Coastal View News • May 18, 2023

CARPINTERIA

Vol. 29, No. 35

May 18 - 24, 2023

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Muralism, in collaboration with the city of Carpinteria, took on the restoration of Tomol Interpretive Play Area last week; according to Muralism Manager Greg Perea, the team designed a mural with dolphins swimming across “the channel” and underneath a newly-painted rainbow bridge, with 11 dolphins, two harbor seals, a turtle and a stingray painted throughout the park. “When it came time to restore the rainbow bridge itself, Muralism brought in Chumash descendants to actually do the painting,” said Matt Dominguez, a Chumash Culture Bearer since 2010 and Muralism lead artist. “The ‘family’ spent the day singing, painting, storytelling and sharing a meal together.”

A colorful restoration

26 Warriors and Rams wrap up season

Rincon Trail project moves closer to reality

Island Brewing Company brings home the silver

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Government declares end to Covid-19 emergency

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officially declared the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency on May 11, marking three and a half years since the U.S. first declared the rise of Covid-19 was a pandemic.

“Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is grateful for the support of the community in navigating through this historic pandemic together,” the department said in a press release last week.

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The official end of the declared emergency will lead to several changes both federally and locally. Private insurance companies will no longer cover over-thecounter or laboratory-based Covid-19 testing without cost sharing. Individuals should reach out to their providers for more detailed information, according to the Santa Barbara Public Health Department.

data for two to six weeks during the transition.

According to the dashboard, “Case data will no longer be available, as this data has become less meaningful due to at-home antigen testing.”

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Residents can still obtain free testing kits from the federal government, with four free kits per residential address. Kits can be ordered from special.usps.com/ testkits or by calling 1-800-232-0233.

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Residents are encouraged to stay up to date with boosters and vaccines, and those with primary care providers should contact their provider’s office for more information. Vaccines, treatment and testing will still be available at county health care centers in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Santa Maria and the Franklin Center.

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Additionally, operations at three of the expanded testing facilities in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc will end on June 23. Residents may still make appointments at these sites until then.

The Centers for Disease Control and California Department of Public Health will also change how they distribute Covid-19 data. According to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Covid-19 data dashboard, the county will switch to highlighting emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths related to Covid-19; the county will stop reporting the aforementioned

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that everyone six months and older receive a bivalent booster; a second bivalent booster has been approved for individuals aged 65 and older who have had their primary vaccination series and are at least four months out from a previous bivalent booster shot. More information can be found at hhs.gov and sbcdashboard.info.

––Melea Maglalang

“Case data will no longer be available, as this data has become less meaningful due to at-home antigen testing.”

–SBCPHD

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Memorial Day event: May 29

The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF) will honor veterans on Monday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Dr. in Santa Barbara.

The ceremony will include performances by the UC Santa Barbara ROTC Color Guard, the Gold Coast Pipe & Drum Band, The Prime Time Band and David Gonzales and the Santa Barbara Choral Society, with a flyover by the Condor Squadron. Speakers will include Colonel Robert Long commander of Space Launch Delta 30 and Western Launch and Test Range, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and LT Christia Sandstedt, CGC, USCGC Blackfin.

“We are humbled as we remember all of those who served our Country and died protecting it,” said VFW Lifetime Member and PCVF co-founder Lt. John Blankenship (USN, former). “We hope to see fellow Veterans and the rest of our community at this hour-long free event.”

See more at pcvf.org/memorial-day-ceremony.

Gun buyback scheduled for Saturday

The Santa Barbara Police Department will reward a $100 gift card per firearm to individuals who surrender any unwanted firearms to officers on Saturday, May 20 at the City Yards off 300 East Cota St. Officers will accept guns between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to Public Information Officer Ethan Ragsdale.

The gun buyback program is an anonymous effort to reduce gun violence in Santa Barbara County. Once a firearm is surrendered, it is property of the Santa Barbara Police Department and will not be returned; all firearms will be destroyed by the department. According to Ragsdale, ballistics testing will not be conducted on guns that are turned in.

“We want to help remove unwanted guns from our community and reduce the risk of homicide, suicide, and deadly accidents,” Ragsdale said in a press release last week.

All participants must unload and transport their firearms in their vehicle’s trunk. The police department will then collect the firearms. All weapons will be checked for a lost or stolen status; firearms will be returned to their rightful owners if applicable, and no questions will be asked.

Anyone who cannot attend the event can contact the SBPD at (805) 897-2355. For more information about the program, visit santabarbaraca.gov/news/sbpd-2023gun-buyback.

Santa Barbara Humane takes in 47 kittens

Santa Barbara Humane took in 47 kittens from another overcrowded shelter last week, according to Public Relations Specialist Marissa Miller. The kittens range from seven weeks to three months old; all will be spayed or neutered and receive microchips and vaccinations.

The organization is also expanding its adoption hours, now open every day except Wednesdays, noon to 4 p.m.

“We are always thrilled when we can help a partner organization when they are struggling,” Santa Barbara Humane CEO Kerri Burns said. “Transferring these kittens not only helps reduce the population at an overcrowded shelter but also fulfills a need in our own community for adoptable cats.”

See more at sbhumane.org.

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Klay is one of 47 kittens accepted by Santa Barbara Humane last week.

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scheduled for May 31 Beth Cox, Virginia Benson Wigle named featured speakers

The Compassionate Care of Carpinteria’s (CCC) annual luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, May 31 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., at the Rincon Beach Club, 3811 Santa Claus Ln.

The group, an initiative of Hospice of Santa Barbara, offers patient care and bereavement services. This year’s special guest speakers are 2020 Carpinterian of the Year Beth Cox and last year’s CCC speaker Virginia Benson Wigle; Steering Committee Chair Marybeth Carty will also be featured.

“We are excited to gather in person with fellow CCC supporters in our commitment to providing resources to anyone experiencing the impact of serious illness or grieving the death of a loved one,” said David Selberg, CEO of Hospice of Santa Barbara.

Cox had lost her father, Roger Green, to Stage IV Melanoma Cancer, according to a press release from CCC.

“The timeline from diagnosis to death was 26 days. After her father’s passing, she became involved with Relay For Life of the American Cancer Society and created the first ever Paddle Out For Hope within the world of Relays,” the press release stated.

“For decades, Cox has been an avid community leader and advocate in Santa Barbara County. She has been involved in Community organizations such as Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) and Domestic Violence Solutions, traveling around the county speaking to High Schools and community nonprofits. Cox has also worked as a Crisis Counselor Hotline Assistant and hosted a radio show on KCSB focusing on Domestic

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violence and sexual assault. Fundraising and contributing through her family-owned company, Grant Cox Enterprises Inc., she and her husband Grant Cox pride themselves on giving back to their community.”

Wigle lost her husband, John, after his diagnosis with cancer. After he passed away, Wigle created the online storytelling site “Our Story” – after John’s last words to her – alongside Starfish Connection, a nonprofit that gives out bridge gap grants to “individuals who would

otherwise fall through the cracks financially.”

According to the press release, “Our Story” and the Starfish Connection “share the mission of providing individuals the space to be seen, heard, and honored through storytelling, gap grants, and educational resources.”

To purchase tickets or learn more about the organization, visit CompassionateCareofCarpinteria.org.

––Evelyn Spence

Highway construction update: May 14 – May 27

Construction crews finished paving and stripping the Olive Mill Roundabout project on Wednesday, May 17; construction in the area will now move to the northwest and northeast corners by North Jameson Lane, Olive Mill Road and Coast Village Road.

Closures continue along the Highway 101 project. On the northbound side, Sunday nights between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., one lane between Santa Monica Road and Sheffield Drive is closed; that same area is closed Mondays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m.

The on-ramp at South Padaro/Santa Claus Lane remains closed until late August. The off-ramp at North Padaro Lane will be closed until mid-June, the on-ramp at San Ysidro until early 2025 and the off-ramp at Olive Mill Road for up to seven months.

On the southbound side, one lane between Sheffield Drive and Carpinteria Avenue, as well as the on-ramp at North Padaro Lane, is closed Sunday nights, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Those same areas are closed Mondays through Thursdays, 9 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.

The on-ramp at Olive Mill Road will be closed May 22, 3 a.m. – 7 p.m.; the off-ramp at North Padaro Lane, from May 22–25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; and the off-ramp at Carpinteria Avenue, from May 15-18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and May 17, from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.

On Carpinteria Avenue from Estero Street to Highway 101, construction crews are directing traffic while paving occurs on Carpinteria Avenue. During the week of May 22, flaggers will also direct traffic between Ortega Hill Road and the northbound off-ramp at Sheffield Drive, for vegetation removal and fencing installation.

Consecutive ramps going in the same direction will not be closed at the same time unless otherwise noted. Se more at SBROADS.com.

––Evelyn Spence

Crews install rebar and safety barriers in the Summerland segment of the Highway 101 project.

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Work continues on the northbound on-ramp at South Padaro/Santa Claus Lane.

A construction worker focuses on the permanent safety barrier in the Santa Claus Lane bikeway.

2020 Carpinterian of the Year Beth Cox will be a featured speaker at this year’s Compassionate Care of Carpinteria annual luncheon.

KARLSSON FILE PHOTOS Virginia Benson Wigle, right, pictured with her daughter Ella in 2022, is this year’s guest speaker at the Compassionate Care of Carpinteria’s fifth annual luncheon.

City Council approves steep slope

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The Carpinteria City Council ruled 3-1 to pursue alternative three – an altered version of the proposed Rincon MultiUse Trail project that sparked controversy for impacts to paragliding and safety concerns – during a special meeting on Monday.

The Rincon Multi-Use Trail Project was originally conceived as a solution to the current gap between the Pacific Coast Bikeway and the Carpinteria bluffs in the California Coastal Trail. The project gained controversy, however, following the County Planning Commission’s Jan. 18, 2022 approval of the project’s environmental impact report and Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit.

