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Grief and Loss

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Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

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Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

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Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

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Apr 23

2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music Rhiannon Giddens

You’re the One, with special guest Charly Lowry

Tue, Apr 23 / 8 PM / Arlington Theatre (note new venue)

Tickets start at $40 / $19 UCSB students

MacArthur fellow and Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens’ iconic brand of folk music spotlights people whose contributions to American musical history have been overlooked and advocates for a more accurate understanding of the country’s musical origins through art.

Event Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold, Kath Lavidge & Ed McKinley, and Laura & Geof Wyatt

Apr 24

Pulitzer

Prize-winning China Expert and New Yorker Staff Writer

Evan Osnos

Two Superpowers: Navigating China and America in the New Age of Uncertainty

Wed, Apr 24 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students

“Evan Osnos has explained this new China better than any other writer.” The Washington Post

Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, journalist Evan Osnos assesses the new global balance of power in an era dominated by two superpowers that are entwined on an unprecedented scale.

Event Sponsor: Betsy Atwater

Apr 26

A Celebration Fusing Spirituals and Dance

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Deep River

Alonzo King, Artistic Director

Fri, Apr 26 / 8 PM / Arlington Theatre (note new venue)

Tickets start at $35 / $19 UCSB students

Choreographer Alonzo King’s newest creation, Deep River, uses spiritual music from Black and Jewish traditions alongside original compositions by Jason Moran to assert the power of hope in the face of seemingly impossible odds.

“One of the most important musical minds currently walking the planet.”

American Songwriter

May 7

Marine Biologist and Policy Expert

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

What if We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures

Tue, May 7 (note new date) / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20

FREE for UCSB students (registration required; limited availability)

Marine biologist, policy advisor and writer Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson encourages us to step away from hopelessness and explore what the future would look like if we forged ahead with solutions to address the climate crisis.

May 10

Award-winning Conservation Photographer

Cristina Mittermeier

Between Land and Sea:

Saving Our Oceans to Save Ourselves

Fri, May 10 (note new date) / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

Tickets start at $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)

“The ocean isn’t just a victim of climate change – it is our solution.” – Cristina Mittermeier

Working at the intersection of art and science, National Geographic photographer Cristina Mittermeier drives conservation efforts through storytelling and explores how inextricably linked we are to that most sacred element –water.

May 17

2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Bestselling Author

Xochitl Gonzalez

Latinx Voices Are American Voices

Fri, May 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

$20 / FREE for UCSB students (registration recommended)

Arrive starting at 5 PM for LatinXtravaganza Santa Barbara, a vibrant celebration of Latinx culture and history.

“Gonzalez has that particular penchant for navigating perspectives in a voice that’s at once delightfully humorous and sobering.” Elle

In her acclaimed novels Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs Last as well as her writings for The Atlantic, Xochitl Gonzalez examines class, gentrification and the American Dream with love and wry humor.

“Ayana Elizabeth Johnson embodies and inspires optimism in the fight against climate change, injecting creativity, joy and hope into an issue that often feels dire.” Time magazine

STANDING WITH EVERY LOCAL FAMILY BATTLING CHILDHOOD CANCER

Families of all income levels are supported with financial stability, emotional support and educational advocacy programming through:

Family Counseling Groups

Individual and Couples Counseling

Family Connection Events

Care for the Caregivers

Project Holiday

Transportation & Lodging Funding

Parent Advocacy

Family Business Directory

1:1 tutoring for the child in treatment and their siblings

Post-treatment neuropsychological assessment to determine the child’s academic strengths and weaknesses before they return to school

Additionally, families of low-to-moderate income may receive between $5,000 - $17,000 in direct financial assistance

To learn more about our critical programs, please visit TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org

Stand with families battling childhood cancer and join us for the 4th annual Teddy Bear Picnic on May 11th. Use the QR code to purchase tickets or sponsor the picnic.

by Matt Kettmann

INDY FEATURE FILM

Here at the Independent, our team is made up of many creative people who help make our paper great each week. Our staff often work on other projects too, and this week we are highlighting one from our production designer, Jill Critelli: a film called Typecast or (The Rise and Fall of Boingman).

In this outrageously dark indie comedy, Clyde Cuddley is a small-town movietheater employee with big dreams: to move to Hollywood and become an actor. However, his first few weeks in Los Angeles are anything but glamorous. In the end, as he loses his morals and gains the world, Clyde discovers that his incredible rise is destined for an equally dramatic fall. This film is available to stream through the Austin Lift-Off Film Festival (Liftoff Global Network); it’s part of the Features category, available through May 6.

Critelli, a producer of the film along with her husband, Mike, explained how the idea came to life: “Last summer, 60,000-plus TV and film actors went on strike against major studios, and we felt like it was a perfect moment to make something totally rogue and independent. That’s how Typecast or (The Rise and Fall of Boingman) came to be. Mike and his best buddy Clem Darling, who stars as Clyde Cuddley, came up with the idea and wrote the script in under two months. Before we knew it, we were already in production.

“Typecast … has been awarded ‘Best Actor,’ ‘Best Cinematography,’ and ‘Best Indie Feature’ at various regional festivals. It’s currently an ‘Official Selection’ among Features at The Austin Lift-Off Film Festival, now available to stream online to audiences worldwide through May 6. More info @typecastboingman on IG.

“Film is extremely challenging, and it truly takes a village like Santa Barbara. Our main message is to encourage other filmmakers to follow their artistic instincts, and for friends, family, and businesses to support local filmmaking,” Critelli said.

NEWS of the WEEK

by RYAN P. CRUZ,

La Posada Tiny-Home Village Opening in S.B.

by Nick Walsh

The ceremonial red scissors were activated late Friday afternoon in the face of looming rains to celebrate the grand opening of the La Posada tiny-home village on the site of the old juvenile hall by Hollister Avenue and Modoc Road. On hand were a who’s who of movers and shakers, but mostly the county Board of Supervisors, who provided the land; people associated with DignityMoves, the

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nonprofit who spearheaded the fundraising campaign to buy and build the tiny homes; and of course, staff with Good Samaritan, the nonprofit responsible for day-to-day operations. The idea is to give homeless people a room with a door they can lock and surround them with an avalanche of enough services that they can move out and into more permanent housing within six months.

When plans for La Posada were first

announced, they were not warmly received by nearby residents who worried it would bring homeless people until recently hanging out in their nearby encampments into closer contact with neighborhood kids. Supervisor Laura Capps, in whose district La Posada exists, held a second large community meeting and five smaller coffee klatch get-togethers to address to such concerns. Residents begin actually moving in April 22. n

Harassment, Retaliation Claims Filed Against Health Officials

In a lawsuit filed last week, Santa Barbara County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg is accused of making homophobic and racial slurs while on the job and pantomiming the act of loading and shooting a gun while saying of a senior administrator in the department Paige Batson “She’s outta here.”

Ansorg, according to the lawsuit, thought he should have had Batson’s job. The lawsuit alleges he sought to discredit the witness who reportedly saw this display of imaginary gunfire, Dr. Noemi “Mimi” Doohan, when he sought to discuss the incident with Batson herself. In that conversation, Ansorg said to be angry at the time made hand gestures indicating he thought Doohan was crazy. He is also accused of closing Batson’s office door and confining her in her office during the exchange. Batson, according to the lawsuit, only managed to escape when an administrative assistant interrupted.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Batson, Doohan, and Shellie Robles-Davis all high-ranking employees with the county’s Department of Public Health. In addition to Ansorg, they accuse the county’s new Public Health Director, Dr. Mouhanad Hammami, of not conducting a good-faith investigation of these charges, among other things. During the height of one investigation in Ansorg’s conduct, Hammami reportedly told one employee he fully expected Ansorg to be back on the job within the week. The County of Santa Barbara is also named as a defendant in the suit.

Prior to the COVID emergency, Ansorg was far from a household name. But as the

Public Health Department conducted weekly briefings to the board and the public regarding the latest developments, Ansorg who wielded the last word when it came to mandatory public health edicts became a well-known public figure, famous for a low-key delivery even when responding to angry antivaxxers who insisted the public health threat had been greatly exaggerated at the expense of their personal liberties.

According to Doohan, a medical doctor who’d been on the job a short time, Ansorg stated at one point that the federal government was “prioritizing monkeypox vaccines for soldiers over faggots.” In another, he allegedly asked a gay administrator why “gay men have so much sex.” Both Doohan and Batson reportedly complained about such remarks, but according to the lawsuit, no action was ever taken against Ansorg as a result.

The county’s policy is not to comment about personnel matters or litigation, and in this instance, county spokesperson Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta reaffirmed that policy. “The County takes any allegation made against the County and our staff seriously,” she wrote. “At this time, it would not be appropriate to comment on the specifics of the allegations.”

UCSB star point guard Ajay Mitchell (pictured) declared for the NBA Draft via his social media accounts this Tuesday morning. He was Big West Freshman of the Year in 2022 and Big West Player of the Year in 2023 after leading the Gauchos to a Big West Tournament title and a NCAA Tournament berth. In 2024, he averaged 20 points per game and was an All–Big West First Team selection. He is projected to be selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft by numerous analysts and publications.

ENVIRONMENT

A group of seafaring scientists traversed the Central Coast last week aboard the Bell M. Shimada, a research vessel that acts as the state’s underwater eyes and ears as part of the longest-running marine research program in the world the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations program. Scientists can use the data gathered on the voyage to assess the health of the ocean and how it is changing, from the temperature at the surface to the status of marine life below. “It’s taking the pulse of the ocean,” said Erin Satterthwaite (pictured), a Santa Barbara resident and marine ecologist with the program. Read more at independent.com/seafaring-scientists.

Ansorg is also accused by Robles-Davis of ordering her to administer vaccines to patients without their consent and to merely estimate the dosages required. Robles-Davis filed a complaint in response.

According to Doohan, Ansorg had told her the county would not prioritize northern Santa Barbara County during the COVID crisis. She took this to mean that Ansorg was discriminating against Hispanic people because North County has a large Hispanic population.

The filing papers for the three plaintiffs prepared by attorney Kristi Rothschild did not mention any specific amount being sought. Batson has since retired; Doohan, reportedly, has been given a choice between quitting or being fired. Robles-Davis alleges she’s experienced retaliation as a result of her complaints and believes she has no choice but to resign. All three reportedly are in despair of ever finding full-time employment in their chosen field of public health.

Nick Welsh

The City of Santa Barbara is currently taking public comments for its 2024 Climate Action Plan, called “Together to Zero,” which outlines short- and longterm actions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 while “centering equity.” The plan will act as the “City’s climate road map” for the next 10 years and is designed to be a living document that will be updated “based on the City’s needs and progress on action items.” The public comment period for the 2024 Draft Climate Action Plan is open through 4/24. Documents are available for review in both English and Spanish at santabarbaraca.gov/climate, and comments are welcome via email at CAP@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

On 4/10, the California Coastal Commission postponed a decision on SpaceX’s proposal to increase launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) from six to 36, and landings to 12

CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, NICK WELSH, and JEAN YAMAMURA, with INDEPENDENT STAFF

DANIEL DREIFUSS (FILE)

Public Health Officer Henning Ansorg

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2023-2031 Housing Element Update Rezone Amendments

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Santa Maria Betteravia Center

511 Lakeside Pkwy, Santa Maria, CA 93455 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

Friday, May 3, 2024

Board of Supervisors Hearing Room (fourth floor)

105 E. Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and Friday, May 3, 2024, the Board of Supervisors will conduct public hearings regarding the adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Rezone Amendments to implement Programs 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 5 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. Adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Rezone Amendments will require the following:

A resolution amending the text and maps of the Land Use Element, including community and area plans, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan (Case No. 24GPA-00003);

A resolution amending the text of the Circulation Element of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan (Case No. 24GPA-00005);

An ordinance amending the County Zoning Map of the County Land Use and Development Code to rezone select parcels, in compliance with Chapter 35.104 (Case No. 24RZN-00001) The Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) proposed to be rezoned in the Inland Area include some or all of the following: 129-151-026, 103-740-016, 103-740-017, 103-181-006, 105-330-001, 105-330002, 107-250-019, 107-250-020, 107-250-021, 107-250-022, 107-590-001, 107-580-027, 107-470003, 107-470-011, 107-250-017, 107-770-027, 107-270-051, 109-040-001, 097-491-007, 097-492007, 097-371-071, 143-220-007, 143-261-002, 149-290-001, 103-080-048, 071-140-064, 071-140071, 071-140-048, 065-090-031, 065-230-012, 071-190-036, 065-040-041,065-030-012, 065-080010, 065-080-011, 077-530-021, 077-530-020, 077-530-012, 059-130-011, 059-130-014, 059-130015, 057-143-001, 065-080-024, 065-080-008, 065-080-009, 065-040-026, 097-371-075, 097-371072, 101-130-016, 101-130-019, 129-120-024, and 143-220-005.

An ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the County Land Use and Development Code, Section 35-1 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, in compliance with Chapter 35.104 (Case No. 24ORD-00007);

A resolution amending the text and maps of the Coastal Land Use Plan, including community and area plans, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program (Case No. 24GPA00004);

An ordinance amending the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code by amending the existing South Coast Rural Region Zoning Map and the existing Goleta Community Plan Zoning South Map to rezone select parcels, in compliance with Section 35-180 (Case No. 24RZN-00002). The APNs proposed to be rezoned in the Coastal Zone include some or all of the following: 004-013-023, 004-005-001, 075-020-035, 001-080-046, and 001-080-045.

An ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, in compliance with Section 35-180 (Case No. 24ORD-00008);

Make the required CEQA findings, approve the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and certify the Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Case No. 23EIR-00004). As a result of this project, significant effects on the environment are anticipated in the following categories: Aesthetics and Visual Resources, Agricultural Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Population and Housing, Public Services and Recreation, Transportation, Utilities and Water Supply, and Wildfire; and Select sufficient rezone sites and County-owned sites to accommodate the County’s 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) plus a 15 percent buffer for the lower- and moderateincome levels.

The adoption hearings are part of a multi-year effort to satisfy the requirements of maintaining sufficient sites zoned to accommodate the 2023-2031 RHNA of 5,664 new units within the unincorporated county. The project involves 36 potential rezone sites. Eighteen potential rezone sites are located in the North County within the Orcutt Community Plan area, the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan area, Mission Hills, and New Cuyama. Eighteen potential rezone sites are located in the South Coast within the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area, Goleta Community Plan area, and Carpinteria Valley. The project also includes eight County-owned sites as potential housing locations and one County-owned site as a pending housing project (i.e., Hollister Lofts). These sites are located in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Supervisorial Districts.

Please visit the project website below or contact the County Planning and Development Department for additional information. To review the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, Final Program EIR, staff report, and related documents, please visit the project website: https://www.countyofsb.org/3177/Housing-Element-Update

For more information, please contact Jessi Steele-Blossom, Project Manager, at the County Planning and Development Department:

Email: jsteele@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-884-8082

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

For current methods of public participation for the meetings of April 30, 2024 and May 3, 2024, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on Thursday prior to the above referenced meetings for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued.

Please see the posted agenda and staff reports available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options.

If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in correspondence to the Clerk of the Board prior to the public hearing. G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.

Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the Board meeting at (805) 5682240.

Historic Gas Station to Become Café?

Goleta’s Historic Preservation Commission was “thrilled” with the drawings they saw and details they heard on Monday evening about restoring the Barnsdall-Rio Grande service station and turning it into a “quick stop” café. Vice Chair Fermina Murray, an architectural historian, said the restoration team was observing the Secretary of the Interior’s historic standards, such as not attaching anything to a building that is unique in California and possibly the country.

The lovefest emanated from an introduction to the new plans for the landmarked building, owned by Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts, which is part of a larger project for the nearby Sandpiper Golf Club. That project would see the fairways redesigned by golf course architect Tom Doak, the clubhouse more than doubled in size, a bathroom and snack shop added to distant Hole Six, the cartpath hardscape reduced by almost half, and a path through the trees to the Rio Grande Café.

The redo at Sandpiper includes an ask for changes to three sensitive habitat locations on the course, and the addition of nine others, which requires an amendment to the city’s

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annually. Concerns were raised about distinguishing federal and private activities, as well as impacts on residents and the environment. Since Vandenberg is federal property, the commission lacks authority to approve or reject projects. Instead, the commission can only approve measures based on consistency with the California Coastal Management Program. The discussion returned after commissioners discovered that temporary closures and evacuations at Jalama Beach due to SpaceX activity exceeded the annual maximum within the first few months of the year. The Commission returns to the topic in May.

EDUCATION

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The Santa Barbara Teachers Association (SBTA) and Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) were officially

General Plan. On Tuesday, the City Council gave the go-ahead for Warner’s group to begin the process, which attorney Chip Wullbrandt said would start with an environmental impact report. Mayor Paula Perotte noted, “I am sensing an excitement in the air for this project.”

The thought of restoring the Barnsdall building is definitely provoking enthusiasm. That the spot would become all too popular was about the only downside noted at the Historic Preservation meeting, given the Class IV bike trail to be built to the site and 14 spots of parking. To a question about clean-up of the likely toxins at the old gas station site, architect Barry Winick replied their environmental specialists would ensure “everything we do will be done in the proper manner.”

Wullbrandt said they were being careful not to get into the substance of the project, which faces not only the city process but also the Coastal Commission. To those concerned about the lavish costs of restoration compared to the small return from a snack and coffee shop, Winick stated he had a very committed client: “Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts stands behind this project.” Jean Yamamura

“released” from the mediation process by their stateappointed mediator last week, leaving them no closer to a contract settlement. It was their second lengthy mediation session since declaring an impasse in negotiations on 1/19 due to their disagreement on wages. Now that mediation is over, the parties may proceed to the fact-finding stage, which can take three to six months. If the recommendations in the report don’t lead to a settlement, a second impasse will be declared, and the negotiation process will end. At that point, the district would have the legal right to unilaterally impose terms and conditions from its last, best, and final offer to SBTA, and SBTA may engage in a lawful strike.

COUNTY

While the number of domestic violence cases increased by nearly 100 incidents throughout the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County between 2013 and 2022, it really spiked in that same period in the City of Santa Maria. There, the number of cases jumped from 499 reported complaints in 2013 to 556 in 2022. Of those, the number of cases in which weapons were involved increased from 217 to 445. In 2022, the number in which strangulation and suffocation was involved was 50. Countywide, the numbers jumped from 1,695 to 1,788 in that same period. Cases in which weapons were involved increased from 370 to 918 in that same 10-year span. This information came out during recent budget discussions by the county supervisors on what they’re planning to spend for public safety.

An architectural drawing of the restored Barnsdall-Rio Grande service station viewed from Hollister Avenue in Goleta

Caruso Feels the Heat over Proposed Miramar Expansion

Rosewood Miramar Beach

developer and owner Rick Caruso got his ear bent at a recent Montecito Association meeting, where neighbors voiced concern that his planned expansion of the five-star resort would increase traffic, block views, and generally commercialize their beachside community.

Caruso has proposed building 10-12 new boutiques, 10 luxury apartments, and a café on the Miramar’s western parking lot, as well as 26 units of affordable employee housing on its eastern lot. The plan remains in its early stages of approval, but nearby residents are already mounting steady pressure against it.

Caruso and his team argue the project was spurred entirely by Santa Barbara County’s need for affordable housing, and that the retail component is a necessary “economic engine” to get the studio and one-bedroom units built.

“This process started with the goal of providing additional affordable housing for our employees in one of the most expensive housing markets in California,” said Miramar representative Bryce Ross in a statement to the Independent. “For over a year, we’ve been talking with our neighbors and the Montecito community to understand their priorities, as well as those of our employees and guests.”

As Caruso hovered just outside the

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doorway of the standing-room-only hearing, Page Robinson accused the Los Angeles billionaire-developer of being motivated not by the construction of badly needed housing, but by profit. “It’s about money,” she said. “It’s about the erosion of what makes Montecito, Montecito.”

Robinson, who lives on the corner of Eucalyptus and South Jameson lanes, directly across from the resort, said her great-grandparents arrived in Montecito at the turn of the 20th century. Her home was designed and built by her mother in 1949. “Bryce likes to say we plan to be here for 100 years,” said Robinson. “Well, for those of us who already have, I cannot quite articulate what a heartbreak this is.” Tyler Hayden

Read the full story at Independent.com/carusofeels-the-heat.

Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals

In its first year, the team of special investigators tasked with getting a handle on Santa Barbara’s illegal short-term rentals collected more than $595,000 from just 40 properties operating unpermitted rentals in the city. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, and after the one-year pilot program was deemed a success by the City Council on Tuesday, the enforcement team has the green light to go after the estimated 1,147 illegal rentals that are known to be still out there.

The short-term rental enforcement team released the numbers earlier this week: an estimated 1,298 illegal rentals discovered through an online database; 106 cases from citizen complaints and 46 cases found through proactive enforcement; 25 cases currently in the court system. And, most impressive of all, the program spent so judiciously that it only used a fraction of its budget less than $100,000 of its allotted $1.175 million.

City Attorney Assistant City Attorney Denny Wei and City Attorney’s Office Investigator William Alva provided the City Council on April 16 with an update on the enforcement program’s first year.

Alva detailed how they built the team from

the ground up, making sure to be cost-effective every step of the way. To save money, the city hired a team of four retired law enforcement as special investigators. “Since they already have the investigative skills and experience,” Alva said, “all we had to teach them was the municipal codes and how they apply inland and coastal.”

These investigators were retired commanders with Oxnard Police, Ventura Police, and Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations. Brenda Craig, a retired supervisor from the City’s Finance Department, was later hired on as an administrative analyst.

The team learned on the fly, Alva said, taking complaints and knocking on doors, interviewing tenants and neighbors to identify illegal short-term rentals. They focused on complaints first because these were the properties that were already impacting neighborhoods, Wei said.

Out of the 151 cases they have looked into so far, 57 are still under progress. Eighteen were unfounded, and six were reported outside city limits in Goleta, Carpinteria, or Montecito.

Ryan P. Cruz

Rosewood Miramar

County of Santa Barbara County Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Comprehensive Plan Energy Element Amendment and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds of Significance Amendment for the 2030 Climate Action Plan

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Planning Commission Hearing Room

123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M

On May 1, 2024, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the following item:

Hearing on the request of the County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department that the County Planning Commission recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Case No. 23GPA-00004, amending Policy 8.3 and Research Action 8.3.1 of the Energy Element of the County Comprehensive Plan, and adopt the proposed amendment to the Chapter 11, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of the Environmental Thresholds and Guidelines Manual to implement greenhouse gas emissions thresholds of significance in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.4, Determining the Significance of Impacts from Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

The County Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the County Planning Commission. To review the staff report and other related documents, please visit the Planning and Development Department website: https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County-Planning-Commission. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Ben Singer, at bsinger@countyofsb.org or (805) 934-6587.

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If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

HEALTH

S.B. Ready for Arizona Abortion Patients

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled last week that a law written in 1864, criminalizing abortion for patients and providers with no exceptions for rape or incest, could be enforced across the state. California cities like Santa Barbara are now preparing for the influx of out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare.

“This is a chaotic landscape for patients,” said Luz Reyes-Martín, vice president of Planned Parenthood California Central Coast. “People are being faced with their rights and access to health care changing on a dime.”

The 1864 law was never completely taken off the books, but less restrictive abortion legislation simply deemed it unenforceable. After Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, Arizona implemented a 15-week abortion ban and the state began discussing enforcement of the Civil War–era legislation.

This left the door open for Arizona to bring the hammer down on abortions when the time presented itself. Last week in a 4-2 decision, it was decided that that time was now.

“It’s alarming to see how quick the erosion of rights has been,” said Suzanne Cohen, president of the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara. “This is an attack on women.”

A request to Bobbi McGinnis, chair of the area Republican Party, on the ruling was met with a “no comment.” The party’s presumptive leader, however, former President Donald Trump, claimed Arizona “went too far” in enforcing the 1864 law a comment Republicans call risky in light of the 2024 presidential election.

The 1864 law was written almost 50 years before Arizona became a state, and 55 years before women had the right to vote. The

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only legal grounds for abortion under this law is when the mother’s life is in jeopardy. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes declared that she would not prosecute women or doctors under this “draconian law.” She also cited California as a potential “safe haven” for Arizona doctors to practice medicine and for Arizona residents to obtain reproductive healthcare.

“It was not typical to see out-of-state patients before the Dobbs decision,” said Reyes-Martín. “But I’m confident that Planned Parenthood Central Coast and our affiliates are prepared to handle this situation.”

Planned Parenthood California has not compiled data on what the increase in outof-state patients has looked like, but ReyesMartín says that the Central Coast has primarily seen out-of-state patients from Texas and Arizona.

“The model of traveling for abortions isn’t new,” said Dr. Laury Oaks, a professor of Feminist Studies at UC Santa Barbara. “California has been gearing up for this.”

In 2022, Gavin Newsom pledged $20 million to California’s abortion care providers for enhanced physical and digital security in clinics. Further, a bill passed in September 2023 calls for increased security measures on medical records containing sensitive information, specifically involving abortion and contraception-related services. The bill applies to both in-state and out-of-state patients who receive care in California.

“If you don’t know how to get involved, reach out,” urged Cohen of the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara. “There are so many ways to be impactful here.”

Margaux Lovely

COMMUNITY

Santa Barbara’s first-ever Kinetic Cake Expo debuted on a rainy 4/13 to enthusiastic crowds who showed up to cheer on the five creatively adorned teams who competed on wheeled vehicles and roller skates to get their cakes through the car-wash-style “Cake Wash” in the most creative possible fashion. Inspired by kinetic sculpture races that have been taking place

in Humboldt County for more than 50 years, as well as other similar festivals, organizers and artistic collaborators Adrienne De Guevara and Patrick Melroy of MISC Workshop put together the event with support from the City of Santa Barbara through an Events and Festivals Grant, the County Office of Arts and Culture, MOXI, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative with the hope it grows into a large annual event in the vein of Solstice.

