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COVER STORY 19 Fighting to Free Kevin Cooper Santa Barbara G-Man Reinvestigates Decades-Old Murders

by Lily Mae Lazarus

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LILY MAE GOES LONG Born in Los Angeles but raised mostly in Washington, D.C., Lily Mae Lazarus is back for her second internship at the Independent this summer. On page 19 of this week’s issue, she delivers us her biggest story yet, a cover feature on Tom Parker’s plight to get Kevin Cooper off of death row.

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This is your second internship with the paper. What made you come back? I am the managing editor of Tulane’s paper, the Tulane Hullabaloo, and my time with the Independent last year taught me many valuable skills that I find myself applying in college. I came to Santa Barbara last summer knowing no one. Having the chance to work with a close-knit team like that of the Independent provided me with a much-needed community locally and allowed me to learn about the city by connecting with it during a time of mass isolation.

How did you stumble upon this week’s story? The general topic of the story, Kevin Cooper, is fairly notorious among the legal community and criminal justice reformers. At first, the story was somewhat of a fishing expedition into the involvement of S.B. resident Tom Parker. After speaking at lengths with him, it soon became clear that Tom’s work on Cooper’s case was far more scandalous and interesting than it first appeared.

What is most interesting/surprising about the article? The lengths to which it appears law enforcement went to frame a man, and the cycle of negligence in the justice system which has kept him in jail for over three decades. Second to that, I loved hearing about Parker’s sleuthing efforts.

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CRIME SCENE: Detectives investigate the murder scene on North La Cumbre Road.

Casey Tolivar

S.B. Man Accused of Murdering Father

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anta Barbara prosecutors have charged 29-year-old Casey Tolivar with murder for allegedly killing his 72-year-old father with a three-foot steel bar. Tolivar has also been charged with attempted murder for attacking a separate victim with a rock and a glass bottle during the same incident.

At approximately 2:35 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of North La Cumbre Road on a welfare check. They encountered

Tolivar there and learned an assault victim, Stevan Lubarsky, had just fled the home with serious injuries. Deputies also found Tolivar’s father, Bradley Tolivar, dead inside.

Casey was arrested for assault and booked in County Jail. At the time, explained Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson Raquel Zick, “The cause of Bradley’s death was not immediately apparent. However,” she went on, “it was later determined to be suspicious, and not from natural causes.”

Detectives then re-booked Casey for suspicion of murder. His bail is set at $2 million.

“It is alleged that the defendant personally used a deadly weapon causing death within the meaning of Penal Code Section 12022(b): to wit, a 33 ½ inch x 2 x 2 steel bar,” Casey’s charging document reads.

Prosecutor Benjamin Ladinig said Bradley had sustained “blunt force trauma” and a “crushed skull.” Casey’s arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

“Sheriff ’s detectives do not believe there are any additional outstanding suspects or victims related to this case,” Zick said. No motive for the killing was provided. The investigation, she said, remains ongoing.

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CHANGING STATIONS: Above is an artist rendering of the electric-vehicle charging station proposed for the former Greyhound bus depot at the corner of Chapala and Carrillo streets.

EV Chargers at Old Greyhound Depot?

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he city’s Historic Landmarks Commission recently reviewed a proposal for an electric-vehicle charging station at the former Greyhound bus depot at the corner of Chapala and Carrillo streets.

The charging station is the newest in a line of ideas for the lot, which has stood vacant since 2012 and seen a number of proposed projects that never broke ground, including a commercial/office building approved in 2017.

The concept of the station received general support from commissioners for its for-

ward-thinking purpose, though preliminary designs were criticized for failing to fit within the strict Spanish Colonial Revival aesthetics laid out in “El Pueblo Viejo” guidelines.

“I think Santa Barbara needs this service,” said commissioner Dennis Doordan. “But I do think this project has a long way to go.”

Commissioner William Mahan questioned whether the proposed building materials would fit the traditional mold of wood, stucco, and red tile typically found in Santa Barbara, but he agreed that an electric-vehi-

cle charging station would be a great addition to the city’s legacy of environmentalism.

“Personally, I’m very excited about having an electric charging station in Santa Barbara,” Mahan said. “Santa Barbara is one of the fountainheads of the environmental movement that started with our oil spill in 1969.”

Electrify America, the company spearheading the project, currently has more than 500 charging stations across the country and teamed up with architects from Gensler for the design, which is expected to be heavily modified before moving forward through the approvals process.

Project manager Lauren Peletta presented the idea for 20 eight-foot-tall charging stations, where a charge would take about 30 minutes for a newer-model electric car; Tesla-model vehicles would be able to use the chargers with a converter.

Peletta was very optimistic about the premier location, which she said was a “star property right in the middle of downtown,” and developers were open to the idea of changing the designs to fit the area.

The property is precluded from being used for residential, hospital, school, or day care purposes due to soil contamination found in 2014 from a former dry cleaners at —Ryan Cruz the site.

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NEWS BRIEFS CORONAVIRUS County Public Health released a recommendation for wearing masks indoors and in public places, regardless of vaccination status. The statement was released 7/19 as a “precaution against increased circulation of COVID-19,” in response to the latest reports that showed a recent spike in cases in the county, especially with the highly transmissible Delta variant. Public Health will revisit this recommendation as they continue to monitor transmission rates, hospitalizations, deaths, and increasing vaccination rates. Full story at independent.com/ indoor-masks.

The University of California announced 7/15 that all its campuses — including UCSB — will require students, faculty, and on-campus personnel to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before in-person fall instruction, barring approved exemptions for medical, disability, or religious reasons or deferrals due to pregnancy. Proof of vaccination or exemption requests must be submitted online two weeks before the first date of fall instruction, which for UCSB is 9/23. Full story at independent.com/ uc-vax-mandate.

A rally “for freedom” from public health mandates meant to stop the spread of COVID will take place in S.B. on 7/24, as part of a Worldwide Rally for Freedom in more than 200 cities and 40 countries across the world. Local group Stand Up Santa Barbara arranged the event, which will begin at noon at Stearns Wharf and end at De la Guerra Plaza. The CDC recommends masks be worn in areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, in crowded outdoor settings, and for activities with close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated.

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The talk was all trash up at the Tajiguas dump on 7/16, when elected officials, staffers, and contractors gathered to celebrate what Supervisor Joan Hartmann called turning a liability into an asset — namely, converting 200,000 tons of trash into recyclables, compost, methane, and energy every year.

The new ReSource Center is a $150 million project that has been at least two decades in the making, involving the County of S.B. and the cities of Santa Ynez, Goleta, and S.B. Full story at independent .com/tajiguas-ribbon-cutting.

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More than 45 Cities Have Enacted Some Form of Restrictions

by Nick Welsh ouncilmember Kristen Sneddon described taking a road trip in Oregon earlier this summer, crossing into terrain where the temperature regularly exceeded 100 degrees, driving through country where the wildfires had exploded, and crossing over lakes that had been baked bone dry. Climate change is no longer some hypothetical reality, she said; it’s right now.

Even closer to home, speakers reminded the council of the Thomas Fire and the deadly debris flow it triggered.

The Santa Barbara City Council was about to vote on a proposed ban of natural gas hookups in any new construction, and there was no debate. The gas company didn’t even bother to show up and neither did Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions, a notorious front group created

by SoCal Gas to lobby against such proposed bans.

It was just as well. It would only have prolonged their misery. The vote was unanimous.

Many speakers from Sierra Club and a host of organizations, however, testified in favor of the proposal. They schooled councilmembers on the perils of natural gas; it contains methane, which is 80 times worse than carbon dioxide in terms of climate change; it increases the risk of asthma for young kids in homes heated with natural gas; it’s produced increasingly by fracking, a technology that poses contamination risks for the groundwater basins.

“I really believe the time has come for this ordinance,” declared Councilmember Sneddon, who made the motion for approval.

Councilmember Michael Jordan seconded the motion.

Sustainability and Resilience planner Alelia Parenteau estimated that about 50 building permits are issued every year. “That’s not necessarily 50 units,” she cautioned. “Some projects are much bigger than that.”

Santa Barbara now joins a handful of California cities to enact an actual ban — Ojai, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are among the others. About 45 in total have enacted some form of restriction on new natural-gas connections.

Santa Barbara’s ordinance, however, contains a host of exemptions. Current restaurants can continue to use gas stoves. Additions and remodels of existing homes are exempt as well unless they qualify as a near tear-down. That’s defined by any proposal that impacts two of three thresholds: 75 percent of roof area, 75 percent of wall area, and 75 percent of foundation area. Detached granny flats must comply; attached granny flats are exempt.

Not everyone was buying it. The Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Alliance opposed

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the ban, the only organization to do so. A representative from the pool and spa industry asked for an exemption for pools; he got nowhere. A former Westside resident, who said he recently moved to Phoenix because of Santa Barbara’s high housing prices, doubted that Santa Barbara’s fragile electrical grid was up to the challenge, especially with the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant shutting down soon and hydroelectric plants hamstrung by the drought.

Anna Marie Gott, the council’s vociferous watchdog, supported the proposal but wondered why the council didn’t require solar installations on all new construction. No one answered.

Parenteau took exception with those who’ve dismissed the city’s effort as environmental tokenism. The most tangible and immediate impact of such ordinances, she said, is that they “send a clear market signal to invest in electrical technology.” As more cities take similar action, she said, the market forces realign.

For the past year, Parenteau has spent much of her waking hours extolling the virtues of new electric stoves. “They’re not your parents’ electric stove,” she has repeatedly said. Twenty years ago, she says, the electric stove market was all but nonexistent. Today, every high-end manufacturer catering to the upscale foodie market makes an electric induction stove that can double as a pin-up in Architectural Digest. “The Big Boys started to invest in the technology,” she said. Change happens.

Parenteau expressed relief and surprise that the opposition didn’t make the council meeting as it has in the past. “Now the hard part begins,” she said. “Now we have to get the word out.” n

Two Profs Get $1M MacArthur Grant

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ollowing the 2014 Isla Vista tragedy, during which a resident student went on a killing spree that left six people dead, UC Santa Barbara began exploring different ways to build community. Professor Jeffrey Stewart, a Black Studies professor, decided to combine his expertise in the history of jazz with an effort to provide a space for the community, an effort that has led to a $1 million MacArthur grant.

Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse started as a popup coffeehouse in Isla Vista with live music, spoken words, and discussions on important issues such as gender identities run by Stewart and sociology professor Victor Rios. Named as MacArthur Foundation Chairs this month, both professors plan to use the endowment during their five-year term to expand their coffeehouse operation to different locations across California, such as Los Angeles and Oakland.

“The MacArthur Foundation wants to impact the criminal justice system and how populations highly impacted by criminal justice … could improve the way that they get treated by police and the criminal justice system,” Rios said. “So that was a natural fit.”

Stewart and Rios are hoping to create spaces for Black and brown youth through the coffeehouse to make their voices heard on national issues, explore art and music, and feel

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Professors Victor Rios (left) and Jeffrey Stewart

empowered as a collective. In addition, they’d like to connect attendees with resources and services through the coffeehouses.

The ultimate goal, Rios said, is to create community engagement with marginalized populations in California.

“How can we support our children in a way that provides some dignity, provides some prosperity, and acknowledges them and their families as central contributors to the making of this society?” Rios asked. “My first step is continuing to network with local communities, local grassroots efforts that are helping young people that have been left behind.”

—Atmika Iyer

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Billionaire Charged as Foreign Agent COU RTESY

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homas Barrack — former owner of Neverland Ranch, Happy Canyon Vineyards, local polo padrone, and more significantly one of Donald Trump’s biggest campaign fundraisers — was indicted on federal charges for not registering as an agent representing foreign governments, in this case the United Arab Emirates.

In addition, Barrack was charged with lying to FBI investigators who questioned him about his ties to Persian Gulf nations in an interview in June 2019. The indictment, which includes seven counts, was issued by the Justice Department’s national security division.

Barrack was arrested in L.A. County.

“The defendant repeatedly capitalized on Barrack’s friendships and access to a candidate who was eventually elected president, high-ranking campaign and government officials, and the American media to advance the policy goals of a foreign government without disclosing their true allegiances,” said Mark Lesko, acting assistant attorney general.

A real-estate mogul of global proportion, Barrack founded Colony Capital, and his business dealings with Trump date back to the 1980s. When Trump first ran for president, it would be Barrack who would connect him with such key campaign aides as Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, both of whom would run seriously afoul of the law.

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Trump’s inauguration event, generating no less than $107 million. Given the underwhelming nature of that celebration, Barrack became the subject of scrutiny by federal investigators. Where did all the money come from, they asked, and what was its real purpose?

Barrack, like Trump, energetically courted Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. When bin Salman was implicated in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi — a Saudi dissident, columnist for the Washington Post, and nephew of former Hope Ranch residents Essam and Laylah Khashoggi — Barrack lost his usual cool and responded to a critical questioner, “Whatever happened in Saudi Arabia, the atrocities in America are equal, or worse, to the atrocities in Saudi Arabia.”

