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Carpinteria Uniﬁed School District students returned to school last Thursday, Aug. 20, including siblings Soﬁa and Erick Coria, pictured, who walked into Aliso Elementary School together. School staff, including teachers, counselors and principals greeted students at the front gates, kickstarting another year of education. Read more about back to school in Carpinteria on pages 14 and 15 of this week’s print.

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Randy Carrasco enters City Council race, District 5 BY CVN STAFF

Still serving. Still listening. Here for Carpinteria. Why I’m asking for your vote again this year

Four years ago, District 1 gave me the extraordinary privilege of serving on the Carpinteria City Council. I ran because I wanted our community to have an accessible, independent voice at City Hall. That is still why I am here. There is important work ahead: completing our General Plan update, expanding affordable and workforce housing, addressing streets and aging infrastructure, strengthening the City's ﬁnancial future, protecting our natural resources, and making sure residents have a meaningful voice in the decisions that shape Carpinteria. My ﬁrst term has taught me how much can be accomplished when we listen, do the homework, and work together. I'm running to keep doing exactly that.

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Randy Carrasco is making his first run for Carpinteria City Council, bringing nearly three decades of law enforcement and public service experience to the race for the District 5 seat. Carrasco, a parole agent supervisor, told Coastal View News he decided to run after watching changes taking place in Carpinteria and becoming increasingly concerned about how the city manages future growth. “I’ve become invested in what the future of our city will look like and in preserving what makes Carpinteria such a great place to live, while also making sure we thoughtfully plan for the changes to come,” Carrasco said. Carrasco has lived in Carpinteria for 11 years and District 5 for six. He and his wife are raising their children locally, and his wife owns a business in Carpinteria. He has also volunteered in the community, including coaching youth sports. Carrasco began his law enforcement career as a correctional officer in 1998 and became a parole agent in 2005. He has spent the past five years as a parole agent supervisor, overseeing staff and resources. He said his career has required him to make difficult decisions, manage complex situations and work with people from different backgrounds. If elected, Carrasco said his priorities would include supporting local businesses while protecting Carpinteria’s character, maintaining a balanced city budget and addressing illegal and long-term RV parking in District 5. He said the park-

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ing issue has repeatedly surfaced while canvassing and speaking with residents. Carrasco also identified managing growth as one of Carpinteria’s biggest challenges, particularly as the city responds to state housing requirements. “The question isn’t will we grow, but how will we grow,” he said, adding that development decisions should consider impacts on neighborhoods, businesses, public safety, traﬃc and quality of life. Carrasco will face Carpinteria Planning Commissioner Alexandra “Xy” VanAntwerp for the District 5 seat in the Nov. 3 election.

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Bluffs property named for conservationist Vera Benson BY MARTIN FOLEY

A city-owned property on the Carpinteria Bluffs will officially be known as the Vera Benson Bioswale following approval from the Carpinteria City Council on Monday, Aug. 24. The approximately 1.54-acre property, located north of Carpinteria Avenue and east of Bailard Avenue across from the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and Viola Fields, has commonly been referred to as the “Farmer Parcel” after the surname of its former owners. The new name honors Vera Benson, a local artist, educator and conservation advocate who co-founded both the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs. City staff credited Benson with playing a significant role in preserving open space throughout the Carpinteria Valley, including the Bluffs. The “bioswale” portion of the name reflects the property’s environmental function. Stormwater from the Viola Fields parking lot and surrounding areas flows

through the parcel before reaching the regional drainage system at Carpinteria Creek. Vegetation and accumulated soil help slow and retain water during wet periods, contributing to seasonal wetland conditions. The city acquired the property in 2009 through an effort that included funding from Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs, the city and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. It was subsequently incorporated into the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve. The naming request originated with Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs and was recommended by the Carpinteria Open Space Management Advisory Board last year. The council approved the name immediately after adopting its new citywide naming policy Monday. City staff stressed that the new designation does not authorize any physical changes to the property. While there is a long-term vision to potentially enhance its stormwater and habitat functions, no restoration or drainage improvements were included in Monday’s action.

City seeks input on emergency preparednesss BY CVN STAFF The city of Carpinteria is asking residents to help shape its emergency preparedness priorities for the next five years as officials update the city’s Emergency Operations Plan. The city will host an Emergency Operations Plan Community Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 3, 5-6:30 p.m. in the Carpinteria Community Library meeting room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. The workshop will give residents an opportunity to learn about the updated plan, receive emergency preparedness information and suggest priorities for the city’s proposed five-year preparedness workplan. The city’s workshop advertisement highlights the event around three themes: “Learn, Prepare, Share.” Carpinteria’s current Emergency Operations Plan, or EOP, was adopted in 2014. According to the city, emergency management practices, technology, community needs and local hazards have evolved considerably since then, prompting the update. The EOP establishes a framework for how the city organizes and coordinates its response before, during and after an emergency. The updated plan is intended to reflect current emergency management practices while addressing circumstances specific to Carpinteria, including its coastline, neighborhoods, transportation corridors, infrastructure and potential hazards. “Emergencies can happen when we least expect them, whether it’s an earthquake, wildfire, severe storm, power outage or another unexpected event,” City Emergency Manager Juliza Briones

said in a statement. “Preparing for these events starts long before an emergency occurs.” Briones said the city particularly wants to hear what residents believe should be priorities as Carpinteria plans for emergency preparedness over the next five years. “We want to hear from our community about what preparedness priorities matter most to them and what they believe will help Carpinteria be better prepared for the future,” she said. During the Sept. 3 workshop, city staff will introduce the updated EOP and explain its role during emergencies. Staff will also provide information about local preparedness resources and steps residents can take to prepare themselves, their families and their neighborhoods. Community members will then be invited to discuss their experiences and concerns and suggest projects, programs and other actions for consideration in the city’s five-year preparedness workplan. The city said the suggestions gathered through the public process will be evaluated alongside community needs, feasibility, available resources and other city priorities. The resulting workplan is expected to be presented to the Carpinteria City Council for consideration in 2027. Residents who cannot attend the workshop may submit suggestions to Briones at julizab@carpinteriaca.gov. Additional information and future opportunities to participate are available through the city’s EOP update webpage. The workshop advertisement also directs residents to the project website for additional information, cityofcarp.co/ eopupdate.

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A rendering shows the proposed Surfliner Inn at 499 Linden Ave. The long-discussed hotel project is tentatively scheduled to return to the Carpinteria Planning Commission for review on Sept. 21.

Surfliner Inn heads to Planning Commission Sept. 21 BY MARTIN FOLEY

The proposed Surfliner Inn is tentatively scheduled to return to public review next month, with the Carpinteria Planning Commission expected to consider the project and its proposed final environmental impact report during a special meeting on Sept. 21. City Manager Michael Ramirez announced the tentative hearing date during Monday’s city council meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Carpinteria City Hall and will be livestreamed. The proposed final environmental im-

pact report will be released to the public at least 10 days before the hearing, while the Planning Commission staff report is expected no later than Sept. 17. The long-discussed hotel project is proposed for 499 Linden Ave. Earlier this summer, project representatives appeared before the city council during its strategic planning retreat, where they pointed to a UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project study estimating the hotel would generate approximately $2.6 million in transient occupancy tax revenue for the city during construction and its first five years of operation.

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The Red Tail Multifamily Housing Project, seen here in 2021 planning documents.

Residents voice opposition for Red Tail housing proposal at council meeting

New application remains incomplete as residents press city, county over emergency evacuation and neighborhood impacts

conceptual review before the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, The Carpinteria City Council meeting applicant representatives said the only heard an update on the long-debated Red legal access was a roughly 25-foot-wide Tail housing project at Monday’s meeting, point near Bailard Avenue and Pandanus and dozens of residents shared public Street. Red Tail representatives said then comments covering emergency access, that the project would ultimately need parking and impacts to surrounding two access points. neighborhoods. The project later moved forward The proposed development at 1101 and under California’s Builder ’s Remedy 1103 Bailard Ave. sits just outside Carpin- provisions. A Senate Bill 330 preliminary teria city limits in unincorporated Santa application was deemed complete in Barbara County. Although the county March 2023, and the county deemed the controls approval of the housing itself, full Builder’s Remedy application comaccess to the property plete in 2024, beginning and utilities serving it formal review. That is would pass through not the application curthe city. rently under review. The project update The project’s path was provided through changed after Santa Barthe First District Subara County rezoned pervisor’s report, prethe Bailard property for sented by Daisy Weber, higher density housing district director for Sanas part of its Housing ta Barbara County First Element update. The District Supervisor Roy California Coastal ComLee. Red Tail submitted mission approved the its latest application rezone in November June 1, and the county 2025 along with two deemed it incomplete Van Wingerden prop–– Daisy Weber for erties near CarpinteJune 30, according to Weber. Supervisor Roy Lee ria, despite opposition She told council from city officials and members the developer is predominantly residents. working through access issues with the The commission required future projcounty, fire officials and the city. ects on the three sites to include at least “How do you have a development 32% affordable housing, with those units with only one entrance and exit? You remaining income restricted for the life of don’t,” Weber said. “So they’re figuring the developments. these answers out right now.” The Santa Barbara County Board of That access question has followed Supervisors accepted those changes in Red Tail through several versions of the January. At that hearing, County Planning project. and Development Director Lisa Plowman The Housing Authority of the County said the Housing Authority and Red of Santa Barbara and Red Tail originally Tail intended to withdraw the Builder’s proposed a 169-unit mixed-income devel- Remedy application and submit a new opment on the roughly 7-acre property in proposal under the rezoned property. 2021. Early plans included six market-rate That new proposal is the application subapartment buildings, an affordable apart- mitted that was announced as incomplete ment building, 276 parking spaces and by Weber on Monday night. amenities including a pool, community center, dog park and community garden. Public comment on parking, At a February 2022 architectural re- evacuation view meeting, the project drew opposiResidents from Casitas Village and tion over its scale, building heights and nearby neighborhoods packed Monday’s sole entrance at the end of Bailard Ave- public comment period, repeatedly nue. Applicant Brent Little acknowledged raising concerns that have followed the at the time that the access presented project since its earliest reviews. challenges and said there was no other Several public comments focused on available entrance. worries that project residents would spill A year later, during a February 2023 onto streets where parking is already

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“How do you have a development with only one entrance and exit? You don’t. So they’re figuring these answers out right now.”

The Red Tail Multifamily Housing Project is proposed for 1101 and 1103 Bailard Ave., seen here in purple. scarce, and that additional traffic could side the city’s urban-rural boundary and make an emergency evacuation more that high-density housing there would conflict with agricultural and coastal difficult. Residents pointed to the 2017 Thomas land-use policies. When the county deemed Red Tail’s Fire evacuation and described existing Builder’s Remedy applicacongestion along Bailard tion complete in September Avenue, Via Real and streets 2024, it asked Carpinteria to surrounding Casitas Village identify potential inconsisand Villa Del Mar. Residents tencies involving portions also objected to the possibilof the project affecting city ity of using a private driveproperty and infrastructure. way within Casitas Village City staff subsequentas a secondary emergency ly raised issues involving route. flooding, drainage, stormWeber said Red Tail is responsible for working –– Mayor Natalia water, roadway capacity with the Casitas Village Alarcon and traffic and requested additional analysis of the homeowners association over that potential access route and that Bailard Avenue intersections with Highmeetings have already occurred between way 101 ramps and Via Real. The city the developer and HOA representatives. also sought more detailed engineering for a proposed roundabout near Bailard Avenue and Pandanus Street. Years of opposition Carpinteria renewed its opposition Carpinteria has opposed high-density development at the Bailard property during the Coastal Commission’s 2025 consideration of the county rezones. through multiple stages of the project. In an October letter, the city argued The Carpinteria City Council sent that high-density housing on Bailard letters to Santa Barbara County in 2023

“Our hands are tied when it comes to this Red Tail project.”

opposing the proposed rezoning of Bailard and the nearby Van Wingerden 1 property, arguing that the sites sit out-

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Community Matters tackles RHNA, Builder’s Remedy BY MICHAEL VANSTRY Carpinteria’s state-mandated housing obligations — and what those obligations do and do not mean for development in the city — were the focus of the Aug. 20 Community Matters meeting hosted by City Councilmember Wade Nomura at Carpinteria City Hall. The presentation focused on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation, commonly known as RHNA, Carpinteria’s Housing Element and the state’s Builder’s Remedy provisions. City Manager Michael Ramirez was also on hand to discuss the issues from a city planning perspective. One of the central messages of the meeting was that RHNA is a planning requirement rather than an order for the city to build housing. Carpinteria’s current Housing Element covers the 2023-31 planning period. Under the current RHNA cycle, the city must demonstrate that it has enough potential development capacity to accommodate 901 housing units. Nomura said the RHNA process occurs approximately every eight years. Because most of the properties identiﬁed for future housing are privately owned, the city is not required to build the units itself. Instead, it must identify locations where the housing could potentially be accommodated. The city’s Housing Element includes a residential land inventory identifying potential housing opportunity sites. According to the presentation, sites are evaluated based on such factors as existing land use and zoning, potential residential capacity, property size and development characteristics, availability of infrastructure and services, and the realistic potential for development during the planning period. Being listed as a housing opportunity site does not mean a development project has been approved or even proposed for that property, the presentation emphasized. The requirement also creates something of a moving target for city planners. Nomura said when a property identified as capable of accommodating a certain number of units is ultimately developed with fewer units, the city must identify additional potential housing capacity elsewhere to maintain enough sites to accommodate its 901-unit RHNA allocation. Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, and junior accessory dwelling units, or JADUs, may also be counted toward the city’s housing obligations, Nomura said. Housing constructed outside Carpinteria city limits is treated differently. Nomura said units developed in unincorporated Santa Barbara County do not count toward Carpinteria’s allocation, even if the property is later annexed into the city.

