Santa Barbara Independent, 1/21/21 by SB Independent

volume 35, # 784, Jan. 21-28, 2021

Editor in Chief Marianne Partridge Publisher Brandi Rivera Executive Editor Nick Welsh Senior Editors Tyler Hayden and Matt Kettmann Associate News Editor Delaney Smith Opinions Editor Jean Yamamura Executive Arts Editor Charles Donelan Arts Writer Josef Woodard Calendar Editor Terry Ortega Sports Editor John Zant Sports Writer Victor Bryant Food Writer George Yatchisin Associate Editor Jackson Friedman Copy Editors Alexandra Mauceri, Tessa Reeg Creative Director Caitlin Fitch Graphic Designers Ricky Barajas, Esperanza Carmona, Ben Greenberg Production Designer Ava Talehakimi Staff Photographer Daniel Dreifuss

COVER STORY A New Hope

SHOWCASING DOWNTOWN RESILIENCE COURTESY PHOTOS

TABLE of CONTENTS

by Nick Welsh

Web Content Managers Celina Garcia, Saehee Jong Columnists Dennis Allen, Gail Arnold, Sara Caputo, Christine S. Cowles, Roger Durling, Betsy J. Green, Jerry Roberts, Starshine Roshell Contributors Rob Brezsny, Melinda Burns, Ben Ciccati, John Dickson, Leslie Dinaberg, Keith Hamm, Rebecca Horrigan, Eric HvolbØll, Tom Jacobs, Shannon Kelley, Kevin McKiernan, Carolina Starin, Ethan Stewart, Tom Tomorrow, Maggie Yates Director of Advertising Sarah Sinclair Marketing and Promotions Manager Emily Cosentino Lee Advertising Representatives Camille Cimini Fruin, Suzanne Cloutier, Remzi Gokmen, Tonea Songer Sales Administrator Graham Brown Accounting Administrator Tobi Feldman Office Manager/Legal Advertising Tanya Spears Guiliacci Distribution Scott Kaufman Editorial Intern Sunidhi Sridhar Columnist Emeritus Barney Brantingham Photography Editor Emeritus Paul Wellman Founding Staff Emeriti Audrey Berman, George Delmerico, Richard Evans, Laszlo Hodosy Honorary Consigliere Gary J. Hill

Indy Kids Bella and Max Brown, Elijah Lee Bryant, Henry and John Poett Campbell, Emilia Imojean Friedman, Madeline Rose and Mason Carrington Kettmann, Izzy and Maeve McKinley

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ON THE COVER: “Kamala Harris and Joe Biden” by Ben Ciccati

NEWS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OPINIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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OBITUARIES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 THE WEEK.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 LIVING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 FOOD & DRINK .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ARTS LIFE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ASTROLOGY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 CLASSIFIEDS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Started last September to highlight economic resiliency during the pandemic, Downtown Business Spotlight—the Independent’s virtual collaboration with the Downtown Santa Barbara organization—continues into 2021. Last week, the “Side Street Stars” episode featured restaurateurs Mitchell Sjerven of bouchon, Tony Arroyo of Los Arroyos, and Ruben Perez of Black Sheep discussing the advantages and disadvantages of their locations with our Senior Editor Matt Kettmann. This week, Kettmann hops back on to interview hoteliers Warren Nocon of Hotel Californian, Chris Cline of the Canary Hotel, and Paul Bullock of the Eagle Inn about “Heads in Beds” at 3 p.m., on Thursday, January 21. And on January 28, Kettmann returns again to talk about “Cuisines of Many Cultures” with Ninder Josan of Apna, Daniel Yoshimi and Jennifer Yannella of Brasil Arts Café, and Charlotte Andersen of Andersen’s Danish Bakery & Restaurant. Heading into February, topics include finance, tasting rooms, and experiential travel. See old episodes and the upcoming schedule at independent.com/spotlight.

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