Santa Barbara Independent 5/9/24

DOWN THE RABBIT

by Callie Fausey

May 10

Award-winning Conservation Photographer Cristina Mittermeier

Between Land and Sea: Saving Our Oceans to Save Ourselves

Fri, May 10 (note new date) / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)

“The ocean isn’t just a victim of climate change – it is our solution.” – Cristina Mittermeier

Working at the intersection of art and science, National Geographic photographer Cristina Mittermeier drives conservation efforts through storytelling and explores how inextricably linked we are to that most sacred element – water.

Earth, Air, Fire, Water Series Sponsors: Patricia & Paul Bragg Foundation, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation, and Sara Miller McCune

May 17

2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Bestselling Author Xochitl Gonzalez

Latinx Voices Are American Voices

Fri, May 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

$20 / FREE for UCSB students (registration recommended)

In her acclaimed novels Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs

Last as well as her writings for The Atlantic, Xochitl Gonzalez examines class, gentrification and the American Dream with love and wry humor.

Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Eva & Yoel Haller, Dick Wolf, and Zegar Family Foundation

May 19

Back by Popular Demand Jacob Collier

DJESSE VOL. 4 NORTH AMERICA TOUR with special guest Kimbra

Sun, May 19 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre

Tickets start at $45 / $20 UCSB students

“There’s musicianship and then there’s genius, and then way, way, way above all that, out in the stratosphere, is Jacob Collier.” – Hans Zimmer

Back by popular demand, six time Grammy-winning artist Jacob Collier bookends Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 season with an entirely new show featuring a full band and music from his forthcoming album, Djesse Vol. 4.

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Reporter’s Firsthand Experience with Ketamine Therapy by Callie

Fausey

FEEDING THE ARTIST DRIVE

Santa Barbara is a ripe area for writers, and our Indy intern Kira Logan has been writing up stories from the world of arts and culture. Logan, who also writes for UC Santa Barbara’s Daily Nexus, has been a journalist at heart since she was little.

When did you start at the Independent? What originally sparked your interest in writing here? I began my internship in September! I’ve had the pleasure of writing for the Independent all three quarters of my second year at UCSB. I had always admired the Independent my first year at college, and would always pick up a copy when I stumbled across it. The vibe and writing style felt so Santa Barbara to me, so intriguing and interesting to read. I always thought interning would be a dream, and I was right!

What got you started in journalism? Has this always been a career path you’ve wanted to pursue? When I was 8 years old, I would write up news reports and paste them all over my house for my family to read so, needless to say, I’ve always wanted to be a writer. In 6th grade while watching Gilmore Girls, Rory Gilmore taught me that journalism was a career, and since then, I’ve known what I’ve wanted to do. I’m so lucky to have found my passion so early on, and with each new article I write, I’m only more sure of my decision.

What are your plans for after you graduate from UCSB? Any idea of where you’ll be off to, or do you plan to stay here? Contradicting my last statement about loving the beach, I actually hope to move to New York post-grad! My best friends and I all love it there, and we hope to all move in together. Ideally, I’d love to work for a big newspaper like the New York Times or The New Yorker, but we’ll see where the wind takes me. As long as I keep writing, I have a feeling I’ll be content!

by RYAN P. CRUZ, CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, NICK WELSH, and JEAN

Workers for Palestine Rally as Students Set Up Camp at UCSB NEWS of the WEEK

Chants of “Workers have the power” and “Engineering, you can’t hide; you are building genocide” could be heard across UC Santa Barbara’s engineering concourse as more than 100 students, faculty, and community members held a walkout on

COMMUNITY

Boys

SMay 1 in support of Palestine and university divestment from military contractors. Student groups UCSB Divest and UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine promoted the walkout and rally, held on International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. The rally was

billed as “UCSB Workers for Palestine.”

That same day, a group of student protesters unaffiliated with UCSB’s Students for Justice in Palestine or Divest groups set up a tent encampment between Davidson Library and North Hall to show solidarity with Palestinians and to bring attention to their demands.

No counter-protesters were present at the May Day rally or encampment, though a tabling session was held by Students Supporting Israel in front of the library the following day.

The rally and encampment did draw the attention of UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang, who issued a statement, saying he cherished the long-held tradition of student activism and First Amendment rights on UCSB’s campus but also informed students, “Those violating laws and codes of conduct in unsanctioned, illegal, and disruptive activities, whether non-affiliates or members of our campus community, are subject to legal and disciplinary action.”

Sierra van der Brug and Jack Magargee

For more on the rally and encampment, visit independent.com/news

& Girls Club Leaving Eastside

Part Ways

by Callie Fausey

anta Barbara’s downtown Boys & Girls Club will no longer be a Boys & Girls Club come summer.

“They can run whatever youth program they want, they just can’t call it a Boys & Girls Club,” said Michael Baker, chief executive officer of the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County (United) a local chapter of the nationwide network of community youth centers that provide afterschool programming and mentorship.

Originally established by local firefighters in 1938 as the “Boys’ Club of Santa Barbara,” the 632 East Canon Perdido Street site was created to give young boys a place to go outside of school. Known for its athletic programs, it has churned out famous alumni, including NBA Laker Jamaal Wilkes and NFL players Randall and Sam Cunningham. In 1990, the downtown club became the “Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara,” and in

2020, it merged with United created in the 1970s joining the network of clubs spanning from Lompoc to Carpinteria.

Their agreement involved the downtown facility retaining ownership of the site and control of an endowment, while financially supporting United in overseeing the facility’s programming. However, the downtown club’s board which receives funds from renting out other parts of the land has not made these financial contributions for more than two years.

United is now preparing to leave the site, taking the downtown club’s charter as a Boys & Girls Club with them.

“The last straw was the board of the facility telling us they no longer want us in the building,” Baker said. “Like, you’re not only not making payments, but now you’re telling us to get out? The owners made the decision for us to vacate, so that’s what we’re doing.”

To keep up programming, United was funding operations at the downtown location since 2021, which was not the agreement, Baker said. “It takes away resources that could be used at the other clubs we were using more funding to keep it running than we were supposed to,” he added.

According to Mark Alvarado, the downtown club’s alumni association president, the site changed after United took over. Disagreements over operations such as hours led the board to release United from their agreement last year.

Previously open until 8 or 9 p.m., the club now closes at 5. In addition, Alvarado said the club’s teen center has been largely inactive for three years. He chalked it up to the two entities having differing “philosophical approaches” to serving kids. Downtown’s club sees gang-impacted youth and some teens with social-emotional and behavioral issues. United is great at serving its younger

The late artist Chris Potter’s ability to inspire people with his paintings of the Santa Barbara coast will live in perpetuity, as the City of Goleta on 5/7 unanimously approved naming a prominent bluff on the Ellwood Mesa Open Space as “Potter’s Point.” Located straight out from Santa Barbara Shores Drive, the place is where Potter played as a child growing up in the Ellwood neighborhood, and it remained a preferred spot through his UCSB days and became the vantage point for many of his most beloved paintings. “I felt it was important to honor the way he embodies Goleta,” said County Supervisor Laura Capps, who came up with the idea after Potter’s sudden death on 2/2.

ENVIRONMENT

An abnormally large number of sick brown pelicans have become patients at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network (SBWCN) in recent weeks, with 22 showing up over a two-day period. The event reflects a similar one from 2022 when the SBWCN took in 260 ailing pelicans. “They’re coming in emaciated and dehydrated,” said Rachel Mattovich, SBWCN communications manager. “We still don’t know what the cause is.” She added that despite this uncertainty, the birds are not showing signs of avian influenza, or bird flu. The SBWCN urges members of the public to contact their helpline at (805) 681-1080 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. if they witness any pelicans falling over, losing balance, or seizing, and to not handle the animal directly.

To protect its vulnerable coastline, Carpinteria recently secured a $1.62 million grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy to fund the Carpinteria Living Shoreline Project, which aims to add needed defenses to the low-lying Carpinteria City Beach, surrounding neighborhoods, and downtown areas that lack any “hardened coastal armoring” against climate change impacts such as sea-level rise, flooding, and erosion. The project will implement a “sustainable, nature-based solution along the city beach using ‘living’ elements like vegetation and sand to provide resilient shoreline protection,” the city said. The grant will fund community engagement, planning development, engineering designs, and environmental review of the project prior to its implementation along Carpinteria City Beach.

Freshly equipped with $818,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the S.B. Botanic Garden is providing conservation outreach to small farmers in the Cuyama Valley as part of its three-year Equity in Conservation Outreach Cooperative Agreement,

YAMAMURA, with INDEPENDENT STAFF

GOLETA

Chris Potter’s “Ellwood to Devereux”

which aims to develop climate-smart practices that “conserve soil and water and benefit agricultural productivity by creating diverse native habitats,” the garden says. The project will establish a network of small farmers focused on conservation practices and programs, create six demonstration gardens with native plants, offer a paid Cuyama Conservation Internship Program for six 11th-grade students, and develop conservation curricula for K-8 students.

BUSINESS

The 11-acre property known as St. Anthony’s Seminary is set to go to auction starting 6/12 through Concierge Auctions, at a hoped-for opening price of $25 million. Most recently home to the Garden Street Academy, a K-12 private school, the property lies between Old Mission Santa Barbara and Mission Creek. Listed by Beverly Hills Realtor Joyce Rey, the former seminary grounds hold six buildings that total 130,000 square feet, “some ready for immediate use and others primed for reimagination,” the auction house stated. In addition to the main building of 40,000 square feet are the chapel and bell tower, gymnasium, arts and sciences building, workshop, library/dining hall, basketball/tennis court, sports field, gardens, and parking lots.

CITY

The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department is providing low-cost water safety programs at Los Baños del Mar and Ortega Park Pool to children ages six months to 17 years old starting in June. The programs will teach basic swimming skills, ocean safety, and how to respond in an emergency. Registration is now open for all water safety programs, including swim lessons, junior lifeguard training, and lifeguard certifications, at sbparksandrec.org . Families interested in scholarship opportunities must create their own online accounts before reaching out to aquatics@ santabarbaraca.gov.

COUNTY

Supervisor Das Williams took a stroll down memory lane on 5/7 as the Board of Supervisors declared May Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Williams cited the case of his maternal grandfather, who during World War II served in the Royal Dutch Navy against the Japanese. As an Indonesian serving in an intensely segregated navy, Williams’s grandfather and other Indonesians practically starved so that Dutch seamen could eat their fill, leading his grandfather to joke, “Needless to say, the food got better when we got put in the prisoner of war camp.” The story, Williams said, highlighted how much things have changed over the span of three generations. That same spirit of remembrance, he added, was necessary now in response to “the rising tide that is dragging us back to another dark age.”

The supervisors got another earful about the shortcomings of the mental health care provided in the county jail and the extent to which the jail’s privately contracted health-care provider, Wellpath, has been allowed to violate the terms of its contract without consequence. Mental health advocates with the League of Women Voters exhorted the supervisors and jail administrators on 5/7 to keep Wellpath’s noncompliance front-and-center when negotiating a one-year contract extension. The deadline for arriving at a new extension is 6/30.

DignityMoves got at least three ladlefuls of love at the Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting and much praise for opening the La Posada tiny-homes village on county-owned property near the intersection of Modoc Road and Hollister Avenue. In accepting the proclamation, DignityMoves’ Aaron Edelheit turned the tables on the supervisors, praising them for their political leadership, terming it “magic” multiple times. La Posada approved, permitted, funded, and built in record time over initial opposition from some nearby neighbors is now roughly half full (35-40 residents), populated by people who formerly lived in nearby encampments. The other 40 residents will be referred to the site by the county’s Department of Behavioral Wellness.

The county supervisors on 5/7 approved one small but procedurally crucial step that could pave the way for an election among county winemakers to create a vintners’ business improvement district to better market Santa Barbara County as the premier destination of choice for wine tourists and those looking to buy their wine directly from the producers. A similar effort was withdrawn in 2020 because of bitter opposition by some of the smaller vineyards. According to Steve Pepe of Pepe Vineyards, who spoke passionately against the idea during public comment, only 96 of the county’s 350 wine operators supported the idea. Read more at independent.com/wine-bid-revisited

PUBLIC SAFETY

The laws to prevent distracted driving might be among the most violated rules of the road in the nation. A sweep last month by Goleta’s police department caught 142 drivers who were driving and holding a cell phone to make calls, text, or use an app. California state law forbids use of a handheld cell phone, even when stopped at a red light. Fines range from $140 to $165, said Sgt. Noel Rivas, and increase with subsequent charges. People under the age of 18 may not use a cell phone while driving for any reason. A cell phone can be used hands-free while driving, as with a speaker phone or one that operates with voice command.

COURTS & CRIME

Jack Flores Edgerton, 25, of Ventura County, was arrested on 5/2 for allegedly firing several rounds from a vehicle at multiple victims in the Eastside neighborhood of Santa Barbara near South Voluntario Street on 3/1. Edgerton was booked into county jail on charges of attempted murder (with a gang enhancement), possession of a loaded firearm, and committing a felony with a firearm. According to County Jail records, Edgerton’s occupation is listed as “U.S. Marine.” His bail is set at $1,090,000. None of the potential victims were injured, and the incident remains under investigation. n

Conception Captain Sentenced

Jerry Boylan Gets Four Years in Prison for Boat Fire That Killed 34

by Jean Yamamura

Jerry Boylan received four years in prison in the criminal prosecution of the deaths of 33 scuba divers and one crewmember in the tragic Conception dive boat fire, which blazed out of control in the early morning hours of Labor Day in 2019 while the boat was anchored less than 60 feet off Santa Cruz Island.

Prosecutors had argued for the maximum sentence, 10 years, saying that Boylan was the captain of the ship, and with life and death at stake, he chose to save himself first: “He was the first to abandon ship. He instructed his crew to do the same, multiple times. In doing so, he left all 34 victims onboard the Conception to die.”

The families of the victims added their voices to the plea in the prosecutors’ sentencing memo: “Boylan’s reckless actions shattered the foundation of our existence and left a trail of devastation and despair.”

“For much of your career, you rolled the dice with your passengers’ lives being the stakes. Except, they, not being aware of the rules, trusted you with their lives.”

“My family and I were devastated. My parents, who were 94 and 98 at the time, were stunned into grief that they carried to their own graves.”

After the sentencing, Susana Solano Rosas who lost her daughters Evan, Nicole, and Angela Quitasol, and her exhusband Michael Quitasol that terrible day felt it was “insane” that Boylan didn’t receive the maximum sentence for the lives of 34 people. She and her fourth daughter, Christina Quitasol, attended each day of the trial, and Solano Rosas recalled how indescribable it had been to view again a video on a cellphone located in the wreckage. It reawakened the trauma and emotion of learning through the coroner reports that her loved ones, whom she had earlier been told had died in their sleep, “woke up, got dressed, and were preparing to be rescued.” Solano Rosas said, “Sentenced to four years, but he walked out of that courtroom, free until the next hearing. Where is the justice?”

Christina Quitasol attended the trial with her daughter, Nevan, whom she’d named after her three sisters. No matter the verdict, zero years or 10, she said, she would be mad. “My dad [Michael Quitasol] alone had at least 10 more healthy working years of his life yet.” She recalled how another family member had said 34 life sentences were handed out, and two of them were just kids. “It definitely doesn’t feel fair to most of us,” Quitasol said, adding that she and

Boylan was represented by federal public defenders in the single count of seaman’s manslaughter, who argued for leniency, suggesting three years of home incarceration and five years’ probation, given Boylan’s 70 years of age and poor health.

“Mr. Boylan too has experienced profound grief, remorse, and emotional despair since the accident,” Public Defender Georgina Wakefield wrote in Boylan’s sentencing position. Wakefield stated Boylan knew many of the victims personally, among them Kristina Finstad, who had organized the dive trip with Worldwide Diving Adventures. Her father had started the company, and Boylan knew him well and Kristy since she was a child. Boylan knew many of the divers from previous trips and considered them friends. He had worked before with the youngest crewmember, Alexandra Kurtz, who had slept below with the passengers and died with them of smoke inhalation, the Santa Barbara County coroner had determined.

Boylan was “crippled with pain and guilt,” a “shell” of the man he had been, Wakefield asserted, suffering “grief and sorrow since the accident.” She stated Boylan himself nearly died, struggling to breathe as he radioed for help while the wheelhouse filled with smoke. His crew thought he was on fire when he jumped into the sea, smoke trailing behind him. And first responders worried for his own safety after they arrived, finding Boylan in a fetal position, “sobbing, vomiting, dry-heaving muttering to himself incoherently.”

Wakefield also asserted Boylan’s other line of defense: that the deaths were the fault of his employer, Truth Aquatics, which had no oversight of its captains, enforcement of the rules for a roving night patrol, or other rules about training the crew.

In addressing the lack of crew training or drills, the prosecutors stated Boylan knew he had an inexperienced crew, but “never conducted a single fire drill with his crew.”

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STESA’S FIRST 50 YEARS…

Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center (SBRCC) began in 1974 with a small group of committed, visionary women students from Santa Barbara City College who saw the need for providing services to sexual assault survivors.

In 2016, SBRCC was rebranded due to confusion related to the words “rape” and “crisis” in the name of the agency. In 2018, a new name, Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA), was unveiled, emphasizing the intervention and prevention aspects of the organization

Among similar agencies, STESA was the FIRST to create— …A prevention curriculum for teens …A self defense program by and for women …A protocol for law enforcement to include a rape crisis advocate on all sexual assault calls…Spanish language training for volunteers to serve the Spanishspeaking community …Consultation by Executive Director, Elsa Granados, with Spain’s Ministry of Equality in founding 53 rape crisis centers modeled after STESA in that country.

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her mother believed Truth Aquatics owner Glen Fritzler to be as equally responsible as Jerry Boylan.

COURTESY

Jerry Boylan

STESA’S 50 th ANNIVERSARY CHOCOLATE de VINE will feature:

‘Military’ Equipment Use Reviewed

Lieutenant Joe Schmidt took pains to state that it was law enforcement equipment the Board of Supervisors was addressing on Tuesday, even though the name on the ordinance was “military” equipment. “The helicopters and the MRAP high-water vehicle are military,” he said, “but the rest are law enforcement.”

Those two items have been used extensively by the Sheriff’s Office in Santa Barbara County’s many natural disasters of recent years, but since 2022 and the passage of Assembly Bill 481, law enforcement agencies are required to disclose their “military” arms and their supervisors to approve them, which the board unanimously did on Tuesday.

What falls under the heading of military equipment under AB 481 runs from drones and bomb robots to firearms and ammunition of .50 caliber or more. The rules require the Sheriff’s Office to not only list them, but to indicate if they were deployed and if there were any complaints. With the exception of a couple of large trucks used by the bomb squads, most of the equipment was purchased by federal grants, were donated, or are listed as “no initial cost.” The annual report stated that drones were used to search for missing persons or photograph crime scenes over 10 hours in 2023, twice used in a special response like a hostage or barri-

cade situation, while the Sheriff’s Office’s multiple bomb response vehicles were deployed five times in 2023. The majority of the 261 rifles listed were not used in 2023, except for less-lethal pepperball and polymer-round launchers.

Lt. Schmidt gave the example of a successful de-escalation using a plastic round after a DUI suspect pulled a knife and advanced on a deputy: “One deputy retrieved the 12-gauge launcher that deploys a polymer round. They were able to subdue the suspect. A knife is a potentially lethal threat,” Schmidt said. Use of a plastic round was one step short of lethal force and resulted in minimal injuries.

Public speaker Denise El Amin was not convinced. “This legislation was for a reason,” she said, “for civil rights violations.” She was concerned that the stereotyping of people of color would prevent de-escalation, as these devices were reputed to be used for.

Speaker Gail Osherenko observed that the de-escalation described by Schmidt was not the crisis de-escalation she has advocated for in the past in which the main tools are empathy and conversation. Osherenko asked to be notified when the Sheriff’s Office held its next public meeting on military equipment, which Schmidt said was held on April 25.

Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt of the Santa Maria–Lompoc branch of the NAACP said no notification had come to her office either, saying “continual evaluation” was necessary for transparency in the use of this equipment. “We’re not opposed to the use of military equipment, because we do recognize there are certain situations when it is helpful to the public, for a person in mental-health crisis, for instance, and it might save lives,” Lyons-Pruitt said. Jean Yamamura

& GIRLS CLUB CONT’D FROM P. 7

members, but “the community requires that facility to serve all kids, not just littles,” Alvarado said.

In a statement, the club’s board, led by CEO Timothy Casey, emphasized that United has always been a separate organization from the original Boys & Girls Club downtown. They stressed that the downtown club has a history of supporting “particularly vulnerable” youth of all ages.

Renting the Canon Perdido facility for $1 per year, United agreed to maintain the club’s existing programming but failed to meet these objectives after two years, especially by “neglecting” the “critical teen population,” according to the board.

“The two clubs spent about two years trying to work through their differences, ultimately concluding that they would not be able to continue to work together,” the board said. “It was not a hasty decision and was made only after many hours and discussions were held to try to find a path forward.”