Builder’s Remedy explained

The second half of the presentation attempted to distinguish RHNA and the Housing Element from another state housing issue that has drawn considerable attention in Carpinteria: Builder’s Remedy. Builder’s Remedy is a provision of California’s Housing Accountability Act. Under certain circumstances, state law can restrict a local government’s ability to deny qualifying housing developments or reduce their density on the basis that they conﬂict with local zoning or General Plan requirements. The presentation stressed that Builder’s

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A slide presented during the Aug. 20 Community Matters meeting outlines how California’s “Builder’s Remedy” can affect a city’s ability to apply local zoning and development standards to qualifying housing projects. Councilmember Wade Nomura and City Manager Michael Ramirez used the presentation to explain the differences between Builder’s Remedy, the state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation and Carpinteria’s Housing Element. Remedy does not mean a project receives automatic approval, that the city loses all authority to review it or that other local, state and federal requirements disappear. Instead, the city’s discretion over certain land-use issues becomes more constrained. Under a typical development application, a project is reviewed for consistency with the General Plan, zoning and local development standards. With a Builder’s Remedy application, state law may limit the city’s ability to rely on General Plan or zoning inconsistencies when considering the project, and some local development standards may also be limited. Environmental review and other legally applicable requirements can still apply, according to the presentation. In short, the presentation characterized RHNA as determining how much housing a jurisdiction must plan for; the Housing Element as showing how and where the city can accommodate that housing; Builder’s Remedy as a separate state law mechanism that can constrain local land-use authority under certain circumstances; and development review as the process through which an individual project continues to be evaluated.

Two applications under review

The presentation also highlighted two active Builder ’s Remedy applications currently under review by the city. One is the proposed development at 5885 Carpinteria Ave., identified in the presentation as the Bluffs I/Tee Time site. The second is at 5115 Ogan Road, identified as the Frontier site. Application materials, plans and city correspondence for both projects are available through the city, according to the presentation. Environmental review information is also available for the 5885 Carpinteria Ave. proposal. City officials emphasized during the presentation that both remain active applications undergoing review and that

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Obituaries

Michael Alan Matisz-Cordero 03/30/1950 — 08/12/2026

Michael Alan Matisz-Cordero, 76, returned to his ancestors Wednesday, Aug. 12 at his home in Carpinteria, surrounded by songs and family. Born in Santa Barbara on March 30, 1950, to Margaret Leyva Cordero and Daniel Cordero, he attended local schools, graduating from Santa Barbara High in 1968. He then attended the University of Santa Barbara, where he received his teaching credential. He later completed a master’s degree at California State University, Northridge. Michael was a teacher for 40-plus years in Oxnard school district, where he was Teacher of the Year at Driffill School in 2000, besides getting many other awards and recognitions. He retired in 2012. He was a proud member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, descending from Maria Juana Jimenez of Syuxtun (Santa Barbara) and for several years served as chairman of the band. He helped to bring back the tomol (sea canoe) culture to the coast and paddled on the first canoe crossing to Limu (Santa Cruz Island ) in 2001. He also assisted with many cultural and educational practic-

Lisa Rose Taff 08/04/1948 — 06/18/2026

Lisa Rose Taff joined her Heavenly Father on June 18, 2026, at the age of 77. Lisa was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose life was defined by faith, love and unwavering dedication to her family. She was born on Aug. 4, 1948, in Inglewood, California, to Jean and Steve Kosztics. Lisa was the middle of her two loving sisters, Ilona and Lorraine. Lisa attended Canoga Park High School, where she met the love of her life, Alfred (Bill) W. Taff. After graduating, she attended Pierce College for one year, before marrying Bill in December 1967. Together, they built a life filled with love, faith and countless adventures. Throughout her life, Lisa embraced every chapter with strength and grace. She was very proud of the time she and Bill spent during the Vietnam War, living in Alaska while he served in the United States Air Force. She also took pride in the many years she spent as a Pediatric Medical Assistant, working with Dr. Joseph and Sue Delgado in Santa Barbara, California.

es that were being brought back over the years, including the Story Circle on Cabrillo Boulevard. The center of Michael’s life was his family. He was a devoted husband and father. He also loved nature and during vacations from school he could be found camping and hiking with his wife and children around the area and throughout the west. His last vacations were to Lake Tahoe during the big snow a few years ago and to Alaska. In keeping with his commitments to nature and human rights, Michael served on the County Council of the Santa Barbara County Green Party. Although a series of strokes put him in a wheelchair the last few years of his life, he still enjoyed being with his family, going on car trips and playing with his grandchildren. Michael is survived by his wife of 41 years, Charisse, and his children: Diego (Vanina) of Carpinteria, Elias of Carpinteria and Carmen (Omid) of Ventura. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Qashi and Nawani of Ventura, and an unborn grandchild from Diego and Vanina. He is also survived by a sister, Linda (Steve) of Montana; sister-in-law, Barbara of Carpinteria; brother-in-law, Chip of North Carolina; sister-in-law, Joan (Ron) of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews. Finally, he is survived by his faithful Samoyed, Akina, who lay by his bed during his last days. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Daniel Cordero and Margaret Leyva Cordero, and by two brothers, Daniel and Reggie. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Kiyaqswalawin, Kok’o! We love you, Dad! Lisa was gifted with many artistic talents. She was a skilled ceramics potter, an amazing oil painter and a self-taught pianist. She loved working and growing large gardens every year, and she was also a fantastic cook. She was an expert snow skier and water skier. She loved fishing and camping with her family and friends at Lake Nacimiento and in the Eastern Sierra. Her love of the ocean was evident in her many paintings of ocean scenery and seascapes. She loved living near the beach in Carpinteria, and she and Bill spent a great deal of their time there. Above all else, Lisa’s greatest joy and proudest accomplishment was raising her five children: Donald, Rebecca, Andy, Jamie and Carrie. She was a loving, devoted mother and grandmother throughout her life. And her grandchildren were her greatest joy, and they remained the focus of her life with Bill. She was known to say, “you love them all equally and you love them unconditionally.” Her family continued to grow, with 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, each of whom held a special place in her heart. Lisa was a woman of deep faith who loved her heavenly father and lived each day with honor, honesty, kindness and integrity. Her unwavering belief in God guided the way she loved others and the example she set for everyone who knew her. Though she will be deeply missed, her legacy of faith, compassion and unconditional love will live on through her family and all whose lives she touched. A memorial is being held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Carpinteria, at 1 p.m. on Aug. 29, at 1501 Linden Ave. in Carpinteria.

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Roberta Ann Germanetti 05/17/1939 — 08/17/2026

Roberta Ann Germanetti, 87, passed away on Aug. 17, 2026, following a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Santa Barbara on May 17, 1939, to Raymond Kenneth Rollins and Bessie Noreen Fine, Roberta spent her early years raised near the lemon-packing house on Walnut Street in Carpinteria. She would eventually make her home in the peaceful hills of Shepard Mesa, a place she loved dearly. A proud member of the Carpinteria High School Class of 1957, Roberta went on to attend courses at UC Santa Barbara. Shortly after, she met William Michael Germanetti following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force. The two were wed on Aug.

Joelene Bowen 03/26/1957 — 08/17/2026

Joelene Bowen, a longtime resident of Carpinteria, passed away peacefully on Aug. 17, 2026, at 69 years of age. She was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she faithfully served throughout her life as pianist, teacher and leader. She was a gifted artisan whose beautiful quilts, embroidery projects, perfectly sewn clothing and handcrafted cards brought joy to countless friends and family to whom she gifted them. She was also talented in crocheting skills, stamping-up and calligraphy as well as creating wedding, birth and anniversary announcements. Joelene worked for almost 50 years. For the past 25 years, she

Pedro “Peter” Tejeda 01/06/1951 — 07/25/2026

Peter was born in Santa Barbara to Felipe and Guadalupe Tejeda. He was raised in Carpinteria where he attended the local schools. He graduated from Carpinteria High in 1969. After high school he went to Cal Poly SLO, and after college

16, 1959, beginning a devoted 58-year journey together until William’s passing from lung cancer in 2017. Roberta dedicated 26 years of service as a secretary in Special Education and Pupil Services for the Carpinteria Unified School District, where her warmth and steadfast support touched countless students, families and colleagues. Upon her retirement in 2001, her outstanding contributions to the local educational community were recognized with the district’s prestigious Crystal Apple Award. In later years, Roberta found renewed warmth and joy when she reconnected with her high school classmate, Edward Ray Hathaway. Ray brought immense happiness to her life until his passing in 2021. Throughout her final years, Roberta remained the heart of her circle, staying deeply involved in the daily lives of those she cherished most. She is survived by her brother, Michael Rollins; her son, Craig Germanetti; her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Germanetti; and her granddaughter, Crystal Germanetti-Parsons. Her kindness, resilience and enduring connection to her family and community will be deeply missed. A memorial will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 12 p.m. at her home in Carpinteria. Roberta will be cremated and interred with her husband, William Michael Germanetti, at Carpinteria Cemetery. was an administrative assistant for Pacific Materials Lab in Goleta, where she was valued for her friendliness, professionalism and exactness in her work. She is survived by many dear friends, whose lives were enriched by her faithfulness, kindness, generosity and loving friendship. She is preceded in death by her mother, Claudia Broadhead Bowen; her father, William Edward Bowen; and older brother, Stephen William Bowen. She is survived by her older sister, Susan Kesteleyn, and younger twin brothers, Joel and David Bowen, as well as her nieces, nephews and cousins. A celebration of Joelene’s life will be held on Aug. 27, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1501 Linden Ave. Carpinteria, at 10 a.m., preceded by a viewing at 9 a.m. Joelene requested that in lieu of flowers, any donations could be made to HELP of Carpinteria, which is a nonprofit organization with volunteers who give rides to those who do not drive. She was a frequent rider to Ridley Tree Cancer Center where she received treatments for two different cancers over five years. Donations can be made to HELP of Carpinteria, P.O. Box 793, Carpinteria, CA 93014 or via their website, helpofcarpinteria.org.

he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Bangkok, Thailand, during the Vietnam War. When he returned, he was discharged honorably. He worked as a repair technician on CT scanners in hospitals all over the country. He had two sons with his first wife, Phyllis: Nathan (Shasta) and Darby (Brandi). He had three grandchildren, Conner, Mya and Coli Tejeda. His second wife was Diane. He was a proud Carpinteria Warrior, playing football and baseball. He was 75 yrs old when he passed. He is survived by three brothers, Fernando (Lorry), Albert (Deborah) and Jorge (Ann Margaret). He had five nephews, Carlos, Jesse, Anthony, Tyler and Wyatt; and three nieces, Michelle, Sarah and Maria. As per his wishes, no services will be held.

