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Santa Barbara County Fire Department Looking to Make Bid on Ambulance Services Contract After favorable evaluation of pros and cons, fire officials leaning toward submitting competing bid against longtime contractor American Medical Response If the Santa Barbara County Fire Department were to take over the county’s ambulance services contract, officials say the objective would be to enhance both emergency and nonemergency services, including adding units throughout the county. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue May 23, 2021 | 11:15 p.m. With Santa Barbara County’s ambulance services contract set to expire at the end of 2022, the county Fire Department is looking into placing a competitive bid to take over the services entirely or by partnering with a private provider. ....
City Council votes unanimously to continue program through December while exploring whether to make it permanent Since March 2020, the City of Carpinteria has issued 28 permits for businesses and other organizations to expand their operations outside or into public street rights-of-way. (Jade Martinez-Pogue / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue May 16, 2021 | 9:30 p.m. With Santa Barbara County gaining increasing control over the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carpinteria City Council voted last week to extend an emergency ordinance allowing local businesses to expand operations into street rights-of-way. “Many local businesses were forced to close for a number of months over the past year and, when open, business activities have been severely restricted,” City Manager Dave Durflinger wrote in a staff report to the council. ....