Nir Kabaretti Conductor
Hanzhi Wang Accordion
VIVALDI | “Winter” from The Four Seasons
CRISTIAN CARRARA | Red Ferrari
Accordion Concerto
(co-commissioned by Santa Barbara Symphony, Orchest ra della Toscana, Musica Insieme – Bologna, Richmond Symphon y Orchestra & FVG Orchestra)
PUCCINI | Capriccio Sinfonico
RESPIGHI | The Pines of Rome
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S AN ORCHESTRA UNITES ITS MANY INSTRUMENTS to create a singular, resonant melody, so will the Music Academy of the West pair dozens of composers, artistic styles, and modes of performance to form its 2026 season: American Mosaic.
Opening June 17th and running through August 8th, the summer festival will welcome 150 musicians and vocalists from around the world, as well as 60 renowned teaching and guest artists, to celebrate the past, present, and future of American classical music.
“Our American Mosaic theme is a way to celebrate the many voices and stories of artists from across America,” said President & CEO Shauna Quill. “Stories of immigration, Abraham Lincoln’s powerful words about democracy, intertwined with everyone’s favorites like Gershwin’s An American in Paris
Plus we’ll hear Kevin Puts’ opera Elizabeth Cree, Samuel Carl Adam’s Piano Concerto No Such Spring with Conor Hanick, and Steve Reich’s Different Trains, and we have world premieres by Missy Mazzoli and Christopher Cerrone. America has incredible artists that will tell their and our stories. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.”
This summer’s programming will adopt a decidedly more modern focus than years past. Santa Barbara will be among the first audiences to hear the newest contemporary works by guest composers, including a world premiere by Missy Mazzoli (July 10); the orchestral world premiere of Jasmine Arielle Barnes’ American Lament (July 18); and the West Coast premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s
The Only Way is Through, featuring the Academy’s Sing! children’s choir (July 31st and August 1st).
The academy’s reignited focus of working with living composers is being championed by critically-acclaimed pianist Conor Hanick. While Hanick has long served as the Academy’s Head of Solo Piano, he returns to the Academy as its inaugural Creative & Artistic Advisor.
“Not every single musician will be a music specialist or even necessarily have a lifelong interest in engaging with contemporary music, however, it’s really important for me to give to my students,” explained Hanick. “To understand that everything is living, that a piece of Beethoven or Mozart, or Holst, or whoever it may be, that piece was alive at one point and being performed with the composers sitting on the couch next to the musicians. You have to get in that mindset to approach that music.”
long events in Lehmann Hall before which the audience is invited to have a glass of wine and mingle with other concert goes. They feature traditional works performed exclusively by our fellows. Also, the picnic concerts on Friday nights are back this summer, so bring a picnic and then enjoy the music performed in Hahn Hall.”
Academy Festival Orchestra
Returning and new conductors will take the podium for the Academy Festival Orchestra’s richly varied concerts at the Granada Theatre. Kicking off the series, Miguel HarthBedoya will lead fellows in a “Gershwin & Brahms” tribute (July 3rd), followed by an innovative presentation of Holst’s The Planets paired with NASA video footage under the baton of Xian Zhang (July 11th).
In her Academy debut at the Lobero Theatre, conductor Gemma New will present “Copland, Barnes & Schuman,” including actor Josh Brolin acting as narrator for a performance of composer Aaron Copland’s stirring Lincoln Portrait
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Additional showcases of contemporary icons will also include performances by electroacoustic duo ARKAI (June 19th) and the Takács Quartet in their final concert with founding member and cellist András Fejér (June 27th).
“We love when people discover us and our summer festival,” added Quill. “Some of my personal favorite ways to experience an event with us this summer – the Salon Series! These are hour-
Next up will be “Samuel Adams & Sibelius,” led by Hannu Lintu (August 1st), followed by a grand finale with conductor David Danzmayr leading a classic pairing of “Mozart & Rachmaninoff” (August 8th).
Lehrer Vocal Institute Goes Gothic
The Lehrer Vocal Institute has also adopted a modern approach to its annual opera. One of the most highly anticipated events of each summer, this July’s production will be composer Kevin Puts’ Elizabeth Cree (July 24th & 26). Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia in 2017, this one-act, modern opera will transform the Granada Theatre into Victorian-era London to present a gothic tale of murder and revelry. In keeping with the summer’s theme,
vocal fellows will also perform recitals that explore America’s musical tapestry, including “Dreams of America” (August 4th.) Featuring Mosher Guest Artist mezzosoprano Stephanie Blythe, the concert will pair 1930s American music that reflects the immigrant experience alongside Alan Louis Smith’s Vignettes: Ellis Island
Students on Stage & Family Fun
Youth education and engagement will also continue to be a focus of this summer, beginning with the Academy’s debut of its new High School Intensive program. Created for aspiring musicians ages 14 to 18, the intensive will provide students similar experiences to the Academy’s traditional fellowship program, such as chances to perform recitals and learn from teaching artists in masterclasses (June 18th through 25th). The inaugural class will include students from across the country, as well as
several international participants.
Additional family-focused community events include PercussionFest’s return with an upbeat matinee (July 8th), as well as an interactive performance of The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, featuring the acting troupe Really Inventive Stuff (July 25th).
“[They’re] such a fun way to let the littles become entranced with music,” said Quill of these family events.
After last year’s success, Brass @ the Band Shell will also return to the Plaza del Mar Bandshell for a free, outdoor concert of American standards (August 2nd).
Festival subscriptions go on sale April 9th, with individual tickets on sale April 30th. Visit musicacademy.org
14th. Held at the picturesque Bella Vista Estate in Summerland, the gala will welcome Academy supporters in their black-and-white cocktail attire to toast the festival and summer’s end. McDonald will perform Hollywood and Broadway hits from the Great American Songbook, joined by the Sing! children’s choir.
The night will honor Cheryl Goldberg, Academy Board of Directors member and Founding Contributor to the Academy’s forthcoming downtown Music Education Center. Gala proceeds will support full scholarships for future summer fellows, as well as expand the Academy’s new High School Intensive and Sing! youth programs.
By way of a stunning send-off, six time Tony award-winning actress and singer Audra McDonald will headline the Academy’s Music Note Gala on August
Gala tickets are selling fast, with half of the available seats already sold at the time of the Academy’s March 12th season preview.
For tickets or tables visit musicacademy.org
More than 1,300 people including nearly 600 children across the county are at risk of housing loss if a nationwide ban on undocumented immigrants in federally subsidized housing takes effect.
By Tom Schultz / Special
for the Santa Barbara News-Press 3.16.26
HUNDREDS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FAMILIES will face a stark choice if a proposed Trump Administration rule change happens: break up the household or somehow find a new place to live.
More than 1,300 people including nearly 600 children across the county are at risk of housing loss if a nationwide ban on undocumented immigrants in federally subsidized housing takes effect, officials say, adding they expect homelessness would rise locally and across the state.
“There’s going to be some very heartbreaking decisions coming out of this if this rule is finalized,” said Clarissa Montenegro Uhl, property and development manager at the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.
At issue are households known as “mixed status” — meaning one or more occupants are citizens or otherwise legally allowed to be in the United States while other occupants are undocumented.
Among the most vulnerable are children with two undocumented parents. The county had 88 such families at last count.
Precedent jeopardized
For decades, mixed-status households across the country have received federal housing assistance. Undocumented family members haven’t been included when officials calculate how much of a subsidy each household receives. Instead, assistance is prorated and awarded only to members who demonstrate eligibility.
The upshot is mixed-status families stay together. But in February, officials at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revived a proposal floated during the first Trump term and said they will begin requiring proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible status from every person in HUD-funded housing.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the days of illegal aliens, ineligibles, and fraudsters gaming the system and riding the coattails of American taxpayers are over,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said. “We have zero tolerance for pushing aside hardworking U.S. citizens while enabling others to exploit decades-old loopholes.”
The new proposal comes amid a nationwide flurry of immigration raids and deportations. A year ago, HUD agreed to begin sharing information about undocumented residents in federallysubsidized housing with the Department of Homeland Security.
‘We should be validated’
In Santa Barbara County, the rule change would impact households that use Section 8 vouchers or project-based vouchers or assistance to help pay rent to private landlords or an array of publicly operated affordable housing properties.
“This would affect us a lot,” said one Westside resident, a Santa Barbara woman whose undocumented partner is their household’s primary breadwinner. He works demolition and roofing jobs while she’s employed part time at home caring for her father, who suffers from dementia.
A Santa Barbara native who’s lived here her entire life, the 36-year-old woman, who asked not to be identified, said the trio might reluctantly move to Mexico if the new rule takes effect.
“I just pray every single day, and I always wish that things can change soon,” she said. ”We are still paying taxes. We pay our rent,
our bills. We should be validated.”
Santa Barbara opposition
In the city of Santa Barbara, 148 families would be impacted at last count. This includes 61 renting directly from the city Housing Authority, where officials are responding with plans for multilingual outreach, staff training, and coordination with community partners.
On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara City Council consider[ed] sending a letter from Mayor Randy Rowse to HUD opposing the rule change. The federal agency is accepting public comment on the proposal through April 21st.
look like, but the prevailing thought among housing professionals is that this is not going to change radically, even with the public comments.”
Riggs on Friday had just returned from a conference in Washington, D.C., where Secretary Turner spoke to the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).
In a similar letter earlier this month, Rob Fredericks, executive director of the city Housing Authority, told federal officials the new rule risks destabilizing tens of thousands of eligible Americans, including thousands of California families, during an ongoing housing crisis.
“In high-cost rental markets such as ours, the loss of housing assistance almost certainly results in displacement into homelessness. There are few, if any, affordable alternatives available to extremely low-income families without federal subsidy,” Fredericks wrote, arguing HUD should withdraw the proposal or at least apply it only to future applicants, not current participants.
“Evicting households does not create new housing. It does not increase appropriations. It does not meaningfully reduce waitlists. It increases instability in communities already struggling with housing scarcity.”
Across the county and in the cities of Goleta, Lompoc, and Santa Maria, more than 146 families would be impacted at last count. This includes 75 participating in Section 8 and another 71 receiving project-based vouchers or assistance, according to the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara.
“We expect we will have to implement the rule,” said Sanford Riggs, director of operations at the county Housing Authority. “We don’t know what the final rule will
“The administration is very committed to these changes,” Riggs said.
Some area families have become reluctant to seek housing assistance attached to federal dollars, Riggs said.
“When we’re leasing our vacant units, we are having some mixed families that are nervous about leasing in federally subsidized units. Some people are backing out. Some families are very nervous.” State and national implications
Nationwide, 79,600 individuals in more than 20,000 mixed-status households would be affected, according to the California Association of Housing Authorities (CAHA), citing a HUD analysis.
Of those individuals, approximately 52,600 are U.S. citizens, and nearly 37,000 are children.
“These are not theoretical impacts — these are children attending public schools, seniors living on fixed incomes, and extremely low-income working families,” CAHA President Jim Kruse said in a March 5th public comment letter to HUD.
“California would bear a disproportionate share of this impact,” he wrote. “Current data indicate that approximately 7,190 mixed-status households in California receive HUD-assisted housing, representing roughly 36 percent of all such households nationwide.”
Under the current proposal, housing officials across the country will have 30 days to notify impacted households. Once notified, families will have 90 days to submit eligibility documents. For those that no longer qualify, termination proceedings will begin and evictions will take place within 18 months.
By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE
THE SOLD-OUT GRATITUDE
LUNCHEON at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on March 12th was emceed by Montecito Bank & Trust President & CEO Janet Garufis, honoring Joe Lanza as the Penny Jenkins Mentor of the Year.
The CADA Mentor Program serves the Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta school districts, with referrals from counselors, therapists, and psychologists.“Mentors logged in over 5,000 hours with their mentees in 2025,” said Lisa Gosdschan, Mentor Program Director.
The morning included many moving speeches, including by the new Executive Director and President of CADA, Dr. Bob Fuladi, and by Anne Smith Towbes, Gratitude Luncheon founder and chair, who introduced the keynote speaker, artist and playwright Rod Lathim.
in a long-term and impactful way with focused choices and actions, or even a simple moment of acknowledgment of a stranger we may never see again.”
The author of Finding the Divine Child spoke about his teacher Marjorie Luke, and quoted his own mentor, local educator Mary Ellen Kelly, as well as Stephen Sondheim and Barack Obama. He spoke of his experience with “the first fully accessible theater in the world that blended artists living with and without disabilities. We worked with artists who were often sidelined, misunderstood, or discriminated against because they were in one way or another different. I learned that art indeed saves lives and that the arts can empower, educate, and inspire positive social change in the world.”