Federal authorities have stated they consider Barrack a serious flight risk, given his assets and the seriousness of the charges, and have asked that he be detained. —Nick Welsh JULY 22, 2021

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SBCC Faculty, Staff Continue Push for Vaccine Mandate Board of Trustees Face Vote of No Confidence over Issue

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s Santa Barbara City College’s fall semester approaches — and with the added instability caused by superintendent/president Utpal Goswami’s sudden resignation last week — representatives from faculty and classified staff continue the fight for an institutional policy requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for anybody returning to “Having a vaccine mandate is the safest option for all and an opportunity campus.

According to a copy for us to return to normal operation as soon as possible,” SBCC Academic of negotiation demands Senate President Raeanne Napoleon said. acquired from the California School resignation last week, though the action may Employees Association (CSEA), and still be taken if the board refuses to approve endorsed by the Faculty Association and the updated mandate.

Academic Senate, college leaders are looking “I can’t say whether it will go quicker or to approve a policy that aligns with recent slower now that Dr. Goswami has resigned,” vaccination mandates put into place in UC Napoleon said. “He was in favor of a mandate, with full FDA approval, and it was the schools across the state, including UCSB. “The mandate is so important for several board that got in the way of that progress.”

With the same board, Napoleon said, she reasons,” said Raeanne Napoleon, president of the Academic Senate. “The biggest rea- can’t see that enough has changed. son is because the age group that dominates “Actually, the vote of no confidence has what is typically considered ‘college age’ has expanded. We started these conversations around this incident of the board not listenthe lowest rates of vaccination.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- ing and responding to campus concerns, vention reported only 47.3 percent of Ameri- but this is only one of many times this has cans between ages 18 and 24 have received at happened,” Napoleon said. She cited politileast one vaccine dose, and 31.9 percent are cal pressure put on the superintendent/ fully vaccinated, a number much lower than president, as well as the disconnect between other age demographics. trustees and faculty/staff, as the impetus “With this in mind, coming back to the behind the talk of the no-confidence vote.

Over the past few days, with all of the classroom would be hazardous to not only the health of the people in the room but shaking up at the top — ending in Helen anyone they interact with. Having a vaccine Benjamin coming out of retirement, again, mandate is the safest option for all and an to take the helm while the school searches opportunity for us to return to normal oper- for a permanent replacement—the mandate ation as soon as possible,” Napoleon said. has seemed to gain traction, and at a special The demands include a requirement for meeting on July 16, the Academic Senate disall people to be vaccinated before coming cussed the issue at length. The outcome of on campus, a “voluntary return” option for the meeting was a decision to approach the classified staff, some of whom have been board with a choice: approve a vaccine manforced to return to work on campus regard- date or the senate will move forward with the less of vaccination status or comfort level. vote against the four trustees opposed.

The updated demands include provisions According to emails from chapter presimeant to encourage vaccination and allow for dent Liz Auchincloss to CSEA members, remote work for immunocompromised staff. “demands which seemed ambitious a few Another sticking point on the list is con- days ago suddenly seem so much more sistent communication of policies, which attainable.” The agenda for the next board has been an issue so far as some staff have meeting has a memorandum between the returned to campus with no defined day-to- Faculty Association and the district regardday policy to follow. Classified staff often feel ing a return to campus that mentions masks lost in the shuffle as administration rushes a and “health surveys” but does not include the vaccine mandate. Currently there is no return to in-person instruction.

Plans for a vote of no confidence on four solid deadline on approval for the mandate. members of the Board of Trustees who “Right now, fall is still in flux,” Napoleon voted against the mandate—Peter Haslund, said. “With final decisions on a mandate or Kate Parker, Veronica Gallardo, and Robert not and the negotiations with the faculty Miller — and Goswami were put on hold union finished, faculty can now make their when Goswami suddenly announced his final decisions—but that’s still happening.” n

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STREET FIGHTERS: Fifteen movers and shakers were selected from the pool of more than 95 applicants who initially applied for the State Street Advisory Committee.

State St. Committee Members Named

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he future of State Street has been the focus of much collective soul-searching and hand-wringing, and this Tuesday, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to appoint 15 movers and shakers to the State Street Advisory Committee to chart the future course for the city’s defining main drag and mainstay of its cultural and economic identity.

More than 95 applicants initially applied.

Getting the three council seats on the committee were councilmembers Michael Jordan, Meagan Harmon, and Alejandra Gutierrez. Filling the three slots set aside for the business community will be developer and property owner Peter Lewis, Chamber of Commerce head Kristen Miller, and Downtown Santa Barbara executive Robin Elander.

For the seven at-large positions, the top two vote-getters were Roger Durling, best known as executive director of the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and Dave Davis, former head of the city’s Community Development Department and now on the board of Metropolitan Transit District and the city’s Water Commission. In addition, Davis has been

long active with the Community Environmental Council.

Also appointed was Dianne Black, former head of the county’s Planning Department.

Likewise appointed were Kenneth Saxon, longtime civic activist with powerful ties to the county’s nonprofit community; Hillary Blackerby, mainstay of the Democratic Party and staff person with the Metropolitan Transit District; Susan Tejada, an architect with mobility issues strongly supported by access advocates; and Nadra Ehrman, a property manager for the Towbes Group.

Selected as alternates were Michael Becker, an über-wonk and planner with Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, and Marge Cafarelli, developer, businessperson, and owner of the Public Market. Representing the Planning Commission will be Roxana Bonderson — a relatively recent appointee — and representing the Historic Landmarks Commission will be architect Ed Lenvik, a mainstay of the city’s many design review boards and commissions.

—Nick Welsh

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Traffic Planning Czar on Paid Leave

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ob Dayton, City Hall’s go-to guy in terms of transportation planning, traffic, electric bikes, parking, and increasingly the revitalization of State Street in times of the pandemic, has been out on paid administrative leave for the past two and a half months after filing a complaint about inquiries made by three members of the Santa Barbara City Council regarding his involvement in Believer’s Edge, an all-male Christian ministry he started.

Among the missions articulated on the Believer’s Edge home page is a stated interest in influencing the culture of Santa Barbara in a myriad of ways.

Dayton has made no secret of seeking a position of leadership in determining the future direction of State Street. In his complaint, he reportedly expressed concern that he has not been considered for such a position because of his religious views and involvement with Believer’s Edge.

These allegations have been the subject of an ongoing investigation within City Hall;

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because of the legal and political sensitivities involved, no one is willing to say anything on the record. Off the record, Dayton’s religious beliefs have long been well-known throughout City Hall, and the position Dayton was reportedly seeking did not actually exist.

He had, however, applied for the job of community development director after George Buell resigned under pressure last year, but he did not get the gig.

Dayton has long been one of City Hall’s most enthusiastic and creative proponents of change, especially on matters relating to alternative transportation. He was a major player in the post-pandemic redesign of State Street.

Within City Hall, Dayton’s high-profile posture within the community has rubbed some the wrong way, especially within the historical preservationist community and some members of the Historic Landmarks Commission. With the new 15-member State Street subcommittee just having been formed, Dayton’s absence will be acutely felt.

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Upon receipt, the Filippinis quickly realized their car was not autonomous but were repeatedly told by Tesla staff over the following years that software updates to its AutoPilot function — requiring multiple trips to the regional service center—would make it fully self-driving. It wasn’t until 2019, the lawsuit says, that Tesla started installing third-generation hardware in its vehicles and acknowledged that enhanced self-driving functions were not possible without the upgrade. Even then, the AutoPilot technology still required active driver supervision and did not make any of their cars autonomous. And even today, Tesla’s newest models have only reached a 2 out of 5 on the SAE International standards of automation.

Judge Anderle concluded in his ruling that the Filippinis have sufficiently stated their allegations of fraud and violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and that the case may eventually be heard by a jury, if it is not settled out of court first.

LIQUOR LAW: The new city ordinance would apply to new applications for sales of wine, beer, and distilled spirits at places such as mini marts, gas stations, and wine stores.

conversations, violation citations, chances to abate, and fines—that they needed a conditional-use permit to be allowed to sell alcohol once their license was revoked.

Information on new liquor licenses goes to the Police Department from California’s Alcohol Beverage Control, which was one reason police were the first on the list for enforcement. When the ordinance goes to council, the committee asked Doimas to include information on other “impulse purchase” placement in a store, a means for the community to make a complaint, and — given the comments from several members of the Future Leaders of America, who all supported the ordinance—potential enforcement through the Community Development Department instead of the Police Department. “I would not want to adopt this at the council without knowing the answer to that question,” Councilmember Michael Jordan said. —Jean Yamamura

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ne of the largest-scale projects in Carpinteria — the Surfliner Inn, a two-story, 40-room hotel/restaurant proposed for a 30,000-square-foot downtown lot — has reached the next step to becoming reality despite polarized opinions from the community and leaders.

After a special meeting with the hotel as its sole agenda item, and which saw more than 25 community members speak up both for and against the project, the Carpinteria City Council approved the leasing agreement between the city and developers of the property at 499 Linden Avenue in a 4-1 vote.

“If we do move forward, we have to scrutinize this project,” said Mayor Wade Nomura.

More than half of the meeting was filled with public comments, with most of the community members who spoke criticizing the project for reasons ranging from noise and parking to a lack of cooperation between city leaders and residents. The councilmembers acknowledged the comments and even encouraged the community to continue to voice their concerns,

but they approved the leasing agreement to allow for future discussion and changes in the development plans.

The land, which sits on the corner of Linden Avenue and Fifth Street and includes a public parking lot, has been the proposed site for the Surfliner Inn since 2015. Nomura said that as the project continues to come to the council, he will be looking at the proposal “with the opinion that it is too large right now.”

Vice Mayor Al Clark was the lone councilmember to vote against the project, expressing concerns that the development was “privatization of public goods” for financial gain. The hotel, he said, would cost the city public space, views, and its small-town identity. “Money can’t buy our small town back,” he said.

Monday night’s vote — while suggestive of the strong support within City Hall for the project — is hardly the end of the line for the Surfliner project. The plans still must be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commission, and would go to City Council if approved.

—Ryan P. Cruz

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udith Hall — an investigator with the District Attorney’s Office who suffered a “bloodless decapitation” in September 2019 when a drunk driver plowed into the van in which she was a passenger on Highway 154 — won two major legal battles this month.

The drunk driver — off-duty Sheriff ’s Lieutenant Javier Antunez — was sentenced to six years in state prison on July 2 after pleading guilty to criminal charges.

Earlier this week, Judge Colleen Sterne allowed Hall to pursue punitive damages against the owner of the BMW Antunez was driving at the time of the accident — as well as a passenger in the car — Esther Trejo-Takembaiyee.

Hall’s attorneys, Patrick and Briana McCarthy, charged that Trejo-Takembaiyee — an employee with the county’s Probation Department — was “manipulating the genitals [of Antunez] in a sexual manner” at the time of the accident and that she was blocking his view of the road by leaning over the console separating the driver’s and passenger’s seats. In addition, they alleged

she allowed Antunez to drive her car while seriously intoxicated.

Sterne ruled that the conduct alleged rose to the level of “willful misconduct,” the threshold necessary to allow Hall to seek punitive damages. Sterne made it clear in her ruling she did not know the basis of Hall’s attorneys’ claim they knew what was happening between Antunez and Trejo at the time of the collision, just that the allegations rose to the level “well above gross negligence and into the realm of despicable conduct.”

The collision on Highway 154 left all four passengers in the van hit by Antunez seriously injured, but none worse than Hall.

At Antunez’s sentencing hearing, Hall testified that she died three times while doctors sought to put her back together after the accident. Her head, she revealed, had become disconnected from her spine. “I suffered a bloodless decapitation,” she told the judge. Hall’s head would be fused back to her body with plates, screws, and rods. To turn her head today, she must turn her entire body. Hall returned to work a month ago.

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Silvia Uribe was named Woman of the Year by Congressmember Salud Carbajal in a ceremony at the S.B. Courthouse on 7/16. Arriving in the U.S. 30 years ago from Mexico City, Uribe has been a translator for the Spanish-speaking community on sensitive topics such as adoption and sexual assault and a victim advocate in the DA’s Office. She’s also brought understanding to the English-speaking majority through diversity training and in political organizations. Uribe’s goal has been to make a difference in her community: “If I can do it, you can too!” she said.

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DA Joyce Dudley announced 7/15 that felony embezzlement charges have been filed against Adam Michael Pirozzi, 40, of Santa Barbara. Pirozzi has also been charged with financial elder abuse and an aggravated white-collar crime enhancement, Dudley said. Pirozzi’s arrest stems from an investigation into his local property management company called AMP Core, Inc., which went by several fictitious business names, including Santa Barbara Property Management and Harbor View Real Estate. Authorities allege Pirozzi embezzled more than $700,000 from approximately 100 of his AMP clients. Anyone with information is asked to contact DA Investigator Kristin Shamordola at (805) 560-1044.

