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Rain is expected in Santa Barbara County and along the Central and South coasts this week.
Rain is expected to hit the Central and South coasts through at least Sunday, with a 10-20% chance of thunderstorms in Santa Barbara County Thursday and Friday.
The National Weather Services (NWS) is predicting one to two inches of rain, with two to four inches in the mountains and the foothills. Peak rain rates should be moderate to locally heavy, the NWS said Tuesday night.
ossible impacts include travel delays, locali ed roadway ooding, owing creeks and streams, and a chance for burn area ash ooding and debris ows. The county will close the Los Padres National Forest gates and roads located in burn scars during and immediately after the storm.
Stay updated online at readysbc.org/4793/Major-Storm and weather.gov/lox.
Carpinteria Seniors Inc. will host its annual Turkey Drive on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of Smart & Final, located at 850 Linden Ave. All proceeds from the drive will be brought to the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District for distribution to locals, organizers said.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, trash in Carpinteria will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 28, one day later than usual, trash collector . . arrison Sons confirmed. The regular Thursday schedule will return the week of Dec. 1.
Carpinteria residents can put three carts on the curb each week for organics, trash and recyclables. Updates available online at ejharrison.com.
Summerland Beautiful and arents for Summerland will host a Beautification ay at Summerland Elementary School, 135 Valencia Road, on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Those interested in volunteering are advised to bring gardening gloves and tools; trash bags and refreshments will be provided.
Local high school seniors can apply for 2026-27 art and honors scholarships from the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara through Saturday, Nov. 16, online at sbscholarship.org.
The honors scholarships are available to seniors who excel academically and attend school in South County; art scholarships are limited to seniors who excel in the traditional fine arts and attend school in southern Santa Barbara County or at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. The complete eligibility requirements and application instructions are also available online.
“These scholarship programs consistently attract remarkably talented and accomplished students, which invariably makes for a stimulating evaluation process,” said the Scholarship Foundation’s President and CEO Melinda Cabrera. “My colleagues and I very much look forward to celebrating the academic and artistic achievements of local students once again this year.”
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Honors scholarship applicants are evaluated exclusively on the basis of academic achievement, while art scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of submitted works, as evaluated by prominent local artists.
Art submissions must be original works. Mediums such as painting, drawing, sketching, photography, design, furniture or sculpture are accepted.
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During the 2025-26 academic year, the Scholarship Foundation awarded 20 honors scholarships after receiving 140 applications; 20 art scholarships out of 45 applicants from South County and five art scholarships out of 12 applicants from Santa Yne Valley Union High School.
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Together, we can secure a drought-resilient future for our valley. The Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP) isn’t just smart — it’s essential. The construction of a new advanced water purification facility provides us with a locally managed and controlled water supply every day, including during times of prolonged drought and water shortages. By supporting CAPP, you’re standing with local farmers, families, and leaders to protect our community’s future.
“I’m truly excited about CAPP because what it means is peace of mind for our community. By supporting CAPP, we’ll be investing in a safe, reliable water source right here at home — one that will help to protect our families and businesses from drought and dependence on outside water sources.”
“Monica Solorzano VICE MAYOR OF CARPINTERIA
“The CAPP project is essential to the long-term viability of our Carpinteria Valley. As a farmer, I and over 100 small farms depend on the same aquifer that supplies water to our growing city. We have no other choice than to sustain the only resource we have local control over.”
Will Carleton AVOCADO FARMER AND PACKER
Learn more about CAPP at www.cvwd.net/capp
CAPP is a smart project. They used to burn trash. Now we have curbside pickup and recycling. Technology now allows us to recycle our own water. It’s a new, clean, and reliable source we can depend on rain or shine.”
Mike
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CARPINTERIA SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER
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BY EVELYN SPENCE
The California Coastal Commission last week approved Santa Barbara County’s rezones of three properties just outside of Carpinteria city limits for high-density housing, to the disappointment of city officials and some members of the public who for years have argued against putting high-density housing on the agricultural side of Carpinteria’s urban-rural boundary.
Santa Barbara County and the property owners for all three parcels — the Bailard property at 1101 and 1103 Bailard Ave., Van Wingerden 1 at 4098 Via Real and Van Wingerden 2 at 4711 Foothill Road — also agreed to increase the minimum number of affordable units to ust over 32 . Van Wingerden 1 and 2 were originally zoned agricultural and Bailard for single-family residential, though there currently is a small farm on the Bailard property.
Because the county’s proposal was modified to include roughly 32 affordable units (an increase from the Board of Supervisors previous agreement of 20 the rezones will go back to the supervisors for a final vote.
The commission also voted to bind the income-restricted housing to the life of the development, rather than the previously proposed 90 years.
The Nov. 6 commission vote comes after a years-long disagreement between the city of Carpinteria and Santa Barbara County. City staff, councilmembers and members of the public repeatedly argued the three properties are too far from the city center for suitable housing. Rezoning them would cause parking issues in areas with already congested parking and unfairly impact city resources, rezone opponents said.
We are buffered by the county, and county decisions affect us greatly,” Carpinteria City Councilmember Julia Mayer told the commission last week in Sacramento, asking the state body to vote against the rezones. “Once farmland is gone, it s gone forever ... lease protect our urban-rural boundary.”
Several city of Carpinteria representatives also spoke in person or over
ia eal and an in erden at Foothill oad
”We have exported our housing demand for decades.”
— County Planning & Development Executive Director Lisa Plowman
Zoom, asking the commission to reject the county’s rezones. City Community evelopment irector Nick Bobroff argued the rezones would set a “troubling precedent” and “destabilize” the urban-rural boundary, while City Manager Michael Ramirez said these rezones are “completely out of character” compared
to the valley’s current housing landscape.
Of the more than a dozen speakers who spoke on this item, a handful offered their support of the rezones, arguing the area desperately needs housing. The others echoed the words of city of Carpinteria representatives and heavily criticized the county s decision to re one those specific
lots for high-density housing.
“Once you start moving the (urban-rural boundary , we re ust going to keep moving and moving and moving,” said public speaker Anna Carrillo. ... We re looking at the destruction of Carpinteria as we know it.”
But commission members agreed: housing is desperately needed in California and in Santa Barbara County, and having nearly one-third be income-restricted units is a big win. Coastal Act policy allows for the rezoning of agricultural land in areas where the rezoning would complete a “logical and viable neighborhood.” The three properties already border, at parts, developed commercial and/or residential areas, commission staff pointed out.
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— City of Carpinteria Councilmember Julia Mayer
“I feel your pain,” said Coastal Commissioner Raymond Jackson, a Hermosa Beach city councilmember. His community, with 1.4 square miles and 20,000 residents, also needs to accommodate housing from the state, he told the room. “It’s hard. It’s challenging (...) We all have to bite the bullet, so to speak.”
Under a mandate from the state of California, Santa Barbara County needed to prove it could accommodate 4,142 units of housing on the South Coast in its 2023-2031 Housing Element. Santa Barbara County Planning & Development Executive Director Lisa Plowman said the county looked at roughly 200 possible sites for housing in the Carpinteria Valley. Ultimately, the Board of Supervisors in May 2024 voted to rezone 18 sites across South County: 13 in the Goleta Valley, one in Isla Vista, and the three aforementioned in Carpinteria.
She also told the commission 31,000 people commute daily into South County for work, and 21,200 low-income households lack access to affordable homes.
“We haven’t built any meaningful housing in about 40 years,” Plowman said, later adding: “We have exported our housing demand for decades.”
John Polansky, the director of the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara, said the county will prioritize housing low-income and homeless residents already residing in the city of Carpinteria on the Carpinteria Valley sites.
The Housing Authority has been working with Red Tail LLC for years on a housing proposal for the seven-acre Bailard Avenue property: a roughly 170-unit apartment complex with seven buildings, all between two and three stories, with one- and two-bedroom units.
There are no active development applications for the Van Wingerden parcels. With the rezones, 15-acre Van Wingerden 1 is now zoned for at minimum 236 units of housing, and nine-acre Van Wingerden 2 for a minimum of 180 units.
Other speakers, including the owner of both Van Wingerden parcels, Alex Van Wingerden, and Ken Triguero with eople s Self- elp ousing — a nonprofit that builds and manages affordable housing on the Central Coast — said housing is badly needed in the Carpinteria Valley. Van Wingerden said roughly 80% of the farm operations’ employees regularly commute from Ventura County because they cannot afford housing locally.
People’s Self Help-Housing has 2,000 existing income-restricted apartments in the county, with 10,000 households on the waitlist, Triguero, the CEO and president, said. In the city of Carpinteria, the nonprofit manages 1 units, with a household waitlist of 785. Because of this, People’s Self-Help Housing is throwing its support behind the rezones, he said.
“Is this a perfect solution? No,” Commission South Central Coast and South Coast District Director Steve Hudson told the public and the commission before the vote. “But we do believe this is the best solution.”
For more infomation please contact: carpinterialionsclubfot@gmail.com Join us this holiday season for a community tradition of giving and celebration! enefiting ocal on Profit Organi ations Carpinteria Lions Club Presents the 16th Annual
At The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave, Carpinteria Nov. 28 Dec. 14, 2025, Weekdays: 3–8 PM, Weekends: 11 AM–8 PM
Here’s How You Can Participate: Decorate a 6½ ft pre-lit tree provided by the Lions Club
Showcase your organization’s creativity and community spirit ra e tic ets give visitors a chance to win a tree
Last year, 24 trees raised over $40,000 for local charities Sponsor a Tree or Become a Co-Sponsor: Decorate a tree with $350+ in gifts & décor Or donate $300+ as a Festival co-sponsor Sponsors are recognized at the event and announcements
BY LIV KLEIN
The city of Carpinteria’s Code Compliance Department logged 171 cases during the first uarter of the 202 -202 fiscal year, Code Compliance Supervisor David Hernandez told the Carpinteria City Council on onday, with 1 3 resulting in recorded violations.
Among the reported violations were 81 time-limit parking violations, 10 public nuisance violations, 13 notices to abate prohibited signs and 10 notices to abate graffiti.
Staff also opened eight oning cases this past uarter. our were resolved within the re uested time frame and four are currently going through the permitting process. Of the eight zoning cases, five were related to constructions without permits, one was related to a setback issue and two were accessory structure issues, according to Hernandez.
“Our main (zoning cases) were constructions without permits — which come in as complaints through our re uest portal or doing drive-bys through patrolling the neighborhoods, ernande said.
The city also received 30 noise complaints, 2 related to live entertainment at Island Brewing Company. The complaints came from at least two households, staff said.
Meanwhile, homeless contacts continue to decline, now at si , which staff attributed to the combined efforts of arks ivision, ublic Works epartment, and Code Compliance staff paired with the
ity staff issued notices to a ate raffiti in uarter , which co ers uly e tem er
newly centralized location of the lunch program where service providers can assist helping people in need connect with a wide range of services. e also attributed this to staff attending meetings and completing training related to helping homeless residents. arking citations, 0 , also slightly
increased compared to last uarter s 4 . Areas of the city with higher-density housing tend to generate more service re uests related to 2-hour parking violations, according to the staff report. Hernandez also noted a jump in citations between 2023 and 2024, attributing this to the launch of the online re uest
portal GOGov. Staff encouraged residents to submit all future service re uests through GOGov. The GOGov app is available on Google lay Store or the Apple App Store by searching city of Carpinteria. The portal is also available online at carpinteriaca.gov servicere uest.
BY LIV KLEIN
The Carpinteria City Council on Monday directed staff to move forward with the procedures for creating two new assessment districts, ordering property-owner protest ballots be sent out and setting a public hearing date of arch .
The two new proposed districts — the Carpinteria Landscape Maintenance District and the Carpinteria Coastal Berm Assessment District — would set higher fees related to city landscape and berm services.
