KENNETH SONG/NEWS-PRESSFrom left, Danny Rabadan (second place), David Kroll (first place), and Christian Blackburn (third place) were the top three finishers Saturday of the Arise 5K Annual Walk Run, which raised more than $20,000 for Bethel House, the women’s rehabilitation facility that is part of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. (The men weren’t identified correctly when the photo originally appeared in Monday’s News-Press.

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State Route 1 to be closed for parade

GUADALUPE — State Route 1 will be closed part of Saturday for Guadalupe’s Christmas Parade.

From 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., State Route 1 (Guadalupe Street) will be closed to through traffic from State Route 166 (West Main Street) to 11th Street. 

Signage will be in place notifying the public of this road closure. 

— Katherine Zehnder

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KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESSA mini-storage rental facility, Kellogg Crossing Self-Storage, is being constructed at 10 S. Kellogg Avenue in Goleta, near the State Route 217 exit on southbound Highway 101. It is owned by 1784 Capital Holdings.

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One injured in semi collision

SANTA MARIA — The female driver of a semi-truck suffered non-life threatening injuries following a collision with a mail truck Monday afternoon, Santa Barbara County fire officials said.

The accident occurred at 3:52 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Main Street near Santa Maria.

She was taken to the hospital. The mail truck driver was not injured.

— Neil Hartstein

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SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission will review a four-story hotel planned for lower State Street during its meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The panel will meet in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden St., Santa Barbara.

The commission is reviewing a plan to build a four-story, 66-room hotel at 710-720 State St. and 15 E. Ortega St. Plans call for the hotel to include a restaurant and bar.

— Dave Mason

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KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOSThe Hospice of Santa Barbara’s 39th annual Light Up a Life event was finally held in-person Sunday at the Lobero Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara after two years of being virtual due to Covid. The Christmas tree is lit during the event.

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Driver uninjured after collision with tree

SANTA BARBARA – The driver of a vehicle that sped into a tree Sunday morning off the 101 freeway was extricated by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, but was found to have no injuries, officials said.

The 9:30 a.m. accident occurred on southbound Highway 101 south of Nojoqui Summit. The male driver/single occupant of the vehicle, who was in his 20s, was “lucky to be alive,” Capt. Scott Safechuck, the department’s public information officer, said.

The highway’s southbound #2 lane was closed by CalTrans for vehicle removal.

“Please drive safe!” Capt. Safechuck said.

– Neil Hartstein

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KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESSA Christmas tree is in the process of being set up on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara as gloomy conditions persist Friday on the South Coast. During the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. Friday, .33 inch of rain fell in Goleta, .08 inch in Santa Barbara, 0.26 inch in New Cuyama and 0.24 inch in Santa Maria. The numbers are from the National Weather Service, which said highs in the county were in the upper 50s or low 60s (except for New Cuyama, which saw a high of 53). Lows were in the upper 40s or low 50s (except for, again, New Cuyama with a low of 39). The forecast calls for rain today in Santa Barbara County and showers here on Sunday.

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The “Design Awards Gala” article in Friday’s Life Section should have read:

“Honorable mentions were awarded to AB Design Studio for Hideaway Santa Barbara; Bob Easton AIA Architect for All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church; and Michael Porter Architects for Highland.” An error concerning the architectural firm for Highland was in information provided to the News-Press.

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