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THE WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Living Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Classical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Rebecca Rockwell Takes the Cowboy on a Novel Ride

Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fringe Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Arts & Entertainment Listings . . . . . . . . 48

FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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ON THE COVER: Photo of Rebecca Rockwell by Paul Wellman.

TASTE OF DREAM JOB

When word got out in her writing class that The Santa Barbara Independent was looking for food writing interns, UCSB senior Molly Christison was the ﬁrst to respond. “When the opportunity was presented to me, I just ran with it,” said the native of Woodland, California. “This is everybody’s dream job. Let’s be real.” So far, Christison — who counts aerial yoga, indoor rock climbing, and book-review blogging as hobbies — has written about macarons in Paseo Nuevo, Japanese markets in Goleta, and Isla Vista’s most authentic Italian restaurant, and she is considering a move to either San Francisco, Portland, or Seattle after graduation in June. But for now, she’s focused on perfecting her jalapeño-popper grilled cheeses, admitting, “That’s what I think about all the time currently.” Check out her stuff at independent.com/food.

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Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Movie Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

ODDS & ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Botanic Garden becomes Beer Garden this Saturday . . . . . . . . . independent.com/food

Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology . . . . . 58

CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

POSITIVELY STATE STREET

Aly Comingore on music by Phantogram, Lord Huron, Easter Teeth, and Valarie Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/state

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Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Anthropologist Michael Gurven seeks aid for Bolivia ﬂoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/opinions

CAPITOL LETTERS

Obama’s drought visit sidesteps state’s political water wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/capitol-letters

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BY N I C K W E L S H uelling months of speculation and rumors, the Santa Barbara Foundation announced that it’s signed a letter of intent to sell KDB FM — one of the oldest all-classical radio stations in the nation and certainly the South Coast — to Santa Monica public radio station KCRW for a little over a million dollars. The deal, however, is more complicated and interesting than that, offering at first blush something old and something new. The agreement calls for KDB to retain its current location on the FM dial — 93.7 — and its same all-classical format. But it will be taken over by radio station KUSC, which now occupies the 88.7 frequency locally and also provides an all-classical format. Santa Barbara, it turns out, was the only city left in the country within broadcast reach of two all-classical stations. With KUSC’s move, that opens up space on the left end of the dial for Santa Monica publicradio station KCRW, whose managers promise to deliver a menu of programs more appealing to younger listeners than most public-radio stations. Although KCRW has long broadcast in Santa Barbara, station manager Jennifer Ferro acknowledged the signal was “anemic.” For the first time, the station will boast a robust signal with which to broadcast into Santa Barbara households. KCRW will provide the usual public-radio mainstays such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered, but old war horses like Prairie Home Companion will be put out to pasture. Instead, local listeners will tap into one of the station’s signature programs, Morning Becomes Eclectic. Likewise, it will offer Warren Olney’s widely respected public-affairs talk show Which Way, L.A? and Madeleine Brand’s new show, Press Play, not to mention shows on books and food. Eventually, Ferro added, “We’d like to create programming exclusive to this area.” To that end, she said the station plans to partner with The Santa Barbara Independent as well as Mission & State to provide Santa 10

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Barbara–centric news and public-affairs programming. It will operate out of offices owned by Antioch University and work with Antioch students as volunteers and interns. Ferro added that the station also intends to jump feet first into the Santa Barbara arts and culture scene, promoting events, creating partnerships, and hosting forums. She expressed optimism the station could sponsor engaging, even entertaining, community discussions on such weighty issues as gangs, the drought, and the environment “without sounding like you’ve just gone to a city council meeting.”

MUSICAL CHAIRS: Santa Barbara’s FM dial just got a major makeover with the addition of public-radio station KCRW out of Santa Monica and big changes that will effectively preserve KDB. Making this happen are (from left) Jennifer Ferro of KCRW, Ron Gallo of the Santa Barbara Foundation, and Brenda Barnes of KUSC.

Instigating this radio-waved do-si-do has been longstanding community concern about the economic viability of KDB. For years, the station was privately owned and operated, but about 10 years ago, local philanthropists felt compelled to intervene lest it go down the tubes. Eventually, its care and upkeep was laid at the doorstep of the Santa Barbara Foundation. But even when reincarnated as a quasi public nonproﬁt station, KDB only managed to limp along,

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drawing on a loyal but aging listener base. The S.B. Foundation wound up pumping $450,000 into the station over four years, said foundation executive Ron Gallo, and that doesn’t count the $100,000 in administrative support. This fall, Gallo announced the foundation was hoping to sell the station. While KCRW’s programming offers Santa Barbara the flash of genuinely solid and innovative programming, the $64,000 question remains whether the South Coast radio market is big enough to sustain not one but three public-radio stations. Currently, Santa Barbara is served by KCBX — located to the north in San Luis Obispo — and KCLU, which is located in Thousand Oaks. Of the two, KCLU has made a consistent effort to cover regional news with a Santa Barbara slant. KCLU station manager Jim Rondeau expressed confidence that all three stations could “peacefully coexist” but also acknowledged it was possible that fundraising could become an issue.“If a local operation like KCLU loses a significant amount of listener financial support to a Los Angeles–based station like KCRW, it will drastically impact its ability to serve the community,” he said. “That’s an ugly reality.” KCRW’s Ferro expressed optimism that would not be the case. The L.A. area, she said, has many public-radio stations.“We found there is robust support for good quality programming that’s relevant to people’s lives. You can bring new people into the tent.” Ferro said KCRW enjoys much stronger support from 30- to 44-year-old listeners than do most public-radio stations, which she said typically draw strongest among the 50-plus crowd. While the letter of intent has been signed, the deal must first be approved by the Federal Communications Commission. Ferro estimated that process should take no more than 60 days. If all goes according to schedule, the new stations could be up and operating by May. In the meantime, Ron Gallo expressed great satisfaction — and no small relief — that the deal appears done. “May I be so bold, so arrogant, to say it’s a win-win-win situation,” he said.

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After yelling and pointing a loaded 9mm handgun at a neighbor’s unleashed dog on De la Vina Street, 41-year-old Phillip Cummings (pictured) was arrested 2/18 on weapons charges and booked in County Jail. His bail is set at $35,000. According to police spokesperson Sgt. Riley Harwood, Cummings believed his neighbor’s dog was dangerous and wanted it kept behind a fence. Neighbors and witnesses at the scene said Cummings has a reputation for acting aggressively and threatening people with his gun. Two female bus passengers are credited with averting disaster Friday morning when they took the wheel of their Amtrak bus traveling at full speed on Highway 101 after the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost consciousness. The women were able to steer the bus to the side of the road and safely bring it to a stop. The driver, a 42-year-old Los Osos man whose name has not been released, was declared dead at the scene. The incident took place at 7:17 a.m. on northbound Highway 101 at the Santa Maria River Bridge. The bus, which was carrying nine passengers at the time, had recently departed from a downtown stop and was on its way to Hanford, CA.

The wrong-way driver who died after a collision on the northbound lane of Highway 101 around 1 a.m. Monday morning has been identified as Timothy Morhar. Trapped inside his burning 2001 Infiniti I30 after hitting one vehicle and slamming into another, the 44-year-old Newbury Park man died at the scene. CHP officers believe Morhar entered the 101 in the wrong direction near Summerland, and the collision occurred just north of the Santa Monica Road turnoff in Carpinteria. Blood tests are pending to determine if drugs or alcohol played a factor. The driver of one of the involved cars, 47-year-old Phucthanh Le, suffered major injuries. Six hikers were rescued 2/15 near Mission Canyon after they became lost on their way down from Seven Falls. The hikers — Chinese foreign exchange students attending SBCC and UCSB — had headed up the trail at around 3 p.m. to watch the sunset but were unable to make it back to their cars before nightfall. Cold, dehydrated, and without flashlights, the group decided to stay put and call 9-1-1. But before Search and Rescue personnel could reach them, two nearby hikers heard their cries for help and guided them down the trail with their headlamps.

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certify the plan’s Environmental Impact Report and forward it to the Santa Barbara City Council; after the council considers the plan, it will head back to the board in April for a final vote on its adoption. The city and the county adopted a joint wastewater-related plan for the area in 1984, and in 2006, the county decided the plan needed to be updated to deal with housing and future growth, including, among other things, on-street parking and the protection of sensitive habitats and neighborhood character.

The Board of Supervisors on 2/18 listened to presentations from about a dozen area programs and organizations hoping to receive chunks of the county’s $681,000 Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF), which awards grants from fees paid by oil and gas companies to projects that are coastal-related and benefit the public. The county received 17 grant applications for a total of $2 million; county staff recommended the approval of 11 of those applications. Final decisions will be made on 3/4.

Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 620 — which represents 1,850 county workers ranging from public defenders and custodians to maintenance workers and clerical staff — were granted a new contract this week after a 4-1 vote from the Board of Supervisors. The union had been negotiating with the county before its previous contract expired last year. Good through July 2016, the new contract includes changes such as doing away with freezes on merit step increases and allowing a 2 percent wage increase starting this month, and one percent increases in June 2014 and July 2015; the increases come after years of furloughs and prior cuts of certain compensations.

Funds from sales taxes and hotel bed taxes have exceeded the City of Goleta’s expectations so far this fiscal year, and they are set to bring in, with some help from development-related fees, approximately $1 million more than anticipated. At this week’s Goleta City Council meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously to assign most of that projected $1 million to the town’s City Hall savings account — for a total of about $1.6 million set aside for developing a new civic center — and to street maintenance. Per a 5-0 vote from the supervisors, the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) will be awarded $1.2 million out of the General Fund to cont’d page 12

Venoco Denies Acidizing

Oil Company Refutes Environmentalist Report; Differing Definitions to Blame?

BY M AT T K E T T M A N N the use of a “diverter” comprising benzoic acid ast week, one day after a report was flakes made them more confident of Venoco’s released claiming that Venoco Inc. was matrix acidizing. (There is also the process of using a technique known as matrix fracture acidizing, which is basically fracking, acidizing to stimulate production from but with pressurized acid as a base instead of the wells that it accesses from Platform Holly water and chemicals; the EDC report does not off the Goleta coast, the Carpinteria-based oil suggest Venoco has done this.) company issued a brief statement denying that When asked to further clarify that Venoco it was using the process for extraction purposes. was denying the allegations raised in the EDC’s “Venoco does not hydraulically fracture or report, Rivas explained that the previous statematrix acidize any wells on Platform Holly,” said ment was all that the company was prepared to Venoco spokesperson Lisa Rivas in an email. say of the matter. Instead, she explained that acid is used for cleanThis sort of dispute may be increasingly coming the platform’s mon, says Briana well bores, which has Mordick, a former been done for sevoil industry engineer who now works eral decades. “This is a process that has for the Natural been used in onshore Resources Defense and offshore oil wells Council and has looked at the EDC’s around the world for generations,” Rivas research. As part of explained. the state’s process to That’s contrary develop new regulations over fracking, to the February 11 acidizing, and other report published by Santa Barbara’s Enviwell-stimulation ronmental Defense techniques via SB , Mordick said that Center, whose student intern, Matthew DOGGR has creBuggert, researched ated new parameters for what qualifies as the state’s public stimulation, develrecords related to oping “arbitrary” the platform, which is offshore of UCSB’s thresholds related Coal Oil Point. to the concentration ACID CONFUSION: Is Venoco using acid to get of acids and how According to the more oil out of Platform Holly’s wells? The oil deep the penetrareport and subse- company says no, enviros say yes, and differing quent conversations definitions may be to blame. tion goes. “This is with EDC attorney giving operators the Brian Segee, Venoco had, since 2006, applied for ability to keep doing things without additional and been issued 10 permits whose language sug- oversight,” said Mordick. “There’s not necessargested that the process was being used to extract ily a technical foundation for that. It’s more of more resources rather than just clean wells. a political move to exempt some of what the To the EDC and other environmental groups, industry considers traditional operations.” But acidizing, in which hydrochloric and/or hydro- many of these practices should be covered by fluoric acid is pumped into the ground to free up new regulations, believes Mordick, explaining, oil, represents a potentially dangerous situation “When you are injecting these fluids for the since the practice has not undergone extra scru- purpose of improving the permeability of the tiny, particularly in regard to offshore drilling. formation — regardless of how far it’s penetratTo them, it’s just like hydraulic fracturing, a k a ing the formation or what concentration of acid fracking, which has caused a loud and constant you’re using — that’s stimulation by the most nationwide uproar. Like fracking, acidizing is fundamental definition.” currently being analyzed by Senate Bill  (SB ), Acidizing aside, Venoco’s Rivas assured that which will establish a brand-new set of regula- the platform is safe and clean.“Platform Holly is tions for these well-stimulation techniques by a zero-discharge platform — meaning nothing is January 2015. released to the ocean, not even rain water off the Specifically, Segee said that the records, which decks of the platform,” said Rivas.“Every drop of were found at the state’s Division of Oil, Gas fluid is captured and contained. All of Venoco’s & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) in Santa offshore and onshore operations are highly Maria, cited one reference to a “pump acid regulated, and we pride ourselves on adherence stimulation job” and further references to “acid to all state and local regulations. The regulators job[s]” that used chemicals in the same way. approve all Venoco’s plans for oil development Segee also said that the use of multiple fluids for and receive regular reports on all our opera“preflush,” stimulating, and “overflush” as well as tions.” PAU L WELLM AN F I LE PHOTO

As clashes of the titans go, the showdown pitting Barry Cappello (pictured), Santa Barbara’s premier legal samurai, against Jim Knell, a downtown commercial real-estate mogul, proved too short to generate many sparks. That’s because Judge Thomas Anderle disqualified Cappello from representing Emmett McDonough — an unhappy investor who claims Knell got rich at his expense by charging exorbitant management fees and withholding key information — in a lawsuit against Knell and his company SIMA Management. Judge Anderle ruled that because Cappello’s law firm had represented Knell in several serious real-estate disputes from 1984 to 1987 — one involving an attempt by the California Department of Real Estate to revoke Knell’s real estate license — that it would constitute a conflict of interest for Cappello to now lead the charge against his former client. The conflict was not merely theoretical, Anderle ruled, but direct and immediate. In 1985, Knell was convicted of a felony for falsifying loan documents, prompting the state Department of Real Estate to seek revocation of his license. Attorneys working for Cappello defended Knell, arguing at the time that he had been acting under orders of his employer and that he’d rehabilitated himself by wearing a wire and helping to secure a federal conviction of his boss, who wound up serving time. In that case, the judge ultimately shortened Knell’s probation from five years to three, and finding he posed no threat to the real-estate community, ruled that disclosure letters would not be necessary. Late last year, however, Cappello filed legal papers arguing that Knell should have informed McDonough at the outset of their professional relationship — which dates back to 1998 — of his past legal troubles. Had McDonough been so informed, Cappello argued, he would never have invested with Knell. In response to the conflict of interest allegations, Cappello initially denied that he or his firm had ever represented Knell, and that to the extent anyone in his office ever did, they did so without his knowledge or approval. Based on documentation provided by the real-estate department, Anderle found Cappello’s recollection to be at variance with the facts. Cappello said he did not intend to appeal Anderle’s ruling because it would only cause further delays. “Justice delayed is justice denied,” he wrote in an email. “Mr. McDonough will obtain new counsel and will prosecute James Knell expeditiously.” Attorneys for Knell said McDonough had long prospered by investing in partnerships managed by Knell, but that he suffered — along with everyone else — when the bottom fell out of the — Nick Welsh real-estate market.

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offset its previously axed realignment revenue and reduce the $4 million year-end deficit projected for the department to $2.8 million. ADMHS staff will return to the Board in the spring with an update on that $2.8 million hole — caused by a combination of increased costs of inpatient contract beds, increased operational costs, and decreased MediCal revenue — as well as to discuss potential long-term solutions. UCSB Arts & Lectures announced this week that Tipper Gore is scheduled to give the introduction for photographer Jodi Cobb’s multimedia presentation and talk on 2/23. Cobb, who photographed the Gore presidential campaign, was the first female staff photographer for National Geographic.

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and refocusing on participation in the Santa Barbara County Vintners Association. The Los Angeles Diocese has agreed to settle sex-abuse claims filed by 17 victims for $13 million just before the trial of father Nicolas Aguilar Rivera was scheduled to begin. Santa Barbara’s former Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry, who has been accused of “thwarting” the police investigation of the crimes at the time they were first reported in the late 1980s, was slated to appear as witness in that trial, as was Cardinal Roger Mahony.

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NATIONAL State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson has announced a bill that would require colleges and universities to strengthen policy language regarding sexual assaults on campuses. At a press conference in Sacramento, legislators of SB 967 said that the measure would establish more victim-centered policies and create a culture of “no excuses.” Jackson added that less than 5 percent of rapes on campuses are reported. In 2012, there were four reported rapes or sexual assaults on the UCSB campus. Santa Maria Valley vintner Jim Clendenen’s Au Bon Climat wine was poured recently for American President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande, who enjoyed a state luncheon featuring Clendenen’s 2009 “La Bauge Au-dessus” pinot noir and 2010 “Hildegard.” Clendenen, who’s been making wine in Santa Barbara County for 32 years, called it an “honor.” In other Santa Maria wine news, the region’s winemakers’ association dissolved this week, instead forming a think tank

Bill Yerkes (pictured), the man who made solar energy affordable, died in Santa Barbara on 1/29 at age 79. At his Solar Technology company in Chatsworth, Yerkes made breakthroughs in photovoltaic solar panels that made them strong, long-lived, and cheaper to produce — the price went from $11 per watt in 1980 to $7 per watt by 1985, chiefly due to Yerkes’s technical achievements. A Stanford graduate in mechanical engineering, Yerkes helped produce the solar array used by Apollo 11, and his signature remains on the moon along with other Spectrolab engineers’.

Slough of Problems

With sea levels rising ever-increasingly, the Goleta Slough Management Committee has recently taken steps to see what the rising waters could mean for the slough, its habitats, and the entities in its wake — including the Santa Barbara Airport, UCSB, two sanitary districts, Goleta Beach, and underground gas storage and pipelines, plus many businesses and widely traveled roads and bridges — and how the area can prepare for its likely water-inundated future. Since the 1990s, sea-level rise has clocked in at about three millimeters, or one-tenth of an inch, per year but is projected to reach 15 millimeters per year by 2100, said Dave Revell, a geomorphologist who helped conduct the assessment for the committee. “Sea-level rise is a long-term issue that we need to deal with,” he said. “In the future, it may require a complete rethink of how we manage Goleta Slough and all of the infrastructure that is in there.” Experts said that they worry rising waters could flood the airport — the runways, Revell said, are about nine feet above sea level and high tide hits the seven-foot mark — and the streets and that, although hard to imagine in the midst of a severe drought, strong rainstorms, coupled with rising waters, could turn the slough into a bathtub and prevent the storm drains from draining. Wildlife would also be affected, said Rachel Couch of the Coastal Conservancy, which helped fund the assessment. While she said it was unclear exactly how steelhead trout would fare, Belding’s savannah sparrows would suffer, but shore birds would benefit from the water’s ability to turn the midmarsh into mud flats. Geese and ducks could arrive in greater numbers, posing safety risks for the airport. Thousands of years from now could see the need for everything in the slough’s vicinity to relocate, Revell said. In the nearer future, though, adaptation measures like resurfacing roads and airport runways slightly higher and allowing sediment into the slough — long prevented — commensurate with the rising waters could help, said Committee facilitator Pat Saley, who added that the group will be incorporating the assessment into its slough management plan and figuring out a way for all of the jurisdictions involved to discuss strategies. “This initial study is so important to getting the discussion going,” she said. “We’re trying to be proactive, not reactive.” — Lyz Hoffman