"Each of us has the power to affect other lives in a long-term and impactful way with focused choices and actions, or even a simple moment of acknowledgment of a stranger we may never see again.”
- Anne Smith Towbes
Lathim founded and ran Access Theater from 1979 to 1996, and spearheaded a four million dollar campaign to create the Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High, where he’d attended.
“Rod does everything with a positive attitude, a great spirit,” Towbes said. “He’s a natural mentor in his own right. Each of us has the power to affect other lives
Lathim praised his two mentees, in attendance, as “amazing young men, who shine so brightly with vision, passion, and drive to overcome the obstacles that life has put in their path. They constantly inspire me, and give me hope that our world can be saved by the young people who will be the leaders and healers of the future.”
“It's great to get an award for having fun,” said retired CPA Joe Lanza, with his mentee, Leandro, by his side. “I really don't deserve this. The reason I became a
mentor? I wanted to have a direct impact on somebody's life. It worked out great and we have a great relationship and it’ll continue for the rest of our lives.”
Gosdschan acknowledged many of CADA’s contributors in the room, including mentor advisory board members Marybeth Carthy, Sally Greene, and Arnold Jaffe; and representatives from Celebration Cruises, who take kids on the water who’ve never been; the Granada Theatre, who gives the
experience of The Nutcracker to kids who’ve never seen ballet; Trader Joe's on De la Vina for donating food; the Salvation Army for offering free twoweek camps; and from the Santa Barbara Zoo for providing free annual admission. The event ended with a paddle raise led by Janet Garufis, who thanked the attendees “for bringing hope to these kids and helping them know they matter.”
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G. MICHAEL BRELJE, an experienced civil litigation trial attorney, has been named a partner at Cappello & Noël LLP. The firm is recognized as one of the top complex business litigation law firms in the United States.
“A few years back, we tried a case with Mike as opposing counsel,” says Barry Cappello, Cappello & Noël’s managing partner. “We witnessed a formidable adversary with a tough but professional demeanor. I noted that he would make a great fit for our firm. When the time came, we jumped at the opportunity. He is now a partner, which says it all.”
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WORKING TO PRESERVE, SHARE, AND CELEBRATE local history, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation has elected Andrew Le and Qing Xue to its board. sbthp.org
ANDREW LE is the CEO and Cofounder of Cleverific, a Santa Barbarabased company helping e-commerce merchants unlock hidden revenue through post-purchase optimization and order management solutions.
A chemist-turned-software engineer-turned-entrepreneur, Le has spent over ten years building Cleverific into a leading platform for online retailers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from UCSB.
QING XUE is an architect specializing in classical and traditional design, with experience in both the U.S. and the U.K. Her work includes residential, institutional, and historic restoration projects, and she combines her background in engineering with an artistic sensibility and creative problem-solving. In Santa Barbara, she has been active in historic preservation and community planning, contributing to efforts such as the State Street Master Plan. She also pursues her passion for the arts through drawing, watercolor, and pottery. Xue earned a Master of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame and holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering.
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TWICE AS MANY LOCALS WILL BE DELIVERED BOOKS AND SMILES when the Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to celebrate the launch of Library on the Go 2.0, the Library’s second mobile outreach van, at a special public event on Michael Towbes Library Plaza from 11am to 12:30pm on Wednesday, March 25th.
This milestone marks two years of planning to expand the library’s ability to bring books, resources, and- connections directly to people where they live, work, and play. Library on the Go 2.0 was made possible through a grant from the California State Library and a generous donation from the James M. Cox Foundation. The celebration will feature guided tours of the new outreach van, opportunities to meet library staff who operate mobile outreach, and remarks highlighting the impact and future of Library on the Go. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/LOTG
LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE SANTA BÁRBARA INVITA
A LA COMUNIDAD a celebrar la inauguración de Biblioteca Móvil 2.0, la segunda unidad móvil de la biblioteca, durante un evento especial en la Plaza de la Biblioteca Michael Towbes de 11am a 12:30pm, miércoles, 25 de marzo.
Este logro representa dos años de planificación para ampliar la capacidad de la biblioteca de llevar libros, recursos y conexiones directamente al lugar donde residen, trabajan y se divierten los miembros de nuestra comunidad. La Biblioteca Móvil 2.0 fue posible gracias a una beca de la Biblioteca del Estatal de California y a una generosa donación de la Fundación James M. Cox. La celebración incluirá recorridos guiados por la nueva unidad móvil, oportunidades para conocer al personal de la biblioteca que opera los servicios móviles y compartir comentarios sobre el impacto y el futuro de la Biblioteca Móvil. SantaBarbaraCA.gov/LOTG
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DONATIONS OF FURNITURE, home goods, appliances, and other home decor and essentials are now being accepted by Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County in anticipation of the opening of its new ReStore on State Street. Donations will be accepted between 10:30am to 1pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. A list of accepted items is available on Habitat’s website. The store is also looking for volunteers to help launch the new store, with sign-ups available online. Questions can be sent to restore@sbhabitat.org. Visit sbhabitat.org/restore
The tax wil rise from 6 percent to 8 percent. Councilmembers Eric Friedman and Wendy Santamaria opposed, raising concerns about the financial impact on the cannabis retailers
By Joshua Molina / Santa Barbara News-Press 3.18.26
People who buy their cannabis from one of three retail shops in Santa Barbara will have to pay more in taxes, the City Council decided on Tuesday.
The council voted 5-2 to increase the retail tax from 6 percent to 8 percent as a way to generate between $125,000 to $300,000 annually. The tax increase does not apply to medicinal marijuana sales.
Councilmembers Wendy Santamaria and Eric Friedman opposed the tax increase, raising concerns about the impact on the cannabis industry. Mayor Randy Rowse and councilmembers Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Oscar Gutierrez and Kristen Sneddon supported the increase.
Councilwoman Harmon originally suggested taxing retail cannabis dispensaries late last year to help increase revenues in the city budget.
She said that non-medical use of cannabis is a luxury item and that she would support even a higher tax than 8 percent.
“Personally, I think it is too low,” Harmon said. “We owe it to our community to do this. Every dollar counts.”
Harmon said she has “no idea,” how much legal cannabis costs and has never purchased it. On Tuesday prior to the meeting she went into a dispensary to see
the costs and do a price-check and said a “pre-roll” costs $5.50 cents.
She said the tax increase would amount to no more than 12 cents.
“That 10-, 11- or even 12-cent increase on what is a luxury recreational item seems to me quite a reasonable policy decision to make,” Harmon said.
Harmon said she could not understand her colleagues’ concern about increasing the cost for cannabis retailers by such a low amount. She noted that the city passed a “regressive,” sales tax increase two years ago, and is now considering a real property transfer tax, with impacts on people citywide. Yet, some of her colleagues were concerned about a targeted tax on a luxury retail item.
drugs illegally.
“I don’t know that this is the right call at this time,” Santamaria said.
Santamaria and councilman Friedman agreed with each other that raising the tax would unfairly hurt the cannabis retailers.
“We’re one of the highest in the state if we do it at eight percent,” Friedman said. “Locally we would be the highest. It gets to the point that as costs for everything are going up, consumers will find a way to purchase it at the same or even a reduced price.”
The retail tax is just one tax that consumers pay. Users also pay an excise tax of 15 percent, and a sales tax of $9.25 percent, which compounds. In total, there’s about a 40 percent tax on cannabis products when all is added up.
Cannabis retail taxes have already
been on the decline. The city took in about $979,000 in 2025 and expects to bring in about $895,000 in the 2026 fiscal year. With the increase, which goes into effect July 1, the city expects to increase those cannabis retail revenues to $1.1 million.
Councilwoman Kristen Sneddon said she would support an even higher tax rate because of the serious health concerns of highly concentrated, potent cannabis available through dispensaries.
“The corporate growers and the corporate sellers, that’s where the true environmental [concerns are],” Sneddon said [adding] she accompanied someone to an emergency room in San Diego who with a vape form of cannabis had a seizure and was hospitalized and the emergency room doctor told her that those types of incidents happen several times a day.
“To me this isn’t about cannabis itself, it is about the corporate growers and the corporate selling of a product that is highly concentrated in forms that could not be achieved with backyard local growing,” Sneddon said.
“It is very unsettling to me that we would pursue those avenues while not also looking at targeted, highly specific opportunities that don’t have such regressive, broad applications,” Harmon said. “I simply can’t understand it.”
Councilmember Santamaria said she was concerned that increasing the tax on the cannabis retailers would hurt them financially.
“While we need to stabilize our own budget, I don’t know that destabilizing an industry is the answer here,” Santamaria said.
She said she doubts the city will see an increase in sales if the tax rates go up and then that would drive users to buy the
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“Existing-home sales increased by 1.7% month-over-month in February, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Existing-Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem—including agents, homebuyers and sellers— with data on the level of home sales, price, and inventory.” NAR
By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE • March 10, 2026
IT’S BEEN MONTHS SINCE I LAST WROTE ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET, and why it’s had such a slow recovery. FRED’s 30-year fixed mortgage graph tells us why, and why we have a housing shortage.
The 30-year average fixed rate mortgage was a level three percent until 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic when the Fed raised interest rates to combat rising inflation. It’s six percent today, after dipping very briefly to 5.98 percent last month.
It's this high today because Trump’s Iran war is costing $1 billion per day on borrowed money
due to his Big Beautiful Tax Bill, which will add to the current $39 trillion in federal debt.
Are we seeing a housing revival with the slight uptick in existing home sales? Hope springs eternal, as the saying goes. Sales have hovered around 4 million residential units since the busted housing bubble and 2008-09 Great Recession. There has never been enough to satisfy the demand since then, because the housing bubble created an over supply of unsold housing, and 30year fixed rate mortgages have hovered above six percent ever since, per the FRED graph.
But, “Housing affordability is improving, and consumers are responding,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “Still, there is a long way to go to return to pre-pandemic levels of transaction activity. There are more than six million more jobs than in 2019, yet home sales per year are down by one million.”
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There isn’t much of a housing supply inventory, and builders aren’t cooperating now with less than a four-month supply of existing home inventory on the market at the current slow sales rate.
By Harlan Green
This is while privately-owned housing starts in October were punk, at just a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,246,000. It is 4.6 percent below the revised September estimate of 1,306,000 and is 7.8 percent below the October 2024 rate of 1,352,000, says Calculated Risk.
Unaffordably high mortgage rates are one reason for the construction shortage, but Trump’s tariffs on building materials are also adding to construction costs.
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“We get so many things thrown at us in the construction industry,” said Tony Rader, the chief relationship officer at National Roofing Partners, a commercial roofing company in Coppell, Texas. “It just seems like every time we turn around, we’ve got something else to fight.”
So, we must throw in the costs of empire building because Republicans are so fond of waging wars. It’s not only the Federal Reserve keeping rates high, but also the huge federal debt has been boosting bond yields. It is the reason we still have a housing shortage from two to five million units, depending on who you ask, since the Great Recession and housing bubble.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 25CV06568
Petitioner: Elliot Oberlin Murray Osborn filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Elliot Oberlin Murray Osborn to PROPOSED NAME: Elliot Oberlin Murray. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: April 17, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 02/18/26 /s/:Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #25CV06568 Pub Dates: February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2026.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV01234
Petitioner: Vanessa Carachure filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Aleyda Lucia Carachure to PROPOSED NAME: Aleyda Lucia Meza. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 6, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 03/10/26 /s/: Tomas P. Anderle , Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV01234 Pub Dates: March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
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The following Corporation is doing business as GEMA at 10 E. Yanonali St. 141, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. KIDS MEDIA INC. at 10 E. Yanonali St. 141, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on January 30, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000296. Published February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2026.
The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as COVENANT CONSTRUCTION AND CABINETRY at 138 Santa Felicia Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. COVENANT WOODS PRODUCTS, LLC at 5680 Surfrider Way Unit 107, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 3, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000522. Published March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2026.
Insertion Date: Print: 3.20.26/ Digital included 3.18.26 8.36” times 3 columns = $119.88 • 3.20.26 SHO Hearing 4.1.26.Kira Esparza. RE: 137 Santa Rosa Pl; 102 La Plata
The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as FIRST EPIC at 40 Oceano Ave, 10, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. BRIMER VENTURES, LLC at 40 Oceano Ave, 10, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on January 30, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000291. Published February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2026.
The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street.