The city’s landscaping services are currently funded by fees assessed within the Lighting, Landscaping, and ight-of-Way mprovement istrict No. 3 however, the district, which was established in 1 8 at a rate of 30 per parcel, hasn t increased fees since formation. The 200,000 collected annually no longer covers the cost of city services, staff said on onday. Costs to run city landscape maintenance continue to increase due to in ation, aging infrastructure, and increased service footprint.
“(...) the true costs of maintaining and providing the work and services for the maintenance district does not match what we re bringing in with the assessments, Assistant Manager Ryan Kintz told the council.
The new Landscape Maintenance District would consolidate the city-wide landscaping and street maintenance into a single, modernized new assessment district to ensure maintenance services are funded e uitably by the properties that benefit from them and reduce the reliance on discretionary General und subsidies, staff said.
According to a report from Willdan inancial Services, the city s public landscaping costs 1.1 million to maintain annually. Of this, 1 2,130 is attributed to general benefit and funded by the city from non-assessment sources. The remaining balance — ,401 — must be covered by fees.
After accounting for operational re-
serves and capital replacement funds, the city is looking to fund 1,110,1 4 annually through the new district. The costs are broken down to a ma imum of 1 . per year per single-family residential home roughly 10 . 4 per dwelling unit of a multi-family residential home and 828.80 per non-residential parcel.
If enough property owners oppose the formation of a new landscaping district, the city will continue to rely on its current system. owever, staff said the city will face ma or budget constraints if they aren t able to implement the new fees.
...Likely what would happen by iscal Year 28 is we are going to be facing ma or budgetary constraints due to these massive subsidies that we are providing to the assessment districts and would likely (have to) cut programs, services and staff, int said.
Similar to the city’s landscaping costs, funding for the annual winter berm —a sandy structure that has gone up on the beach every winter since 1 83 to protect city and private property along the coast — has remained at a fi ed rate of 20,000, while costs related to its construction, maintenance and permitting have gone up to ust under ,000.
The berm is appro imately 1,3 feet in length, 40 feet wide at its base, and . feet high. t must be monitored and repaired throughout the winter season, and it needs to be reinforced during significant storms.
unding is also needed to cover administrative oversight, land surveying, biologist reports and supervision, compliance with legal noticing, permitting and reporting obligations, and the management of contractual and budgetary responsibilities.
The new district would cover the 403 parcels that benefit from the berm. They will be split into one 1 and one 2 one 1 covers those closest to the beach.
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Monday night’s Carpinteria City Hall looked a little different than the procedures of a typical city meeting: an audience of smiling, young faces sat eagerly before the Carpinteria City Council, awaiting their turn to shake Mayor Natalia Alarcon’s hand before receiving their nited Boys and Girls Club certificate of Gold Card Status.
Gold Card status, or Club 105, is an exclusive status for kids who have attended 105 days or more at the Boys and Girls Club. The council on Monday celebrated the 39 newest club inductees.
“Ninety-one percent of our youth surveyed said that they feel safe from harm at this club, 84% of youth surveyed said they enjoy coming to this club, and 92% of youth surveyed said the adults at this club believe they will be a success,” United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County Carpinteria Unit Director Diana Ornelas shared. These figures are a direct link to club attendance and Boys and Girls Club’s strong dedication to creating a positive experience for our youth.”
Councilmember Wade Nomura offered the kids his congratulations. “I know it takes a lot of hours and a lot of time,” he told the room.
––Liv Klein
Due to the light agenda and vacation schedules aligned with the holiday season, the second regular Carpinteria City Council meeting in December — originally scheduled for Dec. 22 — is canceled. Regular City Council meetings will resume on the second and fourth Monday of every month in the new year.
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The fees could be set at a maximum of 23 .42 per benefit each parcel is assigned a different benefit number based on proximity, elevation, size and parcel type (apartment, single-family residential and non-residential).
The formation of a new assessment district would decrease the imbalance between funding and cost while ensuring that funding responsibility falls on property owners that are benefiting from the berm and minimize having to draw from the General und, staff said.
“The biggest thing that this new district would bring is an operational reserve, which would allow the city to proactively stage equipment if there was foresight of a big storm coming in or reactively respond whether it be maintaining, repairing or reinforcing the berm, whereas previously with the current district we would have to come to council and ask for an appropriation,” said Management Analyst Stephon Downes.
The Carpinteria Valley Museum of History’s Volunteer of the Year is Marge Kelly, museum representatives announced this week. She was honored at the museum’s annual picnic on Oct. 18.
Kelly is known for her longtime service and her “ever-ready attitude,” museum Executive Director Jayme Yahr said. Kelly has worked in the front desk, led tours, and helped with special events.
“I like history,” Kelly said.
“I’m always learning.” Museum representatives said Kelly enjoys visiting other local museums while she travels.
The museum is located at 956 Maple Ave. el n S ence
Marge Kelly
“We are so lucky to have a dedicated, no led ea le sta tr in to hold the idea that we are the last great small beach town on the coast of California. Thank you to all and ee fi htin the ood fi ht — Christie Boyd
I love Carpinteria. I am filled with gratitude for our small group of six (you know who you are!) and our vast community of speakers and letter writers who have tried to Save the Bailard Farm. A farm which, in its prime, produced over 7,000 pounds of food every week, feeding Carpinteria school kids and many more. Our community knows that from the mountains to the sea, we have something so special that we need to stand up to protect it. And we do!
Our Community Development department and planning staff spent countless hours crafting documentation to uphold the best planning practices in front of the California Coastal Commission this past week. We are so lucky to have a dedicated, knowledgeable staff trying to uphold the idea that we are the last great small beach town on the coast of California. Thank you to all and keep fighting the good fight.
Christie Boyd Carpinteria
As an elementary school student, I struggled academically. My son is a fourth grader at Aliso School and he is facing many of the same learning challenges. My son is not facing these challenges alone though. The teachers, learning specialists, administrators, and staff at Aliso have rallied behind our fourth grader and work tirelessly to ensure he has the support and encouragement to succeed in school and life.
I have worked in the academic arena for over twenty years and Aliso continues to impress me with a shared level of dedication to maintaining a beautiful campus, cultivating a culture of inquiry and fostering community, all while serving our kids in the most meaningful way. Thank you, Aliso School for everything you do to improve our lives in Carp.
Peter Bonning Carpinteria
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DIANA RIGBY
Editor’s Note: A copy of the Superintendent’s Report is run in print as a service for parents, students and community members ho cannot attend ar interia Unified School District Board of Trustee meetings. A version o this re ort as read alo d d rin the school board’s Nov. 12, 2025 meeting.
In the 2025-26, six-week progress report for the first semester, Carpinteria igh School C S students in grades 11 and 12 show a decrease in the percentage of s and s, and Carpinteria iddle School C S students show a decrease in s and s in grade seven compared to 2024-25.
rincipals are working with their departments and teachers to analy e student progress, and to make ad ustments in instruction, assignments and learning e periences for failing students.
Appreciation would like to recogni e Athletic irector at Cooney, the C S Boosters, coaches, and C S student athletes for a victorious fall season of high school athletics. Girls tennis and boys water polo earned Citrus Coast League Championships while the Cross Country teams participated in the Citrus Coast League inal to ualify for the C SS relims at t. San Antonio College on Nov. 14.
La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation
C S students are the beneficiaries of the generosity of the La Centra-Sumerlin oundation, with 1 1, 00 grants for Aliso lementary, Canalino lementary, C S, and C S. These funds will support educational enrichment activities including field trips, after school tutoring and clubs, assemblies, new physical education e uipment, swim lessons, ath Night, robotics e pansion, and culinary arts. We are grateful for this ama ing support for our C S students and programs.
Carpinteria Education Foundation (CEF)
The Carpinteria ducation oundation C generously donated ,000 to each
om ared to data from the school year, the ar interia Unified chool District has seen a sli ht decrease in Ds and Fs amon th and th raders at ar interia i h chool at the e innin of the school year.
school site for additional enrichment activities for students, and we are so grateful for their support. lease plan to attend their annual gala on eb. , 202 at the incon Beach Club to celebrate 32 years of enhancing educational opportunities for C S students.
Williams settlement annual visit summary 2025-26
The Santa Barbara County ducation Office SBC O completed the Williams Settlement Annual Visit at C S and C S in October and reported the following. At Carpinteria iddle School, overseen by rincipal amie ersoon, the visit was made on Oct. 1. The report stated that the school had suffi cient instructional materials, and had an accurate School Accountability eport Card for 202324. The report also stated that C S had information on niform Complaint rocedures C posted in all classrooms, and the school s overall facility ranking and percentage is . , or good. or Carpinteria igh School, run by rincipal Gerardo Corne o, the report was nearly identical, with the annual visit conducted on Oct. . The school s overall facility ranking and percentage was 3 , or good, according to the report.
National School sychology Week 202 was held Nov. 3 , 202 , with the theme inding Your ath. The week is sponsored by the National Association of School sychologists NAS to highlight the work of school psychologists in supporting students mental health and academic success. Activities focused on celebrating their contributions and providing resources for creating a supportive learning environment.
We would like to celebrate and thank C S school psychologists ob Santiago, at C S egan eller, at C S atie Lewis, at Canalino lementary and Carpinteria amily School and anielle ahn, at Aliso and Summerland elementary schools.
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TK-5 parent conferences: Nov. 17–21
arent participation in their child s education is critical to academic achievement, and we are looking forward to high parent participation in the elementary parent conferences ne t week. Teachers carefully prepare student progress reports to help parents understand grade level progress as well as to provide home activities to reinforce reading, writing and math skills. All students should read a minimum of thirty minutes per night and practice math facts to increase uency and automaticity. We e pect that elementary students will be reading and mastering math skills at grade level by the end of fifth grade to ensure academic success in middle and high schools. We depend on parents to make reading and practicing math facts priorities in their homes, and we are grateful for their partnership.
CHS Friendsgiving
C S conomics teacher ulie Shamblin and her senior economics class are sponsoring the annual C S riendsgiving luncheon for the entire C S campus on Thursday, Nov. 20. arents and staff donate the delicious pumpkin pies, and administrators serve the delicious turkey lunch prepared by C S ood Services.
California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
The California ealthy ids Survey is the annual, anonymous, online assessment for students, parents, and staff in grades five, seven, nine, and 11. t is focused on the five most important areas for guiding school and student improvement student connectedness, learning engagement motivation, and attendance school climate, culture, and conditions school safety physical and
mental well-being and social-emotional learning and student support.
The 202 -2 C S C S is available between Nov. 10 and ec.1 , and we encourage all grades five, seven, nine, and 11 students, staff and parents to complete the online survey. Survey links were distributed via arent S uare by school principals.
ettlements for the B s sex a use claims
On Oct. 22, the State Allocation Board approved C S s re uest to deposit proceeds, 4.2 million, from the sale of surplus real property Bailard , into the district s General und. At a previous C S board meeting, the board approved the use of these funds to settle the AB 218 1 0 s se abuse claims for three plaintiffs. At the Oct. 28 board meeting, a resolution was passed to authori e the issuance of udgment obligation bonds to settle the fourth AB 218 1 0s se abuse claim.
Measure U
On Oct. 28, the SA officially approved the Aliso T Building pro ect. eanwhile, following the e uest for roposals Qualifications process, cGillivray Construction, nc. was selected to be recommended to the board for approval as the contractor for this pro ect. cGillivray Construction is a highly ualified local contractor e perienced in ma or school construction and they have completed recent istrict pro ects including the Canalino Learning Center and Summerland lementary School.
Diana Rigby is the superintendent of Carpinteria Uni ied School District or ore in or ation a o t USD, lo on to c sd net, e ail dri c sd net or callin 0 6 222
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The Carpinteria nified School istrict C S Board of Trustees has settled the fourth se ual abuse lawsuit filed against the district on behalf of victims who state they were abused by a C S principal in the 1 0s and 1 80s.