COURTESY

El Capitan Canyon Resort Development Challenged

Planning Commission to Hear Appeal April 24

by Callie Fausey

Fearing for the character of Santa Barbara’s rural coastline, the Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC) is challenging the completion of a decade-old project at El Capitan Canyon Resort a glamper’s haven of yurts and cedar cabins arguing that it would disrupt scenic views of the mountains and ocean from Highway 101.

The project was conceived more than 10 years ago to provide affordable campsites in Area F of the resort’s campground, situated above the canyon’s llama farm. So far, eight bike-in campsites have already been established.

In September 2023, the project obtained preliminary design approval from the Central Board of Architectural Review (CBAR) to pave the way for the next phase: relocating 47 campsites (22 “RV Cabins,” 17 yurts, and eight auto/bike campsites) to Area F and replacing two ranch support buildings with three new campground-support facilities and a “comfort station,” alongside adding new swimming pools and night lighting.

establishment of use. The completion and subsequent use of the project’s bike campground in May 2012 was deemed as the establishment of use, per Planning and Development Director Determination letters, so the permits remain valid.

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“In my opinion, there are dollar signs here for providing those campsites overlooking the Gaviota Coast, and that therein lies the rub for us,” said GCC Director Doug Kern. “It’s about the money and selling the views.”

The debate centers on the CBAR design review process and the coastal development permit (CDP) issued for the project in 2011. The GCC argues that the permit expired in 2013 before viewshed protections were implemented in 2018 through the Gaviota Coast Plan. The new owners of the resort, SUN Outdoors Inc., who purchased the property in 2021, are accused of attempting to bypass these protections by reviving the project without obtaining a new permit.

“We think that the project should comply with the Gaviota Coast Plan, which was developed widely throughout the community over many years,” Kern said. He also suggested that certain developments, such as the “RV Cabins,” are “blurring the lines of what a campsite is.”

Hundreds of public comments opposing the project were submitted to the County Planning Commission ahead of its February 28 meeting, which was scheduled to address the GCC’s appeal of the project’s design approval. It was postponed to April due to late letter submissions, including one from the resort’s former owner, Roger Himovitz.

However, the project applicant and Himovitz assert that the resort has vested land use entitlements and valid permits that, under the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, cannot be revoked or expire after construction or the

While GCC calls the project an “expansion” of the resort, Himovitz labeled that a “misnomer,” emphasizing that no expansion is happening just the continuance of a preapproved project on land the resort already owns. Planning and Development staff back the project, its validity, and its design, saying in the February 28 staff report to the Planning Commission that the GCC’s appeal issues are “without merit,” especially since the GCC’s issues with the land use entitlements are “outside the scope” of the design approval on appeal.

“GCC has attempted to hijack the CBAR’s approval of the design of a … fully approved and vested project to try to undo all of the County’s approvals of the last 20 years,” Himovitz wrote in his letter, adding that he “worked collaboratively” with GCC for almost two decades, including during the project’s development.

“They [past GCC leadership] were definitely part of facilitated discussions and … part of trying to help find solutions, and they raised the same concerns that are being raised today,” Kern noted. He said that GCC wants to maintain a “good relationship” with Himovitz and the resort’s legal counsel and that GCC and the resort’s representatives scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, April 17, to discuss the issue.

“We want these developments to be set back so they’re not visible. We want to protect the dark skies. We don’t want overdevelopment on the Gaviota Coast, because once you do it, it’s gone forever. It’s ruined.”

The Planning Commission’s hearing of the appeal was rescheduled for April 24. Public comments will be accepted until April 22. n

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A cabin at El Capitan Canyon Resort

The rainbow has taken center stage at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC).

Earlier this month, the pride flag was raised at the West Campus flagpole, which marked the beginning of “Gaypril,” the school’s new annual tradition of celebrating Pride Month in April.

This is the first time the flag has flown on school grounds, explained Superintendent/ President Erika Endrijonas. She described herself as an “out” leader while speaking in front of the backdrop of her office, which holds a few rainbow-colored knickknacks and a photo of her and her partner of 32 years.

She returned to SBCC in August 2023 to take on her new leadership role, having previously worked at the school between 2000 and 2009. Before that, she worked in colleges on the East Coast. During her time at a small college in New Hampshire, she joked, “As an out Jewish lesbian, I was their diversity.”

“Being part of the community, it’s important to me to make sure that others in the community have an opportunity to connect,” she continued. “It can be very lonely if you think you’re the only one.”

“Gaypril” was a collective initiative within the California Community College system to recognize Pride on campus, especially since most students are not in school when Pride Month is traditionally recognized in June.

In the words of SBCC Pride Program advisor Selena Martinez, the idea is to “shed visibility on queer students on campus.” She

PUBLIC SAFETY

The Santa Barbara Grand Jury is recommending that all deaths in custody be investigated by some independent county agency other than the Sheriff’s Office to avoid what it described as a “real or perceived conflict of interest.” Currently, all jailhouse deaths are investigated by the Sheriff’s Coroner’s

noted that some queer students have trouble finding representation and community among their peers and faculty, “so it’s opening that window into how we want our students to feel: safe to be who they are, and even if they’re still learning who they are, as well.”

The flag will be up all month, combined with different community-building events. This month’s past events included a panel discussion and community forum to discuss the state of the 805’s LGBTQ+ community and a “Pride Picnic,” among others.

Upcoming events include a queer student art exhibit, open mic, and “paint your aura” event, as well as a two-day, virtual LGBTQ+ summit from April 24-25 held by the California Community College’s Chancellor’s Office, which will focus on the theme of “The Unstoppable Movement for Queer & Trans Liberation” at individual college campuses and on the structural level.

Endrijonas, the cofounder of the Community College League of California’s LGBTQ+ Caucus, noted a growing interest in expanding how California schools work with queer students and employees, from recognizing Pride to increasing spaces and services for LGBTQ+ students. She also cited the “time we’re living in,” saying, “If I had applied to be president 20 years ago, my identity would have been an issue.”

“I think the more that our community can recognize and see who’s here and celebrate who’s here in a variety of ways paying attention to the fact that we don’t just have one identity we’re stronger as a college community, and as part of the Santa Barbara community,” she said.

Callie Fausey

Bureau. Since the Sheriff also runs the county jail, the Grand Jury found the idea of the Sheriff’s Office investigating such deaths problematic. In other counties, like Ventura, in-custody deaths are investigated by the Medical Examiner’s office. The grand jury concluded that this change could be implemented immediately. Sheriff Bill Brown will issue a formal response to the Grand Jury recommendations to the county Board of Supervisors at a later date.

On April 4, SBCC held its pride flag raising ceremony, marking the first time the flag has ever flown on school grounds. KELLER MAGENAU

Erika Endrijonas

COURTESY

Farmworkers Push for Livable Wage

Report Shows Low Wages, Dangerous Conditions on Central Coast

by Ryan P. Cruz

The strain of stagnant wages has plagued workers in almost every industry, but especially for farmworkers on the Central Coast, who have seen wages remain “stubbornly low,” according to a recently released report detailing the realities of working in agriculture in Santa Barbara County.

The report, called Harvesting Dignity: The Case for a Living Wage for Farmworkers, was compiled and published by Alianza Campesina de la Costa Central, a partnership between two organizations Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) who joined forces to address the systemic issues in the agricultural industry, in part spurred by the two farmworker deaths in Santa Barbara County last September.

Using data gathered from federal agencies, university researchers, and farmworker surveys, the report lays out a history of low wages, unsafe working conditions, and racial inequality for farmworkers on the Central Coast, which produces most of the nation’s strawberries. It also details the recent wave of worker-led actions that have already helped achieve higher per-piece rates for berry harvest workers.

Erica Diaz-Cervantes, a senior policy advocate with CAUSE said, “Our intention was really to educate people on what farmworkers experience. This information is a reflection of what workers have voiced for decades, putting stats behind their testimony.”

One of the biggest challenges farmworkers face is the increased cost of living in Santa Barbara County, where rent prices have skyrocketed in recent years, forcing farmworkers to squeeze into housing with several families under one roof and up to three or more sleeping in each bedroom.

The report found that Santa Barbara County farmworkers earned an average of $17.42 an hour in 2023, while construction workers and truck drivers two occupations considered equally hazardous and laborintensive earned an average of $25 and $26 an hour, respectively.

Even working full-time, farmworkers would only make roughly $36,000 annually, which according to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, could not cover the estimated $44,000 in basic living expenses in California.

But many farmworkers earn most of their income during the summer season and use those earnings to get by until the next harvest. Last winter’s storms reduced production and delayed harvests, in turn diminishing workers’ hours and income for the year.

One of the most telling examples in the report is the account of one farmworker, who supports his family picking strawberries. Since it was a long winter rainy season, he was often only able to work less than 30 hours a week. His pay stub during a two-week period shows that he was paid $16.50 an hour, just above the state minimum wage of $16, and worked 59.5 hours, earning a gross pay of $981.75. After tax deductions for Social Security, Medicare, and state disability insurance all benefits he cannot access due to his immigration status he is left with $896.

This income, the report says, makes it impossible to afford rent, let alone food.

According to the study, more than 73 percent of farmworkers in the county are immigrants, 87 percent of whom are from Mexico, and 71 percent are not citizens. The average age for a county farmworker is 45, and more than 70 percent have children. The gender split is right down the middle with 50 percent male and 50 percent female workers.

Farmworkers also face some of the most dangerous working conditions, with high rates of injuries and deaths climbing into muddy ditches between rows of crops, or being crushed by heavy machinery.

And while they bear the brunt of the labor and health risks, Diaz-Cervantes says, the companies continue to make the bulk of the profits. Farmworkers make an average of 28 cents for every one pound of strawberries they pick, only 7 percent of the total price.

Recent strikes have pressured employers to increase per-piece rates and improve working conditions and progress for fast food and healthcare workers has built up confidence among farmworkers.

Alianza Campesina de la Costa Central, a partnership between Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), who joined forces to address the systemic issues in the agricultural industry

Opinions

Out of the Mouths of Dogs

WORMWOOD AND GALL: Props to Oscar Gutierrez, Santa Barbara’s increasingly ubiquitous city councilmember, for injecting some much-needed Groucho Marx into this Tuesday’s council deliberations. “Oscar,” as he is known by everyone, has recently achieved memehood status on social media, eclipsing such exuberant local exhibitionists as news and radio reporter John Palminteri, Teresa Kuskey one of the fishnet foxes from the La Boheme dance troupe and Father Larry of the Old Mission, now Santa Barbara’s undisputed Party-Animal-in-Chief.

The council was discussing the latest plan to save downtown Santa Barbara from its longparalyzed torpor. On the table was an eonsoverdue proposal asking downtown’s landed gentry the mysterious cabal of investors who actually own State Street to voluntarily agree to tax themselves to the tune of $2.2 million a year to clean up the streets, program events, provide security, and promote downtown as a place otherwise sentient creatures might want to spend their time and money.

To those inclined to see this as a part of some vast communist conspiracy, Coast Village Road, a festering hotbed of trust-fund Bolsheviks, has a such a tax, as well as Ventura and hundreds of other cities throughout the state.

In this context, Oscar could easily have dusted off President John F. Kennedy’s hoary old line about asking “not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”

Instead, Oscar quoted Groucho’s famous line about “not wanting to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.” According to Groucho, he quit the famous Friars Club just three weeks after joining because he didn’t cotton to the company of barbers and dentists.

Oscar directed this line directly at Jim Knell of SIMA Corporation, by far the biggest single commercial real estate mogul in all of downtown. Knell has been intractable in his opposition to the plan to create what’s known as a Community Benefit Improvement District or CBID ever since the idea was hatched about 18 months ago.

Knell is a thoughtful dude despite an unfortunate penchant for expressing himself in all capital letters and exclamation points. He was exclaiming up a storm this Tuesday, denouncing the CBID as if it were the brainchild of the other Marx, the one whose first name begins with “K.” The CBID, he charged “takes ownership of my property and puts it in the hands of a collective.” For good measure, he added, “This is a collective that’s destined to fail. … You’re trying to take my property rights away!”

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For the proposed CBID to pass, it must “garner” a word, by the way, never used in actual human conversation 50 percent of the votes of all the downtown property owners from Highway 101 to Sola Street and from Chapala to Anacapa.

But it’s not one owner, one vote. Votes are apportioned based on how much property one owns. And no one owns more than Knell Given how hard it’s been for CBID advocates to marshal the 30 percent required to trigger such an election and they only had 29.06 percent going into Tuesday’s council meeting Knell’s opposition matters a great deal

As Santa Barbara tries to figure out what to do with a downtown that’s functionally defunct, the collective disengagement by all but a few owners has been conspicuously glaring.

In fact, the biggest challenge confronted by CBID advocates has been trying to pierce the veil of secrecy surrounding the identities of the large number of absentee landlords. Family trusts and limited liability corporations in other words, absentee landlords own too large a percentage of downtown to be economically healthy. It’s not just greed; it’s the indifference; it’s the disengagement.

Empty storefronts? Who ya gonna call? It’s hard to do when you don’t even have a name

I want the owners engaged because absolutely nothing creative can happen downtown without their energetic buy-in. I want the owners involved because some like Peter Lewis, now building about 80 units of rental housing by State and Gutierrez streets are smart, creative people. Lastly, I want the owners involved because it’s flat-out stupid that they haven’t been.

For years, they’ve been angrily demanding

City Hall do more about dirty sidewalks, dirty streets, and dirty people. Civil liberties issues aside, City Hall doesn’t have the money. In fact, City Hall is now facing a $9 million budget deficit it’s thinking of putting a sales tax increase on the November ballot.

The Downtown Organization long charged with street cleaning, beautification, and promotions operates with a budget of only $250,000 a year. You do the math. The CBID, if approved, would generate 10 times that amount.

Could there be problems? CBID dues ain’t cheap; the assessment for the Balboa Building by State and De la Guerra will be $23,000. Rents will go up. And as Mayor Randy Rowse noted with all his buzz-kill prescience, the prospect of private security squads patrolling State Street could give him the heebie-jeebies.

City Hall owns 19 properties in the CBID zone, which allowed the council to weigh in with its vote 8.5 percent thus dragging the CBID across the 30 percent finish line. Whether it can get to the 50-percent-plus one needed to pass this June could be up to Jim Knell. Having exhausted his Groucho Marx quotes, Oscar a former high school football star was forced to resort to sports metaphors. “Play ball,” he implored Knell. “Be a team player.”

In the meantime, we’re left hoping Knell will want to belong to a club that wants him as a member. Nick Wlesh

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 | 5:30 PM

As part of programming for Made by Hand/Born Digital (on view through August 25), this conversation between artist Yassi Mazandi and SBMA Curator of Contemporary Art James Glisson will cover her explorations with new technology, including NFTs, and her tendency to work with traditional mediums, like painting and ceramics, against the grain.

Yassi Mazandi, Nine, 2013. Unique Born-Porcelain, geopolymer-bound dolomite stone, casein-based coating. SBMA, Gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody.

Recycle Spiral

Recycling is a problem with no solution. We just do not know how to recycle anything, except some metals and some paper products. We dump a miscellany of materials into huge piles with no thought as to the value or pollution this causes.

Since everything we don’t use gets dumped or “pretend recycled,” my solution is to first admit that we don’t know how.

Then, instead of dumping these valuable materials, we take them all and compress them into bales using existing machinery. Because they are compressed, they can be placed securely in a massive area like a desert.

In the future, we will discover how to recycle this and can thus use those materials that we baled years before.

My estimate is that in about 20 years, we will have the knowledge and technical skills to do this, so we only need the baling and storing for that duration.

ment and lower carbon emissions because “that’s a federal level” seemed like a bit of a cop out. I really appreciated Sneddon and Jordan pushing back to say, “It’s our city, we can make that a requirement for our port.” Great job @sbchannelkeeper advocating for our ocean!

mrweatherhead: The waste and emissions from all the Amazon purchases far outweigh a cruise-ship visit. This is simply because ships are big and obvious to the eye. You don’t see all the ships bringing over all that cheap stuff from China so it doesn’t bother the council. • sea_rad: Compared to our local emissions, these don’t even make a one percent daily increase (treated sewage and air emissions). This is just NIMBYism. hayley.fedders: Can we cap the rocket launches too?!

OrthodoXY?

C—Ronald Doctors, S.B.

It’s not an impossible idea once we acknowledge our current process is not working and will not work. More plastic in the environment and more pollution is not what we need!

J’Accuse Ships

Few are agnostic about cruise ship visits at Santa Barbara Harbor. The city’s recent limit of 22 a year met with antipathy and approval:

fabst3r89: For someone who was born here and is still a resident, keep them coming. It hasn’t affected me or you guys. • afa93108: These tourists are not arriving by car and don’t take up parking spots. They drop big $$$ into the local economy/support local businesses. • chriswiesen: State Street is shriveling, and you want to remove another solid source of income and revenue? Who gives a sh*t about our local economy, right? Typical progressive, idealistic, unrealistic responses.

bigcountrysb: Yes! It’s a start. What are we going to do when one of those 17-story toilets loses power and crashes into the wharf or harbor? Major risk for no benefit to the community.

bikingbreathing: That’s 20 too many. • raychelroberts: How about zero.

idyll.mercantile: As a small business that operates primarily on a local level, I don’t see much of the tourist traffic. However, I have many concerns regarding S.B. becoming dependent on tourism. It would be awesome to see some of the revenue from these ships invested into supporting small business on the city level. That alongside the seeming ambivalence on requiring proper wastewater treat-

urrently, 17 women and 35 men serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from California. After the November election, men will take up both U.S. Senate positions from California. Thirty-two women and 48 men serve in the State Assembly. Eighteen women and 22 men serve in the State Senate. No elected officials identify as nonbinary, to my knowledge.

What are the policy and funding implications due to male dominance in government bodies? What can we do to correct this disparity?

—Susan Lombardi, S.B.

A Shout-Out

I wanted to offer a special shout-out to Independent Calendar Editor Terry Ortega for her patience and expertise in helping me post events. In particular, as a musician and not too tech-savvy, my band’s poster can be pictured online because she helped make sure of that.

The Indy is fortunate to have such an excellent representative!

For the Record

—Thomas Fefer, S.B.

¶ The News-Press website was sold to a group represented by attorney William Beall, whose last name we misspelled in last week’s news story.

BY RANDY ROWSE

Summing up the first quarter of this year is a full discussion involving affordable housing, housing mandates, homelessness, storm impacts, and budgets. All of these issues have a year’s worth of content and require dissection, but….

That herd of elephants meandering through the living room is State Street. This year, 2024, marks the fifth year of the current configuration of eight blocks of the downtown business corridor. The multi-year State Street Master Plan process continues, but the issues of consensus, execution, and financing are still undetermined. We are suffering from business vacancies, which, to be fair, were occurring prior to COVID, but other business areas have since been recovering nicely.

Our downtown parking system is in the red, as the lack of traffic downtown is taking its toll. More fees are being considered, but that is not a viable solution for returning life back to the downtown businesses.

wide, walkable sidewalks; restricted vehicle traffic; defined bike lanes; and activated pedestrian crossings. The initial result created a walkable, bikefriendly Santa Barbara, with capacity for a robust sidewalk dining atmosphere. Trolleys moved folks up and down our El Pueblo Viejo historic design district. Parades celebrated our cultures and traditions. Off-street parking facilities were developed to support downtown businesses, giving people a convenient means to leave their cars behind while frequenting the amenities downtown.

Maintaining the status quo is not an option.

The closing of State Street was the correct response to the economic emergency posed by the pandemic, and other cities did the same, allowing parklets in the public right of way to preserve their restaurant businesses. As in other cities, that response has run its course. No data or studies are needed to confirm the obvious.

The property owners and those businesses that remain need an opportunity to survive and not languish while we equivocate.

State Street’s last major reconfigurations included

Once we reopen the street, portable barricades can be employed as needed, closing streets to host events, the Farmers’ Market, 1st Thursdays, or other community happenings. All of these activities are consistent with the stated intentions of the Master Plan, a massive volunteer citizen work effort, which can continue uninterrupted in its development while activity returns to the downtown in the interim period. The closed street has no relation to the Master Plan effort. We can do this immediately. The eventual development of housing in the downtown will be another major key for recovery we can look forward to.

All of us on the City Council have said we want the same things, i.e., vibrancy and vitality in the downtown with housing, restaurants, theaters, and retail. We may have differences on how we get to that point or what success may even look like. There are no guarantees with any action, but inaction ensures the status quo. Leave the K-rails to Caltrans. Our downtown deserves better.

Bike, Walk, Thrive

Learning from Fresno’s Folly

BY SULLIVAN ISRAEL AND STRONG TOWNS SANTA BARBARA

Once again, our mayor has taken to the Independent to air his concerns over State Street, and as usual, those concerns are at odds with the other councilmembers, the general public, and all available facts and studies.

But let me take a step back and talk about something positive. Over the last month, Strong Towns Santa Barbara, the local advocacy group I founded and help run, has been hard at work writing public comments, attending meetings, and passing out State Street posters. That last item is something I’m especially proud of. One of our members created a beautiful poster featuring the slogan “Bike, Walk, Thrive” with the goal of getting businesses owners up and down the promenade to hang them in their windows in support of a car-free and bike-friendly State Street. We’ve talked to more than 40 business owners, from clothing stores to restaurateurs, and have heard one overwhelming response: “Yes, please!” Next time you walk or bike up the street, keep an eye out for the orange and blue posters!

Now on to the mayor’s claims. In his article, he says that “the lack of traffic downtown is taking its toll,” implying that the lack of cars is responsible for empty storefronts. This ignores the fact that every single parking space that existed before the pandemic still exists today there has not been street parking on State in decades. Even so, the argument that if people could drive by and park directly in front of stores, more people would shop is commonplace. This rationale is used time and time again despite the fact that malls surrounded by vast purpose-designed parking lots have been failing across America for several decades; we needn’t look further than La Cumbre Plaza to see this. Still, some argue that the dynamics are different for main streets and that they need car access to thrive.

Fresno, California, thought the same. In the 1960s, they closed their main street, Fulton Street, to cars to create a pedestrian-only promenade. They hired world-class architects who included fountains, modern art sculptures, benches, and a myriad of trees into the design. At first, Fulton Street was a pedestrian paradise, but over time, cracks began to

show. By the 2010s, most stores were vacant. In an effort to revitalize, the city decided to bring back cars, just as Mayor Rowse proposes we do. They tore out the promenade in 2016, opening the street once again to traffic and parking.

Has the change worked? I happened to be in Fresno twice last month, and I visited Fulton Street to find out.

Despite the ample parking, new fountains, and nice sidewalks, most stores are empty.

Obviously, Fresno isn’t the perfect comparison for Santa Barbara; for one, it’s not a tourist hotspot like our town. However, it has a metro-area population of 1 million, which should offset this difference. Instead, Fulton Street has a vacancy rate of around 50 percent.

So what’s happening here? Clearly, both the pedestrian plaza and bringing back cars failed. What we need to understand is that the nature of retail has changed. With online shopping, people don’t buy things like they used to.

Also, a study on pedestrian-only streets showed that 89 percent of them have failed. However, the authors noted that of the 11 percent that have been successful, “80 percent are in areas with under 100,000 people … [successful malls were] near the beach, near a university, and/or a major tourist location.” Also, successful malls have been multimodal, rather than pedestrian only, with ample housing in the vicinity.

In other words, if we want State Street to succeed, we can’t follow old models. We must learn from events in Fresno (and other cities). Making State Street a pedestrian-only mall as some have proposed or bringing cars back, as Mayor Rowse wants to do would both likely lead to the failure of downtown. Instead, the future of State Street should include housing, multimodal options like transit and cycling, and other attractions to bring people in. More people should live within walking/cycling distance of State Street, and the street should be so accessible and attractive that it’s easier and more pleasant for people to shop there than online.

Instead of looking toward the past, which is gone and cannot return, let’s look toward the future to create a lasting and beautiful place in the heart of our city.

Ryan Thomas Gardner

11/7/1988 - 3/31/2024

COURTESY

Ryan Gardner, 35, passed peacefully and unexpectedly on March 31, 2024. Ryan was surrounded by family and loved ones during his final days.

Ryan was born in Lompoc, raised in Goleta, and moved to Santa Cruz in 2015. He quickly decided Santa Cruz was his new home. The majestic redwoods, large surf, and rivers called to him. His favorite activity of all-time was fishing. He could be found “throwing a cast” in the San Lorenzo River every open day of Steelhead season. He fished the ocean, river, and streams weekly. He had a personal relationship with the ocean and surfed when the swell was up often hitting Natural Bridges, Wind and Sea, and Año. He was a self-taught musician and played guitar daily. These activities all stemmed from his active youth, creative spirit, and love of the outdoors.

Ryan’s curiosity drove all his pursuits from a young child and into adulthood. He never stopped learning and he loved to be good at everything he did. You could often find him watching YouTube videos and listening to podcasts on topics from bitcoin, politics, weather patterns, nature, music, tools, construction, and modification of his Ford truck.

Ryan was a standout athlete growing up in Goleta and enjoyed competition in soccer, basketball, football, and water polo, but his favorite sport was baseball. Ryan attended Goleta Union School District, Goleta Valley Junior High and Dos Pueblos High School where he was an honors student and involved in leadership and Boy Scouts until his senior year. Ryan trained for pro baseball with Santa Barbara City College, the Santa Barbara Foresters 20082010, and eventually signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians 2010-2011. As a pitcher, Ryan threw consistently in the high eighties, often in the nineties, and topped one hundred many times in his pitching career. He understood the mental game of baseball well, with its more than twelve thousand plays that could occur in one game. He also enjoyed catching and infield. After the minor leagues he continued with his love of the sport, playing on multiple men’s baseball teams including The Expos, The Marlins, and the Whitecaps from 2015 until this 2024 season. Ryan played baseball every

weekend during the season and softball on Friday nights with his beloved teammates on the Bunt Pirates. He showed up to every game with a smile on his face; he was humble, supportive and had the best attitude on the field. He played his last game on March 17, 2024.

