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he Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) and the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) are two of many nonprofits working on the Central Coast that people can volunteer with while learning more about advocacy efforts and helping their communities. Volunteers can do anything from participate in food distribution programs for historically underserved communities to data entry; advocate for policy change relating to immigrants’ rights, housing justice, workers’ rights, environmental justice, and voting rights; and organize events to highlight local issues. For our annual Volunteers Issue, Staff Writer Taylor O’Connor speaks with both about the opportunities available to those who want to help [6].

This week, you can also read about Santa Barbara County’s proposed rooster regulations [4], watercolor workshops that are for the birds [18], and a trip to tease the palate in Lompoc [21].

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POLITICAL WATCH • U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) joined a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls on the Biden administration to increase efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, renew the humanitarian ceasefires that previously helped facilitate safe delivery of that aid, and secure the release of the remaining hostages, according to a Jan. 5 statement from the congressman’s office. Specifically, the resolution will scale up the flow of aid convoys to reach civilians in Gaza, allow humanitarian organizations to deliver aid in Gaza without impediment or interference, distribute fuel to humanitarian organizations, and provide proper oversight to ensure the assistance has been delivered. The resolution also reemphasizes the need for Congress to pass the supplemental funding request for humanitarian aid made by President Joe Biden in October 2023, according to Carbajal’s office. “Hamas’ horrific terrorist attacks and continued holding of innocent hostages must be addressed, but we cannot lose sight of the Palestinian civilians that have been used as human shields and who now face a growing humanitarian crisis that is deepening the terrible toll of the conflict in Gaza,” Carbajal said in the statement.

“As we saw from the last ceasefire, a pause in fighting can facilitate both the safe release of those still being held hostage and the increased delivery of life-saving medicine, food, and other necessities. It is critical for the Biden administration to continue pushing for this aid to reach those in need and for us in Congress to pass their request for additional support to save lives and ensure there is a pathway to restoring a durable peace in the region.”

• U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-California), Laphonza Butler (D-California), Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led 28 of their colleagues in urging 13 nonunionized automakers not to block United Auto Workers (UAW) unionization efforts at their manufacturing plants, according to a Jan. 4 statement from Padilla’s office. After historic agreements were ratified between UAW and the Big Three automakers in Detroit, thousands of nonunion autoworkers are publicly organizing to join the UAW. The senators wrote to the chief executive officers of Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. “We are concerned by reporting at numerous automakers that management has acted illegally to block unionization efforts,” the senators wrote in their letter. “These retaliatory actions are hostile to workers’ rights and must not be repeated if further organizing efforts are made by these companies’ workers. We therefore urge you all to commit to implementation of a neutrality agreement at your manufacturing plants.”

• In partnership with the state Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation in 2023 to support the reproductive rights of Californians, increase affordable housing, hold Big Oil accountable, and protect the safety, health, and well-being of all Californians, according to a Dec. 29 statement from Newsom’s office. “California is more than just a state of dreamers, we’re a state of doers. Thanks to the Legislature’s strong partnership in 2023, the state is leading by example to create opportunity and advance and protect the rights of all Californians,” Newsom said in the statement. New laws will take effect on Jan. 1, including AB 352, which requires companies managing electronic health records related to abortion, gender-affirming care, pregnancy loss, and other services to protect all Californians’ and visitors’ electronic medical records—closing a major loophole in privacy protections for people traveling to California for abortion or gender-affirming care. AB 663 allows for more mobile pharmacies in communities across the state and allows them to dispense treatment medications for opioid use disorder. SB 616 expands the number of sick days available to workers from three to five. SBX1-2 grants the California Energy Commission new authority to penalize refineries and set maximum gross gasoline refining margins (if necessary) to help combat price gouging. m

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ROOSTER REGULATIONS: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (with 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson dissenting) to approve a new rooster ordinance to regulate noise issues and prevent illegal cockfighting.

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approves new rooster ordinance

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (with 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson dissenting) to approve an ordinance that regulates the number of roosters on private properties to address noise complaints and illegal cockfighting concerns.

“When I was asking [my predecessor] about things that were tough on this board, he said, ‘You are going to find that animal issues are the most controversial,’” 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino said during the meeting. “The problem is we’re often required to make rules that cover a wide swath because people have ill intentions—a few people, but sometimes you have to make rules that impact others that might not be covered under the same umbrella.”

The new ordinance would limit the number of roosters allowed based on property sizes in agricultural zones: with one rooster allowed on less than 1 acre; two roosters on properties between 1 and 5 acres; and five roosters on properties with more than 5 acres, according to county documents.

These changes also allow the Department of Animal Services to enforce these requirements; establish living and care standards for rooster keeping; require permitting for keeping more roosters than the limit; and provide exemptions for large poultry ranching, reasonable family uses, educational poultry projects, or other “legitimate” agricultural operations.

In the ordinance, a rooster is considered to be a chicken that does not lay eggs, has full adult plumage, is over 6 months old, and is capable of crowing, according to the ordinance.

Eighteen people came to speak during public comment, advocating either for an ordinance or for a landowner’s right to have roosters on their agricultural property. Cebada Canyon residents in particular were at the center of supervisors’ discussion as they have faced significant impacts of roosters near their properties.

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“There is no good reason for anyone to own more than four or five roosters. It is well known that keeping large quantities of roosters means cockfighting,” Cebada Canyon residents Roy and Laurie Gentry wrote in a public comment letter.

“The sport is extremely cruel and most definitely animal abuse.”

The Gentrys added that Cebada Canyon residents live there to enjoy the “normal” sounds of nature, not the noise pollution generated by hundreds of roosters crowing day and night, and asked supervisors to approve a new ordinance.

Conor Keegan, a Santa Ynez Valley resident and a member of the American Poultry Association who breeds livestock for purebred poultry shows and competitions, told the supervisors during public comment that he worries that his ability to breed chickens for these shows could be limited if the ordinance passed because his five to six roosters on a half-acre would no longer be allowed.

“It’s a living art to most of us and that’s what it is to me. The preservation of the rural areas would be paramount to me,” Keegan said.

While this ordinance is not intended to hamper show activities, Supervisor Nelson said he could not support the ordinance because he worries that this will limit hobbies like poultry shows in Santa Barbara County and hinder ag activity altogether.

“There’s a lot of passion in this room for that and they don’t want this hobby to go away. If you can’t do that in Santa Barbara County, where can you do that?” Nelson said. “I do support curbing cockfighting; I don’t like the way it was done but I do understand the frustration with the process.

People are here for their hobby and something they won’t be able to do.”

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Buellton Planning Commission names new officers, addresses local gossip

With the new year comes new chairs for the Buellton Planning Commission, which filled two vacant leadership roles during its first hearing of 2024.

Former Chair Patty Hammel delivered a brief farewell speech, after announcing her decision to retire early. Hammel’s term as planning commissioner was originally set to expire in December 2024.

“It’s just been an honor and a privilege to support the community and to meet developers and work with them on these projects … to work with this commission and past commissions,” Hammel said at the Jan. 4 meeting. “I think I’ve worked with 12 different commissioners over six and a half years.”

Hammel abstained from voting during the Planning Commission’s elections of chair and vice chair. Former Vice Chair Art Mercado was unanimously elected as chair. Both Mercado’s new position and Planning Commissioner Shannon Reese’s new role as vice chair were determined by a 4-0 vote.

Mercado thanked Hammel “for the utmost dedication to the Planning Commission for these many years” during the meeting.

“She’s done a fantastic job leading us in the right direction,” the new chair said. “We have been led on a great path.”

With 11 months left on Hammel’s term, the Buellton City Council will appoint a new planning commissioner after the position is noticed and applications are collected and reviewed, according to city staff.

Shortly after electing two new chairs, the Planning Commission appointed Reese and Planning Commissioner Laura Romano DeFazio to serve as officers on the city’s Green Team Committee, which meets periodically to discuss environmental sustainability topics and promote citywide resource conservation and efficiency.

DeFazio, who volunteered to serve on the Green Team Committee, brought up a green issue of a different kind during city staff’s rundown of some development projects underway this year.

“I actually heard two bits of what may be gossip, and that’s why I’m asking,” DeFazio said. “I heard that Pea Soup [Andersen’s] closed? Somebody posted something today.”

Without naming the source, DeFazio cited a social media post that claimed the local restaurant will close permanently and be torn down to make way for something new, although a sign in front of the eatery’s entrance reads: “Temporarily closed for redevelopment.”

“I saw that, but I have not heard that firsthand from anybody,” Planning Director Andrea Keefer said. “I haven’t heard anything more than what’s been posted. … I think we know just as much as you do.”

DeFazio’s second “piece of hot gossip” was about the In-N-Out Burger corporation eyeing alternative spots in Buellton for a potential drivethrough, in light of the City Council rejecting the company’s proposal to build near the corner of Highway 246 and McMurray Road.