United’s operations at the Canon Perdido site will continue until June 13. According to

Rezones Approved

Supervisors Choose 28 Sites on South Coast That Could Bring More than 5,000 Units of Housing

by Ryan P. Cruz

It’s a new era in housing development in California, and ever since Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to build 2.5 million units of housing by 2030, every region has felt the pressure. In Santa Barbara County, planning staff had to account for at least 5,664 in the unincorporated areas of the county over the next eight years, with at least 4,142 along the South Coast from Goleta to Carpinteria.

This required the county Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, and planning staff to scour hundreds of parcels to assess which sites would be rezoned in the name of housing.

Supervisor Joan Hartmann called this a “staggering effort” by the county planning staff, which had to navigate “unmovable state regulations, a “skeptical and frustrated” Board of Supervisors, and the “hot fires of intense public opinion” over the rezone process.

On May 3, the board officially approved its list of 28 sites on the South Coast that could bring more than 5,000 units of housing. On the same day, the board approved nine sites in North County for another 3,500 units.

Supervisor Hartmann acknowledged the gravity of the decision during the nearly eight-hour hearing, saying she has watched her home state “utterly transformed” over the past few decades due to the impacts of the housing crisis.

dedicated for low-and moderate-income households.

Still, the county’s approved rezones include a substantial amount of abovemarket-rate housing, something that the planning staff and board explained was needed to meet the state’s low- and moderate-income housing goals.

Baker, they wanted to wait until the end of the school year to avoid inconveniencing the location’s current members. Summer and fall programming will continue at United’s Westside location about two miles away, and Baker said their “driving objective” is to continue to serve the children and families from the downtown location.

“Our Club staff are currently reaching out to families to ensure they know how to find us and schedule transportation to the other clubs,” added Nicholas Behrman, United’s chair of the board.

As for whether they are interested in exploring other locations for a new Eastside club, Baker said United is “committed to making sure that no child falls through the cracks, whatever that means.”

The downtown club’s board, on the other hand, said they are “currently collaborating with multiple community youth-oriented organizations to implement programs that serve the needs of youth and teens,” with “new and expanded operations for youth at the Downtown Club” beginning in July. n

“The lack of housing is hollowing our community,” Hartmann said. “So today, it’s with a great deal of personal anguish that I find myself considering approval of the most controversial set of housing rezones the county has ever adopted.”

Supervisor Laura Capps, whose 2nd District in the Eastern Goleta Valley was hit with the biggest chunk of housing nearly 3,000 units of housing proposed within a three-and-a-half-mile radius said that it was “a huge step, but just the beginning step” to addressing the needs of the county’s lowincome workforce.

Supervisor Capps joined the board as the rezone process was already underway in late 2022. But ever since joining, she has been vocal about the need to encourage higher levels of affordability in all the projects being considered for rezones, while also pushing for the county to do its part by offering some of its own land for housing.

After the county hosted a developer workshop in March, which became a beauty contest of potential housing developments, almost every project increased its number of affordable units, with some pushing over 50 percent below-market-rate housing. The county offered up 320 units, with 278

The board chose 16 of 18 potential rezone sites in addition to nine county-owned sites and two sites that had pending projects already underway. With all these sites, the county would meet the state’s affordable housing goals plus a 15 percent buffer. But while the county is 360 units above the threshold for low-income units and 250 for moderate-income, it expects to come in with more than 2,500 market-rate units above what the state requires.

There were no major surprises in the board’s decision, though more than 90 people gave public comment during the hearing, many of whom represented neighbors raising concerns against potential projects near Goleta.

The Glen Annie project, which could bring 1,000 units to the golf course on Cathedral Oaks Road, was approved despite a wave of public backlash over traffic impacts in the busy intersection. It was praised for its high number of affordable units 300 lower-income and 350 moderate-income and the developer’s willingness to work with the county and donate 7.7 acres of the land that would be used for Santa Barbara Unified School District staff housing. Supervisor Hartmann suggested that the county look to the state for support with traffic mitigation for Glen Annie.

The Orchard project, which proposed 1,177 units of mixed income housing, was denied a rezone after members of both the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors agreed that they could not move forward with every proposed rezone in the Goleta area. But the project could still move forward under the “builder’s remedy.” n

BOYS

Supervisor Laura Capps at a recent developer workshop

The Sheriff’s Office gave a report on Tuesday of its inventory and use of “military” equipment.

obituaries

Joanna Williams

4/12/2024

The Celebration of Life Service for Joanna will be held at 2 p.m. on May 19th in the hall at the First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara at 2101 State St, Santa Barbara, 93105.

Gloria Kaye

9/28/1941 - 4/28/2024

Dr. Gloria Kaye, April 28, 2024 formerly of Santa Barbara, CA and recently of Voorhees, NJ. Mother of Andrew(Margie) Meltzer, Melanie (late Richard) Harada and Jamie (Alan) Tate. Grandmother to Marlania and Ashton Meltzer, Daniel and Alisa Harada, and Adam and Matthew Tate.

An energetic and holistic healer with over 40 years of experience, she “touched” the lives of thousands of patients. Working in conjunction with physicians and healthcare professionals, she built a successful practice in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. She helped well-known personalities, professional athletes, business executives, senior citizens, and families both United States and abroad. She also helped many of her patients beloved pets.

She taught medical students at UCLA the art of the Healing Touch. She loved film and was featured in the short film, based on her book “Healer’s Hands – Healer’s Heart.” She created many instructional videos demonstrating various techniques for addressing common ailments using yoga as a foundation.

Dr. Kaye, frustrated with traditional elder-care facilities, opened her own senior care facility, Casa Glorietta, where she offered nutritional homecooked meals, and a home away from home.

She received her BA from Glassboro, her MA from Penn State and her Ph.D from the International College in Clinical Psychology and was a licensed marriage, family and child counselor.

In 1980, she received a substantial grant to support her dissertation examining the effects of yoga on recovering drug addicts.

Dr. Gloria Kaye was also an accomplished pianist, flutist, and a yoga instructor. She is the author of several articles as well as two books. She has produced various CDs featuring her music and enjoyed sharing the stage with an impromptu jazz quartet.

She will be laid to rest in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, NJ.

She was loved and adored by many and will be sorely missed.

Don C. Becker Jr. 2/7/1930 - 12/7/2023

Don was born in Pasadena, CA to Don C. Becker Sr. and Ruth Becker. Don graduated from a military high school in Pasadena and soon after moved to Santa Barbara where he joined his father who had created Becker and Son’s painting. Don, along with his crew, painted many building in Santa Barbara. There probably wasn’t a historical building that he and his crew didn’t paint over the years that he operated and later owned Becker and Son’s painting.

Don served in the Navy during the Korean War, enlisting Nov 27th, 1950. Don served faithfully on the USS Taluga as Damage Controlman Second Class. September 2nd, 1954 Don was honorably discharged with distinguished medals such as Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service medal, China Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal with 5 stars. Don also served as a sheriff for Santa Barbara County and also volunteered for the US National forest service where he continued to foster his love for the great outdoors.

Don married Janet Chaney in 1956. Janet passed away in 1973. He met Barbara Green Crawford who had 2 sons from her previous marriage, Stephen W. Crawford and Mark A. Crawford and they wed in 1976. Don was a loyal step father and husband until Barbara passed in early 2023.

Don was a devoted scout leader for many years for Troop

15 in the Santa Barbara area, earning the highest achievement in scouting, the Silver Beaver. His most cherished memories were of leading those packs of young men deep into the backcountry. In addition to the Boy Scouts, Don was also a dedicated Elks member. He was honored as a founding member of the Santa Barbara Elks, recipient of numerous Elk of the year and was an active volunteer with the cooking and grounds crew up until his passing. He also played in the band where he was in the drum corps and was known to put on quite the flashy show with his drum sticks. He was a kind and generous soul who touched all who met him.

Don C. Becker is survived by his two step-sons Stephen W. Crawford and Mark A. Crawford, his wife Gina and their two children Taylor and Ryan, his nephew Tod Becker and niece Joanne Sharp.

A celebration of life will take place at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge for both Don and Barbara Becker on May 18th.

Alankar Gupta

8/26/1940 - 2/24/2024

Alankar Gupta passed away unexpectedly on February 24, 2024, at 84 years old, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He had been fighting leukemia lymphoma.

Alankar (Alan to many) was born in 1940 in the City of Lahore, British India. He was the second child and first son of Dr. Maha Nand and Mrs. Manjari Devi Gupta. In his early childhood he moved frequently among different regions of India as his father was a medical doctor with the British Army. In 1947 as India secured its independence from Britian, he and his family were living in what became the new nation of Pakistan. Independence from Great Britian brought the Partition of India, breaking the nation into two countries based on religions: India primarily for Hindu people and Pakistan primarily for Muslims. Lahore, where Alankar was living, ended up on the Pakistan side of the newly drawn boundary. Because his family

was Hindu they were no longer welcome in Lahore and quickly found it was not safe to stay in their home. With their home set ablaze and lives in mortal danger, Alankar and his family fled taking a train into India. Overnight, Alankar became one of millions of refugees.

After years of depending on the kindness of friends and family in India, Alankar’s parents’ fortunes improved. His father was hired to a position with the Indian government in public health and Alankar was sent to the Col. Brown Cambridge School, a boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Dehradun. He completed high school there at the age of 16. Though there were thoughts of a military career, his parents encouraged him to pursue further education. He graduated from the University of New Delhi with a Bachelor of Science degree, and thereafter left India for London where he studied at the University of London and completed a degree in aeronautical engineering. After his time in England, he then crossed the Atlantic to Montreal, Canada and studied at McGill University completing a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

In Montreal, Alankar met Louise Catherine Hollmann. He would say it was love at first sight. They wed in 1966 and in 1967 moved across North America to Seattle where he took a job with the Boeing Company. In their years before children (and later after their children graduated high school) they traveled the world seeing India, Thailand and many countries in Europe. Alankar loved seeing the world and experiencing different cultures, foods and sights.

Alankar worked with Boeing for 48 years retiring in 2015 at the age of 75. His time at Boeing included work on both the commercial aircraft and military aircraft sides. Over his time at Boeing he was granted 18 patents. He ended his career assisting the Federal Aviation Administration with aircraft certifications. He was selected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inventor of the Year at Boeing and received many other technical awards for his work. He loved his work and enjoyed the people he worked with.

Alan and Louise raised two children, Ramon Raj and Maya Rani, with both of whom he had the greatest pride. As a father he was always present, always

encouraging and always seeking the best for his children. He was consistent in taking time to have fun as a family, particularly on weekends and with yearly vacations to Cannon Beach, Oregon. When his children were young, he loved spending time wandering the Woodland Park Zoo and Arboretum in Seattle, taking beach walks around the Puget Sound, and becoming an ace at making drip sand trees for Ramon and Maya’s sandcastles. Later as his children got older, he served as a dedicated guide on visits to India to meet family and see his homeland. In his free time, he loved to cook and garden (his flowers were the envy of the neighborhood) and took time for the theater and many hikes with long-standing friends he and Louise had first met through Renton First United Methodist Church and later John Knox Presbyterian Church. After over 50 years in Seattle, he and Louise moved to the Samarkand Retirement Community in Santa Barbara, California for a change in weather and to be closer to his son, Ramon, and Ramon’s wife Annie and his grandchildren Caleb (15) and Peter (12). At Samarkand, Alankar quickly built new friendships, began helping with volunteer opportunities, and developed a new passion for sports, particularly those you might play on a cruise ship: cornhole, billiards and table tennis. To the surprise of his children and inspiration to his grandchildren, he was quite good at these games winning crowns, giant medals and many accolades.

Alankar was preceded in death by his sister Gayatri Devi Govindarajulu and brother Vijay Bhushan Gupta. He is survived by his wife, Louise Catherine, of over 58 years, son Ramon Raj (wife Annie and grandsons Caleb Jerome and Peter Alan) who live in Santa Barbara, daughter Maya Rani (husband Jim Muller) who live in Port Townsend, Washington, and two younger sisters Dr. Ratna P. Gupta who resides in Lucknow, India, and Priya Darshini Gupta who resides in California. Alankar will be dearly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Alankar’s honor to the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. A memorial service for Alankar will be held at Santa Barbara Community Church. For more information feel free to reach out to the family. Thank you.

Don C. Becker Jr. passed away peacefully Dec. 7th at his house in Santa Barbara.

No Dog but Dog Opinions

BOMBS AWAY: Over the last few months, we just whizzed past Ramadan, Easter, and Passover, major milestones for Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, respectively. In other words, the Big Three. Given how the Holy Land seems poised to blow up and take the rest of the world with it, I’m not sure how I should feel. Except horrified

Growing up, we celebrated Easter and Passover in my house. And yes, that was unusual.

Easter is kind of obvious. We were Catholics, and my mother’s Catholicism was of the fervid variety typical of converts. Growing up, we knew as a matter of fact which of our neighbors was going to hell. Poor Mr. Kirby. He seemed like a nice man. But he left the Church to marry the woman he loved. So, to hell with him.

Less obviously, we also celebrated Passover. Every year, my mother would get a gallon of lamb’s blood and paint a big red “X” on our front door. This kept the Angel of Death from making any surprise visits. We ate matzo crackers and drank Manischewitz red wine as my father struggled to get his mouth around a passably non-garbled Hebrew pronunciation when reciting the Passover prayers. This was my mother’s idea. There would be no New Testament if not for the Old, she explained. As a theological tip of the hat, Catholics owed the Jews, so this was the least we could do. My father knew better than to ask too many questions. In our house, there was no greater love than not asking questions.

To mention the obvious, each of these religions traces its roots to the prophet Abraham, who we are told was born about 4,200 years ago and lived to be 175. Abraham also known as Abram or Ibrahim is largely credited with the discovery of monotheism, which ranks as perhaps the single most consequential invention humans have yet devised.

He was also the one who struck the

deal better known as “The Covenant” with the One True God. OTG promised Abraham, “I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.” To that end, he dispatched Abraham to the land of Canaan. God also blessed Abraham at age 100 with his first child. In exchange, God demanded that Abraham and all his descendants be circumcised. “You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between you and me.” So, at age 99 some insist it was really 80 Abraham circumcised himself using a tool that looked very much like a hatchet

It was said to be quite painful.

As a result, we now find ourselves in a world brimming over with millions of circumcised males who believe their lack of foreskin entitles them to a piece of the rock. Little wonder World War III appears imminent and college campuses are blowing up, collateral damage to the razed-earth strategy undertaken by Israeli strongman Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas

To date, I am relieved that the dueling factions at UCSB have managed to keep things relatively sane. Chancellor Henry Yang has seen fit to accommodate the protest encampments now springing up without activating the National Guard or calling the local cops, as has happened in Texas, New Orleans, and New York City.

For a host of reasons I’d rather not explore right now, there’s no safe ground for people of good will on all sides to respectfully disagree. Or even ask each other questions. I get it; if I were Jewish, I’d definitely be freaked about a resurgence of anti-Semitism. Given historical realities and present realities, too you’d be crazy not to be.

Likewise, if I were Palestinian, I would be enraged by the selective outrage of the United States as the casualty counts spiral up past 36,000. With all this finger-pointing, it’s easy to get confused as to who the “good guys” are.

How is it that some of Israel’s biggest supporters include some of the most virulent anti-Semitic, evangelical Christians who believe in the state of Israel only as a necessary precondition for the Second Coming of the Lord a k a the Rapture as described in the Book of Revelation?

The lines have blurred significantly. I’d like to hear both sides denounce both Hamas and Netanyahu. I’d like Netanyahu and Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar to be charged with war crimes. I’d like a lot of things, but pissing up a rope in a stiff wind won’t make any of them happen.

The functional reality at least as per-

ceived by an older generation of Democratic leadership is one of absolute, if uncomfortable, loyalty to the State of Israel. Israel has been the one ally in the Middle East upon which the United States has been able to rely; that’s been especially true regarding the mullah-infused government in Iran, which has helped bankroll not just Hamas but Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis, too.

I am not making the case that the Iranian government is not every bit as bad as it’s cracked up to be. This week, for example, an Iranian rap musician was sentenced to death for producing music critical of the ruling regime. But it’s also worth remembering how the United States and Iran got so sideways.

There are no good guys in this story. Just bad and worse.

The mullahs took over in 1979 after deposing the Shah of Iran the King of Kings who assumed his perch on Iran’s Peacock Throne in 1941. The Shah has been portrayed as a great modernizer and a forward-thinking moderate, so long as you didn’t happen to disagree with him. Opponents and critics were known to disappear suddenly, mysteriously, and terminally, but only after being tortured at the hands of SAVAK, Iran’s notorious intelligence agency. The United States not only bankrolled SAVAK, but also trained its operatives in the dark arts of torture and coercive interrogation.

Were it not for the CIA working in tandem with their British counterparts the Shah of Iran’s reign would have ended abruptly in the 1950s with the election of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh Mosaddegh initially won election in 1951 overwhelmingly and democratically after promising to nationalize Iran’s oil industry, then firmly under the thumb of what’s since become British Petroleum. Mosaddegh’s crime was trying to live up to his campaign pledge. When he lowered the boom and actually nationalized Iran’s vast oil wealth which he did with the overwhelming support of Iran’s parliament Britain, and later the United States, freaked out and hatched the plot that led to his eventual overthrow.

In impolite society, they call that a coup d’état

In the United States where people are reportedly polite the government would not call it any such thing. In fact, the government would not acknowledge its role in hatching and then executing this plot until many years later, when Barack Obama occupied the White House.

It’s of some note that when Harry Truman, a Democrat, still occupied the White House, the United States actually supported Mosaddegh and were not that upset by the nationalization of the nation’s oil industry, now the fifth largest in the world. But when Truman was replaced by Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, things changed, and the coup attempt was given the green light. CIA bribes and CIA-paid gangsters took to the streets as a British-imposed blockade made Iran’s economy scream.

The Shah, it turns out, initially opposed the proposed coup, but he changed his tune when the United States put him on notice

he’d be deposed too if he didn’t go along. During the coup, the Shah bravely sought comfort and refuge in a swanky Italian hotel. Mosaddegh was arrested and sentenced to death. The Shah, it should be acknowledged, reduced this sentence to three years behind bars in solitary confinement. After three years, Mosaddegh was sentenced to house arrest until he died.

Which he did.

Even for those of us who once knew this, this might qualify as old news. If you never heard, it’s ancient history and of even less interest. Unless, of course, you happen to live in Iran. There, it remains very fresh and raw, a wound that will never heal.

Would the mullahs have taken over in Iran if Mosaddegh had been allowed to play out his term in office? Would the antiWestern clerics have achieved critical mass if his plan to nationalize the oil wealth had been allowed to play out? Who knows?

But the perception and the reality was that the Shah was an obliging tool of the United States, a man only too eager to use his nation’s vast wealth to pay for one of the biggest, technologically sophisticated, and most extravagant spending sprees on military hardware the world has ever seen.

When the Shah was forced to flee Iran in 1979 and was diagnosed with cancer, David Rockefeller pressured President Jimmy Carter to take in our loyal vassal dictator. Carter paid the price with his political career, losing to Ronald Reagan in 1980, due largely to the American embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. That, of course, was triggered by the Shah’s arrival in the United States.

There is, of course, more to suggest that no one has clean hands. When Iraq’s Saddam Hussein attacked Iran in 1980, the United States provided war matériel including chemical weapons to Hussein’s Iraq. That war would last eight years, and before it was done depending on which source you cite anywhere from 500,000 to two million people on both sides were killed. We would later feel the need to decapitate Hussein on the false charges that he had weapons of mass destruction and had somehow been implicated in the attack on 9/11.

Enough, I know.

The point here is that the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend. The point also is that none of us have clean hands here. There are no good guys. Just a lot of dead ones. And more coming every day. Do we have to take sides? Can we just be horrified? Can we stop aiding and abetting in all the slaughter?

In the meantime, I want it made clear that I’m not blaming today’s violence in Gaza on Abraham’s deal with God, though it might inflame some West Bank settlers’ sense of entitlement to land that is not theirs.

One last detail. Since Abraham and God made their deal, I am told that God has entered into subsequent covenants with his people. I am told these covenants may supersede the first one. The biggest new one is this: Love thy neighbor Hmmm.

I have to say that’s got a nice ring to it. But is it enforceable?

—Nick Welsh

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Abraham offering his son Isaac as a sacrifice

obituaries

James Oliver George 1942 - 2024

James Oliver George was born in Reading, Cooks County Pennsylvania on September 15, 1942 to Oliver Miller George and Avis Aileen George. He grew up in Long Beach California with his two sisters Valerie and Mercedes.

It was while in the US Air Force that Jim met his life-long friends and band-mates Bill Ims and Jim Desatoff. The trio formed The Villagers and went on to play coffee shop gigs and make an album together. The band reunited periodically throughout their lives to play for friends and family, but always kept in touch as great friends.

Jim attended Long Beach State and got his masters degree in engineering from UC Santa Barbara before taking a job at Santa Barbara Research Center (Raytheon) where he worked until he retired.