On Thursday, March 26, 2026, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO.
TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PCVideos.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.
All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.
APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision. Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.
NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.
• 137 Santa Rosa Pl
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 045-202-001
Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)
Application Number: PLN2025-00495
Applicant / Owner: Jarrett Gorin, Vanguard Planning Inc. / Les Trois Soeurs, LLC
Project Description: Modification to allow an addition to encroach into Open Yard.
• 102 La Plata
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 045-211-011
Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)
Application Number: PLN2025-00496
Applicant / Owner: Jarrett Gorin, Vanguard Planning Inc. / Fox-Hofbauer Trust
Project Description: Front Setback Modifications to allow bay window and French Doors
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT:
The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as BROOKLYN WEST LABS LLC at 2214 Channing Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. BROOKLYN WEST FILMS LLC at 2214 Channing Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 17, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000579. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
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The following Individual is doing business as FULL CYCLE BUSINESS PLANNING AND ACCOUNTING and FULL CYCLE ACCOUNTANTS at 1607
Mission Street Suite 216 Solvang, CA 93463. CHERILYNN GLIMP at PO Box 1051 Solvang, CA 93464. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 13, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000579. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
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The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as J1 PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC at 419 Glennora Way, Buellton, CA 93427. J1 PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC at 2108 N Street Suite N, Sacramento, CA 95818. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 10, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000579. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
Insertion Date: Print: 3.20.26 Digital included 3.18.26 7.74” times 3 columns = $110.99 • 3.20.26 PC Hearing.4.16.26.Kira Esparza RE: • 404 Moffett Pl : PO 32600495
The Secretary of the Planning Commission has set a public hearing for Thursday, April 16, 2026 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, April 16, 2026 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.
TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PCVideos.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.
All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.
APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision. Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.
NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.
• 404 Moffett Pl
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 073-450-003
Zoning Designation: A-A-O/C-Z
Application Number: PLN2026-00086
Applicant / Owner: Brad Klinzing / City of Santa Barbara
Project Description: Request for a Local Coastal Program Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment to amend the zoning for a 1.18 acre portion of the Santa Barbara Airport property.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT:
The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as J1 PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC at 419 Glennora Way, Buellton, CA 93427. J1 PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC at 2108 N Street Suite N, Sacramento, CA 95818. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 10, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000579. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT:
The following Individual is doing business as FULL CYCLE BUSINESS PLANNING AND ACCOUNTING and FULL CYCLE ACCOUNTANTS at 1607 Mission Street Suite 216 Solvang, CA 93463. CHERILYNN GLIMP at PO Box 1051 Solvang, CA 93464. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara on March 13, 2026. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2026-0000579. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2026.
Insertion Date: Print: 3.20.26 Digital included 3.18.26 7.24”x2 col; $69.21 3.20.26 Single Family Streaming Intro. Norma Welche
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, during a regular meeting that begins at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider ordinance amendments to Titles 22, 25, and 30 related to the Single Family Streamlining Project. The goals of the Project are to: 1) Reduce the number of single family development projects subject to design review; 2) Streamline the public hearing process for single family projects; 3) Provide increased flexibility to address common homeowner interests; and 4) Clean up and clarify existing zoning language, including updates required by state law. Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters 22.22, 22.68, 22.69, 25.03, and multiple chapters within Title 30 are proposed. For additional information about the Project, please refer to https:// santabarbaraca.gov/SFDB-Amendments.
Public comment may be given in person at the meeting or remotely via Zoom. Members of the public who wish to give public comment remotely may do so by completing the Zoom registration at the following link: https://santabarbaraca-gov.zoom.us/j/83099911799? pwd=N0fwX914FLbpUNNMPr2foEbiub5ovC.1. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing and should be addressed to the City Council by sending them electronically to Clerk@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 931021990.
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, will be available at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda will include instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.
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/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager March 12, 2026
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UC SANTA BARBARA GIVES A CHEER to class of ‘04 graduate Andy Jurgensen for his Best Film Editing Academy Award on Sunday night for One Battle After Another. He was also featured at the recent Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
ON MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, Buellton began a weekly Farmers Market with several vendors and live music (Out of the Blue) from 2pm to 6pm. Mayor David Silva says it will be a welcomed and healthy event for the city and a boost overall as a community gathering on the Avenue of the Flags.
ONE PERSON HAD BURN INJURIES and was taken to Cottage Hospital in a mobile home fire
that destroyed the structure Saturday, March 14th in the Sandpiper Mobile Village on Via Real in Carpinteria. The CarpinteriaSummerland Fire Protection District got the call about 6am and found flames shooting out. The fire was contained to the one home. The cause is under investigation.
FOUR UNITS WERE DAMAGED in a fire that sent one person to the hospital just after midnight on Friday, March 13th. Twelve occupants were displaced from the structure on South Voluntario Street. Santa Barbara City Fire responded with multiple engines.
SANTA BARBARA CHP AND EDISON were on scene of a damaged utility pole on Ortega Ridge Road and East Valley Road on Sunday, March 15th, after a vehicle crash in Montecito. No major injuries reported. Love’s towing was on the scene for the damaged vehicle.
A TWO VEHICLE CRASH on Bath St. at De la Guerra blocked traffic the evening of Sunday, March 15th at 6:16pm. No major injuries were reported. This area and on De la Vina, one block over, have many vehicle, bike, and pedestrian issues over several downtown Santa Barbara blocks.
THE HARBOR RESTAURANT on
Stearns Wharf and the City of Santa Barbara have resolved their rent and lease issues through a mediator. The agreement covered “outstanding rent, credits for improvements, additional improvements, and reached agreements regarding ongoing rent pending a new lease with options that guarantee the City will receive market rent for the property,” said John Thyne, the attorney and one of the owners of The Harbor Restaurant. He and his partners, Olesya Thyne, Eugenio Sanchez, and Carolina Jimenez, look forward to working collaboratively with the Waterfront Department and the City.
THE FIRST-EVER “GOOD EGG” AWARD was presented on Tuesday by McDonald’s owner David Peterson to radio host and nonprofit advocate, Catherine Remak. It took place with friends, family members, and employees at the Fairview McDonalds in Goleta. Peterson is a local McDonald’s owner. His dad, Herb, invented the Egg McMuffin in 1971 in Santa Barbara. It launched the breakfast meal business worldwide. McDonald’s does more than 30 percent of its business at breakfast. The handheld breakfast sandwich was made with a special Teflon-coated ring to keep eggs perfectly round. The first ring was crafted by a Santa Barbara blacksmith. The final product is a toasted English muffin, poached egg, Canadian bacon, and American cheese.
Remak once worked at McDonald’s before embarking on a career in broadcasting and ongoing help for nonprofits in the area. Tuesday was “Herb Day.” All Santa Barbara and Goleta McDonald’s had Egg McMuffins for $2. The proceeds from the six participating restaurants went to the Hearts Aligned Charity to help critically ill children. The award included a special dining card at McDonald’s and a plaque with a replica Egg McMuffin ring on it. The event also featured the Dos Pueblos Jazz band, free Egg McMuffins, coffee, and some select guests were given custom hats made by local artist Jimmy J that featured Herb Peterson. The story of the Egg McMuffin and Herb Peterson can be found in the book, The Good Egg, which was on display at the event.
THE BUELLTON WINE AND CHILI FESTIVAL filled the Flying Flags RV Resort with over 30 wineries, craft breweries, seltzers, ciders, and spirit companies on Sunday, March 15th. Guests sampled chili and salsa from over 20 cooks and also strolled through a variety of clothing, jewelry, and art vendors. Live music was on stage and the valley heat was about 88 degrees.
SO FAR NO SERIOUS DELAYS HAVE BEEN REPORTED at the Santa Barbara Airport from passengers flying in or flying out while other areas deal with TSA and weather concerns. Spring Break travel is also picking up significantly by the day.
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air, he’s often bringing his smile and positive energy to the microphone at fundraisers and civic events. John’s social media presence has one of the largest followings in Santa Barbara, and this page has the weekly highlights. Twitter: @JohnPalminteri • Instagram: @JohnPalminteriNews www.facebook.com/john.palminteri.5
Join us for a night of fine wines, delightful pairings, and live art.
4/30 4/30 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
COTTAGE CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER FELT THE SUPPORT OF OVER 500 GUESTS at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation’s annual Party of the Year on March 7th at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara. The black-tie event raised over $810,000 while recognizing and celebrating the healthcare professionals and donors who ensure access to high-quality pediatric care.
The evening featured remarks from Heather Hambleton and Lisa Iscovich, the Party of the Year event co-chairs; Eric Seale, Chair of the Cottage Health Board of Directors; Scott Wester, President and CEO of Cottage Health; and Dr. Miriam Parsa, Chief Pediatric Medical Officer for Cottage Children’s Medical Center. Guests also enjoyed an enchanting performance by State Street Ballet.
A video told the remarkable story of Athena Sunderland, who was delivered prematurely and underwent extensive treatment in the Haselton Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cottage Children’s Medical Center. After surviving the 2025
Palisades Fire, Athena’s mother, Emily, soon faced another crisis when her water broke unexpectedly at 28 weeks, leaving her and her husband, Robert, to navigate fear and uncertainty while caring for their three other young children. Cottage’s expert NICU team supported not only Athena but the entire Sunderland family, providing compassionate, comprehensive care.
Guests additionally explored The Giving Sea, which included items that represented a moments of comfort, connection, or healing for a child and their family.
The Naomi and Ben Bollag Diamond Sponsorship of the gala helps Cottage to provide the highest level of care to patients and families throughout the region. The Party of the Year is made possible by community volunteers, including Co-Chairs Heather Hambleton and Lisa Iscovich, along with Gina Andrews, Katy Bazylewicz, Andrew Brown, Sharon Jordano, Allison LaBarge, Mari McAlister, Sue Neuman, Alex Nourse, Cathy Quijano, Betsy Turner, Mary Werft, Nicole Wester, and Margaret Wilkinson. cottagehealth.org
RECEIVING RECOGNITION FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICAL QUALITY, Sansum
Medical Group Santa Barbara, which serves patients on the greater Central Coast as a part of Sutter Health, is celebrating numerous honors. First, Sansum Medical Group SB earned a Top Quality award from the Integrated Healthcare Association for exceptional performance in the 2024 Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) program. This statewide honor places the medical group among the top ten percent nationally for quality. In the IHA report, Sansum Medical Group SB received five stars for preventive screenings and patient communication, and four out of five stars for medical care, quality, and patient experience. Additionally, Sansum Medical Group SB has been recognized as a top performer in CenCal Health’s Quality Care Incentive Program (QCIP). Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, has participated in QCIP since its launch to better serve individuals who are medically complex or resource limited. sutterhealth.org
SUTTER HEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED that plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Daniel E. Wong and Dr. H. Katherine Kim, the organization’s first female radiation oncologist, have joined its Central Coast team. sutterhealth.org
DR. DANIEL E. WONG provides a full spectrum of plastic and reconstructive services, including breast cancer and other cancer-related reconstructive surgeries, breast augmentations, reductions and lifts, body contouring surgeries, wound care, scar revision, skin grafts, and surgical/non-surgical cosmetic treatments. Dr. Wong graduated from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and completed his integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Chicago, where he also served as Chief Resident.
DR. H. KATHERINE KIM joins Sutter Health from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle and the University of Washington, where she was an academic attending radiation oncologist. Board certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Kim has expertise and clinical interest in treating patients with breast and gynecological cancer. She received her medical degree from Chuang-Ang University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and completed her surgical pathology internship at Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She completed her internal medicine residency at Boston VA Medical Center, nuclear medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, radiation oncology residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and radiation therapy fellowship training at Harvard Medical School.
5 to 8pm, Friday • March 20th
Con Gallery Row in La Cumbre Plaza invites visitors and residents together for an evening of art, creativity, and fun.
• In the LCCCA galleries, Illuminations, Elevate, and Fine Line, meet artists and enjoy drinks and snacks as you view their art.
In the Fine Line, there’s a very special exhibit, Herstory. It presents the art of Santa Barbara women artists in a homage to Women’s History Month. And Foda Street Outreach will also be playing there.
• Stop at VOICE Gallery to enjoy Sisters - a Celebration of the Voices of Women during Women’s History Month. Chat with the artists as you enjoy a taste of wine and snacks, including wine by La Lieff.
• Visit the Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art and immerse yourself in the mystical beauty of Tibetan culture, art, and spirituality brought to you by the Venerable Lama Tashi Norbu. This venue is an exciting journey into the heart of Tibetan art and culture.
