VOICE Magazine: August 1, 2025

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Old Spanish Days 2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

¡Capture the Spirit!

THURSDAY, JULY 31ST

La Misa del Presidente • Catholic mass & Sacred Garden reception, all are welcome • Old Mission Santa Barbara • 10am-12pm Th, 7/31.

Courthouse Fiesta Tours • Free, one-hour docent led tours • SB Courthouse • Tours each hour, 10:30am-3:30pm We, 7/30, through Su, 8/3.

Old Mission SB Tours • Tours each hour, Th, 7/31, through Su, 8/4.

El Mercado De La Guerra • Authentic food, shopping, & live music • De la Guerra Plaza • 11am-10pm We, 7/30 through Sa, 8/2.

Tarde de Ronda • Traditional dancing and music, featuring performances by dancers under age 13 • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • 1-5pm Sa, 7/31.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing.

DIGS! (Celebratión de los Dignatarios) • Fiesta’s wildest party • 500 Ninos Dr. • $135-$185 • sbzoo.org , ages 21+ • SB Zoo • 5-10pm Th, 7/31. Las Noches de Ronda • 200+ performers offering song, flamenco, folklórico, and more • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-10pm Th, 7/31 through Sa, 8/2.

Fiesta Soup Social • Benefit Organic Soup Kitchen’s Cancer Recovery Program and Medically Tailored Meal Program • 126 E Haley St. • $35 • www.organicsoupkitchen.org • 4pm, Thur, 7/31.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST

El Desfile Histórico (The historic parade) • Equestrian parade with historic

carriages, dancing, and fun • Cabrillo Boulevard from Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chaves • 122pm Fr, 8/1.

El Mercado De La Guerra • Authentic food, shopping, & live music • De la Guerra Plaza • 11am-10pm We, 7/30 through Sa, 8/2.

Courthouse Fiesta Tours • Free, one-hour docent led tours • SB Courthouse • Tours each hour, 10:30am-3:30pm We, 7/30, through Su, 8/3. Old Mission SB Tours • Tours each hour, Th, 7/31, through Su, 8/4.

Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo • Roping, Penning, & Jr. Events • Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center • https://sbfiestarodeo.org • Food & Drink for purchase • 9am-1pm Fr, 8/1; Sat 9-5:30pm; 9am Su, 8/3.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing.

Flor y Canto • 19th century Spanish California dances & songs • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 7-8pm Fr, 8/1.

Las Noches de Ronda • 200+ performers offering song, flamenco, folklórico, and more • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-10pm Th, 7/31 through Sa, 8/2.

All-Day-Bar at La Paloma Cafe • Celebrate Old Spanish Days’ 101st anniversary • 702 Anacapa St. • $105 • www.lapalomasb.com • 11:30am, Fri, 8/1.

All-Day-Bar at Loquita • Celebrate Old Spanish Days’ 101st anniversary • 202 State St. • $105 • www.loquitasb.com • 11am-2:30pm, Fri, 8/1.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing. Fiesta Friday at Buena Onda • Music by Spencer and the Gardener and DJ Darla Bea • 724 E. Haley St. • $10 • www.DJDarlaBea.com • 6-10pm, Fri, 8/1.

SB Rodeo Days • Cowboy culture, horsemanship, carnival, entertainment • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free Carnival, $87 Rodeo • EarlWarren.com • 7pm, Fri-Sun, 8/1 to 8/3.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show • Shop local vendors & artists for handmade crafts & art • Cabrillo Blvd • 10am-6pm Sa, 8/2.

El Desfile de los Niños • Children and families in Fiesta regalia create a colorful parade • Cabrillo Boulevard from Garden Street to Calle Puerto Vallarta • 10am Sa, 8/3.

Trade de Ronda • Afternoon of Gaiety -Performers all under the age of 13 offering song, flamenco, folklórico, and more! • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 1-5pm Sa, 8/2.

Crafternoon: Fiesta Finds! ¡Reuso Creativo! • Ages 5 and up. Use reclaimed materials in fun and surprising ways. • EE Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 11:30am1pm, Sat, 8/2.

Courthouse Fiesta Tours • Free, one-hour docent led tours • SB Courthouse • Tours each hour, 10:30am-3:30pm We, 7/30, through Su, 8/3. Old Mission SB Tours • Tours each hour, Th, 7/31, through Su, 8/4.

Mujeres Makers Market • Shop womenowned businesses • El Presidio • 10am-4pm Sa & Sun, 8/2 & 3.

El Desfile de los Niños: Celebrate youth performers, local families, and children’s clubs dressed in their best Fiesta regalia at El Desfile de los Niños (the Children’s Parade) along Cabrillo Boulevard from Garden Street to Puerta Vallarta at 10am on Saturday, August 2nd.

El Desfile Histórico: Cheer on the Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño as she leads hundreds of horses, historic carriages, and flamenco dancers along Cabrillo Boulevard for El Desfile Histórico (the Historical Parade) at 12pm on Friday, August 1st. This annual tradition is one of the nation’s largest equestrian parades. The parade will begins at West end of Cabrillo Blvd at Castillo and procedes to Calle Cesar Chavez. Reserved seating

2025 Grand Marshals: Henrietta Fore and Marta Babson Photos by Fritz Olenberger

SANTA BARBARA RODEO DAYS: Grab your boots, dust off your hat for Santa Barbara Rodeo Days this weekend, August 1st to 3rd, at Earl Warren Showgrounds!

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado • Tamales, live music, and raffles • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. • Free • 11am9pm Sa & Sun 8/2 & 8/3.

El Mercado De La Guerra • Authentic food, shopping, & live music • De la Guerra Plaza • 11am-10pm We, 7/30 through Sa, 8/3.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing. Las Noches de Ronda • 200+ performers offering song, flamenco, folklórico, and more • SB Courthouse Sunken Garden • Free • 8-10pm Th, 7/31 through Sa, 8/2.

Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo • Roping, Penning, & Jr. Events • Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center • https://sbfiestarodeo.org • Food & Drink for purchase • 9am-1pm Fr, 8/1; Sat 9-5:30pm; 9am Su, 8/3.

SB Rodeo Days • Cowboy culture, horsemanship, carnival, entertainment • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free Carnival, $87 Rodeo • EarlWarren.com • 7pm, Fri-Sun, 8/1 to 8/3.

Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival • Mariachi Herencia De Mexico, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan and friends • SB Bowl • $95$200 • sbbowl.com • 5pm, Sat, 8/2.

Los Mercados Return for Food and Fun: A favorite among locals and visitors alike, los Mercados provide the best opportunity to savor authentic Mexican dishes while enjoying live music. Vendors supporting local nonprofits, along with dancing and music will pop up at El Mercado De La Guerra from 11am to 10pm, Wednesday, July 30th through Saturday, August 2nd in De La Guerra Plaza.

The popular Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado, with its famous homemade tamales and a program of live music, will also return to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at 227 N. Nopal Street. A benefit for the church, the mercado will be open from 11am to 9pm on Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd and 3rd.

FIESTA STOCK HORSE SHOW & RODEO: Old Spanish Days Rodeo continues in a new location, the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center with Roping, Penning, & Jr. Events. There will be food & drink for purchase. Find out more at: https://sbfiestarodeo.org • 9am-1pm Fr, 8/1; Sat 9-5:30pm; 9am Su, 8/3.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show • Shop local vendors & artists for handmade crafts & art • Cabrillo Blvd • 10am-5pm Su, 8/3.

Mujeres Makers Market • Shop womenowned businesses • El Presidio • 10am-4pm Sa & Sun, 8/2 & 3.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado • Tamales, live music, and raffles • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 227 N. Nopal St. • Free • 11am9pm Sa & Sun 8/2 & 8/3.

Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara NewsPress Edition • Celebrating the preservation of the Santa Barbara News-Press archive by the Museum SB Historical Museum • Free • Ongoing. Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo • Roping, Penning, & Jr. Events • Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center • https://sbfiestarodeo.org • Food & Drink for purchase • 9am-1pm Fr, 8/1; Sat 9-5:30pm; 9am Su, 8/3.

Enjoy three days of PRCA ProRodeo action with the renowned Flying U Rodeo, alongside a carnival, line dancing, food & drinks, live music, and more! Miss Rodeo California, Janae Wallace, will make appearances at all three rodeo performances, and Santa Barbara Rodeo Days will honor Josiah Jenkins, a fifth generation Californian, and longtime Santa Barbara rodeo legend, with the Rodeo Legacy Award. https://tickets.earlwarren.com/

SB Rodeo Days • Cowboy culture, horsemanship, carnival, entertainment • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free Carnival, $87 Rodeo • EarlWarren.com • 7pm, Fri-Sun, 8/1 to 8/3. Fiesta Finale 2025 • blend of tango, ballet, opera and flamenco benefitting The Profant Fdn • El Paseo Restaurant • $300 • ProfantFoundation.org • 5:30-10pm, Sun, 8/3.

Covered, curbside accessible seating will be available for wheelchair users to view both Old Spanish Day parades taking place over the weekend. Seating for El Desfile Histórico on Friday, August 1st will be located to the right of the Los Baños Pool. Additional temporary handicap parking is located in the harbor lot behind the pool. There will also be a temporary van drop-off site and ADA bathrooms on-site. Accessible seating for the Children’s Parade on Saturday, August 2nd will be located in front of the Palm Park Beach House on Cabrillo and Garden Streets, with additional temporary handicap parking in the Beach House lot and ADA bathrooms on-site.

LAS NOCHES DE RONDA: Over 200 dancers and singers will dazzle families gathered on the Courthouse Sunken Garden lawn during Noches de Ronda, “Nights of Gaiety,” July 31st through the 2nd. Presenting the best artists Fiesta has to offer, performances will include flamenco, folklórico, samba, Aztec dance, and more.

Photo courtesy of OSD Fiesta

Photo courtesy of SB Rodeo Days

Photos by Fritz Olenberger

Photos by Fritz Olenberger

White Horse #80 2025, acrylic on canvas; by Katie Upton

Local Volunteers and the Immigrant Rapid Response Network

By Isaac Hernandez de Lipa and Nancy Black / VOICE

SPURRED INTO ACTION OUT OF A DESIRE TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, locals are mobilizing around the 805UndocuFund. One of the leading nonprofits to provide direct assistance to the immigrant community, 805UndocuFund currently heads up the 805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network, a community-led initiative made up of volunteers doing everything from monitoring and documenting ICE activity as a legal observers to offering immediate assistance to families impacted by ICE.

“What we are witnessing on the Central Coast is not immigration enforcement—it is racialized state violence,” said Primitiva Hernandez, Executive Director of 805UndocuFund.

Dozens of new volunteers joined the 805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network over the past two weeks as 805UndocuFund hosted seven community defense training sessions across Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties. These trainings ensured that new volunteers are properly trained to serve in a variety of roles, such as patrolling neighborhoods and responding to reports of ICE arrests, accompanying people to legal hearings, dropping off groceries, and taking kids to school. Hundreds of volunteers stand in solidarity with immigrant and migrant families. Volunteering provides hope and shares powerful community support.

Volunteers can also work as dispatch operators for the 805Undocufund’s Rapid Response Hotline, which is used to report and transmit alerts of ICE sightings in the tricounty area. Over 31,000 tri-county residents are currently registered to receive the hotline’s text alerts.

Originally created as a disaster relief organization for undocumented immigrants in the wake of the Thomas Fire and 2018 Montecito debris flow, the 805UndocuFund has expanded to respond to the current threats undocumented immigrants and their families are facing under the Trump administration.

“Families are being torn apart in seconds by masked agents in unmarked vehicles who refuse to identify themselves, deny due process and treat our community members like criminals simply for showing up to work. One person has died. Hundreds have been detained. This is a humanitarian crisis, and we will not be silent. Our communities deserve dignity, protection, and justice—not militarized terror,” Hernandez continued.

805UndocuFund’s need for volunteers and funds has grown especially pronounced following the July 10th raids in Carpinteria and Camarillo, which resulted in over 350 individuals being detained.

Locals may report potential ICE sightings to the 805Undocufund’s Rapid Response Hotline by calling or texting “ALERT” to 805-870-8855.

Additionally, the 805UndocuFund maintains an Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) to provide direct financial relief to undocumented and mixed-status immigrant families residing in the tri-county area. All individuals impacted by immigration enforcement, including those currently in deportation proceedings or whose loved ones have already been deported, are eligible for help.

The EAF provides funds for rent, mortgage and utility bills, transportation costs related to legal proceedings, family reunification or emergency relocation, and, according to its website, “other urgent expenses connected to the family’s safety and well-being, including legal fees.”

The 805UndocuFund has already distributed $160,000 to locals impacted by ICE activity. They have fundraised a total of $304,000 to date, and hold a goal of raising at least one million dollars to support regional immigrants and their families.

To register to receive alerts, residents may contact the hotline via call or text or register online at www.805undocufund.org/alerts.html

“We call on our community, allies, and supporters to stand in solidarity with immigrant and migrant families who continue to be targeted by racially motivated and discriminatory immigration policies,” the 805UndocuFund website states. Analysis from the LA Times, suggests that 71% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions. “Yet families are being torn apart, livelihoods disrupted, and entire communities pushed further into the shadows,” the 805UndocuFund website continues.

Fundraising also remains a crucial way that locals can give back to the 805UndocuFund. Sending out each of its vital hotline alerts costs approximately $200 for the organization.

To donate to the Emergency Assistance Fund, register to volunteer, or learn more about the 805UndocuFund, visit www.805undocufund.org

STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS:

• Locals may report potential ICE sightings to the 805Undocufund’s Rapid Response Hotline by calling or texting “ALERT” to 805-870-8855.

• To register to receive alerts, residents may contact the hotline via call or text or register online at www.805undocufund.org/alerts.html

• To donate to the Emergency Assistance Fund, register to volunteer, or learn more about the 805UndocuFund, visit www.805undocufund.org

SB City Council to Hold Special Meeting on Immigration

ABy Daisy Scott / VOICE

S FEDERAL ACTIVITY AND DETAINMENTS OF CENTRAL COAST RESIDENTS continue to sweep Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara City Council has announced that it will host a special meeting on immigration and resources at 11:30am on Thursday, July 31st.

The meeting emerges just over two weeks after the City Council hosted an Immigration Town Hall in partnership with the 805UndocuFund in the wake of the raids that detained 361 individuals between Carpinteria and Camarillo.

Hundreds of activists and locals voiced outrage and support for the immigrant community during the July 15th town hall. Many called upon the City Council to take direction action, including allocating city funds to nonprofit organizations.