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Public art should include natural environment

I respect the research, effort and inclusive intent behind the proposed historical panels for the community plaza. However, I have significant concerns about the artistic design. The panels feel extremely crowded and visually dated — more like textbook illustrations or historical displays than timeless public art for one of Carpinteria’s most prominent public spaces. The repeated use of ethnic costumes, symbols and cultural shorthand can also unintentionally oversimplify complex communities and histories. I would encourage the city to have the historical content independently reviewed by qualified historians and representatives of the communities depicted for both factual accuracy and historical context. Most importantly, this proposal misses an extraordinary artistic opportunity. Carpinteria’s natural environment is the common thread connecting all of these communities: the ocean and sea life, seal rookery, seabirds, beaches, mountains, fertile agricultural land and flowers. This remarkable environment helps explain why people have lived, worked, farmed, fished and built communities here across generations. I would love to see public art in this important location that is bold, beautiful, cohesive and timeless — something that can be appreciated from across the plaza as well as up close and become a source of civic pride. The historical panels and their valuable research could be preserved in a local museum or another setting suited to detailed historical interpretation. For the community plaza, I hope the city will instead commission an enduring work of art that tells the larger story of Carpinteria — its people, ocean, wildlife, mountains, agriculture, flowers and the extraordinary place that connects them all.

Colleen Albert Carpinteria

Solórzano inspires and uplifts District 1

Community builder, inspirational leader and role model all describe city Council member Mónica Solórzano. I met Mónica at Aliso Elementary when our daughters were in kindergarten; they are now 15. All three of my children attended Aliso. My youngest is in fourth grade. Aliso Elementary is the heart of District 1. For 10 years, I have witnessed Mónica’s commitment, love and passion for serving our community. Students know her by name because she shows up for the Santa Store, book fair, jog-athon, teacher appreciation and family events. She helped launch Aliso’s family picnics, strengthening the community in District 1. As Parents for Aliso president, Mónica advocated for resources, extracurricular activities and equipment. She also championed the arts at Aliso, including the Árbol de Vida mural documenting our city’s history. Mónica listens to families Carpinteria

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We, especially the residents of the adjacent beach neighborhood, should not have to wait until Sept. 21 for the Planning Commission meeting to review the new plans. At the Aug. 24 meeting, I asked council to direct staff to make all of the new parking lot information available now to the public. I have also asked city staff directly to make the new information available now. In the interests of transparency, public engagement and ensuring public confidence and trust, the city should’ve made those plans available as soon as they were submitted.

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“Not every small town has a beautiful arts center smack dab in the middle of town — a place filled with painting, photography, music, dance, poetry, children’s art, cultural events and, perhaps most importantly, arts education.”

Victor Garza Carpinteria

— David Powdrell

and understands the importance of giving young people a voice. Mónica’s work at Aliso is a microcosm of what she does throughout Carpinteria. I tell my children, “You can pretend to care, but you can’t pretend to show up.” Mónica not only cares deeply about Carpinteria, she shows up. The children are our future, and Monica inspires the next generation of Carpinteria leaders as our Council member!

Dr. Regina Ruiz Carpinteria

Election requires citizens to “ask harder questions”

In a city as small as Carpinteria, endorsements can start to feel less like evidence and more like political stagecraft. A familiar name, a former title, a nonprofit board, an Ivy League degree or a nod from the right regional official may suggest respectability. Still, none of those things should substitute for a clear record, a serious platform or direct answers to hard questions. Carpinteria faces consequential housing mandates, a serious financial challenge, deteriorating infrastructure, economic stagnation and difficult decisions about development and land use. District 1 also faces the controversial Surfliner Inn proposal. For District 1, the controversial Surfliner Inn and Parking Lot 4 proposals have triggered prickly land-use debates and critical assessments of the potential impacts on District 1 residents’ quality of life and safety. While the Surfliner Inn is not on the ballot, many District 1 residents will signal their approval of the projects through their candidate choice this November. But District 1 voters will be challenged to conjure substantive “position statements” from our candidates on the Surfliner-Parking Lot 4 proposals and, without candidates clearly countenancing this project, voters should be prepared to research the candidates’ records and statements on neighborhood character, environmental threats and tourism revenue. This election requires that we ask harder questions. Demand specifics rather

than slogans. Read beyond the endorsements and be especially careful not to confuse social connections or community involvement with governing competence. We should also be honest about the condition of our local politics. Carpinteria has too often treated civic life as an insiders’ circuit: service clubs, boards, committees, neighborhood alliances and endorsement chains that tell residents who is acceptable before voters have heard enough about what a candidate will actually do. Volunteer work can be honorable. Experience can matter. But neither should be used as a shield against scrutiny.

Eileen Marcussen Carpinteria

Residents seek Parking Lot #4 plans

At the ARB meeting held in December 2024 to discuss the proposed Surfliner Inn project, I first shared my public safety concerns with the design of the proposed Parking Lot #4. As a former parking manager for the city of Santa Barbara, I explained how a long narrow, dead-end parking lot without a dedicated turn-around and only one entrance/exit on Linden Avenue would experience gridlock at peak usage, which would then create a potential for southbound cars trying to enter queuing on Linden and across the nearby at-grade railroad crossing. In June 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission wrote to the city echoing those same concerns. Many of us also included those same public safety concerns during the Environmental Impact Review process for the project. On Aug. 24, 2026, the CPUC advised me that a meeting with the city was held on June 15, 2026, and a new plan and traffic study for Parking Lot #4 were submitted that addressed those public safety issues. According to the CPUC, the new plan includes an entrance only from Linden Avenue and an exit only onto Elm Avenue. It has been over a month since that meeting and we have not seen the new plan and traffic study.

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On Sept. 12, the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center turns 25. That seems like a good reason for our community to celebrate. Not every small town has a beautiful arts center smack dab in the middle of town — a place filled with painting, photography, music, dance, poetry, children’s art, cultural events and, perhaps most importantly, arts education. My wife, Valerie, and I recently researched some of its 25-year history. After reading old newspaper articles and looking through hundreds of photographs, one thing became abundantly clear: When a small community sets its mind to something, exciting things happen. The original founders had the vision — and perhaps a little audacity — to dream Carpinteria could have an arts center of its own. Years later came the opportunity to purchase the old Cajun Kitchen property. The community was challenged to raise $3.1 million to purchase and transform it. It gave more than $4 million. Nearly 400 donors and donor households participated, with gifts ranging from $5 to an extraordinary $1 million. Local contractors, tradespeople and businesses donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in services. It was a modern-day barn raising. Hundreds of people simply said, “Yes. This matters.” And that may be my favorite part of the story. The arts center wasn’t built by one person, one donor, one board or one organization. Carpinteria built it. For 25 years, thousands of works of art, concerts, classes, camps, exhibitions and community gatherings have filled this special place. Children have discovered creativity. Artists have shared their work. Friendships have been made. And there is much more ahead. On Sept. 12, come celebrate 25 years of what a small town can accomplish when a whole bunch of people decide to dream big. After all, this isn’t just an arts center; it’s your arts center. Happy 25th!

David Powdrell Carpinteria

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Transparency about upcoming CAPP capital charges on water bills BY KELLEY DYER, GENERAL MANAGER, CARPINTERIA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT At Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD), we believe our community deserves clear, proactive communication about decisions that aﬀect your water service and your monthly bill. That’s why, in the coming weeks, customers will receive an additional Proposition 218 notice regarding capital charges associated with the Carpinteria Advanced Puriﬁcation Project (CAPP). Earlier this year, the CVWD Board of Directors approved rate increases for CAPP’s capital and annual operating costs. The CAPP capital charges were

originally proposed to be collected through the property tax roll; however, this proposal did not receive the required two-thirds approval following CVWD Board consideration. As a result, the district will collect the approved CAPP capital charges through water bills. It’s important to us that every customer understands why CAPP is needed, how the charges will appear on future water bills and how to participate in the public process. Carpinteria has experienced ﬁrsthand the challenges of drought and the uncertainty of imported water supplies from Lake Cachuma and the State Water Project. When these sources are limited, our community relies heavily on local groundwater. Replenishing and protecting the Carpinteria

For the typical single-family residence with a ¾-inch meter, the monthly CAPP capital cost will be $8.98 starting Jan. 1, 2027, $8.65 starting July 1, 2027, and $9.23 starting July 1, 2028. Valley Groundwater Basin is essential to maintaining a reliable water supply for future generations. CAPP will take highly treated water from the Carpinteria Sanitary District’s wastewater treatment facility, purify it using advanced treatment technologies and pump it back into the groundwater basin, where it will become part of the natural system and stored for future drinking water needs. The puriﬁcation

process meets all state and federal drinking water standards, and it is monitored 24/7 by operations staﬀ. When completed, CAPP is expected to provide enough water to meet more than 25% of CVWD’s annual water needs. Rather than discharging this valuable resource to the ocean, we’ll keep it here, in Carpinteria, for replenishment of our local groundwater supply. This project will provide water supply for decades to come. The new water supply is 100% locally controlled and not subject to shortfalls during drought cycles. For the typical single-family residence with a ¾-inch meter, the monthly CAPP capital cost will be $8.98 starting Jan. 1, 2027, $8.65 starting July 1, 2027, and $9.23 starting July 1, 2028. We understand that any increased expense matters to our customers. The CVWD Board and staff carefully considered the long-term beneﬁts and alternatives before moving forward with this project. This investment creates longterm stability and reliability for our local water supply. The upcoming Proposition 218 notice will contain additional details regarding the monthly charges and opportunities for public comment. We encourage all customers to review the notice carefully and participate in the public process. The notice will begin arriving in mailboxes shortly after Sept. 3. Thank you for taking the time to stay informed. We remain committed to serving our community with transparency, accountability and stewardship of our shared resources. Kelley Dyer is the general manager of the Carpinteria Valley Water District and may be reached at kelley@cvwd.net.

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The County of Santa Barbara Health Department has issued a Health Alert due to the Extreme Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service for parts of the county. The National Weather Service is forecasting continued hot and dry weather with elevated fire conditions until Friday, Aug. 28. An Extreme Heat Watch will be in effect from Aug. 25 through Aug. 28, with temperatures in the county potentially reaching up to 112 degrees. The office provided some tips on staying cool and safe during this time, including wearing appropriate clothing; drinking plenty of cold, non-alcoholic beverages; limiting outdoor activity; taking regular breaks in the shade or in an air-conditioned room; in spaces without air conditioning, arranging to spend at least parts of the day at another space that is cool; for those who work outside, taking frequent rest breaks in a shaded area or air-conditioned room, if possible; not leaving children (or pets) unattended in vehicles. The county has also advised residents to learn the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. If someone becomes dizzy, nauseated or sweats heavily, this could be a sign of heat exhaustion, and residents are advised to find a cooler location for them immediately. Heat stroke is much more serious than heat exhaustion, and the symptoms are similar, but also include hot, flushed skin. With heat stroke, the person often stops sweating and the skin will be unusually dry. If heat stroke is a possibility, call 911 immediately. Those interested in updates may visit countyofsb.org/rsbc-heatwave-and-pspsin-sbc.

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School is back in session in Carpinteria, and the city has announced that the Carpinteria Middle School tennis courts will be closed to the public during school hours when school is in session. Those interested in playing on the courts may use them after school hours on weekdays, though on weekends the courts are open to the public all day.

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Heal the Ocean study finds new clues to Summerland’s lingering oil pollution

New research connects methane plumes, seafloor fractures and abandoned wells to pollution left behind by Summerland’s turn-of-the-century oil boom BY MICHAEL VANSTRY More than a century after hundreds of oil wells crowded Summerland’s shoreline and wooden drilling piers stretched into the Pacific, researchers are finding new clues about how that long-gone industry may still be sending pollution into the ocean. A study underway by Santa Barbara-based nonprofit Heal the Ocean has identified previously unknown connections between old wells, detected methane plumes and mapped additional faults and fractures beneath the seafloor that could provide pathways for oil and gas to reach surrounding waters, according to preliminary findings released by the organization this month. The findings are part of Heal the Ocean’s Summerland Oil Mitigation Study, an effort to better understand what is happening beneath and around the community’s historic oil field. The goal is to determine which of Summerland’s many abandoned wells are contributing the most pollution so the worst offenders can be permanently sealed first. “What we are learning in Summerland has significance far beyond this one oil field,” Heal the Ocean Executive Director Karina Johnston said. “SOMS is giving us the ability to connect emissions, geology and infrastructure so we can identify which legacy wells are actually driving pollution and target abandonment where it can have the greatest benefit.”