IN THE PLAZA:
Be sure to stop by the Community Painting Booth and help create some new paintings. All ages enjoy participation in this popular event.
• Watch Kyle of the Electric Jugglers demonstrate an exciting and unique juggling style.
• Stop by Your SB Real Estate Team (located near Starbucks). They will be hosting a coffee table during the Art Walk.
• Islands Restaurant will be offering take out meals which can be ordered and picked up in the Plaza.
SHINING AS EXEMPLARY SCHOOLS, Dos Pueblos High School and La Colina Junior High School have been selected for the prestigious 2026 California Distinguished Schools Program. They are the only two California South Coast schools to be honored out of the 408 middle and high schools statewide recognized by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond.
They also represent two of only four schools in all of Santa Barbara County to achieve this elite distinction for 2026. The other county schools recognized include Jonata Middle School, in Buellton, and Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.
“To be the only South Coast schools and among just four in the entire county speaks volumes about the culture of excellence at Dos Pueblos and La Colina,” said Dr. Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent of Santa Barbara Unified. “This recognition highlights our educators’ success in moving the needle for student achievement and providing life-
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The California Distinguished Schools Program celebrates exceptional schools that demonstrate exemplary student outcomes.
Both Dos Pueblos High School and La Colina Junior High are being recognized as Achievement Gap Closers. This category honors schools that accelerate academic progress for two or more historically underserved student groups while maintaining achievement levels for all students that are above the state median.
Dos Pueblos High School earned additional distinction in the new Beacons of Opportunity category. This recognizes schools serving Title I communities that distinguish themselves through multiple student outcomes at very high performance levels.
Both schools will be officially honored at a ceremony in April.
NOTICE OF A PLANNING
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 2026, 1:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 735
ANACAPA STREET
The Planning Commission will hold a meeting to consider both a Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment and a Zoning Map Amendment (ZMA). The ZMA seeks to amend § 29.11.001, the Airport Zoning Map, by shifting the designation on a 1.8 acre portion of the airport property from the Aircraft Approach and Operation Zone (A-A-O) to the Airport Facilities Zone (A-F) . Because the zoning map is a component of the LCP, a zone change for property within the Coastal Zone requires both an LCP Amendment and a ZMA. The proposed LCP Amendment and ZMA aim to rezone a currently underutilized area of City-owned airport property to allow for consolidated terminal parking closer to the terminal in the future.
For information, please contact Jessica Metzger, JMetzger@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov or visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov.
The Commission will receive and consider public comment at this meeting. The process for receiving public comment is described on the agenda, which will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. If you need staff assistance to participate in this meeting, contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 564 5305. If possible, please provide notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ADDRESSING THEIR CAMPUSES’ NEEDS and strengthening their school communities got a boost of support when the Santa Barbara Education Foundation presented its 2026 Student Grants. Nearly $10,000 was awarded to projects across the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
At the Faulkner Gallery reception earlier this month, students gathered around their displays, proudly pointing out their projects and sharing their ideas with parents, advisors, and fellow students. Johanna Gomez Lopez of San Marcos High School spoke about making posters and organizing family events through her school’s MEChA Club, which engages Latinx students in extracurriculars and brings them together in a welcoming space. Johnny Duffy of Dos Pueblos High School described how seeing fellow soccer teammates struggle to afford fees and equipment inspired his project to gather, clean, and distribute donated sports gear to students in need.
“These students are the change they want to see in their schools,” said Katie Szopa, SBEF Programs Director. santabarbaraeducation.org
20 STUDENT ARTISTS WERE GIVEN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS and declared the winners of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara’s 2026 Art Scholarship Competition in a special reception at Art & Soul Gallery earlier this month. Scarlett Ramirez, who attends Santa Barbara High School, was awarded the Schall Family Best of Show Prize.
Fifty-four student artists from Southern Santa Barbara County competed for the 2026 competition. Each winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 or $3,500 and the best of show winner will receive an additional $1,000 scholarship. Serving as judges this year were Isaac Hernandez, Sara Hetyonk Duron, and Meagan Stirling.
Beyond Ramirez, the 2026 art scholarship winners are Ruby Bargiel (Alta Vista Alternative HS), Zoe Barnett (Carpinteria HS), Georgia Brown (Santa Barbara HS), Sasha Dozier (Dos Pueblos HS), Lauren Foong (Dos Pueblos HS), Ramiro Gutierrez Carachure (San Marcos HS), April Harper (Dos Pueblos HS), Ava Hough (Santa Barbara HS), Duncan Hunt (San Marcos HS), Silbur Irwin (Dos Pueblos HS), Kiana Kiah (Carpinteria HS), Presley Krintzman (Santa Barbara HS), Christopher Lopez (Santa Barbara HS), Kaitlyn Marden (Dos Pueblos HS), Zenia Potter (Dos Pueblos HS), Ellie Roberts (Carpinteria HS), Amelia Simon (Dos Pueblos HS), Asher Widroe (Dos Pueblos HS), and Luna Witherell (Santa Barbara HS). sbscholarship.org
EBy Mark M. Whitehurst / VOICE
VERY PERSON DESERVES PEACE, SECURITY, AND FREEDOM, values that underpin international law. A lecture on humanity’s future by Princeton Professor of Law Richard Falk will support and develop this idea as he
PROFESSOR RICHARD FALK is the Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. He has served as Chair of Global Law, Faculty of Law, at Queen Mary University, London and coDirector of its Centre of Environmental Justice and Crime; Research Associate at the Orfalea Center of Global Studies at the UC Santa Barbara; and Fellow of the Tellus Institute. He directed the project on Global Climate Change, Human Security, and Democracy at UCSB and formerly was the director of the North American group in the World Order Models Project. Between 2008 and 2014, Falk served as UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories. Falk is the author or editor of more than 75 books. In 2022, Professor Falk authored Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations in collaboration with John Dugard and Michael Lynk. He is Senior Vice President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
The 21st Frank K Kelly Lecture will take place at the Music Academy of the West, on April 7th at 6pm.
Admission is free with a RSVP. Sponsorships are available. For info, to sponsor, and to RSVP visit: wagingpeace.org
explores the United States’ current disregard for prudence, law, morality, and its complicity in Israel’s genocidal and militaristic approach not only in relation to Occupied Palestine, but also to the Middle East as a region. This talk will be the 21st Frank K. Kelly Lecture, hosted by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and presented at the Music Academy of the West at 6pm on April 7th.
Prof. Falk took time to be interviewed by VOICE Magazine, answering questions associated with his upcoming Frank K. Kelly Lecture. His responses have been edited for length.
VOICE: How have sovereignty and international law been impacted by the current attempts to justify regime change as part of a new world order?
Prof. Falk: In modern international law, as summarized in the UN Charter with respect to issues of peace and security, regime change by intervention is never legal unless authorized by the Security Council in the context of peace and security. Under normal circumstances, the UN is itself prohibited from intervention in the internal affairs of any sovereign state unless overridden by threats to international peace and security. Such a limitation was inserted in the Charter as a repudiation of the practice in the colonial era of invoking ‘humanitarian intervention’ to carry out the political agenda of European colonial powers and regional hegemons in states of the Global South.
VOICE: What is the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations?
Falk: The ICC is based on the Rome Statute that sets up the legal framework for tribunal operations, including its scope of authority, but as a treaty it is binding only on those states that agree to become Parties. This is unlike the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that is an organic part of the UN, and states by becoming Members of the UN automatically become parties to the Statute that frames ICJ undertakings.
This elementary distinction is an introduction to the operation of the two tribunals, which proceed along quite different lines.
The ICC was early discredited by seeming to concentrate its activities to violations of international criminal law on the basis of judicially approved recommendations of the Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation of alleged criminality on the part exclusively of leaders in African countries. Whereas the scope of ICJ activity is to resolve legal disputes among sovereign states, the ICC addresses crimes of individuals acting on behalf of the state. Both judicial bodies are without direct enforcement capabilities, with the ICJ depending on the SC, and the ICC depending on the implementation of its criminal proceedings through the cooperation of those states that are parties to the Rome Statute, and can issue arrest warrants for accused individuals even if their nationality is of a state not party to the ICC, provided that the crimes prosecuted occurred on the territory of a party. In the highest profile case in ICC’s history, brought against top Israeli and Hamas leaders, crimes justifying the prosecution were alleged to be committed in Palestine, which despite being occupied, was considered a sovereign state. The implementation of the Arrest Warrants calling for the arrests of PM Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Gallant have not been acted upon, including by parties to the Rome Statute, leaving implementation in a grey zone of voluntary law enforcement.
Both tribunals have performed in accord with admirable professional standards of judicial practice in their several decisions since October 7, both provisionally in relation to alleged Israel violations of the Genocide Convention and as to the legality of Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian Territories (West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem) that began as a result of the outcome of the 1967 War.
VOICE: Do you think the UN Security Council will refer recent acts of aggression by the US and Israel to the ICC? What would be the implications of this?
Falk: It is impossible to expect such a referral. We need to remember that the SC cannot act without the unanimous support of the five permanent members of the SC, three of whom are NATO members supportive of the aggression to varying degrees. And even if these governments were to be swayed by public opinion in their countries it is unrealistic to suppose that the US Government would vote in favor of such a referral.
As mentioned, the ICC is not institutionally part of the UN, and it is not clear that even if there was support from the P5 it would have any formal impact. It is possible to envision that the ICC Prosecutor might recommend to ICC judges that they authorize an investigation of the charges of aggression, and if found persuasive, that arrest warrants be issued for the respective heads of state, and possibly other officials or even officials of corporate entities. As the experience of earlier arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant illustrate, respect for ICC arrest warrants is essentially voluntary and not likely to be implemented against leading figures of powerful countries. The ICC, unlike the ICJ, can only proceed against individuals and lacks jurisdiction to take formal legal action against governments, corporations, and financial institutions.
In sum, the ICC path to accountability is not promising. More constructive avenues to achieve some kind of legal assessment might result from the formation of a civil society or peoples’ tribunal. I served as President of the Gaza Tribunal that gathered evidence, presented expert and survivor testimonies and concluded its inquiries with a strong decision by a Jury of Conscience composed of respected political, cultural, and scholarly personalities. Smaller tribunals in Canada and the UK have critically examined allegations of complicity in the furtherance of Israel’s international crimes in Gaza.
VOICE: What are the reasons why the US, Israel, and Iran are not members of the ICC?
Falk: My response is no more than a speculation based on public postures. I think the basic reason is the awareness that their respective foreign policy positions are controversial from the perspective of international criminal law. These three governments for somewhat different reasons are not prepared to subject their strategic priorities or national security to legal or criminal scrutiny.
VOICE: How has the policing power of the UN evolved and what are the future prospects of this power?
Falk: From the time the UN was established until the present, the policing or enforcement capabilities of the Organization was made dependent on decisions of the Security Council, which gives only the five winners of World War II a right of veto, as prominently used by the US and its NATO allies during the Israel assault upon Gaza, to shield Israel from censure, law enforcement, and accountability. It is again relevant to interpreting the outbreak of the present Iran War. Once again the political organs of the UN, the SC and General Assembly, have been essentially silent in the face of aggression, and the violation of the core norm of the UN Charter, prohibiting aggressive uses of force have been so far completely neutralized. And even the GA, which lacks enforcement or accountability authority, has lacked the political will to confront outright aggression. This unlawful start of the Iran War resembles what was called at the Nuremberg trials after World War II ‘Crimes against Peace.’
Voice: Would you share any suggestions for how our country or the individuals who read this interview should proceed to support Peace?
Falk: Let your conscience be your guide, as shaped by a knowledge of how ‘wars of choice’ as the New York Times described the present Iran War, so far causing death, suffering, and devastation to Iran and several of its neighbors. This leads to anti-American rage among people everywhere, causing bitter divisions even here. Even the New York Times referred to the Iran War as ‘the ultimate war of choice.’ I call it an unprovoked war of aggression that is likely to make even more stressed the internal situation of multiple hardships being endured by the Iranian people, and to spread disorder throughout the region, and
beyond. U.S. warmaking since World War II has produced few benefits and much grief and destruction. It is time to bring war under control before it dooms the future of humanity. This will only happen when enough people take action that overwhelms special interests and militarism that now shape our foreign policy.
Voice: Are there any precedents for the kind of changed needed to move forward?