The completion of this project is mandatory for the city of Carpinteria to be in accordance with its Coastal Land Use Plan and the conditions of approval for the Caltrans Casitas Pass and Linden Avenue project.

The original environmental impact report outlined four alternatives for the project to take, and said that the third option, the “steeper slopes / reduced earthwork alternative,” – has the least significant environmental impact.

Three appellants – Karl Cameron, Helen O’Neill and the Santa Barbara Soaring Association represented by Stan Barankiewicz of Orbach Huff & Henderson LLP – disagreed with the certification of the report, and more specifically, disagreed that the third alternative was the environmentally superior alternative.

The appellants presented their qualms during the March 28, 2022 meeting of the Carpinteria City Council, and suggested that the project instead adopt the fourth alternative from the environmental impact report: the “freeway adjacent trail avoiding bluff face” alternative which runs parallel to the U.S. Highway 101 freeway. Last March, after hearing the appellants’ objections and those present for public comment, the council voted 4-1 to conditionally grant the appeal and asked staff to assess the feasibility of alternatives two and four — alternative two being the “maximize existing benchwork / topography” option.

The May 15 meeting began with a staff report updating the council on the project’s community engagement efforts with stakeholders and the staff’s research on potential alternative options for the project.

The project team met with project stakeholders, including the project appellants, six times since the March 2022 meeting, according to Principal Planner of Community Development Nick Bobroff.

“(The meetings) ultimately allowed all parties to better understand some of the constraints and challenges of the

different alternatives as well as hear out each other’s concerns and interests in this project,” Bobroff said.

Though these meetings lead to an additional six alternatives with a total of 10 for the project to pursue, the meetings ultimately failed to facilitate the selection of an alternative that satisfied the requirements of all parties involved in the stakeholder meetings.

The staff report found that alternative two was not an advisable option for the project, citing safety hazards, projected lack of ADA compliance, geological in-

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stability and more. Alternative three was modified to be narrower and steeper to mitigate some of the environmental concerns from the previous version.

Both the county and the appellants stuck to their previous position on the third alternative. While staff maintained it met the project objectives best, the appellants maintained that the third alternative posed negative environmental impact and safety hazards.

Alternative four, which presents the longest trail, still presented a significant impact to the environment, which is why the “soaring community withdrew its support for this alternative,” Bobroff said. Several alternatives – including six, seven, eight and nine – w ere deemed unfeasible or impractical.

During an extensive public comment period, community members expressed concerns regarding alternative three and the overall project, particularly over the impact to soaring activities, environmental impact, the cost of the project, the width of the trail, its capacity to hold the population occupying it and more.

County staff took notes of community members’ questions and a few misconceptions and clarified them after public comment ended.

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Rincon Multi-Use Trail

Project appellants disagree that the plans are the environmentally superior alternative

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The Carpinteria City Council voted Monday to pursue alternative three — an altered version of the project that gained controversy for impacts to paragliding and safety concerns in March 2022 — for the Rincon Multi-Use Trail project.

“…we’re really trying to create a trail here that can benefit and serve the broadest segment of the population and a big part of that – besides conveniently or efficiently moving cyclists from one point to another – is the public coastal access and recreation component. This is meant to be a trail that everybody can use.”

– Principal Planner Nick Bobroff

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Alternative three involves a bridge crossing over the railroad tracks.

Carpinteria Valley Water District rates to increase

BY ROBERT MCDONALD, GENERAL MANAGER CARPINTERIA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

Inflation has touched every aspect of all our lives over the past few years, and the costs associated with supplying water to our customers are no different. Like all public water agencies, we must recoup the cost of ensuring high quality, safe and reliable water around the clock, and that results in increased water rates.

Our staff has received many questions and comments regarding the Proposition 218 notice that was mailed out specifying the proposed water rate increases over the next three years, so we wanted to use this opportunity to explain why these increases are necessary to continue to provide safe and reliable drinking water to the community. It is also important to note that our Proposition 218 notice sets the highest rate increases that could be implemented over the next three years. Our staff and board of directors are still actively working to tighten our projected budget, so that the final rate increases to be adopted in June may be less than those stated in Proposition 218 notice.

As a public water agency, we review our expenses each year to ensure that we can continue to cover the costs of delivering safe, reliable water to our customers. This year it became apparent that we needed to increase rates to offset the increased expenses, largely driven by inflationary pressures. There are three major factors driving the budget increases for the next Fiscal Year (FY): operational costs for the Cater Water Treatment Plan in Santa Barbara, employee costs and the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP).

Operational costs for the Cater Water Treatment Plant in Santa Barbara have significantly increased and account for the majority of the proposed budget increases for FY24 ($874,000). We anticipate more modest increases for these costs after the first year in FY25 and FY26.

Employee costs for our invaluable staff, who keep everything running, are also increasing in FY24 due to wage pressure. These costs account for $432,000 of the proposed budget, increasing by approximately $200,000 over normal years.

Additionally, the proposed rate increases over the next three years have also been carefully designed to generate a portion of revenue for the CAPP, a critical facility that will ensure a locally-controlled, drought-proof water supply for the future, which will be completed by 2026. Fortunately, the district has been awarded several grants totaling $27 million, which will cover a significant proportion of the anticipated cost of constructing CAPP. However, some costs still must be recovered through rates. The proposed rates have been designed to generate an additional $500,000 each year for the next four years to fund the construction and operation of the CAPP project.

After seeing our imported surface water treatment costs nearly double this year and managing our highly variable and vulnerable water supplies over the past decade of drought, it is evident that investing in a locally-managed and drought-resistant water source will be monumental for Carpinteria Valley Water District and our customers. Through our

partnership with the Carpinteria Sanitary District (CSD), CAPP will provide us with the facilities required to capture and purify water that would otherwise be released into the ocean. This purified water will be put into the Carpinteria Groundwater Basin (CGB), where it can be stored for later use by the district. The CAPP is currently in final design, and construction will begin at the end of next year.

When the CAPP comes online, it will provide Carpinteria with greater resiliency when faced with unpredictable water supply conditions, including drought.

It is noteworthy that even without the CAPP portion included in the rate increase, the rates proposed would be twothirds or about 67% of what is currently shown in the notice.

We understand that any rate increase can be difficult during this inflationary period, and we remain committed to minimizing increases while ensuring the delivery of safe, reliable and sustainable water to our customers. We are developing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet about the rate increases that you will find on our website soon. You can also review our previous rate increase discussions by viewing the board meeting recordings provided on our website. These discussions provide additional background on how the proposed increases on the Proposition 218 notice were calculated.

We urge our customers to keep a water-conscious mindset and encourage you to take advantage of some of our water-saving tools and resources. We continue to offer rebates for residential and commercial customers for water conservation fixtures and appliances as well as rebates on WaterWise Landscape upgrades. You may e-mail conservation@ cvwd.net for additional information.

You can also monitor your water use by signing up for a free EyeOnWater account at eyeonwater.com/signup and set text and e-mail leak alerts to prevent water waste. For more information about other efforts underway for your water and other district updates, please visit our website cvwd.net, follow us on twitter @ CarpWater, or Carpinteria Valley Water District on Facebook and Nextdoor.

Robert McDonald is the general manager of the Carpinteria Valley Water District. For District updates, please visit cvwd.net, follow the district on twitter @CarpWater, or Carpinteria Valley Water District on Facebook and Nextdoor.

Outdoor dining is good for businesses

My husband and I truly enjoy the temporary – and hopefully permanent – outdoor dining options on Linden that were added due to the pandemic. The small number of parking spaces that are lost due to the addition of outdoor dining spaces is a small sacrifice for a nice way to enjoy a meal outdoors.

Covid or no covid, we are so happy to take a stroll over to a local restaurant and enjoy dining outside. Like many people, we like to people watch, and I’m thinking that it can only help to bring more customers downtown. We shop at local retail stores more as well, as we like to take a walk after a meal.

This also contributes to a more vibrant and thriving downtown Carpinteria. More people outside just makes the whole downtown look like it’s hopping, and it makes us want to join in the fun. Case in point: Just look at the outdoor restaurants on Carpinteria Avenue. These outdoor restaurants are always packed with people. People like being outside when they visit our beach town. We support our local businesses and think that these outdoor dining areas can only help our sweet little beachside community.

Lisa Starr Santa Barbara

Bark for a dog park

My husband and I have lived in Carpinteria over 60 years and have always felt blessed to live here. But lately we have felt ostracized because we are dog owners who want a place to freely exercise our dogs off leash.

We are grateful for the effort the city and others have made in providing off-leash locations. Unfortunately, they were only temporary as people profusely complained, and we are told people take priority over dogs. Behind each dog is a person – often a tax-paying citizen who deserves a place to enjoy recreational activity with their “loved-ones” like other citizens of Carpinteria.

Our city provides for activities that I never take part in, but I think it’s great they’re available for others to enjoy. It makes for a diverse and happy community. I, like many others, enjoy exercising my dogs off leash, but everywhere I go in Carpinteria, it’s prohibited.

Dog parks are commonplace in countless cities, and I feel Carpinteria would benefit by following this popular trend. I understand a park for dogs needs to be situated where it won’t create a disturbance, which has proven to be challeng-

ing, but I trust we can open our hearts and find a place suitable for our community.

The American Heart Association states in “5 Ways Pets Help with Stress and Mental Health” that “Evidence suggests that attachment to pets is good for human health and even helps build a better community.”

Members of C-Dog (Carpinteria Dog Owners Group) and those who desire to exercise their dogs off leash are the nicest people I have had the privilege to meet. They recognize dogs deserve to run free and know the joy it brings to the people who love them. Carpinteria, please help make this happen and build a better community.