Ryan was a long-time employee of Hansmann Construction in Santa Cruz and Sage Float Spa in Capitola. Ryan was an expert carpenter and loved all aspects of the building process; especially stain-grade finish work. His work ethic was unmatched and he was a loyal part of the team who showed up happy and ready to work every day. He was respected by his coworkers and clients. He loved to take on side jobs and people all over town depended on Ryan for his multitude of skills. Over the last two years, he proudly remodeled the home he lived in with his girlfriend; completing the finishing touches just weeks before he passed.

Ryan was strong-willed, had an enormous heart, the brightest smile, and a silly sense of humor. He was positive, consistent, and always willing to lend a hand, especially when tools were involved! His talent was extreme.

Ryan is survived by mother Stephanie Gardner, who loved him to no end, calling him every morning to say, “Have a good day,” and, “I love you so much!”, father Robert Gardner; brother Nolan Gardner; half-brother Dallas Gardner; grandmothers Donna Alexander & Marilyn Gardner; aunts Lynne Hargett & Sandra Alexander, Bettina & Tina Gardner; uncles Tom Alexander, Ron Hargett, & Glenn Gardner; cousins Olivia Rottmann, Beau & Matt Manning, Tristen, Dylan Gardner & Zach Gardner; Elana Gainor of Scotts Valley; plus all of his extended family, teammates, friends, clients and co-workers.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Thomas Alexander, and Ronald Gardner.

Ryan is not defined by addiction, which he battled secretly, but rather for his love of living. We loved Ryan for being a dynamic person with so many talents and a positive attitude that would light up the jobsite, dugout, or room! We will always remember his generous, helpful nature and love of fishing, baseball, surfing, guitar- playing and building. He is adored by his family and friends. He will be deeply missed and never forgotten.

Despite new fountains, ample parking, and nice sidewalks, half the stores on Fresno’s Fulton Street are closed.

Glenn Ray Harvey, age 72, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away on March 22, 2024 after a hard, long-fought battle against an infection.

Glenn was born on September 13, 1951 to Royal Harvey and Margaret Wood in Santa Monica, California. Glenn spent his childhood in Venice, California before moving to Malibu, California in 1976. In 1996, Glenn relocated his family to Santa Barbara, California where he lived until 2024.

Glenn’s successful professional life as a business entrepreneur and general contractor, eventually led him to build, own, and operate several businesses, including Glenn Harvey Construction, Co., Santa Monica Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., Malibu Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heat Inc., and the Lodge at Sandpoint, Inc.

Glenn had many hobbies, including construction projects, riding motorcycles, rebuilding cars, horseback riding, tennis, pickleball, boating, fishing, skiing, surfing, road trips, going to the beach, spending time with his dog Ranger, and entertaining his friends and family with festive gatherings.

Those closest to Glenn describe him as a larger-thanlife man who fiercely loved his family. Glenn leaves behind the love of his life and long-time partner Leslie Wood, his son Michael Harvey, his two daughters Jacqueline and Amanda Harvey, and grandchildren Manuel and Sierra Harvey.

Glenn was predeceased by his grandmother Margaret Reinhart, his mother Margaret Wood, stepfather Charles King, and brother-in-law Dmitri Wood.

Services will be held in Santa Barbara, California on May 4, 2024. For those seeking additional information on the time and place of the service to celebrate the life of Glenn Harvey, please contact his daughter Jacqueline Harvey at jnharvey1515@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made

to your local animal shelter, a cause Glenn felt strongly about.

Anna Maria Morosin died peacefully in her home on Friday, April 5th at the age of 93 years, surrounded by her family.  Anna Maria Padovan was born on September 16, 1930 in Crespano del Grappa, Italy, a small village at the foot of the Venetian Prealps. At the age of 16 she began dating the love of her life, Bruno Morosin, and they married five years later, in 1952. They lived a hard working life as Italian farmers for several years.When the opportunity came in 1961, they immigrated to Santa Barbara to start a new life. They left with no more than their suitcases and two young children. They moved into a home off of Eucalyptus Hill Road, close to relatives, and Anna continued to live there for the next 63 years. Anna and Bruno were active members of the Italian community clubs: The Sons of Italy, the Italian American Boot Club, and the Italian American Catholic Federation. Their favorite activity was ballroom dancing and it was wonderful to watch their skill and joy on the dance floor. They enjoyed annual summer trips to Italy to visit family and friends and looked forward to their stay in the old farm house. After the loss of her beloved husband in 1996, Anna focused her time on her children and grandchildren. We all enjoyed her amazing cooking, the beautiful garden she kept, and her positive energy, always accompanied by a laugh and infectious smile.She became everybody’s Nonna, and we all miss her dearly. She is survived by her son Giovanni Morosin (wife Joan), daughter Bruna Morosin Byrne (husband Jeff),

grandchildren Sonia Morosin (partner George Geddes), Marcus Morosin (fiancée Heather), Marissa Byrne Holloway (husband Bryce), Michael Byrne (wife Amanda), great grandchildren Giada Geddes, Viggo Geddes, and several nephews. She also is survived by her brothers Marcello Padovan and family (Italy) and Dino Padovan and family (Australia).

A Memorial Service/Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, April 19 at 9 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,1300 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to VNA Health, Hospice Care of Santa Barbara or your favorite charity.

Linda Chapman

8/11/1945 - 4/6/2024

Linda Ellen Podas Chapman passed away on April 6, 2024, of natural causes after 5 years dealing with Multiple Myeloma. She was born August 11, 1945, the youngest of 4 children born to Minnie (Jerry) Irene Taylor Podas and Charles Robert Podas. Linda graduated from Washburn High School in 1963. She then attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where she earned her associate degree. She always said, “The best 2 years of my life!” Linda married in 1970 to James Montgomery Chapman (divorced in 1987) and moved to Santa Barbara, California. Raising two beautiful daughters

Caroline and Melissa.

Linda was very active volunteering in her community through Junior League of Santa Barbara, Braille Auxiliary, Music Academy of the West, Family Service Agency including active participation with her daughter’s schools Laguna Blanca School and San Marcos High School. Linda always served on the Boards where she was affiliated as she wanted to be where the decisions were made!

During her over 50 years in Santa Barbara, Linda worked at Sansum Clinic for over 20 years. First with Dr. Myron Liebhaber in Allergy & Immunology. Then finding her way to the Clinical Research team. It was there for a longer period she worked alongside the Clinical Research

nurses as an assistant, primarily supporting trials for Alzheimer’s. Linda loved getting to organize the trials from A to Z. She was very detail-oriented and genuinely loved getting to know the people in her community. She always said, “Everyone has a story.” Her last bit of official employment came later in her life at 71 years of age through Northern Trust Bank in Montecito. While just 3 years at the Bank Linda’s administrative and again organizational skills supported the branch and she loved greeting and welcoming clients with her warm smile and genuine care. For her however, the gift was the joy, friendships and comradery of her colleagues at Northern Trust. She loved staying active after 70 in her community and visiting with old friends who would come by the bank. One of her proudest moments was earning her bachelor’s degree in science, Cum Laude, from Stephens College in 2007. The ceremony was attended by her daughters, her sister, and 3 beloved Stephens classmates from 1965. Her diploma was presented by Dr Wendy Libby, Stephen’s President. This was especially meaningful as Linda had served on the Search Committee to recruit Dr. Libby to Stephens. Linda was a member of the Stephens Alumnae Board.

Linda was a long-time member of All Saint’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church where she led the Alter Guild as well as serving on 2 Search Committees. She was a former longtime member of The Little Town Club.

Linda is survived by her beloved and beautiful (inside and out) daughters Caroline Victoria Chapman and Melissa Anne Chapman Koonce. Her strong, supportive loving sonin-law Darrin Joseph Koonce. Her beloved grandchildren Emma Nicole Koonce and Brady Alexander Koonce. Her siblings Patricia Ingersoll (Russell), Gary Podas (Kathy) along with nieces and nephews. She is also remembered by her former spouse, James Montgomery Chapman, whom she shared a chapter of her life’s story. She is predeceased by her parents, her sister Charlene Levy, and her 2 premature identical twin daughters Mary and Amanda. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Linda Chapman to either All Saint’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church or to the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Services will be held at All Saint’s By-The-Sea in Santa Barbara, Summer ‘24 (details to follow)

Maxine “Max” Norma Filippin (Ontiveros)

5/17/1934 - 3/18/2024

Maxine “Max” Norma Filippin (Ontiveros), 89, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away on March 18, 2024. She was born on May 17, 1934, in Santa Maria, CA and lived in Santa Ynez valley on the family ranch until the family moved to Santa Barbara in 1941.

Maxine was a vibrant soul who loved life, her family, and her friends. She was known for her fun-loving spirit and always being up for a good time. Max adored the beach and the ocean, where she swam throughout her life, proudly holding the title of a local Polar Bear for over 35 years. At 84, she humorously referred to herself as the chairman of the “never gonna die club.” Maxine was a true Californian, having grown up in Santa Barbara as a 9th generation resident.

In her career, Maxine dedicated 53 years as a Real Estate Agent in Santa Barbara, a job she cherished and considered her life’s vacation. She attended Franklin Elementary School, Santa Barbara Junior High and was a proud graduate of Santa Barbara High School, class of 1953.

Maxine is survived by her son, Gino Filippin Jr., her daughter, Adele Filippin-Pettersen, her grandsons Weston, Brooks, Brett, Payton and Joe. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Amparito Ontiveros.

Maxine will be dearly missed by all who knew her, but her love for life and the ocean will forever be remembered.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. For those who wish to honor Maxine’s memory, contributions can be made to VNA Hospice.

Glenn Ray Harvey 9/13/1951 - 3/22/2024

Anna Maria Morosin 9/16/1930 - 4/5/2024

MarcJacobs“Cubby”

1950–2024

Adored

Father,

BY MOLLY MARSHALL

Marc “Cubby” Jacobs, known as the “soul” of UC Santa Barbara volleyball, unexpectedly died as the result of heart attack complications on March 1, 2024. His beloved kids, Molly and Andrew, and his son-in-law, Nick, were by his side, already carving out spaces in their hearts to mourn a profound loss. Marc’s final moments were spent with those he dedicated his life and purpose to; with his tried-andtrue Dodgers cap in hand, he passed on to the other side of this life far too soon.

Marc was born to Clifford and Eleanor “Buddy” Jacobs on December 31, 1950, and quickly became known for his warm demeanor, cheeky smile, and dedicated heart. After childhood and teenage years in Culver City with his beloved brother, John, Cubby packed up and moved to Santa Barbara, where he quickly became a mainstay of UCSB’s volleyball and sports communities.

After briefly relocating to Reno, Nevada, and welcoming his kids and best friends, Molly and Andy, Cub returned home to Santa Barbara and carried on creating his legacy one of dedication, kindness, humor, and pure joy. His friend Skip Allen said, “Cub was the heart of our group of friends for over 50 years! He will be missed.”

Grandfather, Friend COURTESY

Always with a kind word of encouragement, it’s no wonder Cub became the voice of the Thunderdome and Rob Gym, announcing the highlights, coining catchphrases, and guiding generations of Gauchos to athletic success. Volleyball player and coach Jon Roberts recalled, “Marc was a fun-loving, sincere friend. My first practice at UCSB, he took me under his leadership, helping me in so many ways.” Fellow volleyballer and lifelong friend Larry “Boomer” Milliken said, “Marc was the little brother I never had. I will always remember his sense of humor and that smile.”

Marc became a legend in Gaucho history with more than four decades behind the mic. He announced men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, and, for more than a decade, men’s and women’s soccer with a variety of other sports sprinkled in.

Marc was not only the light and life of Goleta living, but he dedicated his years to the betterment of volleyball. He represented the U.S.A. alongside the Gauchos in Costa Rica, before bringing his passion and knowhow back to UCSB. “The pain of it never really goes away,” Cub once said of the losses and triumphs of the UCSB men’s volleyball team of 1974, inducted into the Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.

There were a number of “Cubby-isms” that quickly set him apart from the pack “Roof!” “Nobody Home!” and “The Crowd Goes Crazy!” being forever favorites. “He coined so many phrases that became part and parcel of the American volleyball experience and lexicon all the while keeping us all in stitches,” said Chris Kane. “He was my best friend, a teammate, virtually a constant roommate and constant companion for all sorts of lively fun and adventures from Isla Vista to Leucadia, Cardiff to La Jolla, and even Boston and New Hampshire. He is missed greatly and shows how important it is to connect with the people we love before they’re gone.”

Al Scates, the head coach for UCLA Bruins volleyball for 48 years, recalled his friend: “Cubby was an awesome house announcer. He often drove down to work our big home matches. He used to coin new phrases to entertain the crowd and crack up the benches. The good ones he used over and over, and they became part of volleyball lore and are still used by those making the call.” Scates said, “We played a lot of golf at Sandpiper during the summer in the late 1970s and 1980s, and we even played in a local beach tournament together. My wife Sue and I attended his wedding. Later, when he moved to L.A., Cubby joined our local golf group, and we played together three times a week for a few years. I miss him.”

It was the games that Marc brought his small kids to that proved the most memorable. Young Molly and Andy made UCSB their home, playing in the rows of seats and collecting snacks from the concession stands, all while knowing that Dad’s voice echoing in the gym would call them back. Upon retiring in 2017, UCSB recognized Cub for his extraordinary dedication, and he carried on guest-announcing for the Gauchos, as well as for the Bruins and Trojans. Marc’s years in Santa Barbara were sunny, but his retirement was golden. He became the beloved “Papa” to Molly’s young sons, Rory and Avery, taking Rory his best buddy on adventures only a grandfather could. He was a mainstay in the lives of his kids, his community, and his home. As Molly explained to Rory upon Marc’s passing, “Papa lives on in our hearts.”

Marc is survived and remembered dearly by his children; his grandsons, Rory and Avery; the entire Jacobs and Werbelow family; and his Gaucho family. For anyone who loved Cub and would like to honor the extraordinary life he led and legacy he leaves behind, please join his family at Leadbetter Beach on April 28 at 11 a.m. for food, drinks, sand, and stories. See greetingsisland.com/invites/siwy23uqrfpw.

Philip Glen Beaubien

3/24/2024

Philip Glen Beaubien safely departed this life March 24, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California surrounded by family and friends with his wife, Gillian Christie at his side.

Phil was a classical intellect and philosopher, who read voraciously from Will Durant to Thomas Paine to Omar Khayyam, but it was this quote from Phil’s literary hero, Mark Twain that he kept framed at his home: “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”

Yes, we all are sorry and will deeply miss his kind and gentle demeanor, his inner wisdom that was inspiring, his ability to listen and provide thoughtful guidance, his calmness at home, at work, and possibly even out on his beloved golf courses. To many he was witty, playful, insouciant, and loving in all the roles he did with pride and honor, from his dedication to his family, his friends, his faith and his creativity as a brilliant design/build contractor. In each endeavor, he truly left everyone and everything he touched better for his being there.

Those who shared their admiration for Phil have said it best. “Phil was a heck of a good man,” “he brightens the lives of all he touched,” “Phil truly was such a good man,” “a gentleman,” “always had a smile on his face,” “Always inspired you to be the best version of yourself”, and so much more.

He carried through his life the small-town charm of his home in Snoqualmie, Washington where he moved with his family from Seattle at age 5 in an idyllic setting by the Snoqualmie River, with Mount Si towering behind their home, his uncles living nearby and surrounded by the tall forest lands where his father, Glen Beaubien, worked proudly at Weyerhaeuser, and his sweet mother Nina played the organ at their Methodist Church and taught kindergarten in town. It was this free and spacious environment there in the Pacific Northwest that that was the foundation of his love of the outdoors and the core values emanating from his small town, communityfocused way of life.

Phil loved his life in Snoqualmie and his friendships that lasted throughout his years. An avid athlete, Phil loved all sports and continued to play in to his

college days at Central Washington University, where he majored in philosophy and political science, loving the values imbued in our Constitution and the rights it endowed each individual.

Throughout his life he would discuss with many why it was important to protect and fight for these rights. In this scenario, he reflected President Reagan’s famous warning, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it, and then hand it to them with the well fought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.”

Phil will be dearly missed by his wife, Gillian Christie, his children Jennifer Gottardi, David Minniss, John Minniss, Alissa Sears Burgoyne, Sarah Sears, his nephew and niece, and their families in Alaska, his many grandchildren, all of whom he loved dearly and was actively involved in their lives, and all those who had the privilege of knowing him. He is preceded in death by his mother Nina Beaubien, father Glen Beaubien, and sister Catherine Nielson.

A memorial service to honor and celebrate Phil’s life will be held at the Church of Scientology 2151 Alessandro Dr, Ventura, CA 93001 Ventura, California on Saturday, May 11th at 2:00 pm. Please RSVP to rsvp@christeand.co

It is this quote that truly describes Phil Beaubien as a man of courage:

“With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.” Mark Twain

Phil had the courage to listen well, care deeply, create endlessly, seek knowledge openly and never forget that life is a game and meant to be played so all can win. We all look forward to seeing him again down the line.

If you would like to make a donation in honor of Phil, please consider contributing to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (cchr.org), a cause he believed in deeply and was actively involved in supporting. If you would like to plant a tree or send flowers, please visit Mom & Pop Flower Shop https://www. momandpopflowershop.biz/. Or if you want to get out on the golf course and think of him, just be sure to leave a couple bucks on the golf course as he probably would have won all our money. These would all be very much appreciated as ways to remember, celebrate and honor him.

Charles Thomson (Tom) Garey

11/22/1947 - 4/6/2024

Charles Thomson (Tom) Garey passed away after a short stay at Cottage Hospital on April 6, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving family.

Tom was born to Thomas and Carroll Garey on November 22, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Rogers Forge Elementary School, Dumbarton Junior High School, and Towson High School. He fell in love with the theatre as a teen-ager and became very active with his high school theatre and the Children’s Theatre Company of Baltimore, both as a performer and a technician.

Tom started at the University of Maryland in 1965 as an Engineering major, but soon moved to his true passion and spent the rest of his college career as a Theatre major, focusing on stage and lighting design and all aspects of technical theatre. Tom worked at the U of M Tawes Memorial Theatre as both a student and, following his graduation in 1972, as a Theatre Technician. It was in the U of M Theatre Department where Tom met his best friend and soon-to-be life partner, Judy Freeman. They were married in June 1971 in Baltimore and began their wonderful life journey together.

During a difficult and politically charged time in the early 1970’s, Tom managed to stay out of combat in the Vietnam War by enlisting with the Army Reserve, serving six years as an Army medic. Tom put the skills he learned during that time to work throughout his life, always planning ahead, prepared, and knowing exactly how to care for the injuries and ailments of friends and family.

In 1973, Tom and Judy moved to Santa Barbara where Tom began work on his Master of Arts Degree in Theatre at UCSB. During this time, he also took a leave of absence

from his graduate studies to serve as Technical Director for Diner’s Playhouse in Lexington, Kentucky, returning to UCSB to complete his Master’s Degree in 1976.

Fielding multiple job offers after graduation, Tom decided to stay in Santa Barbara, accepting the job as Technical Director for the Theatre Department at Santa Barbara City College. He spent his first year designing, lighting, and building stage productions in the auditorium of the SBCC Administration Building, moving the Department into the newly constructed Garvin Theatre on the West Campus in 1977. Tom served as the Director of Design and Technology for the SBCC Theatre Department from 1976-2011, making a significant impact on an untold number of students’ lives, designing over 100 productions and teaching classes in stagecraft, stage design, stage lighting, theatre appreciation and theatre history. Tom designed the scenery and lighting for the SBCC production of Biloxi Blues, selected by the American College Theatre Festival to showcase at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 1988.

In addition to serving as Theater department Chair and Co-Chair during his tenure at SBCC, Tom was also very active in campus politics. He served on numerous college committees including two years as Academic Senate President, and spent many years as a vital leader of the faculty union. He retired from SBCC in 2011.

During the 1981-1982 school year, Tom took a sabbatical from SBCC and worked toward a Ph.D. in Theatre at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. During this time, he contributed significantly to the research for the Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design, a collection of rare and historical theatre design artifacts from around the world housed in the Rare Book and Special Collections Library at U of I.

Tom was instrumental in the planning and execution of the Garvin Theatre Modernization Project completed in 2012. This project included upgrades to the theatre’s technical production systems, including lighting, sound, and rigging, renovations to the classroom

facilities, and improvements in the safety and accessibility features of the venue. Tom was hired on as a consultant after he retired to oversee the completion of the remodel project. He was extremely proud to be a part of this modernization and improvement of the Garvin Theatre, making it a showcase for the college and the Santa Barbara community.

Additionally, Tom was a strong advocate and supporter of PlayFest Santa Barbara, an organization founded to support the development of new plays and playwrights. He encouraged the partnership between PlayFest and the SBCC Theatre Department and continued to support the organization as it moved off campus. Tom served on its Board as Treasurer for 12 years.

Tom’s joie de vivre was evident to everyone who met him. He was a lifelong learner whose interests varied from history and politics to aeronautics and engineering to food and culture. He loved traveling, attending live theatre, hosting family and friends while he cooked up a storm, and spending time with the beloved family dogs – of which there were many. Following retirement, Tom and Judy travelled to Europe and Asia on multiple occasions and enjoyed meeting people from and seeing different parts of the world.

His love for life and his community also shined through in the various non-profits he supported over the years including the ASPCA, the American Red Cross, the American Lung Association, Direct Relief, Unity Shop, Family Service Agency, Planned Parenthood, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and the CA YMCA Youth and Government Program, among others.

Tom and Judy were married for almost 53 years and have two children, Kirsten and Scott. Kirsten and her husband Chase live in Santa Barbara; Kirsten is the market vice president for Cox Communications. Scott, who has worked in technical theatre locally and around the world, is currently living in southeast Asia.

Tom is survived by his wife, Judy and children, Kirsten and Scott, son-in-law Chase McLaughlin, sister-in-law Miriam Browning of Alexandria, VA, brother-in-law, Robert Bornt of Thousand Oaks, CA, and numerous nieces and

nephews. Tom is pre-deceased by his parents, Tom and Carroll Garey, and two sisters, Jayne Johnson and Barbara Bornt.

Tom’s family will host a celebration of Tom’s life in the upcoming months. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Tom’s honor to support the SBCC Theatre Department through the SBCC Foundation, the American Red Cross, or the American Lung Association.

James E. Swihart Jr. 1/1/1947 - 4/8/2024

James (Jim) Swihart, born January 1st 1947, to James Swihart Sr and Emma Bjorn, passed away peacefully at home on April 8th 2024, holding the hand of the love of his life, Lena (Lenny) W. Swihart.

Jim was born in Concord CA and was raised primarily in Santa Barbara CA. Jim’s loves included was his wife of 54 years Lena (Lenny) W. Swihart, his LDS church, his 5 children and 9 grandchildren. Jim and Lenny were married in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple in 1970. Shortly after being married, Jim and Lenny moved to Santa Barbara to co-own and run Swihart Mastercraft Plumbing, and to have a family of their own. Jim changed career paths in the early 80s from Plumbing to Computers. To accomplish this, he put himself through college and graduated from SBCC with an AA in Computer Science (all while having a wife and 5 kids at home).

Jim was a man of service, serving in multiple rolls within his church ward. This included a Church Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Manchester, England. His favorite calling was with the primary children every Sunday. Jim loved the children, teaching and singing with them every week making his heart full. Jim loved to be outdoors from swimming in the ocean, to camping and hiking. Anytime things were difficult or worth celebrating you could find Jim singing through all of it. Jim sang in the San

Marcos Hig h School Barber Shop Quartet and sung in his church choir. Jim did not judge, and always had an open door for anyone who knocked on it. Many dinner meals were shared with whomever was at Jim and Lenny’s home. He loves everyone and did his best to spend time with anyone who needed time. Over the years and as his children all built families of their own, everyday he would be on the phone, facetime or zoom with his kids (during their drives to and from work) and grandkids for any performance or anytime they just wanted to share something cool with their grandpa.

Jim’s life was filled by so many; in his final weeks it was talked about many times, how many friends and family members would be there to greet him in Heaven. This list includes his father James Swihart Sr., mother Emma Bjorn, step-mother Frances Pringle, and grandson Brandon Ruiz, as well as his half-sister Betty, and brother-in-law Ed, fatherin-law Steve Asmus, and mother-in-law Corrie Asmus, sister-in-law LaVerle and brother in-law Stan. As well as so many more family members and friends, we loving call our family. Jim left behind to carry his legacy and share his story, his wife Lenny, son James Swihart III (Tamara), Kimberly Pritchett (Bruce) Elizabeth Ruiz (Michael), Kathrine Swihart, and Christina Viramontes (Carlos), Grandchildren, Beau and Cody Fleetwood, Emma and Tyler Pritchett, Emily and Kristin Ruiz, Mia and Isa Viramontes.

Although this is a loss to the family, it is also a celebration of a life well lived. Thank you to Jim’s Sansum Clinic and Ridley-Tree Cancer Center doctors & teams, Cottage Hospital Compton Wing 1st floor teams, Visiting Nurse Association for Hospice Care and all the friends and family who took the time to talk to Jim and to his family during the past several months. Services for Jim will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024. Viewing will be at 9:00-9:45am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2107 Santa Barbara Street in Santa Barbara, followed by a church service at 10:00am. A reception to celebrate Jim will follow the church service at Tuckers Grove Park, Site # 2, at noon.

Frank Thomas Colsen 1929 - 2024

Tom was born to Frank and Ida Colsen in Grafton, North Dakota.