Community members are welcome to participate in Thursday’s meeting, which will provide Spanish interpretation, in person at City Hall or by Zoom. Public comments may also be sent prior to the meeting via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

Council Votes on Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project & Funding Allocations

During the regular July 29th City Council meeting upcoming changes to Cliff Drive took another step forward as councilmembers provided the necessary authorization for the Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project to enter its next phase.

A dramatic redesign for a three miles stretch of Cliff Drive, the Vision Zero Project will eliminate some traffic lanes, add 14 new crosswalks and other safety features, and widen the sidewalk in areas surrounding the Monroe, McKinley, and Washington elementary schools. The project will also

create a separated path for pedestrians and complete the last gap in the 30-mile long Coastal Bike Route.

Councilmembers voted that the project met the criteria for exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and authorized the project team to file a notice to that effect. After this paperwork is filed, the California Transportation Commission can release funding for the project’s next phases.

The CA Transportation Commission has awarded the project a $27 million grant through its California Active Transportation Program, with a 20 percent city match obligation. This funding is distributed in portions as the project progresses, meaning that Tuesday’s vote will put more funds toward the project and allow it to enter its next phases: right of way and final design.

The City Council also approved the

spending of over $1 million in funds as a part of Tuesday’s consent calendar. Items included awarding an additional $34,940 for design services and construction administration for the Chase Palm Park Arbor Project; executing a $950,000 contract with Visit Santa Barbara to promote our city as a tourist destination; and approving $200,000 to Good Samaritan Shelter for the operation of Dignity Moves interim housing.

The consent calendar also officially entered the city’s amended sign regulations to Santa Barbara’s municipal code. Going forward, businesses within the El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District may no longer place temporary signs in the public right-of-way. Businesses within the city but outside of the district are limited to placing signs only in right-of-way adjacent spaces, such as grassy areas, during weekend hours.

To view City Council agendas and recordings visit https://santabarbaraca.gov

Congressman Salud Carbajal was barred from entering Glass House Farms during the July 10th raid by ICE agents

Photo by John Palminteri

Community News

LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

SB Unified Stands with Our Families: Resources & Support

July 22, 2025

RECENT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WITH UNPRECEDENTED USE OF FORCE AND RACIAL PROFILING have caused genuine fear and confusion across the Santa Barbara Unified School District. These actions are not just a matter of policy; they are deeply personal. Having immigrated to this country as a child, I can relate to the fear and uncertainty that often accompany the experience of becoming a new American, even in the most positive circumstances.

I want to assure you that we investigated the claim about families at the Adelante Charter School located on the Franklin campus being taken away, and we have no credible evidence that this happened.

We are taking all of these events seriously and creating contingency plans to anticipate various scenarios.

We also remain committed to the Board’s resolution on protecting immigrant students and families and continue to partner with community agencies to provide resources and support to families.

Our most sacred duty as parents, educators, and citizens is to protect the well-being of every child. At Santa Barbara Unified, we lead with love, justice, and humanity, ensuring our schools remain places where every family is welcomed and every child can thrive.

One of the most special things about our community is that when one family feels pain, we all feel it. Santa Barbara has always been a place that stands together. I’m heartened by the many families reaching out to support those affected. That is who we are: neighbors who show up for one another, in every way we can.

As we approach the first day of school, our focus remains unwavering to safeguard every child, every day, and to ensure our schools are safe, welcoming, and sacred spaces for all. The Santa Barbara Unified School District stands firm in our commitment to every student and family’s dignity and humanity. As part of that commitment, this message is the first of a series we will send to our families to keep you informed on the steps we’re taking.

Our Culture of Care Promise: Safe Schools, Supported Families

We’re strengthening our school safety plans for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, applying lessons from other communities to better prepare for potential federal officer visits. Here’s what you need to know:

Revising and Improving Safety Plans

• Federal Officer Protocols: All visitors, including federal agents, must check in at the school office before being allowed on campus. Visitors are not allowed on campus without pre-arranged business. Agents cannot enter campuses without a court order or a judgesigned warrant.

• Protecting Student Privacy: We will not collect or share any student information, including details about immigration status, citizenship, or Social Security numbers.

• Right to Education: All children have a constitutionally protected right to a free public education, regardless of their or their family’s immigration status.

• Information Protection: Staff will not release personal or identification information about students or employees without a signed warrant.

Staff Training Before School Year

• Every staff member will be fully trained on these updated District safety plans before the new school year begins. We’ll share more specific details about this essential training directly with staff.

Community Resources and Support

• Our District is committed to supporting our families, partnering with organizations across Santa Barbara to offer robust services for immigrant families. These services include legal, medical, and after-school programs.

• You can learn more by contacting your Family Engagement Liaison during the school year or visiting the Immigrant Family Resources section on our District website. For questions or concerns during the summer, please contact Student and Family Services at (805) 963-4338.

Commitment to Communication

• We understand the concerns in our community during these challenging times. Our District pledges to keep you informed through your school communications and District Office updates if an incident arises on or near a campus.

• Partner with Community Organizations to maintain two-way communications on community needs and supports.

Together, we will navigate these difficult challenges with unwavering resilience and dedication to our children’s future. We will continue to advocate tirelessly to protect our families and uphold the dignity of every single person in our community.

Sincerely,

Dr. Hilda Maldonado, SB Unified Superintendent

Going Green: SB Education Foundation Sponors Campus Canopy Program

TRANSFORMING SCHOOLYARDS INTO CLASSROOMS, Campus Canopy is the newest program to be fiscally sponosred by the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. Launched as a grassroots effort by local moms, Sarah Sheshunoff, Brook Eiler, and Devon Azzam, Campus Canopy has developed into a program that introduces nature as a starting point for students to learn, grow, and thrive.

Initiatives focus on ecological restoration and student engagement. To date, the program has collaborated with four local schools to plant over 100 trees and 400 other plants.

“These are the projects we always wanted to work on—but not in the formal landscape architecture sense,” said Brook Eiler, co-founder of Campus Canopy. “By bringing design expertise and tapping into financial resources, we’re able to accelerate school beautification and tend these campus spaces in a more meaningful, joyful, and lasting way.”

Recently, members of San Marcos High School’s Sustainability Club helped restore a drainage ditch with native plants. A new native perimeter hedge will soon provide shade, habitat, and a low-cost alternative to fencing. A part of Harding University Partnership School’s campus is also becoming a year-round native habitat filled with wildflowers and young oak trees. Campus Canopy plans to increase native plantings and shade canopy to cover at least 30 percent of each of the campuses it works with.

Community members can support Campus Canopy by volunteering for an upcoming school planting day this fall or making a tax-deductible gift to help expand the program’s reach. www.santabarbaraeducation.org

Goleta Valley Library Express Location Open During Main Library Renovations

A TEMPORARY GOLETA VALLEY LIBRARY SITE is now open to the community at 6500 Hollister Avenue, Suite 105. This location will provide library services to local readers while the main library building remains under construction. Here is everything you need to know before your visit:

GVL Express will be open from 10am to 7pm on Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10am-5:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 to 5pm on Sundays (closed Mondays). The entrance is on the side of the 6500 Hollister Avenue building that faces the Goleta Valley Athletic Club.

There is a total of 20 parking spaces designated for Library patrons, each of which are marked with the word “Library.” There are also two handicapped parking spaces for those with accessibility needs. Ample street parking is also available on Los Carneros Way as well as overflow parking at City Hall right next door.

As the occupancy number is a maximum of 35 individuals for the GVL Express suite, there may be times when patrons will need to take turns before entering and using the space. Four computers are available for public use.

Returns will be accepted inside GVL Express during open hours with two exterior book drops located at the front of Goleta City Hall (130 Cremona Drive) and the entrance to the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue) for 24/7 returns. The BookVan will also continue to make community stops and accept returns.

www.goletavalleylibrary.org

Students tend to the San Maros High School landscape

The temporary Goleta Valley Library Express is now open at 6500 Hollister Ave, Suite 105

Community News

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig Announces Retirement

AFTER 33 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig has announced that he will retire at the end of the year. The County will commence the search for his successor in the coming months.

“I have always seen the taxpayer as an investor in our service,” said Chief Hartwig. “While we don’t return traditional cash dividends, I have worked my entire career to ensure the public receives a high-quality return in the form of compassionate, innovative, and cost-effective service.”

Chief Hartwig began his firefighting career in 1992 with the San Bernardino County Fire Department. He next served as a Battalion Chief and Deputy Chief with the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District, later being appointed Fire Chief for San Bernardino County.

He was selected to lead the Santa Barbara County Fire Department in 2019. During his time with the county he has led efforts to expand paramedic services to all county fire stations, collaborated with regional fire chiefs to establish a countywide emergency dispatch center, and pursued competitive bidding for emergency ambulance services.

Chief Hartwig also helped guide the County Fire Department through major events such as the Lake Fire in 2024 and the Alisal Fire in 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped stand up the regional Incident Management Team to coordinate response efforts among agencies. Under his leadership at the County Fire Department and Office of Emergency Management, significant progress was made to Fire infrastructure, enhancing training and preparedness, and supporting community resilience and safety.

Respected at both the local and state levels, Chief Hartwig served as President of the California Fire Chiefs Association and was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the State Commission on Emergency Medical Services.

In retirement, Chief Hartwig looks forward to spending time with his wife and family. He intends to continue advocating for connecting communities with medical care through public safety services and partnerships with healthcare providers.

Funding Secured to Complete U.S. Hwy 101 Multimodal Corridor

THE FINAL PORTION OF A $134 MILLION AWARD completes funding for US 101 through Santa Barbara with major multimodal upgrades.

“I am proud that the state doubled the community investment to bring necessary highway improvements to our region,” said State Senator Monique Limón. “This is the largest SB1 investment in the state, and I am grateful that the Central Coast will have the opportunity to benefit from reduced traffic congestion and better roadway safety.”

The $134 million award, approved unanimously by the California Transportation Commission last month, was secured by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and Department of Transportation (Caltrans) through Cycle 4 of the competitive Senate Bill 1 (SB1) funding programs. With the funding announcement, officials confirmed the full corridor—from Santa Barbara to Mussel Shoals—is on track for completion by 2028.

“As Mayor—and someone who has seen this project from the start—this truly feels like a full-circle milestone for Santa Barbara,” said SBCAG Chair and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse. “This moment belongs to the residents of Santa Barbara County. Their patience, their input, and their consistent support make it possible for us to reach the finish line—and to do so in a way that reflects our character and priorities.”

Since launching the first phase of the Highway 101 corridor project—from Milpas Street to Hot Springs Road—in 2008, SBCAG, Caltrans and their partners have led an effort to improve the safety and operations of Highway 101 and deliver the Central Coast’s first-ever carpool lane. The project also brings pedestrian, bicycle, transit, coastal access and local circulation improvements such as roundabouts to the Cities of Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, as well as the unincorporated communities of

City of SB Fire Dept. Adds New Aerial Ladder Truck to Emergency Response Fleet

COMMUNITY MEMBERS FACING EMERGENCIES WILL HAVE A NEW RESOURCE READY to come to their aid now that the Santa Barbara Fire Department has acquired a new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck. Equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder, the truck ensures that firefighters can safely and effectively reach the upper floors of multi-story buildings for rescue and fire suppression operations.

“This ladder truck is a critical addition to our fleet,” said Fire Chief Chris Mailes. “It enhances our ability to respond to emergencies quickly and safely. This investment reflects our commitment to protect Santa Barbara residents and visitors with the best tools and technology available.”

Secured through a lease-to-own agreement, the City of Santa Barbara will pay for the ladder truck through 2029. The payment term initiated in 2022 and will ultimately amount to a total cost of $1,620,796. A total of four fire apparatus were purchased under this lease-to-own program.

The ladder truck, which will be housed at Fire Station 1 on Carrillo St., has modern safety features, enhanced lighting, and greater storage capacity for equipment. SBFD responds to over 12,000 calls per year, incuding fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and disaster preparedness support.

https://santabarbaraca.gov/government/departments/fire-department

Summerland and Montecito.

“Senate Bill 1 is one of California’s most transformative infrastructure investments,” said Assemblymember Gregg Hart. “Without it, a project like this would have taken more than 50 years to complete. This funding delivers real results now—reducing congestion, improving safety, supporting over 14,000 local jobs, and strengthening the communities we serve.”

The investment completes the funding needed to construct the final Highway 101: Santa Barbara segment—advancing construction from Olive Mill Road and Hermosillo Road to Sycamore Creek—and includes peak-period carpool lanes, major interchange reconstruction at Cabrillo Boulevard, and multimodal improvements

in the City of Santa Barbara.

“The California Transportation Commission is proud to be a funding partner on this project,” said Commission Chair Darnell Grisby. “The Santa Barbara US 101 Multimodal Corridor Project is a wonderful example of how Senate Bill 1 dollars deliver the greatest return possible on investment by improving the movement of goods, preserving the environment, creating good-paying jobs, and reducing out-of-pocket costs for all Californians. Congratulations to the entire Santa Barbara region on this exciting achievement.”

Find more information at www.SBROADS.com, or by calling (805) 8455112, or emailing info@SBROADS.com

Mark Hartwig

State and local leaders celebrate $134 million in state Senate Bill 1 funding to finish the Highway 101 project.

Community News Scholarship Foundation of SB Welcomes New Board Members

Grace Fisher Foundation Celebrates 501(c)(3) Status and

$50,000

Matching Grant

IN A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD EXPANDING SUPPORT for the Santa Barbara community, the Grace Fisher Foundation is now an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The move will allow GFF to expand its free, inclusive arts programming for local children and adults of all abilites.

Coinicing with this milestone, a Santa Barbara family foundation has awarded the nonprofit a $50,000 matching grant. The grant will run through the summer and hopes to inspire both new and returning donors to help grow GFF’s Inclusive Arts Clubhouse.

“Yahoo and hurray! It’s been a long road, and crossing this threshold is truly a dream come true,” said Grace Fisher, Founder and Creative Director. “This independence will allow us to enhance our programs in many wonderful ways.”

Under the matching grant, all new GFF donors will have their first-time gifts matched dollar-for-dollar. For returning donors, any increase in donations over the previous year will be matched.

If the challenge is fully met, GFF stands to raise $100,000—critical funding to ensure that all of its programs remain completely free of charge. Going forward, GFF plans to expand its impact by partnering with 14 local nonprofits and 3 school districts. One of these new services includes Santa Barbara’s first Sensory Room, the GFF Hidden Haven, which is designed to support individuals with autism and other sensory needs. The Hidden Haven is held in collaboration with Autism Embrace. Matching donations can be made at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/gracefisherfoundation www.gracefisherfoundation.org

Matthew Limon Receives Larry Koppelman Honorary Award

MATTHEW LIMON, Assistant Vice President and Client Relationship Manager at American Riviera Bank, has been awarded the Larry Koppelman Honorary Award for his spirit of service and commitment to the community. Limon is the third recipient of the award and works at the Santa Barbara downtown branch.