Doreen Maulhardt Carpinteria

Gun safety won’t solve the mental health crisis

I am writing in response to “Commonsense gun safety measures are needed to reduce suicide rates” (CVN Vol. 29, No. 34).

If a person is suicidal and you hide all the guns from them, they are still going to feel suicidal, aren’t they? The job of a psychologist or a mental health therapist is to help their patients overcome feelings of distress and hopelessness. You can outlaw guns, knives, ropes, drugs, tall buildings and close all the bridges you want, but you wouldn’t really be addressing the heart of the problem.

One way to protect a suicidal person from harming himself or herself would be to confine them to a straitjacket and lock them in a cell. I’m sure you’d agree that isn’t always the best solution either. As much as we appreciate the intentions of lawmakers like Salud Carbajal and others, the litigation they propose – as compassionate as it appears – risks infringing on the constitutional rights of other American citizens who don’t want to harm anybody. Do you really believe that these measures are going to bring any relief to a person who is in pain and feels suicidal? You should ask them.

The purpose of this letter is not to stoke the controversy between gun rights and gun laws. Let’s face it, that is an issue that won’t be resolved in a million years. If nobody ever killed themselves again with a gun because guns were canceled or restricted, would you really feel you had succeeded as a therapist? You might feel consoled by the new statistics, but did you help them feel and get better? That is my point.

Alan Hurst Carpinteria

“Covid or no covid, we are so happy to take a stroll over to a local restaurant and enjoy dining outside. Like many people, we like to people watch, and I’m thinking that it can only help to bring more customers downtown.”

––Lisa Starr

There are three major factors driving the budget increases for the next Fiscal Year: operational costs for the Cater Water Treatment Plan in Santa Barbara, employee costs and the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP).

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Focus on mental health and wellness

BY LUCIA

Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month. This four-week series, from HopeNet of Carpinteria, will focus on mental health awareness and mental health resources in the Carpinteria and Santa Barbara areas.

When we talk about Mental Health Awareness, we also need to talk about our own personal ways of resolving daily situations and what we need to do to increase our overall wellness. Recognizing that traumatic experiences influence the way we cope with those daily situations will help us to become aware of our needs and find strategies to achieve wellness.

Wellness is a broad concept that invites us to be healthy in many areas of our lives. Creating balance in our lives is an important part of wellness. Awareness of what balance means according to our resources, culture and circumstances is also very important. Balance means to know and have the time to do things that make us happy and fulfilled. This may include working, having fun, spending time with friends and family, participating in the community, being physically active, praying or meditating, relaxing and sleeping.

A specific wellness approach from the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal recognizes the eight following dimensions: physical, intellectual, financial, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental and occupational.

The Physical Dimension includes a healthy body, proper nutrition, exercise and appropriate health care access. Awareness of what we can do to improve in this area will help us to maintain and feel in control and gain a sense of empowerment to control other areas in our lives.

The Intellectual Dimension involves different things that make our brain active and expand our intellect. Learning new skills, continuing education, learning a new language and participating in activities provided by our community library are important activities to improve and keep our brains active.

The Financial Dimension involves things such as income, debt, savings and one’s understanding of financial processes and resources. Being aware of how our job allows us to meet our obligations, seeking information to make plans to pay debts, opening a savings account to plan for unexpected life events and the future are all important. Being aware and informed about our finances will help improve this area and therefore our wellness.

The Social Dimension involves having healthy relationships with friends, family and the community and having an interest for the needs of others and humankind. For example, staying in touch with family, having dates with friends, getting out and meeting people with similar interests or volunteering in local non-profit agencies, such as your local preschool or library. These types of activities will help improve wellness.

The Emotional Wellness Dimension involves the ability to express feelings, to cope with life’s stressors and to adjust to emotional crisis. Being open to and acknowledging our feelings without judgement, recognizing our limitations and learning from mistakes, joining support groups, recognizing stress triggers and welcoming and cultivating empowering thoughts and emotions are ways to maintain a balanced emotional lifestyle.

The Spiritual Wellness Dimension represents one’s personal beliefs and values

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and involves meaning, purpose, a sense of balance and peace. Being aware of the significant differences in religious beliefs and respecting practices, reaching out and helping others when they are in need and taking time to meditate or reflect on our belief systems are ways to bring spiritual wellness to our lives.

The Environmental Wellness Dimension involves being able to be safe and feel safe. Accessing clear air, food, water, recycling, composting, checking our car emissions, spending time on protected public green spaces and organizing your own workspace are activities that will improve your environmental wellness.

The Occupation Wellness Dimension involves participating in activities that provide meaning and purpose and reflect on personal values, interests and beliefs. This includes working for a wage or volunteerism. Having a career that fits your values, having a job that offers personal satisfaction and stimulation, volunteering in the community and having a job that offers you a sense of accomplishment are activities that will increase your wellness.

When we are dealing with difficult times, balance is especially important. During this time our positive habits and routines can help us deal with our sorrow, stress or illness. Focusing on ourselves and the roles that we play in the lives of others – such as mother, friend, coworker or community member – will help us to achieve wellness.

Lucia Torres is the Site Supervisor of the Betty Sanchez preschool and Carpinteria Infant and Toddler centers. Both programs under the Children’s Services of CommUnify and is a board member of HopeNet of Carpinteria. HopeNet of Carpinteria is a grassroots organization whose vision is to improve the mental wellness of Carpinteria residents and lessen the number of attempted and completed suicides in our community though support, advocacy, and information about mental health resources. Visit hopenetofcarp.org or contact hopnetofcarp@gmail.com.

For the record...

In Vol. 29, No. 34, “Friends of the Carpinteria Library requests rent decrease,” the correct quote from speaker Gaby Edwards is “We don’t want Matt (Roberts) to think we’re being stingy by not paying rent anymore, but it just seems like all of our financial focus should be on supporting the library.”

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Buttermilk battered chicken breast on grits with two waffles. Served with Vermont Maple Syrup.

Bison Burger

Organic ground bison burger with pepperjack cheese. Served with sweet potato fries. Lettuce, tomato, and pickles on side.

Fried Chicken Burger

Buttermilk battered chicken breast on bun, with dill pickle chips, alfalfa sprouts, tomato, and house made special sauce. Served with onion rings, french fries, or sweet potato fries.

Gluten Free Avocado Sandwich

Avocado, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, pepperjack cheese, red onions, on gluten free bread. Served with coleslaw or fruit.

Taylor’s Salad

Local spring mix, tossed with dried cranberries & figs, chopped green apple, buttermilk battered chicken breast. Served with honey mustard dressing.

Spinach Salad

Organic baby spinach, tossed with chopped bacon, cherry tomatoes, dried cranberries, sliced almonds, and goat cheese. Served with house made balsamic vinaigrette.

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When we are dealing with difficult times, balance is especially important. During this time our positive habits and routines can help us deal with our sorrow, stress or illness.

Obituaries

struggle with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypervigilance and overall lower self-esteem. Even after they have left or cut off an abusive relationship, they’ll have difficulty trusting others and even trusting themselves.

Josephine Garcia

03/19/1928 – 05/11/2023

Josephine Garcia, aka Chepi or Josie, a longtime resident of Santa Barbara, has passed from natural causes. She was originally born on Cramer Road in Carpinteria on March 19, 1928.

She was an active volunteer at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for more than 25 years and loved to work the white elephant stand at the fiestas every year. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Her nephew, Juan Cuenca, came to stay with her and her husband David as they were getting up in years; Cuenca and his cousin, Valerie Velasquez, were with her until her final breath.

Services will be held at the Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Ln., at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19.

Wesley J. Franken

04/03/1992 – 05/10/2023

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Wesley Joseph Franken, our beloved son, brother, friend and terrific human being. He left this world in the early hours of May 10, 2023.

Wes gave his all while remaining positive, in spite of his progressive neurological disease of four years. Wes was born in Santa Barbara, California on April 3, 1992, the firstborn child of Joe and Kimberlee Franken. Wes attended Canalino Elementary School in Carpinteria, California; Mount Carmel School in Montecito, California; Pond Road Middle School in Robbinsville, New Jersey; and graduated from Robbinsville High School in Robbinsville, New Jersey. In high school, Wes was enrolled for four years in the JROTC Air Force program. After high school, Wes served as a volunteer fireman for Robbinsville Township Volunteer Fire Department.

Wes graduated from Delaware Valley University with a degree in landscape contracting. Wes then returned to California with his 1958 CJ5 Jeep and began working at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The name Wesley means, “Peaceful Meadow” and “Meadow in the West.” Wes became a Master Mason at Carpinteria Lodge #444 in 2016, working his way through the chairs of Masonry, until his condition prevented his participation.

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Wes is survived by his parents Joe and Kimberlee Franken, sister Riley Rose Franken and many friends and family on both East and West coasts. The family thanks Cottage Hospital staff and Cottage rehab staff for their excellent care and motivation.

An enthusiast of classic cars, photography and gardening, Wes enjoyed country music and classic rock. Wes will be missed immensely by all that knew him. Services will be private; a Celebration of Life will be held in the near future. Memorials in Wesley’s name can be directed to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. When having a good craft beer, please raise a glass to remember Wes, a new heavenly angel, who is now looking over all of us. Cheers!

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VICKIE GONZALEZ

I’ve noticed the term gaslighting being brought up more by clients and in conversations with friends. As happens with newer, popular phrases, it is sometimes misunderstood and misused. This article is a brief explanation of what it looks like and some ideas of what to do if you think you are being gaslighted.

Merriam–Webster Dictionary defines gaslighting as the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, which causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality or memories. This typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one’s emotional or mental stability and dependency on the perpetrator.

