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arents of elementary-aged kids saw a glimmer of hope Tuesday morning when Santa Barbara County Public Health officials announced that waivers to reopen K-6 schools will be available by the end of the week.

Generally, the only chance for schools to reopen to inperson learning is if the entire county remains off the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list for 14 consecutive days or more — Santa Barbara has remained on it for more than 60 days.

However, transmission rates have dropped enough in recent weeks that some county elementary schools may apply for and receive the state’s okay.

District superintendents would need to fill out the waiver, show there was consultation with parents and teachers, and post a reopening plan online. County Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg can then take the waiver to the state public health officer, who will either approve it or deny it.

Santa Maria, the county’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, has seen a 41 percent decrease in new cases over the past two weeks; decreases were also registered in Santa Barbara and Lompoc, according to Public Health Director Van DoReynoso. But it isn’t time to celebrate quite yet.

She said there has been a 225 percent increase in Isla Vista cases over the past two weeks, which she attributed to college students moving back into dense housing environments and

BACK TO SCHOOL? Transmission rates have dropped enough in recent weeks that some county elementary schools may apply for and receive the state’s okay to reopen.

holding gatherings. The rest of Goleta has seen an 18 percent increase.

Dr. Henning Ansorg, Public Health’s chief medical officer, attributed the reduction in cases to people to wearing masks

and social distancing. Both he and Do-Reynoso said Public Health will wage a health campaign in Isla Vista in the same way they had done in Santa Maria. Currently, 66 percent of the county’s cases are people ages 18-49.

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Goleta Post Office Box Mysteriously Removed and Replaced Supes Authorize Extra $850,000 to Safeguard November Elections

by Nick Welsh ast Friday, a jumbo-sized blue metal postal box was mysteriously unbolted from its concrete moorings adjacent to the drive-through drop-off lane in front of the Patterson Avenue Post Office in Goleta and then hauled off to points unknown. No explanation was provided.

By Sunday afternoon, not even Congressmember Salud Carbajal could say for certain what the fate of the missing box was. His staff, he said, was still looking into it. But in the meantime, its abduction would trigger a collective howl of protest from Santa Barbara’s progressive community that would last well into Tuesday, by which point two new boxes had been surgically plopped onto the concrete slab just as inexplicably as the first one had vanished.

The boxes were not really the issue. Their disappearance, however, proved to be Exhibit A for legions of Santa Barbarans convinced that President Donald Trump was intentionally sabotaging the Postal Service in order to depress voter turnout and save his political skin come November’s elections. That’s because late last week, Louis DeJoy—the onetime Trump campaign fundraiser whom Trump just appointed his Postmaster General—issued warnings to 46 states that costcutting service reductions he had started to implement at the Postal Service might be at odds with their election schedules.

The timing of when ballots are mailed out and back in could result in many not being counted. Although Trump himself has requested a vote-by-mail ballot, he has long contended

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Though no evidence of the accuracy of this charge exists, Trump administration officials are now insisting there’s no evidence that it isn’t, either.

Congressmember Carbajal may not have known what happened to the boxes, but he knew his constituents were outraged. They told him so. Since March, Carbajal has heard from 4,500 district residents—1,800 in the last week alone. Not since Immigration and Customs Enforcement began separating children from their parents two years ago, Carbajal recounted, have his constituents been so riled up about anything.

This Tuesday afternoon, Carbajal—running for reelection against conservative Republican Andy Caldwell this November —showed up for a victory rally at the Patterson Avenue post office to celebrate the return of drop-off mail services. In prior interviews, Carbajal had accused DeJoy of trying to sabotage voter turnout on behalf of the president to whom he’s donated more than $1 million. By the time Carbajal addressed the crowd of about 25 mask-wearing well-wishers, DeJoy had announced he would hold off on the cost-cutting measures that had generated a national firestorm of intense controversy until well past the November 3 elections. Carbajal greeted this news with skeptical optimism. “You never know,” he cautioned. “Talk is cheap.”

And straight answers, he added, remain hard to come by. By Monday morning, two different explanations surfaced from officials with the U.S. Postal Service. Both could be true. But

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they don’t quite line up. According to Santa Barbara’s Postmaster, Caren C. Gonzalez, the Patterson Avenue boxes were removed to stop thieves who stole checks out of the post boxes using an approach known as “mail phishing.” According to Gonzalez, this theft has “resulted in thousands of dollars of loss to our customers.” Harry Hagen, chief tax collector for the County of Santa Barbara, confirmed he’s received “a half-dozen complaints” from property owners this year who claimed they mailed in their property tax checks but that he never received them. (Normally, he said, he gets just one or two.) Such stolen checks, Hagen said, would be washed with enough bleach to erase the name of the check’s beneficiary and the amount, allowing the “mail phishers” to write in the names and amount they choose.

According to an email Postmaster Gonzalez sent out, “The boxes will be replaced with modified snorkels that will prevent phishing.” The boxes back on the street as of Tuesday morning, however, had no such snorkels.

But according to Meiko S. Patton, the Sacramento-based communications specialist for the Postal Service’s “Sierra Coastal District,” Gonzalez spoke out of school. “I am the spokesperson,” she declared. “Questions need to be directed to me.” According to Patton, the Postal Service evaluated “collection box density” for each box every year to identify lesser-used collection boxes.

The volume of First Class mail has been on steady decline, Patton explained. The Postal Service, it turns out, is looking at a revenue shortfall this year of $20 billion. Trump’s appointee DeJoy—who assumed command on June 15—is aggressively pushing a number of cost reductions, including the elimination of overtime pay for postal workers and the retirement of nearly 70 massive mail-sorting machines, each one capable of sorting 20,000 letters in two hours’ time. Postal Service PIO Patton said notices are typically posted on boxes slated for retirement so that customers have the opportunity to comment. Given customer concerns, she said, no additional removals will take place in the next 90 days. When asked whether the two boxes will be returned and if so, when, Patton replied, “We have no CONT’D ON PAGE 8 

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Two new programs to help people pay their rent and survive a COVID quarantine period got a $2.2 million shot in the arm from the county board of supervisors on 8/18.

The rental-assistance program will give as many as 600 households earning 80 percent of the county’s median income — or up to $95,300 for a family of four — $1,000 for up to three months. The disaster-assistance program is offering about 200 one-time grants of $1,250 to people who must stop working due to COVID infection or positive diagnosis. The programs will be run through the United Way and are set to open in the next two weeks.

In June, following the death of George Floyd and amid renewed scrutiny over how and when law enforcement officers use physical force against civilians, the Independent filed a California Public Records Act request with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office for information on serious use-of-force incidents dating back to 2010. The Sheriff’s Office is releasing the records on a rolling basis, and these reports will be published as the information is made available.

by Tyler Hayden he deputies had been looking for Bryan Carreño for more than two and a half hours when they finally cornered him, and themselves, on the small back patio of a La Cumbre–area home he’d broken into.

Body-camera footage from Senior Deputy Kenneth Rushing, one of two ranking members of the Sheriff ’s Office team that night, February 12, 2017, first shows Rushing warning Carreño that he’s about to unleash his dog. Seconds later, Carreño exits the patio’s French doors, walks off the landing, and takes a step toward the deputies. He carries a 12-inch kitchen knife in his right hand and is high on methamphetamine and fentanyl. The deputies shout at him to stop.

Carreño yells back at them to shoot.

Three months earlier, Carreño, 26, told a friend on Facebook he was going to kill himself. “You can’t trust anyone in this world,” he said. “I am going to commit suicide.”

Three days before he died, Carreño was just as despondent. “I hate my life,” he wrote on social media. “Just hate my life.… This is where I draw the line.… Take care.”

In the video, Rushing appears to pull the trigger first. The other four immediately follow. A total of 27 rounds are fired, 20 of which strike Carreño’s heart, brain, liver, and lungs. He crumples to the ground. It’s all over in an instant.

The next morning, as news of Carreño’s death spreads across Santa Barbara, accusations of excessive force are voiced. The Sheriff ’s Office responds by publicly defending the deputies and releasing Carreño’s criminal record, which included a prior gang affiliation and arrests for assault and drug possession.

According to internal Sheriff ’s Office records, however, a Shooting Board convened five months after the incident found “supervisors did not implement basic emergency incident management protocols” as the group tried to locate Carreño.

More importantly, the board also said it was “unclear if a perimeter was established prior to making contact with the subject,” when all five deputies found themselves trapped in a tight outdoor space bounded by a steep hillside and only accessible by two narrow walkways. “Provide training emphasizing in establishment of inner and outer perimeter,” the board recommended.

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High, Suicidal, and Carrying a Knife, He Was Killed in a Hail of 27 Bullets

California’s Project Roomkey is housing 56 homeless people in Santa Barbara County who are vulnerable to COVID-19 due to either age or chronic medical conditions.

And among all the participants since the program opened in April, 30 have moved on to permanent housing. The Board of Supervisors approved up to $900,000 to the Santa Barbara Hotel Group for the emergency motel housing, which is located in the City of Santa Barbara.

George Chapjian, who heads Community Services, stated they’d searched for motels in North County, too, but none were willing to participate. Up to $111,000 has been authorized for PATH Santa Barbara to manage the site.

Roomkey covers $400,000 of the cost, and the remainder comes through CARES Act funding.

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Despite these apparent tactical errors, Santa Barbara authorities deemed Carreño’s killing a justifiable homicide. The deputies reasonably feared for their safety as an armed Carreño advanced on them and came within “lunging distance,” District Attorney Joyce Dudley said in her final report.

During his interview with investigators, Rushing said he’d seen firsthand the violence a person with a knife can inflict. “I’ve been to scenes where people, where a young lady’s throat was sliced and the suspect used the knife on himself to kill himself,” he said. “I just couldn’t let that happen to one of my partners.” Growing emotional, Rushing paused the interview several times to collect himself.

During his own debriefing with detectives, Senior Deputy Joshua Cockrell said he couldn’t have used less-lethal means, including his Taser, pepper spray, or baton, to subdue Carreño because Carreño had gotten too close and was moving too quickly. It is not clear from the records or the video why Rushing did not release his K9 before resorting to his handgun. A shotgun that fired lesslethal rounds was ordered but didn’t arrive in time.

Carreño’s family has since filed a wrongful-death and civil-rights lawsuit against the Sheriff ’s Office, alleging that Rushing and another deputy at the scene had firsthand knowledge of Carreño’s suicidal tendencies.

Records show they’d been dispatched to the family’s home less than a year prior when Carreño was fighting with an ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares a young daughter, and threatening to kill himself. Rushing had

again visited the house more recently on a domestic disturbance complaint involving Carreño and his brother. The deputies ought to have taken Carreño’s mental-health issues into greater consideration as they formulated their response, the lawsuit argues.

It was Carreño’s family, specifically his father, Nicolas, who first called 9-1-1 the night Bryan was killed. Nicolas, himself a retired custody deputy at the County Jail, said Bryan was “tripping out really, really bad” and roaming and raving around their neighborhood. He was worried his son, who hadn’t slept for days and was expressing paranoid thoughts that people were out to get him, was “going to do something stupid.” Nicolas also told the responding deputies that Bryan often carried a longhandled hatchet.

Other neighbors soon began calling 9-1-1 to report Carreño had trespassed through their yards by jumping fences and scaling gates. “He scared the hell out of me,” one resident said. The callers described him as agitated, though not directly threatening. For some reason, he kept saying his father was in trouble and needed help.

The Sheriff ’s Office deployed a helicopter to search for Carreño by the time he and the deputies met at 695 Russell Way. The house was empty when Carreño got there, and he rummaged through the kitchen drawers to find the knife.

The Carreño family’s wrongful-death lawsuit, filed in federal court, remains in mediation. The next mediation date is scheduled for May 22, 2021, though it may be delayed n due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Phillips 66 announced on 8/13 it intends to shut down its oil refining operations at the company’s Rodeo refinery outside San Francisco — the ultimate destination for ExxonMobil’s Las Flores crude — and repurpose it into a renewable-energy refinery. According to a Phillips press release, the company aims to begin production as soon as 2024 and intends to also shut down its Santa Maria transfer facility by 2023. The Planning Commission’s 9/2 and 9/9 hearings to determine the adequacy of ExxonMobil’s environmental impact report and whether to approve its trucking proposal will be postponed to an undetermined date.

PUBLIC SAFETY Caltrans crews removed 10 roll-off bins’ worth of vegetation, debris, and trash from the bushes along Highway 101 between Los Carneros Road and Fairview Avenue in Goleta over a two-week period, pruning trees to give public safety crews better access in case of emergency. Two fires had broken out along the stretch near homeless camps in July. Caltrans also provided homeless camp residents with trash bags to be deposited off the road shoulder and picked up weekly. The project was a collaboration between Caltrans, CHP, the Sheriff’s Office, County Fire, MarBorg, and the California Conservation Corps.

COUNTY On 8/18, the S.B. Vintners presented county supervisors with its proposal for a 1.5 percent self-tax on county wineries’tasting-room sales in order to pay for marketing and advocacy, the latest step in a process that began back in April 2018 and may be implemented as soon as January 2021. The controversial initiative would require more than 50 percent of the county’s licensed wineries to support the creation of a Business Improvement District, much like how hotels support tourism agencies. Though the supervisors expressed some lingering concerns, all five were generally in favor of the Wine Preserve, as it’s being called.