Limon joined ARB in 2017 with over two decades of banking experience and donates over 200 hours annually to coaching youth football—a commitment he has upheld for 16 years with the Santa Barbara Youth Football League’s Saints team. He will receive a $2,000 personal award and will direct a $1,000 donation to the nonprofit of his choice, the Santa Barbara Youth Football League.

The award was named after ARB’s founding board chair, Larry Koppelman, who presented the award to Limon as he transitioned from Board Chair to Chair Emeritus after 20 years of dedicated leadership to American Riviera Bank.

“Larry’s vision, integrity, and steadfast leadership have defined American Riviera Bank from the very beginning,” said Jeff DeVine, President and CEO of American Riviera Bank. “His devotion to our clients, employees, and community has set a standard that inspires us every day. We are profoundly grateful for his guidance and the lasting impact he has made on our organization.”

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FOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS have been elected to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, the country’s largest communitybased provider of college scholarships. The nonprofit has awarded over $167 million to some 64,000 county students since 1962. www.sbscholarship.org

ELIZABETH CHOLAWSKY is an experienced technology executive with expertise in product innovation, client services, marketing, and public company governance. Currently an operating advisor with Updata Partners, she previously served as CEO of HG Insights and Support. com. She is a Board member for American Riviera Bank, GSI Technologies, and Wellesley Information Services. Cholawsky holds a doctorate in political science with a concentration in econometrics from the University of Minnesota, and a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College. She is an avid supporter of the nonprofit organization Exceeding Expectations.

ERIKA CULWELL is a financial advisor and vice president at Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent firm based in Santa Maria/Lompoc. With more than 20 years of experiencs in financial services, she previously served as a financial advisor at Vivid Financial Management and at Auro Wealth Management, both in Lompoc. Culwell has volunteered with the Lompoc Education Foundation and Empty Bowls, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s long-running annual fundraising effort. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of La Verne.

SANDY SEALE received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Princeton University before earning a master’s and a doctorate in engineering at MIT. After accepting a postdoctoral position at UC Santa Barbara, she went on to co-manage the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation at the campus’s Earth Research Institute. Seale has served on Boards for the Montessori Center School and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. In 2007, she helped establish the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation to support the school’s engineering program. She currently serves as director of development at the Las Cumbres Observatory.

ASHLEY PARKER SNIDER has worked in sales and marketing at Fess Parker Winery in Los Olivos since 1989. She serves on the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation Board and is a past Board president for both the Santa Barbara County Alzheimer’s Association and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation. Parker Snider is also a past Board member at Direct Relief and Bishop Garcia Diego High School, where she served as director of admissions and public relations from 2010 to 2012. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

National Night Out to Take Place Aug. 5th

FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, FREE FACE PAINTING, A FIRE SAFETY HOUSE, and food trucks will fill the Spencer Adams Parking Lot, 1235 Chapala St., when the Santa Barbara Police Department hosts its annual National Night Out from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 5th. A variety of public safety vehicles will be present for children to explore, with all community members invited to stop by and ask questions of local first responders. There will also be bounce houses, Sparky the Fire Dog, a Youth Makers Market, and the Library on the Go van. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign held across the United States with the goal of strengthening neighborhood bonds, enhancing public safety, and fostering positive relationships between residents and law enforcement. Partnering agencies include the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, Public Library, Santa Barbara Police Activities League, Airport Patrol, Parks and Recreation, the City’s Sustainability Department, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, and County Probation.

Elizabeth Cholawsky

Erika Culwell

Sandy Seale

Ashley Parker Snider

Joanne Funari, Larry Koppelman, Matt Limon, Leonard Himelsein, and Joe Howell

El Desfile Histórico

Friday, August 1 at 12 noon

Cabrillo Boulevard Between Castillo and Calle Cesar Chavez Old Spanish

Crescendoing Into A Grand Finale

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

THE WHOLE OF NATURE, from floral meadows to 1950s New York and beyond, will manifest in epic harmony as the Music Academy of the West’s Summer Music Festival enters its final weeks. With three of the summer’s most highly-anticipated concerts still on the horizon, the festival promises to reach new creative heights up to its final moments.

The Grand Finale: Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

An homage to nature’s sublime beauty, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 will serve as the Academy Festival Orchestra’s culminating performance at 7:30pm on Saturday, August 9th at the Granada Theatre.

Dramatic and triumphant, Symphony No. 3 captures our known and metaphysical surroundings, from the pastoral to the divine. Beginning with “Pan Awakes, Summer Marches In,” the movements progress through what Mahler hears from flowers, animals, night and humanity, dawn and angels, and ultimately, that greatest teacher of all: love.

Lasting approximately 100 minutes, Symphony No. 3 is Mahler’s longest composition. Its dynamic energy requires tremendous conductorial, orchestral, and vocal dedication. As Mahler himself wrote, “The whole of nature finds a voice in it and reveals profound mysteries such as one might perhaps intuit in dreams!”

Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya will shoulder a share of this challenge, making his Music Academy debut to guide the fellows through the complex work. An Emmy Awardwinning conductor with over 35 years of experience,

Harth-Bedoya begins his tenure as the Distinguished Resident Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at Rice University this fall.

Harth-Bedoya will deliver a preconcert talk with Music Academy Chief Artistic Officer Nate Bachhuber on the Granada stage at 6:30pm.

Mezzo-soprano Julia Holoman, Academy fellow and a resident artist with the Utah Opera for the 2025-2026 season, was specially selected to perform as the symphony’s soloist. The concert will mark her first time singing classical

repertoire with a symphony orchestra.

“It’s a very big first for me and I can’t imagine anywhere better to do it than here because one of the co-directors at the Lehrer Institute is Sasha Cooke, and she has done so much of the Mahler symphonic solo repertoire,” said Holoman. “Learning from her firsthand has been such an amazing opportunity.”

While Holoman is intimately familiar with Mahler’s song cycles, having performed several with duo piano for her master’s recital at Rice University, she is excited for the opportunity to sing alongside the full Academy Festival Orchestra.

“I’ve always had this dream,” she expressed.

Holman’s solo emerges during the symphony’s fourth movement, lending vocals to Friedrich Nietzsche’s poem “Midnight Song” from Also Sprach Zarathustra. She values the solo’s intimacy and powerful sentiment.

“I appreciate how the solo itself is not flashy, it’s about time coming to a standstill to convey an important message,” shared Holoman. “There’s a lot of pain in the world and joy continues to outweigh it. I think that anybody can relate to that in some form or fashion with whatever they might be facing in their lives.”

Holoman will also be joined onstage by the Sing! children’s chorus as well as the Music Academy Women’s Chorus, which was formed from local community members just for this concert. Together, the choirs will help realize the symphony’s intricate task.

“I think for audiences who might not know what to expect, you should just be ready to be transported to a different world,” expressed Holoman. “It’s just a phenomenal piece of music.”

Lehrer Vocal Institute: Love & Laughter

Romantic and hilarious antics will make up the entertaining conclusion to the Lehrer Vocal Institute’s summer concerts when vocal fellows under the direction of Kristine McIntyre present Love & Laughter at 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 5th in Hahn Hall.

Ever a summer festival highlight, LVI’s annual recitals spotlight its fellows’ wideranging talents through an innovative, period-focused theme. Past summers have transformed Hahn Hall into everything from a 1930s cabaret to the peak of Laurel Canyon’s 1970s musical movement.

Love & Laughter will depict a slice of life straight from 1950s New York City by reimagining Ned Rorem’s Four Dialogues

A song cycle for voice and piano that grounds itself in Frank O’Hara’s song cycle

Photo by Michal Novak

Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya will make his Music Academy of the West debut

Mezzo-soprano Julia Holoman will perform as the soloist for Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

The Music Academy’s Sing! children’s choir will perform during Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

courtesy of Music Academy of the West

courtesy of Music Academy of the West

known as “The Quarrel Sonata,” the four vignettes follow a relationship from a couple’s meeting on a Brooklyn subway to their ultimate separation.

The artistic vision will continue through peals of laughter as fellows also present a re-envisioned performance of William Bolcom’s Lucrezia. A one-act romp that draws inspiration from Niccolò Machiavelli’s play La Mandragola, Lucrezia follows one woman’s efforts to out-wit suitors into providing her both pleasure and funds. Inspired by the zarzuela tradition, LVI’s production will carry operatic comedy to new heights with a 1970s New York setting.

Duo & Song Winners Recital Finale

Revealing the crème de la crème of the 2025 cohort, the Music Academy will present its Duo Competition and Marilyn Horne Song Competition winners on August 8th at 7:30pm in the Lobero Theatre.

Selected for their skill and spirit after eight weeks of masterclasses and concerts, the Duo Competition honors orchestral musicians for outstanding duet performances. Each winner receives a $2,500 cash award and the opportunity to share their music with the larger community.

The 2025 Wind & Brass Division winners are oboe fellow Jamie Yoojin Lee and pianist Lydia Ai-ling Yu. In the Strings Division, cellist Mia Kim Bernard and pianist Amber Ginmi Scherer are this summer’s honorees.

The Marilyn Horne Song Competition similarly celebrates the each summer’s top vocalists, as well as pianists specializing in vocal piano accompaniment. They also receive a $2,500 cash award in addition to a spotlight recital. The 2025 winners are baritone Jack Burrows and pianist Tony Stauffer.

Each of the three winning pairs will perform their own set, sharing a fun variety of music from vocal to instrumental works. The recital will also unite teaching artists and fellows for a final night of celebration.

Lehrer Vocal Institute will celebrate Love & Laughter in 1950s and 1970s New York on August 5th

Photo by Zach Mendez

Duo Competition winners Lydia Ai-ling Yu, Jamie Yoojin Lee, Amber Ginmi Scherer, and Mia Kim Bernard

Marilyn Horne Song Competition winners Tony Stauffer and Jack Burrows

Photo by Zach Mendez

Old Spanish Days Pre-Fiesta Celebrations

Capture the Spirit!

Channel City Club Fiesta

GATHERING AT THE CARRIAGE AND WESTERN ART

MUSEUM and watching performances by Fiesta Spirit Natalia Treviño and Junior Spirit Victoria Plascencia, the Channel City Club celebrated Old Spanish Days in style.

The event sponsors were Fiesta Grand Marshals, Henrietta Holsman Fore and Marta Holsman Babson.

Project Fiesta Opening Reception

THE PROJECT FIESTA: SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS EDITION OPENING RECEPTION, presented by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum was held in the Grand Courtyard. The Museum Gallery was filled with photos and front pages drawn from the News-Press archives, compiled over generations of Old Spanish Days celebrations. An amazing array of dancers and entertainment performed for the attendees.

Santa Barbara Historical Museum Una Fiesta en

los Adobes

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

MUSIC FILLED EVERY CORNER OF THE SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM, as the patrons of the Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara News-Press Edition exhibition were celebrated in a beautiful gala.

Mariachi Las Olas welcomed guests, before stage performances by Luis Moreno, (with California Spanish colonial “Flor y Canto” songs), Danza Folklórica Quetzalcoatl, and several jaw-dropping flamenco numbers (created by artistic director María Bermúdez) featuring Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño, Joaquin, Annissa, Ysabella, Timo Nuñez, Manuel Gutiérrez and María Bermúdez, accompanied by cantaor / singer José Cortés, with Diego Alvarez on cajón, guitarist Andres Vadin, and David Morales on violin. The event culminated with dancing to the Elements Band inside the Adobe Covarrubias.

“During

this season, we honor the history of the festival,” said the Museum’s Executive Director Dacia Harwood to VOICE. “Our guests were treated to a magical evening with incredible entertainment in the glow of our treasured adobes, the site of many of our earliest Fiestas.”

Photos by Isaac Hernández de Lipa

Kevin Snyder, 2025 President of the Channel City Club and Frank Tabar, 2024 President of CCC.

Photos by Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

Photos by Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño

Jr. Spirit of Fiesta Victoria Plascencia

Vince Caballero with SBHM Director Dacia Harwood

El Presidente Fritz and Gretchen Olenberger

Los Presidentes Reception

HIGH ON A HOPE RANCH HILL, a reception was held to honor past Presidentes. Dignatarios, city leaders, and guests gathered at the Betty Stevens Estate to toast the traditions of Old Spanish Days, dance, and partake of a banquet of food and wine.

The evening included several local dance studios, a welcome from El Presidente 2025 Fritz Olenberger, and performances by Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Treviño and Junior Spirit Victoria Plascencia.

Presidentes: Front row: Josiah Jenkins (2013),

Viva La Boheme

George Leis Fiesta

DECORATED TO COLORFUL PERFECTION, the home of Laurie and George Leis was Fiesta central for CalPrivate Bank, the newest bank to open in Montecito and Santa Barbara. The crowd toasted George for being named EVP & Market President of CalPrivate Bank. CalPrivate Bank is supporting the community festival by being a Gold Sponsor for Fiesta.

THE SANTA BARBARA PRESIDIO was filled with Fiesta revelers for the 5th annual Viva La Boheme party. Performances by several dance studios and individuals, with a finale by the La Boheme Dancers rocked the house and the block with remarkable talent. The tunes of Mezcal Martini and amazing paella added to the evidence

that the hosts and event producers Teresa Kuskey and Rick Oshay put on one of the best Old Spanish Days parties in Santa Barbara.

Teresa Kuskey and Rick Oshay

Old Spanish Days El Presidente, Fritz Olenberger telling George Leis and guests how this year’s Fiesta poster came to be.

Photo courtesy Alejandro Navarro

Photo courtesy Alejandro Navarro

Los

Roger Aceves (2001), Christie Gallagher (2003), Michael Mendoza (1998), Mike Danley (1997). Scott Burns (1999), and Joanne Furnari (2011). Back row: JC Gordon (2016), Rhonda Henderson (2017), Denise Sanford (2018), David Bolton (2023), Fritz Olenberger (2025), Brian Schwabecher (2024), Maria Cabrera (2022), Stephanie Petlow (2021), and Erik Davis (2020)

Honorary Director Drew Wakefield, Kelly Hoover, El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, and Honorary Presidenta Gretchen Olenberger

Honorary Directors Jill Nida, Gary Simpson, Heather Taupin, and Bernie Taupin

Photos by Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

George Leis (far right) with CalPrivate Bank team members (left to right), President & CEO Rick Sowers, Relationship Manager Sarah McClelland, and Client Support Manager Emily Strawn. CalPrivate Bank is a Gold Sponsor of Old Spanish Days 2025

Santa Barbara’s Cultural Night Downtown

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ST THURSDAY is an evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara that takes place on the first Thursday of each month. Participating art venues offer free access to art in a fun and social environment from 5-8pm. 1st Thursday venues also provide additional attractions, such as live music, artist receptions, lectures, wine tastings, and hands-on activities. State St also comes alive on 1st Thursday with performances and interactive activities.