Although gaslighting primarily occurs in romantic relationships, it can also be seen in controlling friendships, familial interactions and in the workplace (to name a few more). Manipulation is a key part of gaslighting. True gaslighting develops into a repeated pattern of manipulation that involves abusive behaviors with the intent not just to influence someone, but to control them. It’s important to note that although almost anyone is capable of using manipulation, it doesn’t mean they are gaslighting others. Someone who offers a different opinion than yours, even if they’re rude or critical, isn’t necessarily gaslighting you.

According to an April 6, 2023 article in Forbes Magazine, some common signs of gaslighting include:

The “Twilight Zone” effect. Victims often report feeling like the situation is surreal; they’re left feeling confused and powerless after leaving an interaction.

Language describing the victim’s behavior as crazy or rational or overemotional.

Isolation. Many gaslighters make efforts to keep victims from friends, family and support networks.

Tone Policing . They’ll criticize the tone of voice if they are challenged on something.

A cycle of warm-cold behavior. A gaslighter will alternate between verbal abuse and praise, sometimes even in the same conversation. This is a way to throw a victim even more off balance.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline lists five techniques that a gaslighter might use against their victim: withholding, where the gaslighter pretends not to understand or refuses to listen, and may accuse the victim of trying to confuse them; countering, when they question the victim’s memory of things, even when the victim remembers them accurately; blocking/diverting, when they’ll change the subject and/or question the victim’s thoughts, saying they are making it up; trivializing, when they minimize the victims’ feelings, will say they were just joking or accuse the victim of overreacting; and forgetting/denial, where they pretend to have forgotten what happened or deny it even happened.

People who are victims of gaslighting are at an elevated risk for anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. They may

According to Dr. Robin Stern, some ways to tell if someone is gaslighting you, and to see if it is affecting your mental health, include: having trouble making even the simplest of decisions; blaming yourself for the way the other person treats you; making excuses for your partner’s behavior to others; walking on eggshells around the other person; trying to convince yourself their behavior isn’t really that bad; staying silent rather than speaking up about what you think or believe; spending a lot of time apologizing for your actions; thinking you can’t do anything right and feeling disappointed in who you have become; and starting to believe what the gaslighter tells you about yourself, including that you’re crazy or stupid.

Here are a few ways to respond or counteract gaslighting abuse.

Proof. Gaslighters make it difficult to feel like you actually remember what happened. Keep proof of what’s going on so you can rely more on that evidence; you can write in a journal and every time you encounter something note the date, time, and what happened. Keep voice memos, take pictures and e-mail these things to yourself for safekeeping.

Self-Care. Whether you’re still in the relationship with the gaslighter or you’ve left them, self-care is vital. You need to find ways to take care of yourself in ways that feel best and bring you comfort. Grounding exercises and relaxation techniques such as deep breathing are ways to help get some distance from a situation. If possible, step back from the situation to gain perspective.

Don’t argue with the gaslighter. Their behaviors are not rational, and they will not respond to logic or admit the truth. Get an outside perspective. Talk to others about what is happening. Gaslighters try to separate you from others; share with as many people as you can so you can get further validation on your viewpoint.

Attend therapy. Speaking with someone in a safe, trusted and confidential space will help you while you navigate within the relationship and also if or when you leave it.

If after reading this article you realize you are not experiencing gaslighting, know that this does not mean all is well. Any of the behaviors described above are unhealthy and can become quite toxic if nothing is done. Additionally, any relationship in which you feel unsafe, belittled or unheard isn’t one you need to continue. I strongly encourage you to follow some of the suggestions above including self-care, outside support and ideally therapy. “A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dreams, or your dignity,” as put by Dinkar Kalotra.

Vickie Gonzalez has been licensed for almost 20 years as an LMFT and currently provides counseling, coaching and consulting services. Her private practice is currently online only. She specializes in private practice, including grief loss, addiction/codependency and anxiety disorders. She works with people around themes of identity and purpose as well, primarily with individuals and couples. Coaching services focus on collaborating with clients on setting and reaching their wellness goals, whether those goals are career, relational, financial or personal in nature. On a personal note, she has lived in Carpinteria all her life and became a therapist to give back to the community.

Miguelin,

It’s been 15 years since you left an empty space where you used to be in this world, but the best and most beautiful things in the same world cannot be seen or even touched, they can only be felt with the heart and what we shared will never die. Y sigue para siempre en nuestro corazón.

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You’re not “crazy” – you are being gaslighted

Local author Jana Zimmer to speak at Friends of the Carpinteria Library annual meeting

BY JUN STARKEY

Former California Coastal Commissioner – and the featured speaker at the Friends of the Carpinteria Library’s upcoming annual meeting – Jana Zimmer published her memoir, “Chocolates from Tangier: A Holocaust replacement child’s memoir of art and transformation,” earlier this year.

Zimmer, a second-generation Holocaust survivor, combines imagery and narrative to examine her parent’s history in surviving the Holocaust, as well as the impacts their experience had on Zimmer’s life. Her memoir also confronts her status as a “Holocaust replacement child” – a phrase used to refer to children born after their parents lost a child in the Holocaust. Zimmer’s half-sister, Ritta, died in the Auschwitz concentration camp before Zimmer was born.

Zimmer will be the featured speaker at the annual Friends of the Carpinteria Library meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 24, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Carpinteria Community Church, located at 1111 Vallecito Road.

CVN: Can you provide a brief description of your memoir?

Zimmer: “Chocolates from Tangier” is a collage in text and imagery, which describes, through the use of my own writings, and visuals – some going back 50 years – poetry, journals, as well as my parents’ first-hand accounts written for me in the early 1980s describing their lives, including what was done to them and their families by the Nazis. They wrote separately because they only met after the war, each the sole survivor of their immediate families.

When did you begin working on the book?

In addition to fragments which I wrote in the 1970s, it was about my search for a voice – I was expressly forbidden to ask about the Holocaust, or my half-sister, who died in Auschwitz. I found a picture of her when I was about eight, and I obeyed my mother’s directive until well after my father died.

Can you describe your research process/ process of collecting information for this book?

The information came to me over the years through living my life. As I look back, I see that I began to be able to express my feelings in words in my twenties, but only in French, a language I knew my parents did not understand. I was afraid of hurting them by exposing their experience.

My parents’ life manuscripts, which they each hand wrote and gave me in about 1982, at my request; my own journals and poems, written in reaction to visits to the Czech Republic and the Terezin Ghetto in the in the early 1970s; and my writing about my artwork – in 2006 before I exhibited in Prague and Terezin, and in 2015, when I went to Germany to the slave labor camp where my mother had been a prisoner in the last months of the war – are all in there.

The book itself is somewhat chronological, starting with my feelings as a child, then as a young adult. Finally, in middle

age, when my mother came to live with us, and brought a treasure trove of documents from Europe, I began to take art classes for the first time. I began to make art – mostly monotypes with chine colle (collage elements) and assemblages. I took the documents to donate to the Prague Jewish Museum in 2006, (mostly because I was afraid they would burn up in a fire) and the museum then invited me to exhibit my art.

The in-between chapters in the book come from reflections on the Palestine/Israeli conflict, written in 2009, an exhibit at the Santa Barbara Channels and reflections on travel in Europe and South America. I find that when I look for art on my travels, I usually end up looking at a culture through the lens of the Jewish experience.

When you’re making a piece of visual art, how do you decide what images to incorporate?

Instinct. I don’t plan ahead.

Do you only use photos or media that have a personal connection to your family?

Not always – the Sephardic experience and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have

no direct connection to my family history. What made you decide to write “Chocolates from Tangier”?

It was just time to start pulling things together – I’m 76. I want to use words less – after 43 years as a lawyer – and be less literal in my artwork.

In 1981, I was a pro bono lawyer in a lawsuit where our client, an Auschwitz survivor, was attacked and challenged by Holocaust deniers. We got the court to recognize that the Holocaust was just simply a fact. I thought we had put that ugliness to bed.

I started a memoir class with Maureen Murdock in Carpinteria a few years ago, and somehow the new writing I was doing for the class as well as reviewing older writing led me to put the book together.

How does writing compare to making art?

I have to say I am quite tired of words, but I hope that the combination of words and images in the book, as well as my parents’ direct testimonies, will speak to people on an emotional level where mere recitation of historical facts does not.

There are so many books about memory and trauma now. I hope that when people read “Chocolates from Tangier” they will feel compassion, not just for what happened to the Jewish people and my family, but also will feel connected to other traumatized communities, to find common ground.

I have had some amazing comments from people – those who have been friends for decades, and some who I would call political enemies. When I started to put the pieces together – about three years ago – antisemitism was again on the rise, nationally and even here in our little paradise. It is my intention to speak about the book to other groups who should be natural allies of Jewish people, but unfortunately have rejected those historic alliances.

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Jana Zimmer will speak about her book “Chocolates from Tangier” at the Friends of the Carpinteria Library’s annual meeting on May 24.

“Chocolates from Tangier” by local Jana Zimmer was released earlier this year.

“I have to say I am quite tired of words, but I hope that the combination of words and images in the book, as well as my parents’ direct testimonies, will speak to people on an emotional level where mere recitation of historical facts does not.”

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Jana Zimmer

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“I wanted to spend a little bit of time reiterating the multi-use intention of the trail. I hear lots of people that say, ‘Oh well, cyclists don’t need this, or they don’t want that,’” Bobroff said. “And that may be true for some cyclists but we’re really trying to create a trail here that can benefit and serve the broadest segment of the population and a big part of that – besides conveniently or efficiently moving cyclists from one point to another – is the public coastal access and recreation component. This is meant to be a trail that everybody can use.”

Following the public comment period, the councilmembers presented their own thoughts on the presented alternatives.

“My feeling really is that option number three sounds like the best choice for allowing the widest variety of users to experience an ocean-facing coastal view trail, which sounds like was the initial objective of this trail to begin with,” Councilmember Monica Solorzano said.