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espite arguments from Raymond Morua’s attorney that Morua’s past DUI program records are protected by medical privacy laws, a Santa Barbara judge is cracking them open to determine whether they’re appropriate for prosecutors to use in their case against the 32-year-old, who is charged with second-degree murder for killing 27-year-old Mallory Dies in a DUI hitand-run collision last December. If convicted, he faces 15 years to life in prison. After six delayed hearings and two lawyer changes, Morua has not yet entered a plea, and last Thursday’s arraignment was postponed again. But the hearing afforded an opportunity for some of Dies’s family and friends to interact with Morua’s defense attorney, Darryl Genis, in exchanges that varied between confrontational and cordial. During the hearing, Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnis Tolks reminded Judge Thomas Adams that Morua — a U.S. Army veteran who reportedly suffers from PTSD and has openly admitted to past troubles with alcohol — had been convicted of DUI twice before. After those incidents, which both occurred in Ventura County in 2006, Morua was ordered to attend DUI education programs, and Tolks wants access to those attendance records and testing results. The prosecutor believes that information may be relevant to the “implied malice and gross negligence” Morua displayed the night Dies was killed. After Morua hit Dies, he reportedly backed up and drove around her body, refused to return to the scene after being confronted by witnesses, and then crashed into a nearby tree. His blood-alcohol level measured 0.17, police said, more than twice the legal limit. Morua, then working as a district representative for Congressmember Lois Capps, was fired two days later. Arguing against the disclosure, Genis claimed the files were protected by federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) laws that govern the release of confidential medical records. Alcoholism falls under such restrictions, said Genis. Judge Adams struck a compromise with his ruling, ordering the files released but only into his possession so their validity can be determined. The arraignment was then rescheduled for February 27. Genis is pushing for the lesser charges of

vehicular manslaughter and DUI causing death but has maintained that Morua wants to take responsibility for Dies’s death, suggesting that he appear in a MADD-sponsored anti-drinking-and-driving commercial. When asked how Morua is faring behind bars, Genis explained, “Raymond is using his time well, helping to organize more AA meetings and working with incarcerated veterans who also suffer from PTSD.” Genis took over the case last month from private defense attorney Sam Eaton, who had replaced public defender Deedra Edgar. The reasons behind the switches are unclear, but last week a judge of the California State Bar Court recommended that Genis be suspended for 90 days for acts of wrongdoing, bad faith, and misconduct carried out during his work on unrelated DUI cases. Genis is appealing the decision and, in the meantime, continues to practice law. Right before Thursday’s hearing, one of Dies’s supporters — surrounded by friends and family members wearing T-shirts with the message “I honor Mallory’s legacy by vowing to never drink and drive” stenciled on the back — approached Genis, handed Genis a support sticker, and asked him to wear it.“I want you to wear it proudly,” the friend said twice loudly. Genis, visibly taken aback, approached the group and explained he’s long advocated that people self-impose a “12 hours from bottle to throttle” rule. He said he understood the group’s position before depositing the sticker in his briefcase. After the hearing, Genis told another Dies supporter that they were “all on the same page” and that there is no legal recourse that can repair the pain that’s been caused. That prompted a close friend of the Dies family to ask Genis a number of questions about his profession and some of the ethical issues he faces while defending clients like Morua. According to Genis, who offered to reiterate some of their conversation in an email to The Santa Barbara Independent on Friday, the friend asked whether society might be better served if DUI defense attorneys also worked to prevent or curb drinking and drinking accidents rather than just profiting from their aftermaths.“I told him my practice is almost entirely comprised of first offenders,” Genis explained, “almost all of whom do not become repeat offender clients, and that I handle cont’d page 15

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Yatom Wants Shalom

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hen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States next month, he will address AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee), the most influential pro-Israel lobby in D.C. It is a reality of American politics that any national official who claims an affinity for Israel must pay respects to AIPAC. For the past few years, however, the upstart lobby, J Street (named for a nonexistent street in D.C. that would ostensibly sit parallel to K Street, home to many of the nation’s largest lobbying firms) has been attempting to provide a counterweight to the worldview supported by AIPAC, making the case that pro-Israel does not mean blindly condoning all of Israel’s policies, especially those concerning Palestinians. One of the allies J Street has enlisted to spread that message and to advocate for a peace plan is Danny Yatom, who, in his 33 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, served in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit, fought in wars, and rose to the rank of major general before taking leadership of Mossad, Israel’s version of the CIA. Following his military career, he would become a member of Knesset, Israel’s legislative house. On Sunday, Yatom will speak at a town-hall forum in Santa Barbara with Rep. Lois Capps, and in advance of his visit, he agreed to chat with The Santa Barbara Independent about Iran, John Kerry’s “framework for peace,” and Israel’s political climate. Why are you hanging out with J Street? After so many years of serving in the security apparatus and in the military and experiencing too many wars and numerous actions against terror, I came to the conclusion that the only way to stabilize Israel and to stabilize the Middle East and to make sure that Israel will continue to prosper and flourish is to strike a deal with the Palestinians. … In order to preserve [Israel as both] Jewish and democratic, we need to have a vast majority of Jewish people in the area under our sovereignty. That brings us to the fact that John Kerry is trying to put together a “framework for peace” right now. There have been many failed attempts to form a two-state solution. Are the conditions any better or worse this time around? We were close to striking a deal with the Palestinians twice in the last 20 years of negotiation. One, when [Yitzhak] Rabin was Prime Minister of Israel, and I believe deeply that if Rabin hadn’t been assassinated, we would have had a peace treaty with the Palestinians because he knew how to negotiate with them. And everybody respected him, including all the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries. I can tell you from my own experience being in those meetings. The second time was when Arafat rejected the plan that was orally delivered to the Palestinians and Israelis by President Clinton in late 2000. Today, it is almost the same because the geography has not changed, and matters to solve, like refugees, Jerusalem, security

arrangements, borders, settlements, remain the same. The situation for the negotiation is maybe a little better because when the Palestinians look to the north and south, they see what the so-called Arab Spring brought with it. And for them, it should be a signal to what could happen. It is better for them as for Israel to separate. However, the parties hold very tough positions. For instance, Abu Mazen [Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas] is not ready to abandon the dream of the right of return of the refugees to the state of Israel. We rightly will not be ready whatsoever to accept even one Palestinian on the basis of this demand. We might accept 10,000, for example, on the basis of family reunification. But we think we are not responsible for the tragedy of the Palestinians. They are responsible for it, as are the six Arab nations that invaded in May 1947 [after the United Nations decided to split Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state]. On the other end, the Israeli government today is a hawkish government with some ultra-hawkish elements which are not ready to make even slight concessions on behalf of the Israelis. If we will not be ready to make concessions, and if the Palestinians will not be ready to make concessions regarding the main topics like borders and Jerusalem and refugees, then I am not optimistic. Therefore, I do not see the situation today as better or worse. An element that might change my pessimism is the devotion and persistence of Secretary Kerry. Without the deep interference of the United States, there will be no deal. Where is the public on the issue? According to the polls, when you present to the public a package where there are concessions on both sides — for instance the Palestinians conceding the right of return for refugees and the Israeli’s conceding to allow the Palestinian capital to be based in the quarters of Jerusalem that are Arab today — then the majority of Israelis will accept it. You were a legislator as a member of the left-wing Labor Party, and you made news in Israel when you resigned your post about five years ago. Can you explain why you made that decision? I came into politics after many years of positions where after a decision was made, there was a deed. I felt as a doer, when I was in politics, that we speak too much, and we do not do enough in order to serve the interest of the state. Therefore, I resigned after two terms. You had a long career in the military. It seems to me a lot of Israel’s leaders have been hardened by fighting wars against their Arab neighbors. There are more retired high-ranking officials from the military and intelligence apparatuses who are pro-peace than those against it. Rabin was the chief of staff of the armed forces, and he conducted talks with the Palestinians. [Ehud] Barak was the chief of staff of the armed forces, and he conducted talks with the Palestinians and was even ready to divide Jerusalem.

Haim Bar-Lev was the chief of staff of the armed forces, and he was a Labor Party member. At least until recently, most of the career officers that achieved very high ranks, if they went to politics, more of them went to the Labor Party than to any other party. It is true today that in the Knesset there are only two veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces in the Labor Party that achieved the rank of colonel. Both of them are pro-peace. And there are others like Minister of Defense [Moshe] Ya’alon that have hardened their positions. So you find examples on both sides, but the majority of generals, including those that did not enter politics, understand the misery of war and know that even when we win, we bury our casualties and the number of bereaved families grows dramatically. We understand that war will not bring an end to the conflict. In the United States, everybody is talking about the leaks regarding NSA surveillance. As the head of an intelligence agency, did you struggle with questions about balancing civil liberties with the interest of security? First and foremost, we must make sure we deal with live humans, not dead humans. We have to tackle terror with all means, even if here and there, it hounds human rights. Regarding Edward Snowden, I think the United States [overreached] in using its technology. The U.S. should not listen to or monitor friendly leaders. They should concentrate first and foremost on how to beat the bad guys — rogue countries like North Korea, like Syria, like Iran. Speaking of Iran, there’s been some tension between the U.S. and Israel on Iran. Let me tell you: My position is that Iran should not become nuclear. Now, if this negotiation between the U.S. and the Europeans and Iran will push backward the Iranian nuclear program so that Iran will not be able in the near future — five years, something like that — to build a bomb, then it will be an achievement that we should encourage. But I’m highly concerned because I look at the details of the interim agreement, and if it is a message about how the permanent agreement will look, then it is a very bad one. According to the agreement achieved in Geneva a few months ago, the Iranians do not lose any of their capabilities. They are not asked to dismantle centrifuges. They are only asked to shut it down, meaning that in five minutes they will be able to turn it on and to continue with their program.

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Opinions DIMINISHED CAPACITY: Living through a drought, for those who haven’t had the pleasure, is a lot like being water-boarded. Only

in reverse. And as with water-boarding and all forms of enhanced interrogation, the experts tell us, the rational response is to give up immediately and tell all. You’ll do so eventually, they recognize, so why not spare yourself the pain? The problem with this theory is that your tormentors will still think you’re holding back and your agonies will continue. For some reason, this tortured comparison wouldn’t leave me alone as I attended this week’s standing-room-only meeting of the Montecito Water Board. For those tuning in late, we’re currently in the throes of a Drought-zilla of mega-paleo proportions, thanks to back-to-back, recordsetting dry years, the likes of which we may not have seen since 1580. Montecito, by dint of its shallow underground water table — drilled to perdition by private well owners, and a relatively tiny (not to mention almost empty) reservoir — is especially vulnerable to ﬂuctuations in water supply. Twenty years ago, county water agencies — Montecito’s included — agreed to pony up $50 million a year to build the pumps and pipes needed to import state water from the Feather River in Northern California as insurance against just this nightmare contingency. At the time, a few loud I-told-ya-sos warned this plan made no sense; if Santa Barbara was out of water, they argued, the rest of the state would be, too. In that scenario, our expensive insurance

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policy — all those pipes and pumps — would be totally worthless. Technically speaking, the jury remains out on this. But for now, the I-told-yaso crowd seems to have the last word. For the ﬁrst time since the dawn of time, the state water system will be delivering zero water. Zilch. That’s historic. For the lushly landscaped Montecito — where every home is a three-acre arboretum — this is a catastrophe. District managers are warning that supplies could go bone dry by the middle of July unless serious action is taken if not now, then yesterday. This, it goes without saying, cannot be happening. We all know that 17 water districts throughout the state are currently threatening to run out of water before the year’s out. But they’re tiny one-well operations located behind the Podunk curtain serving trailer park residents, immigrant farm workers, and others conspicuously without means. What they aren’t is Montecito, home to $16 billion worth of assessed real estate and more billionaires and millionaires per square inch than all but 19 communities nationwide. Surely if Montecito has a water problem, it could simply buy some. For the time being — though this may change — none’s for sale. Not at any price. While other water agencies throughout the South Coast are politely asking residents to begin thinking about perhaps taking shorter showers and watering their lawns at sunset, the Montecito Water Board is already poised to pass

a rationing ordinance. That’s serious. It would have done so this Tuesday evening if a few board members hadn’t eaten up the clock with a virtuoso display of hair-splitting and wordsmithery. They’ll probably finish the job this Friday. When they do, everyone will have to cut back water use by 30 percent. Those that don’t will be fined and then fined some more. Those that persist will have flow-restrictors attached to their pipes, physically limiting how much water they get. Those who persist further face the extreme sanction of service termination. The bold, sudden swiftness with which Montecito (almost) took action called to mind the aforementioned torture scenario. I had to wonder — like the interrogator contemplating which enhanced interrogation techniques he might deploy — how much was being held back. Quite a lot, it turns out. For indoor uses — drinking, bathing, showering, scrubbing vegetables, flushing, and some indeterminate “irrigation buffer” fudge factor, the rationing ordinance sets aside about 3,000 acre-feet, roughly half the district’s usual demand. Fine and dandy. At issue remains the 1,446 acre-feet that will still be allowed for landscaping and how that reduced amount will be divided among competing uses. Much was made Tuesday about “equality of sacrifice,” but whether the reality matched the rhetoric remains a matter of perspective. For those engaged in agriculture — and remember the district now includes Summerland, home to many avocado orchards — their “equality of sac-

rifice” will be much more devastating than that of Montecito homeowners, 5 percent of whom, it turns out, use 25 percent of the district’s water. Just three estates, we were told, use 92 acre-feet a year, enough to supply 276 families living a less luxurious lifestyle. District managers sternly stressed that these profligate consumers would be brought in line just like everyone or else. But I also get how this might not pass the “evenSteven” test. The farmers are looking at being put out of business. Once their trees are dead, that’s probably forever. The homeowners, by contrast, are looking at living with brown lawns and enduring a less radiant palate of landscaping colors. The justification given for screwing the farmers — provided by the district’s special counsel on hand via speakerphone — was that the farmers were never charged their fair share for the importation of the now famously nonexistent state water. Ouch. In the interest of full disclosure, I left before the meeting was over. I was hungry and grouchy. I get people loving their landscaping; who wouldn’t? But if the situation is really as dire as district managers say — dry by July — it seemed like an awful lot of water was being left on the table. Maybe some of that will be needed come October when Montecito’s delivery of water from Lake Cachuma is scheduled to get cut in half. That will pack the same punch, by the way, as no state water. Montecitans are famous for knowing people in high places, but can they really make it rain in August? It dawned on me during that meeting there are two kinds of water-boarding, and one needs water. Good thing for me we’re in a drought. — Nick Welsh

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n 2012, the worthies of The Santa Barbara Independent urged us to vote for Barack Obama. But they studiously ignored that Obama sought to make it legal for the government to lie about possessing documents to Freedom of Information Act applicants and continued Bush’s extradition and torture of prisoners. In the unimaginably awful succeeding years, “independent” journalists continue to say nothing about the President’s authorized murder of U.S. and other citizens via drone strike; his secretive implementation of massive spying on all of us and on foreign governments and businesses; the intimidation of journalists by our subservient ally Great Britain; and the vindictive prosecution of those who reveal his government’s shameful practices. So what now, Independent? I’ve heard of stand-up comics. What about jokers who won’t stand up? — William Smithers, S.B.

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a pristine river valley and just draw more people and growth to the area. Never would they allow an airport to be constructed on precious wetlands such as the Goleta Slough. A four-lane highway through the scenic Gaviota Coast would have been an abomination. The Coastal Commission would never have permitted our yacht and ﬁshing harbor. Not one barrel of oil would ever have been extracted from our land or the sea. Fortunately, these groups did not gain the excess power they now have until well after the infrastructure necessary to make Santa Barbara economically viable and livable was in place. — Glenn Dorfman, S.B.

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Richard “Bubbles” Richardson // – //

Richard Richardson was born in a small town outside of London, England on March nd, . Richard never knew his father, an RAF pilot by all accounts, who was shot down in his Spitfire while defending Great Britain against the German Luftwaffe. After the war Richard’s mother moved the family to Santa Barbara, California. She and the children became US citizens soon thereafter. After graduating from Santa Barbara High School in  Richard attended Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) and eventually joined the Army. Upon returning to Santa Barbara Richard partnered with Bob Fanara to open Fancy Music in . Anyone who purchased a quality guitar in Santa Barbara during those years likely did so at Fancy Music. Often after concerts Richard, along with his many friends, would host huge parties for the bands including Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh and countless others at his legendary Hot Springs Road house. Richard’s passion for food, music, art, Formula One racing (especially the Ferraris), fine wines and champagne (hence the nickname Bubbles) was surpassed only by his love of making people laugh. In the years after closing Fancy Music, Richard became a fixture at many of Santa Barbara’s best known eateries and watering holes where he read his newspaper and regaled the wait staff and bartenders with lively tales of fast cars, backstage adventures and Rock n Roll’s glory days. A week prior to his passing from cancer, Richard enjoyed one last visit and a few laughs with longtime friends “Ferrari” Bob Callahan and Van Basham. A Celebration of Life will be held this Saturday, February nd from am-pm at the El Paseo Restaurant,  El Paseo, Santa Barbara . Ph: --.

on the family citrus and avocado ranch in Santa Paula, California; spending summers with their three children at a family home in Santa Barbara. During their lives together, they resided also in Davis and Claremont before settling full-time in Santa Barbara in . Barbara led an active life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and bookkeepermanager for family farming operations, and she worked in Santa Barbara as a tax specialist with the State Franchise Tax Board and H&R Block Company. She was an avid tennis player, hiker, skier, sailor, and world traveler. Whether sailing the Santa Barbara Channel Islands with Brooke in their cutter, the Mary Powell, camping in the Yosemite high country, or touring Europe or the South Seas, she always had a sense of adventure. Cal continued to be a large part of Brooke’s and her life through annual vacations at its Lair of the Golden Bear alumni family camp, and trips north to root for the Golden Bears at Big Game. Barbara was a faithful and active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Santa Paula, St. Martin’s of Davis, St. Ambrose of Claremont, and All Saints by the Sea of Montecito, where she served as Senior Warden,  to . Her activities in the community included the Little Town Club, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, the Museum of Natural History, and the St. Cecilia Society. Barbara was preceded in death by her beloved sister Eleanor (“Nini”) McGahie. She is survived by her husband Brooke, her sons and daughters-in-law Robert and Alison, Andrew and Carol Bingham, and Peter and Donna Jones, and her grandchildren Jessica (Robert Gwilliam), Sarah (Alain Mathaukot), Martin, Ruth, Katherine and Kristin. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service for Barbara to be held at : a.m. Saturday March st at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church,  Eucalyptus Lane, Montecito CA , with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara’s memory may be made to the St. Cecilia Society of Santa Barbara.

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Barbara Sawyer died January th at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, following a brief illness. She was  years old. The daughter of Robert and Louisa McGahie, Barbara was born and grew up in San Francisco, where she attended Lowell High School. She met Brooke, her husband of  years, at the University of California, Berkeley, where she became a lifelong member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Following graduation from Cal, Barbara and Brooke began their married life 20

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On Sunday, February , , our beloved Grant left us and began his journey up the rainbow. Grant was born in Garden Grove, California, grew up in San Clemente California and landed in Santa Barbara, California where he studied Art History at UCSB and worked for Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Grant was a force of nature to be reckoned with: fierce and determined, yet so soft and caring to those nearest to

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him. A hockey enthusiast, player, Kings fan and spectator to the end, Grant had intended on coaching youth hockey. His golf buddies will miss him on the green, and the local Minnesota Vikings fan club will miss his commentary at O’Malley’s on Sunday mornings after catching up on local and world politics. Grant was also a wonderful visual artist, a talent he kept close to the vest. Grant was a deep soul and ferocious friend with a sharp wit and a unique ability to use humor in the worst of situations. Whatever was happening around him, Grant always wanted to make other feel more at ease. All of us were blessed to have him in our lives; he has been an amazing, son, partner, co-worker, and friend to so many. Our lives have all been forever changed by him and we will each carry him with us always. He will always be our beautiful Grant… A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February  at : PM at Unity Church,  E Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, CA . In lieu of flowers Grant’s parents, Bill and Terranda King, ask that donations be made to Serenity House,  Miramonte Drive, Santa Barbara, CA , Attention: Scott Ackerman.

Jim Armstrong

Jim Armstrong was a rare and wonderful art instructor and mentor. It was amazing to watch him work with - students crowded into his Thursday morning classes. He would move from  student to the next helping each of us improve whatever we were working on. One student might be painting a colorful abstract in oil, the next a child’s portrait in watercolor, then a pastel landscape, then a collage - and each piece of art was approached with a fresh eye - never allowing his response to one piece to color his response to the next piece. It was an inspiring talent. Jim was patient, very gentle and encouraging with beginners, but once he got to know you he would push you to exceed your own expectations. Jim’s critique comments could be sharp-edged and funny without ever being discouraging.“What’s this elephant doing? (it was a supposed to be a rock), why are there sheep in the sky? (clouds), why is this tree here? (you’d better not say ‘because it was there in the scene’ - he would tell you a feature should only be included if it helps the composition!).” Many of his comments to those of us who had worked with him the longest

could be caustically funny, and we would listen for them as he moved through the class: “looks like rats crossing a stream (boulders),” “lose the stump!”, “put it away-that’s as good as it’s going to get”,“got some gesso?”,“I’d be hesitant to sign that if I were you”,“it looks like bouillabaisse”. But after any of these comments (delivered with a glint in his eye), he would then help us to improve, or learn from, the piece we were working on. Thus the classroom was often filled with laughter. He took us seriously, but he kept us from taking ourselves too seriously and this made us more open to new ways of painting and creating. If one of us disagreed and wanted to retain some feature Jim thought should be removed, he would just have us ‘soften’ or ‘lighten’ the feature - again and again and again - until it was gone; at which point we usually realized he had been right all along. One thing Jim did not do - he never taught any of us to paint like he did. With most instructors students end up painting like the teacher. Jim helped each student improve along the path the student had chosen. If there was a direction he moved us, it was to become looser and more comfortable in our painting. Over time our brushes got larger and we spent less time on small details. Jim was a strong proponent for art in our community for many years. He helped found the SB Art Institute in , was the president of the SB Art Association in , and he taught in the Adult Ed program of SBCC for nearly  years. Calmly and quietly helping many, many students improve. Finally, it must be remembered that we have not only lost a great teacher and advocate for good art; we have lost a good friend. Jim was a very private person, but the more time we spent with him, the more we realized how caring he was and how much we cared about him. On behalf of many of his students; Thank You, Jim. We will miss you. Bob Rowley, John Coie, Ann Sanders, Gerry Winant, B.J.Stapen, and Sally Hamilton

Adair Genevieve Barron  – 

Adair knew how to take a day out of ordinary. She drew others into her quest to really notice a day and celebrate it by weaving in adventure and play. You might find her catching grunion at the beach on the full moon—lying in the

wet sand clutching the squirmy fish in each hand and calling for someone to bring the bucket—and then frying them up in the back yard for breakfast. With a Siamese cat in attendance, she dressed up to the max to go out on the town; she surfed, a classic golden California girl; she skied, in stunning Nordic sweaters; she headed up to her Morro Bay cabin, power tools at hand for repairs. Athletic, artistic, handy with tools, she paid attention to now. And it made her smile that bright light of a smile and laugh that infectious laugh. She is missed. Adair was predeceased by her parents Genevieve Hawkinson and Frederick T. Barron. She is survived by her brother Rick T. Barron, his spouse Shirley Connolly, and their son Noah Barron.