Falk: When a situation arises where a state pursues internal and external against the will of the people, opposition in the form of nonviolent protest initiatives often can achieve goals related to peace and justice. This happened in the U.S. at the latter stages of the Vietnam War. Finally exerting enough pressure to produce a transition to peace for this country and an era of reconstruction for Vietnam. Another example is the surprising success of the anti-apartheid movement that was aided by nonviolent solidarity movements around the world including cultural and sports boycotts, divestment campaigns, and alienation in international relations. The weight of these pressures brought an unexpected change of policy by the ruling South African white leadership that brought racism to an end, and a transition to a constitutional democracy, while far from perfect, is an inspiring improvement over apartheid or a bloody race war. Such a possibility exists for the American people at this time to end its participation in the Iran War, and at the same time adjust its relationship with Israel by reference to law and justice. Although we can know the future, we can know and act to achieve a future that will be shaped by values rather than by the strategic calculations of unaccountable bureaucrats. As many moral giants of our world have insisted upon we must dedicate themselves to ‘peace by peaceful means’ and not take refuge by silently crouching beneath the weight of state propaganda.
The 21st Frank K Kelly Lecture will take place at the Music Academy of the West, on April 7th at 6pm.
Admission is free with a RSVP. Sponsorships are available. For info, to sponsor, and to RSVP visit: wagingpeace.org
The Council of the City of Santa Barbara will hold a public hearing on April 14, 2026, during the afternoon session of the meeting, which begins at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara.
The City Council will consider ordinance amendments to Titles 22, 25, and 30 related to the Single Family Streamlining Project. The goals of the Project are to: 1) Reduce the number of single family development projects subject to design review; 2) Streamline the public hearing process for single family projects; 3) Provide increased flexibility to address co mmon homeowner interests; and 4) Clean up and clarify existing zoning language, including updates required by state law. Amendments to Municipal Code Chapters 22.22, 22.68, 22.69, 25.03, and multiple chapters within Title 30 are proposed.
For additional information about the Project, please refer to https://santabarbaraca.gov/SFDB-Amendments.
For information about the hearing, please contact Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov
The City Council will receive and consider public comment at this hearing The process for receiving public comment will be described in more detail on the agenda, which will be available at least 72 hours prior to the hearing at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP.
If not stopped soon, this war could easily turn into a global conflagration, effectively into World War III
By Jeffrey D. Sachs & Sybil Fares March 16, 2026 / Common Dreams
and could escalate to global war. The economic consequences are already severe and could become catastrophic. The Strait of Hormuz carries approximately one-fifth of all oil traded globally, and 30 percent of the world’s LNG. A sustained closure of the Strait would trigger an energy shock without modern precedent.
The conflict is likely to spiral out of control because the US and Israel are dead set on hegemony in the Arab world and West Asia – one that combines Israeli territorial expansion with American-backed regime control across the region. The ultimate goal is a Greater Israel that absorbs all historic Palestine, combined with compliant Arab and Islamic governments stripped of genuine sovereignty, including on choices as to how and where they export their oil and gas.
admitting Palestine as a full member state of the UN. Israel would be required to end its occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and Syria. Fifth, the UN recognition of the State of Palestine would form the basis for a comprehensive regional disarmament of all non-state actors, verified under international monitoring. The end result would be a return to international law and the UN Charter.
Who would win in this plan? The people of the region, of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and the rest of the world. Who would lose? Only the backers of Greater Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, and Mike Huckabee, who have brought the world to the brink of destruction.
This is delusional. No country across the region wants Israel to run wild as it is doing, murdering civilians across the entire region, destroying Gaza and the West Bank, invading Lebanon, striking Iraq and Yemen, and carpet-bombing Tehran. No country wants its hydrocarbon exports under effective US control. The war will end if and only if global revulsion at US and Israeli aggression forces these countries to stop. Short of that, we are likely to see the Middle East in flames and the world in an energy and economic crisis unprecedented in modern history. The war could easily turn into a global conflagration, effectively into World War III.
Yet, there exists an alternative. The war could stop on rational grounds if Israel and the US are decisively called to account by the rest of the world. Ending the war requires a set of interlinked steps to provide basic security for all parties, and indeed for the world. Iran needs a permanent end to the US-Israel aggression. The Gulf countries need an end to Iran’s retaliatory strikes. The Palestinians need an independent state. Israel needs lasting security and the disarmament of Hamas and Hezbollah. The whole world needs the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and international monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program to ensure it abides by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, as Iran says it wants to do. And all countries want, or should want, real sovereignty for themselves and their region.
Collective security could be achieved in five interconnected measures. First, the US and Israel would immediately end their armed aggression across the entire region and withdraw their forces. Second, Iran would stop its retaliatory strikes across the GCC and resubmit to monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency under a revised Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which President Trump recklessly abandoned in 2018. Third, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen with mutual agreement of Iran and the GCC. Fourth, the two-state solution would be immediately implemented by
Here are the five steps in more detail.
Israel and the US would stop their aggression and withdraw their forces. In turn, Iran would cease its retaliatory strikes. This would not be a mere ceasefire. Rather, it would be the first step of an overall peace agreement and collective security arrangement.
Second: Return to the JCPOA.
The nuclear question would be resolved through strict monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency, not through bombing campaigns that merely put Iran’s enriched uranium beyond international monitoring. The UN Security Council would immediately reinstate the basic framework of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which Iran must strictly comply with IAEA monitoring and agreed limits on its nuclear program, while economic sanctions on Iran would be lifted.
Third: Reopen the Strait of Hormuz in an Iran-GCC Framework.
The Strait of Hormuz would be quickly reopened, with safe passage jointly guaranteed by Iran and the GCC. The GCC countries would assert sovereignty over the military bases in their countries to ensure that the bases would not be used as launchpads for renewed offensive strikes against Iran.
Fourth: The Two-State Solution.
The two-state solution would be implemented, by admitting Palestine into the UN as the 194th permanent member state. This requires nothing more than the US lifting its veto. Palestinian statehood is in accord with international law and with the Arab Peace Initiative, which has been on the table since 2002. In turn, the countries in the region would establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and the UN Security Council would introduce peacekeepers to ensure the security of both Palestine and Israel.
In conjunction with the two-state solution, all armed belligerency in the region would end forthwith, including the disarmament of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other armed non-state actors. In the case of Palestine, the disarmament of Hamas would underpin the authority of the Palestinian state. In the case of Lebanon, the disarmament of Hezbollah would restore
Lebanon’s full sovereignty, with the Lebanese Armed Forces as the sole military authority in the country.
The disarmament would be verified by international monitors and guaranteed by the UN Security Council.
The key point is that the Israel-US war on Iran has not occurred in a vacuum. The Clean Break strategy, developed by Netanyahu and his American neocon backers in 1996, and implemented since then, calls for Israel to establish hegemony in the region through wars of regime change, with the US as the implementing partner. As NATO Supreme Commander Wesley Clark revealed after 9/11, the US drew up plans a quarter century ago to overthrow governments in seven countries: “starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and, finishing off, Iran.” We are therefore living through the culmination of a long-standing plan by Israel and the US to dominate the Arab world and West Asia, create a Greater Israel, and permanently block Palestinian statehood.
We are not optimistic about the likelihood of our plan. The Israeli government is murderous and Trump is delusional about US power. We are perhaps already in the early days of WWIII. Yet because the stakes are so high, it’s worth laying out real solutions even if they are long shots. We do believe, however, that the non-Western world—the part that is not vassal states to US power—understands the urgency of peace and security.
Who, then, could champion a peace plan that the US and Israel will resist with every means at their disposal, until the weight of global opposition and economic catastrophe leaves them no choice but to accept it?
There is one main group, and that is the BRICS nations.
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and the bloc’s expanded membership, which now includes the UAE, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, represent approximately half of the world’s population and more than 40 percent of global GDP (compared to 28 percent for the vaunted but overblown G7 countries). The BRICS have the credibility, the economic weight, and the absence of the historical complicity in Middle East imperialism to bring the world to its senses. The BRICS should convene an emergency summit and present a unified framework incorporating the conditions for peace and security, which in turn would be pressed at the UN Security Council. There, world opinion would tell the US and Israel to stop pushing the world towards catastrophe, and would remind all countries to adhere to the UN Charter.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-to-end-the-iran-war
Jeffrey D. Sachs, who recently received the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Distinguished Peace Leader award, is a worldrenowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank. Sachs was Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN SecretariesGeneral Kofi Annan (2001-7), Ban Ki-moon (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18). www.JeffSachs.org
CELEBRATE WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY when State of Mind Café and the Down Syndrome Association of SB County hosts a free screening of the documentary Teacher of Patience, followed by a live virtual Q&A with the film’s creators, Tom and Emily Felter, at 11am at SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre on Saturday, March 21st. Prior to and after the screening, attendees can meet local organizations, participate in art activities, and enjoy refreshments on the Riviera Theatre lawn. Free and open to the public
Project Hail Mary* (PG13): Fri: 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30, 9:45. Sat/Sun: 11:15, 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30, 9:45. Mon-Wed: 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30. Thur: 1:30, 3:45, 5:00, 7:15, 8:30. Ready or Not 2* (R): Fri-Sun: 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30. Mon-Thur: 2:30, 5:30, 8:00. Reminders of Him* (PG13): Fri-Sun: 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15. Mon-Thur: 2:00, 4:45, 7:30. Undertone (R): Fri: 2:30, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Sat/Sun: 12:05, 2:30, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Mon-Thur: 3:30, 5:55, 8:20. They Will Kill You* (R): Thur: 3:00, 5:30, 8:10.
Project Hail Mary* (PG13): Fri: 1:15, 2:15, 4:40, 5:45, 8:15, 9:15. Sat: 10:45, 1:15, 2:15, 4:40, 5:45, 8:15, 9:15. Sun: 1:15, 2:15, 4:40, 5:45, 8:15. Mon-Thur: 2:15, 4:40, 5:45, 8:15. Ready or Not 2* (R): Fri/Sat: 12:30, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30. Sun-Thur: 2:30, 5:15, 7:55. Undertone (R): Fri: 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. Sat: 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. Sun: 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05. Mon-Wed: 3:10, 5:35, 8:05. Thur: 3:10. Met Opera* (NR): Sat: 9:00. They Will Kill You* (R): Thur: 5:35, 8:05.
The Pout-Pout Fish (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur: 5:10. Sat/Sun: 2:05. Reminders of Him (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 5:00, 7:45. Sat/Sun: 2:15, 5:00, 7:45. Peaking Blinders: The Immortal Man (R): Fri, Mon-Wed: 8:00. Sat/Sun: 8:00.
Goat (PG): Fri, Mon-Thur
Project Hail Mary* (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 3:30, 7:00. Sat/Sun: 12:00, 3:30, 7:00.
World Down Syndrome Day Celebration • Screening of documentary Teacher of Patience, followed by live virtual Q&A with the film’s creators; reception before and after • Hosted by State of Mind Café & Down Syndrome Association of SB County • SBIFF Riviera Theatre • Free • 10:30am-12:30pm (screening at 11am) Sa, 3/21.
A War on Childhood • A feature documentary and community impact campaign led by Martin Papazian about the impact smartphones have on childhood, followed by a panel discussion • Alcazar Theatre • Free, reservation recommended • thealcazar.org • 5pm Sa, 3/21.
EXPERIENCE AN INTIMATE EVENING OF SPANISH RHYTHMS when flamenco guitarist-composer José Antonio Rodríguez unites with non-profit dance company Flamenco! Santa Barbara for an unforgettable concert at the SB Historical Museum’s historic candlelit Covarrubias Adobe at 8:30pm on Saturday, March 21st.
Tickets ($15-40+) visit sbhistorical.org
Friday 3/20
CHILDREN
Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Finish Up Fridays • Bring an almost finished project or one to start and enjoy tea and cookies • EE Makerspace • $15 • exploreecology.org • 2:305:30pm Fr, 3/20.
Contractor Power Hour • Food, drinks, and learn about the shift toward electrification • SB Contractors Assn • Shalhoob’s Funk Zone • sbcontractors.org • Free, register • 4-6pm Fr, 3/20.
Sarah Shahi • Actor, producer, and author discusses her book Life is Lifey • Godmothers Bookstore • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Fr, 3/20.
MUSIC
Beethoven 32 • Camerata Pacifica
Presents pianist Gilles Vonsattel in a solo recital • Hahn Hall • $35-75 • cameratapacifica.org • 7pm Fr, 3/20.
Pepe Aguilar • Grammy-winning singer blending traditional Mexican music with modern pop and rock • Chumash Casino Resort • $120-300 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 3/20.