August 7th • 5 to 8pm

Galleries, Museums, & Art Venues

1. Voice Gallery • La Cumbre Plaza, 110 S. Hope Ave., Unit H-124 • Celebrate a creative summer with SB Visual Artists during August. Meet the artists & join in a sing-along with Harold Kono at 6 pm. SBVA welcomes artists celebrated for exceptional abstract, landscape, seascape, portrait, still life, and photographic compositions, and sculptor friends.

Rob Robinson. Honorary local, Rodolfo Rivademer. Guest artist, Andy Vogel. Photographer Robert Werling & Larry Iwerks, Marcia Burtt, Ray Strong, & more!

5. Tamsen Gallery • 1309 State Street • Join us at Tamsen Gallery to experience Agrios, a vibrant exhibition by artist Komatis. Inspired by the Fauve art movement, “Agrios” means “wild” in Greek. The collection showcases Komatis’ bold use of color and line, capturing both figurative

and landscape subjects.

2. SBIFF’s Santa Barbara Filmmaker Series • SBIFF's Education Center, 1330 State Street #101

• We will feature a locally made short film. For info on the film, please visit sbiff.org/sbfilmmakers. Showtimes: 5:30 pm, 6 pm, 6:30 pm, 7 pm.

3. Art & Soul • 1323 State Street • ¡Viva La Fiesta! Celebrate Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days with Pedro De La Cruz’s solo exhibition, alive with swirling skirts, mariachis, and laughter. Join us for a lively 1st Thursday full of color, music, dance, and the joyful spirit of Fiesta, honoring this beloved cultural tradition.

4. Santa Barbara Fine Art • 1321 State Street • Summer in SB “Santa Barbara Beaches” – John Comer, Richard Schloss, Kelly Hine, Arturo Tello, Michael Drury, John Wullbrandt, and

6. domecíl • 1223 State Street • domecíl welcomes visiting artist Gonzalo Torres Gimeno, a multidisciplinary Uruguayan artist whose striking nest chandeliers grace our shop and create its unique atmosphere. Gonzalo’s creative voice spans music, sculpture, and visual design, each piece echoing the cultural rhythms of Montevideo and weaving contemporary forms with ancestral undertones.

7. Benchmark Eatery • 1201 State Street • David J. Diamant will be showing his series titled Unsalted Each wooden panel provides a spray and acrylic painted snapshot of the same lake during late summer, at different times of day and weather conditions. This show is dedicated to Amy and the Shulers & the Butchers.

8. 10 West Gallery • 10 W. Anapamu St. • Shades of Summer – An eclectic mix of contemporary artwork from artists living in the Santa Barbara area. Abstract impressionism and expressionism, urban landscapes of New York City, stitched collage, ceramic vessels, and resin sculpture. Through Sunday, September 14th.

4. See Sunset Reflections by Kelly Hine and work by local artists in Summer in Santa Barbara at SB Fine Art Artists

23. Catch a special open house for Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making at Casa de la Guerra.

7. See the work by David Diamant in Unsallted at Benchmark Eatery

1. See the work of Santa Barbara Visual Artists and sculptor friends at VOICE Gallery

10. Robin Gowen's 13th solo exhibit will open at Sullivan Goss a Summer Salon and The Fateful Eight.

8. An artistic collaboration between Lotusland and Sullivan Goss has resulted in Jardin de Rêves.

21. The magic of artists coming together will be on view at SB Visual Artists pop up gallery: 707 Gallery, in the Paseo Nuevo. Painting by Tricia Evenson

9. Seimandi & Leprieur • French Art Gallery

33 W. Anapamu St. • Fertilum by Ricardo OzierLafontaine. Powerful and immersive, this solo show presents large-scale black-and-white paintings (up to 12 feet long) exploring ancestral memory through abstraction. Ozier-Lafontaine draws on preColumbian visual forms and Caribbean cultural histories to create a visual language that is both rooted and strikingly contemporary.

10. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery • 11 E. Anapamu St. • Join us to celebrate the opening reception for beloved painter Robin Gowen’s 13th solo exhibition at the gallery. Also on view: The Fateful Eight: A Blockbuster Summer Exhibition and a salon of all women artists.

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18. The Yes Store • 1015 State Street • Come celebrate local arts while enjoying music, drinks, and treats. View our new artists and the work of all our incredibly talented artists. Looking for locally handmade gifts or something special for yourself? Look no further than The Yes Store – Local Arts Gallery.

19. Amazon • 1001 State Street • Rosemary Martines is interested in being authentic to her creative process. Her expressions are created using a palette knife and oil paints on canvas. Her artwork is an outward reflection of her love for nature. Each piece is a journey of self-discovery and reflects a deep love for nature.

20. Finch & Fork | The Kimpton Canary Hotel • 31 W. Carrillo St. • $2 oysters, cocktails, and shop local, all under one roof! Every 1st Thursday, the Canary Hotel lobby transforms into a haven for art and music lovers. Join from 5 to 8 pm to shop jewelry, clothing, and art from local vendors. Take a seat at the bar and enjoy $2 oysters & cocktails while DJ Dansauce provides the beats.

11. Channing Peake Gallery • 105 E. Anapamu St. • Join us for a public reception of Form and Frame: Abstraction, Community, and the Language of Art. Featuring selections from the County’s public art collection, the exhibition explores how core elements such as line, form, and color serve as tools for storytelling, community expression, and emotional resonance.

12. Channel City Camera Club • Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St. • Photographs by members of the Channel City Camera Club will be on display in the main Faulkner Gallery throughout August. Original works on paper, canvas, and metal display the skill and diversity of the club, active locally since 1939. Our 1st Thursday reception will be from 4 pm to 7 pm.

13. Santa Barbara Museum of Art • 1130 State Street • Join us for 1st Thursday at SBMA, free and open from 5 – 8 pm! Explore our diverse galleries, from Vian Sora: Outerworlds, to Elliott Hundley: Proscenium, and Portraits Revealed. Feeling creative? Drop by the Art Learning Lab for a hands-on art activity related to our exhibitions!

14. Gallery 113 • 1114 State Street #8 • Exhibit by members of the Santa Barbara Art Association. Artist of the Month is Liz Poulin Alvarez. Also featuring Olga Bologo, Kelly Hildner, Liz Imperato, Darlene Roker, and Suemae Willhite. There will also be a group exhibit featuring various artists.

15. Waterhouse Gallery • 1114 State Street #9 • Join us for 1st Thursday at Waterhouse Gallery, where we will be highlighting paintings celebrating the beauty of the Courthouse.

16. Slice of Light • 9 W. Figueroa St. • Slice of Light Gallery’s 2-year anniversary exhibition is up now! To celebrate our time in Santa Barbara, we’re displaying gorgeous photography and art from J K Lovelace, Ben Coffman, and Eric States. Stop by to enjoy fine wine and a beautiful array of art and photography.

17. Crossroads Trading Co. • 1025 State Street • Stop into Crossroads Trading to shop, sell, and consign the best of resale fashion while enjoying bubbly drinks (non-alcoholic), a DJ set, curated seasonal racks, and gift card

21. SB Visual Artists' 707 Gallery • 707 Paseo Nuevo • Meet the artists and view beautiful artwork while enjoying music by MellowTonin. SB Visual Artists are known for quality artwork with diverse media, color, and style, featuring realism, portrait, still life, abstract/ abstract realism, and landscape/seascape works.

22. Paint at Paseo • De La Guerra Place • Paseo Nuevo Vero Sanchez is a Mexican graphic design artist and acrylic painter based in Santa Barbara. With a BA in Cultural Anthropology from UC Riverside, Vero’s work is primarily centered in Artivismo (Art-Activism) and aims to highlight and celebrate cultural and socio-political identities.

23. Casa de la Guerra • 15 E. De la Guerra St. • Join us at Casa de la Guerra on Thursday, August 7th for a special 1st Thursday Exhibit Open House featuring our current exhibition Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making. Then stop by The SPACE for art workshops, Indigenous culture and history, and conversations on protecting our environment.

24. Santa Barbara Historical Museum • 136 E. De La Guerra St. • Join the Museum for after-hours wine and music while you enjoy our latest exhibitions: Project Fiesta! Santa Barbara News-Press Edition and Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West.

Entertainment

Marika and the OHMS • 800 Block of State Street • Get ready for an unforgettable evening with Marika & the OHMS. This electrifying Local 805 band began as a heartwarming father-daughter collaboration and blossomed into a vibrant ensemble of incredibly talented musicians. Prepare to be swept away by their energizing performance, featuring a dynamic blend of classic and modern rock,

and

pop,

R&B hits.

14. Discover new work by Santa Barbara Art Association members at Gallery 113, including by Artist of the Month Liz Poulin Alvarez

16. Seimandi & Leprieur are presenting Fertilum by Featuring French-Caribbean artist Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine

16. Slice of Light is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary! with work by J K Lovelace, Ben Coffman, and Eric States

15. The beautiful Santa Barbara Courthouse is the star of Waterhouse Gallery's exhibit this month.

6. Gonzalo Torres Gimeno, a multidisciplinary Uruguayan artist will be featured at domecíl

11. See Form and Frame: Abstraction, Community, and the Language of Art at Channing Peake Gallery, 105 E Anapamu St, 1st fl.

12. Channel City Camera Club is sharing photography at the Faulkner Gallery.

8. Celebrate Shades of Summer at 10 West Gallery including Sophie MJ Cooper's Phebe’s

13. The SB Museum of Art will be open for art viewing in the galleries and art creating in the Learning Lab!

19. Work by Romemary Martines will be featured at Amazon

24. Images of Fiesta's past enliven Project Fiesta! at the SB Historical Museum

5. Inspired by Fauve art, enjoy work by Agrios at Tamsen Gallery

Las Noches de Ronda

BENEATH THE MOONLIGHT at the historic Courthouse Sunken Garden, Las Noches de Ronda, one of Fiesta’s most romantic events, features hundreds of dancers and singers including the Spirit of Fiesta, Natalia Treviño, and the Junior Spirit,Victoria Plascencia.

Families gather on the Courthouse Sunken Garden lawn when Noches de Ronda, “Nights of Gaiety,” returns with the best artists and studios at Fiesta to perform flamenco, folklórico, samba, Aztec dance, and more. Witness the beauty of dancing and music at the Courthouse Sunken Garden, Free from 8-10pm Thursday, 7/31 through Saturday, 8/2.

SB Rodeo Days Highlights

SANTA BARBARA RODEO DAYS will saddle up on August 1st to 3rd at Earl Warren Showgrounds. As the Flying U Rodeo gets ready to roll into town, several exciting updates are sure to make this year’s event unforgettable.

In addition to the PRCA ProRodeo events, Miss Rodeo California, Janae Wallace, will make special appearances at all three rodeo performances.

Also this year, Santa Barbara Rodeo Days will honor Josiah

Aspiring young cowboys and cowgirls will compete in the thrilling mutton bustin’ event, a fan favorite at every rodeo.

Jenkins, a fifth generation Californian, and longtime Santa Barbara rodeo legend, with the Rodeo Legacy Award. Jenkins has played an instrumental role in shaping the tradition of the Santa Barbara Rodeo, and his contributions to the Western heritage of the community will be celebrated during the event. This award acknowledges his lasting impact on the Santa Barbara rodeo scene. Additionally, the Showgrounds will also recognize the Jenkins family, whose unwavering dedication and support have been vital in fostering the rodeo’s legacy and preserving the traditions that have made the Santa Barbara Rodeo such an iconic event.

Rodeo guests will also be able to get their Country line dancing fix, thanks to a new partnership with the Borderline Bar Performance Dance Team, who will lead line dancing and offer lessons throughout the weekend.

This year Santa Barbara Rodeo Days will include a free entry carnival featuring thrilling rides, a vibrant mercado, food and drinks, live music, and plenty of family-friendly fun.

Rodeo showtimes: Friday, August 1st & Saturday, August 2nd at 7pm, and Sunday, August 3rd at 1pm.

Carnival times: Friday, August 1st & Saturday, August 2nd from 2pm to 11pm, and Sunday, August 3rd from 11am to 8pm.

Rodeo tickets & advance carnival ride tickets are available at tickets.earlwarren.com

The Profant Foundation for the Arts Fiesta Finale 2025

Enjoy fabulous cuisine, vibrant costumes, lively music and dancing - all while raising funds for scholarships.

Inspired by Erin Graffy, the Old Spanish Days Poster 2015

will come to life, and the Erin Graffy de Garcia Legacy Endowment will be officially christened during Fiesta Finale.

Sunday, August 3 at El Paseo Restaurant Doors open at 5:30pm - $300

Almost Sold Out - Make Your Reservation Today! (805) 705-9179 or JEProfant@gmail.com

Photos by Fritz Olenberger

LOVE TO SING?

FREE AUDITION WORKSHOP FOR AREA SINGERS AUG. 13

Whether a novice or experienced singer, many people are unnerved by the prospect of an audition.

Sponsored by the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation, The Choral Society is hosting a free, community-wide audition workshop at the Arts & Culture building,1330 State Street, on August 13 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

Becca Clarke, the Assistant to the Conductor of The Choral Society, will help prepare singers to approach vocal auditions with confidence. Clarke holds a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance from the University of Utah and a Master of Arts in Music Leadership from the Eastman School of Music. In addition to The Choral Society, she also performs with Quire of Voyces, the Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus, and is Production Manager for Camerata Pacifica.

Registration is required no later than August 12th. Visit sbchoral.org for more information.

SANTA BARBARA VISUAL ARTISTS presents SBVA Featured Artists Exhibition at VOICE Gallery La Cumbre Plaza

ARTIST RECEPTIONS

1st Thursday, August 7, 5pm - 8pm

3rd Friday, August 15, 5pm - 8pm

EXHIBIT DATE S August 2 - August 30, 2025

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THE CHORAL SOCIETY AUDITIONS AUG. 16

The Choral Society will hold auditions for its 202526 season on Saturday, August 16. Artistic Director/ Conductor JoAnne Wasserman will audition prospective new singers and Section Leaders, which are paid positions in each section.