The district has now paid out . million to settle the se ual abuse lawsuits, Superintendent iana igby confirmed. The other three were settled earlier this year.
Virgil . Williams, the ain School principal, was convicted in 1 8 on three counts of lewd acts with children under the age of 14, according to reporting from the Los Angeles Times at the time. There were four other counts of lewd acts with children under the age of 14 brought against Williams he was ac uitted on three, and the ury was unable to reach a verdict on the fourth. Williams served 12 years in prison and passed away in 2010. reviously, California s statute of limitations prevented victims of abuse from filing claims on incidents that occurred before 1 80. owever, in 2020, Assembly Bill 218 went into effect, which allowed victims of childhood se ual abuse to seek damages until they turned 40, or within five years of becoming aware of trauma sustained from the abuse.
At the board s Oct. 28 special meeting, the board approved the borrowing of an obligation bond not to e ceed 2. million to pay for the final settlement. A udgement obligation bond is a way for governing bodies to borrow money to be paid back over time in this case, the district will pay back the amount in no more than 20 years.
These settlements have allowed the district to avoid having to go to court, and to undoubtedly incur verdicts that would
“These settlements have allowed the district to avoid having to go to court, and to undoubtedly incur verdicts that would have been much, much greater, and would have severely impacted this district that go far beyond the price that the district has to pay.”
––CUSD legal counsel Craig Price
have been much, much greater, and would have severely impacted this district that go far beyond the price that the district has to pay, the district s legal counsel Craig rice said at the Oct. 28 meeting.
rice said the process of obtaining the funds to pay for the settlement should be completed by early ne t year.
Board resident aime iamond asked rice what would happen if the board did not approve the resolution. rice said if the board did not pass resolution the district wouldn t have the funds to support a settlement and a trial would have gone forward, which could have ended up costing the district more.
Given the fact that there was a perpetrator that worked in the district in the 1 0s, and later went to prison for abuse, undoubtedly, there would have been a significantly larger verdict, and that would have been an obligation that would have had to be paid off by this district, rice said.
The other three settlements, which totaled 4 million, were paid for using funds from C S s sale of 1101 and 1103
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Bailard Ave. n 2024, the district approved the sale of the properties for 4.2 million to the ousing Authority of Santa Barbara County, which was finali ed in anuary 202 . On Oct. 22, the State Allocation Board approved the board s re uest to transfer funds from the Bailard sale to the district s General und to pay for the three settlements.
see this as a way for us to close this awful, old chapter, for the district, iamond said at the Oct. 28 meeting. or us to be able to move on, move forward, in a way that least impacts today s students.
County of Santa Barbara County Planning Commission
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2025 General Ordinance Amendment Package
On December 3, 2025, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the 2025 General Ordinance Amendment Package to the County Land Use and Development Code and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance. The County Planning Commission will consider making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the following:
Amendments to the Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 25ORD-00009) and Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 25ORD-00010) to:
o Add provisions for Art, Garden, and Architecture Tours in the Coastal Zone;
o Clarify and simply existing procedures, requirements, and definitions;
o Implement revisions in State law pertaining to Density Bonus provisions;
o Clarifying the applicability of structures that are permitted as an Agricultural Enterprise Use in the context of Development Plan requirements; and
o Correct minor errors and omissions.
Finding these amendments exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265.
For additional information, please email the project manager Corina Martin at martinc@countyofsb.org.
The hearing will take place at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at: Planning Commission Hearing Room County Engineering Building 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
For current methods of public participation for the hearing please see https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County-Planning-Commission or the posted agenda. The posted agenda will provide a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged, or the item may be continued.
Staff reports and the posted agenda will be available on the Monday prior to the hearing at the Commission’s website above or contact the Planning Commission Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org or (805) 568-2058 for alternative options.
Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Hearing Support Staff at (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.
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The Howard School brought in $20,000 at last week’s Jumpa-Thon fundraiser, school representatives confirmed.
At the Nov. fundraiser, kids enrolled in preschool through eighth grade — and at times, their parents and teachers — sailed through obstacle courses to raise money for their school.
“A whopping 100% of students collected pledges from family and friends, competing for pri es such as class pa ama days, r. Reed’s mac and cheese, and a class trip to Starbucks,” school representative Anita Betancourt told Coastal View News. n all, the event raised over $20,000 for the Howard School — enough to earn students the ultimate prize, a much-desired visit from the r. Softee truck.
November 17th - 22nd
Featuring food from Mi Fiesta Market on Saturday, Nov. 22
LEARNABOUTASSESSMENT DISTRICTUPDATESINCARPINTERIA STAYINFORMED:
Joinustolearnmoreandshareyourquestionsaboutthethe proposedupdatestotheWinterBermandLandscape Maintenancedistricts.Duringtheevents,youcanexpecttolearn moreaboutwhatassessmentdistrictsareandhowtheywork, howfundswouldbeusedtosupportlocalimprovements,and howresidentscanstayinformed.
TownHallwithCityStaff Monday,November17at6PM CityHall(5775CarpinteriaAve)
Q&AwithCouncilmemberClark Wednesday,November19at5:30PM PizzaManDan’s(699LindenAve)
Q&AwithVice-MayorSolórzano Tuesday,November25at6PM Delgado’s(4401CarpinteriaAve)
Q&AwithMayorAlarcon Monday,December8at10AM CarpMoonCafe(4991CarpinteriaAve)
Q&AwithCouncilmemberMayer Wednesday,December10at6PM CanalinoSchool(1480LindenAve)
Q&AwithCouncilmemberNomura Thursday,December18at6PM CityHall(5775CarpinteriaAve)
For more details or information, visit cityofcarp.co/assessmentdistricts
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A reader sends a halo to Burlene for making the Carpinteria Lumberyard Nursery area a joy to visit. “Her outgoing personality (Southern style), friendly conversation and plant knowledge make it a pleasure to visit and shop.”
A reader sends a halo to Rori’s Artisanal Creamery for honoring our veterans and celebrating so many special days during the year. “Who doesn’t love to be recognized, especially while enjoying a delicious ice-cream cone.”
A reader sends a halo to the generous person for paying for the reader’s gas when she forgot her ATM card at the gas station. “I’m sorry I chose the most expensive oil, I’d love to reimburse you, and thank you. I’m deeply moved by your generosity.”
A reader sends a halo to Ryan Moore for bringing dirt back to Carpinteria.
A reader sends a halo to everyone who supported the Playa Del Sur 4-H this year. “The members are looking forward to another successful year.”
A reader sends a halo to Valerie, the new volunteer at the riends of the ibrary Bookstore, for cleaning and reorganizing the self-help section.
A reader sends a halo to Desiree, the new masseuse at The ym e t oor. “She could have coasted through it, but she worked really hard to relieve my back pain. I never experienced such a great massage.”
A reader sends a halo to bags and stop leaving them on Casitas Pass Road.
A reader sends a halo to Jena Jenkins for coordinating so many AgeWell activities for seniors. “Your positivity and enthusiasm are very much appreciated!”
A reader sends a halo to Sean and Dayna for being wonderful neighbors and helping the reader through another frazzled mom situation.
A reader sends a halo to the 93013 Fund, Uncle Chen Restaurant and Marybeth Carty for the surprise delivery of a delicious dinner complete with a fortune cookie, candy bar and painted rock. “Wonderful kindness and quite a thrill!”
A reader sends a halo to Tracie from Farm Cart Organics for her generous donation of fresh vegetables to the Girls Inc. “Fresh Rescue” food pantry program.
A reader sends a halo to the anonymous person who left a $100 donation in the H of Carpinteria office mail slot this past week. “Thank you for your kindness.”
A reader sends a halo to the staff of Jack’s Bistro for staying open during Covid-19. “Always a smile no matter how busy. A great way to start the day.”
A reader sends a halo to Jena and everyone at AgeWell for their great program. Loved the veterans and first responders photo show at the Alca ar
A reader sends a halo to the Daykas for always being there to help with anything and never complaining. “Many thanks to the best neighbors ever. We love you all dearly.”
A reader sends a halo to Mayor Wade Nomura for the city’s beautiful flower wreath at the Carpinteria Cemetery for the Memorial Day program.
A reader sends a halo to Giovanni’s Pizza for giving out mini ice-cream cones to the children on Halloween. “What a unique and thoughtful idea.”
A reader sends a halo to Tami and John at Robitaille’s for their constant smiles and over the top customer service. “The wedding favors were loved by all and brought a bit of Carpinteria to the Seattle wedding!”
A reader sends a halo to those who acknowledge people with disabilities. “When you encounter a person in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, please smile and say hello to that person.”
A reader sends a halo to Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for helping Kim’s Market.
A reader sends a pitchfork to the 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.”
A reader sends a pitchfork to pool. “Not professional!”
A reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Beautiful lady picking up trash in a neighborhood near the beach. “Thank you! We need all the help we can get keeping trash picked up in the neighborhoods on the beach-side of the tracks.”
A reader sends a halo to Goodwill employees. “Every time I shop at the Goodwill, Nery, Gavin and Julian have been fantastic. They are always welcoming, friendly and genuinely seem to enjoy their work. The store is always well organized, clean and even smells good. The e cellent atmosphere and high standards are a direct re ection of their supervisors Danny and Esperanza. It’s clear that they are great leaders who set a positive tone to provide top tier customer service.”
A reader sends a halo to Kassandra Quintero at The Spot. “ hen the roof top flag was twisted and lodged in the rain gutter, Quintero jumped into action and climbed up to the roof and untangled it so that it could wave freely. Way to show patriotism!”
A reader sends a halo to Holden at the Carpinteria Community Library for finding an obscure book at a faraway library for the reader.
A reader sends a halo to Emma and Justin. “It was a wonderful wedding, great food, spectacular location and great people! It was moving and wonderful.”
A reader sends a halo to Carpinterians who put out boxes in front of their homes full of surplus oranges, avocados, etc. from their trees. “Thank you for sharing your abundance.”
A reader sends a pitchfork to teria Bluffs. “ earn to share the bike walking path with locals There will be four to five of you walking together and not a single one will scoot over ust a tad to let a local pass through?”
A reader sends a pitchfork to the Linden planters. “All the mushrooms growing there indicate too much water. Nice weed farm.”
A reader sends a halo to Marisol and Amanda at the Albertsons bakery for personalizing the reader’s friend’s birthday carrot cake on very short notice. “The cake was delicious!”
A reader sends a halo to Nikki at H T Culinary. “ went to my first class this week end with my sister, who has been to four so far. I had the best time! Someone get this girl a TV show, she should be on the ood etwork already.”
A reader sends a halo to all the beach community residents. “Thank you for parking in front of your home with your permit.”
The Palm Loft Gallery will host the opening reception for its latest exhibition, “A ine Bunch of Cool Cats e ections of the Soul, at the alm Loft Gallery, located at 410 Palm Ave, Loft A-1, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 3:30–5:30 pm.
A reader sends a halo to Diana, a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior Lodge for nearly three years.
A reader sends a halo to Becki and Doug Norton for doing so much for the local marginalized communities. “I appreciate you not only spending your own money but also lots of your time.”
A reader sends 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 for his paying customers?”
A reader sends a halo to Tom Sweeney for going out on elm Avenue by the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks.
A reader sends a halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the local vet for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “It’s a terrible shame to lose one of these magnificent creatures however, wouldn’t want it to suffer to a miserable death.”
A reader sends a halo to bicyclists on the Franklin Trail who regularly hang bells on their bikes so hikers can hear them coming. “We hikers appreciate the warning!”
A reader sends a pitchfork to the City of Carpinteria for letting the bluffs turn into an ever increasing dirt parking lot. “That is not what the bluffs were purchased for. Post No Parking signs immediately!”
