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~ Transformational Life Counseling ~ Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

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Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

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Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

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Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Sustainable Heart ~ Transformational Life Counseling ~ Relationships • Occupation and Career • Meditation

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Grief and Loss • Major Life Transitions • Anxiety

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

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Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Spiritual Issues • Communication • Conflict

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

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Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Michael H Kreitsek, MA

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

Transpersonal Counseling Psychology

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FEATURE

Good Times in the Goodland: Girsh Park Turns 25

by Victor Bryant

A new byline will often catch attention, but it’s rare that a new name on our long staff list gets recognition. So, this week, we want to introduce our latest staff addition: Operations Administrator Erin Lynch. She’s been working behind the scenes to help get our paper out each week!

What is your job like as the Operations Administrator? Firstly, my typical administration work includes a lot of subscription help, accounts payable, financial, and strategic plan reporting. Secondly, I get to research ongoing journalism trends and assist in upcoming projects, such as June’s Green Guide. Lastly, and most importantly, my role is to be the ultimate middleman and touch every department of the Independent by learning roles of other business and administrative team members for cross training/backup when needed.

You also work for the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation (SBPLF); what do you get to do there? How do you keep a work-life balance that works for you? I’m the Development Assistant at the SBPLF under Foundation Director Lauren Trujillo. My job is similar to the Independent when working the back end of donor administration, but I also get to strategize how to connect with the Santa Barbara community in providing information and awareness to what the Foundation has funded at the Library (The Michael Towbes Plaza, The Children’s Library, Teen Center, S.B. Reads, etc.) and how everyone can continue to enjoy this free and public infrastructure with their contributions. As one of our legendary local librarians, Jace Turner, says, “A free public library is an unthinkable concept today. We would not have them because there is no monetary gain.” Working two jobs in two sectors in the Santa Barbara community means you have to stay super organized if you want to stay on top of it. Luckily, I have a great management team at both companies that are willing to accommodate my schedule when needed. Not only that, but I’m loving what I do, so it doesn’t get too stressful; it’s always rewarding! So, I’m able to keep a great work-life balance.

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Aurora Visible During Solar Storm NEWS of the WEEK

The shimmering lights of the aurora borealis glow in the skies around the Arctic Circle, but this past weekend, an extraordinary set of sunspots blew the Northern Lights southward, even as far as Santa Barbara County. Tom Rejzek was there with his DSLR to capture it.

“Reports were showing visible aurora in the states north of us,” Rejzek said. “Unfortunately, it was foggy in Santa Maria,” where he lives, “so I headed inland on Foxen Canyon, and the fog finally broke just south of Alisos Canyon Road” on Friday night. Rejzek said he could see very faint vertical white lines on the horizon, but by using 30-second exposures: “Success!”

What Rejzek’s camera captured were molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in the outer

COURTS & CRIME

atmosphere “excited” by the solar storm arriving to Earth and smashing into the magnetosphere. As they travel down Earth’s magnetic field lines, the distinctive “dancing” lights emerge, usually one to three days after a big coronal mass ejection travels the 93 million miles to the third planet from the Sun.

The giant ball of gas that is our Sun has continued to fling strong flares, the largest on Tuesday morning, California time, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. Meanwhile, the star has been rotating left to right, moving the sunspot away from Earth. It might still be flaring when the area returns in a couple of weeks, said Dana Longcope, a physicist at Montana State University who is familiar to those who have attended presentations at the Kavli Institute

Tby Ryan P. Cruz

hree of the most powerful streaming giants in the industry Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu are currently suing the City of Santa Barbara for forcing the internet streaming services to pay more than $640,000 in taxes intended specifically for cable television providers, according to the lawsuit filed by Attorney Victor Jih on behalf of the three companies on April 24.

The three companies are challenging the city’s decision to “suddenly apply” its Utility Users Tax (UUT) on the companies’ stream-

ing services in 2022 when the city tax, the lawsuit argues, was intended specifically for “cable television.” This tax was applied to streaming services “without any notice or the required vote by the city’s resident’s,” the lawsuit alleges, forcing the companies to retroactively pay back taxes and penalties to the tune of more than $640,000.

Disney’s case relies on the argument that internet streaming services despite their growing similarity to traditional cable television do not fall under the “adopted industry understanding of channels” as “end-to-end transmission” between the sup-

ANIMALS

The Santa Barbara Zoo welcomed three wrinkly, adorable Humboldt penguin chicks (pictured) last month including the grand-chick of Lucky, the zoo’s famous Teva-wearing penguin. The chicks’ hatching marked the first penguin births at the zoo since 2018. In a few weeks, the trio will be ready to make their debut in the zoo’s habitat, but only after they learn to swim, are weaned off regurgitated fish, and become acquainted behind the scenes with the colony’s adult penguins. According to the zoo, these penguin chicks play an important role in the sustainability of their species in human care and are part of the AZA Humboldt Penguin Species Survival Plan.

TRANSPORTATION

for Theoretical Physics at UCSB. By then, it will be weaker and less likely to produce such dramatic flares and mass ejections, Longcope predicted.

On Wednesday, a new X-class flare emerged from the left edge of the Sun: “A new player has entered the game!” tweeted Dr. Ryan French of the National Observatory in Colorado.

Though the x-rays generated by the solar flares can affect satellite transmissions in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere, Santa Barbara Airport spokesperson Angi Daus said no operational or communications issues had occurred. Likewise, Cox and SoCal Edison spokespeople said their operations had not been affected by the solar storm.

New commuter rail service between Santa Barbara and Ventura counties could be coming this fall. According to a presentation at SBCAG’s South Coast Subregional Committee on 5/8, the Metrolink train would leave Moorpark at 6:38 a.m. to come through Ventura by 7:12 a.m., Santa Barbara by 7:51 a.m., and Goleta by 8:03 a.m. That train would then head back south, leaving Goleta at 10:35 a.m., passing through S.B. at 10:47 a.m., Carpinteria at 11:02 a.m., Ventura at 11:30 a.m., and on to Moorpark at 12:11 p.m. and L.A.’s Union Station at 1:30 p.m. Read more at independent .com/transportation

EDUCATION

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plier and subscriber. So technically, the lawsuit argues, the services should be exempt from the city’s cable TV tax.

The lawsuit is part of a wave of lawsuits filed by big streaming companies against dozens of other cities who charged the streaming giants using similar cable TV taxes.

According to the lawsuit against the City of Santa Barbara, the streaming services argue that the city had the UUT taxes in place for 13 years and hadn’t applied them to the companies until 2022, when the city decided to charge over $450,000 in back

The S.B. Unified school board unanimously voted on 5/7 to eliminate 11 classified employees and four teachers and demote eight teachers and counselors, saving the district a little more than $1.9 million. John Becchio, assistant superintendent of human resources, explained the layoffs and demotions are the result of expiring COVID-19 relief funds or grants, ongoing labor negotiations involving an anticipated $35 million in new spending over the next two years, declining enrollment, and the state budget’s projected $23 billion deficit. He also reminded the board that around 120 positions received precautionary layoff notices in March, but a vast majority of those were ultimately rescinded. Read more at independent.com/education.

BUSINESS

Sea Smoke, the S.B. County wine brand that helped put the Sta. Rita Hills appellation on the map, was sold by its founder Bob Davids to Constellation Brands, one of the largest beverage companies in the world. The price was not immediately disclosed, although rumors of the sale have been whispered around the industry since at least January. The sale includes Davids’s entire 1,100-acre property, which encompasses both the Sea Smoke Estate and the Rita’s Crown Vineyard (plus an old, unfinished monastery), as well as the winery in Lompoc. The primary employees will stay in their jobs. n

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Bed-Tax Hike vs. Cannabis Tax Reform

Board Weighs Which to Put on November Ballot

by Nick Welsh

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is pretty unanimous in its dissatisfaction with the current system for taxing legal cannabis cultivation too many operators are not paying their full freight but when it comes to actually trying to fix it, the board voted to cut the baby in half as to whether they wanted to cut the baby in half. Translated into simpler English, the supervisors voted 4-1 to bring a new-and-improved “hybrid” tax system back for consideration on June 18.

But that politically daunting effort a four-vote supermajority is required to put the matter on the November ballot so voters can decide has already been upstaged by the far more likely prospect that the supervisors will ask voters to approve a 2 percent increase on the bed tax charged by hotels, motels, and vacation rentals instead.

In the probability charts hatched by political scientists, the odds that voters would approve two local tax measures on the same ballot in the same election are strained at best. Preliminary indications suggest the bed tax could generate $3 million to $4 million a year at a time when the county coffers are running low. Bed-tax increases are relatively painless propositions for voters actually casting the ballots it’s the visitors and tourists who ultimately bear the pain so the chances of success are relatively good. Because the bed-tax idea not yet officially proposed was not on the agenda, the supervisors could only allude to it and note its likelihood without indicating how much they wanted to support it.

In the meantime, the supervisors ground their bones and gnashed their teeth over last-minute word smithery when it comes to changing how cannabis cultivation is taxed. When cannabis cultivation was decriminalized, county residents voted to

tax the crop based on gross revenues generated. That method has proved problematic because certain growers haven’t reported, or only partially reported, any gross revenues or only partially reported. Even so, cannabis has managed to generate $50 million in revenues for the county over the past five years, noted Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, one of the new industry’s staunchest supporters and who cast the sole dissenting vote.

The supervisors are now looking to introduce a new tax scheme based on square footage rather than revenues generated. That sounds simpler than it is because it raises broader questions of what tax rates for what type of products and indoor versus outdoor. If and when the bloom comes back on the industry something Supervisor Das Williams said is happening now the square-footage approach won’t allow the county to reap its share of the good times. In response, Supervisor Joan Hartmann proposed a hybrid system, but Williams worried about any system that would allow a majority of supervisors to jack up the rates by any amount they wanted on any given Tuesday, assuming they had three votes. Ultimately, any tax change destined to go before the electorate needs four votes to get on the ballot. Even without the prospect of a higher bed tax on hotels, it’s doubtful the supervisors can muster the four votes needed. With it, passage appears even more daunting still.

It should be noted that, if the changes to cannabis taxation are implemented, it is estimated to generate revenue in the hundreds of thousands of dollars range, whereas the hike in bed tax — from 12 percent to 14 percent — would generate within the ballpark of $3 million.

The bed-tax question will be before the supervisors on June 4. The drop-dead deadline for the supervisors to get any tax measure on the November ballot is June 25. n

The supervisors will discuss next month whether to ask voters to approve a 2 percent increase on the bed tax charged by hotels, motels, and vacation rentals or reform how cannabis cultivation is taxed in the county.

Sable Eyes Fall Restart for Refugio Pipeline

County Examining Transfer of Ownership from ExxonMobil

In its attempt to restart oil production along the Gaviota Coast, Sable Offshore has hinted it might try to circumvent the county permitting process by opting to use “polymer-based liners” as an “alternative to existing

by Margaux Lovely

Sable Offshore got an “incomplete” from Santa Barbara County in April on its application to transfer ownership of ExxonMobil’s oil platforms and network on the Gaviota Coast. While the county’s hard look at that transfer might delay Sable’s ambitious announcement that it would get the oil in Gaviota flowing by this October, another obstacle was removed. A settlement worth $70 million was reached last week between Sable Offshore and landowners along the pipelines involved in the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

On May 1, a federal court case settled between Santa Barbara attorney Barry Cappello, who contended the easements on his clients’ land had expired, and Sable. As ownership of the pipelines passed from Plains All American Pipeline to Exxon to Sable, so did the litigation, with Sable footing the $70 million bill. The settlement agreement requires automatic shut-off valves on the existing pipelines an issue already denied by county Planning Commissioners in 2023. The appeal to the Board of Supervisors resulted in a tie vote split along north-south lines when Supervisor Joan Hartmann recused herself as she lives near one of the pipelines.

If Sable proposes safety valves, will the county’s answer change? It will, said Cappello, who led the charge against safety valves in 2023, arguing Sable was not “in the room” and gained the planning commissioners’ “no” vote. “I won’t object this time,” he said. “Sable is not the same operation that Exxon is. It seems like they want to do it right.”

Sable has hinted it will utilize an alternative “best available technology” that

could avoid county approval. In Sable’s 2023 Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company notes the use of “polymer-based liners that are corrosion-free” as an “alternative to existing corrosion protection monitoring,” as well as “added pipeline internal and external inspections, additional spill containment, enhanced leak detection.”

The liner would essentially serve as a “line within a line,” according to Errin Briggs, with the Energy Division of County Planning, meaning the company would put a 12-inch-diameter “polyline” into the existing 24-inch pipeline. Briggs was firm that this would “absolutely require permits from the county.”

Regardless, Sable must go through a multi-stage approval process with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which ultimately gets the final say on the restart of the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), which is Las Flores Canyon facility; the offshore platforms Heritage, Harmony, and Hondo; Line 903, which runs to Bakersfield; and the infamous Line 901 that caused the Refugio Oil Spill. Sources from Cal Fire said that the agency’s priority was simply ensuring that all requirements are met, whether it takes months or years. An agency representative said they will not fast-track anything or make exceptions to adhere to Sable’s October goals.

“I’m not convinced that it’s possible,” said Briggs, referring both to Sable’s hopes to bypass county permits and get the SYU fully functioning by October.

But, if Sable can work around county permitting, the only remaining county influence would be the approval or disapproval of the sale of assets from Exxon to Sable.

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CITY

It’s Budget Season

Tannual budget deliberations this week with an overview of the city’s general fund, which after accounting for a projected $216.2 million in revenues and $220.3 million in expenditures, is expected to leave the city with a deficit of at least $7.1 million for fiscal year 2025.

Finance Director Keith DeMartini and Budget Manager Natalija Glusac ran through the numbers for the council, department by department, highlighting major changes that were being implemented to help the city battle a gloomy forecast with growing costs continuing to outpace slowing revenues.

Part of the problem has been the steady increases in salary and pension costs. In 2023, the city spent $75.6 million on salaries and $46 million in benefits. By 2024, salaries had ballooned to more than $86 million and benefits to $55.7 million. Coupled with inflation, increases in operating and maintenance costs, and the collapse of the city’s Downtown Parking Fund, the cost of doing business keeps growing annually. In 2022, the city’s total expenditures were $165 million, compared to a projected $220.3 million next year.

Revenues, on the other hand, are growing, but not fast enough to keep up with increased costs. Property taxes account for 24 percent of the city’s general fund revenues, with a projected 51 million in 2025, up from $46 million in 2023. Measure C sales tax is projected to bring in $33.4 million in 2025, while transient occupancy taxes are expected to net the city at least $28.7 million.

Earlier in the day, the city’s Finance Committee was split on the idea of a ballot measure to allow voters to decide on a proposed half-cent sales tax increase that the finance department estimated might bring in $15 million a year toward public services and city maintenance. After much deliberation, the three members of the finance committee agreed to move the item to a future date for full council deliberation, but the group did not explicitly recommend that the council approve the ballot initiative.

“We have to be careful adding another tax to our community members when we

for developers, or a vacancy fee for empty commercial spaces.

Councilmember Kristen Sneddon said that the current fees were “egregiously low” and are not enough to actually offset the need for affordable housing. For commercial vacancies, she suggested something closer to a “community benefit fee” than a vacancy tax, which city staff said would be harder for the city to enforce.

“Either put something in your windows, open it up to nonprofits, or pay a hefty fee,” Sneddon said.

The city’s Fire Department is projected to cost nearly $40 million in 2025, with salaries taking up $20 million and benefits expected to cost $13.9 million. The Police Department, which has been dealing with challenges in recruitment, is expected to cost $58.8 million in 2025. In total, the city is expected to spend more than $48.8 million of that budget on police salary and benefits.

Nearly every department attempted to find places to save money by cutting services or increasing fees. Parks and Recreation, which is expected to bring in $7.9 million to the general fund against $25.5 million worth of expenditures, was forced to increase the costs for some recreation programs to bring in an extra $125,000, while also reducing park maintenance funding by $32,000 next year to keep the city from having to cut junior high afterschool sports programs.

The city is also undertaking a wave of capital projects from 2024 to 2025 that will be funded through the general fund and Measure C sales tax dollars. This includes $4.7 million in projects through the general fund, and more than $78 million in Measure C projects over the next two years, from the State Street plaza redesign to electric vehicle infrastructure to dozens of upgrades to the city’s libraries, parks, and streets.

No action was taken, and the council will continue budget deliberations with a special meeting on the Downtown Parking Fund, followed by a budget work session for the city’s enterprise funds. To view the current Fiscal Year 2025 Recommended Budget, visit the city website. n

City Finance Director Keith DeMartini

‘He Destroyed Me’

by Nick Welsh

Brett Lovett a recently convicted flimflam man who targeted elderly members of Carpinteria’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, where he functioned as a “ministerial servant” now faces up to 24 years and eight months behind bars. That’s the term recommended by county probation officer Lindsay Whitmeyer, who prepared the sentencing report for Judge Pauline Maxwell. Judge Maxwell is scheduled to rule on June 7.

Although Whitmeyer concluded the exinsurance agent had no prior record, posed a low risk of recidivism, and was willing to comply with the terms of probation, she recommended a lengthy prison sentence instead of probation. In all, Lovett bilked nine victims some mentally and physically infirm, some members of his church, but not all from Santa Barbara County of $1.1 million. It was not so much the amount of money taken, but the abuse of a trust so carefully insinuated, she argued, and the devastating impact of the loss.

“Several of the victims were left homeless and destitute as a result of the defendant’s crimes, as they entrusted him with their life savings,” Whitmeyer wrote. “This is particularly reprehensible because some of the victims were elderly, and the defendant deliberately took the money they had saved to live upon while in retirement.” He did this, she added, by deliberately engendering relationships of trust.

One victim, Kingdom Hall member R. Bush, 77, described Lovett as being “a replacement son” when Bush was not getting along with one of his own sons. Bush was swindled out of $133,000.

Another victim, M. Riskewic now in her late eighties deposited $176,000 in proceeds from the sale of her house in 2014 with Lovett, most of which she never would see again. When she kept demanding her money, Lovett tried three times to have the Kingdom Hall member committed to a psychiatric hospital. She ultimately became so physically ill from the stress that she had to be hospitalized for months.

In 2015, Riskewic flew to Scotland and moved into her brother’s public housing there after he died, but she was quickly evicted because Lovett failed to send along

the documents attesting to her income stream. When she returned to the U.S., she was homeless, living in a motel for a month and then couch surfing briefly at Lovett’s home.

When Riskewic raised a stink at Kingdom Hall about Lovett who reportedly harbored ambitions of becoming a church elder one day Lovett asked Bush if he “could borrow his credit rating” to secure the funds necessary to pay Riskewic. (At some point, Lovett was “disfellowshipped” from Kingdom Hall.) Bush would later discover that Lovett used Bush’s credit card to pay $4,400 for massages, among other things.

A Santa Barbara jury found Lovett guilty on multiple counts of fraud on March 26 for a case that dates back more than 10 years. Although Lovett had never been criminally charged before, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission had ordered him in 2007 to make restitution of $635,000, most of which was earmarked for four members of his church for fraudulent investments.

Lovett declined to provide a statement of his own for the probation report but did state he’d be “150 percent” successful if placed on probation instead of behind bars. “I am a man who wants to be accountable,” he stated. “I need to make restitution.”

It wasn’t clear to Deputy Probation Officer Whitmeyer how Lovett who had hired a marketing team for his business a few months ago while behind bars could make the $550,000 in restitution to his victims.

According to prosecutor Casey Nelson and the probation report, Lovett had used the proceeds from his crimes to pay for hair transplants for himself and breast implants for his girlfriend, mediation classes at Loyola and Pepperdine, a beach house rental, airline tickets, food, clothing, car rentals, and other general expenses.

All the victims interviewed for the probation report felt strongly that Lovett should serve time behind bars and that probation was not enough. “I lost everything but the clothes I was in,” said Riskewic. “I lost my family, my friends, two congregations. He told so many lies.… It ruined my life and I’ll never be back to what I was.”

Another victim stated, “I’m an old woman now without a means. He destroyed me.” n

Brett Lovett met and befriended two of his elderly victims at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Carpinteria.

taxes for 2018-2020 and another $150,000 in interest and penalties. When the companies filed a request to be refunded for the new charges, the city-appointed hearing officer denied the request, in what lawyers called a “sudden about-face” from the city’s original position that the UUT was “not about taxing the internet.”

In January 2023, the city’s Tax Administrator and Finance Director Keith DeMartini who is named in another similar lawsuit officially rejected the companies’ arguments over the technical definition of “channel,” saying that the city’s tax should be applied to “all providers of video programming.”

Under protest, the companies paid a combined $642,257, including interest and penalties, on February 22, 2024. The streaming services also submitted a new request for a refund, which was subse-

Roadblocks have appeared. On April 23, Santa Barbara County Planning and Development deemed Sable’s transfer application “incomplete” and asked for 18 bullet points of information regarding environmental impacts, financing, and safety and compliance. Sable was to produce this within 30 days or risk the process being delayed further.

The “incomplete” letter asked for simple pieces of information, such as emergency contacts, and more complicated facts, like how the company will finance the SYU’s operation and potential problems or spills both connected to the issues surrounding the environmental impacts of running crude oil along the Gaviota Coast.

Sable CEO James C. Flores hasn’t had the best luck with his previous oil endeavors. He served as the chief executive for PXP (Plains Exploration & Production Co.) in the early 2000s, spearheading a groundbreaking environmental agencyoil company collaboration that had many people baffled. The 2009 deal if it had been approved would have granted PXP new oil drilling permits with the caveat that the company would cease all operations in 2022. Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan eventually bought out PXP in 2013 and retained Flores as a CEO. He departed the company in 2016

quently denied by DeMartini on March 19.

Another key argument the streaming companies make in the lawsuit is that video content, and the ability to distribute that content, is protected under the First Amendment, and under that interpretation, applying these taxes could be seen as “targeting protected speech for taxation and discriminating based on the content.”

The companies are suing for the full amount paid plus interest, court fees, and a declaration that the city’s application of taxes on streaming was a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Santa Barbara City Council met under closed session on Tuesday to discuss the litigation of the cases, though the City Attorney’s Office has not commented on the matter publicly. The next court date, a case management conference with Judge Donna Geck, is set for August 24. n

when Freeport amassed huge amounts of debt under his leadership, a company news release stated.

From there, Flores headed Sable Permian Resources, which, according to its Chapter 11 filings, went bankrupt in a hasty three years when oil prices shot down.

Notably, Exxon loaned Sable more than 60 percent of the funds needed for the purchase of the unit, “making finances a concern,” said Briggs.

Santa Barbara’s Environmental Defense Center (EDC) is looking into whether the public can weigh in on any restart of the pipeline with a public hearing, said Linda Krop, chief counsel for the EDC.

“We’re very concerned,” Krop said of the EDC and its clients, a group of organizations opposed to Sable’s plans to restart the pipeline. “We know the pipeline is damaged, and we know that it won’t be able to operate safely,” Krop emphasized.

Other sources say that doing it right takes far longer than another few months. One source from the county laughed out loud when asked if Sable could get the SYU up and running by October. Exxon has also imposed its own deadline with Sable if the SYU is not functional by January 1, 2026, Exxon will reacquire the assets for free.

