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PANDEMIC PODS Will They Solve Distance-Learning Woes? by Delaney Smith ON THE COVER: From left, Victoria Fenkner, Susan Lek, Nika Babaie, Sophie Ninja Blair, and Katie Borzouei gather around the table that they will spend most of their kindergarten learning at. Photo by Daniel Dreifuss.

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‘The House Is Burning,’ Says Rep. Carbajal, but Republicans Ignore the Signs by Jean Yamamura he Mercury Lounge turns 25 years old on August 4, and owner Jennifer Henigin Housh is struggling to survive to 26. The club—a down-home combination of grit and oldschool attitude in Old Town Goleta—had a great January and February; they were breaking even before the pandemic shut their doors in March. But with COVID-19 widespread in Santa Barbara County, there’s little hope she’ll be able to reopen anytime soon. Her employees, Housh said, need the extra $600 in unemployment from the federal government to survive. Housh’s story is one part of an economic shot-between-theeyes that’s ricocheting from California to Washington, D.C. “The house is burning, and Republicans want to focus on the fence that’s on fire,” said Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara’s representative in the House, back in town on Tuesday but on call to return to D.C. should the Democrats’ HEROES Act—a $3 trillion stimulus bill—come up for a vote. The proposal to extend the unemployment stimulus for one week, which Republicans proposed just before the benefit lapsed last Friday, infuriated Carbajal. “We had the HEROES Act done for three months. All of a sudden, for one week they want to cherry-pick what they want to do, instead of looking comprehensively at the challenges Americans face,” he said. Ongoing talks are trying to bridge the gap between the $3 trillion stimulus package proposed by House Democrats and the $1 trillion HEALS Act proposed by Senate Republicans, which cuts the extra federal unemployment benefit from $600 to $200 a week. With Congress normally headed for recess in August, there was little faith late last week that Republicans would return and take up the bill, as well as an expectation they’d continue to piecemeal it, Carbajal said. The negotiations are still under wraps, Congressmember Carbajal said, but the Republican proposals so far have benefited large corporations at the expense of small businesses and individuals. “It’s similar to the tax plan they passed a year and a half ago,” he said. “That plan added $2 trillion to the national debt and gave 83 percent of the benefits to the top one percent.” The HEROES Act, passed by the Democrat-controlled House in May, continues the CARES Act stimulus funding but adds money for schools, states, the SNAP food stamp program, and much-needed testing. “They added a meal deduction—another tax break—for big corporations, not small corporations. And they don’t want to fund SNAP? They don’t want to provide money for schools’ broadband so students can continue distance learning? They don’t want to fund a national program to test for COVID-19?” Carbajal exclaimed. “This will blow your mind,” Carbajal continued. “Since we passed the HEROES Act, 3.2 million more people were infected in the United States. And 68,000 more people have died. This is what’s at stake. Our message to the Republicans is that this is not a game. We’re playing with people’s lives and livelihoods.”

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The Mercury’s Jennifer Housh has yet to receive any unemployment benefits herself, trapped in the state system, like about one million others, according to the news coming out of Sacramento. The self-employed were allowed to apply about two weeks into the state’s pandemic response, and she’s still ping-ponging her paperwork with the state unemployment

office. For Santa Barbara County as a whole, 24,700 people were unemployed, or 11.6 percent of the county workforce, as of the latest figures in June. Like Housh, Gina Karpenko is self-employed. She co-owns a hairstyling shop at La Cumbre Plaza called Loft Hair Salon, part of the Phenix Salon Suites. Karpenko was able to enroll in self-employment benefits when they became available because she’d actually applied before, when the state response first started. That got her in the door before the flood of applications hit. No matter a person’s income, she said, the state paid a flat $172 a week to the self-employed when she applied. A good day for a full-service hair stylist and colorist was upward of $1,000. She’s taken out emergency loans to help pay the bills from setting up the salon this January— January “We still had to pay a license renewal fee even though we can’t work,” Karpenko said, “and business insurance” — but Phenix Salon Suites has forgiven their rent so far.

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As for alternatives like cutting hair outdoors, that’s not an option at La Cumbre as it is for some other barbershops. Karpenko said the mall managers told her it created a liability problem— an issue addressed in the Republican bill, though problem Carbajal called it “carte blanche immunity,” saying it lacked provisions for protective gear and eliminated OSHA requirements. Karpenko added that she wouldn’t run a “speakeasy” salon or go to clients’ homes to cut hair: “You can lose your license for life,” she said of going outside the rules of California’s cosmetology license. At the Mercury, Housh said they’d looked into the alternative of serving food to stay open. Though they have an outdoor patio, their best nights were when live bands were playing; the bartenders could earn hundreds in tips. But large crowds are still banned in California. “With the new restrictions, large crowds are not allowed, as it should be,” Housh said, “so even if a bar can serve food outside, you are still not going to make anywhere near what you did before.” Jennifer Housh bought the Mercury with her husband, Patrick Housh, about two years ago. The Goleta Old Town nightclub started life as Gus’s Cocktail Lounge in 1957, and they still rent from Gus’s ex-wife, Edith Ziliotto, Housh related, who has been willing to postpone the rent payments so far. “If the government would be able to step up, shut everything down for four weeks, pay people to stay home, I believe we’d have this thing under control,” Housh said. But she knows from her small-bar-owner friends on Facebook around the country that not all landlords are willing to forgive the rent, and they need to pay their bills. “We understand we’re not essential,” she said, laughing, “but a lot of people think we are.”

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After they closed in March, Housh spent her time on websites like the Small Business Administration’s, figuring out state and federal programs. “Hannah-Beth Jackson and Monique

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HARD TIMES IN THE GOOD LAND: Patrick Housh and Jennifer Henigin Housh, owners of Goleta’s currently closed Mercury Lounge, say their employees need the extra $600 in unemployment from the federal government to survive.

Limón have been really helpful getting information to the public,” she said of the webinars that state legislators have hosted over the past months. She got a Payroll Protection Program loan, which allowed her to spend 25 percent of it on rent and other bills, but her five employees went on unemployment as there was little hope of reopening in the foreseeable future. “We had so many great bands booked for this summer,” Housh lamented, noting the huge toll the shutdown has had on the music industry. Closing the Mercury even affected her bar-towel supplier, Mission Linen: “No one needed things like that anymore.” Housh saw the pandemic shutdown affecting every group she’d worked with before, from weddings to high-school theater programs. She also felt the sting of online comments about “lazy people who won’t work because of the checks. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Every bartender I know would much rather be working than getting a government check.” She added, “On a busy night in any given bar, bartenders can earn $200-$600 in tips in just one shift. That’s why it is critical to keep the $600 a week in place.” The extra federal dollars mattered, Gina Karpenko agreed. “We went from a two-income household down to one,” she said, of her husband, herself, and her young child. They scrimped and cut back on anything extravagant, such as restaurant dining. When it came to personal-care businesses like hers, the county closed them in March, opened them in late June, and closed them again two weeks later when COVID cases spiked. Karpenko knew she had to keep her son’s nanny for when she could return to her salon. It’s cutting into their savings, she said, but she would otherwise lose the young woman to another family. If Congress drops the extra unemployment benefit to $200 a week, she’d have to dip even further into their savings until she could work again, Karpenko said. “It’s totally terrifying.” n

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ents and saying, “This is what we offer. What do you need?” I grew up on the Westside, and back in those days they called us “at-risk” kids. I was an at-risk kid. Now I know what that means, and that gives me a responsibility. Knowledge brings responsibility, and mine is to try and help every student to have educational opportunities and make sure that we are telling them what is available to them.

How did your experience growing up as an English-language learner frame your understanding of best practices for today? At S.B. Unified, English is a second language for half the children, and the district recently adopted META (multilingual excellence transforming achievement), a plan to integrate culturally and linguistically focused education.

Well, when I came over here, I also didn’t understand the culture. So when Halloween came along, I thought people were dressed weird, and I didn’t understand. And then St. Patrick’s Day came along, and I was the only kid who wasn’t wearing green. I didn’t know why the other kids were being mean to me and pinching me. … There were no EL programs, so the teacher’s assistant used to pull me out of class and teach me English. There wasn’t phonics, so I learned by memorizing. She would put up a picture and say the word, and I would repeat it. I did not have the opportunity to be in the immersion programs, the wonderful things that the state has now. But I did have one thing, and I really believe that’s why I was successful. I started school in September, and by December, I was translating for my dad during parent conferences. … I believe I was successful because I had a strong foundation in my maternal language. … I am in no way an expert about the program the district is implementing. I saw it being presented at the board meetings, and my hope is that the program helps students dominate in their maternal language, like I did, so they can make that hop to a multilingual program.

A CHALLENGER EMERGES: Virginia Alvarez — who has worked in the Montecito Union School District for nearly two decades and in the Santa Barbara Unified School District before that — is one of the at least seven candidates in the running for the SBUSD School Board.

New Candidate in Town Virginia Alvarez Is Running for S.B. School Board by Delaney Smith our years ago, the three open seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board were quietly filled by three unopposed candidates — but that isn’t the case this time around. The three now-incumbents are running to keep their seats for another term, but they are being challenged by emerging candidates. Cue Virginia Alvarez. Of the at least seven candidates in the running, Alvarez is the least known in the community. But she intends to change that. She has worked in the Montecito Union School District for nearly two decades and in the Santa Barbara Unified School District before that. She came to Santa Barbara with her parents at 9 years old from Zacatecas, Mexico, and enrolled in district schools, graduating from San Marcos High School. Alvarez sat down with the Indy to talk about her campaign. The following is a condensed version of the conversation.

Who are you and what skills can you bring to the School Board? I’m the chief business

official and human resources manager at Montecito Union. But what does that mean? I’m responsible for all of the fiscal services in the district, budget preparation, payroll, you name it. I also manage the human resources portion of it. I’m the only bilingual candidate with that sort of experience … I believe that strength is missing in the current composition of the board.

What inspired you to run? I’ve been wanting

to run for a long, long time. This is something I’ve wanted to do, and if you knew my family they would tell you that. But

it was just never the right time for me to run personally. I had to rearrange several things in my personal life to do this. And as I mentioned before, one of the big things in my life is to do due diligence, so I wanted to do my own due diligence before I made a commitment. When I do something, I do it 200 percent. But in addition to that, I see the great need. There is a great need at the board level to have someone with my background. I already have a career; I don’t need a career. I want to serve my community. I care about Santa Barbara, and I’ve lived here most of my life. My kids went through the school system here. My parents still live here. Schools are the backbone of our community. I live it every single day; it’s in my blood.

Is there anything else lacking in leadership that you hope to change? Yeah, the other

thing that I see is that we as a board need to be more responsive to our community. We need to hear the voices of our community members. … Elected officials need to be responsive. Democracy is a civil discourse. And as I mentioned before, I am bilingual. Spanish is my first language, my maternal language. When I came to Santa Barbara, I spoke zero English. Zero. And back then, they didn’t have any of the programs that we have for English learners. We didn’t have AVID, EL, nothing. There was zero outreach to the Spanish-speaking community. Now, there is more outreach. But we can do better. We need to change. I think that’s missing. I have no problem standing in front of a group of Spanish-speaking par-

How would you apply your fiscal knowledge to Santa Barbara Unified’s deficit? For example, the current board has had to grapple with a major deficit in its food services department.

Like any budget problem — or budget opportunity — you have to look at everything first. You cannot make rash decisions. As a boardmember you have to do your due diligence, and as a fiscal person you cannot leave any stone unturned … you’ve gotta look at the why. Usually, the why has different components and isn’t black-and-white. Is it a longstanding problem? Is it a structural deficit? ... The decisions that a school board makes can have n an impact for a long time.

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NEWS BRIEFS CITY Most Santa Barbara City employees have agreed to defer 2.5 percent in pay increases, saving City Hall $2.3 million in 2021. Only the firefighters’ bargaining unit is still negotiating pay deferrals. City Hall has already lost $10 million due to COVID19 and is expected to lose another $30 million over the next two years. City Administrator Paul Casey, City Attorney Ariel Calonne, all managers, the mayor, and all city council have taken some cuts to their salaries for fiscal year 2021.

COURTS & CRIME Manuel “Ed” Torres, a former supervisor with the Santa Barbara County Probation Department, was arrested 7/29 for allegedly embezzling more than $600,000 from the probation officers union he led for 20 years. Torres, 63, is currently booked in County Jail on 15 felony charges, including grand theft, misappropriation of public funds, forgery, and tax violations. His bail is set at $500,000, and he was scheduled to be arraigned 7/31. Torres had filed for an “unplanned” early retirement from his probation post just days before the criminal investigation commenced. His annual salary at the time was $101,000.