There might be nothing Jim loved more than to get people playing music. It was rare to see him without his guitar and if you even mentioned an instrument, he’d be inviting you to play. He led lunch-time music groups at work and formed the East Valley Boys at El Montecito Presbyterian Church where he was a member for close to fifty years.

Jim is survived by his children Jimi, Kimberly, Hillary and Travis and step children Gypsy and Annalaura as well as their mothers Jill and Hildy. Jim is also survived by grandchildren and step grandchildren Ryan and Trevor Smith, James and Jadyn George, Simon Bilak-George, Christoph and Max Perelyubskiy, Nels and Willem Martin, Helen and John-Luke Chuang. He is also survived by many wonderful friends, including his beloved bandmates.

A Farewell Party for Jim will be held at his address in Carpinteria on May 18 from 1-4. Please contact hillarygeorge@gmail. com for details.

A celebration of life is planned for later this summer.

Brent Manchester passed away on April 28, 2024. He was always so full of energy and had a true love of life. He thoroughly enjoyed time with this family; his sons, Ryan and Adam and wife, Carla. He had a love of the water and swam and played water polo for Dos Pueblos High School from where he graduated in 1975. He became a certified Scuba diver at the age of 14. His love of water also led him to the Marine Tech program at City College to become a commercial diver. Due to the danger of that profession, he soon decided to continue his education at UC Santa Barbara, where he graduated in 1980 with a degree in Business Economics. He decided to enter the family business, insurance. In order to learn the insurance business, he took a position at Liberty Mutual as an underwriter. Eventually, he joined his father at Manchester Insurance Agency and became the 7th generation in the insurance business in the Manchester family and a self-proclaimed “insurance geek.”

Brent and Carla were married in 1992, and welcomed their first son, Ryan in 1995, and second son, Adam, in 1997.

Brent was involved in every aspect of his boys’ lives. He made them breakfast every day for years, took them camping and fishing and, of course, taught them to swim and scuba dive. He was always on the sidelines at all the T-ball, baseball and soccer games when they were little. Then as they got older; Lacrosse, gymnastics, football, wrestling and pole vaulting! One of his favorite activities to do with the boys was clay target shooting. This introduced him to the Winchester Canyon Gun Club where he spent many hours volunteering and was a member of the Board of Directors. He also took up bird hunting (mostly quail) and adopted a beautiful bird dog, his beloved “Cash”, a Brittany.

Brent and his family traveled extensively, mostly via cruise ship. Some of the highlights of about 25 trips were Bermuda (honeymoon), Venice, Italy, St Petersburg, Russia, Fiji, Tunis, Tunisia, the Galapagos archipelago, and Andes mountains.

Earlier this year Brent and Carla hiked 2000 feet to the top of Mt. Liamuiga Volcano on the island of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean Sea.

Brent is survived by his wife Carla, sons Ryan and Adam, his sister Tracy Richardson (Mike), brother Craig Manchester, Carla’s sisters: Paula Gregoire-Jones (David), Laura Alarid (Joseph) and her brothers, Daniel Gregoire (Linda) and John Gregoire. Also, many nieces and nephews: Mikel, Nicole (Nick), Michelle, and Kyle (Kaylie), Sam (Evette), Rosemary, Jacob (Taylor), Katie (Anthony), Sarah (Seth), Daniel and James and nine great nieces and nephews: Roman, Cora, Selah, Sierra, Ellie, Wesley, Jude, Lael and Noah.

He is predeceased by his parents, Paul and Bonnie Manchester.

In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to the Winchester Canyon Gun Club, wcgc.org

Please email Laura.alarid56@ gmail.com for memorial information.

Heather Ann Omel

3/22/1974 - 4/24/2024

Heather Ann Omel was born March 22, 1974 in Omaha, NE, the daughter of Jim and Pat Omel.  She and her siblings grew up in Fairbury, NE where she graduated from Fairbury High School in 1992.  Heather attended the Univ of NE College of Nursing and graduated with honors, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1997. Following graduation Heather moved to the East Coast and began her nursing career at the University of Virginia Medical Center where she took care of the sickest, tiniest babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. While in VA she met and married James Abbott. The couple moved to a suburb of Washington DC where they had their first child, Andrew.  Drew was born with life-threatening medical issues, and it took all of Heather’s nursing ability to give him the care required to make him the amazing young man he has become.

Heather had two additional children, Conner and Chloe. All three children were the light of her life and she will be buried in Utah to remain close to them. The young couple moved to Salt Lake City where their three children attended public schools.

Heather died April 24, 2024 in Salt Lake City.  She was preceded in death by her mother Patricia Omel, and is survived by her three children, two sisters (Rhonda and Jamie) and two brothers (Ryan and Tucker), as well as her father, Jim Omel MD. Chris Compogiannis 2/24/1929 - 4/30/2024

Chris Compogiannis was born February 24, 1929 in Santa Barbara, California to Thomas and Eugenia Compogiannis, who emigrated from Greece in 1912. Chris and his older brother Stephen, and older sister Helen grew up in a small house on Bath street. They all worked at the family restaurant on State Street. Chris was active in student government in junior high and at Santa Barbara High School. Chris attended UCLA and earned his degree in Finance, with the goal of becoming a stockbroker. Following his brother’s choice of military service, Chris enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an officer. After the Korean War ended, Chris worked in Los Angeles initially in banking, and when the opportunity arose moved back to Santa Barbara in the mid 50’s to pursue his career as a stockbroker. A highly thought-of investor, Chris had many clients who never left him no matter what securities company he was working for. Chris loved researching the value of companies and their finances in order to make the best recommendations for his clients to invest. Chris also spent time teaching a finance class at UCLA.

Chris was very proud of his Greek Heritage and was very active in the local Greek Orthodox Church, and the Greek Fraternal Organization, AHEPA. Through his efforts Chris took the AHEPA college scholarship program from almost nothing to being worth a substantial amount; thereby helping many worthy applicants the opportunity to attend college. Chris worked for decades at the annual Greek Festival, being in charge of the finances. He also contributed Greek delicacies such as his famous spanakopita to the festival and at family gatherings.

Chris enjoyed leisure activities such as tennis and golf, belonging to several area clubs, and attempted to get out in the afternoons after the market closed to play a round or get

a few sets in. He also owned a powerboat for a while and would take friends and family out to fish in the channel. Although he never married, Chris was very dedicated to his extended family including his sister and brother, his niece and nephews in Santa Barbara, and his cousins up in Sacramento. Chris was able to travel some, and had several memorable trips with his sister Helen, her husband John, and his brother Steve and his wife Anne.

Chris never retired. He loved his work that much. He did reduce his time in the office towards the end, but the internet provided him an outlet to continue his work. Chris also returned to the restaurant business later in life going into partnership with Matthew Crestenson operating mostly as the advisor and financial backer. Chris is survived by his sister Helen, sister-in-law Anne, nephews Tom and Jim, niece Julie, lifelong friend Jim Chachakos, and many other dear friends such as Gilbert White, and Matthew Crestenson who acted as Chris’s caregiver late in life.

Reuben Ramon Eiquihua 1962 - 2024

Reuben Ramon Eiquihua (1962-2024) beloved son, brother, and uncle passed away peacefully after succumbing to cancer. Reuben was born in Santa Barbara to Joseph Eiquihua (deceased) and Anita Eiquihua (currently Anita Valencia). Reuben lived his entire life in Santa Barbara where he played youth football and attended Santa Barbara High School. Reuben was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Santa Barbara Chapter and served in the role of Sergeant-at-Arms alongside his father, Joseph Eiquihua, Chapter Governor. Reuben was a fan of football and enjoyed BBQing beside his brothers and nephews at family gatherings. Reuben is survived by his mother Anita Valencia, sisters Leeanna and Teresa, brothers Fidel, Martin, and Randy, nephews Raymond and Anthony, nieces Ashley and Melissa (Raymond’s wife), Aunt Christina and her husband Phil of Santa Barbara. Reuben’s family will host a Celebration of Life at the Eagles Lodge in Santa Barbara on Sat. May 18th at 2:30pm.

Brent Harrison Manchester 10/21/1957 - 4/28/2024

Downtown: Out of Service?

Has the City Council considered taking a group drive to the Paseo Nuevo parking lot?

We were greeted at the garage entrance with a notice: “Elevators Not in Service.” We parked and found that the escalator was not in service either. On the street level, passing a fire pit not burning, we saw an Airstream trailer in a placita surrounded by empty picnic tables. Dined in a mostly empty restaurant.

On our way out, “Out of Service” signs on two Pay-Here kiosks sent us back to the basement where we stop traffic at the exit because no one is there to service the handicapped placard in lieu of $3 parking. Why would anyone opt for out-of-service downtown Santa Barbara?

You don’t need to pay big bucks to an out-of-town consultant. Take a five-minute ride and see why people are fleeing from downtown.

—Candi Corbani, S.B.

If Santa Barbara is in the red, who is paying for the construction/redesign of the underpass at 101 and State Street? Looks like a big waste of dollars to me.

—John Bair, S.B.

Are you tired of an oncoming electric bike as you walk on the sidewalk? Or worse, of having a silent bike speed past you on a narrow sidewalk?

I am a senior who has been intentionally “buzzed” twice recently by electric bikes while crossing the street inside a crosswalk. There are going to be accidents unless we start policing electric bikes.

—Chris Raiter, S.B.

In with the New

As a parent raising a young family in Santa Barbara, I’m thrilled with the city’s commitment to becoming more bicycle friendly.

We own a car and use bicycles, but since State Street became car-free, we now use our bikes for all errands around town. This simple change has improved our lives, deepened our connections to the community, and sparked our interest in local projects and city leadership.

Grand Jury and Jail

Iapplaud the Grand Jury for its investigation and advocacy for getting better care for those in custody at the County Jail.

Unfortunately, heads of departments who are elected don’t have to abide by recommendations from the Grand Jury even if the Board of Supervisors agrees with the Grand Jury. If it was a department where the director was hired, that person could be fired if they failed to abide by the recommendations.

—Greg Bristol, S.B.

Sour Pickle Award

Like the Razzie, Hollywood’s award honoring the best of the worst in the film industry, Santa Barbara should have an annual award honoring the shameful ones who work against our solid community and our spirit of well-being. I propose the Santa Barbara Barb, or the Barbie for short, a statuette of Saint Barbara with fine barbed wire encircling her.

The offenders, you ask? We have plenty of them, from developers, politicos, and other fat cats taking out orchards and golf courses or putting chokeholds on businesses and rental units.

In my book, this year’s award would go to the takeover of the 50-year-old Las Positas tennis courts by the Elings Park Foundation. Making renovations with $3 million donated by community members, the foundation turned around and stiffed the community by raising players’ fees by almost 500 percent. Not only that, but nary a pickleball court was even added to address America’s fastest-growing sport!

Since most regular players, even some who have benefited from these courts since 1974, can no longer afford those exorbitant fees, it has been predicted that weeds will be growing through the cracks sooner than expected. Many are now boycotting the facility.

—Allen Randall, Goleta

For the Record

¶ Last week’s Cardio Confidential column should have called the building on Stearns Wharf that houses marine aquariums and ocean displays the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center, not the Ty Warner Sea Center.

Asian Americans, Religious Freedom, and the State

Asian Americans, Religious Freedom, and the State

Asian Americans, Religious Freedom, and the State Panelists

Panelists

Prema Kurien, Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University

Prema Kurien, Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University

Panelists

Prema Kurien, Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University

Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Professor of Sikh Studies, University of Michigan

Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Professor of Sikh Studies, University of Michigan

Sherally K. Munshi, Professor of Law, Georgetown University

Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Professor of Sikh Studies, University of Michigan

Sherally K. Munshi, Professor of Law, Georgetow n University

Sherally K. Munshi, Professor of Law, Georgetow n University

How have Asian Americans pursued legal recognition, religious freedom, and religious equality in the United States? This public forum convenes scholars from across disciplines to discuss how state governance has defined and regulated Asian American religious liberty cl aims and how Asian American religious practitioners have ad vocated for rights and recognition.

How have Asian Americans pursued legal recognition, religious freedom, and religious equality in the United States? This public forum convenes scholars from across disciplines to discuss how state governance has defined and regulated Asian American religious liberty cl aims and how Asian American religious practitioners have ad vocated for rights and recognition.

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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

A Trip Inside the World of Psychedelic Therapy

by Callie Fausey

“Do you want to try it out, or are you looking to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?”

Look, I know now that in Wonderland, I would be something of a clueless tourist. But when my ketamine guru, Dr. Remi Drozd, asked me that question, I feigned the confidence of someone who treats the rabbit hole as a bunny slope. I gave it a generous five seconds of thought. “Put me somewhere in the middle,” I told him.

Psh, I remember thinking, how deep could the rabbit hole possibly go?

No, I had never done ketamine an anesthetic and dissociative used on humans and animals, colloquially known as “horse tranquilizer” but this was not my first hallucinogenic rodeo. And, this time, it was legal. Ketamine was given the FDA stamp of approval for hardto-treat depression in 2019 and has since exploded into a huge, for-profit clinical industry. Based on its growing popularity in therapeutic settings, I thought I might lend myself as a guinea pig to share some insight into the experience.

While I made my snap decision in Drozd’s clinic, Lucid Therapeutics, I was lying in one of his cushy home-officeesque session rooms. As I watched him prepare the dose, I worried that it might even be too low for my promised therapeutic experience.

After sticking the needle in my arm, he reassured me that we could up the dose if needed. Then came a bougie eye mask and Apple headphones. The world went dark, my hands clammed up, and I did breathing exercises until the drugs kicked in a few minutes later.

Listen. I’m a writer. We exaggerate. But if that was “somewhere in the middle,” then holy crap. The rabbit hole must be pretty fucking deep.

One second, I was chilling and sipping peppermint tea in the real world, and the next, I was singing show tunes in La La Land.

At first, I felt like Alice, falling ass over teakettle into my delirium. But there were no playing cards or clocks in the rabbit hole just a magnetic and disorienting pool of darkness. At one point, I sat up and ripped off the eye mask in a futile attempt to get a grip. Drozd had to gently calm and redirect me as if I were a delirious sleepwalker about to tumble down a flight of stairs.

I remembered what he said before we started: “You’re going to want to white-knuckle it,” he told me, “but you’re in a safe place. Let go and glide.”

Hesitantly, I loosened my grip on reality. I could feel my heart race and my chest rise and fall with every quickened breath, but at that moment, I became completely dissociated from my physical body.

Heart, lungs, tingly fingers … mine, yes. But me? No. Me was doing somersaults in a different dimension. Eventually, in sync with the soothing, ethereal music playing through my headphones, I began climbing an invisible staircase. With each step, I reflected on glimpses of my life my childhood, my relationships, my decisions. The scenes were like rolling clouds, bringing bursts of rain in between moments of sunlight. What would have normally been painful memories passed over my psyche like water off a duck’s back.

And when it felt like I was close to reentering the physical world, I would be hooked and reeled right back into the void.

I explored what my roommate (who picked me up from the clinic) jokingly called “the brain space.” It was endless and elastic and sticky. I jumped on a trampoline of neurons. I connected with the collective unconscious. I cried a little bit.

I started to come down about 45 or so minutes later. Drozd and I debriefed on the experience, and then I doodled about how I felt in my drowsy, third-eye-open state of mind. I did the same before the experience as well. The prompt was simple enough: “Draw an image of who you are or what you are feeling.” Before I describe it, though, I think I should provide some context. Let’s rewind and start from the beginning.

My mental health first took a downturn when I was

Dr. Remi Drozd sits with his patients and offers comfort throughout the experience.

Dr. Remi Drozd founded Lucid Therapeutics after a 15-year career as an emergency-room physician.

Quick Facts About Ketamine

• Ketamine is currently the only FDA-approved, legally available psychedelic drug. It can be obtained from medically certified persons, such as a psychiatrist or through online platforms, which require a consultation with a mental health care clinician. No prescription is needed.

• Ketamine therapy has been shown to result in significant decreases in depression, longer-term efficacy, and more immediate relief compared to antidepressants alone, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

• According to Dr. Remi Drozd, ketamine yields its greatest efficacy when administered deliberately across a series of three to 10 treatments. “While isolated treatments hold value, the enhanced healing potential lies in the continuum of ketamine-assisted therapy, particularly beneficial for individuals grappling with depression, anxiety, addiction, or trauma,” he says. It is not a silver bullet.

• Ketamine may not be suitable for everyone. Ketamine is not recommended for people with high blood pressure or seizure disorders and is generally not advised for those who have been diagnosed with psychosis or who have close family members with these conditions.

• Ketamine has the potential for misuse, based on its euphoric and dissociative effects, which, although uncommon in the U.S., can lead to physical and psychological dependence, according to American Addiction Centers.

• It is generally advised to never mix ketamine with other sedatives, or when doing strenuous exercise or operating heavy machinery.

• Anyone interested in ketamine therapy is advised to research whether it’s appropriate for their individual needs.

around 8 years old. My childhood was chaotic, which manifested in depression and anxiety, alongside other certain neurotic behaviors an eating disorder, for one to mimic a feeling of being in control. (Yeah, I’ve been to therapy.)

Through my upbringing, I learned how to mask my feelings. God forbid I the middle child in a family funhouse of fucked-up be a burden to anyone around me. Not to subject you to my pity party, but I “got over” many things on my own. Even so, it was like putting duct tape on a cracked windshield.

In college, I hit a very low point. Like, “just short of six feet under” low. That’s when I decided to seek help. At the risk of making it sound simple, I was able to get a better grip on my mental health, in part with the assistance of an antidepressant that mostly does its job.

Still, there are cracks: Dissociative feelings, days where I can’t get out of bed, traumatic memories that surface in nightmares, and mental spirals when things feel like they are just too much.

After stumbling into the world of psychedelic therapy for the Independent, I was curious to try it out for myself. If it helped other people, maybe it could help me too.

During my initial intake session with Drozd, we discussed my history of mental health struggles, treatments, and medications, as well as my physical health, to make sure the treatment was a good fit for me.

In the week leading up to the session, I was prescribed “looking out the window” and “taking deep breaths” every morning, combined with gratitude journaling and writing haikus about my feelings things I’d normally write off as well-meaning but ultimately superficial mumbo-jumbo for rich hippies.

But I was committed to putting my all into this. The things I wrote about being grateful for were small and kind of stupid: stickers, blankets, the romaine and gorgonzola salad from South Coast Deli. However, to my surprise, it all helped me feel less dissociative and more in touch with my feelings. After a few days, I was kicking myself for my default skepticism. I was not quite as disgustingly optimistic as Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, but ever so slightly closer to singing about my affinity for raindrops and kittens.

My week of breathing flew by, and before I knew it, it was time to get high. Walking into Lucid Therapeutics on Milpas Street, I was greeted by a comfortable, earth-toned waiting room and a kind receptionist, who asked me to take off my shoes and leave them by the door. I was wearing the Baby Yoda socks my old college roommate bought me at Disneyland. Admittedly, it had been a while since I did laundry.

We walked down a hallway lined with private rooms, and I was deposited in a breathable, curtained lounge area with plush pillows and cushions covering the floor. I immediately took note of the tissue box on the table in the center. It interrupted the kind of blasé amusement I had so far been feeling toward the whole experience. Damn, I thought, am I gonna cry? For the record, I hate crying.

There, I drew my first picture. It was a flower being nurtured by a rain cloud. The flower, of course, was me, losing petals. The rain cloud represents the challenges in my life difficult experiences, sadness, anxiety, stress, etc. which can be too much at times, but ultimately help me grow in moderation. The sun peeking out behind the cloud is the hope, positivity, and warmth that sticks around with an annoying persistence and keeps me going, helping me replenish what I lost along the way.

Deep. I know. But flowers are one of the only things I know how to draw.

After the treatment, I drew a completely different picture. Granted, I was still a little loopy. But when the worksheet asked who I was, I wrote “a web,” and when it asked me to draw a picture, I drew a bunch of little houses (representing different parts of myself) connected by some lines that quite abstractly represented a spider’s web. The web was a symbol of how the treatment made me feel: more connected to myself and the world around me. If my head was the prison, then ketamine was the sharpened spork I could use to chisel my way out.

In most clinical settings, ketamine is administered through intramuscular injection.

Callie’s pre-session drawing of “who she is”

Callie’s post-session drawing

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Since then, the dissociative episodes are fewer and farther between, and I have felt more in tune with my feelings. It planted my feet back on the ground. It’s like the song “Sweet Leaf” by Black Sabbath “You introduced me to my mind,” sings Ozzy Osbourne if you replace the weed references with ketamine. In other words, it did exactly what it was supposed to.

Make a Mind Stretchy Again

Another Santa Barbara–based psychotherapist who specializes in ketamine-assisted therapy, Dr. Samantha Lau, explained that ketamine retrains and rewires the brain. Neuroplasticity makes it stretchy again, and patients can go in and kind of reorganize everything. She called it a “really robust antidepressant” best suited for people who are at the end of their rope and ready to dive deeper.

Lau herself found psychotherapy helpful after she developed PTSD from a break-in at her house. It helped her on her “healing path,” she said, allowing her to reestablish a “safety reference” and confront the neuroses driven by the fear instilled by the experience.