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Ted passed away at home on February , . Born December , , with a zest for life, Ted packed a lot of living, love and adventure into his time here. He lived a courageous and very full life; ignoring any adversities. With a driving thirst for knowledge, a love of nature, people and travel, he blasted ahead ignoring the boundaries of his disability and any difficulties in the way. He loved and was loved by many. He touched an amazing amount of lives and his genuine enthusiasm, love, laugh and courage will be missed. He leaves behind his father Tony Townsend, mother Caroline Townsend, sister Dorinda Townsend and niece Najarra Townsend, all of whom will miss him immensely. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE for THEODORE TODD TOWNSEND “TED” Saturday March st,  at : Santa Barbara City College – West Campus Parking in the lot and walk toward the ocean.

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COWBOY SHE WROTE A Fourth-Generation Carpinterian pens Her Third Western Novel by D.J. Palladino omen can do anything men can do, obviously. Just the same, not many write Western novels, even nowadays. “I can only think of two I like,” said Rebecca Rockwell, a fourth-generation Carpinterian, who has written three. She wrote her first, In the Shadow of Death Alley, a novel about gangster Emmett Dalton, in three weeks.“It’s funny; now, sometimes I pick it up, and there are things I just don’t remember writing,” she said. Her next two books took a bit longer — a couple of months each. Just in case you think she’s just spinning out horse operas, pick one up: They’re not books that pit imaginary Black Barts against chiseled upright sheriffs, either, though all have bullets and hooves flying, gallons of all-American blood, and sagebrush, too.“I do a lot of research on my books,” said Rockwell, who delves through records while writing books about the Daltons, Jesse James’s wife, Zee, or her latest about the Wild Bunch, consulting sources from the Library of Congress to Oklahoma Territory newspaper archives. Rockwell is also a proud member of the Western Writers of America: “I’m going to their conference this year,” she said, wistfully hoping against hope; she thinks her latest book ought to be considered there for an award or two, never mind whether she’s a woman writing in a man’s previous territory. The Last Desperado, published by Outskirts Press late last fall at 540-plus pages, has a scope more epic than a shoot-out. In it, Rockwell revives her first antihero, Emmett, but concentrates more vividly on the life and times of Bill Doolin, a hardworking cowboy during the last phase of the Old West who unexpectedly runs afoul of a bristling “lawdog” and ends up becoming one of the most clever and most wanted men, robbing banks and trains to make ends meet and evening the score with the plutocrats grabbing settlers’ lands. (Think Robin Hood with a revolver.) Rockwell’s subtler triumph is letting us know where Doolin will ultimately end his days — and yet keeping us riveted, even after watching him gun down folks not exactly of robber-baron persuasion. If you didn’t know the author was female, I doubt it would be hard to identify any theme that distinguishes her from two-fisted-brawling-cowpoke authors (Zane Grey is certainly more flowery). Although Rockwell’s second book is told completely from the point of view of Jesse James’s long-suffering yet thoroughly devoted wife, Zee, there is a nice balancing poignancy regarding Doolin’s courtship, marriage, and family feelings that doesn’t dilute the dusty-street standoffs. The existential aspect of the Western is safe in female hands. Rockwell’s command of Old West dialogue (sample: “‘Well, I guess if he aimed to live on forever, I guess maybe this will do it,’ he said.”) is matched evenly by her pacing. The books weave between violence and home life, making it feel more real. That a 33-year-old woman raised in a little beach town has written cowboy novels is more impressive when you learn that she’s rarely left Carpinteria; even her genre reading is extremely

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STRAIGHT SHOOTER: Rebecca Rockwell, pictured standing on the Carpinteria Bluﬀs, had her third Western novel published late last fall. Titled The Last Desperado, the -plus-page novel has a scope more epic than shoot-out and revives her ﬁrst antihero, Emmett, but concentrates more vividly on the life and times of Bill Doolin, a hard-working cowboy during the last phase of the Old West.

limited.“I’m a horse lover,” she said by way of explanation, “even though I don’t currently have a horse. And I love history, especially all things Victorian. Besides that, I love Kevin Costner movies,” she said, smiling slyly. Rockwell was actually born in Van Nuys, though her greatgrandfather settled in Carpinteria somewhere around 18741888; her grandfather left the ranch behind and opened Rock-

well Cleaners in 1947, a place many Santa Barbarans frequent. Rockwell’s father, Jim, initially wanted to move away from the family trade and got a teacher’s credential and a job in Simi Valley (which is why the author was born in the San Fernando Valley — a preemie, her father said, who wasn’t expected to live). But Jim “just missed the lure of Carpinteria too much,” and the family returned to Carp in 1983 “when Becky was 2.” Rockwell was always a writer, and teachers encouraged her, said her father. But there was something more about her, a kind of obsessiveness that she readily admits and, depending on the time and the topic, can either amuse or exasperate her family. “She grabs onto something and writes and writes and draws about it,” said her pop, who laughed as he cited a catalog of her interests from Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle to Humphrey Bogart, Les Misérables to The X-Files (the TV show is practically a taboo topic in her home). Rockwell cheerfully embraces all these things, and this fierce concentration explains how she writes cowboy books in a matter of weeks. (Her novels have never been anything more than proofread for spelling.) Rockwell’s are a combination of her Rockwells novels no love of Victoriana mixed with her love of horses; that is a legacy of her grandparents’ lives on display in family heirlooms. She likes to say that her true muse is Costner because it was watching Wyatt Earp that flipped the switch prompting her passionate outp pour. (She’s never met Costner, p who w lives nearby, but hopes he might read her books, just to m know what his work meant to her.) kn Nonetheless, I got the sense that N her ffamily and her town meant just as the star of Dances with as much m Wolves. The Rockwells are a family Wolv readers, and she was named for of rea of Daphne du Maurier’s the heroine her famed romance novel. Their family house — since sold — is on Carpinteria Avenue, a Victorian, and one afternoon recently she stood on a Linden intersection and pointed it out to me. She means to make a lot of money and get it back. Rockwell also loves working with animals — she’s the business manager at Santa Barbara Pet Hospital. She also wanted to be in the FBI once.“I’m really a goody two-shoes,” she said. But writing was something that felt as if it had been decided for her. She loves writing dialogue, giving life back to someone gone. She gets a little sad after she finishes a book; she misses her characters. And she likes telling people how much she loves writing.“Usually people say one of two things. They say,‘You’re a girl and you write Westerns? Awesome.’ Or they say,‘You’re a girl and you write what?’” ■

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/-/:  International Choral Conference For the ﬁrst time ever, the Western Division of the American Choral Directors Association comes to Santa Barbara for its annual conference, bringing  world-class vocal groups including the African Children’s Choir. Choral performances: Granada Theatre,  State St. Interest sessions and exhibits: Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort,  E. Cabrillo Blvd. $-$. For the full program schedule, visit acda western.org. Read more on p. . /-/, /: Teresa McNeil MacLean Come listen to storytelling by this singer/guitarist and song collector, who has been a popular folk-song, poetry, and art teacher in Santa Ynez–area schools for more than  years. :am. Thu.: Goleta Library,  N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Fri.: Eastside Library,  E. Montecito St. Mon.: Montecito Library,  E. Valley Rd., Montecito. Free. Call -. /: E. Randol Schoenberg: The Recovery of Nazi-Looted Art: The Bloch-Bauer Klimt Paintings Coinciding with the release of the new movie The Monuments Men, this illustrated talk will focus on ﬁve paintings by Gustav Klimt that were stolen by the Nazis from the Viennese family of Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer in . pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, Music Bldg. , UCSB. Free. Call -. /: Five Wishes Community Workshop Learn a process that will make it easier to plan healthcare directives for you, loved ones, or those unable to make decisions for themselves. A notary will be available free of charge. -pm. Hospice of S.B.,  Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. . Free. Call -.

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/: Michael Moss In his recent best-seller, Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Michael Moss traces how major processed-food companies knowingly manipulate salt, sugar, and fat to make their products incredibly irresistible. Moss will take an objective look at the problems and oﬀer solutions, based on the book that sparked a national conversation. Books will be available for purchase and signing. -pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Ages +. Call -. Read more on p. . /: Junior Ranger Program Learn about nature, wildlife, and the environment,

and earn a cool patch! Ages - may earn an Acorn Woodpecker patch; -, a Great Blue Heron patch; -, a Mountain Lion patch;  and older, a Bald Eagle patch. Your first assignmen ment is to bring to the Nature Cen Center a bag of trash or recycling you have picked up around the cam campground. Children under  yea must be accompanied by years an adult. Year-round on Saturda :-:pm. Nature Ctr., days: Ca Cachuma Lake,  Hwy. . $ $ parking. Ages -. Call $;  -. /: Community Meeting: Learn About Santa Barbara District Elections Come share ideas and have improved access and accountability at City Hall. Th will be guest speakers and There sh film. -pm. Louise Lowry a short Davis Ctr.,  De la Vina St. Free. Call -. /: Carpinteria Rotary Charitable Foundation th Annual Talent Showcase It’s that time again to see dancers, singers, comedians, musicians, and more, ranging in age from -, performing in this annual show. Proceeds go toward band equipment and scholarships for area youth and high school students.  and pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater,  Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $$. Visit plazatheatercarpinteria .com or call -. /: Santa Barbara Music Club Concert This concert will consist of flute and piano pieces, soprano Deborah Bertling singing

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Broadway hits, Verdi arias, and a duet from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. -pm. Faulkner Gallery,  E. Anapamu St. Free. Call () -. /: Mechanical Creatures Workshop with Beth Amine Think about the possibilities of creating your very own creature made of mechanical bits and pieces from re-use materials. Children under age  must be accompanied by an adult. am-noon. Art From Scrap,  E. Cota St. $. Call -. /: Mediums’ Day Take this opportunity to receive a message from the spirit world at this day of readings. Individual readings are $ for  minutes. Church healers will also provide free healing. Free parking is available at the jury lot across from the church. am-pm. Spiritualist Church of the Comforter,  Garden St. Free-$. Call -. /-/: Gabriel Iglesias Get ready to laugh S.B., because Fluffy is coming! This mixture of storytelling, parodies, personal experiences, and sound effects will have you rolling in the aisles. :pm. Arlington Theatre,  State St. $.. Call -. Read more on p. . /: Santa Barbara Beer Garden: A Tasting Tour Put on your walking shoes and take a tasting tour of seven breweries sited around the garden, featuring beers selected to reflect the spirit (and taste) of some native California plant displays. Receive a free mug with admission. -pm.

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SUNDAY 2/23 /: Sensational South African Plants for Your Garden Master gardeners will explain diﬀerent types and species of South African plants, how to plant and care for them, and why Santa Barbara’s climate is the ideal spot to explore exotic horticulture. am-noon. Seaside Gardens,  Via Real, Carpinteria. Free. Call -. /: Jodi Cobb A longtime staﬀ and freelance photographer with National Geographic magazine, Jodi Cobb will share stories on her career as a journalist, traveler, teacher, and lecturer. pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $-$. Call -.

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/: Tea, Talk, and Downton Abbey Finale Alister Chapman, history professor at Westmont College, will give a talk titled The Decline of the English Aristocracy: Why the England You Visit Today Doesn’t Look Like a Costume Drama. Tea will be served and the ﬁnal episode of Downton Abbey Season Four will be shown. -:pm. Faulkner Gallery,  E. Anapamu St. Free. Ages +. Call -. Read more on p. .

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/: Riders in the Sky This evening of music and comedy is sure to the delight cowboys and cowgirls of all ages as these performers showcase their delightfully unique comedic and musical talents. pm. Granada Theatre,  State St. $-$. Call -.

/: J Street Santa Barbara Town Hall: Danny Yatom Be a part of a panel discussion on the viability and necessity of peace in the Middle East with J Street Vice President Rachel Lerner, former Mossad director Major General (ret.) Danny Yatom, and Representative Lois Capps. pm. Carrillo Recreation Ctr.,  E. Carrillo St. Free. Visit act.jstreet.org/signup/town_hall_ santa_barbara.

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/: Science Pub: LoveCrossed Stars This “lecture” on man’s relationship to the cosmos is presented by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Grab a pint, and join this fun and compelling conversation about “the beyond.” :-pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant,  E. Ortega St. Free. Ages +. Call - x.

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/: Homelessness Action Summit: The Latest on What Works Presented by the Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara and the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness, this group examination and discussion on the diﬀerent strategies implemented to tackle the issue of homelessness, both in Santa Barbara and abroad, should be compelling. All attendees must register. :pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free. Visit homelessnessaction summit.eventbrite.com or call -.

/: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky In honor of Noam Chomsky’s forthcoming return to S.B. on February , KCSB-FM invites you to view this animated and colorfully revealing documentary directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) about the “father of modern linguistics” and one of the great minds of our time. pm. MultiCultural Ctr., UCSB. Free. Call -.

TUESDAY 2/25 /: Kelly Parsons This boardcertified urologist will sign copies of his first foray into the world of fiction, Doing Harm, a gripping thriller. pm. Chaucer’s Books,  State St. Free. Call -. /: The Great Beauty Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, La grande bellezza depicts the personal trials of a (fictional) wellknown Italian journalist. The film will be accompanied by the Oscarnominated animated short Get a Horse! pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. $-$. Call -. /-/: Hello, Dolly! It’s so nice to have you back in S.B., where you belong! Come see Sally Struthers as the incomparable Dolly Levi, matchmaker extraordinaire. This -time Tony Award–winning Broadway show is a favorite that will have you sing-

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/-/: Banff Mountain Film Festival This celebration of films will depict all things mountainous and has become an S.B. institution. Presented by National Geographic and The North Face, these films capture a wide range of subjects pertaining to “mountain culture” and the environment. :pm. Arlington Theatre,  State St. $-$. Call -. Read more on p. . ing in your seat. pm. Granada Theatre,  State St. $-$. Visit granadasb.org or call -. Read more on p. .

WEDNESDAY 2/26 /: Facing Mirrors This ﬁlm, set in Iran, tells the story of a relationship that developed in the face of harsh social and societal norms. pm. MultiCultural Ctr., UCSB. Free. Call -.

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/: Pat Metheny Unity Group For fans of jazz, Metheny (pictured center) needs no introduction, making this performance one of the Lobero’s most exciting since the theater’s reopening earlier this winter. pm. Lobero Theatre,  E. Canon Perdido St. $-$. Call -. Read more on p. . /: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Santa Barbara Region Author Joan Easton Lentz will discuss her latest book, which examines Santa Barbara’s geography and the habits of its inhabitants. pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History,  Puesta del Sol Rd. Free. Call -. /: The Missing Picture Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this Cambodian film examines how those who survived the Pol Pot era have coped with the trauma of that period. The film will be accompanied by the Oscar-nominated animated short Room on the Broom. pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. $-$. Call -. /:  Documentary Shorts This screening of each of this year’s nominated short documentary films is a mustsee for every cinephile (or at least the ones who don’t get screeners). Films included are Cavedigger, Facing Fear, Karama Has No Walls, The Lady in Number : Music Saved My Life, and Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall. :pm. Plaza de Oro,  S. Hitchcock Wy. $.-$.. Call () -.

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The splendid grounds of Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Lambert Road Campus are the result of more than 20 years of thoughtful cultivation. The 13-acre campus has evolved from an abandoned horse ranch into a unique melding of Mediterranean gardens with native California flora and edible landscapes that form a green belt around the campus. In addition to applying the best horticultural and ecological principles, Pacifica has reintroduced garden elements reflecting historical occupations on the site. Join Landscape Manager Marshall Chrostowski and Professor Michael Sipiora in an aesthetic and intellectual engagement with this beautiful location. Conversational presentation of relevant themes from Pacifica’s lecture halls—soulful engagement, poetic dwelling, and the thought of the heart—will be interwoven with tours of the gardens. We will focus on specific sites, highlighting the horticultural, ecological, historical, and psychological contexts in play. A healthful lunch will be provided utilizing food grown in the gardens.

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left: Don Colby and Joan Regan of Sonoma walk up the trail at Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve after visiting the seals and taking a look at the view. Colby and Regan are on a road trip to visit family in Palm Springs and decided to stop in Santa Barbara for a couple of days to see a cousin in the area. “We’ve been enjoying everything here,” said Regan. “We went antique shopping today, and tomorrow we’re excited to go to Lotusland.”

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Counting Frogs At night, you can hear them croaking and chirping — little frogs that live in gardens and backyards. But the chorus of flycatching amphibians is dwindling, say the experts. So the Santa Barbara Zoo is organizing volunteers to be part of the national “Frog Watch,” which has area folks taking count of the jumpers (toads are included). “Volunteers do not have to be frog or toad experts to join FrogWatch,” said Dr. Estelle Sandhaus, the zoo’s director of conservation and research, in a prepared statement. “They don’t even touch and rarely see the little critters, but instead are trained to listen for the croaks, peeps, trills, and other calls of common local species.” Those interested in helping with the cataloging need to attend two training sessions: Thursday, February 20, and Thursday, February 27, 6-8 p.m. To reserve a spot and for more information, email Dr. Sandhaus at esandhaus@ sbzoo.org or visit sbzoo.org/conservation/frogwatch-usa. — MD

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He may be best known as the character of Ryan Howard — the smug and scheming temp on The Office — but B.J. Novak was also one of the Emmy-award winning show’s writers. His gift for written gab is clear in his debut book, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. A collection of weird musings, understandable riffs, and twists on familiar topics — all light but with dark undertones — Novak’s book didn’t elicit out-loud laughs, but all of the stories brought smirks, head shakes, and, sometimes, sad faces. Out of the 60-plus stories, particularly memorable ones included “The Man Who Invented the Calendar” (an early-days trip through the year), “Closure” (a new way to deal with exes), “If I Had a Nickel” (a literal take on a phrase), “Chris Hansen at the Justin Bieber Concert” (a rant on both guys), and “Strange News” (blurbs that sum up big world problems). — Lyz Hoffman

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above: “Just today we saw a juvenile humpback whale breach close to shore. The ocean is filled with extraordinary stuff; when we’re out here all the time, we get to enjoy it,” said Robert Lehmann as he watched over the Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary. Lehmann has been a docent at the sanctuary for five years and enjoys informing people about the seals. During the six months when the beach is closed off due to the birth of harbor seal pups, Lehmann and other volunteers deter beachgoers from walking on the beach and disturbing the animals.

f you haven’t heard of the British import Downton Abbey, it’s a good bet you’ve been living under a rock. Since the “costume” drama first aired in the U.K. in 2010, it has become a television sensation, with folks from around the world tuning in each week to find out what happens THE GRAND MANSION: Highclere Castle to the Crawley (pictured) in Hampshire, England, is used for family. Season the exterior and interior shots of Downton Abbey. four is nearly over, much to the distress of fans. To ease the loss, the S.B. Public Library is hosting a lecture, tea, and final episode at its downtown location. The event begins with a talk by Westmont College history professor Alister Chapman titled “The Decline of the English Aristocracy.” Afterward is a screening of the final episode of the season, during which tea will be available to calm the nerves. Sunday, February 23, 2 p.m., at the Central Library ( E. Anapamu St., Faulkner Gallery). No reservations required. For more information, call 962-7953 or 564-5641 or see — Michelle Drown sbplibrary.org.