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BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE: Walking out of the very packed Granada Theatre last Thursday evening where I’d just attended the 41st annual UCSB Economic Forecast Project’s annual group gripe on the state of Santa Barbara’s local economy I heard myself mutter, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”

I know that’s not precisely what Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz, but still, close enough. I’d just spent a couple of hours listening to practitioners of “the dismal science” cheerfully explain how we can’t get there from here when it comes to affordable housing. To the extent we tried, they told us, we only made things worse

The Wizard of Oz has been very much on my mind of late, or more precisely its signature song, “Over the Rainbow.” Full disclosure: I think this song should become our new national anthem. If it doesn’t make you cry, chances are you’re a zombie. Would you rather sing, “Someday I’ll wish upon a star,” where dreams actually do come true, or more of the same old “Bombs bursting in air” noise?

Here’s the other thing: It’s an immigrant song. The music was written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg, both sons of Jewish refugees who fled violence in Europe a demographic very much reviled by polite Anglo-Saxon society at the time. No wonder their “happy little bluebirds” needed to fly so far “beyond the rainbow.”

A digression, I know, but a meaningful one.

These economic forecast summits are pleasant, high-octane affairs held for, of, by, and about Santa Barbara’s high-octane real estate interests and the financial institutions that keep them going. The reigning Wizard of Oz at these events is Peter Rupert, a smart, funny, breezy, likable guy despite the fact that he happens to be an economist. But like me, Rupert is showing signs of brittleness

Rent control, he proclaimed, inflicts more damage on a city than all the bombs Hitler dropped on London. A dramatic line, no doubt, but one we’ve heard too many times Minimum-wage laws should be abolished, he said, because they create unemployment. That barista you like to say hi to, he predicted, will be replaced by a robot if the minimum wage keeps going up. Really?

Lastly, the audience was told that inclusionary housing requirements making landlords provide a few token units of below-market housing in exchange for incentives that allow them to build far more units than present zoning would otherwise allow just don’t work. They make things worse. Instead, the answer to the housing crisis is for local government to just get out of the way, accelerate the design review process, provide even more incentives, and shut up when all the new housing produced is grossly unaffordable

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For every economist who agrees with Rupert, there are others who argue just the opposite and have statistics to back it up

Admittedly, I am unfair about economists. They three-card monte us with charts and graphs not even they can understand and act as if this makes them scientists. In reality, they’re mystics and crackpots who worship at the God of the Invisible Hand while preaching the gospel of Supply and Demand.

The answers you get depend on the questions you ask. I know because I’m in the question-asking business. Have any of these economists studied why rents keep going up and up and up in Santa Barbara even though we’ve experienced the biggest building boom of new rental housing ever in the past 12 years thanks to the density incentives City Hall threw at developers’ feet?

What happened to supply and demand? How much high-end housing must be built before rents start to soften because of another mystical theory known as “Supply Side Economics”? A fat cat banker once explained that to me as “feeding the horses to feed the sparrows.” Are you a horse or a sparrow? And if so, what are you eating?

Have they ever studied why State Street rents never seem to come down either even though more than 15 percent of State Street frontages are now vacant? (And that doesn’t include the pop-up businesses where you can pet cats.)

Have any of these economists explored

what would happen if the Santa Barbara Foundation which sits on zillions of dollars (not a precise number) of inherited wealth extended below-market construction and rehab loans to landlords and developers in exchange for price breaks sufficiently meaningful to have an impact on rents? To the extent money is lost, could such losses be claimed by the donor-investors as tax breaks?

I bring up the Foundation because six months ago, it held a bells-and-whistles press conference to announce it would be attacking the housing crisis headfirst and feet-first

Yes, the cost of capital has doubled in the past few years; that’s a reality that can’t be simply wished away. Same with the cost of materials and costs of construction. State building codes are similarly stubborn. But since this is the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, maybe some creative problem solving would be in order. Maybe the vast investment pools of the UC system can be diverted to capital-A affordable housing development. Instead, we get more nothing-can-bedone handwringing that leaves everyone but the already affluent out in the cold Will we ever get back to Kansas? If we click our heels together three times, will we be able to get back home? Is there a rainbow somewhere we can get over? No wonder that song makes me weep —Nick Welsh

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Not for the Kids

Our story on the Boys & Girls Club losing its longtime location on East Canon Perdido Street received many regrets:

la_bohemia_1: Shocked to hear this a month away from summer. What options do we have for summer programs now? • raqfrausto: First it was Girls Inc. on the Eastside, now the Boys and Girls Club! S.B. must do better for its youth!

moki_nacario: So sad. So many generations connected from this place. • ryann.tuckerr: What a great program. They made so many fun memories for me in my childhood. • surfview1000: My mom put me in Boys Club Day Camp in the summer. I learned how to play billiards and smoke an occasional cigarette. Kept me off the streets too. littleval.73: Is there anything that’s not mismanaged here in S.B.? • carrierorkelly: It sounds to me that United entered into a management agreement here, the existing nonprofit didn’t make payments to United to run the operations for two years, and then complained about a reduction in services, and then kicked United out. Am I missing anything?

The Cost of Water

The City of Santa Barbara is proposing water and wastewater rate increases for the next several years. The increases are outrageous and not sustainable for those of us on fixed incomes, a k a retired.

Our monthly fee just to be hooked up to city water is just less than $78 for a one-inch line. Not that long ago, the fee was half this amount. The city is proposing to increase this fee to just less than $114 by 2028. That is a 46 percent increase in four years.

Also, the city is proposing to increase the three tiered rates at between 35 percent and 63 percent over the next four years. Wastewater rates are also to increase by about 45 percent over this time period.

How does the city justify these increases?

Please write to the city and protest these rate increases before a vote takes place on June 25. As far as I know, the city offers no relief for low-income or fixed-income houses. —Kurt Hayden, S.B.

A Reflex Action?

I applaud the Grand Jury for its investigation and advocacy for getting better care for those in custody at the County Jail.

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from the Grand Jury even if the Board of Supervisors agrees with the Grand Jury. If it were a department where the director was hired, that person could be fired if they failed to abide by the recommendations.

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Cruise Ship Cuts

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper would like to thank the community leaders who worked together to realign the City of Santa Barbara’s cruise ship program with our community’s priorities and our city’s legacy of environmental leadership.

The Santa Barbara City Council voted to limit the number of ships and to prioritize those with advanced pollution prevention technology and solid environmental compliance records. This positive step is the result of citizens speaking out and local organizations and city leaders working together to develop changes that benefit the place we call home. Channelkeeper was honored to be at the forefront of this two-year effort.

We would like to thank the many community members who supported our efforts to reshape the program, as well as the Cruise Ship Working Group members, Harbor Commissioners, partnering environmental organizations, local business owners, and elected officials. We are deeply grateful for your dedication, positive energy, and passionate advocacy.

—Ted Morton, Executive Director, S.B. Channelkeeper

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¶ The correct donation address for The Victoria Project, which appeared in last week’s Living section, is 1221 State Street, PO Box 90753, Santa Barbara, CA 93190.

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obituaries

Jana Winters Young

6/18/1954 - 4/13/2024

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Jana Winters Young in Santa Barbara, on April 13, 2024. Born in Culver City on June 18, 1954, Jana attended Palms Jr. High then Hamilton High School through her junior year. In 1971, the Winters moved to Beverly Hills where Jana completed her senior year at Beverly Hills High and met the love of her life, Jeffrey Young. They graduated high school together in 1972. Jana became a dental hygienist, practiced for a while then briefly moved to Honolulu where she sold real estate.

Jeffrey and Jana married in 1984 in Santa Barbara. Their children Jared, Jason, and Alyssa soon followed. Jana taught Iyengar Yoga, loved to cook, travel (favorite destinations were Yosemite, England, France, and Italy), and walk her poodles along Shoreline Drive and Hendry’s Beach.

Jana was vivacious, a bright spark and with her bubbly personality, beautiful red hair, playful sense of humor, adventurous spirit, and colorful fashion choices, she brought life to every party. She loved her family and friends, was their biggest supporter, and very generous with them. Jana was a doer. If you wanted something done everyone knew Jana was the person who would make it happen. Jana was not shy about sharing her opinion. She had a soft spot for those in need or anyone who was just plain lonely and needed a sympathetic ear – while many benefited from her sage advice on relationships. Jana loved a good piece of dark chocolate and watching cute firemen.

Jana is survived by her husband Jeffrey, sons Jared (Shira) and Jason (Devin), daughter Alyssa (Dan), and three grandchildren (Leonardo, CarmelRose and Ariel) who were so precious to her, her mother Barbara Winters and brother Dr. Robert Winters (Laurie), seven nephews, two nieces and a huge group of friends. Jana is predeceased by her father Nathan Winters and her sister Elissa Dalkey.

Our hearts are broken by this unexpected loss. Jana will be sorely missed by all of those that she’s left behind. She was oneof-a-kind and to be loved by her was to be truly blessed.

A Celebration of Life service was held at Elings Park on April 19, 2024. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Condolences can be sent to jeffreyyoung7@gmail.com.

Steven Douglas Hanson

3/13/1944 - 2/28/2024

Steven Douglas Hanson, age 79, of Rancho Cucamonga, California passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

Long time, many decades, Santa Barbara Harbor resident. Captain of El Rojo, a Chinese Junk, until she kind of sank or something, then Captain of Endeavor, Marina One Slip 9? I forget.

Died surrounded by nobody alone on his boat. I think that’s how he wanted to go. Not a misanthrope, just liked solitude. Regaled me with long ago tales of hippy life in a never to be seen again version of Carpinteria. Hijinks like having no money, waltzing in the back door at the Palms Restaurant, keeping a random steak from the grill, popping it in a bag and sauntering out unmolested. He liked camping at Middle Ynez Campground because there was usually no one else there and riding his old ten speed on the mountain trails until he crashed on his face and decided to quit that foolishness. As he got older his hearing went bad. I think he liked that. He’d not use his hearing aids because he just wasn’t much interested in what anyone had to say. Good guy! Heart of gold.

His career was with the phone company climbing poles and fixing cables shot by bored hunters, who probably wouldn’t know what to do with a buck if they ever were able to shoot one, until sidelined into disability with shoulder problems.

After that he started climbing and painting sailboat masts in the harbor. He’d haul himself right up fifty feet or however high put his earbuds in and listen to music, I think it was music, it could just as well been that late night conspiracy theory alien wackiness guy who’s name I can’t remember(Art Bell,) he wore earbuds, and worked at his own efficient pace until the job was done and done right.

He’ll be missed by me, Nobody SB Refugee Santa the Former Gardener for many different Gazillionairs all over SB

County, John Adcock, another longtime hippy gardener harbor denizen and Santa Barbara Harbor Mayor and Captain of Genoa, Gordon Cota.

Rest In Peace Steve Hanson. Sandra Nelle Ventress 10/30/1962 - 3/22/2024

Sandra Nelle Ventress, 61, of Santa Barbara passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024 after a brief illness. She was a loving daughter, sister, and friend.

Sandy was born on October 30, 1962 to Kenneth and Geraldine Nelle in Oxnard California. Sandy spent her younger years living in numerous locations throughout the states including Montana, New York, Colorado, Florida and Arizona. In 1975 the family moved to Santa Barbara, CA. After graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1980, Sandy remained in the Santa Barbara / Ventura vicinity for the majority of her years.

Sandy worked in various industries. Software Tech Support, Customer Service, Veterinary Office, Jewelry Sales, and House & Pet Sitting. Sandy loved animals and was an avid horseback rider, enjoying trail riding in the foothills above Santa Barbara. She had an outgoing nature and easily made friends. She loved spending time with her friends and enjoying the good life of Southern California; the beach, concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl, and traveling. She also shared a unique connection with her mother Geri and treasured the moments they spent together dearly.

She is survived by her brother Steve Nelle and his wife Deanna of Apple Valley California, and her longtime loving boyfriend Brian Smith of Santa Barbara, CA. A private memorial will be held with friends and family. She was cremated as per her wishes.

Sandy will forever be in our hearts and memories. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. In her memory, please consider a donation to your local Humane Society. She will be dearly missed.

Betty F. McDermott 4/16/1930 - 10/31/2023

For Betty McDermott, the launch pad to becoming a worldwide marketing consultant and a leader in Executive Coaching and Leadership Development was a 14’ travel trailer parked on homestead land outside of Daggett on the high Mojave Desert.

Determined, intelligent, and resilient, she came from pioneer stock, born in Burke, South Dakota, the daughter of Annette Anderson Fobair and H. Ross Fobair. Her father was a renowned naturopath healer. He died when Betty was 7 and her brother, Ross, was 2. It was the Great Depression. Going from prosperity to poverty, they survived by baking bread and selling it to their neighbors. As a widow with two young kids, Annette went into politics, winning two elections as County Assessor.

In 1944, Annette bought the trailer, loaded up the kids, and set out for California. She went to work in a Kaiser plant as a “Rosie the Riveter”, then became a school teacher. Annette was an emotionally distant loner, and so Betty and Ross grew exceptionally close, counting on each other to endure a troubled mom amid the isolation of the high desert.

Betty graduated from UCSB. She met Don Giffin there and they married upon her graduation. Together, they taught at King Kamehaha School in Hawaii. Moving to Washington DC, Betty became a marketing executive for The Gas Company while Don graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Don decided to further his academic career at Vanderbilt University. Their marriage unraveled and Betty moved to Los Angeles to focus on her career, working for the Western Growers Association as a writer marketing California’s agriculture.

In 1962, Betty started The Creative Kitchen, her own consulting business and also married Tom McDermott, a corporate attorney. They bought a home in Toluca Lake. At last,

she had a place that she could call her own. She consulted for companies around the world, working in Norway and Japan, and eventually traveling to 47 other countries. Her kitchen became a test lab for food products and innovative appliances. She wrote a cookbook, titled “California Cooks!” to promote regional healthy cuisine.

Betty suffered a terrible loss when her brother, Ross, was shot down by a North Vietnamese missile in 1965. He was Missing-In-Action until his remains were recovered in 1997. Despite losing him, she maintained a zest for life with a love of great design, beautiful gardens, gourmet food and wine, finely crafted products, and friends, good friends. She threw legendary weekly dinner parties, hosting a mix of creative people— comedians, artists, architects, entrepreneurs, writers, politicians, and business leaders. Yet, Betty also connected with regular folks and found something remarkable in all those around her.

Her marriage to Tom McDermott ended in 1971 and her focus shifted from products to people. Working on her own personal growth, she became a leader in group therapy. That led to an opportunity in 1978 to run the Leadership Academy for the US Navy Seabees at Port Hueneme, the first woman to do so, a contract she held for 9 years. Continuing to break glass ceilings, Betty was one of three women on the UCSB Board of Trustees during the Chancellor Huttenback era of 1977 – 1986. Later, she continued to consult privately with individual clients on issues of personal growth and executive development.

Fiercely independent and immensely proud of her home and garden– the one she never had as a child–she struggled to maintain her composure despite health issues and dementia. However, until the end, she was still offering counseling to those who wanted it and to some who didn’t. Perhaps, her ultimate goal in life was to prove that she was a better mother than her own. In that, she succeeded. Betty is survived by her son, Bruce Giffin, his wife, Kelley, and two grandsons, Riley and Teagan. The family is grateful to Yogebeth Barrantes for the 34 years of personal assistance she provided Betty as well as Moises Villacorta for the decade of care he gave.

A celebration of her life will take place next Spring, her favorite time of year, in her garden.

Jamal Hamdani

1956–2024

Quietly Brilliant and Wise

BY NABIL ALSHURAFA

With reverence and deep respect, we celebrate the life and legacy of Jamal Hamdani, whose presence honored our lives with his wisdom and grace. He was not only a leading technologist but also a cherished husband, father, brother, mentor, and friend. While his departure leaves an indelible void, his legacy endures through the virtues of charity, education, and familial devotion, as extolled by his Islamic faith and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. These eternal gifts continue to bless us beyond his earthly journey.

Born in Pakistan, raised in Africa, educated in Europe, and settled in Santa Barbara, California, with his beloved wife, Dr. Saida Hamdani, and their daughters, Dr. Sasha and Saher, Jamal was a testament to global citizenship and cross-cultural enrichment. His early academic brilliance shone brightly, culminating in an illustrious career that spanned continents and industries.

Jamal Hamdani was the first child and the first grandchild in his family. His intellect, interest in human rights, gravitas, and grace dubbed him the nickname “Bobby” in the family. Jamal was always among the top of his class, receiving his bachelor of science degree at the young age of 19 in Electrical Engineering from ABU Nigeria. He was the youngest to graduate with the highest of honors distinction. He was then awarded a highly selective scholarship to complete a competitive Master of Science program in Electrical Engineering at the Netherlands University. Although excelling in engineering, it was his passion for management and leadership that led him to pursue an MBA at Stanford. He made the decision to leave Stanford to serve his ailing mother for nine years until she passed away, but he later returned to Stanford to complete an Executive Management program. His innovative companies currently have some of the most competitive wireless systems on the market. After twice being a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for technology, he won the award in 2002.

Hamdani held many management positions with General Research Corporation, Bauchi Broadcasting Company, and Philips Research Laboratories. It was when he became CEO of Moseley Associates (now a subsidiary of Axxcss Wireless Solutions) where his leadership skills started to shine. He took the company from $50 million in revenue to more than $1 billion. His profound impact extended beyond corporate realms. Inspired by figures he met, such as Nelson Mandela, Jamal was a staunch advocate for human rights and a dedicated philanthropist. Founding the Santa Barbara Islamic Center Foundation (SBICF), he was instrumental in the formation of the Islamic Center in Santa Barbara and the Hamdani Foundation, where he tirelessly worked toward creating a harmonious world, underscored by mutual respect and understanding.

Jamal will also be remembered for his vision of world harmony, where he supported the education of many through the World Harmony Lecture Series at the University of California, Santa Barbara

(worldharmonyonline.org) and his Hamdani Foundation, which he cofounded with his devoted wife and our beloved physician and community member, Dr. Saida Hamdani. He brought seven Nobel Prize winners to speak at symposia, held mostly at UCSB. He was passionate about creating a world in which everyone gives to others what they want for themselves, and he was actively involved in many charitable causes around the world. He enlisted more than 250,000 people in signing onto the World Harmony statement of core values. Jamal wanted the community to come together and always spoke of a “Big Tent” that would unite us.

Jamal’s humility was as legendary as his achievements. He served his community quietly, preferring to highlight the contributions of others, particularly his parents and his faith. From feeding the homeless to supporting global educational initiatives, his benevolence knew no bounds.

Jamal would set out regularly to serve food to the homeless people at the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. He was known to bring a big cake and celebrate everyone who had a birthday that month. He set up a multimillion-dollar endowment program through the Islamic Center Foundation, where scholarships are given to students to pursue professional degrees. He helped fund the education of many, one of whom is now a neurologist at UCLA and another a professor in Virginia in Religious Studies.

Throughout his lifetime, Hamdani mentored hundreds. He also built an elementary school that provides free education in an underserved community in Punjab, Pakistan, his father’s hometown. He named it in memory of his father, The Citizens Foundation: Dr. Sajjad Hamdani Campus (Punjab).

As a family man, he loved fiercely and was a source of constant and unwavering reliability. His family shared that he remains the model for the perfect father and husband.

As we reflect on his monumental life, we are reminded of his vision for “a world that puts human interest ahead of self-interest, corporate interest, and even national interest.”

“In the name of God Almighty the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, ‘Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will inevitably return’ ” (Qur’an 2:156).

Jamal Hamdani’s memory will forever be a beacon of integrity, compassion, and leadership. May his soul find eternal peace, and may we continue to find strength and inspiration in his enduring example. n

Del Moen

4/5/1930 - 5/7/2024

We are grateful for the long life and many joyous moments we were able to spend with her, but now mourn her passing which occurred May 7, 2024 in Santa Barbara, her retirement retreat since she fell in love with “The American Riviera” in 1993 and never left. Del Moen was born Mary Melly in a Norwegian neighborhood in Ballard, Washington, on April 5, 1930, to Oscar and Mary Melly. Her parents separated while she was very young and she grew up knowing only naval officer Joseph De Luca, who retired as a Lt. Commander, as her father. She and her mother followed him around the country and as a result, she attended thirteen different schools before graduating Long Beach (California) Polytechnic, class of ‘48. She learned to make friends quickly and not get too settled. Soon after, she met Tom Tatham Jr., who was also the child of a naval officer, in Bremerton, Washington. He was an engineering student at University of Washington. They married and relocated near Coney Island in New York. Soon after, they decided to pick up and move closer to family as they began a family of their own, and switched coasts to San Diego. They had five children: Linda Jo of Battle Ground, Washington, Jeffrey Wayne (Laurie) of Nashville, Indiana, Gregory Thomas (Vine) of Santa Barbara, Steven Robert (Mary) of Orlando, Florida, and Carol Mary (Pete) of New York City. They survive her, as do her twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. Tom Tatham passed last year and her second husband,

Richard Moen, passed in 2006. She is also preceded in death by her half- brother, Joseph (Jackie) of Enfield, Connecticut. She was known for her impeccable fashion sense. She studied interior design for a while, took painting classes, and enjoyed creative endeavors, but her yearning to be a full-time mother was her consuming passion. She did teach Sunday school at the beginning of her marriage and, for a time, after her divorce, worked as a dental/orthodontic technician and officer manager, first for Dr. Davis of Santa Ana, then Dr. Tagawa of Brea, California, and finally for Dr. Kuhn of Santa Barbara.

More than anything, she loved to laugh. And keep others laughing. She was known for her witticisms, such as professing in “the positive power of negative thinking,” which are words we all now live by, at her urging, to keep expectations low and chances of happiness high. She was an excellent contract bridge player and was a Life Master. She made many friends over the course of her life through this avocation. When she wasn’t playing bridge, entertaining her grandchildren, enjoying the company of her cats, admiring sleek black coupes, dining with friends, or cheering on her beloved Lakers, she enjoyed the peace of walking on the beach or gazing at the cherished view from her living room, of the Pacific Ocean, which will forever remind us of her loving warmth and yes, her contagious laughter. As she was a lover of animals, any charitable contribution in her name to the Humane Society of the United States (www. humanesociety.org) would be appropriate and welcome.

Jamal Hamdani as a young man, with a portrait of his mother, Zakira Shaheen Hamdani; and his father, Sajjad Hamdani, in whose memory Jamal worked so successfully in many fields.

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Carole Frances Piceno 6/2/1942 - 5/1/2024

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and best friend passed away in her sleep on May 1, 2024, with her husband of 46 years at her side.

Carole was born in Chicago, Illinois to her parents Frank and Hildy Chapman. When Carole was ten years old, the family moved to Sherman Oaks, California, Carole attended North Hollywood High there and, after graduation in 1960, moved to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB. She later earned a Bachelors Degree in Human Relations from Golden Gate University.

Carole started her 27 year career in law enforcement in 1969 by joining the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. Carole had several assignments with the Sheriffs Department including being the first female Deputy Sheriff assigned to patrol in the Department’s history.

Another assignment while with the Sheriffs Department that she was proud of was her participation in the Department’s first Rape Awareness Project.