“At this point, staff doesn’t know of any solid facts of whether they’re looking at another site,” Keefer said. “But they seem like they want to be here.”

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Krishna Flores challenges 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson in primary

Krishna Flores decided to join the Santa Barbara County 4th District supervisor election to give voters a choice in the March 5 primary elections, she told the Sun. “I’m a newcomer. I’ve never run for public office before, and this whole process is new to me.

Having said that, I’ve learned so much in the last few months,” Flores said.

After the 2021 redistricting process, the 4th District now encompasses Orcutt, Tepusquet, Garey, Sisquoc, Los Alamos, and Casmalia, as well as parts of Vandenberg Village and the Space Force Base. Voters in the updated district can

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Flores, a Los Alamos resident, came to Santa Barbara County in 2008 because her husband was stationed at Vandenberg and she previously worked in human resources for publicly traded companies, she said. Since 2018, she’s served as a board member for Manzanita Public Charter School and volunteers at Orcutt Academy High School and Vandenberg.

“In terms of HR, you need to be a critical thinker, problem solver, you’re involved in the dayto-day operations like budgeting requirements, community outreach, and those are all the things I see as skills [that] would be beneficial for a supervisor,” Flores said. “In terms of my work with the school board, there’s a lot of collaboration. It’s working with the board and sharing a vision and having the same way forward and sharing values and high expectations for our school and leading in a collaborative way.”

If elected, Flores said she wants to focus on housing affordability and living wages, access to health care, and supporting educators in the community. For housing affordability, she said she wants to prioritize low- to middle-income housing and explore rezoning, disincentivizing corporations owning housing, and promoting low-income tax credits or rental assistance to help workers afford to live in Santa Barbara County.

Community health programs, forming partnerships with local organizations, and setting up more mobile clinics are ways she’d like to help expand timely access to health care, she said.

Flores said that she wants to host public forums with the communities she represents in order to better support their voice—something she said is lacking from her current representative in her experience as a community member.

“I find value in gathering, meeting together, and hearing the ideas, issues, and thoughts of the communities. I think there’s a lot to learn from listening,” she said.

Current 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson told the Sun that he’d like to do more work around forming community services districts (CSDs) in his district’s unincorporated communities, which could better advocate for their needs and have more power to directly serve their constituents.

“Otherwise, it falls on the county, and the county has all these different services, and they might not be thinking about what Los Alamos might need. From sidewalks to schools, that’s not coming to mind when you’re running a county as large as ours,” Nelson said.

Advocating for agriculture and public safety continue to be Nelson’s priorities to balance the need for more housing with the county’s top industry and as rural crime continues to plague farmers.

“I’ve always been a strong advocate for ag, and it’s a good person to be in that seat,” Nelson said.

“If I’m no longer on the Board of Supervisors, that no longer exists. My opponent doesn’t have that background; I’m sure that she can bring a lot of great things to the table, but she doesn’t have the perspective I have.”

Greater investment in infrastructure and recreation spaces in North County are also things he’d like to see expand. He added that he’d like to see the county’s Emergency Medical Services contract agreement through to fruition as it gets worked out in court and the new universal dispatch center system kicks off.

“Having an opponent gives me a chance to talk about what I’ve done and what I’ve been doing.

There’s a bit of heartache, it’s a bit personal, but I think it’s good for democracy,” Nelson said.

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everal organizations are dedicated to advocating for policy change to better serve communities in need of greater assistance—or that have been historically underserved.

The Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) and the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) are two of many nonprofits working on the Central Coast that people can volunteer with while learning more about advocacy efforts and helping their communities.

MICOP was founded in 2001 by Nurse Practitioner Sarah Young to address the immediate needs of Indigenous communities in Oxnard. Years later, the nonprofit has expanded to 20 different programs, offices in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and has helped dozens of Indigenous families through advocacy and outreach.

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For more information on volunteering with the Mixteco/ Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), reach out to ana.huynh@mixteco.org.

To learn more about Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), visit causenow.org. CAUSE Santa Maria is located at 120 E. Jones St., No. 120. Email zulema@causenow.org or daniel@causenow.org to learn more about becoming a community leader.

Santa Maria Program Director Ana Huynh told the Sun that MICOP needs the most volunteers for its monthly food distributions, which provide food for up to 300 farmworker families in the area. In partnership with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, MICOP receives fruits, vegetables, and culturally relevant foods like beans and rice, which it distributes to the community one Sunday every month.

“MICOP has funding to purchase food. … I think we’re one of the few that distribute this culturally relevant food,” Huynh said. “We need to be able to bag all of these items to distribute 300 bags, or to 300 families.”

Volunteers typically show up for their work at 5 or 6 a.m. to bag the food that gets distributed starting at 9 a.m. Typically, bagging isn’t complete by 9 a.m., so volunteers will continue this work—which allows MICOP’s bilingual or

HELPING HAND: While people can help with data entry and office work at MICOP, this nonprofit needs the most volunteers during its monthly food distribution events, which give culturally relevant foods, produce, and hygiene items to farmworker families on Sundays.

trilingual staff to work with the farmworkers, distribute the food, and address any of their other concerns, she said.

“We also have a station where we distribute diapers; we need volunteers handing out those diapers as well,” Huynh added. “Because there are a lot of items, with two to three bags of food and diapers, it’s heavy [for families] to carry to their car. When we do have the help, some volunteers will help the families take the bags of food to their car.”

While the food distribution program needs the most hands, MICOP also accepts volunteers who want to help out with office work, she said.

“Right now, it’s just the data entry that’s the most crucial, but there’s other little things like vacuuming … restocking supplies. Sometimes when we have our programming we need help with cleaning up,” Huynh said. “When we have workshops with the community or forums, they’re in the office and we need help with cleanup and setting up the room.”

The data entry is the most crucial part because it tallies how many clients the nonprofit has served in the week or month and tracks their preferred language, which MICOP reports to its funders and allows the organization

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relating to immigrants’ rights, housing justice, to share the work it’s conducted with Santa workers’ rights, environmental justice, and voting Barbara and Ventura county stakeholders, rights. There’s no time commitment with various she said. levels of contribution—with some showing up “This is a community that has been to support their peers and others who might underserved for a very long time, and it’s a organize and work on a particular event. community that has a lot of need and we alone Community leaders work closely with can’t do it. One agency can’t do all the work CAUSE’s policy advocates and community that needs to be done,” Huynh said. “Our organizers on staff to discuss what issues organization is a great way to give back to a residents are facing and what the nonprofit community that finally has this assistance; it’s can do to address those issues in a strategic hard work, and we appreciate all the help we and effective manner, he said. In Santa Maria, can get.”

CAUSE community leaders and CAUSE youth MICOP employees will first have attended Santa Barbara conversations with any County Board of Supervisors individuals interested meetings advocating for an in volunteering with the extension of the Santa Maria nonprofit. Food distribution Send any news River trail—promoting greater or story tips to program dates have not been access to green space. news@santamariasun.com. confirmed as of Jan. 5.

“I think it’s incredibly MICOP has collaborated important for us to be with CAUSE for events engaged in our community designed for North County’s farmworkers— to hear from community members so we are including hosting a vigil after a recent making sure that we are building a region farmworker death in Guadalupe and a that works for all of us,” Chotirmal said. “The December event dedicated to celebrating importance of leaders really is to amplify the Santa Maria’s farmworkers and their voices of those who are often systematically contributions to their communities, CAUSE neglected from certain conversations.”

Communications Manager Jay Chotirmal told By coming together and using a “collective the Sun. voice,” CAUSE and its volunteers can help Behind the farmworker celebration were ensure that the issues that working families CAUSE’s community leaders, a group of and communities are facing are addressed and volunteers who work with their communities, alleviated, he said. identify issues affecting them, and try to “Our model of organizing, mobilizing truly address the issues through advocacy efforts at relies on our leaders,” Chotirmal said. “Our a local government level, connecting to local leaders help us understand what’s going on in officials, or hosting events to raise awareness, the community and how we educate folks in he said. order to get to the sustainable economy we “Our leaders are the backbone of our hope for at CAUSE.” m organization and they volunteer all their time and effort, so it’s incredibly important to the Reach Staff Writer Taylor O’Connor at toconnor@santamariasun.com. work we are doing,” Chotirmal said.

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CC Comedy Theater: Ensemble Improv Comedy Show THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 SLO Wine and Beer Company

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Aurora Meditations & Rituals, Morro Bay

FRI, SAT, SUN, JANUARY 12–28 Santa Maria Civic Theatre

By the Sea Productions Presents: On A First Name Basis

CC Comedy Theater: Improv Made Easy Workshop

Songwriters at Play: Tribute to Smokey Robinson & Aretha Franklin

SLO Blues Society: Chicago Blues Revue

Saturday Night Dead: Hexenghül, Rival Cults, Mechanical Ghost

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PROVIDING EYE CARE: In order to address the needs of the whole person and right some of the historic health inequities in North County, Savie Health and SEE International are partnering to open a new vision care clinic, which will be operating every other Friday from noon to 4 p.m. at Savie’s Lompoc location.

