Issuu

2026 AVOFEST FESTIVAL GUIDE TH 40 4 4 0TH

Vol. 33, No. 3

A CALIFORNIA

OCADO O AVFESTIVAL L

October 1 - 7, 2026

coastalview.com

C Celebrating elebrra a g4 40 0y years eea arrs so off Ce atttiin ng ye Peace, P eea a cce e, Love, Lovve e, & Guacamole Gua cca am ole Pe ac ac mo

October O ctober 2 2-4, -4, 2 2026 026

C Carpinteria, arpinteria, C CA A

Av A Avofest.com voffe est.com

Clementine’s prepares final meals, closing Sunday

Throwback: Rincon Creek flood of ‘52

Ripe for a celebration

Avocados are hanging heavy and Carpinteria is ready to celebrate as the California Avocado Festival marks its 40th anniversary Oct. 2–4. Three days of Peace, Love and Guacamole will ﬁll downtown with live music, avocado-inspired eats, contests, family fun and plenty of hometown ﬂavor. Find everything you need to get your avo on in the special California Avocado Festival insert inside this week’s CVN.

Warriors take on busy league schedule

KARLSSON

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED OCEAN VIEW HOME

THOUGHTFULLY UPDATED FRANCISCAN VILLAGE CONDO Jon-Ryan Schlobohm

Sarah Aresco Smith

REALTOR® | DRE# 01876237

REALTOR® | DRE# 01882574

6935 FILLMORE AVENUE, LA CONCHITA

M: 805.450.3307

M: 805.252.3868

3 bed | 2 bath | Offered At $1,290,000

schlobohm-smithrealestate.com

1210 FRANCISCAN CT, UNIT 3, CARPINTERIA 2 bed | 1 bath | Offered At $719,000

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

2  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

BRIEFLY COMPILED BY CVN STAFF

Planning Commission to continue Surﬂiner Inn deliberations

The Carpinteria Planning Commission will continue its consideration of the proposed Surfliner Inn during its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Oct. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. The commission held a nearly five-hour special meeting on the proposed 36room hotel on Sept. 21, hearing from city staff, project representatives and dozens of community members before closing the public hearing and continuing the matter. Commissioners are expected to resume deliberations Oct. 5 and consider certification of the project’s Final Environmental Impact Report and whether to approve the project and related permits. Because the public hearing was closed Sept. 21, no additional public comment or applicant presentations on the project are expected at the continuation. Meeting agendas and materials are available at the city’s website, carpinteriaca.gov.

County voter guides arriving in mail

Registered voters throughout Santa Barbara County should have received their County Voter Information Guides in the mail around Sept. 28, according to the Santa Barbara County Elections Office. The guide includes each voter’s polling place location and hours, a sample ballot showing candidates and local measures and instructions for completing the ballot. Election officials are also encouraging voters to use the arrival of the guide as a reminder to check their voter registration information, including residential and mailing addresses. Registration information can be verified or updated through SBCVote.com or the California Secretary of State’s website. For more information, visit SBCVote.com or call Santa Barbara County Elections at (800) 722-8683.

County to host virtual El Niño preparedness meeting

Santa Barbara County will host a virtual El Niño Community Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 5:30–7 p.m., providing information on this year’s weather outlook, storm preparations and emergency readiness. Due to public interest, the meeting will be livestreamed on the county’s YouTube channels in both English and Spanish, with recordings available afterward. A previously announced Zoom option will remain available but is limited to 1,000 participants.

Representatives from the National Weather Service and county emergency management, ﬁre, public works, community services and sheriﬀ’s departments will discuss storm preparedness and response. Community members may submit questions and comments for the panelists through 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. No additional questions will be accepted during the virtual meeting. The English livestream will be available on the county of Santa Barbara YouTube page, with a separate Spanish-language stream on the county’s Español YouTube page. Links to the livestreams, question form and storm-preparedness resources are available through the county’s website at countyofsb.org.

Lou Grant fundraiser takes ﬂight Nov. 7

The Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop will host its annual fundraiser and auction, “Fly Away with Us,” on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the workshop, 5400 Sixth St. in Carpinteria. The event is open to guests ages 21 and older. Tickets are $35 and may be reserved at lgpcw.ejoinme.org/Tickets. For more information, call (805) 684-5310.

City Council candidates, members take to the airwaves

Carpinteria City Council candidates and council members will take to the airwaves in October as part of a series of interviews on “Bryan’s Radio Lunch Truck,” Carpinteria Valley Radio’s live weekly talk show. The series kicks oﬀ Thursday, Oct. 1, with District 1 Council member Monica Solorzano, followed by District 1 candidate Aja Forner on Oct. 8, District 5 candidate Alexandra “Xy” Van Antwerp on Oct. 15 and District 5 Council member Al Clark on Oct. 22. An additional interview is being planned for Oct. 29 but had not been conﬁrmed as of press time. Hosted by Bryan Mootz and Dennis Mitchell, “Bryan’s Radio Lunch Truck” airs live Thursdays at noon. Listeners can tune in and learn more at carpinteriavalleyradio.com.

Santa Barbara Humane waives adoption fees for large dogs

Santa Barbara Humane is teaming up with Hill’s Pet Nutrition for a “Home Sweet Homecoming” adoption campaign Oct. 1–4, offering waived adoption fees for eligible dogs weighing 40 pounds or more. The campaign is part of a nationwide effort by Hill’s to help shelter pets find homes this fall. Adoptions will be available from noon to 4:30 p.m. each day at Santa Barbara Humane’s Santa Barbara campus, 5399 Overpass Road, and Santa Maria campus, 1687 W. Stowell Road. Adopters will also receive a Hill’s New Pet Parent Kit that includes a starter bag of Hill’s Science Diet, coupons and post-adoption information. “Larger dogs can sometimes spend more time waiting for someone to choose them, even though they have so much to offer as companions,” Santa Barbara Humane CEO Kerri Burns said. “We hope this weekend helps more of them find the right match.” For more information, visit SBHumane.org.

RETAIL • SPECIAL EVENTS • FARM TOURS LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION Grading • Hardscape Irrigation • Planting Drainage • Consulting

WHOLESALE/ RETAIL NURSERY

Fruit Trees • Shrubs Natives/Drought Tolerant

MAINTENANCE

ORCHIDS | FLOWERS | PLANTS PRODUCE | POTTERY WORKSHOPS | WEDDINGS

Daily/Weekly Monthly/Annual Lawncare Pruning Mulching

Lic. #1127978 Rooted in Carpinteria

Mac Clayton, Owner (805) 451-3181

YOUR AD HERE! Call 684-4428 to reserve your spot in Harvest & Bloom

Frecker Frecker Farms Farms Fresh. Organic. Local.

Fresh. Organic. Local.

Experience the beauty. FARM SHOP OPEN DAILY 3450 VIA REAL | CARPINTERIA GALLUP-STRIBLING.COM

Botanical Garden • Nursery • Event Rental 3700 Via Real in Carpinteria 805.684.6001

Open Daily www.seaside-gardens. com

FARM STAND

Open Wednesdays • 10am - 2pm

6701 Casitas Pass Road

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  3

Council deadlocks on $30,000 Chamber of Commerce pilot program

Dissenting council members question program’s timing, impact on local economy BY MARTIN FOLEY A proposed partnership between the city of Carpinteria and the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce failed Monday night after the Carpinteria City Council deadlocked 2-2 on a $30,000 pilot program designed to connect City Hall with local businesses. Vice Mayor Mónica Solórzano recused herself from the item before discussion began. She disclosed that the chamber had endorsed her re-election bid and that she would be receiving a campaign contribution from the organization. Council member Julia Mayer said the chamber had also endorsed her without her asking and that no contribution had been made. The city attorney’s office said it found no conflict of interest in her case. Mayer and Mayor Natalia Alarcon voted in favor. Council members Wade Nomura and Al Clark voted against. The proposed 12-month pilot grew out of several meetings between the chamber and the city’s Economic Vitality Committee, which recommended in July that the proposal go to the full council. Under the agreement, the chamber would have dedicated roughly one day per week of staff time to Carpinteria, engaging an estimated 100 to 150 businesses, connecting them with existing resources and delivering quarterly reports to the city on hiring trends, business sentiment and friction points with city permitting and licensing. Rachel Murphy, the chamber’s public policy coordinator, told the council she would handle the in-person visits alongside volunteer mentors from the chamber’s Business Empowerment and Mentorship program, or BEAM. Outreach would include Spanish-speaking businesses and would not require businesses to join the chamber. “We’re there to support them, and we’re really not trying to sell them anything,” Murphy said. Assistant City Manager Ryan Kintz said the money was already available in the city’s budget and would require no new appropriation. He also said the city currently has no economic development staff. “You’re looking at economic development right here. It’s Michael and I,” Kintz said, while pointing toward himself and City Manager Michael Ramirez. Ramirez said the funds were previously used for the Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile, but “that data became stale very quickly.” Alarcon added that the committee combined two years of its $15,000 annual allocation to fund the pilot. Clark questioned the timing of the expense, as the city asks voters to approve a sales tax increase in November. “What do you say to the people that want roads, but we’re throwing $30,000 over here?” Clark asked. “I’m afraid I

can’t support it.” Nomura, who described his background in international economic development, said he wanted a deeper plan and a community assessment. “One of the things that we find most important is a community assessment. I didn’t hear anything of that spoken here tonight,” Nomura said. Mayer, who sits on the Economic Vitality Committee with Alarcon, said the pilot was a first step toward an economic development strategic plan the city currently lacks. “We are seeing businesses close. We’re seeing big businesses leave, and I think that if we don’t have real, fast data, we could be caught in a situation that could be really difficult for us to recover from,” Mayer said.

“One of the things that we ﬁnd most important is a community assessment. I didn’t hear anything of that spoken here tonight.”

–– Council member Wade Nomura

Alarcon acknowledged the “sticker shock” of the price tag but said the city’s communication with businesses currently happens in silos. “I would definitely be inclined to support this partnership because our current ecosystem is [that] there is none,” Alarcon said. After the vote, Nomura asked that any future version include quarterly projec-

Alexandra “Xy” VanAntwerp FOR CITY COUNCIL

District 5 | November 3rd

Xy’s Priorities Maintain small town character Restore trust in government Address budget problems and maintain essential services Road maintenance Protect open space Apply our General Plan to all development decisions

For District 5, City Council We are supporting Xy VanAntwerp YOU SHOULD TOO!

MAJOR ENDORSERS

Salud Carbajal U.S. Representative, 24th District Natalia Alarcon Mayor of the City of Carpinteria Monica Solorzano Vice-Mayor of the City of Carpinteria Al Clark City Councilmember and former Mayor David Allen Carpinteria Planning Commissioner Jane Benefield Carpinteria Planning Commissioner

Lisa Wolf Architectural Board of Review Member Gail Marshall Santa Barbara County Supervisor, Retired Fred Shaw Mayor & Councilmember, Retired Donna Jordan Mayor & Councilmember, Retired Michael Ledbetter Mayor & Councilmember, Retired Green Party of Santa Barbara County Carpinteria Valley Association

Vote for Alexandra Xy VanAntwerp Carpinteria City Council District 5, November 3

Scan to receive the weekly calender in your inbox

CoastalView.com CoastalView.com

tions showing how the investment would beneﬁt the local economy. Chamber representatives said they were open to returning. “I am really disappointed in the way the vote went this evening because this could really be an important link to our business community,” Alarcon said, adding that she would take the proposal back to the Economic Vitality Committee.

David & Susan Allen Susan Anderson Annie Bardach & Robert Lesser Don & Vera Benson Carrie Blakemore Tom & Pamela Jo Bollinger Ingrid Bostrom Christie Boyd Jayne Burton Gary Campopiano Patrick Crooks Christine Culver Betsy Denison Gabby & Seldon Edwards Anne Fraser & Robert Lehmann Victor Garza Eva Oakes VanAntwerp Gropper Leland VanAntwerp Gropper Leslie Gascoigne & George Johnson Allison Hansen Duffy Hecht Shirley Johnson Henry Kellogg Gary & Marge Kelly Sara Killen Alan & Carol Koch Fawn Ray Kubay Jon Lewis Katie Lewis C. Kathleen Lord Susan Mailheau & Randy Moon Rosa Markoff

SMA LL, FRIENDLY, SUSTAINABLE

Nancy Massee Louise & Dave Moore Jennifer McCurry Becki & Doug Norton Jennica Norton Peggy Oki Dale Olivas Amy Marie Orozco & Alonzo Orozco Lisa Patsch Donna Pulling Nathan Pratt Louise Hansen & Jim Reginato Brad Richardson Ted Rhodes Rachel Robbins Katharine & Stephen Salant Amrita Salm Nancy Schoenfeld Marty Selfridge Joe Sevilla Linda Short Michael Sipiora & Teda Pilcher Ann Sly Ron Solorzano Betty Songer Keith & Carol Stein Arturo Tello Giti White Mike & Diane Wondolowski Elli VanAntwerp Nancy VanAntwerp Guy White

DONATE

Xyforcarp@gmail.com

@xyforcarp

Paid for by XyVanAntwerp4CityCouncil2026 FPPC # 1492730

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

4  Thursday, October 1, 2026

KARLSSON FILE PHOTO

Renderings of the Carpinteria Cultural Foundation’s proposed 10-panel historical mural project depict different periods and cultural groups that have contributed to Carpinteria’s history. The renderings shown above are not the full-size panels, which were designed by local artist Rick Sharp. After withdrawing its application to install the project on city property, CCF said it is considering two other opportunities to display the panels and intends to move forward with finding them a new home.

CCF withdraws Seal Fountain mural proposal

Cultural foundation says it will pursue other locations after City Council raises concerns over historical content, representation and placement BY MICHAEL VANSTRY After more than an hour of discussion Monday night over the Carpinteria Cultural Foundation’s proposed 10-panel historical mural project at the Seal Fountain, the question of what the Carpinteria City Council should do next was abruptly answered by the applicant itself. “We’re withdrawing our application because we have other people waiting for us to put this art up as is,” CCF board member Mike Damron told the council. “We will take the recommendations from the experts, but we are withdrawing our application with the city and that’s the last you’ll hear of it.” The Sept. 28 decision ended the city’s review of a project that has generated months of discussion over public art, historical interpretation and the future of the Community Plaza on Linden Avenue. CCF had proposed donating 10 aluminum panels depicting different periods and cultural groups in Carpinteria’s history. The approximately 2.5-by-4-foot panels, designed by local artist Rick Sharp, were proposed for installation above the curved wall beneath the ramada at the Seal Fountain. Under the city’s recently adopted Public Artwork Policy, however, artwork accepted for city property becomes government speech, meaning the city assumes responsibility for the message being presented and retains authority over its content. City Manager Michael Ramirez emphasized that distinction at the beginning of Monday’s discussion. “The city would own them, display them and adopt them as its own civic message,” Ramirez said. “For that reason, council would decide the content of the panels, including their historical content, just as it decides any other message that the city puts out.”

Outreach brings praise and criticism

At the council’s direction, the city and CCF held two public outreach events at the Community Plaza in August and September, drawing an estimated 100 to 150 people. The city also received 59 written Carpinteria

Providing local news and information for the Carpinteria Valley

“We’re withdrawing our application because we have other people waiting for us to put this art up as is. We will take the recommendations from the experts, but we are withdrawing our application with the city and that’s the last you’ll hear of it.”

–– CCF board member Mike Damron

responses during the outreach period. City staff also sought reviews from historical institutions, cultural organizations, Indigenous representatives and university faculty. Formal responses were received from the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History and several UC Santa Barbara professors with expertise in California history, ethnic studies and related fields. Among the issues raised were whether some panels presented an overly simplified or idealized version of history, whether women were adequately represented and whether certain imagery could reinforce stereotypes. Experts also suggested adding greater context about colonization, labor conditions, discrimination and the relationships between the communities depicted. No formal response was received from the tribal representatives contacted by the city. Council member Julia Mayer asked staff whether compensation might have made a difference. “In my opinion, yes,” City Program Manager and Public Information Officer Juliza Briones responded, explaining that all three tribal representatives contacted had asked about compensation and that paying representatives for their time is considered important in such consultations. The staff report suggested the council consider city-paid stipends or applicant-funded review fees if additional expert review was requested. CCF historian Dr. Jim Campos spent a

Editor Jun Starkey Assistant Editor Tracy Marcynzsyn Sports Editor Ryan P. Cruz Photographer Robin Karlsson Advertising Manager Karina Villarreal Advertising Sales Kelsey Marie Berreckman Publishers Gary L. Dobbins, Michael VanStry

Coastal View News is locally owned and operated by RMG Ventures, LLC, 4180 Via Real Suite F, Carpinteria, CA 93013, and is published every Thursday. Coastal View News has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, Case No. 210046. Coastal View News assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material.

Association of Community Publishers

ADVERTISING

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

substantial portion of Monday’s discussion explaining the research behind the panels and the historical sources used in developing them. Campos and Damron said the project could be revised where factual issues were identified and that much more detailed history could be provided through QR codes accompanying the panels. “We want it to be the most complete project, the most representative project,” Damron said. Damron also stressed that many of the people depicted came from actual photographs and that community members had participated in developing individual panels.

Council sees more work ahead

When discussion returned to the council, members expressed differing views about how — or whether — the application should proceed. Council member Wade Nomura focused heavily on the proposed installation. Nomura, who had been involved in the earlier design of the Community Plaza, questioned placing the panels above the existing wall and grapevines and suggested mounting them directly on the wall instead. Later, Nomura made a motion to send the project to the Architectural Review Board with the council’s comments and authority for the ARB to recommend changes based on public feedback. The motion received no second. Mayer, however, said she was uncomfortable simply rejecting the proposal after the extensive work that had gone into it. “I’m not really in support of declining the project,” Mayer said. “There’s a lot of thought going into it. There’s a lot of public thought that’s gone into it.” She noted that CCF had only recently received the expert comments included in the council packet. “I understand that they got this information on Thursday, but that’s not enough time to really reconsider the ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION SERVICES project,” Mayer said. “Rather than just

ADVERTISING

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

saying no, I would be much more comfortable with giving them an opportunity to respond and bring it back.” Council member Al Clark said his concerns extended to both the location and historical presentation. “I don’t think that it’s compatible with the existing Community Plaza,” Clark said. Clark said the panels would be high for viewing, particularly for children, and questioned the impact installation and ongoing maintenance would have on the grapevines. He also said the historical presentation raised questions about how one population followed another through Carpinteria’s history. “Especially the Indigenous people seem to be lost,” Clark said. “I concur that I think we would need to nail down all the content — and also the location, because I can’t support this location.” Vice Mayor Monica Solorzano also questioned whether the proposal was ready to move to architectural review, saying there were “so many loose ends here that it’s hard to provide direction.” Solorzano said much of the feedback suggested some residents wanted something significantly different from what had been proposed. “I’m not sure I see a way forward while taking into account all of the feedback that we got from all of the people that took the time to submit it,” she said. Mayor Natalia Alarcon thanked city staff and CCF for their outreach but said the fact that the project was being proposed as an educational historical monument — and would become government speech if accepted — required the city to pay particular attention to its accuracy and presentation. “There were a few comments that really felt like it was racially insensitive, and I don’t want anyone in this community to look at a mural and feel that way, especially if it’s government speech,” Alarcon said. “I think it’s well-intentioned, but I think there’s still more work that has to be done,” she added. “I don’t know that we have the full package yet.” Solorzano then asked whether the council could end its review of the current application while allowing CCF to submit a reworked proposal in the future. City attorney representatives confirmed that a new application could be submitted. Before the council could settle on a course, Damron announced CCF was withdrawing.

CCF: “We are pursuing a different path”

In written responses to Coastal View News following the meeting, CCF’s board expanded on why it chose to walk away from the city process and confirmed that the historical panels are not going away.

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428 The responses were prepared collectively by board members Rich Medel, Adriana González-Smith, Dr. Jim Campos, Mike Damron and Dr. Jesus Gonzales. “Our decision to withdraw the project was not made lightly,” the board said. “After working through this process, we had reached a point where we no longer had confidence that it would be handled efficiently or professionally, or that there was a clear path toward approval.” CCF said Monday’s meeting “solidified those concerns.” “After watching the council struggle with basic policy, procedure and meeting management, we were not willing to continue investing our volunteers’ time and resources in a process that appeared to have no clear direction,” the board said. “At that point, we were no longer willing to invest additional volunteer time, resources or taxpayer dollars into a process that appeared to have no meaningful path toward approval.” The board said CCF has always been willing to make legitimate historical corrections to the panels but drew a distinction between corrections and changes that would substantially alter a project developed through more than two years of research and outreach. “Regarding the Seal Fountain, the location was intentional because of its historical significance, central location and role as a community gathering place,” the board said. CCF said it also saw the project as an opportunity to revitalize the plaza and bring additional activity to Linden Avenue. “Once the location itself became an obstacle, along with requests for substantial changes, the board determined that continuing through the process no longer made sense,” CCF said. Despite Damron’s declaration Monday that others were waiting to display the artwork “as is,” the board said it does plan to consider some of the expert recommendations. “We will review the recommendations carefully and consider factual corrections or additional historical context that strengthens the project,” CCF said. “Our concern was not with receiving expert feedback. Our concern was with the process.” The board said that as the applicant, CCF believed the expert comments should have been provided directly to the organization before they appeared in the council agenda packet. “We believe we should have been given the opportunity to review the feedback, ask questions and respond before it became part of the council discussion,” CCF said.

The QR codes accompanying the panels, the board said, provide a way to expand upon subjects that cannot be fully addressed on the artwork itself. “That gives us the ability to incorporate additional context, sources and perspectives without unnecessarily redesigning the entire exhibit,” CCF said. “We remain committed to historical accuracy and will make appropriate changes where the evidence supports them.”

Other locations under consideration

CCF also confirmed that Damron’s reference to other interested parties was not hypothetical. “There are interests and requests in displaying the 10-panel project at other locations, and CCF absolutely intends to move forward with the project,” the board said. CCF said it is considering two opportunities but is not yet prepared to identify either the locations or organizations involved. “Withdrawing from the city application does not mean we are abandoning the panels,” the board said. “It simply means we are pursuing a different path for displaying them.” CCF said the experience left the organization disappointed with the city’s review process and uncertain whether it would bring another public-art donation to the city. “That experience has caused us to lose confidence in the leadership of this particular process,” the board said. “Rather than waste another dollar or another hour, we chose to withdraw.” The foundation said it would consider proposing another public-art project to the city in the future, but would first want “a clearly defined, transparent and professionally administered process” before committing its volunteers, donors and community partners to another proposal. But CCF said its work in Carpinteria will continue. “What has not changed is our commitment to Carpinteria,” the board said. “With great pleasure, the Carpinteria Cultural Foundation will now redirect our time and resources toward the three projects already in progress, two additional mural locations we are excited to move forward with and finding the right home for the 10-panel historical project.” “Our commitment to preserving and celebrating Carpinteria’s history and culture remains as strong as ever,” CCF added. “We have meaningful work ahead of us, and that is where we intend to put our energy.”

City ratifies storm letter, urges early sandbag pickup BY MARTIN FOLEY The Carpinteria City Council unanimously ratified Interim Public Works Director Gerald Comati’s signature on a Sept. 18 regional letter asking Gov. Gavin Newsom for expedited permitting and state assistance ahead of a projected strong El Niño. Three days later, Newsom proclaimed a statewide State of Emergency. The proclamation addresses several of the letter’s requests but does not broadly suspend state environmental review for local flood protection projects, according to the staff report. Public Information Officer and Emergency Manager Juliza Briones said the city has ordered about 30 tons of sand for its free self-service sandbag station in the public works yard behind

City Hall, which is open 24 hours with a limit of 20 bags per household. “It’s never too early to get started,” Briones said. The city also keeps a Red Cross trailer at City Hall stocked for about 20 evacuees. All but three city storm drains had been cleared as of the staﬀ report’s publication, and the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District plans maintenance across the full width of the Carpinteria Creek channel in early November. Responding to Mayer, Briones said staff is tracking storm-related time and costs in hopes of recouping them through state or federal assistance. Nomura suggested a green waste dropoﬀ site for residents clearing yards before the rains, and Briones said she would explore the idea with E.J. Harrison.

Thursday, October 1, 2026  5

VOTE

MÓNICA SOLÓRZANO Carpinteria City Council District 1

We the undersigned are proud to endorse our district’s incumbent City Council Member, Monica Solorzano. She has shown amazing dedication and commitment to her leadership role, always thoroughly informed on every issue or proposal brought before the Council. She cares deeply about our community and vigorously supports the good work done by our schools, our library, and our non-profits on behalf of all Carpinteria families.

Al Aiona-Aka Brett & Kristin Alldredge Danielle Bordenave Margaret Connors Caroline Duxbury-Smith Selden & Gaby Edwards Curtis Johnson Bryan Mootz Suzanne Requejo Penelope Rowan

Monica is a fine person who holds herself to the highest ethical standards, and we are lucky to have her as our representative.

District 1 voters, she deserves your support! Ad paid for by the above listed.

Oct-. 41p0m 11

Oct-.4p11m 12

FAMILY FUN!

Kids’ Activities, Live Music, Local Vendors, Taco Truck, Fun for All... 5050 El Carro Lane Carpinteria at St. Joseph's Field

online. community. news.

6  Thursday, October 1, 2026

ASK THE CANDIDATES

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

What matters most for Carpinteria?

Council candidates identify their top three issues and how they would address them Last week, Coastal View News kicked off its four-part “Ask the Candidate” series by inviting Carpinteria City Council candidates to introduce themselves and explain why they are running for office. This week, CVN turns from introductions to priorities, asking candidates to identify the issues they believe deserve the most attention in their districts and across

Carpinteria — and what they would do about them if elected. Each candidate was given up to 300 words to respond. Their answers appear below. The four-part series continues next week and runs through Oct. 15. Previous installments of “Ask the Candidate” can be found online at coastalview.com.

What are the three most important issues facing your district and Carpinteria as a whole, and what would you do as a council member to address them? DISTRICT 1 Aja Forner

I believe the three most important issues facing Carpinteria are our roads and infrastructure, our city’s financial health and protecting our open space and community character. 1. Our roads need immediate attention, with more than $24 million in deferred street and road maintenance. As a council member, I will make road repairs a top priority. We need a long-term infrastructure plan that aggressively addresses deteriorating streets, potholes, sidewalks and essential infrastructure before further delays lead to higher costs for taxpayers. 2. Fiscal responsibility: Carpinteria faces an estimated $1 million structural deficit, along with significant deferred infrastructure needs. We need to ask: If we continue spending more than we can sustainably support, how is that fiscally responsible? I believe it is time for a change. I would scrutinize spending, prioritize core city services, pursue sustainable revenue and make the difficult choices necessary to put Carpinteria on stronger financial footing. My years of nonprofit leadership taught me that responsible budgeting means setting clear priorities, living within our means and making every dollar work for the people we serve. 3. Open space and community character: Our bluffs, agricultural land, coastline and open spaces are part of what makes Carpinteria special. We can plan for the housing and growth our community needs without sacrificing what makes our city unique. I would work to protect important open spaces, establish thoughtful growth boundaries and ensure development is appropriately scaled. My goal is simple: take care of what we have, plan responsibly for what we need and protect what makes Carpinteria home. I welcome your thoughts and ideas: AjaForCarpinteria@gmail.com.