In 1976, Carole transferred to the County District Attorney’s Office as a Criminal Investigator. She was initially a part of a Felony Trial Team while also dealing with domestic violence cases.

While working in those positions, Carole created the Tri-County Economic Crime Council and, with her partner Bob Cutting, created a 40 hour course on the investigation of White Collar Crime for the State of California Peace Officers Safety and Training.

During this same period Carole served as a Law Enforcement Advisor to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Family Violence Project. Because of her involvement, Carole was requested to go to Washington D.C. to speak before a Senate sub-committee and explain why law enforcement should become more involved in family violence issues.

In addition to her profes-

sional work, Carole had been actively involved in the community as a Volunteer Mediator with the Community Mediation Program, as President and Vice Chair of the Santa Barbara Woman’s Political Committee, as a member of the Santa Barbara County Human Relations Commission, the County Civil Service Commission, the Santa Barbara Commission for Women, and Soroptimist International, and as a member of the Boards of Directors of the Tres Condados Girl Scouts Council, the Shelter Services for Women, and the Rapes Crisis Center.

In 1997, after retiring from law enforcement, Carole and Her husband started a private investigations business. Carole was much sought after by local law practitioners to assist in the pretrial work in civil cases. Her work helped resolve numerous lawsuits, including claims against employers and employees in workplace disputes. Carole also assisted her husband in a major investigation representing the victims of predator priests.

In 2020, Carole was selected to be interviewed by the Center for Oral and Public History for contribution to the intellectual and cultural life of Southern California. The copies of the interviews are stored at California State University, Fullerton.

Through all of this, Carole always found time for her family. She leaves behind her husband and traveling companion, Ed (They traveled to 80 Countries together and loved to fish in the Eastern Sierras), her son Chris Glave (Florence and grandchildren Dylan, Allie and step-grandchildren Jackson and Wesley), Son Corey Glave (grandson Logan and granddaughter Lundy), Step daughter Dana Solum (step-grandson James Solum), and step-daughter Kristy Valenzuela (step-son Augie and step- grandchildren Joseph and Abby).

Carole was beloved by her friends, especially her book club friends, for her compassion, intelligence and her insightful sense of humor..

Carole was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hildy Chapman and her brother Frank Chapman Junior.

A friend described Carole’s passing as not only a loss for the family, but a loss for the community.

At Carole’s request, there will be a small family memorial only.

Howard Leonard Kaplan

12/30/1932 - 4/17/2024

“Avoid people who make you unhappy.” So was the belief that guided Howard Kaplan throughout his life until his death on April 17th , 2024, in Goleta, California.

Born on December 30th , 1932, to May and Harry Kaplan in New York City, Howard lived his boyhood in the city. He was an avid baseball player and became a lifetime New York Yankees fan.

He lost his mother at age fourteen. When his father remarried, his stepmother left him feeling unwelcome at their new home. Following in the footsteps of his older brother Richard, who joined the Marines and experienced extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II, Howard joined the Marine Corps and fought in the Korean War.

After his service, he moved west to Long Beach, California where he lived for several years with his aunt, uncle, and his cousin Jane. He attended Long Beach City College to study electronics and after graduation found employment with Western Electric, later known as Lucent Technologies. He became a supervisor of equipment installations in Nevada, California and Arizona.

Many years ago, Howard had a short-lived marriage that ended in divorce. He then remained a bachelor for the rest of his life. He managed his fiscal affairs carefully so that by the time he was eligible to retire at fifty-five, he did so to pursue the loves of his life: classical music, travel, animal care, archeology and tennis. An avid concert-goer, he regularly attended performances at the Granada Theatre and the Music Academy of the West. He became a familiar face to musicians and conductors alike.

His travels took him to Africa, Europe, Central America and Mexico. He enjoyed his travels, mixing them with

working as a volunteer at various archeological digs. He was one of Santa Barbara Zoo’s most dedicated volunteers, serving for nearly twenty years.

He loved caring for the big cats, but especially loved caring for the primates. Julia Parker, his supervisor at the zoo, described Howard as “a very serious and disciplined volunteer.” He would wryly describe his service as “I’m in training.”

Howard was a loner and could be distant, opinionated and even gruff, but he could also be a steadfast friend. Yue Deng, a concert violinist, not only admired Howard’s dedication to classical music but also to their friendship. He attended her performances in Ojai, Santa Barbara and Ventura for nearly twenty years. When she learned that he had suffered a massive stroke and was under hospice care at Casa Salisbury, an assisted living home in Goleta, she drove from Ventura with her violin to Howard’s bedside. As he lay in silence, she played French composer Jules Massenet’s beautiful “Meditation.” The piece had been of particular significance to Howard. Taking up violin studies in his seventies, he had hoped to learn to play it.

Howard died peacefully the following morning.

He is survived by his nieces, Andrea Kozack of Caldwell, Texas and Mona Tanner of Houston, Texas, his cousins Jane Matt and Barbara Rogow of Long Beach and Paul Relis of Santa Fe, New Mexico. For those who wish to honor Howard’s memory, the family suggests and appreciates contributions to the Music Academy of the West and the Granada Theatre.

Catalina (Katie) Torres

4/30/1938 - 5/7/2024

The first USPS female mail carrier hired in Carpinteria, CA was called home by her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2024 peacefully in her sleep, while in the arms of her daughter.

Katie was born and raised

in Gilcrest, CO, where she met and married her husband Armondo Torres at the age of 14. They moved to California in 1953 and called Carpinteria home for over 20 years. She was widowed in 1982 after 30 years of marriage.

She has always shared that her greatest legacy were her children; Armondo “Sam” Torres Jr., Susan Halferty (Kevin), Sophia Aragon (Kenny), Dian Torres (Christi), Dennis Torres (Veronica), Katherine Cards (John), Rita Mira (Roger), and Carlos Torres. She was blessed with 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Her grandchildren remember her always saying hold space in your heart to pray for others, continue to grow, be curious about life and continue to learn. Although she never graduated high school, she was able to complete her education, walk across the stage and receive her diploma, something we were all so proud to see. Her mantra was always “there are no bad days”. She loved to watch the Dodgers, Lakers and Chiefs. There was always a sparkle in her eyes and excitement in her voice when she watched or spoke about her teams.

She was blessed to have celebrated 85 years of life with so many friends and family eight days prior to her passing. All her surviving siblings Nellie Lara, Margaret Verdusco, Frank “Kiki” Dominguez, Josie Baldiviez, and Virginia Ceja were in attendance. She is preceded in death by her parents Francisco & Josefina Dominguez, siblings Anthony “Tony” Dominguez, Helen Torres, Margarito Dominguez, Lorenzo (Lencho) Dominguez, Jennie Anaya and her husband Armondo Torres.

Services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024 at our Lady of Assumption,  3175 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA 93003. She requested no dark colors be worn.

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Stephani Ann Warner

8/11/1945 - 2/19/2024

Our beloved Stephani Ann Warner was born on August 11, 1945, and passed away on February 19, 2024 after an extended illness. She was 78 years old and a long time resident of Santa Barbara. Stephani was the daughter of John and Beth Lafen. She is survived by her son Chad, and her sisters Tanya Enoch and Yvonne Kelly.

Stephani grew up in El Segundo and was a nature girl from the get-go. Among her favorite childhood memories were camping at Devil’s Post Pile near Mammoth Lake and fly-fishing with her father there. Stephani attended university, received her teaching credential, and ultimately became one of the most highly regarded teachers at Cold Spring School where she taught for thirty years.

Stephani was an outstanding teacher and her classroom was alive with activity. She invited students to paint on the windows, build sarcophagi for an Egyptian study, and hone horticultural skills in one of the three gardens that she started at Cold Spring. All students met Roald Dahl’s BFG after lunch when Ms. Warner read from her rocking chair. From these pages her pupils became known as “chiddlers”, and taught to be fine examples of “human beans.” Stephanie is lovingly remembered by both students and staff as playful, quickwitted, smart, and at times, wildly funny. She celebrated the individuality of all children, and they adored her.

The love of Stephani’s life was her son, Chad. He remembers trips to the Huntington Lake cabin, where they rode snowmobiles during winter. He also recalls countless projects and that he was in awe of how tirelessly she worked. In his words, “She did not stop until the job was done.” If you’ve seen Chad’s construction endeavors of late, clearly the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Stephani’s other passions included her countless animals and outdoor activities. Ninja, eternally her “puppy,” and Nigel

the cat were her soul mates from this menagerie. Unsurprisingly, Stephani was happiest when outside: at the cabin, in the garden, or camping. In later years her brother-in-law Gauge Enoch built a teardrop trailer for Stephani, satisfying a retirement dream. Forever the outdoorswoman, she could at last take advantage of the time her retirement afforded her and spend more hours in the places she loved best.

Stephani will be held closely in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. She was an indomitable spirit; she was a force of nature– and that incomparable laugh, unforgettable.

A Memorial Picnic (bring your own) will be held at Cold Spring School on Sunday June 9, 2024, at noon. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Humane Society or C.A.R.E.4Paws in Santa Barbara.

Mary Joanne Beckner Iorio 1934 - 2024

Mary Joanne Beckner Iorio was born 6/25/1934 in Fargo, North Dakota where the family lived for nine years. The family later moved to Portland Oregon where she graduated from Lincoln Highschool in 1952. In 1954 the family moved to Santa Barbara where she went to work at Seaside Oil Company that same year. She met James Richard Iorio in Santa Barbara, where they married in September of 1958. After all three of her sons were in high school, Mary worked at Bay Rex Pharmacy for a number of years.

Mary is survived by her three sons Brian James Iorio, Jeffrey Michael Iorio, and Andrew Scott Iorio, seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She loved camping with family, quilting, tennis, walking and sharing special moments with family and friends. She was truly loved by all who met her and shared time. Most of all Mary’s faith was steadfast and strong in Bible study and she rarely missed a Sunday where she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Sharon Meister

5/8/1947 - 5/6/2024

Sharon Lee Van Duyne Meister passed away peacefully at home two days short of her 77 th birthday. She battled ovarian cancer for the last 16 years –something her team of doctors and nurses were amazed by! Sharon was born in 1947 in Somerville, NJ. Her family moved out west to Arcadia, CA when she was in 8th grade. As fate would have it the Van Duynes settled across the street from the Meister family.

Craig and Sharon became an item while attending Arroyo High School. Sharon was involved with student government and cheerleading. She graduated in 1965. Teaching beckoned Sharon and she majored in Education at Cal Poly Pomona. Her first job was a first-grade class in East LA. She never looked back.

Sharon and Craig got married in 1969 in Arcadia. They had Tim soon after. They spent a short time in Oklahoma for Craig’s military training and Ashley was born there. The Meisters knew they had to get back to Southern California, so they did, and Sharon soon began teaching again. In 1980, the cute family of 4 headed north and landed in Carpinteria. Sharon got a job at Kinderkirk preschool, where she taught for nearly a decade. She later taught first grade at Hollister Elementary in Goleta, all while raising a family and supporting Craig’s growing CPA business.

Sharon loved watching her kids thrive growing up in Carpinteria. She went to every single Warriors sporting event to support Tim playing and Ashley cheering.

But without a doubt, what made Sharon the happiest was spending time with her 5 grandkids. She absolutely loved playing board games, solitaire, puppets, baking and art. She taught them her favorite songs and how to play “Heart and Soul” on the piano. The kids gave her the title, “Gaga.” Every summer Gaga would host each one individually for a few days. She would plan out spe-

cial activities tailored to their individual interests. This was what made Sharon’s soul smile. She loved every second she got to spend with the kids. She attended as many games and dance recitals as she could. The joy Gaga found in this was absolutely her reason to battle cancer for as long as she did. Sharon is survived by her husband Craig, kids Tim and Ashley, their spouses Courtney and Brett and 5 grandchildren Tyler, Kaedyn, Koltyn, Logan and Callie.

Dottie (Dorothy) Jane Iverson

10/9/1923 - 3/1/2024

Dottie (Dorothy) Jane Iverson passed away peacefully in her sleep at home surrounded by her three daughters and other family members on March 1 at the age of 100. Dottie always enjoyed hosting big gatherings at her home, and many family members and friends visited with her during her final weeks. She will be remembered for her ever-present smile, joyful outlook and positive attitude on life that brought happiness to all who knew her. Dottie met her husband Sterling, a longtime Santa Barbara dentist who preceded her in passing in 2006, in the Santa Monica ski club. They moved to Santa Barbara more than 70 years ago. She helped form, and was a member of many local clubs and organizations, including the Junior Women’s club, Friendship Force, bridge club and flower arranging club to name a few. She served as a brownie leader and YMCA camp councilor for many years at camp Conrad and on Catalina Island. She loved dancing, entertaining, tennis, snow skiing, waterskiing, walking, sewing, flower arranging and so much more. Last October 2023 more than 50 family members and friends gathered at Dottie’s home to celebrate her 100th birthday with memories, stories, emotions and a cake with lots of candles. Dottie will be lovingly missed by her oldest daughter Dawn Lisa Gorrell and her husband Jeff, and daughters Tiana and Sterling; her middle daughter Lori Plakos and her husband Chris, and sons Kory

and his wife Katie, Dion and his wife Jamie, and Christopher and his fiancée Maddie; and her youngest daughter LeAnne and her partner Pete Menchaca, children Avalon and his fiancé Joanie, Anaya and Axell; along with numerous other family members and many cherished friends. The family will hold a private service at a later date.

Patricia Bielecki 2/11/1955 - 2/20/2024

We celebrate and remember the vibrant life of Patricia Ann Bielecki. Daughter of Doris Jennings Shreve and Marvin Shreve, “Patty” was born in Waterloo Iowa on February 11, 1955. At age 5, the family moved cross country to Goleta, California and has been living in Santa Barbara ever since. The oldest of 5, Patty grew up a teenager during the hippie movement. She was an independent, free spirit with a passion for music, and an advocate for peace & love. She loved the beach and sunny days, and she shined just as bright- able to brighten anyone’s day with her signature blonde hair, eccentric laugh, and smile. This was her character; an outgoing Aquarius who wanted to befriend everyone. If you knew her, you knew she was unapologetically her. She was always grateful to see the sun shine another day.

Of her accomplishments, she is most proud of the family she raised. We look back at a mother/grandmother that dedicated her life to her children. She leaves behind the legacy of 3 sons (Jason, Christopher, Jesse) and currently 3 grandkids (Kaylee, Avahlyn, Tripp). She is survived by 3 brothers (Mark, Michael, Gary) and aunt (Janice). She is preceded by sister (Peggy). She passed away surrounded by family in Santa Barbara on February 20, 2024 at age 69. May her memory leave a pronounced footprint of unconditional love and influence for all those whose lives she graced upon. Her physical body may be gone, but her spirit continues to shine with us.

“May the sun shine another day, and when it does, I’ll be thinking of you.”

Our Annual Ode to Julia Child COVER STORY

Taste of Santa Barbara’s Weekend of Delicious To-Dos

by Matt Kettmann and

The beloved television star, cookbook author, and bon vivant extraordinaire Julia Child who spent her waning years at Casa Dorinda in Montecito, surviving on tacos from La SuperRica and hot dogs from Costco would almost certainly have blushed and blustered to learn that there was an entire week-long culinary celebration dedicated to her in Santa Barbara. But then she would have dove in, taking (well, perhaps leading) the cooking classes, bouncing around on farm tours, carousing with the hottest chefs in town over meals, and indulging in the latest vintages from the Santa Ynez Valley.

This is the spirit behind Taste of Santa Barbara, the annual event hosted by the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience (SBCE), an offshoot of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy & the Culinary Arts. Founded in 2020 when the inaugural event slated for mid-March was the first of countless gatherings to be scrapped due to COVID SBCE launched Taste of Santa Barbara in 2022, making this year the thirdever in-person affair.

“Julia Child loved this city and county, and each year our goal is to curate a diverse set of events for locals and visitors to celebrate and invoke Julia’s spirit while shining a light on Santa Barbara’s culinary, hospitality, tourism, and wider artisan communities,” said Eric Spivey, who is the chair of the Julia

George Yatchisin

Child Foundation and a founder of SBCE. “In addition to providing economic benefit to our area, a majority of the net proceeds will go to support local nonprofits tackling issues related to food access and the overall food system.”

This year, SBCE enlisted the services of Solterra Strategies to handle programming with an eye on expanding the reach and building a larger platform for the event going forward. “Creating a signature event weekend was a strategic direction for 2024,” said Solterra’s Stacie Jacob, who is the event director for Taste of Santa Barbara. “The new Taste of Santa Barbara Soirée on Friday is an evening in classic Santa Barbara style, bringing together local chefs, vintners, and distillers for an exceptional culinary journey honoring the legacy of Julia Child at Casa de la Guerra’s historic courtyard.”

Jacob, who’s put on the World of Pinot Noir event for many years, is also excited about the Saturday wine experience, featuring nearly 30 wineries, and that evening’s screening event at the Metro 4, with clips of the Julia series as well as The French Chef. There’s also still tickets available for Sunday’s brunch at The Lark and that afternoon’s after-party at Mattei’s Tavern. Said Jacob, “Our team is honored to steward of the vision of the esteemed SBCE advisory committee.”

Read on for more details about what to expect this weekend. n

The TOSB Soirée

Friday, May 17, 6-9 p.m., Casa de la Guerra

This is the first year that Taste of Santa Barbara is throwing this ambitious “signature event,” which is bringing together some of the best chefs in the region to prepare two dishes each, most of them inspired by Julia Child herself. In addition to the chefs profiled below, Massimo Falsini of Caruso’s in the Rosewood Miramar Beach will be serving what whimsically named “I Grew Up in Trastevere, You

SANDRA ADU ZELLI

Those attending the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience Taste of Santa Barbara Soirée will be able to indulge in three desserts prepared by Chef Sandra Adu Zelli, owner of Gipsy Hill Bakery. One of them, the decadent chocolate cake known as Reine de Saba, Zelli has been baking for almost two decades. The funny thing is, when she started, she didn’t know it was famously associated with Julia Child.

Zelli was the pastry chef at a London restaurant, and the executive chef suggested the gâteau. “I kind of bristled,” she recalls, “feeling a bit sniffy at the simplicity of it, but was amazed at its deliciousness. This was a world pre-Internet, so I had to go look up Julia Child to find out who she was.”

Zelli grew up in the countryside outside of London and reminisces about foraging for blackberries and making crumbles with her mum. After time in kitchens with the likes of legends such as Yotam Ottolenghi and Marco Pierre White, she and her husband came to the U.S. when he got a job at the Biltmore in Santa Barbara. What was supposed to be a twoyear stay became 16, with, as she puts it, “a green card, a couple of kids, and a career as a private chef.” In particular, she ran a sold-out business of pick-up orders through the pandemic.

She considers herself more a pâtisserie chef than a baker, but she loves challenges, quoting a mentor who told her, “If you’re not nervous, you’re not ready.” (The other two desserts she’ll create for the Soirée are more up her alley: a citrus tart featuring local fruit and a pavlova with of-the-season strawberries.) In addition to the Soirée, she’s often seen partnering around town with Chef Pascale Beale at events where they go by the name Two Baking Brits.

Should Try This Carbonara” as well as a Baja Kanpachi with spring legumes and ramps. Market Forager’s Justin West is making braised beef cheeks and a cream of chicken soup with vegetables inspired by a Julia Child recipe that was the first dish he ever cooked himself. “I was 13 years old and my parents were returning from a vacation and, under the supervision of my caretakers (Mom and Dad’s friends), I prepared this soup for their welcome-back dinner,” said West.

SERGEI SIMONOV

A flair for the dramatic is simply part of Chef Sergei Simonov’s skill set, as anyone who saw him manipulate his way through Netflix’s Pressure Cooker series Lord of the Flies meets TV cooking competition knows. So it’s little surprise that, for the Santa Barbara Soirée, he will be livecooking paella de mariscos, a signature dish during his run as Loquita’s executive chef. Guests can expect sizzle and fire in addition to grilled bay scallops, Prince Edward Island mussels, wild jumbo gulf prawns, black garlic sofrito, shiso, and saffron aioli.

Simonov currently part of the Acme Hospitality team (which also owns Loquita) that will open the much-awaited La Vaquera in San Juan Capistrano’s River Street Marketplace in early summer will return to Santa Barbara for the evening. He says, “Loquita will always have my heart, so coming back feels like coming home.” Under Simonov’s direction, Loquita was added to the Michelin Guide.

He never had the fortune to meet Julia Child, but his second dish for the Soirée, Provençal Tomatoes, “is inspired by the vibrant flavors of heirloom tomatoes, a staple of French cuisine and a nod to the Provence region, where Julia spent a significant amount of time mastering the local culinary traditions.” The flavorful, elegant dish features 12-year-old sherry vinaigrette, whipped Spanish goat cheese, and purple basil.

Although Simonov has worked in San Diego and is currently in Orange County, his education at the SBCC Culinary School, his years alongside mentor Chef Jason Paluska at The Lark, and his time at Loquita remain at his core as a chef.

“Thank you, SBCE, for hosting a remarkable week of events that celebrate chefs, winemakers, restaurants, wineries, brewers, and the culinary excellence that Santa Barbara embodies,” he enthuses. “Your dedication to showcasing the vibrant culinary scene of the city is truly appreciated.”

Live music will be performed by the Spanish guitar duo Calé, and Cutler’s Artisan Spirits will be crafting cocktails. Santa Barbara Vintners will be pouring top-shelf wines by Sandhi Wines, Star Lane Vineyard, Rusack Vineyards, Tyler Winery, Lieu Dit Winery, Marbeso Wine, Barden by Margerum, and Foxen.

Use the promotional code SOIREE24 to get $50 off of the ticket price. — George Yatchisin

ALEX BOLLINGER

Turns out you can go home again twice if you’re Executive Chef Alex Bollinger at El Encanto. The Santa Barbara native had a plan early on; he remembers writing in his 6th-grade yearbook that in 10 years, he would be in Europe training to be a professional chef. He ended up traveling the world, cooking under esteemed chefs from Charlie Palmer to Tyler Florence, only to return to be the opening chef at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara’s Angel Oak. From there, he ran F&B for the Alida Hotel resort in Savannah, Georgia, until El Encanto called him home a second time.

Bollinger is thrilled to be part of Santa Barbara Culinary Experience because it honors Julia Child. “My family and I would always see her on Sunday night at China Palace in Montecito when I was growing up,” he recalls. “I was always so starstruck, even though I had no idea my path would coincide with hers in so many ways.”

At the Taste of Santa Barbara Soirée, Bollinger will prepare two Child-inspired and Mastering the Art of French Cooking–inspired dishes. The first will be a play on the creamy, cold potato classic vichyssoise, Child’s favorite soup. The second will be a take on a traditional escargot dish, with a local twist abalone will sub for the snails. Bollinger says, “It’s called ‘Mermaid Style’ where we grill the abalone, from Cultured Abalone Farms, in its shell with lots of butter, garlic, and parsley.” (FYI, Cultured Abalone Farms will be offering tours for SBCE, too.)