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avie Health opened its doors in Lompoc almost two years ago as a free health care clinic that provides primary care for people without insurance. In that time, the clinic’s seen almost 900 patients who don’t have insurance, Savie Executive Director Eryn Shugart told the Sun. To expand its services, Savie partnered with Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International—a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that provides vision care—in order to bring comprehensive eye exams, glasses, and eye care referrals to uninsured North County residents.

“Savie Health has had patients on a waiting list for vision care, and we have been unable to offer this until now,” Shugart said. “This is a wonderful opportunity for uninsured community members to be able to access health care services. They can access primary care, behavioral health care, and now they can access vision care services.”

The new eye clinic will be open on Friday, Jan. 12, with an open house from noon to 1 p.m. that will have light refreshments and give patients a chance to learn more about the program. It will provide services every other Friday from noon to 4 p.m., she said.

“A big focus of ours is health equity, which is to ensure that all people, regardless of personal characteristics like race or money earned, have an equal ability to be as healthy as possible,” Shugart said. “We feel our services are working to improve health equity in northern Santa Barbara County because these services are available when they have not been available for free.”

SEE International has been providing vision care to Central Coast communities since the 1980s and currently has five clinics near Santa Barbara and in Ventura County. The nonprofit had a vision care clinic in North County for years, but it closed in March 2023 when the doctor retired, said Anisha Verdialez, SEE International’s director of local and domestic programs.

“Our goal is access to care. We know that it’s been an issue. We do have high poverty rates and uninsured rates in North County,” Verdialez said.

When the North County clinic closed, it created a waiting list and caused residents to travel to the nearest clinic in Goleta to seek care, she said.

“I think that this was just a perfect collaboration, and the timing couldn’t have been better. Both of our agencies were just waiting for this, and we were so happy that we came to an agreement that this was something we could offer,” Verdialez said.

Verdialez and Shugart both said that they would

like to see more days offered for vision care, but that change will depend on appointments and the capacities for each agency. Shugart added that Savie would eventually like to add dental care, but that’s still a work in progress.

“Similarly to SEE International, Savie Health has had patients on a waiting list for vision care and we have been unable to offer this until now,” Shugart said. “Previously, we had to send them to our SLO clinic, and many of them can’t go that far. We have a wait-list of folks who are really looking forward to accessing these services.”

Savie Health is located at 1111 E. Ocean Ave. RSVP for the vision care clinic’s open house at eryn.shugart@saviehealth.org. Visit saviehealth.org to make an appointment.

Highlights

• The Santa Maria Utilities Department is offering free showerheads for Santa Maria water customers (verification required) throughout January. Qualifying customers can receive up to two new low-flow rated Watersense showerheads in exchange for old showerheads, in addition to one water conservation kit per household while supplies last. Customers must contact the Utilities Department in advance at (805) 925-0951, Ext. 7270. Bring two old showerheads to the Utilities Department administration office located at the Santa Maria Regional Landfill, 2065 East Main St. • More than 40 service agencies and associations, as well as community nonprofits and organizations, in Santa Barbara and SLO counties have received or will receive benefits funding from the local health plan by CenCal Health. By the end of 2023, more $530,000 had been distributed by the local Medi-Cal health plan to support and improve the overall health and wellness of communities in its two-county service area. “Community Benefits” is CenCal Health’s initiative for subsidizing local health-related programs and community services that align with the health plan’s mission; it includes a budget for grants, event sponsorships, and other types of funding that advance and enhance both MediCal and other safety net priorities, as well as the strategic interests of local communities. In 2023, the largest dollar amounts were distributed to Communify in Santa Barbara County, Meals that Connect in SLO County, and Camp Mariposas in both Santa Barbara and SLO counties. m Reach Staff Writer Taylor O’Connor at toconnor@ santamariasun.com.

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COMMENTARY

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From bad to worse

mandate to require that all new commercial trucks registered in California must be The harder policymakers try to help us, electric; CalMatters the worse everything gets; 2024 is no exception reports that “the rules will dramatically change

BY RON FINK the commercial trucks that are driven on he new year brings some questionable California’s roads, affecting about 1.8 million policy changes to Californians, most trucks, including ones operated by the U.S. notably to the medium- and low-income Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, and Amazon. families in every community.

Trucking companies say electric models are First is the new minimum wage law that more than twice the cost of diesel trucks, take applies to national fast-food businesses. hours to charge, can’t travel the range that many CalMatters reports that “California-based companies need to fast-food workers for chains with 60 or more transport cargo, and lack locations around the nation will earn at least $20 a sufficient statewide an hour beginning in April, $4 higher than the network of charging overall state minimum wage of $16 that will be stations.” effective Jan. 1. Other employers might have to They also weigh raise their pay floor to recruit and retain staff.” more, because of the The immediate impact was explained battery, so they can

by CalMatters: “Economist Christopher haul less freight per trip.

Thornberg, one of the founding partners of And the range of these Beacon Economics, said that in a competitive vehicles is substantially market, increasing minimum wages for the less than diesel powered lowest-paid workers will lead to higher prices vehicles, so it takes for consumers. For example, McDonald’s and longer to get the freight Chipotle executives have said they plan to raise from place to place. prices next year to offset increased labor costs.”

But wait! CARB has This is one fact of economic life that temporarily stopped politicians have never understood—each time implementing the you mandate increases in the minimum wage, mandate because they prices go up across all business sectors, and didn’t get permission from the Environmental the very people they are trying to help wind up Protection Agency. Freight Waves, a trucking getting less for every dollar spent. industry website, reported that Steven Cliff, The greatest impact is on medium- and lowMUSIC executive officer of CARB, wrote: “CARB will income families in every community. Why? not take enforcement action as to the highBecause they see no net gain, and in most cases a priority or drayage fleet reporting provisions loss in their disposable income. or registrationFLAVOR/EATS prohibitions until EPA grants a I began working in 1961 when the minimum waiver applicable to those regulatory provisions wage was less than a $1 an hour, when wages were or determines a waiver is not necessary.”

INFO increased to $1.25 so did the cost of a hamburger, When this and other EV mandates are fries, and a shake. In the military, when we got finally implemented, they would also present an increase in pay, everything in the commissary an interesting CALENDAR problem for local utilities. The (food store) or base exchange electrical distribution systems (retail store) and our housing in many towns like Lompoc costs went up too; that fact OPINION are not currently capable of of life didn’t change when I supporting a sizeable increase Send us your worked in the private sector. in electricity usage by EV views and opinion to Next was a California Air NEWScharging stations. For example, letters@santamariasun.com.

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would require several recharging stations, all operating at the same time to prepare vehicles for the next day’s deliveries.

The distribution and supply systems will require major modifications to accommodate this and other EV mandates that will soon follow. And large trucks don’t fit in most recharging stations.

Who will pay for this? You will because your electric rates will increase to provide needed funding for infrastructure improvements, and what you pay for postage, shipping, and retail purchases will also go up as retailers pass along the increased costs of drayage [trucking] fees and overtime costs while the vehicles are charging.

Lastly, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, a nonpartisan government fiscal and policy group, reports “under the state’s current law and policy, we estimate the Legislature will need to solve a budget problem of $68 billion in the upcoming budget process.” In other words, they don’t have enough money to pay for their wish list.

So, what does Gov. Gavin Newsom do?

He signs into law free medical care for all “undocumented aliens.” CalMatters estimates that it will cost taxpayers “more than $835 million in the next six months and $2.6 billion every year thereafter.” These folks won’t be paying anything for this care as those of us who are here legally and have a job or are retired and receive Social Security benefits do; all they must do is fill out some paperwork and walk out the door.

Sometimes I wish that misguided politicians would stop trying the “help us” because it just gets worse the harder they try. m

Who will pay for this? You will because your electric rates will increase to provide needed funding for infrastructure improvements, and what you pay for postage, shipping, and retail purchases will also go up as retailers pass along the increased costs.

Speak up!

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LETTERS

MAYFIELD Trump simply should not be elected again

This month marks three years since the Jan. 6 insurrection—a direct attack on our democracy, our freedom to vote, and a preview of how far Donald Trump is willing to go to cling to power.

Jan. 6 was the violent and deadly culmination of a months-long criminal conspiracy after the 2020 election, when Trump attempted to stop the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history.

But even as he faces multiple indictments for this criminal conspiracy he led, Trump is still running for president in 2024.

If elected to a second term, Trump pledges to weaponize the Department of Justice to seek revenge against his political opponents, to pardon himself and his allies for crimes they commit, and to deploy the military against demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights—all while purging the federal government of anyone who doesn’t agree with him.