He passed away peacefully with all his family by his side at sunset, April 11, 2024.

Tom is survived by his loving wife Addie (Adeline) of 70 years, married in 1954. Their life together was a true love story.

They moved to Santa Barbara in 1959. They started their beautiful family of two daughters Kathi Carlson (son-in-law Andy), Kimberly Connolly (son-in-law Richard)

Three GrandChildren, Danielle Wooden (grand-son-in-law Jaymz), Bowin Connolly, and Alexandra Carlson and one Great GrandDaughter, Adeline Wooden.

Tom proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War from 1948-1952. Tom left a mark in history for his revolutionary inventions. To name a few, the "Single Hose Diving Lung" and the "Anti-Theft System" which he sold to Ford Motor Company and other car manufacturers. When you hear a horn sounding in a parking lot, you can thank Tom. He owned and operated a hi-tech manufacturing business, "Lucero Industries Inc." Tom was a true entrepreneur.

Tom joined the Santa Barbara Jaycee'sin the early 60's, of which he was involved in the early development of the Santa Barbara Childs Estate which became the Santa Barbara Zoo. He has been a member of the Elks Lodge for 30 years.

Tom loved to travel, he and Addie traveled the world. Tom always believed in investing in Real Estate. He developed a vacation Lake house for family and friends to gather and create memories.

Tom was a man of integrity, always honest, kind, and loved people. When he shook your hand, he looked you in the eye and gave you a solid handshake.

Anyone who knew Tom, has heard him say, "It Takes a Heap of Living to Make a Life" and that is what he did.

A mass for Tom will be held at the San Roque Church in Santa

Barbara, April 25th at 10:30.

A Graveside Military Salute at the Calvary Cemetery at 11:30.

Celebration of Tom's Life immediately following internment - location to be announced..

Keenan AlexanderJosephPowdrell

1/26/1985 - 4/2/2024

Our hearts hurt. On the evening of April 2nd, our dear son, Keenan Joseph Alexander Powdrell, passed away peacefully at his home with his amazing wife, Samantha, and his best friend, John Husbands, at his side.

We’re at a loss for words as the tears roll down our cheeks. He was so beautiful, he was so gifted, he was so gentle and kind. Keenan was always the smartest person in the room, but he never boasted. He’d quietly sit, listen, and share his thoughts when he was ready. If you knew Keenan, you loved him. He taught all of us the beauty of quiet grace.

Keenan was a devoted and loving husband. He was the greatest father to his 4-year-old son, Henry. He loved his sister, Madison Powdrell-Tindula. He was our sweet and caring son.

Keenan was an accountant with the family firm, Powdrell CPA, for over twenty years. He was also an accountant with Ramirez Flooring, who treated him like family.

An outstanding athlete; Keenan was a high school quarterback, snowboarder extraordinaire, he loved playing roller hockey, excelled at baseball, and was that enviable surfer with a graceful, drawn out glide.

Our families, the Powdrells and the Winstroms, need and want to thank everyone that fought hard with and for us these past 7 months. We hold you all tightly with love in our hearts. Your prayers and positive energy gave us hope that Keenan would be one of those “radical remission” cases that we read about. To his last breath Keenan was certain that he was going to beat this cancer.

One thing we know for sure is that Keenan was a fighter. He absolutely did not want to die. He had so much to live for; his beautiful wife Samantha who tirelessly fought to save his life and his precocious, comical son, Henry

Joseph Powdrell.

Keenan’s life ended gently far too soon by his rare and aggressive cancer. But he was such a gift to all of us in his 39 years. We are all better people for having had him in our lives. But right now the pain of his loss is difficult.

Keenan’s sister, Madison, and her husband, Rob Tindula, and their 4-month old son, Benjamin (Benji) were able to spend quality time with Keenan days before his passing.

Keenan is survived by his wife, Samantha, his son, Henry, his mother and father, Valerie and David Powdrell, his sister Madison, her husband, Rob, and their 4-month-old baby Benjamin. He’s also survived by his incredible in-laws; Tracie Morris, her husband Jordan, Val Steve, her husband J.C., and all their children, mother-in-law Andrea Winstrom and father-in-law Bruce Winstrom. Keenan is also survived by a bevy of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews who all loved Keenan.

A celebration of life will take place at Elings Park on the afternoon of Saturday, May 11th. Exact time to be determined.

We’re grateful to the RidleyTree Cancer Center for their compassionate care for Keenan. In lieu of flowers, we hope you’ll support them as they supported us.

Ralph Olsen 1/31/1931 - 4/14/2024

Ralph Andrew Olsen passed away at his home in Santa Barbara on April 14th.

He was born on January 31, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Norwegian-born parents, Andreas Elias Olsen (second son of Ole Solvaag) and Camilla Hansen Olsen. One of five children, he was the only brother to four sisters: Eleanor, Marion, Janet, and Marguerite. Although the family spoke English at home, Ralph grew up in a community of Norwegian aunts and uncles, and had fond memories of yulekake, krumkake, butter cookies, and the annual feast of lutefisk, which he recalled his father cutting up with a carpenter saw and soaking in lye.

Andreas was a freighter captain on the Great Lakes, and worked long 9-month shifts away from the family until the waters froze

in winter. As the boat’s captain, Andreas was permitted each year to invite his family aboard for one week, and as a boy Ralph would spend those trips parked in the Pilot House watching the crew.

Ralph was a promising high school student and active in the Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. The University of Michigan was one of the few universities with a program in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and Ralph began his studies there in 1949. During the summers he returned home to Cleveland to work at the American Ship Building Company as a draftsman.

On a fateful blind date his junior year, during a picnic with friends in the Arboretum near campus, Ralph met a freshman from Kansas named Barbara Scott. He described their meeting as “an instant match,” and Barbara completed her studies a year early so they could marry in 1953. Last August, Ralph and Barbara celebrated 70 years of marriage. Following graduation, Ralph enrolled in the US Navy. He and Barbara moved first to Key West, where he served as an Engineering Officer on a destroyer escort, the USS Saufley EDDE 465. When the ship was dry-docked for substantial repairs, they were restationed to Charleston, SC, where their first child Karen was born in July 1954. After his discharge from the Navy, Ralph took a position at Reed Research handling classified defense contracts. He and Barbara moved to Washington DC, where their son Eric was born in 1956.

With two small children, they wanted to be closer to their families in the Midwest, and moved once more, this time to Detroit, MI, which had bottomless demand for engineers. Ralph worked initially at Chrysler on the Redstone Missile project, but ultimately found his career home at Ford Motor Company. He worked on the F-100 and nowclassic 1966 Ford Bronco in the Light Truck Division, leading a team of engineers and registering half a dozen patents over the course of his career.

Ralph and Barbara raised their family in Grosse Pointe Woods, where they enjoyed a close knit community. The kids could walk to school, and during the winter Ralph would freeze their entire backyard for skating. Their family travels included memorable trips to Norway, Egypt, China, Jamaica, and Expo 67 in Montreal.

By 1979, with both children graduated from the University of Michigan and embarking on their own careers, Ralph and Barbara

came to California. He took a job at Ametek in Santa Barbara, working on the design and testing of underwater robotic submarines. Santa Barbara became their permanent home, and a city that Ralph considered one of the world’s most beautiful.

In retirement, Ralph remained an active Santa Barbara resident. He volunteered for many years as a docent at Sansum Clinic, guiding new arrivals and assisting waiting patients. A passionate gardener with a large and carefully cultivated front yard, Ralph was a longtime member of the Men’s Garden Club and gave tours of the legendary gardens at Lotusland. In his later years, he devoted his hobby time to drawings and watercolors of flowers.

An engineer by profession, he was always exceptionally handy and inclined towards building and fixing things himself. As a young teenager, he and his friends built a fort in his backyard, complete with log walls and a skull and crossbones emblem. As a grandfather, he carried on this tradition by designing and building a two-story wooden fort beside a sloping oak tree in his Santa Barbara backyard, where his five grandchildren enjoyed many hours.

In his free time, Ralph was perpetually working through one doorstop-sized history tome after another. He had a particular admiration for the life and writing of Abraham Lincoln, and read expansively about early America from the Revolution to the Civil War. His library includes biographies of American greats like Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, Franklin, and Teddy Roosevelt, along with histories of Rome and Greece.

Ralph also had a lifelong love for dogs and cats, which began in childhood with a puppy named Stubby and a cat named Caesar. Over his adult life, he and Barbara welcomed a parade of four-legged family members, including a series of dalmatians (Barney, Lucky, Lady, Sparky, Star) and a diabetic cat who had been misnamed Candy. In later years, they made it a point to adopt rescue animals, such as Grace, a grey cat that Ralph found sheltering in the wheel well of his car during a routine grocery trip.

He is survived by his wife Barbara Olsen, his children Karen MacDonald and Eric Olsen, his five grandchildren, and his three great-grandchildren.

Ralph will be deeply missed by his family, who are grateful to have had him as such a formative influence in their lives. We celebrate the kind, capable, and inquisitive man we love so much.

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Find Your VOICE

AHA!’S SING IT OUT Program Uses MUSIC to Help Teens Unleash THEIR POWER

by Leslie Dinaberg | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

The undeniable power of music to unite; to motivate; to express joy, love, rage, sorrow, and a thousand other feelings that are hard to put into words has been used to teach everything from the alphabet to social justice.

But AHA! the nonprofit organization that has provided social-emotional education to more than 20,000 teens and youth care providers since 1999 has a unique take on its music program.

Titled Sing It Out, this annual spring program uses vocal training, experiences, and ultimately a performance taking place at the Lobero Theatre on Sunday, April 28, to allow teens to get more in touch with who they are through music, urging them to “flip the script on their inner critics and find their voices.”

As AHA! Cofounder (with partner Rendy Freedman) Jennifer Freed has said, “The singing is really just a vehicle. Sing It Out is really about creating a vehicle where we all get to be fully expressed.”

Participants of Sing It Out, now in its 20th year, take part in a unique 14-week journey of what the organizers describe as “self-actualization, resiliency, relationship building, and artistic expression. With AHA! facilitators and music mentors, teens navigate an individual and shared journey of claiming their voices and identities, culminating in their mastery of one solo cover song and performance (backed by a live rock band) on the historic Lobero Theatre stage.”

Tilly Tamony (left) rehearses her number with Andrew Manos, who is one of the professional musicians working with the teens. Aza Elwood practices singing it out.

“I estimate close to 200 teens have been through the Sing It Out program,” said Development Director Molly Green. “No participant is allowed to do it more than once. We keep the number of teens [that participate each year] to between 10-12.”

Ten teens were at the Unitarian Society’s Jefferson Hall (which AHA! rents for several of its programs) last week when the group welcomed me, along with photographer Ingrid Bostrom, to one of their weekly meetings. It started out with a group check-in circle of roses and thorns (positives and negatives) from our days. Right off the bat, it was a good reminder that teens’ lives are hardly stress-free, with thorns ranging from things like homework and frustrations with social media to social anxiety, feeling self-conscious, and feeling depressed.

The adult staff members at rehearsal included two (Executive Director Roxana Petty and Facilitator Leo Rubio) who will join the students on the same journey of vulnerability and growth as they get ready to perform and have their rock star moments in front of a big audience at the Lobero and all of the adults (which included facilitators as well as specialized musical performance coaches) were notably respectful, kind, and considerate toward the teens. This is definitely a caring bunch, and Programs Coordinator Caitlin Cohn made sure to ask the teens for their permission to be photographed and interviewed.

Is Love,” quietly at first, and slowly growing more raucous, with Boxtales Theatre Company Cofounder and Area 51 bandleader Michael Andrews accompanying them on guitar.

Asked to describe his experience with Sing It Out so far, Lamar Russell said, “I just immediately fell in love with the whole thing because it was such a perfect time in my life for me to find it.” A senior at San Marcos High School, Russell first heard about the program from a friend of his older brother. “He told me, ‘There’s this thing called Sing It Out you should do it.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, I don’t really know much about this at all. But I like going outside my comfort zone.’ So I wanted to try something new.”

To get priority in joining Sing It Out, teens are encouraged to join either the “Guys’ Group” or the “Girls’ Group” first. The Girls’ Group “provides experience and information to guide young women toward knowing themselves and others and supports them in being authentic, assertive, and emotionally, physically, and relationally healthy. Participants build a sisterhood founded in trust, vulnerability, respect, and love.”

During some breath work and warm-up exercises, Cohn reinforced and got their permission once again, saying, “We have two people here today that are going to share our story out there. So I just want to remind you this thing is very important, and it’s about this trust, and it’s not just about that. It’s an opportunity to talk about the message that we’re bringing out into the world and how much of what we do is about giving back, and loving back, so I just want us to remember that. It’s a reminder that what we do here is not just about us; it’s about community.”

They begin a warm-up of the Beatles’ “All You Need

Similarly, the Guys’ Group provides a safe, brave space for male-identified teens to “build relational intelligence and to learn about themselves. Participants are supported in their transition to male adulthood through vulnerable conversations about the complexities of life and relationships. Opportunities for deep conversation and self-reflection are balanced with fun and play.”

Russell said his experience with both Sing It Out and the Guys’ Group has been positive. “Because it really helps me with being able to express vulnerability and being able to express this fun side, but most of all, to be able to just make connections with a bunch of people. Without that, I wouldn’t be able to and go outside my comfort zone. And, you know, this really changed my course of life. I love it now.”

Singing is just one component of Sing It Out, as Russell explained, saying, “The first week, we were just

Getting into their grooves are (from left) Milora Wright, Mariangelica Duque, Renee Dektor, Molly Green, and Roxana Petty.

getting to know each other. It’s a lot easier to sing in front of people that you’re comfortable with. That you can trust. We basically just go slowly, gradually, then the next week, we started to sing just a really small portion of our song with the sound in the background. And just slowly we get more and more comfortable with it. Until we were building up to now we have a live band.”

By show time, each of the participants will be ready to sing a solo literally “sing it out” loudly and proudly in the spotlight on stage with a professional band there to back them up at the Lobero. “It seems kind of crazy going into it,” said Russell. “It’s like, ‘I can’t sing in front of 600 people.’ But as you get more into it, it’s not that scary.”

For the show itself, they start out with everyone together, and then each person takes their turn doing a solo in the spotlight with a song that was assigned to them. Of course it was terrifying at first, Russell said, but through the group process, “I think the confidence and the ability to understand that I am worth something coming from this, like, definitely transformed me a lot.”

He said he’s noticed an impact on other parts of his life as well. “A lot of aspects of life. I’ve always had my social anxiety. So it’s like, in a lot of different things like that, it’s helped me a lot in overcoming a lot of things that were previously impossible.”

Asked what he would tell another kid if they were interested in becoming part of Sing It Out, Russell offered, “I would say that Sing It Out is something that everyone can find their own purpose in, like their own thing that they’ll get out of it. Things that I would get out of it are different than what anyone else gets out of it. But what they personally got from it is, that’s their own thing to appreciate. And basically, it’s for everyone, and singing and music is an extremely powerful thing in anyone’s situation. … Music really does, it connects like everything that matters. I know it just really seems scary, but it’s a really beautiful, loving experience. I was very lucky to find it.”

“It’s been a great experience for me,” said Aza Elwood, a junior at Providence High School, who remembers years of singing with her hairbrush as a microphone at home, but had never sung in public or performed before joining Sing It Out. “I’ve met a lot of people and learned a lot.”

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Lamar Russell

Even the song she was assigned to perform the Motown classic “Dancing in the Street,” written by Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, and Ivy Jo Hunter and originally popularized in 1964 by Martha and the Vandellas was a history lesson for Elwood, as she learned that while on the surface it’s a pure feel-good tune, it also has another meaning as a civil rights anthem for social change.

For Emi Lopez, the Sing It Out experience has brought a different kind of social change, bringing him out of his shell to meet a lot of new people. “I don’t know, it was just in my head, but I thought it was just going to be very scary. … Having to meet new people was a lot different than I thought,” said the Santa Barbara High junior. “But in the end, it was honestly a lot more fun and exciting than I thought it was. Meeting these people is a lot easier than I expected. And having a support group behind it was amazing. People here are really supportive. So I like that a lot.”

In addition to the Guys’ Group and Sing It Out, Lopez is also part of AHA!’s ALLY After-School group at his school. The idea behind this group, he explained, is to learn leadership skills, develop empathy and social-emotional and life skills to learn to approach differences in opinion with curiosity and empathy, and help build a safer, more welcoming campus.

One of the most surprising things he’s learned through these experiences is, he said, “that I have the confidence to do

things. Yeah, before doing this, I was really introverted; I don’t really like doing stuff out of my comfort zone. And then after doing this, or during this, I just feel like I’ve gotten the support to go out, do something different with my life, and just go out there and be more extroverted and meet new people.”

Lopez continued, “I started talking to more people. And I started asking more questions to my teachers. I started joining clubs, doing other community service hours. It’s honestly helped with my selfconfidence, and my ability to communicate with people a lot more and it’s really good.”

The impacts of a program like Sing It

Aza Elwood

Emi Lopez

Out are long-lasting ones, said Hailey Simmons, now 26. Now working in fundraising at Understood, a nonprofit focused on learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and dyslexia, Simmons was part of Sing It Out in 2013, during her sophomore year in high school.

“Sing It Out was a transformative experience for me,” she said. “I had pretty low self-esteem after being bullied in middle school, and my confidence was further shaken by transferring high schools after freshman year. Needless to say, at that time in my life, the prospect of singing in front of hundreds of people could not have been more terrifying.”

She continued, “What got me past that fear was the support of the AHA! staff and the camaraderie of my peers. I knew that the kids in the program with me had struggles of their own, and that we were all bravely opening ourselves up in order to create something beautiful together.

“The AHA! staff approach their work with so much empathy, humor, and enthusiasm that we all had no choice but to do the same. AHA! has nurtured the most

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connected, joyful, and supportive communities I have ever witnessed. They are making Santa Barbara a kinder and more loving place every day. Sing It Out helped me quell my self-doubt and shed my fear of looking silly in front of others. Even today, I can attribute my confidence speaking in public back to that experience!”

“Sing It Out is the event that reminds us all that we have a voice and that each of us has a key part to play in uplifting community,” said Jennifer Freed. “We all rise when we lift each other up.”

As Lamar Russell, the current participant, said, “It’s very loving. And it’s also all about connection of people and things. Yeah, it really is all about harmony.”

The culminating AHA! Sing It Out concert event, where 10 teenagers will take to the Lobero Theatre stage to perform solo renditions of rock ’n’ roll covers sharing their gift of song and spreading the love backed up by a team of professional musicians takes place on Sunday, April 28, at 6 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.). Tickets can be purchased at lobero.org. For more information about AHA! and all of their programs, see ahasb.org.

Rhythm in Blue pays homage to the 100th Anniversary of Gerswhin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Renowned pianist Marcus Roberts is joined onstage by illustrious drummer Jason Marsalis, and remarkable New Orleans bassist, Roland Guerin.

Taking a short break to pose for us are, top row left to right: Aza Elwood, Paulina Romero, Milora Wright; middle row: Michael Andrews, Caitlin Cohn, Leo Rubio, Jasmine Odair; and bottom: Andrew Manos.

SUPERSTAR CHEF

JOSÉ ANDRÉS

It’s hard to believe that José Andrés is just one person. Since leaving his homeland of Spain for Washington, D.C., in 1990 as a 21-year-old chef with $50 in his pocket, he’s launched 31 restaurants, written six books, and starred in at least 20 television shows and films. In 2010, he put a simmering dream into action by launching World Central Kitchen as a disaster relief food nonprofit to help with the Haitian earthquake. He’s since served critical meals to hungry masses in more than a dozen crises, from hurricanes and quakes across the world to the pandemic and wildfires in the United States, including in Ventura during our very own Thomas Fire.

Today, as Andrés launches his brand-new book, Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, and prepares for the release of a Prime Video celebrity-stocked special called Dinner Party Diaries, his World Central Kitchen is a front-line force feeding the war-ravaged peoples of both Ukraine and Gaza. Given such experience, Andrés himself is now called on to discuss global disaster and war

relief policies, and he’s not afraid to share his opinions loudly.

At the same time, he’s a husband to fellow Spaniard Patricia “Tichi” Fernández de la Cruz and the father of three daughters. If the engaging and informative Ron Howard documentary We Feed People is to be believed, his family doesn’t just love him they actually like him, too.

Founder of World Central Kitchen Brings Message of Disaster Relief Through Food to Town

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Given his schedule, I wasn’t too surprised when Andrés was unable to do an interview on the phone or even answer any of the five questions I sent via email. I was hoping to get his insights in order to preview his talk at the Arlington Theatre on April 21, which is being hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures. But even my relevant personal experiences as a journalist in disaster/ war zones and eating at a couple of his restaurants including China Chilcano in D.C. where my son, then 7 years old, ate duck tongue and spilled his Mexican Coke everywhere weren’t enough bait to lure him away from focusing on Gaza and promoting his book.

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UCSB Arts & Lectures brings José Andrés to the Arlington Theater (1317 State St.) on Sunday, April 21. His 4:30 p.m. talk ($50 ticket includes The World Central Kitchen Cookbook; students are $11) is preceded by a free screening of We Feed People at 1:30 p.m., where numerous hunger-relief agencies will also be in attendance. See artsandlectures.ucsb.edu for tickets.

OUR OWN FOOD INSECURITY

Instead, I turned to hungerrelief experts from Feed the Valley and the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network for their thoughts on Andrés, World Central Kitchen, and the current state of affairs in Santa Barbara. Their efforts along with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Association, and the UCSB Associated Students Foodbank will be highlighted during the April 21 event following the free 1:30 p.m. screening of We Feed People. I also picked the brain of philanthropic-minded restaurateur Sherry Villanueva, of Acme Hospitality (The Lark Loquita, etc.), who’s hosting a bigticket fundraiser that evening at The Lark.

“The need is real in Santa Barbara County,” said Andrea Davis, who is the operations and people manager for Companion Hospitality (Bell’s, Bar Le Côte, etc.) and manages Feed the Valley, which serves chef-made, ready-to-eat meals around the greater Santa Ynez Valley to those in need. The organization sprung out of pandemic needs, then established itself as a primary regional tool in the fight against food insecurity.

World Central Kitchen was a “massive influence” on its creation. “The model of activating kitchens to produce readyto-eat meals hit home,” said Davis. “We knew we had the facility and the skilled team to produce and send out wholesome meals beyond the four walls of our restaurants.”

Feed the Valley works with nonprofit partners to identify people who are having trouble finding their next meal, including many elderly, homebound folks but also those who live in situations without access to cooking equipment or grocery stores with fresh produce. “Running Feed the Valley has exposed us to the intricacies of food insecurity and that it is not one-size-fits-all,” said Davis. “Feed the Valley aims to meet folks where they are at.”

That’s very much in the World Central Kitchen style. “Chef

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Chef and philanthropist José Andrés

José Andrés on the set of his new Prime Video show Dinner Party Diaries

FOOD INSECURITY RESOURCES

Those seeking help in achieving proper nutrition can contact:

• countyofsb.org/1831/Nutrition-Services

• sbcfoodaction.org/fan-resources

• 211santabarbaracounty.org/food

José Andrés also has a thing or two to share about how to do this work effectively and properly: by ensuring and lifting up community agency, dignity, and cultural ways of knowing and doing,” said Shakira Miracle, the executive director of the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN), which serves as the regional hub for hunger relief efforts. “World Central Kitchen doesn’t come in on a white horse with a mindset that ‘we know and you don’t,’ which creates further disruption and downstream problems.”

Like Andrés learned during the first disaster mission to Haiti, where the women in a camp taught him the right way to cook their beans, relief organizations must listen to the populations they serve. “This is exactly the message SBCFAN models within our community, inviting everyone to get involved with regional food-system resilience building,” said Miracle. “We humans are intrepid, so imagine our

collective power to address seemingly impossible situations as a connected community that leverages ones’ existing assets. The more we listen, learn, and come alongside with the people who are impacted by the crisis, the more helpful, healing, and human we are to one another.”

Villanueva remains shocked that one in four Santa Barbara County residents faces food insecurity daily. “For a region with such abundant resources, this is unacceptable,” she said, explaining that the housing crisis compounds the problems. Acme and its large staff partners with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to raise money, provide meals to people in need, and even volunteer for the Backyard Bounty program.

In José Andrés, she sees a model and a message that should inspire people everywhere to do more for their fellow humans. “José has mobilized his team time and again to go directly into regions in extreme crisis and to care for the people there by addressing the very basic need of food,” said Villanueva. “His work has no borders or politics, just the simple act of caring for other human beings. I hope José’s work will inspire others in our community to take similar action wherever they see that someone is in need.” n

‘A WAR AGAINST HUMANITY ITSELF’

It would take the outraged horror of a global celebrity chef to budge the needle of public opinion when it’s come to Israel’s conduct of its war against Hamas in Gaza after the now-infamous attack waged on October 7. Chef José Andrés has accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of deliberately targeting the three cars of humanitarian aid volunteers working for Andrés’s World Central Kitchen, killing all seven.

“This was not just a bad-luck situation where, ‘Oops we dropped the bomb in the wrong place,’ ” Andrés said immediately after his workers were killed on April 1.

His crew was in Gaza providing humanitarian aid to displaced Palestinians when they were killed. Andrés charged at the time the IDF knew who his workers were, why they were there, and what they were doing.

Israeli military leaders apologized profusely for the attack, expressing “severe sorrow” and terming it a grave mistake. After a subsequent investigation, the IDF dismissed two officers, suspended two commanders, and reprimanded three others for their role.

Andrés stated that the cars in which his workers were driving were white and so brightly colored they would have been visible even in the dark of night. Andrés noted the precision with which the attack was launched from nearly two kilometers away, blowing up one car after the next after the next.

