Community News · Lompoc, CA
More than 100 students at Lompoc High School walked out of class Friday to protest the federal immigration detention of Erik Zepeda, a Santa Maria High School student detained while walking to school the previous week. The Santa Maria Police Department and the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office are coordinating with other agencies to review the incident. An ICE spokesperson said agents believed Zepeda matched the description of a person they were seeking. A federal court ruling in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin restricts immigration agents from conducting stops based on racial stereotyping without individualized reasonable suspicion across seven counties in the Central District of California, including Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties; the government has appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Community News · Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County residents planning Halloween trick-or-treating on Saturday should expect rain in the late afternoon and evening, meteorologist Ryan Kittell told Noozhawk. The county faces on-and-off showers Friday through Sunday with roughly a quarter to three-quarters of an inch expected, though there is a 10% to 20% chance totals could double or halve. Downtown Santa Barbara received .44 inches over two hours early Friday, while other areas saw up to a quarter inch. A coastal flooding advisory was in effect through 2 p.m. Friday, and the risk of significant flooding remained low.
Community brief · Santa Ynez, CA
The Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce will host a free flood-preparedness workshop on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Santa Ynez Community Services District office, 1070 Faraday St. Team Rubicon, a volunteer humanitarian organization based in Ventura County, will lead training on sandbag filling, directional stacking, structure protection, and safety considerations. Attendees receive sandbags to fill and take home; participants are…