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open six days a week and staffed with seven specialists. A bright-red minivan shuttles students to and from school when needed. La Ventana Treatment Programs recently gained nonprofit status, which means it can raise money to provide scholarships for students. Out-of-pocket costs are $350 for a half day and $700 for a full day, but they also accept insurance. In 2008, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act required health insurance plans to offer mental-health and substance-abuse benefits to the same extent that they cover medical and surgical care. Now, with the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies can no longer deny care to patients who have a pre-existing condition (like an eating disorder). And since eating disorders largely affect young people, the fact that the federal law allows young adults to stay on their parents’ plan until they are 26 years old is also good news, Russo said. The Guardian recently reported that the number of young people — especially teenagers — being admitted to the hospital because of an eating disorder is significantly higher than it was in years past. One in 20 people in the community have an eating disorder, according to the La Ventana website. “My dream would be to sit down with every mom in town and talk about the dos and don’ts,” said Kelsey MacDougall, the outreach coordinator for the Santa Barbara clinic. To coincide with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which starts February 23, MacDougall plans to visit UCSB, Santa Barbara City College, and area high school campuses to promote a positive body image and educate people. “I think, overall, there’s a shallow awareness of people who haven’t experienced it themselves.” (There are two other eating-disorder clinics in Santa Barbara: Recovery Road Eating Disorders and Central Coast Treatment Center. A handful of therapy centers provide treatments for a range of conditions, as well.) Contact La Ventana at 777-3873 or (800) 560-8518 (for immedi— Kelsey Brugger ate assistance), or see laventanaed.com.

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T MAGIC MAKERS: Morbidia Schleppenphal (right) and her brother, Handon Slammendor, bring the mystery of wizarding to any gala.

n Santa Barbara, the prevailing attire is jeans and T-shirts, so when a woman shows up at your house clad in a cloak, large top hat, and thick glasses, you may think it’s a visit from a Hogwarts professor. More likely it is Morbidia Schleppenphal, who hosts wizard-themed events — her outfit is just part of the immersive illusion she creates. A self-proclaimed “Special Agent for the Ministry of Magic,” Schleppenphal got into the wizarding party business after being teased by her brother for ordering Harry Potter wand replicas online. “You should join the Wand of the Month Club,” he chided. His ribbing, however, gave her an idea: Clearly, there is a market for all things enchanted. Three years later, Schleppenphal is now a party conjurer, facilitating the functions to ensure that even minor details from J.K. Rowling’s novels are re-created. Party packages include Letters of Acceptance to Hogwarts, Licenses to Apparate, and Broom Parking Permits. (It’s unclear who would ask to see these documents, but young wizards have the assurance that their brooms won’t be towed.) Schleppenphal also makes wands for the occasion. Just as in Harry Potter, these wands are said to “choose the wizard,” she said, although Schleppenphal does keep the recipient in mind when selecting each wand. She also places each party guest in one of four houses — Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin — through an official Sorting Hat Ceremony. After two hours of dramatic readings and games conducted by Schleppenphal, the party culminates in a House Cup Ceremony to celebrate the team with the most game points. Those familiar with the Harry Potter series will remember “butterbeer,” a drink served both hot and cold with notes of butterscotch. Schleppenphal will re-create the butterbeer flavor in cupcake form for the party guests. A former educator, Schleppenphal and her brother, Handon Slammendor, also publish a quarterly newsletter, The Magic Word, a compilation of wizard stories and announcements. This is sent out to all members of the National Wand Association, another Schleppenphal creation. — Lauren Haines

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ucked in the cul-de-sac at the top of East Arrellaga Street, La Ventana Treatment Programs is the newest eating-disorder clinic in Santa Barbara. Freshly painted blue-gray walls fill the rooms of the small facility, which treats people who suffer from bulimia, anorexia, binging, over-exercise, alcoholism, and drug addiction. La Ventana was founded in Thousand Oaks and has also spread to Santa Paula and Ventura. Most of the program’s clients seek treatment for bulimia — a disorder that one percent of Americans suffer from, studies suggest. The clinic is an intensive outpatient program (IOP) that offers half-day and full-day sessions that range from group and family therapy to art and dance-movement therapy. “That’s where we see the most dramatic results,” said Heather Russo, who is the program’s Southern California regional clinical director. A selfdescribed women’s advocate and a licensed marriage and family therapist, Russo found her niche at La Ventana because she can “empower women” by connecting self-esteem and eating disorders. (Eating disorders are more common among women, but the clinic treats some men.) The rehab also offers lessons about the “chemistry of joy,” and patients work with dietitians, cook their own meals, and eat together. They practice the exchange system — half a cup of rice equals one carbohydrate, for instance — instead of counting callo ca lories ies.. Clients C ie Cl ient ntss tend tend to be between 15 and 35 years old; the clinic is calories.

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hile anchored in Bora Bora’s crystalline blue lagoon on a boat named Natural Mystic in 2010, two Santa Barbara dudes — one a realtor-turned-entrepreneur, the other an engineer and tech whiz — revisited an idea they had talked about on a hiking trip four years earlier: to merge metal and fire and create an inexpensive multi-tool for campers, partiers, and everyone else. After sketching an admittedly “rough and ugly” concept model right there on the boat, Kyber Logue and Matt Dubberley eventually fine-tuned the device into LighterBro, a stainless-steel lighter sleeve fitted with a fold-out knife (which doubles as a regular screwdriver), micro-Phillips screwdriver (good for Mac products and sunglasses), and scissors (spring-loaded and surprisingly effective). Sized for standard Bic lighters, it also works as a bottle opener and costs $9.99. “The product combines a lot of things that you use in everyday life,” Logue enthusiastically explained. “People are surprised it hadn’t been invented before.” Much of the inspiration for LighterBro’s parts and pieces came from CEO Logue’s five-year trip around the globe. Logue, who was born and raised in Santa Barbara and graduated from USC’s business school in 1998, said he saw so much plastic pollution on beaches and in the sea that he wanted to make something tough and reusable. Hence the corrosion-resistant metal design with rivets instead of screws. And the tool choices came out of not only practicality when out on the ocean or in the woods but also the necessity of arm’s-reach convenience during the more leisurely moments of life.

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“Throughout my travels, it seemed like the biggest commonality was drinking a beer, smoking a cigarette, sharing a story, and having a good time,” Logue said. “Obviously the product was designed with smoking and partying in mind. Without a doubt.” The name is a bit of a double entendre, he added, as in the multi-tool is a lighter’s best bro and mimics the oft-heard request, “Can I borrow your lighter, bro?” Packaged in bright Rasta colors meant to symbolize “unity” (of lighter and hardware) as well as “an ethos of ease and efficiency,” the LighterBro has been picked up by 140 retail locations throughout the country since production began in November, said Logue, whose goal is to have it in 1,000 stores by the end of 2014. During the research-and-development phase, the biggest complaint was that product testers reported their LighterBros permanently borrowed by admiring friends. Though the devices are manufactured overseas, the pair has kept all other elements of the business local. John Lytle created their website, Craig Takashi spearheaded the logo and packaging, Cislo & Thomas LLP facilitated the patent process, MJ Engineering took care of prototype fabrication, and former Brooks student Dillon Mecure produced LighterBro’s first commercials. Dubberley, the company’s chief technical officer, worked for seven years for Google’s VP of engineering and was the first employee of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network.

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week when buzzer-beating baskets enhanced and then dimmed UCSB’s hopes of winning the Big West Conference basketball championship, a wildly exciting girls’ water polo game ended with the Santa Barbara High Dons and San Marcos Royals sharing the Channel League title. For the Royals, who won in overtime, 13-12, it was a huge deal. They beat Santa Barbara for the first time in the 17-year history of CIF girls’ water polo earlier in the month, and by repeating the feat, they earned the No.  seed in the Southern Section Division  Championships. The showdown in the San Marcos pool last Thursday was the definition of a seesaw battle. The Royals forged an 11-7 lead with just over three minutes remaining, but the Dons came back and tied the score at the final horn, as Betsy Hendrix’s 20-foot lob found the far corner of the cage just out of goalkeeper Jenna Phreaner’s reach. Hendrix scored again to put the Dons up 12-11 in overtime, but goals by Riley Heiduk and Megan Bergthold, and a save by Phreaner in the final seconds, won the game for San Marcos. “Our coach told us we’ve come too far to give up now,” said Heiduk, a junior known as Giggles, who scored five goals.“We persevered.” Royals coach Chuckie Roth considered it more of an honor than a thrill to get the better of Mark Walsh, who has coached eight CIF championship teams and two Olympic players at Santa Barbara.“He’s my best friend,” Roth said.“His girls are lucky to be coached by him.” Meanwhile, under the big top at UCSB’s Thunderdome, the Gaucho basketball team lost a nail-biter to Cal State Northridge on Saturday. Leading 68-61 with less than two minutes to play, the Gauchos let the Matadors tie it at 71 in the final seconds of regulation, and the visitors won 80-78 on a layup with less than half a second left in overtime. Two days earlier, Michael Bryson’s put-back bucket at the buzzer had given the Gauchos a 65-64 win at Long Beach State and a brief sojourn in first place. “PLAY BALL”: That call to action was delayed several

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The Gauchos played in the NCAA tournament for the ﬁrst time since 2002 last season.“That was the start,” said Andrew Checketts, beginning his third year as the head coach. “We want to take our program to Omaha [the College World Series].” Cal State Fullerton, ranked No.  on many preseason ballots, may be the top dog in the Big West, but Checketts said,“Nobody’s got it better than us. We live in Santa Barbara, on the beach, and our young men get a great education.” Nobody’s oﬀ to a better start to the 2014 baseball season than the SBCC Vaqueros. They have scored eight straight victories, the latest being an 8-0 whitewashing of Antelope Valley, and are the only unbeaten community college team in Southern California. They are trying to extend their streak with two home games at Pershing Park this week — West L.A. on Wednesday and East L.A. on Thursday. An extra-inning loss to Concordia last week prevented the Westmont College baseball team from getting over the .500 mark. The Warriors, 7-8, will host doubleheaders the next two Saturdays during a ninegame home stand. WARM STOVE: Mike Scioscia attempted to roast Bill Pintard at the recent Santa Barbara Foresters

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’m happy that the book is not only a wake-up call to the food industry but also empowering to people,” explained author and New York Times journalist Michael Moss in a recent telephone interview about his book Salt, Sugar, Fat. “Once you get to see all the things they do to get you to eat processed foods, it helps level the playing field when you’re shopping.” Moss, who won the Pulitzer Prize for uncovering the meat industry’s perilous use of “pink slime,” will be talking about how try hooks us on the larger food industry unhealthy “goods” at a free lecture at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on February 22. “I think of it as a bit of a detective story,” he said of the talk, which will also include plenty of “nifty” slides, “the process of my journeyy writing the book.” Initially, Moss was writing stories for thee New York Times aboutt en“accidental and unintentional contamination of onella food,” such as a salmonella E outbreak in peanuts or E. coli in hamburger meat. But one of his best sources suggested he focus on what ingredients companies add intentionally, specifically saturated fat. That led him to “the holy trinity of the processed-food industry: salt, sugar, and fat.” Though he could have explored “some 5,000 other additives” approved for use in food, Moss realized that those three are what’s causing the most problems with obesity, diabetes, and other public-health issues. Beyond his ability to provide a gaspinducing stat per page, Moss is best at crafting vivid profiles of food-industry insiders who’ve realized that their work has gone wrong. Take former Coca-Cola exec Jeffrey Dunn, whom Moss said “is paying his karmic debt selling carrots now.” The author explained,“Inside the largest companies, there’s, if not regret, then a sense they’ve become largely responsible for this public-health issue and that something has to be done, for the company’s own survival if nothing else.” His research took the typical journalistic path of following the money, but Moss also grew fascinated with the language used by the food industry, such as “bliss point,” which Howard Moskowitz came up with while working for Dr. Pepper.“Our liking for sugar isn’t infinite,” explained Moss.“Think of adding sugar to coffee and how you can quickly get to a yuck point. It’s actually a bell curve, but at

BAD EATS: Michael Moss writes about mass-produced food.

th the top of the curve is the bliss p point for sweetness, not too little or too much. It’s not the precise engineering of a bliss point for ice cream or sodas that’s the problem — it’s that companies then engineered bliss points throughout the store, adding sugar to breads, yogurts, pasta sauce. It teaches us to expect everyt sweet in everything we eat.” And given children’s bliss points are significantly higher than adults’, this means, as Moss vividly put it, “You’ll have an even bigger wrestling match trying to get your kids to eat broccoli, which is bitter, not sweet.” While learning is the first step, Moss hopes for systemic change, too.“Why does a basket of blueberries have to cost as much as a frozen pizza that could feed a whole family?” he asked, noting that processed foods tend to get more government subsidies than fresh. His hopes for top-down changes from the Obama administration are fading, but he also appreciates the practical marketing issues: How can you make an ad campaign for broccoli? (He actually got an ad agency to try.) “Of course, if the processed-food industry had to sell vegetables,” he admitted,“no doubt they’d want to put a cheese sauce on the broccoli and then a caramel glaze.” In the meantime, he’s hoping his book and talk can help people “level the playing field while shopping.” He explained,“I’m not about to end my consumption of processed foods, but I want to control them and not let them control me.”

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That’s because his guest is Alicia Funk, coauthor with Karin Kaufman of Living Wild: Gardening, Cooking and Healing with Native Plants of California. “I sent Chef Kazali packages brimming with California native ingredients that you can see growing in the S.B. Botanic Garden,” she explained. “He used the recipes from my book as a starting place and used the ingredients to highlight the taste of the meat and seafood available locally. He seemed genuinely curious and interested, since many of the ingredients were available from plants growing in abundance outside his back door.” It’s a collaboration that pushes the locavore movement to an apex of sorts. “Wild foods provide a nutrient-dense source of food that grows here without a lot of extra effort,” said Funk. “Oak trees can grow on steep hillsides without irrigation, and some species can produce up to 2,000 pounds of acorns per tree per year. Native foods reduce shipping distances and allow us to enjoy local food without the significant water, compost, fertilizers of commercially popular garden foods from Europe.” While Kazali is certainly jazzing up what could be demeaned as gathered nuts and berries by using Santa Ynez–raised buffalo as his meat, he also seems jazzed about having such fresh, unusual flavors like just-picked bay leaf and the cattail pollen, vivid as saffron. “It’s really interesting to learn about the edible natives we have here in Santa Barbara and to get to know their flavors and textures and how they would work when combined with other foods,” said the Foodie Award–winning chef. “It’s great to have a professional to help you to know what plants are edible. I certainly wouldn’t trust myself in that department!” Indeed, before you try this at home, Funk warned to never gather anything that you cannot identify with 100 percent accuracy. “My recommendation is to change over the landscaping around your home to include native plants so that you have a droughtresistant, easy-to-gather source of our

native food,” explained Funk.“The Botanic Garden has an extensive selection of native plants for sale in their nursery and the experts that can help you grow them.”

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Manzanita cider: Explained Funk, “Man-

zanita berries are three times higher in antioxidants than blueberries and make a refreshing beverage that was enjoyed traditionally by the indigenous inhabitants of California.”

Halibut crusted with manzanita and toyon berries: “I gather the manzanita ber-

ries in the summer and sift and grind them into a sweet, gluten-free flour,” said Funk. “The toyon berries I gather in the winter and then dry and grind into a spice. The resulting crust is both slightly sweet yet tangy, too, perfect to accentuate the fleshy fish. Watercress salad with manzanita vinaigrette and blossoms: “The dressing

recipe is in my book,” said Funk,“and provides a delicious tanginess to spring greens and is especially beautiful when garnished with winter-blooming manzanita blossoms.” Seared buffalo in elderberry sauce, with bay leaves and pine nuts: Funk

explained,“Pine nuts have been a signiﬁcant source of food in this landscape for thousands of years, but most commercially available pine nuts in the stores are imported from China.” The California ones taste even pinier, given they haven’t traveled far.

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nuts — that is, acorns — are high in vitamin A, —GY folate, and omega-6 fatty acids.”

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romoters tell me it’s a new tour, but I haven’t stopped the old one,” said comedian Gabriel Iglesias in a recent interview to promote his two-night appearance at the Arlington Theatre this weekend.“It’s hard for me to take time oﬀ because I get rusty really quick. It’s like working out; you stop for a couple weeks, and some of the fat comes back, so you gotta constantly do it.” Iglesias is one of the hardest-working stand-up comics on the circuit today (he’s on the road 46 weeks of the year) — and one of the most approachable.“I’m very good with people,” he said. “I like talking to people; I like hanging out with people. There are some comics that aren’t exactly people-friendly. That’s one thing I’ve always made myself: accessible and approachable. I think that’s one of the reasons why people come out to the shows, because they can relate, you know, ‘He’s one of us.’” Despite his ease onstage, Iglesias was a shy kid who spent a lot of time in his room. “I was very serious and very quiet. I came out of my shell right around 10, 11 for a little bit, then I went back in that shell and came out again at 18,” he said. His childhood timidity, however, provided the space to hone a talent that would later be one of his trademarks — creating sound eﬀects.“That was just me being alone in a room and not having any toys,” he said, laughing.“You start talking to yourself … and I found a way to incorporate that into my show.” LAUGH OUT LOUD: Comedian Gabriel Iglesias is a touring A consummate storyteller, Iglesias machine. This week, he brings his stand-up routine to imbues his lively shows with witty obserSanta Barbara. vations and hilarious anecdotes, staying

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away from political or crass humor. “I don’t want the crowd leaving upset,” he explained.“I don’t want them thinking about how messed up things might be in the government. I just want them to leave smiling. That’s the goal. I don’t get political. I don’t get controversial.” He cites Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, and Paul Rodriguez as his comedic influences and uses the stage name Fluffy (as in “I’m not fat; I’m fluffy”). He’s been in movies (Magic Mike) and on TV (Family Guy) but doesn’t see himself moving into those media. “That was nerve-wracking,” he said of working on Mike. “When you’re on a movie set, it’s easy to get fired for asking the wrong questions or bothering an actor or bothering a director, and I was dealing with some really big names. … I liked it because it was different and it’s cool to say you did it, [but] I consider that work, versus stand-up.” And work, he said, is what he’s trying to avoid. “I want to go out there and make people laugh and get instant feedback and then go have a drink and wind up at IHOP at 2 in the morning.” Gabriel Iglesias appears at the Arlington Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m. Call 963-4408. For the full interview, visit independent.com /gabrieliglesias. — Michelle Drown

CHILDISH GAMBINO BECAUSE THE INTERNET

Donald Glover (a k a Childish Gambino) is not related to Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, Gone Fishin’ ). He is, however, a sort of millennial Renaissance man; he’s not so much a “rapper” as an artist making rap music. This isn’t to say that his rhymes are strictly ironic; hip-hop is a medium that Glover uses confidently to say what he wants to say. He adopted the name Childish Gambino by way of an online WuTang Clan name generator, a fitting example of his sharp wit (a wit no doubt honed during a stint writing for NBC’s  Rock). It’s Glover’s candidness, though, and his ability to impart intimacy into his verses that make Childish Gambino’s flow unique. Last year’s late release Because the Internet can feel a bit like a hipster twenty-something credo, but it’s also sonically enthralling and markedly

more complex than 2011’s Camp. At its best, Because is soaring and bright; Glover’s sense of melody is superb, and the hooks are both intimate and infectious. At its worst, it feels forced, and like Glover is posturing. Regardless of all this, Because remains interesting due to Glover’s use of the album format as a dramatic staging device for five separate “scenes.” Perhaps equally as notable, though, is the bridge that Glover has built between hip-hop and Hollywood. Some rappers have tried to act and some celebrities have tried to rap, but

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Fluffy and Funny

HEIGHHO: Ryan Camou dances the roll of the Prince and Lilit Hogtanian portrays Snow White in State Street Ballet’s take on the fairy tale.