“Obviously, this was targeted,” he stated in an interview published by Reuters news agency. “We could argue that the first one, let’s say, was a mistake. The second? The third?”

Andrés commands such a mass following and global regard that President Joe Biden considers him a friend. He and Biden spoke after the attack. Andrés who embraced Israel’s right to defend itself immediately after the October 7 attack made it clear the United States should have imposed serious consequences for the humanitarian death toll much sooner and that to threaten such consequences now is a case of too little, too late.

“America,” he noted, “is going to be sending its navy and its military to do humanitarian work, but at the same time weapons provided by America … are killing civilians.”

Andrés has questioned the motives, tactics, and strategy deployed by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This, it seems, is a war against humanity itself,” he said. “And you can never win that war. Because humanity will eventually always prevail.”

Santa Barbara’s Congressmember Salud Carbajal has been supportive of Israel’s aim of rooting out Hamas militarily and voted for a measure that equated anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism but has also expressed concern over the large numbers of civilian casualties.

“I echo Chef Andrés’s call for an independent investigation of the tragic killing,” Carbajal stated by way of a written response. “It has long been clear that Israel is not doing enough to protect civilians.”

In the past, Carbajal has balked at the idea of placing conditions on U.S. aid to Israel, but he now appears to be shifting that position. “The Biden administration,” he said, “should make it clear that any additional security aid that might support ongoing campaigns in Gaza must come with not only with the results of an independent investigation into these recent deaths but clear and transparent reforms from Israel that will prevent future deaths of aid work and allow for more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinian civilians without threat or obstruction.”

—Nick Welsh

One of the World Central Kitchen cars hit in IDF's April 1 strike

NEWS AGENCY

A sampling of books by José Andrés, including, top left, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook, which attendees at Sunday’s event will receive

An

Evening with

Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop

FRIDAY AUG 23 2024

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and GRAMMY® Award-winning harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite are fellow blues travelers and living blues giants. The two history-making musicians – both Blues Hall of Famers – have over 100 years of professional musicianship between them. Although they’ve known each other since the early 60s, this was the first time they ever teamed up to make an album together. 100 Years of Blues is blues at its deepest, warmest, and most engaging.

THURSDAY 4/18

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4/18-4/20: SYVHS Theatre Group Presents: You Can’t Take It with You See this adaption of the Kaufman & Hart screwball comedy masterpiece that won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, that tells the story of a family that sets off a chain of comedic incidents that occur when worlds collide. 7pm. Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, 2975 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free-$10. Call (805) 688-6487. tinyurl.com/YouCantTakeitWithYou24

4/18: April Maritime Distinguished Speakers Series Presents: White Bears of the North Nature photographer Ralph Clevenger will discuss the habitats of two species of bears polar bears and Kermode bears as well as highlight their unique connection to the sea and the fragility of the ecosystems they depend on. 7pm. S.B. Maritime Museum ,113 Harbor Wy., Ste. 190. Call (805) 962-8404. sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events

4/18: Nomad Tango and Buena Onda Empanadas Present: Stars, Magic … Tango This open-air party will feature dancing, food (for purchase), and live music from the Grammy Award–winning Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet and Los Tangueros del Oeste. 5:30pm. Buena Onda Empanadas, 724 E. Haley St. $20. Call (805) 455-1906 or email info@ nomadtango.org nomadtango.org/events

4/18-4/20: Goleta Valley Junior High School Presents: The Little Mermaid This classic tale about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea will be performed by the talented 7th- and 8th-grade students and accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by Carolyn Ross with songs such as “Part of Your World,”“Under the Sea,” and more. Thu.-Fri.: 7pm, Sat.: 2pm. Goleta Valley Junior High, 6100 Stow Canyon Rd., Goleta. Free-$10. Call (805) 967-3486 or email cross@sbunified.org gvjh.sbunified.org/calendar

4/18-4/21,4/24: Rubicon Theatre Presents: A-Train

FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm

FRIDAY Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am

SATURDAY Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8am-1pm

SUNDAY Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-7pm

WEDNESDAY Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:30pm

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476. cfsb.info/sat

4/18-4/21, 4/24: The Theatre Group at SBCC Presents: The Outsider Paul Slade Smith’s heartwarming and hilarious comedy follows newly appointed governor of a small state Ned Newley, who is terrified by cameras and public speaking but great at governing, and his chief of staff, who brings in a team of experts to save the day in the nonsensical world of campaign politics. The play runs through April 27. Thu.-Fri., Wed.: 7:30pm; Sat.: 2 and 7:30pm; Sun.: 2pm. Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. $14-$26. Call (805) 965-5935. theatregroupsbcc.com/current-season

4/18: KITP: Living in the Matrix: Recent Advances in Understanding Quantum Spacetime The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics presents British theoretical physicist and professor Clifford V. Johnson, who will discuss the quest to understand the quantum physics underlying all phenomena. Make your reservation online. 6pm. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UCSB. Free Call (805) 893-6307. kitp.ucsb.edu

Shows on Tap Shows on Tap

4/18-4/22, 4/24: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Dawn Patrol, Cordoba, Eternal Wave, 8pm. $12-$15. Ages 21+. Fri.: Soul Majestic, The Rahkas, 9pm. $20-$25. Ages 21+. Sat.: The Molly Ringwald Project, 9pm. $15. Ages 21+. Sun.: Glen Phillips, Garrison Starr, & Omar Velasco, 8pm. $20-$25. Mon.: The Beatunes, 7:30pm. $25-$28. Wed.: Mari Martin Band, 7:30pm. $15. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

4/18, 4/20: Eos Lounge Thu.: Biscuits, Techno Takeover, 9pm. $12.36. Sat.: Camea, Logie, The Will Stephens Band, Pretty Cheeky + Masg00n, Claire Zielinki, Dray Lubin, and Michael Sack, 9pm. $4.20. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 5642410. eoslounge.com

4/18: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 3643043. satellitesb.com

4/18-4/20: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Ciela Ashworth, 8pm. Free Fri.: Louie Ortega, 8pm. Free Sat.: Seth Shomes, 8pm. $11. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

4/18, 4/20: Wylde Works Thu.: Rhythm Industrial Complex, 8pm. Sat.: Jom Bizar: Psychedelic Arts and Music, 7pm. 609 State St. Free wyldeworks.com/pages/events

4/19-4/20: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Redondo B*tch, 9pm. Sat.: Natalie Wattre, noon. Tex Pistols, 8:30pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

4/19-4/20: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Fri.: Ben Betts Looping, 6pm. Sat.: Cadillac Angels, 6pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free. Call (805) 9686500. mspecialbrewco.com

4/20: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Rusty Lindsey and Friends, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com. arrowsmithwine.com/events

4/20-4/21: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: Larry Williams and The Groove, 1:304:30pm. Paradise Kings, 5-8pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30-4:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

4/20: Hook’d Bar and Grill Out of the Blue, 4pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-onthe-water

4/20: Restaurant Roy Jazz at Roy ft. John Schnackenberg, Dan Zimmerman, and Kim Collins, 7pm. Free. 7 W. Carrillo St. Call (805) 966-5636. restaurantroy.com

4/21: SAMsARA Winery & Tasting Room San Roque Trio, 2pm. 6485 Calle Real, Ste. E., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 8458001. samsarawine.com/events

4/22: The Red Piano Debbie Davies, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 3581439. theredpiano.com

4/24: Carr Winery Brian Kinsella, Jimmy Rankin, 5:30-7:30pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 9657985 urbanwinetrailsb.com/events

4/18: Live Music: Smelly Cat S.B.’s newly formed ’90s cover band Smelly Cat will provide grunge sounds and songs from the top female singer-songwriters of that era. 7pm. Validation Ale, 102 E. Yanonali St. Call (805) 500-3111. validationale.com/events

Told with humor, insight, and a few choice expletives, this hilarious and emotional play, based on a true story, follows a family as they learn to accept the unexpected and live in the moment, meeting the joys and hardships of raising a child with autism. The play goes through April 28. Thu.: 7pm; Fri.: 10am and 7pm; Sat.: 2 and 7pm; Sun.: 2pm; Wed.: 2 and 7pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $20$79.50. Call (805) 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org

4/18: Chaucer’s Book Signing: Aaron Howard Local photographer, surfer, and Isla Vista resident Aaron Howard will sign copies of his new book, Isla Vista Seasons: Ocean, Land, and Light, a 300-page coffee-table book chaptered by seasons that showcases 15 years of Isla Vista’s natural environment. 6pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call (805) 682-6787. chaucersbooks.com/event

4/19-4/20: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Redfish, 8pm. Sat.: Munkafust, 8pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

4/19: Night Lizard Brewing Co. Brasscals, The Afterparty, 8pm. 607 State St. Free. Call (805) 770-2956. tinyurl.com/Brasscals-Apr19

4/24: Whiskey Richards Punk on Vinyl. 9pm. Whiskey Richards, 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (818) 451-8206 or (805) 963-1786. tinyurl.com/punkonvinyl

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LORE PHOTOGRAPHY

COURTESY

Dawn Patrol

Annie Torsiglieri and Brad Carroll

4/18-4/21: Titanic Days Receive a boarding pass as one of the passengers of the Titanic and walk through the museum seeing details of that fateful night, and at the end of the tour, attendees will receive either an obituary or a news article that gives details of their passenger’s fate. 10am-4pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 962-5322 or email kmuseumsba@aol.com tinyurl.com/TitanicDays24

4/18-4/21: Ensemble Theatre Company Presents: The Lehman Trilogy This 2022 Tony Award–winning play, a quintessential story of western capitalism, weaves together nearly two centuries of family history in that charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes, and devastating failure of the financial institution that would ultimately bring the global economy to its knees. Thu.: 6:30pm, Fri.-Sat.: 7pm, Sun.: 1pm. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. Call (805) 965-5400 or email boxoffice@etcsb.org etcsb.org/whats-on

FRIDAY 4/19

4/19: Brasscals at Night Lizard Join for a raucous night of fun as you listen and dance to the up-tempo sounds of these master musicians with special guest The Afterparty, who will also play. 8-10pm. Night Lizard Brewing Co., 607 State St. Free. Call (805) 770-2956 or email brasscals@riseup.net. tinyurl.com/Brasscals-Apr19

4/19: Antonio Sánchez: Birdman Live 10th Anniversary To commemorate the success of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 Academy Award–winning film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), rated R, drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez will provide a live soundtrack as the movie is screened. 8pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $25. Call (805) 963-9589. arlingtontheatresb.com

4/19, 4/21: Opera S.B. Presents: Zorro Héctor Armienta’s swashbuckling adventure, Zorro, based on the adventures of Johnston McCulley’s legendary pulp hero, the dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of California against tyrannical officials, tells a story full of humor, romance, sword fights, and lyrical melodies that is appropriate for all ages. Fri.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 2:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $59-$159. Call (805) 963-0761 or email boxoffice@lobero.com lobero.org

SATURDAY 4/20

4/20: No Indoor Voices Presents: Robert Dubac’s StandUp Jesus Robert Dubac will shine his light of truth on false prophets, duplicitous politicians, and immoral sheeple as he redeems sinners of all faiths in his most recent one-man show. Blessed be the punchlines! 7:30-9:15pm. Soul Bites, 423 State St. $20-$25. Call (805) 869-2198. independent.com/events/standup-jesus

4/20-4/21: S.B. Symphony Presents Mahler Meets

Klezmer: Titans of Sound Mozart’s Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384, will be followed by David Krakauer’s performance of Wlad Marhulets’s Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Mahler’s emotional masterpiece Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan.” Sat.: 7:30pm, Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $35-$175. Call (805) 899-2222. granadasb.org/events

4/20: Textile Collage Workshop Craft beautiful collages using fabric scraps, felt, ribbon, trim, and picture frames. Your ticket includes all materials for the project and the opportunity to purchase more and up to two hours of workshop time. Adult and teen: 11:30am; all ages: 12:30pm. EE Makerspace, Art From Scrap Creative Reuse Store, 302 E. Cota St. $10-$12. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/calendar/list

4/20: S.B. Music Club Concert & Reception Enjoy a program of exquisite classical music featuring concert organist Lynnette McGee performing works by American, French, and German composers of the 18-20th centuries. 3pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Email concerts@sbmusicclub.org sbmusicclub.org

SUNDAY 4/21

4/21: Native Plant Sale Celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Month with native plants for sale from Yes Yes Nursery and Manzanita Nursery, coffee, and used books. 10am-3pm. California Nature Art Museum, 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 688-1082 or email info@calnatureartmuseum.org calnatureartmuseum.org/programs-events

4/21: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents: José Andrés Watch a screening of director Ron Howard’s 2022 film We Feed People, followed by a Community Food Solutions Showcase where attendees can meet local organizations that aim to improve access to healthy food across the S.B. County and a presentation by chef and humanitarian José Andrés. Tickets include a copy of Andrés’s cookbook. Screening: 1:30pm; showcase: 3pm; presentation: 4:30pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Free-$54.50. Call (805) 963-4408 or email info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

4/21: Candle Refill Party Mission Refill is hosting a Candle Refill Party with Golden Arrow Goods where attendees are invited to bring their own empty candle vessel and will be supplied with a new wick and hand-poured wax. Noon-4pm. Mission Refill, 5733 Calle Real. Free. Email info@goldenarrowgoods.com goldenarrowgoods.com/events

MONDAY 4/22

4/22: The Babylon Bee with Kyle Mann Enjoy an evening of laughter with Kyle Mann, one of the comedic geniuses behind and editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, a comedy site with more than 15 million page visits per week. 7pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10. Call (805) 899-2222 or email boxoffice@granadasb.org granadasb.org/events

4/20-4/21: The Neal Taylor Nature Center 27th Annual Fish Derby Anglers of all ages are encouraged to enter this year’s derby for the chance to win cash prizes, fishing gear, and more in categories such as bass, carp, catfish, crappie, and trout. Other activities include the Neal Taylor Nature Center, children’s activities, the Books & Treasures sale, an awards program, and a raffle. Funds raised will benefit the Neal Taylor Nature Center. Sat.: 6am to Sun.: noon. Cachuma Lake, 2265 Hwy 154. $10-$45. Call (805) 693-8381 or email FishDerby@clnaturecenter.org troutderby.org

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COURTESY

Henry Hepp

SAN MARCOS PARENT CHILD WORKSHOP PRESENTS

TUESDAY 4/23

Apr. 18-24

4/23: CWC Docs Film Screening: The Disappearance of Shere Hite See Nicole Newnham’s 2023 film, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, which charts the feminist writer and researcher’s fascinating story from repressed childhood to celebrity figure on New York’s Upper West Side, followed by a post-screening discussion with Newnham. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637 or email info@carseywolf.ucsb.edu carseywolf.ucsb.edu/events

WEDNESDAY 4/24

4/24: PCI Concerts Presents: Paula Cole, with Morley and Chris Bruce Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter Paula Cole, out with 2024’s 11th studio and first album of original compositions in five years, will be in S.B. with singer-songwriter, producer, and educator Morley as well as multi-instrumentalist, producer, and writer Chris Bruce to open the show. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $61-$71. Call (805) 9630761 or email boxoffice@lobero.com lobero.org

4/24: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents: Evan Osnos Evan Osnos, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his reporting on China and one of the preeminent analysts of global affairs and U.S. politics, combines deep knowledge with up-tothe-minute insights to assess the new global balance of power and will discuss these two global powers. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB students: $10, GA: $20-$30. Call (805) info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

4/23: UCSB Library Presents: Rae WynnGrant Rae Wynn-Grant, an affiliated researcher with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and wildlife ecologist with an expertise in uncovering how human activity influences carnivore behavior and ecology, will discuss her new memoir, Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World. 4pm. Pacific View Room, UCSB Library. Free. Call (805) 893-2478. library.ucsb.edu/events-exhibitions 893-3535 or email

QUEEN NATION

APRIL 26 | FRIDAY |

Market Mania

4/20: Taste Makers Market Sip and Savor from more than 20 vendors on terraced ocean-view gardens. 11am4pm. 2500 Lillie Ave., Summerland. Free. Call (805) 837-8836. tastemakersmarket.com/calendar

4/20: Mosaic Makers Earth Day Market Shop from eco-conscious vendors and discover sustainable goodies, from jewelry, art, upcycled clothing, handmade soaps, ecofriendly home goods, pet products, and more. 11am-4pm. Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St. Free mosaiclocale.com/calendar

4/20: Ojai Design x Vintage Shop antiques, vintage and upcycled clothing, and more while enjoying live music by Greater Goods. 10am-5pm. Greater Goods, 114 N. Padre Juan Ave., Ojai. Free tinyurl.com/OjaiDesignXVintageApr20

Tax Time/Sus Impuestos

4/23-4/24: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program The VITA program is a free tax preparation service for local Santa Barbara County residents who make $67,000 or less a year. Tax returns are prepared and electronically filed by IRS-certified volunteers for qualified individuals or families. Visit the website for available sites and times from Carpinteria to Solvang. Assistance available through April 30.

El programa VITA es un servicio gratuito de preparación de impuestos para los residentes locales del condado de Santa Bárbara que ganan $67,000 o menos al año. Las declaraciones de impuestos las preparan y presentan electrónicamente voluntarios certificados por el IRS para personas o familias calificadas. Para programar una cita, envíe un correo electrónico a Yoseline González a ygonzalez@unitedwaysb.org o llame al (805) 965-8594. Visite el sitio web para consultar los lugares y horarios disponibles desde Carpintería hasta Solvang. Asistencia disponible hasta el 30 de abril. unitedwaysb.org/vita

MAY 18 | SATURDAY | 8PM

Gaucho Pride Oceanside

Join the All Gaucho Reunion experience, powered by Aflac, and help us welcome our UC Santa Barbara alumni back oceanside for an unforgettable weekend. With over 30 opportunities to explore, celebrate, and connect, there’s a little something for everyone.

Here are our top picks for the weekend!

Friday, April 19th

Prof Slam & Kick-off Party presented by the Santa Barbara Independent

You won’t want to miss lightning lectures at the SANDBOX, Goleta! Cheer on UC Santa Barbara faculty as they share their research in just 3 minutes! Stay for the Kick Off Party & enjoy Gaucho Beats by DJ Darla Bea ‘03 and Mony’s tacos.

Saturday, April 20th

Taste of UCSB: Visit our gorgeous campus to sip, savor, and socialize with some of your favorite local wineries and breweries, and dance to the infectious beats of The Joystix, our favorite local 80’s band.

Not an alum? With complimentary campus parking all weekend, why not join the fun and give our visiting Gauchos a warm local Santa Barbara welcome!

alumni.ucsb.edu/agr

S.B. Birding

LIVING Invasion of the Mannikins

They arrived a few years ago, in ones and twos at first, uninvited and unwelcome, but now they are all around us, and it’s not unusual to see groups of a score or more taking the food intended for the natives. The bird I’m referring to is the scaly-breasted munia, more commonly known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch. Birders have a love-hate relationship with munias. They are undeniably attractive, but they certainly do compete directly with our native seed-eating birds. As with anything in nature that we have negative feelings about, though, we need to take a good look at ourselves. The bird is not to blame for wanting to survive after all, they wouldn’t be here without us.

Introduced Birds Take a Toll on Native Species

Story and photos by Hugh Ranson, member of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society

Scaly breasted munias are native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, but because they are popular cage birds and are highly adaptable and hardy, they have spread into many corners of the world, including Southern California. These escaped cage birds were first recorded breeding in our state in 1988, and the first local sighting was along lower Atascadero Creek in Goleta in 2000. Small numbers were seen in the years following this initial discovery, but then the population exploded.

Munias are at home in weedy agricultural fields, creek beds, and residential areas; they come readily to feeders. They are inevitably to be seen in flocks, sometimes of up to 20 birds, but in the fall, they congregate in large flocks; up to 200 can be seen together in weedy fields, quickly stripping grasses of seeds and depriving migrating birds of a muchneeded food source. On the 2016 Santa Barbara Christmas

Bird Count, 462 individuals were recorded.

Munias are small birds with short tails, resembling finches because of their stout bills, but they are in the waxbill family. Adults are a rich brown above, and the underparts are white with dark scaly markings. Young birds are plain brown all over. Individuals in flocks stay in constant contact with one another with soft calls and whistles.

Munias are only one of an increasing number of birds that have become established because of escapes/releases from the pet trade. Another bird that is rapidly expanding in the south county is the Swinhoe’s white-eye, while Eurasian collared doves have been common residents for a couple of decades. In the Los Angeles area, it’s not uncommon to encounter large flocks of red-crowned and lilac-crowned parrots, which are thriving on the fruits of exotic trees. These two species of parrot are endangered in their native Mexico.

Some bird species were introduced deliberately. The house sparrow, European starling, and rock pigeons (the pigeons of city streets) were introduced to New York in the 1800s and have since spread from coast to coast.

Interestingly, another escaped cage bird that also happens to be a brood parasite, the pin-tailed whydah, originally from Africa, has begun to parasitize the scaly-breasted munia in the Los Angeles area. Whydahs, the males of which have improbably long tails, do not build nests of their own but lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, and the host readily rears the young whydahs. In Africa, whydahs parasitize birds that build domed nests, and one of the few birds that build domed nests in Southern California is, you guessed it, the scalybreasted munia. The whydah has only been recorded once in our county, but it will be interesting to watch what happens to

pin-tailed

originally from Africa,

the population of the munias if whydahs become established. Oh, what a tangled web….

Do you want to know more about introduced birds? On Thursday, May 2, birding legend Kimball Garrett will give an illustrated talk on Southern California’s Other Avifauna: Trends, Traits, and Troubles of Our Naturalized Bird Species. This free Santa Barbara Audubon Society event will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Natural History’s Fleischmann Auditorium (2559 Puesta Del Sol). See bit.ly/4cSAKFx

Hugh Ranson is a member of Santa Barbara Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization that protects area birdlife and habitat and connects people with birds through education, conservation, and science. For more information, see SantaBarbaraAudubon.org.

House sparrows were introduced on the East Coast in the 1800s.

Scaly-breasted munias quickly strip seeds from grasses.

The

whydah,

lays its eggs in munias’ nests.

Santa Barbara High Runner Andreas Dybdahl Is Going the Distance

Sports

Andreas Dybdahl’s stellar career as a distance runner at Santa Barbara High is nearing the home stretch, but the senior UCLA commit still has lofty goals ahead of him and must peak at the right time to reach them.

“He’s willing to run races where he is not going to get the win or he’s not going to do exactly what he wants to do, but he is putting pieces in place for later,” said Santa Barbara track and field coach Olivia Perdices. “He’s just very smart and very patient. He is a confident and trusting kid that the process is that the process is going to play out when that time comes.”

Last season, Dybdahl capped off his junior season with the “race of his life” as he captured the state championship over a stacked field with a lifetime best time of 4:08.64. The victory made Dybdahl the first state champion in track and field at Santa Barbara High since Sam Cunningham won the shot put in 1969.

Despite his individual achievements, Dybdahl is also very much committed to the often-overlooked team component of track and field. According to Perdices, Dybdahl is willing to do anything to put the Dons in the best position possible as a group.

“He wants to go sub four minutes in the 1,600-meter. He wants to go sub one minute, 50 seconds in the 800-meter, but he’s also a kid that is willing to take the baton in the 4x400 relay,” Perdices said. “He’s got huge individual aspirations, and so do a lot of our athletes, but they’re all willing to do the team part of it too. We talk through it with them where we try to make sure both of those things can happen.”

This past fall, Dybdahl led the Santa Barbara High crosscountry team on a season for the ages. The Dons captured the CIF-SS Division 2 Championship and subsequently the

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Division 2 State Championship.

Dybdahl’s long-distance teammates, such as his training partner Blaise Snow, and Cainan Birchim, who finished 12th individually in the state championship race, have developed together over the years and pushed each other to incredible heights.

“Really that whole group of boys, that whole cross-country group, they all push each other. They all have been really tight, really close, and gone through all of those steps together,” Perdices said. “It’s really fun to have a super-motivated group of guys like that who will do whatever you ask them to do.”

In addition to his incredible athletic exploits in

cross-country and track and field, Dybdahl has been equally impressive in the classroom. He was named the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Santa Barbara High.

Dybdahl boasts a 4.4 GPA while taking AP Calculus, Business Economics, AP Economics/Government, and AP Literature.

“He’s just a wonderful kid to coach, and that 100 percent translates to the rest of his life,” said Dybdahl’s long-distance coach Rusty Snow at the press luncheon when Dybdahl received the award. “I’m absolutely honored and proud to coach Andreas, and I look forward to the spring.”

Dybdahl began this spring season with the individual 1,600-meter state championship in track and field, a team state championship in cross-country, and his future plans solidified with his commitment to UCLA, which has allowed him to pursue his goals with minimal distractions.

“It’s really cool because you still get to run fun races, but you know you are already locked into a school,” Dybdahl said. “It’s just more enjoyable, to be honest.”

Dybdahl clocked the top 1,600-meter time in the state this season with a time of 4:07.80 at the Azusa Meet of Champions and is top five nationally.

“We’ve tried to keep things interesting by running different events and doing a lot of different things,” Perdices said. “He’s one of the best runners in the state and the nation, so he’s going to do some special things.”

At the prestigious Arcadia Invitational, which attracts some of the top runners in the country, Dybdahl broke his own school record in the 800-meter with a time of 1:50.97, which was good for the top time by a California runner. He finished fifth overall.

The ramp up to the state meet is underway as Channel League Finals are just around the corner on April 25 building up to CIF Finals, the Master’s meet, and the State Championships on Saturday, May 25. n

Santa Barbara High School senior Andreas Dybdahl

Dybdahl and his teammates practice at Peabody Stadium.

Remembering OJ Simpson

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On a bright spring day in 1967 at Santa Barbara’s seaside La Playa Stadium, a field of collegiate sprinters lined up for the start of the Easter Relays 100-yard dash. Standing tall among them was OJ Simpson, a new face in a USC Trojans track singlet, having recently transferred from City College of San Francisco.