S.B. Sheriff’s deputies arrested S.L.O. County resident Jacob Southard, 27, on 7/13 after he was spotted unconscious in the Chumash Casino parking garage with drug paraphernalia in his lap. When deputies searched Southard’s vehicle, they found a handgun, loaded high-capacity magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, an illegally modified high-power rifle, and a loaded pistol under the driver’s seat reported stolen out of Humboldt County, said Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Raquel Zick, as well as drug paraphernalia, prescription meds, heroin, and meth. He was booked in County Jail on multiple felony charges and released on $35,000 bail.

LABOR The City of S.B. voted 7/20 to hire contractors under labor terms called out in a Community Workforce Agreement on city projects costing $5 million or more. Proponents argue the agreement would strengthen union labor and the training they provide to would-be blue-collar workers, but opponents state that the jobs will more often go to employees from other counties. Full story at independent.com/labor-agreement.

HOUSING The city Planning Commission on 7/15 recommended approval of the largest development to hit Milpas Street since the Santa Barbara Bowl was built during the Great Depression. By a vote of 7-0, the commissioners gave developers Ed St. George and Alan Bleecker their blessings to build a four-story, mixed-use project of 82 apartments at 711 North Milpas Street. The commission had little choice, however; the City Council had already entered into a development agreement with the pair that all but guarantees their right to build what’s been proposed. Full story at independent .com/milpas-housing-project.

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Haaland-Ford used social media to chronicle her lengthy and against-allodds battle with cancer — “F*** Cancer” being her campaign slogan — after first being diagnosed at age 40 with Stage 4 colon cancer. But in courthouse circles, Haaland-Ford was best known as a legal crusader for juveniles in trouble with the LEGAL CRUSADER: Santa Barbara criminal defense law or with school authorities.

Haaland-Ford was one of several attorney Tara Haaland-Ford was a prominent opponent of criminal defense attorneys who came City Hall’s efforts to impose a gang injunction. together to oppose Santa Barbara City Hall’s efforts to impose a gang injuncare prisoners in their own homes, remain tion in response to an uptick in gang-related indoors at night, prevent their children from violence. Haaland-Ford and her colleagues playing outside, or whose friends and relapersuaded Judge Colleen Sterne that a gang- tives refuse to visit,” Sterne ruled in 2014. injunction — and the safety zones it created In response to the verdict, Haaland-Ford — constituted an overly broad response to a commented, “I’m elated. I’m floating. Maybe relatively narrow law enforcement problem. now both sides can start working together “There is no evidence that residents of and putting resources into programs that the proposed Safety Zones in Santa Barbara actually help.”

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The last four years have been rough, with drought, fires, and debris flows wreaking the catastrophic havoc that only natural disasters can. As Santa Barbara’s central business district—State Street— MOVING ON: City Administrator Paul Casey says, “It’s found itself up against the ropes, Casey just time to move on.” came under intense fire for failing to provide the decisive leadership necessary to sure C passed a few years ago, a sales tax turn the ship around. The last 18 months, increase approved by voters that will allow however, have been especially brutal, with City Hall to attack a backlog of critical capital COVID laying waste to Santa Barbara’s tour- needs worth in excess of $100 million. “That’s ist-based economy at a time when personal a legacy effort there,” he said. relations among city councilmembers hit Casey noted that Santa Barbara had man40-year new lows. aged to make it through the worst drought in For all the criticism about his putative lack recorded state history, due in large measure of leadership, Casey was quick to point out to his administration’s ability to re-permit how quick City Hall was in responding to and reconstruct the city’s long-mothballed the COVID crisis. “We were one of the first desalination plant. Casey also expressed cities anywhere to open up our State Street to pride in overseeing the construction of a outdoor business,” Casey stated. “We acted new, modern, seismically retrofitted Cottage Hospital. Alluding to the intense demand fast and decisively on that.”

Casey stressed that he’s leaving on his COVID has placed on Santa Barbara’s mediown initiative and has no plans on taking cal infrastructure, Casey commented, “I an administrative position with any other think everyone is enjoying having a modern city. “If I wanted that, I’d stay right here,” he Cottage Hospital over the past 18 months.” said. “There’s no one issue. It’s just time to Casey said he intends to stay in Santa move on.”

Barbara. “It’s where my family is. It’s where Despite the challenges and increas- my mom lives,” he said. “I live here. It’s my ing political turbulence, Casey said, many home.” He then added, “But I do look foraspects of the job have been “super fun.” He ward to being a little more anonymous in the expressed pride in having helped get Mea- future.”

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SHELTER FROM THE NORM: The good news is that the Olympics are nigh upon us.

Finally. A spectacle — no, an oasis — almost as vast as the pit we’re all trying to dig out of.

A safe and mindless distraction that doesn’t involve alcohol, opioids, or shooting innocent people. (And who among us are truly innocent?) I intend to engorge myself and enjoy the temporary illusion of community the Olympics allows. The tragedy, of course, is the world will have to wait four years — at least — before pickleball is acknowledged as an official Olympic sport. Climbing walls?

Sure, no problem. Surfing? Skateboarding?

Curling, even? But pickleball, tragically, will have to wait.

All this begs the much bigger question: What would Avery Brundage have thought?

Once upon a time, Brundage was a household name throughout the U.S., but especially in S.B., where he lived from 1941 — where he allegedly came in hopes of gobbling up prime coastal real estate on the cheap after the pseudo-attack on Ellwood by a Japanese submarine — to his death in 1975. Brundage chaired the International Olympic Committee 1952-1972 but served on the committee going all the way back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. To the extent anyone on the planet personified the Olympics, it was Brundage, a hard-charging purist who yoked his unforgiving zeal to the wheel of amateurism in sports.

And for many years, Brundage — a Midwestern construction magnate by trade — hap-

pened to own the Montecito Country Club, which just happens to have emerged as Ground Zero in the gathering pickleball storm threatening to engulf the South Coast.

Pickleball is loud, fun, slow, and said to be forgiving to one’s joints, making it extremely popular with the demographic bulge navigating the existential nether-regions bordered by arthritis and dementia. Played on tennis courts with wiffle balls and wooden paddles, it’s typically accompanied by gleeful screaming. Traditional tennis players regard pickleballers with the same withering moral scorn Norwegian cross-country skiers reserve for drunken snowmobilers.

As has been reported elsewhere in the Independent, Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner — current owner of the newly named Montecito Club — is now embroiled in scorched-earth litigation with his neighbor Angelo Mozilo — former Countrywide bank mogul — in part because of the two pickleball courts (70 feet from Mozilo’s home) Warner had built without the necessary city permits.

For those who care about such things, the Feds recently forced Warner to pay a $53 million fine and $27 million in back taxes, but no jail time, for a massive tax scam that hid hundreds of millions in secret Swiss banks.

Mozilo, no slouch as an economic reprobate himself, got hit with a $67 million fine for selling mortgages to chumps who couldn’t hope to pay them off, thus helping to precipitate the 2008 economic collapse.

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Even in this company, Brundage would have stood out — a spiritual Brown Shirt and fawning admirer of Adolf Hitler and Nazi culture. He vigorously and successfully fought efforts to boycott the 1936 Olympics

in Berlin, a Nazi propaganda showcase for Aryan superiority, even though Jesse Owens, a Black American sprinter, famously cleaned up, winning four gold medals. The Nazis gave assurances they’d allow Jews to compete in the games, and Brundage was only too happy to swallow that lie.

He complained how “the Jews” owned all the newspapers and movie theaters and how “certain Jews” — by which he meant “Jews with communistic and socialistic antecedents” — wanted to “use” the Olympics as a vehicle to express their displeasure with the Third Reich. (Not to quibble with a dead racist, but the man leading the charge to boycott Germany was a retired Catholic judge named Jeremiah Titus Mahoney.)

In October 1936 — when the full brutality of the Nazi agenda was manifest — Brundage extolled the joys of the New Germany at a German-American Bund rally in Madison Square Garden. “We have much to learn from Germany,” he later wrote. “An intelligent beneficent dictatorship is the most efficient form of government.” Little wonder that in town, he became known as “Excelentismo Señor de Santa Barbara.”

When, in the 1960s, South Africa had become an international pariah for its brutal apartheid laws, questions arose as to whether it should be allowed to compete in the Olympics. Brundage proved a constant supporter of

the white regime, fighting all efforts to ban South Africa and then pushing, albeit unsuc-

cessfully, for its reinstatement in 1968.

Brundage’s efforts on behalf of South Africa prompted basketball great Kareem AbdulJabbar — then still a UCLA student named Lew Alcindor — to refuse to play for the U.S. team. In 1968, when sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists from the winners’ podium in protest as the national anthem played, Brundage had them kicked off the team and evicted from the Olympic Village. When the U.S. Olympic Committee refused to comply, Brundage threatened to ban the entire track team.

Four years later, Brundage would fight again unsuccessfully to allow Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to compete in the Munich Olympics despite its brutally enforced white-supremacist laws. Brundage was so furious at this defeat that when 11 Israeli athletes were murdered

by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich games, he mentioned Rhodesia’s exclusion in the same breath as he lamented their slaughter.

On the subject of women athletes, Brundage suspected many were actually men in disguise and tested them accordingly. He also questioned whether they should be able to compete in long-distance running and the shot put because they were not sufficiently ladylike.

In the meantime, who cares what Avery Brundage thinks? Let the games begin.

And if Mae West were still alive, she’d no doubt say, “Is that a pickleball in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”

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am compelled to run because this City Council lacks clear mayoral leadership and continuity.

Last week, that was highlighted in a rather unfortunate way. This leadership void has led to the sudden announcement from our city manager, Paul Casey, that he will be stepping down effective September 10. This swift departure is unprecedented for this position.

Tone, direction, and decorum is the mayor’s primary function in leading City Council. It is vital for the mayor to work in sync with the city’s lead executive. Lacking that teamwork, the city manager’s job becomes difficult, if not impossible, to perform well.

Staff and uniformed public safety have not been supported by the mayor in these critical times, and we face a period with an interim police chief and city administrator, two of the most critical factors in the continuity of the city’s organization. The mayor’s status as the head of council also was diminished when she diverted her energies to run for State Assembly in the middle of her first term as mayor.

Santa Barbara has always thrived at the crossroads of treasuring our history while embracing progressive new ideas, values, and environmental quality. Currently, we can’t locate those crossroads.

Policy and direction are adrift with no forward momentum, and we are scrambling to fill the two most important positions in the city. We can no longer afford to fall subordinate to a mayor’s personal ideologies and political ambitions.

Santa Barbara’s future depends on clear, assertive direction, and so does the success of our next city administrator. Simply put, we must make a change in the position of mayor this November.

I spent 37 years as a business owner and employer with a bird’s-eye view of City Hall. I worked with every mayor and city administrator during that period. I served on council for the last nine of those 37 years. During that time I had one foot in the private sector and the other in the public sector. I know what it takes to balance competing interests. I understand what trials small business goes through.

I lived that cooperative synergy, through good times and bad, and came to understand that party politics

and personal ideologies have no business in city governance. The focus must be local, the stewardship taken seriously, and the teamwork robust.

This November’s upcoming vote is critical. If we can prevail, and, quite frankly, we must, I see a bright future ahead of us.

Join me in bringing leadership and common sense back to City Hall.

—Randy Rowse, S.B.

Vax versus No Vax The story about UC Santa Barbara requiring near 100 percent vaccinations among students, faculty, and staff triggered arguments at the Indy’s Facebook page: Hector Alessandro Cabrero This is the right move.

It’s a hard decision to make but the correct one.

Good job, UCSB, you have to lead by example.

This will give peace of mind to the parents as well.

• Philip D. Dracht Glad to hear that UCSB will not be a reservoir of COVID this fall.

Samantha Bessega Way to go UCSB! • Vaughn Montgomery Yay fascism! Medical mandates are a form of fascism. Let me guess, you’re a “liberal” who is in support of violating the Nuremberg code? • S.B. I’m a Venezuelan that has seen fascism up close, and also a doctor that believes in public health, some things like vaccinations are necessary to save lives of liberals and conservatives. • V.M. Then you of all people should know better. Informed consent is the first of the Nuremberg codes and a fundamental principle of the American Medical Association.

Thanks for reaffirming my notion that our medical system is completely hijacked by the pharmaceutical industry. • S.B. You also confirmed that there is no point arguing with antivaxxers, a lost battle even after a pandemic. Consider yourself lucky you didn’t have to see the piling up of bodies in trailers in the back of hospitals because the morgues were full.

For the Record

¶ In last week’s Society Matters column, we erroneously reported that Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s budget is $1.5 million. The correct figure is $1.2 million.

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obituaries Catherine Durbiano

George Ybarra

Catherine, a lifelong Goleta resident, passed away on June 27th at the age of 95. She was born August 20, 1925 in Goleta to Dominic E. and Angelina (Pignocco) Pomatto, Goleta ranchers since the early 1900s.

Catherine attended Goleta Union School, La Cumbre Junior High and graduated in 1944, from Santa Barbara High School. She was employed with Goleta Union School District as a school secretary for 29 years, where she retired in 1988. After retiring, she spent her time traveling and doing volunteer work. Catherine was predeceased by her husband, Mike A. Durbiano Jr. in 1993. She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn Casale (Peter), and Pamela Caballero.