Solorzano added that she had concerns about the switching proposal and its implications with the county sanctioning soaring activities.

“A concern that comes up for me with some of the other options is that if the council were to choose a different route in response to the compelling feedback from the paragliding community, it might give

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IBC takes home silver in World Beer Cup

Carpinteria’s own Island Brewing Company won silver status at the World Beer Cup in the Export Stout category, Mark Matthews of Island Brewing Company told CVN. Over 2,376 breweries submitted 10,000 beers for judging in Nashville, Tennessee last week.

“The event is widely hailed as the most prestigious beer judging competition in the world,” Matthews said.

Export Stouts are the darkest stout, with flavors of expresso and dark chocolate, and a higher alcohol content than a normal stout, Matthews said. The brewery’s Starry Night Stout is its most award-winning beer; it had previously won a gold medal in 2012.

Island View Law promotes senior paralegal

Jason Knight is the newest associate attorney at Island View Law, following his promotion earlier this month. Knight has worked as a senior paralegal at the firm since its creation in 2018.

Island View Law handles Estate Planning, Trust and Probate law. It is located at 4299 Carpinteria Ave., STE 101.

Under the plans approved Monday, the trail would let out at a parking lot next to the beach. the impression that the city is sanctioning the activity in some way which I know that the city can’t necessarily do given the nature of that particular activity,” she said.

Vice Mayor Natalia Alarcon concurred with Solorzano’s approval of alternative three.

“It’s clear that we as a council about a year ago paused the work that was happening because of the paragliders. You guys came in droves and were really able to describe the unique community that you all have,” Alarcon said. “Since then, I do feel as though city staff in good faith effort looked at other alternatives and I do feel as though option No. 3 or alternative No. 3 is what will best suit the community of Carpinteria.”

She added that she wanted to see

traffic calming measures for the project regardless of what alternative proposal was selected.

Councilmember Roy Lee also expressed his support for alternative three. He added that the “soaring community” needed to share the trail space with all Carpinterians.

“I respect the soaring community, but you say you want to share, but from your comments it seems like you do not. Carpinteria belongs to everybody, not just one group or one special interest group, so I hope we can work together to make that space for everybody,” Lee said.

Mayor Al Clark followed Lee, saying that his decision to ask staff to research other alternatives was not an indication of his support of the soaring community, but a decision stemming from his concerns

over the extent of the cut to the bluffs and safety concerns within a parking lot on the trail.

“I wish we had spent the last year maybe doing a little bit more research on that, if we really wanted push No. 3, we would try to address that concern better than we have,” Clark said. “The end of our project is dumping people into what I consider an unsafe situation. If we can resolve that, then I’m all for (alternative three).”

In order to avoid delays with the project, the council asked the First District City County Committee to pursue research into additional traffic calming and safety measures regarding the parking lot. Solorzano’s motion to pursue alternative three for further evaluation passed 3-1, with Clark dissenting and Councilmember Wade Nomura absent.

From left: Jamie Perkins, Ryan Morrill, Treven Yothers and IBC founder Paul Wright

Jason Knight

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Cyclers learn bicycle safety skills during county bike rodeo

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Cyclers of all ages learned about traffic rules, bike riding and how to properly secure a helmet on Saturday afternoon at the Carpinteria Children’s Project, in a CycleMAYnia family event organized by MOVE Santa Barbara County. Attendees stood in line for free helmet and bike light distribution before taking on a bike skills class, weaving in and out through the traffic cones, ahead of a group bike ride.

RIGHT, Vanessa Rincher, left, instructs Eli George on how to start riding. BELOW, Nicholas George, right, carefully stops at a stop sign, directed by Cherry, left.

RIGHT, Marco Tellez gets his new helmet adjusted; helmets were given out for free to all attendees.

Eli George, right – wearing his new helmet – speeds by, watched carefully by Barry Remis.

Kent Epperson, left, instructs Susan Everett on how to find her bike's QR code in case it is stolen.

LEFT, MOVE Santa Barbara County created an intersection to teach kids the traffic rules when cycling.

SCHOOL NOTES

COMPILED BY JUN STARKEY | COURTESY PHOTOS

CHS Muses to perform “Brigadoon”

The Carpinteria High School Muses will perform “Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon” – a fable set in the Scottish highlands – as its spring musical, and will hold its opening night on Wednesday, May 24. The Muses group, a longtime Carpinteria High School Performing Arts theater production class, has been a part of the high school since 1981.

“Brigadoon” premiered on Broadway in 1947. The story blends fairy tales with the modern-day story of American tourists in Scotland who stumble on a village that only lives once every 100 years.

“With well-known hits such as ‘Almost Like Being in Love,’ ‘Heather on The Hill’ and ‘I’ll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,’ this musical is sure to delight audiences of all ages,” said Elise Unruh, teacher and director of the play, in a press release.

The production will premiere on Wednesday, May 24, with subsequent performances on Thursday, May 25; Friday, May 26; and Saturday May 27. Tickets may be ordered in advance by emailing eunruh@cusd.net, and will also be available for purchase at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. the night of each performance. Admission prices are $10 reserved, $8 for general admission for adults and $5 general admission for students and seniors.

County honors top Carpinteria educator

The Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) honored the county’s top educators Thursday at the 2023 Education Celebration, including Canalino Elementary School teacher Sonia Aguila. Aguila recently received both the California and National Bilingual Teacher of the Year awards.

The outgoing and incoming Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year Award winners were also recognized, and Joanna Hendrix, who received the award for the 2022-23 year, welcomed the newest awardee, Greg Wolf of Santa Ynez Union High School.

The event highlighted more than 100 grant winners from throughout the county. The recipients were selected by the SBCEO’s Teachers Network; grants were received by individual teachers and by teams of teachers from different schools who have collaborated on new instructional strategies to support innovative learning initiatives in all subject areas.

“The exceptional educators recognized tonight reaffirm for us all that there is so much to memorialize and celebrate in education across Santa Barbara County,” said Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido. “Teachers are the number one factor in student learning and motivation, and we know that they can’t do what they do alone.”

Carpinteria Middle School students chosen for the UC Santa Barbara Tech Trek camp are, from left, Samantha Sanchez, Mariah Galvez, Callie Balch and Evelyn Aviles-Moreno.

CMS students chosen for Tech Trek camp

Four Carpinteria Middle School students were selected to attend the UC Santa Barbara Summer Tech Trek Camp: Samantha Sanchez, Mariah Galvez, Callie Balch and Evelyn Aviles-Moreno. “CMS would love to recognize these four scientists who have been selected for the prestigious UCSB Summer Tech Trek Camp,” Principal Lisa O’Shea told CVN.

CHS students discuss Rotary youth retreat

Four Carpinteria High School students participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) retreat in Ojai from April 20 to April 23, and recounted their experiences to the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning on May 10. The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning had sponsored the four students to attend.

The students – which included Anna Lucan, Mika Mullikin, Evelyn Calkins and Sara Fakinos – worked alongside more than 200 other students from San Luis Obispo to Agoura Hills. The four-day retreat included workshops and other courses to help develop students’ leadership skills.

“In just a few days at RYLA, I have made lifelong friends and have had the chance to work on my leadership skills and goals for the future,” Calkins told club members. “I am so excited to take what I have experienced and use it to better my community!”

CFS holds all-school production of “Finding Nemo Jr.”

Students from Carpinteria Family School participated in an all-school performance of “Finding Nemo Jr.,” on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13 at Carpinteria

School. The 60-minute production is an adaptation of the 2003 Pixar film

From left, Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning President Rebecca Griffin, Carpinteria High School students Anna Lucan, Mika Mullikin, Evelyn Calkins, Sara Fakinos and RYLA Coordinator Stephen Gerteis attend a recent Rotary meeting.

Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido, left, and the California and National Bilingual Educator of the Year awardee Sonia Aguila attend the 2023 Education Celebration, where Aguila was recognized for her accomplishments.

KELSEY CREW PHOTOS

From left, Carpinteria Family School students Bo Rochlitzer as an angel fish, Maeve Runhaar as Dory and Josephine Patterson as Marlin travel through the ocean in pursuit of Nemo during the Carpinteria Family School production of “Finding Nemo Jr.”

Middle

“Finding Nemo,” and was directed by Meredith Lyons.

Carpinteria Family School student Isaiah Richter, right, who played Nemo, encourages his fish friends and Dory to “Just Keep Swimming Together” in order to escape a fishing net, during the Carpinteria Family School all-school production of “Finding Nemo Jr.”

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

This year’s Carpinteria and Summerland Artists Studio Tour exhibit – organized through the Carpinteria Arts Center – featured more than 23 artists across the area. Visitors were given a map of local artists’ studios to check out during Mother’s Day weekend, on May 13 and May 14, between 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; using the map, they explored the area, checking out local art and talking with local artists. This year’s tour, held every year on Mother’s Day weekend, was the first tour held in full since 2019.

From left, Ted Rhodes and Hal Price set up at the Robinson Family Studios.

Cathy Winton set up at 333 Holly Ave.

Jayne Burton shows off acrylic work at 333 Holly

Barbara Smith shows off the craft room at the Carpinteria

Ben Anderson, of Sterling Studios, won the People’s Choice Ballot for the

Margaret Landreau, Sea Rock Art

Babs Runyon, one of the Crafty Ladies, set up at the Carpinteria Community Church, located at 1111 Vallecito Road.

Deb Jorgensen demonstrates the art of making pottery at her studio on Third Street.

Deb Jorgensen made the pottery featured on the Artists Studio Tour brochure.

Margaret Landreau shows off her Sea Rock Art jewelry.

From left, Erica, Madison and Beau Dudley check out the gallery at the Carpinteria Arts Center.

Studios. Holly Ave.

Carpinteria Community Church.

Liam Anderson showcases his handmade wooden fish at Sterling Studios.

tour.