At the crack of the starter’s pistol, Simpson exploded out of the blocks, sprinted powerfully down the dirt track, and hit the tape in a winning time of 9.5 seconds. I was watching from the stands with a UCSB classmate from Los Angeles, and he had visions of grandeur for USC football, knowing that Simpson had been recruited to become Troy’s next tailback.

And so it happened. OJ took the college football world by storm, piling up the yardage with dazzling runs, including a 64-yard burst of broken-field artistry against UCLA. “OJ, ” or “Juice, ” became the most recognizable monikers in sports. Another play on his name was uttered by a Notre Dame coach: “Oh Jesus, there he goes again.”

Santa Barbara gave OJ a hero’s reception at the next year’s Easter Relays, where he ran on USC’s sprint relay teams. He posed for a photo with three UCSB coeds, the queen and princesses of the Relays, and a caption in the UCSB yearbook described him as a “Football-Track God.” I was editor of that yearbook. In a year of anti-war protests and racial disharmony, OJ’s affable presence seemed to be an antidote.

In the fall of 1968, I was hired to a then-temporary position on the Santa Barbara News-Press sports staff. During the football season, I primarily covered the Dos Pueblos Chargers, the new high school team in town. When sports editor Phil Patton asked if anybody wanted to spend New Year’s Day covering the Rose Bowl Game, I eagerly volunteered. It was USC versus Ohio State, OJ’s last collegiate game.

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Ohio State won, 27-16, overcoming an early 10-0 deficit fueled by OJ’s 80-yard touchdown in the first half. The game turned in the third quarter when OJ fumbled a pitchout. I stood a few feet from him in the dressing room after the game. He took the defeat with equanimity, blaming himself for mishandling the pitchout. “We made the most mistakes,” he said. “A good team capitalizes on mistakes. They’re certainly a very good team.” OJ then seemed no less a hero than I had imagined. Heroes take responsibility.

A few weeks later, I received a call from Sunset magazine, where I had interviewed for a job. They made an offer: Come and help cover the good life in the West. I declined. Partly because of the thrill of getting up close and personal with the greatness of OJ Simpson, I decided to continue my budding career as a sportswriter.

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I never had another close encounter with OJ, but my Godded-up image of him shared by the media he was chummy with remained mostly intact through his record-breaking NFL career and his years on the celebrity circuit, though he did at times seem too full of himself, as when he was filmed in a video, holding up his newborn baby Justin, and the first thing he said was, “Don’t I look good at 41?”

Then the news broke that OJ’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered on her doorstep the night of June 12, 1994. I could not believe OJ had anything to do with the crime. But then came credible accusations, the flight of the Bronco, and OJ’s arrest. Revelations of domestic abuse, of a rage he concealed from the public that was brushed off by authorities made me realize that I did not truly know the man beyond his exploits on the track and the gridiron.

While OJ’s televised trial was going on, I visited Lowell Steward at his home in Oxnard. Steward had flown 143 missions in World War II with the Black pilots who were featured in a new HBO movie, The Tuskegee Airmen. He told me he was driven to prove himself in air combat after a painful rejection in the land of Jim Crow. Steward had been the leading scorer and rebounder on UCSB’s 1941 basketball team, but when the Gauchos were invited to play in a

national tournament in segregated Kansas City, their Black star was banned from participating.

He endured other slights because of his color in full uniform, he was refused service at an L.A. restaurant; he could not buy property in certain neighborhoods; he had to be wary of the police and when our conversation turned to the Simpson trial, I gained an insight into the upcoming verdict.

Steward jumped on the revelation that Mark Fuhrman, a lead detective in the murder case, was a brazen racist. “Look at what Fuhrman could do, even though he was hired to protect the public,” he said. “The best thing to come out of this is that maybe people believe Blacks when they complain about the police. The prisons are full of Blacks convicted on phony evidence.”

As for Simpson, Steward said, “He’s guilty as hell,” but he could see an L.A. jury deciding otherwise as retribution for past injustices.

“OJ will suffer if he did it and got away with it,” Steward added. “An explosive life will wear him out.”

I wrote several stories about Lowell Steward the last when he and other Tuskegee Airmen received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 and I unapologetically deigned him a hero. He died on December 17, 2014, at the age of 95.

OJ Simpson did go free, but he later had to serve nine years for another crime, and he never made headway in his fanciful quest to “find the real killers.” He died on April 10, 2024. He was 76.

OJ Simpson in the UCSB yearbook in 1968

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Even though owner Mike Kassar has been tasting his Wexler’s pastrami for 10 years they originally opened in Los Angeles’s Grand Central Market in 2014 when executive chef and partner Chris Requena cuts him a slice to sample at their just-opened Santa Barbara location, his eyes bulge out with delight. His involuntary expression of pleasure makes clear why he wears a sweatshirt that reads “I am my own happiness dealer” across its back.

Kassar, New York born and bred but a West Coaster for 20 years, relishes bringing deli “back to its roots, by providing craftsmanship, quality, and tradition.” And now bringing deli to the Santa Barbara Public Market. Kassar has always loved Santa Barbara he and his wife were married here and admires the “warmth of the community, and how the area is appreciative of good food.”

But it turns out the Public Market came looking for him. He reports that Market owner Travis Twining did a taste test of Los Angeles pastrami, and chose Wexler’s. Twining reached out to Wexler’s Instagram, but Kassar said he frequently gets offers from developers, so he initially put the query off. Undeterred, Twining found Kassar’s personal IG account and DMed him there. “We wound up having a great chat,” Kassar sums up, “and here we are, less than a year later, ready to open up.”

The counter across from Rori’s Artisanal Creamery is a mere 250 square feet (there’s a downstairs walk-in refrigerator), with white tile decorated with Wexler’s usual vivid art from Gregory Siff. Kassar is quick to note how proud he is that Siff and Wexler’s have had a similarly timed ascendant arc in Los Angeles. While Wexler’s became famous for being the only deli to smoke and slice its own meat and fish on location in L.A., that won’t be happening in Santa Barbara. But as Kassar points out, “Smoking was meant as a way of preservation before refrigeration,” so getting the goods shipped up the 101 a couple of times a week shouldn’t hurt. Bagels will come from Yetz’s in Isla Vista Kassar lets on he knows Santa Barbara well by suggesting that “a lot of people don’t get out that way….”

Kassar came to be a deli king through a circuitous route himself. He went to the prestigious Cornell University hotel administration program, worked under names like Danny Meyer and Daniel Boulud in New York City, staged at Michelinstarred spots in Europe, and then ran the front of house at Spago for five years. He and then-partner Micah Wexler (the two went separate ways in 2020) opened Mezze, featuring Middle Eastern cuisine in Los Angeles, and were originally closed on Sundays. So they started a deli night.

One frequent patron of deli night was Adele Yellin, owner of Grand Central Market, and the woman responsible for its recent revival. Kassar recalls, “She’s like, ‘Hey, Mike, great deli has always been a part of the market, and I’ve got a great stall for you.’ This was 2013, and downtown L.A. was not the place it is today you had to be on high alert.” Kassar and Wexler took the chance anyway.

The late, great Jonathan Gold called their pastrami as good as L.A. institution Langer’s, and the rest is growth history with locations in Santa Monica, at the Aria in Vegas, and now in Santa Barbara. “It seems like such a long time ago, now,” Kassar says about journalist Gold’s importance, when a single review could make or break a place. “Now we have so many venues of information.”

Along with the typical Wexler’s menu of lox, whitefish, corned beef, and pastrami, there are two S.B.-only menu items at the Public Market. One is cheekily called Oprah’s Neighbor, for Kassar jokes that every Montecitan declares they live right next to her. Featuring Santa Barbara uni, sturgeon caviar, cream cheese, and onion, it’s indulgence in bagel form. The other site-specific sando is Prince Harry’s Garden Turkey, a bit lighter/healthier version of the L.A. Bird with its coleslaw and Russian dressing. “With the names, we’re having some fun with the local community,” Kassar says, only to be sure to add, “not that Oprah and Harry represent the Santa Barbara community.” Wexler’s

Mike Kassar (left) and Chris Requena

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Shalhoob’s Opens in Noleta

In April 2021, I broke the news that Woody’s BBQ at 5112 Hollister Avenue in Noleta (Magnolia Center) was closing, and then, a year later, I wrote that Shalhoob’s would be the next tenant. The eatery finally opened while I was out of state, enjoying a total eclipse in Morrilton, Arkansas. “Shalhoob’s is all about quality,” says co-owner John Shalhoob Jr. “We don’t skip on quality, and we believe that as long as we keep our quality up, we will always be in business. Starting with the meat company, we have always dealt with quality. My dad instilled that in us, and we are still following his direction.”

Their most popular item is the tritip sandwich, which I tried while visiting the eatery, and I am happy to report that it has joined my list of top 10 favorite sandwiches on the South Coast. It is amazing. John Shalhoob Jr.’s wife, Michelle Shalhoob, has been supportive with ideas and dreamed up the innovative covered patio at the new eatery where all the walls lift up like garage doors. This works so well that it will probably start a trend in town. Noleta Shalhoob’s is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and on Friday and Saturday, they are open until 10 p.m.

ETHNIC BREADS RETAIL SHOP OPENS: Last February, I relayed a message from Ethnic Breads owner Peter Zadeh that his wholesale bakery at 137 Aero Camino in Goleta will be soon be adding a storefront. Zadeh now tells me that the retail shop at Ethnic Breads had its soft opening April 9 and that they are ready to sell their breads to the public.

PETRA CAFÉ OPENS: Last July, I broke the news that Foxtail Kitchen at 14 East Cota Street was planning to close, and the owner would replace it with a new concept. His new creation, Petra Café, which serves “fresh, local Mediterranean food,” is now open. The eatery offers dine-in, takeout, and a hookah patio. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Visit foxtailsb.com

NICK THE GREEK OPENS APRIL 23: In August 2023, I broke the news that Nick the Greek restaurant, offering “authentic Greek street food,” is coming to 508 State Street, the former longtime home of Natural Café. Reader Brendan says that the new eatery will be offering free lunch to all comers at the grand opening on April 23.

OLIVER’S TO CLOSE: Plant-based restaurant Oliver’s at 1198 Coast Village Road, which spent five years remodeling the former home of Peabody’s before opening in October 2017, plans to close on April 20. Here is a message they have posted about the changes: “It is with gratitude, light hearts, and fond memories, we want to let you know that our last night of service at Oliver’s will be next Saturday, April 20,” the eatery wrote. “It has been an incredible honor to be part of such a beautiful, strong, and resilient community for the last seven years, and we will deeply miss the privilege of welcoming you into our restaurant. Your kindness and support will never be forgotten.”

DART COFFEE OPENS AT THE HARBOR: Reader Steve C. says that Dart Coffee has opened at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way. The java joint’s flagship location is at 121 East Yanonali Street, and both shops are open 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

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YOUNG ARTISTS, BETWEEN PHASES

As the academic year leans into its finale in our local institutions of higher learning, we’re offered public glimpses of what’s been brewing in the various hallowed halls. In the woodsy Montecito idyll of Westmont College, the caliber and intrigue factors of its art student body has been nudging upward several years, apace with an advancing art department and the impressive Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art.

Student artists can be counted on to bring fresh ideas, even when sometimes in formative stages, to their own private stylistic niches. So, it is no surprise that this year’s senior art show, In Between Moments, lives up to its name falling between the lines of literal moments, phase of life, and artistic development, modes, and mediums. What we get are six young artists moving in six different, self-determined directions and media as they go forth.

Some artists incorporate spiritual and biblical references, pursuant to Westmont’s Christian foundation. Some leave spirituality in the realm of the ambiguous and open-to-interpretation.

Biblical/liturgical matters are on the sleeve in the entryway space of the museum. Danielle Anderson’s “Everyday Cathedrals” is a series of charcoal and pen pieces, rendered with a fine, detailed hand. Scenes of “sacred” spaces range from churches and an art gallery, with mystical light beams inhabiting an interior in “Gathered Together,” and a mash-up of history and geography in “Indio, California/Milan, Italy.”

Across the room, in sharp contrast, Logan Miller’s “Facing Experiences” is a group of rough-hewn and rugged relief sculptures hovering over the inspiration of a specific Bible verse, Romans 8:6: “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace.” Mind/body/soul attributes are alluded to, as defined by the titles “Of the Heart,” “Of the Soul,” and “Of the Hollow” the latter, a large life-size construct based on an enigmatic, hollowed figure, possibly half-angel. “Hollow” also

assumes the form of a large, ornately framed, body-length mirror, suggesting a reflection of our own sense of being and body-mind reality.

In the museum’s main gallery, a pair of artists have engaged in inventive (or re-inventive) media concepts, extending beyond simple or singular art/sensory contexts. Jordan Cuskey’s “An Homage to Them” channels personal and domestic memory with its conglomerate installation-based portrait of a homey bedroom. Realism only goes so far: The quilt and pillow have been painted with flowery designs in acrylic, and the walls sport nearly 200 small paintings of family/friend/travel snapshots.

She processes nostalgic recollection by recontextualizing domestic space, but in a warm, openly sentimental way, with only delicate sprinklings of irony.

Hailey Otto, too, is up to some medium-manipulation tricks, but to lifeaffirmative ends. In her series Sonder, Otto deftly blends stationary art painted and sculpted and time-based, kinetic sources of superimposed video and audio, blurring the lines of reality, but tenderly. “Linger,” an oil painting of a tranquil al fresco scene with tables and chairs under a shading tree, springs manically to life with the superimposition of a precisely placed, fast-motion video of humanity in motion. They become a fleeting, faceless blur, akin to the piled-on sound source of apartment dwellers in “Glimpse.”

Back in an alcove of the museum, “Dwelling” combines a dollhouse-like foamboard framework of a generic house structure with the artist’s video footage of a street corner cellist. The lulling balladic melody he plays turns into a meditative soundscape for museum visitors.

Painting, in the old-school sense, also has its slice of the exhibition pie here, albeit with personal twists. For Clare Carey, her Pinpointing Presence series of paintings captures ephemeral moments from the proverbial

“transcendence among the commonplace” perspective. Carey brings a photographer’s eye to the considered painting process, from the nearly abstracted streaks of green and blue in “Forest’s Passing By,” to the mottled shadow play of “Stopped by a Shadow.” Shadow dancing is inspiration enough, for the attentive eye and slowed, observant mind.

The most definitively abstract art among the six artists arrives in the form of Blair Hopper’s “1,525 Miles” grouping of colorful, quasi-decorative canvases with shifting arrays of colors and articulations of shapes and textures with bead-like or embroidered surfaces. We are led to read the imagery in a particular way, informed as we are that relationship dynamics are the underlying subject in pieces with such leading titles as “Love,” “Vulnerability,” “Happiness” (the sunlit yellow piece) and “Separation Anxiety 1 and 2.” The latter pieces are less centered around an object, like the others, than they are restless tendrils seeking order.

This year’s crop of senior artists at Westmont are, for all their differences, seekers in the early stage of the life-artmaking game. —Josef Woodard

Between Moments: Westmont College Graduate Exhibition 2024 is on view through May 4 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art (955 La Paz Rd.). See westmont.edu/between-moments for additional information.

ALSO: UCSB will unveil its always-enticing MFA exhibition next month. Santa Barbara City College opens its gallery portals to its annual student art cavalcade, April 17 to May 10.

SWASHBUCKLING OPERATIC FINALE

The hardy cultural force that is Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) just announced its next season, bolstered by the classic standard rep stuff of Pagliacci, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Daughter of the Regiment. But for this weekend’s 2023-24 season closer, the company turns its attention to more freshly baked operatic goods, in the contemporary but accessible form of Zorro, the 2022 opera by composer Héctor Armienta. Zorro arrives as a thematic bookend to a season sprinkled with Spanish flavors, befitting the aspects of Spanish-heritage influences on Santa Barbara. Carmen opened the season in grand style at the Granada, followed by Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge’s chamber opera charmer El Gato con Botas, a compact dose of Christmas-timed family fare.

“Family fare” can also describe Zorro’s blend of swashbuckling action/dance, romance, injections of flamenco, and sociopolitical activism at sword point. Armienta is a respected Mexican-American composer based in Los Angeles, also the site of his Zorro circa the early 19th-century period, when the region was a colony of New Spain. A variation on the theme of Johnston McCulley’s famed Mexican swordsman hero and protector of the oppressed made famous through film versions starring Douglas Fairbanks and Tyrone Power this Zorro is early L.A.-based, when there wasn’t even any Hollywood. Our hero, Diego de la Vega, is a Spanish nobleman disguised in Zorro garb, defending the indigenous mestizo citizens against the cruel governmental forces, with a love interest, Ana Maria, in the picture.

Zorro premiered at Albuquerque’s Opera Southwest, in conjunction with the Fort Worth Opera, directed by Octavio Cardenas, also behind the upcoming OSB production. Cardenas returns to the company and to town, after directing another contemporary Mexican-American oriented project, 2021’s Cruzar la Cara de la Luna Other parties involved in Santa Barbara are our Zorro, tenor Xavier Prado, and soprano Oriana Falla as his lover. Sets and projections for the production are by Daniel Chapman, who also worked on OSB’s 2019 Madama Butterfly, and in the orchestra pit, the conductor is Anthony Barrese, also a part of the premiere production.

In a review of the premiere performance in the online magazine The Classical Review, Richard Sylvester Oliver surmised that “the story, the excitement, and the contemporary-minded social commentary all come together in luscious, fiery tones and a straightforward, captivating narrative. For what it is an iconic pulp serial remade as opera it is sure to become a favorite.”

Zorro has all the makings of a happy and entertaining endgame for another fine season at the opera, courtesy of OSB.

Opera Santa Barbara’s Zorro is at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.) Friday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 21, at 2:30 p.m. See lobero.org for info and tickets.

“1,525 Miles” by Blair Hopper

“Stopped by a Shadow” by Clare Carey

“An Homage to Them” by Jordan Cuskey

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Opera Santa Barbara presents Zorro April 19 and 21.

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RHIANNON GIDDENS RETURNS TO SANTA BARBARA

It is an understatement to report that multifaceted artist Rhiannon Giddens has been enjoying multiple spotlights in the past few years, and in multiple, sometimes surprising dimensions. This especially fertile and versatile phase could be identified by the span her entry into the world of opera the chamber opera Omar (co-composed with Michael Abels) earning her a Pulitzer Prize and her hip, banjo-picking cameo on “Texas Hold ’Em,” from Beyonce’s buzzed-about and chart-topping country album Cowboy Carter.

In between those poles, Giddens has worn other hats and modes of musical dress and has thankfully included the 805 region on her touring map. She appeared in the lofty role of music director/performer in last June’s Ojai Music Festival, then returned as director/performer with the Silkroad Ensemble at The Granada Theatre last fall.

The saga continues as Giddens’s band rolls into the Arlington Theatre on Tuesday, April 23, hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures (also behind the Silkroad evening). Her return to town is part of a promotional tour for her 2023 album You’re the One, which finds Giddens tackling yet a new terrain: that of the blues-flavored, old-school, soul format along with touches of gospel, jazz, and Cajun sauce, in a more electrified texture than her past acoustic-leaning projects.

You’re the One, her third solo album and first composed solely of originals, finds Giddens summoning up a new yet naturally evolutionary zone of her musical being. Her former narrow and stereotypical profile as an Americana artist (African-Americana/musical historian department), bursting forth from the group Carolina Chocolate Drops, keeps expanding into an uncategorizable and fascinating artistic persona.

“My spirit of desire to do things is bigger than my body can handle at the moment,” she said in an interview with the Independent last fall. “But I tend to know who to collaborate with, and that’s why I’ve been able to do what I’ve been able to do. I find the folks to work with, to provide what I don’t have so that I can do the thing that I do have really well.

“I love collaborating, but I have taken on a bit too much at this point, but I’m maintaining now and learning to say ‘no.’ I don’t wanna ever get to the point where I’m not giving all that I have to something because I’m too busy.”

In a broader sense, Giddens’s diverse spate of artistic ventures over the past several years, in keeping with her diversity of talents and ambitions, has come to pass after she broke into a wider public and cultural visibility when she became a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient in 2017. On the very day she was informed of her awardee status, I asked Giddens if the award opened a new door of possibility for her career. She laughed and said, “Yeah, a big old fricking huge door. Absolutely amazing.”

Throughout, she has held fast to the mission of expanding knowledge and appreciation of

Black American lives and Black contributions to American culture, going back to slavery. Central to that mission is her mastery of the banjo, that instrument of African origin that played an important role in Black communities around her native North Carolina landscape.

To date, Giddens’s audiences have been largely of the white variety, which she is resigned to, much as she would like to extend her music and message into the Black community. The white audience factor, she says, “is born out of our culture. That has to do with an ‘always going on to the next thing’ in Black culture, because there is no nostalgia. Nostalgia has, heretofore, been a negative in the Black community. I want to challenge that, and say, ‘Yeah, there are a lot of negative things in our history, but there are a lot of positive things, too, and there are a lot of stories overcoming some amazing, incredibly hard things.’

“That’s part of what I’m trying to do, artistically and musically. I know there will be some connection that will get me an ‘in’ in the Black community. It hasn’t come yet, so I’m being patient and will keep working on things and playing to the amazing audiences that we have.”

Audiences keep showing up, from different demographics, and Giddens keeps pushing envelopes and satisfying her various roots-exploration gameplans. Luckily for locals, she swings through town on a regular basis. She’s the one.

Her Arlington performance has as an opener, Charly Lowry, a Native American from North Carolina and protégé of another indigenous artist/activist, Pura Fé heard in the Silkroad Ensemble concert. Lowry was also a semi-finalist on American Idol, but don’t hold that against her.

—Josef Woodard

Rhiannon Giddens will be at the Arlington Theatre (1317 State St.) on Tuesday, April 23, at 8 p.m. See artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

Rhiannon Giddens COURTESY

Rhiannon Giddens will be on stage at the Arlington Theatre on April 23.

EBRU YILDIZ

DOS PUEBLOS HIGH ROCK BAND STILL JAMMING AFTER 12 YEARS

THEY’VE ALL GOT OTHER GIGS, BUT THE CAVERNS RETURN TO SANTA BARBARA FOR MONTHLY SHOWS

Sitting at Fox Wine Co. in the Funk Zone, you couldn’t spot the band about to perform on the front patio. The Caverns blended into the crowd, chatting with friends and family before their set and wearing smiles that revealed no inclination to nerves. They don’t get pre-show jitters anymore. These routine performances are second nature for this group of friends. And that’s precisely what they are: friends who happen to share a love of music.

There’s Alyssa Davey, who is on bass and backing vocals; Sam Kulchin, who plays lead guitar and sings lead vocals; and Maxton Schulte who goes by Maxton Hunter who plays drums and sings backing vocals. I should also point out that Hunter is my cousin, who heavily influenced my music taste growing up. We both laugh because neither of us imagined that one of us would interview the other, but here we are.

They began their musical journey in 2012 as high school buddies at Dos Pueblos, initially jamming to Arctic Monkeys tunes as a lighthearted pastime. In those early days, they joked about a possible band name, “The Tropical Penguins.” Jam sessions at the Rockshop Academy a local youth music program revealed a chemistry and talent that begged for something more. Naturally, the trio formed an official band and called themselves The Caverns. The name was inspired by The Cavern Club, a music venue in Liverpool, England, where the Beatles performed in their early years.

The ensemble predominantly delivers powerful renditions of rock’s iconic legends, with a penchant for turning up the volume on classics by the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Allman Brothers Band, and the Beatles. They sprinkle in a few original songs throughout their sets.

Since their first official performance at Howlin’ Byroon’s in Lompoc (now closed) in May 2012, they have graced a multitude of Santa Barbara venues. Over time, their persistence earned them consistent gigs at reputable venues like Velvet Jones (also now sadly closed) and SOhO Restaurant & Music Club.

Like most novice bands, the group played shows almost every weekend when they first started out.” When we were all young, we worked our butts off,” Kulchin says. Their early days as bandmates involved eagerly navigating the Santa Barbara music scene, desperate for shows. “There’s this drive and necessity to keep going and pushing, but obviously, it grinds down on you after a while.”

After a few years of playing with the Caverns, Hunter took a hiatus in 2015 to pursue original music. During his absence, drummer Tom Ellgren took his place from 2016 to 2018, and then David McInnes who still fills in from time to time from 2018 to 2022. In 2022, Hunter rejoined the original group just in time for their 10th anniversary.

The band picked up right where they left off. They cel-

ebrated their decade-long journey by releasing a song they recorded in 2015 called “Abandoned House.” They recorded the track in Chris Pelonis’s studio, Beyond the Rabbit Hole. (Pelonis is the founder of Lost Chord Guitars in Solvang, among other things.) “It’s kind of a lost recording,” says Hunter. What makes this track unique are the two small pauses where each band member switches instruments.

Playing the song live after Hunter returned reminded the group how well they work together. “We all felt it,” says Davey. “It was like riding a bike,” says Kulchin. When I ask them why that is, they all agree that they have unexplainable chemistry and the ability to “pick up where the other person left off” when performing “Abandoned House” live.

Over the past few years, their priorities have evolved, pivoting away from the hustling mindset of their early days to embracing the enjoyment of playing music together. They returned to their roots. “And so, at least … for us now, we put all the hard work in. Now, we just get together once a month and have fun. There’s no stress,” Kulchin says.

You can feel the shift when watching The Caverns play. It’s clear that the band’s true success is not measured by how many shows they play or how many fans they garner although they have quite a faithful following but

how they never stopped simply being a group of friends who love playing music together. “It’s like we’re retired, almost,” Davey laughs. “We just get to hang out and go to shows and know that we’re gonna play certain spots and know people are gonna show up, and it’s gonna be fun.”