Oil boom beneath the beach

The problem researchers are confronting in 2026 has its roots in a remarkably different Summerland of the late 19th century. As Coastal View News reported in its 2019 story “Summerland’s oily past,” oil was discovered in the beachside community in 1894, when Smith Cole dug a 70-foot well in search of natural gas and instead encountered oil. The discovery quickly transformed the small community. By January 1895, seven wells were pumping oil. A month later, there were 25. Oil entrepreneur J.B. Treadwell and others soon extended wooden piers from the shoreline, allowing crews to drill into oil deposits beneath the ocean floor. The boom was brief but intense. Summerland oil production peaked in 1899 at 208,370 barrels. By 1900, roughly 200 wells and 11 wharfs dotted the shoreline,

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OILY PAST: Summerland’s coastline looked dramatically different in 1900, when oil derricks crowded the beach and wooden piers stretched into the Pacific. The historic photo shows the Treadwell Wharf and 19 oil wells during a boom that peaked around the turn of the century. More than 125 years later, researchers are studying the abandoned wells and geology beneath Summerland to better understand — and ultimately reduce — the oil and gas pollution left behind. according to CVN’s account, which cited the Santa Barbara Historical Society’s “Noticias.” Historic photographs from the period bear little resemblance to the Summerland coastline familiar today. Oil derricks stood along the beach and atop wooden wharfs extending hundreds of feet into the Pacific. Production eventually declined, the wharfs disappeared and Summerland moved on to other industries. The wells did not entirely disappear with them. More than a century later, their remnants beneath the beach and ocean floor continue to present an environmental challenge.

The wells left behind

According to Heal the Ocean, the California State Lands Commission has already permanently abandoned eight legacy oil and gas wells in Santa Barbara County. But several hundred high-priority legacy wells remain in the Summerland area alone, some with the potential to leak oil into the marine environment. That sheer number makes determining which wells to tackle first an important question.

FOLLOWING THE DATA: At left, a researcher monitors information collected during an Aug. 11 marine survey for Heal the Ocean’s Summerland Oil Mitigation Study. At right, research equipment is lowered into the waters off Summerland. Scientists are combining seafloor mapping, water measurements and emissions data to better understand how abandoned oil wells and underground geology may be contributing to pollution in the marine environment.

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TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Heal the Ocean Field and Research Advisor Harry Rabin, left, and Dr. Bita Sabbagh-zadeh of Bubbleology Research International prepare equipment Aug. 11 to study Summerland’s legacy oil wells and seafloor. Rather than simply locating old wells, the Summerland Oil Mitigation Study is attempting to understand how the entire underground system fits together. Researchers have been monitoring air emissions from the nearshore oil field over time. That work has revealed previously unknown connections between wells, Heal the Ocean reported, potentially giving officials information they can use to decide which wells should be addressed during different stages of future abandonment work. Recent work offshore has added another piece to the puzzle. During marine surveys conducted from a research vessel, Heal the Ocean and scientific partner Bubbleology Research International located several methane plumes. Researchers used sonar and other equipment to detect methane and measure water quality and traces of crude oil. The team has also found more faults and fractures in the seafloor than were previously mapped. Those cracks could provide routes for hydrocarbons underground to migrate toward the seafloor and into surrounding waters, according to Heal the Ocean. Taken together, the discoveries could help scientists distinguish between wells that pose the greatest pollution threat and those that may be less urgent — an important consideration when dealing

with hundreds of remnants from an oil boom that ended generations ago. The research combines air monitoring, seafloor mapping, water chemistry, weather data, aerial observations and other measurements to create a more complete picture of the old oil field. Heal the Ocean hopes the approach will eventually provide a repeatable method for identifying troublesome abandoned wells elsewhere. “Just as importantly, the team is developing a science-based approach that could be applied to aging oil infrastructure anywhere in the world, whether it is on land or underwater,” Johnston said. For residents of the South Coast, however, the more immediate payoff could be helping state officials decide where to focus their next round of work in Summerland. Heal the Ocean said the study is intended to provide the scientific information needed to determine which legacy wells should be abandoned next and the most effective order in which to do the work. The study is funded by the California Ocean Protection Council, Nora McNeely Hurley Foundation and Mericos Foundation. It is expected to be completed in December, with the findings to be released publicly. Learn more at healtheocean.org.

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City dives into $3.3 million pool campaign

Fundraising aims to preserve aging community pool, with six-month closure expected in 2027-28 BY CVN STAFF The city of Carpinteria has launched a $3.3 million capital campaign to make critical improvements to the Carpinteria Community Pool, asking residents, businesses and community organizations to help extend the life of the aging facility. According to an Aug. 25 city press release, the Carpinteria Community Pool Project Capital Campaign will fund improvements to aging equipment and infrastructure, bring the facility in line with current operational and safety requirements and help ensure the pool can remain open for years to come. The project is not intended to redesign the pool, the city emphasized, but rather to preserve and improve the existing facility. “The Carpinteria Community Pool has been a cornerstone of our Parks, Recreation and Community Services programs for many years,” Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Jeanette Gant said in the city’s press release. “This campaign gives our community an opportunity to come together to protect an important resource that serves thousands of residents each year.” Gant said the work is essential to the pool’s future. “These improvements are necessary to keep the pool open, safe and available for future generations,” she said. “We are incredibly grateful to the individuals, organizations and grant partners who have already stepped forward to support this effort.” The city has set a fundraising goal of approximately $3.3 million, based on preliminary construction estimates and the current project timeline. Approximately $374,000 has already been secured through early donations and grant funding, according to the press release, leaving roughly $2.9 million still to be raised. The campaign follows earlier planning by the city to address the pool’s condition. Carpinteria’s 2025-27 strategic plan calls for a capital fundraising campaign for community pool renovations based on recommendations from a facility condition assessment. City Manager Michael Ramirez said the campaign will depend on broad community participation. “The Carpinteria Community Pool has been a gathering place for our community for generations, and this campaign represents an opportunity for all of us to help protect this important resource,” Ramirez said in the city’s press release. “The city is grateful to the individuals, organizations and grant partners who have already stepped forward to support this effort,” he added. “Reaching our fundraising goal will require a true community partnership, and we invite residents, businesses and community members to join us in keeping Carpinteria swimming for years to come.” Early contributors identified by the city include the Ann Jackson Family Foundation, the Bliss Family and Marilyn

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The Carpinteria Community Pool is at the center of a new $3.3 million capital campaign aimed at making critical facility improvements and extending the life of the community resource. The city says approximately $374,000 has already been secured toward the fundraising goal. Jenkins, along with grant support from the LaCentra-Sumerlin Foundation and the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation. Any money raised beyond the amount required for the project will be placed in a capital improvement fund dedicated to pool maintenance, repairs and future improvements, according to the city. The community pool, located at 5305 Carpinteria Ave., operates year-round and provides lap swimming, recreational swimming, swim lessons, water aerobics, competitive swimming, water polo and other aquatics programs. Construction is currently expected to require the pool to close for approximately six months during the winter of 2027-28, according to the press release. The city said the closure would allow the improvements to be completed safely and efficiently, with more specific construction schedules and project milestones to be announced as planning progresses. The city plans to hold additional fundraising events and opportunities throughout the year as it works toward the $3.3 million goal. Donations to the campaign are being facilitated through the Community Access & Recreation Projects Fund, or CARP Fund, with the Santa Barbara Foundation serving as the project’s 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. The foundation will receive contributions and oversee distribution of the money to ensure funds are used for the project. Tax-deductible contributions may be made by credit card, check, gifts of stock or other assets, or through donor-advised funds, according to the city. Checks should be made payable to the Santa Barbara Foundation with “CARP Fund” written in the memo line. The city has also launched a campaign website where residents can follow the project, find donation information and learn about upcoming fundraising opportunities, KeepCarpSwimming.org.

“These improvements are necessary to keep the pool open, safe and available for future generations. We are incredibly grateful to [those]who have already stepped forward to support this eﬀort.”

–– Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Jeanette Gant

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A reader sends for a halo to the California Department of Fish Wildlife and the new crosswalk Carpinteria High done before the first day and of school. local vet for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “It’s a terrible shame reader sendscent a halo to Tomhowever, Sweeney for goingwant out on Avenue to lose one ofAthese magnifi creatures; I wouldn’t it toElm suffer to a by the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks. miserable death.” One question still being worked out RED TAIL is who pays for impacts to Carpinteria. conmtinued 4 toSwing A reader sends aand pitchfork the new zones. “All the “no parkA reader sends a halofrom to Billpage Rosana forparking spending their Because Red Tail sitsSaturday in countytaking jurising/two hour”Football. signs just“We made people park in my Seventh photos for Junior Warriors appreciate all you doneighborhood. for our families, playdiction, development impact fees would andand theprogram. two and Vanthe Wingerden ers You rock!” properties neighboring streets areordinarily a packed parking lot.” go to Santa Barbara County, would erode the longstanding urban-rudespite portions of the project relying on ral boundary, agricultural and lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships Areader reader sendsaaaffect pitchfork to thosefor who A sends halo to DJ Hecktic coming out early Saturday morning to support city infrastructure. scenic resources and place development away from kids who need it. the Junior Warriors. “It made the kids so happyWeber to hearsaid youcity sayand theircounty names—you’re represenat densities unprecedented in the Carpina local celebrity to them!” tatives are scheduled to meet Sept. 17 teria Valley. Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com. to discuss what an impact-fee sharing Mayor Natalia Alarcon emphasized A reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby,are Superintendent of schools, and Debra arrangement could look like. SheHersaid All submissions subject to editing. Monday that despite that history, Red rick, director of Boys & Girls Club, for removing thestaff toxiccould Euphorbia fire little sticksrecent from county identify Tail remains a county project. the pots and landscape. precedent for a similar situation. “Our hands tiedwas when it comes to he found a small baggie containing a suspended. Theare man cited, and his this Redwas Tailreleased project,”toAlarcon said. vehicle a licensed driver. white powdery substance underneath project City staff clarified that the develop- Future the driver’s seat of his recently purchased ment itself sits outside Carpinteria’s jurisRECORDS • POSTERS • VINYL WALL ART • THEMED APPAREL & MORE!the communications vehicle. The man stated he purchased 2:37 a.m. / Public Intoxication / diction, but vehicular access and utilities The city plans to create webpage vehicle three weeks ago but adidn’t find Bailard Avenue would need to pass through city property compiling Red Tail information, includthe small baggie until he’d removed the Two men were contacted in a parked or streets. Red Tail would eventually need ing available plans, traffic and evacuation driver’s seat to fi x the reclining mechatruck and both were extremely intoxicity permits for those improvements and studies and frequently asked questions. nism. The incident was documented, and cated with open containers of alcohol would have request an easement pageinto will make clear baggiesaid was the booked Santa Barbara observed into the vehicle. One manfrom was theWeber the council to access the property. No that Red Offi Tail isproperty a countyforproject while Sheriff’s destruction. not city being the most cooperative, but Carpinteria once •ce805-318-55O6 Avenue 5285 such application has yet been submitted giving residents a more accessible place he was convinced to exit the vehicle, Mon-Sat:a 10am-8pm • Sun: 10am-4pm to the city. to follow its progress. pat down search of his person was con- Saturday, May 23 Alarcon also asked Lee, through Weducted. Deputies located a collapsible 5:49toa.m. Violence / hold/ aDomestic town hall with residents. Council Red He ber, baton in thelooks man’s beyond front waistband. 4100 block Via Real Weber said Lee intends to hold one was cited and both were released to a Tail to a the motel on Via butDeputies has beenresponded waiting until project is sober friend. Council member Wade Nomura said Real for a report of a domestic violence developed enough for officials and the the problem could extend beyond the incident. Upon arrival, a deputy conapplicant to answer fundamental quesBailard as housing proposals tacted a man and woman in the parking Friday,project May 22 tions, including how emergency access emerge on/ Theft county/ 5500 land block immediately lot. After contacting both subjects, there 7:41 a.m. Calle would work. surrounding Carpinteria. were visible injuries on both parties. Due Arena “We will absolutely have that meeting,” “If we getresponded literally surrounded with to conflsaid. icting statements regarding their Deputies after a woman re- Weber “We will try and push the decounty projects, we was needburglarized to have some mutual to altercation and obvious ported her residence the veloper give us something thatinjuries, we can sort guidelines on howstated those are going both parties were arrested for corporal priorofnight. The woman a cartoon present with and hopefully bring them to be addressed,” said. injurysoonthey a spouse. of almond milk andNomura tools were taken from along can answer all the questions.” Weber said the county and cities are her garage. She told the reporting deputy Vice Mayor Mónica Solórzano suggestworking under state-mandated housing 10:36 a.m. / Hit and Run / Cameo that the tools belonged to her daughter’s ed holding the meeting sooner, even if the requirements that have forced communiboyfriend. The deputy attempted to con- proposal and Casitas Pass roads remains incomplete. ties to accommodate substantially more tact the man via telephone multiple times Deputies responded to a report a of a “It sounds like the residents already development. with no response. The woman stated her have black sedan crashing intothat a parked a lot of feedback they water want “No one this,” Weber garage doorasked was for unlocked duringsaid. the to truck. While en route,said, it wasadding also reported give,” Solórzano that a “This us by the state.” a the male subject driving the sedan fled night was and pushed is in theonprocess of getting town hall could make residents “feel She said local agencies are now trying the scene on foot. Upon arrival, deputies new lock. She did not have any suspect more heard even before the project is to determineathow thoseThe units can bewas ac- observed the sedan abandoned in the information the time. incident commodated ideally,will serve people 4850A and, CARPINTERIA AVE. submitted.” documented, and patrol follow-up middle Cameo Road with damNo action was taken by major the council already living and working inCleaners the region. age to the front right passenger wheel Behind Rockwell for further details of the stolen items. Monday, as Red Tail must first complete “Hopefully it’s locals,” Weber said. its application with Santa Barbara Coun“Hopefully it’s people who already live 2:07 p.m.ROCKPRINT.COM / Found Drugs / 6000 ty. Access, utility and easement approvals here and it’s their kids and their parents. block Jacaranda Way will require involvement from the city at That’s what we’re hoping for. That’s what A man was contacted after reporting a later date. continued on page 22 we’re working towards.”

