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Camp Canine’s dog swimming pool, where Bruce the bulldog drowned, was not permitted, public records show

Camp Canine’s dog swimming pool, where Bruce the bulldog drowned, was not permitted, public records show

Public records obtained by the News-Press show that Camp Canine did not have appropriate planning permits for the swimming pool or the overall facility, at the time of Bruce’s death

by Kaitlin Sweeney • Santa Barbara News-Press August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

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In the quiet valley between Ontare and San Roque Road, rocks tumble out the back of a yellow Volvo dump truck.

Where there was once a cement wall, an excavator scoops up the boulders and transports them 180 degrees around to the shaded Arroyo Burro creek that runs through Stevens Park.

Since 1964 the San Roque debris basin wall has influenced the flow of water, now the stream will be free to flow without the incursion of the man made wall. The wall removal is part of a renovation to the debris basin.

“We will still have the full functionality of the basin itself to capture large debris, but we’re making it so fish and other aquatic species can come through this system,” said Seth Shank, Santa Barbara County Flood Control Environmental Planner.

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