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ON THE WALL First published by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th century, the German fairy tale of Snow White was harrowing: A vain and evil queen, a series of attempted murders, and a glass coffin featured prominently. Today, the best-known version of the story is Walt Disney’s 1937 animated ﬁlm, which scales down the horror and plays up Snow White’s friendship with the seven dwarves who save her. This weekend, State Street Ballet (SSB) brings its rendition of the fable back to the Lobero Theatre, where this production premiered in 2007. SSB’s child-friendly version, like the Disney ﬁlm, focuses on the triumph of love over bitter jealousy. Longtime fans of the company will associate State Street Ballet with the historic Lobero, their home theater for many years. The theater itself is an attraction for those who haven’t been through the doors since it reopened in December 2013 following an extensive renovation. Like the space it’s performed in, this production combines the old with the new; longtime SSB member Ryan Camou will dance the role of the Prince, while Snow White and the Evil Queen will be danced by newer company members Lilit Hogtanian and Kate Kadow, respectively. Theatrically, choreographer and SSB ballet master Marina Fliagina has a lot to work with here. In addition to the good-hearted innocence of Snow White, the ardor of her Prince, and the Evil Queen’s rage, there are of course the seven dwarves, each with his own distinct character. Unlike many classical ballets, that means there’s lots of scope here for comedy — something younger audience members will appreciate. Even the Evil Queen’s creepy habit of addressing her hand mirror is a little less haunting when it’s danced instead of spoken. State Street Ballet will open its 2014 season with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Saturday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m. The show also runs Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 963-0761 or visit lobero .com. To learn more about State Street Ballet, visit statestreetballet.com. — Elizabeth Schwyzer

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movement in response to a stimulus — that’s the definition of “kinesis,” the word chosen three years ago to encapsulate the new work being made by Santa Barbara dance artists. Formerly known as New Works, Kinesis is Santa Barbara’s annual showcase of contemporary choreography. This year’s performance kicks off tomorrow, Friday, February 21, at Center Stage Theater. TURN, TURN, TURN: Melissa Block At the same time, kinesis performs in “Alma,” just one of could be seen as a descrip- the dances in this week’s Kinesis tion of the way the show’s program. organizing body, the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance (SBDA), has adapted itself around a changing economy. Since 1979, SBDA has served as the community’s hub for all things dance, growing from a loose association of dancers and choreographers to a busy nonprofit with involvement in scores of projects and productions. Now, says Executive Director Sheila Caldwell, it’s time to focus on the basics: fiscal sponsorships, scholarships, and master classes. Most of the popular annual showcases SBDA has historically hosted are being put on hold for the time being; Kinesis is the exception. “There’s a true need for independent choreographers to have a venue for staging new work,” Caldwell explained, noting that this year’s program represents the work of 11 choreographers and more than 50 performers. Among those artists is Meredith Cabaniss, who graduated last spring from UCSB and has recently launched a dance collective. Last year’s production of Kinesis marked Cabaniss’s foray onto the professional stage. This year, Cabaniss will present “a thirst for,” a trio that draws inspiration from the five languages of love and celebrates the possibility of compassion between strangers. The dancers in this work are drawn from UCSB’s freshman company; Cabaniss said she’s enjoying working with the group, whom she described as “relatively untrained, but all very talented.” Independent choreographer and movement instructor Matthew Nelson sees Kinesis as a crucial aspect of the Alliance’s work in the community. “It’s so wonderful that [Kinesis] exists,” he noted. “This is a hard time for dance; there’s a lot of excitement about the art form, but a lot of that is about dance that’s commercialized.” Nelson’s work for this program, “Apropos,” explores ideas of cultural appropriation, drawing on dance styles and musical traditions from around the world. Alongside Cabaniss and Nelson’s work will be two dance films, two contemporary ballet numbers, a work of dance theater, and contemporary dance pieces that range from solos to large groups created by young choreographers and seasoned professionals, including members of the UCSB and SBCC dance faculties. As Cabaniss noted, one of the best outcomes of Kinesis is the opportunity for artists working in the same small city to meet, talk, and consider future collaborations. Some of the creative relationships represented in this program arose from past productions of Kinesis, when artists had a chance to chat in the dressing room during tech and dress rehearsal. If the benefits of such a program are clear, its future is somewhat less certain. Caldwell and her board are determined to make SBDA sustainable, but those whose creative lives center on dance suspect there may be challenges ahead. As Nelson put it,“The art of live performance is something I value greatly, yet I’m cautious about how I invest in it. I don’t know how to build a safe future for it, but I do it anyway because I love it so much.” Nelson says he’s curious to see whether Kinesis will prove a sustainable model in the coming years. “I am so grateful for the Dance Alliance,” he added. “I’m hopeful we can keep it up.” Kinesis opens on Friday, February 21, at 8 p.m. and shows Saturday, February 22, at 2 and 8 p.m. at Center Stage Theater. For tickets, call 963-0408 or visit centerstagetheater.org. To learn more, visit sbdancealliance.org.

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hen Opera Santa Barbara brings Giuseppe Verdi’s late-career masterpiece Falstaff to the Granada Theatre stage on March 7 and 9, some lucky audience members will have already met Mistress Quickly, Falstaff ’s nemesis, and heard an insider’s account of the production from mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook, who is cast in the role. That’s because on Friday, February 21, Cook will sing in recital and then participate in a panel discussion along with Falstaff’s director, Jose Maria Condemi; the show’s conductor, Francesco Milioto; and moderator James Donelan. The evening is billed as Demystifying Opera, and it’s happening at MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery on the corner of Santa Barbara and Yanonali streets in the heart of the Funk Zone. Like several of the other high-profile music-presenting organizations in town, Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) has figured out that something special happens when you take the music out of the concert hall and let it pop up somewhere unexpected. In fact, it was at a similar event sponsored by the Music Academy of the West and featuring cellist Joshua Roman late last July that MichaelKate owner Michael McColm first expressed his interest in potentially turning his spacious furniture showroom into an impromptu concert hall. Now, largely through the efforts of OSB’s indefatigable Community Engagement Manager Kristen Reed, that has happened. The room, with its abundance of comfortable seating, stimulating art, and open space, has become the de facto living room of the Funk Zone, as visual artists and musicians are more and more frequently invited to do these types of presentations there. It’s not unusual for more than a hundred art lovers to crowd into the room for the visual-art panel discussions. While Demystifying Opera drew a notably smaller audience in its first incarnation, attendees are guaranteed to receive a lot in return, because these participants don’t just talk — they put their voices where their mouths are, so to speak. On Friday, Cook will talk about Falstaff and sing excerpts from the production, but at the heart of her recital program will be the contemporary composer Jake Heggie’s 2005 song cycle Statuesque. These five pieces for mezzo-soprano and piano are each based on a specific piece of well-known sculpture. There’s a Henry Moore, a Picasso, and a Giacometti, and the finale is a wild and woolly musical interpretation of the sculpture known as the “Nike of Samothrace,” or “Winged Victory.” The inclusion of this contemporary work on the program shows both how open to new ideas and how ambitious Opera Santa Barbara has become under artistic director Jose Maria Condemi. As many know, he’s one of the most articulate and insightful artists at work in opera today. He also excels in these types of formats, having spent several years creating a successful outreach program for the San Francisco Opera. The final ingredient in this recipe is, of course, the music and art of Verdi, which reaches one of many grand climaxes in what is often considered his most modern composition. The richness of the orchestration and the sophisticated interaction of the voices in this opera remain unsurpassed, and any time spent preparing to savor the full production will be well spent. Demystifying Opera takes place at MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery (132 Santa Barbara St.) on Friday, February 21, from 5-7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling 898-3890.

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f some passing satellite decides to train its electronic ear on Santa Barbara from February 20-22, it will hear the city humming — literally. This weekend, Santa Barbara hosts the 50th anniversary conference for the Western Division of the American Choral Directors Association (WDACDA), and teachers, conductors, composers, singers, and voice aﬁcionados of all stripes will be descending on our coastal mecca by the hundreds to talk shop, show their wares, and get inspired — and humbled — by the knowledge and talents of their peers. The anticipation is mounting like a crescendo, and every indication points to bright major sevenths in multiple octaves. After two years of planning, regiments of volunteers, assisted by the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission and city funds, have managed to secure headquarters at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Hotel, as well as primo performance venues like the Granada Theatre and the Old Mission. Headliners include the L.A. Master Chorale in a tribute to composer/honoree Morten Lauridsen; the English early-music ensemble Alamire; the Havana-based men’s group Camerata Vocal Sine Nomine de Cuba; and the pop beat-box sensation House Jacks. I sat down with WDACDA President and Westmont College Choral Director Steven Hodson and Program Chair and CSU Fresno Professor Emeritus Gary Unruh to gauge the pulse as they prepare for the downbeat.

Gary, you’ve been in Steve’s shoes and served as president, haven’t you? GU: Right. I had some inkling for what we’re in for, but this seems so much bigger than what we used to do. We put some new ideas into play this time that I don’t think anyone has ever done before, like trying to be more involved with the community, and making performances accessible to people who live here. There is a huge interest in classical music, and probably more in choral music than I’ve ever seen anywhere. ACDA boasts some 20,000 members, representing over a million singers. SH: There’s a large number of people singing, and it’s

growing these days. I think singing is reigniting around the nation. I wonder why that is. SH: Well, there is Glee and these pop a cappella groups. And there are studies that show how singing helps your health, your mental and emotional states, and all that. It’s percolating. From the beginning, these conferences have been a place for choral directors to come together and really build a family. It’s really felt that way to me over the years — to study the craft together, to have intersections, and to teach one another. They would always invite, by audition, the best choirs around to come and sing for them, so it would be edifying for the choir directors; for me it was always challenging, and sometimes frustrating, to hear these fabulous choirs and go home and work with mine and try to make them better. I noticed there are conference presentations on Chinese choral art, royal Hawaiian composers, and Islamic music. How has multiculturalism affected the ACDA through the years? SH: It is sort of a slam dunk in choral music, in a way, because all cultures sing. As you look through the repertoire that today’s choirs are singing, you will see that there’s a wide range of cultures represented. GU: Ron Kean [director of choral activities at Bakersﬁeld College] was one of the ﬁrst to do these presentations, but they started about 20 years ago out of these little interest sessions. A few people would come and think, “Well, this is not European-based,” and that meant there was no future in it. People have learned a lot since then. The ACDA Western Division Conference takes place Thursday-Saturday, February 20-22, at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Hotel. Public performances take place at various locations. For info, visit acdawestern.org.

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HELLO, SALLY: Actor and spokesperson Sally Struthers (second from center left) takes on the title role in Theater League’s traveling production of Hello, Dolly!, which hits the stage at the Granada on February 25 and 26.

or sheer exuberance, there’s not much that can rival the title number in Jerry Herman’s classic Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! Through the magic of Gower Champion’s choreography, the relentless buildup of the star’s call and response with the staff at the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant takes on a fearsome momentum. Beginning as a simple playful list —“You’re looking swell, Manny,” etc. — the scene goes on to contain everything from knee slapping to a kick line and acrobatics. There’s room for an entire rainbow of emotions in this song, too, from the sunniest innocent yellows and pinks to the most salacious purples and even some of the truest blues. What does it take to carry it off? There have been so many great Dollys, from Ethel Merman and Carol Channing to Pearl Bailey, but what do they all have in common? The answer will be easy to see when Sally Struthers takes the Granada Theatre stage this week and shows that to triumph as Dolly, you’ve got to have the charisma of a Broadway star and the imagination of a comic actress. When I caught up with Struthers by phone recently, she was in Spokane and had just walked over a mile in the snow, but she was upbeat and cheerful as she pored over the details and the history of a show she clearly loves very much. “I first saw Hello, Dolly! with Pearl Bailey,” Struthers recalled. “It was a historic production and an all-black cast. … What I like about this production is the feeling of being at the helm of a big and talented young group,” Struthers said, adding that “the youngest female member of the cast is 19, but she looks 15, and the youngest male is 23, but he looks 17.” Speaking of the scale of this nationally touring production, Struthers said that “including the crew and the drivers, we are on the road with 54 people. It’s a great way to see America.” Asked about the tour’s reception, Struthers said that although the show “gets a roaring standing ovation every night,” there are big differences between the audiences.“Some audiences you can hear, so that you know when it’s working, but others are quiet, and I want to tell them, ‘We can’t hear you smiling.’ ” Struthers again emphasized the excitement of traveling across America in this most American of musicals and “meeting people and making friends in every state.”

Struthers knew all about the genesis of Dolly’s big number, an aspect of the role that she clearly relishes. “Nothing in real life can compare to what happens in the Harmonia Gardens number. Gower Champion spent more time on that one scene than he did on anything else in the show. The show didn’t completely work at first. They took it around to other cities, trying different things out before opening on Broadway, but once Hello, Dolly! got there, it assumed the place that it has in theater history today.” And what place is that? “Top five for sure,” said Struthers.“I even think top three, up with South Pacific and West Side Story.” If you would like to see just how Dolly keeps “glowin’, crowin’, and goin’ strong,” there’s still time to get to either of these performances and to enjoy Sally Struthers at the helm of this big beautiful ship. Theater League brings Hello, Dolly! to the Granada Theatre (1214 State St.) on TuesdayWednesday, February 25-26, at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

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Santa Barbara has been lucky over the decades to be privy, in an up-close-and-personal way, with jazz guitar great Pat Metheny’s long and winding musical life. Something about catching musicians live, especially with masters in the in-the-moment forum of jazz, etches the experience into your memory banks, and there have been many memorable Metheny moments in the , which we can cross-reference and organize into our collective mental/cultural filing system. IT’S PAT: Pat Metheny returns His last two shows in town to town with his Unity Group on were his fantastical, high-flying Wednesday night. one-man contraptional circus of a show, called “Orchestrion,” at Campbell Hall, and two years ago, his fascinating Unity Group, at the Lobero. Wednesday at the Lobero, Metheny returns in Unity Group mode, but this time the band has morphed. Where the original quartet was a more organic, jazz-centric band, in which the presence of tenor sax great Chris Potter reminded us of Metheny’s old / band (which also played the Lobero, in the way back when), the expanded band, amended by the addition of multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi, veers closer to the emotional, epic, and eclectic designs of the Pat Metheny Unity Group, as heard on the new album Kin (Z Y). Whatever the patina or flavor, a full and fulfilling night of musical fiber is pretty much guaranteed whenever Metheny takes the stage. Pat & Co. play the Lobero Theatre on Wednesday, February 26, at 8 p.m. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com for tickets and info.

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$15 / $12 UCSB students & youth 18 and under An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price.

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NEW MALIAN PRINCESS OF SONG: In what is probably the (so-called) “world music” event of the season, the great young Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara brings her beguiling hybrid African-globalized artistic

voice to UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. Some Santa Barbarians will remember the show by reigning Malian vocalist queen Oumou Sangaré, a kind of mentor and cultural-spiritual guidance counselor for the actress-turned-musician and now Paris-based Diawara, whose 2012 debut album, Fatou, took the European airwaves by storm. The album is a stunner, a thing of quiet, deep, strong musical power, at once exotic and universal — the desired, magic blend. For tickets, call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb .edu.

NAMM ECHOES: Come January, two major events in the musical universe

with similar-sounding names — NAMM and the Grammies — illustrate how truly diversiﬁed the world of music is, encompassing the normally Balkanized worlds of pop (in its myriad forms), classical, jazz, and other subgroupings under one proverbial roof. At 2014’s NAMM, Santa Barbara and the tri counties had its usual slice of the convention pie, especially over at the Seymour Duncan booth, a more scaled-down encore of its lavishly hip psychedelic hang zone of the 35thanniversary booth the company designed two years ago. S.L.O.-based Ernie Ball went all out, as usual, with a vaudevillian circus motif, and S.B. dotcom sensation Lynda.com had its own understated presence, part of a growing contingency at NAMM from the online/app landscape. One entry in the growing smartphone music-app department is the moForte, oﬀering faux guitar apps for i-air guitarists. The inspiring story of the revival of the Moog company continues, gauged by the steady growth of the size of its NAMM booth, as a pioneering retro synth company, makers of cool neo-theremins, Moogerfoogers, and keyboards with actual knobs. Upstairs, Line 6, the go-to amp modeling company, stirred up excitement with its bizarre new AMPLIFi amp, which connects to cloud-sourced music and replicates the tone — as the demo guitarist did with AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” instantly channeling Angus Young’s tone. I had to process this strange magic by heading across the hall to the warm embrace of the Taylor acoustic guitar hangout. It’s a NAMM thing. Check out Fringe Beat online, Facebooked, Twittered, Myspaced … Got e? fringebeat@independent.com. february 20, 2014

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Architectural Foundation Gallery – California and China: Watercolors by David Brain, through Feb. .  E. Victoria St., -. Art, Design & Architecture Museum – Artist-in-Residence Fran Siegel: Translocation and Overlay, through Apr. ; Duke and the Masters: The Sedgwick Collection, through Apr. .  University Rd., -. Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts – California Fibers, through Mar. .  Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, -. Casa de la Guerra – I See Beauty in This Life: A Photographer Looks at 100 Years of Rural California, through Apr. .  E. De la Guerra St., -. Casa Dolores – Tree of Life, Feb.  - May ; Multiple permanent installations featuring Mexican folk art.  Bath St., -. Channing Peake Gallery – Inside/Outside: Santa Barbara Art Association, through May . S.B. County Administration Bldg.,  E. Anapamu St., -. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Masha Keating, through Mar. ; Multiple permanent installations.  W. Anapamu St., -. Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara – Almost Anything Goes: Architecture and Inclusivity and Bloom Projects: Zack Paul, Geometric Landscapes, through Apr. .  Paseo Nuevo, -. Rancho La Patera/Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society.  N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, -. S.B. Historical Museum – Lockwood de Forest: Luminescent Santa Barbara, through Mar. ; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission.  E. De la Guerra St., -. S.B. Maritime Museum – Surface Tension by Pamela Zwehl-Burke, through Mar. ; Lost Surf Art Posters of Santa Barbara by Rick Sharp, through April.  Harbor Wy., #, -. S.B. Museum of Art – Religious Images of the Christian East, through Mar. ; Alice Aycock Drawings: Some Stories Are Worth Repeating and Michelle Stuart: Drawn from Nature, through Apr. ; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation and the Collection of Michael Armand Hammer and Martin Kersels’s Charm series, ongoing exhibitions.  State St., -. Ty Warner Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations.  Stearns Wharf, -. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Walking in the Spirit: American Visionary Artists, through Mar. .  La Paz Rd., -.

Wildling Museum – Hawai‘i’s Endangered Birds by Marian Berger, through Mar. ; On Nature's Terms, through Apr. . -B Mission Dr., Solvang, -.

GALLERIES Atkinson Gallery – Ann Diener, through Feb. .  Cliff Dr., Rm. , - x. Artamo Gallery – Monthly shows featuring new works by gallery artists.  W. Anapamu St., -. C Gallery – Connie Rohde-Stanchfield: BREAK-OUT, through Feb. .  Bell St., Los Alamos, -. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit.  Pueblo St., -. Cypress Gallery: Lompoc Valley Art Association – Mikki Allhart: Every Work of Art Tells Its Own Story, through Feb. .  E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, -. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Mike Rider: Tales from Three Cities, through Apr. .  State St., -. galerie – Masha Keating, Molly Smith: Nature vs. Nurture, through Feb. .  W. Matilija St., Ojai, -. Gallery Los Olivos – Christopher Brown, through Mar. .  Grand Ave., Los Olivos, -. Grossman Gallery – Bob Hamilton and Leslie Sevier, through Feb. . Lompoc Public Library,  E. North Ave., Lompoc, -. Hospice of S.B. – Tana Sommer: Color Haven, through Apr. ; permanent installations by painter Mary Heebner.  Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. , -. Jane Deering Gallery – Geoffrey Bayliss: The Linocut Prints, through Mar. .  E. Canon Perdido St., -. Los Olivos Café – Pamela Zwehl-Burke: Beyond the Surface, through Mar. .  Grand Ave., Los Olivos, -. Marcia Burtt Studio – Ian Roberts, Marilee Krause, through Mar. .  Laguna St., -. The Pickle Room – Jimmy’s in Chinatown, through Mar. .  E. Canon Perdido St., -. Porch Gallery Ojai – Judy Ragagli: Barbie: An American Icon, through Mar. .  E. Matilija St., Ojai, () -. S.B. Tennis Club – Mark Robert Halper: Between Seer and Seen: Art + Love, through Mar. .  Foothill Rd., -. Seven Bar & Kitchen – Kinetic Aesthetic: Paintings by Stuart Carey, through Feb. .  Helena Ave., -. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Madeline Garrett: Lost & Found, through Mar. .  State St., -. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – Santa Barbara Old School, through Mar. ; In Defense of Beauty: Leon Dabo’s Floral Oils, through Apr. ; The Winter Salon: 2014, through May .  E. Anapamu St., -. wall space gallery – Internal Ballistics: Photography of Deborah Bay & Sabine

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LIVE MUSIC CLASSICAL First Presbyterian Church –  E. Constance Ave., -. SUN: Westmont Orchestra Spring Concert (pm) Hahn Hall – Music Academy of the West,  Fairway Rd., -. THU /: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents: Calder Quartet (pm) Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, -. SAT: Bach, by Candlelight (pm) Westmont College, Page Multipurpose Room –  La Paz Rd., Westmont College -. FRI: Westmont Orchestra Spring Concert (pm)