Although Bollinger has never participated in an event at Casa de la Guerra before, he says, “I am super excited to honor the influence Julia had on all of us! What a great way to tell the story with such a historical backdrop.” n

Saturday’s Wine Experience

Nearly 30 Wineries, Seven Culinary Stars, and Three Panels Coming to the Presidio

Wine takes center stage at the Presidio on Saturday during the Taste of Santa Barbara’s third annual wine tasting experience on May 18. Nearly 30 wineries will be pouring (we cover just two below), and the afternoon’s three panels hosted by the Indy’s own Matt Kettmann will focus on the enduring impact of Sideways, new grape varieties like mencía and clairette blanche, and what it’s like to craft pinot noir depending where you are in your winemaking career.

TRIPPERS & ASKERS

It took a full year for Hayden Felice and Andrew Fitzgerald to come up with a name for their wine brand. But when they eventually settled on Trippers & Askers, an ode to the Walt Whitman poem “Song of Myself,” everything felt right.

“It’s a nod to the ethos of that particular section of the poem, which is about experimentation and following your spirit and your dream,” said Felice, whose first tiny vintage was in 2020 before ramping up to 1,000 cases the next year. “It’s also a bit of a nod to me, about being a young, inexperienced, inquisitive winemaker, and that notion of being curious and asking questions and learning by doing.”

Not that Felice, who handles day-to-day operations and production for the brand, was inexperienced with wine in general. His previous career was as a manager and sommelier for some of the country’s top restaurants, including 11 years at Tom Collichio’s Craft and CraftBar empire in New York City and opening seven concepts at once at The Line Hotel in Los Angeles.

There are also seven up-and-coming culinary stars on hand to feed the masses. In addition to the two profiled below, attendees can enjoy shrimp ceviche by Dusk Bar; pulled osso buco from Las Cumbres Ranch with chimichurri, herbed crème fraîche, and bone marrow butter by Gala; ceviche tostadas by The Victor Restaurant and Bar; and savory pours by Luretík Estate Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Full details and tickets at sbce.events. Use the promotional code TOSB24 to get $50 off the ticket price.

In 2016, he moved to Santa Barbara to start a family and open the short-lived Somerset on Anapamu Street before moving onto Les Marchands, where he deepened his connection to winemakers like Ernst Storm and Dave Potter of Municipal Winemakers. In 2020, he made his first barrels at Potter’s Potek Winery, then told his friend Fitzgerald, a banker by career, that they had to get more serious. “If we’re gonna make this a business, I need to start working on it as a primary thing,” said Felice, who had no interest at that point in returning to the restaurant hustle. “I was out long enough that the prospect of going back wasn’t that appealing to me.”

Trippers & Askers expanded to produce chardonnay, rosé, pinot noir, and syrah, all from the Sta. Rita Hills and all in a lean, fresh, mineral-driven style. “All of the wines have sufficient flavors, if not more flavors than you might expect initially based on their look, their color, their alcohol,” said Felice, who added Sta. Rita Hills gamay noir and Carmel Valley cabernet sauvignon in 2023. “There’s decent enough concentration to pick early and make lighter, fresher wine without really sacrificing flavor.”

See trippersandaskers.com.

MOMMA’S SOUL FOOD FUSION

It’s pretty rare to bring a completely new dish into any culinary community, but that’s what Momma’s Soul Food Fusion appears to be doing for Santa Barbara with “Soulshi,” a handheld mashup of Southern and Japanese cuisines. The idea came to Chef Guidance Moon soon after she’d moved to California from her native Louisiana.

“Santa Barbara was saturated with sushi restaurants,” explained Moon, who moved here two years ago to intern as a chef at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara. “That’s really rare where we come from. People are kinda scared of it.”

With her 15-year-old son, who serves as sous chef, they wondered, “How can we combine soul and comfort food with the comfort food of other cultures? That’s how we came up with our shrimp ‘n’ grits roll, our gumbo roll, and our fried chicken roll as well.” They didn’t stop there, adding Soulrito (a soul food burrito) and an Italian option. “We even make soul food pizza with collard greens, mac and cheese, and beef tips right there on the pizza,” she said.

Moon’s path to Santa Barbara could be the plot to a best-selling memoir: poor and extremely religious as a child; graduating with a class of 15; fighting cancer and other intense health issues; leaving retail work to study cooking; becoming Louisiana’s first legal cannabis patient; coming out as a lesbian; falling in love with her partner of seven years; appearing on screen in cooking shows, films, and music videos; living at Lake Cachuma while interning at the Bacara and then in her car for longer; fighting for custody of her youngest boy; and teaching culinary arts to people with developmental disabilities.

“We fled the poverty and death of that region,” said Moon of her exodus from Union Parish, which surrounds Lake D’Arbonne, where she grew up fishing every day with her family. She’s happy to say that Santa Barbara has been a welcoming place, and she is finalizing permits to host meals and cooking shows in her own backyard.

At Saturday’s event, she’ll be preparing shrimp and grits shooters as well as her signature Gumbo Roll, with Andouille sausage, fried okra, gumbo rice, and a seaweed wrapper. Expect many more stories to come from this fascinating and inspiring addition to our culinary scene.

See mommassoulfoodfusion.com.

—Matt Kettmann

Chef Guidance Moon serves “Soulshi” and more as Momma’s Soul Food Fusion, where her son, Elishah Barthelemy, serves as sous chef.

BIG G’S BARBECUE

Purists may freak out, but it’s about time that someone spiced up American barbecue. That’s what Gabriel and Misha De Loera are doing through Big G’s Barbecue, which employs traditional slow-cooking techniques currently via a 250-gallon, eightfoot smoker that are enhanced by the flavors and flare of both Mexico and Guatemala.

“We’re creating our own type of Latino-American barbecue,” said Gabriel, a k a Big G. “It’s the best of all three worlds: American barbecue, tacos and beans from Mexico, and then our sides and seasonings are from Guatemalan culture.” A common menu might be smoked tri-tip tacos with homemade salsas by his friend Diego Buenrostro, and then mac and cheese plus Mexican cowboy beans with chorizo and peppers, or a Guatemalan rice-and-bean combo called casado

The catering company, which has been serving private parties for a few years but only recently started doing public pop-ups, is just one job for De Loera, who also works for the City of Santa Barbara and at the Simpson House Inn. He learned such work ethic from his dad, who is from Mexico and runs De Loera Gardening Services.

“The passion of having his own company and doing things that he feels are the right, responsible, honest way that started resonating with me,” said De Loera, who just worked a weekend day with his father. “You’re never too old to go back to work with your dad.”

He learned cooking from his mom, who is Guatemalan and worked as a caretaker and housekeeper in Montecito, where she helped host family parties. He said that culture’s cuisine is more savory and earthy compared to the spiciness of Mexico, with lots of bananaleaf-wrapped dishes, and he’ll be introducing more of those sides soon, such as plantains and mashed black beans.

“We are offering something different that you don’t see around here,” said De Loera. “I’m just trying to feed the people.”

See gabrieldeloera.wixsite.com/bgsb805 and @big_gsbarbecue on Instagram.

Whether it’s flying or surfing or golfing, motocross or offroad racing or triathlons, Dusty Nabor goes all in on his pursuits to quench an inherently insatiable curiosity about how everything works. A decade ago, winemaking became his next quarry, and this one is sticking.

“Everything that I have done to this point has been a massive money suck,” said Nabor, who makes his mostly Santa Barbara County–grown wines out of a warehouse in Camarillo. “This is the only thing that actually has the potential to survive on its own.”

A lifelong resident of the Conejo Valley corridor who runs his family’s steel pipe business, Nabor was introduced to wine by a Bay Area–based steel importer who took him to the Napa Valley, where Nabor started to wonder about all the idle cellar equipment. “As soon as I don’t understand something, that’s a lightbulb going off,” said Nabor. “It sends me down these rabbit holes I can’t explain.”

Starting on a ton of Paso Robles cabernet sauvignon in 2015, his dabbling quickly blew up a few years later, expanding into syrah, grenache, pinot noir, chardonnay, viognier, and more. The three brands are now topping out at about 2,500 cases combined, including the high-touch flagship Dusty Nabor; the smartly priced second label NSO; and the very small Bolt To, which changes offerings each year based on last-minute, word-of-mouth, one-off barrels that pop up. “It’s very opportunistic,” said Nabor. “It’s the catchall.”

Nabor sells out his wines each vintage due in part to customers he accumulated on social media through his previous endeavors, from off-roading to endurance sports. “People knew that if I was going to get into this, it was going to be good,” he said. “It got picked up by a fanbase and that fanbase grew organically.”

He’s blunt about his winemaking methodology. “My blending sessions are like five seconds,” he said. “What I’m trying to achieve is wine personality, not wine quality. All I care about is the reflection of the place that the wine comes from. When I have that in mind, it’s very apparent to me when the wine has the correct personality. It either has that personality, or it doesn’t. It’s a very black and white thing.”

Though wine will likely remain a lifelong pursuit compared to the other tracks Nabor has since abandoned, he sees similarities to previous passions. “For triathlons, you have to be training year in and year out, and the race is just an expression of that,” he said. “It’s the same thing with wine. I’m in it for the journey, the livelihood, the experience of doing it day in and day out. That’s what I love. Everything else is superfluous. Once it’s bottled, that’s just icing on the cake.”

See dustynaborwines.com.

WSunday’s Farm Tours

rapping up this year’s Taste of Santa Barbara on Sunday are a series of eye-opening farm tours, bringing participants face-to-face with the people and places behind the region’s foods and drinks. The Cultured Abalone tours sold out fast, but there’s still room for the others, including the horseback riding tours of Buttonwood Winery & Vineyard with Vino Vaqueros and the sustainable cattle ranching experience at Las Cumbres Ranch near Los Alamos. Featured here are two of the South Coast tours: Trinity Gardens, which is located right in town, and Wanderment Farms, located on the cliffs above Carpinteria.

WANDERMENT FARMS

Perched on the cliffs above Carpinteria, Wanderment Farms is a showcase for organic and regenerative farming, pairing stunning views of the Santa Barbara Channel with crops, livestock, and native plants being integrated into a harmonious whole. At the helm is Margo Redfern, who purchased the property which was home to half of the Paredon Vineyard with her husband, Jeff, in October 2020, and has spent the ensuing years building their home and plotting their dream to have an impact on both climate and food crises.

“I have a fair amount of climate anxiety and I am pretty concerned about the fact that a lot of the nutrition in our food has really gone down over the last couple of generations,” she explained. “It’s easy in today’s world to get really distressed about a lot of things, but I try to focus on things that I can have an impact on.”

Because 70 percent of the property is set aside for carbon capture and water sequestration, for instance, Wanderment is already preserving four million gallons of water per year. They’ve replanted four acres of the syrah and grenache vines, two acres of coffee, and 1,000 agaves for firebreak and, much later, spirits. There are four acres of olive trees (they’re acquiring their own oil press soon) and two acres of native plants that serve as a pollinator garden. “All of it just works into a larger picture of stronger, healthier plants and a more nutritious product and hopefully things that taste good,” said Redfern.

But the highlight, especially for tours, are the animals. “We breed a rare sheep, the Valais Blacknose,” she said. “There are only about 12,000 in the world. Their whole pitch is that they’re the cutest sheep in the world. They also have great personalities.” Toss in llamas as livestock “dogs” including a baby llama right now mobile chicken coops (they sell eggs around town), homegrown lavender lemonade, and breads from Dinkelbrot Delight, and you’ve got farm tour gold.

“It’s easy to go down the rabbit hole of being scared where we are headed,” said Redfern. “But I want my grandkids to have a world that’s beautiful and wonderful.” —MK

See wandermentfarms.com.

TRINITY GARDENS TOUR

The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience (SBCE) doesn’t just feature the region’s stars it also hopes to shine a light on lesser-known people and projects. Take Trinity Gardens, three acres nestled in the Santa Barbara Foothills near the intersection of La Cumbre and Foothill roads. The land provided by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church allows not only for gardens that grow produce for local food banks, nonprofits, and the Organic Soup Kitchen, but also 23 individual plots rented independently. In addition, Dewayne Nash, chair and garden manager, says, “We also provide gardening and food education for all ages to raise awareness about sustainable and healthy growing and eating practices.”

The SBCE tour of Trinity, capped at an intimate 15 people, will roam the property, learning about its 12-year history while perusing plantings from pumpkin patches to a banana grove. Other stops on the tour will visit the six hens in their chicken coop, explain the processes behind the compost area and large vermicompost box, and check out the greenhouse where each vegetable grown in the garden gets started from seed.

Lunch, made from the bounty of the Gardens and served with locally baked bread, will be prepared by the Organic Soup Kitchen. “We usually serve one of their delicious and nutritious soups at our events,” Nash said. “All their soups are flavorful and are stocked with nutrition.” The soup of the day will be so fresh they can’t even announce what it will be yet.

Given much of Trinity Gardens’ education focus is on children’s programs, they hope tourtakers bring the whole family. After all, it’s never too early to learn the ways of the land and how growing your own produce is both fun and healthy.

Even better, each participant in the tour will be able to harvest some produce from the communal garden area themselves to take home. —GY

See trinitygardenssb.org.

Margo Redfern

The Hub and Heart of Goleta

Good Times in the Goodland: Girsh Park Turns 25

by Victor Bryant

On any given fall Saturday, hundreds of families from all over Goleta and Santa Barbara descend upon Girsh Park’s green spaces in the mass migration that is AYSO Region 122 soccer.

In the spring and into the summer, one can hear the clink of bats connecting with baseballs and youthful chatter from dugouts, and see picturesque sunsets framing moments of fierce competition at Dos Pueblos Little League (DPLL). There is laughter and there are tears, but most importantly, there are memories that last a lifetime.

The Lester A. and Viola S. Girsh Park (the park’s official full name) opened to the public for the first time on May 23, 1999, and quickly became the backbone of a vibrant community serving the families of Goleta and the surrounding areas with numerous and widely varied recreational options.

“When you come out to those sporting events, such as AYSO on a Saturday or Dos Pueblos Little League, the whole community is here to watch their kids play sports,” said Ryan Harrington, executive director of the Foundation for Girsh Park. “On a busy weekend here during the fall for AYSO, I literally feel like I see the whole town. It is the hub of the community in a lot of ways.”

This month, Girsh Park is celebrating its 25th anniversary. At the core of Girsh Park’s success story is the partnership between the City of Goleta and the Foundation for Girsh Park. This one-of-a-kind collaboration blends public resources with private philanthropy and has been instrumental in sustaining and enhancing the park’s operations since its inception.

“One thing that makes Girsh Park unique is that because it is run by a nonprofit in partnership with so many other entities, including the City of Goleta, they are able to be so versatile and flexible with so many different activities that are going,” said Goleta Mayor Pro Tempore Luz Reyes-Martín. “They really utilize every last square inch, and the way that they are able to maintain the grounds is really impressive, and I know that is a huge partnership with many of the groups.”

Girsh Park is unique in that it is fully owned and operated by the Girsh Park Foundation rather than the City of Goleta or the County of Santa Barbara, which has various benefits and implications financially.

“It costs far less public money to run Girsh Park than it would if Girsh Park were a city park,” Harrington said. “We do that through these nonprofit organizations that are basically run by volunteers, including the two biggest: AYSO and Dos Pueblos Little League.”

The role of Girsh Park in the community continues to grow. Currently, an estimated 500,000 visitors come to Girsh Park each year and an estimated 5,000 kids participate in programs that operate out of Girsh Park, including the highly successful Santa Barbara Soccer Club, which offers both recreational opportunities and competitive teams for more advanced and dedicated players in each age group.

Looking to the future, the Girsh Park Foundation is aware of the need to adapt to serve more people going forward. One way to do that is through lighting that would allow more time slots for practices and games.

One project that is currently being pursued is to install permanent lighting on the Girsh-Hochman soccer field, which is the full-size international soccer field with synthetic field turf. The field currently has temporary lighting, but they are working toward getting permanent, on-grid lights.

Additional projects on the docket are baseball safety netting and landscape improvements.

“Youth sports and, in particular, baseball are in increasingly high demand. We have friends and family that are running out of places to play baseball,” said Dos Pueblos Little League President Jeff Palmer. “It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find field space for teams and leagues, so our relationship with Girsh is not only harmonious, but we really appreciate Girsh for what we have.

“We have both a safe and happy place for our kids to go. Ever since my kids were 5, 6, 7 years old, I never really

A rainbow over the Linehan Family basketball courts at Girsh Park

Last year’s Dos Pueblos Little League Opening Day, where they celebrated five All-Star Championship teams with banners

worried about them wandering off and playing with their friends.”

Over the years, Girsh Park has served as more than an athletic complex. The Camino Real Playground is a local favorite for play dates. With several family picnic areas and the option to set up a bounce house, birthday parties at Girsh Park are a regular occurrence.

“As a parent of young kids, Girsh Park is in many ways the heart of the community. Whether you are there for little league, soccer, other sports activities, a birthday party, or a play date, it just tends to be a place that families gravitate to,” Reyes-Martín said. “I have very active kids who participate in DPLL and soccer. There are times of the year where we are probably at Girsh Park five or six days a week, so it’s such a treasure. It’s a place where not only the kids make lifelong friends, but as parents, we make friends with other parents.”

In addition to all of the options for kids and their parents, the Goleta Valley Dog Club is also a partner with Girsh Park and offers weekly events that are beginner-, family-, and community-friendly, but also provide a place for more advanced dog

The Linehan Family basketball courts, better known as the “Costco Courts” by the Santa Barbara basketball community, are one of the few places in the region where pickup games still exist and offer perhaps the best outdoor playing experience in Santa Barbara County.

Over the years, the Girsh Park Foundation has become more selective with the events that take place at the park in the interest of maintaining the athletic facilities and playing surfaces, but the Goleta Lemon Festival remains as a popular annual event that pays homage to the region’s rich agricultural history.

The first official Goleta Lemon Festival was in 1991, and it has since evolved into the largest community event of the year in Goleta. Last year’s event featured more than 100 booths and helped foster the sense of community that make Girsh Park and the City of Goleta a special place.

“As we reflect on the remarkable journey of Girsh Park over the past quartercentury, we are filled with gratitude for the unwavering support of the Girsh/ Hochman Families, the City of Goleta, and the community,” said Harrington. “This milestone not only celebrates our achievements but also symbolizes the boundless potential for growth and innovation in the years to come. Girsh Park belongs to the community, and together we will continue to create lasting memories and build a brighter future for generations to come.”

See girshpark.org.

MAY 16 5:30-9:30 PM

sport athletes to practice and learn.

An AYSO U8 team at Girsh Park

An AYSO U5 team at Girsh Park

THE ROBERT CRAY BAND

SATURDAY SEPT 14 2024

JUST ANNOUNCED ON SALE NOW

Over the past five decades, Robert Cray has created a sound that rises from American roots, blues, soul and R&B –with five GRAMMY® wins, 20 acclaimed studio albums, and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues Hall of Famer’s career. His latest album, That’s What I Heard, celebrates the music of Curtis Mayfield, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Sensational Nightingales and more, alongside four newly written songs.

INDEPENDENT CALENDAR

THURSDAY 5/16

5/16:

2024 Downtown S.B. LIVE Art & Wine Tour

Receive a wine glass and a map to venues showcasing an extensive range of delicious food and drink as well as live art. End at the S.B. Historical Museum for nibbles, specialty drinks, and a silent auction to benefit the Downtown Organization’s programs. Tour: 5:30-8pm; party: 7:30-9:30pm. Downtown S.B. and S.B. Historical Museum, 136 E. De la Guerra St. $110-$120. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-2098. tinyurl.com/2024ArtWine

5/16: UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Bruce Liu Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, Bruce Liu, who won the 18th Chopin Piano Competition 2021 in Warsaw, will play a program that will include Haydn, Chopin, Prokofiev, and more in his S.B. debut. 7pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy, 1070 Fairway Rd. UCSB Students: $10; GA: $40. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

5/16: Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series: Butcher Boy and the First Defense of the Lipton Cup Dr. Raymond Ashley, CEO and president of the San Diego Maritime Museum, will share the story about the sailboat Butcher Boy and the competition between San Diego and L.A. and its important role in shaping the history of Southern California. 7-8:30pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy., Ste. 190. $10-$20. Call (805) 962-8404. sbmm.org

5/16-5/18: Dos Pueblos High School Presents: Anything Goes Cole Porter’s classic musical follows the madcap antics aboard the S.S. American, where love triangles, mistaken identities, and hilarious hijinks unfold against the backdrop of dazzling dance numbers and unforgettable tunes during the glamorous era of the 1930s. 7pm. Elings Performance Arts Center, Dos Pueblos High School, 7266 Alameda Ave. $12-$25. Call (805) 968-2541. dptheatrecompany.org

5/16: Theatre Eclectic Presents The Great Gatsby Enjoy a full-length play adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel that tells the story of narrator Nick Carraway’s interactions with the elusive Jay Gatsby, and Gatsby’s fascination with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. 7pm. SBCC Schott Campus Auditorium, 310 W. Padre St. Free. Email theatreeclectic3@gmail.com theatreeclectic.com

FRIDAY 5/17

5/17: Xochitl Gonzalez: Latinx Voices Are American Voices Xochitl Gonzalez, 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist and best-selling author of 2022’s Olga Dies Dreaming and 2024’s Anita de Monte Laughs Last, will talk about her love of writing with humor and clarity about Latinx issues and stories about class, labor, and culture. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. UCSB Students: free; GA: $20. Call (805) 893-3535. Read more on pg. 40. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

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

5/17, 5/19: ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Jarabe Mexicano San Diego’s Jarabe Mexicano will perform their brand of “Bordeño-Soul,” which highlights the mix of genres from Mexican folk, rock ’n’ roll, and Norteño/Tex-Mex, cumbia, and more with dramatic vocals in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Fri: 7pm. Isla Vista Elementary, 6875 El Colegio Rd., Goleta; Sun: 6pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free. Call (805) 893-3535. tinyurl.com/Viva-JarabeMexicano

5/17: UCSB Opera Gala Take in the romantic allure of the opera stage and dance performances choreographed by Christina McCarthy of UCSB, accompanied by a live orchestra performing works by Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Bologne, and Oliveira. 7:30pm, Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB. UCSB students and children ages 12 and under: free; GA: $17$20. Email admin@campuscalendar.ucsb .edu tinyurl.com/OperaGala2024

5/17-5/18: SBIFF After-Hours Film Screening: American Psycho Watch a screening of 2000’s film American Psycho (rated R), based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis about Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a Wall Street yuppie and psychotic killer who offers a satirical glimpse into the dark side of yuppie culture in the ’80s. 9pm. SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. $7-$12. Email help@sbiff.org sbiffriviera.com

Good Causes

5/18: CARE4Paws

Happy Tails Celebration & Fundraiser Enjoy music, food, wine, a live auction, and “meowgaritas.” Take a look inside CARE4Paws new mobile clinic. Funds raised will benefit CARE4Paws mission of providing a range of critical pet wellness services to the community. 4pm. Music Academy, 1070 Fairway Rd. $125. Call (805) 968-2273 or email info@care4paws.org. care4paws.org/happytails

5/18: 2024 Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction Fundraising Walk S.B.’s Mental Wellness Center and One Mind invite you to walk 10,000 steps (4.5 miles) to raise funds for community services, research, and treatment for anxiety and depression. 9am. Alma Rosa Winery Estate, 7250 Santa Rosa Rd., Buellton. $55. Call (707) 227-8503 or email walk@almarosawinery.com tinyurl.com/PeaceofMind24