The exhibition features works by local artists including Richard Schloss, John Wullbrandt, Michael Drury, Tom Henderson, Manny Lopez, Jeremy Harper and Ralph Waterhouse. Palm Loft Gallery Director Arturo Tello said the works showcase the artists’ “interpretations of the male soul.”
A ine Bunch of Cool Cats e ections of the Soul runs from Nov. 1 to an. 3. Ten percent of sales benefit the Carpinteria Bluffs.
A reader sends a pitchfork to the new parking zones. “All the “no parking/two hour” signs just made people park in my neighborhood. Seventh and the neighboring streets are a packed parking lot.”
A reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking photos for unior arriors ootball. “ e appreciate all you do for our families, play ers and program. You rock!”
A reader sends a halo to the person who found their driver’s license and returned it. “I checked the mailbox and my license was in there! That kind soul drove up and passed the Polo Fields to return my license! Only in Carp! So grateful for our sweet town and to that angel who returned it and didn’t even disclose who they were! I hope you are reading this and may kindness and honesty return to you tenfold!”
A reader sends a pitchfork to the sheriff’s deputy using his radar gun the other morning in front of city hall. “Why don’t you go by one of the schools and catch all the speeders there in morning, and keep our children safe while walking to school.”
A CD release party and concert featuring Santa Barbara songwriter Sherie Davis will follow, beginning at 6 p.m.
A reader sends a pitchfork to those who lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships away from kids who need it.
A reader sends a halo to DJ Hecktic for coming out early Saturday morning to support the Junior Warriors. “It made the kids so happy to hear you say their names—you’re a local celebrity to them!”
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A reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby, Superintendent of schools, and Debra Herrick, director of Boys irls Club, for removing the to ic uphorbia fire sticks from the pots and landscape.
A reader sends a pitchfork to the company that continuously uses both public and private roadways to store their vehicles and construction bins. oothill oad was finally cleaned up from all the parked Vs, trailers and cars and now they are parking all of their vehicles and bins there. If you can’t store your equipment for your business on your own property maybe you shouldn’t have that many.”
2:37 a.m. / Public Intoxication / Bailard Avenue
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The Santa Barbara Community Early Music Ensemble will perform its Musical Fantasy Tour — which will explore the connections between modern fantasy literature and medieval and Renaissance music — at the Carpinteria Community Library on Saturday, Nov. 15.
A reader sends a pitchfork to drivers around Canalino Elementary who drive through the crosswalks along Linden Avenue at full speed, not watching out for pedestrians on their way to and from school. “Let’s keep our kids safe!”
A reader sends a pitchfork to a local store for reorganizing. “What an absolute mistake!”
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he found a small baggie containing a white powdery substance underneath the driver’s seat of his recently purchased vehicle. The man stated he purchased the vehicle three weeks ago but didn’t find the small baggie until he’d removed the driver’s seat to fi the reclining mecha nism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara Sheriff’s ffice property for destruction.
A reader sends a pitchfork to the Coastal Commission for approving rezoning of three properties, disregarding the urban/rural boundary, and allowing sprawl to begin.
Two men were contacted in a parked truck and both were extremely intoxicated with open containers of alcohol observed in the vehicle. One man was not being the most cooperative, but once he was convinced to exit the vehicle, a pat down search of his person was conducted. Deputies located a collapsible baton in the man’s front waistband. He was cited and both were released to a sober friend.
Friday, May 22
7:41 a.m. / Theft / 5500 block Calle Arena
Saturday, May 23
5:49 a.m. / Domestic Violence / 4100 block Via Real
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The Santa Barbara Community Early Music Ensemble was formed about 10 years ago, the ensemble’s Director Katie Saxon said. The group focuses on music created before 1750. The Musical Fantasy Tour was originally performed for the Camarillo Public Library’s Family Renaissance Fair, held earlier this year in August. The performance analyzes tropes in modern stories, such as fantasy books, and connects them to the Middle Ages, while also demonstrating instruments invented during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The instruments, Saxon said, include a consort of recorders; a viola da gamba, which is similar to a cello, with six strings and frets; a crumhorn, or a crumpled horn; and a sackbut, which is similar to a trombone.
The Musical Fantasy Tour will be performed at the Carpinteria Community Library, at 5141 Carpinteria Ave., on Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. The event is free, though donations are accepted.
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ported her residence was burglarized the prior night. The woman stated a cartoon of almond milk and tools were taken from her garage. She told the reporting deputy that the tools belonged to her daughter’s boyfriend. The deputy attempted to contact the man via telephone multiple times with no response. The woman stated her garage door was unlocked during the night and is in the process of getting a new lock. She did not have any suspect information at the time. The incident was documented, and patrol will follow-up for further details of the stolen items.
Deputies responded to a motel on Via Real for a report of a domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, a deputy contacted a man and woman in the parking 10:36 a.m. / Hit and Run / Cameo and Casitas Pass roads
Deputies responded to a report a of a black sedan crashing into a parked water truck. While en route, it was also reported the male sub ect driving the sedan fled the scene on foot. Upon arrival, deputies observed the sedan abandoned in the middle Cameo Road with major damage to the front right passenger wheel
2:07 p.m. / Found Drugs / 6000 block Jacaranda Way
A man was contacted after reporting
Artist Kerri Hedden
Holiday art reception scheduled at Linden Studio
Linden Studio at 961 Linden Ave. will host a holiday art reception on Saturday, Nov. 15, 3–6 p.m., operator Leigh Sparks said.
New artist Kerri Hedden will also be present, Sparks said. “You are invited to join us (in) welcoming our newest artist Kerri Hedden and view the new works of all our local artists!” operators wrote on social media. “Enjoy our garden gazebo and refreshments.”
Updates available on Instagram at @lindenstudio961.
Thursday, Nov. 13
AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball Freeplay Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 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
AgeWell Senior Program: Chair Yoga Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Lecture Series, SB Museum of Art Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–2 p.m. agewell@carpin teriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Carpinteria Creative Arts Eighth Street and Linden Avenue. 2:30–6 p.m. Handmade pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry and sewn articles. (805) 698-4536
Carpinteria Farmers Market 800 block of Linden Ave. Thursdays, 3–6:30 p.m.
Dungeons Dragons Club Carpinte ria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30–5:15 p.m. Full. carpinteriali brary.org, (805) 684-4314
Foreign Film Series: “Santosh” The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Tickets: general admission, $15; seniors/students, $12. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Friday, Nov. 14
Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: The Circle Discussion Group Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10–11 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
Live Music: Forbidden Fruit Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 7–10 p.m. cork treecellars.com, (805) 684-1400
Saturday, Nov. 15
Saturday English Language Conver sation Group Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9–10 a.m. carpinte rialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Family Day Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, 956 Maple Ave. a.m. noon. Free. carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org.
Summerland Beautiful, Parents for u er and eautifi ation a Sum merland Elementary School, 135 Valencia Road. 10 a.m. noon. Bring garden gloves and tools; trash bags and refreshments provided Santa Barbara Community Early Music Ensemble: a Musical Fantasy Tour Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3 p.m. Free, but donations accepted.
Holiday Art Reception: Linden Studio
Linden Studio, 961 Linden Ave. 3–6 p.m.
Art Reception: “A Fine Bunch of Cool ats e e tions o the ou Palm Loft Gallery, 410 Palm Ave. 3:30-5:30 p.m. (805) 729-6029
Live Music: 805 D.J. Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 8–11 p.m. corktreecellars. com, (805) 684-1400
Sunday, Nov. 16
Live Music: Will Stephens Band Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6–9 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400
Monday, Nov. 17
AgeWell Senior Program: Tai Chi Together Veterans Memorial Building Courtyard, 941 Walnut Ave. 9–10 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
AgeWell Senior Program: Music
Mondays Sing Along Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30–11:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–10:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Creative Studies Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30 a.m. noon. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Monday Mahjong All levels of play. 1 p.m. (805) 729-1310
Intermediate Spanish Classes Carpin teria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. Mondays, 1:30–3 p.m. $10 donation is suggested. Led by Nadia Lyhitchenko.
carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Games Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 2–3 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Carpinteria Book Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4–5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Tuesday, Nov. 18
AgeWell Senior Program: Walking Club Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
Meeting: MomCo Carpinteria Com munity Church, 1111 Vallecito Road. 9:30–11:30 a.m. Speaker, games, crafts, childcare available. RSVP carpinteriacom munitychurch.org
Carpinteria Writers Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. noon. (202) 997-0429
AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Body Balance Exercise Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279
Bridge Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Spanish Conversation Group Carpin teria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Carpinteria Songwriters Circle Carpin teria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria
Ave. 4–5:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Al-Anon Meeting Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Carpinteria Improv Classes The Al cazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. Tuesdays, weekly. $10 at the door. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Wednesday, Nov. 19
AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball for Beginners Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8–10 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Veterans Morning Coffee Meet Up Carpinteria Vet erans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 8:30–9:30 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Senior Arts Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. Wednesdays, 9–11 a.m. Free. info@ carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789
Babies Are The Best Carpinteria Li brary Community Room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9–10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Carpinteria Knitters Group Carpin teria Library Community Room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1–3 p.m. Free. (805) 886-4382
AgeWell Senior Program: Meditation Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 3:15–4:30 p.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Men’s Longevity Class Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 5:30–6:45 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279
Live Music: Jayden Secor Trio Cork tree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6–9 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400
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Longtime surf photographer Glenn Dubock spent last week at incon, capturing that first big fall swell and the surfers — Conner and arker Coffin, Britt Merrick, Lakey Peterson, Ryan Moore and Eloise Grewe, to name a few — who were drawn to it.
The first big all swell every year is usually ridden best by the locals that grew up surfing those perfect waves that aficionados travel from all over the globe to test their skills on,” Dubock said. “It’s been called the ‘Rincon Season Opener’ and marks the official start of the season of surf. Nov. had some of the best conditions I can ever remember.
PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON
Carpinteria’s Photography Club brought their images to the big screen at The Alcazar Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 8 for a theater fundraiser, showing off their talents and bringing in closer to $5,000 for the theater, club representative David Powdrell told Coastal View News.
All of the 28 participating photographers saw their photos displayed at the theater as background music played, “diversified, captivating, and appropriate music” for the “Our Carpinteria” theme, Powdrell said.
“I am basking over the success of the event!” Powdrell said in an email this week. “Applause by the audience after each photographer’s images were displayed was moving. A number of people in the audience shared afterwards that they were moved to tears during the presentation. The local art was powerful.”
He also thanked Lee Mandell, Jim Taylor, Glenn Dubock, Hal Price and Ana Paula Dutra for helping put the show together, and said the club has brought in four new members since the show last week.
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The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning held a special ceremony to honor the club’s 23 former presidents on Saturday, Nov. 8 outside the Tomol Interpretive Play Area in downtown Carpinteria.
“We gather this morning to celebrate a legacy of leadership and service that has profoundly shaped our community,” the club’s current President Stephen Gerteis said at the event.
The celebration also paid special tribute to the club’s Charter President, Joe Lazaro, with Paul Harris Fellow recognitions presented to his children in his honor.
KEYT journalist John Palmnteri was recently awarded an honorary membership from the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon. Palminteri has been a longtime support of the Rotary Talent Showcase since it launched 16 years ago, club representative Karen Graf told Coastal View News.
“He is also an avid supporter of the Carpinteria community and gives of this time to support many other non-profits, Graf said on Wednesday.
BY ROBIN KARLSSON
Holiday shoppers got an early start last weekend at two local stores: Roxanne’s A Wish and A Dream at 919 Maple Ave. and Susan Willis Ltd. at 4488 Carpinteria Ave., which both opened their doors for holiday sales last Friday and Saturday.