About eight acres of a 9.2-acre property on Randall Road in Montecito received approval for what Supervisor Das Williams called the holy grail of flood control — a new debris basin on San Ysidro Creek. The Tuesday vote by the Board of Supervisors on the Final Environmental Impact CONT’D ON PAGE 10 

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he City Council’s Ordinance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a proposed ordinance requiring Santa Barbara city landlords to pay relocation assistance — one and a half months’ worth of rent — to tenants displaced through no fault of their own, bringing the ordinance one step closer to final approval. The language adopted came after about three hours of public testimony, evenly split between landlord representatives and tenants’ rights advocates.

The language now under consideration reflects some of the fine-print changes pushed by the landlord lobby and differs significantly from what was proposed last week by City Attorney Ariel Calonne. For example, the new language specifies that the tenant relocation assistance is to be paid per unit rather than per tenant, as had been initially suggested. Given the large number of unrelated tenants who often occupy one unit, members of the Ordinance Committee — councilmembers Oscar Gutierrez, Kristen Sneddon, and Mike Jordan — agreed with the landlords that the cost of relocating all non-related adults could be exorbitant.

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more Republican voters.

More recently, however, that’s changed as Democratic strategists have embraced what was once known as “the absentee ballot,” which in their hands has become a potent force for getting out a younger, more diverse, and more progressive breed of Democratic and No Party Preference voter.

The biggest challenge posed by the slower, more sluggish Postal Service as envisioned by DeJoy and Trump is in states where MYSTERY BOX: On Monday, a small group of demonstrators protested the removal of a mail-collection box on ballots are not accepted Goleta’s Patterson Avenue. By Tuesday, the missing box had been replaced by two new ones. after Election Day. Many of those states, coincidentally, additional information at this time.” When asked again, she said happen to be crucial battleground states, such as Pennsylvania.

In California, by contrast, all ballots postmarked Tuesday, the same thing.

Carbajal said he ran into a similar stone wall in his dealings November 3 will be counted so long as they aren’t collected past with the same agency. None of the large letter-sorting machines, Friday, November 20. he said he was told, will be removed from the Goleta facility.

But even that, said Santa Barbara’s elections czar Joe Holland, When he asked about overtime reductions for postal workers, can be challenging. When the City of Santa Barbara conducted its first ever all-mail-in election last year, hundreds of voters he said he got “no answer.”

As for the snorkel, Carbajal said he saw no evidence of the called up expressing their confusion. Where is my ballot, they modifications postal service administrators assured him would demanded? Many, it turns out, threw their ballots in the trash, be made to stop thieves from stealing checks and vandals from mistaking it for so much junk mail. Many of these voters were depositing firecrackers down the chute. As for the new mail slots allowed to cast what are known as “provisional ballots,” which that postal administrators said would be placed on the side of sometimes are counted and sometimes not depending on how the mail boxes — thus enabling members of the public to drop close the election is. For county elections workers, however, off mail after hours when the boxes will otherwise be locked such ballots require far more time and effort. Signatures must — Carbajal said he saw no such things. be matched with that of the voter’s county registration form.

Carbajal said when he goes back to D.C. on Friday, he Pains must be taken to ensure that a voter hasn’t cast any other will be voting for a bill that would add $25 billion to fund the ballot. Provisional ballots are only counted once the election Postal Service so that it can respond to the emergency needs of registrar determines the voter is who they said they are and that processing a national presidential election in the time of COVID. the person did not vote elsewhere in the same election.

That funding, he noted, was included in the House stimulus bill Although some candidates have alleged fraud, the only issue passed by the Democratic majority three months ago. Up until Holland said his office has verified involve parents signing now, the president has termed such funding excessive and has mail-in ballots on behalf of their children. These cases, he said, balked at approving any stand-alone deal involving the Postal are referred to the District Attorney’s Office. No charges, he said, are filed, but cautionary warning letters are sent. Because so Service.

In response to COVID, election officials throughout the many ballots were cast late and provisionally in March, county nation are figuring out ways voters can cast their ballots while vote-counters needed a two-week extension on top of the 30 days not waiting in long lines where social distancing is all but they normally have to tabulate election results. impossible. The obvious answer is mail-in-ballots, which once This Tuesday, the county supervisors approved accepting upon a time were favored by wealthier, whiter, and decidedly $851,000 in federal COVID relief dollars funneled through the

California Secretary of State’s office, funds to help address the logistical nightmares posed by COVID-19. Boiled down to its essence? Vote early. By law, Joe Holland needs to get ballots delivered to every registered voter no less than 29 days before the November election. That’s October 5. Holland said he’s hoping to get that delivery date moved up a few days so that voters have it a weekend sooner. That may or may not be possible, given that so many of California’s 58 county elections chiefs will be doing the same thing and there are only so many companies capable of printing such massive jobs.

Even though this year marks the first time Santa Barbara County has conducted an all-mail election, it really won’t be all mail. This year, Holland said, the county will operate 25 fully equipped, computerized, and staffed voter assistance centers where residents can vote the old-fashioned way, as 30 percent of Santa Barbara voters typically do — at polling stations. These will be open not just on Election Day but for four days. The last day, of course, will be Tuesday, November 3, when the polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., as usual. Starting October 31, they’ll be open for eight hours. In the March primary, by contrast, the county fielded 86 polling stations.

In addition, Holland said, the county intends to open 33 dropoff centers where voters — perhaps Postal Service phobic — can drop off their mail-in ballots in person. The precise locations of these sites has not been determined yet, but they will be scattered throughout the county. In recent elections, the county operated just three such centers.

All this, Holland stressed, will require more polling workers than normal. In a normal year, he said, his office hired 900 polling workers. In the March primary earlier this year, he said, 130 called in sick in response to COVID. For this election, Holland estimates he’s going to need 450 polling workers a day, which translates to 2,200 work days as opposed to 900. These poll workers will require a greater degree of computer skill, he said, and will need to be paid more than the $160-$240 stipend paid to poll workers in March.

The key — according to campaign managers, Democratic Party strategy, and the decidedly nonpartisan Holland himself — is to vote early. The sooner Santa Barbara voters get their ballots turned in the sooner they can be collected, and the less chance they will be effectively disenfranchised by new federal postal service reductions. Because last-minute voters — younger and more diverse — skew strongly in favor of Democratic candidates, Democratic party operatives will be waging an especially intense voter-education campaign this year. Don’t throw out that ballot, voters will be warned. Turn it in sooner rather than later. All this will, inevitably, will prove far easier said than done. “It’s been over-the-top difficult to put on this election,” Joe Holland n lamented. “And we’re still in the throes of it.”

Likewise, the Ordinance Committee dropped any extra assistance for “special needs” renters. These had been defined as adults older than 62, tenants with children, and tenants with disabilities. Councilmembers worried that such language might give landlords an incentive to discriminate against people with families.

The issue of just-cause eviction protection has been kicking around the City Council for four years now, having been pushed by CAUSE, the tenants’ rights organization. CAUSE had argued that landlords should be required to pay four From left, City Council Ordinance Committee members Oscar Gutierrez, months of relocation assistance per tenant, and five months Kristen Sneddon, and Mike Jordan for tenants with special needs.

Both sides of the debate mobilized large numbers of supporters advocates countered that those who invest in real estate assume who spoke, some quite passionately and, on occasion, heatedly. certain risks and that absent protection against the increased housSmaller landlords argued the additional financial burdens the ing costs, many community members will be forced out of Santa ordinance would impose would push them out of business, thus Barbara.

The matter was continued until October 2 at the request of giving the larger institutional property management companies —depicted as more aggressive and less responsive—more sway Councilmember Gutierrez to allow the committee to solicit comat setting the market norms. Many cited the financial distress they ments from Santa Barbara’s non-English-speaking landlord com—Nick Welsh were already experiencing because of COVID-19. Tenants’ rights munity.

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CANNABIS CONCERNS: “The placement of a retail cannabis store in Summerland will change its character forever,” said Mark Brickley during public comment at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

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by Delaney Smith anta Barbara County inched closer toward finding the right pot-shop fit for the Summerland area on Tuesday amid dozens of residents bashing the future retailer, regardless of the applicant.

Though the Board of Supervisors is not involved in the review or the selection process of storefront applicants, it approved the criteria-based scoresheets for rating and selecting the applicants at the Tuesday hearing. The supervisors approved the two scoresheets 4-1 with a few additional tweaks.

Fourth District Supervisor Peter Adam motioned to give more weight to parking impact plans and less to odor control on the second scoring sheet.

First District Supervisor Das Williams also wanted to further alter the scoresheet and add more weight to the community involvement rating, but his motion didn’t gain traction with the other supervisors.

The overwhelming majority of public commenters spoke out against a storefront in Summerland or Carpinteria’s Santa Claus Lane, claiming there isn’t enough community input in the process.

“The placement of a retail cannabis store in Summerland will change its character forever,” said Mark Brickley, who has lived about a mile from Summerland for 25 years.

“It will become a destination to buy drugs and not the family-oriented community it’s become.”

“I was a part of the discussion about dispensaries in Santa Barbara,” Williams said about those worried about increased crime.

“There was a lot of public angst and public fear about that. But if you go down to the two Chapala locations, just blocks from here, you don’t see the criminal element.”

Williams said he advocates for dispensaries so that he can be a regulator, which is better than no government oversight at all.

Despite this, he was the only “no” vote on the scoresheets because he felt community involvement was not weighted enough on the forms.

Other supervisors didn’t necessarily feel that the public was being slighted. The county code says there can be one retail storefront in each of the unincorporated parts of the county, including the Summer-

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land area, which Carpinteria’s Santa Claus Lane has been folded into. Public meetings were conducted for all areas, and public comments were collected in the meetings via phone and letters as well as through a community survey on the county website, before the scoresheets were completed.

The survey results showed that 28 percent of responding residents believe Santa Claus Lane is an inappropriate location for a store; 21 percent have safety concerns; 17 percent are concerned about additional traffic and parking issues; 12 percent have odor concerns; 11 percent worry that it may drive up commercial rent prices; and 11 have issues with the exterior design.

“One of the sentiments that we heard was that there wasn’t enough community input,” said 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino.

“I want to remind people of another survey that was done in Summerland; it was called Prop. 64,” he said in reference to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act that passed in 2016.

“That was an 88.25 percent voter turnout.…

So I like the plan that we have.”

With the scoresheets approved, Assistant County Executive Officer Barney Melekian explained that applicants must score a minimum of 85 percent on the first form that scores business operations. He described that form as technical and meant for determining if an applicant is in compliance with cannabis laws or not. If passed, they move on to the second scoresheet that assesses neighborhood compatibility. This step is where community concerns come into play.

The approved neighborhood compatibility form assesses applicants based on the following categories: 35 percent of the score is based on community involvement; 20 percent is based on site visits; 15 percent on its neighborhood design compatibility plan; 15 percent for its on-site parking plan; 5 percent for an odor-control plan; and 5 percent for a customer-education plan.

The business applications will be scored by a third-party consultant, and county staff will rate those that pass through onto the neighborhood compatibility form before finally selecting the highest-ranking applicant in each area to submit an application for a land-use entitlement with the Planning and Development Department. n

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dy Barkan, Santa Barbara resident and national health-care reform advocate, addressed the country during the second night of Democratic National Convention from the confines of his wheelchair and with the assistance of the computerized voice box that his disease — ALS — now requires of him for speech.

Since being diagnosed with ALS — a degenerative neurological disease — in 2016, Barkan has emerged as a compelling advocate for Medicare for All, an issue on which he and Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden disagree. Even so, Barkan made a strong case for Biden, highlighting the former vice president’s support for the Affordable Care Act and incumbent President Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to destroy it.

He spoke of “the enormous costs, denied claims, dehumanizing treatment when we are most in need.” A video clip showed Barkan from two years ago — still able to talk on his own — scooting around Capitol Hill on an electric wheelchair,

knocking on doors of health-care reform opponents such as former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Biden and the Democrats clearly intend to make health-care reform a major point separating them from the Trump White House. Even now in the throes of the COVID pandemic, Trump has sought to weaken or eliminate the Affordable Care Act, the signature accomplishment of the Obama-Biden administration.

In an earlier interview, Barkan argued that the pandemic highlights how “dangerous it is to tie insurance to employment.”

Barkan, an attorney, lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, UCSB professor Rachael King, and their children. Two years ago, Barkan confronted Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona when they both happened to be on the same airplane, urging him to vote against the Republicans’ massive tax cut bill that would put Medicare funding at risk. Barkan told the senator, “You can save my life. Please.” That encounter was captured on video and subsequently went —Nick Welsh viral.

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Randall Road lost two residents in 2018 when rains following the Thomas Fire sent boulders and mud across the banks of the creek, destroying seven homes.

The debris basin was conceived by neighbor Curtis Skene, who played a significant role gaining the buy-in from his neighbors for the debris basin to replace all the homes along the street.

