Payne Green, 88, after getting his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Kathryn Barnes/KCRW.
As vaccine eligibility opens to more people across California and the country, elderly people without internet or a helping hand are getting left behind.
My landlord, Payne Green, nearly became one of those people.
I’ve lived in a studio apartment above his garage in Santa Barbara for six years. He’s one of those rare, amazing landlords who leaves bags of hand-picked avocados outside your door. When my boyfriend and I asked if we could amend our lease so we could adopt a dog, he quickly agreed. And every December, he gives us a Christmas card with two $50 bills in it that reads “to my adopted children.”
Permaculture Network Honors Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market as 2021 Local Food Hero Pioneers Tom Shephard, Randy Wade and Bob BD Dautch also are recognized for their efforts in cultivating the market decades ago
Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market pioneers Tom Shepherd, left, Randy Wade and Bob BD Dautch started decades ago to cultivate the market into what it is today. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
Sam Edelman, longtime general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market, accepts the 2021 Local Food Hero Award on behalf of the market. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
A vegetable booth at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
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Alas, it was too much of a sacrifice to ask of the thin-skinned and overly sensitive people who simply refuse to be a responsible part of society and who insist on asserting their “rights.”
In my daily excursions around local beaches, parks and hiking trails, I am continually shocked at how few people take the simple and responsible precaution of wearing a mask. I estimate that only 5 percent to 10 percent of the people I encounter wear a mask, regardless of their age, under 40 or over 65. Groups of people gather, none wearing a mask, apparently oblivious to the risks they pose to themselves and others.
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Fundraising Effort Kicks Off to Upgrade Santa Barbara High School’s Eddie Mathews Field
Permanent outfield fencing, leveling of the infield and a new scoreboard are part of the four-phase renovation plan estimated to cost more than $230,000
The cozy confines of Santa Barbara High School’s Eddie Mathews Field are in need of upgrading. The Santa Barbara Baseball Parents Association has started a GoFundMe account to raise funds for the project. (Barry Punzal / Noozhawk photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports
February 26, 2021
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With a backdrop of the Santa Barbara Riviera and La Cumbre Peak, Eddie Mathews Field at Santa Barbara High School is one of the more picturesque high school baseball facilities anywhere.