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Coastal Carpinteria, California California Coastal View View News News •• Carpinteria, A haloto toBrandee Ryan Moore for bringing dirt to Carpinteria. Areader reader sends sends aa halo for accommodating theback reader’s daughter’s last-minute request to style her hair for the first day of seventh grade at Carpinteria Middle A reader“Brandee sends a halo everyone supported thedid Playa Del Sur job, 4-H as this year. School. cametothrough thewho night before and a smashing always. “The members are looking forward to great another year.” Thanks for helping a 12-year-old feel on successful the first day of school.” A halo to to Finley Valerie, new such volunteer theofFriends of thetwo Library A reader reader sends sends aa halo forthe taking good at care the reader’s sister Bookstore, and reorganizing self-help section. and spent some great cats, Misa for andcleaning Black Purrl. “She sent us the videos and pictures time with them, allowing us a stress-free vacation. Thank you!” A reader sends a halo to Desiree, the new masseuse at The Gym Next Door. “She A reader a halo to theit,avocado grower really on Foothill whose sunflowers could havesends coasted through but she worked hard toRoad relieve my back pain. I blooming along the fence put amassage.” big smile on my face every time I drive by. “Thank never experienced such a great you for the dose of joy every morning!” A reader sends a halo to whoever left a sign telling people to pick up their dog-waste A reader a halo to Juliza the city of Carpinteria who puts her heart and soul bags and sends stop leaving them on at Casitas Pass Road. into long hours of service for our community. “Our town benefits immensely from your talents and your nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic.” A reader sends a pitchfork to whoever has been leaving bags of dog waste on the ground along Casitas Pass Road. “Yes, it’s frustrating that A reader sendsthe a halo to cans Tim of city’s who trash arethe gone, butPublic is thatWorks reallyDepartment your best way of cheerfully handling trimmed the overgrown trees on Eighth Street bordering the middle school. “Those the situation?” of us who fought our way through the foliage are enormously grateful.” A reader sends a pitchfork to the person who hit the reader’s pickup A reader sends a halo to reader’s Bri and all of the co-workers for“Shame their superior of in front of the house and didn’t stop. on you,treatment and I hope me at Cottage Health Care. “Thank you from your Starbucks customers.” you have karma insurance.”

Areader reader sends to Mark Gonzales the delicious Good Square treats to kick off A sends aa halo pitchfork to the bicyclefor events on Foothill Road. “Purposely hostthe Carpinteria Middle School year. “Thank you for such a delicious gift.” ing huge rides that take up the whole road is irresponsible. There are countless bike lanes that were put in with our tax dollars to avoid this problem.” Sending a pitchfork to the dog owner in the 4900 block of Eighth Street condos who leaves their small braiding dog alonehair to bark and cry for hours. A reader sends a pitchfork to the lifeguards while swimmers are in “We the can hear it all the way over on Seventh Street and it is heartbreaking. pool. “Not professional!” Please consider a dog sitter for this pup who clearly suffers when you area pitchfork gone.” to the employees of the newer businesses on the CarpinA reader sends teria Bluffs. “Learn to share the bike/walking path with locals… There will be four A reader a pitchfork to theand citynot of Carpinteria Planning Comto ﬁve of sends you walking together a single one for willscheduling scoot overajust a tad to let meeting on the final EIR for the proposed Surfliner Inn at a different time of amission local pass through?” day, which discourages older residents from attending, and on Yom Kippur, the holiest ofreader Jewishsends holidays. “Thoughtless and offensive to many who want growing to believe that A a pitchfork to the Linden planters. “All the mushrooms there more public participation and weed trust are the primary goals of the city. Such scheduling indicate too much water. Nice farm.” will increase distrust in the city’s decision-making process. Would they schedule such anreader important on Easter, Christmas or Cinco de Mayo?” A sendsmeeting a pitchfork to a restaurant owner for parking his vehicle in the spots right out front of his establishment. “Shouldn’t he leave those parking spots available A reader sends a pitchfork to the neighborhood Mr. Hyde, who — after his alter for his paying customers?” ego Dr. Jekyll quietly rides his pretty motorcycle each weekday morning across Sandyland the lefttoon Linden and purrs off into distance — returns each A readerRoad, sendsmakes a pitchfork the City of Carpinteria for the letting the bluffs turn into afternoon in a lower gear than necessary, at the edge of the speed limit, incessantly an ever-increasing dirt parking lot. “That is not what the bluffs were purchased for. revving and rapping pipes as if to announce to all “Look at me. I ride a Harley. Post No Parking signsthe immediately!” Am I the coolest guy you’ve ever seen?” “Take it from a tired-of-hearing-it resident and former Harley rider: ‘No. just notdeputy a goodusing neighbor.’” A reader sends a pitchfork to You’re the sheriff’s his radar gun the other morning in front of city hall. “Why don’t you go by one of the schools and catch all A reader sends a pitchfork to people whoour show up late to while a potluck and don’t bring the speeders there in morning, and keep children safe walking to school.” any food to share, eat and leave without helping clean up. A reader sends aHalos pitchfork to Pitchforks the local law enforcement for not regularly enforcing Submit and online at coastalview.com rules on e-bikes. “There are plenty of motorized vehicle laws on the books but someAll submissions are subject to editing. how the budget-busting police force is useless when it comes to electric motorized vehicles.” A reader sends a pitchfork to the Carpinteria Unified School District for sending notices a week before school starts to families that their students would no longer be able to attend Carpinteria schools due to the families currently living outside Carpinteria city limits. “Mind you, these families have been attending Carpinteria schools since elementary. Now families are scrambling to do interdistrict transfers per the policy of the school district to only have the school district turn around and deny them.” A reader sends a pitchfork to the local grocery chain store’s restrooms. “They are vile, disgusting and smell like a public outhouse. Almost unusable at this point.”

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KT Locksmith brings local touch to locks, keys and late-night emergencies

CARPINTERIA BIZ BUZZ THE BIZZY BEE When someone is locked out of a house, stranded without a car key or staring at a lock that suddenly refuses to cooperate, Kyle Tapia knows they probably aren’t having the best day. That’s when he likes to show up. “I understand that when I meet someone for a call, I am stepping into a small window of time for them,” said Tapia, owner and operator of KT Locksmith 24/7 Service. “They might be frustrated due to their situation or extremely happy to see me. I like it when I can be of service and solve their issues.” Tapia operates KT Locksmith as a one-man, mobile operation, providing 24-hour service in the Carpinteria area. His work includes home and business lock repairs and rekeying, automotive keys, electronic locks, lockouts and security solutions. His goal, he said, is to be on site within 20 to 30 minutes of an emergency call. Tapia’s family moved to Santa Barbara when he was 4, and he attended Monte Vista Elementary School, La Colina Junior High School and San Marcos High School. His family has also owned a condo in Carpinteria for about 15 years, where he has enjoyed plenty of beach days and summer barbecues. Tapia’s path to locksmithing wasn’t direct, although there may have been an early clue hiding on his keychain. “When I was a kid, I would always collect keys and never throw them away,” Tapia said. “By the time I was an adult I just found myself with a giant set of keys with no particular reason why.” He remembers being fascinated by their different sizes and designs and how every key had a particular lock and purpose. That mechanical curiosity followed him into adulthood. After high school, Tapia worked as a mechanic and later spent 14 years with the local cable company while also starting a commercial fishing business. On the side, he built four-wheel-drive rock crawlers and desert racing trucks. “I was always interested in the mechanical aspect of fabrication and making things with my hands,” he said. Six years ago, Tapia began working as a locksmith for a local company. Two years later, he decided to strike out on his own, believing he could provide the area with responsive, personable 24-hour service. Being mobile, Tapia said, is central to the business. His service vehicle carries equipment that allows him to assess and often solve a customer’s problem on the spot. He can rekey homes, create keys, handle lockouts and repairs, make automotive keys and install new locking hardware.

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Kyle Tapia, owner of KT Locksmith 24/7 Service, rolls up in his mobile “office,” stocked with the tools and technology he needs to handle everything from home and business lockouts and rekeys to automotive keys and electronic locks throughout the Carpinteria area.

“I believe reputation is everything. Providing a consistent and reliable service in our small town is important to me.”

–– Kyle Tapia

Then there are the less routine jobs. Tapia cuts new locks into doors and gates and replaces mailbox locks. Carpinteria State Beach can also provide some interesting calls, including trailer hitch problems and RV lockouts. Some emergencies involve customers who have inadvertently locked themselves in rather than out — and sometimes the customer isn’t human. “Odd calls that come to mind are people as well as animals locking themselves in a room or car,” Tapia said, explaining that a failing lock can leave someone unable to get back out.

Locks aren’t what they used to be

Locksmithing has become increasingly high-tech, requiring continually updated equipment, software and training. Wi-Fi-enabled locks can allow property owners to manage access remotely and see timestamps showing when a lock was used. Some new locks even incorporate video. Automotive locksmithing has also grown more complicated as manufacturers have added increasingly sophisticated security technology. Some vehicles require manufacturer software before a replacement key can be programmed. KT Locksmith carries current key-cutting tools and software, and Tapia undergoes annual automotive training. He is also a member of the National Automotive Service Task Force, an organization that provides credentialing verification for automotive service professionals. KT Locksmith is licensed by the state of California and insured, Tapia said.

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When it comes to automotive keys, Tapia has one piece of advice: Don’t wait until the last one disappears. Key fobs and blade keys can be specific to a vehicle identification number and expensive to replace. Having a duplicate made while a customer still has a working key can be considerably less expensive than dealing with an “all keys lost” situation. “Rather than having to pay for a tow and wait possibly a few days to have a key made, a locksmith is a convenient and reliable solution,” he said. Tapia also recommends homeowners and business owners rekey locks when a key has been lost or when a new person moves into a property. Locks themselves eventually need attention, too, with heavy use wearing out components and Carpinteria’s salty coastal air contributing to premature wear.

Keeping it local

For Tapia, one of the biggest distinctions between KT Locksmith and some competitors is simple: When a customer calls, they’re calling the person who will do the work.