CITY City Council on 8/19 gave developer Ed St. George and his partners the green light to proceed with plans to build a four-story mixed-use development at 711 North Milpas Street that exceeds the city’s 45-foot height limit in exchange for a binding commitment that 16 of the building’s 82 rental units are priced to be affordable for middle-income earners. Under the terms of the deal, the revised plans for the new development will be allowed to be as high as 52 feet in certain spots and 48 feet in others. Also approved was St. George’s

request to add six more rental units to the proposed development than the plans approved by the council last year. St. George still has to take his new plans to the Architectural Board of Review, the Planning Commission, and the City Council again for review and public comment.

City Council voted unanimously 8/19 to authorize the creation of a 13-member panel to study what kind of civilian police review board, if any, the city should create to shine a brighter light on the state of policecommunity relations. These 13, the council decreed, should have the “life experience, education, professional experience, and community standing to garner the confidence and trust of the community.”Members need not be U.S. citizens but must be city residents and willing to commit 4-20 hours a month. Members will receive a stipend of $50 for each meeting they attend.

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George Paul

11/16/1928 - 3/25/2020

George was born Nov. 16th1928. in a German Village in Romania, known as GrossAlisch. He was the third child of Stefan and Sara Schuller Paul, having two older siblings, brother Stefan and sister Sara.

The Paul’s were farmers and were ethnic Germans who ancestors established the small town 800 years prior and retained their German language and customs.

During WWII, George and his childhood friend saw the Russian Army coming over the hills towards their town, fearing they would be captured they were able to race after and hop on a fleeing villager’s wagon as the horses that were pulling the wagon galloped by.

At 15 years old on foot, with no jacket and just the clothes on his back he traveled with the other evacuees from other villages. They eventually all jammed into train cattle cars, fleeing to Hungary. For 6 weeks they all endured poor conditions, starvation and constant strafing by fighter planes. They eventually arrived in Linz, Austria, around his 16th Birthday. Unfortunately George would never see his parents again and couldn’t return to his village. His family was trapped in Romania after the war ended. It was closed off to the outside world when the Communists took over.

His family lived a very poor and dreary life under communist rule till they were allowed to immigrate to Germany after the collapse the USSR in the mid nineteen eighties.

He lived in Austria for 10yrs before immigrating to Canada with a suitcase, $60 and didn’t speak the language. There he found work on a farm doing back breaking work picking tobacco. He met his future wife Elwira Neumann who lived in Michigan and was visiting Canada. They were married in Canada in 1957 and settled in Detroit. They moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1963 with their two boys to eventually settle in Goleta, CA in 1965.

George worked for Val’s Painting and Drywall as the superintendent for 25 yrs before he retired in 1988. He lived a very full life. His hard12

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ships during the war never affected his positive outlook, and to live life in the present.

The beloved “Opa”(as he was known to his grand children) was an amazing active presence in their lives. He was a fun and extraordinary grandfather in ordinary daily excursions with the four grand kids.

They have great memories of him whether he was taking them to the airport to watch the planes take off, going to Goleta beach or trips to Anna’s Bakery.

Hiking, bike riding and gardening were his passions.

His incredible health provided him the means to hike in our nearby mountains including some of the trails that lead up to the top of Camino Cielo.

He rode his bike frequently well into his late 80’s. He had a green thumb when it came to growing his vegetable garden and fruit trees. Music & dancing were a part of his life too, in fact, it was at a dance years after his divorce where he met Bobbie Piatt. Bobbie who was his love and partner for 18 years They shared a vibrant relationship, had mutual respect for each other and enjoyed traveling on many trips all over the world.

George was excited the day he became a citizen in the 1960’s, and he was very proud to be an American and thought it was a privilege to live in USA. He over came his handy cap of coming here with practically nothing, and not speaking the language with hard work, never complaining or expecting a hand out to live the American dream.

The family members will greatly miss him, he was deeply loved, and fostered many memories of laughter with him. Along with his treasured influence on our lives, and fascinating stories of his homeland that we know as our family heritage. George was close to his family in Europe, and kept in contact with relatives by phone and travel visits in later years, and his son’s continue these valuable family relationships. The GrossAlisch village church by his childhood home rang the bells in honor of his passing, to which we are deeply touched of this beautiful arrangement to honor his 91 years of life.

George is preceded in death by his father Stephan & mother Sara, brother Stephan (Stipins), sister Sara (Ziri).

George “is survived by his son Gerhard and wife Eva, his son Robert and wife Kim, and his Grandchildren, Brandon, Ryan, Joshua, and Renee.

His passing was on March 25th, however the circumstances of the COVID pan-

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demic afforded only a very small gathering of immediate family at a graveside service. The farewell ceremony included a very personal eulogy from a family pastor who had met George previously. It was a beautiful service highlighting George’s life story, and where the song “I Could Only Imagine” was sang accompanied with a guitar. I know all who would have liked to have been there did not have a chance to attend, please know we heard how special the many people were in his life. You blessed him and he felt it…and we appreciate your hearts. We raise a smile to our loved one, who will always be remembered for his energy, jovial attitude, and kindness he spread to all. A memorial will be planned for a later date.

For more information on the memorial e-mail gp642@hotmail.com. Or you may call 805 683-1635 and leave a message.

Nickolas Martin 1933 - 2020

Nickolas Martin, a bartender for over 60 years and life-long resident of Santa Barbara, CA, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020, in Goleta, CA. Nick was born in McGill, Nevada, in 1933, to Greek immigrants James and Mary Martin.

Nick is survived by his daughter, Nicolette Martin Van Winkle (Donn), sister, Artis Chamberlin-Pattison (Jerry), sister, Emilie McMinn-Sears, brother Ted Martin (Cynthia) and niece, Jamie Chamberlin-Granner (Nathan) and Irene Zervos, and nephews George, Jim (Cyndi) and Simon Jr (Angelica). He was pre-deceased by sister Sophie Zervos.

Nick attended SBHS, Class of 1951, and enjoyed being a yell leader. He attended Cal Poly SLO and was a whiz at math and science, often helping his classmates with their homework. He began working in the restaurant business alongside his father, who owned the Busy Bee Café on lower State Street. This is where he observed true generosity of spirit – watching his dad feed the homeless and people in need. In the early years, Nick owned his own bar on Hollister Avenue named Renos, which was

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then renamed Mr. M’s when he partnered with the Malloy Brothers. Nick tended bar for years at several bars, including Torky’s, The Hideout and The Bak Door in Goleta. Nick was a great bartender and a most personable and well-loved employee.

Nick was an avid water skier and golfer. True to his Greek heritage, he enjoyed cooking and loved to entertain. His infectious personality was always evident. He had that spark, that movie star charisma that drew people to him.

He had the most wonderful way of making everyone he spoke to feel special and seen.

He had a twinkle in his eye. It was at once mischievous and funny and smart and totally contagious.

He will be deeply missed by his friends, family and anyone who was lucky enough to know him.

May his generosity and kindness be forever remembered.

Pamela B. Joliet Garland 9/30/1950 - 8/5/2020

Pamela gave up her battle against cancer on August 5th, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California only hours after her 2nd granddaughter, Vera was born.

Pamela was brave, gracious, caring and believing, and left us too soon.

Born 9/30/50 in Lubbock, Texas. Her pops left not long after, and Pamela traveled west with her mom and uncles on Route 66 to find some good oranges and ultimately Santa Barbara. They settled on the Riviera first where Pamela first met Jesus, holding her little birdy, that had recently died. From there, she moved to Calle Poniente, on the west side where she spent a large part of her life. Also, Living next door to the State Theater (the old Unity Shop) she would listen to movies through her window at night.

Her mom, Wynne Tuffnell,

remarried (John Rowbottom) and Pam soon had two brothers, Steve and Mike, whom she loved. She attended local schools including Harvey Haver’s Free school for awhile.

Later, she enrolled in Butte College in Chico, where she studied art and created fine etches, and became a fine artist.

Back home in Santa Barbara she worked at the “Tea House” restaurant, around the same time as her future husband, Jim Garland, though they weren’t destined to join up at that moment. Her travels took her to Bellingham, WA as well as New York City for awhile, until settling back down with her new daughter Fiona in Santa Barbara. Fiona’s father Mark Dudley stayed behind in Monterey, and Pam rejoined her mom Wynne.

Fiona started school at Waldorf School where they both became very involved. About that time, 1998, she met and married Jim and together they raised Fiona and Jim’s son, Kilian. Many wonderful times were spent at the beach and at surfing contests.

Her favorite past times were sewing, yoga, art, and time spent with Spunky and Pancakes her favorites doggies, on long walks. She especially liked the dance floor at the great Blues Society concerts. More recently she enjoyed traveling to Costa Rica, Mexico, Cape Cod, Canada, Florida and special road trips through the heartland and the Mississippi Delta.

The later years were spent with taking care of her mom and attending many Al- Anon meetings. She offered her whole life as a gift to others, and she will be sorely missed by those left behind, discovering her treasures.

Pamela is survived by her loving husband Jim, daughter, Fiona, and granddaughters: Rainy Mae, and Vera. She is also survived by Jim’s son Kilian, and Jim’s extended family, her brother, Stephen Rowbottam, cousins John Rowbottam and his extended family, Aunt Eileen and Jim Morton, and nephews, John and Jason Bauman and Joshua Rowbottam.

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In Memoriam York orphanage. He knew kids whose undiagnosed eye problems held them back in school or undermined their health.

He knew kids who only found acceptance in team sports, where family, income, race, and religion didn’t matter.

He knew kids who overcame their sense of not belonging in a party, festival, or hearty laugh at a shared joke. That’s why the Lions Club vision programs, the Boys & Girls Club team and intramural sports, and the Old Spanish Days’ open, accessible revels meant so much to August 22-23, 2020 KEEPER OF THE VOTE: Ken Pettit (right; with Larry Herrera, center; and Bob Geis), him. It was why, of all the area’s Santa Barbara County’s elections registrar for 40 years, famously allowed homeless Free Virtual Event elected officials, the one who people to register “The Fig Tree” as their street address. resonated most with Ken was crusty, outdoorsy RepubliSATURDAY, AUGUST 22 can Dr. Dan Secord, who had 1:15 pm | Miguelito León also been raised as an orphan and was “sometimes the only 2:30 pm | Marc Evanstein political person I could ask about something who really 3:45 pm | Matthew Owensby understood.”

BY L E E M O L D AV E R That was why this funny, 5:00 pm | HOCKET uper Tuesday in March 2020 was the first laid-back guy could become as serious and focused major county election Ken Pettit didn’t as a lion if someone tried to mess with any citizen’s observe, or manage, in 40 years. After serv- right to vote, which was sacred to Ken, no matter SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 ing as County Clerk Howard Menzel’s senior where you lived, whether you owned or rented, deputy, Pettit succeeded Menzel, serving four terms whether you had a home at all.

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Ken became widely known after being grilled I asked Pettit why he was running for County Clerk, 2:30 pm | Gamelan Sinar Surya his regular smile momentarily vanished, he looked in Superior Court for two days about UCSB/Isla right at me, and he said, “I really want to make a Vista student voting. Pettit explained why students difference for people.” And he did, in so many ways. could register to vote where they attended school, Watch via the There was County Executives Association Ken how their votes were accurately tabulated, and what Department of Music’s YouTube: Pettit, regaling meetings with side-splitting jokes efforts our Elections Office made to assure that any tinyurl.com/ucsbmusicyoutube while nudging them toward more honest, open gov- and all votes would be counted if possible. That was ernment. Department head Pettit, knowing every during legal challenges to a county election whose Learn more about the artists at employee’s name, always inquiring when a family winning margin was fewer than 20 contested votes. music.ucsb.edu/summerfestival FreeyourselF yourselFFrom From member was ailing. Lions Club Ken, urging anyone “In a democracy, our system’s essential right is for Free housework! housework! he met to “stop by for a free eye screening.” Santa Bar- every eligible voter to have their chance to vote, and bara Boys & Girls Club supporter Ken, telling every to have their vote counted,” Pettit explained.

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“Goin’, or comin’ home?” he shouted.

Ken enjoyed being County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Officer. “When you help someone complete the “Going,” I said. forms for their wedding or business license, record “Okay, have a good trip,” Ken replied.

As the sidewalk pushed us along, I realized the the deed for their first home, that’s something you never forget.” Visitors for a romantic County Court- people in front of me were staring at Ken. “Isn’t that house wedding would be surprised when the fellow Orson Welles?” one traveler asked the other. guiding them through the paperwork emerged from “No, of course not. That’s Raymond Burr.”

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Edith Dickinson Tipple 3/14/1944 - 8/12/2020

Edith Dickinson Tipple, a resident of Santa Barbara since 1946, died peacefully at her home on August 12, 2020.

Edith was born on March 14, 1934 at her ancestral home in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Jacob McGavok Dickinson Jr., a foremost Arabian horse breeder of the time, and of Margaret Adams Dickinson Seeger, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her paternal grandfather, Jacob McGavok Dickinson, was a leading attorney in Chicago, Illinois and the Secretary of War under President Howard Taft. Her maternal grandfather, Rufus Biggs Smith, was a distinguished attorney and judge in Cincinnati, Ohio, in whose honor a plaque adorns the wall of the University of Cincinnati Law School.