“There’s this witnessing effect; you experience it, and sometimes it can be very spiritual,” Lau said. “I think it I call it a sacred space helps people to allow a miracle to happen.”

Ketamine, she said, breaks down the mind’s defenses, to allow the patient to experience all the built-up, repressed stuff and feel the feelings their mind may have protected them from.

“It allows you to dissociate yourself from your day-to-day identity,” Lau explained, interrupting your mind from ruminating on anxious or depressive thoughts. “It gives you a different angle. So you have an opportunity to reframe who you are.”

Dani Martinelli, a patient of Lau’s, opened up to me about her experience. On the surface, her life seems perfect: a home in Carpinteria, professional success, and a loving family. “But the skeletons in the closet are mental-health issues that have disrupted every part of my life, from relationships to jobs to spiritual growth,” she shared.

She was in a place of desperation when she found Lau, having exhausted more conventional avenues for combatting depression and anxiety, including exercise, meditation, and medication.

Despite her best attempts, she wasn’t able to get out of the darkness. “I believe ketamine has just been one of those gifts, or tools, that is allowing me to rewrite my story,” added Martinelli.

Lau earned her trust quickly and made her feel held and guided similar to how I felt with Dr. Drozd, who literally offered to hold my hand should I need it and who has routinely checked up on me since the treatment.

A good practitioner, Martinelli noted, is so important. The medicine opens a door, but it helps to have someone trustworthy and legit like Lau or Drozd to hold your hand during the journey.

When Martinelli started her journey, it was only up from there. After three sessions, she didn’t come back as the same version of herself. She had not expected to feel such a strong spiritual connection, either.

The treatment opened a gateway to accepting

who she was it scrambled her puzzle, and she was able to put the pieces back differently. She “timetraveled,” finding that she had nothing to prove. She had always felt the pressure for validation. The treatment opened her eyes: She does not have to prove her worth to anyone.

Before, she was in a crisis state. After, her battle with depression was not over it’s not a quick fix but she was given the gift of discovery, to peel back the layers, to know who she was.

“I mean, it’s one thing to go and have a treatment; it’s a whole ’nother thing to take what you have embodied or seen or felt and start asking some questions around it,” she explained.

People find wisdom, joy, and compassion in the experience, and then it’s up to them, perhaps with help from their therapist, to integrate it into their lives.

The main barrier to this treatment is access. Insurance doesn’t cover psychedelic therapies. And clinical experiences are expensive usually ranging from $700 to $2,000. More affordable, athome options are now available, but it helps to have a guide. Dr. Drozd, for one, is working with UC Santa Barbara’s insurance provider to help increase student access.

“It’s expensive, but when you think about the efficacy and the short amount of time that gets you from here to there, it’s a lot different than being in psychotherapy for two, three years,” Lau said.

Also, it’s definitely not for everyone. But Martinelli said something that resonated with me: “I think the uncertainty of what your journey is going to look like is better than the certainty that you’re going to wake up the next day depressed again.”

Depression has been normalized in our society, but it is a very real and very disruptive disease that manifests in different ways. Unfortunately, there is no cure-all. But it gives me some hope that the options for treatment are expanding. How one decides to treat their depression will look different on a case-by-case basis, but, to me at least, ketamine and other psychedelics such as MDMA, which is on track for FDA approval can be a valuable tool in advocating for happiness.

Dr. Samantha Lau is one practitioner who provides ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in Santa Barbara.

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5/9:

Wild Talks: America’s Wildest Places Check out the information fair and market followed by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Ian Shive, who will discuss his book Refuge: America’s Wildest Places, followed by a book signing. Proceeds will go toward the S.B. Wildlife Care Network and the National Wildlife Refuge Association. Fair and market: 5:30pm; lecture: 6pm; reception: 7:15pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Lecture: $15; lecture and reception: $35. Email contact@sbwcn.org. sbnature.org/calendar

5/9: S.B. Mesa Town Hall Meeting Join for presentations by SBCC President Dr. Erika Endrijonas, S.B. Mayor Randy Rowse, and S.B. Councilmember Mike Jordan about Douglas Family Preserve, Harmony Garden, OMNI Project update, and an election for directors and officers. 6pm. Free Methodist Church, 1435 Cliff Dr. Free. Call (805) 586-0606 or email ourmesaneighborhoodinc@gmail.com. sbmesa.org

5/9: Storytelling for the Screen: The Wind and the Reckoning See 2022’s The Wind and the Reckoning, about the aftermath of the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom by U.S. land barons and militiamen highlighting Indigenous resistance amid the disasters of colonial occupation and the leprosy epidemic, followed by a post-screening discussion. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4903 or email info@carseywolf.ucsb.edu carseywolf.ucsb.edu/events/all-events

5/9, 5/11: Theatre Eclectic Presents: The Great Gatsby Enjoy a full-length play adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel that tells the story of narrator Nick Carraway’s interactions with the elusive Jay Gatsby, and Gatsby’s fascination with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. Thu.: SBCC Schott Campus Auditorium, 310 W. Padre St., 7pm; Sat.: Friendship Manor, 6647 El Colegio Rd., Isla Vista, 2pm. Free. Email theatreeclectic3@gmail.com theatreeclectic.com

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5/10: Crepe-Paper Flower Adult Workshop Learn the art of crafting a vibrant, colorful, and everlasting bouquet of flowers out of crepe paper. 6pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $25. Call (805) 884-0459. tinyurl.com/ CrepeFlowerWorkshop

5/10-5/13: 21st Annual Covenant Living Spring Art Show Those who live and work at Samarkand will show their works in watercolor, oil, pencil sketches, photography, and sculptures. Fri.: 10am-5pm, Sat.-Mon.: 10am-4pm. Mountain Room, Covenant Living at the Samarkand, 2550 Treasure Dr. Call (877) 231-6284. tinyurl.com/ArtShowMay10

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5/10-5/11: State Street Ballet Presents: Other Voices A production of short works that range from classical to experimental idioms will showcase the talents of choreographers who push boundaries, redefining the art of dance. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $26-$48, VIP: $58. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@lobero.com lobero.org

5/10-5/11: Film Screening: Dune Watch 1984’s Dune, directed by David Lynch, which follows the duke’s son who leads desert warriors to fight the galactic emperor and his father’s evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor’s rule. 9pm. SBIFF Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. $7-$12. Email help@ sbiff.org sbiffriviera.com

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5/11: S.B. Blues Society Presents Nikki Hill Take in a night of local powerhouse Nikki Hill, who was raised with gospel music and will sing blues, R&B, rock, and roots music. 7pm. Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. Students: $10, GA: $30$35, VIP: $40-$45. Email info@sbblues.org. sbblues.org/event/nikki-hill

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5/9: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 3643043. satellitesb.com

5/9, 5/11-5/12, 5/14: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Pierre Bensusan, 7:30pm. $20-$23. Sat.: Me Sabor Presents: Salsa Night, Class: 9pm, Show: 10pm. $18-$25. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Jazz Society Presents: Monday Madness Jazz Orchestra, 1pm. $10-$25. S.B. Creative Education presents: Max Minardi, CJB Music, & S.B. Creative Children’s Choir, 6:30pm. $10-$20. All ages. Tue.: Andrew Duhon, 7:30pm. $20-$25. All ages. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

5/9-5/11: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: The New Clementine, 8pm. Free Fri.: George Friedenthal, Maitland Ward, 8pm. $16.74. Sat.: Kathleen Sieck, The Paradise Road, 8pm. $13.64. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

5/10-5/12: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Tex Pistols, 8:30pm. Sat.: Chris Murphey Violin, noon. Sun.: Sammy Joe, 1pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

5/10: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Beau James Wilding & Friends, 6pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

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Eos Lounge Sat.: Mary Droppinz, 9pm. $6.18. Wed.: Wednesday Bass Therapy with Yojas, 8pm. Free. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

5/10-5/12: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Colonel Angus, 8pm. Sat.: Hoodlum Friends, 8pm. Sun.: The Decent Folk Acoustic, 3pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

5/11: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Brady Harris, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com. arrowsmithwine.com/events

5/11-5/12: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Mark & Sherie, 1:30-4:30pm. Lowdown Dudes, 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

5/11-5/12: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: T-Bone Ramblers, 4-7pm. Sun.: Jeff Pine, 1-4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

5/13: The Red Piano Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

5/15: Whiskey Richards Punk on Vinyl. 9pm. 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (818) 451-8206. tinyurl.com/punkonvinyl

5/11: Free Nature Walk Join S.B. Botanic Garden’s Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist Zach Phillips, PhD, and local bird expert Hugh Ranson and explore the park’s biodiversity, birds, and more. 9-10:30am. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free. Call (805) 682-4726 or email info@SBBotanicGarden.org tinyurl.com/FreeNatureWalk24

5/11: S.B. High School 30th Annual Jazz Festival Experience the rhythm and energy from talented local and visiting junior high and high school jazz bands who will showcase their passion and dedication with a performance by T.Nava (Ron Avant of the Free Nationals). Concessions will be available for purchase. 8:30am-5pm. S.B. High School Theater, 700 E. Anapamu St. $8-$10. Email sbhs.bandboosters2@gmail.com tinyurl.com/JazzFest-May11

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Thurs 5/9 7:30 pm AN EVENING WITH PIERRE BENSUSAN ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Sat 5/11 8:30 pm ME SABOR PRESENTS: SALSA NIGHT

Sun 5/12 1:00 pm SANTA BARBARA JAZZ SOCIETY PRESENTS: MONDAY MADNESS JAZZ ORCHESTRA 6:30 pm SANTA BARBARA CREATIVE EDUCATION PRESENTS: MAX MINARDI, CJB MUSIC, & SB CREATIVE CHILDREN'S CHOIR

Tues 5/14 7:30 pm ANDREW DUHON FOLK

Thurs 5/16 8:00 pm (((FOLKYEAH!))) PRESENTS: PEARL & THE OYSTERS WITH RAHILL

5/11: S.B. Cactus & Succulent Society Show and Sale

See plant displays, shop for pottery and plants, take part in a silent auction, and enjoy a kokedama (soil ball covered in moss) workshop. 10am-3pm. S.B. Woman’s Club, 670 Mission Canyon Rd. Free. Email president@sbcactus.org sbcactus.org/show-and-sale

SUNDAY 5/12

5/12: Return to the Sacred: A Cacao Journey Explore cacao, the unrefined and raw version of cocoa that originates from the tropics of the Americas, and its spiritual uses with host Marie Pier Tremblay. 2pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $30. Call (805) 965-8811. tinyurl.com/CacaoJourney

5/12: S.B. Centre for Aerial Dance Presents: Maman

Experience the debut work Maman, the newest evening-length work that explores the archetype of “Mother” and features six aerial dance pieces inspired by each of the principal dancers’ mothers. 3pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $38-$58; VIP: $74. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.o rg

MONDAY 5/13

5/13:

Science Pub: The Secret Lives of Snakes In celebration of the release of the book California Snakes and How to Find Them, author Emily Taylor, PhD, will bring the stories in her book to life with beautiful photographs and movies of snakes. 6:30pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call (805) 682-4711 x108 or email jprichard@sbnature2.org sbnature.org/calendar

TUESDAY 5/14

5/14: Colin Quinn 2024 Author of 2020’s Overstated: A Coastto-Coast Roast of the 50 States, writer, performer, and stand-up comedian Colin Quinn will bring his brand of social commentary and observations to S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $39-$49; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

WEDNESDAY 5/15

5/15: Arts & Lectures Presents Ephrat Asherie Dance: ODEON Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie, a New York–based b-girl (involved in the hip-hop culture and is a breakdancer) with extensive training in ballet and modern dance, will bring a performance that remixes street and club dances including house, and vogue, in addition to breaking and hip-hop, set to a mix of early 20th-century romantic music and popular Afro-Brazilian rhythms. 8pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB Students: $15, GA: $40. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

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Chaucer’s Poetry Reading and Book Signing: Paul J. Willis Local poet, emeritus professor of English at Westmont College, and former poet laureate of S.B. Paul J. Willis, will deliver a reading and sign copies of his poetry book Losing Streak, composed of rhymed, metered, and oddly funny (and sometimes serious) poetry that ranges in subject matter. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/event

5/9-5/11: San Marcos High School Theater Presents: Singin’ in the Rain This musical based on the 1952 film follows silent-screen actors Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont as they transition from silent movies to the talkies with actress and newcomer Kathy Seldon, who must be brought in to dub Lina’s shrill voice in songs such as, “Moses,”“Good Morning,”“Singin’ in the Rain,” and more. 7-9pm. Marquis Performing Arts Center, San Marcos High School, 4750 Hollister Ave. GA: $10-$15; VIP: $40. smhstheaterdept.com/event

5/9-5/11: Dos Pueblos High School Presents: Anything Goes Cole Porter’s classic musical follows the madcap antics aboard the SS American, where love triangles, mistaken identities, and hilarious hijinks unfold against the backdrop of dazzling dance numbers and unforgettable tunes during the glamorous era of the 1930s. Thu.-Fri.: 7pm; Sat.: 2 and 7pm. Elings Performance Arts Center, Dos Pueblos High School, 7266 Alameda Ave. GA: $10-$15, VIP: $25. Call (805) 968-2541. dptheatrecompany.org

Emily Taylor, PhD

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Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend at Art & Soul Create your own candle with Lindsay Gould of Golden Arrow Goods and enjoy a sampling of Fox Wines, Topa Topa beer, and nibbles by The Nook on Friday, and on Saturday, stop by between 4-6pm and create a demi-wreath using flowers, foliage, and branches, with light bites and wine, followed by an all-level watercolor painting session on Sunday, noon-4pm. RSVP online. Fri.: 6-8pm; Sat.: 4-6pm; Sun.: noon-4pm. Art & Soul, 116 Santa Barbara St. $35-$85. Call (805) 724-2470 or email artandsoulsb@ gmail.com artandsoulsb.com/pages/events

5/9: Friendship Center’s Mother’s Day Celebration Bring your mother or grandmother and celebrate the holiday with a special performance by the Ukulele Lulus followed by lunch and tea. 11am. Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Ln. Free. Email activities@ friendshipcentersb.org tinyurl.com/MothersDayatFriendshipCenter

5/10-5/12: Celebrate Mom with a Rusty’s Heart-Shaped Pizza Order Mom a slice of love this Mother’s Day with a heart-shaped pizza (created from a large pizza). Available at all nine Rusty’s Pizza locations. $29.95. Call (805) 564-1111. tinyurl.com/RustysHeartShapedPizza

5/11: Mother’s Day Brunch at the Ranch Begin with a walking meditation with a horse to lead the way, silent and guided meditations, and meditations with music followed by a relaxing mimosa brunch. Please wear closed toe shoes and sunscreen and bring a hat. 10am-noon. Address to private residence near Skofield Park will be provided after purchase. $125. tinyurl.com/MothersDayMeditationandBrunch

5/11: Mother’s Day Selfcare Yoga & Tea Enjoy a 50-minute, all-levels yoga class followed by a 15-minute chair massage, the infrared sauna, tea, and snacks in a tranquil space. 2pm. Flow Yoga and Wellness, 4441 Hollister Ave. $115. Call (805) 459-7033 or email connect@sbflowyoga.com sbflowyoga.com/events

5/11: Moms 4 Mutts! Humane Society Fundraiser Adopt a furry addition to your family with Moms 4 Mutts to donate 20 percent of proceeds. There will be cats and dogs looking for their forever home. 11am. Arrowsmith’s, 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126. tinyurl.com/Moms4MuttsFund

5/12: Mother’s Day Brunch Enjoy an assortment of farmers’ market salads, bountiful appetizers, a seafood raw bar, brunch favorites, delightful desserts, and more with a special Mother’s Day mini vendor market in the hotel lobby. 10am. Finch & Fork, Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. Ages 12 and under: $45; adults: $89. Call (805) 879-9100 or email info@finchandforkrestaurant.com finchandforkrestaurant.com/events

5/12: Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch Artfully prepared by Executive Chef Matt Johnson, Chef de Cuisine Cory Hannon, and Pastry Chef Yannick Dumonceau, this threecourse brunch will be complemented by the ranch’s revered five-star service and lavish ambiance. 10am. San Ysidro Ranch, 900 San Ysidro Ln. $205. Call (800) 368-6788. tinyurl.com/MothersDay-SanYsidro

Nonprofits Supporting Mothers LIVING

“I’ll tell you a story,” Janelle Green, cofounder of The Victoria Project (TVP) a holistic maternity care organization in Santa Barbara told me over the phone recently. In short, the story is that after she gave birth to her twin, during an incredibly challenging time, a family member extended a helping hand and offered to watch her children while she went to get a pedicure. “And it has always stuck with me.”

On Mother’s Day, we often show our mothers that we care about them through gestures like flowers and brunch, “but, truly, what I believe mothers need is a system of support,” she said, as she held back tears.

The Victoria Project Welcomes Community Support in Honor of Mother’s Day

by Tiana Molony

FOOD WASTE 101!

Help reduce food waste in Santa Barbara County!

Wasted food can hurt the planet and our wallets! Here are our favorite food waste tips:

Inventory and use what you have before you buy more.

Be creative by using the edible parts of foods that you normally throw away.

Donate healthy, safe, and untouched foods to food banks.

The Victoria Project launches its 2024 campaign this Mother’s Day, May 12. “Why not buy with a purpose?” said cofounder Deja Rabb. “And why not, you know, as you’re celebrating your mother, give to other mothers.”

Midwifery care costs thousands of dollars; in partnership with the Santa Barbara Birth Center, TVP provides midwifery care to expecting mothers in Southern California who cannot afford the high costs.

Green, Rabb, and senior midwife student Haize Hawke started The Victoria Project in 2020 amid the reported rise of maternity ward closures and strict hospital policies during COVID-19. The Victoria Project provides holistic maternity care to low-risk expecting mothers. This type of care extends support before, during, and after the birthing process. Through collaboration with a midwife, who is a skilled practitioner, families chart their birth journey. Working alongside their midwife’s expertise, they decide on the birthing environment and approach that best suits their desires. Green said one reason she advocates for midwifery is that it “empowers women to be the ones making the decisions for their care.”

Black women in the U.S. face a staggering racial disparity in pregnancy-related deaths, being “at least three times more likely to die” from such complications compared to white women, according to a National Library of Medicine study. TVP hopes to address issues with maternal health, including the high maternal mortality rate, racial disparities, and the isolation that often comes with childbirth.

“I think another thing that isn’t really talked about as much as in the postpartum part, you know, women often feel very alone,” said Rabb. The Victoria Project gives women another lesser-known birthing option beyond the hospital setting and helps them “heal traumas” from past birthing experiences.

“We’re trying to help people have a victorious pregnancy and birthing experience so that they can be prepared for motherhood and the transition into parenting,” said Green.

Food Recovery Hierarchy

The Food Recovery Hierarchy shows us the best ways to deal with food waste. Clip and save the graphic below to remember the Food Recovery Hierarchy, and help prevent food waste every day!

Santa Barbara County, 20% of our waste is food. These extra pounds of waste can be put back into the soil through compost, or donated to the community. You have the power to reduce food waste!

(From left) Deja Rabb, Janelle Green, and Haize Hawk are the founders of The Victoria Project, designed to raise awareness for and increase access to holistic maternity care locally.

The Victoria Project founders (from left) Deja Rabb, Janelle Green, and Haize Hawk

P rimavera 2024

HONORING 100 YEARS

CocktailHour&SilentAuction

Join us at the entry of the El Paseo to enjoy a cocktail and appetizers as you roam and look at silent auction items to the sounds of Tony Ybarra.

Dinner & Live Auctions

We will enjoy dinner and the first offi cial dance by the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta. The 2024 will be available as the live auction gets underway.

Dancingwi Friends

The night is not over as DJ Adam Herrera is taking requests to dance the night away.

The Barnsdall-Rio Grande Filling Station in Goleta

Exploration for oil began in the Ellwood-Tecolote Canyon areas of the Central Coast as early as 1897, but with little success.

In 1927, two wildcat oil companies the Rio Grande and Barnsdall oil companies obtained a lease from the heirs of the Dos Pueblos land grant. These were Caroline, the daughter of Kate Den Bell; and her husband, Dr. George Luton.

Drilling on the Luton-Bell No. 1 well began in June 1928. Oil was discovered at 3,204 feet on July 26. The resulting field of 100 million barrels of high-quality crude oil was one of the major discoveries in the U.S. at the time. Over its lifetime, Luton-Bell No. 1 produced one million barrels of oil.

Many other oil wells and oil piers, in what came to be called the Ellwood Oil Fields, sprang up overnight between the present-day golf course and west toward Haskell’s Beach, the site of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara resort today. Oil freighters from all over the world tied up at moorings off Tecolote Canyon to take on crude oil and refined gasoline products.

wall with plenty of room for parking and no place for clutter.