NATIONAL In response to the Department of Justice’s February announcement that it would seek $200 million to establish a denaturalization office, Rep. Salud Carbajal on 7/20 introduced the Defend New Americans Act, a bill that would prohibit the use of federal funds to establish such an office. In an announcement made with the co-chairs of the New Americans Caucus, Carbajal said that the Trump administration is using denaturalization to “unfairly target innocent American citizens” and to sow fear among immigrant communities. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary; it has yet to go to a vote in the House or Senate.

PEOPLE Onetime Montecito film mogul and UCSB film studies instructor Tom Pollock died on 8/1 at age 77. Pollock, who cofounded the Montecito Picture Company, started out his Hollywood career as an attorney, helping director George Lucas negotiate one of the greatest movie deals of all time for the merchandising and sequel rights to all Star Wars sequels and action figures. Pollock helmed MCA, Universal, and the American Film Institute, and he had his hand in films such as Do the Right Thing, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, the Back to the Future sequels, and Up in the Air.

GOLETA To an atonal volume of support and opposition from residents and business owners in Old Town, the Goleta City Council approved a letter on 8/4 in support of turning the Super 8 motel by the airport into homeless housing. The three-story, fading pink motel at the entrance to the town’s former central business district — at Fairview and Hollister — must beat an 8/13 application deadline for state COVID funds to purchase the $7.75 million property through the county’s Housing Authority. The project, if approved, would provide 65 units of housing on the South Coast. (See independent.com/ news for more.) n AUGUST 6, 2020

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a reopening is only two weeks away. In recent days, even those false promises have stopped altogether. The employees stress that they appreciate the difficulties of doing business in the COVID era and the important safety considerations involved. But why, then, did Warner choose to reopen his other Montecito resort? And why have other Four Seasons across the country resumed operations? “At this point, blaming [the Biltmore closure] on the coronavirus is a bullshit excuse,” said one staff member. “The Four Seasons mission statement is the Golden Rule: treat others as you want to be treated,” said another. “It is apparent that the Four Seasons has looked past the many years of hard work by its loyal employees and is ignoring the Golden Rule attributed to its successes. We have worked weekends, holidays, overtime, and been driven hard to achieve a Forbes 5-star rating at this iconic luxury hotel. We feel we deserve clear communication and the entitled severance package as per our employee contract if the business is to remain closed.” In a statement to the Independent, Warner insisted he doesn’t plan to sell the property. “It is an unfounded rumor,” he said. “I have no intention of selling any of my Santa Barbara properties, not now or ever. And I will continue to improve them for the benefit and enjoyment of their customers. Though the properties may be historic and iconic, you will always be able to find something new and improved woven seamlessly into their historic fabric.” Four Seasons did not offer a statement by press time. n

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ow many architects does it take to screw in a light bulb? Or more precisely, how many does it take to turn State Street’s lights back on? The number, it turns out, is 173, and they are participating in perhaps the largest and longest groupplanning exercise designed to reimagine and reengineer STATE OF STATE: According to commercial real estate agent Bob Tuler, State Street and downtown 30 State Street properties are currently for lease, a number he finds remarkably low given the economic distress inflicted by COVID. Santa Barbara for the years ahead. The effort, sponsored by the local chapter have been implemented yet, even the most of American Institute of Architects, started government-phobic task force members off with a survey of the public on changes were blown away by how quickly their they’d like to see happen downtown. To date, recommendation to create a nine-block 4,400 surveys have been submitted — 200 in pedestrian promenade on State Street was Spanish. Starting in August, the architects carried out. will break into 16 teams of eight. Four will be Had that not happened, as much as 30 charged with conjuring plans for the whole percent of State Street downtown properties length of State Street, and the others will could have been rendered vacant, stated Bob be assigned specific blocks. Whatever the Tuler, a commercial real estate agent with architects come up with, housing will clearly more than 40 years of leasing experience. play a new and dominant role. Instead, Tuler said, his most recent survey In the past 10 years, area architects have shows a vacancy rate of only 13.25 percent, hosted two similar “charettes,” but these up from 10 percent in the last quarter of have been contained, one-day events. This 2019. According to Tuler, 30 State Street one will run multiple weeks before the properties are currently for lease, a number finished products are released to the public he finds remarkably low given the economic distress inflicted by COVID. or the City Council. “When was the last time you walked In the meantime, Mayor Cathy Murillo’s ad hoc task force on State Street — a who’s down State Street and it was fun?” Tuler who of real estate and business movers and asked. “They transformed the street in a shakers — has just held its last meeting. matter of weeks. I did not think that was —Nick Welsh While not all of its recommendations possible.”

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United Way Launches New Rental Assistance Program

rmed with a check for $352,965 from the City of Santa Barbara, the United Way of Santa Barbara launched a new assistance program Monday, targeting renters within Santa Barbara City limits having trouble paying their landlords because of the COVID crisis. Upon verification, United Way will pay up to three months’ rent to city residents making 80 percent or less of the area median income. The federal government’s emergency unemployment program that paid displaced workers $600 a month expired last Friday. “We expect a pretty severe uptick in cases,” said Steven Ortiz, United Way CEO. This augments another United Way program — formed in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Foundation, the Hutton Parker Foundation, and the Family Services Agency — known as the Joint Response Effort. It offers up to $1,000 in one-time funds to cover rental, medical, and other household expenses countywide. That program has already dispensed over $1.4 million to 1,872 individuals

since March. “We went from a couple of dozen a day to over 100,” Ortiz said. For more information, visit UnitedWaySB .org/COVID19. Though California law and court rulings prevent tenants from being evicted through 2020 because of the pandemic, landlords are forced to absorb losses when tenants cannot pay. With few exceptions, banks have not offered landlords any mortgage forgiveness, which has resulted, according to some local landlords, in forcing smaller mom-and-pop operators to sell their properties while they still can, often to larger, less personal institutional property management companies. The local apartment owners association has pushed for federal legislation requiring banks to add unpaid mortgage payments to the back end of loans. While such language is included in the bailout bill now pushed by Congressional Democrats — the so-called HEROES Act — it is notably not in the stimulus bill promoted by Senate Republicans. —Nick Welsh

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Medical Facilities Triage COVID Testing as Kits Dwindle, Cases Rise

by Odessa Stork ike many other major cities across the U.S., Santa Barbara is seeing rising COVID case numbers coupled with limited testing availability. With a strained test supply chain and overwhelmed laboratories, medical facilities have had to limit whom they test, prioritizing essential workers, symptomatic individuals, and at-risk groups over others. Even for Sansum Clinic, one of Santa Barbara’s largest groups of medical-care providers, test materials have been hard to get. “Ideally, if we had unlimited resources, we should be testing anybody and everybody who wants a test. But the reality is there are just not enough resources to do that,” said Dr. Marjorie Newman, medical director at Sansum. “We were running out of swabs last week, and we had to beg and plead to get more.” At nearly all health facilities, tests are approved on a tiered system set by County Public Health; those with a low-priority situation may not be guaranteed a test. People who have been in close contact with COVID-positive individuals are classified as Tier 1 and given top priority. People showing symptoms, as well as asymptomatic individuals with chronic medical conditions, those over the age of 60, and people who live or work in a congregate facility, classify as Tier 2. Lastly, people with no symptoms who work in lower-risk fields classify as Tier 3 and are prioritized last. Most facilities across the county are focusing their efforts toward identifying infected patients rather than testing for potential antibodies from past infections. The widely used nasal swab test, commonly called the PCR test, aims to identify patients currently infected with COVID19. A secondary test, an antibody blood sample or serology test, can confirm past infections but has proved unreliable in detecting the specific virus that causes COVID-19. Some medical practices and labs offer the test, but we do not note it in this report. Access to testing services is of the utmost importance to the public as positive cases continue to rise, and guidelines for medical facilities are shifting quickly. The Independent contacted some of the county’s major testing sites to get an overview of the services they provide at the present.

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The Public Health Department operates three statefunded, free community testing sites in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Buellton. Public Health also offers testing at five community health centers — which charge on a sliding scale — on Calle Real in Goleta, at Franklin (Eastside Santa Barbara), at the main Santa Barbara campus, and in Santa Maria and Carpinteria. Across all locations, only the PCR test is offered. The wait time for an appointment averages one to two weeks, and upon being tested it then takes three to five days to receive test results. At the five community health centers, patients should make appointments with their doctors to get tested, and new patients must also make appointments beforehand. Appointment dates are currently three days to two weeks away. For Medi-Cal and Medicare patients, testing at the health centers is free of charge. Uninsured patients pay a sliding fee, with the overall cost being as low as $40.

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SWABBING FOR ANSWERS: Dr. Beth Prinz tests a patient in her car outside an S.B. Neighborhood clinic in Goleta. The widely used nasal swab test, commonly called the PCR test, aims to identify patients currently infected with COVID-19.

hood Clinic, Isla Vista Neighborhood Clinic, and Goleta Neighborhood Clinic are the four Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) locations offering testing. Established SBNC patients receive priority in COVID test appointments, although new patients are accepted if space is available. The PCR test is administered most often. An antibody test is available, said Susan Lawton, associate medical director at the Neighborhood Clinics. It takes between four and seven days on average to receive test results. Because Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is a designated federally qualified health center, the cost of testing for uninsured patients is covered by a federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

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The MedCenter’s three locations, State Street, Milpas, and Fairview, all offer the same COVID testing services. Both the PCR and antibody tests are available. Everyone can get tested regardless of if they are showing symptoms, but asymptomatic patients must have a reason for wanting a test, such as a suspicion that they’ve been recently exposed or a testing requirement from their school or employer. Patients can schedule appointments online, but walk-in patients are also accepted. When COVID cases began to rise quickly in Santa Barbara, MedCenter followed a county order instructing them to only serve Tier 1 and Tier 2 patients rather than testing everybody, according to Dr. William Meller. In response, MedCenter has expanded the labs the clinicians work with to improve turnover rates and ensure that they can go back to serving all patients in need of tests. Tests processed through Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories take an average of five to seven days to receive results; other labs can take two to three days. Patients pay a fee to MedCenter, but there is no charge for the COVID test itself. The fee is $141.

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SANSUM CLINIC

Sansum offers COVID testing at its multi-specialty location at 215 Pesetas Lane; Sansum only tests symptomatic patients at this time. In addition to the standard PCR test, which takes one to two days to receive results, Sansum also runs a rapid, 15-minute PCR test to evaluate patients when necessary. Walk-in/drive-up testing is available, but existing Sansum patients should reach out to their provider to schedule an appointment or determine whether they should be tested. Telehealth visits by video and phone are also available for patients seeking to determine whether they should set up an in-person appointment. Since the Pesetas Lane location functions as an urgent care center, patients seen in urgent care pay the usual cost for a visit or evaluation, but health insurance covers the cost of testing itself. PCR tests are conducted through Pacific Diagnostic labs, which charges the patient’s insurance for the lab fee.

COTTAGE HEALTH

The Cottage hospital system does not offer testing to the general public. The three hospitals — in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Santa Ynez — only test patients being admitted, and it tests all admitted patients, including symptomatic patients with medical emergencies and patients with scheduled surgeries and procedures. Cottage Health administers PCR tests only, as antibody testing is not recommended for use in COVID-19 diagnosis or management of acute patient care in Cottage hospitals, said Maria Zate, manager of Public Relations at Cottage. Tests are collected and processed in-house by Pacific Diagnostic labs, which then also sends tests to the reference laboratories LabCorp and Sonic. “Depending on the platform and lab used, the result time for Cottage patients ranges from less than an hour to a few days,” Zate said, with the timing varying by case specifics, including symptoms. n

obituaries Glenn Austin Sanderson

6/29/1947 - 3/4/2020

Glenn was a kind, calm, gentle man. He was a brilliant, successful engineer with a multitude of patents. He was also an audiophile, a talented photographer and most importantly to him, a good father. When our first daughter sat on his lap and chanted, “Da Da, ah my dadda” he just melted and asked, “What have I done to deserve this? He said this again as he laughed and jostled his robust newborn son and when his second daughter looked at him adoringly, as well as, many other times during his interactions with his children. He was an involved father. He helped Natalie with Algebra and in building projects she dreampt up. He participated with Brett’s Boy Scouts and helped Brett get and train a dog and together, they went to the “doggy party” at the park. He had many special conversations and picnics with Lisa and he introduced her to the fun of Science fiction. We all remember his sharing the joy of music and how we danced around the living room to the Stones and other music. Glenn supported his three children in whatever their interest or goal. He just wanted to instill good values and he was very proud of Natalie, Brett and Lisa. They all felt his love. His family and his rescue dog Stella surrounded him with comfort and love. Glenn would have been

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73 on June 29. We all miss him and had hoped to enjoy his company for many more years. We thank his cancer team at UCSF and the Ridley Tree Center for giving as much time with him as possible and Lisa got to tell him that he would soon become a grandfather.