Also survived by her three grandchildren, Aaron Casale, Stacy Casale Olsen (Anders), and Segio Caballero (Deanna) and het two great grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Shane Caballero. No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, donations to Food from the Heart or a charity of your own choosing would be appreciated.

Our family thanks Cottage Hospital and Sarah House for the special care given to her.

The family of George Ybarra sadly marks his passing on June 26, 2021 at the too young age of 39. George was a well-known raconteur, international traveler, explorer and adventurer who made his mark in the fields of skydiving, and with his underwater discoveries in the Marianas Trench, his participation in Himalayan motorcycle marathons and his standing-roomonly seminars on astral physics. George, above all, will be remembered as a consummate and irrepressible teller of tall tales…such as this one.

In truth, we sorrowfully mark the passing of a man who was able to reinvent himself throughout his too short life. George was a Goleta native, the first child of Margaret Caldera. He attended local schools, but the learning that defined him and marked his various paths, was the learning that he sought out for himself. He studied auto mechanics as a young man and he applied and developed his knowledge over the years. He was always willing to help family and friends with their vehicles and was proud yet humble when he could fix whatever problem he worked on.

He was licensed and certified not only in auto-

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motive repair, but also in refrigeration, heating and air conditioning as well as small wastewater systems. George enjoyed applying himself to mechanical mysteries and resolving problems, often demonstrating uncanny aptitude and patience. The last seven years of his life, George’s machine focus was his dream project, the building from the ground up (actually, from the frame up) of a 1946 Indian Chief motorcycle—a daunting endeavor that sparked his imagination and fulfilled his “old-time” mechanic’s desire to overcome innumerable challenges. He approached other favorite activities in the same way, from crossword puzzles, to the word jumbles to sudokus—all of which he completed with flair. George never stopped learning and never ceased to be amazed at each new year’s new information.

He retained a sense of wonder, an abiding curiosity and intense interest in the changing world.

As a life- long learner, he believed in using what he learned to teach others, and he delighted in seeing how the younger generation of his family learned from their own discoveries and from the hard earned knowledge that he so generously shared.

George was proud of his motorcycle, but also of his several years of service as a volunteer transporter for the Wildlife Care Network.

He was fascinated with the many types of critters that he came in contact with and helped.

He loved the idea that he was aiding “the wild ones”. He was also an excellent caretaker of the household birds and cats. At home he was an incredibly handy man, always willing to tackle improvement projects. George’s passions included the beach (in particular, More Mesa), the novels of James Clavell and Clive Cussler, action movies (“real Oscar winners”) and watching “The Walking Dead” with daughter Angela. George’s most important and lasting contributions were to family. He was proud of his four children and ten grandchildren, his siblings, nieces and nephews. He loved to play with the youngsters and yes, tell them tall tales. His family was his greatest joy and brought the most meaning to his life. He always considered himself lucky to be surrounded and supported by such loving family, friends and wife.

George leaves behind an enduring legacy of love, graced by his smile and playful sense of humor.

George is survived by his children Angela (Matt Collins), Christina (Aaron Gonzalez) and Michael Dore; by his sisters Stella and Eleanor Ybarra, Shari Vasquez and Beth Whitney; by his brothers Daniel, Ralph and Frank Gomez (Raquel), by his ten grandchildren, and by his wife and partner Nancy Posner. He was predeceased by his mother, son Tony Ybarra, brothers Benny Ybarra, Robert Ybarra and Henry Gomez.

We mourn his pass-

ing after a four-year fight against cancer, but we also wish to honor George’s life with a pot luck celebration planned for August 3, 2021 at Goleta Beach (group area A), from 11 am to 4 pm.

If the spirit so moves you, please consider making a donation in George’s name to the Wildlife Care Network (Goleta).

David W. Doner Jr. 10/13/2020

David W. Doner Jr. MD passed away on Oct. 13, 2020. We were unable to have a memorial at that time due to Covid 19.

Dr. Doner first opened his medical office in Santa Barbara in 1978.

We know that his memory will live in many hearts forever. A celebration of life will be held at The Unity Church of Santa Barbara, 227 E.Arrellaga St. 93101 from 4-6pm on July 25, 2021. His family invites you to join us. We also invite you to share a funny story, heartfelt moment or adventure memories that you may have of David. If you can not attend and have any questions about the memorial or would like to share a memory please email DWDonerfamily@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers please donate in Dr. Donors name to The Unity Church Church of Santa Barbara.

obituaries Ben Marrs 1936 - 2021

Ben Marrs passed away at home in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 85. Ben was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma and his family moved to San Jose, California when he was a child. Ben had many fond memories of his youth spent in San Jose.

He enjoyed visiting his favorite places in San Jose and sharing his memories with his family. In 1954, Ben began serving three years in the US Army. After an honorable discharge in 1957, Ben began working as a carpenter journeyman. That path led him to Santa Barbara, where he continued building a successful career as a carpenter.

It is also where he met Katie Squires. Ben and Katie were married in 1959. They soon moved to San Jose, where they had their first child. Ben and Katie later moved back to Santa Barbara, where they had two more children. Ben was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was proud of his family and enjoyed the time he spent with each of his children and grandchildren. Ben also enjoyed collecting classic cars

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and had several over the years. He could often be seen cruising around Santa Barbara in one of his favorite cars. Ben was a good man who was much loved and he will be greatly missed.

Ben is survived by his wife Katie; three children, Michael (Patsy), Diana and Sharon; seven grandchildren, Mary Kathryn, Alyson, Erica, Jack, Cindy, Sara and Ben. Beatrice “Bea” Lee 1/19/1919 - 6/21/2021

Beatrice “Bea” Lee, age 102, of Santa Barbara, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2021.

She was a caring wife, mother, bubbie, aunt, sister, and friend.

Bea was born January 19, 1919, in Waukegan, IL, the daughter of the late Jack Pearlman and Sarah Fleishman Pearlman.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Herman Lee, her brother Mitchell Pearlman and son-inlaw, Michael Pearl.

Bea is survived by three children, Barbara Kern (Lambert), Steven Lee (Gail) and Gail Pearl, as well as 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 4 greatgreat grandchildren and sister, Rae Bass.

Bea had a life well lived and was loved by all who knew her.

Thank you to Samarkand for all your special care.

Ilene P. Dietrich

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Serena Anne Siebold

Ilene Dietrich of Goleta passed away on the Fourth of July to her ultimate freedom in Heaven. Ilene is now free from pain and disSerena Anne Siebold, ease and free of being a Santa Barbara, Calitrapped in a mind that fornia native, went lost her most precious home to Jesus in January of 2021 at the age of memories. She is free and in the arms of her 67.

Serena was known for Savior at the age of 72, her skills in sewing, and after a long battle with cooking. She loved gar- dementia.

Ilene Phyllis Dietrich dening, singing, dancing was born on August 11, and praising the Lord.

1948, in Seattle, WashSerena was predeceased by her father ington to Phyllis and Theophill and her Conrad Crowe. Ilene mother Roma. She is spent her childhood survived by her ten sib- years in Washington lings, her four children State before moving to Joshua, Brooke, Sky, and Santa Clara, CA where Aaron and her seven she attended Wilcox grandchildren, Leona, High School. Ilene then Liam, Mila, Benedetta, moved to Santa Barbara, Alessandra, Hannah CA to attend UCSB. and Levi, and several While attending college, cousins, nieces and Ilene met her future nephews. husband Thomas Dietrich, and the two were married for 47 years prior to Tom’s passing from cancer in 2016.

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daughters.

Ilene was a beloved teacher in the Goleta Union School District where she taught Kindergarten at Kellogg School for the majority of her career. There was nothing Ilene loved more than shaping little minds and giving them a solid start to their educational journey. In addition to her role as a teacher, Ilene was an integral part of her Good Shepherd Lutheran Church family and was also a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grammy.

Ilene is survived by her younger brothers John and Raymond Crowe, her three daughters Wendy, Alysha, and Brenda, and 9 grandchildren, Jackson, Hollyn, Katelyn, Kaylin, Gordon, Owen, Mayah, Hannah and Selah.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd at 10 am at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Goleta.

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In Memoriam

Audrey Berman 1934-2021

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Founding Executive Editor of the Santa Barbara Independent

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BY M A R T H A S A D L E R udrey Berman arrived in Santa Barbara from

the East Coast already tempest-tossed through several eras. She could remember as a little girl the chaos of the Great Depression, and as a teenager the fears of the WWII years, when her Jewish parents changed their name and instructed Audrey to tell schoolmates she was Protestant. At the age of 19, in 1954, she married an upwardly mobile attorney, and then she lived the life of a homemaker, giving dinner parties, spending summers at Fire Island, playing many matches of tennis, reading a lot, and raising two excellent children.

Audrey took a secretarial job in the late 1960s at New York’s iconic weekly, the Village Voice. She rose to become its managing editor under editor in chief Marianne Partridge, who discovered Audrey the way Hollywood stars are sometimes discovered. Audrey went on to work as managing editor for two more publications before re-joining Marianne, who had just purchased a weekly paper in Santa Barbara.

She found Marianne surrounded by a tiny editorial crew, including some brilliant, idealistic young people (among them Nick Welsh), who’d struggled to keep the worker-owned News & Review afloat and stayed on after selling it to her. Soon thereafter, the N&R and a rival publication dissolved themselves to be reborn in 1986 as the Santa Barbara Independent.

Audrey brought into the mix a certain cool sophistication, a loving nature, and a set of iron-clad journalistic standards with which she helped Marianne guide the paper for the next two decades.

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The cover story for the paper’s inaugural issue came straight out of Audrey’s heart and mind. Sitting around a table in new digs on lower State Street, the uneasily combined editorial staff was tossing a lot of smart ideas into the ring for a Thanksgiving issue that could be completed ahead of time so employees could take time off for the holiday. Some were geared to generate much-needed advertising, such as a survey of local bars. It’s easy to picture Audrey swinging a well-shod foot, like a cat switching her tail, as she took notes.

Suddenly she spoke up with a proposal to give thanks for the unsung heroes of Santa Barbara. The idea was a natural. The whole group embraced it, and Marianne even waived her curiously strong prejudice against the word “local” to allow it in this case, “unsung” being too limiting, even marginalizing — which was also, of course, exactly right.

Local Heroes hit the newsstands on Thanksgiving, 1986, and local heroes have filled the pages of the Thanksgiving issue every year since. And not only in the Santa Barbara Independent; it spread like starlings so that now you see annual local heroes features not just in weeklies throughout the state and nation, and probably the world, but in all types of publications.

Audrey worked behind the scenes. Among her responsibilities were Special Issues, so when you saw an annual cover story like Back to School, Best of Santa Barbara, or the Indy Theater Awards (which, by the way, she also initiated), it was thanks to Audrey orchestrating it — the editorial side of it, as she protected the wall between advertising and editorial. The Independent’s editions started out small, meaning hardly any

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advertising was sold; it was lean times for staff, and stories were slashed. But through thin issues and thick, Audrey kept it classy.

Possibly her greatest accomplishment was the esprit de corps that reigned during her years as executive editor. Keeping office politics kind is no easy feat, as anybody who has ever worked can tell you. But people notice who is given respect, and who is not, and tend to follow suit — there have been studies. Because Audrey treated each of her coworkers with respect, that’s how they treated each other. Not that she never met a person she didn’t like, but, recognizing a personal problem when she saw one — even if it was her own — she kept it in perspective. It’s true that there were others equally gracious, but Audrey’s influence was felt in every department, daily, constantly.

She could also wrap herself in a chilly professionalism that maintained punctuality in a weekly regimen prone to sliding into just-under-the-wire chaos. At some point, she cut her shoulder-length flip into a short bouffant that gave a vaguely military aspect to her regal posture. A reporter nearing deadline might find Audrey pacing back and forth in front of their desk, pointedly checking her watch. It focused the mind wonderfully.

Courteous though she was, Audrey did not do polite laughter. Unless it was a guffaw or snort, she did not laugh on purpose. But when her guard was brought down by a witticism, or when she was at ease, her laughter was long and full of starry-eyed delight. She laughed frequently, because besides being decent to everyone, she was admiring and loyal

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MEMORABLE: Audrey Ross Berman at age 19, when she married Stanley Berman

to a degree that shaded into a strong sense of family.

It’s a gift to be able to love people and at the same time see their flaws, and she had that gift. It’s another thing that made her such a good editor: Criticism is easier to accept from somebody who’s clearly in your corner.

Audrey was one of the last of the great sit-down editors, meaning that if you were a writer, you’d sit in her office and go over your copy together. She worked with seasoned reporters writing long features, and neophytes writing blurbs—also seasoned reporters writing blurbs, and neophytes writing long pieces.

These days, an editor may take your copy, have their way with it, and pass it down the line. The writer might never see it again until it’s published in one form or another. They’re lucky if they get the courtesy of a marked-up version before it goes to press so they can catch added errors.

But those writing for Audrey were treated to her discernment, her insistence on explicit transitions — and her endless questions. Questioning was one of her trademarks, and it took courage on her part because it was annoying. She demanded clarity of expression.