The band members also rock outside of The Caverns. Davey performs in L.A.-based alternative rock group Sego, as well as bands Dead Sara and the band Mondo Cozmo. Kulchin plays solo acoustic sets around Central California, often gracing Santa Barbara with his solo shows. Hunter performs with an L.A.-based ambient ensemble called Academy of Light and often drums for Evan Blix, previously of Glenn Annie. Hunter also works in Santa Barbara at Alan Parsons’s ParSonics Studio as an archivist and social media manager.

Yet, regardless of their work outside of the band, the group always ventures back to Santa Barbara to play together. “I think just by default, we can’t play every week together like we used to,” says Hunter. “And when we do [play], that energy is really prominent, and we can give it even more of our love when that weekend comes around.”

The Santa Barbara music scene has changed since the band’s formation. Many restaurants and bars have transformed their spaces to incorporate live music. The Caverns, who now play at least one full weekend a month, often frequent Fox Wine Co., Figueroa Mountain Brewery, and Validation Ale. “People are realizing that all these other spots like these bars and breweries are doing great shows,” says Davey.

For The Caverns, a successful venue-band relationship hinges on trust. Davey explains, “It’s always nice when the place trusts you. It’s as simple as even volume. We know that we can just be ourselves and play.”

Trust isn’t confined to their relationship with venues; it’s the bedrock of their band dynamic. Their secret recipe is simple: Their friendship takes precedence above all else. “Friends first, band second,” Kulchin laughs. Their shared love of music initially inspired them, but it was their friendship that enabled them to embark on a musical journey in Santa Barbara, doing what they love perhaps for many more decades to come.

Though they have assumed the name The Caverns, at their core, they remain the “Tropical Penguins,” driven by a singular focus: having a great time. “It’s fun, you know … you get to play music with your best friends,” Hunter reflects.

—Tiana Molony

Catch the Caverns at Figueroa Mountain Brewery in Santa Barbara on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m. at Rancho Nipomo BBQ in Nipomo. For updates on The Caverns’ upcoming performances, check out their Instagram @thecaverns or see linktr.ee/thecaverns.

The Caverns playing at Figueroa Mountain

RACHEL KULCHIN

The Caverns outside in the Funk Zone

ROBERTO JOHNSON

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): I suspect two notable phenomena will coalesce in your sphere sometime soon. The first is a surplus supply of luck. I’m not sure why, but the fates will be sending surges of good karma your way. The second phenomenon is this: You might not be entirely alert for the potential luck flowing in your direction, and it may not leap out and grab you. That could be a problem. Fortunately, you are reading this oracle, which means you are getting a heads-up about the looming opportunity. Now that you realize you must be vigilant for the serendipitous blessings, I’m confident you will spot them and claim them.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): You will be wise to summon extra love and rapport as you ruminate on your vivid upcoming decisions. Wouldn’t you like to bask in the helpful influences of smart allies who respect you? How nurturing would it feel to receive healing encouragement and warm appreciation? I suggest you convene a conference of trusted advisors, good listeners, sunny mentors, wisdom keepers, and spirit guides. Maybe even convene a series of such gatherings. Now is an excellent time to call in all your favors and get the most inspirational support possible as you navigate your way to the next chapter of your life story.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): If you drink alcohol, don’t operate a forklift or backhoe. If you gamble, protect yourself with safeguards and have a backup plan. If you feel called to explore altered states of consciousness, consider doing meditation, dancing, or chanting holy songs instead of ingesting drugs. If you have an itch to go hang-gliding or sky-jumping, triple-check your equipment. And if you have the urge to try to walk on the water, don a lifejacket first. But please note, dear Gemini: I am not advising you to timidly huddle in your comfort zone. On the contrary. I highly recommend you stretch your limits. Just be secure and smart as you do.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): I plotted out my usual astrological reckonings for your current destiny. Then I slipped into a meditative trance and asked the spirits to show me future scenes that correspond to my assessments. In one prominent vision, I beheld you partying heartily, navigating your avid and inquisitive way through convivial gatherings. In other scenes, I saw you engaged in lively discussions with interesting people who expanded your understanding of the meaning of life in general and the meaning of your life in particular. I conclude that intelligent revelry will be a main theme for you. Productive excitement. Pleasurable intrigue. Connections that enliven and tonify your imagination.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): The theory of synchronicity proposes that hidden patterns are woven into our lives. Though they may ordinarily be hard to detect, they can become vividly visible under certain circumstances. But we have to adjust the way we interpret reality. Here’s a clue: Be alert for three meaningful coincidences that happen within a short time and seem related to each other. I predict the emergence of at least one set of these coincidences in the coming weeks maybe as many as four. Synchronicities are coming! You have entered the More-Than-MereCoincidence Zone.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Psychologists J. Clayton Lafferty and Lorraine F. Lafferty wrote a book called Perfectionism: A Sure Cure for Happiness. It’s based on their work with clients who damaged their lives “in the illusory pursuit of the unrealistic and unattainable standard of perfection.” In my observation, many of us are susceptible to this bad habit, but you Virgos tend to be the most susceptible of all. The good news is that you now have an excellent chance to loosen the grip of perfectionism. You are more receptive than usual to intuitions about how to relax your aspirations without compromising your competence. As inspiration, consider these words from author Henry

James: “Excellence does not require perfection.” Leadership expert R.R. Stutman adds: “If perfection is an obstacle course, excellence is a masterful dance.”

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which they never show to anybody,” wrote author Mark Twain. I agree that everyone is a moon and has a dark side. But it’s important to note that our dark sides are not inherently ugly or bad. Psychologist Carl Jung proved to me that our dark sides may contain latent, wounded, or unappreciated beauty. To be healthy, in fact, we should cultivate a vigorous relationship with our dark side. In doing so, we can draw out hidden and undeveloped assets. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you Libras to do this.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your current state has metaphorical resemblances to idling in your car, waiting and waiting and waiting for the red light to change. But here’s the good news: I expect the signal will turn green very soon maybe even within minutes after you read this horoscope. Here’s more good news: Your unlucky number will stop popping up so often, and your lucky number will be a frequent visitor. I’m also happy to report that the “Please don’t touch” signs will disappear. This means you will have expanded permission to consort intimately with influences you need to consort with.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I think it’s time to graduate from your lessons in toxic kinds of enchantment and launch a new experiment with healthy kinds of enchantment. If you agree, spend the next few days checking to see if any part of you is numb, apathetic, or unreceptive. Non-feelings like these suggest you may be under the enchantment of influences that are cramping your imagination. The next step is to go in quest of experiences, people, and situations that excite your imagination, rouse your reverence, and raise your appreciation for holy mysteries. Life will conspire benevolently on your behalf if you connect yourself with magic, marvels, and miracles.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Luther Burbank (1849–1926) was a practical artist. Using crossbreeding, he developed more than 800 novel varieties of vegetables, fruits, grains, and flowers. Among his handiwork was the russet Burbank potato, a blight-resistant food designed to help Ireland recover from its Great Famine. My personal favorite was his Flaming Gold nectarine, one of the 217 fruits he devised. I propose that Burbank serve as your role model in the coming weeks. I believe you have the power to summon highly pragmatic creativity.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): L.R. McBride wrote the book The Kahuna: Versatile Mystics of Old Hawaii. He describes the role of the kahuna, who is a blend of sorcerer, scholar, and healer. At one point, a kahuna gives advice to an American tourist, saying, “You have moved too fast for too long. You have left part of yourself behind. Now you should slow down so that part of you can catch up.” I’m offering you the same advice right now, Aquarius. Here’s your homework: Dream up three fun things you can do to invite and welcome back the left-behind parts of you.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In the course of my life, I have heard the following three statements from various people: (1) “Everything would be better between us if you would just be different from who you are.” (2) “I would like you more if you were somebody else.” (3) “Why won’t you change to be more like the person I wish you would be?” I’m sure you have heard similar pronouncements yourself, Pisces. But now here’s the good news: I don’t think you will have to endure much, if any, of such phenomena in the coming months. Why? First, because you will be more purely your authentic self than you have ever been. Second, because your allies, colleagues, and loved ones the only people who matter, really are likely to be extra welcoming to your genuine self.

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ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES

UCSB is looking for an End User technician! If you have initiative, strong customer service orientation we would like to welcome you to UCSB, a world‑class institution. If you have support experience in an enterprise environment, we encourage you to apply. The End User Support Technician Provides workstation and LAN support for ITS customer departments. Some of these departments may be located off‑campus but in the general vicinity of the UCSB campus. Support environment will include Windows and Macintosh workstations, printers and ethernet LAN equipment. Reqs: 1‑3 years of Technical Support experience in enterprise environment. High School Diploma or GED. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check Must maintain a valid CA DL, a clean DMV record, and enrollment in the DMV Pull‑Notice Program.

The full hourly range is $28.64 ‑ $49.41/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $31.48 ‑ $37.17/hr. 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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20.For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

Application review begins 4/22/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 67182

GRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISOR

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Provides support in all aspects of the graduate program. Provides Department and University policy and procedural information to current and prospective graduate students, faculty, and staff. Serves as liaison between students, faculty, and other campus administrative units and control points. Is responsible for advising approximately 175 graduate students on a variety of academic issues and ensures students are making progress towards their degree and career goals while remaining within established university and program guidelines and regulations. Manages graduate student records, program data and statistics and is responsible for overseeing all publications for the graduate program. Working with the student affairs team, the Graduate Program Advisor participates in policy decisions and program development to support faculty initiatives and encourage student academic success. Is responsible for the overall coordination and administration of graduate student recruitment, admission, outreach and new student orientation processes. In collaboration with the Payroll Coordinator, advises graduate students on academic appointments and employment matters. Is expected to be strongly committed to the program and to the welfare of the students, maintaining a climate of interpersonal support while exercising independent professional judgment and creative problem solving skills. Reqs: 1‑3 years of directly related experience, preferably in a higher education institution.

Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent experience and/or training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full hourly range is $24.95 to $42.10/ hr. The budgeted hourly range is $24.95 to $33.52/hr. 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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Application review begins 4/25/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 67603.

LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER‑ RESNET

ADMIN & RESIDENTIAL INFO TECH

Responsible for the technical operations of all data network services for Administrative & Residential Information Technology (ARIT)’s ResNet program for residential students. Has primary responsibility for all network monitoring, integrity and recovery capabilities to ensure 24x7 operation and administration of network services provided to end users and staff. Has primary responsibility for security access controls, network firewall systems, and web application firewalls for all production applications and services. The Network and Security Infrastructure staff provides secure network access using a common architecture, equipment, and process. This group is directly responsible for all aspects of an innovative 24/7 Internet Service (ResNet), which provides high performance wireless and ethernet connectivity to all UCSB residential customers. As the key technical resource for the organization, the Lead Network Engineer will exercise

a high degree of independence and autonomy in overseeing implementation of complex technical projects. Due to the necessity of a high‑availability Information Technology communications infrastructure, this position is on call and is required to carry a cell phone. Serves as Acting Manager for day‑to‑day operations in the absence of the Director, Network & Security.

Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years Practical experience with the design, deployment and troubleshooting of wireless networks, including complex inter‑domain authentication processes. 1‑3 years Edge Network Operations and Security. Demonstrated thorough knowledge of professional communications and network concepts necessary to resolve issues using established parameters, creativity and independent judgment, escalating as necessary. Thorough understanding of various network hardware platforms, network related protocols and software including understanding of OSI layer 3 protocols at a basic level and layer 2 protocols at a complex level and related technical standards critical to the operation of interconnected networks. Ability to gather, organize and analyze data in the completion of a variety of functional assignments. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non‑technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Self‑motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Demonstrated diverse problem solving skills. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $100,000‑ $120,000/year.

Pay Rate/Range: $82,300 ‑ $151,700/ year. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 67246

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH

Come join UCSB Student Health’s dynamic team! Our MAs prepare patients for their visit by checking vital signs, assisting with procedures, completing insurance referrals, scheduling patients, answering patient questions, and ensuring the clinic is properly stocked. We provide a comprehensive orientation to clinic routines and the electronic medical record. You will work hand‑in‑hand with Physicians, PAs, NPs, RNs, & LVNs in caring for the student population at UCSB. Reqs: High School diploma or equivalent. Licenses/Certifications: Certification with one of the following agencies: American Association of Medical Assistants, American Medical Technologists, California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants, Local Emergency Medical Services Agency, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Certified Nursing Assistant. Note: Applicants without a proper certification will not be considered. Notes: Student Health requires all clinical staff to successfully pass the background check and complete the credentialing process before the employment date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Scheduling will be reviewed annually and set for the upcoming fiscal year. Weekly schedule may include Thursday evening hours if need arises. Any HIPAA or FERPA

violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Pay Rate/Range: $24.69/hr. ‑ $29.50/hr.

Full Title Code Pay Range: $24.69/ hr. ‑ $30.68/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 57062

MOBILE CRISIS

CLINICIAN 2 OR 3

STUDENT HEALTH

The UCSB Community Safety Response Team (CSRT) is a collaborative effort between Student Health Services (SHS), CAPS, and UCPD to provide a holistic and specialized response for students experiencing a mental health crisis. The co‑response crisis team is designed to implement a vision for campus safety response that is led by trained mental health professionals to transform safety response in a way that advances a culture of trust, respect, and dignity for our diverse campus community. As a member of this team, you will provide multiculturally informed screening/evaluation, wellness checks, de‑escalation, follow up, care coordination and outreach based on the severity and complexity of need. The Mobile Crisis Clinician reports to the Director of Social Work in UCSB Student Health. Mobile Crisis Clinicians who are associates (ASW or AMFT) will perform their duties under the formal clinical supervision of the Social Work Director following the guidelines established by the California BBS. Mobile Crisis Clinicians who are licensed (LCSW or LMFT)will perform their duties independently under their full licensure. Reqs: Master’s Degree in Social Work or in Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited program. CSW

2: California Associate Clinical Social Worker or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist registration. CSW

3: California Licensed Clinical Social Worker license or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Certified in CPR for healthcare professionals or able to obtain certification within 90 days of hire. CSW 3: 3 years of post‑Masters experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. Student Health requires all clinical staff successfully pass the fingerprint background check and credentialing process before the start date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Shift: Days/Evenings/Swing Shift/ Weekends. Days: Wed.‑Sun. or Sun.‑Wed. Hours: 10‑hour shifts, generally 2:00pm‑12:00am. Must be able to work a variable schedule and to work on‑call. Must be willing to become certified for 5150/involuntary hospitalization. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: CSW 2: $82,885.28/yr. ‑ $87,919.84/yr./ CSW 3: $85,049.44/yr.‑ $88,523.21/ yr. 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 66073

NETWORK SERVICES ENGINEER

OFFICE OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

We are looking for a self‑motivated network services engineer to join our growing onsite team! You will serve as a leading technical member of the UCSB Network Operations Center to provide network and internet connectivity to campus buildings, the North Hall Data Center, and wireless service supporting all campus academic and business operations. Duties include the design, implementation, evaluation and administration of wired and wireless network systems, including routers, switches, wireless controllers, authentication and accounting systems, and virtual private network servers. Develops scripts and processes for system integration, data collection and reporting, and network monitoring for cloud‑hosted and local environments. Serves as a technical consultant in the planning, design, and operation of network services. Implements and manages change‑control and inventory management system processes. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Must carry a cell phone and have own transportation for off‑hours response. Position requires occasional work outside of business hours. Satisfactory conviction history background check. The full salary range is $82,300 ‑ $151,700/ yr. The budgeted salary range is $92,710 ‑ $117,000/yr. 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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

Application Review Date:4/23/24. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu.

Job # 67495

PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS/FACILITIES

MANAGEMENT

Using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, the technician provides safe, effective, and efficient services to multiple locations. Services include the treatment of nuisance animals, insects, and weeds. Reqs: 1‑3 years experience performing Integrative Pest Management for a licensed business or public institution. nMust have the skills, knowledge, and ability to use the practices of Integrated Pest Management to provide safe, effective, and efficient pest management to various campus entities. Expert knowledge of the latest pest management techniques, including pest biology and identification, sanitation, exclusion, education, habitat modification, pest prevention building design, wildlife management, pesticide safety, and least toxic pesticides. Knowledgeable in techniques to solve pest problems in sensitive campus environments, including research laboratories, animal facilities, museums, and rare book collections, without affecting

data or collections. Knowledgeable of county, state, and federal regulations regarding application, storage, and use of pesticides. Works independently in a responsible manner and cooperatively in a group setting. Must possess a valid California DPR Qualified Applicator’s License or Certificate Category A, or a California Structural Branch 2 license. Must also maintain licenses through the accumulation of the required CEU’s, respective to each license. Must be available to respond to emergencies, work on‑call, rotating swing shift and holidays. Notes: May work shifts other than Monday thru Friday in order to meet the operational needs of the department. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Budgeted Hourly Range: $23.41 ‑ $26.89/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #48751

SAFETY SPECIALIST

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

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24. Flock-related

26. Fencing weapons

28. Municipality that’s been cooked in a well-oiled pan?

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34. Hauntingly strange

35. Undomesticated

39. College basketball’s Runnin’ Rebels

41. Campground units

43. Passage marker?

44. Bath salt scent

46. Brewpub option

48. “Mazel ___!”

49. The further biography of a family in a 1985 Anjelica Huston crime comedy?

52. First words of a search for a tutorial, maybe

67. West of “Batman”

68. Battleship call

69. Pleasure trip

70.Sport for Ludvig ≈berg and Jordan Zunic

71. Griddle sound

72. “You’re still wrong”

73. Give a bad review to

Down

1. Poker variety

2. “See ya”

3. Warriors star Thompson

4. Current German chancellor Olaf

5. Puts the Vs in the Bs, maybe

6. Formic acid maker

7. Singer Burl 8. Operatic icon 9. “Be that as it may ...” 10. “... neither the time ___ the place”

SPEC 2: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Solid, comprehensive working knowledge / understanding of a specific EH&S field including related laws and regulations, and general understanding of all EH&S fields. Excellent organizational skills to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple projects. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively in a diverse environment. Working skills in the appropriate use of technology and relevant scientific equipment as required. Notes: Must be able to work some evenings and weekends. Must be willing to work with and respond to emergencies (on and off‑hours) involving potentially hazardous materials. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program Satisfactory completion of criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly

Range: EHS SPEC 3: $80,000 to $92,000/year. EHS SPEC 2: $38.31/ hr.‑$41.59/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20.

For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 67076

SENIOR ACCOMMODATIONS SPECIALIST

HUMAN RESOURCES

Provides expert level workplace accommodations services for staff, faculty and student employees. Provides expert level interpretation on union contracts, policies and laws related to highly complex accommodation and/ or disability issues. Consults with key stakeholders on complex cases that may be precedent setting. Serves as a lead for other workplace accommodations staff. Partners with Leave Administration staff to help develop and design training for managers and supervisors on disability leaves and accommodations. Reqs: Must have 4 to 6 years experience with the following: Analyzing complex situations regarding disability/accommodations as it affects performance of job duties, experience using advanced analytical and problem solving skills, ability to develop recommendations using critical thinking; experience with writing, speaking and group presentation skills in communicating complex information in a clear and concise manner to multiple levels in the organization. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Note: Satisfactory completion of a conviction history background check. The full range is $82,300 ‑ $151,700/yr. The budgeted salary range is $82,300 to $104,000/ yr. 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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

Application review begins 4/26/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu, Job # 67624

SR. CUSTODIAN (ECEN) RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Under the supervision of the Custodial Supervisor, performs custodial duties in accordance with established standards and instructions for the UCSB Events Center and for University owned Residence Halls and Apartments. May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Promotes a customer service environment to clients and residents. Responsible for completing job duties that demonstrate support for Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises. Reqs: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Working knowledge and experience in utilizing the following equipment: vacuums, conventional and high‑speed buffers, extractors and related custodial equipment desirable (Will train on all equipment and chemicals used.) Experience in a custodial cleaning operation or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Ability to read, writing and follow oral and written instructions. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $22.00 ‑ $23.80/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination

Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #66926

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER

ENTERPRISE PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE

If you have experience with enterprise‑level projects, including time and resource management, financial planning, scope management, issue and risk management, and project execution, UCSB has an excellent opportunity for you. In this role, you will plan, direct, and monitor the work produced by the extended project team, including planning and implementing appropriate quality assurance activities.You will be responsible for managing stakeholder relationships, including general ongoing communications, negotiation of scope and schedule changes, key risks, issue resolutions, and ongoing progress reporting. The Technical Project Manager shapes stakeholder expectations and manages the scope and any contracts associated with the project. The Technical Project Manager must have a broad knowledge of industry best practices and be able to proactively identify potential project risks in order to advise and consult with stakeholders on risk identification, analysis, and mitigation strategies.

Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience

/ training. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $101,100 to $192,300/yr. The budgeted salary range is $114,780 to $146,700/yr. 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 the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20.

For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination.

Application review begins 4/24/24. Apply online at www.jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 67466

WEB DEVELOPER ASSOCIATED

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIA ELENA RIOS CASE NO.: 24PR00064

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of MARIA ELENA RIOS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: NANCY LEMUS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: NANCY LEMUS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent Administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/09/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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.

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: 05/16/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 03/26/2024 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James F. Cote, Esq. 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 207, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1204. Published Apr 04, 11, 18, 2024 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STEPHANIE ANTIONETTE NEUMANN aka STEPHANIE A. NEUMANN aka STEPHANIE NEUMANN Case No.: 24PR00146 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: STEPHANIE ANTIONETTE NEUMANN aka STEPHANIE A. NEUMANN aka STEPHANIE NEUMANN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: WILLIAM PESCH in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests

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: 05/23/2024 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.

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. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 03/19/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: Barrett P. O’Gorman, O’Gorman & O’Gorman, LLP 5901 Encina Rd., Suite B‑2 Goleta CA 93117, (805) 967‑1215

Published Apr 4, 11, 18 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF:

MILTON PAGE LARSEN

AKA

MILTON P. LARSEN AKA MILTON

LARSEN AKA MILT

LARSEN

CASE NO. 24PR00181

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may

otherwise be interested in the lost WILL or estate, or both of

MILTON PAGE LARSEN AKA

MILTON P. LARSEN AKA

MILTON LARSEN AKA MILT LARSEN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ARLENE JEAN LARSEN in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA BARBARA.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ARLENE JEAN LARSEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost 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

NOTICE INVITING BIDS/NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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: 05/30/24 at 9:00AM in Dept. SB5 located at 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121

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 JOSHUA R. DRISKELL ‑ SBN 294616, LAGERLOF, LLP 155 N. LAKE AVENUE, FLOOR 11 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 683‑7234 4/11, 4/18, 4/25/24 CNS‑3801434#

SANTA BARBARA

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARK CRAWFORD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost 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

Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the County of Santa Barbara (“County) will receive sealed bids for General Contractors for the following project, Bid No. 19014.2 – GS Capital Project: Construction of New Probations Headquarters Building, County of Santa Barbara (Project” or “Contract”):

1. The Project consists of: Construction of a new 32,900 square-foot office building, and 15,800 square-foot belowgrade parking garage, on a 1.1-acre site in the downtown area of the City of Santa Barbara. The proposed building will serve as the new headquarters for the Santa Barbara County Probation Department and will be four stories high with a large central courtyard, private offices, classrooms, interview rooms, and support spaces.

2. To bid this Project, the Bidders are required to possess either a Class A or B license in the State of California. The Bidder’s license(s) must remain active in good standing throughout the term of the Contract. The Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code.

3. Contract Document are available, as of April 1, 2024, for review, print, and download from www.publicpurchase. com (https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/bid/bidView?bidId=182862)

4. Sealed bids will be received until 1:00 p.m. PST, Thursday, May 9th 2024. Bids must be submitted electronically at www.publicpurchase.com. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be nonresponsive.

5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the County. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instruction to Bidders.

6. A bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the County a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the County of Santa Barbara, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the County for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.

7. Mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on THURSDAY APRIL 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM PACIFIC TIME. All participants are required to sign in. Only those General Contractors attending a job walk shall be qualified to submit a bid in response to this Notice to Bidders. Job walk will take place at 1019 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

8. The successful bidder will be required to furnish 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond if t is awarded the Contract for the Work.

9. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code.

10. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and the subject requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required

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

11. The County has entered into a Community Workforce Agreement, similar to a project labor agreement, that is applicable to this Project. A copy of the Community Workforce Agreement is included in the Bid Documents. The successful bidder and all subcontractors will be required to be bound by the Community Workforce Agreement. Each bidder must provide, with such bidder’s bid, a Letter of Assent duly executed by such bidder agreeing to be bound by the Community Workforce Agreement. Each Subcontractor must also provide a Letter of Assent duly executed by such Subcontractor prior to commencing any Work on the Project.

12. The County shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the base bid amount only.

13. The Project is subject to liquidated damages in the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) per day for each and every day’s delay beyond the time prescribed in completion of the Work, paid by the Contractor to the County.

LEGALS (CONT.)

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: 05/23/24 at 9:00AM in Dept. SB5 located at 1100

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

ANACAPA ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121

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

In the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room

105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA

The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara in the County Hearing Rooms located at 511 East Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria and 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara on May 7, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. Please see www.countyofsb. org for web streaming of the meeting, agenda, supplemental materials, and minutes, as well as page two of the agenda for a description of public participation options available to provide testimony on actions regarding the adoption of the proposed charges for sewer service in County Service Area 12 (Mission Canyon Sewer District) for fiscal year 2024-2025, adoption of the resolution regarding the collection of said charges on the tax rolls, and approving the proposed California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption per CEQA Guidelines (CCR Section 15273(a)(1)-(4)). A copy of a report with the proposed charges can be viewed with the materials docketed for this item in the agenda. This information may also be obtained by calling the County Department of Public Works at (805) 803-8750 during business hours. Comments, objections or protests to the adoption of the proposed charges may be presented at the hearing or filed with the Clerk of the Board before the public hearing, whose address is 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101.