Dorcas Robson 1924 - 2020

Dorcas Robson, 96, slipped off this mortal coil on July 27, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California, where she had lived since 1956. (No, she didn’t have a middle name.) Her body finally wore out, for reasons related to the number of years she filled with family, friends, teaching, travel, and sport, mostly golf. Due to her extensive connections in the Santa Barbara community, it was common to randomly encounter someone who was pleased to recognize her: this remained true to her very last moments. Dorcas was born in 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, to parents William Wallace Robson, Sr., and Ruth Wright Robson. She grew up with three brothers in Winnetka, Illinois, and graduated from New Trier High School in 1942. She attended Western College for Women, in Oxford, Ohio, and then transferred to and graduated from National College of Education, in Evanston, Illinois. This prepared her for a long and distinguished elementary school teaching career. She mostly taught kindergarten, with some forays into first and second grades. After stu-

dent teaching in Glencoe and Winnetka, Illinois, she taught in Long Beach, California; Des Plaines, Illinois; for a number of years in Skokie, Illinois— a favorite stint; and for many years in Santa Barbara. As far as we can reconstruct, she taught at the “old” Roosevelt School near the Mission; the “old” Lincoln School, now a farmer’s market; and Cleveland School, from which she retired. Always responsive to her students, in her later teaching years she began learning Spanish to communicate better with them. Among the organizations she supported were Santa Barbara nonprofits the Family Service Agency and the Music Academy of the West. Although she also skiied and occasionally sailed with friends, Dorcas had a long-standing love of golf, despite early discouragement from playing the game. When she began to play during her senior year in high school, her father didn’t want her to play at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois—of which he was at times president and where he himself played with what we recall as a 3 handicap—because it was “a man’s game.” An early publication about the club stated, “Westmoreland has been noted for its effort to promote an interest in golf among women and junior members of the family and its liberal attitude in the arrangement of time for women’s golf events.” Nonetheless, he made her go to the Skokie Playfield golf course in Winnetka instead. As a teacher, she would travel with friends during spring breaks to golf in different locations. She said, and we can hear her voice in this, “We weren’t riding in carts then. We pulled carts.” After moving to Califor-

nia, she became an active member of the Montecito Country Club. Her father had died before she won the women’s championship at Montecito in 1993 and proved him wrong about the “man’s game.” Another recurring theme in her life was travel. She covered the territory between Illinois and California many times, both on the ground and in the air. She frequently traveled with another teacher, or an old friend from Western, or a golf golfing buddy. Her first trip to Europe lasted eleven weeks and covered, by car, Paris, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, and more—she wasn’t sure she would have another chance. She and her friend returned to New York City by boat, where her parents met them; she said that was good, because they were running out of money. Over the years, Dorcas took several trips to Scotland and England (staying in hostels). She also traveled to various places in the U.S. and Mexico, and spent a month in Spain and Portugal (staying in pensiones). On the latter trip, the windshield on the rental car broke in a storm, and Dorcas and her golfing-and-travel buddy took turns, one driving in the rain while the other cowered in the back seat. The trips to England and Scotland involved hiking and genealogical research. Dorcas’s last trip to Scotland occurred right after Princess Diana was married, and she sat behind the royal couple in church when they returned from their honeymoon. Multiple dogs and cats shared her life (notably, in California, pugs and corgis), culminating in her beloved cat Patches, who lived with her in the community at Valle Verde, where they both spent

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their final years. Dorcas’s family is enormously grateful to the people of Valle Verde, who helped Dorcas have a welcoming home and a soft landing at the end. The last of her generation, Dorcas leaves a number of younger relatives. Her five nieces include Deborah Robson (Colorado), Meg Robson Mahoney (Jake; Washington), Sharon Robson, Joelle Robson Heinrich (John), and Carol Robson (all Illinois). Cousins include Ann Richardson and Sally Richardson (both Hawaii) and Jane Richardson (Oregon). Great-nieces and -nephew are Rebekah Robson-May; Corey Caitlin Mahoney (Jon Fuchs); and Conor Robson Mahoney (Ashley Sirls). Her great-grandnephew is Elliot Fuchs. She was preceded in death by her parents; her three brothers, William Wallace Robson, Jr., Daniel Wright Robson, and John Henry Robson, and sisters-inlaw, Allene Reich Robson, Patricia (Patti) Dingle Robson, and Freida Davis Robson; and a nephew, Douglas Wright Robson. This comparatively full relationship data honors Dorcas’s extensive interest in family history and may serve as an aid to future researchers. Due to covid-19, there will be no service; she probably wouldn’t want one anyway, although remembering her and doing something nice for someone younger would be appropriate. Her ashes will rest at Rosehill Cemetery, in Chicago, alongside many family members. Donations in her memory can be made to your favorite charity, or to Best Friends Animal Society, https://bestfriends. org/.

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John Kinsey Mealy Jr. 10/11/1924 - 7/26/2020

John Kinsey Mealy Jr., of Santa Barbara, California, passed away peacefully on July 26 at home with his family in San Roque. He was 95. Born on October 11, 1924 in Baltimore to John K. and Gladys Mealy (nee Webb), John aspired from boyhood to be a pilot. After an accelerated course of study at the Naval Academy during WWII, he graduated with a degree in Engineering and was immediately inducted, entering upon a 15-year career as a Navy officer, pilot, and squadron leader. John married Ann McClellan in 1947, and together they had four children. In 1960 he retired from the Navy and moved to Santa Barbara with his family to start a second career. Earning an MA in Education, he taught high school math and later found fulfillment working as a financial analyst for Sambo’s Restaurants. After retirement, he taught computer skills at Braille Institute, took up the trombone, and continued enjoying his lifelong passions: jazz and fishing. Three years after being bereaved of his wife Ann, he married Isabelle Greene, noted landscape architect, who survives him along with his brother Henry Webb Mealy and his four children, Susan Mealy, Webb Mealy, Jane Hahn, and Alison Krueger. He leaves seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. John, an active member of Trinity Church Santa Barbara for 60 years, lived a faith in Christ that sus12

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tained him to the end. John’s children wish to express their appreciation to Assisted Hospice Care and to the loving and professional team of caregivers that gave him home nursing care in his final months and days.

Susan Elizabeth Bower 12/28/1928 - 7/25/2020

Susan Elizabeth Bower of the Upper East Side, Santa Barbara, CA passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, July 25 surrounded by her family, her art, candles, and soothing music. It was a fitting send off for a creative mother, painter, photographer, world traveler, interior decorator, and exacting aesthetician who saw and created beauty in all she touched. Born to Elizabeth Beatty Hill and Frank Joseph Hill on December 28, 1928 in Phoenix, AZ, Susan left the desert for California shortly after grade school. She attended Van Nuys Junior High School and Hamilton High School in Los Angeles before taking a position at the Los Angeles branch of the American Automobile Association as a file clerk. In 1952 she married James S. Bower. The striking couple took advantage of the GI Bill to purchase a tract home in Rolling Hills, CA and

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then joined the rush of the 1950s baby boom to produce a gaggle of five children. The family moved to Santa Barbara in 1968 and kept Susan so busy that it wasn’t until years later that she had “a moment to herself ” to contemplate her next move. That move turned out to be a return to college life. In 1981 she received a BA in Studio Art from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She went on to create an eclectic mix of art pieces ranging from oil paintings, to wax mosaics, etchings, screen prints, sun prints, and finally to stunning photographs. Deeply engaged with the philanthropic community here in Santa Barbara, Susan gave generously to The Fund for Santa Barbara, Women’s Economic Ventures, Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, Environmental Defense Center, Contemporary Arts Forum (MCA), The Arts Fund, Summerdance, Santa Barbara Arts Collective (CAW), UCSB Arts & Lectures, Dance Theater, ADA Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Boxtales, Art Without Limits, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Catalyst for Cats, Community Counseling & Education Center, Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, Planned Parenthood, and the Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival among others. Her giving centered on her local “tribe” as she liked to call it, grassroots organizations that included her passion for education, the arts, women’s rights, and the environment. Susan’s amazing travels over the past 40 years took her far and wide including journeys to India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Tibet, Nepal, China, Japan, Europe, Russia, Cuba, Central America, South America, Mexico, Africa, and Yemen among

many other exciting world cities and destinations. Her one great travel regret was that she never made it to Bhutan! She documented her travels with a keen photographic eye for marketplaces, street scenes, and the local people of the countries she visited. She was always interested in photographing indigenous faces and local dress of people in distant corners of the world. Susan took great delight in traveling the world, and loved learning about other cultures and traditions. While she had many family, artistic, and philanthropic accomplishments perhaps one of her greatest joys was her lovely home of over 30 years. She enjoyed different types of artwork, furniture, and textiles from artists around the world, as well as paintings and photographs from local artists, Susan was constantly acquiring new pieces while rearranging older pieces in order to appreciate them in a new light. Her home was a wonderful gathering place for friends and family, and a creation of her own unique artistic expression and vision. Enriched by the many great friendships she enjoyed in her life, Susan’s ability to inspire all around her with her intelligence, her wit, her critical eye, along with her deep sense of social justice will long be remembered by those in the Santa Barbara community that she loved. Susan is survived by her five children Nanci, Craig, Bert, Melissa, and Jonathan; her five grandchildren Mary, Karen, Jesse, Tahir, and Annie; and three great-grandchildren Luke, Peter, and Claire. The Bower family would like to extend their warmest thanks to Margaret Garcia, Lupe Georges, Jessica Macias, VNA Health, and Dr. Dennis Baker M.D.

Anna Mae Richmond 5/29/1923 - 7/26/2020

Anna Mae Richmond passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Anna was born in Oklahoma on May 29, 1923, to Shirley Will and Ella Mae (Moaning) Watson. Anna grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and had 7 siblings, all of whom preceded her in death. In her early twenties she moved to Santa Barbara, CA where she met and married Luther C. Richmond who preceded her in death. Together they raised four children Mildred June Black (deceased), Gloria Nicholson, Charlie Richmond, and Luther A. Richmond (Irene). At a young age, Anna accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour and was baptized. She was a devout lifelong member of the Church of Christ. Anna was known for her generous home-cooked meals, crocheted blankets, and impressive memory for storytelling. Anna inspired five generations of her family and friends with her wisdom, grace, and prudent lifestyle. She is survived by her 6 grandchildren, 6 greatgrandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, family, and friends. “Granny”, as she was affectionately called by those closest to her, will be missed dearly. No services will be held.

obituaries Nan Surges Weyler Gartrell

murder mysteries, quirky art and sculptures, and was the chess champion 4/11/1929 - 7/27/2020 of the family. She was a skilled watercolorist and displayed work at local galleries. Nan’s favorite accomplishments were designing and building her last home and writing a children’s book, Little Raindrop. She was espeNan Surges Weyler cially grateful to Rose, Gartrell passed away at who became her careher home in Santa Bargiver and a best friend, bara on July 27, 2020. and to Dennis Baker, Nan was best defined by MD, and Hospice Care her passion for helping Manager Laura Guerrero others, artistic talent, and for their compassionate love for those around her. support. She was born April 11, Nan was preceded in 1929 in Santa Barbara death by her parents, her to Herbert Earhart and sisters Rebecca SheuerRebecca Lucile (Bergen) man and Virginia PorWeyler. She resided in ter, husband, Gregory Santa Barbara her entire Gartrell, and daughter, life, always making new Yvonne. She is survived friends along the way. She by her brother Jack Weyattended Santa Barbara ler of Houston Texas, Girls School, Peabody, daughter Nanette GarLa Cumbre Jr. High, and trell MD (Diane Mosgraduated Santa Barbara bacher, PhD, MD), son High School. She worked Gregory Gartrell PhD for several years at I (Mary Eichbauer PhD) Magnin until she married and grandson Nathan her high school sweetGartrell (Sarah Gartrell), heart, Gregory Gartrell, and great-granddaughter in 1948. They had three Scarlett Gartrell, her children, Nanette, Gregsister-in-law Ann Garory Jr. and Yvonne, all trell, as well as numerous raised in Santa Barbara. nieces, nephews, grandNan worked as a booknieces and grandnephkeeper after the children ews, and her two Siamese were grown. When Greg kitties, Ty and Chi. In lieu Sr. started County Lumof flowers, please conber Company, she opened sider making a contribua bookkeeping service for tion in Nan’s memory for local doctors and lawyers. scholarships at Santa BarNan did volunteer bara City College. Please work most of her adult address the contributions life. Starting at the to SBCC Foundation, 721 County Geriatrics Hospi- Cliff Drive, Santa Bartal, she also volunteered bara, CA 93109. Please at the Well Baby Clinic note “In Memory of Nan and later at local schools Gartrell” in the memo teaching art to kinderline. garten students and first The above photo was graders. She served on taken in 2009, when Nan the Luria Library Board was 80 years old. at City College. She loved