Mónica Solórzano

First, our city’s finances. Like households and businesses throughout our community, the city is facing the rising costs of everything from materials and construction to insurance and providing essential services. Those increasing costs have contributed to an approximately $1 million structural deficit, while we also face more than $24 million in deferred street and road maintenance. We’ve already reduced programs, found efficiencies and confronted some difficult trade-offs. I want us to keep scrutinizing expenses, finding smarter ways to deliver services, pursuing outside funding wherever possible and having an honest conversation about sustainable revenue. Second, housing. During my first term, we strengthened tenant protections and relocation assistance for residents displaced through no-fault evictions. I want to keep pursuing permanently affordable and workforce housing projects, partnering with groups like People’s Self-help Housing, while asking of every proposal: What are we building, where are we building it and who will it actually serve? Third, we need to manage change without losing what makes Carpinteria the city we all love. I consistently hear from residents who value that Carpinteria is still a small beach town and worry that overdevelopment could fundamentally change it. I take that concern seriously. Growth should not simply happen to a community; we should be thoughtful about where it occurs, its scale and design and how it affects existing neighborhoods and open space. I serve on our General Plan Update Committee, where we are working through exactly these questions and shaping the policies that will guide Carpinteria for decades. I want that process to reflect not only what state law requires of us, but what our community values. These issues are already on my desk. I know the details and the challenges because I’m already doing the work — and that’s the work I would love to continue.

DISTRICT 3 Julia Mayer

Three of the biggest issues facing Carpinteria, and District 3 are the same. 1. Paying for essential services! The city has more than $24 million in deferred street maintenance. In order to pave the streets, many of which are a failing grade, we must be creative and forward thinking about revenue generation. The city’s budget has a structural deficit, while costs continue to rise. As a city we have to both cut costs and find meaningful sources of revenue generation. We all deserve essential services like our roads to be maintained. I am on the Economic Vitality Committee and believe that the city must be working constantly to grow our revenue

and keep and attract excellent jobs to Carpinteria. 2. Managing growth and housing! Our current housing element requires us to build meaningful numbers of housing in Carpinteria (901 units). This is not a suggestion but a requirement from the state of California. The challenge is to find places for this housing that is in line with the growth our community wants. We need to be open to working together to build the kind of housing that will support the people living in Carpinteria: families, seniors and local workers. I have been meeting with foundations, landowners and developers to find ways we can create collaboration so that we are all rowing in the same direction. 3. Emergency Preparedness: There is a super El Niño on the way this winter; we must be prepared across the entire city. I currently serve as the Carpinteria BEACON representative, and our singular focus is on coastal erosion and sea level rise. As a city entirely located in the coastal zone, we need to be prepared to both prevent and also adapt to our safety issues: wildfires, bigger storms and sea level rise.

DISTRICT 5

Alexandra “Xy” VanAntwerp

The three issues I see facing District 5 and Carpinteria as a whole are the city’s finances and basic services, the pressure of growth and housing and protecting the environment and local economy that make this town work. First, the budget deficit affects everyone. In District 5, I hear about streets that need work, crowded parking and rules that aren’t enforced consistently. I would examine current spending, put roads, infrastructure and public safety first and make the full cost and ongoing obligations public before the city takes on a major project. I would look into the enforcement concerns, but I won’t promise more staff or services without showing how we would pay for them. Second, District 5 residents worry about how much more traffic and development their neighborhoods can absorb. Across Carpinteria, people who work here also need homes they can afford. We have to deal with both. I would ask to serve on the city’s Affordable Housing Committee and push for specific proposals, funding and nonprofit partnerships. I would also work with the county early on projects near our borders, identify their effects on roads, water, sewer and emergency services and press the county to pay its fair share. Third, protecting our coastline, bluffs and open spaces matters to neighborhoods throughout Carpinteria and to the businesses that depend on this town being a place people want to visit. I would question projects whose impacts outweigh their benefits, while supporting local businesses with reasonable fees, clear permitting and timely decisions. On all three issues, I will study the documents, ask the questions and explain my votes. Residents should know what the city is committing to and why.

Randy Carrasco

1. Supporting local businesses while protecting Carpinteria’s character. We need to create opportunities that generate year-round economic activity, support our local businesses and strengthen city revenues while protecting what makes Carpinteria special. I support intentional and thoughtful growth, not growth simply for the sake of growth. I support pursuing the Surfliner Inn and see it as an opportunity to strengthen our local economy by generating sustainable city revenue, while still preserving our small-town character. 2. State-mandated housing requirements. Carpinteria’s biggest challenge will be managing the growth and change already underway. As I’ve said before, the question isn’t “Will we grow?” but “How will we grow?” For the 2023–2031 housing cycle, Carpinteria has been assigned a Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 901 residential units. This does not mean the city must build 901 homes; it means we must plan and maintain sufficient zoning capacity to accommodate our housing needs. How we plan for that growth matters. These decisions will affect our neighborhoods, infrastructure, traffic, public safety, local businesses and quality of life. Our community needs to have a voice in this process, and we as City Council members need to listen to your concerns while balancing the requirements that have been placed on us. 3. A balanced and responsible budget. Sound financial management must be a City Council priority. We need to scrutinize spending, protect essential services and ensure the city is living within its means. That may require difficult decisions, including temporarily reducing certain programs or expenses. But cuts alone are not the answer. We must also develop long-term strategies to increase city revenue. Every budget decision should reflect the responsible use of taxpayer dollars while protecting the services our residents and businesses depend on most.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  7

Photos show some of the Carpinteria Community Pool facilities and equipment slated for improvements. State funding will help pay for work including replacement of the pool deck and gutter, aging mechanical equipment and accessibility upgrades to the locker rooms.

State funding secures $4.4M for city pool, library improvements

Core renovations now fully funded; campaign shifts toward $500,000 in additional enhancements BY MICHAEL VANSTRY Less than five weeks after launching a $3.3 million campaign to renovate the Carpinteria Community Pool, the city says the project’s core improvements are now fully funded following a $3.3 million state allocation secured by state Sen. Monique Limón. The pool funding is part of $4.4 million in one-time state capital improvement funds for Carpinteria championed by Limón and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a Sept. 28 city press release. The package also includes $1.1 million for accessibility and facility improvements at the Carpinteria Community Library. Meanwhile, local contributions to the Keep Carp Swimming campaign have grown to $496,000. Rather than ending the fundraising effort, the city is shifting to a new phase with a goal of raising an additional $500,000 for improvements beyond the pool’s core infrastructure work. “The Carpinteria Community Pool and Carpinteria Community Library serve as community hubs for education, recreation, social connection and lifelong health,” Limón said in the city’s press release. “Ensuring our local infrastructure remains safe and functional is a top priority.” “I was proud to secure a $4.4 million state investment to support the city of Carpinteria’s efforts in preserving these vital resources for residents and future generations,” she added. When the city launched the Keep Carp Swimming campaign Aug. 25, it announced a fundraising goal of approximately $3.3 million for critical improvements to the aging pool. At the time, approximately $374,000 had been secured through donations and grants, leaving roughly $2.9 million to be raised. The city did not announce the potential $3.3 million state allocation when it launched the campaign. Public Information Officer Juliza Briones told CVN that the city had already been planning its local fundraising effort before discussing the project and its funding needs during one of its regular check-in meetings with Limón’s office. At that point, Briones said, Limón’s office knew the city was pursuing local fundraising, and the city knew the senator’s office would pursue state funding. Neither effort was considered certain, however. “The two efforts moved forward concurrently,” Briones said. “Because the state allocation was not guaranteed and there was much uncertainty around the state budget, the city continued with its local fundraising campaign and also continued pursuing other potential grant opportunities rather than waiting on the

EMILY MERRILL/CITY OF CARPINTERIA PHOTOS

The Carpinteria Community Pool will receive $3.3 million in state funding for critical repairs and infrastructure improvements, fully funding the core work planned for the aging facility. outcome of the state funding request.” The city learned the $3.3 million had been secured when the state budget was signed into law by Newsom, Briones said. “The city’s approach was to be proactive and pursue multiple funding avenues simultaneously so that we could keep the project moving forward rather than rely on any one potential source of funding,” she said. The state money will allow the city to move ahead with the core improvements envisioned when the fundraising campaign was announced, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Jeanette Gant told CVN. Major work will include replacing the pool deck and gutter, replastering the pool and replacing aging mechanical equipment, including the chlorine feed system, pool heater and water filters. Locker room improvements will also address Americans with Disabilities Act requirements and accessibility. Gant said the pool deck and gutter were identified as the highest priorities in the city’s facility-needs assessment. “A lot of the pool’s major infrastructure and mechanical systems are simply at the point where they need to be replaced,” Gant said. “The goal of the project has always been to address those critical needs so we can preserve the existing pool and keep it operating safely and reliably for the community long term.” The $3.3 million state allocation changes what the city may be able to accomplish with the money already raised

locally and future donations. “The $3.3 million in state funding essentially ensures that the core work we originally set out to accomplish can move forward,” Gant said. “The exciting part is that the combination of the state funding and the community support we’ve received gives us the opportunity to look at some improvements we honestly hadn’t thought would be possible when we first started planning the project,” she added. Those potential improvements include new lane lines, starting blocks and pool covers, upgraded lighting, additional safety and training equipment and further improvements to the locker rooms and overall facility. The city’s new $500,000 fundraising phase also identifies energy-efficient LED lighting, heavy-duty thermal pool covers, a commercial-grade pool vacuum, durable interior flooring, fresh paint, new entry signage and additional CPR and safety equipment among the potential improvements. Any surplus raised during the new phase would be used to establish a dedicated capital replacement fund with the Santa Barbara Foundation for long-term pool maintenance, according to the city’s press release. Gant cautioned that the project remains in the design phase and the final scope has not been determined. “We’re still working through the design, so we’ll have a much clearer picture of the final scope and what we can

accomplish as that progresses,” she said. Mayor Natalia Alarcon credited both community contributors and state officials for getting the project to this point. “This milestone is the definition of a true team effort, and we are deeply grateful for everyone who helped bring us to this moment,” Alarcon said in the city’s press release. “From the local residents and community leaders whose contributions built critical momentum, to Senator Monique Limón and Governor Gavin Newsom’s support for Carpinteria on the state level, this achievement belongs to all of us.” The city said the $496,000 raised locally is being administered through the Santa Barbara Foundation as part of the Keep Carp Swimming campaign. The project is still expected to require the community pool to close for approximately six months during the winter of 2027-28. “As of right now, we are still anticipating approximately a six-month closure during the winter of 2027-2028,” Gant said. “That is still a tentative timeline from our design team and could change as the design progresses and we get closer to construction.” CVN sought additional information from Limón’s office about the funding and how the allocations were secured but did not receive a response by press time. More information about the pool project and fundraising campaign is available at KeepCarpSwimming.org.

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

8  Thursday, October 1, 2026

Parking concerns should be addressed by those affected

Public parking may prove to be one of the Surfliner Inn’s hardest issues. The Final EIR recognizes more than one way to address it. Alternative 3 would extend Parking lot #3 into the present community garden and relocate the garden south of the tracks. I understand why gardeners object. A decade of soil-building, planting and community effort cannot simply be recreated somewhere else. But Alternative 3 makes something else clear: Parking is not just an engineering problem. It is a question of where the project’s burdens are placed. Under Alternative 5, introduced in the Final EIR, Elm Avenue becomes the sole routine exit from a 95-space public parking lot. I live in the neighborhood that would receive that traffic. We reviewed a Draft EIR describing Elm as emergency access, only to learn after the public-comment period that ordinary departing traffic would instead be routed through our neighborhood. CEQA does not require recirculation every time an EIR changes. But its recirculation rule recognizes that a change in the project itself can be “new information” and requires renewed review when significant new information deprives the public of a meaningful opportunity to comment on a substantial adverse environmental effect. I think the city got that balance wrong here. I don’t think this should become gardeners versus residents. Both deserve consideration. But a community garden, however valuable, can at least be discussed in terms of relocation. Homes cannot. Neighbors will live with the consequences of this circulation decision every day. Recirculation would not have dictated a parking choice. It would have allowed the neighborhood absorbing these new impacts to examine and comment on the plan actually being considered. That opportunity should have mattered.

Eileen Marcussen Carpinteria

Keep community garden where it is

Getting rid of our present community garden for a hotel parking lot? That is what will happen if Alternative 3 of the Environmental Impact Report for the Surfliner Inn is pursued. “Relocation,” as the EIR phrases it, will mean all the hard work and loving care we have put into nurturing the garden will be for naught, gone. The garden’s mature fruit trees and other permanent vegetation that have taken a decade to establish will fall prey to the developer’s bulldozers. The individual beds we have cultivated over the years will disappear. Moving the garden on the other side of the railroad tracks is not an acceptable alternative. It will take many years to recover even a small measure of the beauty and vitality of the present garden and that is after the disruption caused by an extended transition period. We’ll also lose the setting and its gorgeous view of the mountains that is one of the garden’s unique features. Instead, we will be stuck in the shadow of an over two-story hotel as well as be deprived of the current easy access from neighborhood streets. I have been a community gardener since it opened. Our garden is one of the many things that makes Carpinteria special. Let’s not lose it. I urge my fellow gardeners and all members of the community who have visited and enjoyed our garden to express their concerns

CVN

LETTERS “I don’t think this should become gardeners versus residents. Both deserve consideration. But a community garden, however valuable, can at least be discussed in terms of relocation.”

— Eileen Marcussen

to the Planning Commission and City Council (contact information available on the city’s webpage). Our voices need to be heard. Any decision about the garden should involve the community’s full participation and not be made without public deliberation.

Teda Pilcher Carpinteria

Alternative 3 is the best compromise for Surfliner parking

At the Sept. 21 Planning Commission meeting, the developer stated there is a plan to host three or four destination events a month at the hotel. That type of use and its frequency would make the proposed site every bit as much an event space as a small “boutique” hotel. Planner Mindy Fogg said Parking Alternative 3 was still an option for the Planning Commission; the reason staff recommended Alternative 5 was that patrons of the community garden weighed in through e-mails and appearances. Still, beach neighborhood residents are present 24 hours, 365 days a year; gardeners are present for a few hours, maybe more, in a week. Proposed Alternative 3 extends the public, station and hotel parking. It does this by relocating the community garden to the beach side of the tracks; the garden does not go away. Alternative 3, if approved, is best for the developer; it moves the project forward. Alternative 3 is good for the community garden; the garden is not removed, but is simply relocated. Alternative 3 is best for the beach neighborhood; it does not introduce new issues associated with a parking lot and avoids streaming 200-plus cars through the beach neighborhood in peak season. Alternative 3 is best for the city, as the hotel and all the hotel’s business-like parking and deliveries are central to the hotel; public parking remains in the Downtown T. Alternative 3 is best in general, as we are not paving paradise and putting in a parking lot.

Stephen Marcussen Carpinteria

Voice your concerns about the community garden

Our community garden is a food source and a sanctuary for gardeners who lease their plots, but also for garden inhabitants, from the smallest microbe in the soil, to the worms and insects, to the butterflies and beetles and birds, to the organic trees and shrubs, to the fourlegged creatures who roam the garden at

night and the two-legged visitors, groups that meet here regularly and individuals who come for solitude, respite. According to noted neurologist Oliver Sacks, “I cannot say exactly how nature exerts its calming and organizing effects on our brains, but I have seen in my patients the restorative and healing powers of nature and gardens, even for those who are deeply disabled neurologically. In many cases, gardens and nature are more powerful than any medication.” The original landscape plans for our garden are dated Sept. 27, 2016. Once approved, it took more than a year to welcome new members to a bare-bones site. And it has taken nearly a decade for it to mature into the community treasure it is today. Yet, despite overwhelming community protest, it is still in danger of being moved and paved for a parking lot. In Vol. 33, No. 2 of CVN, Mindy Fogg states, “Alternative #3 remains available for commissioners to consider.” The public comment portion of the Planning Commission hearing has closed, but if you lease one of the 100 garden plots, if you visit the garden to paint, if you bring school children to learn, if you come with a group for support and respite or individually for solitude, if you come for the educational workshops or events, if you enjoy your lunch surrounded by nature, please let your City Council members know what the garden means to you: carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/ citycouncil/.

Susie Anderson Carpinteria

Proposal to address parking lot concerns

Admittedly, I have not been following the Surfliner Inn proposal closely. While a small, well-designed hotel in downtown Carp would undoubtedly be beneficial and fill a long-standing void, with the Avocado Festival in town, we are about to feel, yet again, the pressures of our parking demands downtown. At rough count, we only have three main public parking lots, with two offering public bathrooms. The lot behind Lemos, across the street from the Alcazar Theatre, the lumber yard and all the storefronts on Linden, have roughly 69 spots and a bathroom at present. If the geology allows and a feasibility study is pursued, this could potentially be tripled. Perhaps a partially underground first level, a

second covered level and the third level left open air to maintain a low profile and minimize overall cost. A study might also find that there are plenty of options for access, and that this is about as central to all of Carp as one can get. Has creating a 200+ space, low-profile parking structure been explored here? I envision a public bathroom of course, parking for bikes, electric charge stations and solar power shade structures on part of the roof level. I’ve learned that while MTD suspended our beloved Seaside Shuttle in 2020, they are going to introduce The Wave, an on-demand microtransit service in Carpinteria. I still love a designated loop with ongoing service, so perhaps those rooftop panels could recharge the Seaside Shuttle and bring that service back with annual, monthly, weekly and per diem passes as the eco-friendly, local and tourist-friendly transportation route does its loop around town. In fact, perhaps there’s even some grant money to support community and environmentally focused infrastructure and transportation projects?

Christine Brown Carpinteria

VanAntwerp brings experience and leadership

We need maturity, experience and leadership in our next Fifth District Council member. That is why I am all in for Alexandra (Xy) VanAntwerp. Xy has an Executive MBA and a BS in economics and political science. She is well positioned to address the city’s structural deficit and look for ways to make the budget process a more open and public-friendly process. Xy is a current planning commissioner who is always prepared and measures a project against the city’s General Plan — our community vision for the future of Carpinteria. Xy is the whole package. She is a worthy successor to our retiring representative, Al Clark.

Gail Marshall Carpinteria

Commissioner’s conduct fell short

We were disappointed by Commissioner Xy VanAntwerp’s conduct at the Planning Commission’s Sept. 21 public hearing on the Surfliner Inn and appreciate the coverage and context provided in Vol. 33, No. 02 of the Coastal View News. Anyone who reads the two articles can see that Commissioner VanAntwerp does appear to be biased, and concerns that her participation would deny the applicant a fair hearing are legitimate. Ms. VanAntwerp should have recognized this, owned it and recused herself with professionalism and respect. Instead, she threw the city attorney under the bus, dragged the applicant through the mud and behaved in an openly antagonistic manner. Her inflammatory remarks and Trump-like temper tantrum fell short of the standards expected of a planning commissioner. They also set a confrontational tone for the meeting and encouraged similarly disrespectful — and, at times, openly rude — behavior from other opponents of the Surfliner Inn. We once believed we could support Xy

Coastal View News welcomes your letters

Letters must include your name, address and phone number. Letters are subject to editing. Letters over 300 words will be edited in length. Submit online at coastalview.com

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428 VanAntwerp for Carpinteria City Council; not anymore. Carpinterians expect our elected officials to conduct themselves with dignity — not engage in the kind of combative outbursts too often seen in national politics. For more than 30 years, the city’s review process has served our community well. The Surfliner Inn is the right project, in the right place, at the right time. The Planning Commission should follow staff’s recommendation, approve the EIR and allow the project to advance to the next stage of review.

Brad and Carla Stein Carpinteria

Re-elect Mónica Solórzano

I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Mónica Solórzano for re-election to the Carpinteria City Council representing District 1. Having worked directly with Mónica during my tenure as the city librarian, I have seen firsthand the incredible work ethic and integrity she brings to everything she does. Mónica sits on the Library Board of Trustees and as a council member participates in the appointment process of the many boards and commissions, including the Library Advisory Commission — evaluating applicants for appointment. Mónica is an exceptionally hard worker who isn’t afraid to ask tough questions. She consistently digs deep into the data and demands accountability on complex issues. Whether she is navigating state housing mandates or protecting our coastal environment, she always ensures municipal decisions are transparent and fair. She does her research. She shows up. She listens. Mónica works tirelessly to support local businesses and center the voices of all families in local government. Her diligent approach and deep investment in our well-being make her the clear choice for re-election to the Carpinteria City Council.

Jody Thomas Santa Barbara

In support of VanAntwerp

I have known Alexandra VanAntwerp and her family for decades, and I am very happy to call her my friend. Alexandra has a rare ability to play nicely by the rules while speaking up when the rules get in the way of logic, common sense or plain old grace. She is thoughtful, professional and diplomatic. She does her homework, asks questions, listens — and then forms her own opinion. She has lived in Carpinteria all her life, with excursions into the larger world through education, travel and experience. That combination gives her a deep understanding of the town she loves, along with enough perspective to question whether everything should simply remain as it has always been. Alexandra understands that Carpinteria needs thoughtful growth and economic vitality. But she also understands what we are trying to preserve: a real town, with its relaxed, neighborly character. And while Alexandra is generally composed and gracious, she can roar like an injured lion when she encounters injustice. It has been a pleasure knowing Alexandra and her family. Our mothers were friends, too, and occasionally got themselves into a little “good trouble.” Alexandra cares deeply about Carpinteria. She thinks carefully, speaks clearly and shows up.

Jane Benefield Carpinteria

Thursday, October 1, 2026  9

Grateful for the library services and staff

The library had a big influence on my life many years ago in the UK. I did not know how to use a computer at the age of 43. Suddenly, I saw a group of people learning the computer. Basic Word. That was the launching pad to change my life. Now, over 20 years later living in California, I go to Carpinteria Library. I was in the library and I was able to attend “how to make a card” Saturday morning with a wonderful teacher, Kiely. With all the resources available and her guidance, I was able to make the most beautiful card and ribbons. It brought out my artistic skills that I thought were lost in my childhood or should I say in my early 20s. My creativity was suddenly activated and there I spent two hours making a beautiful card for a lady who I gave it to on Sunday morning. It gave joy and happiness and, above all, kindness to this lady. Thank you again for your wonderful patience and professional skills Kiely. She showed me how to make a card. I will certainly hope that you have a Thanksgiving day of celebration to create wonderful cards for special people. The lady who I presented the card to is certainly a special lady, just like Carpinteria Library staff Eric, Tera, Joe, Sophie, Katie and Holden.

Arthur Brocklebank Santa Barbara

Candidate will unify

I am so glad Alexandra VanAntwerp (Xy) decided to step up and run for Carpinteria District 5 City Council. What an asset for Carpinteria this multigenerational Carpinterian is; Xy knows and loves Carpinteria, yet she is a woman of the world who spent 10 of her formative years with her Navy family in Japan, traveling back to Carpinteria during the summers to help granny bring in the plum crop in Gobernador Canyon. After graduating from Carpinteria High and attaining advanced degrees, she is a mother. Xy has 20 years in a career in executive business. She has seen and evaluated quite a few contracts and business proposals. She has a trained critical mind combined with common sense. How do I describe her? Super candidate. What I covet about her for our City Council the most, however, is perhaps because of her Carpinteria grassroots and multinational upbringing, Xy has a natural tendency to unify; between agriculture and business and family concerns and all the components of any community and especially what makes Carpinteria us. She has heart and courage of her convictions. I urge a vote for Xy VanAntwerp; you’ll be glad for our future that you did.

Shirley Johnson Carpinteria

Mobile home residents should join GSMOL

If you’re a manufactured home resident, you’ll be delighted to hear that the California Legislature voted down a proposal by California Housing and Community Development (HCD) to increase the ways fees are charged for manufactured/mobile home parks. The fee increase was Trailer Bill RN 26-08976 and was an effort by HCD to raise money for themselves by changing the formula in the way fees are charged. The new proposal was extremely unfair and complicated and would have put a great financial burden on many residents, especially seniors. Fortunately it was flagged by the Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League (GSMOL) and was rejected. What’s in-

Obituary

Corinne (Coe) Dall’Armi Bellaart 09/14/1950 — 09/16/2026

Coe exemplified living life to its fullest. She wore bright colors, laughed loudly, talked to strangers as though they were old friends and was unapologetically herself from beginning to end. She loved all the little pleasures that came with being alive: a warm pastry, a long drive, coffee in bed, a lively conversation on the phone with a friend, a colorful outfit or a beautiful arrangement of flowers. She had a remarkable ability to turn these ordinary things into something special simply by enjoying them so completely. Coe was an excellent cook and an enjoyer of food, although it would be nearly impossible to name her signature dish because she was amazing at far too many. Coe loved people wholeheartedly and never did anything halfway. If someone mentioned a particular loaf of bread they enjoyed, she might drive an hour out of her way just to get it for them. She called these spontaneous adventures her “commando runs,” which could mean driving from Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara and

straight back again, all to deliver a gift, a favorite treat or a much-needed hug on a bad day. She was a loving mother, and she and her son, Dan, stayed extraordinarily close throughout their lives. Her family was at the center of her life, and in the last days of hers, they were together celebrating her 76th birthday. Those final days were healthy, happy and full of the people and food that she loved. At one point, she was overheard talking on the phone with a friend, telling them that it had been some of the best days of her life. Coe passed unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep on September 16th. She left this world in a fabulous set of purple pajamas: comfortable, colorful and entirely herself. There was no ceremony to it, no formality or fuss, just quintessential Coe. If you knew Coe, you know there is no single story that could possibly contain her. You probably have your own: a dinner, a phone call, a commando run, a laugh you can still hear. And if you didn’t know her, we hope you will picture her anyway. Maybe she’s driving down the coast with a Joni Mitchell song playing, her ringadorned hands resting on the wheel and a bunch of peonies tucked into the passenger seat. Maybe she’s at the dinner table, laughing so loudly that everyone else starts laughing too. Maybe she’s telling the joke, turning to the side, one hand raised, whispering the punchline as if it were a secret. Coe was one of a kind, and the world was very lucky to have her. She will be profoundly missed. A celebration of Coe’s life is being planned and details will follow.