Thursday, March 14
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Library preschooler story time, 10:30 a.m., Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-4314
Rotary Club of Carpinteria meeting, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Lions Park Community Building, 6197 Casitas Pass Road, non-members RSVP to 566-1906 Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Farmers Market and Arts & Crafts Fair, 3-6:30 p.m., Linden Ave. downtown, Craft fair: 684-2770
Free Stress Relief Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, 6-7 p.m. drop in, 4690 Carpinteria Ave. Ste. A, 684-5012
Karaoke, 8 p.m., Carpinteria Linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria Linden Ave. Dusty Jugz Country Night, 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811
Friday, March 15
CVCC Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 684-5479 x10. The Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m., corner of Linden Carpinteria Ave. Music in our Schools Month Concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS cafeteria, 4810 Foothill Road, 684-4701
Back Track, 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811
Saturday, March 16
Carpinteria Salt Marsh docent led tours, 10 a.m., free walks start from the park sign, 684-8077
Magicarp Pokemon League, 11 a.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., (619) 972-3467 Energy Balancing, 2-4 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., Free “The Quiet Man,” 8 p.m., Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., $5 The Groovie Line, 9 p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811
Monday, March 18
Women of Inspiration, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road, $70, 684-6364
Basic Bridge, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5921 Mah Jongg, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 729-1310 Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Celebrate Recovery (Hurts, Hangups, Addictions), 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Rd., 684-3353
CVCC’s Cuba Trip Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Carpinteria Library Multi-Purpose Room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5479 x10
A Community Toolbox: How to Serve the Depressed Person with Understanding, 7-8:30 p.m., Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, 684-2509
Tuesday, March 19
Coffee with Cops, 9-11 a.m., Crushcakes, 4945 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405 x437 Carpinteria Writers’ Group, 10 a.m.-noon, Carpinteria Library multipurpose room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-7838
Sandpiper Duplicate Bridge Club, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village Clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5522
Battle of the Books club, 3:30 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 220-6608 Beginner Meditation Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Curious Cup back meeting room, 929 Linden Ave., 705-4703
Al-Anon Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place, 331-4817 ESL Class, 7 p.m.,First Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Road, free, 684-3353
Wednesday, March 20
Morning Rotary meeting with Cyndi Macias, The Gym Next Door, 7-8 a.m., Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., $10 Meditation, 10:30-noon, Carpinteria Woman’s club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., 847-208-6520
Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., free, 684-8077
Fighting Back Parent Program, 5:30-7 p.m., Canalino School, 1480 Carpinteria Ave., 963-1433 x125 or x132
Kiwanis Club Meeting, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., 368-5644
Coastal View Book Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Branch Library, 684-4428
8 Ball Tournament, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria Linden Ave.
Lani Garfield photography show, Island Brewing Co., 5049 6th St., 745-8272
Michael Fisher Fish art show, Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave., 684-1400
Liz Brady art show, Porch, 3823 Santa Claus Lane, 684-0300
Arturo Tello art show, Friends of the Library Used Bookstore, 5103 Carpinteria Ave., 566-0033
“SPACE” exhibit, 855 At The Arts Gallery, 855 Linden Ave., 684-7789
Carpinteria Plein Air Painters art show, Lucky Llama, 5100 Carpinteria Ave., 684-8811
Imagination & Inspiration show, Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 220-6608
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Deputies responded to a reporting party calling to report his mother was found down and unresponsive at her residence after not hearing from her for about three days. Upon arrival, the victim was located on the oor of her bedroom and appeared to have suffered a stroke and had been down for an extended period of time. Fire/medics responded, and the victim was transported to the hospital.
car. Deputies noticed two open containers of beer in the vehicle. The subject consented to a search of his person and his vehicle. Suspected methamphetamine was found in a folded one-dollar bill in his wallet. The subject signed his citation and departed without further incident.
Thursday, Oct. 30
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Deputies responded to a reporting party reporting that their bike had been stolen from a local store, and it was tracking somewhere in the Carpinteria Creek area. The reporting party’s husband had already gone into the creek searching for the bike and the suspect. The reporting party would not give deputies clear information, and when deputies went to locate husband in the tree line, he had already hopped over to a parking lot and gotten the bike back, then rode it home.
Deputies responded to a report of a physical family dispute. Medical was provided and it was found that the following occurred. The first sub ect took his father s vehicle to pick up his mother and drive her home. Once he got home, he got into a physical altercation with his brother. Their younger brother then got involved to protect the first sub ect. Between the three brothers’ and the mom’s statement, it appeared that one of the brothers was the primary aggressor. No video cameras or other evidence was available at the scene.
Built in 1920, this little Linden Avenue building housed the Carpinteria Herald for a number of years. The first issue of the local newspaper was pulled hot off the presses on ct. 1 , 1920. ater the publication operated out of a Carpinteria venue office now onzo’s bike shop and a location on Holly venue. year shy of its 5th anniversary, the newspaper folded, leaving a niche that Coastal View News would uickly fill.
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The fine gents of the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society congregate during one of the group’s annual picnics. The annual gatherings, which began in 1959 when the society was founded, were held in August to commemorate the month that Portola and his crew came through Carpinteria in 1769. Initially they involved period costumes and were held at a Bailard property on Loon Point. Later they were relocated to a different Bailard property, then the museum site, and finally ions ark. The annual events fell by the wayside in the late 1980s, when the monthly flea market became a major fundraiser for the historical society.
In 1912, Clark Hubbard moved CD Hubbard Fruit Co. into a remodeled and expanded Palm Avenue lemon packing house pictured above.
The lemon first appeared on the local ag scene in the late 1800s when ranchers Sim Shepard and Phineas Higgins found success with the new crop.
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As the nation gears up for March Madness (starting March 19), CVN thought it would be appropriate to stoke the fire of excitement with an image of Carpinteria’s version of highly competitive basketball. Sports rivals Carpinteria and Bishop Diego high schools vie for a piece of the ball at this Feb. 7, 1978 game.
Deputies were dispatched to a local pharmacy in Carpinteria for a theft in progress. Per the call notes, two adult female suspects had stolen three full bags of merchandise and were picked up by a vehicle. The vehicle and suspects ed the scene before deputies’ arrival. Upon contacting the store supervisor said the female suspects got away with close to $1,000 worth of store merchandise but she could not specify what e actly was taken.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.
By 1912, 300 acres within Carpinteria Valley had been planted in lemons. “There were a lot more lemons planted as the years passed until almost all of the valley was planted to lemons,” stated Albertine Rodriguez in a 1968 Carpinteria Herald article.
Deputies detained a subject after observing him ride his bike on the path at night. The subject consented to a search of his person and his belongings. Suspected meth was found in his pocket. The sub ect signed his citation and departed without further incident.
At the peak of local lemon mania, the town’s two packing houses shipped about 1,500 train cars of lemons annually to the eastern market, but by the time Rodriguez wrote about the industry in 1968, the lemon industry had “kind of slowed down.”
Friday, Oct. 31
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Monday, Oct. 27
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A sub ect crashed his V into a parked vehicle. The owner of the parked vehicle witnessed the traffic collision and called law enforcement. The subject was found to have a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and booked into ail.
Tuesday, Oct. 28
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A deputy saw the suspect vehicle travel eastbound on Carpinteria Avenue toward Santa Ynez Avenue. On the north side of Carpinteria Avenue, a yellow school bus was stopped and had ashing red lights and a red stop sign deployed. The suspect vehicle continued past the stop sign. It was found that the driver was never issued a driver’s license. The subject’s license status had been suspended for two prior related offenses. The subject was cited for the violations, and the vehicle was towed from the scene.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.
The following counts taken from Feb. 26 - March 4 were compiled from Carpinteria Seal Watch volunteer reports. Carpinteria harbor seal beach closure runs from Dec. 1 to June 1 each year. Seal Watch volunteers are still welcome to sign up by calling 684-2247.
Deputies responded to a suspect who entered a gas station store and stole cigarettes from behind the cash register counter. The sub ect ed the scene and was later located on Linden Avenue and Eighth Street. The store manager was not willing to sign a citizen’s arrest. The subject returned the cigarettes. The subject was transported to the hospital via AMR after stating he was not feeling good and was withdrawing from Fentanyl.
He said, she said Bring on the funny!
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eputies were walking in the area when a deputy located a known 0 . The subject was contacted at her residence and arrested.
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Send us your best caption for this photo by Monday, March 28.
About 1,192 seal viewers were counted, including people from Mexico, Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, China, Romania, Texas, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Ohio, Idaho, Missouri, Colorado, Vermont, Louisiana, New Mexico and Minnesota.
publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Thursday, March 14
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Deputies responded to the location for a report of a trespass suspect there now. The reporting party was a retired SBPD officer who had his firearm drawn out at the suspect. Deputies arrived on scene and took the suspect who physically resisted into custody. The suspect was arrested.
Coastal View News is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers. Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.
The harbor seals were frightened by visitors opening an umbrella on the bluff’s edge, by a fishing boat, by a hang glider and by a beachwalker.
On Oct. 28, fire responded to a call of a dumpster fire at a local fast food restaurant. nitially the fire did not appear to be suspicious, however, after review of the cameras, an adult male subject was seen setting the fire before riding off on his bicycle. The male remains unknown, and the case is under investigation.
Saturday, Nov. 1
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City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405 Friday, March 15
It is interesting to compare year-to-year differences in the collected data. During most years, births occur as early as December and January; this year pups did not appear until later. In some years, births are spread over many weeks, and in other years the peak is concentrated in late February and March, as may be happening this year. Pups have been seen as late as May and even June. We’ve heard only speculation as to reasons for the annual differences.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave
SB S. County Architectural Board of Review meeting, 9 a.m., 123 e. Anapamu St., Rm. 17, Santa Barbara Monday, March 18
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A deputy responded to a report of vandalism. The deputy contacted the reporting party and located the damaged property which was two fence posts. The top of the fence posts was cut off and
SB County Zoning Administrator meeting, 9:30 a.m., 123 e. Anapamu St., Rm. 17, Santa Barbara, 568-2000 Tuesday, March 19
A deputy conducted consensual contact with a driver, who was sitting in his
The Carpinteria harbor seal rookery is located immediately east of Casitas Pier, between the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and Carpinteria State Beach. Please remember not to bring dogs, bicycles or loud voices to view the seals. Harbor seals, when disturbed, may flee and become separated from their pups. Volunteers ask that dogs remain outside the rope area at all times. Call 684-2247 or email sealwatch@hotmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. To find out more, visit sealwatchcarpinteria.com.
SB County Board of Supervisors meeting, 9 a.m., Board of Supervisors Conference Rm., 105 e. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, 568-2000 Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405
had clamps put on. The reporting party estimated the damage at approximately $1,000 to replace the two damaged fence posts.
1838 hrs / Narcotics / Casitas Pass Road and Foothill Road
eputies conducted a traffic enforcement stop for excessive speed and tinted front windows. The driver was contacted and consented to a search of himself and the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed three used methamphetamine pipes with a usable quantity of methamphetamine inside. The driver was issued a citation for the above-mentioned drug related offenses and released on scene.
Sunday, Nov. 2
1834 hrs / Incident / 5500 block Carpinteria Avenue
Deputies responded to a victim being struck in the face while he was walking down Carpinteria Avenue near the bridge by the suspect, which left a deep laceration on the victim’s inner lip. The suspect reportedly had a hatchet in his hand at some point, but it was unclear if the hatchet was in his hand at the time he struck the victim. Per the victim, the attack was unprovoked, and per the suspect, the victim tried to grab the leash of his dog. The suspect was arrested and booked at Santa Barbara Main Jail. Two hatchets were found in his belongings and booked as evidence. The suspect’s dog was brought to the City Hall Atrium, while his belongings were left in the city maintenance yard.
Wednesday, Nov. 5
1544 hrs / DUI / 4800 block Foothill Road
Deputies responded to a subject who was driving his vehicle when he collided head-on into another vehicle, while driving on the wrong side of the road in front of Carpinteria High School. Due to a potential head injury, the subject was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for evaluation. After being evaluated, FSTs were performed, and the subject refused PAS. The subject
was arrested for DUI and submitted to a blood test. Upon being released from the hospital, the subject was booked at Santa Barbara Main Jail. The subject’s vehicle was towed from the scene.
