🌱 Why Verizon’s downtown Carpinteria cell tower decision just got delayed again
Carpinteria, California Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Carpinteria! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Verizon’s downtown Carpinteria cell tower decision just got delayed again
- How a Carpinteria neighbor advanced to challenge Rep. Salud Carbajal
Also on today's calendar: ACLU Benefit Concert at Live Oak UUC Featuring Songwriter Rebecca Troon & Friends.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Turning sunny; cool, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Planning Commission Review of Carpinteria Telecom Project Pushed to December (noozhawk.com) — A key decision on where to place a new Verizon wireless facility in downtown Carpinteria has been delayed until the Planning Commission’s Dec. 7 meeting, as the company studies alternate sites. Options now include the Veterans Memorial Building, the Chrisman California Islands Center, and other Linden Avenue locations after strong pushback to the original 900 Linden proposal. 
• Salud Carbajal, Bob Smith Poised to Face Off for Congressional Seat in November (noozhawk.com) — A Carpinteria resident, retired Navy officer Bob Smith, is poised to challenge incumbent Rep. Salud Carbajal for the 24th Congressional District after early primary results put both well ahead of other contenders. The district covers all of Santa Barbara County, so Carpinteria voters will help decide this closely watched November matchup.
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ACLU Benefit Concert at Live Oak UUC Featuring Songwriter Rebecca Troon & Friends →
Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N Fairview Ave, Goleta
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Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in Santa Barbara! →
Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara
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Saturday June 6
Friday June 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lost kitten.
Looking for “Socks” (bottom), he lives near Frecker Farms on Casitas Pass and worried he may have become some critter’s dinner. If anyone finds him,… (Nextdoor Rincon Hill) - Missing Bengal kitten
(6months/6lbs) 1200 Casitas Pass block. Please contact me if you have him ASAP. (Nextdoor La Conchita)
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Vice President: Network Strategy & Planning in Carpinteria. Apply here.
- The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Carpinteria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carpinteria here.
🗞 Nearby News
Montecito
- Solstice Spring Soirée Brings Art, Community & Celebration to Montecito (independent.com)
- Barton E. Clemens, Jr. Joins Board of Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara (noozhawk.com)
- Diana Ross to Light Up the Santa Barbara Bowl on August 27 (independent.com)
Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Welcomes Theodore K. Roche IV to Board of Directors (independent.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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