OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL
While Gov. Gavin Newsom is closing one prison after another in California, criminal activity has not abated in our state for a myriad of reasons. In the City of Santa Barbara, at their recent annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration, one person was murdered while two others were wounded.
Sergio Rivas has been charged for murder at the fiesta with gang enhancements. In addition to a couple of previous drunk driving-related offenses, he was arrested by the Sheriff’s department in 2016 for “street terrorism.” That is, he previously stabbed three people on the very same street as the current charges!…