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1601 hrs / Fraud / 3900 block Via Real
A deputy contacted the victim and learned that over approximately a 10-month span, the victim was scammed out of approximately $17,000. The victim was in a fictitious relationship in which the scammer was able to obtain a large amount of Xbox and Apple gift cards from the victim. The scammer would create fake emergencies to have the victim send them money. No suspect information is available at the time.
Thursday, Nov. 6
1437 hrs / Found Property / 5700 block Carpinteria Avenue
An anonymous male reporting party found a crushed iPhone on the Bailard Overpass and turned it into the Carpinteria Substation.
1557 hrs / Found Property / 5700 block Carpinteria Avenue
A subject found a dead Samsung smartphone near the north restrooms at a local park and turned it into the Carpinteria Substation.
Friday, Nov. 7
1508 hrs / Public Intoxication / 5300 block Carpinteria Avenue
Deputies were dispatched to a reported intoxicated subject in public. The subject was contacted while he was chugging a 16-ounce can of alcohol. The subject met the elements for public intoxication, was arrested and subsequently booked into Santa Barbara Main Jail.
I H H APPLICATION OF I ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR H CASE NO. 25CV05145
1531 hrs / Theft / 1000 block Casitas Pass Road
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: QUINTERO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
A deputy contacted the victim, who advised that his bike was stolen. No suspect information and the bike was valued at approximately $200.
Present name: GORDON GUEVARA Proposed name GORDON NOVA
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that include the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING OCTOBER 27 ,
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Carpinteria Valley Water District e uest or ua ifi ation tate ents or onstru tion ana e
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1. Introduction
The Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD) invites Statements of ualifications (SO ) from qualified firms to provide professional Construction anagement and Inspection Services for the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (Project).
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The Project will construct an advanced water purification facilities located at the Carpinteria Sanitary District treatment plant site, associated pipelines, injection and monitoring wells, and related infrastructure to enhance the community’s long-term water supply reliability. Construction is anticipated to take approximately 36 months.
3. Scope of Services
The C firm will manage all construction and startup activities as described below
Construction Management and Inspection
Staff: Construction Manager, Resident Engineer, and inspectors (for a period of approximately 36 months).
Oversee daily construction, inspection, documentation, and quality assurance activities.
Maintain project records and communication between CVWD, CSD, the Design Engineer, and the Contractor.
Materials Testing, Engineering, and Survey anage testing, geotechnical, and field survey subconsultants.
Verify materials quality and contractor survey accuracy.
Construction Contract Administration
Hold pre-construction and weekly meetings; prepare and distribute meeting summaries.
Manage RFIs/RFCs, contract changes, submittal processes, and payment recommendations.
Review CPM schedules and updates; conduct time impact analyses.
Track extra work and claim resolution.
aintain electronic contract files and logs.
Manage punch lists, acceptance, and completion documentation.
Startup, Commissioning, and Closeout
Coordinate startup and commissioning of all systems and facilities.
Oversee preparation and review of O&M manuals and record drawings.
Confirm compliance with SWPPP and permit requirements.
Facilitate project closeout, including certificates of completion, release of retention, and final deliverables to CVWD.
ua ifi ations
ualified firms should demonstrate
Minimum of three comparable construction management assignments for advanced water or wastewater treatment facilities.
Expertise in managing multidisciplinary construction teams and working with public agencies.
Strong understanding of Indirect Potable Reuse advanced water treatment processes, permitting, SCADA coordination, and commissioning. Strong documentation, scheduling, cost control, and communication systems.
5. Submission Requirements
Each SOQ shall include:
Cover Letter – Signed by an authorized principal summarizing the firm’s interest. o pan rofi e – Including general background and financial stability. ro e t ea – ey personnel, professional registrations, and specific roles. Relevant Experience At least three comparable projects within the last ten years. ro e t Understanding and Approach Description of anticipated challenges and firm’s strategies for management, communication, quality, cost, and schedule. References Contact information for at least three recent clients. Availability – Confirmation of staff availability for a 36-month effort.
6. Evaluation and Selection Process
Submittals will be evaluated by a selection committee using the criteria and weights shown below. The selection may include firm interviews.
7. Submission Deadline and Contact
• Project Understanding and Approach – Descrip=on of an=cipated challenges and firm’s strategies for management, communica=on, quality, cost, and schedule. References – Contact informa=on for at least three recent clients.
All Statements of ualifications shall be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on November e ai or de i er arpinteria a e ater istri t attn o ona d
Submit to: Carpinteria Valley Water District
• Availability – Confirma=on of staff availability for a 36-month effort.
2025 at 10:00 am, Dept: 5, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Carpinteria-Summerland Coastal View a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing on the petition. Dated 09/03/2025 by Colleen Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court.
Meet Cali, a seven-year-old German Shepherd who has been looking for her forever home since November 2024.
Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) volunteers said Cali “lives up to her name — she is a California girl through and through f it was up to her, you d find her at the beach every day, going for a swim and soaking up the sun.”
I the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 09/03/2025. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Baksh, Narzralli, Deputy Clerk.
Publish: October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025
Cali loves to play, is affectionate, and loves to give kisses and cuddles. She also thrives in a home environment, the shelter said.
Volunteers added: “She is playful and loves playing with toys, either independently or with a human friend. She is loyal and will follow you around the house. Cali responds very well to her name and will turn around whenever you call it. She has very good house manners — knows how to go potty outside, doesn’t jump on things, and rarely barks. She was a very good girl while receiving a bath. She loves the beach and getting in the water. She will do anything for treats, especially high value treats like chicken.”
Interested in fostering or adopting Cali? She’s at the SBCAS shelter in Goleta at 5473 Overpass Road. The shelter is open Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Learn more by emailing sbcassouthfostercoordinator@gmail.com.
Attn: Robert McDonald 1301 Santa Ynez Ave
6. Evalua8on and Selec8on Process
Email: Bob@cvwd.net
Questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing by Nov. 5, 2025, 4:00PM
SubmiXals will be evaluated by a selec=on commiXee using the criteria and weights shown below. The selec=on may include firm interviews.
Evalua8on Criteria Descrip8on Weight (%)
Firm Qualifica8ons and Experience
Key Personnel
Project Understanding and Approach
Demonstrated experience with similar advanced water/wastewater CM projects; firm capacity and resources. 25
Experience, qualifica=ons, and availability of Construc=on Manager, Resident Engineer, and Inspectors. 25
Demonstrated understanding of the Project, challenges, regulatory elements, and effec=ve management strategies. 20
Past Performance and References Quality of work on past projects, adherence to schedule and budget, responsiveness, and client sa=sfac=on. 10
Organiza8on and Communica8on
Local Knowledge / Proximity
Total
Structure of team, communica=on plan, use of project management tools. 10
Familiarity with local agencies, permit requirements, and stakeholders in Carpinteria Valley. 10
100
8. General Conditions CVWD reserves the right to: Reject any or all submittals, Waive minor irregularities, Request additional clarification, Award based on qualifications and overall value to the District.
Publish: October 30. November 6, 13, 2025
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the construction of public facilities.
The staff report will be available for public review at Carpinteria City Hall 15 days prior to the start of the public hearing. The agenda and staff report will be available on Thursday, November 20, 2025 on the City’s Website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/ . Details and procedures on how to provide public comment and participate in the meeting are available on the posted agenda at https://carpinteriaca. gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/ and on the City Hall Public Notices Board.
If you have any questions about the above referenced matter, please contact John L. Ilasin, Public Works Director, by email at johni@carpinteriaca.gov or by phone at (805) 880-3402.
If you challenge the actions of the City Council related to the matter noted above in court, you may be limited to only raising those issues you or someone else raise at the City Council hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence to the City Council prior to the public hearing.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Brian Barrett, City Clerk at brianb@carpinteriaca.gov or (805) 755-4403. Notification of two business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Brian C. Barrett, CMC, CPMC, City Clerk
Publish: November 13, 2025
SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) Exempt From Filing Fees Pursuant To Government Code Section 6103. CASE NO. 25CV06826
Carpinteria Unified School District, Plaintiff v. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF THE VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS, INCLUDING REFUNDING BONDS, TO BE ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE CARPINTERIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARISING UNDER A STIPULATED JUDGMENT, AN INDENTURE AND ANY OTHER RELATED CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED OR CONTEMPLATED BY THE CARPINTERIA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THE ADOPTING OF A RESOLUTION PERTAINING THERETO, Defendants.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO):
NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 15, 2025, WHICH IS AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.
¡AVISO! USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO. EL TRIBUNAL PUEDE DECIDIR CONTRA USTED SIN AUDIENCIA MENOS QUE USTED RESPONDA MÁS TARDAR PARA EL 15 DE DICIEMBRE 2025, QUE ES DIEZ (10) DIAS DESPUÉS QUE TERMINE LA ULTIMA PUBLICACIÓN DE ESTE CITATORIO. LEA LA INFORMACIÓN SIGUIENTE.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF THE VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS, INCLUDING REFUNDING BONDS, TO BE ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE CARPINTERIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARISING UNDER A STIPULATED JUDGMENT, AN INDENTURE AND ANY OTHER RELATED CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED OR CONTEMPLATED BY THE CARPINTERIA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THE ADOPTING OF A RESOLUTION PERTAINING THERETO.
DETAILED SUMMARY OF MATTER TO BE VALIDATED:
In December 2022, the District was sued in one lawsuit by former student (the “Tort Plaintiff”) who asserted claims for alleged personal injuries that had been revived under California Code of Civil Procedure 340.1. The lawsuit is captioned Jeffrey Dreyer v. Doe 1, a Public Entity, et. al., No. 22CV04877 (Santa Barbara Super. Ct., filed Dec. 12, 2022) (collectively, the Lawsuit). After several years of litigation, the District and each tort plaintiff settled the matters, and agreed that stipulated judgment should be entered against the District in each of the Lawsuits (the “Judgments”). Such Judgments were duly entered. Under them, the District is obligated to, among 28 other things, pay the Judgment Obligee the lump sum of $1,750,000 (the “Settlement Payment”). Under the terms of the Judgment the District has not admitted fault.
the existing involuntary liabilities of the District arising in tort, as reflected in the Judgment, which is an obligation imposed by law.
The Plaintiff has filed a civil complaint against you. If you wish to contest the legality or validity of the matter that is the subject of this lawsuit, you must appear and file with the Court a written pleading in response to the Complaint not later than December 15, 2025. Your pleading must be the form required by the California Rules of Court. Your original pleading must be filed in this Court with proper filing fees and proof that a copy thereof was served on Plaintiff’s attorneys. Unless you so respond, your default will be entered upon Plaintiff’s application, and this Court may enter a judgment against you for the relief demanded the complaint. Persons who contest the legality or validity of the matters which are the subject of this lawsuit will not be subject to punitive action, such as wage garnishment or seizure of their real or personal property.
YOU MAY SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY IN ANY MATTER CONNECTED WITH THE COMPLAINT OR THIS SUMMONS. SUCH ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED PROMPTLY SO THAT YOUR PLEADING MAY BE FILED OR ENTERED WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY THIS SUMMONS.
SI USTED DESEA SOLICITAR EL CONSEJO DE UN ABOGADO EN ESTE ASUNTO, DEBERÍA HACERLO INMEDIATAMENTE, PARA QUE, SU REPUESTA ESCRITA, SI HAY ALGUNA, PUEDA SER REGISTRADA TIEMPO.
CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 25CV06826
The name and address of the court is (El nombre y la dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara Anacapa Division Department 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is (El nombre, la dirección el número de telèfono del abogado del demandante es):
Kristopher R. Wood, Esq. Donald S. Field Esq. Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe 2050 Main Street, Suite 1100 Irvine, CA 92614-8255
Telephone: (949) 567-6700
Facsimile: (949) 567-6710
Craig Price, Esq. price@g-tlaw.com GRIFFITH THORNBURGH, LLP E. Figueroa Street, Suite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Telephone: (805) 965-5131
Facsimile: (805) 965-6751
ELECTRONICALLY FILED:
Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/7/2025 11:05 AM By: Sarah Sisto, Deputy
Publish: November 13, 20, 27, 2025
CAPP Advertisement
State and Federal Funding Notice
Bidders are advised that State and Federal funds will be used for construction, which carries certain State and Federal contract requirements found within the Instructions to Bidders and Contract Documents. The Bidders’ attention is specifically directed to the Funding Agreement Conditions of the Construction Contract in the Contract Documents, which include information on Federal Prevailing Wage Requirements and BABA Compliance.
Labor Compliance
Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, Owner has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Santa Barbara County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/.
In addition, a copy of the Davis Bacon prevailing rate of per diem wages is attached to the Bidding Documents and the latest can be downloaded at the following address: https://sam.gov/ and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful Bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors.
Since this Project is funded in whole or in part with federal funds, the work must also comply with the minimum rates for wages for laborers and mechanics as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the provisions of Davis-Bacon. As between the State and Federal rates, the higher of the two rates must be paid. Attention is directed to the Funding Agreement Conditions section of the Bidding Documents.
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This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this Contract and applicable law in its Bid.
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On October 28, 2025, after public notice in accordance with law, the Board adopted the Resolution entitled, “Resolution of the Board of Education of the Carpinteria Unified School District Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Carpinteria Unified School District Judgment Obligation Bonds in An Amount Not To Exceed $2,500,000, Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of An Indenture and Authorizing a Validation Action and Other Matters Related Thereto” (the “Resolution”). Summarized, the Resolution authorized the District to issue bonds for the purpose of refunding the District’s obligations to the pay the Tort Plaintiff as required under the terms of the Judgment (the “Bonds”). The Resolution also authorized the District to execute and deliver an indenture (the “Indenture”) that establishes the terms and conditions upon which Bonds and any refunding bonds shall be issued. As authorized in the Indenture and the Resolution, the Bonds will be issued an aggregate principal amount which shall not exceed the Settlement Payment set forth in the Judgment, plus the underwriter’s discount or placement agent’s fee, any original issue discount on the Bonds and the costs of issuance of the Bonds. As provided in the Resolution, in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds exceed $2,500,000. The interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, and the Bonds shall mature within 20 years from the date of their issuance. The interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, and the Bonds shall mature within 20 years from the date of their issuance. The District brought this validation action to confirm the validity of this bond transaction and its terms, as described above and more specifically in the Complaint and exhibits thereto. The District seeks an order declaring, among other things, that the District’s incurrence of any and all indebtedness and/or liability in connection with the Bonds, and the District’s indebtedness is subject to an exemption to, and not otherwise subject to, the debt limitation set forth Article XVI, Section 18 of the California Constitution. Namely, that the Bonds and any refunding bonds, the Indenture, and related contracts and other documents do not
Carpinteria Valley Water District (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP) –Conveyance Pipelines
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Carpinteria Valley Water District’s offices located at 1301 Santa Ynez Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013, until December 9, up to, but no later than, 10:00 AM local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on November 14 at 10:00 AM at Carpinteria Valley Water District’s offices at 1301 Santa Ynez Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. The pre-bid conference will consist of presentation and discussion, in which Bidders must attend either in-person or through Zoom. Bidders are encouraged to walk the pipeline alignment. There is no part of the pipeline alignment with restricted access. The Zoom Link for the pre-bid conference is: https://us06web.zoom. us/j/86084988377
The Project includes the following Work:
Construction of approximately 4,700 10inch and 805-ft 8-inch PVC purified water pipeline from the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project’s (CAPP) Advanced Water Purifi cation Facility (AWPF) to injection wells located on Linden Ave and Meadow View Lane, valves, blowoffs, combination air valves, and other pipeline appurtenances
Construction of approximately 815-ft of 12-inch PVC backwash pipeline from the Linden Injection Well site to the Meadow View Injection Well site.
Construction of gravity backwash pipeline system, including approximately 290-ft of 8”, 330-ft of 24”, and 250-ft of 12” gravity pipelines, junction structures, and a connection to the existing sanitary collection system.
Construction of 810-ft of electrical duct bank from the Linden Injection Well site to the Meadow View Injection Well site.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents: Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.tricoblue.com/ projects/2965/details/carpinteria-advanced-purification-project-conveyance
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BY JIM CAMPOS
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally ran in CVN Vol. 26, No. 38 on June 11, 2020.
Peering into the faces of the Carpinteria High School (CHS) Nine, one can only imagine how brightly they may have foreseen their futures. In the case of the 1920 Carpinteria team, it was a mixed bag, as it is for every collection of players within any team sport. This team was special, however, right off the bat (pun intended). It was most likely the first baseball team in C S history the school had only graduated its fourth class of students. n 1 1 , its first graduating group was a class of three! Fielding a team of nine players must have been something of a minor miracle. Let’s take a brief look at the eight players in the picture who graduated from CHS.
Don “Dude” Bailard, James “Jim” Deaderick and Sheldon “Shel” Martin were the senior class members on the team. By 1920, Bailard, from the Carpinteria pioneer family, was already the third Bailard to graduate from CHS. He went to the University of California, Berkeley, married and continued the Bailard farming tradition. eaderick was off to UC Berkeley and Martin to the Agricultural College of Colorado. Martin became Carpinteria’s radio technician during the era of radio. e was also a fi ture on the local high school sports scene. He was the P.A. announcer for the Russell Cup meet in its heyday and he assisted the football team.
Everyone in Carpinteria, it seems, had some connection to Shel. It was a shock to the community, then, when he unexpectedly died in the early 1960s. His memory lived on in various sports awards bestowed on outstanding CHS athletes. The Deaderick family was one of note, residing in the Carpinteria Valley through several generations starting with Col. James Deaderick circa 1880. Jim Deaderick, his grandson, was County Supervisor Howe Deaderick’s son. Young Jim contributed to Carpinteria’s cultural history by taking in and nursing Oliver B. Prickett to health from Malaria circa 1925.
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They had met as students at Cal Berkeley. Prickett, from Pasadena, enjoyed his stay in Carpinteria so much that he established the Alcazar Theatre here, and found a bride in Margaret Gaynor. The Alcazar is now in its 97th year.
The C S Nine had five sophomores, all from the class of 1922. Clinton Farrar married 1923 grad, Dorothy Martin, and left the local scene. John Lobero, from one of Carpinteria’s pioneer families, was deceased by 1930. William Miller and Harold Talmadge, son of Constable Clark Talmadge, both attended Santa Barbara State College and wound up working in Carpinteria agriculture. The fifth member of the class of 22, Linn nkefer, also attended Santa Barbara State College, but then transferred to the Uni-
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versity of Southern California’s School of Journalism. Initially, Miller and Unkefer partnered in opening a gasoline service station in Carpinteria.
In 1933, Unkefer put his journalism degree to use as the editor and publisher of the progressive Carpinteria Chronicle, a competitor to Arthur Miller Clark’s conservative Carpinteria Herald. Unkefer’s tenure was brief, however, lasting only through the Chronicle’s maiden year. It was bought by Ann W. Riley from California’s Central Valley who was active in Republican Party politics. Apparently, there was room for two conservative newspapers in the community. Unkefer rebounded by latching on as the editorial writer for the Stock & Bonds Journal of Los Angeles.
In retrospect, it seems fair to say that the players on the team did their part to contribute to Carpinteria’s way of life, both in large and small ways, brief in some cases, to enduring over generations in others.
Jim Campos is a native born Carpinterian. Upon retiring from a 35-year career with the Carpinteria Unified School District in 2006, he joined a group of local historians to publish two pictorial history books on Carpinteria. Jim’s curiosity of local history grew from that experience. He is currently serving on the Carpinteria Cultural Foundation which honors the achievements and contributions of Carpinteria’s diverse community. He is also on the board of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, where he writes occasional in-depth articles. In 2020, Jim wrote an entire year of columns for CVN’s Throwback Thursday.
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BY RYAN P. CRUZ
PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING
or the first time in more than a decade, the Carpinteria boys and girls cross country teams both earned automatic bids in the C relims, with both teams coming away with strong finishes at the Citrus Coast League inals meet at Lake Casitas on Nov. .
The Warriors took on the grueling lakeside course, and both the boys and girls had individual runners place in the top
10. The girls finished second as a team in the league standings, and the boys placed fourth in league. Both will advance to compete at the C Cross Country relims at t. San Antonio College this weekend.
Carpinteria s girls team —which finished ust behind league champion ueneme — was led once again by unior ac ueline Guadian, who finished in second place out of all runners in the girls varsity finals with a time of 20 38.
Sophomore ila artins continued a stellar season, finishing in fifth place over-
all with a time of 21 3 . unior Victoria artine and freshman enelope owe finished in 1 th and 1 th place, while first-year runners Stasie iranda and en i Gardner also finished in the top 2 .
The boys team finished in fourth place, with Channel slands taking away the Citrus Coast League title. Carpinteria s top finishers were unior a Soto and senior dwin ernande , who took ninth and 12th place, respectively.
Carpinteria s boys team also had some strong performances from sophomore
Aaron Ortega, who finished in 1 th place, and unior aiden Ambri , who finished 24th out of all runners on the Lake Casitas course.
The girls and boys teams ran aggressively today and pushed some of the big schools to earn their spot in the C relims, said Carpinteria coach Angel Silva. The coaches are all very proud of their hard work and effort today.
Carpinteria s cross country runners will now prepare to compete in the ivision C relims at t. SAC this weekend.
BY RYAN P. CRUZ
Carpinteria faced off in a six-hour-long playoff match against Rancho Cucamonga on Nov. 5.
The Carpinteria girls tennis team put together an amazing regular season, clinching another Citrus Coast League title with a perfect 12-0 league record and earning a spot in the C ivision 4 layoffs with only one loss the entire season.
The Warriors had a tough task in the first round, facing a road trip to ancho Cucamonga to face the second-ranked Cougars from the Baseline League.
The match was a marathon battle, taking nearly six hours to complete, and forcing a change of location when the sun went down near the tail end of the match. The teams began playing ust after 2 p.m. and battled it out on the court until sunset when it became too dark to play, both teams packed up and headed to nearby Day Creek ark to finish the final rounds under the lights.
Carpinteria started out slow, giving ancho Cucamonga an early lead that the Warriors had to overcome in the later rounds of the match.
The Warriors got a momentum boost from the duo of sisters Charlotte and Caroline Cooney, who teamed up to finish with another 3-0 sweep in doubles. With the win, senior Charlotte finished the season undefeated on the tennis court.
An ama ing feat, said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. n my time here, we have never had a player finish the season undefeated through the playoffs. And to do it with her sister ust made it more special. They formed a great tandem and will be representing us in the C Sectionals as the Citrus Coast League oubles champions.
The duo of mily Banks and Cailyn Gillen gave the Warriors another strong finish in doubles, pulling a 2-1 upset over ancho Cucamonga s top duo
In singles, Carpinteria faced long battles full of tight wins, close losses and a lastround tiebreaker. All three of Carpinteria s singles players — Abby Gobbell, y Scott and Aubrey Alcara —finished 1-2 in their respective rounds.
Gobbell faced tough competition, at one point even outlasting her opponent in a 3 -ball rally to pick up a win. Scott was impressive in her lone win on the day, and Alcara nearly pulled off a comeback victory after the match was moved under the lights.
ltimately, ancho Cucamonga held on in the final round for a 10-8 victory — ust before 8 p.m. — to end Carpinteria s postseason run in the first round.