5/18: Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center Barn Dance Fundraiser & Auction Enjoy live music by Caught Red Handed, a BBQ dinner, cocktails, and a live and silent auction. Funds raised will go toward providing equine-assisted services for lowincome children and adults with disabilities. 5pm. S.B. Carriage and Western Art Museum of Art, 129 Castillo St. $125. Email info@heartsriding.org tinyurl.com/BarnDanceFundraiser24

5/19: Dreams in Bloom: 125 Years and Growing There will be light bites, signature cocktails, activities, and a live auction, all to raise funds for the Family Service Agency, Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center, and Guadalupe’s Little House By the Park. 4pm. Rincon Beach Club, 3805 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria. $200. Call (805) 965-1001 x 1267 or email esonsini@fsacares.org fsacares.org/dreams-in-bloom

SATURDAY

5/18: Wire Art Bead Maze & Sculptures

Attend an all-ages, family-friendly workshop to create 3D wire bead mazes and abstract wire sculptures. Materials will be provided. 11:30am. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $10-$12. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/calendar

5/18: Wildfire Evacuation and Survival Workshop The S.B. County Fire Safe Council will discuss best practices for evacuation such as what to do, what to wear, where to go, and how to stay calm. There will be in-depth presentations from experts, resource tables, fire extinguisher training, and a Q&A. Lunch will be provided. RSVP is required. 10am-1pm. SBCC, 721 Cliff Dr. Free. Call (805) 220-9037. sbfiresafecouncil.org/events

5/18-5/19: S.B. Quire of Voyces Presents: Furusato Concerts Enjoy the variety and beautiful choral sounds of Furusato, which means “homeland” in Japanese, before the Quire takes the program to Japan. 3-5pm. St. Anthony’s Chapel, Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden St. Email quireofvoyces@gmail.com tinyurl.com/Quire-Furusato

5/18: An Afternoon with Peace Activist Father John Dear Longtime activist, author, and teacher Father John Dear will discuss his new book, The Gospel of Peace, which is a commentary on the Gospels from the perspective of nonviolence. 2-4pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Suggested donation: $20. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

SUNDAY 5/19

5/19: Arrowsmith’s Wine School: Taste Like a Wine Critic Taste a curated selection of wines and relax while sommelier and wine educator Sam Schmitt discusses how to taste like a pro. 7pm. Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar, 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. $45/single; $75/double. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-9126. arrowsmithwine.com/events

5/19: The Sacred OM with Cynthia Abulafia This workshop for beginners to advanced students will look into the layers of meaning of OM from a range of texts, traditions, and radical practices as well as how the sound OM represents the sound of Shakti (the Goddess). 1-3:30pm. Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Wy. $25. Call (805) 965-8811. tinyurl.com/TheSacredOm

MONDAY 5/20

5/20: PFLAG S.B. May Virtual Support Meeting: Supporting Trans Journeys: Exploring Daily Challenges and the Importance of Parental Support Join this virtual meeting to learn about the challenges trans people face as well as navigating family relationships, fear of the unknown, and the impact of acceptance and empathy, followed by a Q&A. Register online. 7-8:30pm. Online. Free Call (805) 560-8621 or email pflagsantabarbara@ gmail.com pflagsantabarbara.org/support-meetings

TUESDAY

5/21

5/21:

5/19: Kids Draw Architecture (KDA) Sketch Session

Young people are invited to sketch this S.B. architectural landmark with architects and artists on hand. Drawing materials will be provided. 1-3pm. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. Free. Call (805) 965-6307. tinyurl.com/KDA-May19

Revisiting the Classics: Schmigadoon! Enjoy two episodes of Apple TV+’s 2021 show Schmigadoon! that follows New York doctors Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key), who stumble upon the strange town of Schmigadoon and realize they are stuck in a Golden Age–style Hollywood studio musical. A post-screening discussion with composer Christopher Willis will follow. 7pm. Pollock Theater, UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-4637. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/events/ all-events

5/21: Teacher & Educator Exclusive Workshop: Upcycled Vintage Teacups Calling all educators and teachers for an uplifting and exclusive workshop, where attendees will upcycle used and vintage teacups and saucers into delightful decorative additions to their space, such as bird feeders, succulent pots, cute catch-alls for your gadgets, and more. 6pm. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $15. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/ calendar

WEDNESDAY

5/22

5/22: The Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life Presents: From Reagan Revolution to Trump Insurrection Diane Winston of USC will deliver a talk based on her recent book, Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan’s Evangelical Vision, which explores how Ronald Reagan’s religious rhetoric lead to Donald Trump’s success. 5-6:30pm. McCune Conference Rm. (HSSB 6020), UCSB. Free. Call (805) 893-2317 or email info@cappscenter.ucsb.edu tinyurl.com/Righting-AmericanDream

Shows on Tap

May 16-22

5/16-5/19, 5/21-5/22:

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Pearl & The Oysters, 8pm. $18. Ages 21+. Fri.: Rayland Baxter, 9pm. $30. Ages 21+. Sat.: Ekkstacy, ALEXSUCKS, 8pm. $20. Ages 18+. Sun.: Best Buddies Concert and Lunch, noon. $5-$12; John Cruz, 7pm. $30. Mon.-Tue: Detar Studio Bands Showcase, 5:15pm. Free. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

5/16: Eos Lounge Julia Gover, 9pm. $6.18. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 5642410. eoslounge.com

5/16: Satellite S.B. Brett Hunter Band, 6pm. 1117 State St. Free. Call (805) 364-3043. satellitesb.com

5/16-5/19, 5/21: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Claude Bourbon, 8pm. $21.88. Fri.: Shane Alexander, 8pm. $16.74. Sat.: Glen Phillips, 8pm. $37.32. Sun.: Dawn Patrol, 8pm. Free Tue.: John Cruz, 8pm. $37.32. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

5/17-5/18: Maverick Saloon Fri.: 82 Deluxe, 8:30pm. Sat.: Adrian Galysh, noon. Crown City Bombers, 8:30pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

5/17-5/18: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Will Stephens Band, 7pm. Sat.: Marika and the Ohms, 8pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

5/18: 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

5/18-5/19: Cold Spring Tavern Sat.: The Reserve, Julielle, 1:30pm; Claude Hopper, 5pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call (805) 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

5/18: S.B. Bowl Cody Jinks, The Steel Woods. 6:30pm. $60.50-$236.50. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com/concerts

5/19: Hook’d Bar and Grill Nate Latta and The CA Stars, 1pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-on-the-water

5/19: SAMsARA Winery & Tasting Room Strings and Arrows, 2pm. 6485 Calle Real, Ste. E., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 845-8001. samsarawine.com/events

5/20: The Red Piano Richiman & Groove Nice, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 358-1439. theredpiano.com

5/22: Whiskey Richards Punk on Vinyl. 9pm. 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (818) 451-8206. tinyurl.com/punkonvinyl

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LIVING

Theater/Indy Parenting

Teen Actors Lean on Mentors and Peers

It’s dinnertime on a school night, but for the young actors in the cast of Footloose: The Musical, a quick snack break will have to hold them over. Only a handful of rehearsals remain until the show opens at the Lobero Theatre on May 24, and the company is working through Act One in their rehearsal space under the guidance of Artistic Director Amy Love.

The performers, who range in age from 12 to 19, may need to reheat a plate when they get home, but there’s a different kind of family bonding underway as the final production comes together. As one cast works through a scene, their counterparts in the alternate cast watch supportively, taking notes in their scripts. Small groups cluster in quiet corners to help each other recall bits of choreography. The room erupts in appreciative laughter as one actor fully commits to a particularly funny bit of physical comedy called for in the scene.

Love cofounded Lights Up! in 2018 with a vision of giving Santa Barbara teens professional acting training in a supportive, nurturing environment. Along with her cofounders, Jen Gamble and Jenna Berg, Love envisioned a company where professional training and top-notch productions could exist in a safe, familial atmosphere, where adolescents could take creative risks, build relationships, and feel a sense of belonging.

To foster that belonging, Love and her cofounders established the program as a theater company whose members, once admitted by audition, are considered part of the Lights Up! family throughout their teenage years, even if they’re not able to perform in every production (the company typically stages three per season). When school, athletics, or other commitments prevent a company member from signing onto one of the shows, they’re invited to participate in other ways, like helping build sets or sew costumes, or selling concessions during performances.

“Once you’re in, you’re in,” Love says of the company model. “We wanted to create something for teen actors that lasted beyond the scope of any one production, and that gave them the sense that they were part of a community where they could be themselves.”

of whom plan to pursue theater in college and beyond. So, for Footloose, we decided to build out two casts one from the advanced actors and another from the ‘rising’ talents and really lean into that pairing of an older and a younger performer for each role.”

Lights Up! Theatre Company Prepares for Footloose at the Lobero

by Sarah Powers

Now, in the company’s sixth season, Love says those early aspirations are bearing real fruit especially as older teens take on mentorship roles with newer company members. “We have advanced actors who have developed their skills over several years, and who are now leading our younger performers by example,” she says. “And not just with their acting and singing skills, but also with things like rehearsal etiquette, work ethic, and modeling the values of our company.”

Making Mentorship Official

The idea that more experienced company members could mentor newer ones has always been part of the Lights Up! approach, but when it came time to cast Footloose earlier this year, Love realized there was an opportunity to build mentorship more explicitly into the production experience.

“We have a really committed, talented group of younger teens 13-, 14-, and 15-year-olds who are ready to tackle bigger roles. And then we’ve got our advanced actors, several

In the early weeks of the rehearsal process, Love and her creative team Assistant Director Heather Harkness, Music Director Jezreel Real, and Choreographer Meredith Ventura met with the two casts separately, working through a scene first with the advanced actors, and then with the younger cast. This allowed the actors to work at a pace commensurate with their experience, and for the creative team to spot areas of opportunity unique to each performer. Now, with performances around the corner, both casts are called to most rehearsals, providing lots of opportunities to learn from each other.

“The advanced company members really set the tone,” Love says. “When they are focused in rehearsal, when they encourage another actor, when they try something brave and vulnerable themselves, the younger actors are watching and learning. It’s been gratifying to see this culture of kindness that we envisioned from the start be passed down within the group.”

Sharing the Lead

One of the company’s advanced actors is 18-year-old Noah Dehli, a senior at Laguna Blanca School who plays the show’s lead, Ren McCormack. Dehli plans to attend Stanford University as a theater and performance studies major in the fall, but his more immediate sights are set on this production of Footloose and on the significance of being one of the older performers in the group.

“I remember when I first started acting, how deeply I admired the older kids. They seemed huge to me at that time,

and now I realize I’m in that same position for others,” Dehli says. He appreciates the way Lights Up! structured the olderyounger double cast for Footloose, because it “set that intention from the start, and it’s allowed the advanced company members to have one experience that fits with where we are, but at the same time open up a collaborative process where we’re paired up with younger actors.”

That collaboration with his counterpart, 14-year-old Rylan Nelson, has given him new ways to see his own performance, Dehli says. “I get to pass on the practical knowledge I have, to see what questions come up for him and how he might even approach something differently than I would. We have a different amount of life experience, of course, but there’s a lot going on that’s completely untethered to our age gap. I’m also learning from him.”

Love has seen the mentorship benefits go in both directions. “The knowledge that they’re stepping into leadership positions, and seeing the talent and enthusiasm of the younger cast, has challenged our advanced company members to bring their very best to the process. They’re stepping up their game, and I think they’re inspired by the group coming up behind them.”

Brynn Wood, 14, is one of those rising talents stepping into a bigger role in Footloose (she plays Vi Moore). “It’s the biggest role I’ve ever gotten to play,” she says, “which is amazing... and a little scary!”

But Wood says she feels supported by her counterpart in the older cast, and by all the advanced company members, which helps calm her nerves as the performance nears. “These are actors I’ve looked up to for years, and they’re so great to work with. We’re kind of like a big family. That’s the beauty of Lights Up!”

Lights Up! Theatre Company presents Footloose: The Musical May 24-26 at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.), with the younger cast performing May 24 at 7 p.m. and May 25 at 1 p.m. and the older cast performing May 25 at 7 p.m. and May 26 at 1 p.m. See lightsupsb.com and lobero.org.

Teen actors in Lights Up! Theatre Company rehearse Footloose: The Musical.

The Meteor with Needle Bill

S.B. Birding

And make us happy in the darting bird

That suddenly above the bees is heard, The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

—Excerpt from “A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost

Iremember my first hummingbird well. I had just arrived here from Wales and was taken out to do some birding by my host. I hadn’t done my homework and so was ignorant of which birds to expect. Hummingbirds seemed incredibly exotic to me, some vision that you might see in the tropics, and so I was stunned when Paul, my host, casually pointed out a bird and said, “There’s an Anna’s hummingbird.” Hummingbirds! And I was going to live among them.

It’s Been a Good Spring for Hummingbirds

Whatever the reasons, we were graced by a good variety of birds in April. Most prized were sightings of the calliope hummingbird, the smallest bird to be found in the United States. Sometimes a spring goes by with no reports of calliopes, but this year there were several. Because of their tiny size, they are bullied by other hummingbirds and chased off prime blossoms. They will often, therefore, remain as inconspicuous as possible, flying in low without calling, and feeding on the same clump of flowers in their desire to remain invisible. They are not one of the most colorful hummers; the male is green above, with a streaked rosy gorget. As with most hummingbirds, the female lacks this colorful throat. By early May, the last of the calliopes departed for mountain meadows as far north as British Columbia.

Particularly abundant this spring was the rufous hummingbird. As the name suggests, the showy male is quite orange on the back and head and has a bright red gorget. These birds don’t stop here but keep moving north to breed from Oregon to Alaska.

A closely related hummingbird, the Allen’s, has become a fairly common year-round resident in Santa Barbara. It used to be that Anna’s was our only resident hummingbird, but the Allen’s, perhaps because of climate change, also finds our area to its liking. The male is very similar to the rufous but has a patch of green on its back. The females of the two species are almost indistinguishable.

We are fortunate on the West Coast to have several species of hummingbirds that migrate through our area, and to have a few that live here year-round. Easterners wait ’til spring for hummers to return, and then they are graced by only one species, the ruby-throated. This has been a good spring for hummingbirds in Santa Barbara. During some springs, hummers can be few and far between, and the reasons for this feast or famine are obscure. Conventional wisdom had it that after wet winters, hummingbirds, streaming into the United States from their wintering grounds in Mexico, would take an inland route, feasting on desert blooms to fuel their journey north. With their fast metabolism, hummers are daytime migrants, refueling frequently as they move. Wet winters just weren’t good for seeing hummingbirds along the coast, or so we thought. I’ve heard a number of theories as to why there have been so many birds along the coast this spring. It’s been unusually cold inland, pushing the birds to the warmer coast. There weren’t that many plants blooming in the deserts. Many of the mountain ranges where hummingbirds nest have lingering snow, so the hummingbirds stayed along the coast waiting for conditions to improve. This last one sounds plausible, but just how do they know about conditions hundreds of miles away?

Two other species have been seen this spring. The Costa’s hummingbird, the male of which has a long, flared purple gorget, breeds in our local mountains. A few years ago, I found a Costa’s nest along the Santa Ynez River near Red Rock. Lastly, the black-chinned hummingbird is an inconspicuous bird that nests in our local canyons, weaving its nest with down plucked from the underside of sycamore leaves and with spider webs.

In past years, bottlebrush trees were the place to look for migrant hummingbirds. This spring, the bottlebrush trees were heavy with blooms, but strangely, they didn’t attract many hummingbirds. The flower of choice instead was the pride of Madeira plants, whose blue conical flower spikes were abuzz with bees and hummers.

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.

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

The inconspicuous calliope hummingbird is our smallest bird.

Black-chinned hummingbirds nest in our local canyons.

Tackling Textiles at the Santa Barbara Dump

Sustainability

Textiles, including clothing and household items such as towels, are piling up in landfills nationwide, with California alone generating more than one million tons of textile waste each year. But Santa Barbara County, a hub for fabric production, is taking steps to remove these problematic fibers from the waste stream.

when compared to using “virgin” materials in production.

Local sustainable clothing vendors showcased innovative pathways toward reducing textile waste and pollution, including Toad & Co.’s (toadandco.com) dedication to using sustainable fibers and promotion of a “wash less, wear more” mentality, and Jessica Sneed’s (the Brablem Solver, @santabarbarabra lady) collection and donation of pre-worn bras for women in need.

Brasch said the workshop had a positive outcome, with participants seeking improved collection services from the city of Goleta and the county exploring new partnerships to address textile waste.

Policy changes are underway, focusing on “extended producer responsibility” (EPR), supported by the county and Central Coast advocates alike. EPR involves brands paying fees for recycling akin to the fees customers pay when buying a mattress, which support the mattress’s collection and recycling when it reaches the end of its lifetime.

Microfibers from Clothes Are Big Polluters

by Callie Fausey

Without a dedicated program for textile disposal, much of this waste ends up in landfills while exacerbating the problem of microfiber pollution. These tiny polyester or nylon fibers shed from clothing make up 35 percent of all microplastics polluting the environment.

Textiles pose challenges for mixed recycling methods due to their absorbency (making them easily stained) and tendency to get tangled up in the machines. Efforts on the Central Coast are instead promoting a “circular economy” of textiles through reuse, repair, sustainable design, and improved recycling methods to mitigate textile waste and pollution.

Recycling Textiles

At a recent textile recycling workshop in Goleta, hosted by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) and funded by CalRecycle, leaders shared strategies for expanding textile recovery.

The workshop stemmed from the county wishing to explore its options for dealing with textiles.

“But once we started peeling back the onion, it was like this whole world of sustainable fashion in Santa Barbara there’s regenerative agriculture, and you’ve got some upcycling superstars there, like Patagonia and Deckers,” explained Joanne Brasch, director of advocacy for the CPSC. “Not to mention you have alpaca farms in your backyard, producing one of the highest-quality, luxurious, sustainable fibers in the world.”

Speakers, including Chumash tribal representative Mia Lopez and Roland Geyer from UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School, shared insights on the indigenous practice of “nothing left to waste” and the environmental benefits of textile recycling, such as dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases

One bill, Senate Bill 707, proposes a similar “advanced recycling fee,” paid by brands on behalf of their customers. Its goal is free and convenient collection for residents, because, as said by Brasch, “if it’s not free, and it’s not convenient, people are just gonna keep doing what they’re doing.”

The fees are “eco-modulated,” meaning that sustainable products or companies with repair programs, for example, pay a lower fee, while ultra-fast-fashion companies using hazardous materials or chemicals pay more.

“We can still buy a new shirt if we want a new shirt, and if you want to be fashionable, you can still be fashionable,” Brasch said. “It’s about the brands extending their responsibility to make sure that products have a solution when you’re done with them.”

California just applied this program to packaging in 2021, “so textiles are just like the next in line,” Brash added. “But it’ll take time.” The bill is set for a summer hearing.

Microfiber Pollution

To address the tiny, plastic fibers that shed off our clothing, UCSB environmental studies student Lily Poehler is leading a campaign called “The Microfiber Initiative” (@themicrofiber_initiative).

“I was very shocked to learn that even our clothes are polluting the environment,” Poehler said. “And I’m just a big ocean lover, so I want to keep plastic out of it. And I thought, ‘Microfiber pollution is something people don’t know a lot about, and there’s pretty easy solutions to the problem.’ ”

Poehler launched the initiative because microfibers, microplastics from clothing, “are polluting the environment at alarming levels.” A single load of laundry, for example, can release up to

728,000 microfibers into the environment.

Her goal is to raise awareness and put pressure on policymakers to address the problem through a petition and letter-writing campaign. The petition urges the California legislatures to take action against microfiber pollution by implementing microfiber policy in accordance with the California Statewide Microplastic Strategy.

The simplest things people can do is wash their clothes on cold and delicate settings, and buy and wear clothes that are made out of natural, biodegradable materials like cotton or hemp.

Poehler also suggests buying filters for washing machines that capture microfibers as the water is leaving the machine, or microfiber-catching bags to wash your clothes in.

In the future, Poehler wants to switch over to partnering with laundromats in Isla Vista and Santa Barbara to encourage them to promote awareness around microfibers and even provide filters and other materials to clients that reduce their microfiber footprint.

“And now, I really try to only buy and wear clothes that are made of natural fibers,” she shared. “I also have stopped wearing my fuzzy sweaters made out of polyester, because those even pollute microfibers when you walk around. I have just become more conscious of my choices about what I’m wearing.”

Small-Scale Solutions

While waiting for policy to catch up, individuals can repair, re-wear, swap, and share clothes to extend their lifespan and keep them out of the landfill. Additionally, online reselling and local resale boutiques are good options for decluttering closets. When taking the mail-back route, its good practice for consumers to do their research on that particular company’s management practices, such as how they sort for reuse and recycling.

Brasch recommends staying local for recycling and upcycling clothes. She suggests the best options are the County and MarBorg (which offer textile drop-offs), though MarBorg ships its textiles to Western Africa to be transformed into carpet pads. Options for domestic partnerships, according to the company, are still pretty slim.

Ultimately, Brasch says, the focus should be on changing company practices rather than individual behaviors.

“We can shop secondhand all we want and we can be perfect recyclers, it still doesn’t solve the problem,” she continued. “The problem is because of what’s being put on our market, not how we use it. But we do the best we can.” n

The textile recycling workshop held at the Goleta Valley Community Center in April saw multiple vendors and presenters promoting textile-recovery and waste-reduction practices.

CPSC director of advocacy Joanne Brasch (middle) says that, ultimately, “we don’t have to change; companies have to change” to address textile waste.

FOOD& DRINK

Ten Thousand Steps in the Right Direction

WFOOD & DRINK

alking through a beautiful vineyard estate on a weekend morning is a pretty great way to improve your own mental health and on Saturday, May 18, you can do just that in support of the greater community as well.

BY LESLIE DINABERG

Alma Rosa Winery’s Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction fundraiser was conceived by Alma Rosa’s proprietors Bob and Barb Zorich and General Manager Debra Eagle to support community services for mental health, as well as research and treatment for anxiety and depression. This year’s event is the fifth annual iteration of the Peace of Mind fundraising campaign, which has raised $745,000 over the last four years for two organizations: One Mind and the Mental Wellness Center in Santa Barbara.

One Mind (onemind.org) was founded by Shari and Garen Staglin in 1995, as their means to “run toward the problem” of their son’s schizophrenia diagnosis. It is now a leading mental health nonprofit that heals lives by direct support for neuropsychiatric brain research.

Mental Wellness Center (mentalwellnesscenter .org) has been the leading provider of mental health support to adults, families, and youth in Santa Barbara for 77 years, providing mental health education to nearly 5,000 local students and operating a residential services program in seven community sites. The Mental Wellness Center also serves individuals and families impacted by mental illness through support groups and social connection programs such as the on-site recovery day program that sees hundreds of individuals, both housed and unhoused, living with severe mental illness.

“May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are looking forward to welcoming guests back

to our estate for the fifth annual Peace of Mind fundraising walk. Each year, it’s special to see our greater community come together to support the critical work of these two organizations. Funds raised through this event will make an impactful difference in advocacy, research, and treatment for individuals experiencing mental illness,” said Eagle.