She probed for clear thinking. She unflinchingly challenged the favorite conceits not only of staff writers, accustomed to such abuse, but of coddled freelancers, proud department heads, and of course her editor in chief.

The steel in Audrey’s backbone was not mere posturing to maintain order. She had seen enough of history to take journalism very seriously. In any field, from national politics to the hyperlocal, lapses of probity embarrassed her. She did not let them pass unchallenged. It’s horrible to imagine how the

disgracefulness of the recent one-term presidential administration would have depressed her. But she was spared that by the onset of dementia, which forced her to resign from the paper in 2004.

It’s funny how that affliction hits. At the same time that she was first announcing to friends that her brain was “full of holes,” and making plans for moving into assisted living, she was still completing the New York Times crossword puzzle on Sunday mornings, in pen.

The last years of her life were not all sorrow. Her daughter, Sharon Berman, moved her close and hung out with her often, giving Audrey unflaggingly affectionate, long-form attention and companionship. In photos and videos Sharon frequently posted, heartfelt laughter and smiles prevail. It’s amazing how present a person can be even when their memory is absolutely shot.

August 6, 2019: “Mom was in a giggly mood yesterday. She can no longer make conversation, but she did tell me, clear as a bell, ‘You’re a good person.’ I’m not crying,” Sharon quipped to her friends. “YOU’RE crying.”

August 2, 2020, six months into the pandemic: “Finally got to see mom ... I got to give her a squeeze and she blew me a kiss.”

Audrey died on March 24 at Shalom House in San Rafael, California. “My beautiful mom, Audrey Berman, passed away in her sleep last night,” Sharon wrote. “The last 10 years have been rough, but she had wonderful caregivers, and she was never alone.”

Audrey Berman was a local hero. Her legacy is a blessing, and our memories of her are blessings. We n offer our deepest gratitude and respect.

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Join Us For Fiesta 2021!

Fiesta 2021 is fast-approaching and Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara is thankful to everyone that has worked hard to make the following Fiesta events possible. We’ve included dates and start times as some of the events have new start times in 2021. Please enjoy the celebration, and we look forward to more events, including the Fiesta parade El Desfile Histórico and Mercado del Norte, added back to the schedule in 2022. Viva la Fiesta!

One Time Events

Recurring Events

LA RECEPCIÓN DEL PRESIDENTE 5:00 –10:00 p.m., Carriage and Western Art Museum, $$ Every year, the La Recepción del Presidente kicks off Fiesta week. A wonderful evening in the beautiful outdoor Carriage and Western Art Museum, this event brings together Fiesta history with the excitement of the Fiesta to come and is traditionally highly attended by Past Presidentes, city dignitaries and other officials. With guests in their finest Fiesta attire, the evening includes a delicious dinner, entertainment by the Spirits of Fiesta and concludes with dancing under the stars as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean.

EL MERCADO DE LA GUERRA 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., De La Guerra Plaza, FREE Stroll through the colorful Fiesta market (across from City Hall) to feast on Spanish and Mexican-American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs, and enjoy live entertainment all day and into the evening. Numerous local Non-profit groups serve up a wide variety of food and beverages.

Sunday, August 1

Wednesday, August 4

LA FIESTA PEQUEÑA 6:30 p.m., Old Mission Santa Barbara, FREE As the August sun slowly sets behind the “Queen of the Missions,” experience the Franciscan’s hospitality as they welcome all to enjoy the official opening of Old Spanish Days Fiesta at this beautiful setting as they have since 1927. La Fiesta Pequeña, “Little Fiesta,” is a colorful, historical program which includes traditional songs and dance from Californios, Flamenco, Spanish classical and Mexican folklorico, an appearance from Saint Barbara, and special performances from the 2021 Spirit and Jr. Spirit.

This KEYT3 televised event attracts thousands of local spectators and is free to the public.

Thursday, August 5

LA MISA DEL PRESIDENTE 10:00 a.m., Old Mission Santa Barbara, FREE The Saint Barbara Parish invites all to enjoy mass in the main church of Old Mission Santa Barbara. La Misa is held in honor of this year’s La Presidenta, celebrating both the long-standing relationship between the Old Mission and Old Spanish Days, and the entire Fiesta community. Open to the public. For information, call Old Mission Santa Barbara (805) 682-4713.

August 4 – August 7

Thursday, August 5

DIGS! (CELEBRACIÓN DE LOS DIGNATARIOS) 5:00–10:00 p.m., Santa Barbara Zoo, $$ Fiesta is back! DIGS at the Santa Barbara Zoo in 2021 features small bites, premium bars, and local breweries and wineries.

This upscale, all-inclusive catered event includes music by local favorite DJ Hecktik and dancing on the Zoo’s iconic hilltop. The fare and libations pair perfectly with a stunning sunset over the Pacific and a stroll through the lush gardens of the Zoo. Come experience the best of what the Central Coast has to offer at the Fiesta of the year! For guests 21+ only.

Friday, August 6

FLOR Y CANTO 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Sunken Garden, FREE Here is a rare opportunity to see the original Spanish California dances & songs of the 19th century. Step back in time to a rancho party of the 1840s! Interwoven with historic narration, these unique songs & dances are performed much as they would have been 170 years ago, accompanied on acoustic instruments, all by local residents in authentic costume. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the show in the Courthouse Sunken Garden.

Saturday, August 7

TARDES DE RONDA 1:00–5:00 p.m., Courthouse Sunken Garden, FREE Held in the historical Sunken Gardens on Saturday afternoon, the always highly attended “Afternoon of Gaiety” features performers under the age of sixteen.

August 5 – 7

LAS NOCHES DE RONDA 8:00 p.m., Courthouse Sunken Garden, FREE “Nights of Gaiety,” held in the famous Sunken Garden of the beautiful Santa Barbara County Courthouse, draws as many as 4,000 spectators each night. The evening performances feature spectacular dances and songs from the fire of flamenco to the charm of Mexican folklorico dances. Over 200 performers entertain nightly and donate their time to this wonderful event.

August 7 – 8

ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Cabrillo Blvd. west of Stearns Wharf, FREE Stroll along the beautiful beachfront Cabrillo Boulevard just West of Stearns Wharf and browse for handmade treasures created by local artisans. Enjoy the arts and crafts while you take in Santa Barbara’s beautiful marina and a spectacular view of our coastal mountains.

August 6 – 8

OLD SPANISH DAYS STOCK HORSE SHOW 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Earl Warren Showgrounds, FREE Riding and roping contests date back to the 1800’s in California, and the Rodeo dates back to the very first Fiesta 97 years ago. Visit www.sbfiestarodeo.org for more event information and updates.

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Fighting to Free

Kevin Cooper Santa Barbara G-Man Reinvestigates Decades-Old Murders to Prove Death Row Inmate Innocent

evin Cooper awaits death

in his San Quentin prison cell, as he has during the 36 years since he heard the ultimate punishment pronounced in a San Diego County courtroom. He has always protested his innocence since being arrested for the horrific murders of four people in 1983. His appeal for clemency was answered by Governor Gavin Newsom a month ago, spurred in part by the footwork of Tom Parker, the former assistant agent in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office who retired to Santa Barbara and is convinced of Cooper’s innocence.

Parker is somewhat of a G-man turned local criminal justice warrior.

Prior to his retirement in 1994, Parker was second in command at the FBI’s Los Angeles bureau. He led the FBI’s investigation of the Rodney King beating in 1991. Parker also served on the Santa Barbara Fire and Police Commission for two years. He joined Cooper’s defense team AT SAN QUENTIN: Kevin Cooper (left) has protested his in 2011 and now works free of charge in innocence since day one of his arrest in the Ryen murders of the quest to prove Cooper’s innocence.

1983; helping Cooper in his quest for freedom is Tom Parker Using his investigative expertise, Parker (right), a former FBI agent who retired to Santa Barbara. has traveled across the country, gathering evidence that debunks the prosecution’s side of the story.

Parker’s trust in Cooper’s proclaimed innocence is out of 11-year-old houseguest, Christopher the ordinary for him. “I’m always skeptical on cases where Hughes — were killed by dozens of somebody has gotten the death penalty, but I’ve seen some blows with a hatchet or ax, a knife, that were wrongful convictions,” said Parker. This skepticism and possibly a third weapon like changed after Parker reviewed Cooper’s case files and saw “a an ice pick, according to the coroner. Young Joshua Ryen, having a very good likelihood” Cooper is innocent.

“I continued going through these cases to see if I could sleepover with his friend Chris, figure something out that would be a plausible motive,” said survived, though he sustained Parker, “number one, for the murders, because it didn’t make serious wounds. Their home was a lot of sense that Cooper would have committed these mur- in an affluent section of Chino ders; and number two, a plausible basis to prove that he was Hills, roughly 130 miles from the Mexican border. in fact wrongfully convicted and that somebody else did it.”

"Free Me!!" by Kevin Cooper Two days before the murders, Parker believes he’s found a connection between the victims, who raised Arabian horses, and the last man executed Cooper, a serial burglar and in California, Clarence Ray Allen. Parker then ran down accused rapist, had escaped from miniwhat he believes to be new suspects with means and motive mum security at the California Institution for Men in Chino. that prove Cooper was simply at the right place at the wrong He’d hidden out in a vacant house, the Lease residence, next time. door to the Ryens’ home until the night before the murders.

It has been an uphill battle. The prosecutor built a strong It was Chris Hughes’s father, come to pick up his son, who case based on what Parker views as circumstantial evidence found the murder scene. During the investigation, deputies that connected Cooper to the murders, which were brutal and with the San Bernardino County Sheriff ’s Department conbloody. Late at night on June 4, 1983, four victims — Franklin ducted two searches of the Lease residence. While the first Douglas Ryen; Peggy Ryen; their daughter, Jessica, 10; and an proved insignificant, secondary searches uncovered a host of

new evidence, including a bloodstained khaki-green button, identical to some sewn on field jackets worn by inmates at the prison; prison-issue loose tobacco; cigarette butts; and a hatchet sheath.

Investigators also found hairs in the Lease residence similar to the murder victims’.

In the Ryen house, investigators found shoe-print impressions that appeared to come from tennis shoes worn by prison inmates. Investigators found a single drop of blood that did not belong to the victims, which a criminalist who analyzed the blood linked to “a Black person.”

The Ryen family’s station wagon was missing from their home. The vehicle was found in a church parking lot in Long Beach, 40 miles west of where the murders occurred. Upon first inspection, the car had blood smeared across the front and back seats. Deputies later found a small hair they believed probably came from a Black person and two cigarette butts with the same prisonissue tobacco.

Cooper’s story was that he’d hidden at the Lease house but left at dark the night of the murders and hitchhiked to Tijuana.

He found work aboard a boat that was headed south, but bad weather caused the captain to turn instead across the border to Santa Cruz Island, off Santa Barbara. Cooper was captured after a couple boating at Santa Cruz had returned to town and recognized his photograph on a wanted poster. They contacted authorities, and the young woman told officers Cooper had raped her. This rape accusation, which was never formally charged, contributed to Cooper being sentenced to death.

Kevin Cooper has sworn for 36 years he is innocent. He has long declared that investigators framed him and that law

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Since his sentencing, Cooper has filed multiple appeals; all have been denied. Notably, in 2009, five federal judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals signed a dissenting opinion on Cooper’s case with the opening remark: “The State of California may be about to execute an innocent man.”

This year, on May 28, Governor Newsom signed an executive order calling for an independent investigation into Cooper’s clemency application. As a result, the law firm of Morrison & Foerster will conduct a comprehensive review of Cooper’s trial and appellate records. It allows a reevaluation of all existing evidence and recently conducted DNA tests, which could never happen on appeal. Newsom’s executive order is the latest progression in the governor’s opposition to the death penalty since he suspended it in California in 2019.

Cooper’s defense attorney, Norman Hile, is excited that an independent investigation will occur. He stated, “We are very confident it will show Kevin Cooper is innocent and that he should be released from prison.”

According to Parker, “The courts, unfortunately, have been swayed into believing that the police are always right, and that the police always tell the truth. And that just isn’t the case.”

On the other hand, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson wrote to Newsom, stating, “Cooper’s claims and defenses are not new or novel, and they have been repeatedly examined and tested for more than thirty-five years.” (Cooper’s trial was moved to San Diego due to the notoriety of the crime in San Bernardino.)

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enforcement ignored potentially exonerating evidence. And central concerns remain regarding evidence that was missing, tampered with, destroyed, and possibly planted or hidden from the defense.

Questions Emerge Cooper’s defenders have expressed numerous concerns about the behavior of law enforcement and the investigators, as well as the contamination and disposal of evidence. They point to confessions — albeit thirdparty hearsay — pertaining to a longtime suspect. Many question how one man could use the multiple murder weapons in the short time in which the coroner said the murders occurred.

And Joshua Ryen’s testimony, as well as hairs found at the crime scene, described three white perpetrators; Cooper is Black.

Parker has investigated the validity of these concerns as a part of his work on Cooper’s defense.