Travellers Rest, the home in which Edith was born, is now a Historic House Museum.

From there the family moved with their 60-horse stud farm to Rancho Oso at Paradise Camp. It was from there that Edith established her lifelong love of Santa Barbara and of Montecito, where she lived from 1948 to the present, except for six years spent in Cleveland, Ohio and Austin, Texas (1954-1960) when she was married to Joel Loring Andrews. In 1961 she married John Ord Tipple, who died in 1983. She attended Laguna Blanca School, Stanford University, and The University of California at Santa Barbara, majoring in philosophy.

Edith also had an ardent interest in spiritual psychology. In this pursuit she wrote innumerable articles and book reviews for various Vedanta periodicals and five children’s books of eastern tales for Western children.

Edith is survived by two daughters, each of whom she adored and admired for wide-ranging accomplishments: Marina Andrews Parke (Jeff) and Jocelyn Tipple; two granddaughters, Megan Parke Baxter and Hayley Parke D’Auria, as well as by her sis14

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ter, Maxi Decker of Santa Barbara and her brother Rufus Dickinson of Toronto, Canada; niece Whitney Heimlich Ingersoll and Sven Dickinson of Santa Barbara, and seven others scattered throughout the country.

At this time, no memorial services have been planned.

In lieu of flowers, Edith has asked any remembrance be sent to either The Vedanta Society of Southern California or to The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County.

Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

Leigh Ann Bradley 3/4/1957 - 8/7/2020

Dr. Leigh Ann Bradley passed away on August 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas after a 6 month treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Born to Neal Owen and Dorothy Ann (Crutchfield) Terry on March 4, 1957 in Lee County, AL, she spent her formative years in Pensacola, FL and Greenwood, SC. She graduated from Parkway West High School in Ballwin, MO. She then attended the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Houston, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. She met R. Tim Bradley while attending college at Rolla; they were married for 14 years.

Upon graduating, Leigh Ann worked for Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. Soon after having children, she switched careers, offering individual and group psychotherapy after obtaining a Master’s degree in Psychology and a PhD in Counselor Education.

While working as a psychotherapist, she obtained Associate’s and Master’s degrees in nursing, and over time transitioned into leadership and coaching roles in the healthcare industry.

Leigh Ann is preceded in death by her father, Neal Owen Terry. She is survived by her triplet children: Michael Timothy Bradley

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(Cassandra), David Neal Bradley, and Anne Elise Bradley (Jim), as well as her mother, Dorothy Terry; sister, Susan Elise (Terry) Pareigis; and brother, Neal Owen Terry, Jr. She gave each of her children individualized attention throughout their lives, encouraging their varied interests, as well as emphasizing the importance of education. She also passed down to them the values of respect, decency, and compassion toward others.

Leigh Ann was truly an angel among us, sharing her vast knowledge and compassion with each person within her very large group of friends and family. She exuded warmth and kindness, as she never met a stranger and easily made friends with those in her path. Leigh Ann was courageous and optimistic, often turning getting lost into an opportunity to have an “adventure.”

She also found meaning in difficult circumstances. Without having ever visited, Leigh Ann moved to Los Angeles to start a new chapter in her life after losing her home in Hurricane Katrina. In her later years, she resided in Santa Cruz, CA; Memphis, TN; her adopted home of Santa Barbara, CA; and in her childhood hometown of Pensacola, FL. Leigh Ann often traveled to consult on improvements to patient experience in our nation’s healthcare system, and to visit her children in Ann Arbor, MI; Austin, TX; and Washington, D.C. She left lasting impressions on everyone she met. When meeting her, people felt cherished and appreciated, as they were, in fact, unique and special to her.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support the research of Leigh Ann’s trusted oncologist, or that family and friends honor her memory by practicing generosity and acts of kindness toward others.

Contributions may be sent to MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Carl Gay’s Lung Cancer Research, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.

Online contributions may be made at mdanderson.org/ gifts, then click “Give Now.” On the next page, please select “Give In Memory Of,” enter “Leigh Ann Bradley,” check “I’d Like to Choose Where My Donation Will Go,” and select “Fund Designated by Family.”

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Arthur G. Clarke, Jr. 10/14/1932 - 7/16/2020

Arthur G. Clarke, beloved father and grandfather and longtime resident of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, passed away suddenly on July 16, 2020 due to complications following a catastrophic stroke.

Art was born in Los Angeles, California on October 14, 1932 to Arthur and Amy Clarke. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he was drafted into the Army in 1952 during the Korean War and was stationed at the Nevada Test Site as part of the military’s desire to learn how troops would withstand the effects of nuclear warfare. After serving his time in the army, he attended UCLA where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1959. He was a lifelong Bruins fan.

He married Dixie Garbutt in 1957 and they had three children, Robin (Clarke) LaFevers, Timothy Clarke, and Matthew Clarke. Art and Dixie divorced in 1965 and in 1970 he married Becky Kay Webb. Shortly thereafter they moved to Mammoth Lakes, California, where he worked with Dempsey Construction. In 1976, Art and Kay were blessed with a daughter, Kimberly, who was at his side when he passed.

Being a father was one of Art’s great joys in life. That dedication and commitment to being a hands-on dad had him relocating to Santa Barbara, California in 1980 so that he could be closer to his older children. After a long career as a C.P.A., Art wanted to make a difference in his community and spent many hours over many years working for Priority Homes, Inc., to have affordable housing brought to Santa Barbara with Oak Grove Condominiums.

After his wife Kay passed away, in 2009 Art moved to Ventura, California to care for his youngest grandson, Caleb.

They spent many wonderful hours together, camping, hiking, and reveling in one another’s company. He often claimed that being Caleb’s nanny was the highlight of his career.

Art embraced all of life—both the bitter and the sweet—and met it head on, sleeves rolled up, eager to do his duty and trusting in his faith to see him through. He was a man of deep convictions and a constant faith in Jesus Christ, and was actively involved in a number of local churches, including El Montecito Presbyterian and Encounter.

Art shared his love of nature with his children and grandchildren by taking them hiking, backpacking, skiing and biking. He also loved to travel. In 1960 he crewed on the schooner Wanderer, sailing from Sausalito, California to Tahiti and back again.

That trip was followed with rafting down the Grand Canyon, exploring the Eastern Sierras and Yosemite, visits to Israel, British Columbia, England, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Amsterdam, and many of the National Parks. When he was in his 70s, he biked the Italian Coast and went on a D-Day Tour through Europe.

He is survived by his children, Robin LaFevers (Mark), Timothy Clarke (Susan), Matthew Clarke and Kimberly Arce (Alex), his grandchildren, Adam LaFevers, Eric LaFevers, Caleb Arce, Tony Clarke, Corissa Davidson, and great grandchildren, Allen Davidson, Tyler Davidson, Sam Davidson, Lilly Davidson, Dillon Clarke, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Art filled out lives with joy, touched our souls and moved our hearts. We are grateful for the time he shared with us here on earth and our love goes with him as he embarks on his newest journey. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to Yosemite Conservancy or Food Share of Ventura County.

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If you are concerned about your child’s development or have reason to believe your child needs special education due to a physical, mental, emotional, learning or speech problem, you may contact either the SELPA office or your local school district Special Education Department if you have questions about referring a child for special education services.

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anta Barbara has been buffeted by a tempest of fire and debris, of environmental and economic frailty, and by the ravages of COVID-19. Our city can emerge stronger and more resilient by deliberately setting our course and creating a comprehensive vision. Robust civic engagement and public discourse are fundamental components in this process.

COVID-19 has brought previous tensions to a breaking point. In earthquake seismology, we describe rupture in terms of ductile versus brittle strain. When pressure builds over time, the earth can accommodate the stress and have a ductile adaptive response. If pressure is too intense, the earth will rupture, sending reverberations of the brittle response in all directions. In a large enough earthquake, the earth rings like a bell.

The cumulative stresses from the Thomas Fire, the Montecito Debris Flow, extreme drought, a changing local economy, and a growing housing crisis left us brittle. Adding COVID-19 acted like an earthquake, forcing us to the point of rupture.

I remember Santa Barbara in the 1980s, before Paseo Nuevo, with Piccadilly Square, and when there was still a stoplight on the freeway. I will admit to a certain nostalgia, but I also share an excitement in setting our future course.

The city has made major, but temporary, changes downtown, creating a pedestrian promenade and allowing parklets for outdoor dining. All positive, yes, but it is not a full, comprehensive vision. How will we encourage a diversified economy and new affordable housing, reduce homelessness, celebrate our diverse cultural history, promote public safety and disaster resilience, enhance our environmental legacy, and articulate our sense of place?

A collective vision for downtown is more than a question of creating a pedestrian mall.

It is time for us to boldly envision and embrace all that we can be. Contact your City Council to request a public input process.

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he extremely high cost of housing on the county’s South Coast has an ongoing, negative domino effect on our economy by forcing employees to either relocate to more affordable areas or leave the region entirely. Employers have difficulty filling jobs of essential workers such as fire, police, medical, and hospitality personnel, which became evident during the 2018 debris flow because many live out of the area.

Efforts to build more moderately priced rental housing in Santa Barbara are difficult because of the cost and availability of land and the difficulty of development. This has resulted in the high cost of both homes and rentals.

In 1969, California mandated that cities and counties plan for a Regional Housing Needs Allocation. Santa Barbara has provided only 0.5 percent of the housing required for those with moderate income. The state created the original Accessory Dwelling Units laws in 2017 to create more housing. These ADUs, or “granny flats,” are a complete living unit, either attached or a standalone structure on a homeowner’s property. Even an attached garage or room attached to a house can become a Junior ADU. Previously permitted detached garages or outbuildings are also eligible to be ADUs. Collectively, these units can provide a muchneeded supply of moderately priced housing that will help businesses attract employees and keep a diverse workforce on the South Coast without building taller buildings.

—Dennis Story, S.B.

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he announcement that Phillips 66 plans to repurpose their local oil facilities into refineries for renewables came as a surprise, but it fits a larger, worldwide pattern. In Europe, BP and Shell have accelerated their production of clean energy, under pressure from governments and investors.

ExxonMobil, which is seeking approval to restart three wells in the Santa Barbara Channel, is in desperate straits. Their return on invested capital has gone from 35 percent in 2009 to less than 5 percent in 2020. Globally, fossil fuels investments are in decline, while those in renewable energy are three times that in fossil fuels.

Clean energy employs five times more workers in California than all fossil-fuel industries combined. Almost 10 percent of their workers are military veterans, and 60 percent of the employment is in construction and manufacturing — electricians, iron workers, carpenters, drivers, engineers, laborers — good union jobs that people need.

—Rachel Altman, S.B.

For the Record ¶ In last week’s Real Estate section, the wrong byline ran for Architecturally Speaking, which was written by Dennis Thompson, FAIA.

SE BUSCAN NIÑOS AVISO PUBLICO SELPA del Condado de Santa Barbara (SBCSELPA) y los distritos afiliados buscan a todos los niños con necesidades excepcionales entre 0 y 21 años de edad, incluyendo bebés y niños inscritos en escuelas privadas por sus padres. Los programas de Educación Especial están disponibles para todos los estudiantes con discapacidades entre 0 y 21 años de edad en el Condado de Santa Barbara.

Si usted está preocupado acerca del desarrollo de su hijo o tiene la mínima razón de pensar que su hijo necesita servicios de educación especial debido a problemas físicos, mentales, emocionales, de aprendizaje o de habla, comuníquese con la oficina de SELPA o con el Departamento de Educación Especial de su Distrito Escolar si tiene alguna pregunta acerca de referir a un niño para servicios de educación especial.

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BY H A T T I E B E R E S F O R D hen Montgomery Queen’s Circus with

its menagerie and company of clowns, trick riders, acrobats, and trapeze artists struck their monster tent in 1874 in Santa Barbara, they left two members behind, the enterprising Jerry Forney and his trick mule. Jerry quickly became a favorite member of the community, and he frequently appeared on the streets riding his old white mule, much to everyone’s amusement.

Jerry’s story is remarkable. Born into slavery around 1820 at Bellevue, the Erwin family plantation outside of Morganton, North Carolina, Jerry was among a group of slaves who were taken to work the gold fields in California in 1852. After their owner returned home, Jerry’s wages and those of the others were sent to North Carolina. In 1854, Jerry decided he’d no longer work in bondage. Taking on the last name Forney, the name of the owner of the plantation where his father was enslaved, he continued to work in the mines as a self-freed man.

In 1858, Jerry Forney was sinking a well in Amador County when he hit a rich vein of gold. The local paper reported, “He and the other colored folks here are preparing to work it.” In 1870, Jerry was working in Ione, a mining supply town nicknamed “Freeze-Out” and “Bed-Bug.” Although Jerry owned $660 worth of real estate and had $100 in the bank, by the time Montgomery Queen’s Circus formed in 1873, he was looking for warmer climes and was itching to get out of town.

He had trained his white mule to do tricks, and now in his fifties, he joined the circus. While the carnival life may have been exciting for a time, it was also very hard, and Jerry was getting on in years. Santa Barbara seemed like a great place to set down roots. One of the first things he did, in July 1875, was register to vote. He also opened a bootblack stand on State Street, earning many customers and friends with his cheerful and exuberant personality.