After seeing how far Trump was willing to go on Jan. 6, 2021, we should take these campaign promises seriously. Trump and his allies pose an urgent threat to our democracy, our fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

It’s up to all of us to ensure they do not return to power.

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On Jan. 9, during a hearing about future rooster regulations, the cacophony was a little too loud, upsetting the delicate balance of debating deeply held convictions with decorum. Instead of simply enjoying the peaceful boredom of facilitating discussion between the public and politicians trying to hash out new public policy, 5th District Supervisor and board Chair Steve Lavagnino had to sic security on those who were crowing.

The meeting turned into a cock-adoodle-doozy, with attendees yelling at the board, accusing them of being racist and violating constitutional rights for capping the number of roosters allowed on properties—ag-zoned properties of less than an acre could have one rooster, between 1 and 5 acres could have two, those larger than that could have five roosters.

What’s a rooster? Well, the ordinance defines it as a chicken that doesn’t lay eggs, has full adult plumage, is at least 6 months old, and is capable of crowing. I can think of a few humans who fit that description.

Cebada Canyon residents ruled the roost that day, with a large focus on the community during discussions. Eduardo Ramos said that his neighbors launched a “campaign” against him because they suspect him of cockfighting, even though the 140 animals on his property—which he claims are used for poultry shows—are managed in accordance with state and federal regulations.

“What I thought would be an accomplished dream is starting to turn into a nightmare,” he told supervisors during the public comment period. “I’m getting harassed by the county, by code enforcers.”

His comments devolved into accusations against the board, and 1st District Supervisor Das Williams interjected, asking that Ramos and others who didn’t like the proposed ordinance to suggest revised language for the county to consider.

They didn’t like that either and starting shouting things I couldn’t quite decipher.

“Your time’s up,” Lavagnino said. “Go talk to a lawyer and charge somebody. Let’s go.”

More yelling.

“Guys, order, order, order. That’s all we’re asking for.”

More yelling with added accusations of racism and constitutional violations.

“Just want to remind everybody, this is about roosters,” Lavagnino said.

“Security can we expedite them out?”

Raucous!

The board did pass the ordinance after the rabble-rousers were escorted from the coop, but not unanimously. Ramos wasn’t the only one to say that the ordinance would put a damper on poultry showing. Under the new ordinance, those who show could possibly get a permit to keep more roosters than the limit, but 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson wasn’t happy with the new requirements.

“There’s a lot of passion in this room for that and they don’t want this hobby to go away. If you can’t do that in Santa Barbara County, where can you do that?” Nelson said. “I do support curbing cockfighting; I don’t like the way it was done but I do understand the frustration with the process.

People are here for their hobby and something they won’t be able to do.”

It does seem like there’s wiggle room there for hobbyists, but the county would have to get involved. And I guess some people don’t like that because it could curb their enthusiasm. m The Canary hits the bird show circuit occasionally.

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Americana artist Aireene Espiritu is among the featured performers participating in an upcoming tribute concert at the High Roller Tiki Lounge in Solvang on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Presented by Songwriters at Play, the show will highlight cover performances of songs by Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson. Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at my805tix.com. The High Roller Tiki Lounge is located at 433 Alisal Road, Solvang.

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CHARLOTTE’S WEB Presented by Santa Maria Civic Theatre (SMCT). Step into the magical world of E.B. White’s beloved classic. Jan. 12-28 my805tix.com. Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

DANCE CLASSES: EVERYBODY CAN DANCE Classes available for all skill levels. Class sizes limited. ongoing Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria, 805-937-6753, everybodycandance.webs.com/.

LEARN CALIFORNIA’S OFFICIAL DANCE: WEST COAST SWING Learn west coast swing in a casual, friendly environment, taught by Texas state swing champion, Gina Sigman. Free intro from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Beyond the Basics ($10) is 7 to 7:45 p.m. $10 entry includes social dance (7:45 to 8:15 p.m.). Tuesdays, 6:30-8:15 p.m. 832-884-8114. Cubanissimo Cuban Coffee House, 4869 S. Bradley Rd., #118, Orcutt.

POETRY WITH CALIFORNIA POET LAUREATE LEE HERRICK The Santa Maria Public Library is pleased to present an afternoon of artistic inspiration with California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick.

Participants will be inspired through a reading from Herrick, and his published works will be available for purchase.

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CALIFORNIA’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE: THE WAY OF WATER Featuring more than 20 large-format documentary inkjet photographs of the Golden State, this timely exhibition showcases George Rose’s recent expansive documentation of California’s dramatic water story. Through July 8 Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-1082, wildlingmuseum.org.

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF EYVIND EARLE Eyvind Earle (1916-2000), an internationally acclaimed artist who helped revolutionize film animation with his work on Disney classics, is being honored with this exhibition. Through Jan. 15 Elverhoj Museum of History and Art, 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang, 805-686-1211, elverhoj.org.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE An installation

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LEE HERRICK: A READING BY CALIFORNIA’S POET LAUREATE Hosted by the Coastal Dunes branch of the California Writers’ Club. Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.

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ALISA SIKELIANOS-CARTER The Alisa Sikelianos-Carter exhibition at SLOMA will promote an emerging female artist of color whose works are inspired by the stories of her Black ancestors and traditionally Black hairstyles, centered on ancestral power and mythology. Through March 10,

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ALL LEVELS POTTERY CLASSES Anam Cre is a pottery studio in SLO that offers a variety of classes. This specific class is open to any level. Teachers are present for questions, but the class feels more like an open studio time for potters.

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ARTIST RIKI SCHUMACHER AT ART CENTRAL GALLERY Schumacher’s work is pensive and introspective, inspiring one to take a solitary walk on a cloudy day. Wander in to reflect on her “delicious, wistful landscapes.” Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Free.

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Jan. 20, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & 1:30-4 p.m. $45 for half-day; $75 for full day. 805-8634287. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

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INTERMEDIATE OIL PAINTING: ADULT ART CLASS This class is for students who may have tried oil painting in the past but are looking to advance their skill levels.

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INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WITH SPENCER COLLINS The perfect class for those wanting to try oil painting for the first time. Guests discuss color theory, layering paint, and how to use various media. For ages 16 and over. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $30 per class or $100 for 4 classes. 805747-4200. artcentralslo.com/workshopsevents/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY AND ART Owen and Kyoko Hunt from Kyoto, Japan offer classes for Japanese calligraphy (Fridays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.), a Japanese art called “haiga” (Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m.) and more at Nesting Hawk Ranch. Fridays $45.

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LEAH ROSENBERG Rosenberg works across artistic media to spark new experiences of color. Using painting,

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installation, printmaking, sculpture, performance, and video, she invites viewers to consider how color can be perceived both multi-sensorially and multi-dimensionally. Through April 1 Free.

805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

LEARN TO WEAVE MONDAYS An opportunity to learn how a four-shaft loom works. You will get acquainted as a new weaver or as a refresher with lots of tips and tricks. This class includes getting to know a loom, how to prepare/dress a loom, and much much more. Mondays, 1-4 p.m. $75 monthly. 805-441-8257.

Patricia Martin: Whispering Vista Studios, 224 Squire Canyon Rd, San Luis Obispo, patriciamartinartist.com.

LESLIE SUTCLIFFE This installation consists of 96 panels, any number of which can be assembled and reassembled in a multitude of ways. Initially, the individual panels were inspired by the rich visual imagery in Italo Calvino’s Six Memos for the Next Millennium. Through Jan. 29 Free.

805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibition/ mementos-of-six-millennia/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

NORTH: THE MUSICAL Offering “choosewhat-you-pay” ticketing. Tickets are just $5 with the option of choosing the $25 suggested price or adding a donation. Net proceeds will benefit the PAC Outreach program. The plot of the show follows Lawrence and Minnie as they escape the Deep South through the Underground Railroad. Jan. 16, 7-9 p.m. Starts at $5.

805-756-4849. pacslo.org/events/detail/ north24. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

PAINTING A LIGHTHOUSE WITH PASTELS WITH JIM TYLER This workshop covers the basics for applying pastels with the side, edge, and ends of the stick; how to layer and blend; the different kinds of pastels and paper; and how to frame a pastel painting. All experience levels welcome. For ages 16 and over. Jan. 13, 12:30-4:30 p.m. and Jan. 14, 12:30-3:30 p.m. $55-$65. 805-7482220. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

PAINTING MISSION SLO WITH DREW DAVIS Calling all aspiring artists and art enthusiasts. Visit site for tickets and more info on this painting workshop. Jan. 14, 1-3 p.m. my805tix.com. Drew Davis Fine Art, 393 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

PICKET PAINTING PARTY Decorative picket purchasing opportunities are available to show your support and help fund maintenance and educational programs in the Children’s Garden. Second Saturday of every month, 1-4 p.m. $75 per picket or 2 for $100. 805-541-1400. slobg. org. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF THE CENTRAL COAST A self-directed fun group of dynamic artists who enjoy painting and sketching outdoors. Artists meet on site at various locations. Weekly plein air destinations are provided by Kirsti Wothe via email (mrswothe@yahoo.com).

Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon SLO County, Locations countywide, San Luis Obispo.

POTTERY: BEGINNING WHEEL CLASS This series is a great intro to the pottery wheel. Students learn to throw various shapes, surface decorate, and glaze.

Clay and firing included with admission.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $180. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

SUITE SURRENDER It’s 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel — assistants, luggage, and legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order, until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through Jan. 21 $15-$25. 805-786-2440. slorep.org/ shows/suite-surrender/. SLO Rep, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

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ARTISTS RECEPTION AND ATRIUM PARTY Gallery at Marina Square hosts its Atrium Party and Artists Reception for Ron Dieb, George Asdel, and the Feathers in Flight Photo Show. Come meet the artists, be inspired, enjoy food, refreshments, a

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ARTS from page 13 tree filled atrium, and all the businesses in Marina Square Mall. Jan. 13, 3-5 p.m. Free.

805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. COSTA GALLERY SHOWCASES Features works by Ellen Jewett as well as 20 other local artists, and artists from southern and northern California. Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays, 12-4 p.m. 559799-9632. costagallery.com. Costa Gallery, 2087 10th St., Los Osos.

DEBRA PIAZZA: ACRYLIC, MIXED MEDIA ARTIST Piazza began her painting career during the pandemic, and uses handmade collage papers, and/or anything she can find to enhance the texture of a flat canvas.

Exhibiting at Morro Made, Rustic Diamond, Morro Bay Art Association, Cayucos Makers, and Mea Winery. 650-888-2168. artbypiazza.com. Morro Made, 490 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay. FEATHERS IN FLIGHT: A GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW This exhibit showcases the Morro Bay Bird Festival month with photographs of birds, and bird habitats in countrysides and oceansides (all the places where our wildlife friends live and thrive; hunt and sing). Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. OIL PAINTINGS BY RON DIEB “My oil paintings explore possibilities through thickly applied, vibrant color utilized freely with both knives and brushes. Hopefully, my art will attract and engage others to appreciate the glimpses of beauty that surrounds us all,” the artist stated. Mondays, WednesdaysSundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 29 Free.

805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com.

Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. ON A FIRST NAME BASIS Presented by

By The Sea Productions. Described as a comedy of discovery. Jan. 12-14 $15. my805tix.com. By The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay. SMALL WORKS AND BOOKS BY GEORGE ASDEL George Asdel is an accomplished painter, poet, and craftsman. Over his long career as an artist, he has won awards for his acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings, illustrated books, greeting cards, and poetry. Reception on Jan. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. Through Jan. 29 Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

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30 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN SANTA MARIA/ORCUTT Community Partners in Caring is seeking volunteers to help support dependent older adults and seniors. ongoing partnersincaring.org.

Santa Maria, Citywide, Santa Maria.

BOUNCING BABY STORY TIME Explore pre-literacy skills through music, movement, and visual stimulation, and promote a healthy bond between baby and caregiver. Learn, connect, and grow with other babies and their caregivers.

For ages 0-12 months. This program runs approximately 30 minutes. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons. org. Santa Maria Public Library (Altrusa Theater), 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

FAMILY YOGA STORY TIME Families, relax together at this yoga story time.

Children and caregivers will be introduced to mindfulness and learn exercises to help regulate emotions. Space and supplies are limited. Borrow a yoga mat or bring one from home. Jan. 14, 2 p.m. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.org. Santa Maria Public Library (Altrusa Theater), 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

FEEL GOOD YOGA Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. 805-937-9750. oasisorcutt.org. Oasis Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.

RISE AND FALL

Flower City Ballroom presents rock band Trapt live in concert, as part of The Fall Tour, on Monday, Jan. 15, from 7 to 11 p.m. Silvertongues and Soundhouse will open the show. All ages are welcome. Tickets to the concert are available in advance at my805tix.com. The Flower City Ballroom is located at 110 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc.

—C.W. GROUP WALKS AND HIKES Check website for the remainder of this year’s group hike dates and private hike offerings. ongoing 805-343-2455. dunescenter.org.

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe.

LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2024 VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION (VIRTUAL) Calling all volunteers.

Join an information session to learn more about volunteering for the Land Trust in 2024. Find fun and rewarding ways for you to get involved and meet other supporters.

Jan. 17, 7-8 p.m. 805-966-4520. sblandtrust. org/get-involved/volunteers/. Online (Santa Barbara County), Visit website, Countywide.

LET’S BLOW OFF SOME STEAM A special story time that encourages curiosity and exploration. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themes will be explored through stories and discovered through hands-on activities. Come dressed for mess. Ideal for ages 3-9, but all ages are welcome. Jan. 11, 4 p.m. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.org. Santa Maria Public Library (Altrusa Theater), 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

MLK CELEBRATION The City of Santa Maria Public Library is pleased to welcome the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Santa MariaLompoc Branch, for a Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 14, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/services/ departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

READING WITH MY SNOWMIES Adult Winter Reading Program 2024: Reading with my Snowmies. Visit the Information Desk at the Main Library to sign up for the Winter Reading Program and pick up a reading log. Complete the program and win a prize. Through Jan. 13 Free. 805925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/services/ departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

SANTA MARIA COIN CLUB: MONTHLY MEETING Coin collectors of all ages invited. Bring coins for free appraisals.

Third Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

Yearly membership: $20-$25. 805-9373158. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria.

SATURDAY CRAFTERNOON: FOREVER CACTUS Even the worst gardener can keep these cacti alive. Paint rocks to resemble the cactus of your choice and “plant” them in a terracotta pot.

For patrons 18 and older; registration is required. Jan. 13, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. 805925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/services/ departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

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SMVGS MEETING Visitors welcome.

Contact smvgs.org for program and location info. Third Thursday of every month, 2:15-4 p.m. Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society, 908 Sierra Madre, Santa Maria.

TECH MADE EASY: COMPUTER BASICS This beginners workshop will go over the basic components of a computer, terminology, internet searching, email, and databases. Feel free to bring your own laptop or use one of the library’s. Registration is required. Jan. 13, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. 805-9250994. cityofsantamaria.org/services/ departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

VALLEY READS BOOK CLUB The Valley Reads is a monthly book club for adults featuring coffee, snacks, and lively discussion. Jan. 13, 2 p.m. Free. 805-9250994. cityofsantamaria.org/services/ departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, CHPT. 52 Come join a friendly meeting of watch and clock collectors. Members bring watches and clocks to show, plus there are discussions of all things horological. Second Sunday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m. 805-547-1715. new.nawcc.org/index.php/chapter-52-lospadres. Central Coast Senior Center, 1580 Railroad St., Oceano.

SOCIAL GROUP FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS Call for more details. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 805-9046615. Oak Park Christian Church, 386 N Oak Park Blvd., Grover Beach.

WMW HIKE Hosted by Women Making Waves. An opportunity to connect with like-minded, passionate women who are here to lift one another up as we navigate life, work, family, or ‘fill in the blank.’

Jan. 13, 9-11 a.m. my805tix.com. Pismo Preserve, Mattie Road, Pismo Beach.

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AGING GRACEFULLY ONLINE WORKSHOP Discover how to adjust your lifestyle so you can become healthier, live longer, and not look for “pills and surgery” solutions. These online classes focus on the major areas that have shown positive results. Two six-week session options to choose from. Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m. through Feb. 12 Free. 805-489-7359. unity5cities.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

BEYOND MINDFULNESS Realize your potential through individualized meditation instruction with an experienced teacher via Zoom. This class is for those who wish to begin a practice or seek to deepen an existing one. Flexible days and times. Certified with IMTA. Email or text for information. Mondays-Sundays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sliding scale. 559-9059274. theartofsilence.net. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

CAL HOPE SLO GROUPS AT TMHA Visit website for full list of weekly Zoom groups available. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays calhopeconnect.org. Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346.

CENTRAL COAST POLYAMORY Hosting a discussion group featuring different topics relating to ethical non-monogamy every month. Third Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. galacc.org/events/.

Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

GALA PRIDE AND DIVERSITY CENTER BOARD MEETING (VIA ZOOM) Monthly meeting of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center Board of Directors. Meets virtually via Zoom and is open to members of the public. Visit galacc.org/events to fill

LVBHS GENERAL MEETING AND PROGRAM The Lompoc Valley Botanic and Horticultural Society will open the new year with its regular business meeting, followed by a program on the fascinating adaptations that plants have developed to protect themselves. Jan. 21, 2-4 p.m. Free entry. 805-450-3668. lvbhs.org. Stone Pine Hall, 210 South H St., Lompoc.

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DONATION-BASED YOGA FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, EMTS, AND CARETAKERS Class schedule varies.