Historian Provides Context on the Architecture and History of the Building That May Be Part of Sandpiper Golf Course Renovations

by Justin M. Ruhge

Following the discovery of oil at the Luton-Bell No. 1 well in Ellwood, the Barnsdall-Rio Grande Oil Company (today’s ARCO), developed refineries for oil and gasoline products on the bluffs around the oil wells at what is today the Sandpiper Golf Course and Ellwood Shore’s housing tract. Eventually piers and wells extended east of Goleta Beach to More Mesa.

The Ellwood Field was so important worldwide that the Japanese Navy attacked it during World War II on February 23, 1942.

Oil companies often opened their own chain of service stations to distribute their products. One of the Barnsdall-Rio Grande service stations was built in 1929 on Hollister Avenue (old Highway 101) in Ellwood next to their production facilities.

During the early years of service stations called “filling stations” the structures were often small, ramshackle, and disreputable in appearance. In the Santa Barbara area, Pearl Chase began a program of civic improvements, which included upgrading local filling stations. A Spanish-Mediterranean style was adopted, and the Barnsdall-Rio Grande station was one of the first to benefit from the revival. The station was built in two stories, with tile roof, frescoes, blue tile trim, and a glazed dome on top. The station was located in a large yard surrounded by a stucco

Next to the station, they constructed Wheeler’s Café, which became a very popular stop for locals and those travelers passing through. At that time, gasoline sold for about 17 cents a gallon. On the trip going north from Santa Barbara, there was a long way to the next station, so many stopped to “fill ’er up” there. Traffic was much lighter on old 101 compared to today. Sometimes during the week, only one customer would stop per day. Weekends were a little better with perhaps one customer an hour.

The station operated into the early 1960s before being closed and has been left vacant for about 50 years. The last use of the Barnsdall-Rio Grande station was as a set for the 1980 remake of the movie The Postman Always Rings Twice, which originally starred Lana Turner and John Garfield. Today it represents the last example of the Pearl Chase Spanish-revival gas station that replaced the roadside eyesores in the dawn of highway motoring.

The Ellwood Oil Field slowly closed down as the crude petered out. The field is now buried under the Sandpiper Golf Course, where there is little evidence that it ever existed. However, the still-standing Spanish-style filling station on Hollister Avenue in Ellwood marks its location in history.

A number of earlier owners of the golf course tried to protect and renovate the filling station without much success.

The filling station, now in need of some TLC, is a part of the holdings of Sandpiper Golf Course owned by Ty Warner.

References: In putting together this article, Lompoc-based historian Justin M. Ruhge referenced two of his own books, Looking

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Goleta, Pueblo de las Islas, as well as Goleta the Good Land by Walker A. Tompkins.

The Barnsdall-Rio Grande filling station was built in 1929 and located on Hollister Avenue. It was one of the first stations to benefit from Pearl Chases’s program of civic improvements.

Snacks, Scenery, and Sunshine Spell Success

My recipe for a successful day trip includes a sunny day, plentiful snacks, and a road trip partner who will endure and even encourage a plethora of photo pit stops. I had all that plus my canine sidekick, Scout, along for a recent visit to Carrizo Plain National Monument.

There are a couple of route options to get from Santa Barbara to Carrizo, and it’s about a three-hour drive either way: north to Santa Margarita and over Highway 58 to the upper entrance of the monument, or down through Ojai and Highway 33 to the south entrance. Either direction makes a lovely loop with varied views and terrain. We chose to take Highway 101 up the coast to start our trek, giving us the beach/mountains/plains trifecta all in the same day.

Day Trip to Carrizo Plain National Monument

itinerary. Scout loved the stop-and-go journey. Lots of short walks with new smells each time, interspersed with plenty of nap time in her fluffy backseat pup perch.

We stopped at the visitors’ center to see if the rangers would divulge any can’t-miss secret spots. Their recommendations for the best wildflower viewing matched our intended route, so we continued down past Travers Ranch.

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It was foggy as we left town, but as we crested the Nojoqui Grade and headed down into the valley, the clouds parted and the mist gave way to blue skies in one of those magical Technicolor Disney moments. Cachuma was fuller than I’ve ever seen it, and the hills were amazingly green.

After a coffee stop in San Luis Obispo, we turned off the 101 and drove through adorable downtown Santa Margarita. The town itself quickly gave way to pastoral hills with photogenic cows lazily munching grass. It’s possible that I asked for a couple of photo stops before we even entered the monument. At this leisurely pace, it took us four hours to get to the northern entrance of the monument. We didn’t mind.

At 38 miles long and 17 miles wide, the Carrizo Plain is surrounded by mountains and bisected by the San Andreas Fault, whose influence is seen in the landscape. We were greeted with layers of undulating hills and fields of wildflowers. While not exactly the neon rainbows that you may have seen online, there was plenty of color. Throughout the day we observed poppies, lupine, yellow fiddlenecks, and miles of goldfields dotted with purple owl’s clover. We also encountered fields of tidy tips, and the brashly named common hillside daisies, which looked anything but common to me.

One of our first stops was Soda Lake, one of the dominant landmarks of the plain. A trail flanked by patches of four-foot-tall larkspur led out towards the flat, salty lakebed that mirrored the distant mountains. Recent rains had saturated the ground, and the closer we got to the lake itself, the deeper our feet sank into the quicksand-like terrain. Since the day was young, we didn’t get too close. No need for soggy shoes on an all-day adventure.

We hopped from one picturesque spot to another, letting my plentiful requests for photo ops guide our

The restrooms at the visitors’ center are the only facilities in the National Monument, and signs reminded us that there are no services: Visitors need to plan for food, water, and gas accordingly. Hence our plentiful snacks. Rather than try to picnic with one big meal, we went for a gourmet grazing strategy. Each time we stopped, we would bring something new from the cooler in the back of the car, each pit stop making our movable feast more delectable.

While we didn’t have a sighting of the magnificent pronghorn antelopes that dwell in the plain, we were entertained by the birds and, to my surprise, the insects. Large fuzzy beetles clumped together on tall stalks of fiddlenecks, bending them forward with their combined weight. And scores of fuzzy brown caterpillars rushed back and forth across our path, mimicking pedestrians scurrying across a street.

Unsurprisingly, our favorite segment of the trip was an impromptu turn down an unmarked dirt road. Our ability to maneuver the rutted grooves of a finger route up a hill led us to the best view of the day, both up close and far over the plain. Aside from some sprint van campers, we were alone as far as we could see.

As we continued down the last stretch of the plain, we had snowy mountain peaks ahead in the distance, acting as an almost literal icing on top of an unbelievably gorgeous day.

I was recently introduced to theologian Tony Jones, who describes the magic of wild places; how replacing the hectic pace of our high-tech world with simple pleasures like hiking and camping can inspire inner peace. While a road trip isn’t exactly roughing it, the wide-open spaces of the plain imbued feelings of calm and delight that have persisted long past that day. Scout enjoyed extra naps for days afterward to give it her seal of approval, too.

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Scout enjoys the view.

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Taste of Santa Barbara Tickets on Sale

Annual Celebration of Julia Child’s Legacy Offers Wide Range of Events

BY MATT KETTMANN AND GEORGE YATCHISIN

If you’re just now learning that the Taste of Santa Barbara 2024 kicks off next week and runs through May 19, you’ve already lost out on the chance to attend a few of the intimate experiences that have been scheduled to honor the legacy of Julia Child. But have no fear, there’s still time to buy tickets for some of the smaller events a couple of which are profiled below and plenty of opportunities to get on the list for the bigger gathering of this annual celebration.

Hosted by the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience (SBCE), which is a Santa Barbara offshoot of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the weeklong affair features farm tours, cooking classes, special dinners, and grand affairs. This year’s big-tent events include the third annual wine festival at the Presidio on Saturday, May 18, where the list of producers continues to grow. That night is also the “Lights, Camera, Julia!” screening at the Metro 4, where members of the team who produced the Max series Julia will regale the crowd with memories of that experience. An interview with Julia’s showrunner Chris Keyser is on page 29.

The new and most ambitious course for Taste of Santa Barbara, however, is the Soiree at the Casa de la Guerra on Friday night, May 17. A small, curated gathering of chefs, including Massimo Falsini from Caruso’s, Alex Bollinger from El Encanto, Sergei Simonov of Loquita, Justin West of Market Forager, and Sandra Adu Zelli of Gipsy Hill Bakery, will be preparing special dishes for attendees. Cutler’s Artisan Spirits will be making cocktails, and a wide variety of wines will be provided by the Santa Barbara Vintners, including stalwarts like Star Lane and Tyler and newcomers like MarBeso. The tickets are a bit steep at more than $200, but the team is doing everything possible to ensure it will be money well spent.

Here are a couple of spotlight events, with more to come in the upcoming week. See sbce.events.

HYPERLOCAL VEGETARIAN WITH SATELLITE

Necessity is the mother of Satellite, the buzzy State Street restaurant and wine bar. “Vegetarian cuisine started at Satellite because we have a unique ‘kitchen’ space,” says chef Emma West, co-owner with Drew Cuddy. “We converted two offices into our kitchen and dishroom. We have a couple of induction heating sources and some refrigerators. With the limitations, I wanted to keep things simple and fresh; vegetarian was the way.”

While West asserts that “[her] journey as a chef really starts at our Santa Barbara County Farmers’ Market,” she studied hospitality management at the California Culinary

Academy in San Francisco and then opened the beloved Julienne with her then-husband Justin West. Upon the end of the marriage and the restaurant, she helped create Satellite, now open for seven years. “Satellite is really about farmer to table and farmer to glass,” she claims. “We focus on farming and low intervention. Trying to keep the intention and integrity on the ground.”

Her class will teach others how they can do the same. Veggie spring rolls with a spicy aioli sauce will allow, as she puts it, “folks to decorate the rice paper rolls with edible flowers and then fill them with a medley of raw and roasted seasonal market vegetables. I love eating and cooking with the rainbow in mind. I wanted to teach something that is visually pleasing as well as delicious tasting.” Dessert will be vegan chocolate-chip cookies topped with white and black sesame seeds. West says, “I hope this class will give people confidence on what to take to a potluck or a nice idea for an appetizer and easy dessert when hosting.”

Although West never had the opportunity to meet Julia Child, she says, “The community and relationships that develop from her work are my favorite things about her.”

Hyperlocal Vegetarian with Satellite takes place on Tuesday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Apples to Zucchini Cooking School. See sbce.events/event/hyperlocal-vegetarian-withsatellite for tickets ($110) and information.

MEZZE WITH THE DAISY

Although the Turkish word mezze means “snack,” if you load up a plateful of appetizers, it can be a feast. That’s especially true for the class to be taught by Chef Carmen Deforest of The Daisy Restaurant. “The plate embodies

the flavors that we love, really fresh and bright,” Deforest explains, “and the way we like to eat, sharing and having a little bit of everything.” Think more typical items like hummus, marinated olives, and flatbread, but then there’s a delicious dip called beet Muhammara, pungent with garlic, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, walnuts, and more, and spicy California lamb and beef Kofta meatballs.

“I know how much I love learning something new in the kitchen, whether a recipe or a new technique,” Deforest says. “It is nice to be a part of sharing something that perhaps someone will prepare again or even teach someone else!”

Deforest and her husband and business partner, Dominic Shiach, have had a semi-circuitous route to the restaurant business. She didn’t begin cooking until her mid-thirties after two decades in the fashion business; Shiach had had a career in film. In 2013, they opened Bookends Café on the roof of Antioch University, winning a Foodie despite having no on-site kitchen, cooking in a commissary in the Funk Zone.

They opened The Daisy (Deforest’s nickname) four months before the pandemic, only to close for 16 months during peak COVID. “We love being a part of the wonderful food community in Santa Barbara, our Arts District neighborhood, and the many farmers we are so lucky to work with,” she says about the three years they have been open since. Deforest points out, “The SBCE is such a fantastic and fun tradition that we look forward to every year.”

Mezze with the Daisy takes place on Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Apples to Zucchini Cooking School. See sbce .events/event/mezze-with-the-daisy for tickets ($110) and information. n

Emma West

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Shining Light into Julia Child’s Wonderful Life

Talking Inspiration and Experimentation with Chris Keyser, the Showrunner of Max’s Julia Series

BY MATT KETTMANN

Chris Keyser is not much of a cook, and nor were his parents. But his family still regularly clicked on the TV when he was a kid to watch Julia Child work her magic in the studio kitchen.

“We watched The French Chef together every week,” explained the veteran television writer and producer, best known for his work on Party of Five. “There was no filter. She was unambiguously herself. Even with all her unlikely characteristics how she looked, how she sounded none of those things are made for TV. Yet there she was, making connections through the camera right into your home. You felt very close to her and understood who she was. It was impossible not to be entranced as you watched.”

So when Keyser was approached by his colleague Daniel Goldfarb about working on a television series about Child’s life, he signed on instantly. After years of writing, producing the pilot which was interrupted for six months by COVID and shopping the idea around, Keyser and Goldfarb released their show Julia on Max in March 2022.

“It was many, many years, and we were very lucky,” said Keyser. “We had cast changes in the middle of it, but we ended up with the cast that we needed and wanted the right cast at the right time. Like so many things, it very nearly didn’t happen.”

Starring Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child; David Hyde Pierce as her husband, Paul Child; and Bebe Neuwirth as their friend Avis DeVoto, the first season portrays Child as she creates The French Chef program at WGBH in Boston. The second season, which premiered last November, follows the development of a new cookbook, the growth of the show’s national reach, and many of the social movements happening in the mid-1960s. Along the way, as her very public TV life and very private home life with Paul is explored, Child’s role as a force for women’s rights and fair representation in the media are strong themes.

“We were lucky in that Julia was both known and not well-known,” said Keyser. “We all know what she was like on television and in her books, but she was a mostly private

person. We were able to use the known facts, the big events of her life, as the big tentpole moments in the story.”

For the private scenes, they did their best to craft them as they likely would have happened. “It had to feel truthful to what we understood about Julia and Paul and Judith Jones and Avis DeVoto we couldn’t make things up out of whole cloth,” said Keyser. “But within that framework, we could create lots of private moments and smaller events that filled out the story. That gave us so much freedom.”

Lancashire is particularly stunning as Julia. “What she ended up doing was not the result of conversations or our direction,” explained Keyser. “It was just an intuitive embodiment of this person. It’s not an imitation. She created a voice. Her physicality is remarkable. It is just such a truthful embodiment of who Julia was. She became Julia herself.”

Unfortunately, the second season was the last one for Julia, which was canceled by Max despite rave reviews, including 96 percent score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. “Max was incredibly supportive of the show, not just in the beginning but all the way to the end of the second season,” said Keyser. “But the business is the business. You go as long as you can.”

Keyser was pleased that the show ended at the closing of one chapter rather than abruptly. “It was

short-lived, but what matters is not so much the longevity as it’s the depth of connection that people had to it,” he explained. “It was a happy show to make, and it was a happy place to be when we made it.”

That was in part because there was a large kitchen on set, as each dish was created for the camera and then shared with the cast and staff. “They were churning out a lot of food,” laughed Keyser. “The food brought us all together.”

And that, after all, is what Julia Child’s life did for so many. But to Keyser, she transcends cuisine. “It’s the central question we’ve always had to answer in the show: Why does Julia Child matter like she does?” he explained. “It has something to do with her attitude toward life and experimentation and being allowed to fail and second chances. She had a sense of humor about everything, and a joyfulness that says doing what makes you happy is the thing that you should pursue.”

Chris Keyser comes to talk about Julia during Taste of Santa Barbara’s “Lights, Camera, Julia!” screening on Saturday, May 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Metro 4 Theater (618 State St.). Also on hand to reminisce will be series director Jenée LaMarque, author and Julia’s grand-nephew Alex Prud’homme, and Todd Schulkin, the executive director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. Tickets, which include a glass of Fess Parker wine and popcorn, are $30. See sbce.events/event/lights-camera-julia. 411

Chris Keyser (right) and Daniel Goldfarb in Paris for Julia

From left: Sarah Lancashire, Isabella Rosellini, and Lou Gala in Julia

ALWAYS AMAZING . NEVER ROUT IN E .

Downtown Santa Barbara’s LIVE Art & Wine Tour

FOOD & DRINK

A Culinary and Artistic Adventure Awaits

BY LESLIE DINABERG

The culinary world and Santa Barbara’s cultural life intertwine enticingly at the 22nd Annual Downtown Santa Barbara LIVE Art & Wine Tour. Held in the heart of the city on Thursday, May 16, starting at 5:30 p.m., more than 30 of the top restaurants, wineries, and breweries will come together for a live art walk and tour through venues, including the office of Jeff Shelton Architect; shopping spot 33 Jewels; ARM Studio, the home of American Riviera Media; Sunkissed Pantry, a zero-waste refillery shop; Paseo Nuevo shopping mall; Longoria Wines; The Shade Store home furnishings; and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), upstairs in Paseo Nuevo.

Each venue will host some kind of live art activity as well as food and wine offerings. Then the final party will convene at Santa Barbara Historical Museum starting at 7:30 p.m., where there will be even more local delectables, specialty drinks, a silent auction, and fun tunes from Val-Mar Records.

As the Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara’s primary fundraiser of the year, all proceeds from the Downtown LIVE Art & Wine Tour will support the Downtown Public Art, Activations, and Events Fund, benefiting programs such as Pianos on State, 1st Thursday, Concerts on State Street, and upcoming community activations.

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The party is always hopping at the Downtown Santa Barbara LIVE Art & Wine Tour.

Peter Horjus does a live painting at his studio during the 2023 Downtown Santa Barbara LIVE Art & Wine Tour.

Little Alex’s Opens in Five Points

Reader Dawn says that Little Alex’s has opened at Five Points Shopping Center in the former home of Fresco Café. “Come see us at our new location at 3987 State Street in the Five Points Shopping Center,” says co-owner Josh Briner. “We are maintaining our family-friendly atmosphere with an elevated look. We miss our old home of 30 years in Montecito and all of the great customers and friends that were created, and we’re excited for the opportunity to serve our local community again.” They have kept all of the original breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu items that customers enjoyed for three decades in Montecito as well as some new items, including a number of draft beers from local craft breweries and their famous chicken soup, taco salad, rajas tacos, and chile rellenos.

GIOVANNI’S IN CARPINTERIA REOPENS: Here is a message to you from Shawn and McLeod Noormand, owners of Giovanni’s Pizza in Carpinteria, which recently closed at 5003 Carpinteria Avenue: “Hello, we had our last hurrah on April 28. That same night, me, my son McLeod, and my crew moved into our new location at 5205 Carpinteria Avenue [formerly The Good Plow and Fosters Freeze]. We opened the following morning, April 29. We are up and running at light speed, offering softserve ice cream and our full menu. Come by and check out our new digs. I heard they already have a tenant for our old location.”

CELEBRATE MOM WITH A RUSTY’S HEARTSHAPED PIZZA: Order Mom a slice of love this Mother’s Day. Surprise her with a Rusty’s Heart-Shaped Pizza (created from a large pizza). “Available May 10-12 for $29.95, it’s the perfect blend of flavor and affection,” says the legendary local eatery. “She’ll feel the love in each and every savory bite.” Order online at rustyspizza.com or call (805) 564-1111.

MOTHER’S DAY AT SCARLETT BEGONIA: This just in from Crista Fleming, owner of Scarlett Begonia restaurant at 21 West Victoria Street: “Hi John, treat the mom in your life to a beautiful three-course brunch at Scarlett Begonia. Start with a pastry basket including a Yukon Gold cinnamon roll, maple bacon and buttermilk biscuit, jam, and butter. Followed by the second course, where you can select from shrimp cocktail with house-made cocktail sauce, avocado toast, organic deviled eggs, a kale Caesar salad, and more. Finally, conclude your meal by selecting your third and main course ranging from lemon ricotta pancakes to steak and eggs. Price is $95 per person, $45 for kids under 12. Book at scarlettbegonia.net.”

MOTHER’S DAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH AT SAN YSIDRO RANCH: San Ysidro Ranch’s Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch will be hosted at their acclaimed Stonehouse Restaurant. “Artfully prepared by Executive Chef Matt Johnson, Chef de Cuisine Cory Hannon, and Pastry Chef Yannick Dumonceau, this threecourse brunch will be complemented by the ranch’s revered five-star service and lavish ambiance,” says the iconic resort. “This time of the year, fragrant lavender, rose, citrus, and rosemary gardens bloom under canopies of sycamore and eucalyptus with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands.”

On May 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., toast to Mom with bottomless Champagne, mimosas, Ty Bellinis, or fresh juices while enjoying a basket of housemade baked goods. Starters include citrus-cured arctic char, king crab and spinach agnolotti, spring asparagus salad, and farmers’ market carrot soup. Entrée selections include Snake River Farms Wagyu New York, crispy confit duck leg, citrus-cured Ōra King salmon Benedict, and Alaskan halibut. The meal concludes with a dessert buffet. Cost is $205 per person. Reservations can be made by calling (805) 565-1720.

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HIGH FIVE: The former home of Fresco Café in Five Points Shopping Center is now Little Alex’s Cantina.