Though the local paper was silent on his appearance in the Centennial parade of 1876, later stories tell of him riding his white mule, waving an American flag, and wearing broken shackles to symbolize the freedman. It didn’t take long for the newspapers to warm to this incredible man, and his exploits and activities were regularly reported in the newspapers.

Jerry took part in many aspects of Santa Barbara life.

When Bert’s Dramatic Troupe, a theatrical repertory company, came to town for a week in 1879, the troupe joined Jerry for a spontaneous free concert in front of the Occidental Hotel, where Jerry had his stand. The paper reported, “Quite a crowd gathered to listen to the old time negro melodies by the entire company; and to witness the dancing of Jaba by Prof. Forney, which was done in his usual artistic style.”

He appeared on the Lobero Theatre stage in a performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and in the program for the annual Rose Festival, where he expounded on Temperance principles. In 1886, as part of a performance featuring Major Robert H. Hendershot, the drummer boy of the Rappahannock, he again took to the stage, this time for the closing tableau of the lament “Tenting on the Old Campground.”

Jerry was always ready for a good time. In 1879, he provided some comic relief to a rather dull and tedious day at Bradley’s racetrack (which circled today’s Bird Refuge). The press reported, “Prof. Jerry Forney came on the track with a silver plated bridle attached to a

road wagon made for Cain just before his unpleasant little affair with his brother Abel.”

Jerry won, much to the delight of the spectators.

Forney’s entrepreneurial nature saw him experimenting with growing cotton, which he displayed at the annual Los Angeles Horticultural convention alongside such major local horticultural lights as Ellwood Cooper, Joseph Sexton, Sherman P. Stow, and Frank E. Kellogg. Tomatoes, corn, and strawberries grown in his garden off lower State Street were given to his appreciative friends.

In 1881, Jerry initiated a scheme to meet Santa Barbara’s labor needs. He hoped to bring a colony of good mechanics, farm laborers, and house servants from North Carolina to Santa Barbara and circulated a petition, which eventually garnered 500 signatures from men who “numbered among our best and wealthiest people.” Newspapers throughout the state reported on his plan. The Sacramento Daily Union said, “Jerry Forney, a colored man at Santa Barbara, is arranging an exodus of colored people from his old home in North Carolina.”

At the time, not much came of the idea, but Forney did work as a broker of sorts, placing advertisements in the paper to help African Americans obtain employment. He also helped several young men set up bootblack stands on State Street.

Jerry’s foray into civic affairs led him to announce his candiAn unknown bootblack, probably a protégé of Jerry Forney, at his stand on State Street in the late dacy for mayor twice and run 1800s as a delegate for the Republican Primary once. Though he could barely read — having been denied an education — his wit paying a license fee for his wharf, but he would have to was sharp, and he kept abreast of Santa Barbara affairs pay license for the boot blacking business if he ran an through his customers at the shoeshine stand. opposition to Jerry’s.

In 1898, a paralytic stroke and rheumatism forced Soon after Jerry had arrived in Santa Barbara, Mortimer Cook, a bank owner, was running for mayor Jerry to give up his business. He had married Martha against the incumbent, Mr. Richards. On election day, Harris late in life, and the two had a home on the corner Jerry was shining the mayor’s boots posthaste, when of Anacapa and Yanonali streets. Jerry’s many friends Cook, also in a hurry, came by and sat in the next booth, rallied to help the couple, and they were able to live impatiently waiting. John P. Stearns, who was running comfortably. One of his protégés, Pio Calderon, donated as councilman, came by. Clearly a Cook supporter, he the total receipts of one day a year to their support. threw down his cane, grabbed a set of brushes and a pot In 1904, the incredible Jeremiah A. Forney passed of blacking, and set to work polishing Cook’s boots, rac- away. Over the years, Jerry’s “sayings” had often been ing Jerry to the finish. Stearns won, but Jerry spent the published in the newspaper, so his friends could clearly rest of the day electioneering against Stearns’s choice as picture Jerry at the Pearly Gates telling his Maker, “This n councilman. He said that Mr. Stearns might get clear of be one fine large day, Boss.”

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cal riches—North America’s Galapagos serves as a clearinghouse for understanding our Channel Islands in one narrative sweep. In reading chapters before I fell to sleep at night, I found myself dreaming about island adventures of my own, a very welcome escape from the shut-in monotony of our current pandemic life.

I spoke with Laverty over the phone for nearly an hour last week, and what follows is a streamlined version of our conversation.

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How did you get into the Channel Islands? I became a widow when my children were pretty young. My husband was a whale scientist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. I had done a lot of environmental work, and I was on the board of the oldest whale conservation society.

That’s where I met him.

I hadn’t taken a science class, really, since high school.

But I got to be close to all these wonderful scientists.

They’re such an interesting, crazy bunch. They’re so passionate about what they do. They do it for love, not money.

Corinne Heyning Laverty Over time, Laverty intensified her research, eventually discovering more of the scientists’ personal collections at other libraries and universities.

A decade later in February 2020, Laverty published North America’s Galapagos: The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey, an engaging tale of these expeditions. Decorated with in-depth character portraits of the primary players, behind-the-scenes analysis of the politics of funding such an ambitious mission, and plenty of up-to-date information about the science of the islands — particularly related to their archaeologi-

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What were some of your first island trips? They started when I first moved to California. I used to go to Catalina a lot. I think of Catalina, especially Two Harbors, as California in the 1950s. No one locks their doors. One lost wallet is a major crime statistic that will skew the data on the whole island. I loved that island culture.

I was also a scuba diver, and I dove a lot of the islands, including San Clemente. I was out there getting my certification on a night dive. We all came up and had a beer and went into the hold to go to sleep. All of the sudden, there was this clanking and bright lights and bull horns saying that we had to move our boat because they were gonna start bombing. Then the Navy guys boarded our boat and told us to leave.

How did this book come about? I was working parttime at the bank, wanting to be home with my kids a little more when they were elementary-school age. I came up with an idea for a book, but it wasn’t this book. I went to the museum and pitched it to the archivist. The archivist said, “If you’re gonna go through all of that, then you should

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e take for granted how much of a scientific wonderland exists on the Channel Islands, that eight-isle archipelago that stretches from San Nicolas Island off of the coast of San Diego all the way up to San Miguel Island, whose sandy, windswept stretches linger off the edge of Point Conception in western Santa Barbara County. From rare animals such as the island fox and spotted skunk to fossils of pygmy mammoths to landmark invasive-species-removal projects to quite possibly the earliest evidence of human-settlement existence in the New World, the remote, mostly undeveloped islands are treasure troves of endless discoveries.

But how do we know that? Why are the Channel Islands’ scientific values so well accepted today?

One significant answer is the Channel Islands Biological Survey (CIBS) of 1939 to 1941, when a multidisciplinary team of more than 30 scientists and researchers spent weeks and weeks scouring each island for animals, plants, fossils, arch sites, and so much more. Halted prior to its planned conclusion due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ entry into World War II — indeed, one expedition was on Santa Rosa Island when news of the Japanese attacks on Hawai‘i came through—the CIBS research somewhat faded into the archives as time went by.

But Corinne Heyning Laverty wasn’t ready to let that happen. Toward the end of successful careers in the defense and banking industries, Laverty—who regularly visited Catalina Island for years, is the widow of a renowned whale scientist, and knew the other islands primarily from scuba diving—went to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County with an idea for a book.

The archivist instead suggested she dust off the old CIBS files, and Laverty was immediately fascinated with the characters and stories that she found amid the field notes, handwritten correspondence, and crusty photographs.

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I finished it and stepped back, it was actually [UCSB grad and Smithsonian archaeologist] Torrey Rick who said that this is a great book about field work.

by Matt Kettmann write this story.” She pushed these dusty boxes to me that said “1939-1941 Channel Islands Biological Survey.”

To be honest, I thought that sounded really boring. But I opened up those files and found photographs and yellowing newspaper articles and handwritten letters between the scientists and the people living on the islands, like Herb Lester and the Vail & Vickers families. I found supply lists and progress reports and interoffice memorandums. I fell immediately in love with the people who lived out on the islands. I thought, “I can write this story.”

There are a number of points in the book where you do some pondering for the scientists, speculating on what they may have been thinking. There is a lot of blank space, a lot of blank pages, a lot of things I didn’t know. I decided that I could use that to my advantage by posing questions where I didn’t have information.

I got to make it up, in a way. I was clear about it. It’s a nonfiction book. But I ask, “Did they think this? Did he imagine that?” I used it in a very deliberate way to fill

in places where I thought the narrative could use a little punching up.

Would these scientists have accepted the modern interpretations and theories about the islands, which occasionally differ a bit from their own? They would have been happy that something they started kept going. There is momentum. That’s what all scientists want. They will debate every little thing, but I honestly think that scientists are such an inquisitive group. Even if they don’t agree with you, they’re willing to discuss it.

We are so fascinated by the conclusions of science, yet not as concerned with the process of collecting the research. Why is the process of science so important to understand? The book really evolved. Initially, it was about who they were and why they did the study. But then it kept evolving into a behind-the-scenes of how museum field work gets done and how tedious it is. They brought one ounce of cinnamon with them so they could bake a pie! When

LONE WOMAN SEARCH: Archeologist Art Woodward and San Nicolas Island caretaker Reggie Lambert (pictured) scoured the island to find what they thought erroneously was the whale bone hut where the Lone Woman of San Nic lived. Courtesy of Department of Anthropology, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County.

Did you have a favorite scientist? I did love John Adams Comstock. He was such a gentleman scientist renaissance man. But I couldn’t find many of his notes or letters. He was very proper. He never wrote anything down that would be condemning of anybody, but he must have hated that museum director!

And Art Woodard went to six islands and left voluminous notes, so his character had a very good knowledge base.

But [Jack C.] von Bloeker [Jr.], he was so flawed as a human being. He wanted to be the next great [Charles] Darwin or [Frederick] Grimmel, and he worked so hard. He had a couple of divorces, and his son said that he had a real mean streak and was obsessive compulsive. He smoked like a chimney.

He was my favorite character. He worked so hard and loved it so much.

Were there grander book release plans that got upended by the pandemic? It came out on February 15, 2020. The launch was at the Natural History Museum on February 19. It was well attended, a wonderful event. I had a whole nationwide speaking tour that I arranged myself, including at that Smithsonian, the New York City Audubon, the Charleston Audubon. That all just got canned.

But even with the first four to five talks, I did manage to land on the L.A. Times best-seller list for soft-cover nonfiction book. I’m hoping to continue to do Zoom talks.

It seems that these stories really resonate with people, no matter the situation. When you meet people who have an island story, they want to tell you about it. People just love these islands.

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Corinne Heyning Laverty is presenting a webinar based on North America’s Galapagos: The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey ($29.95; University of Utah Press) on Thursday, August 20, at 7 p.m. through the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Registration is required via sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events or by calling (805) 456-8744. See channelislandscalifornia.com for more on the book.

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Red Cross Disaster Response Virtual Volunteer Fair

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Maritime Museum will host author Corinne Heyning Laverty, who will present a breathtaking slideshow featuring beautiful color and historical photographs of California’s eight Channel Islands and the pre-WWII scientific expeditions that went out to them. The discussion will highlight the beauty of the islands, the unique animals and plants, and the scientists who explored the islands and what happened to them and their survey on the day the Pearl Harbor bombing stranded them.

Registration is required. 7pm. Free. Call (805) 456-8747. Read more on p. 18.

sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events 8/20: Online Class: The Lymph Shift: Herb Blends & Rituals Join area herbalist Sarah Karinja from Nomad Herbals for an introduction to the lymphatic system, body brushing, and helpful herbs to be incorporated into a daily ritual, including herbal infusion. 5:30-6pm.

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SATURDAY 8/22 8/22: Mix It Up! Virtual Art Workshop Spend the beginning of this workshop gathering magazine clippings, book and collage papers, and three photo copies of different flowers to be mixed with acrylic paints, stencils, and more to create a fabulous piece of artwork. Visit the website for the materials list and to register. 3-5pm.

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Matinee at the J Discussion Group: John Lewis: Good Trouble Watch the film before the Zoom discussion with Louise Palanker, who will talk about the life and work of the late John Lewis and his support for the Jewish community. Using interviews and rare archival footage, this 2020 documentary chronicles the life and career of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic representative from Georgia and his 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform, and immigration. 2-3pm. Free. Rated PG. Email mwitt@sbjf.org to register.

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virtual festival will feature performances by the L.A.-based piano duo Hocket, multipercussionist and vocalist Miguelito León, UCSB’s Composition alumnus and pianist Marc Evanstein, the Nesta Steel Drum Band, University Carillonist Wesley Arai, and Gamelan Sinar Surya. There will also be a children’s concert led by León and a demonstration of a variety of Medieval and Renaissance instruments by UCSB graduate composition student Matthew Owensby.