Previously published obituaries may be read online at coastalview.com teresting is how HCD tried to sneak this trailer bill onto the coattails of another bill. RN means revision number and was unbacked, meaning it was not a bill but a proposal looking for a real bill to surreptitiously hitch onto and become law. In California, this is about as sneaky as it gets to pass a law and it deserved its demise. What (HCD) attempted to do was, in my opinion, a huge betrayal to the very people it’s sworn to protect. Anyone who resides in a manufactured/mobile home benefits from GSMOL whether they are a member or not. Becoming a member is very easy and extremely inexpensive. It is the best and the least expensive investment you will ever make to protect yourself, your home and your family from the many threats that endanger our manufactured/mobile home parks. Simply download GSMOL. org and join now. We can also have added protection by forming a “GSMOL Super Chapter” consisting of representatives from each manufactured/mobile home park to discuss our mutual concerns and future to city council and state representatives. We have to find a way to unite our manufactured/mobile parks.

Bob Franco Carpinteria

Don’t give up on our country

A place I’ve never been: I am 65 years old, and I have never felt what I feel now about my country. My father served three and a half years in the South Pacific during World War II.

He came home with three Purple Hearts and the Silver Star. He taught me what he believed he had fought for: integrity, freedom and compassion for every human being and for the natural world we all depend on. Recently I watched our president stand before the United Nations and present us as a nation of grievance, boasts and threats. I felt anger first, then embarrassment, the kind you feel when a family member makes a scene and everyone turns to look at you. The speech was only the latest chapter. Corruption has become so routine it barely registers as news. Public office is run like a private business. Loyalty outranks competence. Beneath it all runs a winnertake-all creed: If I win, you must lose, and if you lose, you deserve it. My father bled for something larger than that. I do not believe he would recognize the country being shaped in his name. Here in Carpinteria, we argue about parking and the bluffs, then see each other at the farmers market and remember we are neighbors. Nobody here has to lose for someone else to win. I am my father’s son in a country that feels contrary to everything he taught me. I feel helpless, but for the vote I hold. I feel helpless, but for the protest where I can stand. I feel helpless, but for my neighbors, who are willing to set partisan differences aside and see this for what it is: the fight for our country. My father never gave up on our country. Neither will I. You in?

Andy Patrick Carpinteria

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

10  Thursday, October 1, 2026

2026 California avocado rundown

Strong harvest amid low prices has avocado industry seeking protections for domestic production in international market coastal temperatures. When trees are defoliated, avocados get sunburned and tree function is compromised in a way that saps them of the energy needed to produce fruit. “My concern is that we will have a lot of small fruit next season,” Shade said. University of California’s Extension system is currently testing for effective lace bug controls on both conventionally grown and organic avocados to establish best practices for eradicating the pests. Growers are also taking precautions to not transport the bugs around the orchard when picking, pruning and maintaining trees. “Lace bugs are good hitchhikers but don’t spread well on their own,” Shade said. Shade said the pests are a big issue, but dealing with pests isn’t foreign territory for farmers who have dealt with episodic spells of persea mites and thrips in recent decades. Pest control research is underway, and often beneficial insects, good bugs that eat the bad bugs, will increase in population when there’s a pest outbreak. “Mother Nature hates a vacuum,” Shade said.

BY PETER DUGRÉ, TWO TRUMPETS COMMUNICATIONS As Carpinteria gathers to celebrate its favorite fruit, the avocado, California’s avocado season, roughly March through September every year, is all but over. This year’s California avocado harvest volume is over 300 million pounds for the third straight season, giving reason to celebrate, but underlying the consistent production are rising costs for Golden State growers who compete with cheaper offshore avocados, mainly from Mexico. California can produce and sell avocados in a market with strong demand, but price points are set at a profitable level for Mexican and Peruvian producers, leaving California industry reps searching for domestic equilibrium in an international marketplace. “Offshore competitors are not truly aware of where the market actually is and continue to overship during the California avocado season,” said Rick Shade, owner of Shade Farm Management, which manages avocado groves spanning Goleta to inland Ventura County, California’s top avocado-producing county. The price paid to growers per pound of standard-sized, conventionally grown California avocados peaked this year at $1.30 in June. For comparison, in June 2025, California growers were fetching $2 per pound. Pricing pendulums swing due to market factors, and early 2025 set a historically high bar, but for years, California growers have persistently bemoaned that the industry is ailing because they are paid prices that barely turn a profit. Local organic avocado farmer Ed Van Wingerden concurred that Carpinteria continues to be an exceptional place to grow avocados, but new expenses from water and other rising costs for agricultural inputs have made the business ledger harder to balance. Avocado field prices varied over the course of Van Wingerden’s 2026 harvest of 60 acres. “I started off with poor pricing, then it got pathetic, and then it went up to poor again,” he said. Still, the premium paid for organic avocados, peaking at $1.72 per pound this season, was better than pricing on conventionally grown avocados.

Local harvest smooth, but lace bug problem persists

Shade said that on the ground it was a stable year for growing and harvesting avocados on the Central Coast. “Mother Nature was kind to us this year. We had adequate rain and not too much wind.” High winds knock avocados to the

Federal tariff response to avocado trade imbalance

COURTESY PHOTOS

The Hass avocado was first planted 100 years ago in La Habra Heights by postman and horticultural hobbyist Rudolph Hass. This variety, known for its ability to hold up through the supply chain and keep its tasty flavor, eventually spawned the global avocado phenomenon and became an internationally iconic superfood. ground and precludes them from commercial harvest. From a purely horticultural point of view, this year’s avocado season was relatively smooth, especially along the climate-controlled coastline that mostly resists the heat waves and frosts that can harm inland avocado trees. Along the coast, avocado growers have the luxury of choosing when to harvest, because avocados don’t ripen until they’re picked, and with the coastal influence, growers don’t rush to pick and pack fruit ahead of heat waves. However, Van Wingerden said that his most inland orchard in Carpinteria saw temperatures reach 97 degrees during a recent heat wave, and the trees dropped some of next year’s crop, which typical-

ly develops on the tree for about a year before harvest. Historically, Carpinteria avocado farmers could enjoy a late-season harvest, extending into October, when other California growers had already harvested. This sweet zone meant Carpinteria avocados hung on the trees for longer to size up, and overall supply was low, meaning higher prices for fatter late-season fruit. Given international supply changes, those days appear to be over. Another local avocado issue is the emergence of the avocado lace bug, voracious leaf eaters that began their infestation in 2025 and haven’t gone away. A drive along Foothill Road reveals avocado trees stripped by lace bugs of their leaves. Lace bugs prefer cooler

Weekly Avocado Volume Graph: The U.S. avocado industry depends on Mexico’s abundance of avocados to sustain year-round supply. Mexico’s towering gold bar on the graph shows where the majority of our fruit comes from. California blue kicks in March through September alongside Peru’s purple, which competes for market share during the California harvest season. From now until next spring, the U.S. avocado market belongs to Mexican imports.

The California avocado industry continues to seek to differentiate itself from foreign fruit on grocery store shelves. The avocados grown in California have stricter environmental standards, travel a shorter distance before consumption and are part of a proud farming tradition, marketers say, but it’s unclear whether the message penetrates to consumer habits. To larger retailers, an avocado is an avocado, and attempts to highlight the California season haven’t produced results for the grower in the form of price-raising demand. The California Avocado Commission collects fees from commercial growers to promote the product and advocate for the industry’s health and success. Its newest endeavor is advocating for tariffs on Mexican avocado imports during California’s avocado season. In theory, new avocado tariffs on Mexico would help regulate oversupply to make room in the market for domestically grown avocados, nearly all of which grow in California. When supply is lower, prices typically increase. Currently, the U.S., Mexico, Canada agreement is being renegotiated, and the U.S. administration favors tariffs, so the timing is ripe for federal action. In July of this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture temporarily shut down U.S. avocado imports from the Mexican state of Michoacan due to cartel violence interrupting USDA inspections on exports. As a result, prices edged up for a few days before the ban was lifted. Stories of cartel infiltration into the legitimate Mexican avocado industry through violence and extortion have gained traction, and the California Avocado Commission argues that rampant corruption and deforestation in Mexican avocados already violate trade agreements. It’s time to renegotiate to level the playing field and ensure transparency. There’s some built-in balance to the Mexican and Californian avocado seasons. Mexico produces avocados yearround, and exports over 2.5 billion pounds of them to the U.S., but Mexico’s slowest harvest period, May through July, aligns with California’s season. Peru also ships avocados into the United States, mostly to the East Coast, and its season sits on top of California’s, further diminishing California’s dwindling influence on the market.

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  11

Lace bug: Carpinteria avocado trees are in a ﬁerce local ﬁght against lace bugs, which defoliate trees, leaving avocados vulnerable to sunburn and damages tree function leading to smaller fruit.

California roots: Hass started here 100 years ago

California is the birthplace of the Hass avocado, the now internationally iconic superfood. To the everyday shopper, the Hass avocado is simply an avocado. Rudolph Hass, a postman and horticultural hobbyist, ﬁrst planted the tree that is now cloned all over the world, in La Habra Heights in 1926. Now 100 years on, California is losing its grip on the market that started here. From now until next spring, 90% or more of all avocados displayed on grocery store shelves across the U.S. will have originated in Mexico. It’s a net positive that Mexico can keep U.S. customers’ avocado cravings satiated all year. Persistent availability from Mexico is what has allowed U.S. avocado appetites to continue to expand. California could not supply the U.S. on its own, not even close. Globally, avocado markets are growing from Europe to Asia and beyond. This would not be so without steady supply to feed demand. It’s complicated. Consolidation in avocado supply is also accelerating. Mission Produce,

which has groves and packing houses in California, Mexico and Peru, absorbed Calavo in a deal that closed earlier this year. The merging of two large avocado players makes the industry more uniform and potentially weakens the inﬂuence of California growers on what is now a global commodity. California’s relatively small avocado industry is feeling the pressure. San Diego County was the original epicenter of California avocado production but acreage has shifted northward to Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Climate and water availability made avocado farming less viable in San Diego. Now, avocado farmers in the new epicenter are facing some of the same struggles that shrunk San Diego’s avocado footprint. “I used to hate government interference in our market,” Shade said, “but now I’m thinking it’s not such a bad idea.” Two Trumpets Communications produces The Weekly Newsline, an industry newsletter for the California Avocado Society and provides this annual report in conjunction with the California Avocado Festival.

HELP volunteers Anne Goulart, Lorien Rennie, Mary Lemke

Can YOU donate a few hours of your time to answer the phone in our Carpinteria office and schedule rides for our non-driving neighbors?

For more information call HELP of Carpinteria, Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm

Ad courtesy of Risdon’s

Service

online. community. news.

THANK YOU! Thank you community and local sponsors for showing up for us at our Open House Event! Because of your generous dona=ons we were able to purchase 3 new wheels. We are so apprecia=ve and cant’t wait to open our doors to all of you!

Paciﬁc Health Foods Haru Massage

Carpinteria Arts Center

The Apiary

Dang Burger Coyote’s Market

Reynaldo’s Bakery

True Ames Surf Shop

Jack’s Bistro Carpinteria Skate Founda@on

CVN

12  Thursday, October 1, 2026

G N I D N E P E SAL FOR SALE Fabulous 2 bd. / 2 bath condo in Ventura with 2 - units, 1views property….Incredible opportunity to ocean/city from a privateD balcony andG easy N I N E live in 1 and rent out the other. Main house is P E plus764,900 L1 bath access Ato/downtown. aS 2 bd. den/office. Guest house is

Happy 40th Avocado Beautiful 2 bd. California / 2 bath upper levelFestival. condo @ We look forward to seeing you this weekend Encino Royal 55+ in Goleta. Close to shopping and for some Peace, Owner Love &will Guacamole. $759,900 restaurants. carry ﬁnancing

VICKIE GONZALEZ

M I K E WO N D O LOW S K I

a 1bd.lot/ 1with bath.Located town Both and just Large existing inhouse. CPDa short and distance from all that downtown Carpinteria has residential zoning. Room for a house and ADU. $1,399,000 to offer. $ Stunning estuary views. Price reduced 1,030,000 Excellent lot 1bd.on /golf 1 bath @ 12th Sandpiper Buildable coursecondo on the hole

on Elm. Upgraded kitchen bath plus ofComplex the Mission Club Golf Course in and Lompoc, .47 $749,000 new flooring. acre. Sight plans, lot & house plans included. $299,000 Price Largereduction lot with NOW existing house.Owner Both will CPDcarry and ﬁresidential nancing, forzoning. qualiﬁRoom ed buyer. for a house and ADU. Stunning estuary views. Price reduced $1,030,000

FOR RENT/LONG TERM

Buildable lot on golf course on the 12th hole AVAILABLE NOW!Club Beautifully re-done 2BD/1bath of the Mission Golf Course in Lompoc, .47 $ Casitas Village Condo, upstairs unit. acre. Sight plans, lot & house plans3200/mo. included. $

Price reduction NOW 299,000 Owner will carry Spacious 3 BD / 2 bath house on private 1 acre financing, for qualified buyer. in Toro Canyon. Property has large 3 car garage and storage. Room for garden and chickens. $5000 monthlyDebbie Murphy, Broker Kim Fly, Broker Associate

Leah Wagner, Realtor SUMMER RENTALS

Stacie Zubiate - Realtor We still Heidi have &some wonderful vacation Jim Michener, Vacation Hosts rentals

available in late July and August at Carpinteria Shores and805-684-4101 other Vacation rentals. Call for exact dates and units 805-680-9464 murphykingrealestate.com Kim Fly, Broker Associate

Leah Wagner, Realtor of the PROUD SPONSOR Stacie Zubiate Realtor Arts Center Summer Concert Series at Carpinteria Heidithe& Jim Michener, Vacation Hosts Nombres, October 17th

805-684-4101

murphykingrealestate.com

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

Meaningful connection doesn’t require perfect perfect land relationships. Protecting communication the lay ofor our It grows through ordinary moments of CVN attention, curiosity, we’ve empathy presence.of Here in Carpinteria, seenand variations THE LAY this theme for decades. Proposals to develop MY WELLNESS OF THE connection. We exchange emails, our When many boundaries people hear the word our bluﬀ s or texts, expand urban messages, updates and conver- intimacy, they think of romantic relaNOWLAND instant oftenthewrapped in tionships. the promise of some sationsare throughout day, yet still feel But emotional intimacy isn’t

FOR SALE Excellent 1bd. / 1 bath condo @ Sandpiper Complex on Elm. Upgraded kitchen and bath plus new ﬂooring. $759,000

Real Estate Sales•Vacation Rentals DebbieManagement Murphy, Broker Property & Estate •Notary Services

Meaningful connections

We all know what it’s like to walk away from an interactionlet’s feeling unburImagine a developer, call him Mr. dened, understood andto more ourselves. Moneybags, who wants build a sprawlAnd we’veon allaexperienced the ing resort beloved piece ofopposite, undevelspending an afternoon with people oped coastline. He knows the community values this openmessages space, andthroughout his project or exchanging clearly thefeeling spirit, ifdisconnected. not the letter, the dayviolates and still of our city’s General Plan. Thespending project’s While we often assume that sheer size would create a host of probmore time together or communicating lems: blocking coastal views, generating more frequently strengthens our reoverwhelming traffic and connection straining local lationships, meaningful is resources. The required Environmental about much more than that. It’s about Impact Report (EIR) would inevitably the quality of the experience. Meandocument these significant and unavoidingful connection is the experience of able impacts, making the project a tough being emotionally present with another sell to any sensible planning commission person and feeling seen, understood or city council. andBut accepted. Mr. Moneybags is clever. He is reason certain relationships feel anOne expert in the philosophy of “Never especially meaningful is that they involve attempt to win by force what can be won something psychologists attunement. by deception.” Instead ofcall trying to brutePsychiatrist Dr.through, Daniel Siegel describes force his project he crafts a narraattunement the “capacity to notice tive. He findsasa genuinely deserving and passionate group within the community and respond to another person’s inner — perhapsexperience.” families needing specialized emotional He uses a helpaffordable housing or atononprofi t seeking ful acronym, COAL, define the state a permanent home. incorporates of mind required forHe true attunement.a small component his massive project C is for curiosity into — actively wanting to to meet their needs and then convinces understand someone else’s internal world them thatjudging/assuming. his development is their without O isonly for hope. openness — allowing the person’s reality Suddenly, the public hearings are no and emotions to shape understanding of longer just about zoning, setbacks and the moment. A isimpacts. for acceptance — emenvironmental They become bracing their emotions without trying to emotionally charged events. The developchange them. L is for love — approaching er puts these families and their heartfelt the interaction with kindness, stories front and center. They compasbecome, sion and presence. as former Coastal Commissioner Steve An important distinction: Conversation and connection aren’t the same thing. Meaningful connection isn’t measured by the number of words exchanged. It’s reflected in whether we leave feeling understood, accepted and emotionally present with one another. Productivity and constant communication are different from a meaningful

P Read more Lay of the Land at

Real Estate Sales•Vacation Rentals Property & Estate Management•Notary Services

CoastalView.com PROUD SPONSOR of the Summer Concert Series at Carpinteria Arts Center

limited to spouses or partners. We can undeniable public good, all while core experience it with the friends, siblings, parents, adult children or anyone with of the project serves a whom private interest that we feel emotionally safe enough to be genuine. Emotional intimacy grows conﬂicts with our community’s values. when we feel safe enough to share parts

lonely or disconnected. Information isn’t the same as intimacy. Meaningful connection isn’t measured by how much we communicate, but by whether we understand and are emotionally present with one another. Meaningful connections improve our Blank describes in a support fascinating essay, relationships and also our gener“Hostages Strapped to the Tank,” (tial well-being. Research continues to show nyurl.com/HostagesStrapped). that the quality of our close relationships Council members and commissioners influences our emotional health as well are now faced with an agonizing choice: as our physical health. Findings from the deny a bad project and appear to crush Harvard Study Adult Development the dreams of aofvulnerable group, or have consistently shown thathostages, people approve it for the sake of the with warm, supportive relationships despite the irreversible damage it would tend happier, healthier and more do toto thebecommunity. resilient as they The quality This tactic is aage. powerful form of ofthose emorelationships appears to matter more than tional blackmail. It preys on our decency the andquantity. our desire to help our neighbors. It We reframes the debate from one of reoften think of meaningful connecsponsible land-usethat planning to during one of tion as something happens compassion cruelty. It’sit aiscynical those big lifeversus moments, but more strategy thatinforces a false choice: either often found the ordinary ones. We feel the Trojan check-in horse of from a destructive itaccept in a thoughtful a friend mega-project or be painted as heartless. or coworker who notices you’re having a Here in Carpinteria, we’ve variadifficult day and asks how youseen are doing. tions of this theme for decades. Proposals A partner who listens without immedito develop our bluffs or expand our urban ately offering advice feels supportive and boundaries are often wrapped in the understanding. These everyday moments promise of some undeniable public good, of and of understood may seema allfeeling while seen the core the project serves small, but over time, they become the private interest that conflicts with our building blocks of trust, belonging and community’s values. emotional But factswell-being. must come before opinions. AsEIR I have written about in previousa The process is designed to provide articles, we also set know that to meaningful single, objective of facts guide our connections helpa regulate oursignifi nervous decisions. When project has cant and unavoidable impacts, those facts system. Feeling genuinely supported cannot be ignored. and understood can reduce our stress When with the “hostage” tactic, response,faced making it easier to get through it is our duty to see through the deceplife’s unavoidable challenges. Research tion.linked We must ask hard questions. Is this has strong social connections project truly the only way to help this with greater emotional resilience and deserving group? Or is it a short-term improved overall well-being. While smokescreen to distract from the damage meaningful connections can’t prevent caused by the project? Could the commuhardship, they can provide a foundation nity work together to find a better, more of support that helpsthat us meets recover, appropriate solution theadapt need and thrive. without sacrificing what we love about

of ourselves and trust that they will be our town? greeted with understanding, care and acTime and again, hasItprovceptance rather thanCarpinteria disapproval. isn’t en that it can achieve audacious and imbuilt in one moment. It’s built through probable goals when we work together. many small moments of showing up for We preserved the Salt Marsh as a funcone another over time. tioning wetland rather than becoming a Meaningful connection doesn’t remarina, and we saved the bluffs as public quire perfect communication or perfect open space instead of being covered with relationships. It grows through ordinary buildings. We did this by staying true moments of attention, curiosity, empato our community’s vision, a vision so thy and presence. It’sthe created when we eloquently stated on first page of our choose truly“to listen, to notice and to GeneraltoPlan: preserve the essential respond care. I encourage you to characterwith of our small beach town.” Ouron compassion is our strength, and reflect who those people are who help it should not be weapon used you feel most likea yourself. Whoagainst leaves us. We can and should find creative you feeling understood? And just asways imto supporthow all might members ourthat commuportantly, youof offer same nity.toBut we must do so without letting gift someone else? Mr. or this anyone else, strap AsMoneybags, always, may topic inspire our good intentions to the front of their curiosity, compassion and conversation.

tanks, forcing us to trade away the very character of the town we all cherish. The “The most basic and powerful way to answer is not to be less compassionate, connect to another person is to listen. Just but to be more creative and steadfast in listen.” — Rachel NaomitoRemen. our principles, refusing accept a false choice between helping our neighbors Vickie Gonzalez has been licensed almost and protecting our town. We for can, and 20 yearsdoasboth. an LMFT and currently provides must,

counseling, coaching and consulting services. Her practiceisispresident currentlyofonline only. Mikeprivate Wondolowski the CarpinShe in private practice, includteriaspecializes Valley Association (www.facebook.com/ carpinteriavalleyassociation), a local orgaing grief loss, addiction/codependency and nization disorders. dedicated to maintaining thepeople small anxiety She works with beach town nature our community. In over around themes of of identity and purpose as 35 years of involvement in planning issues, well, primarily with individuals and couples. he has witnessed successes, aswith well Coaching servicesvisionary focus on collaborating as decisions that were later widely regretted. clients on setting and reaching their wellness When not stuck those indoors, he can be found goals, whether goals areoften career, relaenjoying Carpinteria’s treasures, including tional, financial or personal in nature. On a kayaking and snorkeling along the coast, personal note, she has lived in Carpinteria all running or hiking on the bluﬀs or the Franklin her life and became a therapist to give back to Trail or “vacationing” as a tent camper at the the community. State Beach.

TO OUR READERS... CoastalView.com Coastal View News CoastalView .com Carpinteria

Thank you to the readers that became CVN Sustaining Members through an annual contribution or monthly pledge. We will continue to remind readers and advertisers that continued support is vital to secure the future of free local news and event coverage.

If you rush out to the newsstand every Thursday morning eager to learn of local happenings, clip photos for your refrigerator, or consider it your civic duty to engage with Carpinteria content exclusive to CVN, then it’s your time to become a Sustaining CVN Member. While we plan to continue to distribute CVN as a free publication, please consider supporting us and becoming a member who can proudly participate in our future.

CVN Champion $5 per issue — $20/month or $260/year CVN Lover $2 per issue — $10/month or $110/year CVN Fan $1 per issue — $5/month or $52/year

CoastalView q .com

q YES! SIGN ME UP AS A SUSTAINING CVN MEMBER

Attached is ANNUAL $_________ or MONTHLY $_________

q Check

Credit #______________________________ exp________ code_______

NAME __________________________________________ PHONE __________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________ EMAIL ___________________________________________________________________

Please mail to 4180 Via Real, Suite F, Carpinteria, CA 93013

OUR GOAL

is to continue paying our hard-working staff and publishing a product that both chronicles and creates this special community. Imagine never again saying, “Did you see today’s Coastal View?”

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  13

California Avocado Festival celebrates 40 years Festival returns Oct. 2–4 with 60-plus bands, food, contests and family activities

Forty years after Carpinteria first went a little guac-crazy, the California Avocado Festival will return to downtown this weekend for three days of music, food, family activities and, of course, plenty of avocados. The 40th annual California Avocado Festival runs Friday through Sunday, Oct. 2–4, bringing more than 60 bands to four stages along with avocado-inspired food, contests, agricultural exhibits, nonprofit fundraisers and activities for children. Admission is free. Founded in 1986 as a way to draw visitors and business to downtown Carpinteria, the festival has grown into one of the community’s largest annual events. The festival is now operated independently as a nonprofit organization with a mission that includes supporting local nonprofits, businesses, musicians and Carpinteria’s agricultural heritage. Music will fill downtown throughout the weekend, with performers including Doublewide Kings, Cornerstone, False Puppet, Spencer the Gardner, Heads All Happy Hour and Flannel 101. A Youth Stage, presented by the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation and programmed by Roll N Rock 805, will feature young performers. The festival officially gets underway Friday at 5:30 p.m. with opening ceremonies featuring 2026 Honorary Chairs Cecilio and Mary Marquez of Rancho Santa Cecilia. Continuing a longtime AvoFest tradition, the Marquezes will balance an avocado on the nose of the seal at Carpinteria’s Seal Fountain to officially declare the festival open. Several festival favorites return Sat-

urday and Sunday. The Strong Arm Contest begins Saturday at noon at the Seal Stage, hosted by John Palminteri. Competitors will see how long they can hold bags of avocados, with 10-pound bags for participants ages 14 and older and 5-pound bags for those 13 and younger. An avocado-themed costume contest follows at 1:20 p.m. Saturday at the Youth Stage, with prizes for the most unique, most avocado-inspired and best family or group costumes. On Sunday, the Guacamole Contest returns at 11:30 a.m. at the Grotto Tent, hosted by K-LITE 101.7’s Catherine Remak and Festival Director Olivia Sorgman. Contestants will put their favorite recipes to the test for festival guacamole bragging rights. The Future Farmers of America auction follows at noon Sunday at the Grotto Tent. Items include avocado trees from Brokaw Nursery, some of the festival’s largest avocados, merchandise and gift baskets, with proceeds supporting local FFA students. Food remains a major part of the weekend. Offerings highlighted by organizers include Rori’s avocado ice cream, deep-fried avocado, avocado sushi burritos and Dave’s Dogs’ SB Dog topped with avocado. Local nonprofit groups will also operate food booths, including Carpinteria High School cheerleaders serving guacamole, the Lions Club offering tritip sandwiches, Carpinteria Surf Club serving root beer floats and Rotary Club selling snow cones. Festival organizers estimate local

KARLSSON FILE PHOTO

Festivalgoers packed downtown Carpinteria during last year’s California Avocado Festival. The community celebration returns Oct. 2–4 for its 40th anniversary, bringing three days of food, music, family activities and plenty of avocado-inspired fun. nonprofits collectively raise approximately $100,000 during the weekend. The festival organization also distributes more than $20,000 annually in grants to local groups, including the Carpinteria Education Foundation, FFA, Howard School and Carpinteria Surf Club. The Bliss Family Expo Tent will put the spotlight on the agricultural history behind the celebration, offering educational displays, grafting demonstrations and information about the farmers, families and traditions that helped establish avocados as an important part of Carpinteria’s agricultural identity. Children will have plenty to do throughout the weekend. Children under 5 can ride the Ferris wheel for free, courtesy of Endwell Hospitality. Other offerings include face painting, games,

activities from Carpinteria Children’s Project and Kinderkirk, and a free Parkour Experience presented by Santa Barbara Trapeze. On Saturday from 6–7 p.m., the Youth Stage will transform into the “Glowcado Grove,” a youth dance party presented by the Boys & Girls Club. Festivalgoers looking to avoid downtown parking can park for free at Carpinteria High School and take a $5 round-trip shuttle. The shuttle will operate Saturday from noon to 10:15 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6:15 p.m. From the avocado on the Seal Fountain to the final scoop of guacamole, this weekend’s festival will mark four decades of celebrating the crop, community and culture that have made AvoFest a Carpinteria tradition.

