Housing and Development Newsletter
Zick told Noozhawk that those arrested were not targeted for any purpose other than violating the penal codes, not for their race or ethnicity.
Those arrested reportedly ranged in age from 20 to 70, and as of 2 p.m., all had been released.
Orlosky had a brush with danger the day prior. At 1:30 p.m. Thursday, he and another demonstrator attempted to block the gate. A bulldozer, he said, pulled up to just a couple of inches from him. All of a sudden, it got real, Orlosky said.
Santa Barbara community organization El Centro immediately set up a fund to help those who were arrested. It is calling on the sheriff s department and Santa Barbara County Supervisor Gregg Hart to drop all charges.