Senior Spotlight

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Kainoa Glasgow

WHAT’S NEXT: Westmont College

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: Winning CIF champs in water polo

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Coaching youth basketball and intermural basketball

Juan Vargas

WHAT’S NEXT: SBCC, then transferring to a four-year university

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: Freshman year, when everything was new

LOOKING FORWARD TO: New experiences and more independence

Jacob Taff

WHAT’S NEXT: Water polo at Cal Lutheran

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: Winning CIF champs in water polo during junior year

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Continuing to play water polo

Tlaloc Rivera

WHAT’S NEXT: Studying culinary arts at SBCC

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY: Getting a big pancake against Nordhoff

LOOKING FORWARD TO: A future in culinary arts

Graduation for the Carpinteria High School class of 2023 is around the corner, so CVN popped over to the high school campus and asked soon-to-be Warriors graduates what their futures hold.

Gerson Baranda

Charles Holmes

WHAT’S

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Sleep

WHAT’S NEXT: College

FAVORITE

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Having a job

ARTCETRA

COMPILED BY EVELYN SPENCE | COURTESY PHOTOS

Winning poems

My Life is an Error so Lovely

BY GALILEO BERENSTEIN

My life is an error, so lovely,

The present is always Saturday

My heart is at the sunny beach

I imagine a foggy river in winter

I am in bed, in a tree

Reading a book and snoring the night away

Marz, Poem

BY CHLOE AVILA MARTIN

I’m going to fly off some day

To Mars

Watch the horizon amongst copper dust and ancient rock

Then maybe I’ll fly off again

Explore a new planet

Leave the solar system

Never to be seen again

They may call me a lost astronaut

Somewhere up in space; unknown

But I’m home right here

Among the stars

The ABC’s of School Shooting Massacres

BY HAL PRICE

Assault weapons in schools are too commonplace now!

Bloodstained walls in our classrooms are accepted somehow… Chaos rules our new nightmare, how can this be true?

Deadly weapons in hands of a misguided few.

Every day we watch lives that are stolen away.

Families cry out in horror…no words left to say!

Gun laws fall short, feeding lobbyists’ greed!

Horrific live coverage makes bereft parents plead!

Innocent victims shot down now with no chance to fight!

Just statistics and tears from this non-ending blight.

More than 70 enter local poetry contest

Of the 70 locals who submitted more than 100 poems to the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center for its National Poetry Month competition, four took home top prizes: Galileo Berenstein, Chloe Avila Martin, Hal Price and Zachary Murphy King. Berenstein was the winner of the children’s poetry contest, with Ava Stengel, Derrick Gamo Rossignol and Olive Williams as honorable mentions, while Martin won the teen contest, with Daisy Gemberling as the honorable mention. Price and King tied for first place in the adult category, and Crystal Marshall took home an honorable mention award.

According to Lana Ziegler, arts center program coordinator, the poems were blind judged by Gib Johnson, Zoe Iverson, Jena Jenkins and 2021 Adult Poetry winner Dr. Christina Gessler.

Palate to Palette exhibit opens May 18

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center’s annual Palate to Palette exhibit opens May 18, with the exhibit’s fundraising gala scheduled for June 4. The exhibit, opening in the center’s Charles Lo Bue Gallery, features more than 40 artists; each donated their works for this exhibit, according to development director Jodi Wilson. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, at 865 Linden Ave. This center’s upcoming gala will feature a live auction, food and wines from over 20 restaurants, local chefs and vintners. Tickets are $150.

“A hearty thanks to all the artists, restauranteurs and vintners who donated to our Palate to Palette fundraiser. The generous donations help keep the arts vibrant and alive in Carpinteria… we can’t thank you enough!” Palate to Palette committee board member Kathy Dubock said in a press release on Monday. Learn more at carpinteriaartscenter.org.

Killing weapons bring suffering mixed with horror & pain, Lax rules and blind leaders make us face this again!

Mass shootings strike fear in those “captured” inside. Not a good place to stay when there’s no place to hide.

Our outrage lifts prayers Lord, but nothing has changed!

Precious lives lost in seconds, due to minds half-deranged!

Questionable actions take lives in ways vile and abhorred, Red Flag Laws in most states are all being ignored.

Silence drowned out by bullets and screaming galore, Teachers shielding their students with harsh cries of, “No More!”

Unbearable pain felt by those left behind.

Violence selfishly planned in this hideous crime.

Wiping tears from shocked faces, normalcy under attack!

Xenophobic crude actions, yet weak leaders sit back!

Yearning for a long life for each boy and each girl.

Zealots lay down your weapons…let us pray for our world!

Firearms have been the leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens since 2020, representing 19% of all deaths for children 18 years and younger in 2021.

“Претензий к человечку нет”*

BY ZACHARY MURPHY KING

Pronounced the doctor after long review of our space baby: tiny body magnified onto a screen, thru tiny sounds thru gel spread coldly on wife’s tum, to seen, slight outline of a wispy, chalky, perfect human being against the blackness of outerine space. Not even two inches long: a clot, a dot, but having already now a universe of flesh and bone: a face — “my nose, your froggy eyes” says spouse — a body, limbs and (count them!) toes and fingers, organs all, down to flowing blood, down to brain in butterflying form, down to the inner chambers of the heart.

All solidly within the norms of humanness. And though this child of ours is still unsexed a pelvic inclination brings our doctor to her find: A dyévochka. I translate it to her: A girl. And my love’s eyelids pour with wet-hot tears. A happiness in human half defined, meanwhile I calmly place a mental X upon one half of chosen names — for me our baby’s being hasn’t broken thru from cosmic visit down into the inner chambers of the heart.

Anderson takes home People’s Choice Ballot

Ben Anderson is the winner of the People’s Choice Ballot for the Artist Studio Tour exhibit, Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center Director Kristina Calkins said Monday. Anderson submitted two oil paintings for the exhibit: “La Calma” and “Cannonballer 26.” Anderson has had work displayed internationally and nationally in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Venice.

“On behalf of the Carpinteria Arts Center, congratulations Ben,” Calkins said Monday.

And so I translate on: the jargon, so much unknown. The doctor’s verdict: Preténzeeyee k chilavyéchkoo nyet: No faults to find with the humanette, all blissfully, god-blessedly fit. And here the doctor stays a pace her speech and waits for sixty-millimeter daughter, who’s turning in her amniotic bed, to come to rest. She settles down to nada. She opens first her mouth and then her father’s: Here, I saw her breathe; here, she stopped my breath.

*Russian, “No faults to find with the humanette”

From left, Olive Williams, Chloe Avila Martin, Ava Stengel, Derrick Rossignol, Hal Price and Galileo Berenstein accept their prizes.

Artist Ben Anderson, pictured with his piece “La Calma,” has won the People’s Choice Ballot from the Artist Studio Tour exhibit.

Carpinteria casualwear and (possible) fruit thieves

union. May the rest of your years be so peaceful.

Dear Amy O, My wife and I need you to settle an argument. We live in Carp and love the casual and relaxed lifestyle. I believe that sometimes the less-than-formal approach to dress shows a lack of respect. Here’s an example: wearing a tattered t-shirt, board shorts and flipflops to a baptism. My wife feels I’m being shallow by placing such a premium on appearances. Both of us are plain dressers. I think we are appropriate dressers. What’s your opinion? Signed, The Surfer’s New Clothes

Dear The Surfer’s New Clothes, Let’s see if I got this straight. In certain situations, you find other people’s (but not your wife’s) lack of formality in wardrobe choices disrespectful. Your wife thinks you should lighten up.

First, if this a major bone of contention in your marriage, I’m guessing you are still in the honeymoon phase of your

Since you asked for my opinion… Yes, I agree that the Carp-sloppy look can be disrespectful, but I don’t think it is intentional. Nor do I think it’s a choice dictated by one’s pocketbook. I mean, have you seen the prices on board shorts and flipflops? Go window shopping down Linden Avenue and you’ll know what I mean. I also agree with your wife, though I would say you are being judgmental, not shallow.

What is your reaction when seeing someone dressed in an inappropriate, less than respectful way that you deem an occasion merits? Are you more the mental eyeroll type or do you make snide remarks to the dress-ee as well as to tablemates, those in the buffet line and other attendees? Do you rant nonstop the entire way on the car ride home, continuing into the next day?

Perhaps your wife is tired of hearing your opinion on how others should dress. She doesn’t seem to have the same emotional investment in the matter as you do. (After all, you’re the one who wrote me.) How about not bringing the subject up? See where that takes you. Taking more of a agree-to-disagree may settle the arguments.

In her book “Minimalista,” a guide for streamlining one’s beginning with the clutter of home, Shira Gill asks readers, “What image or identity do you want to

step into and project to the world?” She suggests one’s personal style should be a mixture of a functional present and an aspirational future and advises taking the time to clarify not only style goals, but also personal goals, because in many ways the two are inextricable.

I don’t think she is promoting a shallowness or a clothes-make-the-person attitude, but rather, like it or not, a reminder that your appearance speaks volumes – so be sure it’s saying what you want to be said.

Dear Amy O,

Why do people think it’s okay to pick fruit off my tree that’s on private property? Isn’t that stealing?

Signed, It’s My Low-Hanging Fruit

Dear It’s My Low-Hanging Fruit,

To answer your second question, yes, picking fruit off your tree located on private property would be considered stealing, and I’m guessing those helping themselves to your tree don’t see it that way – unless you are referring to a well-organized cadre of pickers showing up in the dead of night to divest your tree of its fruit.

I don’t know the state of your fruit tree. Does it hang over your fence and hit pedestrians in the forehead? Is it in the front yard with overripe dropped fruit covered with insects circling the trunk? True, that

still is stealing, but it’s understandable.