Contact empoweryoga805@gmail for details and reservations. ongoing 805-619-0989. empoweryoga805.com.

Empower Yoga Studio and Community Boutique, 775 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach.

DOWNSIZING WITH DEMENTIA: TIMING AND TRANSITION A free event with local experts who will share advice and tips on how to downsize with a loved one who has dementia. This program is a great opportunity for attendees to ask their own questions directly to the event’s featured professionals. Jan. 17, 10-11:30 a.m. my805tix.com. Hilton Garden Inn, 601 James Way, Pismo Beach.

EMBROIDERER’S GUILD OF AMERICA The Bishop’s Peak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America invites you to attend its meeting on the third Saturday of each month. For more information, follow on Facebook at Bishop’s Peak EGA or visit the EGA website. Third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Nov. 16 Free. egausa.com. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach, 805-773-4832.

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TRANS* TUESDAY A safe space Third Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. providing peer-to-peer support for trans, No admission fee. galacc.org. Online, See gender non-conforming, non-binary, website, San Luis Obispo. and questioning people. In-person and Zoom meetings held. Contact HEALING DEPRESSION SUPPORT tranzcentralcoast@gmail.com for more GROUP A safe place to share life details. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. GALA experiences with those who have Pride and Diversity Center, 1060 Palm depression or have had and recovered from the devastating effects of depression. Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-541-4252.

VOLUNTEER SOLAR INSTALLER Mondays, 6-7 p.m. through Dec. 30 Free.

TRAINING WEBINAR WITH SUNWORK 805-528-3194. Hope House Wellness Learn the basics of installing rooftop Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. solar energy systems and water LGBTQ+ FED THERAPIST LEAD heater electrification by volunteering SUPPORT GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA with SunWork. This three-hour online ZOOM) A pro-recovery group offering event teaches the basics of rooftop space to those seeking peer support, all solar, solar equipment, electricity, and stages of ED recovery. We understand construction safety. This orientation is a recovery isn’t linear and judgment-free great opportunity to learn about clean, support is crucial. Share, listen, and be renewable energy. Jan. 20, 9 a.m.-noon part of a community building up each Free. 805-229-1250. sunwork.org/sunworkother. Third Wednesday of every month, central-coast/. Online, See website, 7-8 p.m. Free. galacc.org/events/. Online, San Luis Obispo.

See website, San Luis Obispo.

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION NORTH COAST SLO COUNT Y (ONLINE) Zoom series hosted by TMHA. CENTRAL COAST WOOD CARVERS Learn Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Transitions Mental Health Warehouse, 784 High Street, the art of wood carving or wood burning.

Join Central Coast Wood Carvers in Morro San Luis Obispo, 805-270-3346.

Bay at St. Timothy’s. Open for beginners, PLUG-IN TO LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION intermediate, or advance. Learn a wide Get inspired by local action, connect with range of techniques and skills. Mask others, and discover more ways to get Required. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. involved with the SLO Climate Coalition.

Free. St. Timothy’s Catholic Church, 962 Attend virtually or in-person. Sustainable Piney Way, Morro Bay, 805-772-2840, snacks and childcare will be provided. sttimothymorrobay.org/index.html.

Third Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m.

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS sloclimatecoalition.org/events/. Ludwick MEETING Co-Dependents Anonymous Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, (CoDA) is a Twelve Step recovery program San Luis Obispo. for anyone who desires to have healthy Q YOUTH GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM) and loving relationships with themselves This is a social support group for LGBTQ+ and others. Meeting is hybrid (both in and questioning youth between the ages person and on Zoom). For information, of 11-18. Each week the group explores call 805-900-5237. Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. personal, cultural, and social identity.

Free. thecambriaconnection.org/. Cambria Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. galacc.org/events/.

Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria, (805) Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

927-1654.

SLO LEZ B FRIENDS (VIRTUALLY VIA FOOD AND GREEN WASTE: NOT WASTE ZOOM) A good core group of friends who BUT A RESOURCE Thomas Gratz of gather to discuss topics we love/ care Hitachi Zosen Inova discusses using about from movies, outings, music, or organic waste to produce renewable being new to the area. We come from all energy and beneficial soil amendments walks of life and most importantly support instead of disposing in landfills. Gratz each other. Transgender and Nonbinary was involved in the commissioning of the folks welcome. Third Friday of every SLO Kompogas Facility, which has been month, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. sloqueer.groups. converting organic waste into natural io/g/lezbfriends. Online, See website, compost since 2018. Sponsored by the San Luis Obispo.

Los Osos Valley Garden Club. Jan. 21, 2-4 p.m. Free. lovgardenclub.com. First Baptist SLO NOONTIME TOASTMASTERS CLUB Church of Los Osos, 1900 Los Osos Valley MEETINGS Want to improve speaking Road, Los Osos, 805-528-3066. and leadership skills in a supportive and positive environment? During COVID, we FREE OUTRIGGER CANOE DEMO DAYS are meeting virtually. Contact us to get a Athletes wanted. Pale Kai Outrigger meeting link for info. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. is a nonprofit outrigger canoe club.

Free. slonoontime.toastmastersclubs.org.

The club offers competitive HawaiianZoom, Online, Inquire for Zoom ID. style outrigger canoe racing for men SLO RETIRED ACTIVE MEN MONTHLY and women and are opening up club GET-TOGETHERS SLO RAMs is a group registration for 2024. All levels and abilities of retirees that get together just for the welcome. Space is limited. Signup online fun, fellowship, and to enjoy programs now. Every other Saturday, 8-10 & 10 which enhance the enjoyment, dignity, a.m.-noon through Feb. 25 Free. palekai. and independence of retirement. Third org/joinus/. Coleman Park, Morro Bay, 101 Tuesday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $31 Coleman Drive, Morro Bay, (805) 772-6278. luncheon. retiredactivemen.org/. Madonna INTRO TO GOLD-FILLED AND STERLING Inn Garden Room, 100 Madonna Road, SILVER Apply the soldering techniques San Luis Obispo. learned in Metalsmithing 1 to create a pair SLO RETIRED ACTIVE MEN: WEEKLY of metal and stone earrings. Workshop will COFFEE MEETING SLO RAMs is a group or go over design, metal preparation, texture, retirees that get together just for the fun, shaping, and finishing. Students will fellowship, and to enjoy programs which walk away with a pair of hand fabricated enhance the enjoyment, dignity, and earrings. Jan. 20, 4 p.m. $90. 805-927independence of retirement. Thursdays, 8190. cambriaarts.org. Cambria Center for 8:30-9:30 a.m. $10 coffee meeting. the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria. retiredactivemen.org. Madonna Inn, NEW YEARS RITUALS AND VISION 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo.

BOARD PARTY An evening of connection, SUNDAY EVENING RAP LGBTQ+ meditation, and soulful creation in the AA GROUP (VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM) New Year to manifest your most heartfelt Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, desires for yourself, your community, and worldwide fellowship of folks from all the world. Jan. 14, 4-6 p.m. my805tix.com. walks of life who together, attain and 9th Limb Yoga, 845 Napa Ave., Morro Bay, maintain sobriety. Requirement for 415-852-1787. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

SHAMANIC MORNING RITUALS FOR Email aarapgroup@gmail.com for VITALITY Hosted by Aurora Meditations & password access. Sundays, 7-8 p.m.

Rituals. Jan. 12, 8:30-9:30 a.m. my805tix.

No fee. galacc.org/events/. Online, com. Beach Access Parking Lot, 102 See website, San Luis Obispo.

Atascadero Road, Morro Bay. TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SLO TEASE: STILL HUNGRY Beer and GROUP Learn more about mental health cocktails will be sold at this burlesque and coping skills to help you through your show, with the award-winning Robin Wolf journey towards wellness and recovery. from SLO Bitter Co. mixing and pouring. All Thursdays, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. 805-540profits from snack and drink sales donated 6576. t-mha.org. Hope House Wellness Center, 1306 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo. CULTURE & LIFESTYLE continued page 17

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FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS AT COSTA DE ORO Featured vendors in the series include Cali Coast Tacos, Cubanissimo, Danny’s Pizza Co., Chef Ricks, and more. Call venue for monthly schedules. Fridays 805-922-1468. costadeorowines.com. Costa De Oro Winery, 1331 S. Nicholson Ave., Santa Maria.

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS AT WINE STONE INN Fridays, 5-8 p.m. Wine Stone Inn, 255 W. Clark Ave., Orcutt, 805-332-3532, winestoneinn.com/.

FRIDAY NIGHT FUN Karaoke with DJ Nasty.

With Beer Bucket specials. Kitchen stays open late. Come out and sing your favorite song.

Fridays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Roscoe’s Kitchen, 229 Town Center E, Santa Maria, 805-623-8866.