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James D. Iler

age 91. Movies and garage sales were high on his list 7/19/1927 - 7/17/2020 of favorite activities. Jim studied for his contractor’s and pilot’s license, flying a Cessna 170 up to work on a property during the summer months in Sonora, California. Former students expressed admiration of Jim’s teaching abilities and his dead shot aim with James D. Iler was born a rubber chicken if you in Chicago, July 19th 1927 were not paying attention. and passed away July 17th Being a kid at heart he 2020, at the home he built in Santa Barbara, cared for took his classes bowling, assisting them with scoreby his family and helpful nurses from VNA Hospice. cards which helped with He enjoyed teaching and their mathematical skills, he also directed the notofiguring out how things worked, a “Do it yourself ” rious Halloween show. During fishing season Jim kind of guy. caught halibut free-diving, Jim and his brother Jon cooking up at school starting out working on on a hibachi grill for his the trails in the Yosemstudents. ite Valley with the CCC Rest easy big Jim as you (Civilian Conservation fly into the sunset listenCorps.) and together they ing to Gene Krupa’s “ Sing, built 9 homes. After high school James Sing, Sing “ joined the Merchant Joanne Mary Marines in San Diego Wightman and later signed on with the Navy. He worked 2/2/1944 - 7/27/2020 in the engine room on a ship headed through the islands of the South Pacific, near the end of World War II. After the Navy, James enrolled at UCLA and joined the swim team. The women’s Synchronized Swim Club used the Joanne Wightman same pool, James would passed away peacefully perform comedy skits infrom cancer at home on between swimming acts while the women changed Monday, July 27, 2020 with her Husband (John costumes. During a perWightman) and son (John formance Jim was sitting Kennedy Wightman) at with his brother in the bleachers and pointed out her side. The love between Mother (Joanne) and Son a girl in the show that he (John) was very special. did not know. “Jon, see Joanne was born in Los that gal there? That’s the girl I’m going to marry!” Angeles on February 2, James introduced himself 1944 to Leonard and Stella to Diana and a year later Apodaca of New Mexico. they married in 1955. Joanne attended schools in After graduating with Los Angeles and graduated teaching credentials he from Saint Mary,s Girls landed a job at Mountain Academy. Joanne is surView School in Goleta, vived by her Husband and retiring in 1990, happily Partner of 56 years and removing his collared shirt sons John and Eric Wightand tie. man. In 1964 John and He loved basketball, Joanne moved to Santa shooting hoops and playBarbara. One of Joannes ing ball at the YMCA till greatest joys was taking INDEPENDENT.COM

care Of her new home with Husband and sons. Early in Marriage Joanne made John promise that they would travel to England and visit the homes Of Great English Authors. Joanne acted as Navigator as they traveled the back roads from London To Scotland and stopping at Pubs along the way and we walked the quiet Countryside filled with Flowers and solitude. Many trips followed with visits to France, Hawaii, Washington DC, Grand Canyon, New England, Yosemite, Washington and Oregon. Once the boys left home Joanne started her Business, Book Gems where she sold out of print books To the world through the Internet. Each book was a treasure to Joanne and she wanted to share her Passion to any and all. Her last book was sent to Hong Kong. Prior to publication of BLACK TIDE, the Author Robert Easton visited Joanne and as he stepped into Her home he said “WOW” look at all the books. Yep, Joanne loved books. Joannes other love was her cats and couch companions, Blackberry, Fluer and Harvey the rabbit. Jack provided long walks and home protection when John was on business trips. Joanne also supported the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee where the big girls retire. Pets were always a big part of Joannes Life. Joanne leaves behind sister-in-law Linda Douglas and Husband Noel Douglas and Anita German of Prescott, Arizona. Thanks to DR. Newman and Dr. Ponce for their compassion and understanding. Joanne always marched To the sound of her own drummer. At Joannes request there will be no Funeral or Memorial service. In lieu of flowers you may donate to your favorite charity.

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HAPPY ENDING: If the COVID-19 infection numbers are to be believed anymore, there were 6,526 stories in the Naked City as of this week’s news deadline. Bob McDermott —

strangely — is not even one of them. Except of course, he is. It turns out, McDermott — better known around town as “Childcare Bob”—was actually one of the first. That may be his whole problem. For the past 34 years, McDermott has toiled as one of Santa Barbara’s most popular kindergarten teachers of all time, lighting up any classroom with an irrepressible mix of swagger, warmth, and fun. Back in March, McDermott began experiencing chills, fevers, and other flu-like symptoms. He’d been hanging out with a family of four who were among the first eight individuals in the county to test positive for COVID. Two were medical professionals. McDermott’s next-door neighbor, a retired emergency room nurse, ordered Bob to get to the emergency room immediately. He needed to be tested. Now.

Through no fault of his own, it would turn out, Bob didn’t get the test. Little surprise. From the very start, testing has been a crapshoot. It still is. This Tuesday, for example, we were notified that for the past 10 days, the official number

of positive cases in Santa Barbara County had been undercounted. By how much, we’re

not sure. It’s a statewide problem, it turns out,

meaning the small but significant drop in positive test results we’ve been tentatively celebrating was only a mirage. More confusingly, we recently learned that 20 of the sheriffs’ depu-

ties and three inmates at the county jail who tested positive for COVID didn’t really test positive. This was not the county’s fault, but

the lab’s. And then, of course, there was last week’s bombshell that we had somehow failed to

include 28 dead people when tabulating the number of COVID-related deaths in Santa Barbara County. As outrageous as that is, it’s

all too understandable given the continual insanity confronted by our frontline medical workers. On the cold and rainy March day that Bob trudged up to the big emergency tent just outside of the Cottage Hospital Emergency Room, test kits were in excruciating short supply. They had to be strictly rationed. Bob was sent in, had his temperature taken, and reported his symptoms. The attending physician knew the family that had infected Bob. He knew they were sick. He told Bob to go home and quarantine in place. He had COVID, he was told. But no, they wouldn’t test him.

Bob went home. For nine days he went through the agonies junkies do when kicking heroin cold turkey. For two days, the symptoms eased off, but then returned. Three more days of hell. For those who believe COVID is a problem only for people who are old, fat, brown, behind

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bars, or poor, McDermott — admittedly 54 — tells another story. Physically, he’s what you’d call robust. Before COVID, he went to the gym four times a week, where he consistently could run a respectable eight-minute mile on the treadmill. By night, Bob was lead singer in Tequila Mockingbird, a classic ’80s rock band with a sound so hairy that crowds left the dance floors wet and warped afterward. I mention this because four months after Bob was officially designated as “recovered,” he still experiences significant shortness of breath. Without the steroid-infused inhalers he huffs to keep the air passages open, Bob would be another bugeyed fish on the bottom of the boat. That was four months ago. As of this writing, 88 county residents are now hospitalized with COVID. Given Bob’s experience, I can only wonder how sick they must be. Bob called me, as a lot of people do these days, because of a bill. He got charged $1,500 for showing up to take a test that was supposed to be free. Except, of course, he never

even got tested. The only thing he actually got, Bob fumed, was his temperature taken. After jawboning with the people in collections, Bob got his bill reduced to $1,100. But still, $1,100 to have your temperature read? Take it or leave it, he was told, but if he didn’t accept, his bill would go to collections. It turns out, he was charged the usual fee for a Cottage ER visit. The bill would have been the same if he’d only been given an aspirin, he was

told. “I didn’t even get an aspirin,” he replied. At the time, Bob had no idea the COVID tent was part of the ER. Normally, Bob’s insurance would have covered much of this. But he lost

his insurance when the school district closed the Open Alternative School, and his work hours were reduced to half-time. The cheapest policy he could find cost $13,000 a year, with a $3,500 deductible.

No wonder he was mad. I called Cottage and got Chief Financial Officer Brad Tande on the phone. He is a straight shooter. He could not discuss specific cases, but he assured me that on March 27, Cottage had called off the dogs for such cases. Nobody would be sent to collections over a COVID test, and financial assistance provided

for those in need. Signs now announced the tent was part of the ER. Bob’s problem might have been timing. He was ahead of the curve. He showed up for testing on March 23, four days before the policy changed. I called him with the news. It turns out, he had some news of his own. When he had just called Cottage to verify their last offer, he was told his bill had dropped to zero. He didn’t owe anything. How did that happen? Why had no one called him? No one knew. Maybe Bob McDermott’s the 6,527th story in the Naked City, one with an actual happy ending? We’ll never know. Given the sorry state of testing, we’ll never know how many stories —Nick Welsh there really are.

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recently met with a surviving Chumash elder who wisely said, “God made humans the last living creatures so they could learn how to survive from the animals and environment that came before them.” It’s quite evident that humans turned out to be belligerent students at times throughout history as they were given dominion to make conscious choices. In the course of Santa Barbara’s pastoral Spanish history, we can see that today, our lack of consciousness is drunk with complicity by annually celebrating Old Spanish Days. Our cries of “Viva La Fiesta” rev up the celebratory spirit each August. Behind the backdrop of beautiful dancers in front of the Old Mission, tortas at De la Guerra Plaza, horses dancing in El Desfile Histórico, and blueblood dignitarios dressed in traditional Spanish outfits from the 18th century, we’ve ignored the savage killings of the Chumash people, which included torture, the raping of women, enslavement, destruction of their villages, and occupying and stealing their sacred land. At the same time, we’ve ignored during this celebration the environmental, physical, and spiritual legacy of the Chumash. In this moment, we must confess that Old Spanish Days as a whole is a complete disregard of the Chumash genocide that begin in 1602. The leaders of the City of Santa Barbara and Old Spanish Days should not only acknowledge the Chumash genocide, they should also begin the process toward repurposing this annual celebration. Santa Barbara’s diversity is what should be celebrated. It does not serve us well to continue perpetuating the Chumash massacre. Our lack of consciousness and our complicity has grown out of the days when the actor Leo Carrillo would stroll through town during Fiesta, branding the celebration for the world to visit, or when former Mayor David Shiffman would pass out shots of tequila during the parade. As far as I can tell, the party’s over. The recent racial uprising — protests for equality and to fully regulate police to curb brutal abuses — have now provided an active platform and opportunity to review Old Spanish Days with a lens that acknowledges that this land, which the wealthy call “paradise,” is sacred to the surviving Chumash descendants in the area. It is also an opportunity for our Mexican and Chicano community to realize that our skin is not brown by chance. That we, too,

come from the indigenous people of North America. Yet our ancestors lost our native history through cultural amalgamation due to religion and racism. Equally, celebrating our city’s history and diversity correctly will help abolish patriarchy and the misogyny that justified much of the Spanish conquest and lives in today’s Latino macho stereotypes. If anyone is complicit in this celebration, it is I. As a reveler and musician, I’ve participated in many events sponsored by Old Spanish Days, dating back to when I was a kid in the Children’s Parade. I’m now compelled into a personal reckoning and propose that as a community, we re-create a local celebration that truly integrates our local history and lifts up our Chumash people. —Mark Moses Alvarado, S.B.

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Last Friday’s news that 28 people died in Santa Barbara County of COVID-19 but had not been counted got a mixed response at Facebook: Maria Jimenez I was wondering why the numbers weren’t right. I know someone who passed away from COVID, and her death wasn’t being reported. • Judi Magda I had a feeling about this. I’ve known of friends’ family members dying in S.B., and the deaths that were reported were only coming up for Santa Maria. So, so sad. Cheryle Aizley So 75 percent were over 70 years old, and 10 of 28 were ag workers; so there are lots of over-70 ag workers? Ellen Willis-Conger I’ll bet our wonderful Vital Records staff caught this! State lags in reporting realtime death certificates. Mina Aldana Makes you wonder if the numbers of infected people are correct, or are they hiding the right numbers to keep the shops open and not scare residents? • Caroline Harrah This is not acceptable. Good data is literally a matter of life and death. How can we have any confidence in future reporting? Time for a thorough accounting of all data and greater accountability.

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BACKYARD CLASSROOM: From left: Victoria Fenkner, Susan Lek, Nika Babaie, Sophie Ninja Blair, and Katie Borzouei gather around the table that they will spend most of their kindergarten learning at. The table is in James and Tanya Fenkner’s backyard, where the group will hold kindergarten lessons in-person as an alternative to the mandatory distance-learning offered by local public schools. The trend, growing in popularity among parents unhappy with distance learning, is dubbed as a “pandemic pod.”