To answer your first question: I don’t know why people think it’s okay to pick the fruit off your tree. They probably don’t think about it. I suggest you lay in wait for the next fruit robber and ask them why they think it’s okay pick your fruit.

The stealing obviously bothers you. How about putting up a “No Picking” sign near your tree and a “No Trespassing” one? That might help deter the thievery, though I don’t think it’ll help your reputation in the neighborhood, prompting another letter from you wondering why you’re never invited to the Fourth of July barbecue block party or to join in the holiday sing-a-along.

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Sunday, May 7

2011 hrs / Attempted Burglary / Sheffield Drive

Vehicle was seen parked on Sheffield Drive near Birnam Wood and when contacted to ask the driver if he needed assistance, he stated he was looking at the GPS on his phone and quickly drove away. A traffic stop was initiated due to vehicle code violations and upon contact, four other passengers were found to be in the vehicle. Driver and a subject who rented the vehicle consented to a search of the vehicle. All subjects also consented to search of their person. One subject found with a window punch in a purse/wallet. During the search of the vehicle, broken glass was found. Four out of five subjects consented to a search of their cellphones. Most had locations pinned near Sheffield and Birnam Wood. One subject had an unsent text message for the 700 block of Calle De Los Amigos. This is in the area of an attempted burglary on Friday evening. Video was reviewed of that burglary and some of the clothing/backpack matched to items found tonight. Based on the investigation, five subjects were taken into custody and booked at Santa Barbara County Jail for attempted burglary, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy.

0125 hrs / Towed Vehicle / Linden Avenue

While on patrol, an unoccupied vehicle was found blocking the roadway. The registered owner was from out of the area and could not be located. The vehicle was towed.

Monday, May 8

2102 hrs / Narcotics, Warrant / Hales Lane and Via Real

An officer contacted a man during a traffic enforcement stop. A records check revealed the man had an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest. During a search of his person, deputies located a bindle of methamphetamine inside his wallet. During a search of the man’s vehicle, deputies located ammunition, which he is prohibited from possessing due to him being a felon. He was arrested and booked for his warrant and on view offenses.

0317 hrs / Warrant, Narcotics

A traffic enforcement stop was conducted on a vehicle for expired registration. During the investigation, the driver had a suspended license. A record’s check was conducted of additional occupants in the vehicle to determine if anyone had a valid license. One of the female passengers initially provided deputies with a false name. However, an identification card was found in her purse. A record’s check of the female passenger revealed

she had an outstanding felony warrant for her arrest. She was arrested for her warrant. A male passenger was found in possession of a used methamphetamine pipe and a bindle of methamphetamine. He was cited and released.

Tuesday, May 9

1736 hrs / Theft / Vallecito Road

A vehicle was parked in front of the residence and the catalytic converter was stolen earlier in the morning.

1808 hrs / Theft / El Carro Lane

A vehicle was parked in front of the residence and the catalytic converter was stolen. The reporting party heard a sawing noise at approximately 0500 hours but did not call to report it. Possibly related to above theft since it was in the same neighborhood.

Wednesday, May 10

2318 hrs / ID Theft / 1000 block

Casitas Pass Road

A man was contacted at the rear of a business for riding a bicycle without a headlight. He was observed holding an open beer and during the contact, he falsely identified himself. He used the actual name and date of birth of another Carpinteria resident, so he was booked

into Santa Barbara County Jail.

Thursday, May 11

2322 hrs / Narcotics Violation / Carpinteria Avenue at Hwy 150

A man was contacted for his expired registration and during a consent search of the vehicle, he was found with a small amount of meth. He was cited and released.

Friday, May 12

1001 hrs / Follow Up / 1100 block

Casitas Pass Road

Deputies identified a suspect and presented a witness with a photo lineup. The witness positively identified the suspect. A supplemental report was authored and send to the DA’s office.

2000 hrs / Missing / Summerland

A homeless advocate called to report a local transient missing. He had not shown up to the last two free food events and the reporting party thought he would have said something if he was leaving the area. He was entered into Missing Persons System and police checked the area but could not find him.

2057 hrs / Felony / 4400 block Via Real

An employee/victim stated a known suspect broke the windshield on her vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the windshield and a side window had been broken. Surveillance video shows the suspect enter the store, exit, walk towards a planter, where she picks up an object and throws it at the vehicle. The suspect then walks to the driver side and breaks a window. The victim has a restraining order against the suspect. Investigation ongoing.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT. The following Entity(is) have abandoned the use of the fictitious

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner: DOMINIC FREDERICK PAPE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: DOMINIC FREDERICK PAPE

Proposed name: DOMINIC FREDERICK HIGGINS 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 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 JUNE 26, 2023 at 10:00 am, Dept: 5, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Carpinteria-Summerland Coastal View a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing on the petition. Dated 05/11/2023 by Colleen K. Stone, Judge of the Superior Court.

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) FBN2023-0001046.

Publish: May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as (1) SANTA BARBARA CAPITAL (2) TIGER COACH at 462 GREENLEAF COURT, GOLETA, CA 93117. Full name of registrant(s): YI-HUI LEE at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 04/13/2023. The registrant began transacting business on Jan. 01, 2022. Signed: YI-HUI-LEE, FOUNDER. 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) FBN2023-0000997.

Publish: May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2023

CARLOS ZAPATA de LIRA

Proposed name: KIRBY ZAPATA de LIRA

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 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 JUNE 9, 2023 at 10:00 am, Dept: 4, 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 03/01/2023 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 04/19/2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 05/11/2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk.

Publish: May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2023

STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as THE GUARDIAN CPA at 1408 OLIVE ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101. Full name of registrant(s): JOHN F DUSTON at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 04/04/2023. The registrant began transacting business on Sept. 15, 2022.

Signed: JOHN DUSTON, OWNER. 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) FBN2023-0000888.

Publish: May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as FLOCK at 899 SAN ANTONIO CREEK ROAD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111. Full name of registrant(s): DANIEL S. CARPENTER at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 05/10/2023. The registrant began transacting business on May 10, 2023. Signed: DANIEL CARPENTER, OWNER. 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.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KATHERINE ROSE CARRILLOCASTRO AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NO. 23CV00864 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner: KATHERINE ROSE CARRILLO-CASTRO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: KATHERINE ROSE CARRILLO-CASTRO

Proposed name : KATHERINE ROSE CARRILLO 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 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 JUNE 26, 2023

at 10:00 am, Dept: 5, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Carpinteria-Summerland Coastal View a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing on the petition. Dated 05/09/2023 by Colleen K. Stone, Judge of the Superior Court.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 05/09/2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as ASPYN LEAF BOUTIQUE at 3636 SANTA MARIA LN, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. Mailing address: 3463 STATE ST #188, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. Full name of registrant(s): ASPYN K JONES at 3463 STATE ST #188, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 04/27/2023. The registrant began transacting business on April 20, 2023. Signed: ASPYN JONES. 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.

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Publish: May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as CARP YOGA at 146 SERAFIN ST., CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): LINDA DAM at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 04/21/2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/ are doing business as SOLA CERAMICS at 1474 AZALEA DRIVE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s): NICOLE M GARAY at SAME ADDRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 05/16/2023. The registrant began transacting business on May 12, 2023. Signed: NICOLE M GARAY. 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.

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A Texaco mix-up

CVN reader Jack Bevilockway of Lima, Ohio sent in a historical photo of his father Al Bevilockway’s Pine Haven Texaco service station in the 1950s, then located on corner of Carpinteria Avenue and Yucca Lane.

“We lived in Santa Barbara during that time, so I enjoyed Saturdays when I could go to work with him to do odd jobs around the station,” Jack told CVN.

“I was about 15 at that time, so Dad would allow me to wait on customers to purchase gasoline. I’ll never forget the time I had a gentleman pull in for gas. He told me he wanted five, so I promptly pumped $5 in his tank. After washing his windshield, I came around to collect his purchase. After stating ‘that will be $5,’ he then said he only wanted five gallons. I turned to my dad, and he said it was my mistake. If the guy didn’t want to pay the five bucks, there was nothing we could do, and sent him on his merry way.”

Carpinteria’s playoff run cut short against Norwalk Warriors end five-game win streak with exciting home game at John Calderwood Field

After picking up a win on the road against Desert Christian in the first round of the CIF Division 6 Southern Section Baseball Playoffs, Carpinteria earned a home game in the second round, hosting Mid-Cities League champions Norwalk at John Calderwood Field in front of a high-energy home crowd.

Heading into the matchup, the Warriors were riding the momentum of a five-game win streak, while the Norwalk Lancers had a reputation for strong pitching and heavy hitting that had helped the team reach the postseason with only four losses all year.

Carpinteria junior Shane Goodmanson got the start on the mound for the Warriors, and he had a great start to the game, without allowing a single base runner through the first inning. In the second, however, the Lancers bats came alive and Norwalk took an early 3-0 lead over the Warriors.

In the bottom of the second inning, Carpinteria scored two runs to bring the score to 3-2, but Norwalk extended its lead with another three runs in the third. By the sixth inning, Norwalk had stretched its lead to 9-3.

With time running out, Carpinteria made one last push in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior catcher Diego Nieves reached base after getting hit by a wild pitch, then junior Joaquin Ramirez reached base and advanced Nieves with a sharp grounder to the infield.

Freshman Gabe Martinez then hit a ball to third base, leading to a Norwalk error that scored both Nieves and Ramirez. Senior Erich Goebel brought the game even closer with a clutch two-run home run to clear the bases and bring the War-

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riors within two runs, 9-7.

But the Warriors’ late game surge was cut short, and in the seventh inning the Lancers scored two more insurance runs to seal the win over Carpinteria, 11-7.

“It was an exciting game at a great venue with a community of fans in the seats to support the team,” said Carpinteria coach Pat Cooney. “The finality of losing in the CIF setting is tough to deal with emotionally as our players thought they could win until that final out was recorded.”