Friendship Center hosts alumni picnic for 50th PHOTOS BY JUN STARKEY The Friendship Adult Day Care Center celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a reunion and alumni picnic — open to any family members or friends of current or former Friendship Center members, as well as current and former employees and volunteers — at Carousel House in Santa Barbara on Sunday, Sept. 27. The event included food and refreshments, including ice cream from McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams. The picnic also had art stations in the courtyard, including rock decorating and a station where attendees could have their portraits drawn. Inside the Carousel House, Friendship Center employees had compiled hundreds of photos from years past and displayed them in large photobooks for visitors to flip through. Friendship Center’s Executive Director Kathryn Westland said many of the photos were taken by employees. “When someone comes to our center, you get

The Carousel House included photos of Friendship Center members from over the years, including a photo taken in the same Carousel House in 1998 (bottom left).

From left, Gino and Jean Marasco listen to the live music at Sunday’s picnic.

very close to them… even handling their photos. It’s an honor to continue stewarding that relationship with them,” Westland said. Some of the photos on display in the Carousel House had short anecdotes or personal stories paperclipped to them. These stories were written by Friendship Center members, including Legacy Liaison and former Executive Director Heidi Holly and Membership Liaison Esther Kratz. Westland said she hopes to make the picnic reunion an annual event. “The point is to start more of an alumni network,” she said. “You don’t have to, but you are encouraged, if you’d like to talk about your person… So this is, in a way, kind of like a group memorial too.” The Friendship Center is located at 89 Eucalyptus Lane in Santa Barbara. The center’s Healthy Aging Hub Day Program operates out of the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Marshall Harmon, left, and Bruce Glesby chat together at the 50th anniversary celebration.

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

14  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

Saying goodbye to two Carpinteria institutions

Carpinteria is saying goodbye to two longtime businesses this month, and with them, nearly a century of combined small-town service and memories. Clementine’s Steak House, a ﬁxture on Carpinteria Avenue for more than 50 years, and Casitas Cleaners, which has served generations of customers from Casitas Plaza since 1985, are both closing their doors for good. Though very diﬀerent businesses,

CARPINTERIA BIZ BUZZ

each became the kind of place where customers were known by name, families grew up alongside the people behind the counter and decades of doing business turned into something much more personal. This week your Bizzy Bee takes a look at the families behind both businesses — and the customers and community they say have been their greatest gift.

THE BIZZY BEE

Clementine’s prepares to serve its ﬁnal slice Beloved Carpinteria icon will close Oct. 4 after more than 50 years

For more than 50 years, walking into Clementine’s Steak House meant knowing a few things before you ever sat down. You probably weren’t going home hungry. There was a good chance a takeout container would accompany you out the door. And somewhere between the homemade soup and salad and the arrival of an enormous plate of fried chicken, prime rib or steak, someone at the table was already contemplating the most important decision of the evening: Which slice of homemade pie? Soon, Carpinterians will have to make that choice one last time. Clementine’s, the longtime steakhouse at 4631 Carpinteria Ave., will close its doors for good Sunday, Oct. 4, bringing to an end more than half a century of home cooking and a family restaurant tradition that has become woven into Carpinteria life. The restaurant announced the news last week on social media, thanking the generations of customers and employees who have passed through its doors. “To our friends, neighbors, guests and staﬀ: Your friendship, loyalty and support made Clementine’s the beloved landmark it has become,” the announcement read. Owner and chef Lloyd McLenithan told CVN that the building and property sold, bringing an end to a chapter he and his family always knew would eventually close because they did not own the property. What he didn’t anticipate was the community’s reaction when that day ﬁnally arrived. “The response to Clementine’s closing has been overwhelming,” McLenithan told CVN. In the days following the announcement, he said he was averaging about four hours of sleep while working 16-hour days trying to keep the kitchen going. Reservations quickly filled

KARLSSON

After more than 50 years of serving home-cooked meals, generous portions and plenty of homemade pie, Clementine’s Steak House is closing its doors in Carpinteria. The longtime restaurant has been a local fixture for generations of diners and is remembered as much for its warm, familiar atmosphere as for its fried chicken, steaks and famous pies. The restaurant officially closes Sunday, Oct. 4. through the restaurant’s final weekend, to the point, he said, of being “almost overbooked.” And when Clementine’s says the kitchen has been busy, there’s a reason. “When we always said we did things from scratch, that means I do that,” McLenithan said.

A family tradition

Clementine’s opened in 1976, but the McLenithan family’s chapter began in 1982 when Lloyd’s mother, Irene McLenithan, took over the restaurant on April 30 — her 52nd birthday.

Sat. July 23 • 11am - 1pm

PRESENTS

Mariachi Estrellas Music Classes Clases de Música Guitar•Trumpet•Violin•Guitarrón•Vihuela•Vocals Guitarra• Trompeta •Violín•Guitarrón•Vihuela•Voz Carpinteria Middle School Wednesday/Miérc. @ 1:3O pm Aliso Elementary School Wednesday/Miérc. @ 3:OO pm Canalino Elementary School Tuesday/martes @ 2:45 pm

ENROLL/INSCRIBETE: 8O5-617-5929 LA CENTRA-SUMERLIN FOUNDATION

A 2007 Coastal View News business proﬁle described Irene as the mother of seven who had experience in food service and a love of large family gatherings. When she took over Clementine’s, Lloyd and his sister Esther joined her. “Clementine’s had a good name,” Irene told CVN at the time. “It was home cooking and that’s what we were about.” That philosophy never changed much. Lloyd became Clementine’s head chef, and the restaurant resisted the temptation to chase culinary trends. Fish and vegetables were brought in fresh, meats were cut in-house and soups and salad dressings were made in the kitchen. “We’re completely hands on,” Lloyd told CVN in 2007. “Nobody else does our job.” Consistency became part of the Clementine’s identity. Irene recalled customers returning to Carpinteria after years away and asking whether an old favorite was still on the menu. “They do appreciate the consistency,” she said. Irene died in August 2016, and Lloyd carried on the family tradition. A message on the restaurant’s current menu describes Clementine’s as his mother’s “home away from home” and says Lloyd continued her legacy by “pouring his heart and soul into every dish.”

Dinner — and don’t forget the pie

Clementine’s was never really about grabbing a quick bite. Dinner was dinner. The traditional full-course meal be-

came one of the restaurant’s signatures, with soup, salad, vegetables, potatoes or rice, bread and dessert accompanying the entree. Favorites through the years included fried chicken, prime rib, New York steak and filet mignon. And then there were the pies. In 2007, Clementine’s offered no fewer than 15 varieties. Lloyd explained at the time that including dessert was part of giving customers a complete meal. “You’d be hard pressed to find a restaurant that serves dessert with a meal,” he said. “We consider it a better value.” It was an old-fashioned approach that fit an old-fashioned restaurant — right down to the fresh flowers on the tables and the feeling that dinner should be an occasion rather than a transaction. That philosophy is still spelled out on Clementine’s menu today: “At Clementine’s, we welcome our guests as family and old friends.” Judging by the response to the closing announcement, plenty of customers took them at their word. McLenithan said it had long been common knowledge among regulars that his family did not own the property and “the clock was ticking.” Still, he said, “I completely underestimated the response.” There will be more to tell about Clementine’s after the ovens cool, the last plates are cleared and McLenithan finally gets some sleep. CVN plans to sit down with him in the coming weeks to look back at the restaurant’s history, its challenges, its blessings and the family behind a Carpinteria institution. For now, there are meals to cook. And, for a few more days, pie to choose.

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  15

Casitas Cleaners prepares to hang it up

Sunny and Jun Han ready for retirement after decades of cleaning Carpinteria’s clothes After more than three decades of pressing shirts, removing stains and caring for countless pieces of Carpinteria’s wardrobe, Sunny and Jun Han are getting ready to hang it up. Casitas Cleaners, a fixture in Casitas Plaza since 1985, will close its doors for good on Oct. 30, ending a 36-year chapter for the husband-and-wife team who have operated the business since 1989. For the Hans, however, the years behind the counter have been about much more than clothes. “The customers really love my wife,” Sunny said with a smile. And the feeling, it seems, is mutual. Sunny came to the United States from South Korea in 1986, settling in the Santa Barbara area. Three years later, he purchased Casitas Cleaners and returned to South Korea to bring back Jun and their young son. Once Jun arrived in Carpinteria, she said she never wanted to leave. Their daughter was later born in Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria became home. The couple raised their children here while building their business, and their customers watched the family grow up along the way. Sunny said those customers have been one of the greatest gifts of operating a business in a small town. After so many years, the people walking through the door weren’t simply customers. They became part of the rhythm of the Hans’ lives. Life, Sunny reflected, is about the people around you. Now, after more than 36 years in the same Casitas Plaza location, the couple has decided it is time for a change of clothes — and pace. An expiring lease, rising operating costs and the expense of maintaining aging dry-cleaning equipment all contributed to the decision, but retirement is also calling. Exactly what retirement will look like remains to be seen. Sunny is currently

far too busy closing the business to give it much thought. He does know he likes to travel, however, and he recently purchased new photography equipment that he hopes to put to good use once he finally has the time. Before the Hans can focus their lens on the next chapter, they have one rather large job left: reuniting Carpinterians with their clothes. Casitas Cleaners has stopped accepting new cleaning orders, and the couple is spending its remaining weeks trying to return thousands of garments still hanging in the shop — including some that have apparently been waiting a very long time for their owners. “We have so many clothes that customers have never picked up over the years,” Sunny said. “We have never thrown anything away.” That means 36 years of unclaimed clothing has accumulated, and the Hans aren’t quite sure what will become of everything still hanging around when Oct. 30 arrives. “We may have to donate it all,” Sunny said. Until then, Casitas Cleaners will remain open so customers can retrieve their belongings and, perhaps just as importantly, stop in to say goodbye to the couple who has spent more than three decades caring for Carpinteria’s clothes and getting to know the people wearing them. A sign now posted on the shop’s door sums up the Hans’ feelings. “After 36 wonderful years, we are sadly closing our doors,” it reads. “We are deeply grateful for your trust, loyalty, friendship and support.” The message ends not with a sales pitch or reminder about clothes waiting to be picked up, but with something more fitting for a family saying goodbye to the community that became its home: “May God bless you and your families.”

Heard the buzz? We want to hear it too!

After 36 years of cleaning clothes and building friendships in Carpinteria, Jun Han, left, and husband Sunny Han are preparing to retire and close Casitas Dry Cleaners in Casitas Plaza. The couple has operated the longtime business together since Sunny purchased it in 1989.

CASITAS DRY CLEANERS WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE

Openings, expansions, promotions or celebrations — send your Carpinteria Biz Buzz ideas to news@coastalview.com

After 36 wonderful years, we are sadly closing our doors. We are deeply grateful for your trust, loyalty, friendship, and support.

Do Your Employees Have a Retirement Savings Plan?

CLOTHING PICK-UP ONLY

As of January 1, 2026, California law requires EMPLOYER employers with one orALERT more employees to As of January 1, 2026, California retirement provide a retirement savings planplan forrequirements their now apply to employers with one or more employees who do not employees or qualify for an exemption. currently offer a qualified retirement program. AsWhether a result, many business owners are taking a fresh look at their company you’re reviewing your current 401(k), exploring retirement plans, overall costs, and employee benefits structure. retirement plan options, or simply looking for I’m currently offering a complimentary benchmark review for businesses interested inDebi evaluating existing 401(k) or personalized guidance, istheir here to help with retirement program against comparable companies and current complimentary retirement plan benchmark industry standards. local businesses. Inreviews many cases, for improvements or enhancements may be possible without changing your existing provider or replacing your current plan.

CALL DEBI STOKER TODAY Equally important, I believe business owners value having a direct relationship with someone accessible and responsive 805-879-4737 250 when questions or issues arise, not simply a call center or ext.

Through October 30, 2026

All items must be picked up by October 30.

Unclaimed items will be donated after October 31.

Thank you for being part of our journey. We will always cherish the memories.

generic service model.

There is no cost or obligation, simply an opportunity to review how your plan compares in today’s environment. Warm Regards, Debi Stoker 630-248-4042 “Securities and advisory services offered through Centaurus Financial Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and registered investment advisor. This is not anDEBI offer to STOKER sell securities, which may be done only after proper delivery of a prospectus and client suitability is reviewed and determined. Information relating to securities is intended for use by individuals residing in CA.” 3902 State St., Suite 101

Santa Barbara CA 93105 630-248-4042

Securities and advisory services offered through Centaurus Financial Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and registered investment advisor. This is not an offer to sell securities, which may be done only a er proper delivery of a prospectus and client suitability is reviewed and determined. Information relating to securities is intended for use by individuals residing in CA.

WITH GRATITUDE & LOVE, CASITAS DRY CLEANERS

May God bless you and your families.

nty

Santa

es her en by Polo uties.

icle /

about Sandd and ehicle . The

100

t not p was n posearch cated, meth. ions.

ed as f by a robaowed tainer felon pper in the anted rship

ehicle ed to nt. A was tolen, y the on the only a actual ulled he car, motel they, d for h and n will ained

Palm

regisation at his

playcords e was

16  Thursday, October 1, 2026Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California 20  Thursday, August 31, 2017

Halos Pitchforks

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

ON THE ROAD

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 Friends of the Library Bookstore, for cleaning and reorganizing the self-help section.

A reader sends a halo to the kind woman who lent her cell phone A reader a halo Burlene start for making the Carpinteria when thesends reader’s cartowouldn’t outside Albertsons onLumberSept. 21 A reader sends aahalo tovisit. the “Her generous person for paying for the yard Nursery area joy to outgoing personality (Southern and waited patiently a long time for AAA to answer. “A very sweet reader’s gas when she forgot her ATM card at the gas station. “I’m style), friendly conversation and plant knowledge make it a pleasure lady. Thank you.” chose the most expensive oil, I’d love to reimburse you, and tosorry visit Iand shop.” thank you. I’m deeply moved by your generosity.” A reader sends a halo to Miss Lisa, the new Aliso Elementary A reader sends a halo to Seanchildren and Dayna being wonderful neighbors and helping crossing guard who greets withfor kindness and keeps them safe every day. Aanother reader sends a halo tosituation. the 93013 Fund, Uncle Chen Restaurant the reader through frazzled mom “My kids run to the door when I say, ‘Time to go say good morning to Miss Lisa!’ A and Marybeth Carty for the surprise delivery of a delicious dinner complete with a testament to how quickly she has become part of the Aliso family!” fortune painted rock.person “Wonderful kindness quite a in thrill!” A readercookie, sends candy a halobar to and the anonymous who left a $100and donation the HELP of Carpinteria offi ce mail slot this past week. “Thank you for your kindness.” A reader sends a halo to Giovanni’s Pizza for always being willing to help our schools A reader sends a halo to the staff of Jack’s Bistro for staying open during Coout, from hosting fun preschool field trips to donating pizza to all the schools in vid-19. a smile noDaykas matter howalways busy. A great way to start the day.” A reader“Always sends a halo to his the Carpinteria. “Sean and staff are for awesome!”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 A reader sends a halo to Carpinteria Friendship Center. “Maria and her staff are at reader the Carpinteria Cemetery for theJohn Memorial Day program. A sends a halo to to Tami and atfamily Robitaille’s forrelieved their constant amazing! So welcoming all clients. Our was so to havesmiles a placeand for over-the-top customer service. “The wedding favors were loved by all and brought mom to go that was safe, fun and treats you like family.” reader sends a halo to Seattle those who acknowledge people with disabilities. “When aAbit of Carpinteria to the wedding!” you encounter a person in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, please smile and A reader sends a halo to Frank at Sav-On for always giving fast, friendsay hello sends to that person.” A to Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for ly,reader positive helpa halo to people getting prescriptions and vaccines. “He’s a terrific helping Kim’s Market. employee, as are all the staff. We’re lucky to have them here in Carpinteria.” A reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Beautiful lady picking up trash in a neighborhood sends near the beach. “Thank you! We need allThe theSpot. help we can get trash A “When the keeping roof-top flag A reader reader sends aa halo halo to to Kassandra Giovanni’sQuintero Pizza for at providing great, soft-serve ice cream picked up inand the lodged neighborhoods ongutter, the beach-side of the tracks.” was twisted in the rain Quintero jumped into action and climbed that doesn’t require one to take out a second mortgage on their house. up to the roof and untangled it so that it could wave freely. Way to show patriotism!” A reader sends a halo to Carpinterians who put out boxes in front of their homes A reader sends a halo to Casitas Dry Cleaners for caring for the reader’s clothes for full of surplus oranges, avocados, from“It their “Thankwedding, you for sharing your A reader sends to Emma andetc. Justin. wastrees. a wonderful great food, what feels like aahalo lifetime — working gal clothes and maternity wear into business abundance.”location and great people! It was moving and wonderful.” spectacular attire. “I wish them much peace and love in their next chapter. I will miss this precious small business.” A reader reader sends sends aa halo halo to to Nikki all the at beach community residents. “Thank you for A HEAT Culinary. “I went to my first class thisparking weekin front ofmy your home with your permit.” end with sister, who has been to four so far. I had the best time! Someone get this A reader sends a halo to the nice man who stopped his car and offered help when girl a TV show, she should be on the Food Network already.” a man tripped on a raised lip of the sidewalk in front of Robitaille’s. “No help was A reader sends a halo to Diana, a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior Lodge for nearly needed but not everyone would have stopped.” three years. A reader sends a halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the local vet for working to save the Rincon bear. a terrible shame A reader sends a halodiligently to the lovely people sittingBeach behind the“It’s reader at Delgado’s. Athese reader sendscent a halo to Tomhowever, Sweeney for goingwant out on Elm Avenue to lose one of magnifi creatures; I wouldn’t it to suffer to a “My toddler hurled my sunglasses at you. You were nothing but kind and underby the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks. miserable death.” standing. God bless.”

A reader sends a halo to Desiree, the new masseuse at The Gym Next Door. “She could have coasted through it, but she worked really hard to relieve my back pain. I never experienced such a great massage.”

CVN A reader sends a halo to whoever left a sign telling people to pickvisits up their dog-waste bags and stop leaving them on Casitas Pass Road. Kansas A reader sends a pitchfork to whoever has been leaving City bags of dog

waste on the ground along Casitas Pass Road. “Yes, it’s frustrating that Bob Richards the trash cans are gone, but is that really your best way of handling relaxes with his the situation?” copy of Coastal View News at the A reader sends a pitchfork to the person who hit the reader’s pickup Seville Fountain in front of the reader’s house and didn’t stop. “Shame on you, and I hope on the Counyou have karma insurance.” try Club Plaza in Kansas City. A reader sends a pitchfork to the bicycle events on Foothill Road. “Purposely host“I’m hankering ing huge rides that take up the whole road is irresponsible. There are countless bike for some tasty lanes that were put in with our tax dollars to avoid this problem.” KC BBQ before coming home A reader sends a pitchfork to the lifeguards braiding hair while swimmers are in the to Carpinteria,” pool. “Not professional!” Richards said. A reader sends a pitchfork to the employees of the newer businesses on the Carpinteria Bluffs. “Learn 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 just 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 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?”

GOING ON THE ROAD?

Snap a photo with your Coastal View News in hand and email it atopitchfork news@coastalview.com. Tell us about yourthe trip! A reader sends to the City of Carpinteria for letting bluffs turn into

an ever-increasing dirt parking lot. “That is not what the bluffs were purchased for. Post No Parking signs immediately!”

A reader pitchfork toSwing the new zones. the “no parkA reader sends a halo sends to Billaand Rosana forparking spending their“All Saturday taking A reader sends a halo to Ryan Reed for the wonderful job announcing Friday night’s A reader sends a pitchfork to the sheriff’s deputy using his radar gun the other ing/two hour”Football. signs just“We made people park in my Seventh photos for Junior Warriors appreciate all you doneighborhood. for our families, play- morning in front of city hall. “Why don’t you go by one of the schools and catch all football game. “His enthusiasm, warmth and energy made the evening even more ers and program. Youneighboring rock!” and the streets are a packed parking lot.” exciting for the players, families and fans. Ryan has a gift for bringing the whole the speeders there in morning, and keep our children safe while walking to school.” community into the game.” Areader readersends sendsaahalo pitchfork to thosefor who lied out on their and took scholarships A to DJ Hecktic coming earlyFAFSA Saturday morning to support away from kids who need it. Submit Halos and Pitchforks online at coastalview.com the Juniorsends Warriors. “Ittomade the kidsHigh so happy to hear you say their names—you’re A reader a halo Carpinteria School Principal Cornejo for being supaportive local celebrity to them!” of all school programs. “The job he does is much more complicated than just All submissions are subject to editing. & work!” Pitchforks online at coastalview.com. athletics.Submit Keep upHalos the great A reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby,are Superintendent schools, and Debra HerAll submissions subject toofediting. rick, directorA ofreader Boys & GirlsaClub, for removing the toxic Euphorbia re sticks from sends pitchfork to the rude lady driving a red fiChrysler. “You the pots and continuously landscape. honked your horn when it was not safe to make a right on found a small baggie containing a suspended. The manChill…This was cited, and the red. isn’t his Santahe Clarita.” vehicle was released to a licensed driver. white powdery substance underneath theyoung driver’s seat of hise-bike recently purchased A reader sends a pitchfork to the helmetless riders flying RECORDS • POSTERS • VINYL WALL vehicle. ART • THEMED APPAREL & MORE!the The man stated heillegal purchased 2:37 a.m. / Public / red throughIntoxication stop signs and lights at high speeds, making turns in vehicle three weeksinago but Bailard Avenue front of cars and performing dangerous wheelies traffi c. didn’t find Two men were contacted in a parked the small baggie until he’d removed the seat to fithe x the reclining mechatruck and botha were extremely intoxiA reader sends pitchfork to the city for notdriver’s washing down chalk art at the Seal nism. The incident was documented, and cated with open containers of alcohol Fountain. “It looks terrible. With Avocado Festival coming up, it’s quite the eyesore. the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara observed in the vehicle. One man was That chalk has been there for months.” Offi•ce805-318-55O6 property for destruction. not being the most cooperative, but Carpinteria once Sheriff’s Avenue 5285 he was convinced to exit the vehicle, Mon-Sat:a 10am-8pm • Sun: 10am-4pm pat down search of his person was con- Saturday, May 23 ducted. Deputies located a collapsible 5:49 a.m. / Domestic Violence / baton in the man’s front waistband. He 4100 block Via Real was cited and both were released to a Deputies responded to a motel on Via sober friend. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Real for a report of a domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, a deputy conFriday, May 22 tacted a manRecommended and woman in the parking Walk-Ins Welcome • Appointments lot. After contacting both subjects, there 7:41 a.m. / Theft / 5500 block Calle were visible injuries on both parties. Due Arena HIGH: 85 HIGH: 88 HIGH: 87 HIGH: 86 HIGH: 88 HIGH: 90 HIGH: 79 LOW: 70 LOW: 71 LOW: 71 LOW: 70 LOW: 70 LOW: 72 LOW: 65 Deputies responded after a woman re- to conflicting statements regarding their altercation and obvious injuries, ported her residence was burglarized the mutual  Body Massage prior night. The woman stated a cartoon both parties were arrested for corporal SUNDAY includes a spouse. Hot Stone of almond milk and tools were taken from injury on Sunrise: 6:54am • Sunset: 6:37pm her garage. She told the reporting deputy or Massage Salt Bag that the tools belonged to her daughter’s 10:36 a.m. / Hit and Run / Cameo boyfriend. The deputy attempted to con- and Casitas Pass roads  Chinese Herbal or a of a tact the man via telephone multiple times Deputies responded to a report with no response. The woman stated her black sedan crashing into aSoak parked water Rose & Milk Need help with QuickBooks? garage door was unlocked during the truck. While en route, it was also reported for Foot Massage night and is in the process of getting a the male subject driving the sedan fled Computer set ups, training and troubleshooting. new lock. She did not have any suspect the scene on foot. Upon arrival, deputies As low as $50. per hour information at the time. The incident was observed the sedan abandoned in the 4850 A CARPINTERIA AVE. documented, and patrol will follow-up middle Cameo Road with major damSenior Discounts Friendly local service Behind Rockwell Cleaners for further details of the stolen items. age to the front right passenger wheel

MURPHY’S

VINYL SHACK

Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com Submissions subject to editing.

CARPINTERIA’S ONLY PRINT SHOP

HARU MASSAGE & SPA JUST DOWN THE DRIVEWAY! (805) 576-6886

SURF & TIDES

Windows 10 Phobia?

901-B Linden Ave

805.684.0013

2:07 p.m.ROCKPRINT.COM / Found Drugs / 6000 block Jacaranda Way

On time as promised!

A man was contacted after reporting

OPEN DAILY

10 am -See 9:30RECAP pm

continued on page 22 LIC# 95720

PAULA EVANS CONSULTING (805) 895-0549 PC.PAULA@VERIZON.NET

WELCOME TO AVOFEST 2026

Welcome to the 40th California Avocado Festival! For four decades, we’ve brought our community together to celebrate Carpinteria’s Avocado heritage, culture, local businesses, non-profits, music, and everything that makes Carp, Carp! Be sure to visit the Bliss Family Expo Tent, shop our vendors, support local nonprofits, take a spin on the Ferris Wheel presented by Endwell Hospitality, and enjo y four stages of live music, including the Youth Stage presented ell Hospitality enjoy by the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation and Roll N Rock 805. Don’t miss Festival favorites like the Opening Ceremonies at 5:30pm Friday, y, Str ong Arm Contest at 12pm Saturday, y, y y Strong and Guacamole Contest at 11:30am Sunday. New this year is the AvoFest Costume Contest at 1:20pm Saturday. And remember, emember, A voFest Gives Back! Each year, ear, w e provide local non-profits with discounted spaces and resources emember ear AvoFest we to raise thousands of dollars for our local organizations. Thank you for helping us celebrate 40 years of Peace, Love & Guacamole — California Avocado Festival Board of Directors

FESTIVAL MAP

ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP

AVOFEST GIVES BACK Each year AvoFest gives back more than $20,000 to local non-profits including the Carpinteria Education Foundation and the Future Farmers of America. If you see a donation bin around the festival join us in supporting these wonderful youth organizations!