“Knowing who you are calling is a big deal,” he said. Tapia cautions customers to determine whether they’re actually calling a local locksmith or a nationwide call center dispatching work to third parties, which he said can create problems with cost and response times. “I believe reputation is everything,” Tapia said. “Providing a consistent and reliable service in our small town is important to me.” Operating in a small community also means a job doesn’t necessarily end when the lock clicks open. Tapia regularly runs into customers at local cafes, gas stations and grocery stores and enjoys when they remember him, thank him or call again for another job. KT Locksmith remains a one-man show, but Tapia’s nephew has recently become interested in locksmithing and will begin accompanying him to learn the trade. Tapia hopes to eventually add employees and another service truck or two while continuing his education in automotive and commercial locksmithing. But when someone calls KT Locksmith at 2 a.m. with a broken lock or missing key, there’s currently no mystery about who’s coming. “It will be me, Kyle,” Tapia said. “I want you to know that this is a small local business that thrives with your support.” “I find great satisfaction in being able to service my town.” Contact KT Locksmith at (805) 448-3183 any time, day or night.

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Carpinteria goes back to school PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Carpinteria Unified School District students returned to campus on Thursday, Aug. 20, reuniting classmates and sc ees for another school year. Coastal View News stopped by Canalino Elementary School, Aliso Elementary School an Elementary School to capture a few first-day photos, including students arriving on campus, saying farewell to their greeting their instructors.

From left, sixth graders Phoenix Hogg-Diman, Adelaine Yonker and Chandler Lesh begin Carpinteria Middle School. A school bus arrives at Carpinteria Middle School with sixth grader Alan Garcia.

Sixth grader Sylvie Taran rode her bike to her first day of Carpinteria Middle School.

Laurel Galusha sits with her daughter, Grace, a free breakfast before school at Aliso Elemen

Max Diamond and Samuel Badillo-Mateo walk into Canalino Elementary.

Second grader Bennett, left, and kindergartener Paige Davis begin Canalino Elementary.

Maestra Sonia Aguila-González speaks to her second grade duallanguage imersion second grade class at Canalino Elementary.

Siblings Penelope and Joey King a Elementary.

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Aliso Elementary School Counselor Rebecca Carlisle and Principal Brett Weiberg greet Maya Alcala and Elissa Alcala.

Goldie Barry and Arturo Cardona with their kindergarten teacher Maestra Lewandowski at Aliso Elementary School.

Canalino Principal Luis Quintero gives directions to a classroom.

Maestra Melody Aguila welcomes kindergartener Camila Martinez to her DLI kindergarden class at Canalino Elementary.

From left, third graders Vera Werner, Ryder Kaiser and Matilda Goss, who call themselves the “fierce triplets” of Canalino.

The Reynolds family arrives for the first day at Canalino Elementary.

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Kellen Meyer wins “93013” People’s Choice

Thursday, Aug. 27

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AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball for Beginners Carpinteria Middle School Tennis Courts, Eighth Street and Palm Avenue. 8-10 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279 English Language Conversation Group/Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 8:30-10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Dementia Caregivers Support Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10:30 a.m. — noon. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Bellas Artes Free Arts & Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. — noon. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789 AgeWell Senior Program: Food Bank Food Distribution Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-2 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Dungeons & Dragons Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30-5:15 p.m. For ages 12-17. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 City of Carpinteria Finance Committee City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 4 p.m. carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 684-5405 Architectural Review Board Meeting City Hall, Council Meeting Room, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. (805) 684-5405 AgeWell Senior Program: Men Aging Well Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 5:30-7 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Karaoke! Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6-8 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272 World’s Safest Bingo at beach at Linden Avenue. 6-7 p.m. Free, all ages. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Movie: “The President’s Wife” The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 6:30 p.m. $15/general admission, reserved/$7 students. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

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Friday, Aug. 28

Fiber artist and sculptor Kellen Meyer won the “93013” exhibit’s People’s Choice Award for her piece, “Tide Pool.” Described as “an ongoing exploration of the ocean’s edge (...) inspired by free diving, wandering shorelines and peering into tide pools,” the piece incorporates found materials such as abalone shells, sea urchins, and raw stones with wool. To vote for the next People’s Choice Award winner, visit The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center Thursdays through Mondays, from noon to 4 p.m. Kellen Meyer

Aug. 29: “Echoes In Color”opening reception

The opening reception for “Echoes In Color” will take place Saturday, Aug. 29, from 4-6 p.m. at The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center. Guests are invited to enjoy free admission, complimentary refreshments and the opportunity to meet local artists. The exhibit is on view during the gallery’s hours, Thursday through Monday, noon to 4 p.m. The arts center is located at 865 Linden Ave.

The Alcazar Theatre presents “Gloria’s Old Haunt” in September

The West Coast premiere of “Gloria’s Old Haunt,” a romantic comedy with a paranormal twist, will be held at The Alcazar Theatre on Sept. 18, 19 and 25 at 7 p.m., and Sept. 20, 26 and 27 at 3 p.m. Written by Mark J. Heller and directed by Leslie V. AnnRenee and Åsa Olsson, “Gloria’s Old Haunt” includes comedy, romance and some ghost story magic. The play tells the story of television writer Doug Pearson staying at a haunted Palm Springs bed-and-breakfast with his girlfriend. “The quiet weekend quickly takes a supernatural turn when Doug discovers the inn was once home to silver-screen icon Gloria Swanson — and her ghost is still roaming the halls. When the legendary specter begins offering sage advice, Doug’s love life and script undergo a massive, chaotic rewrite,” according to a press release. Tickets are $25 and $20 for students and seniors and are available at thealcazar.org or at the box office before the show. The Alcazar Theatre is located at 4916 Carpinteria Ave.

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Saturday, Aug. 29

Franklin Trail Maintenance Day Meet at Carpinteria High School parking lot, 4810 Foothill Road. 7:30 a.m. Lunch and tools provided. RSVP: explore@ santabarbaratrails.org Docent Tour: Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park Meet at park sign on Ash Avenue near Sandyland. 10 a.m. (805) 684-8077 Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Photographer Patricia Houghton Clarke’s “Out of the Blue” Patricia Clarke Studio, 410 Palm Ave., A-18. 3-6 p.m. pcphotog@gmail.com, (805) 4527739 Live Music: Teresa Russell Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6-9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272 Comedy: South Coast Stand-Up The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7-9 p.m. $20/general admission, reserved/$15 students. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Sunday, Aug. 30

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The suspect was seen driving through a red light, a violation of CVC 21453(a). A traffic enforcement was conducted, and the suspect was found to lack several required documents to operate a motor vehicle. The suspect was issued a citation for violations of failing to stop at a red light; driving without a license; failure to provide proof of insurance; and driving or parking an unregistered vehicle on the roadway. The suspect signed the citation in the oﬃcer’s presence and was released at the scene. The vehicle was towed.

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Wednesday, Aug. 19

1513 hrs / Vehicle violation / Eighth Street and Linden Avenue

A traﬃc enforcement stop was conducted for displaying an illegible/improperly maintained rear license plate. The driver was also found to be driving without a driver’s license. The driver was cited for the violations, and his vehicle was removed from the scene by a licensed driver.

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2200 hrs / Violation / 4900 block Malibu Drive

While serving a warrant for a subject, deputies discovered known stolen property and fraudulent checks during a subsequent probation search. Follow up to be conducted.

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0905 hrs / Violation / 1400 block Eucalyptus Street

2332 hrs / Vehicle violation / Highway 101 and Santa Monica Road

A traﬃc stop was conducted and the driver of the vehicle admitted to having a small amount of cocaine. The cocaine was seized and the driver was issued a citation.

2005 hrs / Incident / 5000 block Carpinteria Avenue

A 20002, misdemeanor hit and run, occurred at a local gas station. A witness called to report this, and while they were on the phone with 911, the vehicle returned to exchange information with the other party. During the investigation, the person who returned admitted that someone else had actually been driving the vehicle. The vehicle fled, turned down Walnut Avenue and the driver got out and left; then the second driver returned to the scene to exchange information as if he were the driver. The subject was arrested for criminal conspiracy, and resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer. The truck the subject returned in was registered to someone else and had false registration tabs and a planned nonoperation on file. The driver’s identity was unconfirmed at this time. The plate was confiscated as evidence and the truck was towed.

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Leslie Maxfield, pictured, and her family successfully witnessed a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, in Mallorca, Spain. “It’s not called ‘eclipse hunting’ for nothing! The cosmic alignment occurred just before sunset and, with Mallorca’s rugged west coast of high cliffs and narrow winding roads that closed, trekking to a viewing spot was a challenge,” Leslie told Coastal View News. The Maxfields were lucky enough to watch the eclipse with a stunning view from a former mountain-top monastery, Sanctuary of Sant Salvador. “Seeing the total eclipse was transcendent,” said Leslie, adding that the partially eclipsed setting sun that followed added to the magic of the family experience.

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Meaningful connection doesn’t require perfect The Americancommunication Dream or perfect relationships. was needed at the restaurant where he It grows through ordinary moments of worked: Summerland Beach Cafe. No I asked Pancho to describe theand early days of restaurant experience was needed. attention, curiosity, empathy presence. Summerland Beach Cafe, once known working at Summerland Beach Cafe. His face as the Omelette Parlor, is a Summerland staple. Summerland School kids, in lights up as he relays to me how he felt when MY WELLNESS costume, walk to the cafe every year on connection. We exchange texts, emails, When many people hear the word Halloween to have their photo taken on instant messages, he first walked into the restaurant. updates and converintimacy, they think of romantic relaNOW the iconic front steps. Regulars know

that Tuesday Madness,” V I C K IisE “Burger GONZ A L E Z and their curly fries cannot be beat; everyday before 8 a.m., price We all knowomelettes what it’sare likehalf to walk and you can go on your birthday and get away from an interaction feeling unburyour meal for free! Pancho and I celebrate dened, understood and more ourselves. together every year since we discovered And we’ve all experienced the opposite, we share the same birthday! spending an afternoon withthe people I asked Pancho to describe early or exchanging messages throughout days of working at Summerland Beach the day feeling disconnected. Cafe. Hisand facestill lights up as he relays to me While that spending how hewe feltoften whenassume he first walked into the more time together orso communicating restaurant. “It looked different from more strengthens our rewhere frequently I’d worked before. It felt so ‘homlationships, meaningful is ey.’” He says that working atconnection the restaurant about more than It’s about “rarelymuch felt like work. It that. felt more like a the quality of the experience. video game. Everything was so fastMeanpaced, ingful connection experience of and I had to race to is getthe it all done.” Beginning as apresent busser,with he another quickly being emotionally made his wayfeeling to server, andunderstood in 2006, he person and seen, self-advocated and accepted. to become manager, so he could better relationships life for his (then) Oneprovide reason acertain feel pregnant meaningful wife. He goes onthey to explain especially is that involve that managing taught him soattunement. much. “It’s something psychologists call working andDr. learning the same time.” Psychiatrist DanielatSiegel describes In 2019, after almost two decades of attunement as the “capacity to notice working for Summerland Beach Cafe, and respond to another person’s inner Pancho jumped at the chance to beemotional experience.” He uses a helpcome co-owner, along with Jesus (Jesse) ful acronym, COAL, to define the state Jimenez. Pancho speaks highly of Jesse of mind required for true attunement. and says that they have a friendship and a C is for curiosity — actively wanting to business partnership. “Jesse’s got skills,” understand he tells me. someone else’s internal world without judging/assuming. I continue with my questions.O is for openness — allowing the person’s Me: Does the restaurant have areality secret and emotions to shape understanding of menu? thePancho: moment. A is for acceptance — em“No.” bracing their emotions without to Me: What’s a bummer about trying working change here? them. L is for love — approaching thePancho: interaction kindness, compas“It’swith a bummer being ‘nose sion and blind’ topresence. the food. I miss the smell of bacon.” An important distinction: Conversathe building haunted? tionMe: andIsconnection aren’t the same thing. Pancho: He laughs and “No. Meaningful connection isn’tsays, measured Definitely not.”of words exchanged. It’s by the number Me: What’s the hardest having reflected in whether we part leaveof feeling a restaurant? understood, accepted and emotionally Pancho: takes a lot of time away present with“Itone another. from my family.” Productivity and constant communiMe: are What’s the best part? cation different from a meaningful Pancho: “Talking to customers and

