A giant American flag is stirring emotions among many who pass by on Anacapa Street, but not everyone is moved.
In an e-mail to the City Council, longtime Santa Barbara resident Michael Colin is demanding removal of the 30-by-60 foot flag identical in size to the one draped on the Pentagon after Sept. 11 which hangs on the back of the Lobero theatre because its size violated the city’s sign ordinance.
“I just find it overwhelming” he said.
But with the United States at way and after Friday’s beheading of another American at the hands of terrorists, others say the flag is just the show of patriotism we could use right now.