POP, ROCK & JAZZ Adama –  Chapala St., -. THU: Greg Harrison (pm) Brasil Arts Café –  State St., -. FRI: Lawrence Duﬀ Trio (:pm) Brewhouse –  W. Montecito St., -. THU, WED-SAT: Live Music (pm) Campbell Hall –  Mesa Rd., UCSB, -. THU /: Fatoumata Diawara (pm) Carr Winery –  N. Salsipuedes St., -. FRI: The Agreeables (pm) Chumash Casino Resort –  E. Hwy. , Santa Ynez, -. THU /: Clint Black (pm) Cold Spring Tavern –  Stagecoach Rd., -. FRI: Bonny Doon and Me and Dinosaur (-pm) SAT: Cash Cooper (-pm); The Excellent Tradesmen (-pm) SUN: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (:-pm); Chicken Bone (:-:pm). The Creekside –  Hollister Ave., -. MON: Karaoke with Dyno (pm) WED: Country Night (pm) Dargan’s –  E. Ortega St., -. THU: Dannsair (:pm) SAT: Traditional Irish Music (:pm) TUE: Karaoke (pm) Endless Summer Bar/Café –  Harbor Wy., -. FRI: Acoustic guitar and vocals (:pm) EOS Lounge –  Anacapa St., -. THU: Huge Thursday with Mackie and Bix King FRI: Live Music (-pm); DNA Presents SAT: DJ Calvin and Kohjay WED: Salsa Night Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. –  Anacapa St., -. FRI: Live Music (pm) SAT: The Caverns (-pm) TUE: Game Night (pm) Hoﬀmann Brat Haus –  State St., -. THU: Live Music Thursdays (pm) Indochine –  State St., -. TUE: Indie Night (pm) WED: Karaoke (:pm) The James Joyce –  State St., -. THU: Alastair Greene Band (pm) FRI: Kinsella Brothers Band (pm) SAT: Ulysses Jasz Band (:-:pm) SUN, MON: Karaoke (pm) TUE: Ben Markham and Brian Cole WED: Open Mike Night Lobero Theatre –  E. Canon Perdido St., -. WED: Pat Metheny Unity Group (pm) Marquee –  State St., -. THU: Live Jazz Night (pm) Moby Dick Restaurant –  Stearns Wharf, -. WED-SAT: Derroy (pm) SUN: Derroy (am) Monty’s –  Hollister Ave., Goleta, -. THU: Karaoke Night (pm) FRI: The Tannahill Weavers (pm)

O’Malleys and the Study Hall –  State St., -. THU: College Night with DJ Gavin Old Town Tavern –  Orange Ave., Goleta, -. FRI, SAT, WED: Karaoke Night (:pm) Palapa Restaurant –  State St., -. FRI: Live Mariachi Music (:pm) Reds Tapas & Wine Bar –  Helena Ave., -. THU: Music Thursday (pm) Roundin’ Third –  Calle Real, -. THU, TUE: Locals Night (pm) S.B. Maritime Museum –  Harbor Wy., #, -. SAT: Ukulele music and singing (-:pm) Seven Bar & Kitchen –  Helena Ave., -. FRI: Jazz Trio (pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club –  State St., -. THU: Valarie Mulberry CD Release Afterparty with Mystic Spectrum (:pm) FRI: We the Beat Presents: FMLYBND, with Givers and Takers (pm) SAT: Marco’s Birthday Bash & Fundraiser for S.B. Middle School’s Music Dept. (pm) SUN: Brazilian & World Jazz Night (:pm) MON: Jazz du Jour (:pm) TUE: Grady Lee (acoustic), Strangers You Know (:pm) THU: Brazilian Carnaval Party with SambaDá and special guest Mestre Mariano (pm) Standing Sun Winery –  Second St., Unit D, Buellton, -. SAT: Ivory Deville (-pm) Statemynt –  State St., -. THU: DJ Akorn WED: Blues Night (pm) Tiburon Tavern –  State St., -. FRI: Karaoke Night (:pm) Velvet Jones –  State St., -. FRI: Huey Mack (pm); The Thermals (:pm) SAT: Shwayze, Terraplane Sun, Chalk B (pm) THU: Todd and Erin (pm) Whiskey Richard’s –  State St., -. MON: Open Mike Night (pm) WED: Punk on Vinyl (pm) Wildcat –  W. Ortega St., -. THU: DJs Hollywood and Patrick B SUN: Red Room with DJ Gavin Roy (pm) TUE: Local Band Night (pm) Zodo’s –  Calle Real, Goleta, -. THU: KjEE Thursday Night Strikes (:-:pm) MON: Service Industry Night (pm)

Theater Arlington Theatre – Gabriel Iglesias.  State St., -. SAT, SUN: :pm Granada Theatre – Hello, Dolly!  State St., -. TUE, WED: pm The New Victoria Theatre – Good People.  W. Victoria St., -. THU, FRI, SAT: pm SUN:  and pm WED: pm Plaza Playhouse Theater – Rotary Talent Showcase.  Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, -. SAT:  and pm Rubicon Theatre – Noises Off.  E. Main St., Ventura, -. FRI: pm SAT:  and pm SUN:  and pm

Dance Center Stage Theater – Kinesis 2014.  Paseo Nuevo, -. FRI: pm SAT:  and pm Lobero Theatre – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.  E. Canon Perdido St., -. SAT: :pm SUN: pm

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies at UCSB

E. Randol Schoenberg The Recovery of Nazi-Looted Art: The Bloch-Bauer Klimt Paintings Thursday, February 20 / 8:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Lotte Lehmann Hall

The recent disclosure of more than 1,400 artworks found hidden in the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt has generated renewed interest in the subject of Nazi-looted art. The upcoming release of The Monuments Men, a film about the World War II platoon tasked by the Allies with preserving cultural treasures confiscated by the Nazis, promises to bring this relatively little-known subject to the attention of a worldwide audience. Against this backdrop, Los Angeles attorney E. Randol Schoenberg will present an illustrated talk focusing upon five paintings by Gustav Klimt that were stolen by the Nazis from the Viennese family of Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer in 1938. As a result of a landmark case that Schoenberg argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Klimt paintings—valued at over $325 million—were returned by Austria to their rightful heir in 2006.

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AUSB Community Calendar Friday, Feb 21

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A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet 7:00 – 9:00pm

This film is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Inspired by the book of the same name by Philip Shabecoff and informed by advisors like Edward O. Wilson, it brings together all the major parts of environmentalism and connects them. It focuses on activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives, the future – and succeeding against all odds. To be followed by a Q & A with Dawn A. Murray, PhD, marine biologist and faculty for AUSB’s BA–Environmental Studies program.

Co-sponsored by AUSB and The Fund for Santa Barbara.

This event will be held at Antioch University, 602 Anacapa St., SB. Free and open to the public

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a&e | FILM PREVIEW Mark Zoller Seitz (pictured) will discuss the ﬁlms of Wes Anderson and sign copies of his book on Friday, February 21, at Isla Vista Theater at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 22, at the Santa Barbara Library’s Faulkner Gallery at 7 p.m. All events are free and sponsored by KCSB-FM, Granada Books, and Magic Lantern Films. Call 893-3921 for info.

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New York Magazine Critic Pens The Wes Anderson Collection by Aly Comingore

or film geeks, music buffs, and Bill Murray fans, few things compare to the release of a new Wes Anderson film. In the 13 years since his Bottle Rocket hit the big screen, the Texas-born writer/ director has been meticulously crafting film after film, building a repertoire and style that is unequivocally Andersonian. On the visual front, his movies look and feel like tiny works of art, painstakingly detailed, brightly colored, and perfectly encapsulated in Anderson’s frame. The scripts are dry, witty, and almost music-like in their pacing. And the songs — oh the songs — run the gamut from British-invasion rock (Rushmore) to Portuguese takes on David Bowie classics (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) and are all flanked by Mark Mothersbaugh’s gorgeously tweeful original scores. This March, Anderson unveils his next, eighth film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and in advance of the release, Abrams Books has released an ode to Anderson of their own. Like the films it chronicles, The Wes Anderson Collection is a dense and stylized anthology — part coffee-table book and part scrapbook-style art project. Written by New York Magazine critic and longtime Anderson friend Matt Zoller Seitz, it dissects the director’s films one by one and pairs all the pictures, posters, and illustrations with a lengthy interview about each. This weekend, Seitz comes to town to discuss and sign his Collection. Recently, we talked movies, writing, and why he holds Anderson’s films so close to his heart. Was Wes on board with the book from the getgo? Not really. It took about a year to sort of put all the pieces together in terms of contracts and rights and all that business. There was also an element of reluctance on his part because, while he’s proud of his work, he doesn’t like to toot his own horn. He didn’t want to be seen as actively participating in the creation of his own myth. He made it very clear from the beginning that I was the author and he was the subject. There was never any confusion about that. How is he as an interview subject? He’s great. As long as you confine yourself to aesthetics and the details of the production, he’s incredibly forthcoming. But the closer you travel toward the core — to the middle of his personality — the more he tends to clam up.

What came as the biggest shock to you? I was pretty surprised to learn that Bill Murray made $9,000 for being in Rushmore, especially when you realize that he wrote a $25,000 check to Wes to pay for a helicopter shot that the studio wouldn’t pay for. If he [Anderson] had cashed that check, Bill Murray would have paid Wes for the privilege of acting in Rushmore. It would have been an even better story if he had cashed that check. How did Wes react to the ﬁnished book? He liked it. He liked it a lot. I didn’t have any real doubt that he wouldn’t. We’d been working on it for three years, and we didn’t start to show him proofs until the ﬁnal year. He never had any negative or critical comments about it. I don’t think Wes would have agreed to do this book if he thought that my sensibility would result in something that he couldn’t stand to look at. And I’m happy to be proven right on that hunch.

Was there one film in particular that you were especially excited about dissecting? Probably The Life Aquatic, which is my personal favorite of his films. But I think the biggest surprise for me was Rushmore, which is, if not his most popular film, then certainly one of them. The thing that struck me about Rushmore is that even though it has this reputation for being a very light film — basically a comedy — the more you watch it, the more it feels like a drama, and the more the story of this motherless child begins to seem poignant rather than amusing. The fact that Max lost his mother at a young age just seems like an interesting and convenient biographical detail the first time you see it, but the more you watch, the move the more you realize the whole movie is really about that.

You’ve gracefully bowed out of reviewing these movies over the years, simply because you’re too close to the source. That said, what do you think is the biggest critical misconception about Wes’s films? There’s one thing that’s not a misconception necessarily but more a matter of taste, which is the idea that his movies are too stylish, that they are superficial. But that’s a complaint that a lot of visually interesting directors get. If you go and look back through the history of cinema, Alfred Hitchcock got that complaint, Stanley Kubrick got that complaint, Jacques Tati got that complaint. What do all these directors have in common? Well, the only thing they have in common is that they’re all really important filmmakers that people never get tired of watching. I think people are starting to figure out that Wes is a director of considerable depth, as well as cleverness, and that was honestly my main mission going into this project. People ask me why I wrote the book, and the main answer is “To get the rest of the world to see what I see when I look at Wes Anderson’s films.” That was always the mission. I could stand here at a cocktail party and explain it to you, but it would be much easier with pictures and text.

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The 38th Ban≠ Mountain Film Festival World Tour by Elizabeth Schwyzer

WING MAN: Wingsuit pilots attempt to fly through a naturally occurring archway near China’s Tianmen Mountain in Heaven’s Gate .

orget the operatic national anthem competition on some of the scariest, sketchiest that launches the Super Bowl. Who routes in the world. Among Baratiak’s faves on the Wednesdayneeds the spectacle of the Olympic opening ceremonies? Bring on the night program is Heaven’s Gate, a Finnish film heart-pumping trailer and booming, god-like that follows the gnarly quest of a group of voice that herald the Banff Mountain Film wingsuit pilots who drop from a helicopter Festival. and fly through a natural archway carved out of Next Tuesday and Wednesday, February 25 the rock in Tianmen Mountain, China. Other and 26, the festival’s world tour touches down highlights include the brief but riveting Sensory in Santa Barbara, where we’ve been hosting Overload, in which a blind kayaker takes on screenings since 1992. Thanks to UCSB Arts & the white water, and , a short that celebrates Lectures Associate Director Roman Baratiak, a the tradition of a “birthday challenge”— in this longtime Banff buff who attends the festival in case, a 35-year-old American climber who sets Canada annually, Santa Barbara has developed out to ascend 35 routes in one day. Though few of the films on the Santa an enthusiastic and devoted fan base; it takes two nights at the 2,000-seat Arlington Theatre Barbara program center on environmental to accommodate the tour’s avid local following. concerns, conservation is a primary goal of the Of course, that’s a tiny fraction of the festival. From selecting films that educate viewapproximately 390,000 viewers who take part ers about issues like the controversial Northern in over 840 screenings across 40 countries over Gateway Pipelines Project to offsetting the the course of the tour, on top of about 17,000 impact of the festival and tour by purchasing festivalgoers who flood to Banff, Alberta, each green energy, Banff Mountain Film Fest has proved its ongoing commitment to balancing November. Seeing these films in Santa Barbara isn’t entertainment with social responsibility. quite the same as being surrounded by the Tour host Kristi Beetch, who will travel to snow-capped Canadian Rockies, but as soon Santa Barbara to introduce the films, served as the lights dim, they’ll transport you to on the selection committee that pared things another world. This year’s lineup is charac- down from 365 submissions to the 89 that made teristically action-packed, featuring films of the final cut. Of those 89, 15 films will screen at skiing, surfing, climbing, kayaking, cycling, the Arlington, and if past years are any indicaand wingsuit flight alongside more meditative tion, the shows will sell out in advance. mountain-related footage, including a 90-year“Because the tour has been going on for old woman chronicling her solo adventures in decades, we now have multiple-generation families who come,” Beetch explained. “It’s a the Himalayas. Baratiak takes an active role in curating the highlight in a lot of people’s year.” Beetch said Santa Barbara program. Among his favorite she never gets tired of hearing from viewers films this year is North of the Sun (from the who find themselves inspired to travel, try new Tuesday-night program), winner of the festi- sports, take action for an environmental cause, val’s overall Grand Prize (awarded by an inter- or even make a film of their own as a result of national jury), as well as the People’s Choice the festival. Her favorite line of feedback came Award. Set on a remote Arctic island, the film from a fan who described Banff as “charting the follows the adventures of two young Norwe- evolution of human potential.” gians as they explore the frozen terrain and find creative, ecoUCSB Arts & Lectures brings the friendly ways to transform Banff Mountain Film Festival the wild, dark landscape into World Tour to the Arlington an action-sports playground. Theatre (1317 State St.) on Tuesday, February 25, Also playing Tuesday night is and Wednesday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. For Spice Girl, a climbing film from tickets, call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures the U.K. that features British .sa.ucsb.edu . To learn more about Banff, visit phenom Hazel Findlay, a petite, banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival. blonde woman who crushes the

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He/She Said/Did About Last Night. Kevin Hart, Michael Early, and Regina Hall star in a ﬁlm written by Leslye Headland, based on the play Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet, and directed by Steve Pink. Reviewed by Josef Woodard

LATE-NIGHT ROM-COM: Regina Hall (left) elicits laughs with her licentious banter in About Last Night.

n the first five minutes of About Last Night, we get the picture that this is going to be a bumpier ride, at least as far as Valentine’s Day–timed rom-com movies go, as it lays into a vivid and detailed he-said/she-said recounting of a sexual encounter the night before. In the first half hour of the film, we get the idea that this is also a much smarter entry in the genre, partly thanks to its strong roots, a spin-off of David Mamet’s critically noted and anti-shy 1974 play Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which was then made into a film (starring Santa Barbara’s own Rob Lowe) in 1986. Mamet himself disowned that original film, which has been further adapted, reshaped, and re-contextualized here in screenwriter Leslye Headland’s script for a quartet of African-American characters in modern-day Los Angeles, replete with that all-important contemporary touch: smartphones. And yet Mamet’s wry, salty, and eventually sentimental voice is part of what sets the new film apart and above the norm for its ilk. In this clever and uncensored farce with real-life emotionality, the balance of two couples

in and out of love and lust plays out in a dramatic structure of ﬂexible, interworking parts. Kevin Hart portrays the fast-talking and ribald foil to his handsome, more subtle and suave friend, played by Michael Early, and their female counterparts roughly match the degrees of licentious humors: Regina Hall is the game and randy sparring partner for Hart’s hyper gibes, and Joy Bryant the cooler-headed, relationshipseeking professional, a good match for Early’s character, though not immune to the rough patches and detours that come with the territory of love. In the soundtrack, crooner John Legend lines some of the more romantic scenery, to add pop-soul coating. And why not? Somehow, in some way, About Last Night is one of those rare movies that manage the balancing act of the warm fuzzies and the nasty scuzzies, in close proximity and interwoven as it goes. By the end, we know what hit us in terms of the old naughty/nice one-two, and it’s a mostly happy thing, at least by the modest standards of ■ the rom-com genre.

Autopopo RoboCop. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, and Michael Keaton star in a ﬁlm written by Joshua Zetumer and directed by José Padilha. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

ost of the confusion that reigns over this movie gets previewed in its first five minutes. In fact, this PG- remake of Paul Verhoeven’s hyperviolent 1987 dark comedy starts baffling us DEADLY DO-RIGHT: Joel Kinnaman stars before the movie even begins. While the in this updated, ultimately unengaging MGM lion roars, we hear the “mi-mi-mi” RoboCop. voice warm-up gargle of Samuel L. Jackson playing a Fox-type news commentator scolding America for its outdated “robopho- too little of, sadly, is what RoboCop fans want: bia.” This will be topical satiric farce, we think. a sci-fi extension of Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Then cut to Tehran 2028 and a news report of Harry Callahan, with all those ambivalent America “pacifying” Iranian resistance to U.S. pleasures. Padilha wants to make his RoboCop a military occupation enforced with giant robots. timely discussion of remote-control repression Aha, we realize, this is actually meant to com- — which is fine — but he preaches rather than ment on our government’s embrace of drone illustrates. His robot-man is no fun, so who technology. Then, just as we smugly settle in, the cares whether he’s blown up or he bags some film switches gears completely and becomes a corporate oppressors. cop melodrama, which eventually turns into the Of course, disappointments preceded this RoboCop origin story. By then we’re wondering release, which was originally meant to be how long the movie will last because there are directed by Darren Aronofsky and was at times attached to Michael Fassbender and Russell dishes back home to do. It’s a shame, too, since José Padilha’s direc- Crowe. But the cast is still solidly stellar: Gary tion is crisply visualized with frequent brilliant Oldman, Jackson, Keaton, and Jay Baruchel are touches, like a Lucian Freud man/machine all good. But the movie they made isn’t funny, triptych perched behind heartless Omnicorp scary, or thrilling. It’s a message film with wise CEO Michael Keaton’s desk. What he gives us warnings but weapons set on boring. ■ february 20, 2014

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Edited by Aly Comingore

The following ﬁlms are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, THROUGH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Descriptions followed by initials — DJP (D.J. Palladino), JW (Josef Woodard) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol ✯ indicates the ﬁlm is recommended. Pompeii (105 mins.; PG-13: intense battle

FIRST LOOKS ✯ About Last Night

(100 mins.; R: sexual content, language, brief drug use) Reviewed on page 55. Fairview/Fiesta 5

RoboCop (108 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence throughout, brief strong language, sensuality, some drug material) Reviewed on page 55. Camino Real/Metro 4

sequences, disaster-related action, brief sexual content)

A slave-turned-gladiator races against the clock to save his love and his city before Mount Vesuvius erupts and kills them all. Camino Real (2- D and 3-D)/ Metro 4 (2-D and 3-D)

SCREENINGS Banff Mountain Film Festival

(110 mins.; R: sexual content, some graphic nudity, drug use, language)

See p. 53.