The Brasscals • Street brass band • Night Lizard Brewing Company • Free • 8pm Fr, 3/20.
Las Cafeteras • Chicanx band blending son jarocho and spoken word • Viva el Arte de SB • Isla Vista Elementary• Free • 7pm Fr, 3/20.
SBC Courthouse Docent Tours • Free • www.sbcourthouse.org • 10:30am Mon-Fri & 2pm daily.
Orchid Escape • SB International Orchid Show featuring displays designed by master growers & artists, workshops, and behind-the-scenes
VIP tours • Earl Warren Showgrounds
• $25-55 • sborchidshow.com • 9am5pm Fr, 3/20 through Su, 3/22.
Pathfinders: The Great Insect Hunt • For children ages 8-13 • SB Botanic Garden • Free with admission • 11am Sa, 3/21.
Nature Journaling with John Iwerks • Record garden life in your sketchbook through drawings and writings • SB Botanic Garden • $25-35 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 9am Sa, 3/21.
Wiggle, Read, Create: Bluey • Dress as a Bluey character and create Bluey headbands, paint, and hunt for Long Dog • Faulkner Gallery • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 11am Sa, 3/21.
Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+ • Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat.
Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.
COMEDY
The Good Good Show • Comedian Julie Weidmann • Night Lizard Brewing Company • Free • 7:30pm Sa, 3/21.
Recess! • State Street Ballet’s family program featuring Alexei Kremnev’s Carnival of the Animals, Jerome Robbins’ Interplay, and a new contemporary work • Lobero Theatre • $20-127 • lobero.org • 2pm & 7:30pm Sa, 3/21 and 2pm Su, 3/22.
Acing Your Interview
• Free workshop on job interviews hosted by SBCC Extended Learning • Zoom, register: sel.sbcc.edu • 9am-3pm Sa, 3/21.
Repair Cafe • Volunteer fixers help restore broken appliances, toys, clothes, electronics, bikes, and more • CEC’s Environmental Hub • Free • cecsb.org • 10am-1pm Sa, 3/21.
Spring Equinox Sound Bath
• Kymberly Marciano’s well-being session featuring breathwork and guided meditation • Lotusland • $6095 • lotusland.org • 1:30pm Sa, 3/21.
Santa Barbara Go Club • All levels welcome to learn this ancient game • Free • Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St • 805-448-5335 • 11am-3pm Sa.
Concierto Íntimo • Performance by guitarist José Antonio Rodríguez, co-hosted by Flamenco! SB • SB Historical Museum, Covarrubias Adobe • $15-1000 • sbhistorical.org • 7pm Sa, 3/21.
Las Cafeteras • Chicanx band blending son jarocho and spoken word • Viva el Arte de SB • Guadalupe City Hall• Free • 7pm Sa, 3/21.
Free Radicals • Blending jazz, funk, reggae, and hip-hop • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30pm Sa, 3/21.
Victory Vegetable • Gardening for the true beginner• Goleta Community Garden, Armitos Park • Free, registration required • ucanr.edu • 1pm Sa, 3/21 & Tu, 3/24.
The Architectural Walking Tour
• History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.
Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative • Engagement event led by artists Eduardo Jimenez and Irene Ramirez, revealing artwork for the State and Carrillo intersection• SB Farmers Market • 11am Sa, 3/21
JOIN A DANCER’S PLAYDATE as State Street Ballet presents Recess! at the Lobero Theatre at 7pm on Saturday, March 21st and at 2pm on Sunday, March 22nd. A sensory-friendly performance will also be held at 2pm on Saturday, March 21st. For tickets ($20 students; $39-127 general; Sensory performance $10 adults and children free) visit lobero.org
SB High School Swap Meet • Featuring the Library on the Go van • SB High School • 8am-1pm Sa, 3/21.
Solstice Equinox Party • Dance performances, music, BIGGEST Little Elephant Parade® debut • Son y Sabor, 409 State St • 7pm Sa, 3/21.
Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.
Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.
Kathy Griffin: New Face, New Tour • Comedy show • Granada Theatre • $42-62 • granadasb.org • 7pm Su, 3/22.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Colette Jane Fehr • Discusses her book The Cost of Quiet • Godmothers Bookstore • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Su, 3/22.
Empathy Cafe • Practice communication and listening skills • Riviera Theatre, upstairs • Free • 11am-1pm Su.
Las Cafeteras • Chicanx band blending son jarocho and spoken word • Viva el Arte de SB • SBMA’s Front Terrace • Free • 1pm Su, 3/22.
Lenten Organ Interlude • First United Methodist Church • Free • 1-1:30pm, Su, 3/22.
The Addis Collective and The Rhythm Industrial Complex • Ethiopian jazz and a blend of afrobeat, funk and reggae • Fox Wine Co., Topa Topa Brewing Co., and The Nook • Free • 3pm Su, 3/22.
Pub Sing • Join in on Irish and folk songs • Creekside Restaurant & Bar • santabarbararevels.org • 4pm Su, 3/22. Las Cafeteras • Chicanx band
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ENJOY A LIVELY, HEARTWARMING STORY about challenging the status quo when nonprofit Youthclusive presents Disney’s High School Musical at Center Stage Theater at 7pm on Friday, March 20th; 2pm and 7pm on Saturday, March 21st; and 2pm on Sunday, March 22nd. For tickets (Limited free K-12 tickets, $18.50-43) visit centerstagetheater.org
A Small Family Business • Alan Ayckbourn’s social satire • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre • $1627 • theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm Th-Sa, Through 3/21.
The Play That Goes Wrong • An comedy of planned disasters • Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks • $80+ • 5startheatricals.com • 7:30pm Fr, 3/13 through 3/29.
In Your Dreams • InterAct Theatre School’s story about growing up in the modern age • Marjorie Luke Theatre • $18-28 • luketheatre.org • 2pm & 5:30pm Sa, 3/21.
Bodies Unbound • One-woman play by Cynthia Waring • Fine Line Gallery, La Cumbre Plaza • Pay what you can, suggested $20+ • RSVP: cynthiawaring22@gmail.com • 2pm Sa, 3/21 & 3/28.
Disney’s High School Musical • Youthclusive presents this fan favorite • Center Stage Theater • Free-$43 •
centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Fr, 3/20; 2pm & 7pm Sa, 3/21; 2pm Su, 3/22.
Shakespeare Kids • Educational Shakespeare Production Company presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Merry Wives of Windsor • Alcazar Theatre • $5-10 • 5pm Su, 3/22.
Somebody To Love • A new jukebox musical • Rubicon Theatre • $30-155 • rubicontheatre.org • 7pm We, 3/25, through 4/12.
The Cemetery Club • Three friends have tea at their husbands’ graves • Ojai Art Center Theater • $20-25 • ojaiact. org • 7:30pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sundays; Fr, 3/27 through 4/19. Happily Ever After or Else! • Fairytale characters rebel against their stories • Alcazar Theatre • $5-7 • thealcazar.org • 3pm Su, 3/29-Tu, 3/31 and We, 4/1-Fr, 4/3.
Memorial for Cecil Sutton • Remember longtime Ojai Art Center Theater actor, director, and visual artist • Ojai Art Center • 4pm Su, 3/22.
blending son jarocho and spoken word • Viva el Arte de SB • Marjorie Luke Theatre • Free • 6pm Su, 3/22. Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rags, and good time music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30pm Su, 3/22.
OUTDOORS
Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Children’s Resource Fair • Meet with free educational enrichment, childcare, summer programs, and more • Central Library • Free • 10:30am-1pm Su, 3/22.
The SPACE’s Spring Market
• Support Indigenous artisans and celebrate the Spring Equinox • Casa de la Guerra • 11am to 4pm Su, 3/22.
Monday 3/23
CHILDREN
Baby & Me • Develop your baby’s preliteracy skills, 0-14 months • Central Library • Free • 11-11:30am Mo.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Chaucer’s Book Talk • Rachel Hochhauser discusses her debut novel Lady Tremaine • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm Mo, 3/23.
Nicki Sizemore & Jennifer Freed
• Chef Nicki Sizemore discusses her cookbook Mind, Body, Spirit, Food • Godmother’s Books • $17 • godmothers.com • 6pm Mo, 3/23.
Creative Cluster • Sarah Emma
DISCOVER THE CINDERELLA STORY THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS “EVIL”
STEPMOTHER when author Rachel Hochhauser returns to her hometown of Santa Barbara for a free talk and signing of her debut novel, Lady Tremaine, at Chaucer’s Books at 6pm on Monday, March 23rd. chaucersbooks.com
Las Positas Rd • Schedule and RSVP: bridgewebs.com/sbbc542 • Meets daily.
CHILDREN
Math Festival • Art, games, and puzzles exploring new ways to use math • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • 2pm to 4pm Tu, 3/24.
COMEDY
Carpinteria Improv Drop-In
Class • Learn or practice skills • Alcazar Theatre • $10 • 7pm Tu.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Protect Your Community From ICE • Community defense and volunteer training hosted by SB Resiste • Our Lady of Guadalupe • 6 to 7:30pm Tu, 3/24.
The Motet • Ensemble blending funk, soul, and disco, special guest saxophonist Micheal Wilbur • SOhO • $27-32 • sohosb.com • 7pm Tu, 3/24.
Type 1 Diabetes Education & Screen and Treat Initiative • Covering T1D with free screenings available • Eastside Library • 2:30pm to 4:30pm Tu, 3/24.
Off the Page • Poetry showcase and performance workshop • Community Arts Workshop • Free, RSVP: sbcaw.org • 5pm to 7:30pm Tu, 3/24.
Ruth’s 12 week exploration of Julia Cameron’s Artist Way • Community Arts Workshop • $25-49 • sbcaw.org • 5:30 Mo, 3/23 through 4/20.
Scrabble Club • Louise Lowry
Packrat Middens • SB Museum of Natural History curator Ally Coconis discusses packrats • Zoom • Register: sbnature.org • 5:30pm Tu, 3/24.
Creator’s Club • Bilingual, weekly STEAM activity • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3pm We.
Ayckbourn Directed by Katie Laris
Davis Center • All levels/ English/ Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Mon.
Parliamo • Italian conversation, all levels • Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • Free • parliamo.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Mon.
Storytelling is the Revolution • Free poetry workshops for ages 18+ • Community Arts Workshop • Free, register: sbcaw.org • 5-7pm Tu & Th, through March.
Successfully Navigating College Admissions • Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper discuss admissions trends, strategies, and more • Zoom • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca. gov • 4:30pm We, 2/25.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
SB Bridge Club • Play bridge • 2255
Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.
Jill Wintersteen • Author discusses her book Spirit Daughter • Godmother’s Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm We, 3/25. Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/English/ Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed. Le Cercle Français • Free French conversation, all levels • The Natural Cafe • https://tinyurl.com/5ejbd9ye • 5-6:30pm Wed.
A SOUL MUSIC LEGEND, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Booker T. Jones will treat Santa Barbara to a night of blues and R&B when he performs at the Lobero Theatre on 7:30pm on Saturday, March 28th. For tickets ($50-115) visit lobero.org
Chris Hennessee • Country performance • 28 W. Victoria St • $15 • sbeventhorizon.com • 6pm We, 3/25. Open Jam • At Revolver Pizza. Jam with musicians • 1429 San Andres St • Free • revolversb.com • 6-9pm Wed.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Smoked & Stirred • BBQ Chef’s Table with chefs John Vasquez and Shawn Michaud • Finch & Fork • $85 • finchandforkrestaurant.com/specialevents • 6-8pm We, 3/25. School Book Fair • 25% of purchases donated to San Marcos High School PTSA • Chaucer’s Books • 5pm to 7pm We, 3/25.
Thursday 3/26
COMEDY
Cristela Alonzo • Midlife Mixtape Tour comedy show • Lobero Theatre • $36-53 • lobero.org • 7:30pm Th, 3/26.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
California’s Spanish-Mexican Roots • Talk by historian Damian Bacich • SB Historical Museum • Free-$20 • sbhistorical.org • 5:30pm Th, 3/26.
Daytime Sewing and Mending Club • Repair or create something new • EE Makerspace • $15 • exploreecology.org • 1-3pm Th, 3/26. Dominicans and Franciscans: Always Brothers and Always Different • Frs. Michael Demkovich and Jack Clark Robinson • SB Mission
Center • In-person first 30 attendees, additional join over Zoom • Register: organicsoupkitchen.org • 4pm Fr, 3/27.
Spring Renewal Vision Board Gathering • Bring journals, pens, and images • Paradise Found • $44 • paradisefoundsb.com • 6pm Fr, 3/27.