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his fall, more than 5.5 million California students will not be allowed to start school in person again. Many parents, desperate to get their children back into the classroom, are taking matters into their own hands — they’re “podding up.” Pods, sometimes called microschools, are reshaping public education in the face of a global pandemic. In lieu of remote-only education, parents are pairing up their children in small groups to learn together in homes, either with a credentialed educator or with a parent stand-in. The idea is to give students a face-to-face learning experience with other children, while keeping the group small enough

during a semester worried her. By forming a pod, she hopes her daughter will be in a secure learning environment, socializing with other children while maintaining COVID safety. But can anyone join a pod? Not exactly. The problem with pods is that only those who have the resources can form them. It only works when parents can afford to pitch in for a teacher’s salary or buy a homeschool curriculum. But for those parents whose children have learning disabilities requiring special instruction, or those who do not have close relationships with other families, they cannot join pods. There is also the issue of enrollment decline, which, in some school districts, can result in a loss of funding for local public schools. “Pods exacerbate inequities right now because it’s only the people who can afford it that are doing it,” said Waine Tam, CEO and cofounder of Selected, a website that matches schools and parents with teachers. “It’s gotta be tried first. My hope is that this will be publicly subsidized if it’s successful. There is a feedback mechanism here. The spring was difficult, and the scary, what-if-it-doesn’t-work-again scenario is what’s driving parents to join pods.” Santa Barbara County is one of California’s 38 counties currently on the state watch list for surpassing COVID safety metrics based on rate of transmission, number of hospitalizations, and hospital capacity. As a result, all schools, public or private, have been ordered to stop all inperson instruction until the county can stay off the list for two consecutive weeks or longer. With only a few weeks left until the start of the scheduled new school year, the county has already been on the list for 50 days. It doesn’t look like school classrooms will be opening any time soon.

Parents Form Microschools to Keep Kids Away from Distance Learning that the risks of spreading COVID-19 are minimal. “Everything is changing so much. That’s why I chose to do this,” said Lynne Zell, a Goleta mom of a 1st-grader whom she will teach along with four other 1st-graders in a pod this fall. “I just decided I’m going to remove myself from this crazy, chaotic circle and focus on my child.” The “crazy, chaotic circle” Zell referred to is the struggle to reopen schools. Zell’s daughter was enrolled at Mountain View Elementary in Goleta Union School District before the pandemic hit. But now, Zell decided her child needed to enroll in a homeschool program for stability. The likelihood that public schools would be ordered to switch between remote-only and in-person instruction

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Every pod is like a snowflake — each one is unique, formed by its parents’ abilities and finances. Some are exclusive, costing thousands of dollars per month with a credentialed teacher. Others are taught by moms or dads without any teaching experience, using a curriculum hand-picked off the internet. Others use homeschool or charter-school curriculums in combination with their local public school’s online coursework. No matter what the formation, though, all pods share the same goal: to teach kids beyond distance learning, regardless of what the local district or state mandate says. “We haven’t heard what [Kellogg Elementary] is offering yet, so we are putting in all the work now, and then anything the school offers is extra,” said Emily Zacharias, whose daughter is joining a neighborhood pod. “My kid is in kindergarten, so this is more about social and emotional development and not about academics.” Zacharias’s daughter will stay enrolled in the Goleta Union School District, learning from their distance-learning curriculum, but she’ll be joining two other kids, forming a pod with help from a tutor, not a teacher. Zacharias said it felt odd to “poach a teacher” and that paying the wage of a tutor is more affordable — $25 an hour split between three families. “My husband really likes the customizable schooling,” Zacharias said. “It’s going to be around $800 a month. If that was reimbursed to me, I would do it long-term, but I still would prefer her going to Kellogg.” Many families agree. They don’t see their pods lasting after schools reopen. James Fenkner, a father of four who has emerged as a vocal critic of the Santa Barbara Unified

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School District in recent years, isn’t sure what the future holds for his daughter’s new pod yet. “This In Zell’s case, she is, in fact, “getting out of the way.” works for us now because the children are the same Unlike the majority of California school districts, girls she went to preschool with, so they get along which are funded based on enrollment and can be and we can trust the other families,” Fenkner said. financially hurt by losing students to pods, most Most pods, like the Fenkners’, are forming to local school districts — including Santa Barbara serve elementary-school-age children. Fenkner Unified, Goleta Union, Montecito Union, Hope, and his wife, Tanya, are hosting a pod of five girls, and Cold Spring — are basic aid districts. They including their youngest daughter, Victoria, at their receive funding primarily from property taxes, house. They decided to hire a credentialed teacher, so enrollment barely affects their funding. Of the making their pod more expensive, but they hope 1,000 or so districts across California, there are only to cut down costs by only paying the teacher for about 100 basic aid districts. instruction time and not for childcare or playtime School officials understand that parents are worthat otherwise could be supervised by parents. ried about the efficacy of remote learning. Assistant Their three older children will be using the regular Superintendent Dr. Mary Kahn said that she realschool district’s plan for remote learning at home. izes every family is simply trying to do what’s best His original dream called for two pods of five for their child, and she can’t blame them. “In terms kids each, with one running from about 9 a.m. to of equity, some families have more ability to help noon and the other from around 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The children,” she said. “We’re really fortunate that we total cost for 10 kids would have been about $10,000 have support services for students who identify as a month, but he ran into a wall when it came to having additional needs such as being low-income, teachers. Amid the pandemic, with many families an English learner, or having a learning disability.” “Even though we don’t lose money when we lose looking for similar alternatives, it was not possible kids, we still want to support all of our kids.” said to find one teacher who could work those hours. Some pods aren’t bothering to hire a creden- Goleta Union Superintendent Donna Lewis. “We tialed teacher or a tutor at all. did authorize hiring 21 new teachers to do smaller Zell, the stay-at-home mom who is teaching her class sizes in Zoom.” And although local districts won’t suffer funding own 1st-grade daughter, Valerie, in a pod this fall, has never taught kids before. She does have a mas- loss as a result of pods, the kinds of students identiter’s degree in education, but her main asset for the fied by Kahn likely won’t be able to join pods and gig is simply being the only parent in the pod that will have no choice but to do distance education, regardless of whether it works well for them or not. doesn’t have to work. Stephanie Ross, another mom in the Goleta “Last year, I could tell it was going to be a mess,” Zell said, “so I enrolled her in a homeschool pro- Union District, said she is considering having her gram in the spring.” She did it just in time. Last kindergarten-aged daughter join a neighborhood semester, parents could enroll their child in a pod. Because she and her husband work full-time, homeschool program for free through public char- they have been hiring a college student as a tutor ter schools, but that funding was cut, so now one Mondays through Fridays at 9 a.m. of the only options left is to sign an affidavit with a “I think parents are just trying to make the best private school, which is more expensive and not an decision based on the information that we have,” Ross said. “If you have two full-time working paroption for many parents. In Zell’s pod, two other children are enrolled in ents, you can’t stop everything to go make sure different homeschool programs, and two are still your child is learning. I’m just hesitant to join a enrolled in their local public school. Their parents pod because we are in a pandemic, so I want to are relying on Zell to choose the curriculum, which stay away from people. Socialization would be the she is buying straight from the publishers. She called only reason.” Education.com and teachersneedteachers.com “gold But Ross also has a 3-year-old son who is autistic mines” for parents looking to purchase curriculum. with highly specialized needs. He is nonverbal and Parents in Zell’s pod pay a meal stipend to cover requires 30 hours of therapy each week. “The spestudents’ food, plus the cost of curriculum and cial-education thing is a completely different beast materials. With that money, Zell pays $2,000 a month for her 3-year-old twins’ childcare while she’s teaching. This makes it somewhat inexpensive to join, but Zell, who won’t make a profit, still recognizes the potential inequities posed by pods. “When I first removed Valerie from [Goleta Union], I was like, ‘If schools reopen in the fall, I’ll continue homeschooling and let them focus on the kids who need it,’ ” Zell said. “I knew I could do this. 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at this point,” Ross said. As a professional therapist working with autistic people and their families, Ross said parents have been calling her all summer worried about the coming school year. Neither remote learning nor pods are viable options for many students with special needs. “A pod is not appropriate for a child on the spectrum who has limited socialization skills,” she said. “I can’t expect another parent with a typically developing child to teach my child with autism. I would need to hire a special-education teacher. “We are very lucky to have the means to hire a tutor; my heart breaks for families who can’t.” Socioeconomically disadvantaged students in general may find themselves without a choice even without having special needs. In Santa Barbara Unified, two of three students are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged, one in seven are homeless or living in a distressed housing situation, and one out of every two students are English-language learners, according to the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. The district declined to comment on pods. “As a parent, I can understand why someone would want to do it. It starts to go almost rogue,” said Casie Killgore, principal of Franklin Elementary School. “But you won’t see that here. A smile six feet apart is the closest thing you’ll see to a pod on the Eastside.” Franklin Elementary is located on Santa Barbara’s Eastside, a densely populated, working-class neighborhood where many families share residences to survive the city’s high rents. The school serves 680 students from pre-kindergarteners to 6th-graders, more than 90 percent of whom come from low-income, Latino families. Killgore, who has a reputation for being an educational entrepreneur, found a way to get Eastside students some of the socialization that pod kids will be able to experience. She teamed up with developer Ed St. George to use his property on East Mason Street during lunchtime. The location isn’t too far from Franklin Elementary itself, where doors must stay closed until the county is off the state watch list for at least two weeks. “We will have karate or yoga—some kind of socially distanced hour per day of play for kids,”

Killgore said. She said the students will be able to take a break from distance learning at home and walk to the play hour with their parents every day so they have a chance to see their classmates face to face, even six feet apart. But what about the kids who don’t have parents to walk them there or to stay home to help with distance learning? Some fear that pods and other forms of alternative education will widen the achievement gap even further as families with means can get more resources for their children, while children from families who don’t have the means will fall behind.

NOT QUITE A POD Many working parents can’t afford to stop working. Most families, especially in Santa Barbara Unified, are considered working poor. Many of the district’s families are also Spanish speakers or have an English-learner student, making it difficult for them to assist with distance learning. But in Santa Barbara, the community has stepped in. When the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County reopen in the fall, they will have hours that mirror the actual school day—somewhere between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. “Working parents are going to need a place for their kids to go during the school day,” said CEO Michael Baker, “so we will make sure they do.” Baker said that the kids will be able to attend online school at the Boys & Girls Club, getting help with the schoolwork as well as social interaction while following the state’s social-distancing guidelines. Though he is still raising funds to keep the doors open for those hours, he is confident that the community will come through before school starts. Then there is the zoo. For years, the Santa Barbara Zoo has offered “Zoo School” to traditional homeschool and charter students, but in recent

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weeks, local interest from public-school families has gone up by about 50 percent. Zoo School is an eight-week course that fulfills California standards and teaches kids in small groups, not unlike pods, how to use research skills on specific topics. Every two-month course is a new topic; the fall 2020 course will teach kids about sustainability. Because it takes place entirely outdoors, Zoo School is not affected by COVID-19 mandates. “This is a critical-thinking STEM program,” said Brittany Carlisle, a supervisor in the zoo’s education department. “This year, they are challenged to be trapped on the Channel Islands, and they have to find out how to get off the island. They even get to build a boat and see how it floats in the ocean. It’s pretty cool.” She said that they use the animals to stimulate critical thinking by trying to connect them to science. For example, Carlisle said, the students might see an armadillo and get asked what is modeled after the armadillo, like body armor. If one can shell out the $260 cost for one student for eight weeks, Zoo School is rising to be another local alternative to distance education for those who can’t form pods.

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Pods are at the height of the education revolution. Last spring, parents were forced into homeschooling—many kicking and screaming. Now, they’re taking control of their children’s education. But pods aren’t exactly new. Childcare providers and educators have been teaching small groups of children in the comfort of their homes for years. Pods only rose to popularity once schools closed. ‘EVERYTHING IS Will parents continue using them when classCHANGING SO MUCH. rooms are back for THAT’S WHY I CHOSE good? TO DO THIS. I JUST “The biggest nut to crack here is the teachDECIDED I’M GOING er’s salary,” said Selected TO REMOVE MYSELF CEO Tam. “How can average people afford FROM THIS CRAZY, a teacher? Pods are just CHAOTIC CIRCLE AND really small, highly personalized classes tailored FOCUS ON MY CHILD.’ to the individual home. It can be subsidized, — LYNNE ZELL but the only way public funds can be involved is if this massive experiment has success.” Tam, whose business first started out only pairing teachers with schools, has watched education evolve to the point where he developed a second part to his platform that connects teachers with families. He believes that if they are subsidized and made accessible for all, pods will gain popularity and stay after the pandemic ends. But others, particularly those who have been in the business of small-group childcare and learning, are asking if pods are even legal. A childcare provider in Santa Barbara who wished to remain anonymous said it was “crazy” that pods were happening without oversight. As a childcare provider, she said she has to get vaccinations, every adult in her home has to get fingerprinted, and there are surprise in-home inspections and other strict rules that pods aren’t necessarily following. “We would have lost our careers in early childhood education permanently if we ran these illegal pods,” she said, “but now it’s fine for any random parent who hasn’t had even have one safety class?” But despite any licensing issues and equity concerns, pod popularity is growing rapidly. Goleta School Boardmember Susan Epstein said that pods are starting to shift and are actually complementary to the district, at least in pods that chose to stay enrolled in their local school. She said that pods are helping with classroom management, and she is seeing them from a more positive angle. Whether or not pods will stay around after the pandemic, the n future of public K-12 education will never be the same.