Registration is required by 5 pm, Aug. 11th. Visit sbchoral.org.

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Submissions soon will be open for Voice Gallery’s September 2025 Exhibition.

Area artists are invited to participate. Sculpture and 2D work is welcome.

To participate: email up to three images to artcall@voicesb.art between August 1st and 15th.

Label images with artist name and title of the piece

Images should be 1000 pixels wide - jpeg or tiff

Entry email must also include: artist’s name, telephone number, material, dimensions, price.

Entry fee will be collected for ACCEPTED pieces at ingathering: $40 1st piece; $35 2nd piece; $30 3rd piece.

All pieces must be wired or pedestal ready. NO brackets, saw tooth, etc.

Sales: 70% to artist / 30% to gallery.

Ingathering: Accepted art must be dropped off between 3-5pm, Saturday, August 30th.

Exhibition Dates: September 2nd to 27th, 2025

Unsold Art Pick Up: Saturday, September 27th - 3 to 5pm

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53rd Annual Santa Barbara to King Harbor Casts Off

THE 53RD ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA TO KING HARBOR (Redondo Beach) race left Friday, July 25th at noon from the waters in front of the Santa Barbara Yacht club. The race is 80 nautical miles. The boats took off towards the Channel Islands. Some arrived Friday night, others landed Saturday morning.

Los Padres Forest Cleanup a Success

DISCARDED DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH AND BULLETS have been cleaned up from the West Camino Cielo trails by volunteers during the July 20th Los Padres National Forest Clean-up Day. The 4-Wheel Drive Club hauled out a full trailer from the hours-long effort.

New Ladder Truck in Action

SANTA BARBARA CITY FIRE was on the scene of a confirmed structure fire at Micheltorena St. and Chapala St. on Monday, July 28th. Two engines and the department’s new ladder truck 71 responded.

Photo by Ray Navarro

Santa Barbara Celebrates Fiesta!

THE DRESS REHEARSAL

SPECIAL COVERS HAVE GONE DOWN OVER STORM DRAINS in parts of Santa Barbara to prevent mounds of confetti from getting into the ocean during Old Spanish Days. The famous cascarones (confetti filled) eggs will be sold by the thousands over the four day event this week.

SANTA BARBARA’S EL MERCADO DE LA GUERRA will be the site for the main downtown food and entertainment during Old Spanish Days, which began in 1924. This is Fiesta’s 101st anniversary. Mercado de la Guerra will have more than 15 booths and food vendors plus a stage of music and dancing through Saturday night, August 2nd.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE came out Wednesday morning to secure spots for the official start of Old Spanish Days, Fiesta Pequeña, on the steps of the historic Old Mission. The blankets were allowed after 6am and many were ready. The colorful show with traditional singing and dancing performances is broadcast on KEYT Newschannel 3.

also shut down with cones at the entrance. Extra Santa Barbara Fire, Police and Harbor Patrol units were visible or staging in the area. The tsunami alerts were issued following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of eastern Russia.

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TSUNAMI CONCERNS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST forced the overnight closure of Santa Barbara’s historic Stearns wharf on Tuesday, July 29th. Nearby parking lots were

SB Coastline Receives Tsunami Alerts

FOR LAS NOCHES DE RONDA took place Monday evening at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens. Family members and passersby were treated to a preview of the free show taking place Thursday through Saturday during Old Spanish Days this week.

River She-Oak ~

Casuarina cunninghamiana

By David Gress / Special to VOICE

RIVER SHE-OAK is an evergreen tree that can be considered a master (or a mistress?) of illusion. It has a pine-like appearance - but is not a pine at all. It isn’t even any type of conifer (a “gymnosperm”), which reproduces through seed cones and pollen cones. It is, in fact, a flowering plant (an “angiosperm”) - and one of the very earliest to have evolved eons ago.

It does bear what seem to be pine needles – but these are not needles. They are modified stems (called “cladodes”), which are quite long (4- to 12-inches), soft to the touch, and contain the chlorophyll necessary for photosynthesis. The cladodes have segments (called “articles”) regularly spaced all along their lengths – and, consequently, resemble the segmented stems of horsetail plant (Equisetum). The cladodes grow along the branches in graceful downward alignment. It is a delight to stroke them –they feel like downy feathers.

the fact that its wood has a beautiful grain that is similar to that of true oaks (Quercus), being only slightly softer. Its other common names include “River Oak,” “Creek Oak,” and “Australian Pine.”

Where River She-Oak is indigenous, it is harvested as a valuable timber tree and planted for windbreaks, erosion control, reforestation, and screening.

It is in the Casuarinaceae (She-Oak) plant family. Its botanic name is Casuarina cunninghamiana The genus name, Casuarina, is derived from the name of the Australian flightless bird, the cassowary (genus Casuarius), because the tree’s soft stems resemble (and feel like) the bird’s long feathers. The specific epithet, cunninghamiana, honors the Australian botanist and explorer, Alan Cunningham (1791-1839).

This stately single-trunked tree can reach a height of 70 feet with a spread of 30 feet. As it matures, it changes its growth habit dramatically - going from an upright tree of handsome symmetry to a rather gangly tree with an open canopy of irregularly drooping branches. Its attractive light gray-brown bark has shallow fissures and is sometimes scaly.

River She-Oak is “dioecious”, which means that male flowers occur on one tree and female flowers occur on a separate tree. The inconspicuous flowers appear in late winter or early spring. Male flowers develop on spikes (1-inch-long) at the ends of the branchlets that bear the cladodes. Female flowers are red and filament-like, oddly without petals; they appear on short stems (¼ to ½-inch-long) in clusters on branchlets and are wind pollinated. After pollination, female flowers develop round fruits (½-inch-diameter), which look a bit cone-like; when mature, these turn light brown, dry out, and crack open to release dozens of tan seeds (1/8-inch-long) each bearing a single wing for dispersal through flight.

River She-Oak is endemic to the tropics and subtropics of Australia and New Guinea. Its common name refers to the fact that in its native areas it is “riparian” (growing primarily along rivers, streams, and bodies of freshwater) and to

Over the decades, several different species of Casuarina have been imported into the Santa Barbara community; they all grow quite well in our Mediterranean climate. Casuarina cunninghamiana is now the most commonly planted Casuarina here, primarily as an ornamental landscape tree.

River She-Oak is easy to grow, because it is adaptable to many types of soil and is quite drought tolerant. It tolerates brackish water and salt spray. It is also resistant to any serious insect or disease problems.

It is a good tree for difficult sites - where other trees would not thrive. It is certainly suitable for parks, street plantings, large private gardens, and commercial landscapes.

Mature River She-Oaks can be seen as street trees on Cota Street (from Chapala Street to Garden Street), in Vera Cruz Park, in Sylvan Park, as specimen trees in the grounds of Cold Spring School, as a fine grove on the south side of the 6000 block of Hollister Avenue (Santa Barbara Airport property), and in Ganna Walska Lotusland (just inside the old gate on Sycamore Canyon Road).

Tree-of-the-Month articles are sponsored by Santa Barbara Beautiful, whose many missions include the increase of public awareness and appreciation of Santa Barbara’s many outstanding trees and, in a long-time partnership with the City Parks & Recreation Department, the funding and planting of trees along the City’s streets. www.sbbeautiful.org

River She-Oake

River She-Oak Bark

Photos by David Gress

River She-Oak Fruit Cones

The Japanese Tariffs

“It has been clear for a while that Trump and co. don’t understand or believe in balance of payments accounting, that they want both a smaller trade deficit and more foreign investment in America. Now their basic lack of understanding is embodied in a specific deal.”

– Paul Krugman

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE

July 25, 2025

WHY NOT

QUOTE

PAUL

KRUGMAN, who won a Nobel Prize for his research on foreign trade? The just announced trade deal with Japan is another illustration of the Trump administration’s ignorance of basic economic principles that will make both countries poorer.

It’s necessary to get into the ‘weeds’ of economic principles for those that want to understand just what the Trump administration is really up to; enriching the few with tax cuts that are paid for by all Americans in the higher prices that will result.

steel and aluminum products that go into American-made autos. That’s why the U.S. Autoworkers Union will have something to say about such a tariff agreement that will endanger the livelihoods of Ford, Stellantis, and GM’s unionized autoworkers.

GM President Mary Ybarra just announced that $1.1 billion of its $2 billion net income from second quarter earnings will be ‘eaten’ by the higher tariff costs that GM didn’t want to pass on to consumers.

The FRED graph illustrates the historical ups and downs of the historical trade imbalance of goods and services. The downward trending red line basically tracks the negative gap between imports and exports. It has been trending down because we are a consumer-driven economy that has historically imported much more than American businesses export.

By Harlan Green

Although Japan will be building more factories in the U.S. with its $550 billion in announced investments and be able to export more Japanese vehicles to Americans, U.S. autoworkers will be hurt because Japanese autos will be cheaper than vehicles manufactured in the U.S, even with the 15 percent tariffs levied on them.

Why so? Because the parts imported and used in U.S. manufactured autos have higher tariffs, such as the 50 percent tariff on imported

The deepest trade deficit (steep drop in red line) occurred with a surge in imports JanuaryMarch 2025 to get ahead of Trump’s threatened reciprocal tariffs on April 2. But when he announced the reciprocal tariffs—China’s was 145 percent, for instance—imports dried up and the difference narrowed so that the graph line rose quickly to the $60 to $70 billion historical trade deficit.

It's an illustration of the incredible gyrations that such chaos injects into foreign trade with Trump’s negotiating tactics, and which hurts small businesses most that depend on imports for consumer products, as well as retail giants like Walmart and Target.

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The earliest effect on tariff-induced inflation appeared in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) I reported last week. The prices of retail goods and services rose to 2.7 percent in June from a fouryear low of 2.4 percent, which is why the Fed is still on hold with further rate cuts. It fears that lowering their Fed funds short-term rate could trigger an inflation panic, since it would speed up economic activity.

This would in turn panic bond holders who fear higher inflation and demand higher rates that control mortgages and yields on Treasury securities that fund the national debt, when the annual debt payments are $1 trillion.

Consumers can tolerate some higher inflation and maintain spending if the jobs market is good. Retail sales just rebounded in June and initial jobless claims for

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unemployment benefits are down again. Should the unemployment report remain in the low 4.24.3 percent range, consumers can keep spending despite uncertainty. But confidence polls are showing consumers are beginning to see the ultimate cost of higher tariffs—reduced social services and a worsening climate.

And this is before the appeal by the Trump administration of the Foreign Trade Court ruling that all reciprocal tariffs must be approved by the congress is decided! How is anyone to know what the final tariffs will be, in that case?

And how can he keep his promise to lower inflation while he keeps hounding the Fed to lower interest rates sooner (that would boost inflation)? He can’t keep his promise, in a word, because of his need to cut taxes. So he will raise everyone’s cost of living to pay for tax cuts that will benefit the few.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the appeal filed by Natasha Todorovic of the Architectural Board of Review’s decision to approve the mixed-use project at 418 N. Milpas Street and 915-923 E. Gutierrez Street (PLN2024-00156). The project consists of a new four-story, 108,698 square foot (gross) mixeduse building with 90 residential rental units (74 market-rate, 15 affordable, 1 workforce) and 850 square feet (net) of commercial space. The project includes 68 parking spaces (65 residential, 3 commercial). The project qualifies for an exemption from further environmental review under Section 15332 (In-fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

You are invited to attend this Public Hearing. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Additionally, Agendas and Staff Reports are accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP.

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The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, August 14, 2025 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.

On Thursday, August 07, 2025, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, August 14, 2025 will be posted on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

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Project Description: Consultation of subdivision of 996 & 1000 W Mountain Drive to create four lots.

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Santa Barbara County Courthouse Docent Tours • Free

• www.sbcourthouse.org • 10:30am Mon-Fri & 2pm daily.

Meditation Class • Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr @ 1825 State Street (Upstairs) with Kadam Keli • $15 • meditationinsantabarbara.org • 5:30-6:30pm Fri.

MUSIC

Lupillo Rivera • Mexican-American singer and songwriter • Chumash Casino Resort • $81 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm, Fri, 8/1.

Karaoke Fridays on State • Longoria Wines • 6:30-8:30pm Fri.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB Rodeo Days • Cowboy culture, horsemanship, carnival, entertainment

• Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free Carnival, $87 Rodeo • EarlWarren.com • 7pm, Fri-Sun, 8/1 to 8/3.

Saturday 8/2

CHILDREN

Public Skate Party Luau •

Hawaiian theme music and costume • Ice In Paradise • $20 • iceinparadise.org • 1:30-4:30pm, Sat, 8/2.

COMEDY

Storytime @ the Sea Center •

Stories of the sea • all ages • Free with admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

Explore Together • Ages 0-7 • Interactive science, math, literacy and art • Central Library • 10:15-11:15am, Sat.

DANCE

Summer Celebration of Nature

• State Street Ballet Academy’s Junior Intensive students perform •  Lobero Theatre • $16-$27 • lobero.org • 6pm, Sat, 8/2.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

SBMAL Open House • A tour of the archive-library • 2201 Laguna St. • Free

• sac.ca.gov • 9:30am-12pm, Sat, 8/2.

SB GO Club • Play or learn the ancient strategic board game. All levels • Questions: Lorin 805-448-5335 • Free • Mosaic Coffee, 1131 State St • 11-4 Sat.

Crafternoon: Craft for the Earth •

EE Makerspace • exploreecology.org •

$8 • 2:30-4:30 Wed, 11:30-1pm Sat.

MUSIC

SB Mariachi Festival • Mariachi

Herencia De Mexico, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan and friends • SB Bowl • $95-$200 • sbbowl.com • 5pm, Sat, 8/2.

60’s Mania - The Beat Goes

On • Beatles’ British invasion to the legendary music of Woodstock • The Alcazar Theatre • $20 • thealcazar.org • 7:30-10:30pm, Sat, 8/2.

OUTDOORS

Power Hour • Workout with Napoleon Jinnies • De La Guerra Pl by Paseo Nuevo Cinemas • Free • 10-11am Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Bakery Pop Up • Bob’s Well Bread Bakery is partnering with Handlebar Coffee • 2720 De La Vina St. • Free • www.bobswellbread.com • 9am, Sat, 8/2. Summer Community BBQ • Mosaic Therapy Collective • Seahouse Party Pavilion • RSVP • mosaictherapycollective.com • 4-6pm, Sat, 8/2.

Sunday 8/3

CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • Stories of the sea • all ages • Free with admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Firewise Landscaping for Landscape Designers

• Workshops about fire resilient landscaping • SB Botanic Garden • Free • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9am-4pm, Sat-Sun, 8/2-8/3.