As always, it is very hard to see the seniors play their final matches, coach Bryant said. Time goes by so uickly. Seniors Charlotte Cooney, acy ramer, Abby Gobbell and arissa Cavier all have improved so much over ust this season or over the four seasons they have been here. They were great leaders, great sportsmen and ust fun to have on the courts. They will all be missed.
Several of Carpinteria s players will continue their seasons after ualifying for the C ndividual Sectionals later this month.
This month marks the beginning of the high school winter sports seasons, as the fall sports schedules wind down and student athletes prepare for a blank slate in a whole new selection of sports.
This winter season marks the debut for Carpinteria s new boys basketball coach Terrell Griffin, who will take over the Warriors hoops s uad after coaching at San Luis Obispo igh School since 2018. Boys basketball will open up the year with a road game at unn Los Olivos on Nov. 1 .
Girls water polo is scheduled to begin its season with a road match at Newbury ark on Nov. 1 . The Warriors water polo team will be led by coaches ussell usso and andi deWitte.
Boys and girls soccer will both open up their season under returning head coaches. Edgar Mendoza will lead the way as head coach of the boys team, and returning head coach reddy artine will look to lead the girls soccer team to another playoff run in the 202 -202 season.
Carpinteria girls basketball will open up with back-to-back home games against Santa aria and Valley Christian Academy. Girls basketball will be led by returning coach enry Gon ales, who ust finished as co-head coach of Carpinteria s football team.
As the fall sports season came to a close, with Warriors football narrowly missing out on the playoffs, the coaching staff and the rest of the Carpinteria football program are looking back with gratitude at yet another season full of Warrior Spirit at Carpinteria Valley emorial Stadium.
The football program extended a collective thank you to the many families and community initiatives that make every riday night a success, win or lose. This list
includes the Alex and Erik Estrada Memorial Scholarship Foundation, established to honor the legacies of beloved Warriors players Alejandro “Alex” and Erik “Ponch” strada the family of Carpinteria all of ame coach an Cordero the families of current co-head coaches Gon ales and Van Latham and the many current former players families — the Colson, Cota, Gon ales, Gutierre , aimes, Lope , elley, eal, Valle o and Young families — that make each season possible.
ate Girls olley all claimed the F Di ision cham ionshi with a fi e set win over West Valley on Nov. 8.
Cate girls volleyball finished off a five-match win streak in the playoffs to claim the C ivision Championship over West Valley in a five-set thriller in front of a rowdy crowd at Carpinteria igh School Gymnasium on Nov. 8. The ams rolled through the early rounds of the C layoffs, picking up wins over Laguna Blanca 3-0 and Castaic 3-1 in the first and second rounds. Cate then picked up a big 3-2 upset win over Santa e in the Quarterfinal match, then a decisive 3-1 victory over California Academy of ath and Science in the Semifinal match. Cate was selected as the home team for the CIF Championship match, and the match was moved down the hill to Carpinteria igh School to allow for a larger crowd. Cate and West Valley traded wins in the first four sets, with Cate taking the first and third set, and West Valley winning the second and fourth. n the drama-filled fifth set, Cate took an early lead before West Valley roared back to tie the match at 14-14. West Valley scored a point, then committed a service error to tie the game again at 1 -1 . Then Cate s allon rickson threw the crowd into a fren y with an ace that put the ams at match point, 1 -1 . Cate sealed the championship on the ne t point, as senior Oyin Opawumi smashed the ball for a kill to take the match win 1 -1 .
Cate girls volleyball will now advance to compete at the CIF State Tournament ne t week.
Over on the football field, Cate s eight-man football team picked up a high-scoring win over nited Christian Academy in the first round of the C ivision 2 layoffs.
Cate hosted nited Christian Academy on Nov. 8, where the ams scored early and often, taking a 3 -12 halftime lead and finishing with the win by a final score of 4-18.
Seven different Cate players scored touchdowns in the first-round playoff victory, including unior uarterback Alek roehl — who scored twice in his first game back following an in ury — and freshman ichael umbo, who scored his first-ever varsity touchdown in the win over nited Christian Academy.
Cate, which is ranked in ivision 2, will now take on Santa Clarita on the road in the second round this Saturday, Nov. 1 .
This was a great step in a positive direction as we start the playoffs, said Cate head coach Ben Soto. We were able to get some confidence and get our young guys some valuable e perience today. We know the road only gets tougher from here, but it is great to get the win and some momentum moving forward.
Cate cross country will also continue in the postseason, with both the boys and girls teams ualifying for the C ivision relims following successful performances at the Tri-Valley Athletic Association Championships at Camino eal ark in Ventura.
The ams boys team was led by league champion unior Ati wieback, who ran a personal best of 1 4 in the three-mile finals. The girls team was led by Sophie Blank and Aggie cTigue, who finished the girls finals in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Both the boys and girls teams will compete at the C ivision relims as t. SAC on riday, Nov. 14.
Talking with Tom Curren a few years ago on a sidewalk in Carpinteria, I observed that the overly thin, narrow, and heavily rockered boards of the mid-’90s had done little to serve the general surfing public. He paused for moment before saying, “but those boards allowed us to ride deeper in the tube than we had before.”
Not to gainsay Curren, the three-time World Champion and most people’s favorite surfer of all time (and notwithstanding his impossibly deep tube rides at Backdoor Pipeline), I maintain that the so-called “elf-shoe” design, popularized by the groundbreaking surfing of 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater, actually hindered the progress of a generation of workaday surfers in the mostly average waves they ride.
I lived in Santa Cruz through most of the 0s, working and surfing my way through college at University of California, Santa Cruz, and I remember a strong impression of equipment failure while watching a guy on one of those chippy boards at Steamer Lane. He was a burly dude in a thick, hooded wetsuit and booties, stomping his way across one of the open-face rollers that are typical of the surf at the Lane. As the wave diminished beneath him, the surfer thrashed his anemic board around even harder, desperate for momentum, until finally losing the ride entirely and punching the air in abject frustration.
It was the exact opposite of the experience of freedom and ight that we seek in surfing. But younger, lighter and more-skilled professional surfers with nicknames like Flea and Rat Boy, skated across those same open-faced rollers, using the entire rail of their boards to generate speed, never once going in a straight line but always gyrating. Those guys and about ten others out of a surfing population numbering in the thousands) would ing themselves into the air at will it seemed — any breaking section in front of them becoming a launch ramp.
Entertaining as it was to see the vermin boys boost airs in Santa Cruz, I was not interested in pursuing that kind of surfing. elly Slater had achieved worldwide recognition by ’89-’90, and although he was captivating, something in the twitchiness of his new school moves, the snap-to-tail-slide, and even the airs, felt too slick by half. And everyone, it seemed, was eager to follow his lead, style-wise. But it was Curren s power- ow surfing at Rincon and in Hawaii that had inspired me and everyone else (including Slater) throughout the ‘80s — Curren, and Aussies like Rabbit and MP before him. By the early ‘90s when I was judging the surfing I saw in Santa Cruz and finding it wanting, had emerged from
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a nearly five-year hiatus, having mostly disappeared while serving with the Navy Seabees from 1 8 - 2. Yet what had missed in day-to-day surfing and exposure to new trends in the sport, was more than compensated for by surf trips on leave from the battalion to the Basque country, to Portugal, the south coast of Spain, Cape Verde, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. And I ran into a few surfers from the old school along the way, guys who were on a bit of a time warp from the late 0s early ‘80s themselves, hiding out on yet-to-be exploited tropical shores.
One of these guys sold me a vintage 0s single fin, a Brothers Neilson from the Gold Coast of Australia. I met him in the village of San Miguel on the South China Sea, having ridden two buses and a tut-tut bike from the base in Subic Bay on directions from an issue of the Surf Guide, which I’d obtained by mail order from Surfer Magazine . The board was the exact opposite of where design had gone since the advent of the three fin in 1 81. And by the mid- 0s boards had gotten thinner and thinner, narrower and narrower — I suppose in an inevitable exploration of extremes on the road to optimal high-performance surfing.
I had late-’80s vintage McCoy surfboards from my hometown of Newport Beach when first moved to Santa Cru after my enlistment ended in 2. also had the Brothers Neilson, and I rode that board occasionally in Santa Cruz (no attachment for a leash in front of the high cliff faces at the Lane . t was some kind
The board worked pretty well, its surface area carrying speed on the generally slopey waves of the Santa Cruz zone, the knifelike rails cutting the water nicely for locked-in cutbacks at speed, and never once did I ride one of those spindly boards being sold as the latest and greatest through much of the ‘90s.
of protest against that skate-like style that had developed, even if most of the surfers who even registered what type of board I was riding probably thought I was just another weirdo from the university, getting groovy in Santa Cruz. (Which wouldn’t have been far from the truth.)
Eventually, I needed new surfboards in Santa Cruz, and with none of the surf-industry connections from my hometown of Newport, I got myself a sureform and bought a blank and set to shaping my own board on a set of saw horses in the backyard of some friends’ rental house in 1 . The board was a at-rockered design with a full nose and rather wide outline over all (not unlike some of the boards I’m
still shaping today). I spent a few evenings with wine and herb (which I used liberally back then and not at all now), listening to music and busting out the acrylic paints for a night sky on the bottom of the board, replete with a silver moon and stars like an aboriginal dot painting. dubbed that first surfboard The ysto oon lyer. Yes, was getting groovy up there in NorCal circa The board worked pretty well, its surface area carrying speed on the generally slopey waves of the Santa Cruz zone, the knife-like rails cutting the water nicely for lockedin cutbacks at speed, and never once did I ride one of those spindly boards being sold as the latest and greatest through much of the ‘90s.
Christian Beamish took leave of his position at Coastal View News in October 2020, to pursue his surfboard business, Surfboards California, full time. He continues his monthly column, and shapes at the surfboard factory showroom at 500 Maple Ave., in Carpinteria. The former Associate Editor of The Surfer’s Journal, Beamish is also the author of “Voyage of the Cormorant,” (Patagonia Books, 2012) about his single-handed expedition down the coast of Baja California by sail and oar in his self-built Shetland Isle beach boat. He now lives with his two children in Ventura.
The Queen Cobras, back row, from left, coach Bryce Armstrong, Brianna Torres, Mako Armstrong-Yamamura, Gwenie Clark, Sophia Alplazar and coach Lindsey Aresco; center row, from left, Olivia Castillo, Luna Lamkin, Pheonix Hogg-Duncan, Ava Aresco and Mackenzie Warner; and front row, from left, Briar Pollock, Leslie Martinez and Leanna Caudillo.
Two local youth soccer teams came away with impressive results during recent AYSO tournament play, with both boys and girls 12-and-under teams coming out as champions at the Area 683 tournament last weekend at Viola Fields. The girls 12-and-under team, the Queen Cobras, capped off a perfect un-
defeated season with a 3-0 win in the area championship game. The Queen Cobras competed against teams from Carpinteria and Santa Barbara AYSO, with an 8-0 record during the regular season and just nine goals allowed all year. The Queen Cobras were coached by Bryce Armstrong and Lindsey Aresco.
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Damián González, Kane Fishkin,
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Ulysses Tafoya, Titus Blais and Reese Isaac. Not pictured: Sean Henry.
The boys 12-and-under squad, the Blueberries, also won first place in a dramatic overtime championship game on Nov. 8. The Blueberries —coached by Lynn Griffin —were down 1-3 in the first half of the game, before coming back to score three unanswered goals and win in overtime by a score of 4-3.
Both the Queen Cobras and the Blueberries have now been invited to compete in the Area 10W Tournament held in Ventura over the weekend of Nov. 22-23. The Carpinteria regional champs will compete against first place teams from Santa Barbara, Goleta, Ventura, Ojai, Oxnard, Santa Paula, Fillmore and Camarillo. ––Ryan P. Cruz