WANT TO SUPPORT AVOFEST? You can support AvoFest and the Non-Profit Grant Program by donating to the festival. Use the QR code to the left or any you see around the festival. All proceeds go to the Carpinteria Education Foundation, Future Farmers of America and more local groups!

EXPO TENT - PRESENTED BY THE BLISS FAMILY The Expo Tent is one of the most meaningful spaces at the festival, thanks to the generosity of our Presenting ting Sponsor, Sponsor the Bliss Family. This hub celebrates Carpinteria’s avocado heritage while raising funds for the next generation of agricultural leaders. Inside the Expo T Tentt you’ll Ten y find: Exhibits from FFA and Women in Agriculture Interactive displays on avocado history and education Avocado trees available for purchase Guacamole Contest Winner Cooking Kits to recreate award-winning recipes at home Every dollar raised goes directly back to the FFA—supporting local youth outh and the future of agriculture.

FERRIS WHEEL - PRESENTED BY ENDWELL NDWELL H HOSPITALITY Kids Under 5 Ride Free thanks to Endwell Hospitality! Enjoy the ocean air and festival views from the Ferris Wheel, a favorite California Avocado Festival tradition. For the second year, ear Endwell Hospitality, the new owners of The Palms, are ear, sponsoring the Ferris Wheel and supporting the Carpinteria community. Thanks to their sponsorship, kids under 5 ride free! Bring the family and enjoy the view!

YOUTH STAGE PRESENTED BY SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION The California Avocado Festival Youth Stage is back for its 3rd year, ear, thanks tto o the ear Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation! Produced by Roll N Rock 805, the Youth Stage gives local youth bands, singers and performers their moment in the spotlight. Don’t miss the Glowcado Grove, a youth dance party presented by the Boys & Girls Club from 6 to 7 PM on Saturday. All ages and kids are welcome. Bring y your glo glowsticks w wsticks and come dance!

FOOD AT THE FEST Carpinteria Lions Club Tri-Tip Tri-T ri- ip Sandwiches topped with Guacamole ri-T Carpinteria Cheerleaders’ Famous Guacamole Avocado Ice Cream - Rori’s Ice Cream Avocado Egg Rolls and Deep Fried Avocados Avocado Sushi Burrito Avocado Boba and Avocado Brownies Avocado Shaved Ice Toppings Bacon-Wrapped Avocado Hot Dogs Empanadas with Avocado Mojo Sauce Pupusas, Tacos and Taquitos with Guacamole

OP OPENING CEREMONY HONORING CECILIO & MARY MARQUEZ HO We’re We e’re proud to have Cecilio and Mary Marquez of Rancho Santa Cecilia as our Honorary Chairs, celebrating their longstanding connection to the local Honor community and the Avocado A Festival. Family-owned Family amily-owned and operated in the beautiful Carpinteria foothills for 20 years, Rancho Santa San Cecelia is dedicated to sustainable farming and growing exceptional ceptional local pr produce. They grow many varieties of avocados—including Reed Hass, Bacon, Fuerte,, McArthur Hass McArthur, R eed & Zutano—along with delicious exotic fruits grown gro own in the Carpinteria foothills. We are so excited to have them be our Honorary Chairs. Honor Come join us in honoring them Friday at 5:30PM at the Seal Stage.

JOIN THE AVOFEST FUN

AUCTION FOR THE CARPINTERIA HIGH SCHOOL FFA Don’t miss the Future Farmers of America Auction, featuring avocado trees, the Festival’s largest avocados, and other special AvoFest surprises! Come bid, support local FFA students, and take Tent. home a one-of-a-kind piece of the Festival. Sunday at 12pm noon in the Grotto oT Ten t.

THANK YOU TO OUR AVOFEST SPONSORS

Big thanks to the businesses and community partners who make AvoFest possible. Show them some love! Visit their businesses, support their services and keep that community spirit going all year long.

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  21

944 Linden Ave | Carpinteria | pacifichealthfoods.com | 805-684-2115

your local, organic market

AVO FEST IS HERE

Upcoming store events

10/2 - 10/4 - Avo Fest (store closed on Sunday) 10/7- Boucher Wines demo 3-6pm 10/15 Ear Seeding with Frie Spirit

Store Hours: MON- SAT 7AM -7PM Connect with us! @pacifichealthfoods View our menu at pacifichealthfoods.com

View our menu online Scan to view!

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

22  Thursday, October 1, 2026

ALCAZAR THE-

RETURN TO THE ALCAZAR

(FORMERLY PLAZA PLAYHOUSE THEATER) 2018 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

CVN

ARTCETERA COMPILED BY TRACY MARCYNZSYN | COURTESY PHOTOS

ALCAZAR THEATRE (FORMERLY PLAZA PLAYHOUSE THEATER)

VISIT WWW.THEALCAZAR.ORG TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING,MISSOURI Sunday, February 18th • $7

3 PM

7 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

PM “Film & Concert: Patti Zlaket with Leland

WONDER

COCO Saturday, March 3rd • $7

2PM

SOMETHING THIS WAY MAGIC

Saturday, February 24th • $20

Sklar” plays at the Alcazar Theatre Oct. 16

Patti Zlaket tells the story of how she returned to the stage in “Film & Concert: Patti Zlaket with Leland Sklar,” on Friday, Oct. 16 at the Alcazar Theatre. SPECIALS GUESTS: HOPE AND JUSTIN Zlaket recently released her first new album in 20 years “Dance Again.” According to a press release from the Alcazar Theatre, Zlaket was inspired to reconnect with her music after watching the film “The Immediate Family.” The film was made by filmmaker Denny Tedesco and follows four legendary session musicians: Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel and Waddy Wachtel. Friday’s event will begin with a screening of “The Immediate Family,” followed by a live performance featuring Zlaket and Sklar. Tedesco and Sklar will also join the STARRING: JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON AND JACOB audience TREMBLAY for a Q&A and a meet-and-greet with the artists. The show begins at 6:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5:45 p.m. VIP tickets are $40 for seats in the first three center rows and include a drink ticket. Reserved tickets are $25. Tickets are available at thealcazar.org. The Alcazar Theatre is located at 4916 Carpinteria Ave.

Sunday, February 25th • $7

Lucinda Lane plays at Piano TICKETS AVAILABLE AT LAUGHING BUDDHA THRIFT AND MURPHY’S VINYL SHACK Kitchen Oct. 10 Santa Barbara band Lucinda ALCAZAR THEATRE thealcazar.org DISNEY/PIXAR'S STUNNINGLY ANIMATED TRIBUTE TO FAMILY AND CULTURE

Lane will bring its “Summer is

4916 Carpinteria Ave. Over” Carpinteria CA 4916 Carpinteria Ave. Tour to Piano Kitchen 805.684.6380 | inthealcazar.org Carpinteria Saturday, Oct. Downtown Carpinteria

10, at 7 p.m. The self-described “IndieBossaJazzTwang” outfit features singer Nicole Levof and guitarist/songwriter Joe Woodard. The duo will be joined by Connolly, drummer David Garske, Phil Rodriguez on trumpet, Bill Flores on pedal steel as well as TBA musicians. Tickets are $20. Piano Kitchen is located at 4185 Carpinteria Ave., Unit 3.

Carpinteria Community Theatre, dba Alcazar Theatre, is a non-profit organization 501(c) (3) | Tax ID # 95-3565433

FRIDAY OCT. 14 Family Friday Night Movie

E.T.

40th Anniversary

7pm • Adult $10 Child $5

EVERY TUESDAY IMPROV CLASSES 7pm • $10

ALCAZAR THE-

SATURDAY OCT. 22 RN TO THE ALCAZAR Live Game Show

(FORMERLY PLAZA PLAYHOUSE THEATER) CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DUDE! YOU’RE MAKING A SCENE

3pm • Adults $15 ZAR THEATRE 14 and under $10

LAZA PLAYHOUSE THEATER)

W.THEALCAZAR.ORG TO R SUPPORT!

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

Movie ILLBOARDS COCO PM EBBING,MISSOURI 2pm • Adults $10

ebruary 18th • $7 12 and under Free Admission 7 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

& Free Popcorn

8 PM

ING THIS GIC

FRIDAY OCT. 28

February 24th • $20 Family Friday Night Movie SPECIALS GUESTS: HOPE AND JUSTIN

HOCUS POCUS 7pm • Adult $10 Child $5

PM 3 SATURDAY, OCT. 29

ebruary 25th • $7

RING: JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON AND JACOB TREMBLAY Movie

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW March 3rd • $7 Two Screenings 7pm & Midnight EY/PIXAR'S STUNNINGLY ANIMATED TRIBUTE TO FAMILY AND CULTURE Tickets: $15 Prop Bags: $5 AVAILABLE AT LAUGHING BUDDHA THRIFT AND•MURPHY’S VINYL SHACK

2PM

ALCAZAR THEATRE

4916 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria CA 805.684.6380 | thealcazar.org Carpinteria Community Theatre, dba Alcazar Theatre, is a non-profit organization 501(c) (3) | Tax ID # 95-3565433

Lucinda Lane performs songs from their debut album, “Summer is Over,” Oct. 10.

MACDUFF EVERTON

Email your arts and events news to news@coastalview.com

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  23

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

24  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

CALENDAR

Thursday, Oct. 1

AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball Play 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 Bellas Artes Free Arts & Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. — noon. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789 Community Food Pantry Carpinteria Children’s Project, 5201 Eighth St. 1-4 p.m. foodbanksbc.org, (805) 967-5741 Dungeons & Dragons Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30-5:15 p.m. For ages 12-17. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Architectural Review Board Meeting City Hall, Council Meeting Room, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. (805) 684-5405 AgeWell Senior Program: Men Aging Well Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 5:30-7 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Live Music: Camp Carpus Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6-9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Sunday, Oct. 4

Arts & Crafts Faire Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789 California Avocado Festival downtown on Linden Avenue between Carpinteria Avenue and Sixth Street. 11 a.m. — 6 p.m. avofest.org Live Music: The Chillz 5049 Sixth St. 1-4 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Monday, Oct. 5

AgeWell Senior Program: Qigong Movement Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Free Arts & Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. — noon. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789 Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1011:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 AgeWell Senior Program: Mindful Meditation Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:451:45 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Community Food Pantry Carpinteria Children’s Project, 5201 Eighth St. 1-4 p.m. foodbanksbc.org, (805) 967-5741 California Avocado Festival downtown on Linden Avenue between Carpinteria Avenue and Sixth Street. 1-11 p.m. avofest.org Carpinteria Seniors Inc.: Meeting Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito St. 1:30 p.m. For ages 55+. carpsandy@gmail.com Teen Advisory Board Biweekly Meeting Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:10-5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Peace Corner Vigil Carpinteria and Linden avenues, 5-6 p.m. carpindivisible@gmail.com Live Music: SB 1200 Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6-9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10-10:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 AgeWell Senior Program: Music Monday Sing Along Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30-11:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Monday Mahjong All levels of play. 1 p.m. (805) 729-1310 Community Food Pantry Carpinteria Children’s Project, 5201 Eighth St. 1-4 p.m. foodbanksbc.org, (805) 967-5741 AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Games Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1:302:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 AgeWell Senior Program: Floor Stretch Yoga Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 3-4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Library Advisory Committee Meeting Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Carpinteria Book Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4-5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Mahjong Monday with Carp Sunsets & Tiles group Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 5:30-7:30 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, RSVP to (805) 540-9952 Planning Commission Meeting City Hall, Council Chambers, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. carpinteria.ca.gov, (805) 684-5405 Let’s Get Knit & Crochet 5049 Sixth St. 5:30-7:30 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Saturday, Oct. 3

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Friday, Oct. 2

Email your arts and events news to news@coastalview.com

— 10 p.m. avofest.org Hispanic Heritage Month: Imagine Pro Wrestling Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-4 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Carp Mahjong Club Open Play SPARK 45, 4670 Carpinteria Ave. 1:303:30 p.m. $20 drop-in/$15 member/$20 drop-in. Signup at spark45.com or text (805) 275-3000 Live Music: Traveling Hurtados noon-3 p.m. Mestizo 3-5 p.m. The New Vibe 6-9 p.m. Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. islandbrewingcompany. com, (805) 745-8272

St. Francis Day: A Celebration of Creation and the Blessing of the Animals St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave. 9-10 a.m. (805) 684-2181 Docent Tour: Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park Meet at park sign on Ash Avenue near Sandyland. 10 a.m. (805) 684-8077 Carpinteria Salt Marsh Weed Day Meet at middle entrance with stairs off Ash Avenue. 10 a.m. — noon, carp_parks@ yahoo.com Arts & Crafts Faire Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789 California Avocado Festival downtown on Linden Avenue between Carpinteria Avenue and Sixth Street. 11 a.m.

AgeWell Senior Program: Walking Club Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279 Carpinteria Writers’ Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. — noon. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314 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 AgeWell Senior Program: Bridge Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 • PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428 Carpinteria Songwriters Circle Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4-5:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 Carpinteria Sanitary District Board Meeting District Boardroom, 5300 Sixth St. 5:30 p.m. carpsan.com, (805) 6847214 Al-Anon Meeting Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place. 6:30 p.m. alanonsantabarbara.org Casket Empty: Carpinteria Community Church 1111 Vallecito Road. 6:30-8 p.m. carpinteriacommunitychurch.org, (805) 684-2211 Class: Carpinteria Improv The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. $10 general admission, thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Wednesday, Oct. 7

AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball for Beginners Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8-10 a.m. agewell@

carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 VE E! AgeWell Senior Program: CarpinSA DAT teria Men’s Coffee Club Veterans E TH Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 8:30-9:30 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Babies are the Best Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9-10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314 AgeWell Senior Program: Creative Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Art Veterans Memorial Building Rec Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8815050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 1279 Carpinteria Knit & Crochet Group FRI: DISFRUTA 3-8 PM Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1-3 p.m. carpinterialiLUNCH SAT: & DINNER MENU ALLCHEF, DAY 12 PM SHRIMP VS. brary.org, (805) 684-4314 FULL BAR • BIG SCREEN TVS PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board Meeting City Hall, Council Chambers, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. carpﬁre.com, (805) 684-4591

Hopper was previously the Scripps Institution of Oceanog in January 2025. Hopper Thursday, October 1, 2026  25outlin becoming the Central Coast co and providing “an experience The Santa Barbara5:30 Zoo AM is loD

FRESH T

Breakast B Submit your& P Saturday, October 24 • Noon - 2pm Donuts

18 TAPS, FREE SMILES Carpinteria Veterans Memorial HallPremium C & MANY FRIENDS 941YOU! Walnut Avenue WAITING LUNCH TO GO 684Bagelnet.com forFOR Restaurant menu

Coasta

LINDEN AVE AT 9TH

FOOD…

CVN

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

Coasta

RESERVE YOUR SPA

MUSIC…

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 • PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

FRI: GORDON CROWL UKULELE, 6-9 PM

Taste of the Town Coa COURT FOOD COU FOOD CVN CVN

CVN

Family Friendly Locally Owned SAT: SKA DADDYZ, 6-9 PM

Call 684.442 or email news coastalview.co

SUN: SANTA BARBABRA TROMBONE SOCIETY, 5-6, HOLIDAY SING ALONG, 6-8 PM

FOOD COURT . Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm CarpinteriaCarpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu 6:30am-3pm

Where Carpinteria Eats, Drinks & Gathers 805-745-8272 Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM

LUNCH & DINNER MENU ALL DA FULL BAR • BIG SCREEN TVS

5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1

5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 IslandBrewingCompany.com HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 • PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

AM DAILY CVN5:305:30 FRESH TO GO AM DAILY

IT’S TAMALE TIME, PLACE ORDERS NOW! TAMALE TIME, BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996IT’S PLACE ORDERS NOW! PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

I RESERVE PL U ncle C h YOUR SPACE c a r p i n t e r i a， c a l i f o r n i a 我

Coa FOOD COU 5:30 AM DAILY DINE IN OR TAKE OUT FRESH TO GO DINE IN OR TAKE OUTBurritos Breakast

DINE IN OR TAKE OUT BreakastTOBurritos SZECHUAN & FRESH GO Donuts & Pastries Fall Soups! Pozole • Meatball • Chicken • Beef • Shrimp • Birria Breakast Burritos Donuts Pastries Fall Soups! PozoleMANDARINE • Meatball • Chicken • Beef • ShrimpCUISI • Birria Boba Horchata! Yazmin Milk Tea • Taro Boba&• Th ai Tea Boba Premium Coffees Fall Soups! Donuts &SMILES Pastries 18 TAPS, FREE Pozole • Meatball • Chicken • Beef • Shrimp • Birria

Call

805.684.4428

18 TAPS, FREE SMILES Boba Horchata! Yazmin Milk Tea • Taro Boba • Thai Tea Boba Premium Coffees Mangoneada Also…Chile Rellenos • Molé • Tortas • Burritos 18 TAPS, FREE SMILES & MANY FRIENDS Boba Horchata! Yazmin Milk Tea • Taro Boba • Thai Tea Boba Premium Coffees Mangoneada Also…Chile Rellenos • Molé • Tortas • Burritos Family Friendly Locally Ow Groceries • Shrimp Cocktail • Fish & Shrimp Tacos • Champurrado! VEGETARIAN SPECIAL & MANY FRIENDS Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Mangoneada Also…Chile Rellenos • Molé • Tortas • Burritos Groceries • Shrimp Cocktail • Fish & Shrimp Tacos • Champurrado! & MANY FRIENDS Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm WAITING FOR YOU! BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm or email LUNCH TO GO 684-4981 Groceries • Shrimp Cocktail • Fish & Shrimp Tacos • Champurrado! Bagelnet.com for Restaurant Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun.menu 6:30am-3pm WAITING YOU! BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER LUNCH TO Bagelnet.com forGO Restaurant menu Bagelnet.com forFOR Restaurant menu WAITING FOR YOU! BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER 4795 CARPINTERIA AVE. •684-4981 805-684-2212 LUNCH TO GO 684-4981 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu LINDEN AVE AT 9TH ST 4795 CARPINTERIA AVE. • 805-684-2212 5050LINDEN Carpinteria Avenue • AT 805.566.1558 1 FOOD… news@coastalview.com OPEN DAILY 7:30am-8:30pm •9TH CLOSEDext. SUNDAYS 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 AVE ST 4795 CARPINTERIA AVE. • 805-684-2212 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 FOOD… OPEN DAILY 7:30am-8:30pm • CLOSED SUNDAYS LINDEN AVE AT 9TH ST FOOD… OPEN DAILY 7:30am-8:30pm • CLOSED SUNDAYS FRI: DISFRUTA 3-8 PM

SA PIZZA SPAGHETTI PIZZA S SP RESERVE PIZZA S RESERVE SAN PIZZA SPAGHETTI RESERVE MUSIC… Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm YOUR SPACE DEAL DEAL FRI: GORDON CROWL DAYS YOUR SPACE forDEAL Restaurant menu YOUR SPACE Bagelnet.com TUESDAY DAYS THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 P UKULELE, 6-9 PM WITH THIS AD $2 OFF EVERY TUES. & WED. ANY

FRI: DISFRUTA 3-8 PM LUNCH SAT: & DINNER MENU ALLCHEF, DAY FRI: DISFRUTA 3-8 PM MADE TO ORDER BEST BAGELS 1996LUNCH BEST&BAGELS SINCE 1996 • PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 SHRIMP VS. 12SINCE PM DINNER MENU ALLCHEF, DAY BEST BAGELS 1996 SAT: SHRIMP VS. 12SINCE PM LUNCH &BAR DINNER ALLCHEF, DAY FULLSAT: • BIGMENU SCREEN TVS BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 FULL BAR PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 SHRIMP VS. 12 PM YOUR WAY! • BIG SCREEN TVS PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 FULL BAR • BIG SCREEN TVS PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

MUSIC… MUSIC…

Delivery & Take

unclechen • carpinteria.co 1025 CASITAS PASS $ 566-3334 $9

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

FRI: GORDON CROWL FRI: UKULELE, GORDON6-9 CROWL PM UKULELE, 6-9 PM Family Friendly WITH THIS AD 5050 Carpinteria Avenue 805.566.1558 ext. 1 WITH THISANY AD Family Friendly HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM Family Friendly EVERY TUES. & WED. $2• OFF GET OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU Locally Owned SAT: SKA DADDYZ, 6-9 PM SAT: SKA DADDYZ, 6-9 PM $2 OFF ANY SAT: SKA DADDYZ, 6-9 PM Locally Owned PIZZAOR ANY SIZE $2 OFF ANY GET OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU Locally Owned $2 PER SAUSAGE MEATBALL PIZZA & SIZE SUN: SANTA BARBABRA Try ourSANTA BARBABRA PIZZA &SALAD SIZE $2 PER$2 SAUSAGE OR MEATBALL PIZZA & SIZEan SUN: SUN: SANTA BARBABRA THIS AD FORWITH GARDEN d GLUTEN FREE 12” PIZZA $14.95 TROMBONE SOCIETY, 5-6, THANK YOU FOR $2 FOR GARDEN SALAD Quesa Birria! GLUTEN FREE 12” PIZZA $14.95 TROMBONE SOCIETY, 5-6, PAST GLUTEN FREE 12” PIZZA CH $14.95 TROMBONE SOCIETY, 5-6, AMPURRADO SOUPS ARE HERE! PASTRAM MEAT SAUCE HOLIDAY SING ALONG, 6-8 PM SLICE& &SALAD SALADSPECIAL SPECIAL$6.25 to$6.25 warm you up SLICE •&SALAD • SODA for $9 CHICKEN CHICK HOLIDAY SING ALONG, 6-8 PM SLICE SLICE SALAD SPECIAL $6.25 MEAT SAUCE OROR Champurrado • Pozole • Meatball • Chicken SUPPORTING LIVE HOLIDAY SING ALONG, 6-8 PM Adobada • Marinated Beefhomemade • Asadacorn tortillas MARINARA GETOUR OURHOMEMADE HOMEMADETIRAMISU TIRAMISU Beef • Shrimp • Birria… with $1 MARINARA GET OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU GET Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Beef • Carnitas • • Fried Pork • Pollo Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm $1GET FO Also…Chile Rellenos Molé • Tortas • Burritos • Groceries MUSIC IN CARPINTERIA Carpinteria• Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Chicken OPEN 11AM DAILY Cachete •forCheek • Cabeza 805-745-8272 Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu Bagelnet.com Restaurant menu GET OU OPEN Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 OPEN OPEN 11AM DAILY 805-745-8272 805-745-8272 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner LUNCH & DINNER MENU ALL DAY LUNCH & DINNER MENU ALL DAY Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu TUESDAYTHRU THRUSUNDAY SUNDAY 11:30—9 4795 CARPINTERIA FREE PIZZA DELIVERY CORNER OF CARPINTERIA & LINDEN LUNCH & DINNER DINNER MENU ALLDAY DAYext. 1 LUNCH &PIZZA DINNER MENU ALL:DAY LUNCH &Carpinteria DINNER MENU DAY & MENU ALL 684 FREE PIZZA DELIVERY TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM AVE. TUESDAY 11:30—9 PMPM CO 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 5050 Avenue •ALL 805.566.1558 ext. 1 CO CORNER OF CARPINTERIA & LINDEN 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 FOOD TRUCKS 684-8 IslandBrewingCompany.com FREE DELIVERY FREE PIZZA DELIVERY 751 LINDEN AVE. • 805-566-6546 Order to goSCREEN 1-805-684-2212 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext.SUNDAYS 1 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 FULL BAR BIG SCREEN TVS FULL BAR •BIG BIG SCREEN TVS IslandBrewingCompany.com IslandBrewingCompany.com OPEN DAILY 7:30am-8:30pm • CLOSED NOT VALID WITH DELIVERY CORN HAPPY HOUR2:30—5:30 2:30—5:30 CORNER OF & TVS LINDEN BAR SCREEN TVS FULL BAR • BIG SCREEN TVS FULL BAR •• BIG SCREEN TVS FULL BAR ••CARPINTERIA BIG CORNER OFOF CARPINTERIA LINDEN N NOT VALID WITH DELIVERY CORNER HAPPY HOUR PMPM HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM CORNER OF CARPINTERIA & LINDEN CORNER CARPINTERIA &&LINDEN

Call684.4428 684.4428 Call oremail emailnews@ news@ or coastalview.com coastalview.com

HOME STYLE BARBEQUE

Call 684.4428 HAPPY 40TH or email news@ $ BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 $ 684-8288 AVOFEST coastalview.com 684-8288 684-8288 684-8288 684-8288 684-8288

ncleCChen hen SANDWICH UUncle PIZZA SPAGHETTI Uncle Chen $10/SM $12/LG SZECHUAN SZECHUAN && SPECIAL SZECHUAN & DEAL MANDARINE MANDARINECUISINE CUISINE MANDARINE CUISINE

Grilled Half Chicken • Rice • Beans Guacamole • Salsa Bar Homemade Corn Tortillas BAGELSSINCE SINCE19961996 BESTBESTBAGELS

PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 To Go: 805-684-2212 or Patio Dining Menudo on Saturday & Sunday 4795 Carpinteria Ave.