Cooney said he was grateful for the team this season, and gave credit to a core group of seniors that helped bring the team together.

“The body of work each team member put in, the support the team received from so many sources, and the cohesiveness of the group were really special,” Cooney said. “The seniors can be especially proud of how they led this year and their development as good people over their time here.”

He also pointed to the fact that just a few weeks ago, the Warriors were on the brink of missing the playoffs after falling to a record of 8-8 and dropping to fifth place in the Citrus Coast League. Since then, Carpinteria responded by winning five in a row, including several “must-win” games against Malibu and Citrus Coast League champion Santa Paula.

“Of course, the loss stings today,” Cooney said. “However, it won’t be long before we forget all of the scores of the games this year. We will not forget the people that made it a great season.”

ON DECK

Thursday, May 18

Carpinteria’s Boys Tennis hosts CIF Sectionals (Singles), TBA

Carpinteria Boys Tennis at CIF Sectional (Doubles @ Cate School), TBA

*Denotes Home Game

Senior Matt Muñoz stretches for the catch in a close play at first base.

Carpinteria senior Erich Goebel capped off a stellar high school baseball career with a towering two-run home run against Norwalk in the CIF playoffs.

Senior Diego Nieves slides across the plate for a score.

Carpinteria athletes cap off season at CIF Track & Field Finals

BY RYAN. P. CRUZ • PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING

Several local athletes qualified to compete in the CIF Division 4 Track & Field Finals at Moorpark College over the weekend, testing their skills against the best in Southern California.

After a good day of competition, athletes from both Carpinteria and Cate came back home with hardware, with a few even taking home multiple medals in the finals.

Carpinteria senior Ainslee Alexander led the way for the Warriors with two medals to cap off an incredible highschool career. Alexander took third in the pole vault with a height on 9’9’’ – the second-best vault of her career – and then finished sixth in the triple jump with a new personal record of 35’4.25’’. With her new personal record, Alexander passes her older sister, Shaya, at #4 all-time for triple jump in the Carpinteria High School record books.

“It was a great way for Ainslee to finish her high school career,” said Carpinteria coach Van Latham. “It is nice to see her rewarded for her work over the last four years.”

Carpinteria junior multi-sport athlete Amarisse Camargo took seventh place in

the shot put with a new personal record throw of 32’6.5’’ – good enough to put her at #11 in the all-time CHS record books.

“Amarisse had a great finish, setting personal records in the last three meets of the season,” coach Latham said. “She is just beginning to realize her capabilities with the shot put given the fact she spends most of her time with the Warrior softball team."

In the boys events, Carpinteria junior Wes Chung earned a spot as an alternate in the 110 hurdles, and he took advantage of the opportunity by setting a new personal record of his own with a time of 16.65 to finish in ninth place; senior Ivan Vargas capped off his career with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 10’3’’.

From Cate School, superstar longsprinter Sebastian Sutch took first place in both the 800 and 1600 meter finals, setting new personal records in both races. Sutch also ran with the fourth-place boys 4x400 relay team along with Pen Brooks, Tyler Martinez and Justin Musyimi. Musyimi grabbed another medal with a fourthplace finish in the boys triple jump.

Senior Ivan Vargas clears the pole vault with a height of 10’3’’ at the CIF Finals in Moorpark.

TOP, Carpinteria senior Ainslee Alexander shows off her two medals won at the CIF Division 4 Finals. ABOVE, Alexander launches for a new personal record triple jump of 35’4.25’’.

RIGHT, Junior Amarisse Camargo took seventh in the shot put with a new personal record throw of 32’6.5’’.

Cate’s fourth-place medal 4x400 relay team: Pen Brooks, Sebastian Sutch, Tyler Martinez and Justin Musyimi

Human-scale, not artificial, intelligence

IT’S ALL SURFING

In my work shaping surfboards, I adhere to the original handmade process because my goal is to become a master of the craft. The technology has long existed now to design a technically “flawless” board on a computer, then have it replicated by CNC machine. This is the process that the larger companies all use.

I will eventually utilize that technology as well, and I am approaching my goal of “mastery” (a perhaps overused and hardto-define term). Accurate measurements and precise planer work will also, in fact, produce a nearly “perfect” (another problematic word) surfboard.

At any rate, most days, driving up and back from Ventura to my shop in Carpinteria leaves a maximum of five hours for work before picking up my kids from school. (And since the surf has been good for the last couple of weeks, there have been significantly fewer hours in the shaping bay – don’t tell Natasha!) The point of all this, I suppose, is the notion of scale.

I’ve titled this column “Human-scale, not artificial, intelligence” with the intention of addressing the phenomena of Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on humanity. I suspect the potential of harm is real with AI, but I’ve become less alarmist in recent years and lean more towards the notion of letting the machines handle mundane tasks, freeing us humans to daydream and paint watercolor seascapes.

Larger than the issue of whether or not AI will take over (it has already been loosed in the world, after all) is how we conceive of ourselves as individuals, and what we deem valuable. AI, like computer-shaped surfboards, will always only be a replica, or in some sense, an approximation, of original, unique and ultimately human creation. (Notwith-

standing the potential for deep fakes – a computer-generated president announcing a nuclear strike, for example.)

I’m suggesting a reordering of expectations, of what many of us feel we deserve from life. Not in a sense of diminishment, or a lesser-than existence, but an embrace of the fullness that comes with appreciating things on a smaller scale.

The things that make us human – our seemingly irrational attachments and activities, our desire to have fun, to play (to surf!) – are the things that will pull us through this time of computerized confusion, alienated loneliness, anger and addiction. And as I am always chanting, the old ways will provide a way, too: gardens, boats, fishing, back-country skills.

Hard work, and the hard work of caring for people, is what’s going to save us.

I’ve been thinking about the poor man on the subway in New York, who died in a

CHRISTIAN BEAMISH

choke hold last week after threatening other passengers. I wasn’t there of course – I don’t know what actually happened. But a reporter quoted witnesses saying the man was yelling about being hungry and thirsty, about needing to sleep.

You can imagine the scene: the guy’s smelly clothes, a wild look on his face. But I can’t help wondering about another way the situation could have gone down: what if the people on the subway offered the man a water bottle and a sandwich when he screamed about being hungry and thirsty?

Again: I wasn’t there, I don’t know what happened. But it’s easy to picture a train car full of people ignoring a raving man, pretending he’s not there. It would be enough to drive one fully insane – to be ignored when one’s life had gotten to such a desperate place.

How does this relate to a monthly

Family time

It’s a delicate dance, this life we’re tasked with living: we must both give people space when they need it, and then at other times get closer than we might be comfortable with.

The thing I love most about shaping (aside from the freedom to think and listen to music while enjoying the symmetrical planer cuts on the foam), is the design challenge of creating surfboards for particular waves and experiences. Similarly, it is possible to “shape” our outlook on life, to equip ourselves emotionally and spiritually for the demands of our time and circumstances.

In “Redemption Song” Bob Marley sings, “Have no fear for atomic energy, ‘cause none of them can stop the time…” It’s not an endorsement for nuclear power of course, but an expression of faith in humanity and a sense, I think, that we are not alone in the universe, and that if we try, we can indeed find strength and help in our higher power, or – I’ll just come out and say it – in God.

It’s a delicate dance, this life we’re tasked with living: we must both give people space when they need it, and then at other times get closer than we might be comfortable with. And it’s not something AI can help us with. Computer-enhanced intelligence couldn’t have helped the man on the subway, but somebody’s ham sandwich might have.

Christian Beamish took leave of his position at Coastal View News in October 2020, to pursue his surfboard business, “Surfboards California,” full time. He continues his monthly column, and shapes at the surfboard factory showroom at 500 Maple Ave., in Carpinteria. The former Associate Editor of The Surfer’s Journal, Beamish is also the author of “Voyage of the Cormorant,” (Patagonia Books, 2012) about his single-handed expedition down the coast of Baja California by sail and oar in his self-built Shetland Isle beach boat. He now lives with his wife and two children in Ventura.

The Faoros, a father-son surfing team, take on the tide at the Tarpits; at right, 14-year-old Caleb rides a wave.

Handmade surfboards are imperfectly perfect, the author says.

I am, among many other things, a fallible and flawed human being. “A disaster,” as my wife informed me the other day. But I am not a machine, thanks be to God.

surfing column? “It’s all surfing,” as Tom Morey said.

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CALENDAR

Thursday, May 18

Senior And Active Adult Group Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 9:30 a.m. – noon.

Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. and on Zoom. 6:30 – 8 p.m. carpbirdwatchers.org

Friday, May 19

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 – 11:30 a.m. For ages 3 - 11. carpinterialibrary.org

Saturday, May 20

Live Music: The Nombres Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 6 – 9 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter.org

“Together We Thrive” Engagement and Resource Fair Aliso Elementary School, 4545 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. – noon. carpinteriaca.gov

Carpinteria Chalk Walk Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 855 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter.org/carpchalkwalk

Film: “Voces de Old Town Carpinteria” Carpinteria Woman’s Club,

Sunday, May 21

Carpinteria Chalk Walk Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 855 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter.org/carpchalkwalk

Monday, May 22

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 – 10:30 a.m. For ages 2-5. carpinterialibrary.org

Curso de Computación Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 6 – 7 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Tuesday, May 23

Carpinteria Writers’ Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. – noon. carpinterialibrary.org

Spanish Conversation Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1 – 2 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org

Senior And Active Adult Group Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Rd. 9:30 a.m. – noon.

Carpinteria Improv The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. $10. thealcazar.org

Wednesday, May 24

Friends of the Carpinteria Community Library annual meeting

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Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito Road. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. $25 for non-members; free for members. focl. wildapricot.org/event-5209086