If the idea of spending two hours in the theater for a slice-of-life saga about a 58-year-old Chilean divorcée roughing the romantic game gives you pause, think again: Gloria is a disarmingly engrossing, altogether remarkable piece of cinema, principally thanks to the quiet charismatic force that is “Gloria.” As an older woman grappling with life in a later chapter, actress Paulina García consumes much of the screen time in director Sebastián Lelio’s film, and she winningly owns the role, while handily suspending our disbelief. Wisely and with an effective dramatic tack, Lelio adheres to the para-documentary style of handheld camera work, giving us the feeling of following the action as it unfolds. When Rodolfo, Gloria’s wouldbe new/old lover, makes the first move, in a club, he asks the relevant question, “Are you always this happy?” Of course, she’s less happy than her contentment-suggestive expression might indicate, but she is a resilient sort, eager to experience life and love, but also intent on maintaining her dignity in the face of abuses. Deep into the film, after we’ve grown to know and love the protagonist, suddenly there is a striking shot of her, nude on a bed next to her neighbor’s hairless cat. Other shots resonate with emotional or symbolic meaning, from a lingering, memento mori–like take of a skeleton marionette’s dance to a drunken late-night moment on a merry-go-round. By film’s end, we feel that we’ve made a moving journey into the life and heart of a Chilean woman in a late-inning search of self, serving as a vehicle for a slice of cinema worth savoring. (JW) Plaza de Oro

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3 Days to Kill

(113 mins.; PG-13: intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality, language)

A terminally ill Secret Service Agent (Kevin Costner) is oﬀered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for working one ﬁnal assignment. Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo In Secret (101 mins.; R: sexual content, brief violent images)

Set in 1860s Paris, this film tells the story of a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin. When she meets his friend Laurent, she begins an illicit affair that has horrific consequences. Riviera

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An air marshal (Liam Neeson) is called upon during a transatlantic ﬂight when he receives a series of text messages demanding that the airline transfer money into an oﬀshore account. Camino Real/ Metro 4 (Opens Thu., Feb. 27)

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teeming with references to modern science and modern existential angst. (JW)

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Michel Gondry writes, directs, and stars in this animated conversation with famed philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky. Mon., Feb. 24, 7pm, UCSB’s Multicultural Center

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts (187 mins.; NR) The ﬁve Academy Award–nominated documentary shorts ﬁlms will screen in succession. Nominees include The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, Karama Has No Walls, Facing Fear, Cavedigger, and Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall. Wed., Feb. 26, 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro

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(138 mins.; R: pervasive language, some sexual content, brief violence)

David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) writes and directs this drama about a 1970s con man and his partner, who are forced into working for a loose-cannon FBI agent. Russell’s latest ﬁlm takes its place in the ranks of conning-the-conner cinema lorded over by greats like The Grifters and Catch Me If You Can in which wits and kitsch prevail even as violence lurks around every corner. (JW) Metro 4

✯ August: Osage County (121 mins.; R: language including sexual references, drug material) Three strong-willed sisters converge on their childhood home following a family crisis. Even as the sometimes too-overthe-top film tests our patience, the continuing saving grace comes in the form of Meryl Streep, again confirming our suspicions that she may be the reigning queen of living American film actresses. (JW) Plaza de Oro

Endless Love (103 mins.; PG-13: sexual content, brief partial nudity, some language, teen partying)

An upper-class girl and a charming young boy are drawn together. As their parents try to keep them apart, their lust continues to intensify. Camino Real/Fiesta 5

✯ Frozen (108 mins.; PG: some action, mild rude humor) Anna and Kristoﬀ unite on an epic journey to ﬁnd Anna’s sister Elsa and rescue their kingdom from an endless winter. (DJP) Metro 4 (2-D)

✯ Gravity (91 mins.; PG-13: intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images, brief strong language)

A medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) and an astronaut (George Clooney) struggle to survive after an accident leaves them ﬂoating in space. Gravity is a beautifully realized, spare, yet genuinely spacious ﬁlm,

A lowly Lego mini-ﬁgure is mistakenly recruited to help stop an evil tyrant from gluing the universe together. The nature of Lego is the creation of lands, environments, and worlds, and the true strength of this wacky movie is the way it keeps breaking walls and entering new dimensions. (DJP) Fairview (2-D and 3-D)/

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✯ Lone Survivor (121 mins.; R: strong bloody war violence, pervasive language) Peter Berg writes and directs this truelife tale of the four Navy SEALs who were tasked to capture or kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd. The underlying sense of contemporary, unresolved conﬂict makes the visceral gunplay of these action ﬁgures all the more painful and poignant. (JW) Fairview

The Monuments Men (118 mins.; PG-13: some images of war violence, historical smoking)

An unlikely World War II platoon is charged with returning Nazi-stolen art masterpieces to their rightful owners. Bill Murray, George Clooney, and Matt Damon star. Despite its major players, not much in the way of acting is required in this sentimental and fairly inert ﬁlm, and not much is oﬀered. (JW) Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo

✯ Philomena (98 mins.; PG-13: some strong language, thematic elements, sexual references) A journalist picks up a story about an older woman searching for her son, who was taken from her decades ago after she was forced into a convent. Steve Coogan abandons his smart hipster shtick to play reporter Martin Sixsmith, and the results are surprisingly moving. Paseo Nuevo Ride Along (100 mins.; PG-13: sequences of violence, sexual content, brief strong language)

A security guard (Kevin Hart) accompanies his girlfriend’s cop brother (Ice Cube) on a ride-along in an attempt to prove himself. The movie doesn’t exactly waste your time so much as it fails to improve it, thanks in part to its Beverly Hills Cop clone feel. (DJP) Fiesta 5

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Three best friends ﬁnd themselves at the same inevitable turning point in their respective romantic relationships. (DJP) Fiesta 5

The Wolf of Wall Street (180 mins.; R: sequences of strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, language throughout, some violence)

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, a real-life stockbroker who falls from grace in a plot involving crime, corruption, and the U.S. government. Wolf has absolutely fabulous levels of fun, black humor, beauty, and vice, but in the end, it all seems a long, loud, ultimately empty howl. (DJP) Metro 4 february 20, 2014

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a&e | ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY WEEK OF FEBRUARY  ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): A woman from New Mexico wrote to tell me that after reading my horoscopes for three years in the Santa Fe Reporter, she had decided to stop.“I changed my beliefs,” she said. “I no longer resonate with your philosophy.” On the one hand, I was sad that I had lost a reader. On the other hand, I admired her for being able to transform her beliefs, and also for taking practical action to enforce her shift in perspective. That’s the kind of purposeful metamorphosis I recommend for you, Aries. What ideas are you ready to shed? What theories no longer explain the nature of life to your satisfaction? Be ruthless in cutting away the thoughts that no longer work for you.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): In Arthurian legend, Camelot was the castle where King Arthur held court and ruled his kingdom. It housed the Round Table, where Arthur’s knights congregated for important events. Until recently, I had always imagined that the table was relatively small and the number of knights few. But then I discovered that several old stories say there was enough room for 150 knights. It wasn’t an exclusive, elitist group. I suspect you will experience a similar evolution, Taurus. You may be wishing you could become part of a certain circle, but assume it’s too exclusive or selective to welcome you as a member. I suspect it’s more receptive and inclusive than you think.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): The renowned Lakota medicine man Sitting Bull (1831-1890) wasn’t born with that name. For the ﬁrst years of his life, he was known as Jumping Badger. His father renamed him when he was a teenager after he demonstrated exceptional courage in battle. I’d like to see you consider a similar transition in the coming months, Gemini. You’re due to add some gravitas to your approach. The tides of destiny are calling you to move more deliberately and take greater care with the details. Are you willing to experiment with being solid and stable? The more willing you are to assume added

responsibility, the more interesting that responsibility is likely to be.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): The English noun “oﬃng” refers to the farthest reach of the ocean that is still visible as you stand on the beach. It’s a good symbol for something that is at a distance from you and yet still within view. I suggest that you take a long thoughtful look at the metaphorical oﬃng that’s visible from where you stand. You’ll be wise to identify what’s looming for you in the future so you can start working to ensure you will get the best possible version of it.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): A large plaster Buddha statue was housed at a modest temple in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1935 to 1955. No one knew its age or origins. In May of 1955, workers were struggling to move the heavy ten-foot icon to a new building on the temple grounds when it accidentally broke free of the ropes that secured it. As it hit the ground, a chunk of plaster fell oﬀ, revealing a sheen of gold beneath. Religious leaders authorized the removal of the remaining plaster surface. Hidden inside was a solid gold Buddha that is today worth $250 million dollars. Research later revealed that the plaster had been applied by 18th-century monks to prevent the statue from being looted. I foresee a comparable sequence unfolding in the coming weeks for you, Leo. What will it take to free a valuable resource that’s concealed within a cheap veneer?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Holistic health teacher Deepak Chopra suggests that we all periodically make this statement: “Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle. I relinquish all regrets, grievances, and resentments, and choose the miracle.” Is that too New Age for you, Virgo? I hope you can drop any prejudices you might have about it and simply make it your own. It’s the precise formula you need to spin this week’s events in the right direction — working for you rather than against you.

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(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): In the savannas of Africa, waterholes are crucial for life. During the rainy season, there are enough to go around for every animal species to drink and bathe in comfortably. But the dry season shrinks the size and number of the waterholes. The impala may have to share with the hippopotamus, the giraﬀe with the warthog. Let’s use this as a metaphor to speculate about your future. I’m guessing that the dry season will soon be arriving in your part of the world. The waterholes may dwindle. But that could ultimately prove to be a lucky development, because it will bring you into contact with interesting life forms you might not have otherwise met. Unexpected new alliances could emerge.

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Is there one simple thing you could do to bring a bit more freedom into your life? An elegant rebellion against an oppressive circumstance? A compassionate breakaway from a poignant encumbrance? A ﬂash of unpredictable behavior that would help you escape a puzzling compromise? I’m not talking about a huge, dramatic move that would completely sever you from all of your burdens and limitations. I’m imagining a small step you could take to get a taste of spaciousness and a hint of greater ﬂuidity. That’s your assignment in the coming week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): In his book The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall muses on the crucial role that imagination plays in our lives.“[The] average daydream is about fourteen seconds long and [we] have about two thousand of them per day,” he says. “In other words, we spend about half of our waking hours — one-third of our lives on earth — spinning fantasies.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you are entering a phase when your daydreams can serve you well. They’re more likely than usual to be creative, productive, and useful. Monitor them closely.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Eighth Symphony in a mere two months during the summer of 1943. He worked on it in an old henhouse on a former chicken farm. The location helped relax him, allowing him to work with extra intensity. I wish you could find a retreat like that for yourself sometime soon, Sagittarius. I think you would benefit from going off by yourself to a sanctuary and having some nice long talks with your ancestors, the spirits of nature, and your deepest self. If that’s not practical right now, what would be the next best thing you could do?

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at --- or ---.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): There are 15,074 lakes in Wisconsin, but more than 9,000 of them have never been oﬃcially named. That’s strange to me. In my view, everything is worthy of the love that is bestowed by giving it a name. I have named every tree and bush in my yard, as well as each egret that frequents the creek ﬂowing by my house. I understand that at the Findhorn community in northern Scotland, people even give names to their cars and toasters and washing machines. According to researchers in the UK, cows that have names are happier: They produce more milk. Your assignment, Aquarius, is to name at least some of the unnamed things in your world. It’s an excellent time to cultivate a closer, warmer personal relationship with absolutely everything.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): From 2010 to 2012, Eric Garcetti worked as an actor on the TV cop shows The Closer and its spin-oﬀ series Major Crimes. He played the mayor of Los Angeles. Then in 2013, he ran for the oﬃce of L.A.’s mayor in real life, and won. It was a spectacular example of Kurt Vonnegut’s suggestion that we tend to become what we pretend to be. Your assignment, Pisces, is to make good use of this principle. I invite you to experiment with pretending to be the person you would like to turn into. You can read free excerpts of my most recent book at bit.ly/PronoiaFree2. Tell me what you think at Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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American BEACHBREAK CAFE, 324 State St, 962‑2889. $ Open 7a‑2:30p 7 days a week. Covered outdoor patio on State. Great Breakfast & Lunch.

Bistro/Cafe JACK’S BISTRO & “FAMOUS BAGELS” 53 South Milpas (In Trader Joe’s Plaza) 564‑4331; 5050 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria 566‑1558. $ Extensive menu, beer & wine, on site catering ‑ Call Justen Alfama 805‑566‑1558 x4 Voted BEST BAGELS 16 years in a row! www.bagelnet.com

Cajun/Creole THE PALACE Grill, 8 E. Cota St., 963‑ 5000. $$$. Open 7 days, Lunch 11:30a‑ 3p, Dinner 5:30p, V MC AE. Contemporary American grill w/ a lively, high‑energy atmosphere & fun, spontaneous events. Featuring fine grilled steaks, fresh seafood, delicious pastas, select American Regional specialties, like Blackened Crawfish‑ stuffed Filet Mignon, Louisiana Bread Pudding Souffle. Cajun Martinis, unique beers & well selected wine list. Lunch starts early enough for a late breakfast & ends late enough for an early supper. Voted “Best Team Service” since 1988. Rave reviews in Gourmet Magazine, Gault‑Millau Travel Guide, Zagat & Sunset Magazine.

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OPAL RESTAURANT & Bar 1325 PACIFIC CREPES 705 Anacapa St. State St. 966‑9676 $$.Open M‑S 882‑ 1123.OPEN Tues‑Fri 10a‑3p & 11:30a & 7 nights 5p. V MC AE Local’s 5:30p‑ 9p, Sat 9a‑9p, Sun 9a‑3p From Favorite, Eclectic California Cuisine the flags of Bretagne & France to the fuses creative influences from “Au revoir, a bientot”; experience an around the world with American authentic French creperie. Delicious Regional touches: Chile‑Crusted crepes, salads & soups for breakfast, Filet Mignon to Pan‑ Seared Fresh lunch & dinner. Tasty Crepe Suzette Fish & Seafood, Homemade Pastas, or crepe flambee desserts. Specials Gourmet Pizzas, Fresh baked Breads, incl. starter, entree & dessert. Deliciously Imaginative Salads & Homemade with the best fresh prod‑ Homemade Desserts. OPAL radiates ucts. Relax, enjoy the ambience, the a friendly, warm atmosphere graced food & parler francais! Bon Appetit! by our fun efficient Service, Full bar, pacificcrepe.com Martinis, Wine Spectator award‑win‑ ning wine list, private room. Lunches PETIT VALENTIEN, 1114 STATE are affordable and equally delicious. ST. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open M‑F 11:30‑ 3pm (lunch). M‑Sat 5pm‑Close PIERRE LAFOND Wine Bistro (dinner). Sun $24 four course prefix 516 State Street 962‑1455 $$ dinner. In La Arcada Plaza, Chef Open Every Day M‑F 11a‑9p Sat/ Robert Dixon presents classic French Sun 9a‑ 10p Brunch Sat/Sun 9a‑3p comfort food at affordable cost Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. A local in this cozy gem of a restaurant. favorite since 1993. California cui‑ Petit Valentien offers a wide array sine showcasing the best local prod‑ of meat and seafood entrees along ucts. Steamed Mussels, Flatbreads, with extensive small plates and a Grilled Duck Breast, Vegetarian wine list specializing in amazing dishes, Sherry Wine cake, Wines quality at arguably the best price from around the world. Happy Hour in town. A warm romantic atmo‑ Mon‑Sat 4:30‑6:30. Sidewalk patio. sphere makes the perfect date spot. www.pierrelafond.com Comfortable locale for dinner parties, or even just a relaxing glass of wine. Reservations are recommended.

Chinese

YEN CHING 2840 De La Vina St. 682‑ 7191 7 days/wk M‑Sun 11a‑9p, ALL YOU CAN EAT Buffet: Lunch M‑F 11‑2 Sat & Sun Lunch 11‑2:30, Dinner Buffet 5:10‑8:30 incl all you can eat steak, shrimp & crab legs‑ Discounts for kids. Owner /Chef Joe Tzeng‑ Master Chef 25+yrs serving traditional Mandarin & Szechuan delicacies. All day take out‑ FREE delivery after 5pm

Coffee Houses SB COFFEE Roasting Company 321 Motor Way SB 962‑5213– NOW WITH FREE WI‑FI! Santa Barbara’s premiere coffee roasting company since 1989. Come in for the freshest most deli‑ cious cup of coffee ever and watch us roast the best coffee in town at our historic Old Town location ‑ Corner of State & Gutierrez. Gift baskets, mail order & corporate gifts avail. sbcoffee.com.

Ethiopian AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Featured at Petit Valentien Restaurant 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Open Sat‑Sun Lunch ONLY 11am‑2:‑ 30pm. Serkaddis Alemu offers in ever changing menu with choices of vegitarian, vegan, and meat options. Catering Avaliable for parties of up to 40 people.

RENAUD’S PATISSERIE & Bistro, 3315 State St. in Loreto Plaza, 569‑2400 & 1324 State St. Ste N 892‑2800 $$ M ‑ Sat 7‑ 5, Sun 7‑3 & M‑Sun 7‑ 3 Wide selection of whole‑ some French pastries. Breakfast & lunch menu is composed of egg dishes, sandwiches & salads rep‑ resenting Renaud’s favorites. Our Brewed coffees & teas are proudly 100% Organic.

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Indian FLAVOR OF INDIA 3026 State 682‑ 6561 $$ www.flavorofindiasb.com VOTED BEST 17yrs. Finest, most authentic Indian cuisine is afford‑ able too! All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet $8.95 M‑S dinner combos $9.95+ Specials: Tandoori‑ Mixed or Fish, Chicken Tikka Masala, Shrimp Bhuna. Also: meat, curries & vegetar‑ ian.Wine & Beer. Take out. 20yrs of Excellence! INDIA CLUB/SPICE 5701 Calle Real. 805‑967‑7171. Moved from State Street, brand new location! Authentic Indian Cuisine. Zagat Rated since 2006. A family owned restaurant from London, lunch buffet $9.95 7 days a week, w/ special Dosa menu on Sat. & Sun. Beer & Wine. Open 7 days a week.

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ICHIBAN JAPANESE Restaurant/ Sushi Bar, 1812 Cliff Dr., 805‑564‑7653. Mon‑Sat Lunch 11:30‑2:30. Dinner 7 days a week, 5‑10pm. Lunch Specials, Bendo boxes. Full sushi bar, tatami seats. Fresh Fish delivered all week.

NAAN STOP ‑ Popular, Casual Dinining, Indian Restaurant w/ Boba drinks, rice vegan bowls starting from $4.95 & combos starting from $6.95! 966 Embarcadero del Mar 685‑4715. Open 7 Days a Week

KYOTO, 3232 State St, 687‑1252.$$. Open 7days M‑F 11:30a‑2p; Sat Noon‑ 2:30p Lunch; Sun‑Thur 5‑10p Dinner, Fri‑Sat 5p‑10:30p.Complete Sushi Bar. Steak & Seafood Specials! Sashimi, Teriyaki, original Japanese appetiz‑ ers & Combination Boat Dinner. SB’s only TATAMI Rooms reservations sug‑ gested. Beer, Wine & Sake.Take Out. Birthday customers get FREE tempu‑ ra ice cream & photo on our website! KyotoSB.com

HOLDREN’S 512 State St. 965‑3363 Lunch & Dinner Daily. Featuring $20 Prime Rib Wednesdays‑ USDA 12 oz Prime MidWestern corn‑fed beef char‑ broiled over mesquite; or try from our selections of the freshest seafood. We offer extensive wine & martini lists & look forward to mak‑ ing your dining experience superb! Reservations avail.

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DARGAN’S IRISH Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. (next to lot 10) SB, 568‑0702. $$. Open 7 days 11:30a‑ Close (Food ‘til 10p, 11p on Sat/ Sun). AE MC V Disc. Authentic Irish food & atmosphere in downtown SB. Specialties from Ireland include Seafood & Meat dishes. Informal, relaxed pub‑style atmosphere. Live music Thursday nights. Children wel‑ come. Avail. for private parties. Pool & Darts.

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NATURAL CAFE, 508 State St., 5 blocks from beach. 962‑9494 Goleta‑ 5892 Hollister 692‑2363. 361 Hitchcock Way 563‑1163 $. Open for lunch & din‑ ner 7 days. A local favorite for dinner. Voted “Best Lunch in Santa Barbara” “Best Health Food Restaurant” “Best Veggie Burger” “Best Sidewalk Cafe YOUR PLACE Restaurant, 22 N. Patio” “Best Fish Taco” all in the Milpas St., 966‑5151, 965‑9397. $$. Independent Reader’s Poll. Daily Open Mon 4‑9:45pm Tues‑Thurs ALDO’S ITALIAN Restaurant 1031 Specials, Char‑Broiled Chicken, Fresh & Sun 11: 30a‑9:45p, Fri/Sat State St. 963‑6687. $$ Open 7 days. Fish, Homemade Soups, Hearty 11:30a‑10:30p. V MC AE. Your Place Lunch & Dinner. V MC AE DC DV. Salads, Healthy Sandwiches, Juice ‑ The One & Only. Voted “BEST THAI Local SB favorite for over 25 years Bar, Microbrews, Local Wines, and FOOD” for 26 years by Independent offers fast, friendly service in the heart the Best Patio on State St. 9 loca‑ and The Weekly readers, making us of downtown. Dine outdoors in our tions serving the Central Coast. a Living Legend! Lunch & dinner heated courtyard. Enjoy new home‑ www.thenaturalcafe.com specials daily. Fresh seafood & tasty style cuisine like Chicken Parmigiana vegetarian dishes. Santa Barbara or Fresh Fish specials in a comfort‑ SOJOURNER CAFÉ, 134 E. Canon Restaurant Guide selected us as the able, romantic atmosphere. Vegan & Best Thai Restaurant for exceptional Perdido 965‑7922. Open 11‑11 Th‑Sat; Gluten‑ Free Pasta and Salad Options dining reflected by food quality, ser‑ 11a‑10:30p Sun‑Wed. SB’s natural available. Wine & Beer. Full menu at: vice & ambiance. foods landmark since 1978 Daily www.sbaldos.com soups & chef’s specials, hearty stews, fresh local fish, organic chicken dishes,salads & sandwiches & award winning dessert . Espresso bar, beer, wine, smoothies, shakes & fresh juic‑ es sojournercafe.com

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WINE GUIDE Wine of the Week Michael David Winery 6th Sense Syrah Lodi 2011 Although the chilly and challenging growing season of 2011 is making for a vintage of leaner, perhaps even occasionally thin wines from California’s more coastally influenced appellations, this syrah from the relatively warmer growing region of Lodi manages to remain opulent, with oak, bacon, smoke, tobacco, and herbs converging into a delicious glass. The name is a nod to vineyard manager Kevin Phillips, who is the sixth generation of his family to be growing grapes on their property, which includes the syrah vineyard that was one of the state’s first for the Rhone Valley grape when planted in 1982. And when you’re done with the wine — which won “best in class” at last year’s state fair — spin the bottle and look inside to find Kevin’s eye staring back at you, making sure you enjoyed every last drop. See michaeldavidwinery.com.