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MONDAY 8/24 8/24: Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC): Dolores Huerta Street Renaming Project The City of S.B. and the NAC will hold this special meeting to petition City Council to rename San Andres Street as Calle Dolores Huerta. Comments can be emailed prior to the meeting to streetrenaming@santabarbaraca.gov, or register in advance to make a public comment at the meeting. 6pm. Free.

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WEDNESDAY 8/26 8/26: Virtual Class: Mindfulness in Recovery Meditation This time of quarantine is especially challenging for people in recovery. Arno Jaffe, JD and meditation teacher, will offer mindfulness and compassion practices to people in all 12 Step programs. Learn how to be mindful and kind to yourself in a healthy and rewarding way. 5:30-6:30pm. Free.

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8/26: Game On! Grit, Grace & Glory — Movies Under the Stars in Your Cars: Bend It Like Beckham UCSB Arts & Lectures invites you to arrive early for food trucks, concessions, and music from DJ Darla Bea before watching this 2002 comedy about the daughter of an orthodox Sikh who rebels against her parents to pursue her dream of playing professional soccer. Gates open: 7:30pm.

Film: 8:30pm. Goleta West Wind Drive-In, 907 S. Kellogg Ave., #3833, Goleta. Free.

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oming off a basketball season in which he received first team All-State recognition, Santa Barbara High’s Bryce Warrecker seemed destined to wrap up his senior year with further glory on the baseball diamond. The 68 pitcher and first baseman won his first two starts on the mound and was banging out line drives at the plate.

The season abruptly ended in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the aspirations of millions of high school and college athletes slid into desolation.

There were no spring championships to celebrate, no records to be set. Warrecker was left hoping he would pitch again in 2021 at Cal Poly, which had proffered him a baseball scholarship.

But then, against all odds, along came the Santa Barbara Foresters, as proud a baseball organization as could be found anywhere. They had been playing every year since 1991, and even though the California Collegiate League had suspended operations, Foresters manager Bill Pintard and team president Christina Songer were determined to play ball this summer. They pieced together a month-long schedule against visiting independent teams from around the state — including a dozen contests with a club representing Pea Soup Andersen’s — and made an agreement with the city to use Pershing Park under strict conditions. No fans were allowed inside the gates, and players and staff wore masks off the field.

With a rampaging lineup of top-notch collegians eager to swing wooden bats — along with Warrecker and Dons teammate Nick Oakley, fresh out of high school — the Foresters had a phenomenal month, winning 25 of 28 home games.

Then they took another bold step, mustering the support to send the team to the 86th National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series in Wichita, Kansas. The NBC had the same mindset as the Foresters — not wanting a tradition to elapse. The World Series had taken place every year since 1934, when Satchel Paige pitched his team to the first title. Santa Barbara had made 27 consecutive appearances and became the winningest team in the history of the tournament when it claimed its seventh championship in 2018.

Make it eight. On August 10, the Foresters resoundingly capped the 2020 World Series with a 12-3 victory over the Cheney (Kansas) Diamond Dogs. They swept four games in the tournament, outscoring the opposition 33-4. In winning 17 of their last 18 games, they finished with a 30-4 record.

Warrecker was able to enjoy a rare experience in this arid sports season: “The biggest dogpile I’ve ever been on.”

Throwing caution to the wind, the Foresters players flung themselves into a human mound after the final out of the championship game.

Otherwise, the discipline that the team had shown throughout July prevailed in Wichita. “We all wore masks if we were within six feet of other people,” Warrecker said. “We couldn’t sign autographs or take pictures with kids.”

But they played in an expanded bubble. Unlike the professional leagues, the NBC allowed fans into Wichita State University’s Eck Stadium, with limitations. Every other row was blocked off, masks were required, and groups were separated from each other.

“We saw Bryce grow up in front of us,” said Foresters manager Bill Pintard. “His infielders loved playing behind him.

He worked quickly and threw strikes.”

“Nick Oakley and I were talking about it: This might be the biggest crowd for any sporting event in the nation,” Warrecker marveled.

The big kid was the third generation of his family to play for the Foresters. His grandfather Fred Warrecker was on the original team sponsored by the erstwhile Order of Foresters in the 1950s. His father, Wes Warrecker, pitched for the renewed Foresters in the 1990s.

The 2020 team was loaded with arms. “We brought 19 pitchers to Wichita,” Warrecker said. In an 8-0 win over the Liberal (Kansas) Bee-Jays, four Santa Barbara pitchers threw a combined no-hitter. Warrecker made the most of his only appearance in the title game. In the top of the sixth inning, he mowed down three Cheney batters on 12 pitches, striking out two of them.

Through the season, Warrecker compiled a 3-0 record and a 0.36 earned-run-average, the third lowest recorded in Forester annals. He fanned 39 batters and walked only two in 25 innings.

“It’s put me on a new level,” he said of his month with the Foresters. During his brief stint in Wichita, his fastball topped out at 92 mph.

“We saw Bryce grow up in front of us,” Pintard said.

“His infielders loved playing behind him. He worked quickly and threw strikes.” Warrecker noted that the Foresters defense, which played errorless ball in Wichita, “made it easy for me. I could throw strikes and not worry.”

Oakley also had a grandfather who played for the old Foresters. The Santa Barbara High infielder, who is bound for UCSB, played in 13 games this summer and had a highlight moment when he produced a walk-off 5-4 victory over Pea Soup with a push bunt in the bottom of the 10th inning.

It’s rare that a high schooler goes through a complete season with the Foresters, given their history with college players. Pintard pointed out that it bodes well for those who do make it. Two previous players out of S.B. High, Ryan Spilborghs and Virgil Vasquez, both went on to play in the major leagues.

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alking around Santa Barbara during the pandemic, I noticed something unusual: Two chairs began popping up outside people’s homes. There were nearly always two—not just one, or three, or more. Then it struck me that many of us were sheltering in place with one other person.

Some of these chairs had been placed in planned areas, such as patios. But many had been recently jammed into just about any space where they would fit. Though I photographed all types, it was these new chairs which inspired this essay.

Most of us need to get out of our house so desperately that it doesn’t matter that our refuge is just a few feet from our front door. In fact, it feels unsafe to go much farther than that, and so we escape from our urban caves only to sit beside them.

The two chairs are a symbol of a compromise that we have all made—while we are very anxious to get back to actively living in the outside world, for now we will sit together and watch as this pandemic arrives, spreads, surges, and ultimately ends. Once it does, we may push our chairs aside and leave them unoccupied and forgotten, but it might do us well to remember the moments we spent sitting in them, surviving these times together.

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mental health, which became a focal point after his father vision shows and books came out about the use of psycheturkey tail, chaga, and reishi mushrooms, or the tried to commit suicide on Father’s Day in 2018. “That delics to treat PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The current Mandarin Turmeric flavor, with lion’s mane, chaga, changed my life,” said Chavez Goggin. “I didn’t know of Shroomi lineup does not include mushrooms with psiloand reishi, or the Pome Mint with cordyceps, his mental illness growing up. It caught me off-guard, so I cybin—that would still be illegal—but there is an ongoing chaga, and reishi, there’s no mistaking that the two-ounce started to learn about his challenges and the mental-health movement in many cities and even the state of Oregon to shots contain liquified mushrooms. There’s a savory chunki- challenges that millions of people around the globe and mil- decriminalize the hallucinogenic fungi. “That’s certainly on ness to the sipping experience, leading one to believe that lions in the United States deal with every day.” our mind,” said Chavez Goggin. “It’s a market that we would This young entrepreneur was uniquely qualified to be potentially interested in exploring, and we would be well the adaptogenic mushroom drinks are indeed medicinal.

Though he could have reduced the shroominess of these launch his own company. After coaching the UCSB tennis set up for that.”

After investigating a number of sources, Chavez Gogwellness shots, the brand’s founder, Taylor Chavez Goggin, squad from 2011 to 2013, Chavez Goggin worked for Santa wanted to ensure that his core ingredients remained the Barbara Bar, where he was director of national sales by the gin settled on small farmers from the highlands of China, stars. “The goal was to create a beverage that is delicious and time he left in 2015. He wore many hats and gained lots where mushrooms have been grown on logs for 800 years. flavor-forward but still has hints of the mushroom earthi- of experience in the consumer-packaged-goods world by The farms are certified as organic, and the mushrooms are ness, which we think consumers will really like,” explained dealing with retailers, distributors, and consumers. He then routinely tested for heavy metals and other impurities. The the Summerland native and graduate of UCSB, where he worked for California Juice Company, which is based in drinks are then made at a facility in California’s Central Valplayed on and then coached the tennis team. “We wanted Santa Barbara but primarily produces cold-pressed juices ley, just south of Fresno. our consumers to know that we put 1,500 milligrams of for the campuses of such big companies as Google, YouUnlike caffeine shots or those with ingredients that promushroom in each shot. That’s a therapeutic dose.”

Tube, Patagonia, and DreamWorks. He stayed there until claim instant effects, the Shroomi drinks do not provide Just released in June, the three Shroomi flavors, which November 2019. a buzz beyond the energy that comes from fresh juices. are part of the fast-growing “wellness shot” grocery store Shroomi was inspired by a trip to Japan in 2018, where Instead, Chavez Goggin recommends making the $4.99 category, are already for sale at Whole Foods across South- Chavez Goggin realized how deeply mushrooms are infused shots a daily part of your preventative health regime, a much ern California, as well as Lazy Acres, Savoy Café, Tri-County into the culture. That’s also around the time that many tele- more long-term play.

Produce, and the soon-to-open Bristol Today, his father, who lives near Farms in Santa Barbara. “There’s no brand Bend, Oregon, is doing much betMandarin Turmeric: Strong ginger spice leads the way on this shot, ter, and Shroomi is off to a promthat completely champions mushrooms as their main ingredient,” said Chavez Goggin, ising start. Chavez Goggin expects which has a grippy texture to the slightly thick sip. There’s a slightly who touts the anti-inflammatory, antiviral, more companies to copy his format savory kick from the lion’s mane, chaga, and reishi mushrooms, and and immune-system-boosting effects of or start using mushrooms in their the finish is very spicy. mushrooms, which are respected in both drinks, but that’s a good thing.

Yuzu Honey: There’s a tart quality to this shot, which cuts through scientific and traditional medicine circles. “I He explained, “Those are great the chunky turkey tail, chaga, and reishi mushrooms flavors. wanted to start a brand that really stood for for Shroomi because it helps eduPome Mint: In addition to the chaga and reishi, this features cordyceps, a fungus that grows on cate everyone on the benefits of something more than the product.” the larvae of insects. Quite medicinal in flavor, it’s reminiscent of a thicker tea and a slightly mushrooms.”

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With heartfelt apologies to all who have tried — I see you and I commend your efforts — our fair city has not produced truly memorable buffalo wings since Spike’s in Goleta shut its doors late last century.

That drought is now over. With a quiet debut on Milpas Street earlier this year, Wingman Rodeo is bringing the heat, fun, and flavor back to Santa Barbara.

“Our motivation is pretty simple: We wanted to make the best damn wings ever,” explains owner Colton Krueger.

“Everyone loves wings. But the ones from big chains are pretty mediocre, and their branding is super boring. Since I’m from Texas, and as a kid pretended to be a cowboy, I wanted to incorporate a playful cowboy vibe to the brand. Wings are the most fun food to eat, so the brand had to be fun too.”

Sharing space with brunch-and-lunch powerhouse The Shop, Wingman offers an array of non-discriminating mouthwatering options from oh-my-god-that’s-amazing wings to savory tempura cauliflower salads and bites. I kept things simple on my first order — 16 classic wings with Buffalo and Cali BBQ sauces — as I hoped to share the love with my wife and kids.

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“We are thrilled to start serving the Santa Barbara community with this first location right in the heart of downtown,” said Tom Carusona, the cookie company’s chief marketing officer. “Santa Barbara allows us to introduce our warm cookie experience to a broad mix of customers, since it has the perfect mix of students, locals, and tourism. At Insomnia Cookies, you can satisfy any daytime or late-night cookie craving, and if you can’t make it to the store, we will deliver warm cookies right to your door.”

For the first few days, until August 27, Insomnia is offering a free cookie if you come to their store at 430 State Street. There is also a free delivery code: FREE4SB. Twelve-packs of cookies, known on the menu as the Sugar Rush, will be just $12 August 21-23. Frontline workers in the Santa Barbara area can receive 25 percent off of their entire order with a special promo code. Email marketing@insomnia cookies.com for details. And to benefit charity, $1 from every Sugar Rush will go to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara.

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Even in the final stretch, the company is still hiring for a variety of positions. According to Bristol Farms officials, approximately 120 employees will be working at this store loca-

tion. While doing several interior and exterior renovations last November, the City of Santa Barbara ordered the company to halt construction because of unpermitted work, which then resumed in January.

Bristol Farms operates 19 stores: 14 are Bristol Farm locations, and five are branded as Lazy Acres Markets. Started by Irv Gronsky and Mike Burbank, who had worked together in the food industry for almost 20 years, Bristol Farms opened its first store in 1982 in Roll Rolling Hills Estates. In 2004, Bristol Farms was purchased by Alb Albertsons, Inc. In October 2005, Bristol Farms purchased Lazy Acres on the Mesa.