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The San Bernardino Sheriff ’s Department has a history of skirting the rules. The sheriff at the time, Floyd Tidwell, was later convicted for the theft of more than 500 firearms from county evidence rooms — he would gift them to his supporters. A lab technician, who claimed he found shoe-print evidence pointing to Cooper’s guilt, was later fired for stealing heroin from an evidence room; he was also responsible for “discovering” evidence in a separate case that was later found to be planted.

Only four days after the Ryen murders, Sheriff Tidwell announced to the media that investigators had identified the killer. His certainty, according to Parker, was based solely on the fact that Cooper had just escaped from prison. The evidence found at the scene certainly supported that conclusion, though Parker and members of the judiciary question the validity of that evidence.

For instance, the prison-jacket button allegedly recovered was the wrong color for the uniform Cooper wore, and the fingerprint evidence placed a deputy in the Lease house, possibly planting the hatchet sheath, who denied ever being in that house.

Similar questions remain regarding evidence found in the Ryen residence, including a pinsized drop of blood in a hallway. Prosecutors claimed it belonged to Cooper; Parker believes it was planted after the fact. “There’s no reason that that blood drop would’ve been where it was,” he said. That drop of blood had a strange trajectory after it was tested at the crime lab. First, the criminologist altered his records to show a result conforming to Cooper’s known blood characteristics. The drop was labeled totally “consumed” during testing; inexplicably, it reappeared in a different form when further testing was useful to the prosecution.

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A bloody T-shirt had an even stranger history after it entered the crime lab. Found nearby shortly after the murders, the T-shirt’s first tests disclosed only blood from the victims; Cooper’s blood was not on the T-shirt.

Subsequent tests, however, located not simply Cooper’s blood, but Cooper’s blood containing a preservative only used to store blood samples. Cooper’s defenders believe that authorities took blood from samples he’d given, one vial of which was discovered empty, and contaminated the shirt. That T-shirt was improperly stored, the DNA degraded, and retesting is now impossible.

The same pattern surrounds the stolen family car, which had been parked in the driveway with its keys in the ignition. The first detailed search of the vehicle found no evidence tied to Cooper. In a second search, deputies found evidence of prison-issued tobacco and cigarette butts, akin to those found in Cooper’s hideout, some of which disappeared from police evidence. Despite a legal obligation to preserve evidence in death-penalty cases, Parker said the Ryens’ station wagon was scrapped years ago, along with any surviving evidence it might have held.

Parker Points the Finger

The Ryen family’s stolen car and a pair of bloodied coveralls may connect to hearsay testimony collected by Parker that paints a different picture of the murders.

Two former girlfriends of a longtime potential suspect named Lee Furrow provided sworn statements, said Parker, in which they relayed identical stories of a confession to killing people that match the Ryen murders. One of these women claims Furrow carried a briefcase containing knives, a hatchet, and an ice pick. More recently, two different witnesses claimed Furrow bragged to them about having murdered an entire family.

These accounts relate to testimony in 1983 from a woman named Diana Roper. She told the authorities her boyfriend, Lee Furrow, returned home late on the evening of the murders wearing bloodspattered coveralls. He was driving a white station wagon with wood paneling and a luggage rack, like the one stolen from the Ryen

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PRIME SUSPECT: Evidence points to Lee Furrow as a prime suspect in the Ryen murders, Parker believes. Furrow served time at San Quentin for the murder of Mary Sue Kitts in the 1970s. driveway. Although deputies entered the bloodied coveralls into evidence, on the day of Cooper’s arraignment, their superior officers said to get rid of them; they were not tested for the victims’ blood.

Roper also stated that on the day of the murders, she noted Furrow returned to her home without his hatchet. The tool, resembling one of the reported murder weapons, was missing from his tool belt.

What is known about Furrow is that he is a convicted murderer who in 1977 pleaded guilty to killing Mary Sue

potential suspects, Parker and a fellow retired FBI agent decided to interview Furrow and attempt to collect his DNA. Furrow lived in Pennsylvania, and Parker invited him to a hotel across the border in New Jersey to talk about the Ryen murders. Unlike Pennsylvania, New Jersey allows recordings with the consent of only one party to the conversation.

“We got the two adjoining hotel rooms. We wired one up with hidden cameras, and we put a couple of other cameras in the room, too, so that we could Two former girlfriends of observe him from all Lee Furrow’s provided angles,” said Parker.

“We staged the room sworn statements in the way we wanted which they relayed it: where we wanted him to sit, and where identical stories of a I would sit.” confession to killing Furrow denied havpeople that match the ing any involvement in the murders, Parker Ryen murders. said. He also maintained his innocence Kitts in 1974 on the orders of Clarence when he was questioned about the Ray Allen, who was covering up a bur- bloody coveralls by San Bernardino glary. According to Parker, “Clarence authorities a year after the murders.

Ray Allen had a long record of basi- Furrow agreed to Parker’s interview cally either going after and injuring or voluntarily and agreed to have his killing people that have turned against DNA collected. him for one reason or another.” Furrow That evidence will be part of the was released the year prior to the Ryen independent investigation, Parker said. And as Kevin Cooper waits in San family massacre.

Allen and the Ryens both raised Quentin, it is evident that the counsel Arabian horses, a popular trend among appointed by the governor will have equestrians in the early 1980s. They had much to examine. disagreed over a horse he had purchased Parker noted, “It’s such a complifrom them, and there are indications the cated situation where you’ve got a Ryens had repossessed the animal. case that’s 36 years old, and times have Furrow has never been arrested or changed so much in terms of what charged in connection to the murders. technology is capable of, but hopefully However, after collecting statements there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.” from Furrow’s acquaintances and n

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artisans and creators, live music and a deejay, food, shopping, and a cash bar. 5-10pm. The Studio Interactive, 201 Bryant St., Ste. 9, Ojai. Call (805) 705-4913. GA: $12 (includes one drink and 20 percent discount off interactive experience); VIP: $60 (includes 30 minutes in splatter paint abyss).

FRIDAY 7/23 7/23: Virtual Screening: 12th Annual Asian American Film Series: Grasshopper for Grandpa Watch the 2014 short documentary Grasshopper for Grandpa, the story of the S.B. restaurant Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens and the retirement of owner Tommy Chung after 60 years. A Q&A with director Casey McGarry will follow.

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Another great leap forward has been the advent of the digital camera. As a youngster, I longed to be able to photograph the birds I saw, but the cost of the equipment, film, and development was way out of my price range.

Now, with the invention of the superzoom point-andshoot camera, decent bird pictures are within the reach of anyone who desires them. I will sometimes take two or three hundred pictures in a day and often only have a handful that are worth keeping.

There are now apps for phones that help with bird identification. One such application, which is free, is Merlin, developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Up ’til now, there have been two ways to use Merlin for identifying birds. The first is to answer five simple questions about a bird you’ve seen. Merlin will then give you suggestions as to the bird in question, along with photos to help you narrow the ID down. The second is a photo recognition tool. If you have a photo of a bird, Merlin will identify it with 90 percent accuracy.

In recent weeks, Merlin has added a third way to identify birds: by sound. I haven’t used Merlin in the past, but this new feature got me curious and excited.

I’m currently on vacation in the Eastern Sierra, and so I decided to give the sound recognition feature a trial with birds far from my home base. I pride myself on knowing the majority of songs and calls of California birds, but some birds have so many different vocalizations that it’s impossible to learn them all. An app like Shazam, which can recognize a song playing in Trader Joe’s, has it relatively easy; there’s usually only one version of the particular tune you are listening to for it to pick out.

I downloaded the app to my phone and within minutes was able to start recording sounds. It helps if you’re close to the bird in question. I heard a familiar raspy cry coming from nearby pines and touched the record button. The app produced a sonogram of the call and immediately identified the bird correctly as a Clark’s nutcracker. And so it went along my walk on the trail: Merlin correctly identified Steller’s jays, Cassin’s finches, mountain chickadees, and pygmy nuthatches. I found that the app will even pick up birds calling quite far away and will accurately identify them, such as the hairy woodpecker that called from far downslope.

Then came a test. A bird began singing from deep within the undergrowth, and I knew it was one of two species whose songs always confuse me: was it a fox sparrow or a green-tailed towhee? Merlin immediately told me it was a towhee, and after a patient wait, the orange-crowned towhee revealed itself.

There have been some amusing errors. I was recording a song for identification when the beeping of a truck backing up intruded onto the recording. Merlin confidently identified the truck as a Saw-whet Owl, a species that does have a rhythmic beeping or tooting song. A friend tells me a screaming child was identified as a greater yellowlegs. The app does have some limitations, and I’m sure some bugs will need to be sorted out, but by and large, it is extraordinarily accurate. I strongly encourage newcomers to birding to give it a try. It might help give you a new appreciation for the wonders on your own doorstep. n

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he lines of amateurism and professionalism are now much harder to distinguish in intercollegiate sports as a result of landmark legislation that forced the hand of the NCAA to adopt an interim policy allowing athletes to financially benefit from their name, image, and Josh Pierre-Louis likeness, or NIL. “This is an important day for college athletes,” said NCAA President Mark Emmert on July 1. “With the variety of state laws adopted across the country, we will continue to work with Congress to develop a solution that will provide clarity on a national level.”

What happens now is anyone’s guess, as the onus falls on university athletic departments to craft their own rules and regulations for their student athletes in states where NIL legislation does not exist or has yet to go into effect.

And what does this mean for UCSB? California was the first state to pass NIL legislation back in September of 2019, but

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“I am really happy for our players that they are able to profit off of their name, image, and likeness,” said UCSB men’s basketball head coach Joe Pasternack. “It’s really new, and we’re kind of in the learning phase right now. Our athletic department is doing a good job of researching and educating all of us coaches and players at the same time.”

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“The most important thing is to maintain eligibility,” said UCSB women’s basketball head coach Bonnie Henrickson. “Making sure you are making good decisions on contracts and their tax implications, not only for you but also your family. There are a lot of layers and ripple effects, so we have a responsibility to make sure that our athletes are in a position to make informed choices.”

One area of concern for universities that are not in power-five conferences, such as UCSB, is the possibility that rich campuses will simply get richer. The worry is that the biggest school names in college athletics could attract even more high-level prospects because they would be able to promise major money opportunities.

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few summers ago, on the last afternoon of a down. I first wrote about Aperitivo back in January, somewhat exhausting family vacation to Europe when the duo launched a weekly pasta club to transport with our young kids, I slipped through a tourist- their pairings of unique Italian wines and traditional jammed square near Florence’s Ponte Vecchio cuisine into your home, with an easy DIY element. into a smaller, almost abandoned piazza just steps away. That experience, which still continues today (order on This is where I found Le Volpi e l’Uva, an enoteca whose Sunday; pickup on Tuesday), was just a tease. I couldn’t mellow vibes belied a revelatory wine selection and wait to properly indulge inside the small space they’d subtly exquisite cuisine. For more than two hours, I taken over in March 2020, which was formerly Mosto did what I’d been wanting to do for weeks: just chill Crudo and the short-lived Champagne Room. out, casually nibbling on dish after dish as an extremely That finally happened in early May, when I took knowledgeable server shared ever more enlighten- a seat near the back, next to the cramped, open-air ing sips, her genuine excitement growing with each kitchen where Dodero cooks without many of the delivered glass. kitchen appliances found in most restaurants. As A few weeks ago, that comfortable Girardello brought out a series of spritzes combination of quenched curiosity and other lower-alcohol cocktails — his and corporal contentment came spins on the bitter Negroni Sbagliato, over me again, but this time in a sake-based margarita, and the the form of vermouth-spiked coffee-based Siciliano — Dodero Sardinian spritzes and scallop delighted all the senses through crudo in a lardo vinaigrette. I his food.

The crescent-shaped crudo wasn’t in Italy this time, but a half block off of State Street, dish — I don’t even recall the sitting in the parklet of Aperifish, but it doesn’t matter — feativo on West Haley, where tured pickled mango, fermented

BY MATT KETTMANN chiles, yuzu aioli, charred cucumco-owner/sommelier Andrea ber, leek ash, lime oil, and smoked Girardello tends to fascinating drinks while co-owner/chef Brian sea salt. “It’s like a street mango you Dodero creates colorful, delicately can find in Mexico,” explained Dodero. delicious food.

Next came a circular big-eye tuna It was my second time there since they’d fully assemblage, with sashimi-grade pieces surroundreopened in April, following a brief six-week debut ing a chopped-flesh center, decorated with capers, from their October opening until the December lock- basil, roasted tomato aioli, microplaned Marcona

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almond, and fried taro root. I felt like I needed a daintier instrument than a fork to dive in — a pearl caviar spoon, perhaps? — but I persevered, uncovering expertly layered elements that ran from crunchy and briny to funky and fresh.

Then we moved into more savory fare, namely the porchetta bruschetta, served on bread made next door at Oat Bakery. Roasted for 20 hours in a milieu of fennel, orange zest, rosemary, Calabrian chile, herbs, and black pepper and served thinly sliced with arugula and parmigiano, it was a meaty bite and would easily serve as a quick dinner all alone.