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RODNEY’S Grill, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard at The Fess Parker – A Doubletree by Hilton Resort 805‑564‑ 4333. Serving 5pm – 10pm Tuesday through Saturday. Rodney’s Grill Menu is Fresh and New. Featuring all natural hormone‑free beef and fresh seafood, appetizers, and incredible desserts. The place to enjoy dinner with family and friends by the beach. Private Dining Room for 30. Full cock‑ tail bar with specialty cocktails. Wine cellar with Santa Barbara County & California best vintages by‑the‑glass www.rodneyssteakhouse.com

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SPENCER’S LIMOUSINE & Tours, 884‑ 9700 Thank You SB, Voted BEST 18yrs! Specializing in wine tours of all Central Cal Wineries. Gourmet pic‑ nic lunch or fine restaurants avail TCP16297 805‑884‑9700 www.spencerslimo.com

RENEGADE WINES: 417 Santa Barbara St. Ste A‑6, 805‑568‑1961. Tues‑Fri 11a‑6p, Sat. 12‑6p. Sun‑Mon by appointment. SB’s oldest wine shop, over 23 years same location. We are Santa Barbara’s premier wine retailer, offering a wide variety of local and imported wines. Our diverse assortment of wine comes from the world’s finest vineyards with prices starting around

$9. View our full inventory @ www.renegadewines.com. We store your wine. 3000sq feet of temp. controlled wine lockers; 8 case lockers‑300 case rooms. Off‑street parking. 2 blocks from State St. (2nd driveway @ 126 E. Haley) Monthly tastings & pri‑ vate tastings available. We ship wine. Keep in touch: Facebook, Google+, Twitter

Wineries/Tasting Rooms BABCOCK WINERY & VINEYARDS. 5175 HWY 246 Sta. Rita Hills. 805‑736‑ 1455 Open 10:30‑5 p.m. daily. For 30 years Bryan Babcock has been honing his craft. Venture into beautiful wine country and savor his extraordinary collec‑ tion of highly expressive sin‑ gle‑vineyard Pinot Noirs rarely offered outside of the win‑ ery. Sample highly acclaimed Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. Cabernet and Syrah sourced from warmer SB Co. locales are voluptuous. Taste wine and shop for eclec‑ tic gifts in a newly renovated, vintage inspired atmosphere. www.babcockwinery.com

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here is a rumor circulating around town that goes like this: “When the City of Santa Barbara renovates the Cabrillo Pavilion on East Beach next year, it plans not to renew the lease of the East Beach Grill, a beloved institution of locals and tourists alike.” To get to the truth of the matter, I spoke with Francisco Aguilera, owner of East Beach Grill, Char West, and Great Pacific Ice Cream Company. Aguilera tells me that the story is false EAST BEACH ICON: Contrary to popular rumors related to and that he has a lease for another five years. the city’s desire to redo the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center, the He says that he loves working with the City owner of the East Beach Grill said that his beachside eatery of Santa Barbara, that the city loves working is staying put for now, as his lease runs another five years. with him, and that there are no plans to change that. Aguilera says that there are plans to do a TACO BELL GOING MOBILE: Taco Bell is planmultimillion-dollar renovation of the Cabrillo Pavilning to launch an app later this year for smartphones ion, but this could be years away and that the Coastal that will allow customers to order ahead of time, Commission has yet to issue a permit. before they venture to a nearby location, according to RESTAURANT GIVEAWAY: When restaurants the food news authority Nation’s Restaurant News. The have a giveaway, it usually involves an item on the app is said to have been in development for two-andmenu. In the case of Pace Food + Drink, at  State a-half years. Mobile smartphone apps have proven Street, they are giving away the restaurant itself. In popular for Domino’s Pizza, allowing customers to fact, they will pay you to take it. A Santa Barbara Indecustomize, place, and even track the status of their pendent story by George Yatchisin says this unusual order without needing to make a phone call. The giveaway includes the restaurant, a beer and wine report also reveals that Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s license, the lease paid for a year, insurances paid for are working on similar applications, but no specific a year, and $20,000 in working capital to help cover functionality or timetables for respective releases were your expenses. Pace opened for business in February revealed. 2012. See winourrestaurant.com. OFF TOPIC: When I was a kid, I used to think there CHEF CHANGE AT CIELITO: I spoke with were two Lake Cachumas: one filled with cold water, Cielito Restaurant ( State Street) and was told that the other, hot water. I was amazed when I eventually founding chef Ramon Velazquez no longer works learned that there was just one Lake Cachuma and a there. I am told that he has been replaced with assisthing called a “water heater” in our home. What a briltant chef Damon Murphy (now executive chef) whose liant idea — no need to heat up an entire lake! partnership with Velazquez predates the opening of On the subject of water, I recently heard about a Cielito. small device that helps conserve water at home, which is especially important now that Lake Cachuma is SILVERGREENS DELIVERS: Silvergreens resrunning low. The device is called Evolve Water-Saving taurant, at  Chapala Street, now offers a delivery Shower-Head Adapter and claims to save more than option through SBmenus.com. Hours for delivery are 2,000 gallons per year. I bought it, and it works really 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily. well. When you turn on your shower and wait for the LUNCH BUFFET AT SORRISO ITALIANO: water to heat up, this device automatically slows water Sorriso Italiano, which opened last July at  Embarto a trickle AFTER the temperature reaches 95 degrees, cadero del Mar in Isla Vista, now offers an all-you-can- alerting you that the shower is now hot. You then pull eat lunch buffet for $7.95 every Monday and Wednesa cord and water comes out at normal pressure once day between noon-2 p.m. again. This effectively eliminates the problem of hot water going down the drain before you start your NEW MENU AT BLUSH: Blush Restaurant and shower. Lounge at  State Street recently unveiled a new This device does not stop the cold water from going menu for 2014. In the stylings of Head Chef Brandon down the drain when you start your shower. At home, Worrell, new dishes include a 12-oz. Double Cut PorkThe Restaurant Gal and I reuse that water for doing chop, a 16-oz. Bone-in RibEye, Chilean Sea Bass, and a dishes with the help of a bucket and my Coleman elecCalabacitas Stuffed Pasilla Pepper. Past customers will tric shower pump (normally used for camping) that is also find that the Jerk Chicken, house-made Veggie now parked in the kitchen. Burger, and Lobster Mac n’ Cheese are still The Evolve Water-Saving Showerhead Adapter is on the menu. Lunch and brunch available on amazon.com for $25.95. I bought mine on have been redesigned as well. eBay for $18.99 with free shipping. I checked several stores in town, including Home Depot, and couldn’t MORE fi nd it. FOOD

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Francisco, CA 94111 Published Feb 6, 13, 20 2014 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY JOAN YOLLES aka SHIRLEY YOLLES CASE NO: 1439854 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of SHIRLEY JOAN YOLLES aka SHIRLEY YOLLES A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: Roslyn Payne in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jeffrey Craig Yolles be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decendent’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: on 03/06/2014 AT 9:00 am Dept: Five Room: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121. 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. Attorney for petitioner: James F. Cote, Esq. 319 East Carrillo Street, Suite 107, P.O. Box 20146, Santa Barbara, CA 93120‑0146 (805)‑966‑1204 Published Feb 6, 13, 20 2014 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LYNN JOAN HOUSON NO: 1439989 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of LYNN JOAN HOUSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: RAUL GONZALEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RAUL GONZALEZ be appointed as personal representatives 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

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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 form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg, #264666; Barnes & Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑687‑ 6660. Published Feb 13, 20, 27 2014.

FBn ABAndOnment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: National Commercial Realty at 735 State Suite 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed Nov 1, 2013. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑ 0003341. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Jennifer Lynn Stokes‑Pena 380 Woodley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. Published. Jan 30 Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Hair Crafters Beauty Salon at 25 Carlo Drive Goleta, CA 93117 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed Jan 6, 2014. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2005‑ 0001617. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows:Stella Robles 449 F Cannon Green Goleta, CA 93117; Marcie Chavez 7128 Alameda Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 6, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. Published. Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Undersea Graphics T Shirts at 1323 Garden Street #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed April 23, 2013. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑ 0001349. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows:Charles Christman III Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. Published. Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Fit Body Boot Camp Santa Barbara at 4175 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed May 8, 2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑ 0001550. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Marianna Sarkisova 748 Cieneguitas Road #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 3, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. Published. Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Santa Barbara Bodyworks at 113 West Mission Street, Suite C‑F, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed Dec 30, 2013. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑0003815. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: DiAngelis Wellness Institute, LLC at 113 West Mission Street, Suite C‑F, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. Published. Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Sugar Babe Boudoir Photography at 416 East Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed March 29, 2012. in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2012‑0000970. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Welmoet Glover (same address). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2014 I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. Published. Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FictitiOus Business nAme stAtement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Motor Brake & Wheel Services, Inc. at 124 W. De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Barry Hoffert This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000211. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara PC Tech, SB PC Tech at 21 E Canon Perdido #209 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ricardo Frustockl 810 E Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Ricardo Frustockl This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000192. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Easy Bear at 2877 Exeter Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Noah E. Donnelley 14817 Sylvan St Apt 2 Van Nuys, CA 91411; Joey A Enthoven 290 Dos Caminos Ave Ventura, CA 93003; Matthew Lopez 2877 Exeter Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Matthew Lopez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 17, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000136. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Left Hand Greeting Cards at 420 East De La Guerra Street Apt 214 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Yvonne Ranney (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Yvonne Ranney This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000143. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Yogurtland at 621 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ohoh, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Eui Oh‑President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000225. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: National Commercial Realty at 735 State Street Suite 407 Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; National Commercial Realty, Inc(same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Jennifer Lynn Stokes‑Pena This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morelas. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000246. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Express Employment Professionals at 1025 Chapala Street Ste 206 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Karlan, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Karen Dwyer, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000158. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: S.B. Homegrown at 3711 San Remo Drive #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Marciano Chan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Marciano Chan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000165. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following STATEMENT person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Computer Repair, Santabarbaracomputer Repair, Santa Barbara Computer Repairs, Santabarbarascomputer Repairs, Santa Barbara PC Mechanic, Sbpcmechanic at 309 E Micheltorna Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ramsin Eivazzadeh (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Ramsin Eivzzadeh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000218. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Kimmie Dee’s No Indoor Voices Productions at 733 Olive Street Santa Barbara, CA 93102; Kimberly Ann Deisler (same address) Glen George Deisler (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Kimberly Deisler This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0000146. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mr. Pink, Mr. Pink Computer Shrink at 1055 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Scott Christopher (same address) Stacy Christopher (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Stacy Christopher This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000173. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Mobile Car Wash Pro’s at 6632 Del Playa Road Road Unit A Goleta, CA 93111; Bijan Omid (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Bijan Omid This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000201. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Deigaard Nursery at 5295 Shoreline Drive Goleta, CA 93117; St Edward George 6563 Trigo Road, Suite 101 Goleta, 93117 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Claudia St George This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000137. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Mesa Daycare at 1105 Del Sol Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Susan Remick (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Susan Remick This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 9, 2014. 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 Susan Remick. FBN Number: 2014‑0000074. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Imaginal Journeys at 2291 Whitney Avenue Summerland, CA 93067; Veronica Goodchild (same address) Robert D Romanyshyn 2291 Whitney Avenue Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Robert D. Romanyshyn This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000184. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Fulfillment at 22 Anacapa Street #5 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The Sisquoc Healthcare Corporation 5000 Birch Street, Ste 3000 Newport Beach, CA 92660 This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Mark Flick This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 14, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000098. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Open Sea Enterprises at 4839 El Carro Lane Carpinteria, CA 93013; Nicholas Lensander 1482 E. Valley Road Suite 650 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Theresa Lensander (same address) This business is conducted by an Copartners Signed: Nicholas Lensander This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 16, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000126. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Proper Adventures at 901 Garcia Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Trevor Borden This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 21, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000141. Published: Jan 30. Feb 6, 13, 20 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Harbor Barbers, State Street Barber Shop at 3118 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Andre Vallejo 2517 Modoc Road #11 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (same address) This business is conducted by a Danielle Gomez Signed: Andre S. Vallejo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 30, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000283. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Alex Blake at 315 Meigs Road Suite A‑435 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Chris Knowles (same address) This business is conducted by a Chris Knowles Signed: Chris Knowles This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000261. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Auxin at 2018 Emerson Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Justin Joseph Kleiner (same address) This business is conducted by a Jan Morales Signed: Justin Kleiner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000175. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: See International at 6950 Hollister Ave Suite 250 Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Surgical Eye Expeditions International, Suite 250 Santa Barbara, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Haley Snyder This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000215. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Pantry at 2905 Calle Noguera Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Fancy Pants Foods, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Danielle Gomez Signed: Alexis Donaire This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000271. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mokulele Air Accounting at 250 St Andrews Way Lompoc, CA 93436; Patricia Kerrigan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000224. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dent Experts at 20 South Kellogg Ave #D Goleta, CA 93117; David G Boytis 7587 Sea Gull Drive Goleta, CA 93117 (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David G Boytis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000270. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Future Motors, Future Motorcycles at 627 N. Salsipuedes Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Donald B Lewis 1726 Robbins Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Donald B. Lewis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000245. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Beautiful Garden at 1327 Punta Gorda Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Victor M Benita‑Bautista (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Victor M. Benitez Bautista This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000243. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Faviola’s House Cleaning at 1327 Punta Gorda Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Faviola Calderon Benitez (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Faviola Benitez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000244. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Channel Electric at 3950 Via Real #261 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Gerald B Lee (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Gerald B. Lee This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 30, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000291. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Undersea Artworks at 1323 Garden St #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Charles Christman III (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Charles Christman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0000258. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dedicated Biopsy Services at 236 Las Entradas Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Dedicated Biopsy Services, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Michael Weimar This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000162. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alex Landskeeping at 1327 Punta Gorda Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Alejandro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Alejandro Benitez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000191. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Out of The Box Theatre Company at 5910 Berkeley Road Goleta, CA 93117; Out of The Box Theatre Company (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Samantha Eve This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000187. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27. 2014.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Library Dances at 320 Santa Cruz Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Cecily Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Cecily Stewart This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000153. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Goleta System Solutions at 7431 San Blanco Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Goleta System Solutions, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Zhining Chen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000235. Published: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Moet Photography at 416 East Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Welmoet Glover (same address). This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Welmoet Glover. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0000364. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Shelter Architecture and Urban Design at 540 Barker Pass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Michelle McToldridge (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michelle McToldridge This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000178. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Curry Queen, Maharani Caterers, Mission Environmental Products, Phoenix Holdings, Trattoria Di Giovanni’s at 435 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Viranda Singh at 670 Andamar Way, Goleta, CA 93117. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Viranda Singh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000374. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cobb Senior Advisors at 1216 Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Suzette Cobb (same address). This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 10, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000377. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Noble Iron at 11351 County Drive, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93004; Noble Rents, Inc at 3411 Richmond Avenue, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Colleen Burns This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000277. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Jody’s Windows and Floors at 232 Anacapa 1‑C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jody Hansard at 4950 La Gama Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jody Hansard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0000231. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Dog Days in SB, Dog Days Santa Barbara at 4640 Mint Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Paige Shields (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Paige B. Shields This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000222. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Fit Body Boot Camp at 4175 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Fitness Impact, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 3, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑0000321. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Bunny Business of Santa Barbara at 2440 Borton Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Erik Martin Pence (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Erik M. Pence This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 4, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000333. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STWA at 735 State Street, Suite 500, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Save The World Air, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000226. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Swords of The U.S. at 2401 Calle Linares, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Simon Alexander Rycroft (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: S. Rycroft This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 30, 2014. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2014‑0000286. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Chapala Farms at 1609 Villa Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jason Banks (same address) and Michelle Decaris (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Michelle Decaris This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2014. 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 Gabriel Cabello. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000371. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alto Lucero Transitional Care at 3880 Via Lucero, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Compass Health, Inc. 200 S 13th Street, Suite 208, Grover Beach, CA 93433 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000278. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Best Choice Hood And Exhaust Cleaning at 5838 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117; Humberto Jaimes 7174 Tuolumne Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Humberto Jaimes This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 4, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000331. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #3770 at 5754 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000204. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Scheinberg Orthopedic Group at 530 East Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454; Richard D Scheinberg M.D. Inc 222 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 3, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000311. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #4372 at 270 E Hwy 246, Buellton, CA 93427; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000209. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Scheinberg Orthopedic Group at 222 W Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Richard D Scheinberg M.D. Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 3, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000310. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #3693 at 436 North Milpas, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000205. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #3662 at 4854 S. Bradley Road, Suite 102, Orcutt, CA 93455; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000202. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #2697 at 55 South La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000207. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #3586 at 1790 North Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000208. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #2811 at 2053‑A South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000206. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O’Reilly Auto Parts #3483 at 511 West Central Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436; O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC 233 S. Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 24, 2014. 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 Xochitl Rosas. FBN Number: 2014‑0000203. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Magnet Towel at 4564 Via Maria, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Theo Doussineau (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Theo Doussineau This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 7, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000365. Published: Feb 13, 20, 27. Mar 6 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Paradise Home Services at 512 De La Vina, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Michael M. Merrill 3758 Lincolnwood Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael M. Merrill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 5, 2014. 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000341. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13, 2014

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Incursive Media at 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 310, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Publishing By The Sea, Inc (same address). This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Stefan Selbert This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000393. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TBI Financial at 331 Cooper Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Tilman Brisendine, Inc. (same address). This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Tilman Brisendine This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000391. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Home Away From Home at 416 East Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Welmoet Glover (same address). This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: W. Glover This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000392. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6,13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hughes Tile Co. at 5705 La Goleta Road, Goleta, CA 93117; Daniel R. Hughes 2024 Anacapa Street #4, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 and William R. Hughes (same address). This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Daniel R. Hughes This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑0000385. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sunshine Painting & Maintenance at 1187 Coast Village Road #1‑279, Montecito, CA 93108; Justin Egerer (same address). This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Justin Egerer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 29, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000275. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: On The Bride’s Side at 11 Lassen Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Dina Clapinski (same address). This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Dina Clapinski This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 23, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000183. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Worksnax at 3905 State Street, Suite 7‑151 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Brian Bargiel 431 Apple Grove Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Brian Bargiel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 22, 2014. 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 Danielle Gomez. FBN Number: 2014‑ 0000161. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Race Corps at 1316 Montecito Place Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Race Corps Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Robert A Gilcrest/ President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 13, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) byMelissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2014‑0000434. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014.

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Santa Barbara, California 93101 and mail a copy to Lori Anne Ross, as trustee of the trust dated 5/20/98, wherein the decedent was the settlor, c/o Jean M. Alexander, Attorney at Law, at 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A, Santa barbara, CA 93101, within the later of four months after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Section 19103 of the Probate Code. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. DATED: February 13, 2014 Attorneys for Trustee: Jean Alexander, 14 West Valerio Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 569‑0587 Published Feb 20, 27, March 6, 2014

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 749676CA Loan No. 0015424674 Title Order No. 110278419‑CA‑MAI ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY. PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07‑18‑2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03‑ 13‑2014 at 01:00 PM, ALAW as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 07‑ 21‑2006, Book NA, Page NA, Instrument 2006‑0057514, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of SANTA BARBARA County, California, executed by: HENRY C. MILLER III AND LAURA BEAUVAIS‑FORSYTH, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or

savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA STREET , SANTA BARBARA, CA Legal Description: LOT 34 OF THE AROUND THE CITY BOULEVARD TRACT, IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 9, PAGE 80 OF MAPS AND SURVEYS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $993,884.23 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 1310 EAST HALEY STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103 APN Number: 031‑391‑03‑00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e‑mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 02‑14‑2014 ALAW, as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY ALAW 9200 OAKDALE AVE. ‑ 3RD FLOOR CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 (818)435‑ 3661 For Sales Information: www.lpsasap.com or 1‑714‑730‑2727 www.priorityposting. com or 1‑714‑573‑1965 www.auction.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: LKS Books at 226 Canon Perdido Street, Unit K, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lindsey Smith 902 Bath Street #103, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Lindsey Smith This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 5, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2014‑0000353. Published: Feb 20, 27. Mar 6, 13 2014.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MATHEW ALEXANDER HILL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 1458870 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: MATHEW ALEXANDER HILL TO: VALERIE ANNE HAYES THE COURT ORDERS that all persons

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Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. 1415348 In the matter of the The Frenzel Living Trust dated 5/20/1998. George August Frenzel, decedent. Lori Anne Ross, Trustee. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above named decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent/ settlor are required to file them with the SUPERIOR COURT OF the COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street,

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66 Barranca Avenue #1 2BD/2BA, Sun 1‑4, $769,000. Ryan Strehlow 705‑ 8877. Coldwell Banker

4030 Mariposa Drive 4BD/4BA, Sun 2‑4, $3,988,000. Morel 252‑4752. Coldwell Banker

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