In 2006, Albertsons was purchased by Supervalu, Inc., which was then sold again, and is today owned

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MIDDLE CHILD CHANGE? On August 5, a “Public Notice of Application for Ownership Change” sign was posted at 18 East Cota Street, the home of The Middle Child restaurant and bar. I see notices like this around town frequently, but this application is a little unusual.

The application says the address is 1212 State Street, which is the home of The Good Lion bar located six blocks away. Usually a notice of this type includes the address of where it’s posted.

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Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at 5745 Calle Real in Goleta has reopened after closing in July.

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and noticed that visitors to SantaBarbara.com increased 10 times after paparazzi revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have relocated to the area.

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beginning, as people began to organize benefit concerts for pandemic relief, she admitted to experiencing “a complex emotional response to the began to hit back in March, she expectation that musicians will be was on tour in Europe with long- there for free.” In the weeks and time friend Jools Holland, and she months that followed, she found said that, as they drove through herself stepping up to perform Austria to perform the last of their for a variety of causes, including uncanceled dates, “it felt like the last weekend’s (De)Tour Charity lockdown was chasing us.” After a Livestream with Ringo Starr and massive 32-concert summer tour others that benefited both Musiwith co-headliners Squeeze and Cares and the National IndepenDaryl Hall & John Oates went the dent Venue Association (NIVA). way of all such ventures during A portion of the proceeds from this hard-hit season, Tunstall was Saturday’s Lobero show will also lucky to make it to London in time go to NIVA, which aims to keep for one of the last smaller venues from going flights out to Los under until live music can Angeles. come back.

For Tunstall’s core fan base, the pandemic has paradoxically provided FROM THE LOBERO unprecedented access to the performer and to each other. On Patreon, Tun Tunstall has been holding a weekly KTRAVE party where people can come together and dance to techno, including some blistering remixes of Tunstall’s own music.

Fans all over the world turn down the lights, get out the glow sticks, and dance along to deejay sets that Tunstall curates for them. On that level, Tunstall said that lockdown has been “a revelation,” adding that she has learned through Patreon that “my name is like a location” where like-minded people can meet and share experiences. It’s not all disco lights and beats, either. One week, she hosted a lesson in making Japanese pottery.

Tunstall looks forward to working with producer Byl Carruthers on the Lobero performance because it also offers Since then, Topanga has served new angles from which to make as the base for her increasingly powerful connections with listensophisticated virtual operation, ers. “It’s a view you wouldn’t get which includes a popular Patreon otherwise” she told me, “even if feed and lots of networking with you were in the front row.” With fellow musicians and other music close-ups and multiple cameras professionals. Tunstall expressed operating simultaneously, the gratitude for the relative comfort production promises to reveal yet and security she enjoys as a per- another side of this prolific creformer with a significant back ator and help us all weather the catalog and income from royal- absence of live music just a little ties, while at the same time regis- longer.

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The standard number that’s considered the threshold for influencer status on any platform is 10,000. By that metric, Theo Funk (@theofunk), Dos Pueblos class of 2020, is an influencer nine times over — and he did it without dancing. On August 14, Funk had 96.4 thousand followers on TikTok for his stream of funny, diary-like videos and lip-syncs.

Funk explains his strategy of gaining Theo Funk (@theofunk), Dos Pueblos class of attention as “almost always starting 2020, is a TikTok influencer nine times over. with the sound.” (“Sounds” are what TikTok calls the short music and audio clips the app licenses so that users can treat them as memes.) “I will save sounds I think are cool or funny and then base the TikTok on that,” Funk says. He never preplans his content; it’s all just ideas that occur at the moment he picks up his phone and records. And the hashtags? He adds them, but admits, “I honestly don’t think they matter.”

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A MONTH IN SIENA Even when the galleries must stay closed, the minds at a great art museum remain open. For evidence of this, look no further than the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Parallel Stories program, which continues this week with author Hisham Matar in discussion with Patsy Hicks, the SBMA’s Director of Education. Matar won the 2017 Pulit-zer Prize for Biography with his memoir The Return.

On Sunday, he will read from and talk about his latest, an elegant, meditative blend of memoir and art criticism called A Month in Siena. Following the experience detailed in The Return — a devastating trip to Libya in search of evidence concerning his father, who was kidnapped and is presumed to have been executed by the Qaddafi regime — Matar traveled to Siena, Italy, where he immersed himself in contemplation of Sienese School Renaissance paintings.

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The Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara (CFSB) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit that seeks to ensure a thriving, resilient fishing community and strong access to local seafood for everyone.

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About CFSB Established in 1971, nearly a half century ago Advocates for 60-90 local commercial fishermen & 450 community supporters Devoted to commercial fishing as a viable way of life, producing jobs and economic success Committed to sustainable, fair-trade seafood for local residents, visitors, national & global markets Champions of Santa Barbara’s fishing heritage, its origins as a fishing port and our thriving working waterfront Dedicated to improving our shoreside infrastructure needed for seafood processing, boat and gear storage which, in turn, protects economic opportunity for current and future working fishermen Supports 500+ local jobs Contributes $35 million value to our community Provides a way to diversify our coastal economy and enrich tourism Operator of the Santa Barbara Saturday Seafood Market CFSB

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ur Fishermen’s story began long ago… The Santa Barbara Channel is truly a “breadbasket”

(actually, a fish basket!) brimming with nutritious “superfood” sought after by local residents, U.S. markets and others around the world. The bio-geography, currents and environmental conditions make the Santa Barbara Channel one of the most unique and biodiverse marine ecosystems on our planet. Harvesting the seafood bounty from this rich marine ecosystem has and will continue to be an important way of life for people that live here.

It all started with the Chumash, the original inhabitants who lived here thousands of years ago, who depended on Channel marine life for food. Today, our community fishing tradition is alive and well.

There are over 200 local fishermen, some of which are from multi-generational families who make an honest living from the sea. The future is bright for our seafood industry. There are many young fishermen in our port, and prime fishing grounds are reopening after decades of closure to rebuild fish stocks that were once overfished. These areas represent a massive increase in carefully managed

fishing grounds that will be available for harvest to feed hungry people.

The huge catch on the horizon means double or triple the revenue that will be generated. The world appreciates the value of our “Santa Barbara Channel Seafood” brand, as seen by the steeply climbing price our fishermen get for it. The price of every pound of seafood sold is recorded and tracked by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

What’s our seafood worth to our local economy?

For every pound landed at our port, the retail price rises 3-4 times the dockside price!

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Providers of Fresh, Local Seafood to Promote Food Security

Despite the devastating economic impacts from COVID-19, a silver lining has been the dramatic increase in household demand for local, sustainable seafood. Consumer fear around food security is real; as a result, people are actively supporting local food systems. Dollars that would have otherwise gone to travel and entertainment are going toward local food purchases. Nationwide, and here, farm stands and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) businesses are skyrocketing.

We have an opportunity to respond by enhancing access to local foods immediately and solidify these new supply chains over the long term in ways that contribute to our City’s economic recovery. CFSB is already working diligently to expand the infrastructure, capacity and supply chains required to fill this new demand for local seafood.

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Our fisheries contribute to our local food security. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CFSB recently donated 7,500 pounds of locally caught fish to the Santa Barbara Foodbank, enough to make 17,000 meals. This was accomplished through grant funding from the Community Disaster Relief Fund contributors that include the Santa Barbara Foundation, Hutton Parker Foundation and the United Way, with additional support from Towbes Foundation, Union Bank and Sempra Energy. This initiative provided for hungry people in need and helped to keep our local fishermen working during the crisis.

bara Channel CFSB members work hard, both on and off the water, to keep up with the growing demand for wild-caught seafood. Days are long and physically demanding, filled with navigating rough seas, maintaining gear, enduring cold, windy conditions and environmental changes that impact their catches, particularly climate change, which poses the greatest threat to our sustainable fisheries. Fishermen must also navigate regulations, meet quotas, catch limits, cope with an unpredictable economy and now, the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects the restaurant industry, directly harming everyone’s bottom line.

CFSB fishers are creative collaborators and resilient innovators. They develop strategies to counter impacts on their markets, finding new ways to sell directly to customers. Our fishermen are also business people and conservationists who know fishery management protects the marine ecosystem, their livelihood and food for your dinner table. With your support for CFSB, there are calm seas ahead! ■

Together, Let’s Make Santa Barbara’s Fishing Port the Envy of Every City on the California Coast Here’s How You Can Help CFSB Grow: • Join us, become a member! Make your voice heard on pressing fishery issues. Learn more about local fisheries and seafood, support the future of our working waterfront. Members receive email updates about weekly seafood on sale at the Saturday Seafood Market, CFSB and fisheries news, invitations to CFSB meetings and special events.

To join, visit our website at cfsb.info/membership.

• Support efforts to diversify our local economy – Help us revitalize the Santa Barbara seafood industry which is key to our area’s economic recovery. Investing in our fishing infrastructure now will create jobs for the next generation.

• Make a donation – Give now to get healthy benefits for all! Contact Kimberly Selkoe, Ph.D., Executive Director for more information about a charitable contribution to CFSB at: kim@cfsb.info.

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Contributors to Diversifying Santa Barbara’s Economic Recovery

CFSB members are part of the “wave” headed towards the new “Blue Economy.”

Our organization is capitalizing on an upward industry trend taking place due to better, more sustainable fishing practices and an increase in the demand for seafood resources — while also addressing the urgent need to solve food insecurity for hungry people in our community. To succeed, CFSB seeks to integrate fisheries into post-COVID economic recovery planning and execute a fisheries economic development strategy that includes infrastructure improvements.

Our local food systems are a huge benefit to locals and tourists alike. This strategy will explore new ways of developing sustainable uses of ocean resources for economic growth and diversification beyond just tourism, improving livelihoods, generating new jobs for the next generation and food security for all.

Promoters of the Maritime Collective: Revitalizing Our Historic Waterfront The Maritime Collective is a new infrastructure project to address the urgent need for harbor-adjacent space for fishing gear and boat storage. This will be a multi-faceted facility with gear and boat storage space, to be sublet to commercial fishermen, cold storage for catches and processing equipment to be rented by fishermen and fish processors as needed. The Maritime Collective is a concrete plan to foster the growth of our maritime industry, to diversify of our coastal economy and, of high importance, satisfy the City’s obligation to comply with the Coastal Act and Local Coastal Plan.

This calls for establishing the shoreside infrastructure that the fishing industry requires, either at the harbor or adjacent to the harbor.

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Meet Us at CFSB Saturday Fishermen’s Market!

Visit the CFSB Saturday Fishermen’s Market, a hidden gem in the Harbor and one of only a handful of surviving fishermen’s markets along the West Coast of the U.S.!

The weekly open-air event draws in local residents and tourists, helping to preserve the historic character of our waterfront “fishing village.” It takes place every Saturday from 6:00 – 11:00 AM all year long in the Santa Barbara Harbor on the City Pier, directly across from Brophy Brothers Restaurant. There you’ll meet a diverse “cast” of fishermen and marine life that make high value contributions to the Santa Barbara seafood economy.

Talk to the fishermen that harvest your food, listen to their tales of life on the sea, learn about our local fish and shellfish, their habitats and how they are sustainably fished. You will be amazed to also learn about pioneering eco-friendly aquaculture methods that produce abalone, mussels and other species sold at the market.

This is the place to buy fresh organic seafood, discover new recipes and save money, all while having fun. When you buy fresh CFSB seafood, there is no middleman mark-up!

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): “We never know what is enough until

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian literary critic Harold

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I transformed stillnesses and dark-

we know what’s more than enough,” said Aries singer Billie Holiday. I don’t think that applies to everyone, although it’s more likely to be true about the Aries tribe than maybe any other sign of the zodiac. And I’m guessing that the coming weeks could be a time when you will indeed be vivid proof of its validity. That’s why I’m issuing a “Too Much of a Good Thing” alert for you. I don’t think it’ll be harmful to go a bit too far and get a little too much of the good things; it may even be wise and healthy to do so. But please don’t go waaayyyy too far and get waaayyyy too much of the good things.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus author Honoré de Balzac (1799-

1850) took many years to write The Human Comedy, an amalgam of 91 intertwined novels, stories, and essays.

For this vast enterprise, he dreamed up the personalities of more than 2,000 characters, many of whom appeared in multiple volumes. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I believe that the next 15 months will be an excellent time for you to imagine and carry out a Balzaclike project of your own. Do you have an inkling of what that might be? Now’s a good time to start ruminating.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Not until the 19th century did humans

begin to take organized actions to protect animals from cruelty. Even those were sparse. The latter part of the 20th century brought more concerted efforts to promote animal welfare, but the rise of factory farms, toxic slaughterhouses, zoos, circuses, and cosmetic testing has shunted us into a Dark Age of animal abuse. I suspect our descendants will look back with horror at our barbarism. This problem incurs psychological wounds in us all in ways that aren’t totally conscious. And I think this is an especially key issue for you right now. I beg you, for your own sake as well as for the animals’, to upgrade your practical love and compassion for animals. I bet you’ll find it inspires you to treat your own body with more reverence.