BEST BAGELS BAGELSSINCE SINCE1996 1996 BEST

PRE-ORDERbagels bagels805-319-0155 805-319-0155 PRE-ORDER

i a， a我 c ac rapr ipni tnetrei ra， c aclai lf iofronrinai我愛愛吃吃飯飯

Downtown at Holly Open daily 8am - 8pm

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

c a r p i n t e r i a， c a l i PRE-ORDER f o r n ibagels a 我805-319-0155 愛吃飯

FOOD TRUCKS:

$ $ PIZ

FRI: DISFRUTA, 3-8 PM THURS/FRIDAY: DISFRUTA SAT: SHRIMP VS. CHEF, SAT: SB FOOD CONNECTION LUNCH & DINNER MENU ALL DAY12:00 SUN: QCONNECTION BBQ, FULL BARGEEZY’S • SCREEN TVS 12:00 SUN: SBBIG FOOD THARIO’s

THARIO’s LIVE MUSIC: Kitchen Kitchen

$2 O

PIZZA WITH SLICE • SALAD • SOD GOOD VIBES 684-8288 AT ALLFREE TIMES! PIZZA DELIV LIVE MUSIC:

FRI: JOEL SHAFFER, 5-8 PM THURS: CAMP CARP6-9 6-9PM PM SAT: JAYDEN SECOR, DINNER && DINNER DIN FOR ATIES Family Family Friendly Locally Owned Family Friendly Locally Owned Family Friendly Locally Owned Family Friendly Locally Owned TIES VEGETARIAN SPECIAL Friendly Locally Owned VEGETARIAN SPECIAL Family Friendly Locally Owned Friendly SHOW TIESFamilySUN: VEGETARIAN SPECIAL SHOW FRIDAY: SB1200 6-9 PM SH NATALIE & LINDSAY, 2-5 PM Locally Owned GARDEN OR ANY PIZZA Friday JulyJuly 7 7 Friday Frida SAT: TRAVELING HURTADOS 12-3 $30$30 per person per person WITH THIS AD $30 p CESAR SALAD MESTIZO 3-5 PM, NEW VIBE 6-9 HAPPY HOUR HAPPY HOUR PASTRAMI • MEAT BALL • TORPEDO HAPP TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY ONLY GLUTEN FREE 12” PIZZA $22 unclechen unclechen• carpinteria.com • carpinteria.com - Fri. 3-53-5 pmpm unclechen • carpinteria.com Wed. - Fri. CHICKEN PARMA • EGGPLANT PARMA Wed. Wed. SUN: THE CHILLZ 1-4 PM SLICE•SALAD•SODA SPECIAL $10 1025 CASITAS PASS RD 1025 CASITAS PASS RD Book your Table $1 FOR BEEF MEAT SAUCE OR MARINARA 1025 CASITAS PASS RD + OR PASTRAMI Book your Table Book Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria •Sat.-Sun. 805-684-2209 566-3334 CarpinteriaMon.-Fri. Mon.-Fri.6:30am-2pm 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun.6:30am-3pm 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm • 805-684-2209 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm 3807 805-6 566-3334 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria Mon.-Fri.566-3334 Santa Claus Ln. Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu 805-745-8272 Bagelnet.com for menu TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY PM TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM CORNER OF CARPINTERIA 805-745-8272 3807 Santa Claus Ln. 3807 Sa Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu Bagelnet.com for11:30—9 Restaurant menu Bagelnet.com forRestaurant Restaurant menu Carpinteria TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM TUESDAY SUNDAY 11:30—9 Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu LUN Carpinteria TUESDAY THRU THRU SUNDAY 11:30—9 PM PM Ca 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM HAPPY HOURAvenue 2:30—5:30 PM 5205 AVE ISLANDBREWINGCOMPANY.COM 5205 CARPINTERIA AVE 5050CARPINTERIA Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 5050 Carpinteria • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 5205 CARPINTERIA AVE Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1 ISLANDBREWINGCOMPANY.COM HAPPY HOUR Avenue 2:30—5:30 PM HAPPY HOUR2:30—5:30 2:30—5:30 PM HAPPY HOUR PM HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM 5050 Carpinteria • 805.566.1558 ext.5050 1 F

$ 2 OFF

684-8288

FRESH MEXICAN GUAC FOOD & BAKERY BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 &Breakfast CHIPS! BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 Burritos • Chilaquiles

Delivery Delivery&&Take TakeOut Out

7684-8288

$2 PER SAUSAGE OR MEATBALL

Tacos • Tortas Tortas • Hamburgers • Burritos$2 •FOR Groceries GARDEN SALAD Tamales

Breakfast All Day • Lunch • Dinner

FULL MENU ORDER TOGO 1-805-684-2212

WE BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996 BEST BAGELSbagels SINCE805-319-0155 1996 PRE-ORDER DELIVEREVERYPRE-ORDER TUES.bagels & WED. 805-319-0155

Summerland & Carpinteria 805-684-2209 3807 Santa Claus Lane Carpinteria

4795 CARPINTERIA AVE.

Eat in - Take Out

OPEN DAILY 7:30am-8pm • CLOSED SUNDAYS

Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm Mon-Sat 5:30am-8pm Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu 6:30am-3pm Sunday 6:30am-3pm Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. 5050 Carpinteria Avenue 805.566.1558 ext. 1 Bagelnet.com for•Restaurant Next tomenu the

Alcazar Theatre 49125050 CARP CarpinteriaAVE Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

684-8288

3807 Santa Claus Lane in Carp

HAPPY HOUR 2:30—5:30 PM

Conchas • Crossiants • Cafe de Olla PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 GETTacos OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU Birria Ramen • Fish & Shrimp

PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 Shrimp Burritos • Shrimp Cocktail Champurrado Chile Relleno Soup • 7 Types of Soup

Delivery & Take Out

THARIO’s Carpinteria Mon.-Fri. Mon.-Fri. Carpinteria 6:30am-2pm •Sat.-Sun. Sat.-Sun. 6:30am-3pm 6:30am-3pm Kitchen

Bagelnet.com for Restaurant Bagelnet.com Restaurant menu menu

3807 Santa ClausAvenue Lane•in805.566.1558 Carpinteria 5050 Carpinteria 5050 Carpinteria 805.566.1558ext. ext.11

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

GET OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

PRE-ORDER bagels 805-319-0155 GET OUR HOMEMADE TIRAMISU FRESH at 5:30 AM DAILY Breakast Burritos Donuts & Pastries Premium Coffees Carpinteria Mon.-Fri.TO 6:30am-2pm 6:30am-3pm LUNCH GO•Sat.-Sun. 684-4981

Bagelnet.com for Restaurant menu Linden Ave @ 9th Street

5050 Carpinteria Avenue • 805.566.1558 ext. 1

BEST BAGELS SINCE 1996

Family F

TUE

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

26  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

CLUB SCENE COMPILED BY TRACY MARCYNZSYN | COURTESY PHOTOS

Rotary Club of Carpinteria members with Carpinteria head librarian Eric Castro, pictured at bottom left (blue shirt).

Rotary Club of Carpinteria learns about library’s programs and services

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria’s recent field trip to the Carpinteria Community Library included a presentation by head librarian Eric Castro about the various programs and services offered by the library. In addition to checking out books, club members learned that the library offers programs for patrons of all ages. From tutoring, GED help, gaming, computer tech instruction, knitting and writing groups for teens and adults, to story time and playtime for small children and babies and help and direction for different immigration issues, “the programs that are available for all ages are very impressive” stated club President Alec Hardy in a press release. Members also learned about the Library of Things available to check out at the library. Items include typewriters; sewing machines and accessories; puzzles; passes to the MOXI, Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens and national parks; a stargazing telescope and a pickleball bundle. “Our library is not your ordinary library, but so much more,” stated club member Paul Wright in the release. Learn more at carpinterialibrary.org.

ESPERANZA HERRERA

Playa Del Sur 4-H members Lila Garay and Albert Flores received the Proclamation for National 4-H Week from First District Supervisor Roy Lee (center), proclaiming Oct. 4-10 National 4-H Week.

Playa Del Sur 4-H members receive National 4-H Week proclamation

Playa Del Sur 4-H members Albert Flores and Lila Garay, Santa Ynez 4-H member Quinn Camacho and 4-H staﬀ and leaders received a proclamation at the Sept. 15 Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting. The group received the proclamation, sponsored by Supervisor Steve Lavagnino and Chair Bob Nelson, naming Oct. 4-10 as National 4-H Week in Santa Barbara County. While at the meeting, club members shared what 4-H means to them. “4-H gave me the opportunity to discover that livestock isn’t just something I raise, but something I love,” said Garay. Playa Del Sur 4-H will join forces with California Women for Agriculture at Howard School pumpkin patch during National 4-H Week to share the various animals they raise, including Pygmy goats, dairy goats, market goats and sheep.

Carpinteria Woman’s Club to host talk Oct. 14

Lions Club of Carpinteria new member John Balch with his wife, Taffy

New Lions Club of Carpinteria member Joe Riley with his ﬁancé, Gyda Boyd

Lions welcome two new members

The Lions Club of Carpinteria inducted two new members during their weekly meeting. New member John Balch was sponsored by his son, past club President Casey Balch. John grew up in the Montecito area and recently retired from his position as executive director of the Rancheros Vistadores. The club also inducted Joe Riley, a Summerland resident, into the club. A general contractor who has a degenerative eye disease that has left him legally blind, Riley said his condition gave him the incentive to look into the club. Riley was sponsored by past club President David Seehof. Riley’s ﬁancé, Gyda Boyd, accompanied him at the induction ceremony.

Read Thursday’s CVN on Wednesday Sign up today • Opt out at any time

The Carpinteria Woman’s Club will host Registered Nurse Mandy Garcia Sopkin at their Oct. 14 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road. In her talk, “Coming Back to Wholeness: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Women,” Sopkin, who is a yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, sound healer and the founder of The Modern Nurse in Carpinteria, shares modalities to help women heal. According to a press release sent to Coastal View News: “After surviving a violent attack at 14 and years of anxiety and PTSD, Mandy set out to understand how we truly heal. She now blends nursing science with ancient practices like Chinese medicine, breathwork, yoga, nature and sound to help women regulate their nervous systems, reclaim their health and find an unshakeable sense of peace.” Participants are invited to wear comfortable clothes and bring a dish or drink to share.

Registered Nurse Mandy Garcia Sopkin will share “Coming Back to Wholeness: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Women” at the Carpinteria Woman’s Club on Oct. 14. Sopkin, founder of The Modern Nurse in Carpinteria, blends her nursing background with practices including yoga, breathwork, Chinese medicine and sound healing.

Email your service group news to news@coastalview.com

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  27

CVN

THE BOOK NOOK

Friends of the Carpinteria Library recommend...

Carpinteria Community Library recommends...

“1984” by George Orwell

“Of Love and Other Demons” by Gabriel García Márquez

Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning members, including from left, Art Fisher, Diana Ornelas, Eric von Schrader and Teresa Alvarez, dropped off their annual donation of dictionaries to the city’s third graders. The group is pictured at Aliso Elementary School.

Rotary donates dictionaries to third graders

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning continued its annual tradition of giving every third grader in Carpinteria their own dictionary on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Rotary members distributed English and Spanish-English dictionaries to classrooms at Aliso Elementary School, Canalino Elementary School, Summerland Elementary School and Howard School, as well as the Carpinteria Children’s Project.

From left clockwise, Rotary members Suzie Schneider, Brian Schneider, Kristina Calkins, Esau’s co-owner Justin Fitzgeraldand and Rotary member Alec Hardy at Esau’s on Sept. 23.

Morning Rotary meets for breakfast at Esau’s

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning held its regular meeting on Sept. 23 over breakfast at Esau’s Café, spending time with co-owner Justin Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald has 22 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He and his wife Taylor took over in January, after purchasing it from Taylor’s parents, Scott and Arti Stanley, who operated the restaurant for more than 40 years. Fitzgerald spoke to club members about the challenges of maintaining the traditions and menu items that Carpinterians love, while adding new dishes and expanding into events and catering. He also said baked goods, salsas and jellies are still made from scratch on the premises.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, I cannot help but reflect on one of the great figures of Latin American literature, Gabriel García Márquez, and his extraordinary literary legacy. For this occasion, I have chosen “Of Love and Other Demons,” a short but powerful novel that transports us to colonial Colombia, a society deeply marked by cultural, religious and social contradictions. In this work, García Márquez portrays a world where the sensuality of the Caribbean, full of color, warmth, music, celebration and passion, clashes with the strict moral principles of Catholicism. It is a society caught between the desire to embrace life’s pleasures and the religious institutions that seek to control human passions. Within this fascinating setting, the author creates a universe filled with folklore, superstitions, popular beliefs and the everyday magic that has always been part of Latin American culture. Beyond its beautiful storytelling, “Of Love and Other Demons” offers a critical look at the power of the church, religious intolerance, prejudice and the secrets that can remain hidden behind the walls of a home. García Márquez masterfully explores how fear and rigid beliefs can turn love and human differences into something to be condemned or punished. What makes this novel particularly fascinating is the author’s ability to blend reality and fantasy so naturally. What literary critics call magical realism is, for many people who inhabit these lands, simply part of everyday life. It is a way of understanding a world where folklore, spirituality and the inexplicable coexist with ordinary human experiences. “Of Love and Other Demons” is a wonderful example of García Márquez’s literary genius. More than a story of love and passion, it is an invitation to explore the depths of the human soul and the contradictions of a society struggling between desire, faith and tradition. Once again, García Márquez reminds us that the magic of Latin American literature lies not only in the extraordinary, but also in the way it reflects the realities of our everyday lives. — Eric Castro, City Librarian

We are coming up on Banned Books Week. In light of current events and the surreal experience of reading a recent local staff report, I decided to reread George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, “1984.” Seventy-seven years after its publication, “1984” still is one of the top hundred most challenged books. Orwell wrote “1984” in the late 1940s, cautioning against totalitarian trends and division of the world’s spoils in a way that failed to serve its people. He foresaw a lot. In particular, he predicted a world where advances in technology didn’t necessarily reduce burdens on the working class or foster equality. Instead, technology could enable a surveillance state that maintained social divisions and protected the interests of elites. As cities around the country debate whether to remove Flock cameras, and people wonder how their phones could be used against them, Orwell saw it coming. The world of “1984” is one of censorship populated by thought police. Language is a battlefield. Diaries and books and even collectively piecing together a song remembered from childhood are revolutionary acts, because they could conflict with the ever-shifting assertions of the leader Big Brother. The world is perpetually at war, and when the target shifts, it is condemned to notice that it has not always been so. War consumes tremendous resources and maintains class divisions. Despite going to work, the protagonist, Winston’s life is one of privation. He wonders “if the object was not to stay alive, but to stay human?” His trust in his feelings and memories is a threat to the dictates of the state, and that is crime enough. All around, I enjoyed revisiting “1984.” It really stands up to the test of time and sheds light on so many debates that we are having about censorship, civil liberties, news coverage, AI and surveillance today. — Giti White, Friends of the Carpinteria Library volunteer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUBEN ! RUBEN!

Send us your news at

CoastalView.com CoastalView.com

Love Brother David, family and friends.

28  Thursday, October 1, 2026

Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as COMPASSIONATE SENIOR PLACEMENT at 5305 8TH ST APT B, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): DEBRA KATHLEEN HAHN at P O BOX 357, CARPINTERIA, CA 93014. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 09/04/2026. The registrant began transacting business on Oct 03, 2011. Signed: DEBRA KATHLEEN HAHN OWNER/OFFICER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002238.

______________________________ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as ASTREA at 500 MAPLE AVE, STE 4, CARPINTERIA, AVE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): STUDIO LUMINOUS LLC at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County on 09/01/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: JASHA STANBERRY, MANAGER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002203.

Publish: September 10, 17, 24, Oct.1, 2026 ______________________________ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as (1) THE HIVE (2) THE HIVE SOLVANG at 1693 COPENHAGEN DR, SOLVANG, CA 93463-2734. Full name of registrant(s): GNZ GROUP INC at 1678 EUCALYPTUS DR UNIT C, SOLVANG, CA 93463-2170. This business is conducted by a Corporation. This statement was filed with the County on 09/03/2026. The registrant began transacting business on Sept 01, 2026. Signed: GUY ELCHAYANI, OWNER/PRESIDENT. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002227.

Publish: September 17, 24, Oct.1, 8, 2026 ________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HEATHER ALFORD TODD AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NO. 26CV03325

Publish: September 10, 17, 24, Oct.1, 2026 ______________________________ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as THUIS ORGANIC DESIGNS at 3908 FOOTHILL RD. CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 Full name of registrant(s): MAXIMUM NURSERY, INC. at 3908 FOOTHILL RD. CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. This business is conducted by a Corporation. This statement was filed with the County on 08/26/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: WINFRED VAN WINGERDEN, PRESIDENT. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002167.

NOTICE OF HEARING OCTOBER 21, 2026 at 10:00 am, Dept: 3, 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 09/02/2026 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court.

Publish: September 10, 17, 24, Oct.1, 2026 ______________________________ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as DAILEY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY OFFICE at 6900 HOLLISTER AVENUE, SUITE 102, GOLETA, CA 93117. Full name of registrant(s): FERRIS DENTAL PC.at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by a Corporation. This statement was filed with the County on 09/04/2026. The registrant began transacting business on JULY 14, 2026. Signed: ANDREW A FERRIS, PRESIDENT. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002234. Publish: September 10, 17, 24, Oct.1, 2026

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners: HEATHER ALFORD TODD aka HEATHER JOY ALFORD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: HEATHER ALFORD TODD aka HEATHER JOY ALFORD Proposed name: HEATHER JADE ALFORD 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.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 09/02/2026. Angela Braun, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk. Publish: September 10, 17, 24, Oct.1, 2026 _________________________________ T.S. No.: 2025-01104 APN: 003-552034 Property Address: 1341 June Street, Carpinteria, California 93013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/4/2023. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Adela Rodriguez, An Unmarried Woman Duly Appointed Trustee: Sokolof Remtulla Recorded 1/12/2023 as Instrument No. 2023-0000844 in book --, page -- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale: 10/14/2026 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the county courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,164,085.21 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1341 June Street Carpinteria, California 93013 A.P.N.: 003-552-034 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary

within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. No Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale shall be issued or authorized for recording unless and until the foreclosure trustee has received all required federal reporting certifications or verified that the transferee qualifies for an applicable exemption. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com using the file number assigned to this case 2025-01104. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANTS: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (916) 939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com using the file number assigned to this case 2025-01104 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Please make cashier’s checks payable to Sokolof Remtulla LLP Date: 9/3/2026 Sokolof Remtulla 2301 Dupont Drive, Suite 500 Irvine, CA 92612 Sale Line: (916) 939-0772 Trustee Line: 888-522-6214 Kassidy O’Neal, Foreclosure Specialist NPP0494170 Publish: September 17, 24, Oct. 1, 2026

____________________________

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/ are doing business as COPPER DRAGONFLY ART at 4902 SAWYER AVE, STE 4, CARPINTERIA, AVE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): ANNE E GAMBLER at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 09/25/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: ANNE GAMBLER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0002389. Publish: Oct.1, 8, 15, 22, 2026 ________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to satisfy Extra Space’s lien, by selling personal property belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6250 Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93013 on October 20, 2026, at 10:00AM: Brandon Morse The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Publish: Oct. 1, 2026

PASSPORT PHOTOS IMMIGRATION PHOTOS Rockwell Printing 4850 Carpinteria Ave

________________________________ SUMMONS (Family Law) CASE NUMBER 25FL02504 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: ANGEL PETATAN YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. PETITIONER’S NAME IS: JUAN RAMON ZAMORANO You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, antacting your local county bar association. NOTICE: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, pr changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or any other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of supervisorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT 1100 ANACAPA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are: JUAN RAMON ZAMORANO 1231 SAN PASCUAL SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 805-896-1500 Date: 12/19/25 Filed by LAURA KENNY, Deputy Clerk, for Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. Publish: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026 _________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF GREICY LUCERO VALENZUELA PEREZ AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NO. 26CV04007 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: GREICY LUCERO VALENZUELA PEREZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LUCA JESUS TEJADA PEREZ Proposed name: LUCA JESUS PEREZ 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 11/18/2026 at 10:00 am, Dept: 3, 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 09/23/2026 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court.

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California ________________________________

CITY OF CARPINTERIA 5775 CARPINTERIA AVENUE CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 (805)684-5405 / www.carpinteriaca.gov AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGOF THE CARPINTERIA PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, OCT. 5, 2026 at 5:30PM This amended notice is being issued solely to advise the public that the St. Joseph’s Church CUP Revision has been withdrawn from the October 5, 2026 Planning Commission agenda at the applicant’s request. The only amendments to the original notice are the bolded and underlined revisions below. No other changes have been made to the original notice. Notice is hereby given that the City of Carpinteria Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, October 5, 2026 to consider the following items: 1.Project: Surfliner Inn, Project 23-2254DP/CUP/CDP/ARB Address: 399 & 499 Linden Avenue APNs: 004-105-011 & 004-105-026. Applicant: R. W. Hollis, Jr., Manager, 499 Linden Managers, LLC Planner: Mindy Fogg mindyf@carpinteriaca.gov On September 21, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted and closed the public hearing on this item after receiving oral and written public comments. The Commission continued its deliberations and consideration of possible action to October 5, 2026. The October 5 meeting will continue the Commission’s deliberations and consideration of the project. All oral and written comments received for the September 21 hearing remain part of the administrative record. Request of R. W. Hollis, Jr., Manager, 499 Linden Managers, LLC, to consider Project 23 -2254-DP/CUP/CDP/ARB (application filed September 13, 2023) for approval of a Development Plan, a Coastal Development Permit, and a Conditional Use Permit; and to certify the Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2025051396) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The Project would permit a new 36-room hotel with a manager’s unit, café, visitor center, rooftop bar/lounge/event space, pool, and parking at 499 Linden Avenue (City Parking Lot #3), and a new public parking lot with public restrooms and coastal trail improvements on the vacant City-owned property at 399 Linden Avenue (Parking Lot #4). Parking Lot #4 would have inbound-only access from Linden Avenue and outbound-only access through Elm Avenue to Dorrance Way. The proposed Final EIR and all documents referenced therein may be reviewed on the project website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/ city-hall/community-development/linden-inn-project/ or using the QR code below. A hardcopy of the EIR without appendices is available for review at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, or at the Carpinteria Public Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria. 2. St. Joseph’s Church Conditional Use Permit Revision and Coastal Development Permit Project 23-2248-CUPR/CDP Planner: Bret McNulty Applicant: Msgr. Richard Martini Owner: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles Location: 1500,1532 Linden Avenue and 5048, 5050 El Carro Lane At the request of the project applicant, this item will not be heard on October 5, 2026. The item will be scheduled and re-noticed for a future Planning Commission meeting agenda. Hearing on the request of Msgr. Richard Martini for St. Joseph’s Church to consider Project 23-2248-CUPR/CDP for approval of a Conditional Use Permit Revision and Coastal Development Permit to encapsulate all existing and proposed uses for the St. Joseph’s Church property; to establish permit conditions to allow the Howard School to use the existing Church School campus; simplify permitting for the St. Joseph’s Church Annual Festival and for ongoing special events; allow the continued operation of the Resale Shop; and implement a Circulation and Safety Plan for the school and church parking lots located off of Linden Avenue and El Carro Lane. The request also seeks approval of a CEQA Exemption pursuant to §15301, §15304, §15311, and §15323 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The property is a 7.23-acre parcel zoned Community Facility (CF) and identified as APN 004-005-007. The full agenda and associated staff reports will be available by Thursday, October 1, 2026 on the City’s Website here: https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/ agendas-meetings/. Details and procedures on how to provide public comment are available on the posted agenda at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/. Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Community Development by email at lorenae@carpinteriaca.gov or by phone at (805) 755-4410, or the California Relay Service at (866) 7352929. Notification two business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 09/03/2025. Angela Braun, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk.

Nick Bobroff, Director Community Development Department

Publish: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026

Publish: October 1, 2026

CLASSIFIED PIANO LESSONS

Openings now available for children and adults. Contact Kary Kramer at 805-453-3481

Tech tutor located in Carpinteria, focusing on one-on-one, in-person support. I specialize in patience! Phone/iPad/ computer and more. Contact Chris for a free 15-minute consultation. ctwehling@gmail.com or (314) 239-3540

AVOFEST PORCH POPUP BAZAAR Featuring JENNY BY THE SEA Custom jewelry JANET’S GIFTS TO GO Oyster and Shell Art Magnets Shelly Pearls Cloisonné Estate Treasures DELILAH’S DELIGHTS Cookies Cupcakes Breads Fri, 10/2 • 1pm-6pm Sat. 10/3 • 11am-7pm Sun. 10/4 • 11am-6pm ON THE CORNER OF

8TH & WALNUT

COASTAL VIEW NEWS DOES NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent, or which might otherwise violate the law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publication does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any advertisement, nor the quality of the goods and services advertised. Readers are cautioned to thoroughly investigate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasonable care, particularly when dealing with the persons unknown to you who ask for money in advance of delivery of the goods or services advertised.

SEND HALOS AND PITCHFORKS TO NEWS@COASTALVIEW.COM

FREE SERVICES SAFETY MOBILE CRISIS FOR YOUTH 1-888-334-2777

ACCESS ADULTCRISIS LINE: 1-888-867-1649 NATIONAL SUICIDE LIFELINE 1-800-273-8255 CRISIS TEXT LINE: TEXT 988

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

CVN

Thursday, October 1, 2026  29

How to keep lifting when joints and energy feel unpredictable

WELLNESS WARRIOR LEAH HARDING I had a session last month where the first warm-up set felt fine, but the second didn’t. My shoulder got a bit angry. Then energy was there… until it wasn’t. The old version of me would have either pushed through it or scrapped the whole workout and gone for a walk. Neither of those is a useful move. I’m in perimenopause, and I coach women who are in it too. Inconsistent weeks aren’t rare. A movement that felt solid on Monday can feel irritating on Thursday. Sleep can be decent, but the session still feels heavier than it should. That doesn’t mean strength training isn’t working; it just means that particular session needs some adjustment. This is the part most people ignore. They wait for a clean week when everything feels good and easy. That’s like waiting for Santa when it’s not Christmas. The skill is showing up and adjusting, not forcing the exact same workout.

Slow the tempo. Fast and sloppy is when irritated joints get cranky. Controlled work often lets you stay in the lift. Lower the load and keep the movement. Dropping the weight doesn’t mean you’re going backward. You can build the load back up when the joint settles. Switch to a close variation. If a full push-up bothers your shoulder, do them with your hands on a bench or the kitchen counter so you don’t go as deep. If a deadlift bothers your back, keep the weights on yoga blocks or a low step and hinge only as far as you can without back pain. If walking lunges bug the knee, stay in one place and do reverse lunges, or use a stair for step-ups instead. Cut extra sets and extra exercises before you cancel the whole day. Keep the main work and shave off as needed. Shorten the session if energy is the issue, not a joint. Two good sets of the main lifts beat a long workout you have to talk yourself through. Use this as a guide instead of rewriting your whole program every time something seems wrong. You are picking the version you can do well today.

The mistake I see most is all-ornothing thinking. People either grind through sharp feedback or What this looks they disappear like in real life On a cranky-shoulder until they feel day, I do not need a new plan. I need a press ver100%; both cost sion that does not pick a bigger fight with what’s momentum. already going on. On a Leah Harding demonstrates a modified lunge with a kettlebell, an

How to tell what you’re dealing with

Start with one question: is this a modification day or a skip-that-lift day? A modification day usually feels like stiffness, a dull ache that eases as you warm up, lower energy or a cranky joint that’s still workable with a smaller range or a different setup. You can still move well. You just cannot pretend it is last week’s session. A skip-that-lift day is sharper. Pain that worsens as you go. Swelling. Something clearly one-sided that is getting worse instead of easing as you go. If every version of the movement feels sharp, do not keep hunting for a way to force it. Train with a different lift and leave that one alone. Most days in perimenopause will be the first kind. People treat them like the second and lose weeks of training (and gains) they did not need to lose.