So would the pasta dish called Nido d’Uccello di Marea, a “seabird’s nest” of firm, ramen-esque noodles that surrounded a pool of buttery, bacony sauce, a bright-yellow quail egg floating in the middle. “Holy f@#*!” I wrote in my notes, amazed that it could be so rich yet not cloying, thanks to pea tendrils providing a refreshingly green counterpoint. “After a day of eating,” I scribbled in an actual sentence, a rarity in my notebooks, “to find a dish that resonates in many ways is a treat.”

The same page describes the dessert that followed as “ridiculous”: a ball of hazelnut gelato with a chocolate center that was rolled in more hazelnuts and meringue, then topped with espresso — an affogato on amphetamines. Frozen treats don’t do well as leftovers, I rationalized until the last slurp.

Many of these dishes are no longer on the menu, as it evolves seasonally, especially the crudo and pasta options. The same can be said for the parade of wines that Girardello poured me, from pecorino grown in Umbria and Tuscan chardonnay to sangiovese from Montepulciano and dolcetto from Dogliani.

“I don’t want to have the typical wine list, where you have a pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, and chardonnay and pinot noir, like most of the bars in town,” said Girardello, who works with 10 importers. “We are trying to have the true experience of Italy — small producers, mainly organic. I just try to push the boundaries and make it a true Italian experience.”

Raised in Milan, Girardello’s first taste of wine came from a great-uncle who shared some stuff he’d made from the hills of Liguria. His hospitality career took Girardello to London, New England, and Florida before landing at the Biltmore a dozen years ago.

That’s where he met Dodero, a Santa Barbara native who was trained in Florence and cooked professionally in Italy, New York City, and Providence, Rhode Island, before coming home. Dodero rose to relative fame here back in 2014 due to his role as top chef at The Pasta Shoppe, one of the original tenants of the Santa Barbara Public Market. Though his pastas were brilliant, the restaurant didn’t last long, so he went back to the Biltmore.

The Aperitivo concept, it turns out, is modeled on what I’d experienced that dreamy afternoon in Florence. “Throughout Italy, you’re gonna find places to go and meet up with friends after work, to enjoy a glass of wine, but it always revolves around food as well,” said Dodero. “You’ll see a big spread on the bar countertop of interesting small bites. It’s like a stepping stone to your evening.”

And that’s what my wife and I did during my last visit, eating a quick crudo and guzzling custom spritzes before hitting our dinner reservations elsewhere. We should have stayed all night.

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MISSION CONTROL: Elliott Lanam steers a wide range of musical and spoken-word projects to completion at Hidden City Studios.

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’m zipping along Foothill Road on a beautiful day with Elliott Lanam’s new album, Delirium Honey, blasting from the Bose system in my Prius, and damn if it doesn’t pass the “car test” with flying colors. The car test is one of those rare urban legends that are actually true, and it involves the idea that when a music producer thinks they have finished a mix, the best way to test it outside of the studio is to listen to it in a car, preferably while driving somewhere like Santa Barbara. When I visited Lanam at Hidden City Studios, the facility on Chapala Street that he has run since 2014, I asked him about the car test, and he was emphatic: “The car test? To this day, 100 percent, it happens. You burn it to a CD, throw it in the car, and then go drive the car test. The car is actually a very transparent way of listening. I purposely bought a car that had a CD player for that reason.”

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BACK FOR MORE: Performers in PCPA’s Together include, from left to right, Annali Fuchs-Wackowski, Michael Wilkins, and Emily Trask.

With Delirium Honey, Lanam looks set to start hearing his music coming from a lot more cars than just mine and his.

He wrote and played all the instruments on its 10 remarkably varied, exquisitely arranged and produced tracks. Add the outstanding vocals of such major Santa Barbara talents as Will Breman, Brandi Lentini, Brett Hunter, Haiva Ru, and Łaszewo, and you have music that holds up in comparison to the biggest names out there — Mark Ronson, Andrew Watt, Max Martin.

Keeping this kind of company isn’t entirely new to Lanam. Hidden City has played host to some of the biggest stars in music, and Lanam has the diamond record plaques from Katy Perry’s Prism, which he engineered, to prove it. His meticulous yet easygoing manner clearly appeals to professionals. Recent clients for his elite podcasting setup include Rob Lowe and Forrest Galante. Galante, a

Few organizations took the hit of pandemic lockdown as hard as the Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA), where the suspension of in-person instruction and performances led to the decision to cancel an entire year of school. Although the talented PCPA faculty created an abundance of online content in that period, digital workshops and Zoom play readings can only go so far toward filling the live performance gap. Thankfully, the long wait is over, and from July 21 through August 7, audiences can return to the company’s summer home at the Solvang Festival Theater for the first time in almost two years.

It’s fitting that the initial show is called Together, and that it will feature the faculty members whom fans of PCPA know and love. Written

by Erik Stein, directed by Katie Fuchs-Wackowski, and music directed by Michael Wilkins, Together covers a wide range of styles and moods, from the swinging sounds of Cy Coleman’s “The Best Is Yet to Come” to the heartfelt Laurel Canyon folk rock of Carole King. The connecting thread between the various numbers will be a series of questions and answers

graduate of UCSB who scored big with the Animal Planet television series Extinct or Alive, liked Lanam’s approach so much that he ended up using his instrumental music on the show. Speaking of instrumentals, Delirium Honey is just one of three releases from Lanam in June. The other two, One Man Orchestra, which he put out under his own name, and Harmony, which flies under the flag of “Buddha Mama,” are instrumental forays into the worlds of scoring for film and yoga classes, respectively.

As a producer and engineer for hire for more than a decade, Lanam has heard a lot of music. On Delirium Honey, he’s spun all those hours spent recording other people into gold. Although he wrote and played all the music on the album, half the songs were written for specific voices of singers he had in his personal database.

Some of them had come to him to make their own music, but with others, he says “they’re singing for someone else’s rap record, or whatever.” “When it came time to write my album and produce it,” he told me, “I thought it would be really cool to feature all the best ones I came across.” The fact that all of these talented people have connections to Santa Barbara just makes Honey that much sweeter.

Will Breman and Brandi Lentini each have two tracks, while Brett Hunter, Łaszewo, and Haiva Ru contribute one apiece. Stylistically, they’re all over the place, but, like a lot of the most successful recent albums by mega-producers, it’s still a coherent listen. And, more importantly, virtually all these tracks could break big. My personal pick at this point is “Give All Your Love to Me,” a huge-sounding summer song that Lanam wrote for Will Breman. But don’t hold me to it. Over the course of repeated listening, that could easily change. And there’s already a strong single, “WHO I AM,” that’s not on Delirium Honey. Who added the haunting, soulful vocals on that anthem in the making?

Elliott Lanam.

—Charles Donelan

about the history of PCPA taken from interviews with performers and audiences and crafted into a coherent unity by Erik Stein.

There will be a group number from the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen and a tender duet called “Falling Slowly” from the musical Once. Expect performers to show off more than just their singing and dancing skills, as George Walker plays multiple instruments and Emily Trask will bring her cello. The staff at the Solvang Festival Theater has been thoroughly trained in all relevant safety procedures, and the first two rows will be kept open in order to provide a buffer between the performers onstage and the audience. The outdoor space, always a treat, will be an advantage in keeping everyone involved healthy and comfortable. Add in the next show, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, featuring Karole Foreman as Billie Holiday (August 19-September 5) and you have an abbreviated but nevertheless welcome and heroic return to one of our region’s favorite venues by an extraordinary organization.

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urther proof of the pandemic era’s exit strategy arrived when famed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas stepped on The Granada Theatre stage, leading the young but stellar Academy Chamber Orchestra.

MTT’s grand entrance as conductor with the Music Academy of the West was delayed by a year, making Saturday’s arrival all the sweeter.

We enjoyed a wistful remembrance of orchestral things past, treated to a savory, sharply realized summer supper of African-American composer William Grant Still’s Patterns, Richard Wagner’s Presented by the sensuous Siegfried Idyll, and the sunny bonhomie of Music Academy of Johannes Brahms’s Serenade No. 2. the West. At The Experientially, the concert was actually more movGranada Theatre, ing than Thursday’s Mosher Guest Artist concert by Sat., July 17. cellist Steven Isserlis, whose masterful playing of Bach, Bloch, and Dvořák came in a sterile, pre-recorded package, on-screen in Hahn Hall. Screen fatigue may be getting the best of music lovers’ patience.

Meanwhile, in the Granada, under the exuberant, real time/real space circumstances, even a peskily creaking podium — which MTT teasingly acknowledged—couldn’t dampen the ample charm of this orchestral night out.

—Josef Woodard

Charles Donelan’s Pano captures the full range of arts and entertainment available in our region in one panoramic weekly wide shot.

ll 11 of the composers whose work was featured in this dazzling recital are women, and seven of them were born in or after 1980. While there’s no one style that identifies these artists as a coherent group, there’s no doubt that together they push the boundaries of 21st-century music.

Fellows Byron J. Mayes (baritone), Grace Skinner (mezzo-soprano), and Jordan Costa (tenor) each sang music

by Paola Prestini, the composer who founded National Sawdust in Brooklyn.

Olivia Johnson (mezzo-soprano) gave us “As Long as We Live” by Missy Mazzoli, and baritone Korin EYES WIDE OPEN: Alma Neuhaus Presented by the Thomas-Smith sang, (MAW ’20) sings “Constellations” Music Academy of the West. At The stomped, and clapped by Emma O’Halloran at the Music Granada Theatre, through the memo- Academy’s Living Voices recital.

Sun., July 18. ries of Armenia presented by composer Mary Kouyoumdjian under the title “Everlastingness.” Mezzo Sun-Ly Pierce delivered a vision of “East River” by the youngest composer, Molly Joyce, and was accompanied by Ga-Young Park on piano.

The excitement continued as conductor Daniela Candillari took the stage to lead a series of pieces written for chamber groups and voice by Mazzoli, Ellen Reid, Emma O’Halloran, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The combination of great singers like Shawn Roth, Joshua Berg, Katherine Lerner Lee, Kaileigh Riess, and Lorenzo Zapata with this wealth of fascinating new material made this an afternoon to remember.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Breszny ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Author Valerie Andrews reminds us

that as children, we all had the “magical capacity to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee; to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us; to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unselfconsciously to the soughing of the trees.” Oh, how I would love you to be able to recover even a fraction of those talents in the coming days. My reading of the current astrological potentials tells me that your chances of doing so are much better than usual. Your ability to connect with the eternal child and wise animal within you is at a peak.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus singer Barbra Streisand has a

shopping mall built below her large home. Its purpose isn’t to sell consumer goods to strangers but rather to stash her precious belongings and show them off when friends come over. Among the storefronts are an antique store, doll shop, costume shop, and candy store.

The coming weeks would be an excellent time for you to start building a shopping mall beneath your home, too, Taurus. If that’s too expensive or complicated, here are alternatives: (1) Revitalize your appreciation for your treasured possessions. (2) Acquire a new treasured possession or two that will inspire you to love your life even more than you already do. (3) Reacquaint yourself with the spiritual powers that your treasured possessions arouse in you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Dalai Lama says there are core

similarities between science and Buddhism. Both keep searching for ever-more-complete versions of the truth.

Both employ firsthand observation and experimentation to do that noble work. If they find new information that contradicts previously held versions of the truth, both are willing to discard them. Now that you Geminis are entering the Deep Questioning Phase of your astrological cycle, I’d love you to make generous use of the Buddhist/Scientific approach. More complete

versions of the truth will be available in abundance in the coming weeks — if you’re alert for them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian artist Artemisia Gentiles-

chi (1593-1656) achieved the impossible: She became a supremely skilled and renowned painter in an era when women had virtually no opportunities to become artists. Many aspects of her work distinguished her from other painters. For example, she depicted women as having strong, agile hands and arms. In Artemisia’s world, the power of women’s wrists, forearms, and fingers signifies their ability to put their mark upon the world, to accomplish strenuous practical tasks with grace and flair. If I were going to paint images of you in the coming weeks, I would also portray you as having strong, agile hands and arms. I suspect you’ll have potent agency to get things done — to adeptly manipulate the material world to serve your ideals. (Thoughts about Artemisia’s hands come from art historian Mary D. Garrard.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Once upon a time”: That’s your

phrase of power these days. What do I mean by that?

I’m suggesting that you will strengthen your problemsolving abilities by engaging in playful pretending for the sheer fun of it. I’m predicting that you will boost your confidence by dreaming up amusing magical stories in which you endure heroic tests and achieve epic feats. And I’m proposing that you will fine-tune your ability to accomplish practical feats if you regard your robust imagination as crucial to your success.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo singer-songwriter Fiona Apple

says she’s not religious. On the other hand, she regularly kneels on the ground and announces to whatever great power might be listening, “Thank you for my problems, and I send my love everywhere.” She’s sincere.