SWINGING AND RHAPSODIZING, IN JAZZ AND SYMPHONIC STYLE

Marcus Roberts has made a habit of showing up in Santa Barbara, with Gershwin in tow, and that’s a good thing. The respected veteran jazz pianist, whose first Santa Barbara appearances were with the large and small bands of Wynton Marsalis, has recently become a repeat visitor as soloist with the Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS). The natural common ground is George Gershwin’s seminal and ever-popular jazz-classical creation Rhapsody in Blue.

But while the Roberts/Symphony meeting two years ago was just another performance of the classic that Roberts has made one of his house specialties, this weekend’s Rhapsody is something special celebrating the score’s centennial. But wait, there’s more: SBS’s Rhapsody in Blue @ 100: Jazz Comes to the Symphony program also features Roberts’s fine trio with drummer Jason Marsalis and bassist Roland Guerin joining in and also playing on the pianist’s own Gershwin tribute, Rhapsody in D.

Capping off this weekend’s symphony program, the season finale will focus on another great if more iconoclastic American composer Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 2.

Adding to the virtual Roberts residency in town, he will precede his shows at The Granada Theatre May 18-19 with an add-on jazz set featuring his trio in the inherently jazz-friendly space of the Lobero Theatre on May 16. The 100-year milestone is a hallmark of the Lobero show, as well, going by the thematic title Rhythm in Blue Gershwin’s jazz-classical triumph was not the first attempt at marrying the two musical worlds, following such important pieces as Darius Milhaud’s 1922 La Création du monde (“The Creation of the World”).

But Gershwin’s Rhapsody has become the eminent go-to piece for orchestras seeking a crowd-luring jazz palette, or pianists seeking orchestral embrace.

Roberts has been steeped in the music of Gershwin for much of his career, live and in the tribute albums Portraits in Blue (1995) and Gershwin for Lovers (1994), both on Columbia Records. A resolutely mainstream and history-abiding jazz artist, Roberts has also paid tribute to musical heroes Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and Thelonious Monk. He has been releasing albums on his own J-Master label starting with 2009’s New Orleans Meets Harlem

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1963, Roberts headed north to New York City and found a career-launching association with Wynton Marsalis. Subsequently, he has carved out a multi-tiered career, including performances with and without orchestras and a dedication to education, teaching at

ALAIN DELON, BIG-SCREENED

Cinephiles with a long view of history — versus just a desire to soak up new releases — have been given a gift by the Riviera Theatre.The state-of-the-art venue, run and owned by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), has begun screening older classics and broadening the historical overview of its program in recent months.

As a prime example, the Riviera is presenting the 4K restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville’s sleek portrait of an assassin, Le Samouraï, starting on Friday, May 10, and expanding the focus into a micro-festival showcasing the film’s coolly charismatic star, Alain Delon. Delon acolytes and film geeks can also savor the big-screen context for the films The Leopard and Rocco and His Brothers — both directed by Luchino Visconti — along with the Melville-directed Le Cercle Rouge, Jacques Deray’s La Piscine, and René Clément’s Purple Noon. The latter is the first screen treatment of Patricia Highsmith’s devious Mr. Ripley character, later made popular by Jude Law and director Anthony Minghella in 1999’s The Talented Mr. Ripley and currently being portrayed on television (Netflix) by the talented Mr. Andrew Scott, who was feted at the 2024 SBIFF.

Le Samouraï is a cinematic wonder unto itself, richly deserving a renewed big-screen close-up. Melville’s cool, cutting sense of style taps into his new-wave roots and neo-noir and exerts a long influence over cinema. Echoes of the film can be detected in the case of Drive — starring Carpinterian Ryan Gosling — and David Fincher’s arty assassin saga of last year, The Killer, with Michael Fassbender channeling the unruffled detachment of Delon’s Jef Costello character in Le Samouraï

Bard College, Florida State, and elsewhere. Encouraging young musicians is among his primary objectives.

Roberts is also blind, but he has obviously transcended hurdles, driven by artistic passion and commitment. As he told The Philadelphia Inquirer in an interview, “any disability has its disadvantages. If you’re poor, you’re concerned about money. If you’re hungry, getting food is where you’re at.

“So getting past those things in order to reach your creative potential is key. That’s how you conquer adversity with perseverance.”

—Josef Woodard

See Marcus Roberts Trio perform Rhapsody in Blue at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.) on Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., and see Marcus Roberts in Rhapsody in Blue @ 100: Jazz Comes to the Symphony on Saturday, May 18, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m. at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.). See lobero.org and granadasb.org.

As in The Killer , Le Samouraï follows the razor’s-edge trajectory of an assassin whose sloppiness costs him the dogged pursuit of the law and the nasty disfavor of his employers. Delon’s wife, Nathalie Delon, plays a halfinterested love interest, and Cathy Rosier, playing a Black pianist, is teetering between coziness and deadly peril. Jef’s closest friend, and spy, is his pet bird, as the figure clad in fedora and trench coat slinks through the mean streets and gives up nothing with his handsome poker face. Melville’s mise-en-scène proceeds with a seductive lurk, contrasting Hollywood-style grit and crime cinema clichés.

In short, the film warrants a visit to the Riv, especially in its newly polished 4K duds. “Mad About Delon” runs May 10-June 6 at the Riviera Theatre (2044 Alameda Padre Serra). For a complete schedule and additional details, see sbiffriviera.com/ mad-about-delon —JW

After eight years of growing and solidifying its presence in town, the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara (FOSB) has built up an expanding audience and catalog of custommade arrangements and scores. This unique ensemble, founded and directed by singer-multi-instrumentalist and multitasker Adam Phillips, has a large enough library of music by now to warrant a “best of” program. Enter the concert menu being performed around the county this weekend, which Phillips calls Favorites!

At present, the orchestral forces making up the ensemble include 28 musicians, tapping both familiar instrumental families from the western classical orchestra model, but also venturing to other worldly outposts. We can expect to see and hear such exotic musical tools as the oud, hurdy-gurdy, and shakuhachi. Also in the ranks are noted Santa Barbara harpist Laurie Rasmussen and accordionist extraordinaire Brian Mann. The Folk Orchestra has the distinction of serving as musicians-in-residence at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara.

When last we heard the FOSB, the theme was a natural and a built-in “favorite” genre — Celtic music. Assorted bagpipes (mostly by avid piper and globe-trotting instrument collector Phillips), fiddling, and other Celticready instruments fit the bill handily. But past themes have ventured outward in era and world culture, from Spanish to Nordic, Americana/Mexicana, holiday music, and the mythic land of “the ’60s.”

Favorites! has been more or less democratically curated, by musicians and audience members. As Phillips says, “It was extremely difficult, but enormous fun, to put together our greatest hits. The musicians are excited to revisit the pieces.”

There will be three chances to catch FOSB once more in its 2023-24 season, all taking place in highly musically inclined chapels in the area. On Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m., the orchestra convenes in Los Olivos at St. Mark’s-in-theValley Episcopal Church (2901 Nojoqui Ave.); in the ideal Trinity Episcopal Church (1500 State St.) on Saturday night, May 11, 7 p.m.; and in the more intimate, historic ambience of Presidio Chapel (123 E. Canon Perdido St.) on Sunday, May 12, at 3 p.m. —JW

The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara

Alain Delon in Le Samouraï

Marcus Roberts Trio

PAUL WILLIS STRIKES ‘LOSING STREAK’ WITH NEW COLLECTION

Paul Willis, an emeritus professor of English at Westmont College, served as Santa Barbara’s fourth Poet Laureate, from 2011 to 2013. He is the author of a number of poetry collections, most recently Losing Streak, which he’ll sign at Chaucer’s Books on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m. Fellow former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate David Starkey spoke to Willis about his newest collection of poetry, which was primarily written during the COVID pandemic “to cheer himself.”

Christianity is central to your life and identity, but those who attend your secular readings are likely to get just a hint of that. Can you talk about writing poetry as a Christian who hopes to reach a wide variety of readers? I suspect, for example, that for you the natural world is a manifestation of God’s glory. I am very much a Christian, yes, but while the call of a preacher is to proclaim, the call of an artist is to embody. This spring, some of us had the privilege of meeting Noel Paul Stookey (of the ’60s folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary), who is himself a professing Christian. As an artist, however, he told us he feels a responsibility to communicate through metaphor. I guess I feel the same way. Like Gerard Manley Hopkins and Flannery O’Connor, I have a fairly sacramental sense of the world. Anything and anyone not just the pretty parts of nature can be a vessel of God’s grace.

Though you’ve written many profound and serious poems, you’ve always had a partiality for light verse, as evidenced in your new book. What role does humor and comedy play in your poetry? I have never sat down and said to myself, “I will now write a funny poem.” But more often than not, as a poem evolves, incongruities arise the sort of incongruities that sometimes evoke

laughter. I’ve always thought of poetry as a form of play, whether the result is something quite solemn or truly silly. Of course, humor can be profound in its own right one of the divine mysteries of this world.

Along those same lines, the difference between being truly funny and merely silly is a question that all writers of light verse face. How do you assess a comic poem that you’ve written? My guess is that a merely silly poem lacks the kind of hidden profundity that makes a poem valuable. If I am inserting a line just to get a cheap laugh, that says to me that the line may not be good enough for the poem.

You are one of the most prolific poets I know. What keeps you writing? And I’m sure lots of poets wonder how you manage to identify so many worthwhile places to publish. What’s your secret in that regard? Well, I’ve always wanted to ask you these questions, David! But, for myself, I often remember something Wallace Stevens said: “Poetry is a response to the daily necessity of getting the world right.” In other words, poetry is a way to adjust to an always-shifting environment a movement toward equilibrium. I would feel off-kilter without it. I find places to send my work by seeing where poets I admire have sent theirs. Pretty simple, actually. But it requires being an active reader of my contemporaries which in itself is part of being in community. And I am very grateful for my fellow poets here in Santa Barbara, a talented and generous group!

—David Starkey

Paul Willis will be at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State St.) on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m.

Losing Streak is the new poetry collection by Paul J. Willis.

Paul J. Willis

CHERISHING LEGACIES

LEGACY ART SANTA BARBARA IS A HUB FOR DIVERSE ARTISTS

Afew years ago, a sense of dread settled over Crispin Barrymore as he recognized his father’s Alzheimer’s disease progressing. Carroll Barrymore, an artist, devoted much of his time to his love of collecting and making ceramics, and Barrymore’s mother, Susanne Barrymore, also an artist, did sumi-e Japanese ink paintings.

Both parents, longtime residents of Santa Barbara, sold and displayed their work at various art shows throughout the years. Crispin thought they deserved a gallery of their own. And he knew he wanted to do it before his father passed away.

He opened Legacy Art Santa Barbara (LASB) with his friend Ten Cadle in December 2022, as a way to share his parents’ art and cherish their legacy. As a result, his father finally saw his work in a proper gallery before his death almost a year after the grand opening. Carroll experienced immense joy seeing his work on display. His father would sit in the gallery and joke with visitors about buying his work. In that short time, “he was happy,” said Crispin.

Located near The Granada Theatre at 1230 State Street, a menagerie of items is strewn throughout the space. His mother’s scrolls line the walls of LASB. His father’s ceramics sit on various tables throughout. Crispin loves talking about his parents’ artistic talents. He considers his mother, who still lives off Highway 154 in the house purchased in 1958, “a master” of her work, saying she added her own flair to traditional Japanese ink painting. She was also a biologist who earned her master’s from Stanford, teaching at UCSB before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

As an attorney by trade, his father taught

Crispin’s brother Darrell Barrymore was also an artist. He shares a book with 187 pages of his late brother’s sketches, photographs, and writings a portal to his soul and a testament to his life (he died in 1981). There’s another book detailing Carroll’s ceramic creations on a table with his pots. His ceramics share a cohesive aesthetic, yet each piece expresses a unique individuality. More than 800 of his father’s works remain in storage.

While the gallery initially opened to celebrate Carroll and Susanne’s legacy, it has since opened its doors to other artists. July and August bring a retrospective show for painter and sculptor Irma Cavat, a former fine arts teacher at UCSB.

Crispin himself is a musician, composer, and former Music Ambassador to the United Nations, so naturally, he incorporated music into the space. Concerts, open mics, and lectures now grace the stage in the back, transforming the gallery into a hub for diverse artistic expression. “It means a lot to me to be able to bring people together to have meaningful conversations that bring some healing to people or the community,” he said.

Crispin’s goal for Legacy Art is simple: to bring local artists together and provide a gathering space for the community. “Breathing new life into Santa Barbara.” —Tiana Molony

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Susanne Barrymore at the gallery on her 91st birthday in November

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WEEK OF MAY 9

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): When my friend Jessalyn first visited Disneyland as a child, she was smitten by its glimmering, unblemished mystery. “It was far more real than real,” she said. “A dream come true.” But after a few hours, her infatuation unraveled. She began to see through the luster. Waiting in long lines to go on the rides exhausted her. The mechanical elephant was broken. The food was unappetizing. The actor impersonating Mickey Mouse shucked his big mouse head and swilled a beer. The days ahead may have resemblances to Jessalyn’s awakening for you. This slow-motion jolt might vex you initially, although I believe it’s a healthy sign. It will lead to a cleansed perspective that’s free of illusion and teeming with clarity.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Keizoku wa chikara nari is a Japanese proverb that means “To continue is power.” I propose you make that your motto for the next four weeks. Everything you need to happen and all the resources you need to attract will come your way as long as your overarching intention is perseverance. This is always a key principle for you Tauruses, but especially now. If you can keep going, if you can overcome your urges to quit your devotions, you will gain a permanent invigoration of your willpower.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Do you believe there are divine beings, animal spirits, and departed ancestors who are willing and able to help us? If not, you may want to skip this horoscope. I won’t be upset if you feel that way. But if you do harbor such views, as I do, I’m pleased to tell you that they will be extra available for you in the coming weeks. Remember one of the key rules about their behavior: They love to be asked for assistance; they adore it when you express your desires for them to bring you specific blessings and insights. Reach out, Gemini! Call on them.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): I’m taking a gamble here as I advise you to experiment with the counsel of visionary poet and painter William Blake (1757–1827). It’s a gamble because I’m asking you to exert a measure of caution as you explore his daring, unruly advice. Be simultaneously prudent and ebullient, Cancerian. Be discerning and wild. Be watchful and experimental. Here are Blake’s directions: (1) The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom, for we never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough. (2) If the fool would persist in his folly, he would become wise. (3) The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. (4) No bird soars too high if it soars with its own wings. (5) Exuberance is beauty.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Cosmic energies are staging a big party in your astrological House of Ambition. It’s a great time to expand and intensify your concepts of what you want to accomplish with your one wild and precious life. You will attract unexpected help as you shed your inhibitions about asking for what you really want. Life will benevolently conspire on your behalf as you dare to get bolder in defining your highest goals. Be audacious, Leo! Be brazen and brave and brilliant! I predict you will be gifted with lucid intuitions about how best to channel your drive for success. You will get feelers from influential people who can help you in your quest for victory. (PS: The phrase “your one wild and precious life” comes from poet Mary Oliver.)

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is it possible to be too smart for your own good? Maybe, although that won’t be a problem for you anytime soon. However, you may temporarily be too smart for some people who are fixated on conventional and simplistic solutions. You could be too super-brilliant for those who wallow in fear or regard cynicism as a sign of intelligence. But I will not advise you to dumb yourself down, dear Virgo. Instead, I will suggest you be crafty and circumspect. Act agreeable and humble, even as you plot behind the scenes to turn everything upside-down and

inside-out by which I mean, make it work with more grace and benefit for everyone concerned.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In my fairy tale about your life in the coming weeks and months, you will transform from a crafty sleuth to an eager explorer. You will finish your wrestling matches with tricky angels and wander off to consort with big thinkers and deep feelers. You will finish your yeoman attempts to keep everyone happy in the human zoo and instead indulge your sacred longings for liberation and experimentation. In this fairy tale of your life, Libra, I will play the role of your secret benefactor. I will unleash a steady stream of prayers to bless you with blithe zeal as you relish every heart-opening, brain-cleansing moment of your new chapter.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming months, I will encourage you to keep deepening and refining the art of intimacy. I will rejoice as you learn more and more about how to feel close to people you care for and how to creatively deal with challenges you encounter in your quest to become closer. Dear Scorpio, I will also cheer you on whenever you dream up innovations to propitiate togetherness. Bonus blessings! If you do all I’m describing, your identity will come into brighter focus. You will know who you are with greater accuracy. Get ready! The coming weeks will offer you novel opportunities to make progress on the themes I’ve mentioned.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You could offer a workshop on the perks of wobbliness. Your anxious ruminations and worried fantasies are so colorful that I almost hesitate to tell you to stop. I’m wondering if this is one of those rare phases when you could take advantage of your so-called negative feelings. Is it possible that lurking just below the uneasiness are sensational revelations about a path to liberation? I’m guessing there are. To pluck these revelations, you must get to the core of the uneasiness.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During the last 11 months, life has offered you unprecedented opportunities to deepen and ripen your emotional intelligence. You have been vividly invited to grow your wisdom about how to manage and understand your feelings. I trust you have been capitalizing on these glorious teachings. I hope you have honed your skills at tapping into the power and insights provided by your heart and gut. There’s still more time to work on this project, Capricorn. In the coming weeks, seek out breakthroughs that will climax this phase of your destiny.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau declared, “We need the tonic of wildness.” Amen! In my view, you Aquarians especially need this sweet, rugged healing power in the coming weeks. Borrowing more words from Thoreau, I urge you to exult in all that is mysterious, un-surveyed, and unfathomable. Like Thoreau, I hope you will deepen your connection with the natural world because it “it is cheerfully, musically earnest.” Share in his belief that “we must go out and re-ally ourselves to Nature every day. We must take root, send out some little fiber.”

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I have four questions and homework assignments for you, Pisces. (1) Is there a person in your inner circle who is close to ripening a latent talent that would ultimately benefit you? I suspect there is. What can you do to assist them? (2) Is there a pending gift or legacy that you have not yet claimed or activated? I think so. What would be a good first step to get it fully into your life? (3) What half-dormant potency could you call on and use if you were more confident about your ability to wield it? I believe you now have the wherewithal to summon the confidence you need. (4) What wasteful habit could you replace with a positive new habit?

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with faculty on issues that relate to teaching and research. Active listening skills and team leadership and group facilitation skills. Project management skills. Process analysis skills: Ability to determine how a process should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment affect outcomes. Problem‑solving skills: Strong skills in identifying complex problems and analyzing and synthesizing related information to develop and evaluate options and to prepare sound and relevant proposals. Ability to partner with others to develop creative solutions and new ways of doing business. Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other common computer applications. Database skills (understanding of database structure, ability to use query tools). Ability to maintain sensitive, highly nuanced interactions with people despite situations that may be complex or unfamiliar. Ability to multi‑task with demanding timeframes Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Some night, weekend response for emergencies required. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $85,000‑$92,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $74,300‑$134,500/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67954

CAMPUS HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES

Coordinates the efforts of the campus Hazardous Waste Program which is responsible for providing cost‑effective hazardous waste management in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Provides customer service for chemical pickups, emergency spill response, and assistance on shipping hazardous materials. The Program is also responsible for pollution prevention, regulatory reporting, and maintaining campus emergency response capabilities. Reqs: High School Diploma. At least one year of relevant work experience in the operational aspects of the hazardous waste field including knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. At least three years of relevant work in the environmental health and safety field or lab/manufacturing operations. Solid, comprehensive working knowledge / understanding of a hazardous waste field, including

related laws and regulations, and general understanding of all EH&S fields. Solid organizational skills to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple projects. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively in a diverse environment.

Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range:

$36.16 ‑$39.99/hr. Full Hourly Range:

$32.18 ‑ $57.28/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67734

CATERING SOUS

CHEF

CAMPUS DINING

Responsible for planning, prepping, and executing catering events at The Club in conjunction with full‑time kitchen employees and part‑time student staff. Must be able to perform advanced culinary tasks, including all aspects of food preparation, with particular attention to quality control and presentation. Assists the Club Chef with menu item creation, purchasing, inventory, and student supervision as needed. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including mornings, nights, weekends, overtime, and reassignment to other campus catering departments as needed. Reqs: Culinary degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 1‑3 years previous catering experience with a strong command of fundamentals. 1‑3 years demonstrated ability to organize and manage a high volume kitchen as well as produce specially requested menu items. 1‑3 years experience in plated service, baking, appetizers, and hot/ cold food buffets. Detail oriented, specialized in utilizing the freshest of ingredients and producing items from scratch with an artistic and innovative presentation. Knowledge of state and federal safety and sanitation regulations regarding proper handling, storing, cooking and holding temperatures and proper use and cleaning of kitchen equipment. Ability to train others in these areas. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Work days and hours will vary, evenings and weekends included.