Bloom bragged to the New York Times that his speedreading skills were so advanced that he could finish a 500-page book in an hour. While I believe he has indeed devoured thousands of books, I also wonder if he lied about his quickness. Nonetheless, I’ll offer him up as an inspirational role model for you in the coming weeks. Why? Because you’re likely to be able to absorb and integrate far more new information and fresh experiences than usual — and at a rapid pace.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Magic lies in challenging what

seems impossible,” says Leo politician Carol Moseley Braun. I agree with her but will also suggest there’s an even higher magic: when you devise a detailed plan for achieving success by challenging the impossible, and then actually carry out that plan. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you’re in an unusually favorable position to do just that in the coming weeks. Be bold in rising to the challenge; be practical and strategic in winning the challenge.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances,” writes author Frederick Buechner. What he doesn’t say is that you must be receptive and open to the possibility of joy arriving anywhere and anytime. If you’re shut down to its surprising influx, if you’re convinced that joy is out of reach, it won’t break through the barriers you’ve put up; it won’t be able to land in your midst. I think this is especially important counsel for you in the coming weeks, Virgo. PLEASE make yourself available for joy. P.S. Here’s another clue from Buechner: “Joy is where the whole being is pointed in one direction.”

nesses into words,” wrote Libran poet Arthur Rimbaud.

“What was unspeakable, I named. I made the whirling world pause.” In accordance with current astrological potentials, I have turned his thoughts into a message for you. In the coming weeks, I hope you will translate silences and mysteries into clear language. What is unfathomable and inaccessible, you will convert into understandings and revelations. Gently, without force or violence, you will help heal the inarticulate agitation around you with the power of your smooth, resonant tenderness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Your desires, whether or not you

achieve them, will determine who you become,” wrote author Octavia E. Butler. Now is a fertile time for you to meditate on that truth. So I dare you to take an inventory of all your major desires, from the noblest to the most trivial. Be honest. If one of your burning yearnings is to have 100,000 followers on Instagram or to eat chocolate-covered bacon that is served to you in bed, admit it. After you’re through tallying up the wonders you want most, the next step is to decide if they are essential to you becoming the person you truly want to be. If some aren’t, consider replacing them with desires that will be a better influence on you as you evolve.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you can manage it, I recommend taking a break from business-as-usual. I’d love to see you give yourself the gift of amusement and play — a luxurious sabbatical that will help you feel free of every burden, excused from every duty, and exempt from every fixation. The spirit I hope you will embody is captured well in this passage from author Okakura Kakuzo: “Let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Rapper Eminem advises us, “Never

take ecstasy, beer, Bacardi, weed, Pepto-Bismol, Vivarin, Tums, Tagamet HB, Xanax, and Valium in the same day.” What’s his rationale? That quaffing this toxic mix might kill us or make us psychotic? No. He says you shouldn’t do that because “It makes it difficult to sleep at night.” I’m going to suggest that you abide by his counsel for yet another reason: According to my analysis, you have the potential to experience some wondrous and abundant natural highs in the coming weeks. Your capacity for beautiful perceptions, exhilarating thoughts, and breakthrough epiphanies will be at a peak. But none of that is likely to happen if you’re loaded up with inebriants.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Everyone who has ever built a new

heaven first found the power to do so in his own hell,” declared philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. That’s a rather histrionic statement! But then Nietzsche was a Maestro of Melodrama. He was inclined to portray human life as a heroic struggle for boldness and liberation. He imagined us as being engaged in an epic quest to express our highest nature. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I propose that you regard Nietzsche as your power creature during the coming weeks. You have a mandate to adopt his lion-hearted perspective. And yes, you also have a poetic license to build a new heaven based on the lessons you learned and the power you gained in your own hell.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Here’s some knowledge from author John le Carré: “In every operation there is an above the line and a below the line. Above the line is what you do by the book. Below the line is how you do the job.”

According to my analysis, you have, at least for now, done all you can in your work above the line. That’s great! It was crucial for you to follow the rules and honor tradition. But now it’s time for a shift in emphasis. In the coming weeks, I hope you will specialize in finessing the details and massaging the nuances below the line.

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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.

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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001565. Published: July 30. Aug 6, 13, 20 2020.

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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001850. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001829. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001821. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001854. Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

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by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001660.

Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n ( s ) i s / a re d o i n g b u s i n e s s a s : S A N TA B A R B A R A R E N T S A RT a t 4 0 1 W. L o s O l i v o s 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, 2 0 2 0 . T h i s s t a t e m e n t e x p i re s f i v e y e a r s f ro m t h e d a t e i t w a s f i l e d i n t h e O ff i c e o f the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by John Beck. FBN Number: 2020‑0001770.

Published: Aug 6, 13, 20, 27 2020.

S TAT E M E N T OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: WOLF’S HEAD ANNEX at 27 1/2 Victoria St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Wo l f ’s H e a d Tr a d i n g C o L L C 270 Storke Rd, Suite D Goleta, CA 93117; Isaac Alvarado 945 Wa rd D r # 4 8 S a n t a B a r b a r a , CA 93111 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 9/15/2016 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2016‑0002671. The person (s) or entities abandoning use o f t h i s n a m e a re a s f o l l o w s : I s a a c A l v a r a d o 9 4 5 Wa rd D r #48 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 31, 2 0 2 0 . I h e re b y c e r t i f y t h a t t h i s i s a c o r re c t c o p y o f t h e original statement on file in m y o ff i c e , J o s e p h E . H o l l a n d , County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin M u r p h y, P u b l i s h e d : J u l 2 3 , 30. Aug 5, 13 2020.

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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: 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: 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: DE MONTECITO SALON,LUXURY ON THE GO, D’ MONTECITO SALON, LUX ON THE GO at 231 Meigs Rd Apt P Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Claudia G Medina (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Claudia Medina Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001735.

Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA KUMON MATH & READING at 3230 State Street Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Math & Reading Centers, Inc 242 Oliver Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jaclyn Park Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001861. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BANKERS GROUP at 826 W. Anapamu Street, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Daniel J Oriskovich (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Daniel J. Oriskovich Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001769. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DECTON PARTNERS at 3820 State Street Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Partners Personnel‑Management Services LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Scott Houston 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: 2020‑0001873.

Published: Aug 13, 20, 27.

Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MESA PLANS at 1460 Crestline Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Millar & Assocites Design & Construction (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Barton Millar 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: 2020‑0001936.

Published: Aug 13, 20, 27.

Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TMC LEGAL at 442 Bell Street Los Alamos, CA 93440; Tiffany M. Carrari 555 Camino Roble Nipomo, CA 93444 conducted by a Individual Signed: Tiffany M. Carrari, Esq. Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001858. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 10‑40 ENTERTAINMENT at 331 Parejo Circle Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Greg K. Sorenson (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Gregory K. Sorenson Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 30, 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: 2020‑0001895. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THIRTEEN 9INETY ONE at 810 Stanford Rd Santa Maria, CA 93454; Luis A Morales (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Luis Morales Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 30, 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: 2020‑0001894.

Published: Aug 13, 20, 27.

Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J O N AT H A N SMITH PAINTING at 920 E Haley St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; The Environment Makers, Inc (same address) conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jonathan Smith 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: 2020‑0001924. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA CONCRETE CUTTING at 3969 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Thomas C. Harden Jr. Trustee (same address) Jennifer J Grgich, Trustee (same address) conducted by a Trust Signed: Thomas C. Harden Jr. Trustee Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001899. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPENCERS SANTA BARBARA MATTRESS, SANTA BARBARA MATTRESS AND FURNITURE, SANTA BARBARA TEMPURPEDIC SHOWROOM at 909 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Spencer L Simcik 3250 Erinlea Ave Newbury Park, CA 91320; Karen L Simcik (same address) conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Spencer Simcik Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 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: 2020‑0001814. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 2 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALPHA SURFACE PROTECTION at 924 W Apricot Ave Unit 102 Lompoc, CA 93436; Jadus Legacy, LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Ricardo Jaimes Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 7, 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: 2020‑0001989. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOOD SURF, GOOD SURF CO. at 1627 Chapala Street Apt #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Zachary J Walker (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Zachary J Walker Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2020‑0002005. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KNIFE & BARREL at 2446 Alamo Pintado Ave Suite B Los Olivos, CA 93441; De Trop 216C Santa Barbara Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Willow Wayne Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10, 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: 2020‑0002006. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 2, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAYLOR BUSINESS SERVICES at 923 W. Micheltorena Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Nan Taylor (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Nan Taylor Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 7, 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: 2020‑0001987. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 2, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T T h e f o l l o w i n g person(s) is/are doing business as: HOPTIONS TA P R O O M A N D E AT E R Y, LOMPOC PRODUCTION FACILITY at 234 North H Street Lompoc, CA 93436; Solvang Brewing Company 1547 Mission Drive Solvang, CA 93463 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Stephen Renfrow Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 7, 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: 2020‑0001986. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T T h e f o l l o w i n g person(s) is/are doing b u s i n e s s a s : B R O A D W AY WINE CLUB at 92 2nd Ste E Buellton, CA 93427; Broadway Wine Club LLC 4 2 9 8 E M e r c e r Wa y M e r c e r Island, WA 98040‑3824 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Nathan Brown Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 11, 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: 2020‑0002021.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GINO’S SICILIAN EXPRESS at 12 West Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Loren Manser 414 West Figueroa J Santa Barbara, CA 93101 conducted by a Individual Signed: Loren Manser Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 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: 2020‑0002042.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: M KITCHEN at 634 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; M. Kitchen, LLC 201 Santa Cruz Blvd Santa Barbara, CA 93109 conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Chris Chiarappa Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 6, 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: 2020‑0001974.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S TAT E M E N T The following person(s) is/are d o i n g b u s i n e s s a s : C L P TA X & ACCOUNTING S A N TA BARBARA at 422 N Milpas Street Unit 7 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jose Luis & Claudia M Paz Multipurpose Business Inc 6737 Hazeltine A v e Va n N u y s , C A 9 1 4 0 5 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Claudia M Paz Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 11, 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: 2020‑0002011.

Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

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LEGALS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA HOT ROD LIMO at 47 Sunshine Ln Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Hot Rod Paradise LLC (same address) conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Virginie Firon, Manager 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: 2020‑0001870. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REPUBLIC ELEVATOR COMPANY at 77 South Fairview Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Schindler Elevator Corporation 20 Whippany Road Morristown, NJ 07960 conducted by a Corporation Signed: Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 5, 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: 2020‑0001953. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIRT SHEET DATA at 390 Princeton Ave Goleta, CA 93111; Jeremy B Guida (same address) conducted by a Individual Signed: Jeremy B Guida Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 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: 2020‑0002037. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

NAME CHANGE 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: M A RY 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.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF STEPHANIE LAUREN BATTLE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02181 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: STEPHANIE LAUREN BATTLE TO: STEPHANIE LAUREN BATTLE BROCE 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 13, 2020 8:30am, SM‑4, Superior Court of California 312‑C East Cook Street Santa Maria, CA 93456 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 1, 2020 by Jed Beebe, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Aug 20, 27.

Sep 3, 10 2020.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF EDGAR OMAR GOMEZ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 20CV02547 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: EGAR OMAR GOMEZ TO: AMADEUS LUX DIVINUS 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 28, 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 Aug 12, 2020 by Colleen K. Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICES AMENDED PLAINTIFF’S Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court Notice to Defendant: Janett Emery. You are being sued

by Plaintiff: Keith Brown: • You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. • If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. • Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Aviso al Demandado: • Usted y el Demandante tienen que presentarse en la carte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continuation. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sueldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reclamo. • Lleve testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prueba que necesite para probar su caso.

Case Number: 20CV00725 Case Name: Brown v. Emery Order to Go to Court on 10/5/2020 at 9:00am in Dept. 3, by video conference.

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 For information on how to participate in this court hearing and how to obtain a copy of the Plaintiff’s Amended Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court, contact the Santa Barbara Superior Court at (805)882‑4520, option #7.

Published Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep3 2020. Published Aug 13, 20, 27.

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AMENDED PLAINTIFF’S Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court Notice to Defendant: James J Miranda. You are being sued

by Plaintiff: Gabriel Richard: • You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. • If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. • Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Aviso al Demandado: • Usted y el Demandante tienen que presentarse en la carte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continuation. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sueldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reclamo. • Lleve testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prueba que necesite para probar su caso.

Case Number: 19CV05755 Case Name: Richard v. Miranda Order to Go to Court on 9/21/2020 at 9:00am in Dept. 3, by video conference.

Superior Court of California,

County of Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 For information on how to participate in this court hearing and how to obtain a copy of the Plaintiff’s Amended Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court, contact the Santa Barbara Superior Court at (805) 698‑1314, option #7.

Published Aug 20, 27. Sep3, 10 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.lawhelpcalifor nia. 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 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.lawhelpcalifor nia. 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 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.

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NEPA/S106 PUBLIC NOTICE American Towers LLC is proposing to increase the ground space for an existing telecommunications tower facility by adding areas 80.1 sf, 68.2 sf, and 93 sf adjacent to the existing tower compounds along with a 30ft buffer surrounding the current and proposed lease area, at 3011 San Marcos Pass Rd, Los Olivos, CA, 93441, Parcel No. 135-020-049. American Towers LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Interested persons may comment or raise concerns about the proposed action by submitting an e-mail to enviro.services@americantower.com.

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