PRESQU’ILE WINERY: WINE CLUB Call or go online to make a reservation to taste at the winery or find more info on the winery’s Wine Club offerings. ongoing presquilewine.com/ club/. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391 Presqu’ile Dr., Santa Maria, 805-937-8110.

SIPPIN’ SUNDAYS: HOLIDAY STYLE WITH CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIES Every Sunday, come cozy up inside the tasting room and listen to great artists. Every December Sunday, classic Christmas movies will be shown as well. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-937-8463. cottonwoodcanyon.com. Cottonwood Canyon Vineyard And Winery, 3940 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria.

TACO TUESDAY Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. Wine Stone Inn, 255 W. Clark Ave., Orcutt, 805-332-3532, winestoneinn.com/.

THURSDAY EVENING BAR TAKEOVER Call venue or visit website to find out about featured vintners. Thursdays stellerscellar.com. Steller’s Cellar, 405 E. Clark Ave., Orcutt.

WINE AND DESIGN CLASSES Check Wine and Design’s Orcutt website for the complete list of classes, for various ages. ongoing Varies. wineanddesign.com/orcutt. Wine and Design, 3420 Orcutt Road, suite 105, Orcutt.

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SECOND SATURDAY OPEN AIR MARKET: LOS ALAMOS A carefully curated open air artisan and farm market. Features great vintage finds, handwoven and hand dyed textiles, hand-spun yarn, organic body care products, and locally grown organic eats. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-722-4338. Sisters Gifts and Home, 349 Bell Street, Los Alamos.

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HEAD GAMES TRIVIA AND TACO TUESDAYS CLASH Don’t miss Head Games Trivia at COLD Coast Brewing Company every Tuesday night.

Teams can be up to 6 members. Earn prizes and bragging rights. Kekas will be serving their delicious local fare. For all ages. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-819-0723. coldcoastbrewing.com.

COLD Coast Brewing Company, 118 W Ocean Ave, Lompoc.

NOURISH LOMPOC This unique free community experience will blend nutritional education with hands-on learning, using locally sourced fresh produce. In collaboration with Veggie Rescue, the event will include the use of surplus food to make a hearty, delicious, and nutritious soup. Jan. 20, 1-4 p.m. Free.

805-737-5762. lhdfoundation.org. Dick DeWees Community & Senior Center, 1120 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc.

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DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo.

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CAL POLY BACH WEEK INSTRUMENTAL MASTER CLASS AND CONTINUO WORKSHOP Guest artists Leif Woodward, cello, and Andrew McIntosh, violin, will coach Cal Poly students in instrumental repertoire from the Baroque era, with a focus on historically informed performance.

During the second half, the guest artists will coach students in effective continuo playing Jan. 18, 11:10 Women Making Waves hosts a group hike at the Pismo Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 13, a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805from 9 to 11 a.m. Guests are encouraged to bring water, snacks, and good walking shoes.

756-2406. music.calpoly.

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ARTS BRIEFS California Poet Laureate holds readings in Nipomo, Santa Maria

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HOBNOBBING WITH ROBIN: Various bird species, including robins, can be found in the artworks of local artist Fred Ventura.

The Coastal Dunes California Writers Club presents a poetry reading with California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick at the Nipomo Community Library on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 10:30 a.m.

Herrick will appear at the Santa Maria Public Library the following day for an additional reading, co-sponsored by the Santa Maria Arts Council and the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department, on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m.

Born in Daejeon, Korea, Herrick is the first Asian American to hold the role of California poet laureate. The prolific poet currently teaches at Fresno City College and is the author of three poetry compilations: Scar and Flower, This Many Miles from Desire, and Gardening Secrets of the Dead.

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Herrick to serve as California’s 10th poet laureate in November 2022.

“As a teacher, poet, and father, Lee writes about his identity as a Californian and encourages others to reflect on what the state means to them,” Newsom said in a statement. “Lee’s dedication to highlighting the diverse experiences of Californians, and making them so accessible through his poetry, makes him a perfect candidate for poet laureate.”

Herrick’s published works will be available for purchase during the upcoming readings. For more info on the Nipomo Library reading, call (805) 929-3994 or visit coastaldunescwc.com. To find out more about the Santa Maria Public Library reading, call (805) 925-0994. Visit leeherrick.com for more info on the poet.

The Nipomo Community Library is located at 918 W. Tefft St., Nipomo. The Santa Maria Public Library is located at 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.

Exit Pursued by a Bear adapts Dostoevsky for the stage

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A local theater group is retelling Crime and Punishment with a unique spin in Arroyo Grande. Performances of Punishment Play, an original play written by Orcutt resident Weston Scott and inspired by a passage from Dostoevsky’s novel, will be held Jan. 19 through 28, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at both 6:30 and 8 p.m. each evening.

Admission to the show—presented by Exit Pursued by a Bear—is free, but seating is limited. For reservations and location details, email bearpursuedexit@gmail.com or direct message the group via Instagram, @bearpursuedexit.

Founded by Kristie Siebert and Tyler Lopez, Exit Pursued by a Bear has hosted various found-space theater productions in cities across the Central Coast—including Arroyo Grande, Shell Beach, Oceano, and Solvang—over the years. m Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood. Send information to cwiseblood@santamariasun.com.

Avian artistry Watercolorist celebrates local bird fest with bird-themed art classes

BLUE JAY WAY: Blue jays and other birds will be the subjects of participants’ paintings during two upcoming watercolor workshops led by local artist Fred Ventura.

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are really amazing birds,” said Ventura, who enjoys visiting the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, especially when the Santa Barbara Audubon Society is on-site with some of the nonprofit’s rescued owls.

“Their hearing is just incredible, and there’s a certain thing about their wing design that makes them so silent,” added Ventura, who often chooses owls as the subjects of his artwork. “I’d say owls are pretty much high up there in terms of interest to me.”

Guests of Ventura’s upcoming watercolor workshops will learn the basics of painting not only owls but other birds as well, with tips on winter scenes specifically. One of the techniques Ventura will address is how to paint snow, which isn’t as simple as it sounds, the artist said.

“Snow is a little tricky,” Ventura said. “Painting snow in a wintry scene is a challenging task for watercolor painters because it involves painting negative spaces—the areas around and between objects—into the image.”

STROKES While the snow’s white color can be provided by ARTS Showtime! the artist’s white paper or Send gallery, stage, canvas itself, Ventura said and cultural festivities to he often uses a pale blue cwiseblood@santamariasun.com. pigment to help “better define the snow.”

Ventura titled the class Birds of the Winter Garden, and will lead the program’s first iteration in the art room of the Trilogy Monarch Dunes in Nipomo on Jan. 19. The artist will host a second opportunity for the public to take the class on Jan. 26 at Art Center Morro Bay. Both workshops are roughly three hours, lasting from noon to about 3 p.m.

During the two classes, Ventura will provide stepby-step demonstrations on how to effectively use contrast in watercolor pieces to add depth and dimension and other painting techniques. Near the end of the sessions, participating artists will EXCEL AT PIXEL: While Fred Ventura will show attendees of his two have the chance to share bird-themed workshops how to paint birds in watercolor specifically, and discuss their finished he’s also quite fond of making birds the subjects of his digital paintings among one paintings. another.

ow mostly known for his digital paintings, local artist Fred Ventura is going back to his roots in watercolor thanks to an upcoming workshop series.

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“I’m trying to do things that tie into other FLAVOR/EATS activities that are going on along the Central Coast,” said Ventura, who has a few of his own INFO bird paintings featured in For the Birds—an annual show that pays tribute to the Morro Bay CALENDAR Bird Festival, which occurs Jan. 11 through 15 this year.

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THESE HOOTS WERE MADE FOR SQUAWKING: If Fred Ventura were to rank his favorite birds in a list, the owl would be close to the top, the local painter said.

Bird is the word

Local artist Fred Ventura hosts his Birds of the Winter Garden workshops on Jan. 19 in the art room at Trilogy Monarch Dunes in Nipomo and Jan. 26 at Art Center Morro Bay from noon to 3 p.m. both days. Visit venturaes.com/workshops for more info.

Some of Ventura’s bird-centric artworks are included in For the Birds, a group exhibition at Art Center Morro Bay to celebrate local birds and the Morro Bay Bird Festival. The exhibit opened in early January and will remain on display through Feb. 19. The Morro Bay Bird Festival runs Jan. 11 through 15.

No prior art experience is required of participants, as the program is described as beginner-friendly but open to experienced artists looking to brush up on their watercolor skills as well.

While Ventura will get the chance to showcase his watercolor mastery during the two classes, his digital artworks on display at Art Center Morro Bay as part of For the Birds will show a different side of the artist.

“Procreate is very popular with artists and illustrators. It’s a really nice way to create art,” Ventura said of digital painting, which he achieves through the Procreate app with an Apple Pencil.

“It’s just so much fun to do.” m Arts Editor Caleb Wiseblood uses a traditional No. 2 pencil. Send Scantrons to cwiseblood@ santamariasun.com.