Empathy Cafe • Practice listening & empathy • Riviera Theatre upstairs • Free • theempathycenter.org • 11am Sun.

MUSIC

Maren Morris • Dynamic vocalist with special guest Trousdale • SB Bowl • $50-$100 • sbbowl.com • 7pm, Sun, 8/3. Daveapalooza • Tribute Concert honoring David M. Mendoza • Lobero Theatre • Free • lobero.org • 2pm, Sun, 8/3.

OUTDOORS

Mujeres Makers Market • Community-driven space uplifting women of color • 123 E. Canon Perdido • Free • www.mujeresmakersmarket.com • 10am-4pm, Sun, 8/3.

Sundays At The Ranch • Barn animals, outdoor fun & tractor rides. • 304 N. Los Carneros Rd • Free First Sunday Concerts! • 11am – 2pm Sun.

Domingo Tour • AFSB presents a guided stroll through SB’s Architectural

Mariachi Tunes Are Back In Town

THE SIGNATURE SOUND that reverberates through the Santa Barbara Bowl, with the 28th annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festivel! Join the culture of Fiestas at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, August 2nd, from 5pm to 10pm and listen to the strings, brass and “cantadors” (vocalists) featuring Angeles Ochoa, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan, Leonardo Aguilar, Mariachi Herencia De Mexico and the Mariachi Feminil Nuevo Tecalitlan. Don’t miss the excitment and practice your loudest “grito” or scream, AYE AYE AYEEEE! For tickets ($83-$183), visit sbbowl.com

charm • begins at SB Downtown Library • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

Monday 8/4

CHILDREN

Lunch at the Library • Kids and teens enjoy free lunches all summer. fun games, and hands-on crafts • Central Library • 12-1pm Mon-Fri.

Our Cosmic Coast • Learn and play among scale models of the planets • SB Museum of Natural History • $14-$19 • sbnature.org • 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Scrabble Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Mon.

Parliamo • Italian conversation, all levels • Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • parliamo.yolasite.com • Free • 5-6:30pm Mon.

Tuesday 8/5

CHILDREN

Lego Club • Ages K-6 • Central Library • 4-5pm, Tue.

Bilingual Songs & Stories • Ages 0-5 • Eastside Library • 11-11:30am, Tue.

COMEDY

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In

Class • Learn improv with friends

• Alcazar Theater • $10 at door • thealcazar.org • 7-9pm Tue.

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS

Interm. Spanish Conversation • Central Library • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • Free • 10-11am Tue.

Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.

100 Years of Public Art • SB Arts Collaborative & SB Beautiful public meeting • CAW: 631 Garden St. • RSVP • https://tinyurl.com/45p4j6r8 • 6pm, Mon, 8/4.

Collage Zine Workshop • Discover the art of DIY publishing • EE Makerspace • $20 register at exploreecology.org • 6-7:30pm Tue.

MUSIC

An Evening with Henry Kapono

• The spirit of aloha • SOhO • $23 • https://www.henrykapono.com/bio • 8pm, Tue, 8/5.

OUTDOORS

Community Forest Bathing with PALMA Colectiva • A forest therapy walk • Botanic Garden • $40 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9-10am, Tue.

Photo by thesantabarbaramariachifestival.org

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Continued

Summer Ballet Student Showcase

Find yourself enjoying an evening of romance and marriage in a European setting, with a showcase of Paquita, with selected works from Raymonda, LaVivandiere and Les Sylphides during the 2025 Summer Intensive Workshop Performance by the Goleta School of Ballet on Friday, August 8th at the Center Stage Theater.

The Goleta School of Ballet was founded in 1986 by Artistic Director, Lisa Abshere. The schools fundamental goal is to offer a solid foundation in classical ballet and is dedicated to teaching, at all levels, an appreciation, interest, and genuine fondness for music and dance. For tickets ($29), visit centerstagetheater.org

Wednesday 8/6

CHILDREN

Dungeons & Dragons for Tweens • 6 participant game, grades 5-8 • Faulkner Gallery East • RSVP • https://calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 3-6pm, Wed, 8/6.

Hula Hoop with KitCatKatelyn • Faulkner Gallery • Free •  https://calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 12-1pm, Wed, 8/6.

Bilingual Music & Movement • Ages 0-5 • SB Public Library • 10:1510:45am, Wed.

Read to a Dog • Practice reading with a therapy dog! • Free • Eastside Library • 3-4pm, Wed.

COMEDY

A Storytelling Show • Storytelling and standup. Elaine retraces divorce, the death of her mother, and the pandemic • Center Stage Theater • $30 •  www.onegoodeggshow.com • WedThur, 7pm, 8/6, 8/7.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/ English/ Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed.

ACADEMY’S SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Friday August 1

Double Bass Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1 pm with Scott Pingel

Oboe Masterclass • Lehmann

Hall • 1 pm with Eugene Izotov

Solo Piano Masterclass • Hahn

Hall 3:30 pm with Jeremy Denk

Composers In Context: inti figgis-vizueta • Hahn Hall

7:30 pm with Helen Kim, violin; Jennifer Montone, horn; Conor Hanick, piano

Saturday August 2

Academy Festival Orchestra Series: Ravel’s Bolero • Stéphane Denève, conductor • The Granada Theatre • 7:30 pm with Mosher Guest Artist Christine Goerke

Tuesday August 5

Clarinet Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1 pm with Richie Hawley

Viola Masterclass • Weinman Hall 1 pm • Cynthia Phelps

CIR’s Environmental Webinar • Understanding seagrass ecosystems • Online • Free • https://cirweb.org/ calendar/seagrass-meadows • 5-6pm, Wed, 8/6.

Book Talk and Signing of Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memior • Memior by Suzanne Jill Levine, winner of the 2024 PEN/ Ralph Manheim Award for Translation • Chaucer’s Bookstore • Free • chaucersbooks.com • 6-7pm, Wed, 8/6.

Mending Matters • Sewing & mending • Explore Ecology, 302 E Cota St • $15 • exploreecology.org • 5:30pm7:30pm Wed.

Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • The Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • https://tinyurl.com/5ejbd9ye • Free • 5-6:30pm Wed.

Meditation Class • Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr @ 1825 State Street (Upstairs) with Charles DeLisle • $15 • meditationinsantabarbara.org • 6:30-7:30pm Wed.

OUTDOORS

Considered Coffee Bus • Enjoy a hot beverage or snack on the Library Plaza • Michael Towbes Upper Plaza • $7 • sbma.net • 9:30am-1:30pm, Wed, 8/6.

LVI SERIES LOVE & LAUGHTER • Hahn Hall • 7:30 pm: Kristine McIntyre director; William Long music director • Set in 1950’s New York, two musical gems are reimagined.

Wednesday August 6

Flute Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1 pm with Timothy Day

SALON SERIES: MARTINŮ & TCHAIKOVSKY • Lehmann Hall • 7:30 pm

Thursday August 7

Bassoon Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1 pm with William Short

Violin Masterclass • Lehmann Hall 1 pm with Sibbi Bernhardsson

LVI Masterclass • Hahn Hall

3:30 pm with Tamar Sanikidze Trombone & Tuba

Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 3:30 pm with Weston Sprott

Piano Spotlight Series: Collaborative Piano Spotlight • Hahn Hall • 7:30 pm

Violin Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1 pm with Sibbi Bernhardsson

LVI Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30 pm with Tamar Sanikidze Trombone & Tuba Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 3:30 pm • Weston Sprott

Piano Spotlight Series: Collaborative Piano Spotlight • Hahn Hall • 7:30 pm

Oboe Masterclass • Lehmann Hall • 1 pm

Eugene Izotov • Solo Piano Masterclass • Hahn Hall • 3:30 pm with Conor Hanick

Lobero Nights: Series Duo &

Song Winners • Recital Finale • Lobero Theatre • 7:30 pm

Saturday August 9

Horn Masterclass • Weinman Hall 3:30 pm with Jennifer Montone

Percussion Masterclass •

Hahn Hall • 3:30 pm with Joseph Pereira

Pollinator Nature Journaling Workshop • Bring your own nature journaling supplies • MacVeagh House at SBMNH • $20 • signature.org/calendar • 3:30-5pm, Wed, 8/6.

Thursday 8/7

CHILDREN

Music & Movement Shoreline Park • Music, dancing, and creative play • Shoreline Park • Free •

Friday August 8

Bassoon Masterclass • Weinman Hall • 1 pm with William Short

calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 10:30-11am, Thu.

COMEDY

Backstage Comedy Club • Home to hilarious stand-up • The Red Piano • $20$25 • theredpiano.com • 7:30pm, Thu.

Academy Festival Orchestra Series • Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 • Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor • The Granada Theatre 7:30 pm with JULIA HOLOMAN, mezzo-soprano fellow; Sing! Children’s Chorus; Music Academy Women’s Chorus

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Paint at Paseo • Art Walk, 90 minute panting class by artists at MCASB • Paseo Nuevo Unit 101 • Free • paseonuevosb.com • 5-6:30pm, Thur, 8/7.

Marquez

Santa Barbara Ghost Tours

Christine Gorke

A Night of Oaxacan Magic

TRAVEL TO MEXICO at the first “Night in Oaxaca” event debuting at Elings Park on Friday August 8, from 5pm to 7:30pm. This is an experience you wont want to miss, with an evening of traditional cuisine, entertainment and fundrasing for the Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project. The highlighted theme of this years event is “Light of Resistance: Night of United Peoples”. There will be a unique shopping experience with artisans in our local Indigenous community. For tickets ($120), visit mixteco.org

Family 1st Thursday • Artist led activities • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • Free • sbma.net • 5-7pm, Thur, 8/7.

Printmaking Workshop • hands-on linocut printmaking • EE Makerspace • $35 • exploreecology.org • 6-7:30pm, Thur, 8/7.

Santa Barbara Flea Market • Earl Warren • $7-32 • Earlwarren.com • 7am-3pm, Thu.

Friday 8/8

DANCE

Summer Intensive Performance ‘25 • The Goleta School of Ballet features Paquita • Center Stage Theater • $29 • centerstagetheater.org • 7pm, Fri, 8/8.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Creative Resistance • SB Community Arts Workshop featuring 40 plus artists • 631 Garden St. • Free • sbcaw.org • 5-8pm, Fri; 12:30-4pm, Sat, 8/8 through 8/9.

MUSIC

Tina Schlieske & the Graceland Exiles • Minneapolis music icon. Rock, soul, Americana, and punk • SOhO • $25 • tinaschlieske.com • 7pm, Fri, 8/8.

Geographer • Musical Moniker of Mike Deni, a synth-pop and indie rock artist • SOhO • $25 • https://www.geographermusic.com/ • 9pm, Fri, 8/8.

OUTDOORS

Tai Chi at the Garden • Master Yun Traditional Tai Chi & Kung Fu • SB Botanic Garden • $15 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9-10am, Fri, 8/8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Night in Oaxaca • Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project’s flagship fundraiser • Elings Park • $120 • mixteco.org • 5-7:30pm, Fri, 8/8.

Saturday 8/9

DANCE

Colors of Love Dance Show • Latin, Samba, Belly Dance and Argentine Tango • Center Stage Theater • $25-$40 • TransformThroughArts.org • 7:30pm, Sat, 8/9.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Firewise Landscape Design Class • About fire resilient landscaping • SB Botanic Garden • Free RSVP • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9am4pm, 8/9.

OUTDOORS

Nature Walk • Join Zach Phillips & Denise Knapp finding Fantastic flies and other bugs • Elings Park • Free • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9-10:30am, Sat, 8/9.

Sunday 8/10

CHILDREN

Skating Spree Free • Free skating day of lessons for all ages • Ice In Paradise • Free • iceinparadise.org • 12:15-3:30pm, Sun, 8/10.

LECTURE & WORKSHOPS

Studio Sunday • Explore mediums like clay, metal, ink, wood, photography and paper • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • Free • sbma.net • 124pm, Sun, 8/10.

MUSIC

Jazz Jam Party • The Jeff Elliot Trio by the SB Jazz Society • SOhO • $15 • sbjazz.org • 1-4pm, Sun, 8/10.

(hed) P.E. • high-octane fusion of punk rock, hip-hop, metal, and reggae • SOhO • $30 • sohosb.com • 7:30pm, Sun, 8/10.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Join Explore Ecology for a cleanup • Arroyo Burro Beach • Free • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sun, 8/10.

Theatre

All Of Me

PLAY IT FORWARD, an education benefit presented by Ensemble Theatre Company will feature All Of Me (formerly known as Hello! My Baby), a reimagined musicalcomedy by Tony nominee and Emmy winner Cheri Steinkellner at The New Vic Theatre on August 9th at 7pm. All Of Me is a concert set in New York, where Mickey Mckee dreams of writing the next millionseller hit. Step into the scene of this joyful, tap-your-feet musical for all ages, packed with Great American Songbook hits.

Theatre Listings:

Something Rotten! • Sixteenth-century Shakespearean wit with twenty-first-century Broadway flair • Solvang Festival Theater • $25 • pcpa.org • 8pm, 8/1 through 8/23.

Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition • Join Dorothy along her magical Journey • The Ojai Art Center • $20 • ojaiartcenter.org • 7pm, Fri 8/1-8/3.

All Of Me • Musical comedy benefit for Ensemble Theatre Co’s education program • The New Vic • $35-$60, $250 VIP • etcsb.org • 7pm, Sat, 8/9.

In The Heights • Talented high school students and alumni of PVAC & SB School of Performing Arts • JoAnn Caines Theater at La Cumbre Junior High • $10-$45 • https://cur8.com/40643/project/133075 • 7pm, Fri-Sun, 8/8 through 8/10.

Romeo and Juliet: Fearless Shakespeare Intensive • Summer youth season presents a secret romance • Rubicon Theatre • $25 • www.rubicontheatre.org • 7pm, Fri; 2pm & 7pm Sat; 2pm, Sun,8/8-8/10.

Mary Shelly A World With No Summer • OPAT presents playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Jule Selbo • Ojai Performing Arts Theater • $44 •  https://tinyurl.com/cr7bs4ta • 7:30pm, Fri & Sat; 2pm, Sun, 8/8-8/17.

Courtesy Photo by fundforsantabarbara.org

Gilbert Bailey II will play Mickey McKee in ETC’s All of Me.