The 10,000-step walk features varied terrain and sweeping views of Alma Rosa’s estate vineyards.

Following the walk, the winery will host an intimate reception at a covered hillside tasting space, featuring the latest releases from Alma Rosa’s Winemaker Samra Morris, as well as from other local wineries including The Hilt Estate, Peake Ranch Winery, Brander Vineyard, Sanford Winery, Casa Dumetz Wines, and Loubud Wines.

Participants who register a group of five or more people as a team for the event will also be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a complimentary wine tasting party for up to 12 people at Alma Rosa’s historic Ranch House. Online registration will close on Friday, May 17, at 5 p.m., and event check-in will begin on Saturday, May 18, at 8 a.m. The walk starts at 9 a.m. and will last approximately two hours. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a glass of sparkling wine and non-alcoholic refreshments at the top of the estate.

In addition, the Zorichs will be matching individual donations dollar for dollar up to $35,000 for each organization, for a total of up to $70,000, and corporate donations dollar for dollar up to $25,000. They have already received generous donations from Rio Vista Chevrolet in Buellton and SCI Specialty Construction.

See runsignup.com/Race/CA/Buellton/Peaceof Mind10000StepsintheRightDirection to register for the walk, view leaderboards, or make personal donations to a beneficiary of your choice. The registration fee to participate is $55 per person, which is automatically split between the two organizations.

For more information about Alma Rosa’s commitment to mental health awareness and support, please visit: alma rosawinery.com/about/community-commitment.

at Alma Rosa’s Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction fundraising walk on the vineyard property

The Oyster Bar Opening May 23

This just in from The Oyster Bar, coming this month to Moby Dick on Stearns Wharf: “It gives me great pleasure to share with you exciting news about changes at one of Santa Barbara’s signature restaurants: Moby Dick on Stearns Wharf,” says Karl Hutterer, president and CEO of The Stearns Wharf Company, DBA Moby Dick Restaurant. “The changes are spearheaded by the creation of The Oyster Bar, a beautifully designed facility with a 270-degree view of the city, the harbor, and the Santa Barbara Channel. Slated to open to the public on May 23, The Oyster Bar will feature a curated selection of fresh seafood, craft cocktails, and craft beers from our region.

Chef David Campos, previously at the Ritz-Carlton, is applying his experience and creativity in designing dishes and cocktails that promise a special dining experience in a unique setting.”

Beyond The Oyster Bar, the eatery’s new Director of Operations Scott Howard, a restaurateur with experience in Marin County, Beverly Hills, and Florida, is leading a transformation of the Moby Dick Restaurant more broadly. “Chef Campos has created a new imaginative menu that is reflective of our community, focused on locally produced and sustainably harvested seafood, produce, and alcoholic beverages,” adds Hutterer.

‘WHITE CAPS’ COMING TO SUMMERLAND:

Reader Peter B. sent me this message about a new Summerland food option opening just to the left side of The Nugget. “Construction and landscaping have been going on for several weeks as the new ‘White Caps’ dining area is preparing to open. Don’t know how soon. It’s looking very nice. Probably will do away with their parklet once it opens.” Reader IMissRexofSB adds that dining will be offered using a food truck with seafood, wine, and more.

CAGAMI RAMEN OPENING NEXT TO SMART & FINAL: In April, I broke the news that Cagami Ramen, a popular restaurant in Camarillo that serves authentic Japanese

ramen, is planning to open a location in Goleta. Sources recently told me the exact address, and although I have been asked to hold off announcing the location for the next month, I can say it is very near Smart & Final. Their food is authentic, homemade, and made in the Hakata style. It will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit cagami ramencamarillo.com

BETTINA POPUP AT PEASANTS DELI: On Wednesday, May 22, Peasants Deli in Solvang will collaborate with Bettina Pizzeria of Montecito on a special sandwich pop-up. From 11 a.m. until supplies are sold out, Peasants Deli at 473 Atterdag Road will feature two special items plus a limited deli menu. Expect meatball sandwiches (Bettina’s meatballs on the deli’s sesame French rolls), and muffulettas on Bettina’s focaccia, stuffed with Peasants Deli’s sliced meats and fixings. A muffuletta consists of a halved muffuletta loaf with deli meats (usually salami, ham, and mortadella) and olive spread.

ZOO BREW RETURNS: The Santa Barbara Zoo has announced the return of Zoo Brew, the annual fundraiser that caters to beer and zoo lovers alike. Zoo Brew will take place on Saturday, June 1, 4-7 p.m., with a VIP hour 3-4 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at tinyurl.com/zoobrew2024. Guests are in for a “wild” day of sipping on a whole herd of beverages and interacting with the local brewers who crafted them, all while taking in the Zoo’s hilltop ocean view. VIP ticket holders will enjoy early entry and appetizers. This year’s event features more than 20 beverage makers from California, including beer, cider, hard seltzer, wine, and more. Pub food, nonalcoholic beverages, and merchandise are also available for purchase. General admission tickets are $75 per person and include unlimited beer tastings and one Zoo Brew 2024 commemorative tasting cup. VIP tickets are $110. All proceeds benefit the animals at the Santa Barbara Zoo. For ages 21+ only.

John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.

TV Santa

49th

Birthday

and Fundraiser

Friday, June 7 at 1219 State Street

The Community Environmental Council Hub, and home to TVSB’s Downtown Video/ Podcast Center.

VIP Happy Hour: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Main Event: 5:30 – 8:30 pm

FOOD & DRINK

FEATURING

local songwriter, singer and guitarist Glen Phillips, and Georgey Taupin, the 2024 Spirit of Fiesta.

Catering by The Daisy, great auction items, and dance the evening away to the fun sounds of The New Vibe.

All proceeds will support TV Santa Barbara, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

The event is expected to sell out quickly, so purchase your tickets today at www.tvsb.tv

SPONSORS

A generous thank you to the cities of Santa Bar bara and Carpinteria for their continued support of community access television.

SEAFOOD SENSATION: The Moby Dick restaurant on Stearns Wharf adds a new Oyster Bar later this month.

FritzOlenberger

EVENTS

Sunday,

Charles Sheeler, Still Life with Pitcher and Peaches (detail), 1923. Crayon and pencil on paper. SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY

SANTA BARBARA BOWL IS MOVING AND GROOVING WITH THE NEW SEASON ALREADY IN SWING

Few things are more pleasurable than an evening of music under the stars, and the charms of the Santa Barbara Bowl continue to enchant us, no matter how many times we get to experience them. The music has begun to play, even as pieces of the programming puzzle with 36 shows between the months of April and October are still being unveiled.

Recent announcements include Sofi Tukker, who is bringing the BREAD Tour to town on November 7 (tickets on sale now). The Florida-based EDM duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern brings Brazilian funk sounds and elements to the stage in support of their new album, BREAD (an acronym for “Be Really Energetic and Dance”) which comes out on August 23.

Stephen Sanchez, who comes to the Bowl September 14 with special guest The Brook & The Bluff, was also just announced. His breezy baritone stylings and warm guitar phrasing evoke a simpler, more romantic era that belies this young artist in his twenties.

A strong season kicked off with in April with two evenings that highlight the exceptional variety of music we get to enjoy at the Bowl: a double bill of Social Distortion and Bad Religion (read Zak Klobucher’s review at bit.ly/3Uync9R), followed by Willie Nelson & Family on the eve of the country music legend’s 91st birthday (read my review at bit.ly/4bwgnN8). There’s more country music up next, with Cody Jinks and special guest The Steel Woods coming on May 18. The Texasbased Jinks has released 10 studio albums, sold more than two million equivalent units, and garnered more than 3.5 billion streams across platforms with more than one billion streams on Spotify and 1.7 billion streams on Pandora, earning him a Pandora Radio Billions Award. Known for his electric live performances, Jinks’s 2024 schedule includes stops at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater and Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, along with the Bowl.

Natalie Merchant, who first came to our attention as the frontwoman for 10,000 Maniacs, is at the Bowl on May 23. She left that group in 1994 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies: Tigerlily (1995), Ophelia (1998), Live in Concert (1999), Motherland (2001), The House Carpenter’s Daughter (2003), Leave Your Sleep (2010), Natalie Merchant (2014), Paradise Is There (2015), and Butterfly (2017). See the video for her 2023 song “Sister Tilly” at bit.ly/4duRHpY.

The following night, May 24, 1990s–current day favorites Queens of the Stone Age hit the stage. Check out some of their greatest hits from “Go with the Flow,” to “Little Sister,” “No One Knows,” and oh-so-many more at bit.ly/44BdDvr.

Rounding up the May lineup on May 31 is Brothers Osborne, followed by Tedeschi Trucks Band on June 5, Pentatonix on June 6, and one of my personal favorite artists, Elvis Costello, who plays the Bowl on June 14 co-headlining with Daryl Hall (no Oates long story; see to.pbs.org/3ybLxuD for the PBS report), as well as The Imposters with guest Charlie Sexton. Whiskey Myers takes the stage on June 18, and then it’s the Totally Tubular Festival on June 28, with an impressive lineup of ’80s favorites including Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, The Romantics, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone, and The Plimsouls. (I’m pretty sure that almost everyone I went to college with will be there, but

whether they do lines in the bathroom remains to be seen.)

Cage the Elephant is up next on July 3, with special guests Young the Giant and Bakar. Then comedian Bert Kreischer comes on July 20, followed by the reggae stylings of Ziggy Marley on July 21, and two nights of Rebelution on August 14 and 15.

Comedian Chelsea Handler brings back the funny on August 17, followed by Gary Clark Jr. on August 22, Kings of Leon on August 26, and Lauren Daigle on August 28.

September begins with John Fogerty on September 1, with special guests George Thorogood and The Destroyers, along with Hearty Har, and then it’s time for the almost-annual show from Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, with Big Boi this time on September 5. Iration & Pepper stop by the Bowl September 8, and then it’s Wallows on September 9, Stephen Sanchez (as mentioned above) on September 14, and the Indigo Girls and Amos Lee on September 21.

The October shows haven’t been announced yet, and the only November show so far is Sofi Tukker on November 7 (as mentioned above), so as fun as this all sounds, we’ve still got a few more surprises to come. —Leslie Dinaberg

For a complete list of shows and more information about the 2024 Santa Barbara Bowl season, see sbbowl.com.

Sofi Tukker

Queens of the Stone Age

Cody Jinks

Natalie Merchant

Stephen Sanchez

NOVELIST XOCHITL GONZALEZ BRINGS HER OWN UNIQUE TAKE ON LATINX AMERICAN CULTURE TO TOWN

AUTHOR OF ANITADEMONTELAUGHSLASTAND OLGADIESDREAMINGCOMES TO CAMPBELL HALL

As a Latina woman on the bestseller list, not to mention being recognized as a Pulitzer Prize finalist (for her commentary columns in The Atlantic), and even getting the Reese Witherspoon bump for her latest book, Xochitl Gonzalez is admittedly breathing some pretty rarified air. Asked if she feels pressure to be a role model, in a phone conversation last week from her home in Brooklyn, she said, “I don’t want to say ‘pressure’; I feel it is part of my job ... I feel it is part of my responsibility to, when possible, help other Latino writers and other BIPOC writers who are not set up with the same things that I was set up with.”

In the story of Olga Dies Dreaming, two Brooklynborn siblings of Puerto Rican descent (one a wedding planner and one a politician) vie for the American dream until Hurricane Maria drags their estranged political activist mother back into their lives.

The story of Anita de Monte Laughs Last involves two Latina women a generation apart one an artist from Cuba and one a Brooklyn-born Puerto Rican art history student at Brown University in two separate timelines that twist together to paint a complex portrait of power and privilege that goes far beyond the art world settings.

And the story of Xochitl Gonzalez, the author of both novels who is not coincidentally a Brooklynborn Puerto Rican who once studied art history at Brown University and was also a wedding planner has its own entertaining plot twists and turns, including publishing her first book at age 40 after a successful career as an entrepreneur that parlayed into one as a journalist for publications like The Cut, Real Simple, and of course, The Atlantic, which earned her the aforementioned Pulitzer props, and where she still contributes regularly.

My conversation with Gonzalez, like the stories in both Olga and Anita, had its own nice balance of style and substance. She’s quick with her responses and quick to laugh in a way that does nothing to undermine herself and her many accomplishments.

her speak at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Friday, May 17.

“The talk that I’m giving (titled Latinx Voices Are American Voices) is to sort of reframe the context of the American story,” said Gonzalez.

“Mainly, I feel so lucky to be getting to do this. And I think that there was a long mythology that our stories wouldn’t sell or there wouldn’t be crossover for our perspectives. You know, I think one of the things that’s intriguing about my career at The Atlantic is that my pieces do really well. I write with a Latina perspective on things, but I don’t just write about Latina things, which so often, we get ghetto-ized. You know what I mean? So, I think, if anything, it’s like, I just want to keep cracking open that for other people we can bring our identity to lots of things. And it can have appeal.”

She continued, “Part of why I’m giving the talk that I’m giving, that Latino voices are American voices, is to sort of reframe the way we are considered within the context of an American story.”

Excelling in that sweet spot of creating commercial fiction with something substantial to say about the world we live in is something that Gonzalez is always aware of in her work.

“I think that I come firmly from the perspective that reading is a leisure activity. And it’s probably, I think many would say, an increasingly competitive activity amongst other leisure activities. To me, it’s entertainment. And I never lose sight of that. And so, I feel like I want it to be something that is challenging to the reader in terms of content and concepts and emotions. But that is enjoyable and pleasurable in terms of story and offers some diversion. I think I try to think about it, you know, as providing a form of entertainment in some way.”

Indeed, I plowed through both novels in less than a week, was sad when they finished, and can’t wait to hear

Not to digress, she continued, “but I do always say l my grandfather’s family, like my dad’s family, was from a border town in Texas. And one day, you know, it’s Mexico. And the next day, it’s America. And my grandfather’s family on my mom’s side became Americans because Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States. So nobody emigrated anywhere. And we’ve been in this country for a really long time now. We’ve been Americans for generations. So I think that is not every Latino’s experience, but to keep presenting us as always sort of new to this culture, at this point is sort of, you know, incorrect. … I write Latino literature, obviously, but I write American literature as well. It’s also American literature. So that kind of distinction feels important to me, in a larger sense.”

—Leslie Dinaberg

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Xochitl Gonzalez speaking about Latinx Voices Are American Voices on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall. See artsandlectures.ucsb.edu for info.

Xochitl Gonzalez

COLLIER RETURNS, GOES BIG AND WIDE

As if by design, British wunderkind Jacob Collier has become the Arts & Lectures (A&L) bookend man this season. The uniquely gifted singer/ songwriter/arranger/keyboard wizard and populist conceptualist showed up in solo mode last fall at Campbell Hall. Back then, Collier was the opening act of the UCSB Arts & Lectures series. On Sunday, May 19, Collier returns in fully dressed, full-band mode at the Arlington Theatre, this time as a late-booking finale of A&L’s season. Some kind of symmetry principle is at work here.

The contrasting double play bookings also amount to a Collier coup for the host organization, given his wildly expanding fan base. His previous appearance here came while he was in the “neighborhood,” playing the Hollywood Bowl his Arlington show is part of a promotional tour for his ambitious Djesse Vol. 4 album, including such roomy venues as the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles the following night. On tour, his opening act is another ambitious pop stylebender, the New Zealander Kimbra, who has worked with Collier, as on the exhilarant “In My Bones,” from Djesse Vol. 3

BY Mark Saltzman

An SRO crowd showed up at Campbell Hall to catch his solo show, consisting of only his voice, piano, and a synthesizer, plus a surprisingly game and flexible audience sing-along component (the “audience choir” in Collier world parlance). His devoted fans get the benefit of the artist’s killer genius for layering vocal parts, spontaneously and otherwise. And yet, while Collier’s solo show steered away from his original connection to the jazz scene and veered into the realm of hip piano lounge music, the Collier operation goes big and wide in Djesse mode.

Like the earlier Djesse projects (“djesse” reportedly referring to his initials JC), Djesse Vol. 4 finds Collier creating an eclectic and epic canvas of an album, with tightly structured tunes blended in with quick detours and interludes. Sampling a single song say, the current single “Little Blue,” a pleasant pop ballad in duet with Brandi Carlile doesn’t necessarily prepare the listeners for Collier’s many directional turns. The album opens with the Peter Gabriel–ish art-pop splash of “100,000 Voices,” itself a compact concept piece which, in its last minute, heads to Brazil briefly and then into an alt-metal howl zone.

Collier’s career took off in 2012 on the basis of still-dazzling arrangements of Stevie Wonder and other covers gone viral on YouTube, created in elaborate home studio arrangements. Since then, and from early one-man band performances at jazz festivals and elsewhere, Collier has blasted out

of his bedroom and his self-reliant house of mirrors and expanded his collaborative web. He has collaborated with a broad array of artists in the past decade, and the list of respectfully treated guests on Djesse Vol. 4 includes John Legend (on a luscious version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”), Camilo (“Mi Corazón”), Coldplay’s Chris Martin (“Over You”), brainy Americana artists Madison Cunningham and Chris Thile (“Summer Rain”), Anoushka Shankar, and Santa Barbara’s own Michael McDonald.

This time out, the generally inspirational and positive outlook Collier tends to embrace leads to the motherlode of gospel music, enlisting gospel star Kirk Franklin and a hyper-nimble gospel choir effect on the climactic tune “Box of Stars Pt. 1.” A second version of “Box of Stars” finds Collier’s instrumental arrangement savvy in action, featuring the famed Dutch Metropole Orkest and guitar hero Steve Vai, artfully wailing before an orchestral resolution reminiscent of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” ending. Voices, in elaborately coordinated fashion, have the final word, with the lovely a cappella maze of “World O World.” Here, Collier’s youthful roots show, when he sang Bach Chorales with his violinist-conductor mother and other family members. It’s back to Bach-ishness, in the end.

Collier, now all of 29, has been carving out a career and musical mega-identity both inventive and on his terms, and respectful of the wide world of music history. As of this season, Collier has dramatically broken into the 805 zone. —Josef

Woodard

Jacob Collier

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WEEK OF MAY 16

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Polish-born author Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) didn’t begin to speak English until he was 21 years old. At 25, his writing in that language was still stiff and stilted. Yet during the next 40-plus years, he employed his adopted tongue to write 19 novels, numerous short stories, and several other books. Today he is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. You may not embark on an equally spectacular growth period in the coming months, Aries. But you do have extra power to begin mastering a skill or subject that could ultimately be crucial to your life story. Be inspired by Conrad’s magnificent accomplishments.

TAURUS

(PS: I will acknowledge that there may eventually be a bit of contraction you should allow to fully integrate the changes but only a bit.)

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I would love you to cultivate connections with characters who can give you shimmery secrets and scintillating stories you need to hear. In my astrological opinion, you are in a phase when you require more fascination, amazement, and intrigue than usual. If love and sex are included in the exchange, so much the better but they are not mandatory elements in your assignment. The main thing is this: For the sake of your mental, physical, and spiritual health, you must get your limitations dissolved, your understanding of reality enriched, and your vision of the future expanded.

SCORPIO

(Apr. 20-May 20): Hypothetically, you could learn to give a stirring rendering of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 on a slide whistle. Or you could perform the “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Hamlet for an audience of pigeons that aren’t even paying attention. Theoretically, you could pour out your adoration to an unattainable celebrity or give a big tip to a waiter who provided mediocre service or do your finest singing at a karaoke bar with two people in the audience. But I hope you will offer your skills and gifts with more discernment and panache, Taurus especially these days. Don’t offer yourself carelessly. Give your blessings only to people who deeply appreciate them.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): When I lived in San Francisco in 1995, thieves stole my Chevy Malibu. It was during the celebratory mayhem that swept the city following the local football team’s Super Bowl victory. Cops miraculously recovered my car, but it had been irrevocably damaged in one specific way: It could no longer drive in reverse. Since I couldn’t afford a new vehicle, I kept it for the next two years, carefully avoiding situations when I would need to go backward. It was a perfect metaphor for my life in those days. Now I’m suggesting you consider adopting it for yours. From what I can discern, there will be no turning around anytime soon. Don’t look back. Onward to the future!

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Cancerian basketball coach Tara VanDerveer is in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She won more games than anyone else in the sport. Here’s one aspect of her approach to coaching. She says that the greatest players “have a screw loose” and she regards that as a very good thing. I take her to mean that the superstars are eccentric, zealous, unruly, and daring. They don’t conform to normal theories about how to succeed. They have a wild originality and fanatical drive for excellence. If you might ever be interested in exploring the possible advantages of having a screw loose for the sake of your ambitions, the coming months will be one of the best times ever.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Am I one of your father figures, uncle figures, or brother figures? I hope so! I have worked hard to purge the toxic aspects of masculinity that I inherited from my culture. And I have diligently and gleefully cultivated the most beautiful aspects of masculinity. Plus, my feminist principles have been ripening and growing stronger for many years. With that as our background, I encourage you to spend the coming weeks upgrading your own relationship to the masculine archetype, no matter which of the 77 genders you might be. I see this as an excellent time for you to take practical measures to get the very best male influences in your life.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Now that your mind, your heart, and your world have opened wider than you imagined possible, try to anticipate how they might close down if you’re not always as bold and brave as you have been in recent months. Then sign a contract with yourself, promising that you will not permit your mind, your heart, and your world to shrink or narrow. If you proactively heal your fears before they break out, maybe they won’t break out.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio writer Andrew Solomon made a very Scorpionic comment when he wrote, “We all have our darkness, and the trick is making something exalted of it.” Of all the signs of the zodiac, you have the greatest potential to accomplish this heroic transmutation and to do it with panache, artistry, and even tenderness. I trust you are ready for another few rounds of your mysterious specialty. The people in your life would benefit from it almost as much as you.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have you been nursing the hope that someday you will retrain your loved ones? That you will change them in ways that make them act more sensibly? That you will convince them to shed qualities you don’t like and keep just the good parts? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to drop this fantasy. In its place, I advise you to go through whatever mental gymnastics are necessary as you come to accept and love them exactly as they are. If you can manage that, there will be a bonus development: You will be more inclined to accept and love yourself exactly as you are.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I brazenly predict that in the next 11 months, you will get closer than ever before to doing your dream job. Because of your clear intentions, your diligent pragmatism, and the Fates’ grace, life will present you with good opportunities to earn money by doing what you love and providing an excellent service to your fellow creatures. But I’m not necessarily saying everything will unfold with perfection. And I am a bit afraid that you will fail to capitalize on your chances by being too insistent on perfection. Please assuage my doubts, Capricorn! Welcome imperfect but interesting progress.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In his book Ambivalent Zen, Lawrence Shainberg mourns that even while meditating, his mind is always fleeing from the present moment forever “lurching towards the future or clinging to the past.” I don’t agree that this is a terrible thing. In fact, it’s a consummately human characteristic. Why demonize and deride it? But I can also see the value of spending quality time in the here and now enjoying each new unpredictable moment without compulsively referencing it to other times and places. I bring this up, Aquarius, because I believe that in the coming weeks, you can enjoy far more free time in the rich and resonant present than is normally possible for you. Make “BE HERE NOW” your gentle, relaxing battle cry.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Two-thirds of us claim to have had a paranormal encounter. One-fourth say they can telepathically sense other people’s emotions. One-fifth have had conversations with the spirits of the dead. As you might guess, the percentage of Pisceans in each category is higher than all the rest of the zodiac signs. And I suspect that number will be even more elevated than usual in the coming weeks. I hope you love spooky fun and uncanny mysteries and semi-miraculous epiphanies! Here they come.