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Grams, Nanas, Omas, Bubbes, Yayas, and Paw-Paws! This organization of grandparents, great-aunts and great-uncles, and fellow baby boomers are concerned about the future of our democracy and defending the environment and the safety of future generations. Hang out via Zoom and write postcards to voters across the country. Sign up for a shift to receive a Zoom link, script, and addresses. Visit the supplies link below on where to purchase postcards and postage (your cost). Free.

The S.B. Unified School District will provide Grab & Go breakfast, lunches, and supper from the Mobile Cafés to students age 18 and younger at the following sites and times, Monday-Friday. Students do not have to be present; parents or guardians may pick up meals for students. Visit the website for more information and a map. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de S.B. proveerá desayuno, almuerzos y cenas de los Cafés Móviles a los estudiantes de 18 años y menores en los siguientes sitios y horarios, de lunes a viernes. Los estudiantes no tienen que estar presentes; los padres o tutores pueden recoger las comidas para los estudiantes. Visite el sitio web para obtener más información y un mapa.

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GOLETA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT FREE MEALS GUSD will be offering free meals for anyone 18 years and younger at the following locations from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided. You do not have to be a student to receive meals. No application or sign-up required. If you are driving, food will be brought to you. If you pick up in person, please take it from the table and maintain six feet of distance from others. Call (805) 681-1200 or email gusd@goleta.k12.ca.us. GUSD (El Distrito Escolar de Goleta) volverá a proveer alimentos gratis para personas 18 años y menos en las siguientes locaciones de 11:30am-1pm. El desayuno y el almuerzo se proporcionará a cada persona. No es necesario ser estudiante para recibir las comidas. No hay requisitos de ingresos ni de documentos. Tampoco se necesita registrar para poder participar. Si va a conducir, te traerán losalimentos embol embolsados hasta usted. Si va llegar caminando por favor manténgase a seis pies de distancia de los demás. Llama (805) 681-1200 o envíe gusd@goleta.k12.ca.us. goleta.k12.ca.us/departments/food-services

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8/7: Caravan Fiesta Parade Stay at home and shout “Viva la Fiesta” in a safe way as the caravan parade passes by to honor this Old Spanish Days tradition. See classic cars and decorated L E Dthat will C Evehicles N A travel through S.B. neighborhoods with a C police escort. Visit the website to view the parade map. Noon-2pm. Free.

The community is invited to enjoy a fresh-air take on this annual exhibition. Enjoy art, film, vintage posters, costumes, and historical photographs. The exhibition shows through tinyurl.com/CaravanFiestaParade August 22. Thu., Sat.: noon5pm; Fri.: noon-7pm. S.B. Online Auction to Benefit Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Fiesta Participate in the firstGuerra. Free. Call (805) 966-1601 ever online auction by bidding on 10 limsbhistorical.org/ ited-edition metal 2020 posters, wine from projectfiesta Windrun Wine, and paintings by area

Unitarian Society of S.B. invites children and families to get all of your COVID-19 questions answered about what is and isn’t safe right now by distinguished epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca Fielding-Miller. Send questions prior to the event to christina@ussb.org.

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Children and teens, ages 1-18, are invited to pick up a free nutritious meal. There are no income requirements, sign-ups, or registration needed. Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis. Please wear a face mask and be prepared to follow social-distancing guidelines. Lunches will be served “grab and go” style, Monday-Friday. Visit the website for North County locations. Los niños y los jóvenes, de 1 a 18 años, pueden comer una comida nutritiva y gratuita. No hay requisitos de ingresos ni de documentos. Tampoco se necesita registrar para poder participar. Las comidas se sirven por orden de llegada. Favor de usar mascarilla y estar preparado seguir medidas de guardar la distancia. Se sirve los almuerzos para llevar a menos lunes hasta viernes. Visite el sitio web para obtener información sobre las ubicaciones del norte del condado.

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he Santa Barbara Historical Museum is now in proud possession of more than 7,400 Fiesta-time postcards donated by John Fritsche, a technology executive turned amateur historian and collector. The images stretch back decades, close to the turn of the last century, and on many of their backs are notes greeting friends and family in flowery script. It will take some time to get all of the cards digitized, but in the meantime, here are a few highlights from the one-of-kind collection. See more at the museum’s Project Fiesta exhibit in its main courtyard. —Tyler Hayden

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ld Spanish Days organizers are hosting Fiesta’s first-ever online auction. It will remain open through Sunday, August 9, with the proceeds going to the nonprofit group. The auction features 10 limited-edition 2020 Fiesta posters designed by Santa Barbara graphic designer Andrew Leonard; a painting by musician and artist Grace Fisher, who is paralyzed from the waist down and paints with a brush held in her mouth; a work by plein air painter Chris Potter, who captured last year’s live performance of La Fiesta Pequeña at the Old Mission Santa Barbara; and an original piece by By Richard Schloss Richard Schloss, one of the original Oak Group members, that depicts the moment when the names of this year’s Spirit of Fiesta Alena Velasco and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Alexandra Nocker were added to the marquee at the Arlington Theatre. “In a normal Fiesta year, we would auction the limited-edition By Chris Potter posters during scheduled Fiesta parties like La Primavera,” said El Presidente Erik Davis. “This is just another way that Fiesta is different this year, and we hope it provides a greater opportunity for the community to participate in a meaningful way.” —TH

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sometimes forget that one of the great components of this community is its philosophical, spiritual core.” Citing the Vedanta Temple in Montecito, Ojai’s historical connection to Krishnamurti, and the wealth of sophisticated thinkers associated with UCSB, Bastian claims that Santa Barbara makes the same kind of sense as the home for his show that Chicago, land of Studs Terkel and Ira Glass, does for This American Life. The title Life Examined comes from the dramatic moment in Plato’s Apology when Socrates accepts his death sentence for impiety in front of the Athenian court. “The unexamined life is not worth living,” he says, implying that he would rather give up his life than abandon the pursuit of higher truths to which he has devoted it. If there’s a figure who serves as the Socrates to Bastian’s Plato, it would have to be Pico Iyer, who was both the program’s first guest and thus far its only repeat appearance. A beloved moderator and superstar interviewer in his own right, Iyer plays off of Bastian’s relaxed style with an otherworldly eloquence and range of reference. Other prominent guests in the initial run of the show include Deepak Chopra, Brian Greene, and Timothy Egan. Perhaps the most thrilling episode thus far aired on July 25, when Bastian interviewed three experts on the role of spirituality and prayer in the Black Lives Matter movement. After Howard University’s Yolanda Pierce delivered an engaging account of the history of the Black church in America, two founding members of BLM’s Los Angeles chapter, Melina Abdullah and Hebah Ferrag, described such fascinating aspects of the group’s process as the libations ritual that’s performed at the outset of every Black Lives Matter meeting. Santa Barbarans will want to tune in on Saturday, August 8, when Bastian’s guest will be Britt Merrick, heir to the Channel Islands surfboard company and a founding pastor of Reality, the worldwide Christian movement that was born out of a Carpinteria bible study group made up mostly of surfers. It’s airing on 88.7 and at kcrw.com. —Charles Donelan

Perhaps the most thrilling episode thus far aired on July 25, when Bastian interviewed three experts on the role of spirituality and prayer in the Black Lives Matter movement. of Morning Edition in S.B., who now produces another show at the studio here called Life Examined. This new one-hour program is devoted to finding meaning in the modern world through discussions with distinguished guests from the sciences, philosophy, and religion, and it airs on all KCRW affiliates during the enviable 9 a.m. Saturday morning time slot between Weekend Edition and This American Life. Bastian had a proposal for the program sitting in a folder on his hard drive when, in response to the initial phase of the governor’s stay-at-home order, KCRW program director Paul Bennun sent the staff an email looking for ideas about how radio might address life’s biggest questions — who are we, what are we doing here, and why? Meditating on his experience living in Carpinteria, Bastian realized that our region had an identity that was both underappreciated and a potential source of great radio. “Santa Barbara is known for certain successful exports,” he told me, “such as the food and wine, and of course surfing, but I think we

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go downtown,” explains Angel Sanchez of the day that would change the trajectory of his career as chef and founder of Angel Catering Company. “There was something downtown calling my name.” With business folders in hand and a steadfast trust in that gut feeling, Sanchez walked up to the entrance of Night Lizard Brewing Company in downtown Santa Barbara and asked if he could speak to the manager. It was late June, and the California Department of Public Health was restricting breweries and bars from selling alcohol unless it was served with food. The man at the door was John Nasser, the brewery’s owner. By chance, Sanchez asked politely, did the brewery need help with food services to remain open amid new COVID-19 regulations? Nasser stared at Sanchez for a pause before speaking. “I don’t know what it is, but I think God is answering my prayers,” replied Nasser. “Because I just prayed about this last night.” Fast-forward a couple of weeks, and Sanchez is now serving a wildly popular street taco and quesadilla menu all day at Night Lizard. Most popular is his Korean-inspired taco served on a blue corn tortilla with pulled pork that’s braised for more than 12 hours. Topped with homemade chipotle barbeque aioli, lemon sriracha aioli, cabbage, and seasonal fruit like snow melon or mango, it’s the perfect tapa to pair with one of Night Lizard’s ales. Weekly specials, like a tri-tip taco and cubano, are in the works. The gig is just one milestone out of many for Sanchez, a 28-year-old self-taught chef with an eight-year culinary career that includes working for Country Catering Company in Goleta, Metropulos Fine Foods and Pascucci in Santa Barbara, and the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito. He moved into catering after a two-year stint with College Fresh, a nationally recognized company that serves prepared meals to college fraternities and sororities. Sanchez was in the middle of his first independent catering contract with UCSB’s Zeta Beta Tau fraternity when COVID19 struck, which ended the contract prematurely. “I was applying for 6 to 12 jobs a day for two to three weeks straight,” Sanchez explained. “I have a management license. I have my food handler’s license. I have experience with being a management supervisor. And I didn’t get anywhere.” He took matters into his own hands by starting a late-night food delivery service in Goleta,

which operated from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The menu reflects Sanchez’s many culinary influences from his past stints at American, French, and Italian restaurants, with gourmet offerings such as chicken piccata pasta, filet-mignon-topped salad, hearty smoked tri-tip sandwiches, and American-style barbeque meats. But the less traditional offerings are where Sanchez’s imagination shines. He served up unique recipes such as grilled cheese chicken and waffles, Froot Loop–infused waffles with fried chicken and candied bacon, and a strawberry shortcake waffle topped with fried chicken and homemade strawberry-infused whipped cream. To tackle the regular Night Lizard work, Sanchez paused the late-night service, but he hopes to purchase a food truck to better share his creations with Goleta and elsewhere in the near future. Ultimately, his dream is to open his own restaurant to serve his favorite type of cuisine: hearty and creative American comfort food. “I love cooking. I have fun with it. The kitchen is my safest place,” Sanchez said. “I go to the kitchen to think, to relax — it’s like church to me.” It’s that passion that has motivated Sanchez through his journey, which has been filled with as many challenges and false starts as it has with successes. As a oneman catering company, Sanchez handles every aspect of the business, from developing and testing recipes to shopping for ingredients to cooking every single dish. That all amounts to regular 12- to 18-hour workdays. When he isn’t cooking or on shift, he’s preparing ingredients or shopping for supplies for the next day. Sanchez wishes that he could spend more time with his two young children and admitted that the mental toll of being his own stocker, accountant, marketer, busboy, and chef leaves him feeling like giving up some days. But still, he’s determined when he tells me his story. There’s a quiet confidence to his voice — his career is on the cusp of something great, and he’s sure of it. “With as long as it took me to get where I am, I think a lot of people would’ve given up by now,” he said. “But I’m not anyone. I’m Angel Sanchez, so I got that in me.”

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that the last South Coast Fosters Freeze restaurant at 5205 Carpinteria Avenue in Carpinteria closes August 23. “Katherine and Jason Lesh, who own the Farm Cart at 5103 Carpinteria Avenue, have rented from me and will be taking over and they are going to be a farm-to-table restaurant,” said long-time property owner and Fosters Freeze manager Laura Pettit. Katherine Lesh’s family has been farming organically in Santa Barbara County since 1973, as Shepherd Farms. “I was raised in my father’s fields, at his farmers’ market stands, and at the Farm Cart, which my parents passed on to me in 2012,” says Lesh. PALACE PRIMED: Reader Pete let me know that The

Palace Grill at 8 East Cota Street has reopened. They are currently open for takeout for dinner every day 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. by calling the restaurant to place your order. The Palace Grill will be opening soon for patio seating. Call (805) 963-5000. CRYSTAL BALL: After intense concentration and a

wave of my hand over the all-knowing crystal ball, my eatery oracle has revealed a list of new food and drink destinations appearing in your future: • Bristol Farms, 3855 State St. (formerly Vons at La Cumbre Plaza), opens August 20 • Chomp, 113 Harbor Wy. (formerly Chuck’s Waterfront Grill) • Dave’s Drip House, 193 South Turnpike Rd.