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for up to 8 hours a day. Hiring/ Budgeted Hourly Range: $24.53/hr. ‑ $28.18/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67413

DISABILITIES

SPECIALIST

STUDENT SPECIAL SERVICES

Under the general direction of the Director of Disabled Students, the Disability Specialist independently responds, provides services and follow‑up to students with Learning Disabilities. Ensures appropriate academic accommodations are provided, counsels and advises students regarding disability management, analyzes their need for mental health resources, and responds to students in crisis states. Ensures compliance with federal laws, state regulations, and campus/ UC‑wide guidelines on services and equal access for students with disabilities. Coordinates the following grant‑supported programs: DSP Peer Mentoring and assists with RISE Initiatives Program. May perform other divisional project support duties as assigned. Work is performed with a high level of independence under the general direction of the DSP Associate Director. Independently prioritizes and completes on‑going tasks following established departmental guidelines, University policies and State/Federal laws. Other assignments are made by the Associate Director on a project basis. Work is reviewed periodically with the Associate Director through status reports and individual meetings and when actions necessitate a deviation from standard guidelines. Reqs: Master’s Degree. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check, mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Hiring/Budgeted Range: $75,000‑$80,000/yr. Full Hourly Range: $67,200 ‑ $119,600/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67691

ENERGY ENGINEER UTILITIES

Monitors and maintains the campus wide Energy Management System to ensure the system’s daily operation and reliability. Supports technicians to troubleshoot building systems. Interfaces with customers to ascertain the status of environmental conditions and custom data interface tools. Provides secure access to researchers, building MSO’s and Department Chairs for monitoring critical system or building environment real‑time conditions. Evaluates Energy Management System hardware and software to ensure the system is up‑to‑date with all security functions and to ensure all field components are operational and reliable. Supports

divisional and campus goals for energy conservation and decarbonization through optimization of building system schedules, setpoints, and enhanced monitoring and metering capabilities. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree‑ in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years‑ field experience and thorough understanding of design, installation, energy engineering and maintenance of Energy Management Systems. Must have a broad understanding of HVAC and mechanical equipment as well as the ability to troubleshoot and evaluate each system’s operating efficiency. Possess a thorough working knowledge of energy management strategies and building control schemes. The candidate should be able to demonstrate an increasing level of job responsibilities including project management. Should possess effective communication skills with the ability to present information to Senior Management and building customers. The candidate should have experience working in facilities operations in a university, or like setting. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. May required evening and weekend hours to meet the operational needs of the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $83,000/ yr.‑$89,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $65,165.80/yr.‑$122,905.00/yr.The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20.

For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #68457

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 4

FINANCIAL & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Responsible for the general management and administration of the Office of Budget and Planning, which includes divisions responsible for Operating Budget, Capital Planning, Institutional Research, Real Estate, and Faculty/ Staff Housing (Community Housing Authority). The Executive Assistant serves as the primary administrative resource within the Office of Budget and Planning providing analytical support, problem solving, research, writing, and analysis on behalf of the entire organization. This position requires the incumbent to act with extraordinary judgment, initiative, discretion, and independence. It also requires effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to solve problems and resolve conflict. Must be able to independently prioritize, organize and handle a wide variety of responsibilities accurately, consistently, and with tight deadlines.

Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training, 4‑6 years experience in an administrative or operations position, 4‑6 years experience providing high‑level executive support, Ability to use a high level of discretion and maintain all confidentiality. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check, Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record. The budgeted salary

for the Office of the CIO (OCIO) and its Information

(ITS) organization and is the primary point of contact for ITS supervisors/ managers and ITS leadership for HR‑related services. Characterized by a high degree of collaboration and coordination in delivering professional‑level HR services to support OCIO organizational objectives and strategies in partnership with the campus HR office. The position is responsible for the coordination and delivery of HR services; assessing and anticipating OCIO organizational needs; and working with campus HR and OCIO leadership to develop integrated solutions for a high‑performing culture, including implementation of the University of California system, UCSB campus Human Resources, and Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and CIO (or OCIO) specific HR‑related Continued

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The Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement will spearhead a robust and engaging Gaucho Professionals Program that encompasses diverse program activities including the Gaucho Academy, Professional Digital Engagement through Gaucho Network, LinkedIn, and other digital communication initiatives. The Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement will also coordinate regional and local networking events such as “Launch your Network” and “Welcome to the City.” Using the strategic plan as guide, the Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement will cultivate strategic and collaborative partnerships with various campus departments and student led organizations with the goal of fostering connections between alumni, students, and UCSB. The Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement will create opportunities to showcase the talents of our alumni, build strong network connections between alumni, and align with the goals of campus partners. Success in this position requires highly developed communication and organizational skills, demonstrated leadership capacity, and ability to comprehend, interpret, and communicate policies effectively. The Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement should thrive in working with diverse individuals, excel under pressure, have strong relationship management experience, and independently meet deadlines. As an external facing member of the Programs Team, the Manager of Alumni Professional Engagement will be expected to acquire an extensive knowledge of all Alumni Affairs programming and benefits, and stay abreast of current UCSB news to serve as a valuable resource for interested alumni and campus partners. Acting with Sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality are essential attributes, along with the ability to anticipate job requirements and effectively prioritize and coordinate multiple complex tasks. Flexibility is key, as this role requires frequent travel and availability to work weekends and evenings as needed. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; 1‑3 yrs Program Development and implementation experience, preferably with a focus on professional development, job coaching, recruitment and/or mentorship; 1‑3 yrs Event planning experience; 1‑3 yrs Marketing and communication experience; 1‑3 yrs Collaborative team work experience, preferably in an educational environment; must possess knowledge of MS Office, Google Workspace, LinkedIn, and ability to quickly learn various software programs. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check, must be able to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Alumni Affairs, Institutional Advancement & campus wide events. Hiring/Budgeted Range: $75,000‑$80,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/

We are looking for a self‑motivated network services engineer to join our growing onsite team! You will serve as a leading technical member of the UCSB Network Operations Center to provide network and internet connectivity to campus buildings, the North Hall Data Center, and wireless service supporting all campus academic and business operations. Duties include the design, implementation, evaluation and administration of wired and wireless network systems, including routers, switches, wireless controllers, authentication and accounting systems, and virtual private network servers. Develops scripts and processes for system integration, data collection and reporting, and network monitoring for cloud‑hosted and local environments. Serves as a technical consultant in the planning, design, and operation of network services. Implements and manages change‑control and inventory management system processes. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Must carry a cell phone and have own transportation for off‑hours response. Position requires occasional work outside of business hours. Satisfactory conviction history background check. The full salary range is $82,300 ‑ $151,700/ yr. The budgeted salary range is $92,710 ‑ $117,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu. Job # 67495

POWER BI DEVELOPER‑ REMOTE/HYBRID

UCSB INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Work at a world‑class university! Join an exciting team in this high impact role as UCSB transitions its data analytics solution to a cloud platform with Snowflake and Power BI. Use your skills as an experienced data management professional with full understanding of industry practices and campus and department methodologies, policies and procedures to resolve complex and wide‑ranging issues where analyses of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. You will select methods and techniques to obtain solutions and be responsible for the

The full salary range is $82,300 to $151,700/yr. The budgeted salary range is $92,700 to $117,000 /yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/4010393/PPSM‑20.

For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 67618

RETAIL/DINING SUPERINTENDENT

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Responsible for assisting the Senior Superintendents in the leadership and management of the daily operations of the Skilled Craftworkers for the University Center (UCEN), Events Center (ECEN), and Retail Dining. Provides a broad range of technical expertise and supervisory skills for all trades. Provides maintenance services to the UCEN, ECEN and Satellite Retail Dining Facilities. Responsibilities include daily scheduling/adjusting of assignments/ resources/vendors, establishing work priorities, implementation of training programs, adjusting work procedures and priorities to meet schedules or work demands, meeting with clients and vendors, ordering and inspecting materials, site inventory management, analyzing and resolving work problems, maintaining records, quality control for maintenance work, scheduling and planning for all UCEN and ECEN programs, exercising responsibility for quality of work in all facilities.

Reqs: High school diploma and / or equivalent certification / experience / training. 4‑6 years Experience with demonstrated leadership and supervisory responsibility, leading various journey level craft workers, in an institutional facilities maintenance and construction environment. Substantial experience with demonstrated leadership and supervisory responsibility, leading and directing various journey level craft workers, in an institutional facilities maintenance and construction environment. Journey level certification or equivalent education and/or experience in one or more trade specialties. Familiarity with multiple skilled trades including but not limited to: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, locksmithing, carpentry, painting, and hazardous material abatement.

Two years experience managing small to medium size construction and renovation projects. Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Excellent organizational, analytical, planning, and management skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Google suite, other management software, and familiarity with a range of modern electronic communication media. Use of emotional intelligence as an effective leadership tool. Ability to assess interpersonal interactions with clients and staff and adjust style to have positive outcomes.

Notes Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. Ability to respond to emergency and after hours maintenance calls. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $93,800/yr. ‑ $103,680/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67986

SR. BUILDING MAINTENANCE

WORKER

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs senior building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing basis and performs custodial work for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Commons. May be asked to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Reqs: 1‑3 years combination of related education, experience, and training. Training in the basics of plumbing repairs, patch and painting, simple beginning carpentry repairs, and simple (non‑licensed) electrical repairs. Experience making apprentice level repairs in plumbing, patch and paint, carpentry, and electrical. Basic knowledge of the safe use of maintenance equipment such as drills, saws, cordless screwdrivers, and some drain snakes. Experience as an exceptional customer service representative with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse student and family clientele. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $23.41 ‑ $28.53/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Application review begins 5/13/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #68225

SR. BUILDING MAINTENANCE

WORKER‑ KITP

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Under the general supervision of the Residence Hall Manager or Custodial Supervisor, performs senior building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing

EMPLOYMENT (CONT.)

in the basics of plumbing repairs, patch and painting, simple beginning carpentry repairs, and simple (non‑licensed) electrical repairs. Experience making apprentice level repairs in plumbing, patch and paint, carpentry, and electrical. Basic knowledge of the safe use of maintenance equipment such as drills, saws, cordless screwdrivers, and some drain snakes. Experience as an exceptional customer service representative with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse student and family clientele. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range:

$23.41/hr. ‑ $28.53/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job #68325

SR. CUSTODIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. The Sr. Custodian promotes a customer service environment to residence and clients. Assists with the development and maintenance of a work environment which is conducive to meeting the mission of the organization and supports the EEP. Responsible for completing job duties that demonstrates support for the Operations Team. Completes custodial tasks within an assigned area such as, but is not limited to: Cleans and sanitizes restrooms, hallways, stairways, lounges, public areas, office spaces and building entrances. Replenish restroom supplies. Disposes of trash, may be required to drive a motorized vehicle with trailer to move trash. Utilizes cleaning equipment to perform cleaning duties such as: squirt bottles, dusters, mops, vacuums, broom, power floor buffers, mop buck/ringer, hot water carpet extractor, steam cleaner, wet/dry vacuum, doodle bugs, powered wall cleaning machine. May work on a ladder. Works effectively as a team member. Cleans all surfaces inside/out of buildings maintained and operated by HDAE. During Summer Conference season will provide daily linen change and room service to conferees. Supply amenities to conferees. Maintain stock of all supplies to perform job duties. Reqs: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable. Will train on all equipment and chemicals used. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. May be required to work schedules other than assigned schedule to meet the operational needs of the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $22.00 ‑ $23.80/hr. The University

of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67890

STUDENT PROGRAMS MANAGER

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

Provides the full range of student services to current and prospective students in the department of Geography and serves as an expert resource on all student affairs matters. Provides seasoned guidance and advice to Geography students on departmental and University policies and procedures and creates and maintains a positive and supportive environment for students. Responsible for coordinating and managing graduate student recruitment, including the graduate application process, graduate student employment, monitoring of student progression, financial monitoring of block grant and temp subzero funds, generation of statistical reports, special event planning, including departmental colloquium, maintenance of academic files, and forms processing, maintains close working relationships with the Faculty Graduate and Undergraduate Advisors, the staff within the Graduate Division and L&S, and coordinates information flow in a timely manner for the Department. Supervises the undergraduate advisor and manages their annual workflow. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience and training. 1‑3 years of experience in academic advising and/or student support services in higher education program/ college/or school. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range for this position is $56,700 ‑ $97,500/yr. The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $56,700 ‑ $63,000/yr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For more information: University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy; University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 68339

TECHNICAL PROJECT

MANAGER

ENTERPRISE PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

If you have experience with enterprise‑level projects, including time and resource management, financial planning, scope management, issue and risk management, and project execution, UCSB has an excellent opportunity for you. In this role, you will plan, direct, and monitor the work produced by the extended project team, including planning and implementing appropriate quality assurance activities.You will be responsible for managing stakeholder relationships, including general ongoing communications, negotiation of scope and schedule changes, key risks, issue resolutions,

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The full salary range is $101,100 to $192,300/yr. The budgeted salary range is $114,780 to $146,700/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 67466

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

MATTHEW H. STRUCKMEYER (also known as MATTHEW HENRY STRUCKMEYER) Case No.: 24PR00199

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:

MATTHEW H. STRUCKMEYER aka MATTHEW HENRY STRUCKMEYER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DONALD SKINNER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: DONALD SKINNER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

06/06/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:SB5

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/15/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: Dana F. Longo of Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray LLP, 820 State Street, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 966‑7000

Published: April 25. May 2, 9 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY ANNE DONNER Case No.: 24R00186

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARY ANNE DONNER, MARYANNE DONNER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANNE DONNER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: ANNE f/k/a ANNE FRANCES SIMON be appointed as personal

representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/30/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/19/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: James P. Griffith, Esq, Howell Moore & Gough LLP 1020 State Street, Suite 108, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 303‑8539

Published: April 25. May 2, 9 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY LOU SCHMIDT Case No.: 24PR00220

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARY LOU SCHMIDT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: FLORIN BANU in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: FLORIN BANU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and

shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/06/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/23/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez, 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 882‑2226

Published: April 25. May 2, 9 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHRISTINE YVONNE HAUPTMAN CASE NO.: 24PR00202

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CHRISTINE YVONNE HAUPTMAN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: STEVEN L. HAUPTMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: STEVEN L. HAUPTMAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent Administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 6/06/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: FIVE (5) of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or

personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/16/2024 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V. Barnes, Barnes & Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published: Apr 25. May 2, 9 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARGUERITE JACQUELINE DOWNS Case No.: 24PR00166 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARGUERITE JACQUELINE DOWNS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: PETITIONER JAMES SOMERS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: JAMES SOMERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/23/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 03/28/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: Scott

LEGALS (CONT.)

B. Fooks, Esq. Weldon & Hass, 205 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 965‑7014.

Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ALICIA DEANNE CAST Case No.: 24PR00203

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ALICIA DEANNE CAST

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MELISSA CAST‑BREDE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: MELISSA CAST‑BREDE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

06/6/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from

the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/17/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: April

M. Lavigne, Law Offices of April M. Lavigne, 7 West Figueroa Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 881‑1230. Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

FREDRICK S. FLEET Case No.: 24PR00252

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:

FREDRICK S. FLEET

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANNA I. FLEET in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: ANNA I. FLEET be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be

granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

06/13/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 04/25/2024 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James F. Cote, Esq. 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 207, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1204. Published May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RONALD D. KALP Case No.: 24PR00254

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:

RONALD D. KALP

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: KEVIN ROSS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 130 E. Victoria Street, Suite 200, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 PH (805) 568-3440 FAX (805) 568-3434 https://www.countyofsb.org/2155/Flood-Control

CHRIS SNEDDON

WALTER RUBALCAVA Public Works Director Deputy Director – Flood Control SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 2024/2025 ANNUAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PLAN

May 6, 2024

The Santa Barbara County Flood Control District proposes to conduct maintenance on 29 creeks/drainages as part of the 2024/2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan.

The Annual Plan Summary will be available on May 13, 2024 at: https://www. countyofsb.org/2384/Environmental-Group. This summary is an advanced draft of the final Plan and may not yet contain all sections. The Final Annual Routine Maintenance Plan will be placed in the same location on June 10, 2024. Hard copies can be made available upon request.

An addendum to the Program EIR is being written for each creek. Each addendum will include the location, setting, engineering analysis, project description, impacts and associated mitigation measures, maps, and photographs. The final Annual Routine Maintenance Plan will follow the same format as previous Annual Routine Maintenance Plans.

The District will hold an online public workshop to receive comments from the public on the proposed projects. To receive an invitation to the online public workshop, you must contact the District in advance.

Please notify Seth Shank sshank@countyofsb.org (805-568-3443) by 5pm on May 17, 2024 to be added to the invitation list for the online meeting.

The online workshop will be held at the following time: May 20, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

If you receive this letter after the public workshop date or are unable to attend and have any questions, please contact Seth Shank 805-568-3443. Please submit any written comments by June 3, 2024 via email to sshank@countyofsb.org.

The final Annual Routine Maintenance Plan will be completed by June 10, 2024 and will go before the Santa Barbara County Flood Control Board of Directors on July 9, 2024.

District staff will continue to prepare the Plan prior to the workshops. Additional information (e.g. maps, surveys, engineering analyses, impact/mitigation analysis, etc.) will be provided to the public upon request as completed.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: KEVIN ROSS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/13/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 04/25/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez, 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 882‑2226

Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: IVANO

PAOLO VIT Case No.: 24PR00137

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: IVANO PAOLO VIT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: KENNETH L. SCHWARTZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: KENNETH L. SCHARTZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

06/6/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Office. 03/15/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Ronald Berman,16633 Ventura Blvd., Ste 940, Encino, CA 91436, (818) 593‑5050.

Published: May 9, 16, 23 2024.

BULK SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE ON THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024, AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT, ANACAPA DIVISION, DEPT. 5, 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121, THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3139 SEA CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109, WILL BE SOLD BY WAY OF A PUBLIC CONFIRMATION AND OVERBID HEARING IN CASE NO. 16PR00064, MATTER OF WILLIAM STEWART LIVING TRUST AND FRED & LILLIAN STEWART TRUST, PETITIONER NORMAN COLAVINCENZO, PURSUANT TO THE TRUSTEE’S PETITION TO CONFIRM THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. THE OPENING BID WILL BE $4,330,000. BIDDERS MUST CONTACT THE TRUSTEE AT LEAST 2 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING TO PREQUALIFY TO BID BY: (1) SIGNING THE RULES FOR CONFIRMATION AND OVERBID HEARING; (2) PROVIDING PROOF OF FUNDS AS TO THE BIDDER’S HIGHEST BID; (3) PROVIDING A $250,000 DEPOSIT VIA CASHIER’S CHECK, WIRE, OR ACH. ALL UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR $250,000 DEPOSITS BACK FOLLOWING THE HEARING. PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS MAY APPEAR IN PERSON OR REMOTELY VIA ZOOM PREARRANGED THROUGH THE TRUSTEE. CALL RANDY HADEN AT (602) 300‑1271 FOR DETAILS AND TO PREQUALIFY TO BID. 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24 CNS‑3805189# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEDINA TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION 6896 Willowgrove Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Leticia M Pacheco (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LETICIA MEDINA PACHECO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 10, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of

the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0000917. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIGNIWIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 153 N Kellogg Ave, Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Signiwis Technologies Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: SARAVANAN SELVARAJ/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000912. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: DERF’S CAFE 2000 De La Vina St santa Barbara , CA 93105; Kent G Storey (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: KENT STOREY/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 14, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000662. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: CALL COAST LOCKSMITHS SERVICES 272 Orange Ave., Suite 1 Goleta, CA 93117; Avanelle J. Gutow (same address) Schuyler W. Covert (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: AVANELLE GUTOW/PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000914. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAUL’S UPHOLSTERY 2011 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Raul M. Cardenas (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: RAUL M. CARDENAS/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000866. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000804

The following person(s) is doing business as:

SANTA BARBARA

INTEGRATIVE THERAPY, 5266

HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 117 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, County of SANTA BARBARA. INTEGRATIVE FAMILY THERAPY, INC., 7334 HOLLISTER AVE. SUITE M GOLETA, CA 93117

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ REGINA GRUJOVSKI, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/28/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24 CNS‑3801583# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000747

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. DELGADO’S MEXICAN FOOD, 2. DELGADO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 4401 CARPINTERIA AVE,

CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 County of SANTA BARBARA V. MAGNANIMO, INC., 980 DEBRA DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 13, 2019. V. MAGNANIMO, INC. S/ ARTURO J. CASTELLANOS, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/21/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24

CNS‑3802327# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000748

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

1. PEPE’S MEXICAN FOOD, 2. PEPE’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 254 ORANGE AVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA V. MAGNANIMO INC., 980 DEBRA DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 13, 2019. V. MAGNANIMO INC. S/ ARTURO J. CASTELLANOS, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/21/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24

CNS‑3802316#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARCADY DISTRIBUTING 100 Adams Road Goleta, CA 93117; Strahan Montanes Enterprises Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DAVID STRAHAN/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 10, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000921. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2024‑0000803 The following person(s) is doing business as: GAUCHO PIZZA, 6583 PARDALL RD GOLETA, CA 93117, County of SANTA BARBARA. DD BRAEMAR LLC, 486 BRAEMAR RANCH LN SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109, CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ DEBRA BABAI, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/28/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24 CNS‑3802664# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000864

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GERBER COLLISION & GLASS, 57 S. FAIRVIEW AVENUE, GOLETA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 400 W GRAND AVENUE, ELMHURST, IL 60126 GERBER COLLISION (CALIFORNIA) INC., 400 W GRAND AVENUE,

LEGALS (CONT.)