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sations throughout the day, yet still feel lonely or disconnected. Information spending time with my ‘crew.’” isn’t the same as intimacy. Finally, I asked him what Meaningful message he connection isn’t measured how much has for young immigrants by who have big we communicate, but by whether wea dreams. He pauses, and says, “That’s understand are going emotionally big question.and You’re to makepresent me cry with one another. with that one.” He takes a few moments, Meaningful improve looks down at connections my phone and speaksour as relationships alsothoughtful. support ourSerious. generit’s recording.and He’s al Research continues to show Hewell-being. answers the question in Spanish. that“Soy the quality of our close relationships un inmigrante que vino de Méxinfluences health well ico y cruzóour la emotional frontera. No mas as quiero decirles que nunca bajen la cabeza. Nunca as our physical health. Findings from the dejen de Study trabajar echarle ganas. Este Harvard ofyAdult Development país teconsistently va a dar todas las herramientas have shown that people para que salgas adelante. Nunca dejes with warm, supportive relationships que nadie deje abajo y cuando día tend to be tehappier, healthier andun more te llegue la oportunidad de salir adelante, resilient as they age. The quality of those nunca la desperdicies, siempre echale relationships appears to matter more than ganas así como yo. Siempre echale ganas the quantity. y nunca te hagas abajo. El trabajo We often think para of meaningful connec-y el esfuerzo siempre van a salir adelante. tion as something that happens during No para ti pero personalmente.” those big life moments, but it is more (I am an immigrant who came from often found in the ordinary ones. We feel Mexico and crossed the border. I just it in a thoughtful check-in from a friend want to tell you to never hang your head. or coworker who notices you’reithaving a Never stop working or giving your all. difficult day and howmany you are doing. This country can asks give you tools and A partner whotolistens immediopportunities movewithout forward. Never ately offering advice feels supportive let anyone make you feel like youand are understanding. everyday moments less than othersThese or hold you back. And of feeling and understood seem when an seen opportunity to movemay forward small, but over time, they become the comes your way someday, never waste building blocks of trust, belonging and it. Take advantage of every opportunity emotional well-being. and always give it your best, just as I have. give it your never As IAlways have written aboutallinand previous give up.we Hard and articles, alsowork, knowperseverance that meaningful effort alwayshelp pay regulate off. Never forget that connections our nervous with dedication determination, you system. Feelingand genuinely supported can achieve your goals and build better and understood can reduce oura stress future for making yourselfitand your families.) response, easier to get through Finally, I asked Pancho he feels life’s unavoidable challenges.if Research like he’s achieved American Dream. has linked strongthe social connections Without hesitation, he gives a giant with greater emotional resiliencesmile and and answers, “Yes! I’ve been very lucky.” improved overall well-being. While I think to myself how humble he is. meaningful connections can’t prevent Some of it may have been luck, but the hardship, they can provide a foundation vast majority of it was hard work and of support that helps us recover, adapt perseverance. Both are qualities needed and thrive. almost any dream, American to achieve

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Edward Coyle’s Cerca Del Mar dream

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Editor’s note: This nugget of Carpinteria history was written by Lea Boyd and originally published in the Summer 2010 edition of Carpinteria Magazine. To the east of the yawning mouth of Carpinteria Creek, a cluster of campsites hosts visitors from up and down the coast, people who pitch tents, roast marshmallows and relish the gritty sand between their toes. Little do these campers know that their temporary slice of beachside property once held an exclusive beach club called Cerca del Mar, the pride of a little beach town with cosmopolitan dreams. Hundreds of locals fixed their hopes on the Cerca del Mar in the late 1920s, but its brief blaze of glory turned to a flicker and eventually fizzled altogether. In 1927, Carpinteria was modernizing and expanding while impressive crops of walnuts, lima beans and lemons drove its growing economy. The safe and welcoming beach had been discovered, and visitors parked along the dunes to camp for weeks or months of the summer. Edward B. Coyle had arrived in town the year before, convincing locals that the seaside town needed an exclusive social club, a pleasure pier and cottages to house sea-seeking visitors from the stifling interior of the state. Construction of the great clubhouse began in 1927, and residents eagerly anticipated the opening of Cerca del Mar, a venue that the Carpinteria Herald reported “seems to be destined to become the live spot of this section of the two counties, Santa Barbara and Ventura.” As if foreshadowing future complications, the first of many snags caught the project before construction was complete. Financial backing for the club fell through, and Coyle was left with building costs far beyond his means. Local residents, however, stepped in and invested in the project — one that seemed destined to succeed. When the doors of Cerca del Mar Clubhouse swung open on Aug. 25, 1928, orchestra music poured out and hundreds of dinner guests poured in. Santa Barbara’s newspaper The Morning Press gushed over the opening. “In a colorful Spanish atmosphere and amid a festive carnival spirit, approximately 1,400 revelers attended the formal opening of Santa Barbara County’s newest beach club, the beautiful Cerca del Mar at Carpinteria, last night.” “The new club, designed throughout in Spanish style, was the mecca for guests from all parts of the county, Ventura, Hollywood and Los Angeles,” continued The Morning Press. “While inside the dancers swayed to the melodious strains of the orchestra, others lolled in the cooling breezes of the ocean sweeping the wide veranda which extends along the full length of the clubhouse on the beach side.” Under its red-tiled roof and behind ornate ironwork, the clubhouse held an 80- by 100-foot ballroom, a dining room that comfortably seated 150 guests, a kitchen and a large lounge. The second story housed offices and social rooms as well as the spacious veranda. Memberships were sold for $100 a family, and only paid members and their invited guests were eligible to enjoy the facilities at the exclusive club. A short pier was built in front of the clubhouse, but long-term plans for the

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Sitting pretty above the high-tide mark, Cerca del Mar, pictured here in 1936, was located at the mouth of Carpinteria Creek, an area that is occupied today by Carpinteria State Beach campsites. 7-acre Cerca del Mar property included an extension of the pier as well as construction of tennis courts, a swimming pool, a bathhouse and locker-rooms, 60 beach cottages and a 100-room hotel. Fueled by the dazzling opening of the clubhouse, Carpinteria’s future as a beachside resort seemed certain. The summer of 1928 became fall, and reports of Cerca del Mar continued to glow. Labor Day drew 2,000 visitors to the new clubhouse, where a bathing girl revue and an orchestra performance delighted the massive crowd. In the following months, The Morning Press regularly reported on Cerca del Mar luncheons, dinner parties, teas and bridge club meetings attended by the who’s who of Carpinteria families, such as the Catlins, Thurmonds, Bailards, Shepards and Treloars. Then, on the morning of Dec. 26, Coyle, president of Cerca del Mar Club, was found dead in his bed, the victim of what was believed to be heart failure.

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Barbara Bates Greenlee, center, dances with a World War II serviceman at a formal dance at the Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building in 1943. Dances like this were regularly held at Cerca del Mar, where dozens of soldiers were stationed during the war.

By the 1950s, Cerca del Mar had been remodeled into a State Beach store, ranger offices and housing for park personnel. Its massive ballroom had been removed and its elegance replaced with functionality.

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THROWBACK continued from page 22 With Coyle’s ambitions in the morgue, the certain success of Cerca del Mar began to fade. In January 1929, the Carpinteria Herald reported that two Los Angeles gentlemen purchased the Cerca del Mar property with the intention of carrying forth the late owner Edward Coyle’s expansion plans. Just nine months later, however, the newspaper reported that the property was being leased for oil drilling, and “our oceanfront may become a full-fledged oilfield ...” Interested in obtaining the property to create a public park, Santa Barbara County first confronted a tangle of local and out-of-town investors seeking their share of the property value. Unraveling the knot of ownership dragged on for months; meanwhile the regal clubhouse sat shuttered as of December 1929. Optimism returned when, in May 1930, the title cleared and the county purchased the property. “Under the supervision of the county park board it can be made one of the big attractions of the county,” trumpeted the Carpinteria Herald. But with the country sliding deeper into the Great Depression, the grand resurrection of Cerca del Mar proved to be a pipe dream. In 1932, the State Parks

purchased the property with plans to build a campground. Few improvements, however, could be made by the cashstrapped state. During World War II, a battery of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery moved into the elegant clubhouse, and the servicemen slept on cots in the ballroom. Dances with local girls were held in the clubhouse or in the Veterans Memorial Hall, and a handful of the servicemen met their future wives while they were stationed at Cerca del Mar. Jane Bianchin and Bonnie Milne had just graduated from Carpinteria High School in 1942 when a battery of young men from Kansas moved into Cerca del Mar. The two local ladies remember afternoons on the beach flirting with the boys and evenings swing dancing to records blasting the big band music of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. After the war, the State Beach reopened and Cerca del Mar was remodeled to house park staff and a beach store. The ballroom wing of the clubhouse and the pier were demolished. The park gained popularity and expanded regularly to meet the constantly swelling demand for sites. In 1972, park officials weighed the benefits of the former clubhouse, and, “We decided we needed more camping spaces more than we did the building,” said a park employee in a Dec. 19 Carpinteria Herald article. The clubhouse was

razed and new campsites constructed. The glamour of silk stockings, gourmet dinners and three-piece suits that occupied such a brief moment of the property’s history bowed out to a more comfortably Carpinterian allure — bathing suits, hotdogs and campfires. But maybe on occasion, the wind through the eucalyptus trees picks up the melodies of a ghost orchestra and the sliver of a moon over the beach grins like Edward B. Coyle on the fabulous opening night of Cerca del Mar.

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UNPREDICTABLE WILDERNESS CHUCK GRAHAM The bugles were haunting, iconic and carried eerily across the sweltering Carrizo Plain National Monument. Steamy mid-summer monsoonal flow had reached the last of California’s semi-arid grasslands, just as majestic tule elk bulls were in the throes of their seasonal, month-long rut. The bugles were part love songs, part battle cries, as mature bulls fended off all comers horning in on their harems. As the sun dropped behind the rolling Caliente Mountains to the west, pink and purple hues mixed in with billowing cumulus nimbus swept across the seemingly barren Temblor Range to the east. The grasslands between the mountains were crowded with tule elk browsing grasses and impressive bulls forming harems and carving out new territories across one of the most unique landscapes in California.

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It’s a grassland assessment. The bulls circled their harems and displayed their curling upper lips, trying to detect pheromones, determining which females were ready to mate. The males then thrashed their powerful antlers into the ground, plowing them into the soft alkali loam. Of course, nothing displayed their behavior more than their one-of-a-kind, relentless bugling as dominant bulls chased and herded cows with their acute vocal cues. It was a constant push for supreme power as the bulls lowered their heads and belted out a few choice notes to secure their cows and help to keep them in line. Once those territories are established, there are battles within each herd. Everything is on the grassland table between dominant bulls, challengers, teary-eyed calves and lots of cheeky cows. The bulls stay ahead of their herds, then circle back around to check if there are some stragglers. If a cow falls back, the bull lowers its head and nudges or encourages it to move along. The bulls are constantly busy. Rounding up and keeping their females in a group looks and sounds like a 24/7 effort for a rut that stretches from mid-to-late July all the way into late fall.

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A herd of tule elk rambles across Soda Lake Road on the Carrizo Plain.

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The cows sought dominance as well. And just like tule elk bulls chased and fended off contending males, cows do the same within each herd. Tule elk sometimes box with each other. Both males and females participate. Dominant males spar with other males over territory and females, and cows duke it out over who gets to mate with the bull first and the most frequent. It’s an unusual and comical display at the same time. The stout herbivores appeared gangly and awkwardly stood tall on their hind legs as heavy hooves delivered mighty blows across the grasslands. Skirmishes don’t last too long though, as disputes can simmer off and on for days and even into weeks. Its behavior that’s becoming more frequent with each passing year, as the tule elk herds across the Carrizo Plain and the surrounding regions like the La Panza Mountains are some of the fastest growing herds in the entire state. Over the past year, helicopter surveys have revealed tule elk numbers well over 1,200 animals and with plenty of room to grow.

Thundering hooves

Last winter I watched a herd of at least 300 elk rumble out of the rolling green foothills of the Caliente Mountains. They rambled across Soda Lake Road, trampling northbound to the lowest portion of the Carrizo Plain. There were a good number of tule elk calves running in

Tule elk cows boxing in the mid-day heat on the Carrizo Plain.