How to modify a session

Modifying effectively means changing the smallest thing you can while keeping the point of the lift. Do these in order. Stop as soon as the movement feels workable. Warm-up longer than you think you need. Do an extra easy set. If energy rallies or pain settles, build from there, not from your normal starting place. If it does not, keep going down this list. Shorten the range before you drop the exercise. A full squat can become a demi squat (halfway down). A press can stop just shy of the bottom position that bothers the shoulder. This still trains the pattern. You can also play with hand or hip positioning and see if that helps.

low-energy day, I do not need a rest day by default. I need fewer sets and a shorter work window. On a hip-flexor day, I keep the squat pattern and change the depth or the position instead of deciding squats are off limits until further notice. The mistake I see most is all-or-nothing thinking. People either grind through sharp feedback or they disappear until they feel 100%; both cost momentum. The middle option is less dramatic and more useful: Keep the intent of the session and change the delivery. If a joint stays angry across several sessions, even with these changes, that is information. Get it looked at. Modification is a tool, not a way to ignore a real problem.

example of how lifters can adjust a workout’s range, load or movement when joints or energy aren’t cooperating. Harding says adapting a session rather than pushing through pain — or abandoning the workout altogether — can help maintain strength and momentum. sion is. Then you won’t have to make that call when you are already annoyed. Warm up longer than usual. Ask one question: What version of this can I do well today? Do that version and call it a day. While this article is the third in my perimenopause series, the advice works for men and for lifters of any age. If you want help building a plan that can bend with the day, get in touch. I work one-on-one with local clients who want to continue lifting without guessing their way through the off weeks.

Leah Harding is a nutrition coach and personal trainer dedicated to helping clients understand how food fuels their lives and supports their wellness goals. With a focus on data-driven, personalized nutrition strategies, Leah empowers her clients to make informed choices that enhance their health and well-being. She previously owned CrossFit Carpinteria/Foxwing Fitness until 2018. For inquiries or suggestions for future wellness articles, contact Leah at leah@foxwingfitness.com.

Do this next time you train

Before you start, pick the main lifts and decide in advance what the backup ver-

THAT your favorite local print shop

printS large signage?

VINYL, PAPER, & CANVAS

BANNERS

AND MORE!

(805) 684-0013 rockprint.com

the .

way joy

ood ex-

for re.”

the

cle ten

son dly you

ior

the sire

ent om ute

usy ids

t . g h n s r g

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California 24 Thursday, Thursday, June 13, 2019 30 October 1, 2026 28 Thursday, March 28, 2019 24  Thursday, April 7, 2011

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California Coastal California Coastal Coastal View View News News •• Carpinteria, Carpinteria, California California

THROWBACK THURSDAY COMMANDER’S RECAP

CVN

The Weekly Crossword

by Margie E. Burke

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ACROSS 1 Top of the line 15 16 14 5 Photo keeper 19 17 18 10 "Fernando" singers Reports from the 21 22 20 14 Plane measure Santa Barbara County 23 24 25 26 15 Jennifer's coSheriff’s Office star on "The 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 The Cravens family has 29a long and Morning Show" COASTAL BUREAU OPERATIONS • SEPT. 20 — 25 complex history in the Carpinteria Valago, Sum36 37 35 16Looking Surrealistback a century ley, all ofoil which can be traced back to merland’s Salvador boom resulted in a simulrecently and gave the deputy a phone Sunday, Sept. 20 38 enrollment. 40 the 1828 birth ofschool an Alabama boy named taneous boom in The 39 17 Like unfulfilled number of the new owner. The deputy 1251 hrs / Reckless driving / 1100 Thomas. The ambitious that Thomas Cravens one-room opened in orders schoolhouse called the new owner and left a voicemail. 43 41 42 block Casitas Pass Road out-dreamed the boundaries of his home 1890 with 10salt students was forced to hold 19 Mineral Deputies received a report of vehicles state at children a young age44and let the magnet BYThink MIRIAM LINDBECK 45 46 50 60 one through 20 to highly of in grades that were driving recklessly in town and 1542 hrs / Incident / The Bluffs of the Gold Rush pull him west. He left miriam@coastalview.com eight in thewaves early 1900s. 21 Gentle A reporting party reported a male 47 48 49 50 had stopped at a local gas station. Units homeoriginal at 21, crossing overland through 23The ___-garde schoolhouse was located stumbling on the tracks by the bluffs. observed the vehicle accelerating on the New the Mexico, Arizona Southern 51 52and 53 55 56 57 where tennis courts sit beside the arrived innow cold/heat, rain/ April 15-21 54 26Spring Mambohas king intersection of Casitas Pass near the 101 Deputies located the subject and found California. From San Diego, a small boat current school. The dirt roads leading up sun,Puente massive natural and manmade southbound onramps. The vehicle was him face down a few feet from the tracks. principle 60 feminine 61 58 carried north to San Francisco, the 59 As the the steep him hill the school were so disasters, andto outreach like theoften globe 27 Woodshop immediately stopped by deputies at Ca- He was breathing but unresponsive. embraces duality and draws launch pad for gold62miners. 64 muddy the winter thatasthe students has not in done before. Just our world 63 it into harmony, such is machine sitas Pass and Via Real. The other vehicle Deputies placed the subject in recovery the Thomas initially mined American wrapped their in gunny sacks so to is with the hand ofthe duality, 30dealing "We ____ an feet made an unsafe left turn onto southbound position until medics arrived. The subcase this week. After free67 65 his focus to above- 66 River, but later shifted avoid slipping and sliding down. only are you this month, Carpinteria, impasse" Casitas Pass Road resulting in a pursuit ject was found to have an empty bottle thinking and global awareness, this ground worked the to page to He see what theinstuyou do of soresources. with 26 seeing and embracing Copyright 2026 byabout The Puzzle Syndicate 32Turn Part IOU with a deputy in town and on the 101 of prescription medication along with next seven days is all solid founlumber andchoosing eventually those opposites and theowned path a dation, stability, calm, right and wrong southbound. dents of business Summerland School are doing 35 Benefit other prescription medications and likely number of saw mills. In 1856, he married of cooperation. in overdosed on the medication. There was 362019. Browned at the 66 Cultural values 28 Concerning 48 Chip maker Elizabeth Humes, and the couple made and—surprise—tradition! This week, no symptomology of alcohol intoxication. beach 67 Speaker's place birds 50 Carries on their home in Northern California for Carpinteria, you are a four and you build 1331 hrs / Incident / 5300 block El To moreboard about Carpinteria’s unique and This month 38learn Classic 29 Stylishly to last. You 51 anchor Promissory note Carro Lane everything security over a decade. interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley 31 Catch, as in a 52 Brewer's kiln Agame two for this you Four juveniles approached the subject 1254 hrs / Incident / 1000 block In 1868, the month, Cravens headed south, in your dealings, do honest and good Museum of History, open Tuesday through 39 Bell sound DOWN net and you are disciplined 53 Airhead labor, and sober. are over-lit by the feminine and asked for his autograph. The subject Casitas Pass Road wintering in1Los before laying Saturday from to 4 Angeles p.m.1atPaul 956 Maple Ave. 33 40 uence. Helpers Bunyan's Caddie's 55get Ancient Andean A verbal dispute occurred between the You are not afraid to the job done, infl The female prinin response drew male genitalia on the down roots in Carpinteria. Thomas pur41 Castle entry,all dualities ox offering 56 ___ Spumante reporting party and a neighbor. No crime manage your affairs with endurance and ciple cradles juveniles’ T-shirts. All parents were conchased a 60-acre ranch with a small adobe CARpINTERIA MuSEuM OF HISTORy often periods 34 Bygone auto and prove 57 1987 Costner was -found to haveVALLEy occurred; a report will concentration, yourself wor- tacted and did not desire and them into 2aofHistoric third prosecution. Week of 6/10/19 6/16/19 Week of 3/25/19 - 3/31/19 andmerges a tangled expanse thickposition: chaparral With 11 children, Thomas and Elizabeth Cravens had no shortage of workers for their 130-acre Carpinteria 43 Jessica with 3 Small faction 37 Tandoor offering role follow. thy of holding the world in your arms. harmony and teamwork. The two is all Due to this strange behavior, this incident and oaks. Over the next several years, twocoordination, Oscars 4 published "Get lost!"unifi39 Get started 60 Med. research ranch. Read previously about organization, the Cravens worked steadily to improve Manager of the human experience, you will be documented. 44 It's next to 5 Bakerypatience lure 42 Sword handle agcy. bring order out of chaos and spirit hrs / Violation / Linden cation, fl exibility, adaptability, Throwback Thursdays at to 43owned their property. They added 70 acres a number of horses, mulesinto and family. In all, Thomas and Elizabeth 2231 Descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth nothing 6 your Racemonth part GivesJust praise 61 bearing Yoko ___a child, 2048 hrs / Incident / 800 block matter. as a woman CarpinTeria VaLLey MuSeuM of HiSTory Avenue and evolution. This is to their holdings and built a new house on cows. raised 11 children. still live in Carpinteria today. 45 Islamic prayer 7 Panhandle all manner of life force coalesces in propyou A subject was located sleeping original one-room schoolhouse held theinfluence childrenexpanded of the young community and on the lower the Following amplitude of the masculine Arbol Verde Street the land. the agricultural trend Summerland’s While their land expanded and Thomas’ local as Spiritualist Answers to Previous Crossword: leaders role and turn 8 Ruse anagram this week, as you prepare to bring in the sidewalk on Linden Avenue, a violation leadership up the power eventually the children of families relocating to Summerland for its oil boom. Deputies responded to the above adof the day, they planted lima beans and erty values increased, so did the Cravens well. By the time he died at age 60, he had To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and 46 tact, One of Charlie's listening, 9 Practice Zen new S T civilization. A G T A U P E S L A V of CMC 8.20.020, sleeping or camping on on diplomacy, learning dress for the report of suspicious subjects served on the school board, on the County interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley 10 Grow A B N E R M I M I L U R E public streets. The subject has been verandtrio paying close attention. Lean on your who were reported to have tried to gain Board of Supervisors and as a member of Museum of History, open Tuesday through 47 Cannes accustomed A B B 22-28 R N A R R A T I V E S warned and given a county resource intuition—it’s flawless and it leads to access into the Upon arrival, bally April the Knights of residence. pythias Lodge. Saturday from 1 to 4byp.m. at 956E.Maple The Weekly Crossword Margie BurkeAve. The Weekly Crossword by Margie E. Burke showing 11 Airborne C O M E L E N A W A I T E pamphlet in the past. The subject was understanding and right choice. activity the subjects had left, and the homeowner With your abundant nature 1work 2 together 3 4 to 5 6 T 7R I8 C 9K L E 10 L 11E N 12 D 13 1 2 3 4 5given 6 a 7citation 8 9the 10 11 12 13 S 49ACROSS Arboretum item to12 Cookie for aforementioned This is the month ACROSS provided security footage to deputies. of attracting wealth through C A R U S O L A M E D Bigyour in 51 1Took aname tally Monster's hue violation and he signed without incident. care for community, to partner with 1 Smelting waste The footage depicted an unknown male 14 16 14 15 16 work, yourT eight Tell us15healthy about your L O A D E RpetSand Esend P S P A pineapples 54 Rocky's girl work happily 13 Drawsasagroups bead each other and 5 Got aa perfect wearing black shirt and white pants, reappears for the fi rst time E snacks, N A N Ttoo. E NFavorite N A a18picture, extension 17 a 19 A B L E R 58 5Guard's onperfect us 19 with aHome vision. You have sense with score a face covering 17 walking up to the 18Wednesday, Sept. 23 this year. This week you resume your D E E H E N S S T R I C T 10 Thick slice command 18 Carpenter's tool 9 Intense of timing and can enjoy20being the power front door then walking away after obspecialleadership tricks, nicknames, let all 2352 hrs / Incident / Carpinteria with 21 20 21 22 C Orole A T I 22 renewed C H U insight. N K S Nilethe wader 5914Strictly business 22 throne Fillable is bread enthusiasm behind throne. The your serving the cameras. No attempts were Deputies were dispatched regarding a Working in concert with your feminine of Carpinteria know about your I T25C H I N G River byone the and 24 6215Capri, for New the Hampshire 23 24 25 23 of 24S T R A W 14 Kind of salad overall direction, taking role made to gain access into the residence. reported missing juvenile. Staff members side, now on organizations, O H you A feathered R focus E D U or O C E S A R furry, Louvre 63 Hollywood's city 15 Wash the right hand this month produces far The homeowners requested frequent advised deputies that the28juvenile left31 the on achievement, on money and material 26 27 29 30 26 27 28 T H R U F I B 29E R30 B 31 O A R D 16Eastwood Insurable item the 25reins. Obvious sayings 16 Shove off more than grabbing So defer to scaly patrol. family member. facility on foot and was last seen travelcomforts. Though the eight is driven to O T T E R T O M B I R I S Tupelo, to Elvis 6417Makes a the scene? Key in aassociaBogart 17 Major work the women, female27 business 32 33 34 35 36 32 33 34 35 36 37 ing southbound on 37Casitas Pass Road. work hard, toBattract prosperity E E R S E TonS evY A D D S Email news@coastalview.com 19 Monopoly token 65 IM sign-off film 18 Unknown tions and pamper the ladies at home this 2022 hrs / Incident / 1000 block Staff further advised deputies about two ery level, to40succeed and41to be granted 38 39 40 38 20 Fixed gaze briefly month. Your rewards will be untold. 39 power by those Hollyauthor, Avenue locations that the juvenile was known to around it, you do so with 21 Young bird 19 Keebler'sresponded crew 41 to a reported frequent. 43 44 a search 42 42 43 Deputies Deputies conducted peace at44your core. You 45 are considered 23 Speak 20 Kind of ad April 1-7 domestic violence. The victim stated of the surrounding areas, including the an authority, and tie the infi nite to the Sudoku Puzzle47by 48 websudoku.com 46 47 48 45 46 pompously 22 Familiarize Sudoku Puzzle by websudoku.com that the suspect threw a brown paper frequented locations, but were unable fi nite in a forever nourishing loop. Your By Barrel the time you read this 25 racing 23 Killed, as a 49 50 51 At approximately 52 53 54 50 51 at to locate the juvenile. integrity52 in 53 your work in concert with bag containing miscellaneous items paragraph, rst 49 seven Easy venue your fiLevel: dragon her, striking her inLevel: the chest. The sus- 0312 hours, Easy staff59members from the safe the 56 nine’s powers, builds a world of the days willofbePooh done. What 56 57 58 54 im55 57 58 59 60 26 Pal 24 Gracefully trim 55 anything pect denied throwing at the house advised dispatch that the juvenile future aligned with higher consciousness pressed you this week was 29 Cloudless 26 Make 60 62 victim andbelieve stated he threw items inside had61been located and safely 62 63 mankind. How much returned to and service to all the32number five. Five is61change and riskRace anagram 28 Hibiscus holder the residence while she was not nearby. the safe home. The juvenile was reported more feminine can you get? taking; it’swith progressive, unconventional, 63 64 65 33 Hate a 64 65 66 32 Research facility Deputies observed several disorganized to have no injuries, and no further assisobservant and quick thinking. It is the passion 35 potentially SALT signer and damaged 66 items inside the 67 was requested. The 68 juvenile was tance 67operating out of 68 69 power of free thought, April 29-30 35 Links standard 36 Kind ofDue penguin residence. to conflicting statements subsequently entered into and removed the38box andJune, continuous movement. Five Ruth, or Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate 38 insuffi Make acient collar Traversing like2019 a comet, Copyright by The Puzzle Syndicate Each Sudoku has a and constantly improves, communicates and E a c h S u d ocorroborating ku h a s a evidence, from the Missing Unidentified Persons Anitasolution that can 40 Giving a hand to you throw yourself into the unique no arrest was made. Parties were separat- System (MUPS) after being located. pours itself into marketing, advertising, unique solution that 4can 40 4 Female hormone cosmos 37 Music Fiji neighbor 41for Freeway mishap Grapevine 39 Step up, as a 53 Knock over as character completion,51masbe Varnish reachedthinner logically withed the night with one party goingtalk to be reached logically withnetworking, sales and promotions. The 42 the kibosh ondigits 5 Cleopatra's 39 Brownish gray Marinara out Put guessing. Enter 43 Blender setting 5 Astronaut conflict 54 Annoying tery and wisdom. A53nine stayout at aguessing. friend’s house. The case will be 1628 hrs / Theft / 2300 block Lillie Enter digits symbol humanity public welfare, 43 Pain chest serpent 41 Lacking alternative from 1oftoin 9the into theand blank 44 Long, to long ____ Shepard 42 MLB player, eg. 55 Perry Como's these last two days, nothing can throw submitted the District Attorney’s Offi ce from 1 to 9 into the blank Avenue it is the number for lifemust flows andpottery being 45 Cultural pursuits 6 Dutch Track event spaces. Every row 45review Bring into filing consideration 6 Rummyfor relative 43 President after "____ Loves you diplomacy off your course. 55 Burning through for PC spaces.and Every row must Four female customers left a local open to what’s what’s next contain one each And digit. 46 Stage, asof a next. 7 Regional speech the 44 sky As aaspreferred 56 Everleading and ___ harmony 7 Change with the Jefferson Mambo" the brightest light the 243(e)(1), containdomestic one of each digit. battery. restaurant without paying their bill leads you to the world. So show must every column, as 8 ___ in a blue 58 on Mounted on 46So Pinball palaces times 47 Pentax product 56 X or Y, in way,alternative now you can lay your beach must every column, as ($258). The reporting party provided semust every 3x3 square. moon 47 Type of fence 46 Fourth-down 59 Fodder holder 49must Overseas, 8 Easy chair site 48 "The English geometry blankets and watch yourself cut through 3x3 square. hrsevery / Incident / Carpinteria curity footage of the incident. Follow-up 49 Abate, as rain 9 Have to have figure on your way 60 Ewan McGregor, 2246perhaps April 8-14 9 On one's toes Patient" setting 57 Skating surface the universe home. Level: Hard DeputiesHard responded regarding two to be handled by patrol. Puzzle by websudoku.com 52 Wiped 10on Popeye, e.g. 48 Move slowly for one 51 Level: Drink like a dog 10 Freed from 50 Not on deck Fragrant herb Puzzle by59 websudoku.com You mayout want to lay juveniles who left the residence together Last week’s answers: 54 beach Clear of charges 11 Macabre 49 Outcast 63 ___ Lizzie 55 Truce talk anxiety 52 Like Druids and 61 "Grand" hotel in Last week’s answers: your blanket and sleep, Lost call 2 9 6 4 7 5 8 1 3 at approximately 2246 hours and entered Friday, Sept. 25 57 Reunion group Make 50 Give forth (Model T) 8 7 9 2 58 Form incorrectly 11 Matthews or Wiccans 6 3 5 1 4 Vegas keeping things smaller12 and 2 5 7 8 6 9 1 4 3 Jesse, please call me again at 805-564- a vehicle. Their destination was unknown 1519 hrs / Incident / 5300 5 3 6 7 4block 9 8 1 2 61 Fourth-down reparations 60 Kind of Chappelle 5 7 8 1 3 2 6 9 4 simpler, but not for long. With and attempts to contact them by phone Carpinteria Avenue 4414! 7 2 4 5 3 9 8 1 6 option 13 Hand-played 5 symmetry 12 Dutch ____ 6 4 7 1 2 3 8 9 Answers to Last Week’s Crossword: a nine twice this month, you are beating a Answers to 3Last 8 7 of a 6 5to4Crossword: 9 2Week’s were unsuccessful. Both juveniles were responded a 1report 62 Numbing 7 1 4 3 5 6 2 8 9 61 Large butte 13 Take a breather MDeputies steady drum todrug becoming adrum global influL A N A O P I E F A D E S entered 4 9A S M 3 P 5C 7U 6T 8 E2 1 S E S S into MUPS, Missing Unidentifi ed couple drinking alcohol in a community 6 5 2 8 4 9 1 3 7 64 Perimeter 18 ____globally, and now 62 Many moons 21 Sudden influx 2 5T H E ence. The nine serves humanity 4A 1N 8O7 N9 3 L6 A E VMiriam I L Lindbeck C O 5Ris8 Kan A7 B O nonU T Persons E V I L System, and a be on the lookout 6 3 4 9 2 1 Rev. ordained, lot. The couple were both cited 65 Cousin of locally. a 22planetary Annoy con63 Spotted horse 22 Kids' card game parking 3 1T E R 5 2 7 4 9 6 8 nationally and It is S O N G 8 H I K E M U R R E H I L O P O S T M A S 3 9 4 1in Santa 5 7 2 residing (BOL) was sent out. denominational 6minister for having an open alcohol beverage raccoon 24 Like some 6 8 and 9 5 1 3 7 4 2 64 Pirate's drink 25 Memphis-tosciousness for the people on the earth, of S W E E T4 3E 7N 6 9 S1 C5 I2 S 8 S O R D E U C E T E E M A R C Barbara. Since 1981 she has been performing drinking in public. 1 5 3 9 8 6 2 7 4 66 Alone 65 Colonel or Nashville dir. B E R T H U N E A S E giving, of caring, of agape supporters love. Driven H A R D W I R Y W E N C H Easy ceremonies, renewals of Tuesday, Sept. 22 customized wedding Derriere the nine creates 26 Ticker follower Easy captain 27 Where tide S C A R E B E A R E R by67 compassion, solid and A N C H O R E D I R O N Y 8 5 9 4 6 celebrations 3 2 1 7and infant blessings of life hrs / Theft / 4900 block1 Malibu hrs / Found items /meets 5700 river block 1752 68 ____ astructure high note for27 Screen symbol vows, 66 Off 9 N O M A N4 S L 2A 9N3 D1 7 S L O B 1449 prosperous others to stand I C E R 2E 8M 3A 7 S4 T6 E5 R 6 8 5 in the Tri-County area. She applies Numerol- Carpinteria 2 4 69 Jane's dog on international 28 Electricalbusi67 Locks in Avenue a barn? 29 Diva's rendition Drive A C E S7 T T E R R A 7C 5E 6 3 H1 A9 V8 E A G O upon and focuses 5 L8 E2 3 A V E 1 Tinfant 9 6Ain4R ogy most frequently her blessings to 7 6 3 5 8 2 4 9 1 Deputies responded to the network A grocery bag with a license plate and 68 Griffith or Garcia 30 Record number? P A N T 9 O 2 V E L 7 4N 3T 5H1 E6 L8 E E L O N G A T E reporting L A B ness. The nine is the perfect balance of 2 3 9 4 5which 8 7 1 6 cast light on the6 master who dwells within the motorcycle DOWNconcerns and divine 30 Rawboned left near the party 5 E R T miscellaneous items was 31 Therefore 1 2K 8E 7R4 9 E3 X W O R S reporting K I E 3R 2her E V E R M O earthly connection, 9 8 5 4 7 6 1 R E little one. She can8 be or front from her late father 7 1 H 4 C564-4414 6N 2O9 Tat 3 reached Kid'sofclaim 31 Houdini door of a lobby. The license love plate was DOWN 32 Laddie's C L A I R5 E L Awilled I N to 4Dher the 1place realization. When one isfeat real8 3E D Y 6I 5N 1 E9 7 S2 E through her website, 1 4P 6 I 2 T5 9 3 7S weddingsantabarbara. 8 S was stolen from her backyard on Sept. 2 Passing 34 Thus came back registered as a trailer plate R E G R E I F U L 1 Brings to a halt 33 Fighting force M E N U N E R V E O F T 7 5 4 8 3 9 2 1 6 ized, sleep is not necessary... 2 6 5 9 8 7 3 4 1 com. unknown mention? 35 Butcher's 9 2E N D 6 M a Carpinteria address. An attempt to 20. 4 K7 E1 an U P O N B O N E with A T A L L 2 Jacket part 34 Fiber source F Per A Tthe H reporting E 5R 3L 8 I party, 1 4 9 5 3 2 7 6 8 3 8 2 1 A 5 E6 W 9 4the camera leaving 3 Former money offering the registered owner was made. male R A I N I R I S contact M I M E S 3 Honda's luxury 37 Computer A 7NRing R I A T Rwas E seen A T on Puzzle by websudoku.com Puzzle by websudoku.com of Malta 36 Penny ___ with the motorcycle. E D D Y T E X T The registered S N A R Hard E owner had sold the trailer W E N T N A A N S I N G E Hard line screen dots

Long ago Cravens Summerland School for gold 100 years ago

Divine digits: A guide to live by

CoastalView.com CoastalView.com CoastalView .com

Car • PET • teria

Read previously published Throwback Thursdays at

CoastalView .com

CoastalView.com

4 7 2 6 8

4 7

8 2 6 4 5

4 5 9 3 7 4

8 5 2 7 5 1 5 3 5 2 6 3 8 6 8 3 4 9 8 3 2 6 5 7 9 8 9 4 5 7

1 2 8 4 1 3 5

CoastalView.com 6 1 7 8 5 5 8 6 3 2 7 4 6 5 6 9 3 4 2

CoastalView .com

5 7 4

9 6 4 6 9

4 5 6 8

1 6 9 4 1 3

7 5

Puzzle by websudoku.com

7 9

Puzzle by websudoku.com

1 6

CoastalView .com

Puzzle by websudoku.com

3 8 4 2 6 3

8 1 3 4 3 8 9 7 5

Puzzle by websudoku.com

SPECIAL 10% OFF LABOR ONLY WITH AD

Clean & Courteous Technicians 37 yrs. in Carpinteria - 805-684-2277

Lic. #975089 & Insured • Free Estimates

John Bylund 805-886-8482

“El Corte Perfecto” 26 Years in Carpinteria Call (805) 881-8165 • Walk Ins 4960 �� . Porcelain & Fiberglass Refinishing & Repair

Pacific Porcelain refinishing

We Reglaze ~ any ColoR Showerstalls • Countertops Bathtubs • Sinks/Tile Fiberglass Units

805-562-9292

Backed by 60 years of experience

David Martinez Boxing Historian

dmboxing.com SANTA BARBARA HEATING & AIR Service Heaters and Fireplaces New Install or Repairs Friendly Local Professional Decade of Experience FREE ESTIMATES

Lic. #984763

MUSIC UNLIMITED Rentals • Sales • Repairs “ We put the

FUN in music!”

805-684-7883

805-881-8988

Lic# 517094

SERVING CARPINTERIA SINCE 1928

Lic. 8154

(805) 448-3183

Call Carpinteria Local Kyle Tapia!