MUSIC
Everclear • 90s alternative rock performance • Solvang Festival Theater • $124-135 • solvangtheaterfest.org • 7pm Fr, 3/27.
The Band Perry • Country rock band performance • Chumash Casino • $40-70 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 3/27.
SB Poetry Series Reading • by poets David Oliveira and Laure-Anne Bosselaar • Central Library, Fireplace Room • Free • 5:30pm Fr, 3/27.
OSB Moonlight Masquerade
Gala • Fine dining, wine, and performances by Opera SB singers and State Street Ballet • Rosewood Miramar Beach, Chandelier Ballroom • $600+ • operasb.org • 6pm Fr, 3/27.
Archive-Library • $25-30 • sbmal.org • 6pm Th, 3/26.
Knit ‘n’ Needle • Fiber arts club • Montecito Library • Free • 2pm Th.
SPECIAL EVENTS
B2B Networking Breakfast • Meet local businesspeople • SB Zoo • $50-85 • sbscchamber.com • 9am Th, 3/26.
Friday
COMEDY
Intro to Improv • Blind Fitness and SB Improv’s beginner-friendly workshop designed for blind or low vision individuals • Unitarian Society, Parish Hall • $10, RSVP required: blindfitness.org • 5pm Fr, 3/27.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOP
Jay Blakesberg • Presentation about 48 years photographing the Grateful Dead • Alcazar Theatre • $2565 • thealcazar.org • 7:30pm Fr, 3/27.
Return to Vitality • Dr. Julie Taguchi discusses women’s hormones • Organic Soup Kitchen Distribution
Foothills Preserve entrance on Via Gaitero Road • Registration required: cirweb.org • 10am Sa, 3/28.
MUSIC
Bella Italia • SB Symphony presents Italian classics • Granada Theatre • $45-198 • granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 3/28 & 3pm Su, 3/29.
Brian Kinsella Band • Acoustic guitar performance • Cold Spring Tavern • 1:30pm Sa, 3/28.
Booker T. Jones • Blues and R&B performance • Lobero Theatre • $50115 • lobero.org • 7:30pm Sa, 3/28.
OUTDOORS
The Architectural Walking Tour
• History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Coffee Culture Festival • Local roasters, workshops, art, and music • Marjorie Luke Theatre • Free, passes/ VIP start at $15 • coffeeculturefest. com • 9am-3pm Sa, 3/28.
Proud Youth Prom • Dance for LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 12–17, featuring DJ Darla Bea • Venue details shared after registration • Free, register: pacificpridefoundation.org • 6pm Fr, 3/27.
CHILDREN
Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+ • Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat.
Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.
South Coast Stand-Up Comedy • Alcazar Theatre • $15 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 3/28.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Channel Islands Restoration Docent Training • Informational meeting and walk • San Marcos
Facepainting and Temporary Tattoos • Hosted by Sunny Smiles Dentistry • Sea Center on Stearns Wharf • Included with admission • sbnature.org • 10am-1pm Sa, 2/28.
Curling at Ice in Paradise • Throw & Go lessons and Curling Games • Ice in Paradise • $25 lessons, $50 games • Register: iceinparadise. org • Lessons 3:30pm & 4:30pm, Games 3pm & 5pm, Sa, 3/28.
Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration • Art, dinner, music, speakers, and dancing • Unitarian Society • sbtan.org • 4-10pm Sa, 3/28.
Sunday 3/29
CHILDREN
Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature.org
• 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.
Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.
LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOP
Tom Junod & Amy Wallace • Junod discusses his memoir with writer Amy Wallace • Godmother’s Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Su, 3/29.
Los Inquietos Del Norte • Regional Mexican band, featuring Los Caimanes De Sinalor, and Rancho El Aguaje • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $79 • www.vmg.com• 1-8pm Su, 3/29.
Spring Chamber Ensembles Concert • Student concert • Deane Chapel, Westmont College • Free • 3pm Su, 3/29.
Teresa Russell • Blues and rock guitar player • Cold Spring Tavern • 1:30pm Su, 3/29.
Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.
School Book Fair • 25% of all purchases donated to Beit HaYeladim Preschool • Chaucer’s Books • 2-4pm We, 3/29.
Artists: Please send entries that reflect your connection with the earth, the Santa Barbara Environment, or the flora or fauna that make our home home. The exhibit will bring together works to illustrate the many dimensions of our relationship with the earth and how our planet empowers us.
To participate: email up to three images to Art@voicesb.com by March 23rd at 5pm.
Sculpture and 2D work are welcome.
Label images with artist name and the title of the piece.
Entry email must also include: artist’s name, telephone number, material, dimensions, price.
ACCEPTED entries pay fee at the 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: Drop off between 9am-12pm, Sunday, March 29th.
Exhibition Dates: April 1st to 30th, 2026
(Pick up artwork Friday, May 1st, 3 to 5pm)
1st Thursday Reception: April 2nd • 5-8pm
La Cumbre ArtWalk: April 17th • 5-7:30pm
Questions? Call Kerry Methner • 805-570-2011
By Daisy Scott / VOICE
UPWARDS
OF 2,000 BAGELS
PER DAY on the weekends, Yetz’s Bagels seems to be baking its signature staples as quickly as Santa Barbara can eat them. To meet demand, Yetz’s has opened its long-anticipated second shop in Goleta, bringing its savory warm bagels, fresh schmears, and delicious bagel sammies to even more hungry locals.
“The love of bagels is in my DNA,” said owner Daniel “Yetz” Dunietz, sharing that they are a treasured tradition for his family. “I never made them myself because I’d always lived somewhere, like in the Jewish communities outside Chicago, where there are many bagel shops. Moving out here was kind of like the first time I’d experienced a desert.”
He grew motivated to try his hand at addressing this local need on a trip to New York with his fiancée. After visiting bagel shops each day and watching their operations, Dunietz realized that he could bring a similar business to Santa Barbara. He made his very first batch of bagels in his kitchen when he returned. They were delicious.
“We can talk about what makes a bagel, a bagel; but to me, if it’s not boiled, it’s not a bagel,” said Dunietz.
lox from the front deli counters are able to catch a glimpse of the shop’s sizable kitchen as the Yetz’s team works to produce a steady supply of bagels.
“It’s a five minute drive so I can bake the bagels and they’re still warm when I deliver them to IV,” said Dunietz.
Yetz’s offers seven types of bagel daily: plain, everything, sesame, onion, garlic, poppy seed, and jalapeño cheddar. Many customers order these savory favorites solo or by the half-dozen, pairing them with Yetz’s homemade schmears. Those who are in search of a heartier meal can select from a menu of sammies, pairing the bagel of their choice with bacon, egg, veggies, or Dunietz’s personal favorite, “The Deluxe,” including lox, scallion schmear, capers, tomatoes, and red onion.
Now, two and a half years after establishing the first Yetz’s Bagels in Isla Vista, the second location has arrived in the Goleta mall that also includes Target. Though only two miles away from the first shop, it has already proven extremely popular with Goleta locals for its better parking and accessibility.
More importantly, this second shop is now the backbone of Yetz’s bagel production. Customers ordering their bagels, schmear, or
Lunch options include turkey and chipotle beef melts, and curry chicken or tuna salad. Yetz’s even serves a unique “Crème Brûlégle,” which features a torched sugar crust on top of plain or strawberry cream cheese.
Yetz’s catering services are also gaining traction for serving gatherings ranging from office brunches to special events such as wedding breakfast receptions— including Dunietz’s own upcoming wedding this spring.
“We pull out all the stops, I go to the farmer’s market and get edible flowers and arrange it,” said Dunietz.
After the wedding, Dunietz and his fiancée will take a family trip to Poland, where he looks forward to trying their bagels.
“My family was eating bagels in Poland before they were a New York thing or any of that,” he said. “There’s something about food that connects us to our ancestors, our past, across generations.”
250 Storke Rd, Ste G • 6:30am-2pm daily • yetzsbagels.com
March 2nd to 28th, 2026
Reception Wine sponsor Gretchen Lieff, La Lieff Wines
Stop in for a taste during 3rd Friday’s Gallery Row Artwalk
La Cumbre Plaza 3rd Friday Artwalk • March 20 • 5-7:30pm
15% of art sales will be donated to Planned Parenthood of
By Kerry Methner / VOICE
ART LIVES IN THE REALM OF METAPHOR
and, this quarter, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is offering a primer on it. Three new exhibitions are open or opening this weekend that go a long way toward embodying the maxim.
Remixed: Entwined Histories and New; As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future; and Random-Access Memory: Internet Art will be celebrated with a Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception on Saturday, March 21st from 6 to 8pm. The evening will include a performance by Porfirio Gutiérrez on the Museum’s front terrace, an interactive weaving installation, photobooth, and a DJ.
Remixed, located in the Von Romberg and Emmons galleries, circles around the musical concept of re-mixing, where layer after layer of sounds go into a new mix to present a song that is then shared as a whole. The Museum’s Remixed highlights artists’ work that plays with elements such as history (both told or erased), traditional crafts such as quilting, sociological forms such as creating baggage, and newer cultural iterations such as billboard advertisements and digital buttons to tell new stories and express experiences not previously celebrated.
“Like jazz virtuosos improvising upon a classical standard, the artists of Remixed inhabit tradition to radically reimagine it,” the Museum writes. “Through memoryladen materials, they reveal that tradition is neither static nor fixed. It is a living
current, pulsing with the insistent collective energy of a bassline—its drift shifted by the remix.”
As fascinating as the art presentation is, sometimes the artist’s voice discussing their work is also available to enhance understanding. Those voices can be found in the many bilingual notes shared on the wall near each work.
Basil Kincaid describes his work, saying, “In this kind of quilting, you take elements with memory content from the people you love; put your own energy and love and presence into it; and then your loved ones wrap themselves in it.”
If the power of a metaphor captures your imagination, you won’t want to miss these creative art presentations.
For tickets to the Spring Reception ($10-$20) a 21+ event, visit SBMA.net
RUTH ELLEN HOAG
www.ruthellenhoag.com @ruthellenhoag 805-689-0858 ~inquire for studio classes~
10 West Gallery • Wild World • through Mar 29 • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • 10westgallery.com
Architectural Fdn Gallery • Lindsay Skutch: Pinhole Noir, Mar 28-May 30 • 229 E Victoria • 805965-6307 • 1–4 some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org
Art & Soul Gallery • Jane Chapman: Echoes of Earth and Sky • through Apr 1 • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com
Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Tiffany Chung: indelible traces • through Apr 26 • 12-5 Wed-Sun • museum.ucsb.edu
Art From Scrap • Explore Ecology • exploreecology.org
ArtLabbé Gallery • free art, music, & exercise classes to our individuals with special needs & family members • Tu, We, Th, Sun 12-5:30; Fr 12-5 • 111 Santa Barbara St, #H • artlabbe.org
Atkinson Gallery • Tu & We 10–2 •
SBCC Humanities East Campus Rm 203• atkinsongallerysbcc.com
Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707
The Carriage and Western Art Museum • Old Spanish Days Trophy Saddles; Victoria Stables Wagon • Ongoing • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 Mo-Fr • carriagemuseum.org
California Nature Art Museum • Ocean Forests: Our Coastal Communities through July 20; Between Earth & Sky through April 20; Lulu Hyggelig: California’s First Thomas Dambo Troll • ongoing • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org
Casa de La Guerra • Santa Barbara 1925 – 2025: A Portrait in Maps; Once a Don, Always a Don • ongoing • $5/ Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • sbthp.org/casadelaguerra
Casa Dolores • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032
Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • casadelherrero.com
Channing Peake Gallery • Form and Frame: Abstraction, Community, and the Language of Art • through Spring ‘26 • 8-5 M-F • 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 • Glorious California • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805-966-7939 • corridan-gallery.com
Cypress Gallery • Flight of Imagination • Through Mar 29 • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-737-1129 • lompocart.org
El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas - ongoing • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org
Elverhøj Museum • Snapshots: Traveling with H.C. Andersen • Through Mar 22 • History & Danish culture • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 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 • 1011 State St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com
Gallery 113 • Members of the SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com
Gallery Los Olivos • New Perspectives through March • Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-6887517 • 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 • WeSu 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org
Indah Gallery • Roy Vessil: Galls & The Secrets of the Universe • 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 • a million+ historical documents • 21-23 W Anapamu • 10-4 Tu-Su • 805-962-5322 • 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 Studio/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 • Natural Beauty • Mar
5 through Apr 26 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-684-7789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org
Maker House • A Gesture Repeated • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY
• 10-4 Daily • makerhouse.org
Marcia Burtt Gallery • Still Life and Grandeur through April 19 • Landscape paintings, prints, & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-9625588 • artlacuna.com
Mate Gallery • beach images alongside vintage oils, gifts • 1014 Coast Village Rd • 805-895-6283 • mategallery.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 • San Milano Drive: DJ Javier through April 26 • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org
MCASB Satellite @ the Riviera Beach House • Makahiya: I Wanted You to Feel the Same by Godofredo Astudillo • through Apr 5 • 9-9pm Daily • 121 State • mcasantabarbara.org
Museum of Tibetan Art & Legacy Arts International • WedSun 12-8pm • 310-880-6671 • lamatashinorbu.org / legacyartsb.com
Palm Loft Gallery • A Garland of Groovy Gifted Goddesses through Mar 22 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-684-9700 • palmloft.com
Patricia Clarke Studio • An American Girl project; Primal Wild; Correspondences, Erasing Lines, and Facing Ourselves • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-452-7739 • 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
Public Market • Local artists Melinda Mettler & Anna Stump • 38 W Victorica • 8am-9pm Su-We; 8am10pm Thu-Sat • sbpublicmarket.com
Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art • Gerrie Shapiro: It’s Complicated • through Apr 5 • 410 Palm Av, Unit B3, Carpinteria • 805576-6152: weekends & by appt • RubensteinChan.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 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • sbbg.org
Santa Barbara Fine Art • Places from the Heart • Landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 1-6 We-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • santabarbarafineart.com
Santa Barbara Historical Museum • The Gift; Ludmilla Pila Welch: Serene Santa Barbara through Mar 26; 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 • Where Mountains Meet the Sea • through Mar 29 • The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and SB Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113
Santa Barbara Art Association members are having a monthlong show at the Faulkner Gallery, in the main Santa Barbara Public Library through March 29th.
