden Avenue, call 805-684-7789.
Ongoing: Improv, Tuesdays 7pm, $10 at the door. Nov. 6: “Portraits of Life After Service” 6pm. 4916 Carpinteria Ave., tix available at thealcazar.org
Nov. 10: “Wild Things: San Miguel Island” Ongoing:Carpinteira Songwriters Circle Thurs. 4pm Babies Are the Best, Wed. 9am. Conversational Spanish, Tues. 2pm 5141 Carpinteria Ave., carpinterialibrary.org.
LIVE MUSIC
Nov. 5 Jayden Secor, Writer’s Round, Corktree Nov. 6 Will Breman, Corktree Cellars 6pm Nov. 8 Ray Jarique Trio, Corktree Cellars 6pm