A tule elk bull sniffs the air, trying to locate a female ready to mate. the middle of the herd. Spurred on by a pack of yelping coyotes, the cows kept the calves close as the herd kicked up a decent plume of alkali dust wafting across the immediate horizon. Keeping their calves in the middle of the herd safeguarded the first-year elk from potential danger, as coyotes lope across the wide-open plain. Strategically, the cows every so often stopped moving. They circled the calves and gazed across the plain for possible predators, the tule elk’s keen eyesight playing a large part in their survival.

They continued loping further out across the plain into a vast depression of alkali loam and salt-encrusted vernal pools. When they finally deemed the landscape “safe,” the herd relaxed and fanned out, open space their best defense against a wily predator. Adventure and travel writer Chuck Graham lives in Carpinteria and contributes his writing and photography to publications far and wide. For more wildlife photos, visit chuckgrahamphoto.com or follow Graham on Instagram at @chuckgrahamphoto.

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Warriors water polo takes on Thousand Oaks Fall Classic

Carpinteria boys water polo opened up the new season with some tough competition at the Thousand Oaks Fall Classic, hosted by Newbury Park High School on Aug. 21-22. The Warriors took on some powerhouse water polo squads, including Santa Barbara and rival Malibu, and after a busy weekend with four matches Carpinteria came away with a record of 1-3. Carpinteria opened up the weekend, and the season, with a Friday afternoon match against the Santa Barbara Dons. This match started out with both teams trading goals in a tightly contested ﬁrst half. Near the end of the second quarter, Carpinteria senior Chris Reed took advantage of an exclusion and scored a goal to give the Warriors a 5-4 lead. Santa Barbara responded just before halftime, tying up the score at 5-5 heading into the break. Carpinteria and Santa Barbara battled in the second half, with each team’s defense coming up with big plays. But in the fourth quarter the Warriors lost momentum and Santa Barbara pulled away for a one-goal win, 7-6. The Warriors had plenty of strong performances in that ﬁrst match, with senior center Ryder Shaw leading the team with three goals and one steal, while sophomore Cade McCallister and freshman Junius Fedders had breakout games on defense with three steals each. Later that evening, the Warriors were back in the pool to face another talented team from Malibu. In this match, Malibu pulled out to an early lead and forced

Carpinteria to try and stage a comeback. Carpinteria’s senior goalkeeper Stefano Piccoletti kept the Warriors within striking distance, shutting down pointblank opportunities and recording 10 saves and three steals. The Warriors got a pair of goals each from Shaw and senior Oscar De Leon, but those four goals weren’t enough to keep up with Malibu’s high scoring offense, and the Sharks came out on top by a final score of 12-4. After a short rest, the Warriors were back for an early Saturday morning match against tournament hosts Newbury Park on Aug. 22. Carpinteria’s offense was much more active in this game, with junior Brandyn Moore getting the scoring started early in the first quarter and the Warriors taking a quick 2-0 lead. Eventually, the Warriors held on for a hard-fought victory by a score of 14-12. After picking up the win over Newbury Park, the Warriors prepared for the final match of the weekend against Cleveland of Los Angeles. The Warriors kept pace with Cleveland through much of the first half, until Cleveland pulled away following a penalty late in the second-quarter. Carpinteria had big goals from sophomore Cade McCallister and junior Luke Donahue, but Cleveland ultimately took the win by a final score of 15-8. The Warriors will have a week of training and rest before their next test with another tournament hosted by Malibu High School on Aug. 28-29. Following the Malibu tournament, Carpinteria will prepare for league play.

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Girls volleyball earns first win of season

After dropping the first two home matches, Carpinteria girls volleyball earned its first win of the year on the road in a hard-fought five-set thriller over Santa Clara on Aug. 25. The Warriors had just dropped their previous home match in a three-set sweep against Moorpark on Aug. 20, and the Carpinteria squad was eager to notch its first win under co-coaches Favian Muralles and Evan Rowbottom. Carpinteria visited Santa Clara on Aug. 25 and hit the ground running, winning the first two sets in dominant fashion, with scores of 25-18 and 25-15. Santa Clara came right back, winning the third set (25-16) and taking the second set (25-20) to tie the match and force a winner-take-all fifth set. With the match locked at two sets apiece, whichever team was the first to reach 15 points would take the win. The Warriors locked in, kept their composure and fought their way to a 15-10 victory. Coach Rowbottom credited Santa Clara for battling through the match: “The Saints played an amazing game, and their hustle and defensive grit had the Warriors fighting hard for every point.” Rowbottom said the Santa Clara gym was loud as both teams went on rallies and traded sets, and the Warriors’ composure was a key factor in the win. “Staying calm in the fifth set is what ultimately led the Warriors to their first win,” Rowbottom said. “Taking each point with steady and controlled offensive plays paid off.” The Warriors were led by senior Cora Nimmons, who finished with 13 kills. Carpinteria also had standout performances from Harper Rowbottom and Isla Moore, who kept the offense going; Evelyn Aviles, whose assists led to many big points; and the defensive play of Samantha Sanchez and Leona McLellan. “The girls are really starting to get into a rhythm and that game was hopefully the first of many wins for the Warriors,” Rowbottom said.

Senior Cora Nimmons keeps the ball in play during a match against Moorpark. just behind Rosales-Bui in third place, and sophomores Rio Espinosa and Christian Hernandez Ortiz taking sixth place and ninth place, respectively. The Carpinteria girls had an equally impressive showing, with all five runners earning medals and senior Jaqueline Guadian starting off her final year of high school strong with a first-place finish with a time of 12:26.40. Following close behind Guadian was junior Mila Martins, who took second in the division with a time of 12:33.60. Rounding off the medalists were another trio of sophomores, with Kenzi Gardner grabbing seventh place, followed by Stasie Miranda in eight and Anisleidy Bernal in ninth place. “It was a fun meet for our kids to test their wheels out and gauge where they are after a good summer of training,” said Carpinteria coach Angel Silva. The Warriors cross country team will now prepare for its next meet, the “Scary Dairy Invitational” in Camarillo on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Carpinteria girls tennis drops first match

Carpinteria girls tennis opened up the year with a non-league match at home against a tough squad from San Marcos High School. The Warriors and Royals both came out ready to play in the season opener, providing a close match that San Marcos won by a slim margin, 10-8. Carpinteria’s doubles duo of sophomores Cailyn Gillen and Charlotte Cooney had a stellar debut together, finishing nearly perfect with only one game dropped in a three-set sweep. “They looked sharp throughout and had great communication,” said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. The duo of Sadie West and Emily Banks also had a strong finish, winning two of three sets. The Warriors also earned a point each from Aubrey Alcaraz, Ariana Cruz and Yaretzi Moctezuma in singles play. “Overall, it was a good first match,” Bryant said. “I thought our girls performed at a high level against one of the best teams in Santa Barbara county.” Carpinteria will now prepare for a non-league home match against Viewpoint on Thursday.

Cate Rams roundup

Cate boys water polo got the year started with three straight wins, as the Rams earned victories over Newbury Park, Righetti and Royal. The Rams opened up the year with a dominant 20-7 win at home over Newbury Park on Aug. 14. Cate had plenty of offense, with Erman Brine leading the team with five goals, followed by Liam Moes with four goals and Tenny Brine and Monty Prince with three goals each. Cate then went on the road to Santa Maria to face Righetti on Aug. 18. The Rams offense was just as hot in this game, with Moes exploding for seven goals while Fletcher Prince contributed four goals. The Rams kept the win streak going with a 12-7 home win over Royal on Aug. 20. In this win, Fletcher Prince led the way with four goals while Moes added another three, bringing his total to 14 goals through the first three games of the year. Cate goalkeeper Andrew Sheshunoff was also a major factor in the three wins, with a combined 24 saves and a goal in the win against Royal. “We are off to a great start, and I am eager to see how we continue to progress,” said Cate coach Jesse Morrison.

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Carpinteria cross country medalists from the Hoka two-mile held at Rio Mesa High School.

Warriors runners medal at HOKA two-mile race

Carpinteria’s boys and girls cross country runners had a strong showing in their first competition of the year, with a group of nine athletes taking on the HOKA Postal two-mile race at Rio Mesa High School, where all nine Warriors came away as medalists and top-ten finishers. In the boys division, Carpinteria junior Ronnie Rosales-Bui was the top finisher, earning second place overall with a time of 11:26.80. A trio of tenth graders also earned medals, with sophomore Liam Killen finishing

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Save Our Seals August recap

High and low weekly counts Week 1, August 1-7: 94, 13 Week 2, August 8-14: 85, 0 Week 3, August 15-21: 104, 39 Week 4, August 22-24 : 94, 63 The seal counts fluctuate greatly throughout the day and week. This can be due to any number of reasons, but low counts, or days with zero seals, are usually due to disturbances by people. These semi-aquatic mammals need the beach daily for many physiological functions that vary by time of day. If you follow our monthly recaps, you know that the July Recap was featured directly beneath a temporary shark advisory sign and an announcement of a shark sighting near Holly Avenue (CVN, Vol. 32, No. 45). There is a nursery for juvenile Great White sharks on Padaro Beach. California State University’s Shark Lab monitors them closely.

What the seals wish you knew

The relatively small numbers of harbor seals found at the Carpinteria Harbor Seal Rookery are not attractive to white sharks, juvenile or adults. Juveniles prey primarily on rays, and adults prefer the more abundant pinniped hunting grounds on the Channel Islands. Although our harbor seals do not constitute prey for juveniles, they are often attacked by the juveniles in search of their preferred prey. As for the many kinds of sharks and other aquatic predators found in our area, our astute harbor seals quickly learn how and when to avoid them. They avoid threats at sea by hauling out on land, and they avoid threats on land by flushing out to sea. At times, both threats occur at once. The seals do wish you knew their habits, and that their continued existence here in our highly populated town greatly depends on it. The seals are undergoing vital functions when on the 1,500 feet of beach where they safely haul out. They are not merely sunning themselves as many think. But it is at these times that they unknowingly delight visitors who come to see them daily

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805-680-3770 mpaulsb3@gmail.com

Lic. #01991682

Lic. #00558548

805-452-8931 dianaporter370@ gmail.com

805-637-6407 bohnettlynda@ gmail.com

Lic. #00623395

Lic. #01484280

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NEW LISTING IN BEAUTIFUL VISTA DEL ESTERO This great two bedroom, two and half bath townhouse style condominium is ready to move in and enjoy! Downstairs features the living and dining area with a cozy ﬁreplace and guest bathroom. The kitchen is adjacent to the dining area which has a sliding door leading to a beautiful private patio. Upstairs features two lovely bedrooms, two bathrooms and a convenient laundry area. Vista Del Estero is conveniently located to the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park and has access to the beautiful Carpinteria Beach. OFFERED AT $885,000 Please call Shirley Kimberlin at 805-886-0228

Lic.#02119204

Lic. #01268751

Lic. #01842390

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JUST LISTED ON CATLIN CIRCLE Quality living in highly-desirable Villa Pinos Condominium Association (Catlin Circle)! This conveniently located 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath condo is newly renovated, including all-new paint & flooring, new kitchen appliances, and various new fixtures, giving a sense of freshness & brightness throughout. The home shares a pleasantlysurprising large greenbelt, and also includes a detached 2-car garage/driveway and private patio, offering peace and tranquility. Close to downtown, with easy access to the 101, parks, and shopping. OFFERED AT $849,000 Please call Shirley Kimberlin at 805-886-0228 or Terry Stain at 805-705-1310

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BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED Welcome to this beautifully remodeled Home in Vista de Santa Barbara in beautiful Carpinteria with 2 bedrooms & 2 full baths. A manufactured home is perfectly located at the top of park on a cul-de-sac with only three other coaches, oﬀering a quiet retreat with an incredible sunset ocean view, and the islands. Enjoy the relaxing beautiful living room to entertain guests over with its open concept contemporary kitchen with plenty of room to cook. This home is located near the bluﬀs, beach, restaurant, hiking & bike trails, the south side of beautiful Carpinteria. OFFERED AT $725,000 Please call Diana Porter for showing 805-452-8931

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4915-C Carpinteria Ave. • 805.684.4161