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/01/2024. GERBER COLLISION (CALIFORNIA) INC.

S/ TIMOTHY J. O DAY, PRESIDENT & CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/04/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24 CNS‑3802117# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person­

(s) is/are doing business as: LA CANTINA 199 S Turnpike Rd, Ste 105/106 Santa Barbara, CA Ca 93111; CC & JW, LLC 201 Santa Cruz Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: CHRISTOPHER CHIARAPPA/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 8, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2024‑0000897. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NEATOGEO

31 San Marcos Trout Club Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Todd R Bryan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: TODD BRYAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 20, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000735. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA RUN CLUB 1231 Stonecreek Road, Unit F Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Marla J Bonser (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MARLA BONSER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 28, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000796. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: READYMADE CREATIVE 425 Camphor PL Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Shawn Forry (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SHAWN FORRY/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 19, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2024‑0000709. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACER CORPORATION 5614 Via Ravenna Goleta, CA 93117; Pacific Engineering Research Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN/CEO, CFO, SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000870. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRASH BIN CLEANERS EXPRESS 318 Ribera Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bin Cleaners Express LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: LUKE HILL/OWNER with the County

Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 28, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000798. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SBV INSIDER 655 Stoddard Ln Montecito, CA 93108; Elocquinn LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: PATRICE SERRANI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000758. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OCEAN ROSE FISHERIES 1231 Embarcadero Way Morro Bay, CA 93442; Ocean Rose Fisheries LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: GARRETT ROSE/MEMBER/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 17, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000976. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: F.V. CONSTRUCTION 418 Coronel St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Filadelfo Vasquez alvarado (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: FILADELFO VASQUEZ ALVARADO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0000689. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QING WORKS 3205 Laurel Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Qing Xue (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: QING XUE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000967. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CORTINA CONSTRUCTION 315 Meigs Rd, Suite A 518 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Cortina Enterprises (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL CORTINA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0001014. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYUNDAI OF SANTA MARIA 1001 E. Battles Road Santa Maria, CA 93454; 24/7 Partners, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: CECIL ELOY RENFROW/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E47. FBN Number: 2024‑0001005. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

MONTECITO MANAGEMENT, SAVANT ESTATES 3589 Modoc Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tygan Inc. PO Box 30694 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: NATE BRINER/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000879. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUALITY POOL AND SPA SERVICE 1474 La Paloma Carpinteria, CA 93013; John C Jensen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JOHN C JENSEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000767. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASA REALTY 526 N Milpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Santa Barbara Casa Realty (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: TANIA

MARTINEZ‑GIL/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 11, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0000934. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000849

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

The Behavior Agency, 85 W Highway 246 #1021, Buellton, CA 93427 County of SANTA BARBARA

NFC Behavior Consulting, LLC, 44100 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE D403, UNIT #1017, INDIO, CA 92201

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/15/2024.

NFC Behavior Consulting, LLC S/ Nicole Floyd, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/02/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/24

CNS‑3803786# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YETZ’S BAGELS 901 Embarcadero Del Mar Ste 103 Goleta, CA 93117; Dank Bowl Kitchen (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL DUNIETZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000865. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VG PROJECTS/VG ROLL OFF 309 Canada St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jesse J Garcia (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JESSE GARCIA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000957. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person­

(s) is/are doing business as: BLOOM THERAPY & WELLNESS 216 E Gutierrez Santa Barbara, CA 93101; AUDREY SARTO LICENSED CLINICAL WORKER, BLOOM THERAPY & WELLNESS, PROFESSIONAL COORPORATION 5142 Hollister Avenue #586 Santa Barbara, CA 93111­2526 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: AUDREY SARTO/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0000844. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEE ME SMILE DENTAL, ORTHODONTICS OF SANTA BARBARA 350 Chapala St 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Omid R Barkhordar DDS, INC. 16461 Whittier Blvd Whittier, CA 90603 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: OMID

BARKHORDAR/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000964. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GAMEDAY MEN’S HEALTH SANTA BARBARA 13374 Mahogany Cove San Diego, CA 92131; GD Medical Clinic, Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed

by: KEELY WATSON/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 12, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000944. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000887

The following person(s) is doing business as:

VALLARTA SUPERMARKETS #31 1875 N BROADWAY SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, County of SANTA BARBARA.

JALOS FOOD ENTERPRISES, INC., 10147 SAN FERNANDO RD PACOIMA, CA 91331; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 01, 2024 /s/ ANGELINA GONZALEZ, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/05/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23/24 CNS‑3805252# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JOHN VILLANTI AND ASSOCIATES

PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS 1616 San Andres Santa barbara, CA 93101; John D Villanti (same address)

This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JOHN VILLANTI/

OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 15, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0000945. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LESSONS WITH LEANA 5924 Daley Street, Goleta, CA 93117; Leana Movillion (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LEANA MOVILLION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 27, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000789. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SENSATIONAL PETS 3433 State Street, Unit G Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Matthew J Hopper (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MATTHEW JAMES HOPPER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 23, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001024. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DRD ASSOCIATES 14 W. Valerio St., #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Daniel K. and Julie B. Michealsen Family Trust (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: RUSSELL MICHEALSEN/ TRUSTEE, MICHEALSEN 2023 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 18, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000992. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TORRES CONCRETE 1324 Cacique St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Cesar I Torres (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: CESAR TORRES/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0001039. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASSY ANNE, CASSY ANNE BY ERIKA MONTESANO 1157 Coast Village Road, Suite A Montecito, CA 93108; Cassy Anne, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ERIKA MONTESANO/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland,

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom May 21, 2024, at 5:30 P.M.

LOCAL BUILDING LAWS - EV REACH CODE

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will hold a public hearing to conduct the second reading of the following ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 50022.3:

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Chapter 15.12 Entitled “Green Building Code” of the Goleta Municipal Code To Adopt the 2022 Edition of the California Building and Energy Code and Local Amendments thereto (“REACH Code”) and Determine the Ordinance to Be Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act.

The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:

HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 5:30 PM

LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As part of the ordinance, new local amendments are proposed as follows: 1) new single family residential developments shall provide one Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Receptacle and one Level 1 EV Charging Receptacle; 2) new multifamily residential developments shall provide at least one low power Level 2 EV charging receptacle for each assigned parking space and 25% of unassigned or common use parking spaces shall provide Level 2 EV chargers; 3) new hotel and motel developments shall provide 40% of parking spaces with low power Level 2 EV charging receptacles and 25% of the total spaces with Level 2 EV chargers; 4) new offices and retail developments shall provide 11% of parking spaces EV capability and 34% of parking spaces with EV Charging Stations (EVCS); and 5) all other new nonresidential developments shall provide 22% EV capable parking spaces and 23% EVCS spaces. A hearing to consider establishing local building laws more stringent than the statewide standards is allowed by Public Resources Code Section 25402.1(h)2.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Sustainability Manager Dana Murray at 805-961-7547 or dmurray@cityofgoleta.org or sustainability@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www. cityofgoleta.org.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org.

Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent May 9, 2024, and May 16, 2024

LEGALS (CONT.)

County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN

Number: 2024‑0001043. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COASTAL

WELL WOMAN 2320 Bath Street, Suite 317 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Laura M Abrignani 2821 Miradero Drive F Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LAURA ABRIGNANI/

OWNER/NURSE PRACTITIONER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001013. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IGLESIA

ZION, ZION CHURCH 1230 Cacique St Santa Barbara, 93103; Zion Church Santa Barbara, Inc (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KENNY

NAVARRO/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 24, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001037. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person­

(s) is/are doing business as: NAOMI

JANE 4698 Granada Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michele A Voigt (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by:

MICHELE VOIGT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 27, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000778. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person­

(s) is/are doing business as: SALT SALON SB 3609 State Street, A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tenaya J Bishop (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership Filed by: TENAYA

BISHOP/GENERAL PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 15, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E40. FBN Number: 2024‑0000947. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIOLETTE

BAKESHOP 419 Donze Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Samantha M Eve (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SAMANTHA EVE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001011. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: EDUCATED TECHNOLOGY CONSUTANTS 7316 Freeman Place Goleta, CA 93117; Ryckman Diversified LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: TODD RYCKMAN/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 26, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001063. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SHREDDING,LIVE SCAN SANTA BARBARA, COMPLETE

PROCESS SERVING 411 E Canon

Perdido St, Ste 15 Santa Barbara, CA

93101; Lawcopy, Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHARLES J RAO JR/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001047. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OFF REGISTER, OFF REGISTER: SANTA BARBARA ART BOOK & PRINT FAIR 3040 State Street, Suite K Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tzu Ting Tseng (santa Barbara) Garrett Gerstenberger (same address) This business is conducted by a Unincorporated Assoc. Other Than Partnership Filed by: TZU TING TSENG/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000959. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TUBULAR GEORGE PREFABRICATED INSTALLATION SERVICES 3588 La Entrada Santa Barbara, CA 93105; GKM Home Services Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KATRINA MURDOCH/SECRETARY AND TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0001045. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RED ATHENA, RED ATHENA STUDIOS, RED ATHENA GAMES 7127 Hollister Ave., Suite 25A­250 Goleta, CA 93117­2857; Red Athena LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: PRADEEP SEN/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 2, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000845. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ATMOSPHEREH2O 510 High Grove Ave Goleta, CA 93117; JSH Capital Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: BJORN D SIMUNDSON/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 18, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000985. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VW PROPERTIES 27 W. Anapamu St., 286 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joann Van Wyk (same address) Gregory D Van Wyk (same address) This business is conducted by a Copartners Filed by: JOANN VAN WYK/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001091. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANI ESTATE GROUP, VILLAGE PROPERTIES COMMERCIAL GROUP 1250 Coast Village Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Village Properties, Inc. 1436 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: RENEE

GRUBB/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000995. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRESWOOD SANTA BARBARA CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES 305 Camino Del Remedio Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. 520 Capital Mall Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 98514­4716

This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: GEORGE C. LYTAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001098. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0001007

The following person(s) is doing business as:

RED DOOR SAFETY, 525 S K ST LOMPOC, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA.

RED DOOR SAFETY LLC, 525 SOUTH K STREET LOMPOC, CA 93436; CA

This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 01, 2019 /s/ RICHARD BRUCE COGGIN, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/22/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24

CNS‑3809775# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0001008

The following person(s) is doing business as:

VIRTUAL HOA MANAGEMENT

2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA SUITE 220 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of SANTA BARBARA. BLUE HORIZON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA SUITE 220 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 02, 2024 /s/ KEVIN LEHMAN, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/22/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24

CNS‑3809874# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TERRASCOPE CONSULTING 5315 Plunkett Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Rubi Rajbanshi (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: RUBI RAJBANSHI/OWNER/PRINCIPAL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 17, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000977. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OLIVA FLORA 265 Nogal Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bellavita Botanics LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: KAREN CHELINI/ FOUNDER with the County Clerk

of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001094. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODLAND GLUTEN FREE 33 North San Marcos Road, Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Juliann C Lynch (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JULIANN LYNCH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0001071. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRYCE’S DEVICES 7456 San Bergamo Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Bryce W.A. Marshall (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: BRYCE MARSHALL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001100. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RISING RESILIENCE 621 Ricardo Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Tosh D Montee (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: TOSH D. MONTEE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 23, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000845. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCREEN ENVY, INC. 347 Daytona Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Screen Envy, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: JEANINE BYERS/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 24, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001036. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OUT OF THE BOX THEATRE COMPANY, INC 5910 Berkeley Road Goleta, CA 93117; Out Of The Box Theatre Company (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: SALLI EVE/ TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0001089. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRIENDLY VENDING SERVICE 2200 White Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Dawna D Davis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: DAWNA DEAN DAVIS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0001078. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000850

The following person(s) is doing business as:

STAGE CRASH MUSICALS, 5410 PATRICIO DR GOLETA, CA

93111, County of SANTA BARBARA. THOMAS NEWMAN, 5410 SAN PATRICIO DR GOLETA, CA 93111

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ THOMAS NEWMAN, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/02/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/24

CNS‑3803270# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: TATE STERLING WARTES

CASE NUMBER: 24CV01806 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: TATE STERLING WARTES PROPOSED NAME: TATE STERLING CAMERON‑SALZMAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 7, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT , SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 9, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 18, 25. May 2, 9 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DILLON ROBERT LYLES CASE NUMBER: 24CV00468 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: DILLON ROBERT LYLES

PROPOSED NAME: AWE WORLD EXPERIENCER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING MAY 31, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 8, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D.

GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024.

AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH MEYER

CASE NUMBER: 23CV04934

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH MEYER

PROPOSED NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH QUIROZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 28, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 15, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DAWN LEAH MARANTZ CASE NUMBER: 24CV01667

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: DAWN LEAH

MARANTZ

PROPOSED NAME: DAWN

MARANTZ DUNN

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 3, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 9, 2024, JUDGE COLLEEN K. STERNE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JEFFREY XIAO YU UN KROSSCHELL CASE NUMBER: 24CV01736 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: JEFFREY XIAO YU UN KROSSCHELL PROPOSED NAME: XIAO YU LIN

JEFFFREY KROSSCHELL THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter

shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 14, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 9, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: OLIVIA GRACE SEVERSON CASE NUMBER: 24CV01548 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: OLIVIA GRACE SEVERSON PROPOSED NAME: OLIVAI GRACE MCPHERSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING MAY 24, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED MARCH 20, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NANCY MCLEOD CASE NUMBER: 24CV01738 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: NANCY MCLEOD PROPOSED NAME: FROG SMITH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 3, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara

LEGALS (CONT.)

Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 9, 2024, JUDGE COLLEEN

K. STERNE, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ISAIAH

MAURICE HICKS

CASE NUMBER: 24CV02009

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: ISAIAH MAURICE

HICKS

PROPOSED NAME: MAURICE

LOPEZ HICKS

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 12, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE

1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Anacapa Division. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. DATED APRIL 21, 2024, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC 6105)

A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ORD‑2308604 SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 5/9/24

PUBLIC NOTICES

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT

(Pursuant to Labor Code section 5501.5 (a) (1) or (d).) and Code of Civil Procedure section 412.20 and 412.30)

WCAB No. ADJ9761982 Amended Application

To: DEFENDANT: CODY SELL DBA SPERIOR LANDSCAPING AVISO: Usted esta siendo demandado. La corte puede expedir una decision en contra suya sin darle la oportunidad de defenderse a menos que usted acute pronto. Lea la siguiente informacion. APPLICANT (S), PABLO MANZANAREZ‑GALLARDO

NOTICES

1) A lawsuit, the attached Application for Adjudication of Claim, has been filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above­named applicant(s).

You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that your response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion.

If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office (see telephone directory).

Yu may also request assistance/ information from an Information and Assistance Officer of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (see telephone directory)

2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the service of the Application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests.

3) You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief.

executive office of the Seller is: 5114 HOLLISTER AVENUE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111

(5) All other business names and addresses used by the Seller within the past (3) years, as stated by the Seller is: MONTYS SPORTS BAR; 2785 PAINTED

If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non‑judicial sale, with no exemptions from execution. A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award.

4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and papers and notify the Appeals Board of any changes in that address.

TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS! Issued by: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Name and address of Appeals Board: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board 130 East Ortega Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Name and address of Applicant’s Attorney: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 965­4540 Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:

(AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SMITH AND COMPANY, A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a California corporation; PATRICK SMITH, aka Patrick Neiland Smith, individually; LAUREL CREEK, LP, a California limited partnership; CPIF CALIFORNIA, LLC, a California limited liability company; WINKLES ENTERPRISES,

INC., a California corporation, and dba Winkles Enterprise; FLOOR CONNECTION, INC., a California corporation; ALL WALLS SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation; PGS – WESTSIDE II, INC., a Georgia corporation, and dba PGS Westside II, Inc. and dba Westside Building Material and dba Westside Building Material Central; US AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and dba US Air Conditioning Distributors; BUILDER SERVICES GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation, and dba TruTeam of California; EMPIRE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., a California corporation; G W SURFACES, a California corporation, and dba GW Surfaces; CULBERT CONSTRUCTION & PLUMBING, INC, a California corporation; ARNOLD BUILDERS INC., a California corporation; THE SHERWIN‑WILLIAMS COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; LW CONSTRUCTION, INC., a California corporation; COAST ENGINEERING & DESIGN, INC., a California corporation; CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation, and dba California Electric Supply; UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., a Delaware corporation; ROBERT NOLAND CHURCH, aka Noland Church, individually, and dba Colortrends Painting & Decorating and dba Colortrends Painting; TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY, an Oklahoma corporation; and DOES 1 through 75, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:

HOMER T. HAYWARD LUMBER CO., a California corporation (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante) NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self­Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self­Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca. gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

ADVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decider en su contra sin contra escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su

caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. ADVISO:Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiena que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NO: 24CV‑0011

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1050 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, California 93408. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion, y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): Anne Secker, Esq., NOLAND HAMERLY ETIENNE & HOSS 333 Salinas Street/PO Box 2510, Salinas, CA 93902 Tel (831) 424­1414 DATE: Jan 04, 2024. By J. Reavey, Deputy ( Delegado) Published Apr 18, 25. May 2, 9, 2024.

PUBLISHED CITATION

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS

CODE SECTIONS 294 & 366.26

SITTING AS THE JUVENILE COURT

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO In the Matter of: BRISTOL EASTON WOLF

Minor born: 8/31/2023

Case No(s): 242644 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO: JENNIFER NICOLE WOLF OR ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE THE MOTHER OF THE ABOVENAMED CHILD BORN ON 8/31/2023.

PUBLISHED NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO PARENT OF RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTION CODES

SECTIONS 294 and 366.26

1. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT on July 11, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 133 of the Sacramento County Juvenile Court, Superior Court of California, located at 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826, a hearing will take place pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 366.26, to either terminate your parental rights or to establish a guardianship for your child or to place your child in long­term foster care. 2. Effective Monday, January 3, 2022, Juvenile Dependency Division will be open to parties for in­person hearing at the Family Relations Courthouse. Parties may also appear remotely if they choose. We strongly encourage you to contact the current carrying case Social Worker, Ricky Vang at (916) 876­7547 prior to the court hearing date to verify whether

the hearing will be held in person or through teleconference. The zoom hearing (videoconference) link is https://saccourt­ca­ gov.zoomgov. com/my/sscdept133 if you opt to call in (teleconference), the telephone number is: (833) 568­8864 Meeting ID: 161 1961 8560. 3. You are further notified that the Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner, will recommend the following action: termination of parental rights permanently and a court order that the above­named minor be placed for adoption.

4. You have the right to personally appear in court and be heard in this matter.

5. On the above date the Court will determine the best permanent plan for your child.

Evidence will be presented. After hearing the evidence presented by the parties, the Court will make one of the following orders: a. Terminate your parental rights permanently and order that the child be placed for adoption. b. Without permanently terminating your parental rights, identify adoption as the permanent placement goal and order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for your child for a period not to exceed 60 days.

c. Without permanently terminating your parental rights appoint a legal guardian for your child and issue letters of guardianship; or,

d. Order that your child be placed in long­term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court.

6. You may have the right to have an attorney represent you at the hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney for you, unless you knowingly and willingly waive your right to representation by an attorney. You have the right to present evidence at the hearing.

7. You have the right to request a trial on the issue of what permanent plan is best for your

child. You have the right to present evidence. You have the right to use the Court’s power to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify on your behalf. You have the right to confront and cross­examine any adverse witnesses. You have the right to confront and cross­examine the preparers of any reports submitted to the Court by the Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner. You have the right to assert the privilege against selfincrimination. 8. Any Order of the Court permanently terminating your parental rights shall be final and you shall have no legal rights to the care, control or custody of the child. 9.

The Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner will prepare and file an assessment report containing its recommendation in this matter at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. You have the right to be provided with and obtain a copy of the report. You should immediately contact the social worker assigned to your child dependency case or your attorney if you have any questions or if you would like to read and obtain a copy of the report. 10. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court will proceed in your absence to adopt one of the above­mentioned permanent plans. Such proceedings may include the termination of your parental rights so that your child may be placed up for adoption.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the specified below or an attorney.

DATE: May 2, 2024

Michelle Callejas, Director /s/ By, DCFAS Paralegal, D. Rivas

Department of Family, Child, and Adult Services Phone: (916) 541­8027 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24

CNS­38106 CNS‑3810604# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294

CASE NUMBER: 21JV00261

1. To (names of persons to be notified, If known, including names on birth certificate): Ana Christina Sevilla and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): Jayden J. Lemmons born on (date): 02/24/2009 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): Cottage Hospital ‑ Santa Barbara, California

2. A hearing will be held on (date): 07/11/2024 at (time): 01:30 PM

In Dept.: SMJ 1 Room: located at court address above SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 4285‑B CALIFORNIA BLVD, SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA 93455 SANTA MARIA JUVENILE DIVISION

3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Date: 04/03/2024 Clerk, by DAISY SOTELO

Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.