For current methods of public participation for the meeting of May 7, 2024, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on Thursday prior to the above referenced meeting for a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged or the item may be continued.

Staff reports and the posted agenda is available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 PM on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240.

If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing.

G.C. Section 65009, 6066, and 6062a.

Mona Miyasato

CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

By: Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk

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

CHARLES A. KAUSEN ‑ SBN 348007

FINLAY LAW GROUP, APC 4665 MACARTHUR CT. SUITE 205 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660

Telephone (949) 438‑6060 BSC 224945 4/11, 4/18, 4/25/24

CNS‑3800167# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KIPLING BOOKER HORTON CASE NO.: 24PR00138

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KIPLING BOOKER HORTON

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ROBERT VERNON HORTON III in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

I HAVE LEVIED upon all the right, title, claim and interest of the debtor(s) Timothy Delaney,

THE PETITION for probate requests that: ROBERT VERNON HORTON III be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent Administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/09/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107.

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: Robert B. Locke 5290 Overpass Rd. Suite 204, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; (805) 683‑1459 Published Apri 11, 18, 25 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA PRUITT, aka PATRICIA CHRISTINE PRUITT, aka PAT PRUITT CASE NO.: 24PR00167 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PATRICIA PRUITT, aka PATRICIA CHRISTINE PRUITT, aka PAT PRUITT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DAVID HAMMONS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: DAVID HAMMONS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent Administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/23/2024

AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 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: JEFFREY L. BOYLE, DELWICHE, VON DOLLEN & BOYLE, Attorneys at Law 1114 State Street, Suite 256, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 962‑8131 Published Apr 18, 25. May 2 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ELVA ELAINE GRIMMESEY aka ELAINE GRIMMESEY aka ELVA ELAINE WIGHTMAN GRIMMESEY Case No.: 24PR00190

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ELVA ELAINE GRIMMESEY aka ELAINE GRIMMESEY

FOR PROBATE has been filed

ELAINE GRIMMESEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that: SUZANNE ELAINE GRIMMESEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/06/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 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

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/17/2024 AT 9:30 a.m. Dept: 4 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

LEGALS (CONT.)

that Benjamin Suppe be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. SB 5 located at 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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: KEVIN

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS

For Projects issued under the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA)

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Hope Elementary School District (“DISTRICT”) at 3970 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, California 93110 not later than:

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS is at 10:00 AM, JUNE 4, 2024, for the HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KITCHEN ALTERATIONS, Project No. 14-24/25 (“Project”).

Job Walk/Pre-Bid Conference

A mandatory job walk, and pre-bid conference will be conducted on MAY 13, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM. Meet at Hope Elementary School, 3970 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara CA 93110. Bids will not be accepted from contractors not attending the mandatory job walk and pre-bid conference. Prospective Bidders attending the mandatory job walk shall adhere to state and Santa Barbara County Public Health guidelines unless otherwise noted. Any oral representations made by DISTRICT representatives or architects at the job walk and pre-bid conference are not intended to be binding on DISTRICT or to be relied upon by prospective bidders.

The Plans/Specifications will be available for purchase through Tri-Co at https://www.tricoblue.com/ after the mandatory job walk.

With the exception of the mandatory job walk, any requests for prebid job site visits/access should be directed to and coordinated with: Fernando Garcia at fgarcia@hopeschooldistrict.org

Questions due from bidders are due by MAY 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM and should be directed to the Project Architect, Joe Wilcox, Kruger Bensen Ziemer Architects, Inc. at joew@kbzarch.com

CLEARLY MARK BID RESPONSE ENVELOPE WITH TIME/DATE OF BID OPENING AND PROJECT NAME. Bids so received shall be opened and publicly read aloud at Hope Elementary School at 3970 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, California 93110. All bids shall be made on the forms provided in the specifications and each bid must conform to the Contract Documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by the bid security specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Project description includes, but not limited to the following: Renovation of the existing kitchen in the existing multipurpose building. Also includes the addition of a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer within the building, etc. at the Hope Elementary School site.

Per Public Contract Code Section 20103.8, the Hope Elementary School District will use Method (A) in determining the lowest responsible bid.

Contractor License required: B, General Building Contractor

Prequalification of Bidders and MEP subcontractors: As a condition of bidding on this Project, and in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code section 20111.5 and 20111.6 all Bidders and all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors listed in the Bidder’s proposal must either be pre-qualified for at least five business days before the date of the opening of the bids or must submit a completed prequalification package by the deadline stated below. Bids not conforming to this requirement will not be accepted.

Prequalification packages are available upon request. Please contact Lina Plascencia in the Planning Department at lplascencia@hopeschooldistrict.org. All prequalification questions must be directed to L.M. Sweaney at lynns11s@aol.com or leave a voice message at (805) 705-0034.

Prequalification packages must be submitted to L.M. Sweaney, 3345 State Street/Box 3187, Santa Barbara, CA 93130 (UPS or FED-EX ONLY) (Voice Message: (805) 705-0034) no later than, May 21, 2024 by 5:00 PM. FAXED PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE DO NOT REQUIRE SIGNATURE AS PROOF OF RECEIPT AS THIS IS DELIVERED TO A PO BOX.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773 and 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the DISTRICT has obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract which is available for review at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ dlsr/statistics_research.html. During the Work, the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) will monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor’s prevailing wage rate obligations, with a copy of the same being on file with the District Office. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the contract, and to comply with all prevailing wage requirements set forth in the Labor Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1771.1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid or engage in the performance of any contract for this project unless; (1) currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5; or (2) expressly authorized to submit a bid by Section 1771.1 and provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The successful Bidder will be required to post all job-site notices required by DIR regulations and other applicable law. The successful bidder and its subcontractors will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the General Conditions.

DISTRICT will be participating in the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) Participation Goal Program pursuant to Education Code section 17076.11 and Public Contract Code section 10115.

No Bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the bid opening. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive irregularities in any bid.

BY THE ORDER OF THE HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE

Fernando Garcia, Director of Facilities and Modernization Planning Department

LEGALS (CONT.)

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/24

CNS‑3794538#

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/07/2014.

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC S/ JEREMY FLETCHER, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/06/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/24

CNS‑3794537#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2024‑0000585

The following person(s) is (are)

doing business as:

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS #4372, 270 E. HWY 246, BUELLTON, CA 93427 County of SANTA BARBARA

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, 233 S. PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/07/2014.

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC

S/ JEREMY FLETCHER, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/06/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/24

CNS‑3794542#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000578

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS #2697

55 S. LA CUMBRE RD., SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 County of SANTA BARBARA

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, 233 S. PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MO

65802

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to

transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/07/2014.

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC

S/ JEREMY FLETCHER, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/06/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/24

CNS‑3794531#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000582

The following person(s) is (are)

doing business as:

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS #3662, 4854 S. BRADLEY ROAD, SUITE 102, ORCUTT, CA 93455 County of SANTA BARBARA

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, 233 S. PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802

This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/07/2014.

O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC

S/ JEREMY FLETCHER, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/06/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/24

DCPP costs from the customers of other electric utilities in California, including customers of SCE. Under SB 846, SCE must collect the amounts owed by SCE customers related to extended DCPP operations with no additional markup.

On March 29, 2024, PG&E filed an application requesting CPUC approval of the forecasted costs of operating DCPP in 2025. PG&E is the only applicant seeking approval from the CPUC. SCE is providing this notice to SCE customers of the rate increase that could result from SCE’s required collection of these costs.

Why is this rate increase necessary?

Continued operation of DCPP is necessary to promote statewide grid reliability. PG&E is proposing to collect $336.776 million for continued operation of DCPP over a one-year period beginning January 1, 2025. Under SB 846, SCE customers must contribute 44.7%, or $150.626 million, of this amount.

The amount due from SCE customers will vary from year to year depending on factors such as the forecasted cost to operate DCPP for that year and the number of customers served by electric utilities in California. Every year that PG&E continues to operate DCPP, PG&E will file an application with the CPUC to request approval of DCPP costs for the upcoming year. The CPUC conditionally authorized new retirement dates for DCPP of 2029 (Unit 1) and 2030 (Unit 2) 1

How could this impact my electric rates?

If the rate request is approved, the average residential monthly bill using 500 kWh per month would increase by approximately $1.26 or 0.7% per month in 2025.

CNS‑3794539#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUILDING GENERALS CONSTRUCTION at 1819 De La Vina St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Building Generals LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liaility Company Filed by: GABRIEL CARBAJAL, SR./MEMBER

Mar 28. Apr 4, 11, 18 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000584

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: O’REILLY AUTO PARTS #3770, 5754 HOLLISTER AVENUE, GOLETA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, 233 S. PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 This business is conducted by a limited

MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 3, 2024. 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 E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000853. Published: Apr 11, 18, 25, May 02 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BIOMAGNETISMO SANTA BARBARA 5276 Holliaster Avenue, 307 Santa Barbara, CA 93111;

iproject and will receive such bids via electronic transmission on the City of Goleta PlanetBids portal site until 2:00 PM, May 16, 2024, and will be publicly opened and posted promptly thereafter.  Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Planet Bids Website: https://pbsystem.planetbids.com The work includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a finished GOLETA TRAIN DEPOT PRJECT NO. 9079. Work includes construction of the Goleta Train Depot building and associated site work (parking, landscaping and access) as well as pedestrian and bicycle improvements along South La Patera Lane from Hollister Avenue to the train depot. The contract period is Five-Hundred Forty-Seven (547) calendar days.

Project Cost

The estimated cost of Project construction is approximately $16.5M (including all Add Alternates).

The Basis of Award will be determined on the Base Bid Construction Price not including Alternate Bid Items.

Project Duration

The successful contractor (after receipt of Notice to Proceed) shall have 547 calendar days to complete all work called for under the Contract Documents.

The Project location Project Location is at 27 South La Patera Lane, Goleta Ca 93117.

Project Description

Construction of a new full-service multi-modal train station facilities next to the existing Amtrak platform at 27 South La Patera Lane. The Goleta Train Depot building will be approximately 9,000 square feet. It will include a lobby, e-ticketing area, waiting room, café, community meeting room, restrooms, bike storage lockers, and outdoor plaza spaces. The project site is approximately 2.5 acres, is relatively flat, and rectangular. The site is currently developed with a 39,800 square-foot warehouse structure, with an associated parking lot, outdoor storage area, and vehicle yard proposed to be removed as part of this project. In addition, South La Patera Lane is being reconfigured to accommodate improvements such as continuous bike lanes, sidewalks, street lights, and landscaped parkways.

Bid Submittal Instructions

Bidders must be registered on the City of Goleta’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit the bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted. All communications related to this project shall be conducted through PlanetBids. Questions about alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be asked before bid opening. After bid opening, the CITY does not consider these questions as bid protests. All bids must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids on or before 2:00 PM (PST) May 16, 2024.

Virtual Bid Opening

Bid opening will be through a ZOOM meeting at 2:30 PM on May 16, 2024. The ZOOM link is https:// us06web.zoom.us/j/86833177412?pwd=TjWRSHWQI 7a1mlQOeOWclV4E7ZDH08O.1

Bidders may also call in to listen live to the Bid Opening by dialing 1-669444-9171  or 1-669-900-6833  and then entering the following when prompted:

Webinar ID: 868 3317 7412

Webinar Passcode: 996412

Questions and Communications

All questions must be submitted electronically through

PlanetBids. The deadline for receipt of questions is May 2, 2024, 2:00 PM

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday, April 17, 2024, at 10:00 AM and on April 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM at the Project Site (27 South La Patera Lane, Goleta, CA 93117). Interested bidders are required to attend at least one of these pre-bid meetings and will be held responsible for all information presented.  It is required that the Bidders have fully inspected the Project site in all particulars and become thoroughly familiar with the terms and conditions of the Bid Plans and Special Provisions and local conditions affecting the performance and costs of the Work prior to bidding and it is recommended that this be done prior to attending this meeting.

Bid Security

The bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a money order, a certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety, made payable to CITY. The bid security shall be an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total annual bid amount included with their proposals as required by California law.

Note: All bids must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. The original security of the three (3) lowest bidders must also be mailed or submitted to the office of the City Clerk at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California 93117, in a sealed envelope and be received or postmarked within three (3) City business days after the bid due date and time; otherwise, the bid shall be considered non-responsive. The sealed envelope should be plainly marked on the outside, “SEALED BID SECURITY FOR GOLETA TRAIN DEPOT PRJECT NO. 9079.”

Performance Security

Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by CITY to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, request the CITY to make payment of retention to an escrow agent.

Affirmative Action

The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) per California Labor Code Section 1771.4, including prevailing wage rates and apprenticeship employment standards. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The CITY hereby affirmatively ensures that all business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)

Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the DIR.  No Bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work.  If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project. Failure to provide proof of the contractor’s current registration pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive.

Contractor License

A contract may only be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder properly licensed in accordance with the laws of the State and the City of Goleta.  Contractor shall possess a valid Class B -

General Building Contractor license prior to award

https://www.dir.ca.gov/ OPRL/2022-2/PWD/Southern.html The Contractor is required to post a copy of the applicable wage rates at the job site.  Attention is directed to Section 7 “Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public” of the Standard Construction Specifications.

Contractor Experience

The Contractor Company, including the Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) for the Contractor Company, shall demonstrate a minimum of ten (10) years' experience successfully performing projects of substantially similar type, magnitude, and character of the work bid.

Rejection of Bids

The CITY reserves the right to reject all bids, reject any bid that is not responsive to the invitation, or to waive any minor irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a period of up to one-hundred and twenty (120) days. Failure to provide proof of the Contractor’s current registration pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive. Failure to comply with enforcement provisions pursuant to Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code may result in a determination that the Bidder is not responsible.

Liquidated Damages

The

LEGALS (CONT.)

SANTA BARBARA

INTEGRATIVE THERAPY, 5266 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 117

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, County of SANTA BARBARA.

INTEGRATIVE FAMILY THERAPY, INC., 7334 HOLLISTER AVE. SUITE M GOLETA, CA 93117

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ REGINA GRUJOVSKI, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/28/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24

CNS‑3801583#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000747

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

1. DELGADO’S MEXICAN FOOD,

2. DELGADO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 4401 CARPINTERIA AVE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013 County of SANTA BARBARA

V. MAGNANIMO, INC., 980 DEBRA DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110

This business is conducted by a Corporation

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 13, 2019.

V. MAGNANIMO, INC.

S/ ARTURO J. CASTELLANOS, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 03/21/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24

CNS‑3802327#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0000748

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

1. PEPE’S MEXICAN FOOD, 2. PEPE’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 254 ORANGE AVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA

V. MAGNANIMO INC., 980 DEBRA DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93110

This business is conducted by a Corporation

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/24

CNS‑3802316#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2024‑0000864

statement

Joseph

Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000796. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: READYMADE

CREATIVE 425 Camphor PL Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Shawn Forry (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SHAWN FORRY/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 19, 2024. 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 E47. FBN Number: 2024‑0000709. Published:

Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person­

(s) is/are doing business as: PACER CORPORATION 5614 Via Ravenna Goleta, CA 93117; Pacific Engineering Research Corporation (same address)

This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN/CEO, CFO, SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. 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: 2024‑0000870. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRASH BIN CLEANERS EXPRESS 318 Ribera Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bin Cleaners Express LLC (same address)

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: LUKE HILL/ OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 28, 2024. 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: 2024‑0000798. Published: Apr 18, 25, May 02, 9 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEDINA

TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION

by: TODD BRYAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 20, 2024. 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: 2024‑0000735.

Airport Noise Working Group Applications Being

Accepted

Six Goleta Area Representatives Needed: Apply Online by Thursday, May 16, 2024

The City of Goleta is seeking volunteers from the community to serve on a sevenmember Santa Barbara Airport Noise Working Group. The purpose of this group is to gain input from neighborhood representatives and other airport stakeholders on potential solutions to Airport noise issues affecting local residents. The Working Group will seek to identify realistic and achievable strategies to mitigate the noise impact of the Airport on surrounding neighborhoods.

The Santa Barbara Airport Noise Working Group will be made up of six representatives from Goleta and one from the unincorporated area of Isla Vista. The City is now accepting applications for the Goleta representatives from the six areas listed below:

• City Council District 1 West

• City Council District 1 East

• City Council District 2 West

• City Council District 2 East

• City Council District 3

• City Council District 4

To see which area you are in, check out the Santa Barbara Airport Noise Working Group District map on the City’s website at the City Boards and Commissions page.

Applications must be submitted online by May 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Apply online by visiting the following link: https://www.cityofgoleta.org/boardscommissions

Once your application is received, it will be reviewed by the City Clerk’s office and submitted to the City Council for consideration. Thank you for considering this important role in your community!

For additional information, contact cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent April 18, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

The following person(s) is doing business as: GAUCHO PIZZA, 6583 PARDALL RD GOLETA, CA 93117, County of SANTA BARBARA. DD BRAEMAR LLC, 486 BRAEMAR RANCH LN SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109, CA

This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ DEBRA BABAI, MANAGING

CA 93108, County of

Barbara. Myglobalclassroom, Inc., 525 San Ysidro Road #107, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Steven Kunes, President

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 3/19/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/24

CNS­3797804#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024­0000682

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARCADY DISTRIBUTING 100 Adams Road Goleta, CA 93117; Strahan Montanes Enterprises Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DAVID STRAHAN/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 10, 2024. 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:

The following person(s) is doing business as: Shoreline Systems, 1414 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, County of Santa Barbara. Derek Stadmiller, 1414 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Derek Stadmiller, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 3/15/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/24

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Raul M. Cardenas (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: RAUL M. CARDENAS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 4, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024­0000709

The following person(s) is doing business as: READYMADE CREATIVE, 425 CAMPHOR PL, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108, County of SANTA BARBARA.

SHAWN FORRY, 425 CAMPHOR PL, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE /s/ SHAWN FORRY, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 3/19/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/24

CNS­3797812#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024­0000681

The following person(s) is doing business as: Barkentine Ventures, 125 Eucalyptus Hill Cir, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara.

Peter F. Hartz, 125 Eucalyptus Hill Cir, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

This business is conducted by An Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Peter F Hartz

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 3/15/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/24 CNS­3797822#

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

LIEN SALE

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE 21700

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that a Public Lien Sale of personal property will be held Thursday the 25th day of April, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at Santa Barbara Mini Storage, 190 Wye Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110, County of Santa Barbara, State of California, and will be sold by the unit by Daniel Jackson, Auctioneer, CA Bond #64819405, phone (559) 970­8105. The property to be

Carraher, Tera B11 Garcia, Rose D6 McCune, Beverly C21 Lara, Frank

This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq. of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California. (See Section 1812.600 of Civil Code)

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 JUNE 7, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT , 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 APRIL 9, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 18, 25. May 2, 9 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF HEARING ‑ PETITIONER: JOANNE ACQUISTAPACE RESPONDENT: JOSE HUGO FIGUEROA RIROROCO REQUEST FOR ORDER: ENTRY OF JUDGEMENT OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

CASE NUMBER: 22FL01803

TO: JOSE HUGO FIGUEROA RIROROCO, Respondent A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS: 05/03/2024 1:30PM DEPT

4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

CA

ANACAPA DIVISION WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders without you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL‑320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time), and appear at the hearing. (See for FL‑320‑INFO for more information.)

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 02/28/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy.

Published April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024

AMENDED PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM AND ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT

Notice to the person being sued:

•You are the defendant if your name is listed in 2 on page 2 of this form or on form SC‑100A. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed in 1 on page 2.

•You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case.

• If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim.

•Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case.

•Read this form and all pages attached to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights.

Aviso al Demandado

•Usted es el Demandado sis u nombre figura en 2 de la pagina 2 de este formulario, o en el formulario SC‑100A. La persona que lo demanda es el Demandante, la que figura en 1 de la pagina 2.

•Usted y el Demandante tienen que presentarse en la corte en la fecha del juicio indicada a continuacion. Si no se presenta, puede perder el caso. Si pierde el caso, la corte podria ordenar que le quiten de su sueldo, dinero u otros bienes para pagar este reclamo.

•Lleve este testigos, recibos y cualquier otra prueba que necesite para probar su caso

•Lea este formulario y todas las paginas adjuntas para entender la demanda en su contra y para proteger sus derechos.

882‑4520, option #7 (civil) option #8 (restraining order). Instructions for the person suing: Do not use this form to recover COVID‑19 rental debt, which is unpaid rent or other financial obligations under a tenancy due between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, (See Code of Civil Procedure, §1179.02.) To recover COVID‑19 rental debt, use form 5C‑500, Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court.

• You are the plaintiff. The person you are suing is the defendant. • Before you fill out this form, read form SC‑100‑INFO, Information or t e P , to know your rights. You can get form SC‑100‑INFO at any courthouse or county law library, or go to www. courts.ca.gov/forms. • Fill out pages 2, 3, and 4 of this form, Make copies of all the pages of this form and any attachments—one for each party named in this case and an extra copy for yourself. Take or mail the original and the copies to the court clerk’s office and pay the filing fee, The clerk will write the date of your trial in the box above. Your court may allow electronic filing. Check your local court website for information; www.courts. ca.govIfind‑my‑court.htm. • You must have someone at least 18—not you or anyone else listed in this case—give each defendant a court‑stamped copy of all pages of this form and any pages this form tells you to attach, There are special rules for “serving,” or delivering, this form to public entities, associations, and some businesses. See forms SC‑104, SC‑1 04B, and SC‑104C. • Go to court on your trial date listed above. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case.

1. Plaintiff: Matthew R Veronda, 650‑722‑8747, 602 Cypress Avenue Unit 5 San Mateo, CA 94401

2. Defendant: Gregg Patronyk, 805‑245‑6256, 2924 Arriba Way Santa Barbara, CA 93105

3. The plaintiff claims the defendant owes $3,744.06 a. see attachment b. 08/28/2023 c. see attachment

4. Yes defendant has been asked to pay you before your sue.

5. This courthouse covers the area where the defendant lives or does business. Where the plaintiff’s property was damaged. Where the plaintiff was injured.

6. Zip Code: 93105

7. Claim about an attorney‑client fee dispute: No

8. Are you suing a public entity? No

9. Have you filed more than 12 other small claims within the last 12 months in California? No.

10. Is your claim for more than $2,500? Yes

11. I understand that by filing a claim in small claims court, I have no right to appeal this claim. declare

W SURFACES, a California corporation, and dba GW Surfaces; CULBERT CONSTRUCTION & PLUMBING, INC, a California corporation; ARNOLD BUILDERS INC., a California corporation; THE SHERWIN‑WILLIAMS COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; LW CONSTRUCTION, INC., a California corporation; COAST ENGINEERING & DESIGN, INC., a California corporation; CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation, and dba California Electric Supply; UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., a Delaware corporation; ROBERT NOLAND CHURCH, aka Noland Church, individually, and dba Colortrends Painting & Decorating and dba Colortrends Painting; TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY, an Oklahoma corporation; and DOES 1 through 75, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: HOMER T. HAYWARD LUMBER CO., a California corporation (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante)

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

ADVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decider en su contra sin contra escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO

despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que

llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. ADVISO:Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiena que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NO: 24CV‑0011

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion, y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR

COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 1050 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, California 93408 (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Anne Secker, Esq., NOLAND HAMERLY ETIENNE & HOSS 333 Salinas Street/PO Box 2510, Salinas, CA 93902 Tel (831) 424‑1414

DATE: Jan 04, 2024. By J. Reavey, Deputy ( Delegado) Published Apr 18, 25. May 2, 9 2024.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SMITH AND COMPANY, INC. a California corporation; LAUREL CREEK, II, LP, a California Limited Partnership; LAUREL CREEK, LP, , a California Limited Partnership; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: GW SURFACES (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante)

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use your for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales papa presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de

la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar

estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. CASE NO: 24CV00018

Para más información en cómo este cambio impactará su factura, llame al 1-800-441-2233 o visite www.sce.com/avisos todos los días.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Southern California Edison Company’s Request to Increase Electric Rates APPLICATION A.24-04-005

Why am I receiving this notice?

On April 5, 2024, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) filed its Wildfire Mitigation, Vegetation Management, Catastrophic Events, and Wildfire Liability Insurance (WMCE) Application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting authorization to recover recorded costs that are in addition to the amounts already authorized by the CPUC and already included in current customer rates. SCE’s application requests CPUC approval for an initial revenue increase of $326.337 million. If the CPUC approves this application, SCE will recover this amount in electric distribution rates over a oneyear period beginning in mid-2025

Why is SCE requesting this rate increase?

• In 2023, SCE completed necessary work to implement its Wildfire Mitigation Plan and execute other important wildfire mitigation activities.

• In 2023, SCE completed substantial vegetation management work to mitigate wildfire risks related to vegetation contact with electric facilities, comply with required laws and regulations, and promote service reliability.

• In 2019-2023, SCE completed significant work in the Wildfire Covered Conductor Program to replace bare overhead conductors in high fire areas and related work. This will reduce wildfire risk and increase thresholds for potential Public Safety Power Shutoff events.

• SCE responded to 10 government-declared disasters that occurred in 2020-2022 to restore utility service to its customers; repaired, replaced or restored damaged utility facilities; and complied with governmental agency orders.

• In 2019-2020, SCE incurred incremental wildfire liability insurance premiums

How could this affect my monthly electric rates?

If SCE’s rate request is approved by the CPUC, the average non-CARE residential monthly bill using 500 kWh per month would increase by approximately $2.77 or 1.5% per month in mid-2025. The average CARE residential monthly bill with the same monthly usage would increase by approximately $ 1.87 or 1.5% per month in mid-2025