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ichael Mann (Thief, Manhunter, Heat, Collateral) directs this historical biopic about automotive legend Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), who in the summer of 1957 saw his professional and personal life on the precipice of disaster. His famed car company, driven to the verge of bankruptcy by his focus on racing rather than the retail car business, is nearly insolvent; he and his wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz), recently lost their 24-year-old son, Dino, to muscular dystrophy; and now Laura has discovered Enzo has another son, Piero (Giuseppe Festinese), with his longtime mistress, Lina Lardi (Shailene Woodley). Enzo’s only way forward is to find an investor, but to do that, he must prove his car designs and stable of drivers are the best by winning the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile open road endurance race through Italy. (130 min.)

business partner, but their marriage is in name only. Her only demand is that he comes home from his philandering before the maid arrives in the morning. Meanwhile, his mistress is pressuring him to give Piero his last name before his Catholic Church confirmation, making him legitimate, something Laura—still stinging from the loss of their son—vehemently resists. The pressure is palpable throughout.

Anna: Cool, calm, and collected is Enzo’s outer shell, but the man certainly held a lot of tenuous strings, and the wrong one pulled could crumble his empire. He was a man who seems stone cold in some ways yet also paternal and invested in his business and everyone involved in it. He obviously still is tormented by the death of his son, Dino, as well as the deaths of friends who were drivers in a race behind the wheels of his cars 20-something years FERRARI Glen: Michael Mann is a before. Driver is a talented and What’s it rated? R brilliant director, and he’s determined actor, studied and What’s it worth, Glen? Full price poured all his creativity into quietly foreboding in his role.

What’s it worth, Anna? Full price this gripping story of a man Equally as powerful is Cruz as Where’s it showing? Regal teetering on the edge. On the Laura, a woman whose grief Edwards RPX Santa Maria, surface, Enzo is the picture battles to overcome her strength Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande of calm, with his impeccable daily. While Enzo has had the suits, perfectly coiffed hair, and privilege to move on with life, steely demeanor. Behind the scenes, his life is albeit in secret from Laura, she is stuck in the a disaster. His company only sold 98 cars the washer cycle of loss around the death of a child, year before, and he worries only two other car with barely a husband to console her. The two manufacturers have the capital to bail him give a glimpse into a largely unknown story behind the yellow and black logo so many out—Ford and Fiat—both of whom he believes know by sight. will demand more control than he’s willing to Glen: Like the terrific Ford v Ferrari (2019), give. His wife, Laura, is a fierce and devoted

WEIGHT OF AN EMPIRE: In 1957, race car building legend Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) was at risk of losing it all, as depicted in Ferrari, screening in local theaters.

this is a film about both the passion for racing and the kinds of personalities such dangerous passions attract. Mann is masterful in his filming and depictions of the Mille Miglia. You feel like you’re in the car racing at breakneck speeds through the Italian countryside and through small villages. Hovering over the deep reverence for racing is the threat of death. These men know the risks, but they see something heroic in the endeavor, and they are indeed celebrities. It all feels very romantic and also very foolish.

Anna: This film is gorgeous in every way, and there’s no doubt why some people live

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What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Hulu, FXNOW, and other streaming services The beloved series based on the 1996 feature film Fargo is back with season 5. As an anthology series, Fargo brings us fresh storylines each season about characters who live in a connected universe with seasons past. This time we follow Dot (Juno Temple), a simple Minnesotan woman—a hardworking nurse, wife, and mother who seems demure and polite in all the ways the Midwest brings to mind.

Yet from scene one, we know Dot isn’t the same simple person on the inside as she is on the outside. When her family home is broken into and Dot is dragged off by henchmen, the dark and dreary truth of her past soon comes crashing down on her, and she must correct the wrong.

With evilly affluent mother-in-law Loraine Lyon (played

by Jennifer Jason Leigh with the elocution of a goddess) also trying to sniff her out and a truly horrific ex-husband (John Hamm) and his crew hunting her down, Dot is on the run from

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: After escaping a violent marriage, Dorothy Lyon’s (Juno Temple) ex-husband, Roy Tillman (Jon Hamm), finds her and wants revenge, in season 5 of Fargo, streaming on Hulu and other platforms.

both her past and her present. This series is brilliant, and this season especially so. (10 approximately 53-min. episodes) —Anna

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What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime Writer-director Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) has done it again with Saltburn, a devilishly slick examination of class and power. Barry Keoghan stars as Oliver Quick, a new student at Oxford whose classification as a scholarship student along with his earnest desire to fit in makes him the object of derision by the “in” crowd. To his surprise, however, a charming and aristocratic classmate, Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), sees something in him, taking him under his wing.

After Felix learns that Oliver’s father has died and that his mother is a terrible drunk, he asks him home for the holidays to his family’s estate, Saltburn, where he meets Felix’s eccentric father, Sir James Catton (Richard E. Grant); incredibly shallow mother, Elspeth (Rosamund Pike); sexually charged sister, Venetia (Alison Oliver); Elspeth’s pathetic hanger-on friend, Pamela (Carey Mulligan); and the Cattons’ American cousin, Farleigh (Archie Madekwe), who attends Oxford with Felix and Oliver.

As Oliver settles into this new, lavish lifestyle of excess and privilege, we soon discover he’s not the helpless pleb he’s

PRETEND RICH: Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) ingratiates himself with an aristocratic family, in the twisty thriller Saltburn, streaming on Amazon Prime.

presented himself to be, and before too long, the story drifts into Cruel Intentions and The Talented Mr. Ripley territory. How far will Oliver’s obsession take him? (131 min.) m —Glen

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“He happened to be there one of the days I was working,” said Saikeo, whose job at the time was at a restaurant in Los Angeles, where she also attended culinary school. “I was on my lunch HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING A SANDWICH: The biggest sellers at Savory & Sweet Eats break and I saw him pull up. in Lompoc are mac and cheese bowls, pizzas, and sandwiches. Among the restaurant’s “So I was like, ‘Hey chef, can we sando selection is the Cajun chicken deluxe, served on a brioche bun with blackened chicken breast, chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato, and onion. take a picture?’” Saikeo whispered, authentically replicating the stealthy gesture. “He was like, ‘Yeah sure, come opening about six months ago and offers a Boulevard of broken bread diverse selection of comfort food, including on but let’s hurry because everyone else is Call (805) 819-0915 for more info on Savory pizzas, sandwiches, and loaded macaroni going to see and ask too.’” & Sweet Eats, located at 1412 Burton Mesa Blvd., and cheese bowls.

The resulting photo is one of many Lompoc. The eatery posts frequent updates about On average, Saikeo said she makes framed mementos displayed on the red its menu offerings on both Facebook and Instagram. walls of Saikeo’s restaurant, Savory & Sweet anywhere between 25 and 35 pounds of mac and cheese a day, thanks to the dish’s Eats, located on Burton Mesa Boulevard always kind of been part of my life. It’s just popularity at the restaurant. in Lompoc. The eatery celebrated its grand fun to eat and so diverse—you can throw PHOTO COURTESY OF VILAY SAIKEO Patrons have various anything on it and it’ll taste good, you know?” topping options to choose When Saikeo isn’t working at the from when assembling restaurant, open Thursdays through their mac and cheese bowls, Sundays, she’s usually out catering or hosting including tri-tip, crispy a food truck pop-up. chicken, bacon, battered “I’ve been doing catering for about three jalapeño crispies, and more. years,” said Saikeo, who’s worked in the These appetizing additives restaurant industry for longer but didn’t are also apparent in other start a business of her own until the spring corners of the restaurant’s of 2020. offerings, as sandwich “Restaurants were closing down because additions or pizza toppings, of the pandemic, so I started doing these for example. There are even weekly pre-order menu meals, and I’d occurrences of main course deliver them. It was a no-contact service. crossovers, such as the hot Everything was ordered through my social honey mac and cheese pizza media, through people DM-ing me,” Saikeo and the grilled mac and said. “That took off. It just really worked out cheese sando. for me. I did that for a good year and a half Instances like these make to two years.” the menu feel like a Venn Once “the world opened back up,” Saikeo diagram of experimental started getting hired to cater various getdeliciousness. togethers and gatherings. In November “I like to do soul food and THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND: Vilay Saikeo, different cuisines with my own 2022, Saikeo bought an official food truck to help grow her catering business and host right, had the opportunity to meet Gordon Ramsay twists,” Saikeo said. “Mac and pop-ups more frequently and conveniently. years ago while she was attending culinary school in cheese is one of the ultimate Los Angeles.

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One of the eatery’s prominent murals is of “Everything kind of fell into place,” Saikeo said. Buddha, next to a graphic of the restaurant’s In April 2023, Saikeo acquired a space— motto: Elevating your mind, body, and soul, one formerly Giant Manhattan Pizza—on Burton bite at a time.

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