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needed to know and make her appreciate the good times more intensely. I suggest you borrow from her approach right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Nobel Prize–winning author Albert

Camus wrote, “Great feelings bring with them their own universe” — which he said may either be degraded or splendid, selfish or generous. I love that he allowed for the possibility that great feelings could be positive and noble. So many renowned thinkers focus on negative and ignoble states of mind. In accordance with current astrological potentials, Libra, your task is to cultivate feelings that are splendid and generous. These sentiments should exalt you, uplift you, and empower you to spread transformative benevolence to those whose lives you touch.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “How can you hold on to something

that won’t hold still?” asked Scorpio poet Benjamin Fondane. In general, you Scorpios have more talent than every other sign of the zodiac at doing just that: corralling wiggly, slippery things and making them work for you. And I expect this skill will be especially in play for you during the coming weeks. Your grasp on the elusive assets won’t ever be perfect, but it will be sufficiently effective to accomplish small wonders.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian Calvin Trillin is a witty

writer with a good imagination and a flair for inventive language. But back in school, he confesses, “Math was always my bad subject. I couldn’t convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically.” You Sagittarians are authorized by the cosmic powers-that-be to borrow your style and attitude from Trillin in the coming weeks. So you shouldn’t be fixated on mathematical precision and fastidious logic; your task is not to be conceptually impeccable and scrupulously sensible. Rather, you have a license to be extra lyrical and lush and rhapsodic and humorous and irrepressible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 2011, an eBay seller produced a

19th-century photo that he said proved Capricorn actor Nicolas Cage is a time-traveling vampire. Although the character in the image did indeed resemble the Oscarwinning star, he rejected the theory and emphatically declared that he is not a time-traveling vampire. Maybe that all sounds absurd, but I must tell you that you may soon have to deal with people’s equally inaccurate and off-kilter theories about you. My advice: Don’t take it personally. Simply correct others’ misimpressions and rely solely on yourself for definitive ideas about who you are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’ve assembled excerpts of love poems

for your inspiration. Why? Because you’re entering the Intensified Intimacy Phase of your astrological cycle.

Consider using the following riffs as inspiration when you interact with loved ones. (1) “I profess the religion of love; it’s the belief, the faith I keep.” (2) “Holding your hand, I can hear your bones singing into mine and feel the moon as it rolls through you.” (3) “Raw light spills from your eyes, utterly naked, awakening an intoxicating shimmer of adventure.” (4) “I ask you please to speak to me forever.” (Poem fragments are from Ibn ‘Arabi, Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, Hermann Hesse, Sara Eliza Johnson, Alejandra Pizarnik.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): An Australian witch named Michelle

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ARTS AND LECTURES OFFICE Responsible for the production management of all Arts & Lectures public events including films, lectures, performing arts and special events.

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Ability and willingness to work frequent evenings/nights and weekend hours. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/8/21, thereafter open until filled.

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Thorough knowledge of research functions. Thorough skills associated with statistical analysis and systems programming. Skills to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing. Skills in project management.

Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. This is a 50% position. $ 78,630 ‑ 104,600/Yr (Annualized at 100%). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 7/28/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 20455

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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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 8/19/2021 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor

of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Ian M. Fisher, PRICE POSTAL & PARMA LLP 200 E. Carrillo St. Ste. 400 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑962‑0011 Published July 15, 22, 29 2021.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BERTRUN TAYLOR KING, JR. NO: 21PR00305 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BERTRUM TAYLOR KING, JR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: BERTRUN TAYLOR KING, III. in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): BERTRUM TAYLOR KING III be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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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

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give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 8/19/2021 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Bertrun Taylor King III, 2200 Sycamore Canyon Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (805) 805‑455‑7324 Published July 15, 22, 29 2021.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARLES LUCIANO ALVA NO: 21PR00302 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CHARLES LUCIANO ALVA A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: SCOTT MCIVER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): SCOTT MCIVER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s to will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 8/19/2021 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections

with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Connor C. Cote P.O. Box 20146, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1204.

Published Jul 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RIVIERA AV at 415 Vaquerito Place Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Kevin C Missman (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Kevin Missman County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 14, 2021. 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.

E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001745.

Jun 24.July 1, 8, 15 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST ACADEMY at 358 Storke Road Goleta, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Soccer Club (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation Signed: Tim Vom Steeg County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 3, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001659. July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: LOUD FLOWER ART CO at 208 W Arrellaga St, Unit 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Loud Flower Art Co (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Madeline Manson County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 8, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001687.

July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: GT PRODUCTIONS at 338 Mesa Lane, Unit #B Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Gianny Trutmann (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Gianny Trutmann County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 21, 2021.

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.

E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0001815.

July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST GRANT WRITING & BOOKKEEPING

at 1684 Laurel Ave Solvang, CA 93463; Robin E Serritslev (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Robin Serritslev County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 17, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001797.

July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NUGGYVERSE TRADING CO LLC at 5142 Hollister Avenue, #500 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Nuggyverse Trading Co LLC (same address) This business is conducted

by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Alison McBade County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 22, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001826. July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PALMAN PUBLISHING at 3733 Portofino Way, A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Larry A Vigon (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Larry Vigon County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 9, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001717.

July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: CLOUD VALLEY CELLARS at 35 Industrial Way Buellton, CA 93427; Terravant Wine Company, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Paul Griswold County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 21, 2021. 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. E955. FBN Number: 2021‑0001814. July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VACUULIFT at 61 Depot Road, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117; Ryan Powel (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Ryan Powel County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2021. 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. E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0001865. July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WORKSHOPSTUDIO at 801 W. Pedregosa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Carlos A Grano (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Carlos Grano County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 23, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001852.

July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VINTAGE POTTERY & GLASS at 520 Cooper Drive Lompoc, CA 93436; Julie A Mock (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Julie A Mock County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 29, 2021.

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.

E35. FBN Number: 2021‑0001893.

July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

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STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: THE MOOSE MARKETING at 424 Orilla Del Mar Santa Barbara, CA 93101; William M Adams 322 W Canon Perdido St 12 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: William Adams County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 28, 2021. 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. E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001878. July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEADOWGATE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS at 125 W. Micheltorena Suite C Santa Barbara, CA 93101; James L Cutsinger (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: James L. Cutsinger County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 29, 2021.

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.

E20. FBN Number: 2021‑0001902.

July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KATIE’S FUND at 4501 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation Signed: Joshua Weitzman County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 1, 2021.

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.

E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001926.

July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMBODYMENT at 22 East Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kenneth W Gilbert 3722 Fortunato Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105‑4420 This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Kenneth Wayne Gilbert County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 1, 2021. 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. E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001925. July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ULTRALIGHT ELECTRIC LLC at 2510 1/2 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ultralight Electric LLC (same address) This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Aaron Philabaum County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2021. 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. E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0001963. July 15, 22, 29.

Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA GOLF CLUB at 3500 McCaw Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Santa Barbara Golf, LLC 5341 Old Redwood Hwy, Ste 202 Petaluma, CA 94954 This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Michael Sharp County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2021. 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.

E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0002011.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following STATEMENT person(s) is/are doing business as: SHANNON LEA JEWELRY at 2169 B Refugio Rd Goleta, CA 93117; Shannon L Mullin (same address) This business is conducted

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: GOLD COAST SURF SCHOOL at 131 Olive Mill Ln. Santa Barbara, CA 93108‑2402; Adam R Lambert (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Adam R Lambert County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 16, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001768. July 15, 22, 29.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ASAP at 5473 Overpass Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Animal Shelter Assistance Program (same address) This business is conducted

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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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001809.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: AJG DRAFTING & DESIGN at 2881 Quail Valley Rd Solvang, CA 93463; Andrew J Griggs (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Andrew Griggs County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 30, 2021. 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.

E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0001916.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODLAND CAPITAL at 230 Harvard Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Douglas H. Trumbull (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Douglas Trumbull County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 23, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001841.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOGGIE STYLES GROOMING BY BIANCA at 4067 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bianca J. Wilson 4667 Rossini Lane #111 Ventura, CA 93003 This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Bianca Wilson County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 6, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001949. July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CENTRAL COAST COUNSELING CENTER at 3885 State Street, #219 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Maryam Davodi Far (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Maryam Davodi Far County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 13, 2021.

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.

E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0002045.

July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY SANTA BARBARA, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY MONTECITO, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY LOMPOC, KW SANTA BARBARA, KW MONTECITO, KW LOMPOC, KELLER WILLIAMS LUXURY, KELLER WILLIAMS LUXURY SANTA BARBARA, KELLER WILLIAMS LUXURY MONTECITO at 1511 Chapala Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Wealth, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted

by An Corporation Signed: Bryan Aguilera County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 28, 2021. 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. E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001877. July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: STUDIO PIXI at 11 W. Figueroa St. Loft Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sarah M Grano (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Sarah Grano County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 25, 2021. 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. E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001874. July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: JOE’S H20 at 5142 Hollister Ave #127 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Joseph N Eckert (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Joseph N Eckert County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2021. 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. E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0002002. July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: SHELL ENERGY SOLUTIONS at 4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121; Tejas Coral GP, LLC 1000 Main, 12th Floor Houston, TX 77002 This business is conducted

by An Limited Partnership Signed: Lynn S. Borgmeier, Secretary County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 2, 2021. 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.

E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001939.

July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SATELLITE WEDDINGS, SATELLITE BRAND FILMS at 253 Mesa Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Satellite Pictures (same address) This business is conducted

by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Ryan Pettey County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0002030. July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BIANEY PACHECO TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV02113 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: EVELYN LORRIANE GARCIA TO: EVELYN LORRAINE PACHECO 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 aooear 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 withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing July 20, 2021 10:00 am, Dept 3, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division 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 June 2, 2021.

by Thomas P. Anderle. Superior. of the Superior Court. Published. July 1, 8, 15, 22 2021.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV02319 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: SANTIAGO ELLIE RAMADAM TO: SANTIAGO MALIK RAMADAM 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 aooear 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 withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing Aug 9, 2021 10:00 am, Dept 5, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division 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 June 15, 2021.

by Colleen K. Sterne. Superior. of the Superior Court. Published. July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANTHONY THOMAS HORVATH TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV02209 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: ANTHONY THOMAS HORVATH TO: ANTHONY THOMAS BLUE 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 aooear 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 withouta hearing. Notice of Hearing Aug 17, 2021 10:00 am, Dept 3, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division 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 June 30, 2021.

by Thomas P. Anderle. Superior. of the Superior Court. Published. July 8, 15, 22, 29 2021.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JESSICA BRITTANY SHERMAN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 21CV02420 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: JESSICA BRITTANY SHERMAN TO: JES BRYNJA SHERMAN 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 20, 2021 10:00am, Dept 3, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101” Anacapa Division 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 June 29, 2021 by Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Published: July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ANACAPA DIVISION In re Susan Pauley French Trust of 1984 created February 21,1984,

by Susan Pauley French, Case No. 21PR00313 NOTICE TO CREDITORS [PROB C §§19040(b), 19052] Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of Susan Pauley French (Decedent) that all persons having claims against the Decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 1100 Anacapa Street, P. O. Box 1107, Santa Barbara, California, 93121‑1107, and deliver a copy to Kevin P. Hillyer, as trustee of the Susan Pauley French Trust of 1984, dated February 21, 1984, (sometimes refferred to as February 27, 1984) of which Decendent was the settlor, c/o the Law Offices of James F. Cote, P.O. Box 20146, Santa Barbara, CA 93120‑0146, as provided to Section 1215 within the latter of four months after July 22, 2021 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Probate Code §19103.

For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. DATED: July 13, 2021.

Law Offices of James F. Cote Published July 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER at 6 Harbor Way #101 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Julia M. Crowson (same address) This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Julia M. Crowson County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 30, 2021.

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.

E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001924.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PICNICS IN PARADISE at 465 N. Turnpike Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Jessany H. Rodenas (same address) This business is conducted

by An Individual Signed: Jessany Rodenas County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 29, 2021.

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.

E35. FBN Number: 2021‑0001892.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (s) is/are doing business as: HITCH at 104 W. Anapamu Street Suite K Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Remaker Labs, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation Signed: Sky Gilbar County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 1, 2021. 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.

E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0001931.

July 22, 29. Aug 5, 12 2021.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CYPRESS PSYCHOLOGY at 5266 Hollister Ave, Suite 238 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Rebecca D Sandhu 870 Kirkwood Ave Nashville, TN 37204 This business is conducted by An Individual Signed: Rebecca Sandhu County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 8, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0002000. July 15, 22, 29.

Aug 5 2021.

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LANNAN ACCESSIBILITY + REDESIGN CONSULTING at 5142 Hollister Ave, #523 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Lannan Occupational Therapy, A Professional Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by An Corporation Signed: Leslie Lannan County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 23, 2021. 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. E30. FBN Number: 2021‑0001845. July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JONATA, THE PARING, THE HILT, THE HILT ESTATE at 2240 Santa Rosa Rd Lompoc, CA 93436; Cool Hand Vineyards 7557 Silverado Trail Oakville, CA 94562 This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company Signed: Armand De Maigret County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2021.

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.

E24. FBN Number: 2021‑0002008.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

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by An Individual Signed: Shannon L. Mullin County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 28, 2021.

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.

E953. FBN Number: 2021‑0001884.

July 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2021.

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