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, MATH, LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT

Serves as the Director of Development for the Sciences (Math, Life and Physical Sciences in the College of Letters and Science) and other collaborative fund‑raising initiatives. Works to optimize philanthropic support for key fund‑raising initiatives, in response to academic priorities established by the Dean of the Sciences and select affiliated program directors. As a member of the Development Office staff, fund‑raising efforts are devoted primarily to engineering and science initiatives (90%), with the remaining time (10%) to other University initiatives, as appropriate. Focuses approximately seventy percent time on fund‑raising activities to identify, cultivate and close gifts in the $25,000 ‑ $1M+ range with a major focus on identifying new prospects for identified funding priorities. Focuses thirty percent on other activities related to fund raising and administrative duties such as coordinating and executing aspects of the Sciences development program. Coordinates and executes planned strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, closing and stewardship of gifts from individuals (alumni parents and friends), corporations and foundations primarily located throughout California. Works personally with donor prospects and supports the Deans, faculty and volunteers in prospect relationships when appropriate, in order to maximize philanthropic support for

the Sciences and UC Santa Barbara, raising gifts to meet identified fundraising priorities. Director works to ensure that all aspects of his/her development program are internally consistent, thematically related, and compatible with the policies and priorities of the relevant Academic units, Development Office and University. Travels to key regions such as the Bay Area and Southern California at a minimum of 25 days per year. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience / training; 4‑6 yrs of major gift experience, raising five‑, six‑ and seven‑figure gifts; ability to articulate the case for higher education, and UCSB’s sciences programs; effective verbal communication skills to make persuasive oral presentations to colleagues, internal and external constituencies, and to plan and conduct participatory meetings, to gain acceptance of decisions, and to advise and collaborate with others; demonstrated skill at gift negotiation and gift solicitation to engage complex and sophisticated individual, corporate, and foundation donors toward significant philanthropic outcomes. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; must maintain a valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program; this is an annually renewable contract position with no limit on total duration; flexibility and willingness to travel frequently; ability to work some weekends and evenings. The budgeted salary range is $101,100 ‑ $117,000/yr. 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 more information: University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy; University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy. Application Review begins 5/24/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 68848

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SOCIAL SCIENCES DONOR RELATIONS & STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR

DEVELOPMENT

The Social Sciences Donor Relations & Stewardship Coordinator ensures that donors experience high‑quality interactions, reporting, and acknowledgment from the university that fosters long‑term engagement, investment and donor retention. They are responsible for consistent, accurate, and appropriate information sharing mechanisms for stewarding prospects and donors. They are responsible for coordinating all donor‑related events and volunteer board meetings, within the Division of Social Sciences, for the purposes of identifying, cultivating and stewarding Social Sciences prospects and donors. The Donor Relations & Stewardship Coordinator designs, implements, customizes and manages the stewardship program for donors, including significant annual and major gift donors, to optimize philanthropic support for the Deans’ priorities for the College of Letters & Science Division of Social Sciences. They assist the Development Officers in establishing and coordinating individualized stewardship plans for their donors. They create and produce strategic financial and fund performance reports, scholarship and fellowship impact reports, thank you letters, multi‑media and gratitude video acknowledgements, and ensure all donors are thanked in a timely manner. They manage

and track all funds of the Division that require stewardship including endowments, scholarships, fellowships, programs, and capital projects. The Social Sciences Donor Relations & Stewardship Coordinator coordinates, executes and directs development‑related events for the Division of Social Sciences, both in‑person and virtual, that aim to promote the advancement goals of UC Santa Barbara including special events (symposiums, speaking engagements, alumni‑student engagement gatherings), development events (donor campus visits, scholarship luncheons, receptions, and dinners), volunteer Board meetings, and off‑campus events (donor engagement events and salons in the various regions). They provide content, design, and formatting input for event materials, while simultaneously coordinating the identification and procurement of goods and services for each event. They interface with donors and campus leadership at events as needed. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience/training; 1‑3 yrs of experience in the use of databases, expertise in the use of Word, Excel, Google Suite, and other software and/ or web‑based systems; organizational skills including skill to meet prescribed deadlines; event planning skills and ability to work under tight and shifting deadlines; strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including tact and political acumen to effectively represent the institution; analytical and critical thinking skills and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check; may be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $31.13 ‑ $35.92/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 5/22/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #68697

SOCIAL SCIENCES DONOR RELATIONS & STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR DEVELOPMENT

The Associate Director of Development, Social Sciences, reports to the Interim Assistant Dean of Development for the Division of Social Sciences and works to identify and cultivate relationships to optimize philanthropic support to benefit UC Santa Barbara and the Division of Social Sciences. Primary emphasis is on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual prospects (alumni, parents and friends) and when appropriate, foundations and corporations. Focus will be on organizing donor outreach, including frequent travel for face‑to‑face meetings, to secure new and renew annual gifts ($1,000+), with an added emphasis on building and maintaining an active pipeline of $1,000 ‑ $24,999 gifts. Tasks include managing the annual giving program, creating donor appeals, developing online and social media giving strategies, as well as helping to identify, cultivate and lay the groundwork for major gift conversations of $25,000 and above. With regard to major gift prospects,

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS

Support various AS units in the area of Student Financial Assistance Program Administration as an Advisor. Provides assistance to the Associate Director of Finance & Budget in AS’ responsibility to properly inform and train A.S. student leadership, organizations and student groups with regard to AS’ Financial Policies & Procedures. Conducts workshops for A.S. staff, A.S. Boards and Committees and student organizations, as needed, to communicate information on all A.S. Financial Policies and University Policies and Procedures. Trains new staff and supports procedures and activities for the Community Financial Fund and Community Financial Fund Committee, as needed. Provides

general AS Financial Administration support in AS’ ongoing budget and financial activities. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; 1‑3 yrs experience in a higher education administrative, student services, or academic role; 1‑3 yrs experience working in budget and/or financial analysis; 1‑3 yrs experience working in accounting, finance, or related field; basic knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check; UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. The budgeted salary range is $24.95/hr. – $26.31/hr. The full salary range is $24.95/hr. – $42.10/ 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 more information: University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy; University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy. Application review begins 5/22/24. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 68755

SR. BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Performs senior building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing basis and performs custodial work for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Commons. May be asked to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Reqs: 1‑3 years combination of related education, experience, and training. Training in the basics of plumbing repairs, patch and painting, simple beginning carpentry repairs, and simple (non‑licensed) electrical repairs. Experience making apprentice level repairs in plumbing, patch and paint, carpentry, and electrical. Basic knowledge of the safe use of maintenance equipment such as drills, saws, cordless screwdrivers, and some drain snakes. Experience as an exceptional customer service representative with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse student and family clientele. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. 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 Hourly Range: $23.41 ‑ $28.53/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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #68225

Dining Commons. May be asked to perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. Reqs: 1‑3 years a combination of related education, experience, and training. Training in the basics of plumbing repairs, patch and painting, simple beginning carpentry repairs, and simple (non‑licensed) electrical repairs. Experience making apprentice level repairs in plumbing, patch and paint, carpentry, and electrical. Basic knowledge of the safe use of maintenance equipment such as drills, saws, cordless screwdrivers, and some drain snakes. Experience as an exceptional customer service representative with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse student and family clientele. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. 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 Hourly Range: $23.41/hr. ‑ $28.53/ 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #68325

SR. CUSTODIAN

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

other than assigned schedule to meet the operational needs of the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $22.00 ‑ $23.80/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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #67890

STUDENT PROGRAMS MANAGER

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FREDRICK S. FLEET Case No.: 24PR00252

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: FREDRICK S. FLEET

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANNA I. FLEET in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara

THE PETITION for probate requests that: ANNA I. FLEET 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.

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.

Under the general supervision of the Residence Hall Manager or Custodial Supervisor, performs senior building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing basis and performs custodial work for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and

Performs duties in accordance with established standards and instruction, for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Facilities. The Sr. Custodian promotes a customer service environment to residence and clients. Assists with the development and maintenance of a work environment which is conducive to meeting the mission of the organization and supports the EEP. Responsible for completing job duties that demonstrates support for the Operations Team. Completes custodial tasks within an assigned area such as, but is not limited to: Cleans and sanitizes restrooms, hallways, stairways, lounges, public areas, office spaces and building entrances. Replenish restroom supplies. Disposes of trash, may be required to drive a motorized vehicle with trailer to move trash. Utilizes cleaning equipment to perform cleaning duties such as: squirt bottles, dusters, mops, vacuums, broom, power floor buffers, mop buck/ringer, hot water carpet extractor, steam cleaner, wet/dry vacuum, doodle bugs, powered wall cleaning machine. May work on a ladder. Works effectively as a team member. Cleans all surfaces inside/out of buildings maintained and operated by HDAE. During Summer Conference season will provide daily linen change and room service to conferees. Supply amenities to conferees. Maintain stock of all supplies to perform job duties. Reqs: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. 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. Must have effective communication skills. Ability to interact as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. May be required to work schedules

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.

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: 06/13/2024 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.

STAY CONNECTED

STAY CONNECTED

Provides the full range of student services to current and prospective students in the department of Geography and serves as an expert resource on all student affairs matters. Provides seasoned guidance and advice to Geography students on departmental and University policies and procedures and creates and maintains a positive and supportive environment for students. Responsible for coordinating and managing graduate student recruitment, including the graduate application process, graduate student employment, monitoring of student progression, financial monitoring of block grant and temp subzero funds, generation of statistical reports, special event planning, including departmental colloquium, maintenance of academic files, and forms processing, maintains close working relationships with the Faculty Graduate and Undergraduate Advisors, the staff within the Graduate Division and L&S, and coordinates information flow in a timely manner for the Department. Supervises the undergraduate advisor and manages their annual workflow. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience and training. 1‑3 years of experience in academic advising and/or student support services in higher education program/college/or school. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $56,700 ‑ $97,500/yr. The budgeted salary range is $56,700 ‑ $63,000/yr. 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 more information: University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy; University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 68339

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: 04/25/2024 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 May 2, 9, 16 2024.

STAY CONNECTED

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARGUERITE JACQUELINE DOWNS Case No.: 24PR00166

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARGUERITE JACQUELINE DOWNS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: PETITIONER JAMES SOMERS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that: JAMES SOMERS 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

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 03/28/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: Scott B. Fooks, Esq. Weldon & Hass, 205 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 965‑7014. Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALICIA DEANNE CAST Case No.: 24PR00203

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ALICIA DEANNE CAST

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MELISSA CAST‑BREDE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: MELISSA CAST‑BREDE 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: 06/6/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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 04/17/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy Attorney for Petitioner: April M. Lavigne, Law Offices of April M. Lavigne, 7 West Figueroa Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805) 881‑1230. Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RONALD D. KALP Case No.: 24PR00254 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: RONALD D. KALP A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: KEVIN ROSS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION for probate requests that: KEVIN ROSS 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: 06/13/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept:SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

LEGALS (CONT.)

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

04/25/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez, 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, (805)

882‑2226

Published: May 2, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: IVANO

PAOLO VIT Case No.: 24PR00137

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: IVANO PAOLO VIT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by:

KENNETH L. SCHWARTZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that:

KENNETH L. SCHARTZ 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:

06/6/2024 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.

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 Office. 03/15/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Ronald Berman,16633 Ventura Blvd., Ste 940, Encino, CA 91436, (818) 593‑5050.

Published: May 9, 16, 23 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CYNTHIA

JUDITH O’BRIEN Case No.: 24PR00271

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

JUDITH O’BRIEN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DANIEL O’BRIEN in the Superior Court of California, County

of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): DANIEL O’BRIEN 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: 06/13/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 05/7/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Julianna M. Malis, Santa Barbara Estate Planning 14 W. Valerio Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 946‑1550 Published: May 16, 23, 30 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GLENN

RAY HARVEY Case No.: 24PR00270

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: GLENN RAY HARVEY

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JACQUELINE HARVEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JACQUELINE HARVEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decendent’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:

06/20/2024 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.

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 05/7/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: John R. Rydell II, Griffith & Thornburgh LLP 8 E. Figueroa St., Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 965‑5131 Published: May 16, 23, 30 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRANK E. DENISON Case No.: SB122195

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: FRANK E. DENISON

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: VIRGINIA COIL KELLY

GOUGH in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION for probate requests that: JOHN KELLY III, KEVIN KELLY, BRIAN KELLY 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: 07/25/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 05/8/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Andrew Miller, 1505 E. Valley Road, Ste B, Santa Barbara CA 93108, (805) 969‑4451

Published: May 16, 23, 30 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID M. CONNER CASE NO.: 24PR00288

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DAVID M. CONNER

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/13/2024 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

THE PETITION for probate requests that: SHARADI NOBBE 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.

Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrell E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 5/9/2024 By: Monica Buenrostro. Attorney for Petitioner: Rebecca S. Koch, for Allen & Kimbell, LLP 317 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 963‑8611 Published. May 16, 23, 30 2024.

FBN ABANDONMENT

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: THE CAT AND BIRD CLINIC 101 W. Mission St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 07/01/92 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2020‑0002213. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Christine E Sellers‑Stalie 432 Arundel Rd Goleta, CA 93117 The business was conducted by an Trust. SIGNED BY: CHRISTINE E. SELLERS‑STALIE/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/06/24, FBN 2024‑0001122, E40. hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: BLOOM THERAPY & WELLNESS 216 E Gutierrez Santa Barbara, CA 93101; AUDREY SARTO LICENSED CLINICAL WORKER, BLOOM THERAPY & WELLNESS, PROFESSIONAL COORPORATION 5142 Hollister Avenue #586 Santa Barbara, CA 93111‑2526 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: AUDREY SARTO/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 9, 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 E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0000844. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: VG PROJECTS/VG ROLL OFF 309 Canada St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jesse J Garcia (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JESSE GARCIA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: CASA REALTY 526 N Milpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Santa Barbara Casa Realty (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: TANIA MARTINEZ‑GIL/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 11, 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 E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0000934. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom May 21, 2024, at 5:30 P.M.

LOCAL BUILDING LAWS - EV REACH CODE

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will hold a public hearing to conduct the second reading of the following ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 50022.3:

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Chapter 15.12 Entitled “Green Building Code” of the Goleta Municipal Code To Adopt the 2022 Edition of the California Building and Energy Code and Local Amendments thereto (“REACH Code”) and Determine the Ordinance to Be Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act.

The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:

HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 5:30 PM

LOCATION: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 and Teleconference Meeting; this meeting will be held in person and via Zoom (with detailed instructions for participation included on the posted agenda)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As part of the ordinance, new local amendments are proposed as follows: 1) new single family residential developments shall provide one Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Receptacle and one Level 1 EV Charging Receptacle; 2) new multifamily residential developments shall provide at least one low power Level 2 EV charging receptacle for each assigned parking space and 25% of unassigned or common use parking spaces shall provide Level 2 EV chargers; 3) new hotel and motel developments shall provide 40% of parking spaces with low power Level 2 EV charging receptacles and 25% of the total spaces with Level 2 EV chargers; 4) new offices and retail developments shall provide 11% of parking spaces EV capability and 34% of parking spaces with EV Charging Stations (EVCS); and 5) all other new nonresidential developments shall provide 22% EV capable parking spaces and 23% EVCS spaces. A hearing to consider establishing local building laws more stringent than the statewide standards is allowed by Public Resources Code Section 25402.1(h)2.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the City Council meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the City Clerk at CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to Council and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Sustainability Manager Dana Murray at 805-961-7547 or dmurray@cityofgoleta.org or sustainability@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www. cityofgoleta.org.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent May 9, 2024, and May 16, 2024

LEGALS (CONT.)

the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0000957. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEE ME

SMILE DENTAL, ORTHODONTICS

OF SANTA BARBARA 350 Chapala St 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Omid R Barkhordar DDS, INC. 16461 Whittier Blvd Whittier, CA 90603 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: OMID

BARKHORDAR/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 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: 2024‑0000964. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YETZ’S BAGELS 901 Embarcadero Del Mar Ste 103 Goleta, CA 93117; Dank Bowl Kitchen (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL DUNIETZ/ 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 of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0000865. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUALITY POOL AND SPA SERVICE 1474 La Paloma Carpinteria, CA 93013; John C Jensen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JOHN C JENSEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 22, 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: 2024‑0000767. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QING WORKS 3205 Laurel Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Qing Xue (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: QING XUE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16,

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: 2024‑0000967. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: F.V.

CONSTRUCTION 418 Coronel St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Filadelfo Vasquez alvarado (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: FILADELFO VASQUEZ ALVARADO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 18, 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 E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0000689. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OCEAN

ROSE FISHERIES 1231 Embarcadero Way Morro Bay, CA 93442; Ocean Rose Fisheries LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: GARRETT ROSE/MEMBER/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 17, 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: 2024‑0000976. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CORTINA CONSTRUCTION 315 Meigs Rd, Suite A 518 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Cortina Enterprises (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: DANIEL CORTINA/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 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 E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0001014. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYUNDAI OF SANTA MARIA 1001 E. Battles Road Santa Maria, CA 93454; 24/7 Partners, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited

Liability Company Filed by: CECIL ELOY RENFROW/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 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: 2024‑0001005. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MONTECITO MANAGEMENT, SAVANT ESTATES 3589 Modoc Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tygan Inc. PO Box 30694 Santa Barbara, CA 93130 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: NATE BRINER/ PRESIDENT 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: 2024‑0000879. Published: Apr 25, May 02, 9, 16 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RED ATHENA, RED ATHENA STUDIOS, RED ATHENA GAMES 7127 Hollister Ave., Suite 25A­250 Goleta, CA 93117­2857; Red Athena LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: PRADEEP SEN/MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 2, 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: 2024‑0000845. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GAMEDAY MEN’S HEALTH SANTA BARBARA 13374 Mahogany Cove San Diego, CA 92131; GD Medical Clinic, Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KEELY WATSON/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 12, 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: 2024‑0000944. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TUBULAR GEORGE PREFABRICATED

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HEARING BOARD COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA

Notice is hereby given that the Air Pollution Control District (District) Hearing Board of Santa Barbara County will hold a public hearing to consider the following matter on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, at the City of Santa Maria City Hall Council Chambers, 110 E. Cook Street, Santa Maria, California, 93454.

Case No. 2023-05-M1 – United States Space Force

(Modification and Modification of Final Compliance Date) 1028 Iceland Avenue Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437

Hearing – To consider a Modification and Modification of Final Compliance Date of a 90-Day Variance to provide relief from District Rules 316.G.1 and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 13968-R3, Condition 9.C.9.e. The Petition was submitted on May 6, 2024, to extend relief from conducting vapor recovery testing at a gasoline dispensing facility until repairs can be made.

The Petitioner is currently operating under 90-Day Variance Order 2023-05-N, which provides relief through May 25, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Per Health and Safety Code Sections 42356 and 42357, the Petitioner is requesting to change the type of coverage (from 90-Day to Regular Variance) and a Modification of Final Compliance Date for Variance Order 2023-05-N, to extend coverage through July 25, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.

The Petitioner operates the gasoline dispensing facility at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Car Care Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, located at 1107 Utah Avenue, VSFB, California, 93437. The gasoline dispensing facility described in the Petition is out of service due to necessary repairs. Until the repairs can be made, the Petitioner is requesting relief from conducting the bi-annual vapor recovery testing by the due date specified in the Petitioner’s permit to operate. No gasoline dispensing activities will occur until the repairs are made and the testing is conducted. As a result, no excess emissions are expected with the granting of this request. The Modification of Final Compliance Date, if granted, would extend relief from May 26, 2024, through July 26, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.

Said Petition is on file with the Clerk of the District Hearing Board and available for public inspection. Interested persons may submit written evidence, arguments concerning this matter, or make arrangements to view said Petition before the hearing by contacting the Hearing Board Clerk at: variance@sbcapcd.org, or 260 North San Antonio Rd., Suite A, Santa Barbara, California 93110.

INSTALLATION SERVICES 3588 La Entrada Santa Barbara, CA 93105; GKM Home Services Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KATRINA MURDOCH/SECRETARY AND TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 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 E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0001045. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SENSATIONAL PETS 3433 State Street, Unit G Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Matthew J Hopper (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MATTHEW JAMES HOPPER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 23, 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: 2024‑0001024. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TORRES CONCRETE 1324 Cacique St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Cesar I Torres (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by:

CESAR TORRES/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 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 E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0001039. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CASSY ANNE, CASSY ANNE BY ERIKA

MONTESANO 1157 Coast Village Road, Suite A Montecito, CA 93108; Cassy Anne, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ERIKA

MONTESANO/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 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: 2024‑0001043. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COASTAL WELL WOMAN 2320 Bath Street, Suite 317 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Laura M Abrignani 2821 Miradero Drive F Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LAURA ABRIGNANI/ OWNER/NURSE PRACTITIONER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 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: 2024‑0001013. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IGLESIA ZION, ZION CHURCH 1230 Cacique St Santa Barbara, 93103; Zion Church Santa Barbara, Inc (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: KENNY NAVARRO/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 24, 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: 2024‑0001037. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OFF REGISTER, OFF REGISTER: SANTA BARBARA ART BOOK & PRINT

FAIR 3040 State Street, Suite K Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tzu Ting Tseng (santa Barbara) Garrett Gerstenberger (same address) This business is conducted by a Unincorporated Assoc. Other Than Partnership Filed by: TZU TING TSENG/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa

Barbara County on Apr 16, 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: 2024‑0000959. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NAOMI JANE 4698 Granada Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michele A Voigt (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MICHELE VOIGT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 27, 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: 2024‑0000778. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SALT SALON SB 3609 State Street, A Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tenaya J Bishop (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership Filed by: TENAYA BISHOP/GENERAL PARTNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 15, 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 E40. FBN Number: 2024‑0000947. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIOLETTE BAKESHOP 419 Donze Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Samantha M Eve (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: SAMANTHA EVE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 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: 2024‑0001011. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SHREDDING,LIVE SCAN SANTA BARBARA, COMPLETE PROCESS SERVING 411 E Canon Perdido St, Ste 15 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lawcopy, Inc. (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHARLES J RAO JR/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 25, 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: 2024‑0001047. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EDUCATED TECHNOLOGY CONSUTANTS 7316 Freeman Place Goleta, CA 93117; Ryckman Diversified LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: TODD RYCKMAN/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 26, 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: 2024‑0001063. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DRD ASSOCIATES 14 W. Valerio St., #B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Daniel K. and Julie B. Michealsen Family Trust (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Filed by: RUSSELL MICHEALSEN/ TRUSTEE, MICHEALSEN 2023

CHARITABLE REMAINDER

UNITRUST with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 18, 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: 2024‑0000992. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT File No. FBN 2024‑0000887

The following person(s) is doing business as: VALLARTA SUPERMARKETS #31 1875 N BROADWAY SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, County of SANTA BARBARA. JALOS FOOD ENTERPRISES, INC., 10147 SAN FERNANDO RD PACOIMA, CA 91331; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 01, 2024 /s/ ANGELINA GONZALEZ, CFO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/05/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23/24 CNS‑3805252# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LESSONS WITH LEANA 5924 Daley Street, Goleta, CA 93117; Leana Movillion (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: LEANA MOVILLION with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 27, 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: 2024‑0000789. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JOHN VILLANTI AND ASSOCIATES PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS 1616 San Andres Santa barbara, CA 93101; John D Villanti (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JOHN VILLANTI/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 15, 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 E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0000945. Published: May 02, 9, 16, 23 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRESWOOD SANTA BARBARA CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES 305 Camino Del Remedio Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. 520 Capital Mall Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 98514­4716 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: GEORGE C. LYTAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 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: 2024‑0001098. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RISING RESILIENCE 621 Ricardo Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Tosh D Montee (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: TOSH D. MONTEE/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 23, 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: 2024‑0000845. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODLAND GLUTEN FREE 33 North San Marcos Road, Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Juliann C Lynch (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: JULIANN LYNCH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 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: 2024‑0001071. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

FLORA 265 Nogal Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Bellavita Botanics LLC (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: KAREN CHELINI/ FOUNDER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 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: 2024‑0001094.

Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TERRASCOPE CONSULTING 5315 Plunkett Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Rubi Rajbanshi (santa Barbara) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: RUBI RAJBANSHI/ OWNER/PRINCIPAL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 17, 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: 2024‑0000977. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ATMOSPHEREH2O 510 High Grove Ave Goleta, CA 93117; JSH Capital Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: BJORN D SIMUNDSON/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 18, 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: 2024‑0000985. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VW PROPERTIES 27 W. Anapamu St., 286 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joann Van Wyk (same address) Gregory D Van Wyk (same address) This business is conducted by a Copartners Filed by: JOANN VAN WYK/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 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: 2024‑0001091. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANI ESTATE GROUP, VILLAGE PROPERTIES COMMERCIAL GROUP 1250 Coast Village Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Village Properties, Inc. 1436 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: RENEE GRUBB/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 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: 2024‑0000995. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0001007 The following person(s) is doing business as: RED DOOR SAFETY, 525 S K ST LOMPOC, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA. RED DOOR SAFETY LLC, 525 SOUTH K STREET LOMPOC, CA 93436; 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 JAN 01, 2019 /s/ RICHARD BRUCE COGGIN, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/22/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24 CNS‑3809775# SANTA BARBARA

LEGALS (CONT.)

business as:

VIRTUAL HOA MANAGEMENT

2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA

SUITE 220 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of SANTA BARBARA.

BLUE HORIZON MANAGEMENT

COMPANY, 2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA SUITE 220 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103; CALIFORNIA

This business is conducted by A CORPORATION.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 02, 2024

/s/ KEVIN LEHMAN, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/22/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24

CNS‑3809874#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRYCE’S DEVICES 7456 San Bergamo Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Bryce W.A. Marshall (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: BRYCE MARSHALL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 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: 2024‑0001100. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCREEN ENVY, INC. 347 Daytona Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Screen Envy, Inc (same

address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: JEANINE BYERS/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 24, 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: 2024‑0001036. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OUT OF THE BOX THEATRE COMPANY, INC 5910 Berkeley Road Goleta, CA 93117; Out Of The Box Theatre Company (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: SALLI EVE/ TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 1, 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: 2024‑0001089. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRIENDLY VENDING SERVICE 2200 White Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Dawna D Davis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: DAWNA DEAN DAVIS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 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 E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0001078. Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN2024‑0001118

The following person(s) is (are)

doing business as:

OCEAN AIR CLEANING

SERVICES, 1482 EAST VALLEY ROAD #801, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 County of SANTA BARBARA J&J PARTNERS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, 1482 EAST VALLEY ROAD #801, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108

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 N/A. J&J PARTNERS OF ILLINOIS, LLC

S/ JENNIFER KINSELLA, MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 05/06/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/24 CNS‑3811584# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE CAT AND BIRD CLINIC 101 W. Mission Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kelsey Grunewald Meza (same address) Jonathan Meza Serrano (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Filed by: KELSEY GRUNEWALD MEZA/ VETERINARIAN with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 9, 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: 2024‑0001156. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6 2024.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Design Review Board

Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom Goleta City Hall – Council Chambers 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Goleta, CA 93117

Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 3:00 P.M.

ATTENTION: The meeting will be held in person and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta Channel 19 and/or online at https:// www.cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Design Review Board (DRB) of the City of Goleta will conduct a public hearing for the projects listed, with the date, time, and location of the DRB public hearing set forth above. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

Conceptual/Preliminary/Final Review

Banc of California Signage and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 197 N Fairview Avenue (APN 077-170-042) Case No. 24-0013-DRB

Patterson Place Overall Sign Plan and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 120 S Patterson Avenue (APN 056-050-030) Case Nos. 24-0001-OSP, 24-0009-DRB

Residential Addition and California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption 5625 Kent Place (APN 069-134-003) Case No. 24-0007-DRB

Final Pacific Oaks Apartments Leasing Office Addition and Site Improvements 7170 Davenport Road (APN 073-230-050) Case Nos. 23-0002-SCD, 23-0013-DRB

PUBLIC COMMENT: Interested persons are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom webinar, by following the instructions listed on the DRB meeting agenda. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by e-mailing the DRB Secretary, Mary Chang at mchang@cityofgoleta.org. Written comments will be distributed to DRB members and published on the City’s Meeting and Agenda page.

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Mary Chang, at (805) 961-7567 or mchang@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@ cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org

In accordance with Gov. Code Section 65103.5, only non-copyrighted plans or plans that the designer has given permission have been published on the City’s website. The full set of plans is available for review at the Planning Counter during counter hours or by contacting the staff member listed for the item 805-961-7543.

Note: If you challenge the nature of the above action in court, you may be limited to only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City on or before the date of the hearing (Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)).

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 9617505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent 5/16/24

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OAKSIDE LANE TOWNHOUSES 1113 West Hwy 246 Buellton, CA 93427; 655 Central Ave., LLC 1153 W. Hwy 246 Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: NORMAN WILLIAMS/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 16, 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:

2024‑0000960. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALISAL OAKS APARTMENTS 1113 West Hwy 246 Buellton, CA 93427; N&G Investments, LLC 834 22nd Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership Filed by: NORMAN WILLIAMS/ MANAGER 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 E30. FBN

Number: 2024‑0000854. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAGRADO CUSTOM HOMES 583 Amber Way Solvang, 93463; David C Jonsen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: DAVID C. JONSEN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 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 E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0001140. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6

01-NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS

1. OWNER: Montecito Union School District

2. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NAME: 2023-2024-02 Building C Walkway Repair

3. PROJECT LOCATION: 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Building C Walkway Repair

2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PANG ZI NOODLE SHOP 4427 Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Pang Zi, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ISAIAH OREGON/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 26, 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: 2024‑0001057. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6

This project is anticipated to start approximately June 19, 2024, and is anticipated to be completed by August 5, 2024

Building C Walkway Repair Summary

Repair Walkway Damage and Other Scope as Noted in the Plans: 1. Removal and installation of new: A. Bridge, B. Walkway C. Railing. 2. Lightweight concrete topping slab. 3. Walkway waterproofing including A. Walkway surface coating, B. Waterproofing membrane, C. Flashing, stucco removal, and repair as required to install new flashing. 4. Stucco: A. At the newly framed structure, B. Miscellaneous repair in preparation for painting (not in contract). 5. Downspouts, 6. Door stops and thresholds. Removal and reinstallation of existing: 1. Cubbies, including touch paint, 2. Fire sprinkler line and head, 3. Light. Installation of new: 1. Soffit vent, 2. Access Panel. Under separate contract: Painting.

5. BID DEADLINE: Bids are due on June 7, 2024, not later than 10:00 a.m. (per the school office clock)

6. PLACE AND METHOD OF BID RECEIPT: All Bids must be on the district-provided bid forms and sealed. Personal delivery, courier, or mailed via United States Postal Service and addressed to Montecito Union School District, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. ATTN: Virginia Alvarez, Chief Business Official

7. PLACE PLANS ARE ON FILE: www.tricoblue.com and Montecito Union School District, Business Department, Second Floor, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108,

8. ALTERNATES: If alternate bids are called for, the contract will be awarded to the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items.

9. MANDATORY JOB WALK: Meet at Montecito Union School Office on Monday May 20, 2024 at 12 p.m. . Attendance and punctuality to the entire job walk is mandatory and failure to be on time and attend the entire job walk result in your bid being rejected as non-responsive. Contact OWNER for details on required job walks and related documentation. Job walk will commence at indicated time.

10. This is a prevailing wage project. OWNER has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute this contract. These rates are on file at OWNER’s office, and a copy may be obtained upon request, or at www. dir.ca.gov. Contractor shall post a copy of these rates at the job site. ALL PROJECTS OVER $1,000 ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.

11. A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents.

12. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR may substitute certain securities for any funds withheld by OWNER to ensure CONTRACTOR’s performance under the contract. At the request and expense of CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR.

Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents.

13. To bid on or perform the work stated in this Notice, CONTRACTOR must possess a valid and active contractor’s license of the following classification(s) B No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of § 4104 of the Public Contract Code, for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR. DIR’s web registration portal is: www.dir.ca.gov/ Public-Works/Contractors.html

14. CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records (eCPR) to the Labor Commissioner monthly in PDF format. Registration at www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Certified-PayrollReporting.html is required to use the eCPR system.

The following notice is given as required by Labor Code Section 1771.5(b)(1): CONTRACTOR and any subcontractors are required to review and comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, beginning with Section 1720, as more fully discussed in the Contract Documents. These sections contain specific requirements concerning, for example, determination and payment of prevailing wages, retention, inspection, and auditing payroll records, use of apprentices, payment of overtime compensation, securing workers’ compensation insurance, and various criminal penalties or fines which may be imposed for violations of the requirements of the chapter. Submission of a bid constitutes CONTRACTOR’s representation that CONTRACTOR has thoroughly reviewed these requirements.

15. OWNER will retain 5% of the amount of any progress payments.

16. This Project does not require prequalification pursuant to AB 1565 of all general contractors and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors

17. BID PACKET will be provided at the job walk to attendees and uploaded to. www.tricoblue.com

Advertisement Date: May 16, 2024

OLIVOS, CA 93441, County of SANTA BARBARA. HEATHER SAARLOOS, 2971 GRAND AVENUE LOS OLIVOS, CA 93441

This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JAN 01, 2014

/s/ HEATHER SAARLOOS, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/17/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/24

CNS‑3809976# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000979

The following person(s) is doing business as:

TND APPAREL, 3986 MESA CIRCLE DR #211 LOMPOC, CA 93436, County of SANTA BARBARA.

KEITH CRUZ, 3986 MESA CIRCLE DR #211 LOMPOC, CA 93436

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/ KEITH CRUZ, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/18/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/24

CNS‑3809984# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOS PUEBLOS AQUATIC BOOSTERS 115

S La Cumbre Ln Suite 100 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; South Coast Community Aquatic Center (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: ARJUN

MCAVOY/TREASURER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 E47. FBN Number: 2024‑0001112. Published: May 16, 23, 30. Jun 6 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000970

The following person(s) is doing business as:

LEO SANTOS IT NETWORK SERVICES, 591 GAZELLE WAY ORCUTT, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA.

LEO SANTOS, 591 GAZELLE WAY ORCUTT, CA 93455

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/ LEO SANTOS, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/17/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/24

CNS‑3809917# SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

File No. FBN 2024‑0000850

The following person(s) is doing business as:

STAGE CRASH MUSICALS, 5410

PATRICIO DR GOLETA, CA 93111, County of SANTA BARBARA.

THOMAS NEWMAN, 5410 SAN PATRICIO DR GOLETA, CA 93111

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/ THOMAS NEWMAN, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 04/02/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/24

CNS‑3803270#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

LIEN SALE

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. May 30, 2024 at 3:30 PM Christina Arlington

Julian Farias

Brian Carroll

Sandra Shields

Laura La Greca

Sean Kessler

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DAWN LEAH MARANTZ

CASE NUMBER: 24CV01667 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: DAWN LEAH MARANTZ

PROPOSED NAME: DAWN MARANTZ DUNN

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 3, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SANTA BARBARA 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 COLLEEN K. STERNE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JEFFREY XIAO YU LIN KROSSCHELL CASE NUMBER: 24CV01736 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: JEFFREY XIAO YU LIN KROSSCHELL PROPOSED NAME: XIAO YU LIN JEFFREY KROSSCHELL THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 14, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, 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 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: DILLON ROBERT LYLES

CASE NUMBER: 24CV00468

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: DILLON ROBERT LYLES

PROPOSED NAME: AWE WORLD EXPERIENCER

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING MAY 31, 2024, 10: 00 AM, DEPT 4 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA OF SANTA BARBARA

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 8, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024.

AMENDED IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH MEYER

CASE NUMBER: 23CV04934

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH MEYER

PROPOSED NAME: KELSEY

ELIZABETH QUIROZ

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 28, 2024, 10: 00 AM, DEPT 4 , SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 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 15, 2024, JUDGE

DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Apr 25. May 2, 9, 16 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: OLIVIA GRACE SEVERSON CASE NUMBER: 24CV01548 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: OLIVIA GRACE SEVERSON

PROPOSED NAME: OLIVAI GRACE MCPHERSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING MAY 24, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 4, 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 MARCH 20, 2024, JUDGE DONNA D. GECK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: NANCY MCLEOD CASE NUMBER: 24CV01738 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: NANCY MCLEOD PROPOSED NAME: FROG SMITH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 3, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 5, 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 COLLEEN K. STERNE, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ISAIAH MAURICE HICKS CASE NUMBER: 24CV02009 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changining name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: ISAIAH MAURICE HICKS PROPOSED NAME: MAURICE LOPEZ HICKS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING JUNE 12, 2024, 10:00 AM, DEPT 3, 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

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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 21, 2024, JUDGE THOMAS P. ANDERLE, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF SEIZURE pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 11471/11488 and Notice of Intended Forfeiture pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 11488.4

On June 21, 2023 and June 24, 2023, Ventura County Sheriff's Office officers seized property for forfeiture pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11470 et seq. in connection with controlled a substance violation that is listed in section 11470(f) of the Health and Safety Code. The estimated/appraised value of the property is $23,087.01. The seized property is described as follows:

Property Location $16,377.01 U.S. Currency (frozen per seizure/status quo order) Wells Fargo Bank checking account with last four digits 4489 in the name of ABEL LOPEZ as of June 24, 2023, restrained as of that same date.

$6,710.00 U.S. Currency

Seized at both a traffic stop of ABEL LOPEZ at or near the 400 block of Hope Street in Santa Barbara, California and from the master bedroom of the residence of ABEL LOPEZ located at 326 Rancheria Street, Apartment B in Santa Barbara on June 21, 2023. Pursuant to section 11488.4 of the Health and Safety Code, procedures to forfeit this property in The Superior Court of California, County of Ventura are underway.

If someone has stating interest in this property, you must, within 30 days of the first publication of this Notice of Seizure, file a verified Claim Opposing Forfeiture MC‑200 in the Superior Court Clerk’s Office, room 210, located at 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California. Case No.2023CUAF014337 has been assigned to this case. You must also provide a verified copy of the Claim Opposing Forfeiture (MC‑ 200) to the District Attorney’s Office, 5720 Ralston Street, Suite 300, Ventura, California 93003, to

the attention of the Asset Forfeiture Unit.

The failure to timely file a verified claim stating an interest in the property will result in the property being ordered forfeited to the State of California and distributed pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 11489 without further notice or hearing. 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24

CNS‑3809927#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC NOTICE

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) is accepting applications for its Section 8 Project‑Based Voucher (PBV) Program. Applications will be accepted for new construction projects for properties that have regulatory agreements dictating an affordability period of no less than 40‑years and for properties serving seniors and/or special needs households. Rental subsidies for units assisted under the PBV program can be provided for a term of up to 20 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and future availability of funding under HACSB’s Annual Contributions Contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HACSB anticipates that approximately 75 Project‑Based vouchers will be awarded under the proposal, for units located within the Santa Barbara City limits which HACSB determines to be most appropriate for this type of assistance.

You may log on to www.hacsb. org for more information, ranking criteria, selection procedures, owner application, and requirements. Applications must be received by 10:00 AM on July 1, 2024. Please contact Perla Vega, Housing Programs Analyst at (805) 897‑1024 with any questions regarding the PBV Program or owner application submission requirements.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT (Pursuant to Labor Code section 5501.5 (a) (1) or (d).) and Code of Civil Procedure section 412.20 and 412.30)

WCAB No. ADJ9761982 Amended

Application

To: DEFENDANT: CODY SELL DBA

SPERIOR LANDSCAPING

AVISO: Usted esta siendo demandado.

La corte puede expedir una decision en contra suya sin darle la oportunidad de defenderse a menos que usted acute pronto. Lea la siguiente informacion.

APPLICANT (S), PABLO

MANZANAREZ‑GALLARDO

NOTICES

1) A lawsuit, the attached Application for Adjudication of Claim, has been filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above‑named applicant(s).

You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that your response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion.

If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office (see telephone directory).

Yu may also request assistance/ information from an Information and Assistance Officer of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (see telephone directory)

2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the service of the Application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests.

3) You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief.

If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non‑judicial sale, with no exemptions from execution.

A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award.

4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and papers and notify the Appeals Board of any

changes in that address.

TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS! Issued by: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS

right to representation by an attorney. You have the right to present evidence at the hearing.

BOARD Name and address of Appeals Board: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board 130 East Ortega Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Name and address of Applicant’s Attorney: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 965‑4540

Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024. SUMMONS

PUBLISHED CITATION WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 294 & 366.26 SITTING AS THE JUVENILE COURT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

In the Matter of: BRISTOL EASTON WOLF

Minor born: 8/31/2023

Case No(s): 242644 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO: JENNIFER NICOLE WOLF OR ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE THE MOTHER OF THE ABOVENAMED CHILD BORN ON 8/31/2023.

PUBLISHED NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO PARENT OF RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTION CODES

SECTIONS 294 and 366.26

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the specified below or an attorney.

DATE: May 2, 2024

Michelle Callejas, Director /s/ By, DCFAS Paralegal, D. Rivas Department of Family, Child, and Adult Services

Phone: (916) 541‑8027 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/24 CNS‑38106 CNS‑3810604#

SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294

CASE NUMBER: 21JV00261

1. To (names of persons to be notified, If known, including names on birth certificate): Ana Christina Sevilla and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): Jayden J. Lemmons born on (date): 02/24/2009 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): Cottage Hospital ‑ Santa Barbara, California

7. You have the right to request a trial on the issue of what permanent plan is best for your child. You have the right to present evidence. You have the right to use the Court’s power to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify on your behalf. You have the right to confront and cross‑examine any adverse witnesses. You have the right to confront and cross‑examine the preparers of any reports submitted to the Court by the Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner. You have the right to assert the privilege against selfincrimination. 8. Any Order of the Court permanently terminating your parental rights shall be final and you shall have no legal rights to the care, control or custody of the child. 9. The Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner will prepare and file an assessment report containing its recommendation in this matter at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. You have the right to be provided with and obtain a copy of the report. You should immediately contact the social worker assigned to your child dependency case or your attorney if you have any questions or if you would like to read and obtain a copy of the report. 10. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court will proceed in your absence to adopt one of the above‑mentioned permanent plans. Such proceedings may include the termination of your parental rights so that your child may be placed up for adoption.

Ordinance 5210

2. A hearing will be held on (date): 07/11/2024 at (time): 01:30 PM

In Dept.: SMJ 1 Room: located at court address above SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 4285‑B CALIFORNIA BLVD, SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA 93455 SANTA MARIA JUVENILE DIVISION

3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final.

7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Date: 04/03/2024 Clerk, by DAISY SOTELO Published: May 9, 16, 23, 30 2024.

An Ordinance of the County of Santa Barbara Amending County Code Chapter 28 Sections 28-124 through 28-134, Entitled “Use of County Sidewalks and Rights-ofWay for Business Purposes”.

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 7th day of May 2024, by the following vote:

Ayes: Supervisors Williams, Capps, Hartmann, Nelson and Lavagnino Noes: None

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO

CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinance No.5210 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

Ordinance 5206

Great House Detective

column appears monthly in the Independent written by local historian Betsy J. Green

Do you have an older home in Santa Barbara with an interesting history? Betsy would love to hear from you. The

1. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT on July 11, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 133 of the Sacramento County Juvenile Court, Superior Court of California, located at 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826, a hearing will take place pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 366.26, to either terminate your parental rights or to establish a guardianship for your child or to place your child in long‑term foster care. 2. Effective Monday, January 3, 2022, Juvenile Dependency Division will be open to parties for in‑person hearing at the Family Relations Courthouse. Parties may also appear remotely if they choose. We strongly encourage you to contact the current carrying case Social Worker, Ricky Vang at (916) 876‑7547 prior to the court hearing date to verify whether the hearing will be held in person or through teleconference. The zoom hearing (videoconference) link is https://saccourt‑ca‑ gov.zoomgov. com/my/sscdept133 if you opt to call in (teleconference), the telephone number is: (833) 568‑8864 Meeting ID: 161 1961 8560. 3. You are further notified that the Sacramento County Department of Family, Child and Adult Services, Petitioner, will recommend the following action: termination of parental rights permanently and a court order that the above‑named minor be placed for adoption.

4. You have the right to personally appear in court and be heard in this matter.

5. On the above date the Court will determine the best permanent plan for your child.

Evidence will be presented. After hearing the evidence presented by the parties, the Court will make one of the following orders: a. Terminate your parental rights permanently and order that the child be placed for adoption.

b. Without permanently terminating your parental rights, identify adoption as the permanent placement goal and order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for your child for a period not to exceed 60 days.

c. Without permanently terminating your parental rights appoint a legal guardian for your child and issue letters of guardianship; or,

d. Order that your child be placed in long‑term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court.

6. You may have the right to have an attorney represent you at the hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney for you, unless you knowingly and willingly waive your

An Ordinance Amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code to Amend the County Zoning Map by Rezoning Certain Parcels or Portions of Parcels to Accommodate the 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plus the 15 Percent Buffer for Lower – and Moderate – Incoming Households. Case No. 24RZN-00001

Ordinance 5207

An Ordinance Amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, by Amending Article 35.2, Zones and Allowable Land Uses; Article 35.3, Site Planning and other Project Standards; and Article 35.4, Standards for Specific Land Uses, to Implement Programs 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 5 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. Case No. 24ORD-00007 Ordinance 5208

An Ordinance Amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code to Amend the County Zoning Map by Rezoning Certain Parcels or Portions of Parcels to Accommodate the 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plus the 15 Percent Buffer for Lower – and Moderate – Income Households. Case No. 24RZN-00000-00002

Ordinance 5209

An Ordinance Amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, by Amending Division 4, Zoning Districts, and Division 7, General Regulations, to Implement Programs 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 5 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. Case No. 24ORD00008

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 3rd day of May 2024, by the following vote:

Ayes: Supervisors Williams, Capps, Hartmann, Nelson and Lavagnino

Noes: None

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO

CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinance No.5206 through 5209 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.