FRANCHISES

SMOG

HANDYMAN

ELIsEO HandYman sERVICEs BLOCK • BRICK • TILE • sTuCCO sandsTOnE • FIREPLaCEs dRYWaLL • FLagsTOnE CEmEnT • PaVERs • FEnCEs HOmE REPaIRs & mORE! 27 Years Experience

LIVESCAN FINGERPRINTING PassPort Photos Color aNd B&W CoPies Next day shiPPiNg

NOTARY SERVICE (805) 566-9921

ICNACare! • HCA • Caregiver

Excellent References

Homemaker • Gourmet Cook 15+ Years Exp. & CA Registered

Private & Agency Work • State Reviewed

JULIETTE (424) 443-9295 caringsoul301@gmail.com

I M M I G R AT I O N P H OTO S

4850A Carpinteria Ave (behind Rockwell Cleaners) INTERIOR 15% OFF COMPLETE OR EXTERIOR 15% Licensed & Insured Workers Comp and General Liability

805-895-7261 • 805-252-4403

OFF ParadisePaintingSoCal.com t

t THE FIRST TIME! rDOigIThRIGHT We SdA oL E SitWE @ PA Re A D I S E PA I N T I N G S O C A L . C O M (805) 910-9247 tResidential/Commercial he first tim Interior/Exterior Decorative European Finishes The Restoration Specialists

CSLB 1084319

•

Cabinets • Drywall Repair & Texture • Stucco Repair • Acoustic Ceiling Removal

• Drywall Repair & Texture • Stucco Repair • Acoustic Ceiling Removal

sales@paradisepaintingsocal.com CSLB 1084319

ParadisePaintingSoCal.com HAULING

805-684-4919

Casitas Plaza

M-F 8am - 6pm • SAT 8:30am - 4:30pm M-F 8:30-6:30pm • Sat 9-4pm

Walk-In • 5 Minutes • Monday – Friday 8-5

Call or Text a Free Estimate

COMPUTER REPAIR

Remodel • Water Heaters • Gas Lines

24/7 LOCKSMITH

PLUMBING

Residential & Commercial Repair & Maintenance

Lock Repairs/Rekeys Home & Business Automotive Keys Electronic Locks Security Solutions

UPS Store

PA S S P O R T P H O T O S

• Residential/Commercial • Interior/Exterior • Cabinets

MOBILE LOCKSMITH

The

Complete Interior or Exterior

PAINTING

The Perfect Cut

PASSPORT PHOTOS

3950 Via Real #153 • Carpinteria

SERVICE

is now at

MUSIC RENTALS

Interior & Exterior Quality Work Reasonable Rates

Ana Marquez

PORCELIAN REFINISHING

HAIR STYLIST

684-0279 or 259-6200 LV. MESSAGE

PAINTING

Reasonable Rates! Will clean one time or regularly Good Ref. • Eng. Speaking. Call Marcy or Maria

HEATING & AIR

HOUSE CLEANING

15 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Get your business started here! Call 805-684-4428

CAREGIVER

PLUMBING

Water Heaters • Sewer & Drain Service

No extra charge for weekend calls!

THIS AD SPACE COULD BE YOURS!

YOUR AD HERE!

FULL SERVICE PLUMBING

Lic. # 735657

NOTARY/SHIPPING

Thursday, October 1, 2026  31

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

BUY A FRANCHISE, BE YOUR OWN BOSS Semi-Active, Owner/Operator, and Executive Models exist for Single Units, Multi-Units, and full Empire-Building opportunities, locally and nationally.

Contact Bob Wenokur, your Franchise Consultant (805) 500-2442 www.franchisingwithbob.com

Get your business started here! Contact Mike at news@coastalview.com

What’s something you had a close call with?

CVN

MAN ON THE STREET LARRY NIMMER w w w. N i m m e rA r t . n e t

Larry’s comment: I almost had to ﬁght in the Vietnam War but I was saved by a high lottery number.

While riding my bike, a car hit me, knocked me unconscious and took off. –– Claire Mathie

When I was tiny I was thrown into a pool to learn how to swim. –– Alaia Ponce

I survived a painful heart attack at Santa Claus beach. –– Mike Clark

A mauling by two dogs that I fought off by smacking them against a door. –– Dillinger Herbert

I almost ate it trying to do a wheelie. –– Finn O’Donnell

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

32  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

THROWBACK

Rincon Creek yesterday and today

THURSDAY

BY VINCE BURNS

Rincon Point is the gift of its creek. Without it, we’d have no Queen of the Coast or prehistoric Chumash village. More lagoon than creek for most of the year, Rincon’s creek usually gets little notice, its sloughy flow barely reaches the Pacific in summer, backing up into a tiny wetland between creek mouth and the freeway. The spot is an ideal habitat for goby, ducks, herons, egrets and much more. In earlier days, steelhead trout swam upstream, famously gracing the menu of a local inn. But when the big El Niño rains come, Rincon Creek can morph overnight into a mighty flood carrying everything in its path to the Pacific. The point’s two modern founding families, the Hills and the Bateses, both lost structures to Rincon Creek. The Hills were the first victims: In January 1914 (an El Niño year) they lost everything; the Santa Barbara newspaper reporting: “the Dr. R. W. Hill place, landmark of the Rincon road, has been washed into the sea. The house, barn, outbuildings, and the magnificent sycamore, are gone.” The matter ended in court when the Hills successfully claimed that the Southern Pacific Railroad had put their home in danger with shoddy construction of retaining walls. A dozen years later, an April 1926 (also an El Niño year) flood knocked the Bates family structures off their moorings, including the book-filled cabin of Harry Mitchell. In the post-World War II era, the flood of January 1969 may be the most remembered, although 1983 was no slouch either.

Just-in-time project

Fast forwarding to the present, NOAA and the rest of the weather watchers are predicting the potential for heavy rains this winter, which could once again send the creek’s waters racing. As it happens, a creek bank-restoration project to protect a home on the creek’s west side wrapped up in September, hopefully just in time if the expected winter rains materialize. The California Coastal Commission (CCC), of course, oversees all projects at Rincon Point that fall into its purview of protecting coastal ecosystems by regulating development. The project, known to the CCC as #424-0275, provided for the restoration of revetment and retaining wall along the creek’s lower reaches, much of which has been eroding for decades, with recent damage occurring during the rains of 2022-23. Project timeline: Plans were first submitted to the California Coastal Commission in 2024; a complete application was filed the next year. CCC staff created a report and recommendation in January of this year, and the full commission approved the project the next month. In the language of the Coastal Commission, the project consisted of the “removal of approximately 120 linear feet of damaged rock slope revetment and approximately 30 linear feet of existing damaged steel and timber retaining wall, and construction of a new 165 foot long, 3,200 sq. ft. vegetated rock slope protection.” The core of the project: placement of

PHOTO COURTESY BATES FAMILY

Rincon Creek at flood in 1952. The bridge (since dismantled) was built by Edward Bates in 1940. huge boulders along the creek’s west side, subsequently covered with mulch, willow tree cuttings and the seeds of native riparian plants. An historical tidbit: The project site coincides with the location of the old and much-loved Rincon Bridge which had been built by Edward Bates in 1940 to provide safe all-weather access to the point’s east and west sides. In the case of the September creek project, biologist Krissy Slaughter oversaw the ecosystem and biological elements of the project. The CCC required that work proceed when the creek was likely to be least active (July to November) and that if the creek had flowing water at the time of the project, it must be “diverted around the work area” in order to protect species like steelhead trout and tidewater goby. Although no steelhead were spotted, five other fish species were identified by Slaughter: tidewater goby, prickly sculpin, California killifish, striped mullet and topsmelt. Preying on these fish are other creekside residents: snowy and great egrets and great and black-crowned night herons. By project’s end, biologist Slaughter was impressed at the abundance and versatility of life at Rincon Creek: “There’s just so much life in there, all adapted to such a range of conditions: temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity.” Rincon Creek is indeed a natural wonder, a living window into California as it once was. Meanwhile, as Rincon’s surfers hope for a winter of epic waves, Rincon’s homeowners will be keeping a weather eye on the skies and the creek. Vince Burns and Stephen Bates have written “the” history of Rincon Point, available locally and online at amazon. com/dp/1467108707. If you have stories of Rincon’s history, get in touch with Burns at vinceburns805@gmail.com.

Do you have a photo from Carpinteria’s past? Contact news@coastalview.com to share it with other readers!

PHOTOS BY VINCE BURNS

The author included two photographs of the rock slope protection work at Rincon Creek during the week of Sept. 14, 2026.

CVN

SPORTS OCTOBER 1, 2026

Cade McCallister fires a shot between two defenders.

TINA LEE

Member SIPC

Are you invested properly? Contact me for a complimentary portfolio review. Samantha F Anderson Financial Advisor

5320 Carpinteria Ave Suite J Carpinteria, CA 93013 805-684-8470 MKT-5894O-A AECSPAD

> edwardjones.com

ROSANA SWING

Chris Reed puts the pressure on an opponent in a win over Foothill Tech on Sept. 23.

Warriors take on busy league schedule

Carpinteria picked up a win against Foothill Tech before dropping two losses BY RYAN P. CRUZ Carpinteria boys water polo had a busy week in the pool, picking up a league win over Foothill Tech on Sept. 23 before dropping two games in a row, losing in a defensive battle against league foe Malibu on Sept. 25 and falling in a crosstown rivalry matchup against Cate on Sept. 29. The Warriors had won three games in a row heading into the league matchup with Foothill Tech. In this game, Carpinteria added another win after a strong first half and a defensive stand that prevented a late Foothill Tech comeback. Carpinteria senior Ryder Shaw scored three goals in the first quarter to give the Warriors an early lead. Shaw scored another goal in the second, as did fellow senior Chris Reed and Warriors freshman Junius Fedders, giving Carpinteria a 6-2 lead at halftime. Foothill Tech opened up the second half with two quick goals, but Carpinteria responded when Luke Donahue connected with Reed for a goal following a well-timed timeout from Carpinteria coach Russell Russo. The Dragons nearly mounted a comeback, scoring four straight goals to bring the game within one point before Shaw scored one last goal to secure the win by a final score of 11-9. Warriors goaltender Stefano Piccoletti was a major factor in the win, accounting for 13 blocks and one steal and setting the tone for the late defensive stand. “Our defense really came together in the second and third quarters,” said coach Russo. “(There’s) some work to be done on controlling the tempo on closing out our games, but strong nonetheless.” Two days later, the Warriors hosted longtime league opponent Malibu for what turned out to be a low-scoring defensive battle. After Malibu broke through for the first goal of the game, Shaw answered with a goal to tie the score at 1-1 at the end of the first quarter. The game would remain deadlocked until Malibu added three more goals in the third quarter. In the final stretch, Carpinteria went on a rally with goals from Shaw and Fedders, but the late push was not enough and Malibu came away with a 6-4 win. Piccoletti kept Carpinteria in the game, holding off Malibu’s offensive attempts and finishing with a season-high 16 blocks

Ryder Shaw slices through the water past a Malibu defender. and one steal. The loss ended the Warriors’ four-game win streak and was the first league loss of the season for Carpinteria. On Sept. 29, Carpinteria traveled up the hill to face crosstown rival Cate School, a team that started the season undefeated through the first 10 games. Cate has been dominant through the early season, and the Rams started out on fire with six straight goals to take a 6-0 lead through the first quarter. After Shaw broke through for Carpinteria’s first goal of the game, Cate maintained its lead through halftime, 10-1. The Warriors fought back, with Reed drawing a penalty and Fedders scoring a power-play goal to put more points on the board. But despite the late push, Cate held on for the win, 15-6. Cate’s Monte Prince led the game with four goals and two assists. Carpinteria goaltender Piccoletti finished with six blocks, two steals and two assists. Carpinteria will now prepare for the Buena Tournament this weekend, starting with a matchup with host team Buena on Friday.

TINA LEE

ROSANA SWING

Warriors freshman Junius Fedders has been a weapon on both offense and defense this season.

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

34  Thursday, October 1, 2026

CVN

SHORT STOPS BY RYAN P. CRUZ

ROSANA SWING

Sophomore Brayden Real barrels down the sideline for a first-half touchdown.

Warriors football falls after close game with Calvary Chapel

Carpinteria hosted Calvary Chapel for a non-league game at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium, where the Warriors battled through four quarters before dropping their fifth game of the season by a final score of 29-13. The Warriors and Eagles were locked in a defensive tug-of-war through the first quarter, heading into the second with the score tied at 0-0. Calvary Chapel recovered a fumble in the second quarter, but the turnover did not result in points after the Eagles missed a 41-yard field goal attempt. But Calvary Chapel broke through on the next possession, driving down the field and scoring a 6-yard touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. Carpinteria answered, with sophomore quarterback Blayden Bryant leading a 68yard drive that was capped off with a 20-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Brayden Real. At halftime, the score was tied 7-7. Calvary Chapel broke the tie with an interception that the Eagles defense returned 55 yards for a touchdown. After a two-point conversion, Calvary Chapel was up 15-7 going into the fourth quarter. The Warriors responded once again in the fourth quarter, with Bryant tossing a 34yard touchdown pass to Gabe Chung. Carpinteria failed on the two-point conversion, leaving the score at 15-13 with just under eight minutes to go. The game went downhill from there, with Calvary Chapel extending its lead with another touchdown and two-point conversion to put the score at 23-13. The Eagles then scored on another interception return for a touchdown to bring the game to its final score of 29-13. “It was a tough, gritty game,” said Carpinteria coach Van Latham. “We had big plays both positive and negative. Our inability to establish a ground game hurt us. In the long run too many turnovers did us in, however. We played with good effort and energy, but we need to learn how to finish.” Carpinteria will now prepare for its league schedule, beginning with a road game at Channel Islands on Friday.

COURTESY PHOTO

Carpinteria’s girls golf team was successful in its first Citrus Coast League match of the year.

Warriors golfers come out ahead in league match

Carpinteria girls golf came away in first place out of five teams during the Warriors’ first Citrus Coast League joint match of the year at Seabee Golf Course in Port Hueneme. Carpinteria’s golfers shot a combined 295, the lowest of all teams in the competition, and well ahead of second-place Nordhoff (304) and third-place Fillmore (311). Sophia Garay led the Warriors with a low score of 45, followed by Athrizy Rojas with a score of 49.

ROSANA SWING

Yoselyn Aguirre picked up a win in singles play to help Carpinteria defeat Santa Clara.

Warriors win two league matches

Carpinteria girls tennis won two of its last three matches, with wins over league opponents Hueneme and Santa Paula and a loss in a non-league match against Malibu. The Warriors had won back-to-back matches heading into the match against Hueneme on Sept. 24. Carpinteria kept the winning momentum, adding another win over the Vikings by a score of 14-4. Carpinteria was led by its talented doubles duos, including the duo of Sadie West and Emily Banks, who went 2-0 and did not drop a game; and partners Caroline Cooney and Cailyn Gillen, who also did not drop a game in their 2-0 finish. Singles specialist Aubrey Alcaraz overcame a slow start and ended the day with another sweep. Ariana Cruz won two of three sets, while Yaretzi Moctezuma added a win in one of her two sets. “Overall, we were able to get in gear at different times in the first round,” said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. “So some of the sets were much closer due to the slower start, but I was happy with how the girls finished today. They closed out their sets well, never allowing the Vikings to get back in.” Carpinteria had a tougher time in its next match against former league rival Malibu. Though the teams are in different leagues, the matchup was as competitive as ever, with the Sharks pulling away with an 11-7 victory. The Warriors had strong performances from doubles partners West and Banks, who set the tone with a 3-0 sweep and the duo of Gillen and Cooney, who fought off close games to come away with their own 3-0 sweep. Malibu took the advantage in singles, with Alcaraz getting the only win of the day for the Warriors. “Overall, we played fine, but I still feel we are leaving out some of our best tennis,” Bryant said. “I know we can turn some of these close loss sets around and I know we can start to win some of these close dual match losses.” The Warriors got back on track the very next day with a successful outing in a Citrus Coast League match at home against Santa Paula. Carpinteria won nine out of nine sets in doubles, and seven in nine sets in singles to come away with a commanding 16-2 victory. The Warriors switched up the lineup, with Banks playing singles and turning in a 3-0 after battling through adversity in the early rounds. “She showed and proved that she is a fighter on the court,” Bryant said. “After being down in the first set, she stormed back to win six straight games. And in her last set, she was challenged throughout, but she kept her composure and stayed in control.” Cooney provided two wins in singles, while Yoselyn Aguirre added another win towards the Warriors’ final tally. In doubles, Nathalie Hernandez teamed up with Naima Palacio to go 3-0, while Alcaraz joined forces with Gillen for another three-set sweep. Moctezuma won three sets with two different partners. Carpinteria is now 5-5 overall and 3-0 in league play, as the Warriors prepare to face tennis powerhouse Santa Barbara this week.

Carpinteria girls volleyball sweeps Fillmore

Carpinteria girls volleyball recovered from its first league loss of the year, getting back in the win column with a three-set sweep over the Fillmore Flashes on Sept. 29. The Warriors suffered a 3-1 loss to Nordhoff at home on Sept. 24, in what was their first league loss of the season. On Sept. 29, Carpinteria hosted Fillmore for a match that was decided by the Warriors’ defensive effort. Carpinteria won all three sets (25-12, 25-20, 25-18) to take the sweep and advance to 4-1 against league opponents. Carpinteria’s back line of Nelly and Kelly Dominguez kept the team alive with well-timed digs, while sophomores Katia Nikolov and Allyson Padilla came off the bench and contributed to the Warriors’ dominant defensive efforts. “It was not our most energetic game, but we were prepared for the Flashes,” said Carpinteria coach Evan Rowbottom. Carpinteria will continue its week-long home game stand with a match against Hueneme on Thursday. This game will serve as senior night for Carpinteria.

Coastal View News • Tel: (805) 684-4428

Thursday, October 1, 2026  35

The role of sports journalism

CVN

CRUZ ON SPORTS R YA N P. C R U Z I’m extremely grateful to be able to write about sports as part of my job. When I was a kid, I used to spend hours watching my favorite broadcast journalists Stuart Scott, Keith Olbermann, Rich Eisen and the rest of the early SportsCenter crew, as they defined the sports stories of my youth. I religiously flipped through the pages of ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated (and their youth-friendly SI for Kids) or any other sports magazine I could get my hands on, obsessing over the photos and reading the larger-than-life profiles crafted by sportswriters like Wright Thompson, whose love for sports culture was so contagious it soon became part of my own identity. There was something magical about sports media in the days before the internet and the 24-hour news cycle. The perceived distance between us fans and the heroes on the TV screen, and the narratives weaved by sports journalists, created an illusion of sports being something bigger than the real world. We were the Romans, and our star athletes became

the Gladiators in the Coliseum. You would think that fans having more access to athletes, more updates through social media and more storylines about the minute details of every team would strengthen our connection with the world of sports. But try to sit through a day of ESPN coverage now, and you’ll get an entirely different picture about the sports media landscape — one in which big money, advertising contracts and gambling seem to have infiltrated every nook and cranny. I’m disappointed in the current state of ESPN, where the ugly parts of sports — the gossip, the scandals and the gambling — seem to be driving the direction of programming. The guiding principles of sports journalism have faded into the background, and sports media has leaned into the popularity of Barstool Sports blog or shock-jock hosts such as the controversial Pat McAfee. But there’s still bona fide sports journalists out there. One of those holding the torch is Pablo Torre, a former ESPN writer and show host who in 2023 went on to create his own podcast, “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” which received a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting this year for his deep dive into NBA salary-cap corruption. Torre’s decision to leave ESPN was at a time when mainstream sports media was making its shift into its current gambling-and-gossip state. Torre saw the writing on the wall and took the risk of going independent to allow him to tell stories that he wasn’t given the support or resources to cover with the big companies. His reporting on the Los Angeles Clippers skirting NBA contract rules was just one example of a story that major

COURTESY

Cate is the ﬁrst team from the county to win at the Santa Barbara Tennis Invitational.

Cate Rams roundup

Cate’s boys water polo and girls tennis teams continue to find ways to win, with both remaining undefeated through the early parts of their respective seasons. Rams water polo added three more wins in the past week, defeating Villanova Prep 17-3 on Sept. 23; beating Foothill Tech by a score of 13-2 on Sept. 25; and outlasting crosstown rival Carpinteria 15-6 on Sept. 29. Cate’s undefeated season has been marked by high-scoring efforts from Monte Prince (who scored five goals against Villanova and four against Carpinteria) and the defensive play of goaltender Andrew Sheshunoff, who had 17 saves against Foothill Tech. Cate’s girls tennis team has found similar success, winning four more matches this week to bring the Rams’ season record to a perfect 9-0. Three of these wins came at the Fifth Annual Santa Barbara Tennis Invitational, which Cate won as the first-ever tournament champions from Santa Barbara county. The Rams won three matches in one day, defeating San Diego-based teams San Marcos and Rancho Bernardo before taking down Bay Area powerhouse, Monta Vista, in the tournament finale. Cate continued its undefeated tennis season with a head-to-head match against Thacher on Sept. 29. The Rams were dominant again, winning 15-3 and earning Cate’s third-straight win against league opponents.

Our local student athletes are putting in so much time, on top of schoolwork and personal lives. Their coaches are often volunteering or splitting time between teaching or other jobs. I know how hard they work, and I refuse to contribute to the idea that winning is the only measure of success. media refused to pursue. The official storyline, according to ESPN at the time of Torre’s reporting, was that there was “no evidence” of wrongdoing. Less than a year later, the NBA launched its own investigation that proved Torre to be right on the spot. Torre’s most recent reporting revealed another scam, this time involving beloved Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow. Torre peeled the curtain behind a Christian financial seminar organization, Life Surge, that Tebow had been working with, finding that the organization had used predatory tactics and celebrity speakers to convince attendees into investing large sums of money. The reporting was another example of Torre doing what other sports journalists wouldn’t. And it forced a response. Shortly after, Tebow announced he would “pause” his relationship with the organization until further notice. Just a few days after the episode came out, ESPN had Tebow as a guest during its coverage of a big college football game featuring his alma mater, the University of Florida. Despite the fact that rumors had been swirling around Tebow’s involvement with Life Surge for days, ESPN hosts did not mention the subject once during his appearance. It wasn’t surprising, but it was another disappointing reminder of how much the sports media landscape has changed. The companies that dominate the field — those that have all the television contracts and connections to executives with all professional leagues — are refusing to question or criticize these institutions, either out of fear or out of compliance. It’s encouraging to see journalists like Torre continuing the curious, hard-nosed reporting that the world needs. But one thing Torre does is choose his subjects wisely. He rarely investigates somebody just to ruin them. There’s always an instinctive journalistic calculation of choosing which rabbit hole to send himself plunging into. I say that because I know that my role as sports editor of a community newspaper like Coastal View News serves a different type of journalistic purpose. In my five years covering high school sports here, I never once saw it fit to uncover corruption, dive into scandal or criticize the direction or “success” of a certain team. I’ve been asked (on more than one

Thursday, Oct. 1

occasion) by community members to pursue feature stories about local teams that have difficult seasons. And while I understand that these stories might be the norm for reporters covering college or professional sports, I don’t see that as my role here. When I was a high school athlete, my varsity football team didn’t win a single game during my senior season. But those times spent on the field with my teammates are lifelong memories I still cherish. It was the experience of a lifetime, and the few times my name or photo made it in the local paper were some of the brightest days of my life. I come to my position from that perspective. Whether our local athletes win or lose, they deserve a chance to read about themselves and to see their classmates in our weekly sports pages. Our local student athletes are putting in so much time, on top of schoolwork and personal lives. Their coaches are often volunteering or splitting time between teaching or other jobs. I know how hard they work, and I refuse to contribute to the idea that winning is the only measure of success. Take it from two legendary winners and Carpinterians of the Year, five-time CIF champion coach Lou Panizzon and volleyball legend Rick Olmstead, who both wrote letters in response to a recent anonymous Pitchfork criticizing the Warriors’ football coaches. Panizzon and Olmstead both point out that sports — especially local high school sports — are not just about winning. These coaches are local heroes for guiding these young athletes. And no matter what the scoreboard says, these kids are bettering themselves, learning lifelong lessons and living the golden days that we all dream about when we get older. So win or lose, I will keep covering local sports with a focus on highlighting our local athletes, and I hope we can help keep a record of their achievements that they can show to their own families in years to come. Ryan P. Cruz is the sports editor for Coastal View News. This is the latest installment of a monthly column where he explores local sports, sports history and what’s in store for the future of Carpinteria sports. Have an idea, tip or sports story? Email him at sports@ coastalview.com.

ON DECK

Carpinteria Girls Golf at Nordhoff (Soule Park Golf Course), 2:30 p.m. *Carpinteria Girls Volleyball vs Hueneme, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2

Carpinteria Boys Water Polo at Buena Tournament, 2 p.m. *Carpinteria Girls Tennis vs Santa Barbara, 3 p.m. Carpinteria Football at Channel Islands, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3

Carpinteria Boys Water Polo at Buena Tournament, TBD *Denotes Home Game

Coastal View News • Carpinteria, California

36  Thursday, October 1, 2026

Carpinteria celebrates 61 years of cityhood

Comfortable in its middle-aged maturity, Carpinteria humbly celebrated its 61st year of cityhood last week. On Sept. 21, 1965, after months of passionate debate and political polarization, Carpinterians voted 895 to 635 to form a new city out of the unincorporated town of Carpinteria. The young city encompassed 0.8 square miles and boasted a population of 6,651 residents. The ﬁrst Carpinteria City Council seats were held by Mayor Allan Coates and Councilmembers James Gray, Margaret Mills, Robert “Olly” Olivas and Ernest Wullbrandt. Carpinteria’s ﬁrst City Hall opened on

Nov. 1, 1965, at 4859 Carpinteria Ave. The little building held the city’s two full-time and one half-time employees, but the city outgrew its original headquarters quickly. City Hall moved to 5096 Carpinteria Ave., where Teddy’s by the Sea now stands, on July 1, 1966. One year later, in order to house the planned Carpinteria Police Department, the city rented a large space on the corner of Sixth Street and Maple Avenue. It was not until Jan. 11, 1975, that the city opened the doors to its own remodeled building on the 4.5-acre property at 5775 Carpinteria Ave., formerly owned by Standard Oil Company.

Read Thursday’s CVN on Wednesday Sign up today • Opt out at any time Locals recently knew 4859 Carpinteria Ave. as Gonzo’s Cycles and PacWest Blooms, but in 1965, the building housed the ﬁrst City Hall.

Buying or selling a home with us is like a walk on the beach!

Seascape Realty BRE Lic. #01484280

Shirley Kimberlin

Terry Stain

George Manuras

Sylvia Miller

Diana Porter

Mark Brickley

Lynda Bohnett

805-886-0228 skimberlin@aol.com

805-705-1310 seascaperealty@ gmail.com

702-460-2726 kailuua@yahoo.com

805-448-8882 sylvia@sanbarb.com

805-680-3770 mpaulsb3@gmail.com

Lic. #01991682

Lic. #00558548

805-452-8931 dianaporter370@ gmail.com

805-637-6407 bohnettlynda@ gmail.com

Lic. #00623395

Lic. #01484280

D L O

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

Lic.#02119204

Lic. #01268751

Lic. #01842390

D L O

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

Thinking of Selling Your Property? FREE MARKET EVALUATION

CALL SHIRLEY KIMBERLIN TODAY!

805-886-0228 THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR YOUR HOME!

Realtor Office Hours: Tues-Friday 11am to 3pm STOP BY TO VIEW WHAT’S NEW! Always available by appointment See our website for long term and vacation rentals and property management for owners.

View our properties for sale at Look4Seascape Look4SeascapeRealty.com Realty.com

4915-C Carpinteria Ave. • 805.684.4161