(near Vons) • Dean Coffee, 6100-1 Hollister Ave., Goleta (next to Direct Relief) • Dutch Garden, 4203 State St. (reopening in September) • Everytable, 1001 State St. (formerly Saks Fifth Avenue) • Insomnia Cookies, 430 State St. (near Craft Ramen) • La Sirena, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd., (formerly East Beach Grill) • Leadbetter, 23 E. Cabrillo Blvd (formerly Wheel Fun and L.T. Cinnamon) • Mangione’s Italian Ice, 1222 State St. (formerly Spoon) • M. Special, 634 State St. (formerly Tonic) • Revolver Pizza, 1429 San Andres St. (formerly Paesano’s Pizzeria), opens August 13 • The Salty Beach Bar, 113 Harbor Way (formerly Endless Summer Bar-Café) • Sprouts Farmers Market, 29 S. Milpas St. (formerly Trader Joe’s, which moved up the street), opens September 2 • Unnamed Brewpub, 434 State St. (formerly Indochine) • Unnamed Farm-to-Table Restaurant, 5205 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria (formerly Fosters Freeze) • Unnamed French Bakery, 134 E. Canon Perdido St. (formerly Miso Hungry and Sojourner Café) • Unnamed, 129 E. Anapamu St. (formerly The Little Door) RED PEPPER RETURNS: The Red Pepper Restaurant

at 282 Orange Avenue in Goleta closed in April 2019 after decades in business. On July 28 of this year, the restaurant had a grand reopening under new ownership. Chef and owner Leon Hao has been working for the last nine months renovating the business with a new kitchen, plumbing, restroom, floor, and a new coat of paint. There are now TV monitors above the food trays that display the menu. Currently, Red Pepper serves Chinese food with lunch specials, and they will add more authentic Chinese food to the dinner menu in the near future. Middle Eastern BBQ kebab skewers and beer are also on their way. All food is served to-go, with separate doors to enter and exit the restaurant. Entree prices range from $10-$17. The new Red Pepper is open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

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lthough the pandemic continues to dictate our comings and goings and has hamstrung our ability to offer in-person cultural gatherings, Santa Barbarans will not be deterred — artists, performers, museums, and musicians continue to invent creative ways to get their works seen and heard. The Santa Barbara

COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM OFFERS WAY TO FEED CULTURALLY HUNGRY COMMUNITY County Office of Arts and Culture’s recent offering 805 Inspires! is yet another outlet for our artistically inclined to feed the culturally hungry community. The seed of 805 Inspires! was proposed by Steve Windhager, executive director of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. “During the height of the COVID-19 infections and restrictions, my museum colleagues and I were seeking a way to continue to give back to our community and bring a bit of our missions into everyone’s home,” he said. “We thought sharing an activity that could be undertaken as a family would be a great way to start.”

Now in full bloom, 805 Inspires! con- time Museum; Santa Barbara Mission & sists of 15-minute videos that highlight the Archives; Santa Barbara Museum of Natucounty’s bountiful cultural treasures. The ral History and Sea Center; Santa Barbara content was culled from the knowledge, Trust for Historic Preservation / El Presidio expertise, and physical collections of the State Park and Casa de la Guerra; Santa community’s arts, science, and cultural Barbara Zoo; Santa Maria Valley Discovsectors. Each segment provides informa- ery Museum; Santa Ynez Valley Historical tion that can be “used by teachers, parents, Museum; UCSB Art, Design & Archicaregivers, and students who are engaged tecture Museum; Westmont Ridley-Tree in remote teaching and learning platforms Museum of Art; Wildling Museum of Art or homeschooling,” according to the Office and Nature. of Arts and Culture. “I see this project as a Erik Davis, TVSB executive director, is love letter from our cultural institutions to the series host and will interview each orgathe community,” said Sarah York Rubin, nization. “TV Santa Barbara had already executive director of the County Office of begun the pivot towards live streaming, digiArts and Culture. “Despite tremendous tal training, and virtual video production, economic hardship, they continue to serve.” so when the pandemic hit, we knew that The 20 museums and cultural institu- we were in a good spot to give back to our tions that have collaborated on the proj- amazing community,” Davis said. “When ect are Blue Sky Center; Casa del Herrero; the 805 Inspires! idea was floated, we immeDunes Center; Elverhøj Museum of His- diately said yes, and the work we have done tory and Art; Ganna Walska Lotusland; since then to support our gardens and museGoleta Valley Historical Society / Rancho ums has been truly rewarding.” La Patera & Stow House; Guadalupe Cul—Michelle Drown tural Arts and Education Center; MOXI: The Wolf Museum Watch the videos on TVSB’s local of Exploration + Innovation; public-access channels 17 and 71, at Santa Barbara Botanic Garsbac.ca.gov/805inspires, and at independent.com. den; Santa Barbara Historical Museum; Santa Barbara Mari-

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INDY BOOK CLUB AUGUST READ Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account is a retelling of the historic Narváez expedition, a Spanish armada that set sail in 1527 in search of gold, landing on the gulf coast of what is now Florida. The doomed expedition ended in tragedy and death for all but four men. For the next eight years, the four men explored the New World, experiencing adventure and learning how to survive among the Indigenous peoples of North America. Of the foursome, one was a slave the Spaniards called Estebanico, a Black Arab man originally from Azemmour, Morocco. In the official record, written by famed Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca, only one sentence refers to Estebanico. In Lalami’s historical-fiction novel, the author sets right this blatant historical omission by telling the story of the expedition from the point of view of Mustafa Al-Zamori (a k a Estebanico). Lalami crafts the book as Mustafa’s memoir, a harrowing tale of survival

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that gives him back his humanity, agency, history, and even a name. Lalami also shines a light on the absurdities of colonization and the lives and feelings of women, particularly Indigenous women. In sharp and poignant prose, she deftly examines themes of faith, conquest, racism, greed, and redemption while enlightening the reader about the histories of the southern Indigenous peoples of North America. The Moor’s Account is a page-turner that makes a brilliant political statement about how history is mostly written by the oppressors, and the ways in which the sale of human beings between Europe and Morocco has shaped the world we live in today. —Caitlin Fitch

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LINDA VEGA DANCE STUDIO FOUNDER RETIRES After more than three decades teaching Santa Barbarans of all ages the art of flamenco, Linda Vega has decided to take a step back from her namesake studio. “It is with a heavy heart (and a joyful one) that after 33 years I say goodbye,” Vega, who moved to Spain at age 22 to study flamenco, posted on her Facebook page. Since the doors opened in the late 1980s, dancers of all abilities — from novice to professional — have passed through Vega’s studio, including 36 students who became Old Spanish Days Spirits and Junior Spirits of Fiesta. “Opening night at the Mission is maybe the most important night of all for my dancers, because you just can’t compare the opening of the Mission with anything else. It’s magical,” Vega said in a 2017 interview with the Independent. “My desire always is to teach my students really well and then give them wings to fly,” she said. Although Vega is withdrawing from day-to-day operations to spend more time with her family, her school will carry on under the tutelage of Maria Bermudez. Bermudez has taught dance for more than 30 years in Jerez de la Frontera, the Spanish city in Andalusia. Jerez is known for its robust flamenco traditions and is often referred to as the “city of flamenco.” “It is with pleasure and honor that I bring you the amazing flamenco artist that is taking over my studio, Maria ‘la chacha’ Bermudez,” said Vega. “She has so much to bring to our dancers and our city. I believe she will take flamenco in Santa Barbara to a new level! “I have put my heart and soul into every moment of working with my students. From the tiniest ones to the professionals, it has been such a huge honor and blessing to teach in this beautiful city,” Vega wrote. While her departure from teaching is bittersweet, Vega promises to “still come to Santa Barbara and be present in the studio.” And she will be available for private lessons and workshops. For more information and to contact Linda Vega, email her at vegaflamenco@gmail.com, or go to facebook.com/linda.vega.3766. —MD

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In her book Sticks, Stones, Roots &

Bones, Stephanie Rose Bird reports that among early African Americans, there were specialists who spoke the language of trees. These patient magicians developed intimate relationships with individual trees, learning their moods and rhythms, and even exchanging non-verbal information with them. Trees imparted wisdom about herbal cures, weather patterns, and ecologically sound strategies. Until recently, many scientists might have dismissed this lore as delusion. But in his 2016 book The Hidden Life of Trees, forester Peter Wohlleben offers evidence that trees have social lives and do indeed have the power to converse. I’ve always said that you Aries folks have great potential to conduct meaningful dialogs with animals and trees. And now happens to be a perfect time for you to seek such invigorating pleasures.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Author Joanne Harris writes, “The

right circumstances sometimes happen of their own accord, slyly, without fanfare, without warning. The magic of everyday things.” I think that’s an apt oracle for you to embrace during the coming weeks. In my opinion, life will be conspiring to make you feel at home in the world. You will have an excellent opportunity to get your personal rhythm into close alignment with the rhythm of creation. And so you may achieve a version of what mythologist Joseph Campbell called “the goal of life”: “to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Author Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “I

am an act of kneading, of uniting and joining.” She adds that in this process, she has become “a creature that questions the definitions of light and dark and gives them new meanings.” I would love for you to engage in similar work right now, Gemini. Life will be on your side—bringing you lucky breaks and stellar insights—if you undertake the heroic work of refor-

mulating the meanings of “light” and “dark”— and then reshaping the way you embody those primal forces.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Pleasure is one of the most important

things in life, as important as food or drink,” wrote Cancerian author Irving Stone. I would love for you to heed that counsel, my fellow Crabs. What he says is always true, but it will be extraordinarily meaningful for you to take to heart during the coming weeks. Here’s how you could begin: Make a list of seven experiences that bring you joy, bliss, delight, fun, amusement, and gratification. Then make a vow—even write an oath on a piece of paper—to increase the frequency and intensity of those experiences.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): At times in our lives, it’s impractical

to be innocent and curious and blank and receptive. So many tasks require us to be knowledgeable and self-assured and forceful and in control. But according to my astrological analysis, the coming weeks will be a time when you will benefit from the former state of mind: cultivating what Zen Buddhists call “beginner’s mind.” The Chinese refer to it as chūxīn, or the mind of a novice. The Koreans call it the eee mok oh? approach, translated as “What is this?” Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield defines it as the “don’t-know mind.” During this upcoming phase, I invite you to enjoy the feeling of being at peace with all that’s mysterious and beyond your understanding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Almost everything will work again if

you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Author Anne Lamott wrote that, and now I’m conveying it to you—just in time for the Unplug-Yourself Phase of your astrological cycle. Any glitches or snafus you may be dealing with right now aren’t as serious as you might imagine. The biggest problem seems to be the messy congestion that has accumulated over time in your links to sources that usually serve you pretty well. So

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positive responses that will more than counterbalance the challenging ones.

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Have you been saving any of your

tricks for later? If so, later has arrived. Have you been postponing flourishes and climaxes until the time was right? If so, the coming days will be as right a time as there can be. Have you been waiting and waiting for the perfect moment before making use of favors that life owes you and promises that were made to you? If so, the perfect moment has arrived. Have you been wondering when you would get a ripe opportunity to express and highlight the most interesting truths about yourself? If so, that opportunity is available.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I learned to make my mind large,

as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes,” writes Scorpio author Maxine Hong Kingston. That would be an excellent task for you to work on in the coming weeks. Here are your formulas for success: 1. The more you expand your imagination, the better you’ll understand the big picture of your present situation—and the more progress you will make toward creating the most interesting possible future. 2. The more comfortable you are about dwelling in the midst of paradoxes, the more likely it is that you will generate vigorous decisions that serve both your own needs and the needs of your allies.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn occultist Peter J. Car-

roll tells us, “Some have sought to avoid suffering by avoiding desire. Thus they have only small desires and small sufferings.” In all of the zodiac, you Capricorns are among the least likely to be like that. One of your potential strengths is the inclination to cultivate robust desires that are rooted in a quest for rich experience. Yes, that sometimes means you must deal with more strenuous ordeals than other people. But I think it’s a wise trade-off. In any case, my dear, you’re now in a phase of your cycle when you should take inventory of your yearnings. If you find there are some that are too timid or meager, I invite you to either drop them or pump them up.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The people who live in the town of

Bazoule, Burkina Faso regard the local crocodiles as sacred. They live and work amid the 100+ creatures, coexisting peacefully. Kids play within a few feet of them, never worrying about safety. I’d love to see you come to similar arrangements with untamed influences and strong characters in your own life, Aquarius. You don’t necessarily have to treat them as sacred, but I do encourage you to increase your empathy and respect for them.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Some people will never like you

because your spirit irritates their demons,” says actor and director Denzel Washington. “When you shine bright, some won’t enjoy the shadow you cast,” says rapper and activist Talib Kweli. You may have to deal with reactions like those in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you do, I suggest that you don’t take it personally. Your job is to be your radiant, generous self—and not worry about whether anyone has the personal power necessary to handle your radiant, generous self. The good news is that I suspect you will stimulate plenty of

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Your body naturally produces at

least one quart of mucus every day. You might not be aware of it, because much of it glides down your throat. Although you may regard this snot as gross, it’s quite healthy. It contains antibodies and enzymes that kill harmful bacteria and viruses. I propose we regard mucus as your prime metaphor in the coming weeks. Be on the alert for influences and ideas that might empower you even if they’re less than beautiful and pleasing. Make connections with helpful influences even if they’re not sublimely attractive.

