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Annette Shimada
@AnnetteShimada
Mom of two, maker of fabulous soups, alum, and Instigator in Chief for Kickstart Consulting.
Santa Barbarakickstartconsulting.comJoined May 2008

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Bay area expat here -- wish this was do-able in Santa Barbara - 2018 mudslides shone a light on that! We desperately need creative affordable housing solutions. I'd do this in a heartbeat if zoning permitted. listen up!
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8/ Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, are a cheap way for existing homeowners to create a new home in their own backyard and earn some extra rent in the process. AB68 was a great start but we need to go further! housingforcalifornia.org/proposals/allo
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I’m hearing a few stories of people who have received election material and ballots for people who do not live at their address. It can happen if a recent prior resident did not update their registration. If you vote those ballots it is a felony. Return them as “undeliverable.”
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Decided to bite the bullet a few months ago when I booked a Hotwire room in chicago; bought travel insurance through #Allianz SE. "Claims due to expected events, ... epidemics, government prohibitions, warnings, or travel advisories are not covered." Silly me for buying it.
Congratulations to #Kyndi! Bringing the value of AI to us normal folks.
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Kyndi raises $20 million for its ‘explainable AI’ platform siliconangle.com/2019/07/10/art via @SiliconANGLE #Kyndi #explainableAI
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#Crunchbase - venture funding is changing: 56%+ percent of 2018 ww venture funding can be attributed to supergiant rounds of $100 million+. The trend intensified in the fourth quarter of 2018, with over 60 percent of reported capital coming from supergiants.
In Santa Barbara, takes is mission to #BeTheGood seriously, challenging the community to care as well. Thank you to stvincents-sb.org
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Ready, set, GIVE! RT this video with an @ mention of your favorite charity using #BeTheGood and we’ll donate $10 on your behalf in our $100K Charity Giveaway! With YOU, kindness, empathy and small actions can lead to big change.
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