ART VENUES

10 West Gallery • Engaging the Muse through Aug 10 • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-7707711 • 10westgallery.com

707 Gallery • Santa Barbara Visual Artists Summer exhibition through August • Paseo Nuevo #707 • 11-7 daily • sbvisualartists.com

Architectural Fdn Gallery • Marcia Rickard: Gimme Shelter ~ through Aug 9 • 229 E Victoria • 805965-6307 • 1–4 some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org

Art & Soul Gallery • ¡Viva La Fiesta! Pedro De La Cruz through Aug 31 • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Reopens Sept 13 • museum.ucsb.edu

Art From Scrap • Explore Ecology: Environmental Educ. & Artistic Expression • exploreecology.org Atkinson Gallery, SBCC • gallery.sbcc.edu

Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

The Carriage and Western Art Museum • SB History Makers: Silsby Spalding, WW Hollister, Dixie; Saddle & Carriage Collections • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 MoFr • carriagemuseum.org

California Nature Art Museum • Yosemite: Sanctuary in Stone, Photographs by William Neill through Sep 1 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org

Casa de La Guerra • Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making • Through Aug 31 • $5/ Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • casadelherrero.com

Casa Dolores • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032 • casadolores.org

Channing Peake Gallery • Form and Frame: Abstraction, Community, and the Language of Art • 105 E Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994

Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • colettecosentino.com

Community Arts Workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6pm Fri & By Appt. • sbcaw.org

Corridan Gallery • James Paul Brown A Joyful Vision & gallery artists • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805966-7939 • corridan-gallery.com

CPC Gallery • By appt • 36 E Victoria St • cpcgallery.com

Cypress Gallery • Creating Through Chaos: Manic Creative • July 31hrough Aug 24 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-737-1129 • lompocart.org

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery • Contemporary Artists • 15 W Gutierrez • 805-963-1157 • 11–5 TuSa • elizabethgordongallery.com

El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org

Elverhøj Museum • Suzi Trubitz: Through the Years • through Sept 1 • the history and Danish culture of Solvang & promoting the arts • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-6861211 • 11-5 Th-Mo • elverhoj.org

Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653.

Fazzino 3-D Studio Gallery • 3-D original fine art • 529 State St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com

Gallery 113 • SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com

Gallery Los Olivos • Rhapsody In hue: Vicki Andersen & Neil Andersson • Aug 1-31 • Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-688-7517 • gallerylosolivos.com

Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • lotusland.org

Grace Fisher Fdn • Inclusive Arts Clubhouse • Paintings by Grace Fisher • 121 S Hope, La Cumbre Plaza • We-Su 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org

Indah Gallery • Plucked from a dream • Through Aug 3 • 12-5 FriSun • 2190 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez https://www.maxgleason.com/indah-gallery

James Main Fine Art • 19th & 20th Century Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

Jewish Federation of Greater SB • Portraits of Survival interactive ~ Ongoing • 9-4pm Mo-Fr • 524 Chapala St • 805-957-1115 ext. 114

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum • Monarchy: Power, Intrigue, and Legacy: focusing on notable European monarchs, and their reigns• through Sept 30; a million+ historical documents • 21-23 W Anapamu • 10-4 Tu-Su • 805-9625322 • karpeles.com

Kathryne Designs • Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • 10-5 Mo-Sa; 11-5 Su • 805-565-4700 • kathrynedesigns.com

La Cumbre Center For Creative Arts • Fine Line Gallery; Elevate Gallery; Illuminations Gallery • Multi-Artist Stuido/Gallery Spaces

• La Cumbre Plaza • 12-5 Tu-Su • lcccasb.com

Lompoc Library Grossman Gallery • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts

Center • A Piece of Carpinteria • through Aug 3 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-684-7789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org

Maker House • Slingshot/Alpha Art

Studio Exhibition • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • claystudiosb.org

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Retrospective: Patricia Doyle & Refresh: Manny Lopez • Contemporary Plein Air • Landscape paintings, prints, & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-962-5588 • artlacuna.com

MOXI, The Wolf Museum• of Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • moxi.org

Museum of Contemporary Art

Santa Barbara • Cole Sternberg: the wind is heavy which blows between a horse’s ears, through Sept 28 • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

MCASB Satellite @ the Riviera Beach House • In Motion: Marie McKenzie & Marlene Struss through Oct 12 • 9am-9pm Daily • 121 State St • mcasantabarbara.org

Palm Loft Gallery • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-684-9700 • palmloft.com

Patricia Clarke Studio • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-4527739 • patriciaclarkestudio.com

Peregrine Galleries • Early CA & American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805252-9659 • peregrine.shop

Peter Horjus Design • Studio • 11 W Figueroa St • peterhorjus.com

Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • porticofinearts.com

Santa Barbara Art Works • Arts

Education for All • 28 E Victoria St • 805-260-6705 • M-F 8:30-4:30 • sbartworks.org

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • Join the Enlichenment through Dec 7 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • sbbg.org

Photographer

Santa Barbara Fine Art • SB landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 12-6 Tu-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • santabarbarafineart.com

Santa Barbara Historical Museum • Project Fiesta ~through Sept; Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West through Aug 17; Edward Borein Gallery and The Story of Santa Barbara ~ ongoing • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • sbhistorical.org

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum • The Swiftest Recovery: Island Fox Chronicles through Aug 24; The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and SB Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Wy, Ste 190 • 10-5 Daily • 805-962-8404 • SBMM.org

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art • Math + Art through Aug 24 • Sea of Ice: Echoes of the European Romantic Era through Aug 24; Proscenium: Elliott Hundley through Aug 31; By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA through Feb 22; Vian Sora: Outerworlds through Sept 7; Letterforms through Sep 14; Tibetan Paintings through Aug 17 • 1130 State St • 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805-9634364 • sbma.net

Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Butterflies Alive! through Sep 1; Drawn from Nature through Sep 7 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily (Fr & Sat 10-7 until 7/27). • 805-682-4711 • sbnature.org

Goleta

Frank DiMarco

Kerry Methner www.TheTouchofStone.com 805-570-2011 • VOICE Gallery

Santa Barbara Tennis Club

- 2nd Fridays Art

• Marianna Victoria Mashek: In Pursuit of Beauty through Aug 23 • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • 2ndfridaysart.com

Santa Ynez Vallery Historical Museum • From Trauma to Hope: Stories of Foster Care • 3596 Sagunto St • sbcasa.oeg • 12-4pm Wed-Sun.

ART EVENTS ART VENUES

Opening Reception for Creating Through Chaos

• Cypress Gallery, Lompoc • Making space for absurdity, resistance and weirdness by Manic Creative Art • maniccreativeart.com • 4-7pm, Fri, 8/1.

Woof! An Art Show

Featuring Dogs & Workshop • Dogs and their owners welcome! • CAW, 631 Garden St. • Free • sbcaw.org • 11am-4pm, Sat, 8/2.

SB Arts & Crafts Show •

Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10-5 Sun.

Carpinteria Creative Arts

Market • Local pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, and sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30-6 Thur.

Sahyun Genealogical Library

• 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake: Stories and Lives Remembered • 316 Castillo St • Tue/Thu 10-4; Sun & 3rd Sat 1-4 • https://SBGen.org

Seimandi & Leprieur • Fertilum by French-Caribbean artist Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine • through Oct 5 • 33 W Anapamu St. • Tue-Sun 11-6 • 805-610-1203 • seimandileprieur.com

Slice of Light Gallery • Ben Coffman; Passage: Photography by JK Lovelace • 9 W Figueroa St • Mo-Fr 10-5 • 805-354-5552 • sliceoflight.com

Stewart Fine Art • Early CA Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 115:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255

Sullivan Goss • Robin Gowen: A Wild Hush opens Aug 1 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805730-1460 • sullivangoss.com

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum • 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • quinlanmuseum.com • 805-687-4623

SYV Historical Museum & Carriage House • Art of The Western Saddle • ongoing • 3596 Sagunto St, SY • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805688-7889 • santaynezmuseum.org

Tamsen Gallery • Reminiscence’ by Loan Chabanol; Work by Robert W. Firestone • 1309 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • tamsengallery.com

UCSB Library • Creative Currents through Sep 16 • library.ucsb.edu

Gallery

Arcada at State & Figueroa

Voice Gallery • Santa Barbara Visual Arts through August • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Su • 805-965-6448 • voicesb.art

Waterhouse Gallery Montecito • Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Waterhouse Gallery SB • Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct,

1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mo-Sa • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art • Building A Collection: 2008 - 2025, Honoring Judy L. Larson • through Aug • Weekdays 10-4, Sat 11-5 • westmont.edu/museum

Vote for YOUR Favorite Public Art Work: Santa Barbara Celebrates 100 Years of Public Art with

ACOMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN

CELEBRATING SANTA BARBARA’S RICH TRADITION OF PUBLIC ART is being launched in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1925 earthquake and the subsequent rebirth of Santa Barbara as the American Riviera. The project, titled “100 Years of Santa Barbara Public Art,” aims to engage the community in voting for their favorite public art pieces in Santa Barbara.

Designed to recognize the diverse array of art that enriches the city’s public spaces, from murals to sculptures and beyond, the campaign will culminate with the announcement of the community’s favorite artwork during Santa Barbara Beautiful’s 2025 awards ceremony on September 28th. To encourage participation, people who submit a vote will be entered into a drawing to win a staycation and prizes sourced from local cultural institutions.

The current project is an expansion of the Santa Barbara Mural Guide, created by Melinda Mettler, Santa Barbara Beautiful Board Member, in 2024. Inspired by the sheer number of murals documented in Melinda’s map, Nathan Vonk, owner of Sullivan Goss Gallery, reached out to see if she would be interested in collaborating to heighten community awareness of this underappreciated cultural legacy. Together they created a new interactive Google Map to showcase all qualifying public murals, mosaics, and sculptures. To be included on the map, artworks must be located in publicly accessible spaces. Works within schools, hospitals, and government buildings closed on weekends are not included.

Voting will be conducted from September 4th to 24th in a partnership with the Santa Barbara Independent. Participants can also submit selfies taken in front of their favorite murals to the Independent for additional engagement. There are currently 250 individual works documented on the map, which includes images and information about each artwork and artist, with continuing efforts to gather missing details and images.

Several organizations are involved in the project, including: Santa Barbara Beautiful, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Irene Hoffman Design, Office of Arts and Culture, and Santa Barbara Independent, as well VOICE Magazine, KEYT, SITELINE, and VISIT SANTA BARBARA. If you have an idea how to drive engagement with the works on this map, or if you would like to create some programming to coincide with the voting period, please contact Adrienne De Guevara: adrienne@artscollaborative.org.

Community Voting Campaign

WHAT

The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative in partnership with Santa Barbara Beautiful, Sullivan Goss, and Irene Hoffman Design invites you to a public meeting to garner interest in the 100 Years of Public Art Mapping project.

Adrienne De Guevara adrienne@artscollaborative.org YOU'RE INVITED!

The project' mission is to encourage community members to interact with the map by visiting the works in their various locations to enjoy and experience and share with others. The public meeting seeks community members who want to get involved in creating tours, events, scavenger hunts, or activities that will inspire Santa Barbarans to visit these works around town.

At the meeting learn more about the voting that will be conducted from September 4th-24th in a partnership with the Santa Barbara Independent.

An art map celebrating 100 years of public art in Santa Barbara WHERE The Community Arts Workshop 631 Garden St., Santa Barbara WHEN Monday, August 4th, at 6 pm WHO A collaboration between the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Santa Barbara Beautiful, Sullivan Goss, Irene Hoffman Design, and hopefully…YOU!

RSVP

Ralph Waterhouse

H. Pahos

The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative in partnership with Santa Barbara Beautiful, Sullivan Goss, and Irene Hoffman Design invites you to a public meeting to garner interest in the 100 Years of Public Art Mapping project.

The project' mission is to encourage community members to interact with the map by visiting the works in their various locations to enjoy and experience and share with others.

The public meeting seeks community members who want to get involved in creating tours, events, scavenger hunts, or activities that will inspire Santa Barbarans to visit these works around town.

At the meeting learn more about the voting that will be conducted from September 4th-24th in a partnership with the Santa Barbara Independent.

WHAT

An art map celebrating 100 years of public art in Santa Barbara

WHERE

The Community Arts Workshop 631 Garden St., Santa Barbara

WHEN Monday, August 4th, at 6 pm

WHO

A collaboration between the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Santa Barbara Beautiful, Sullivan Goss, Irene Hoffman Design, and hopefully…YOU!

RSVP

Adrienne De Guevara adrienne@artscollaborative.org

ICE Detentions Are an Affront to the Fourth Amendment — and We’re

All Paying the Price

White House “border czar” Tom Homan said the quiet part out loud on ICE detentions — and we should all take it as a warning.

By Mike Fox Cato Institute l 7.18.25

WHEN I FIRST WATCHED WHITE HOUSE “BORDER CZAR” TOM HOMAN’S RANT about how immigration agents can indiscriminately detain people based on physical appearance, I was aghast. Not because it was happening — as a former public defender, I’m well aware of how the Supreme Court has allowed law enforcement to target marginalized communities with surgical precision.

My shock stemmed from Homan’s saying the quiet part out loud. The framers, who crafted the Fourth Amendment to shield us from arbitrary government power, would be equally appalled.

Starting in the 1960s, the Supreme Court began to feel differently. Although the court has gutted the Fourth Amendment — authorizing police to stop nearly anyone, at any time, for any reason — minimal restrictions remain. These limitations unequivocally prohibit the brazen efforts advocated by Homan to target people — not because they were believed to have engaged in criminal activity but because of their race, ethnicity or national origin.

During the social turmoil of the late 20th century, the court faced undeserved backlash for pro-defendant rulings. The court’s response was the case Terry v. Ohio (1968), which created a lower standard of “reasonable suspicion” for brief investigatory stops and frisks. The Terry decision afforded police significant deference, weakening centuries-old protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and marking a steep departure from the Fourth Amendment’s original understanding. This opened the floodgates to abuses of authority.

Unfortunately, a year later, the court ruled that fixed checkpoints within the 100-mile zone are constitutional even without individualized suspicion. This zone, which encompasses roughly two-thirds of our nation’s population — many far from any commonly understood “border” — sees significantly diminished Fourth Amendment rights. The reduced Fourth Amendment protections in this zone raise serious concerns about governmental power and individual liberties.

Unfortunately, even the court’s steadfast reluctance to “police the police” hasn’t been enough for some.

Blatantly unconstitutional immigration enforcement practices have become so rampant that federal judges, like Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong in the Central District of California, have had to swiftly intervene. Some on the right have claimed that Frimpong’s temporary restraining order is unlawful and ties the hands of immigration agents. In reality, this TRO does nothing more than insist that agents act in accordance with the Constitution. Stated differently, the order simply mandates that agents do what the law already requires of them.