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9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Michael Mask6437 Deadwood Road Las Vegas, NV 89108,; (702) 807‑8013. Published July 23, 30. Aug 6 2020. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JACQUELYN JEAN LARSEN Case No.: 20PR00265 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JACQUELYN JEAN LARSEN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LISA VAN DILLON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: LISA VAN DILLON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the

proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 9/3/2020 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Erik D.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD IRVIN JACK Case No.: 20PR00255 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DONALD IRVIN JACK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DONALD W. JACK in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: DONALD W. JACK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 9/10/2020 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Stephen T. Frank;1114 State St, Ste 271, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 963‑1114. Published July 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LYNNETTE COSTA NIEVARES, also known as LYNNETTE C. NIEVARES Case No.: 20PR00254 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of LYNNETTE COSTA NIEVARES, also known as LYNNETTE C. NIEVARES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CHERYL PETTIT in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: CHERYL PETTIT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative

will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 8/20/2020 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey B. Soderborg;1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published July 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD E. BIZZARRI Case No.: 20PR00250 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DONALD E. BIZZARRI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MICHAEL E. MOSER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: MICHAEL E. MOSER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 9/17/2020 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the

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date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Jean Alexander; 4644 Vista Buena Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; (805) 569‑0587. Published. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FBN ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: WESTERN PROPANE SERVICE at 2326 Meredith Ln. Santa Maria, CA 93458; The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 7/30/2018 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2018‑0002167. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Evelyn Jeanne, Inc. (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 2, 2020. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy, Published: Jul 23, 30. Aug 5, 13 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA CIGAR & TOBACCO at 10 W Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Helios Cigars Santa Barbara, Inc 9811 W Charleston Blvd. Ste 2762 Las Vegas, NV 89117 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Amit Mehra Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 07, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001653. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FREEDOM SIGNS at 816 Reddick Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Elizabeth K Harris (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Elizabeth K. Harris Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 07, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001659. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DETAILS BY MADDS at 1830 Grand Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Madison C Carlentine (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Madison Carlentine Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 07, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001667. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE NAIL NOOK SANTA BARBARA at 205 San Napoli Dr Goleta, CA 93117; Miraya Ramirez (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Miraya Ramirez Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 23, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001546. Published: July 16, 23, 30. Aug 6 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TORQUE at 706 Union St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Avelino Vasquez 1116 Carpinteria, CA 93103 conducted by a Individual Signed: Avelino Vasquez Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 18, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001509. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOCTOR RYAN CHIROPRACTIC at 123 W Padre St, STE E Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ryan A Rogers 2626 Calle Real Apt B Santa Barbara, CA 93105 conducted by a Individual Signed: Ryan Rogers Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 14, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001705. Published: July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BURKE DESIGN at 4141 State St., Suite C 4 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Burke Advisors, Inc. (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: David L. Burke Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 21, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001787. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MCCLURE REPORTING at 5080 Rhoads Ave, Apt E Santa Barbara, CA 93111; James M. McClure (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: James M McClure Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 15, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001716. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MCPHERSON TREE CARE at 130 Garden St. Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Adam M. Clarke 200 Birch Ave. Lompoc, CA 93436; Malcom M.R. Stevens 356‑B E. Mountain Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93108 conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Adam M. Clarke Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 8, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001665. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COAST BUILDING PRODUCTS at 2393 A Street Samta Maria, CA 93455; American National Insulation, Inc. 475 N. Williamson Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Walter Joe Jacumin, Jr Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 29, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001868. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SIMPLY SHOLEH at 1008 Via Regina Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Sholeh Jahangir (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Sholeh Jahangir Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 22, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001795. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JACE YODER CONSULTANTS AND ALL AMERICAN HEATING AND APPLIANCE REPAIR at 275 Savona Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Jace Yoder (same address) conducted by a Indvidual Signed: Jace Yoder Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 3, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001704. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: AVALON LABS at 5790 Thornwood Drive, Suite A Goleta, CA 93117; Avalon Conservation LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Andrew Jacobs Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 23, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001821. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN ROQUE LIQUOR at 3014 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; San Roque L Inc (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Bassam Abdulhai Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 29, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001879. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALTER ERA at 1187 Coast Village Rd #126 Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Barrett Taylor 316 W Anapamu St Unit 10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a Individual Signed: Barrett Taylor Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 17, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001752. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRUNNER LEASING, PENNY S BRUNNER, TRUSTEE, DEAN R BRUNNER, TRUSTEE, DEAN BRUNNER RENTALS, DEAN R BRUNNER AND PENNY S BRUNNER 1985 SURVIVOR’S TRUST, DEAN R BRUNNER AND PENNY S BRUNNER 1985 BYPASS TRUST, at 6778 Pasado Rd Goleta, CA 93117; Penny S Brunner, Trustee (same address) Jamia S Stetler, Trustee (same address) conducted by a Trust Signed: Jamia S Stetler Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 28, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001850. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALYX PEAK FARMS at 1628 Cravens Lane Carp (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Ed Schmults Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 16, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001740. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHAMPAGNE RENDEZ‑VOUS at 270 E Hwy 246 #220 Buellton, CA 93427; Fiovino Selection Inc (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Fiona Perrin Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 23, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001815. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HORSE TRADER at 955 Jimeno Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Anthony J Fornasero (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Anthony J. Fornasero Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jun 24, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001565. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHANNEL WEALTH at 3700 State Street Suite 240 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Channel Wealth (santa barbara) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Brett Weichbrod Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 23, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001816. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA MASKS at 5702 Cathedral Oaks Rd Goleta, CA 93117; Lori A. Brakka (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Lori Brakka Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 24, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001829. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAZY EYE SHOP at 10693 Calle Quebrada Goleta, CA 93117; Andrea Modugno (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Andrea Modugno Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 08, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001660. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA RENTS ART at 401 W. Los Olivos St., Apt. 13 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mathilde Zakai (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Mathilde Zakai Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 20, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001770. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WOLF’S HEAD ANNEX at 27 1/2 Victoria St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wolf’s Head Trading Co LLC 270 Storke Rd Suite D Goleta, CA 93117 conducted by a Copartners Signed: Cristian Sagastume Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 31, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001907. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROCURE HOMES VENTURES PARTNERSHIP at 5727 Gato Avenue, Unit B Goleta, 93117; James E Van Order (same address) Tamra A Van Order (same address) conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Tamra A Van Order Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 3, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001940. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOTUS WELLNESS NAVIGATION at 319 W Canon Perdido St. Apt 6 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Brittany McClelland (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Brittany McClelland Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 28, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001854. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KELSEY O BRAY ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02229 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: KELSEY O BRAY TO: KELSEY OLGA SAMUEL 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 includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Sep 8, 2020 10:00am, Dept 3, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 13, 2020 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published:July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF GARY JAMES LOPEZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02210 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: GARY JAMES LOPEZ TO: GARY JAMES FAUST 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 includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 25, 2020 10:00am, Dept 3, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 13, 2020 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Published:July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROSA SALDANA LOPEZORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02202 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following

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name(s): FROM: ROSA SALDANA LOPEZ TO: ROSA SALDANA GOMEZ 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 includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Sep 4, 2020 10:00am, Dept 4, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 13, 2020 by Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published:July 23, 30. Aug 6, 13 2020. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HAILEY DWIGHT SAGAR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02137 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: HAILEY DWIGHT SAGAR TO: RACHNA HAILEY COSSART 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 includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Aug 31, 2020 10:00am, Dept 5, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 14, 2020 by Colleen K. Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Published:July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020. 2ND AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MARY ESTELA CARDOZO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV01242 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: MARY ESTELA CARDOZO TO: KIAUTLI MARY ESTELA CARDOSO 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 includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Sep 18, 2020 10:00am, Dept 4, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition.

Dated Jul 24, 2020 by Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SETH BRUCKER and ALL persons unknown claiming any inerest in the Subject Property as Does 1 through 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DARIO L. PINI, TRUSTEE OF THE DARIO L. PINI TRUST DATED MARCH 2, 2015 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (wwwlawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotasy los costos esentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o

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una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el graveman de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NO: (Numero del Caso) BCV‑20‑100701 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE of CALIFORNIA COUNTY of KERN 1415 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Law Offices of Paul R. Burns, P.C.; Esq. 1114 State St. Ste 213 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 708‑7144; DATE 3/12/2020 Deputy Clerk; Cindy Rodriguez Published. Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): CHRYSI KARTELA,‑ an individual; Does 1 through 20, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla

con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (wwwlawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:

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Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotasy los costos esentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el graveman de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NO: (Numero del Caso

19CV03951 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, 1100 Anacapa Street St Santa Barbara, CA 93121 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el numero de telefono

del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Brian P. McGurk, Esq., SBN:250091 Michael & Associates, PC 555 St. Charles Drive, Suite 204, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 379‑8505; DATE 7/29/2019 Deputy Clerk; Narzralli Baksh Published. Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING (Held Electronically and Telephonically) Title 17 (Zoning) Amendments ATTENTION: Pursuant to of the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 dated March 17, 2020 authorizing local jurisdictions subject to the Brown Act to hold public meetings telephonically and electronically in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular meeting of the City Council for August 18, 2020 will be conducted telephonically and electronically. It will be broadcast live on the City’s website and on Cable Goleta Channel 19. The Council Chambers will not be open to the public during the meeting. Planning Commissioners will be participating telephonically and will not be physically present in the Council Chambers. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Goleta City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of Title 17 Amendments (Case No: 20-0001-ORD). The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org). HEARING DATE AND TIME:

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 5:30 P.M.

PLACE:

City Hall (Electronically and Telephonically) 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, California 93117

PROJECT LOCATION: The amended regulations would apply citywide, including all areas of the City within the Coastal Zone. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: On March 3, 2020, City Council adopted Title 17 of the Goleta Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the New Zoning Ordinance (NZO). The proposed amendments to Title 17 include several “clean-up” amendments to the recently adopted NZO to address recent changes to state law, remedy issues identified during early implementation, and provide clarity to the regulations adopted. The topics for “clean-up” amendments include: • • • • • • • •

Housing Regulations in Response to Senate Bill (SB) 330 (2019) Water-Efficient Landscaping Requirements Previously Excluded Parking Requirements Sign Regulations (Exempt Signs, Non-commercial Sign Message Substitution, and Overall Sign Plans) Case Closure Procedures for Inactive Cases Design Review Board Applicability Fence Materials Other Non-Substantive Clerical Revisions

In addition, during the NZO adoption hearings with the City Council, several topic areas were flagged by Councilmembers as requiring further research and analysis by planning staff. Included in the list of specific follow-up items that Councilmembers wanted additional information on Accessory Dwelling Unit height standards. In addition, three other topics were discussed with the Planning Commission and will be presented to Council. These topics include Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas and Hazards applicability and application requirements, allowed heights for non-exempt Accessory Dwelling Units, and project vesting under the previous zoning ordinance. Environmental Review: Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183, projects that are consistent with the development density of existing zoning, community plan or General Plan policies, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified, shall be exempt from additional CEQA analysis, except as may be necessary to determine whether there are project-specific significant effects that are peculiar to the project or site that would otherwise require additional CEQA review. This Ordinance Amendment has no new impacts that have not already been analyzed in the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan EIR, Supplemental EIR, and subsequent addenda (General Plan EIR), and there will be no cumulative or off-site impacts from the proposed project that were not already addressed in the General Plan EIR. As such, the Ordinance Amendment is exempt from further CEQA review. In addition, this Ordinance Amendment is not subject to the CEQA pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a project as defined in Sections 15378 and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. The activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. Any subsequent development project will be separately examined in accordance with CEQA. PUBLIC COMMENT: All interested persons are encouraged view the meeting and to provide written and/ or oral comments. All letters/comments should be addressed to City Clerk cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Letters must be received by City Clerk on or before the date of the hearing or can be submitted at the hearing. IN LIGHT OF THE CITY’S NEED TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ELECTRONICALLY AND TELEPHONICALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, written comments may also be submitted as instructed above via email to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org or by other electronic means during the Public Hearing (date and time noted above), provided they are received prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. Instructions on how to submit a comment or to call in during the hearing will be available on the City’s website: https://www.cityofgoleta.org/i-want-to/news-and-updates/government-meeting-agendasand-videos NOTE: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 69009[b][2]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information is on file at the City Clerk’s office, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, CA 93117 or can be obtained by calling Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk (805) 961-7505. Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, August 6, 2020 INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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