Harbor Wy, Ste 190 • 10-5 Daily • 805962-8404 • SBMM.org
Santa Barbara Museum Of Art
• Remixed: Entwined Histories & New Forms, through Aug 30; Piece by Piece: Collage & Assemblage through Mar 22; By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity through Jun 1
• 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805-963-4364 • sbma.net
Santa Barbara Museum Of
Natural History • The Living Print through May 30; Drawn from Nature through Mar 26 • 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 • 805-682-4711 • sbnature.org
La Cumbre Plaza 3rd Friday Gallery Row Art Walk • Six galleries, music, art activities, & more! • 5-8pm Fri, 3/20 (See page 18 for details).
Spring Exhibitions Opening Celebration • Celebrating: Remixed: Entwined Histories and New Forms; As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future; and Random-Access Memory: Internet Art • SB Museum of Art • $10-20 • sbma.net • 6pm to 8pm Sa, 3/21.
Adult Ceramics for Beginners • Inspired by quilt patterns and text art • SBMA’s Ceramics Studio at The Downtown Club • $200-240 • sbma.net • 6pm We, 3/25.
Adelante Charter School Student Art Showcase • See works from grades K-6 • Community Arts Workshop • Free • 4:30-7pm Th, 3/26.
Santa Barbara Tennis Club2nd Fridays Art • Goleta Valley Art Association though Apr 1 • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-6824722 • 2ndfridaysart.com
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum • 3596 Sagunto St • 12-4pm We-Su • santaynezmuseum.org
Sahyun Genealogical Library • Research family history • 316 Castillo St • Tue/Thu 10-4; Sun & 3rd Sat 1-4 • SBGen.org
Seimandi & Leprieur • Shapes of Surrealism • through April 26 • 33 W Anapamu St. • Wed-Sat 11-6 • 805610-1203 • seimandileprieur.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 • Phoebe Brunner: A Radiant Solitude through Mar 23; The SPring Salon through Apr 13; Sidney Gordin: Space & Form through Apr 27; Sarah Vedder: State of Grace; Spring Salon through Apr 27 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-7301460 • 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
Artists: See your work here! Join Voice Magazine’s Print & Virtual Gallery! Email Publisher@VoiceSB.com
Pinhole Noir • Opening reception for an exhibition of recent pinhole camera photographs by Lindsay Skutch • The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara • Free • afsb.org • 2pm to 4pm Sa, 3/28. Botanical Printing Workshop • Latifat Apatira leads a hands-on art nature printing and watercolor workshop • SBMNH in The Living Print exhibit • $100120 • sbnature.org • 4:30-7pm Fr, 3/27 & 10am-1pm Sa, 3/28.
Figure Drawing Workshop • Artist Eric St. Georges introduces tools and methods for drawing the human form • Community Art Worshop • $70 • ericsaintgeorges.com • 9am-12:30pm Sa, 3/28.
Carpinteria Creative Arts Market • Pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30-6 Thur.
SB Arts & Crafts Show • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10-5 Sun.
CREATE ART FROM NATURAL OBJECTS when artist Latifat Apatira hosts a printing and watercolor workshop at the SB Museum of Natural History from 4:30pm to 7:30 pm on Friday, March 27th, or 10am to 1pm on Saturday, March 28th. For ages 15 and up, the workshop invites all to admire and preserve pieces of nature while enjoying light refreshments in the museum’s Courtyard Gallery.
For tickets ($100-120) visit sbnature.org
Tamsen Gallery • Jeff Bridges: Pictures • through Apr 30 • 1309 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • tamsengallery.com
UCSB Library Ocean Gallery • Unyielding Voices: Global Resistance and the Black Radical Tradition • through Jun 12 • library.ucsb.edu
Voice Gallery • Sisters through Mar 28; Our Living Planet Mar 30 through May 1 • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 105:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Sun • 805-965-6448
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 • Beyond the Wilderness: Ansel Adams in 1940s Los Angeles through Mar 28; Habitual Curiosity: Paintings by Chelsea Roberts (‘18) through Jun 20 • Weekdays 10-4, Sat 11-5 • westmont.edu/museum
The Yes Store • Art by Local Artists • 1015 State St • M-F: 11am-6pm; Sa:10:30am-6pm; Su: 10:30am-5pm • theyesstore.com
Artist Opportunity • Call for Entries: Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art 2026 Tri-County Juried Exhibition Altered Realities • Juror: Andi Campognone, curator, author, and film producer. • Submissions open through April 9, 2026 For info visit: westmont.edu/museum/juriedshow2022 On view May 21st to June 20th • Opening Reception: May 21st, 4-6pm
By Sonia Fernandez / The Current 3.9.26
CLIMATE CHANGE IS THREATENING MODERN LIFE IN WAYS WE ARE STILL FINDING, from food security to the economy to everyday living. It has been labeled a “threat multiplier” for its potential to complicate geopolitical relationships. And our efforts to adapt as a global society face obstacles brought on by inequality.
“I’m really feeling the weight of so many crises,” said Liz Carlisle, a professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara. Between trying to slow down emissions and tackle future climate change while trying to handle the effects we’re already seeing and heal the deep divisions in our society, she said, coming together to solve a collective challenge like climate change is a herculean task.
But Carlisle, whose research focuses on food and farming, said there is a way to make inroads into the problem, and the solution could be right under our feet.
In her book, Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods (Island Press, 2026), Carlisle and co-editor Aubrey Streit Krug assert that relying more on perennial crops can help ease the many difficulties of adapting to a changing climate.
“I came to perennial foods because I see these foods and the movement building around them as this really promising solution that can help us to tackle these collective challenges,” she said.
Farming for resilience
Perennials are already a staple in most people’s diets. Consider that nuts and fruits come from trees and shrubs, which produce year after year without the tilling, uprooting and replanting required for
annual crops like wheat, corn, and soy. The key, said Carlisle and Streit Krug, director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute in Kansas, lies in their roots: Perennial plants invest more energy into developing their root systems than their annual counterparts, allowing them to regenerate and persist. Not only can they be an abundant source of food, the way they are grown minimizes climatewarming emissions. Globally, agriculture and industrial food systems currently produce about 16-17 billion metric tons of carbon each year; that’s about a quarter to a third of global carbon emissions.
“I certainly don’t think we should eliminate annual plants as a food source, but when I look at the share of perennials in our managed ecosystems and our farms, you can see that the way many of us are farming — often with nothing but annuals — is not as resilient as what nature is doing,” Carlisle said.
Through a collection of more than 30 essays and poems, Carlisle, Streit Krug, and their contributors build a picture of the perennial food movement in the United States and abroad. Some are farmers who plant perennial crops. Others are academics with specialties in ecology and climate adaptation. Several are Indigenous, with an intimate knowledge of the crops that have sustained their people for millennia. All are lovers of the land and assert that perennial farming is easier on the Earth, not only producing a diverse array of foods but also helping to keep conditions balanced and resilient, while contributing to culture and a common cause.
In addition to producing food, the ecosystems in which perennial crops are grown confer resilience in other ways. Because perennials produce year after year, the labor, cost and energy that goes into tilling the soil is reduced, which maintains soil health and reduces erosion and the need for fertilization. Deep-rooted perennials also can help manage flooding and these same deep roots can store massive amounts of carbon underground. In their native environments, these plants are also able to withstand the droughts and heat stress that could take down shallowerrooted plants.
It’s not difficult to join the perennial food movement, according to Carlisle. “A really easy first step is thinking about who locally is growing tree nuts and fruits in sustainable and regenerative ways.” These crops are widely available throughout the U.S. and most of the world, which could make for simple food decisions.
Liz Carlisle got hooked on agriculture while working as an aide to organic farmer and U.S. Senator Jon Tester, which led to a decade of research and writing collaborations with farmers in her home state of Montana. She has written three books about regenerative farming and agroecology: Lentil Underground (2015), Grain by Grain (2019, with co-author Bob Quinn) and Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming (2022). She is also a frequent contributor to both academic journals and popular media outlets, focusing on food and farm policy, incentivizing soil health practices, and supporting new entry farmers.
“I feel like I have this incredible privilege of getting to know these really inspiring people who are working from all these different and rich cultural traditions and have a rich set of motivations as well, around the future of their communities and their health and environmental concerns,” Carlisle said. From the plains of the United States to the pampas of Argentina, from the grasslands of Australia to the highlands of Turkey to the fields in Uganda, the tellers of these stories reflect on the relationships of their communities to the perennial plants of their regions. One of the goals, according to her, is to demonstrate that there’s a place in the perennial food movement for everyone, from farmers looking for a less intensive way to grow crops to consumers seeking to be more Earth-friendly with their choices.
“If you eat meat, another step is to think about who’s producing meat locally from perennial pastures as opposed to from confined animal feeding operations,” Carlisle continued. “That’s a huge step toward perennial landscapes and it has a lot of co-benefits as well.
“As we move forward, what we need to do is develop a much wider array of crops that are better adapted to diverse environments under diverse circumstances,” she added. “We want to be food secure today, but we also want future generations to be food secure, and farm in a way that’s not undermining the very resources that make farming possible.”
Printed with permission of UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications
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The California governor’s comments came as he promoted his new memoir in Los Angeles.
By Blake Jones / Politico / 3.4.26
GAVIN NEWSOM LIKENED ISRAEL ON TUESDAY to an “apartheid state” and said its leadership has left the United States no choice but to reconsider military support for its ally in the Middle East.
The California governor, criticizing the Trump administration’s strikes in Iran while promoting his new memoir in Los Angeles, was asked by Pod Save America host Jon Favreau: “Do you think, looking down the road, that the
United States should consider maybe, you know, rethinking our military support for Israel?”
Newsom replied: “It breaks my heart, because the current leadership in Israel is walking us down that path where I don’t think you have a choice about that consideration.”
The remarks from Newsom, who traveled to Israel just after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on the country, marked the latest attempt by the likely 2028 presidential contender to navigate an issue that divided Democrats during the 2024 presidential election. Newsom previously emphasized that he has not received campaign donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — which doesn’t typically involve itself in statewide races — while also highlighting “the deep connections between my home state and this country.”
His comments Tuesday came after he sharply questioned
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration.
“He’s got his own domestic issues. He’s trying to stay out of jail. He’s got an election coming up. He’s potentially on the ropes. He’s got folks, the hard line, that want to annex the West Bank,” Newsom said at the event, adding that some “are talking about it appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.”
He went on to indict Israel’s military operations in Iran, which the United States backed up over the weekend by assassinating the country’s supreme leader.
“We’re talking about regime change?” Newsom said. “For two years, they haven’t even been able to solve the Hamas question in Israel.”
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