Nearly three decades later, the court doubled down with its unanimous decision in Whren v. United States (1996). This ruling gave police the power to make traffic stops based on dubious rationales like a busted taillight or a cracked windshield. These pretextual stops become commonplace, inevitably fueling allegations of racial profiling — or as it’s often called, “driving while black.” The Whren decision has been widely criticized for enabling discriminatory policing, authorizing officers to go on fishing expeditions, particularly against minority drivers.

These decisions have allowed law enforcement to prey upon members of minority communities. Whren and Terry stops are routinely used to do precisely what Homan admitted. It’s just that law enforcement typically isn’t as blunt about it.

Take the case of Floridian Earl Sampson. Over a five-year period, despite having never broken the law, Sampson — a Black man whose only criminal conviction was for marijuana possession — was stopped 258 times by Miami Gardens Police outside the convenience store where he worked.

Though reasonable suspicion is a demonstrably low standard, simply appearing to be of Latin American ancestry isn’t sufficient. But even this greatly diminished threshold is too much for Homan and the Trump administration’s mass deportation squads — who profess the authority to go up to any brown people outside a Home Depot and demand to see their papers.

While the Supreme Court has already dramatically curtailed Fourth Amendment rights, what protections remain are particularly blurred within the expansive 100-mile border zone. But even there, some meaningful restrictions remain — at least in theory.

In 1975, the justices held that the Fourth Amendment doesn’t allow roving Border Patrol agents to stop and question people about their citizenship and immigration status when the only ground for suspicion is that they appear to be of Mexican ancestry.

Courts can — and must — put a stop to these pervasive attempts to eviscerate our constitutional rights. But what happens if you’re the victim of an unconstitutional search or seizure by federal agents? Suing federal agents successfully is highly unlikely.

Though a statute commonly known as Section 1983 provides a cause of action to sue state actors in federal court for constitutional violations, there’s no equivalent for federal agents. In 1971, the Supreme Court decided the case of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, creating an implied cause of action to sue federal actors for constitutional violations. Yet, in the half-century since the standard’s inception, the court has so withered the Bivens doctrine that unless your name is Webster Bivens and you’re suing six unknown federal agents for violating your Fourth Amendment rights, you’re probably out of luck.

The court has expressed reluctance to expand Bivens to new contexts, like immigration enforcement. Specifically, the justices have twice declined to apply the Bivens doctrine to Border Patrol agents, preposterously suggesting that national security concerns necessitate the ability of agents to use excessive force without remediation. Some justices have even advocated for eliminating the Bivens doctrine entirely.

Even if you somehow succeed, there’s a good chance the agents will be granted qualified immunity, leaving you without redress. Recent efforts on Capitol Hill to codify Bivens into law are a welcome move, but they are likely to face an uphill battle. Even if they are successful, however, this is only part of the solution. Congress or the court must disavow the powerful law enforcement lobby and revisit the judicially concocted doctrines that have allowed law enforcement to skirt liability.

The practices the court has sanctioned stand in stark contrast to the original understanding of the Fourth Amendment. Nevertheless, the tactics espoused by Homan are far beyond the pale of what’s permissible under the current Fourth Amendment doctrine. In fact, Homan’s vision embodies the very abuses the framers went to great lengths to prevent.

The framers would undoubtedly be appalled by Homan’s approach and dismayed to see self-proclaimed “originalists” embrace such flagrantly unconstitutional conduct in their name.

Adapted from a post on Cato Institute website www.cato.org/commentary/ice-detentions-are-affront-fourth-amendment-were-all-paying-price, Dated July 18th, 2025.

Photo by AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Federal immigration agents at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on July 7th, 2025

Mike Fox is a legal fellow in the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice. His areas of interest include overcriminalization, police accountability, and coercive plea bargaining.

Photo courtesy of Cato Institute

Enjoy fabulous cuisine, vibrant costumes, lively music and dancing - all while raising funds for scholarships. will come to life, and the Erin Graffy de Garcia Legacy Endowment will be officially christened during Fiesta Finale. Sunday, August 3 at El Paseo Restaurant

Inspired by Erin Graffy, the Old Spanish Days Poster 2015

Protecting nature may depend on where — not just how — we farm

While global socioeconomic trends dominate how land use affects ecosystems, being strategic about how we abandon and expand agricultural land can protect habitat, biodiversity and carbon sinks.

By Harrison Tasoff

The UC Santa Barbara Current l 7.22.25

WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE PROJECTIONS AND SEALEVEL RISE. But it also reflects land use, as conditions will influence where people live, how much land is put to use and how it’s used. Land used for agriculture is a major part of this picture.

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley and the Conservation International nonprofit sought to determine how these trends could affect the extent and connectivity of natural habitats. The team used data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) to project a range of scenarios in the southeastern United States. They found that large-scale trends dominated outcomes.

third of Earth’s land area, with major changes predicted for the future,” Jain said. “Since agriculture is the primary driver of habitat loss, we wanted to explore how different scenarios may affect the extent, fragmentation and connectivity of natural landscapes.”

Abandoned fields, farms and pastures generally have one of two futures in store: recultivation or rewilding. Rewilding typically follows one of two paths. Passive rewilding simply allows nature to reclaim the land. The active approach restores the land with native flora and natural features. Either way, reestablishing a productive habitat can take decades.

While global trends dominate environmental outcomes, decisions about recultivating or rewilding abandoned fields can influence habitat health

patches. Meanwhile, connectivity captures how easily an animal can move across the landscape between patches.

The American black bear served as the team’s model animal. The bear’s size and territorial extent make it a good candidate for assessing the connectivity of a large landscape, Jain explained. Furthermore, black bears need large, connected patches of habitat for their home range. Their range also overlaps with many rare bird, reptile, amphibian and plant species, making it an effective proxy for ecological health overall.

For carbon storage potential, the authors turned to Conservation International’s map of global manageable carbon, representing carbon that can be either released or stored depending directly on human management. Finally, a rarityweighted species richness map from the International Union for Conservation of Nature provided the study’s biodiversity data.

all habitat conversion. And strategies that prioritized preserving high-carbon or biodiverse natural areas produced the least fragmentation. Meanwhile, abandonment rates in scenarios favoring economic development offset a third of conversion, at most.

“Having specific metrics to point to can help justify policy decisions made in order to prioritize connectivity and avoid further fragmentation,” Jain said.

“Demographic and socioeconomic factors — like economic growth, global population and environmental policy — largely control how agricultural land use will affect natural habitat in the future,” said lead author Alyssa Nazari Jain, who began the project as an undergraduate at UCSB. “However, being strategic about how we abandon and expand agricultural land can protect habitat, biodiversity and carbon sinks.”

The results, published in Environmental Research Letters, address the critical question of how to feed a growing population without further degrading native ecosystems.

Strategic decisions

Society has always adapted land use to prevailing needs. For instance, demographic shifts have seen more land converted to agriculture over the past century.

“Agriculture already covers over one

Meanwhile, demand for additional agricultural land is often met by converting natural areas elsewhere, which can further reduce and fragment natural habitat. That said, this demand could also be met by recultivating previously abandoned land.

Jain was curious how much agricultural land might be abandoned or converted from natural habitat in the future, and she wanted to know whether the effects of this agricultural expansion could be offset by recultivating abandoned land.

Selecting metrics and sourcing data

The team used data from the USGS’s Forecasting Scenarios of Land Use Change (FORE-SCE). These are models of land use in the United States projected from 2006 through 2050 under four socioeconomic scenarios. The authors focused on the Southeast because it saw rapid expansion of agricultural use in the 20th century, followed by a period of increased abandonment in recent decades.

They tracked habitat fragmentation, connectivity, carbon storage potential and biodiversity. Fragmentation refers to habitat that’s broken into smaller, more isolated

Global trends dominate

While rewilding produced greater benefits for habitat connectivity and biodiversity, the authors found that recultivating lands holds significant potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing future habitat loss. Strategic recultivation targeting carbonrich or biodiverse areas could reduce fragmentation by up to 17% within a given scenario, the authors found.

However, large-scale demographic and socioeconomic trends appeared to determine the extent of agricultural land development. “That was somewhat expected,” said senior author Ashley Larsen, an associate professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. “It is hard to get away from these large-scale drivers of land use change. Still, we were a bit surprised just how much the climate pathway dominated.”

That said, strategic decisions about where to recultivate or revegetate land can still reduce fragmentation and improve biodiversity within these bounds. In scenarios focused on environmental outcomes, agricultural abandonment offset

While the scientific community expects land use to reflect climate change scenarios overall, there hasn’t been a clear sense of how different scenarios impact characteristics important to biodiversity, habitat and movement. It’s also been unclear how large the potential benefits of land-use decisions might be. “Alyssa’s paper filled these two gaps,” Larsen said. The paper reveals the extent to which strategic land-use decisions can impact biodiversity and carbon within a given climate trajectory.

Considering the broader picture

This study is part of the larger Arnhold UC Santa Barbara-Conservation International Climate Solutions Collaborative. One of the project’s aims is to identify ways to allocate land that will meet future food, energy and biodiversity goals. This initiative also supports student fellows who are studying how past and present land use, and ongoing changes, impact species movement. Ideally, the researchers want to forecast the distribution of human-wildlife conflict driven by changing environmental conditions and land use.

Given the water woes in the Western US, California will likely face issues of agricultural abandonment and recovery. Larsen’s group is investigating the implications of this, as well as how abandoned land regrows. She hopes to figure out where land can be strategically abandoned to reduce economic impacts and generate the most environmental benefits.

Printed with permission of UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Scientists can learn a lot about the health of an ecosystem by studying an indicator species like the black bear

A wonderful weekend of Music, Dance, Food and Fiesta! OLD

SPANISH DAYS FIESTA 2025 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE*

Mercado De La Guerra

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

10:30–11:00 Ribbon Cutting/Opening Ceremony

DANCERS

11:00–11:15 Spirits Of Fiesta

11:15–12:00 Garcia Dance Studio

12:00–12:30 Alma De Mexico De Santa Bárbara

12:30–1:15 Puro Flamenco

1:15–1:45 Cruz Dance & Entertainment

1:45–2:30 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

2:30–3:15 Zermeño Dance Academy (Live Musicians)

3:15–3:45 Contreras Flamenco Arts

3:45–4:15 Ballet Folklorico Patria Mexicana BANDS

4:30–5:00 Natalie & Anthony

5:30–6:40 Logan Livermore And The 154

7:00–8:10 Heart & Soul

8:40–10:00 Double Wide Kings

Thursday, July 31, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Grupo Folklórico De West Los Angeles

11:30–12:00 Puro Flamenco

12:00–12:30 Alma De Mexico De Santa Barbara

12:30–1:15 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

1:15–2:00 Zermeño Dance Academy

2:00–2:30 Break

2:30–3:15 Contreras Flamenco Arts (Live Musicians)

3:15–3:30 Ballet Folklórico Patria Mexicana

3:30–4:15 Zermeño Dance Academy (Live Musicians) BANDS

4:30–5:00 Luna Aguilera

5:30–6:40 Grupo Radiante De Fausto Cruz

7:00–8:10 Banda La Preferida De California 8:40–10:00 Banda La Venenosa

Friday, August 1, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Avellana Dance Studio

11:30–11:45 Baile De California

11:45–12:30 Garcia Dance Studio

12:30–1:00 Cruz Dance & Entertainment

1:00–1:30 Alma De Mexico De Santa Barbara

1:30–1:45 Ballet Folklórico Patria Mexicana

1:45–2:15 Break

2:15–3:00 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

3:00–3:45 Flamenco Santa Barbara (Live Musicians)

3:45–4:15 Grupo Folklórico De West Los Angeles BANDS

4:30–5:00 Trixico

5:30–6:40 Banda Santa Elena

7:00–8:10 Mezcal Martini

8:40–10:00 False Puppet

Saturday, August 2, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Ballet Folklórico Patria Mexicana

11:30–12:00 Puro Flamenco

12:00–12:15 Avellana Dance Studio

12:15–12:45 Contreras Flamenco Arts (Live Musicians)

12:45–1:15 Alma De Mexico De Santa Barbara

1:15–2:00 Zermeño Dance Academy (Live Musicians)

2:00–2:45 Garcia Dance Studio

Casa De La Guerra

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Contreras Flamenco Arts

11:30–12:00 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

12:00–12:30 Zermeño Dance Academy

12:30–1:00 Break

1:00–1:30 Avellana Dance Studio

1:30–2:00 Alma De Mexico De Santa Barbara

BANDS

2:15–3:00 Brayell

3:15–4:00 Juan D Mendoza

4:30–5:15 Los Parientes

5:45–6:30 Equipo Elite

Thursday, July 31, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Cruz Dance & Entertainment

11:30–12:00 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

12:00–12:30 Sahagun Dance

12:30–1:00 Contreras Flamenco Arts

1:00–1:30 Garcia Dance Studio

1:30–2:00 Cielito Lindo

BANDS

2:00–2:20 Nicky Monreal

2:20–2:50 Luna Aguilera

3:00–4:00 Juan D Mendoza

4:30–5:15 Grupo Relajo

5:45–6:30 Trixico

Friday, August 01, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Contreras Flamenco Arts

11:30–12:00 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

12:00–12:30 Baile De California

12:30–1:00 Break

1:00–1:30 Puro Flamenco

1:30–2:00 Cielito Lindo

2:45–3:00 Ballet Folklorico Aztlan De CSUN

3:00–3:45 Timo Nuñez Arte Flamenco

3:45–4:15 Flamenco Santa Barbara (Live Musicians) BANDS

4:30–5:00 Los Bitaches

5:30–6:40 Spencer The Gardener

7:00–8:10 Los De La Empresa

8:40–10:00 Xplosion Latina De Santa Barbara

Friday, August 01, 2025 (Continued)

BANDS

2:00–2:20 Nicky Monreal

2:30–3:00 Evelia Casillas

3:15–4:00 Natalie & Anthony 4:30–5:15 Xanthe Martinez

5:45–6:30 Excentrico

Saturday, August 2, 2025

DANCERS

11:00–11:30 Sahagun Dance

11:30–12:00 Garcia Dance Studio

12:00–12:30 Me Sabor Dance Studio

12:30–1:00 Cruz Dance & Entertainment

1:00–1:30 Grupo Folklórico Huitzilin 1:30–2:00 Xochipilli De Santa Barabara

BANDS

2:15–3:00 Equipo Elite

3:15–4:00 Los Legados De California

4:30–5:15 Los Tecknicos

5:45–6:30 Halcones Del Bajio

¡ Viva la Fiesta! Capture e Spirit!

*As of Monday, July 21, 2025. Schedule is subject to change. Visit www.sbfiesta.org for schedule updates.